2017 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 49
- 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 49 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- restart engine · 18 records
- park restart · 10 records
- auto start · 10 records
- start stop · 10 records
- stop sign · 8 records
- shift park · 7 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 29 |
| 30–60k mi | 11 |
| 60–100k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine
'auto startstop' would not restart engine from this month, approximately once a day. Instrument panel message shows me to 'auto startstop, shift to p, restart engine'. After shifting to p and restarting engine, the engine works well. I feel so dangerous to restart engine by changing transmission shift because it happens at intersections.
ODI 11173117
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
Starting in december when my car was at a stop light or stop sign, the auto stop/start told me to put my car in park and re-start the car. It has done this a few times after this. This could cause an accident like being rear-ended.
ODI 11175858
Electrical System
Starting on dec 12, 2018 my 2017 ford escape got an error message auto startstop shift to p restart engine. This occurs when the car is stopped at a red light/stop sign. Other variables are: car in drive, foot on brake, lights on, heater on, seat warmers on, steering wheel heater on, radio and outside temperature below 40 degrees. Auto start stop system active. Instrument panel message instructed me to shift into…
ODI 11174849
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I have the start/stop on my 17 escape. With 16000 miles. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, i will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto start/stop shift to p restart engine." i will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This is a hazard for potential rear end collision.
ODI 11154517
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
I have the start/stop on my 17 escape. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, i will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto startstop shift to p restart engine." i will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This has happened the past 5 months. It has been happening every time i drive now for the past 4 weeks. This happens when i am at a stop…
ODI 11152990
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning more than once. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had not issued any recalls regarding the failure, but there were 51 tsbs for the electrical system. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 24,000.
ODI 11152566
Electrical System · Visibility/Wiper
My 2014 ford escape titanium has a malfunction of the hvac actuating assembly. My local mechanic diagnosed the problem and referred me to tsb 17-0004 (jan. 13, 2017) and said that i should take my car to the dealership. Three local ford dealerships told me this expensive repair was not covered by the manufacturer since the car was outside of normal warranty. The vehicle has no blowing heat due to the malfunctioning…
ODI 11170945
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. On two occasions, while the vehicle was parked overnight, the battery lost charge. The vehicle was towed to hagerstown ford (located at [redacted], hagerstown, md 21740, [redacted]) to be diagnosed. The mechanic was unable to retrieve a fault code. The contact was informed to install a battery buddy to keep the battery charged. The contact was concerned that there was an…
ODI 11160664
Electrical System
The rear windows have gone out twice and now the passengers window they won't roll down and sometimes won't roll up. I've called ford dealer and advised me that i have to pay for repair. I'm on a fixed income and cannot afford to get repaired.
ODI 11166408
Electrical System
The car will frequently fail to start. Sometimes it will start as expected. Sometimes it will take many tries and 15-20 minutes of trying before starting. It behaves the same way whether in the garage, parking lot, or on the street. I have taken it to the dealer for repair several times this year. This time they have had the car for about 4 weeks and are unable to repair the car. They are waiting for someone from…
ODI 11157020
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
My wife and i purchased a 2017 ford escape, brand new, 6 months ago. We noticed that the brake light plastic cover was fogging over making it hard to see the brake light. After checking with our dealer, mac haik ford, georgetown, texas, i was informed that this is normal. Normal? Sounds more like a safety concern to me. I was also told that water leaking into the brake light unit was also ?normal.? I can?t imagine…
ODI 11098722
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. When the vehicle was started, the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The contact opened the hood and noticed that rodents had entered the engine compartment and chewed through the hoses to the turbo charger, the radiator cap, coolant wires, intake manifold lines, and the purge solenoid. The vehicle was towed to montgomery motors (214 s main st, troy, nc 27371,…
ODI 11082048
Electrical System · Engine
As my boyfriend was turning the corner at an intersection, the engine suddenly stopped. He was able to stop due to his low speed. I reminded him to put his foot on the brake to restart, and he did that and it started right up. He didn't do anything to make the engine stop. The only thing that was happening at that time was that a text was coming in on my samsung phone, which was charging and connected via bluetooth.
ODI 11057699
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving in stop and go traffic when stopped at red light the auto start stop will turn the engine off. Stepping on the accelerator pedal the car will not restart and a message comes on that says shift to park and manually restart engine. In all cases the engine does restart . But it does cause delays in busy intersections and hesitation on the driver to pull in to traffic . Problem is intermittent two to three times…
ODI 11073728
Electrical System
The vehicle was parked and would not turn on. Lights and radio worked but engine would not. Electronic control module was replaced. Two weeks after picking it up from the dealer same thing happened when it was parked. Next day the car would turn on. Tried to turn it on again 15 minutes later it would not turn on. Had it towed to the dealer. Electronic control module replaced again. One month later same thing…
ODI 11056268
Electrical System
As i was getting something out of the trunk area while standing at the center rear bumper, the lift hatch started coming down on its own. It was so quiet i did not hear it, and when i stood up (i'm 5ft 1-77 yr old female, i stood straight up and my head banged into the lid which was on its way down. The force of it hitting my head caused it to start ascending back up. I later went to emergency room because of my…
1 injury
ODI 11033332
Electrical System · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, a warning bell chimed and a "shift to "p" restart engine manually" message displayed intermittently. The contact was able to shift the vehicle into the park position and restart the engine manually. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer (battlefield ford, [redacted], manassas, va, 20110), but they were unable to duplicate the…
ODI 11006714
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Fords 1.5l engine has a fuel in oil. Even after oil change after car driven just 30 miles highway miles oil had almost a quart of fuel in it. Turbo is burning coolant. Every two weeks have to add coolant to reservoir because turbo is burning it. Transmission whines very loud on take offs and up shifts and downshift for no reason when running at same highway speeds. Cars has very poor power, but eats fuel like a v-8.…
ODI 11082358
Electrical System
6 months after i leased this car, the rear power window stopped working.during the first 6months, i noticed that when i close the door, the rear windows switch power turns off. I believe there is loose wires in the driver door that causes this problem.
ODI 11034237
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While activating the automatic parallel parking assist, the vehicle failed to parallel park and crashed into a parked vehicle. The automatic parallel parking assist deactivated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A police report was not filed and there were no injuries. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 150.
Crash reported
ODI 10971899
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
At 100 miles car went into limp mode no warning lost accelerator prdal no response sewrvice engine immediately turn car off on side of the road restarted did it again at about 3800 miles and then at about 11500 miles. Dealer doesnt know whats wrong with it. Had to turn car off and on find neutral and restart while driving at highway speeds. Dealer replaced several electrical components that were bad but cannot…
ODI 11004157
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle went into limp mode with no throttle response the first day i owned it. It left me on interstate i 90 having to shut the car off and try to restart it. The dealer could not fix the problem it happened 4 times in 12k miles i returned the vehicle to the dealer as they could not find the problem after replacing several defective electronic parts. This vehicle was going to get someone killed it was not going to…
ODI 11064618
Electrical System
My ford escape 2017 developed heating and a/c problems. Purchased ford escape 2017 on 08/22/2016. On 10/13/2016, morning, i left home on i-40 eb toward western ny. I was on the road roughly 2-hrs before i detected burning smell in the car. Within minutes of burning smell, my ford escape 2017 heater output became unbearable on my right foot. I attempted to reduce the heater output by reducing heater's temperature…
ODI 10971672
Electrical System
Chime volume level when power lift gate is opening or closing is very low. This has resulted in the foot activated open/close being activated unintentionally and the lift gate coming down on my head, resulting in a bruise and bump from the latch. This complaint has been addressed by the dealer and ford management. The vehicle has been returned to the dealer on three occasions for repair with no satisfactory results.…
1 injury
ODI 11000858