2017 Ford Escape Power Train Problems
- 30
- 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 30 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- park restart · 8 records
- shift park · 6 records
- restart engine · 6 records
- light came · 5 records
- check engine · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 17 |
| 30–60k mi | 7 |
| 60–100k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
Power Train
Model has transmission that has no provision to override automatic transmission allowing engagement of lower gears to utilizing engine braking. This ability is essential for safe mountain driving where downhill grades, including sharp curves, go on for miles. Full dependence on wheel brakes, which will overheat, is a safety issue. Co-efficient of friction decreases with increasing brake pad temperatures. Having…
ODI 10985939
Power Train
Have new 2017 ford escape 1.5 ecoboost se 4wd. Only 800 miles on the car. When turning tight turns, hearing a loud grinding sound from rear of vehicle that is not present when test driving other new 2017 escapes on the lot with 4wd. Only does it from a stop and barely moving, then sound goes away. Called ford detroit, they said it was normal. Went to 3 different dealerships, said the same thing. Have a friend who…
ODI 10946563
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