Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2011 Ford Escape has 63 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
63
Complaints
0
Recalls
2
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Component: Driver-side door latch and lock assembly. The driver-side door latch appears to have fai... |
| Aug 19, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting t... |
| Dec 30, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | The contact owned a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 25 MPH, as the contac... |
| Jul 1, 2024 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | The contact owns a 2011 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the v... |
| May 31, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The power steering keeps going out and the car becomes almost impossible to control. I have to turn ... |
| Apr 1, 2023 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | Discovered my car has electric power steering not seeing a reservoir did some research and seen that... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | I AM A 79 YEAR OLD DISABLED MAN WHEN I STOPPED AT TH SPOKANE VA HOSPITAL THE DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER STARTED BY FLASHING ALL LIGHTS TO STAYING ON. THEN THE SPEED CONTROLS, SPEEDO... |
| Nov 1, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH DASH CLUSTER GOING CRAZY WHILE DRIVING ,I HAVE RESERCHED ON LINE AND... |
| Feb 11, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES | THE ABS BRAKING SYSTEM ON THE FORD ESCAPE HYBRID FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY AND WITHOUT WARNING AT ONLY 60K... |
| Jan 15, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS,ENGINE | I HAVE ONLY OWNED MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE FOR 3 YEARS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE DRIVER SIDE FRONT BEARING... |
| Aug 4, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THE KEY TURNED IN TH... |
| Feb 7, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST DIED AND DID NOT START AGAIN AND I CANT FIGURE OUT WHAT... |
| Mar 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VISIBILITY/WIPER | BACK DOOR WONT OPEN, REAR WIPER DOESN'T WORK, RAIN COMES IN THROUGH BACK DOOR. |
| Jan 2, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW. WITH NOW 62000 + MILES I STARTED HAVING STARTING PROBLEMS BEGI... |
| Jul 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | CAR WOULD SIT IN THE DRIVEWAY AND LIGHTS AND OTHER ACCESSORIES WOULD COME ON. WHILE DRIVING THE RADI... |
| Jun 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | WHEN DRIVING MY 2011 FORD ESCAPE LIMITED, THE OPEN DOOR WARNING LIGHT, THE TPMS LIGHT, AND THE PARKI... |
| Mar 31, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE,ENGINE | IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUSES,ETC FAILURE RESULTED IN TWO SPONTANEOUS FIRES WHILE THE CAR W... |
| Feb 1, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ALL LIGHTS ON INSTRUMENT CLUSTER COME ON RANDOMLY, GAUGES GO TO ZERO. WILL REMAIN IN THIS CONDITION... |
| Dec 30, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | HAVING MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY DOORS NOT CLOSING. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME IT... |