2011 Ford Escape Exterior lighting Problems
- Complaints
- 3about this part
- Share
- 0%of 1,319 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 64,500miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 3 complaints about the exterior lighting of the 2011 Ford Escape, 0% of the 1,319 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 64,500 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“All off these events I am describing happened all while driving and still occur while in park. All of these also slowly progressed into one big issue over a month and a half period. It started off as my headlights were dimming and flickering, then it progressed to my dash lights doing the same, flickering and dimming on and off. Then it started affecting my AC and heat, it would get locked to stay on and I would have it turned off but if my gauges were in a certain position sometimes it would just turn on by itself. …”
NHTSA complaint #11360553, filed 2020-09, 140,000 miles“I was driving on the highway when all of a sudden I could not gas my car. Traffic was heavy and I nearly caused two accidents trying to maneuver to the emergency lane. I an not able to drive my car far from home nor on a highway as it chooses to repay this at random.”
NHTSA complaint #10537092, filed 2013-08, 64,500 miles“The lights, interior and exterior, went out while we were driving. It has happened four more times since then. It is happening more frequently in recent months. We took it to the dealer and they couldn't find a problem.”
NHTSA complaint #10668158, filed 2014-12, 4,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10044540May 1, 2012Ford: due to a possible leak in the internal check valve, the red brake lamp illuminates with diagnostic trouble code (dtc) c1015, c0101c or p1a1b with brake pedal feeling no…
Exterior lighting: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | 4% |
| 2024 | 1 | 1% |
| 2023 | 2 | 2% |
| 2022 | 5 | 2% |
| 2021 | 5 | 1% |
| 2020 | 7 | 0% |
| 2019 | 13 | 2% |
| 2018 | 12 | 1% |
| 2017 | 40 | 1% |
| 2016 | 6 | 1% |
| 2015 | 13 | 1% |
| 2014 | 15 | 1% |
| 2013 | 15 | 1% |
| 2012 | 2 | 0% |
| 2011 | 3 | 0% |
| 2010 | 4 | 0% |
| 2009 | 5 | 0% |
| 2008 | 6 | 0% |
| 2007 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 2 | 0% |
| 2005 | 8 | 1% |
| 2004 | 2 | 0% |
| 2003 | 1 | 0% |
| 2002 | 12 | 1% |
| 2001 | 6 | 1% |
Other parts of the 2011 Ford Escape
412 complaintsFuel system
284 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
268 complaintsEngine
248 complaintsVehicle speed control
245 complaintsElectrical system
117 complaintsOther or unknown
58 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
45 complaintsBody and structure
43 complaintsSuspension
32 complaintsAir bags
26 complaintsBrakes
26 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2011 Ford Escape
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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