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2015 Ford Escape electrical system problems

138 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2015 Ford Escape, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
138 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
62,000 miles 88 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 10
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2015 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 62,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 13 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 12 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 15 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 11 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 10 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 9 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 62,000 miles
Based on 88 complaints that include mileage. 47% 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 miles13
20k to 40k miles12
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles15
80k to 100k miles11
100k to 120k miles10
120k to 140k miles9
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 88 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 62,000 miles, and 47% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 10 fires, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was driving and I'm not sure if I hit a patch of ice or steering froze up. I was traveling 35 in a 40 MPH zone and on a curve, the vehicle veered off the road into a bog. The vehicle started to sink and I was unable to open the door for a few minutes. I tried putting the vehicle in reverse to get out of the water and ice. Then I noticed a flame coming from the back of the vehicle. I pushed the door open and began swimming away from the vehicle. As I was about 30 feet from the vehicle, it exploded.

Reported at 3,400 miles, February 2016 CrashFireInjury

Faulty instrument cluster - inoperative display - blank multiple function display (mfd) and non-functioning warning chimes. Messages and warning lights. Unable to read speedometer, odometer, door ajar, tires low etc on display panel. Instrument cluster needed to be replaced. Similar ford recall - advised updating instrument panel - this recall for cars manufactured one month prior to my escape.

Reported at 48,616 miles, August 2019

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