The drivers door made a loud pop when opening and it is now difficult to close and to open. it scrapes and pops out of place along the hinge and on the inside of the door. at one time it was not shutting at all. Hopefully it will not do this again, but something is broken. I was travelling when this happened with a passenger in my car and if m y door would not have shut at all i was far away from home and it would have been a huge inconvenience! I took my car to the dealer i bought it from in my town and he took a video of the noise it makes and the difficulty shutting and opening. He then called me the next day after talking to the techs that they are aware of this happening to some of the Escapes and i will have to seek a private shop to get a new door as he says this is not covered under warranty. This is preposterous and i cannot believe there is not a recall on this issue after i have read about this issue online and it is happening often. There was no warning, just a pop and immediately problems getting the door open and closed.

- Saint James, MO, USA

spot welds on door check arm pulled out. is affecting operation of window.

- Mercer, PA, USA

On Sept.3, 2023 I went to my car and opened the driver's door, there was a creaking sound I never heard before, I thought someone had hit it in the parking lot but there was zero damage to the outside of the door. As I opened and closed it a few times, the sound got worse and after a few times, it hardly closed. When I went to shut it, I had to almost force it to close. This is a problem, and it came out of, nowhere. It is certainly a safety concern. On the morning of Sept. 4, 2023 I had my boyfriend look at it and he could see where the problem is, it's the hinge area on the driver's side towards the front of the door, where it attaches to the car.

- Apple Valley, MN, USA

There is a popping sound when opening and closing driver door. It appears some spot welding has broken. Also driver door window will not roll down all the way.

- Elizabethtown, NC, USA

Every time the driver side door opens it makes a terrible creaking noise and the window no longer fully goes down in the drivers side. Took the door panel off and its definitely a weld error

- Tyrone, PA, USA

Drivers side door brake spot welds have broken causing the door to be unstable, unable to open or close, or to not stay open or closed.

- Wapakoneta, OH, USA

Opening driver side door heard a pop, door hinge sprung causing door to open and driver side window stuck Ford will not take responsibility and fix it. The whole door needs to be replaced and they're quoting me $3000.

- Ventura, CA, USA

Through normal use the drivers door spot welds have broken. Ford would cover $1500 of a $4000 fix. This is not my fault and I feel that they should cover the repair 100%

- Faribault , MN, USA

Driver door - one day, without prior warning, when opening or closing the door, it makes a popping sound as if a hing of some sort is broken. The door does not remain in an open position when getting in our out. Consequently, the drive window only opens about 2 inches.

- Titusville, FL, USA

The driver's side door made popping or cracking noises when opening and closing. It eventually locked in place while open, and it could not be closed. I took it to the dealer where they initially said that the check strap needed to be replaced. After the part arrived and they disassembled the door, it was discovered that the welds on the component that holds the check strap in place were broken. The car was moved to the body/collision shop for further assessment. In the meantime, I've discovered this has happened with several other 2020 Escapes, but there is no recall as of yet. Obviously, this is a manufacturer defect that needs to be addressed in a more global and urgent manner.

- Gretna, LA, USA

Drivers door limiter has a broken weld and makes a creaking noise and has caused the window regulator to bind.

- Carmel, IN, USA

The driver side door hinge came off. I can still open/shut it but the window is now stuck at the halfway point.

- Great Falls , MT, USA

Front drivers side door making a popping sound upon opening and closing a quick google search confirmed there was a issue with the cheap spot welds holding door check bracket on most people are reporting them breaking and window becoming inoperable won-??t go up or down and with ford charging 3500 to fix the issue with the same part and only 3 spot welds holding in place as a commercial truck driver seeing car crashes on a daily basis and have seen multiple people have to climb out of the window of the cars, (hello ford) people could very well be trapped inside a vehicle due to cheap manufacturing and you not fixing the issue talked to 2 different ford dealers in my area and both brushed it off like it-??s a common thing -??todd Judy ford stated we repaired 4 or so in the last month -?? called ford directly and the only information they could offer was there is no recall the vehicle my wife drives is a 2020 ford escape with 41000 miles I find it amazing how a structural issue of the door isn-??t covered past that point.

- Dunbar , WV, USA

In October of 2022 my welding to my door came apart on the driver door. It started and continues to make a really loud popping noise whenever it-??s opened. Since then, my window has not been able to roll down either. When I-??m driving the door will open on its own randomly and it-??s extremely dangerous. I-??ve taken this matter up with ford multiple times and they refuse to address it or fix it without me paying out of pocket.

- Chicago , IL, USA

Left (driver's) door check arm attachment broke - door will not open/close. Only 17,000 miles on 2020 Ford Escape. This is a known issue; why are there no recalls?

- Appleton, WI, USA

Driver side door welds are failing. Vehicle has only 20,600 miles. First noticed the problem Saturday 8/19/2023. The contact stated on occasion the driver side door has problems closing, and the window will not go down all the way.

- Medina, OH, USA

The door started popping every time I opened or closed the door. Then three days later the spot welds near the hinges fell apart and the door wouldn-??t close all the way. According to the dealership where I bought it I am like the third or fourth this month to come in with this complaint. Ford-??s recommendation is to replace the entire door. It-??s like over $2000 repair. it-??s a safety issue due to the fact that the door first of all wouldn-??t close and the only way to fix it was to drill some screws into the door as a temporary fixed at least get it to the dealership. Ford also told me that only the drivers side door is covered under the warranty to replace the door. The others are not and the chalk it up to -??overextending-?? the door. I also found online that when others have taken a look at the cars the hinge is what is breaking and putting strain on the door and putting the full weight on the actual spot where it connects to the door. A it is not just mine that is doing this a friends Ford TransAm is doing the same thing! I worry that the door will come flying off while driving or I won-??t be able to get it closed one day while out and about and I have a newborn right now that is scary! Also I am out of warranty and have to now pay out of pocket to have it fixed!

- Mechanicsburg , OH, USA

Driver's side door hinge has failed. Makes a cracking noise when opening and closing the door. Window will not close automatically if opened so now not able to open it anymore. Occasionally getting warnings that the door is not secure when the car is in Drive. Vehicle is 3.5 years old and only 46k miles so not covered by warranty.

- Presque Isle, ME, USA

The spot welds on the drivers side door are broken causing the door to not close properly and the window to not function

- Piru, CA, USA

4 months after my manufactures warranty ran out, I heard a loud popping sound as I opened and then closed my driver-??s door. I looked online and found that this particular model and year are known to have the door check weld break away from the door panel. This can cause the drivers door to swing open without any resistance and is dangerous when parking on an incline or if the door isn-??t secured properly while driving. I took the car to the dealership where they informed me that this is a known problem because it is so common but not enough that Ford has issued a recall. Their fix is to replace the entire door assembly instead of rewelding a new one in place to the cost of $2127.58.

- Louisville, KY, USA