Ford Escape Exterior Lighting Problems
- 61
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 19
- Years with records
- 2001–2019
- Stored years
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 61 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 2 indicate fire
Complaints by year
What appears in the records
- brake light · 13 records
- instrument cluster · 9 records
- running lights · 8 records
- instrument panel · 7 records
- tail lights · 7 records
- passenger side · 4 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 60–100k mi | 12 |
| 30–60k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 8 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
We were driving on a 3 lane highway at night, stopped at a red light. Suddenly, the car went completely dead - no lights or power. Cars driving at between 40-50 mph were coming up behind us, but could not see us because we could not even get hazard lights on. We were locked in - the doors would not open!! After several near misses, we were lucky enough to have a stranger stop and he was able to alert oncoming cars…
ODI 11306570
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Tire pressure light comes on and and dome light blinks when the car is running all of the time.
ODI 11297203
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Vehicle has had fuse issues from day 1. Had the wiring going to sunvisor lighted mirror start smoking when we changed the fuse. Wiring was pinched from the factory. Then the headlight drivers side keeps blowing fuse. Now trying find out why.
Fire reported
ODI 11270707
Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes · Suspension
Tl* the contact owns a 2005 ford escape. While driving approximately 35 mph, the brake pedal traveled to the floorboard when attempting to stop the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the rear passenger side shock tower housing was fractured and punctured through the subframe. During the failure, the brake line and rear brake light wire were severed, which caused brake fluid…
ODI 11265404
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Exterior Lighting
All the warning lights have been persistently coming on since aug. 2019. The speedometer stops working, all the warning lights come on, while driving, i have no clue how fast i'm going??? I can no longer start the car without having to push the thob's security lock buttons to lock/unlock for it to start. I took it to my auto mechanic at sam's auto in waterford, who thought he fixed it no problem, but i drove it off…
ODI 11287725
Exterior Lighting
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford escape. While driving 45 mph, the passenger side turn indicator and headlamp became inoperable. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that there was an electrical short in the electrical controller for the passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was repaired. The dealer and manufacturer were not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
ODI 11219417
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
While operating the vehicle at approximately 70mph on the interstate i noticed that all instrument panel lighting, gauges, and display screens went out. The gauge needles returned to their 'home' positions. There was an error message on the main touch screen that said: network communication failure. Worried, i took the next available exit and found a parking lot to investigate. I immediately tried to shut the engine…
ODI 11209894
Electrical System · Engine · Exterior Lighting
After auto parked overnight on 04/26/2019, in heated garage, no power to start engine, nor operate lights, radio, etc. In the next morning. No battery to power any equipment. Aaa service attendant jump started auto. Battery tested 100% power after several minutes of run time on engine. 2nd occurrence in 12 months. I was told this is called a "brain freeze" and is not uncommon for ford product. Original battery in…
ODI 11204201