2014 Ford Escape Exterior Lighting Problems
- 9
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 9 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- instrument cluster · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Exterior Lighting · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine light keeps on and off with not a reason and when i bring the car for an oils change into the dealer they are saying that is not important and it is going off when the oil is changed. I also notice that the car is very short after the gently breakdown. The other issue is the unexpected acceleration itself, even if i do not use the accelerator pedal. This happens anywhere anyhow and when the vehicle is in…
ODI 11061464
Air Bags · Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving 5 mph, the headlights are dim and the vehicle crashed into a large landscaping stone. The air bags failed to deploy. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 8,000. Updated 06/21/16*lj *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10854313
Exterior Lighting
After 3 visits to the dealership beginning in october 2015 complaining that the dashboard lights including radio will brighten and dim on an erratic basis. The ford dealership identified the problem as a defective sun load sensor cv6z19e663a and ordered the part under warranty on 1/18/16 at the time i was told that the part would be available in a couple of days. 4 weeks passed no part filed complaint with ford case…
ODI 10839575
Exterior Lighting
As recommended in low visibility situations (fog, dust storm, snow, etc.) to pull off the side of the road and turn off all your lights, my 2014 ford escape with daylight running lights (drl) are unable to be turned off even when the vehicle is in park and the parking brake set during the day or night, thereby causing a safety hazard. The only way to turn off the drls is to turn off the vehicle, which then produces…
ODI 10816460
Exterior Lighting
Update on odi number 10567429. Ford case # [xxx]. Ford will not, at my expense, allow the dealer to install either ford oem daytime running lights (drl) in my new vehicle or an after market product. They say any such install by dealer or others will void my extended new car warranty. I was in maine last week & in a snow squall at noon & was almost killed by a logging truck who could not see my vehicle because of…
ODI 10568600
Exterior Lighting
2014 ford escape manufactured between 03/2013 & 12/2013 have a body control module software/hardware bug in which the interior instrument panel dimmer does not retain its manual dimmer settings. After 20-30 minutes with the vehicle powered off, the instrument cluster dimmer setting reverts to maximum brightness automatically. More than an inconvenience, this bug is potentially dangerous. If a driver perceives the…
ODI 10610860
Exterior Lighting
7/12/13 we purchased new 2014 ford escape titanium which did not have daytime running lights (drl) a safety feature. The dealer, herb chambers, westborough, ma., said at my expense ford would install drl when i came in for service on 12/11/2013. This was not the case. Ford will only install drl on fleet escape vehicles but not on personal escapes. Ford customer service has assigned a case # (cas-3967188-c7s8m6) to…
ODI 10567429
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The 2014 ford escape has a software/hardware bug in which the interior instrument panel dimmer does not retain its manual dimmer settings. After 20-30 minutes with the vehicle powered off, the instrument cluster dimmer setting reverts to maximum brightness automatically. More than an inconvenience, this bug is potentially dangerous. If a driver perceives the instrument cluster to be too bright, the driver must…
ODI 10574577
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
The dash lights will not dim automatically as described in the manual as well as from ford technicians. They are on full bright all the time. An analogy would be like having an oncoming car having its headlights on high beam at night and therefore be blinding. There is a manual override to adjust but this must be done every time the car is started. I talked to a ford rep and was told, "nothing is perfect, deal with…
ODI 10572758
Catalog parts for this system
Catalog year/make/model rows for 2014 Ford Escape.
Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.