2014 Ford Escape · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 51owner reports
- 50,168median miles
- $200median quote
- 4involved a crash
Newest report Jul 2, 2025 · checked Oct 2, 2026
51 of the 2,020 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 51 reports
Wheels on other Escape years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them. Model years with too few reports of it for a sheet: 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024.
What this problem usually is
This sheet gathers complaints about the parts that meet the road: tires that wear out early or blow out, wheels that crack or bend, lug nuts that come loose, and wheel bearings that start to hum. The median mileage owners give is about 21,000, among the lowest on the site, so many of these are fairly new cars.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the tires (33 reports) and the wheel (14 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the wheels covers the 2014 model year as of Oct 2, 2026.
NHTSA investigations into the wheels on the Escape
Tire valve cracking. Closed apr 9, 2009.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
13 of the 51 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $180 to $500.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 35,288 and 74,000 miles, from the 36 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 4 service bulletins or notices for the 2014 Ford Escape 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 2013-2019 Escape and 2015-2019 MKC vehicles may exhibit a vibration attributed to the tires. Prior to performing any road force balancing procedures or related diagnosis, make sure the vehicle tire pressure is correct and is driven a minimum of 24 Km (15 ...
LINCOLN/FORD: SOME VEHICLES WILL EXPERIENCE TIRE VIBRATION AND POSSIBLE FLAT SPOTTING. VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE CHECKED AND DRIVEN, BY WORKSHOP TECH, APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES FOR DIAGNOSIS OF VIBRATIONS AND FLAT SPOTTING. MODEL 2013-16 ESCAPE, 2015-16 MKC. *PE
FORD/LINCOLN: VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING VIBRATIONS WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSE IS BEING ATTRIBUTED TO TIRES AND PROCEDURE IS DRIVE APPROXIMATE 15 MILES TO ELIMINATE ANY FLAT CONDITION AND MISDIAGNOSIS. MODEL 2013-15 ESCAPE, 2015 MKC. *PE
FORD: SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE VIBRATION, AND TO DETERMINE,THIS CONDITION, VEHICLE SHOULD BE DRIVEN, APPROXIMATELY, 15 MILES TO ELIMINATE POSSIBLE FLAT SPOTTING CONDITIONS AND OTHER DIAGNOSIS. MODEL 2013-2014 ESCAPE. *PE
What owners wrote
“Second warning from tire dealership that lug nuts are swollen and need replaced ASAP due to swelling. Noted numerous complaints on-line”
Filed Jul 10, 2024
“I have to keep replacing the lug nuts due to swelling. Iâve replaced them 3 times so far and they are not saying they need to be replaced again”
Filed May 3, 2022
“LUG NUTS ON WHEELS i HAVE BEEN ASKED TO REPLACE THE FORD LUG NUTS FOR SWELLING FIRST....WHEN I PURCHASED NEW TIRES,AND I JUST WENT IN FOR SERVICE TO FORD AND THEY DIDNT SAY ANYTHING.”
Filed Dec 27, 2021
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 4 of 51 reports involved a crash and 2 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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