2024 Ford Escape electrical system problems
27 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2024 Ford Escape, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 27 19% of this year's complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
What the data shows
These complaints mention 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The contact owns a 2024 Ford Escape. The contact stated that his wife had driven approximately 500 miles during a trip from Tennessee to Michigan, where she made stops as needed. The contact stated that after his wife arrived to the destination, she noticed that she had sustained third-degree burns on the right buttock and on the right upper leg from the front driver's side seat heater. The contact stated that his wife was a nurse and was self-treating at the residence. The dealer was not notified of the failure.
The contact owns a 2024 Ford Escape. The contact while attempting to start the vehicle, several safety features in the vehicle became inoperable. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the computer processing unit had failed, and the contact was informed to wait for the manufacturer to provide a remedy to the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that a solution was being created.
Other problems reported for the 2024 Ford Escape
- Forward collision avoidance 25 complaints
- Lane departure 18 complaints