Hello! We have a 2016 Ford Escape S (2.5L) and we've been having some problems with the car sporadically starting / not starting. In doing some research on the internet, I found that there is a pretty common problem in this generation Escape with the 50 amp fuse in the junction panel in front of the panel. I even found a video where the auto mechanic in a private shop showing the testing & changing the fuse on the panel (see:
).. What I can't find is any videos or step-by-step instructions on how to get to the fuse panel to change the fuse. Anyone here know? Anyone here have any part numbers for the whole Battery junction fuse panel? Our daughter and my wife dropped the car off at the local dealership for a warranty/recall repair, and they called my wife & said they were done but had some trouble starting the car, and wanted to know if she wanted them to check it out. She said yes without checking with me, and there goes $200 bucks! Now the dealership called back to say that they want to change out the Fuse box, for another $600 bucks!!! Well my wife and I are seniors (I am disabled) and we're on a pretty tight income, so we can't afford another $600 bucks. (we can't afford the $200 either but that's another discussion)
oldpops
I haven't had it apart, but there's a cover on the front that needs to be removed. You can see where the large red cable goes into the front of the battery box once the lid is removed - it slides off towards you.
They're call Maxi Fuses and are a standard size type fuse- so you don't have to necessarily buy them from Ford.
They're call Maxi Fuses and are a standard size type fuse- so you don't have to necessarily buy them from Ford.
Your link has item 7 listed as a "Maxi Fuse" with "mega" mentioned in the description. (Mega is probably the better term as you can get Maxi Blade fuses too.)
There's a picture of what can happen to the panel they're mounted on in this post 2014 Ford Escape Titanium - Intermittent Failure to Start , but finding it on any Ford parts site is difficult.
I couldn't find on the normal Ford parts sites, but you could try looking here https://ford.7zap.com/en/car/55/ - it can be frustrating trying to find what you're looking for.
It's certainly not the first time someone has posted about the loose ground thing happening at a dealer.
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