2017 FORD ESCAPE — Complaint #1988471
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:SPARK PLUGS filed May 2, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1988471 (ODI reference 11586546) concerns a 2017 FORD ESCAPE and was filed on May 2, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on April 19, 2024. The vehicle had 109,000 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Kentucky based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:ignition:coil:spark plugs, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD ESCAPE cohort independently describe similar electrical system:ignition:coil:spark plugs failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2017 FORD ESCAPE shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle failed to accelerate, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, and it was determined that the spark plug and an ignition coil in cylinder #4 needed to be replaced. The spark plug and coil were replaced. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred after the repair, the vehicle was taken to a second mechanic and it was determined that the ignition coil and spark plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The contact then took the vehicle to a third mechanic, and the vehicle was diagnosed with a manufacturer defect and had carbon in the engine that was caused by a coolant leak, which made the spark plugs crack. The mechanic advised the contact to reach out to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1988471 |
| ODI Number | 11586546 |
| Date Filed | May 2, 2024 |
| Failure Date | April 19, 2024 |
| VIN | 1FMCU0JD8HU |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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