2019 Ford EcoSport · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 88owner reports
- 63,000median miles
- $571median quote
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 18, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
429 of the 460 complaints on this car are about the engine. 88 of those describe stalling.
Tick what matches of 88 reports
Stalling on other EcoSport years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the engine (12 reports) and the battery (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the engine covers the 2019 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The oil pump drive belt or drive belt tensioner may fail, resulting in a loss of engine oil pressure.
All 2 recalls on the 2019 Ford EcoSport, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the EcoSport
Oil pump failure. Closed feb 14, 2024, led to recall 23V-905.
What owners paid
12 of the 88 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $160 to $8,000.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 50,000 and 78,000 miles, from the 53 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 2 service bulletins or notices for the 2019 Ford EcoSport that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2018-2019 EcoSport vehicles equipped with a 1.0L EcoBoost engine and an automatic transmission may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp(MIL) with multiple diagnostic trouble codes (DTC) stored in the powertrain control module (PCM) relating ...
2018-2019 EcoSport vehicles equipped with power windows may exhibit a loss of power window functionality after multiple rapid switch operations. This may be due the power window thermal protection feature, which makes the switch inoperable for a short period.
What owners wrote
“Engine shut off while driving a vibration sounded prior to shut off so I turned off a/c then restarted engine again”
Filed Sep 3, 2026
“Oil pressure drop with noticeable loss of power. Loss of Turbo. Engine is full of oil and has been maintained but engine is not being lubricated. Engine parts are grinding.”
Filed Dec 30, 2023
“my daughter was driving her car when it started shacking and then shut off on her in the middle of the road. some people helped her push the care out of the road onto the side. the car was towed to the repair shop and they told us that the oil pump had failed and the engine needed to be replaced.”
Filed Oct 17, 2023
“I was driving when my oil light came on. I traveled approximately 6 miles and stopped. I checked my oil and still had some in the reserve so I traveled on. I called a repair shop and was on my way there when my engine light came on and i lost power. Now I am being told i have to replace my engine. It only has 64K miles.”
Filed Mar 17, 2023 · 64,000 miles
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 88 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 107 reports
- Burns oil or oil level rises 94 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 82 reports