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Electrical systemPart report

2016 Ford Escape Electrical system Problems

Complaints
95about this part
Share
8%of 1,170 total for the year
Median mileage
43,734miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 95 complaints about the electrical system of the 2016 Ford Escape, 8% of the 1,170 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 43,734 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved and 3 a fire, according to the filers. 1 recall campaign on record is filed under a similar system.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“My hazard lights start blinking Turn signals start blinking Doors lock and unlock all without warning Have not had checked out at dealer It costs $139.00 per hour to diagnosis BOUGHT CAR 5/25/23 The car had been in accident before I bought it”

NHTSA complaint #11530345, filed 2023-07, 116,516 miles

“I was traveling 60 MPH when the engine started shaking violently, I lost the ability to accelerate and the check engine light came on with an error message of engine fault . Once I made it to the side of the road, the engine idled down to 400 and shut off. I tried to crank it up again and the engine immediately started jumping violently. Vehicle was towed to the Ford dealership and they said it was recall 16b32.”

NHTSA complaint #10907621, filed 2016-09, 10,000 miles

“While driving at highway speeds (roughly 70 MPH) my vehicle completely turned off with no warning and said engine fault. Service now . By the grace of god I did not get rear ended. I successfully restarted the vehicle and made it home. The same thing happened the next morning, this time on city streets going roughly 20 MPH during rush hour. Against, I was beyond lucky to have not gotten injured or worse and there was no warning again.”

NHTSA complaint #10905598, filed 2016-09, 12,900 miles

“While driving on 85n in atanta, ga, while roughly driving at a speed of 65mph in the middle lane at 7am on friday, january 12, 2018, the battery light came on and the car shut completely off and with no warning! I take excellent care of the car with routine maintenance and have approximately 51k miles on it. For this car to turn off in the middle of morning rush hour traffic on an atlanta major interstate, not only endangered my life but the lives of hundreds of other drivers! …”

NHTSA complaint #11063027, filed 2018-01, 51,000 miles

“I purchased a 2016 Ford Escape in january 2016 on 8-2-16 I was on my way to work all of a sudden my car slowed down in traffic a then stopped. Make a long story short I made it to work Ford sent a tow truck to my job to pick up me and my truck”

NHTSA complaint #10893830, filed 2016-08, 6,000 miles

Related recalls

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Electrical system: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2025727%
20242736%
20234141%
2022198%
20213410%
202016010%
2019376%
2018573%
20171566%
2016958%
201513512%
201421610%
201333912%
2012427%
20111179%
201021610%
20091438%
20081367%
20073012%
2006347%
200515311%
2004316%
2003397%
200212312%
200113614%
2000120%

Other parts of the 2016 Ford Escape

Transmission and drivetrain
321 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
250 complaintsEngine
200 complaintsOther or unknown
158 complaintsSteering
73 complaintsFuel system
71 complaintsEngine cooling
57 complaintsVehicle speed control
32 complaintsWheels
32 complaintsAir bags
25 complaintsBrakes
21 complaintsBody and structure
21 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2016 Ford Escape

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology