The Lemon Index$1,100 middle bill · most between $542 and $2,200
About the same as the $1,200 middle bill owners of all 139 models reported.
Owners who gave their mileage: a middle of 57,000 miles (9 reports).
Ford Escape owners reported paying a median of $1,100 for a wiring harness repair, with the middle half of bills between $542 and $2,200. That's from 11 owner reports (11 complaints to NHTSA). Costs vary by shop and region.
What owners paid
- Under $50027%
- $500–$1,0009%
- $1,000–$2,50036%
- $2,500–$5,00018%
- $5,000 and up9%
Share of the 11 owner reports in each price band.
By model year
- 2001 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2003 Ford Escape2too few for a middle
- 2004 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2008 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2011 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2013 Ford Escape2too few for a middle
- 2016 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2017 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
- 2019 Ford Escape1too few for a middle
Reports per model year, with the middle bill where there are 3 or more. YouTube amounts count for the generation the video covers.
Engines in these years
Engines with a page of their own that this model was sold with in the years above. Owners don't always say which engine they had.
Keep going
- Ford Escape reliability by year
- Wiring harness repair cost on every car
- Car symptoms and what they can mean
Other repairs Ford Escape owners reported
Engine replacement (248) · Throttle body replacement (138) · Transmission replacement (91) · Steering column repair (90) · ABS module replacement (45) · Brake repair (39) · Steering rack replacement (26) · Brake master cylinder replacement (20) · ECM (engine computer) replacement (13) · Ignition coil replacement (12) · Torque converter replacement (9) · EVAP system repair (7) · Fuel pump replacement (7) · CV axle replacement (6) · Head gasket replacement (6) · Hybrid battery replacement (6) · Spark plug replacement (6) · Turbocharger replacement (6) · Water pump replacement (6) · AC condenser replacement (5) · Catalytic converter replacement (5) · Strut and shock replacement (5)
The details
How we count
Every number here is a repair bill an owner reported, never a shop's price list. Two sources: the bills owners wrote in their own complaints to the U.S. government (NHTSA), and the dollar amounts owners said out loud in YouTube repair and ownership videos. A figure counts for a repair when that repair is the part named nearest to it. Left out: purchase prices, payments, rentals, towing, warranties and deductibles, amounts under $50 or over $15,000, parts-only prices ("the part was $80 on Amazon"), bills for two different repairs named together, and money someone else paid. One number per complaint (or video) and repair: the biggest, so it's the bill, not the diagnosis fee.
The range is the middle half of the bills (the 25th to the 75th percentile), so one wild number can't swing it. Owners who complain to the government often had expensive repairs, so a typical bill can be lower. Costs vary by shop and region, by dealer vs independent shop, by parts and by miles. This is what owners reported, not a quote for your car.
Check the bills yourself
NHTSA complaint numbers (search them at nhtsa.gov): 11743235, 11466610, 11360285, 11206957, 11118606, 10594642, 10395843, 10369659, 10293364, 10253611, 10191531.
Quick answers
How much does wiring harness repair cost on a Ford Escape?
Ford Escape owners reported a median of $1,100, and the middle half paid $542 to $2,200, from 11 owner reports. Costs vary by shop and region.
Is a Ford Escape wiring harness repair more expensive than on other cars?
The Ford Escape middle bill of $1,100 is about the same as the $1,200 owners of all 139 models we have reports for paid.
Where do these Ford Escape repair costs come from?
From 11 complaints to NHTSA: what owners themselves said they paid. They aren't verified bills or a shop's quote.
Sources: NHTSA owner complaints and YouTube videos (amounts said out loud), sorted by The Lemon Index. Owner reports, not a price quote. Costs vary by shop and region.