There have been reported problems with the liftgate on the Ford Escape. Usually the problems are caused by the liftgate getting stuck and jammed down so that it is not able to open. The liftgate uses a power motor to open and close and if that has electrical problems like a blown fuse, or an actual damaged motor, that will lead to the system not working properly either. You will want to check those things if it is not opening when You press the button on Your fob. Another common problem is the latch can get stuck locked. There is a manual release You can get to by accessing the liftgate from inside the cabin and removing the panel on it if the lock and latch do get stuck.
Mary D.
April 10, 2020
For the ford escape there have been issues with the liftgate where it will not open and it is stuck closed.
Pat C.
May 25, 2020
The lift gate switch in my 2020 Ford Escape is disabled and I cannot enable it, both options are grayed out in the settings. It is at the Ford dealership now, they can't enable it either and don't know what to do and are contacting Ford.
Mary Ann
August 16, 2022
I'm having the opposite problem. Mine opens by itself while parked and has done it twice while I was driving!
Jean Byrd
December 30, 2022
I have a 2019 Ford Escape, the latch is stuck down, from what I’ve seen this is a reoccurring problem with Ford for years. I took it to Ford Dealership, they wanted $145 to hook up to a machine tell them what was wrong with this reoccurring problem Ford refuses to fix, it makes lots of money
Jamie moon
February 24, 2023
I own a 2021 and the tail gate will clse on its own when im trying to load it. And also will just open randomly whenparked in garage
Haley
May 12, 2023
Looking for help as well, on my 2017 escape the trunk would randomly open sometimes. I even came out of the grocery to my trunk being wide open. Then in the last 6 months or so it won’t open. I have to lock, unlock, try the button by the steering wheel and the button on the handle repeatedly and if I’m lucky it might open.
I have the same problem my ford escape 2018 trunk is stuck since the last 3 months. The dealer in Canada don't have any spare parti have to wait for 3 months if I want to bring it .and also I tried with the manual access but it's not there or not working. This is last time I drive ford
Mary
December 3, 2022
We have 2022 Escape. Owned for 2 months. Lift gate opens without being close to the car. We took it to dealership this week and they couldn’t find anything wrong so nothing done. Onetime it opened when we pulled out of gas station.
Kathy
November 12, 2022
I have had mine for 2 months on November 9th andO have had multiple issues with the tailgate not closing for extended periods of time. It just started snowing an I fear opening my tailgate or it will be stuck open from anywhere from 10-45 minutes! Frustrating and should not be happening, makes me feel extremely unsafe.
Dick
August 27, 2023
We have a 2020 Ford Escape and the tailgate door opens up when we open the garage door. I took it to a Ford Dealer and after 1 1/2 days no fix found. We now manually close the tailgate door. We should not have to do this.
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