2014 Ford Escape · symptom sheet
Vehicle fire
- 97owner reports
- 76,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report May 20, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
97 of the 2,020 complaints on this car describe fire.
Tick what matches of 97 reports
Fire on other Escape years
No other Escape model year has enough reports of fire for a sheet of its own. See every Escape year.
What this problem usually is
Fire reports are the most serious complaints on the site. Owners describe fires while driving, while parked and switched off, and for plug-in cars, while charging. Many say it started under the hood. Some already had a recall notice for the cause, and some got one afterward.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the battery (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on this problem covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 60,000 and 111,000 miles, from the 80 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“My car caught on fire while I was driving it pulled over got out of car and car imploded in flames”
Filed May 20, 2026
“2014 Ford Escape 1.6L engine with ECO boost. Alarm on dash for High Engine temperature, Stop Safely. Pulled vehicle to side of road and fire was under hood. Attempted to extinguish with standard fire extinguisher; called 911 and fire department had to extinguisher. Vehicle was towed to local shop.”
Filed Mar 5, 2026
“The car announced a low coolant in the system and then 10 seconds after the car turn on fire and burned down completely.”
Filed Nov 10, 2023
“As I was driving down the highway my dash started blinking my car shut off and I saw smoke coming from under the hood. I lift the hood and under the hood is completely covered in fire. Another vehicle behind me while driving stopped and told me he seen fire under the car as I was driving.”
Filed Oct 22, 2023
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 97 reports involved a crash and 4 people were hurt. 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.
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Other problems on this car
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 573 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 317 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 304 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 139 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 128 reports
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 112 reports
- Transmission fails or needs replacement 107 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 97 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 83 reports
- "Service Transmission" message or wrench light comes on 59 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 51 reports
- Fuel pump failure 33 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 33 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 32 reports
- Engine leaks oil 30 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 28 reports
- Battery dies or the car will not start 27 reports
- Turbo failure or loss of boost 27 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 26 reports
- Multiple warning lights come on at once 25 reports