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2019 Ford Escape Electrical system Problems

Complaints
37about this part
Share
6%of 597 total for the year
Median mileage
3,400miles
Trend
RisingComplaints filed in the last 3 full calendar years are at least 25% higher than in the 3 years before.

NHTSA recorded 37 complaints about the electrical system of the 2019 Ford Escape, 6% of the 597 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 3,400 miles. 4 of these say a crash was involved, 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.

“I have had my Ford Escape for just over 30 days. About two weeks into owning it, I had stopped behind a vehicle. The start/stop engaged and when I went to accelerate again the power train fault illuminated. In order to move the vehicle, I had to put the vehicle in park and restart the vehicle. This happened 3 weeks after the first time, again today. This could cause major safety issues if the vehicle behind you does not stop in time.”

NHTSA complaint #11206365, filed 2019-05, 736 miles

“My car began sending my husband alerts my car had been involved in a collision as the alert read the front camera was not working, then my ABS and skid control lights went off and my speedometer went to zero, while my car was running. My car would not allow me to shut it off. Eventually I could shut it off. This happened 2 days in a row and is currently at dealership. When I finally shut it off it re set. Danger: not knowing how fast you are going. Alerts also read collision warning not available.”

NHTSA complaint #11270016, filed 2019-10, 7,800 miles

“I bought the car march 20th brand new. On april 14th I was driving it home and the engine stopped working. All warning lights were flashing and the car just stopped working in the middle of the road. I could not get it started and when I finally did it wouldn't move and I could not shut it off. This went on for 2 and a half hours. I finally got it home (driven by my husband) and the next morning (monday) we got it towed to Ford dealer. The car was completely dead monday and was not able to be driven onto the flatbed truck. …”

NHTSA complaint #11203056, filed 2019-04, 800 miles

“Driving 70+MPH on freeway and the acc went out with an alert. Continued driving and the lanekeep assist had an error and ceased working, followed by an error for collision avoidance. Shortly after the speedometer and odometer went to 0 and several other errors for ABS, ESC, and others went off. This felt like the scene from apollo 13 where everything was going wrong at once. I noticed the power steering was not working and it was much more difficult to turn the wheel as I pulled into the Ford dealer. There was steam/smoke coming from my front grill.”

NHTSA complaint #11319033, filed 2020-03, 14,100 miles

“We were driving on a 3 lane highway at night, stopped at a red light. Suddenly, the car went completely dead - no lights or power. Cars driving at between 40-50 MPH were coming up behind us, but could not see us because we could not even get hazard lights on. We were locked in - the doors would not open!! After several near misses, we were lucky enough to have a stranger stop and he was able to alert oncoming cars so we would not get hit. Ends up that the negative terminal of the battery was very loose as well as the surrounding fasteners of the battery. …”

NHTSA complaint #11306570, filed 2020-02, 1,500 miles

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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 2019 Ford Escape

Engine
317 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
128 complaintsEngine cooling
94 complaintsOther or unknown
42 complaintsFuel system
26 complaintsSteering
16 complaintsExterior lighting
13 complaintsBody and structure
12 complaintsAir bags
11 complaintsTires
11 complaintsBrakes
10 complaintsWheels
10 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2019 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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