2018 Ford Escape Electrical System Problems
- 8
- 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 8 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
The vehicle was purchased in mar/apr 2019 with 3000 mi. The vehicle had all regular maintenance checks prior to the 11/11/19 incident. There were no vehicle alerts regarding coolant or engine overheating prior to this incident. At 17349mi, the vehicle was parked after a 35min drive on the tollway. The vehicle had one coolant/hot engine warning after the vehicle had been parked for 2.5hrs in sub-zero weather. I…
ODI 11282578
Electrical System
2018 ford escape titanium problem has occurred 2 times within one month. Both times ford dealership stated they could not duplicate problem.when trying to start car. There is no power whats so ever. Once in my driveway and 2nd time at a restaurant. Car was stationary both times. Tried jumping car but no luck. Called roadside assist to take to ford dealership. This to me is a safety issue as other people's complaints…
ODI 11240823
Electrical System
I was driving to work this morning and a strong smell of burning plastic/rubber filled the cabin. I did make it to work and had several coworkers sit in the vehicle to make sure i was not imaging an odor. Also lifted the hood to check engine for any melting hoses etc and did not see anything. I took the vehicle in that morning, the service manager and technician did a check and did not notice a smell and told me…
ODI 11202869
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
The warning lights intermittently come on in april 2018. Mostly check engine for several months. Took to auto zone got a read out for sensor. But aaa repair shop wouldn't use their report and when i took it to them, light wasn't on. So they didn't look at it. Was gone out of town 6 months. Light off and on. Randomly. Oct 2018, heading cross country back home to az. Lights started coming on more often. More lights,…
ODI 11152488
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
Went to stop on wet road traction control kicked in wheels locked up causing me not be able to guide myself off the road from hitting car it front slide the whole car shut down doors locked causing me to not be able to get out had to kick the door open and my phone was hooked up to the bluetooth and no cops were contacted like i was told it would be! It felt like my car was a robot and shut completely down and i…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 11128379
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2018 ford escape. While driving 60 mph, the instrument panel gauges illuminated and then dimmed. The failure prevented the contact from reading the speedometer. The vehicle was taken to metro ford oklahoma city (2800 interstate [redacted], oklahoma city, ok 73112) where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 200.
ODI 11093920
Body · Electrical System
Back electric tailgate does not close completely. This is indicated by the horn double honking when locking the vehicle. However, there is no indicator on the dash when the car is on that this is not fully latched. I believe this could lead to exhaust in the cabin, especially if idling.
ODI 11093294
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
2018 escape purchased march 2018. April 2018 after driving on highway while decelerating down off ramp the following warning messages began flashing: hill start assist unavailable, steering assist not operational, and 911 assist not operational. This happened several times until dealer was able to get vehicle into service schedule. During malfunction vehicle would become hard to turn. Repair order opened 4-26-18…
ODI 11220494