Four problems related to alternator/generator/regulator have been reported for the 2017 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2017 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2017 Escape.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle started to shake and vibrate and decelerate. The vehicle was taken to a nearby mechanic who diagnosed that the alternator and alternator belt had failed and needed to be replaced. The alternator and alternator belt were replaced, and the vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission warning light illuminated, and the vehicle decelerated, and the steering wheel was difficult to control. After stopping the vehicle and shifting to park(p), the vehicle rolled backwards causing the driver to activate the parking brake. The vehicle was towed to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The transmission was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were not contacted regarding the failures. The failure mileage was 107,000.
My car running normal up to yesterday, I went to whole foods and when I was going to turn it on the car completely out of power (battery) I went to autozone and the battery and alternator are good. Today I went to bountiful and again after being running good the car didn't start, I took the car with a tow truck to a mechanic shop and the mechanic check it and the mechanic said that I didn't find any problems.
Starting on Dec 12, 2018 my 2017 Ford Escape got an error message auto startstop shift to p restart engine. This occurs when the car is stopped at a red light/stop sign. Other variables are: car in drive, foot on brake, lights on, heater on, seat warmers on, steering wheel heater on, radio and outside temperature below 40 degrees. Auto start stop system active. Instrument panel message instructed me to shift into park and manually restart engine, which I did. Engine restarted fine. No further error messages or indicator warning lights were displayed. This happens two or three times a day in the morning. Once this happens it will not do it any more that day. Have taken the car in to the dealer they can not find anything wrong with it. The can not recreate the error to see what it is. They have checked the battery and alternator. It has occurred everyday since Jan 25, 2019. Very dangerous condition, being disabled in traffic when expecting to accelerate away from a red stop light after it turns green. This is a hazard for potential rear end collision.
I have the start/stop on my 17 Escape. When coming to a stop and the auto start/stop comes on, I will get a notification on the digital screen saying "auto startstop shift to p restart engine. " I will have to put the vehicle in park and restart engine to be able to drive again. This has happened the past 5 months. It has been happening every time I drive now for the past 4 weeks. This happens when I am at a stop light or stop sign. I have almost been rear ended because of this issue. I had the battery and alternator tested and they were good. No issues with that.