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2017 Ford Escape electrical system problems

156 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2017 Ford Escape, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
156 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
37,000 miles 85 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 1
Injuries and deaths
4 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 37,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 22 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 24 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 12 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 37,000 miles
Based on 85 complaints that include mileage. 68% 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 miles22
20k to 40k miles24
40k to 60k miles12
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 85 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 37,000 miles, and 68% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.

What owners wrote

Chime volume level when power lift gate is opening or closing is very low. This has resulted in the foot activated open/close being activated unintentionally and the lift gate coming down on my head, resulting in a bruise and bump from the latch. This complaint has been addressed by the dealer and ford management. The vehicle has been returned to the dealer on three occasions for repair with no satisfactory results.

Reported at 50 miles, October 2016 Injury

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the instrument cluster was inoperable. Additionally, the contact stated while driving 15 MPH in a parking lot, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to the residence; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 10 MPH while driving. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that coolant intrusion had caused the engine block to overheat and to fracture. The vehicle was not repaired.

Reported at 119,000 miles, April 2024

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