Ford Escape 2017 — technical service bulletin
Bulletin SSM 47180 · NHTSA communication 10137104 · issued Mar 22, 2018
Technical service bulletin
communication type
Power Train
component
2017
model years
1
vehicle entries
Official summary
Some 2017 Escape vehicles equipped with a 1.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a misfire, lack of power, no start and/or illuminated MIL with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0351, P0352, P0353 and/or P0354 stored in the powertrain control module (PCM). This concern may be due to a poor connection at cylinder head ground G111 near coil on plug (COP) connectors 2 and 3 and body ground G110 near the turbo on the engine block. Before attempting other repairs, inspect ground G111 and G110 to ensure they are clean and properly secured. Refer to Wiring Diagram, Cell 10. If these grounds are clean and pr
Vehicles covered
What a TSB means. Technical service bulletins are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls, and repairs are not automatically free (warranty extensions are an exception worth checking). The full document is available via NHTSA’s vehicle lookup.