2016 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 21
- 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 21 stored complaint records:
- 0 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 11 |
| 30–60k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I bought it around aug 1, 2019 with about 30,000 mi. Less 2 months after i bought it, it started intermittently going to limp mode, where i can't accelerate past ~1500 rpms. Restarting the car usually makes it go back to normal. Though sometimes i have to restart the car several times, which sometimes triggers the check engine light, and/or turn it off and wait a couple min to make it go away. If i restart the car,…
ODI 11287123
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on my way to pick child up from daycare and car would not move even when giving gas. It felt as if it wouldn't shift. I took it to car dealership and they are saying that my transmission is going out. This car was bought brand new and as only 60,000 miles if that and now they are telling me my transmission is out and it will cost me $9,500 to $6,000 i find it funny that they called a recall on focus…
ODI 11219447
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
This complaint is a follow-up to one filed earlier (11181564). The problem is now solved this wire issue is not the one in the tsb and not currently in a recall. This vehicle at approximately 43,000 miles produced the same symptoms as the tsb 13-12-12. Motor suddenly stalling, backfire sometimes, rough running, loss of power, etc. The wire harness had worn through the wrap and eventually one of the wires in the…
ODI 11184289
Electrical System
My 2016 ford escape caught fire on 12/24/2018. The car was sitting in an open parking space and had not been driven since the afternoon the day before. Note the engine was cold when this happened. In the early afternoon on 12/24/2018, my husband was walking out to our ford escape when he noticed smoke was coming from the front of the escape. When he arrived at the car, witnesses said the escape had started smoking…
Fire reported
ODI 11171925
Electrical System
The escape has incidents where all electrical power stops. All lights, ignition system, everything electrical stops while driving. Sometimes at highway speed, sometimes at very low speed, sometimes when turning, or going straight. After coasting to a stop and placing the transmission in park the vehicle then starts again. After repeated trips to canby ford, the local dealership, they can find nothing wrong, and the…
ODI 11113061
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
2 weeks after i purchased my 2016 ford escape, the radio started to turn off and on, then randomly started changing stations on its own. Also, when the bluetooth is in use, after ending a call the screen would freeze. I would then need to turn off the vehicle and take the key out of the ignition to sort of reset but now that doesn't work anymore bc the screen is black and the radio only works. The cameras do not…
ODI 11255543
Electrical System
While parked, the radio randomly shuts off when the car is started. Radio station buttons have to be pressed numerous time to change the station, whether parked or in motion.
ODI 11073335
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving on 85n in atanta, ga, while roughly driving at a speed of 65mph in the middle lane at 7am on friday, january 12, 2018, the battery light came on and the car shut completely off and with no warning! I take excellent care of the car with routine maintenance and have approximately 51k miles on it. For this car to turn off in the middle of morning rush hour traffic on an atlanta major interstate, not only…
ODI 11063027
Electrical System · Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Rear end knocking sound after and during backing up, also during low speed. The electronic radio, sync3, audio screen will not turn on in mildly cold temperatures (20f degrees).
ODI 11061060
Electrical System
Ignition switch failure. The engine does not turn on when ignition switch pressed. Took the car to ford dealer to fix and they acknowledged the problem and stated there is no fix at this time. To go home and wait to receive a letter once they have a fix to the problem. In the meantime, you are on your own!
ODI 11042640
Electrical System · Power Train
While driving around 40mph, vehicle cut off and displayed a message: transmission not in park. After pulling over and restarting vehicle, the volume on radio moved up and down on its own while transmission in the parked position. Later that day vehicle cut off within 30 seconds of using remote starter. Dealer unable to duplicate problem or find any diagnostic codes. *tr
ODI 10945577
Electrical System · Engine
Was driving and vehicle began shuddering violently and service engine now came on and vehicle engine died. Thank goodness i was not on the highway yet and four people helped to push me out of the way.
ODI 10906791
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine
While driving at highway speeds (roughly 70 mph) my vehicle completely turned off with no warning and said "engine fault. Service now". By the grace of god i did not get rear ended. I successfully restarted the vehicle and made it home. The same thing happened the next morning, this time on city streets going roughly 20 mph during rush hour. Against, i was beyond lucky to have not gotten injured or worse and there…
ODI 10905598
Electrical System · Engine
I was traveling 60 mph when the engine started shaking violently, i lost the ability to accelerate and the check engine light came on with an error message of "engine fault". Once i made it to the side of the road, the engine idled down to 400 and shut off. I tried to crank it up again and the engine immediately started jumping violently. Vehicle was towed to the ford dealership and they said it was recall 16b32.
ODI 10907621
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford escape. The contact stated that after the air conditioner was activated, the dashboard vibrated and an abnormal noise emitted from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the technician informed the contact that there was an hole from which rodents entered and destroyed the fan. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate…
ODI 10898897
Electrical System
I purchased a 2016 ford escape in january 2016 on 8-2-16 i was on my way to work all of a sudden my car slowed down in traffic a then stopped. Make a long story short i made it to work ford sent a tow truck to my job to pick up me and my truck
ODI 10893830
Electrical System
Takata recall. Dashboard cluster. All dashboard instrument not work. Signal for door gas seatbelt speedometer . The vehicle was in motion and dashboard when dead.
ODI 10881719
Electrical System
We didn't have the vehicle three weeks and had to have it towed to the dealership due to not starting. They had the vehicle for a week and couldn't figure it. They cleared the code, after keeping it for week. 6 days later it was towed for the issues, they currently still have the vehicle and they say they are not sure why it's happening. They can't get it to throw the codes, it works fine for them. Both time we went…
ODI 10872083
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Unknown Or Other
Brought 2016 in november 2015 and check engine light was on and off on streets or highway and stayed on always. Truck been in the shop since 3/22/16 til 4/13/16 than 4/19/16 til date. Reasons replaced computer pcm, repaired wire twice, replace chips, replace wire again. Mccarthy ford and regional manager not good with follow ups or good faith agreement.
ODI 10862552
Electrical System
Periodically (couple times a week), the rear camera view does not turn off when the car is in drive. During the day, the fault means temperature, audio and navigation controls can't be used and the constant rear camera view in the center of the dashboard is distracting when the car is in forward motion. At night, the fault is dangerous because the glare of headlights from following cars dominates the large center of…
ODI 10865277
Electrical System · Glass, Side/Rear · Heater Core · Structure · Visibility
2016 ford escape. Consumer writes in regards to several mechanical and electrical issues that needs to be addressed to the manufacturer. *smd the consumer stated the dealer did not provide the vehicle that was agreed upon. But, provided another vehicle that was not conducive to the consumer's medical or personal requests. Updated 10/2/2017*js
ODI 10838238