Ford ESCAPE HYBRID electrical problems
186 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
1,736 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
88,886 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2005 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 1,254 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
186 of 1,736 complaints match this topic (10.7%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10124042 · 2005-06-03 (June 3, 2005)
I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT DRIVING OUR NEW 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID AND APPROACHED THE FIRST INTERSECTION WHEN A MESSAGE FLASHED ON THE DASH "PULL OVER SAFELY NOW." BEFORE I COULD PULL OVER THE ENGINE TURNED OFF. AFTER A FEW TRIES, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR ON THE BATTERY POWER THROUGH THE INTERSECTION (VERY SLOWLY) TO A BUSY BUS STOP. I COULDN'T START THE CAR AGAIN RIGHT AWAY. HOWEVER, ON BATTERY POWER AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK TO THE PARKING LOT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FROM THERE. IT TOOK THEM TWO WEEKS TO FIGU…
Owner-reported narrative. 260 miles reported. Look up ODI 10124042 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10220584 · 2008-03-04 (March 4, 2008)
2005 FORD ESCAPE NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL FOR THE PROBLEM. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO A PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS. CONSUMER NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALL. DEALER TOLD THEM THERE WERE NO RECALLS. *KB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10220584 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10234772 · 2008-07-18 (July 18, 2008)
HAVE HAD THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM" MESSAGE AND THE DASH "BRAKE" INDICATOR LIGHT GO ON RANDOMLY WITHOUT BRAKING FOR A COUPLE OF MONTHS (BEGAN IN MAY 2008) IT HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER TWICE (IN JUNE 2008) AND IS NOW DOING IT AGAIN. THE DEALER REPLACED AN ELECTRICAL HARNESS THIS FIRST TIME AND CLEANED CONTACTS ACCORDING TO A FORD SERVICE ALERT THE SECOND. I ALSO HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN THE FALL OF 2007. THE "SERVICE BRAKE SYSTEM MESSAGE" APPEARED AND THE DASH "BRAKE" INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON OVER A THREE WEEK PERIOD FOLLOWED BY THE 4X4 SYSTEM …
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10234772 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10279666 · 2009-08-07 (August 7, 2009)
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 FORD ESCAPE HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL MOTOR WAS OVERHEATING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 77,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 77,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10279666 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10308285 · 2010-02-10 (February 10, 2010)
FORD HYBRID ESCAPE BRAKE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. I HAVE TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON TO GET THE LIGHT OUT. DEALER SAYS IT'S A GROUND FAULT AND FORD HAS A NEW WIRING HARNESS, BUT I AM REQUIRED TO PAY FOR IT, IT'S AN '05 WITH LESS THAN 8,000 MILES ON IT, YET I AM TO PAY AND FIX FORD'S PROBLEM, AND WE ARE TALKING BRAKES HERE, THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT AND HAS ALREADY IDENTIFIED AND HAS A FIX FOR. IT NEEDS A RECALL. THE ELECTRIC STEERING HAS ALREADY FAILED ONCE AND HAD TO HAVE A NEW COMPUTER FOR THIS. FORD IS HIDING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 7,377 miles reported. Look up ODI 10308285 at NHTSA ↗