2017 Ford Escape drivetrain & axles problems
Owners reported drivetrain & axles problems in 376 complaints for the 2017 Ford Escape, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 376 11% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 74,000 miles 151 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When drivetrain & axles problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 17 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 18 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 15 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 22 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 24 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 10 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 3 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 151 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 33% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 5 crashes, 3 fires, 5 injuries.
What owners wrote
On october 3, 2018 at approximately 5:15 p.m. My wife was getting into our 2017 ford escape. She had the driver door open, but the key was not in the ignition and the vehicle was not running, as she was getting in she felt a jolt, the vehicle started rolling backward, the driver's door sideswiped our other car and knocked her to the ground. The car rolled across the street and struck the car port beam at the adjacent home. She yelled for help and when I got there she was trying to stop the rolling car.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 20 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated and made abnormal sounds. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring increasingly. Additionally, the contact stated upon shifting into reverse(R), the vehicle failed to respond.
Other problems reported for the 2017 Ford Escape
- Engine 2,085 complaints
- Electrical system 156 complaints
- Fuel system 95 complaints
- Wheels 81 complaints
- Body & structure 62 complaints
- Brakes 50 complaints
- Steering 49 complaints
- Lighting 43 complaints