2021 Ford ECOSPORT - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"the engine of my ford 2021 ecosport seized at 73k miles while driving - accelerating from a stoplight. the dealership has diagnosed it as a cracked cylinder head and quoted $8,000 to fix. the dealership had taken no responsibility for faulty parts/design. these engines are not safe and should not be on the road. fors has since issued a recall for the oil pump, but the damage to my vehicle has already been done."

"was made aware of this recall on this car. was told no remedy not available. not my car has suffered the effects of it loss of oil pressure and don’t have any transportation because of it and says they won’t have it fixed until second quarter 2025 nothing offered to get me from point a or b"

"engine failure -- on 12/2/23 while driving the vehicle it shut off less than 2 minutes after i heard what sounded like a belt breakage on the car. the car would not start again. my safety was put at risk because i was driving on a busy street and the speed limit was 50mph. 1 day prior, the car slowed to about 40 mph or less after the engine light came on then the wrench icon came on. i could not drive on the highway so i took the side streets to and from work. i started getting oil pressure warnings about 2 weeks prior but i just had my oil change done in october 2023. i did not know that i was getting warning messages until i looked at the fordpass app on 12/2/23 and saw several messages starting from 10/6/23 at 9:15am. the first message states " powertrain malfunction/reduced power" and another received on 10/6/23 at 11:48am states "service engine soon warning - the engine control system has detected that the turbocharger/supercharger is outputting lower boost then expected. diesel equipped vehicles may indicate that the vehicle is operating in derate mode and may experience a loss of power." another on 11/28/23 states "charge system fault indicates that there is a 12v charging system fault". 11/29 1:09pm service engine soon the powertrain control system has detected the system power supply voltage is lower than desired". plus several other messages. i had the car towed to the ford dealership in victorville and was told by the service advisor that the engine and turbo needs to be replaced. she said that the oil pump drive belt broke. i asked how this happens and she said the tech does not know but he does know that the turbo is consequential damage due to drive belt damage. i have also noticed that the gas mileage has significantly decreased over the past year or so. also the brakes squeak when i put the car in reverse - this happened the day i drove the car off of the lot and the ford rep said it was no big deal. there are other minor issues also."

"while driving on the highway a “low engine oil pressure” came up on the screen repeatedly. we immediately pulled off the highway before the vehicle started becoming jerky/shaky while running. we attempted to add oil thinking that might be issue but when we went to run the car again it became harder to start up. the car was towed to a nearby mechanic shop where the diagnostic assessment came back saying that the oil pump is broken. the vehicle could not be repaired at their shop at needed to be re-towed specifically to a ford dealership. the representative did tell us that this issue has been popping up more and more with ford ecosports. had we continued to run the car any longer could have resulted in serious damage and ultimately failure of the engine, which could have had severe consequence such as losing control and crashing. prior to the warning coming on there was zero indication that something may have been wrong- i drive quite a lot for work and throughout the week everything felt normal."

"engine oil pump failure"

"i was driving my ecosport when suddenly we heard a ding and a warning came on stating “low engine oil pressure”. we pulled over immediately, was advised by our dealer to not drive it. our vehicle was towed to a dealership as we were out of state and got a call two days after stating our engine needed to be replaced due to something with the oil. i was never given an exact reason what happened to the engine to cause needing a new one. this occurred at 66,000 (roughly) miles. we have an extended warranty however are fighting to have this issue covered."

"engine failure on a 2021 model had to replace engine with only 66,000 miles on a new car."

"the contact owns a 2021 ford ecosport. the contact stated while driving approximately 40 mph, there was an abnormal sound coming from underneath the vehicle like there was metal striking the under carriage. the contact stated no warning light was illuminated. the contact drove the vehicle to an independent mechanic and was informed that the oil pump and turbo charger needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the contact researched online and became aware of an open investigation: pe2301 (oil pump failure). the failure mileage was approximately 60,000."

"was driving 40mph and car stalled.no engin light came on a message came up said put car in park and restart.it also happened backing out of my driveway i bought this car 7 months ago.took it to the dealership they test drove it and said it didn't happen. i said it doesn't always but 2 times now.told them to keep it and do diagnosis on it very dangerous problem.i haven't heard from them yet they are very busy now.that was 3 days ago.august 21st. they need a recall.hope they don't wait for someone to get injured florida daytona beach"

"got in the car to leave work and after driving for 5 minutes the car stalled and showed the oil and check engine light. took the car to the dealer and was told code p0012 and p0014 were present with metal contamination in oil. this car has been maintained well at the dealer every step of the way since we purchased it. dealer claims the entire engine needs to be replaced due to a failed oil pump causing bearing failure. this is at 75,000 miles. fords standard warranty is 36,000 miles, now i guess we all know why. there is no solution to this other than to recall these engines and fix what ford knew they weren't ready to produce by rushing to put these cars together with faulty products. seems like they are building cars to last every couple of years, a similar issue happened with our 2017 escape."