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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

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 74,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 17 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 18 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 15 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 32 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 22 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 24 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 10 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 4 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 74,000 miles
Based on 151 complaints that include mileage. 33% 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 miles17
20k to 40k miles18
40k to 60k miles15
60k to 80k miles32
80k to 100k miles22
100k to 120k miles24
120k to 140k miles10
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles4

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.

Reported at 21,980 miles, October 2018 CrashInjury

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.

Reported at 118,000 miles, August 2022

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