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2011 Ford Escape electrical system problems

117 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2011 Ford Escape, which is 6% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
117 6% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
53,000 miles 97 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2011 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 53,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 7 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 37 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 14 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 5 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 5 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 53,000 miles
Based on 97 complaints that include mileage. 58% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles7
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles37
60k to 80k miles14
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles5
120k to 140k miles5
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 97 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 58% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford escape. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the entire instrumental panel failed. As a result, the contact crashed into the preceding vehicle. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained a mild concussion and bruises to the body that did not require medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 53,000.

Reported at 53,000 miles, May 2015 CrashInjury

While driving on an expressway around 35-40MPH, vehicle experienced a sudden loss of power and went into limp mode (less than 1000RPM) with a wrench indicator illuminated on the dashboard. Pulled over, shut down vehicle and then restarted engine. Vehicle was driven home and taken to the dealership the next day. Ford diagnosed and is replacing the throttle body under powertrain warranty.

Reported at 38,500 miles, August 2013

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