1. Ford Escape
  2. Problems
  3. 2017
  4. Exterior Lighting

2017 Ford Escape Exterior Lighting Problems

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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.

What owners report

  • tail lights · 4 records
  • brake light · 4 records

Mileage in stored records

BandRecords
1–30k mi2

Complaint records

Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.

  • February 15, 2019 · 20,000 miles

    Exterior Lighting

    Daylight running lights do not include tail lights. Cars driven at dusk, dawn, or weather conditions when headlights provide added safety are driven with only daylight headlight and no tail lights. Many times cars appear to be diving with no headlights, or lights, only to see they are driving with daylight running lights. Please engage all lights, headlights and tail lights at all times for added safety. Too many…

    ODI 11180446

  • May 22, 2018 · 7,900 miles

    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

Catalog parts for this system

Catalog year/make/model rows for 2017 Ford Escape.

Catalog fitment does not by itself prove OEM-equivalent compatibility.