Thank you for this video. You are a patient person! I was hoping I could do this myself. Sadly, no. Who thought this design was a good idea? It would be simpler just to buy a new car!

HOLY COW!!! Thanks for the video because it made it easier but I don’t think the manufacturers want us to take care of the cars ourselves. Crazy!

My wife changed the driver's turn signal with my guidance in about 3 min. Her small arm was able to reach it from inside the engine bay which was so nice after seeing how most are doing it. So, in short, get yourself a wife with thin arms and have a lifetime of free turn signal changes.

So basically changing ford escape turn signals, is like giving birth to a baby calf...

This was without a doubt the biggest PITA EVER for a parking light bulb replacement!! It took me almost 2 hours!!

I just had to pull this bulb for the second time. First time I had scratches almost to my shoulder this time I looked a little deeper and figured out that only 3 screws hold the black box in place. 2 in front and one in back that can be reached with a 1/4 drive ratchet/8 MM socket then the box will swing right out of the way leaving the turn signal in plain sight and easily reachable. Much easier that way.

This can be done without pulling the entire inner fender out. After you take out the 7mm flange screws, you can muscle the inner fender in a bit and insert your other arm to unplug and take out the bulb. You'll have to do it by feel, but it keeps you from having to take the whole inner fender/wheel off. Also, use your finger strength, otherwise your forearm flexes in the gap. The factory bulb is a 2827, which is higher wattage and twice the price of the standard 194NA bulb, but much brighter.

You've got to be kidding me! This will get done at my next oil change at the dealer.

Leave it to ford to make the simplest of repairs one of the most difficult things to do.

Talk about an irritation! Just for a directional. Thanks for the video! Really appreciate it!!

You just convinced me to take it to a shop. Helpful & Great video though.

I read this,Jacked up the car

Thanks for the video. Glad I found it before going too far. Definitely paying a mechanic to do it. Then getting rid of the POS.

I died laughing after seeing the wheel out lol

Is there a trick to getting the bulb out of the housing? My right side is out. I can get the bulb assembly out of the lens area, but can't unclip the bulb with one hand. I can't quite reach with two hands. I haven't tried taking off the wheel, since I don't have a paved driveway and don't trust the jack stand on gravel.

thanks for your explanation

Hi everyone, 29 November, 2021 - on driver side, I was able to successfully replace bulb without wheel removal or splash guards, etc. i removed the airbox and was able to reach right down into the cavity next to radiator to reach the bulbs . You can see the turn signal and fog light bulb assembly from above where it inserts into lens area. Give it a try with high intensity light. I took me about 10 minutes to manipulate the bulb into the socket, but saved time on everything else. Good luck! -Will take a look for options on left side and comment if successful.

I just went through this nightmare myself yesterday. The passenger side is much easier to do than the drivers side, as on the drivers side, the ECM box is in the way blocking most of the access unless youve got really skinny, long arms. Passenger side is super easy once you squeeze your hand up in front of the windshield washer reservoir. Left side: I think I developed Tourette’s Syndrome and peeled off the first 5 layers of skin off my arm trying to accomplish it.

I have an Edge - probably the same procedure? In that case, I'll be taking it to the shop and never trying it myself! LOL

what a pain in the butt?!?! cool channel. very informative. keep up the good work. 529

What a pain in the ass that was. Thanks for the video. It would have taken me significantly longer to figure out without it.

I was able to do this by feel without removing the tire, just loosening the splash shield and reaching in. Slide the bulb out, put the new one in and twist it back into place. Helps if you have tiny feminine arms too haha!

If anyone needs to know........2013 yellow turn signal bulbs (front and back) are Sylvania Longlife #7440A

Do you know the kind of bulbs these are? Size and model

What type of build it’s that?

How do you even take the bulb out? Probably the easiest part but i haven't found one video of that. Pull it straight out once it's been removed but isn't there something holding it in?

Ok guys. Just had my learning curve on this one. My tech and I figured out it takes 5 minutes to pull the air box out and you can reach right down and change it. Also you can see everything your doing. Total tome start to finish is about 15 minutes max. Hope this helps.

There seems to be a lag in the turn signals on the 2013-2019 Escapes. They illuminate rather slow compared to normal turn signals found in cars like GM, Honda, Toyota, etc

Do you have to use resistors for 194 LED parking light replacements?

Thanks for this video! I bought the car with some damage to the drivers side.(headlight/bumper cover/signal not working) I helped my buddy for 2 hours to find out it wasn’t the bulb. I will need to buy a part. I just had a question for you: what is the grey coloured “connector”piece that leads from wire attached to the socket holding the turn bulb? Its cracked and disconnected and I would like to purchase one but don’t know what it’s called. Thanks in advance!

Edit: my vehicle is a 2015 .it is hollow behind the trim piece i stated. However i was informed by someone who tried with a 2014 (in my reply comments) and it didn't work for theirs because it was solid behind it. So if your vehicle is solid behind i apologize it definitely won't work for you. OK so I know this video is old . However on the front of the ford escape above the light is a black trim piece. You can safely pop that off with a skinny flat head and you will have access to the blinker bulb/turn signal bulb which ever you call it . Takes less time and definitely less of a headache. Idk why he did it this way.

I’m just wondering if you can take that black grill off instead?if not, this is a punishment just to change the bulbs.

I have done this twice already. By advice, do all the bulbs at the same time, and swap to LED so you don't have to do them so often. Changing a couple of directional bulbs should not take an hour.

Absolute nightmare to do. I tried taking off the screws referenced in the video and it's not enough to reach the turn signal housing. You'd need to remove the bottom lower fender to reach that housing. Moronic design for the express purpose of making customers do it during a Ford service. Changing a safety turn signal bulk should be 10 minutes as it is on the rear. This is now officially my last Ford car I'll ever buy.

For me is the low beams headlight in my 2015 Ford Escape. I rather had it done at Ford for the running lights. I just had my fog lights replaced. I still need a light bulb for my running light for the blinker. It drives me nuts on it hearing the clicking clicked fast.

I tried this last week on my daughter's 2013 on teh driver's side but i can't get past the black module there and have no idea what it is so I can't look to remove it. I will try the airbox route this weekend.

I need the light fixture. Whats it called

Thanks. I was afraid that was the direction I had to go in from.

Going price from the dealership to do this is over $100, they said it took them over an hr to do this. They also said they gave us a deal for changing the bulb.

Just did this on a 2014 Escape. This video helped a great deal. In advance, you better have long, skinny arms. I have neither. I will have scrapes and lines on my right forearm for the next couple weeks, guaranteed. To "fishin rod72", please state what model year and motor you have and post a video because not saying the year, your post is unqualified. My 2.0 Ecoboost.....thre air box would not have made any difference.

What kind of light bulb is it code?

I did mine on the passenger side wasnt too bad. I jacked up the car, removed the wheel and the wheel splash cover. Also if you take the under engine cover down you can fit two hands in. This makes a big difference to hold on the socket with one hand while to change the bulb with the other. While the car is jacked up and splash cover down you might as well change the oil. Don't you love Fords?

Who ever designed it needs a good slap definitely getting rid of this next mot

2015 Ford Escape(No black box in mine) When you have a warped tire that ate through the fender wall but nothing else so you can stick your hand in there, and grab it because you have long arms.No tools required! 😆

What is the bulb part number?

What is the bulb size

For the left one I just removed the air filter box and you can access it that way. 10 min. i uploaded a video of it. 2013 escape easy front left signal light replace

Once I got there, How does the bulb come out?

Wtf? I found this video after realizing I had already removed too many things but Jesus, I’m putting everything back, got to have my break pads replaced soon anyway so I’ll try replacing the damn bulb then

If you arm is small enough, you can reach in from the top and change the bulb with one hand. My wife just did it. You don’t have to remove anything. It’s not easy though

stupid hard job, not surprised

How to remove blinker bulb from holder

I took out the air filter box. carefully and gentle because plastic is delicate.

wtf I wanted to do this on my own but Jesus.

Easy peasy ... but how does the actual bulb come out of the socket??

I woulda just pulled the bumper on that PoS. Full access lol

You have got to be freaking kidding me.

Don't go through the wheel well. Take out the airbox. I just did this on my car and it took 20 minutes and was easy with only an 8mm socket. This worked for the drivers side, passenger side may be different.

I recently had to replace the battery on my 2014 escape. Although it was doable it was equally involved with removing other parts to get to the battery. Ford engineers have done a wonderful job designing the car so that you need to take it to a dealership were labour charges will be ridiculous because of time to do the repair. Total win for Ford total loss for the customer

and thats why my signals been out for a year already

Why not through the hood?

It’s the wife’s Escape, and if you think the turn signal bulb replacement sucks. Wait till you have to replace the battery. Ya all but have to remove the windshield. My 2008 Acadia is the same BS to replace the headlights. Pull tire, pull splash guard and blindly reach.

I replaced my passenger side and its still not F###### working. Any ideas? Great job Ford!

Engneers don't are how hard it s to work on these things!

Funny, just dropped the car off this morning for service!

I guess I’ll ride around another year with that bulb out, or take it to Ford let them replace it, their design!

Man! What a pain in the ass. It would have been so easy to make an external cover for this.

The wife thought I was joking when I told her I couldn't change it myself, my arm just couldn't reach the housing

Yeah you dont have to remove inner fender or tire i put led fog lights in my wifes escape just taking bolts out

Never seen a car that every little maintenance item was such a pain in the ass.

I don’t think that that was it like he said at the end of the video. It was much more than that!!

Well you should try changing the bulbs while the stupid pcm is floating around right in the way cuz the idiots that had the car b4 me broke the mounting brackets for it and left it floating around inside the bumper

I will save a lot of time for everyone: go under the car. I was able to swap out bulbs on both sides in about a minute. I used my 6” ramps to make it easier, but my big butt could easily get under there without them.

This is the harder thing I had ever done in a car. I scrash every part of my arms.

Hey Ford, make this friggin harder!!!!! Jeez.

buy a bulb from halfords UK and they will fit it for 5 quid!

I like my Ford, but damn. Why did they destroy the ease of working on the First escapes with this malarkey. I swear they don’t want people working on their own cars these days . I would think taking off the Skid guard then the black box would be easier ? Crazy though 😮👈

The 2013 Ford Escape is by far one of the worst designed vehicles I have ever had the displeasure of owning. What a POS design. Thanks for your video.

can they make it more harder 😒

Don't listen to this... I just did mine... come from the front. Like your trying to change the oil ... and reach for it... and do it from that way... 5 minutes instead of 30 to 45 minutes....

That's it! You're effing hilarious! How do you get the bulb out? Ford can go screw on this BS!

And I thought changing the third brake light was annoying oml

I own one of these God forsaking pos cars.After putting a starter on it yesterday,I believe I aged 5 years.All of this just to change a bulb🤣🤣insane!

LOL I own a 2013 Escape, I paid a mechanic to do it, screw that shit, to change a bulb, wait till you have to change the battery on it, just as tedious.

Holy crap! really??

ugh f*ck new cars... need my 72 Chevelle back!

How can u come up with a worse design??! I now understand why so many people don't use their turn signals

Not exactly accurate for passenger side considering the washer fluid is blocking everything.

this is effen ridiculous! is this why the dealer wanted to charge me over $150 bucks... no way Jose. Really FORD???

Major pain in the butt. I didn't see any other way to do it

Well this video just made me want to sell the piece of shit

You've gotta be kidding me.

That is a dangerously bald tire.

What a pain

I just take it to a professional n let him worry about it

I have nothing to ease the install process.... just a reflection on how easy it " used to be " decades ago.. In addition, the battery change is either an $ 80 job or do it yourself in over an hour.. Just ridiculous..

Are you frickin kidding me 😡 oh holy sheep crap

Take the wheel off...What!!!!!!

FML

Terrible design Ford. This job takes only 30 seconds on my wife's Honda. Other stupid design flaws include changing wiper blades, and orange warning lights that come on but don't tell you what they're for without going to the garage for a diagnostic check. I've only had my Ford 3 months but I think I'll be going back to Honda soon it's such a PITA!