My friends 2018 Escape DIED and she’s had a loaner for 4 months! It was always garaged, now it’s in the hot sun at the dealershipNOOOOOOOO, why can't Ford figure out how to paint vehicles? I'd really suggest folks keep an eye on this as these kind of issues should be covered under the 3/36 base warranty but will absolutely not be covered by anything else, including the premium Ford ESP. They will tell you to go pound sand otherwise, well known issue with Ford vehicles in the past.
My 47k mile, never been wrecked 2017 Escape may give us all a glimpse of our future: