2017 Ford Escape Engine Problems
- 75
- 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 75 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- restart engine · 25 records
- park restart · 18 records
- light came · 18 records
- engine light · 18 records
- start stop · 18 records
- check engine · 15 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 39 |
| 30–60k mi | 22 |
| 60–100k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
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
Body · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i pulled into a parking spot, i took my foot off the gas and went to brake. The car lurched forward and accelerated causing me to lose control. I was pumping the brake, but the car didn't stop, causing me to hit a cement pole on the passenger side, and continuing into a brick building. The air bags did not deploy, but the seatbelt tightened and i got 2 broken ribs and terrible bruising wherever the belt impacted…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11162274
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
Engine · Visibility/Wiper · Wheels
I traded in my 2007 ford fusion for a 2017 ford escape se over 5 weeks ago. I have been having issues ever since. The first few days the check engine light came on. I showed this to the dealer and they had me drop it off on a saturday and they fixed the problem that monday. The issue was a fuel sensor. I also noticed the wipers were making a lot of noise and we have been having a lot of rain. The wipers would…
ODI 11160813
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving unknown speeds, the vehicle stalled and the "restart engine" message displayed. The vehicle was able to be restarted after waiting awhile. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 26,696.
ODI 11149778
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2017 ford escape. While driving, the vehicle began to jerk from front to back. While at a stop light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to tuttle-click ford lincoln ([redacted], irvine, ca 92618, [redacted]), but the cause of the failures could not be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. In addition, while driving, the vehicle…
ODI 11140754
Engine · Unknown Or Other
When accelerating on the highway my vehicle started shaking uncontrollably. It felt like the engine was failing. I was unable to accelerate without it shaking. I could maintain a speed of about 50mph without the shaking. I thought maybe the air conditioning had malfunctioned and was taking too much power from the engine so i turned it off, but that didn't help the issue. My check engine light was blinking on and…
ODI 11196912
Engine
As driving my vehicle the engine light came on and the car ran hot. I pulled over, waiting for it to cool down, tried again and it went to hot again. Pulled into a parking lot where my fiance came and added antifreeze. Added antifreeze that leak out everywhere. I was able to drive it to len stoler ford in owings mills, md. The mechanic greg called and informed me i need a new radiator. I bought this car from al…
ODI 11109635
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving 40 mph in the city, i felt a jolt, engine was still running, but had zero gas pedal response. Rpm slowly bled off as i was able to coast into a parking lot while dodging through traffic. When the jolt was felt, a "check manual" message appeared on the driver's information screen. No other messages or check engine light came on. I shut down the vehicle and re-started it and i was able to drive normal…
ODI 11104285
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
Engine · Power Train
A month ago i had a check engine light that came on. It ran really rough and felt like i was going over rocks the way the suv was running. On my phone i had an app that said there was a misfire. They fixed it saying they replaced some wires. A week ago the check engine came on again. I felt a bit of a jolt coming from the engine as i was driving home from work. I didnt find time til 2 weeks later because of my…
ODI 11065984
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
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I am writing due to my concern about my 2017 ford escape. I bought the vehicle new in may 2017. Sept 8th ,the engine stopped suddenly when i braked to pull into the parking lot at work..the message on the dash board was : manual start required so i put the car in park and restarted it without difficulty i went to work for the day. At the end of the day i started the vehicle and pulled onto a very busy city street .…
ODI 11030171
Engine · Power Train
Suv regularly overheats when accelerating up hill in warm weather. The suv was purchased with the largest engine because we live in the mountains in warm california. When car overheats power is lost and we lose the ability to accelerate in an emergency safety condition. The car also runs rough and jerks once it cools down and power regains. The manufacturer has been contacted and even though they have been able to…
ODI 11019906
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
My check engine light came on at 5:30 pm on 8/11 and, when i got home, my husband saw that the car had been leaking oil and i was low on oil despite the fact that i had an oil change one month prior. While i was driving to the dealership at 10:45 am on 8/12, the car was not accelerating normally and the mpg readings were all over the place. As i was getting off the highway, the car began to lose its ability to…
Fire reported
ODI 11015119
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I turned from the parking lot intersection in eagle run shopping center, nw of wendy's, from west to south onto the parking lot road that accesses the w maple rd & birch st intersection. I completed my turn and drove south down the parking lot access road to the w maple & birch st intersection where the traffic light was red. I came to a complete stop to wait for a green light. I stopped a ways back from the median…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11057381
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I turned from the parking lot intersection in eagle run shopping center, nw of wendy's, from west to south onto the parking lot road that accesses the w maple rd & birch st intersection. I completed my turn and drove south down the parking lot access road to the w maple & birch st intersection where the traffic light was red. I came to a complete stop to wait for a green light. I stopped a ways back from the median…
Crash reported · 1 injury
ODI 11057372
Engine
The 2.0 ecoboost engine in my 2017 escape has stalled twice at low speeds. On 6/18/17 while backing out of my driveway, the vehicle moved approximately six feet and the engine stalled in reverse. On 6/24/17 the escape stalled in a shopping center parking lot. The suv was in drive, moved about ten feet, and stalled. After both incidents, i took the escape to ford dealers for the mechanics to look for the cause of the…
ODI 11002885
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
Engine
A rodent chewed on the cables to my turbo sensor plus started chewing on my oil pan cover. I had to replace my turbo sensor cable because my check engine light was on and lose power of my turbo. Which cost me over 500.00 in repairs on a vehicle less then 6months old.
ODI 10991046
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a highway the car began to decelerate and i was unable to accelerate. A warning message came on advising me that the auto start/stop was not working and i must put the car in park and and restart the engine. This occurred while on the highway.
ODI 10967425
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