2007 Ford Escape Hybrid Recalls

No recalls on record Updated July 2026

No NHTSA recalls on record for the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid. That means NHTSA has no open safety campaign for this vehicle — it does not guarantee the absence of problems. Owners have filed 156 complaints with NHTSA, most often about the service brakes. Last updated July 5, 2026.

Complaints by component

SERVICE BRAKES
31
1crashes
ENGINE
27
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
18
1fires
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
14
POWER TRAIN
12
STEERING
12
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
7
1fires
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
7
HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM
6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
Total complaints156

What owners report

Verbatim reports filed with NHTSA, lightly edited for readability and with personal information removed.

“The contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power, after which the message "service engine nowâ€� was displayed. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle failed to…”

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2024-05-14

“The contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop and depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as needed, nearly causing a crash. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact continuously depressed the accelerator pedal…”

HYBRID PROPULSION SYSTEM · reported 2024-01-22

“The contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated that an abnormal grinding noise would emit from vehicle upon depression of the brake pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic for repair. The contact was informed that the abs module needed to be replaced.…”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2021-06-01

“The contact owns a 2007 ford escape hybrid. The contact stated that an abnormal grinding noise would emit from vehicle upon depression of the brake pedal. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic for repair. The contact was informed that the abs module needed to be replaced.…”

SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:ANTILOCK:ABS WARNING LIGHT · reported 2021-06-01

“I was turning to a parking lot and turned the wheel all the way to the parking spot and the light on the dash illiminated reads service power steering wheel. Power steering is out its very hard to turn almost impossible. Restared the car and problem still exist. Failured milage is about 160k mile.”

STEERING · reported 2019-05-14

“2014. Brake fail. Fix. For. $1500. Moving. To. California. Now 2018. 12-5-2018. Power steering. Needs. Services. And. Also. Emissions. Have problems too. ?”

SERVICE BRAKES · reported 2018-12-05

“2014. Brake fail. Fix. For. $1500. Moving. To. California. Now 2018. 12-5-2018. Power steering. Needs. Services. And. Also. Emissions. Have problems too. ?”

STEERING · reported 2018-12-05

“2014. Brake fail. Fix. For. $1500. Moving. To. California. Now 2018. 12-5-2018. Power steering. Needs. Services. And. Also. Emissions. Have problems too. ?”

UNKNOWN OR OTHER · reported 2018-12-05

Defect investigations

Investigation DP12006 Opened 2012-10-02 · closed 2013-02-21

Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction

In a letter dated August 30, 2012, The North Carolina Consumers Council (NCCC) petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (MY) 2005 through 2012…

Investigation DP22005 Opened 2023-01-27 · closed 2023-08-07

Pedestrian alert sounds

NHTSA received a petition on or about July 18, 2022, requesting that Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) 141 be applied to all electric and hybrid vehicles operating in the United States. The petition can be reviewed at NHTSA.gov under ODI Number 11486072. FMVSS 141 establishes performance requirements for…

Sources & methodology

Recall, complaint, and investigation records from official NHTSA datasets (FLAT_RCL, FLAT_CMPL, FLAT_INV), synced weekly. Counts reflect NHTSA records for the 2007 Ford Escape Hybrid as of July 5, 2026. Complaint narratives are consumer-submitted and unverified. This page contains ads and affiliate links. Full methodology.