I drive this thing hard and have done very little to it to keep it up to snuff. It's a pretty durable machine considering the abuse I give it. Sure, there has been a couple of little things, but normal issues for a vehicle that vintage. Battery, exhaust, brakes. They are all expected to wear out.
Coil packs were an issue a while ago but again, a familiar problem with this vehicle.
I have over 300K on it now so I'm looking for another Escape to replace this one.