Four problems related to car will not start 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.
Purchased new 2017 Ford Escape se 4wd in 2017 - over the past several months intermittent shut off when auto stop engage at a stoplight. Then will not restart. Warning light comes on put car in park. Sometimes have to call aaa for assistance. Sometimes restart after 20 to 50 minutes. The incident happens without warning in dandgerous situation with oncoming cars at heavy intersections. And do 3 to 15 mile trips and park car. Sometimes the car will not start/crank. Call aaa for assistance. Sometimes restart/crank after 45-50 minutes on its own. Changed battery. No shut off for a few weeks. Incidents returned. Took to dealer twice. Last visit dealer was able to reproduce the shut off. Eec test and found codes p06e9 and p164c. Reprogrammed bcm. Driven 6 days since repair. One incident of short trip, park, no restart. Called dealer. Trying disengage auto stop button.
This vehicle is equipped with auto stop/start technology. On several occasions the vehicle has failed to restart after the engine has auto stopped when the vehicle has been stopped for a red light. So the vehicle is stationary. The traffic light turns green, your brake lights come off but your vehicle doesn't auto re-start. You quickly put it in park press on the brake again and manually start the vehicle, all the time praying that the vehicle behind you doesn't crash in to your rear end. . .
8000 miles. The auto start stop system will not restart after stopping. It has not restarted after stopping in intersection to make left turn. Also after stopping at stop signs and stop lights. And when stopped on a hill at a stop sign, the vehicle will not restart, and rolls out into the street with no power brakes or power steering. A truly unsafe car. Dealer finds no codes and cannot duplicate, so will not service.
Driving in stop and go traffic when stopped at red light the auto start stop will turn the engine off. Stepping on the accelerator pedal the car will not restart and a message comes on that says shift to park and manually restart engine. In all cases the engine does restart . But it does cause delays in busy intersections and hesitation on the driver to pull in to traffic . Problem is intermittent two to three times a week in daily driving.