2020 Ford Escape · symptom sheet
Wheel bearing, tires or wheels
- 28owner reports
- 41,000median miles
- 1involved a crash
Newest report Sep 17, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
28 of the 1,602 complaints on this car describe wheels.
Tick what matches of 28 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 (17 reports) and the wheel (3 reports).
Recalls and investigations
No recall on the wheels covers the 2020 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 2020 model year.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 3,000 and 65,188 miles, from the 12 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2020 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 2020 Escape vehicles with S level trim equipped with keyed ignition built on 22-Jul-2020 and through 5-Aug-2020, may exhibit an illuminated TPMS lamp in the instrument panel cluster (IPC).
What owners wrote
“when I was crossing the road to turn around in a U-turn style, the rear end of the car locked up and I slid across several lanes of traffic. This happened only one time but was terrifying! A few times since then, the emergency brake will apply on its own causing the back end to freeze up. it's VERY random.”
Filed Jun 5, 2026
“Tire pressure monitoring system would go out them come back them go out and now not working at all.”
Filed Oct 30, 2025
“My car togs a lot. My tire sensors keep going out. I've smelt gas before while driving. It's very slow going up hill. I hear grinding sounds intermittently”
Filed Sep 13, 2025
“My tire sensors keep going out. I've replace them twice already. It's a concern for my especially traveling at highway speed”
Filed Sep 13, 2025
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 1 of 28 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.
Guide Taking it to a shop? How to describe this problem so it gets found
Other problems on this car
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 70 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 63 reports
- Engine stalls or loses power while driving 61 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 58 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 55 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 42 reports
- Forward collision warning goes off or the camera drops out 42 reports