The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door made abnormal grinding and cracking sounds while opening. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side door hinges were corroded and that the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000.

- Hadley, MA, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door hinge fractured and there was an abnormal clicking sound coming from the front door. The contact stated that three spot wells needed to secure the door had fractured. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer to be inspected. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 35,000.

- Anaconda, MT, USA

Front Left Driver Door Has a Horrible Grinding and Popping Sound When Door Is Open Or Closed. The hinge is visibly damaged at welding joint. This issues a causes serious problems when trying to close the door and open.

- Martin, TN, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door was making abnormal sounds while being opened and closed. The contact also stated that the window was also inoperable. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 26,132.

- Leesburg, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the driver-??s side door hinge became faulty, jammed the door, and caused the window to become inoperable. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

- Fairlawn, VA, USA

The Check Arm Attachment on the driver side door for my 2020 broke off because of poor welding, I have read it is a common issue with the 2020 ford escape

- Glendale , AZ, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening or closing the driver's side front door, the door made an abnormal popping sound. The contact stated that he checked the door and became aware that the hinge appeared to be separating from the frame of the vehicle. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 22,000.

- Lancaster, NY, USA

The contact's husband owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after the vehicle was turned off, the contact opened the door and heard an abnormal clunking sound coming from the door. Additionally, the contact stated that while parked the door was unlatched and swung open inadvertently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door welds and spot welds needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 22,600.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the driver's side door failed to remain closed. The contact inspected the door and noticed three holes in the door hinge with missing screws which prevented the door from securely closing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

- Hineston, LA, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated while opening the front driver's door, she heard an abnormally loud popping sound. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a fractured front driver's door weld. The contact was informed that the front driver's door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Brunswick, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the driver-??s side door made an abnormal sound when opened. Additionally, the driver-??s door was not able to be securely closed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had been diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to fractured spot wields and the check arm mount in the door assembly. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

- Salem, AR, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver's side door made abnormal popping sounds while being opened, and all four windows failed to roll down. The front driver's side door later failed to open. The contact entered the vehicle through the front passenger's side door and climbed over to the front driver's side seat to operate the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side door hinges were fractured, and the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 19,502.

- South Euclid, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while opening the front driver's side door, the door made a loud crunching sound. Additionally, the front driver's side door would inadvertently close while the contact was entering the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed that the front driver's side door had three fractured spot welds and that the front driver's side door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 47,000. The VIN was unavailable.

- Hazel Green, WI, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to enter the vehicle however, the front driver's side door was inoperable. The contact stated that the driver's side front door was difficult to open and was also very difficult to close. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The vehicle was diagnosed with a failed door check arm weld. The contact was informed that the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 41,000.

- Roseville, MI, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the front driver-??s side door failed to open, and the front driver-??s side window also failed to operate as designed. No warning light was illuminated. The contact then stated that she authorized a friend that was an independent mechanic to diagnose the vehicle and it was determined that the swing arm control and the spot weld had fractured, and the driver-??s side door might need to be replaced. The vehicle was nor repaired. An undisclosed dealer was notified of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included in a recall and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

- Jeffersonville, KY, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the passenger-??s side door failed to close securely. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the spot welds in the check arm attachment needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,217.

- Oak Lawn, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the driver-??s side front door made clicking sounds while opening, and then failed to close securely. The contact stated that it took two people to close the door securely. The contact had to use the passenger-??s side door to enter or exit the vehicle. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who determined that the door needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure and filed a case for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 44,000.

- Circleville, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact heard an abnormal sound while opening the front driver-??s side door. The contact became aware that the front driver-??s side door had been damaged nearby the hinge and there was a hole is forming. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

- Forsyth, GA, USA

2020 Ford Escape driver side door hinge popped. Known issue. No recall. Unable to open or close door. Unable to roll down window or lock car door.

- Greenbrier , TN, USA

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact heard an abnormal noise coming out of the driver-??s side door. The contact opened the door and the door failed to open and close properly. Additionally, the window failed to operate as designed. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not included in a recall for the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

- Norwell, MA, USA