Table 1 shows one common exterior lighting related problems of the 2022 Ford Escape.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Exterior Lighting problems |
My 22 Ford Escape has 620000 miles on it most of them highway miles. The issue I'm having began approx. 5000 miles ago. While in motion my dash lights, radio, and entertainment screen will go completely black for long periods of time and the chime will begin randomly ringing. A message sometimes appears on screen that says system off to continue please start engine but the engine is running the whole time. Sometime the message will appear on my dash saying front camera not available. I've taken it to a Ford service station and they advised me my pcm software needed updating but the problem still existed and is existing even after the update. I still have a recall active on my vehicle as well regarding the fuel injector issue.
Night driving safety risk due to no ambient lighting and unable to locate door controls,usb connection,heating controls,cup holder, while driving. Interior is in total darkness throughout night driving! if I need to find any connections I am unable and when I was driving I had to look away from traffic and avoided losing control of my vehicle!! Ford says this 2022 Escape doesn’t have ambient lighting and because this is a safety risk, I am hoping this can be rectified.
During vehicle operation, on occasion, entire vehicle instrument panel goes dark and shuts off, which includes speedometer and warning lights. Cruise control deactivates and all displays and warning indicators DE-luminate. System will turn back on and flash multiple error codes before returning to normal. Sync/navigation system will also go out.
Front headlights covers are turning brown inside and Ford motor company states to wait till it get worse and it a 2022 Escape se it should be replaced due to the care is new this problem is filed carothers states and none of the Ford companies are willing to replace them due to it’s too much for new ones and it looks like it my problem now the I have the car this matter needs to be fixed and not wait till it get worse and I get in an accident in the night.
The contact owns a 2022 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the headlight assembly had begun to delaminate which reduced the effectiveness of the headlights illumination. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they confirmed that the failure with the headlight assembly and order the replacement headlights. The contact had the driver’s side headlight replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 1,500.