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2017 Ford Escape fuel system problems

Owners reported fuel system problems in 95 complaints for the 2017 Ford Escape, 3% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
95 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
70,000 miles 35 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
0 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When fuel system problems show up

Fuel system complaints by mileage, 2017 Ford Escape Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 70,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 6 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 10 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 4 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 0 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 70,000 miles
Based on 35 complaints that include mileage. 40% 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 miles6
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles10
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles4
140k to 160k miles0
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 35 fuel system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 70,000 miles, and 40% were reported before 60,000 miles.

None of the fuel system complaints mention a crash, fire, injury or death.

What owners wrote

Autostop feature endangers lives. I experienced an almost fatal safety incident with the autostop engaged. I was stopped, exiting a paved driveway onto a 2 lane road. I decided to make a left turn across the path of a large truck that had just turned the corner 300 ft away. The truck seemed to be lumbering along, so I made the decision to pull out across its path and make my left turn. Apparently the truck hit its peak torque at that time and suddenly sped up, just as I pulled out!

Reported at 250 miles, February 2017

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was involved in a collision. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and depressing the accelerator pedal two days later, the vehicle lurched forward and hesitated to respond. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 30 MPH. Additionally, the RPM was revving significantly. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure recurred intermittently while driving.

Reported at 70,000 miles, September 2023

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