2016 Ford Escape Electronic stability control Problems
- Complaints
- 8about this part
- Share
- 1%of 1,170 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 28,450miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 8 complaints about the electronic stability control of the 2016 Ford Escape, 1% of the 1,170 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 28,450 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.
“Jan. 24, 2019 power steering assist light came on had no power steering. Contacted langlade Ford in antigo, wi took it there they told me I had to replace the epas complete system and it was done on feb. 1, 2019 at cost of $1683.41 as my 3 year warranty had expired. I wrote to Ford in dearborn, mi about it, and received a letter from them on mar. 8, 2019 they stated comments were received, documented and sent to their appropriate department . …”
NHTSA complaint #11204707, filed 2019-04, 15,000 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 was cruising at about 35-40mph on city street. Suddenly the motor practically quit. The vehicle immediately slowed down to about 5 MPH. The stability control warning light came on. Luckily, there were no vehicles behind me on that 9:20 pm sunday 7/24. The problem was solved after doing what the manual advised: turn off the motor, restart (after a few minute at least, I found out). The next morning and after starting the motor, the check engine light came on. I had Ford dealership check the vehicle that morning.”
NHTSA complaint #10889238, filed 2016-07, 4,701 miles“While driving fault engine service now light keeps coming on tool it to the dealership and they said it was a p1450 purge valve that needed to be replaced did that and the light keeps coming on and while driving it loses acceleration as if it wants to cut off and the car keeps cutting off when starting the car this has been an ongoing issue for 2 or more months”
NHTSA complaint #11278001, filed 2019-11, 108,000 milesElectronic stability control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2 | 0% |
| 2018 | 3 | 0% |
| 2017 | 7 | 0% |
| 2016 | 8 | 1% |
| 2015 | 10 | 1% |
| 2014 | 11 | 1% |
| 2013 | 40 | 1% |
| 2012 | 6 | 1% |
| 2011 | 15 | 1% |
| 2010 | 27 | 1% |
| 2009 | 22 | 1% |
| 2008 | 36 | 2% |
| 2007 | 7 | 3% |
| 2006 | 3 | 1% |
| 2005 | 16 | 1% |
| 2004 | 3 | 1% |
| 2003 | 2 | 0% |
| 2002 | 5 | 0% |
| 2001 | 3 | 0% |
Other parts of the 2016 Ford Escape
321 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
250 complaintsEngine
200 complaintsOther or unknown
158 complaintsElectrical system
95 complaintsSteering
73 complaintsFuel system
71 complaintsEngine cooling
57 complaintsVehicle speed control
32 complaintsWheels
32 complaintsAir bags
25 complaintsBrakes
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.
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