This might be my favorite video ever. My Escape's battery just died, and I am now not doing it myself, thanks to this. I've done plenty of car repairs, but this is exactly what would happen if I replaced this ridiculously located battery.

Wow. Thanks. I took it to the ford dealer since it’s winter, it’s snowing and it’s cold. Yes it cost me but I just drank coffee and stayed warm and sane.

I greatly appreciate the time it took to create and share this video.

Toyota needs to have this video playing in their dealerships, they'd sell more RAV4s....

Anytime you have to "bend something out of the way," it's probably not the intended way to do it. It's much faster and easy to remove the wipers and cowling to get to the battery verses going about it the way you did.

The worst part of it is although the battery is supposed to last 4 years, mine also needs replacement now (2 years). So you have to do it twice as often. Looked at the battery and wondered why they make it so hard. That's why I figured to find a video first. Not looking forward to this. Jeez. And very funny video, loved it !!! Can see myself out there cussing away too when what's supposed to be a 2 minute job turns into a one hour job.

You have the honesty to show that it is not that easy

It scares me that 130k people have watched this video

I almost fell off my chair laughing! Thumbs up!

Great! I've always needed to know how to do this! Will watch again!

I was about to attempt to replace my battery today thinking there was no way it could be that complicated. Thank you for suffering through that and saving me the effort, I would've no doubt F'd it big time. Guess I'm heading to the damn dealership, which was no doubt Fords plan all along.

My son and I changed out his 2014 Escape 2.0 l battery a week ago using this method which apparently is the Ford recommended Technical Bulletin method. We had all the tools and DIY experience but it is still a bitch of a job, nearly 2 hours. Every nut, bolt needed to remove is difficult due to tightness of working area and location. You need deep socket to get negative battery terminal off firewall. Even removing 8 mm nuts on battery hold down is time consuming. Getting the air filter box pulled out is tough too. This is not for inexperienced, impatient or minimal tools types. After watching the windshield wiper and cowl removal method I think we would certainly do that method next time. There are some good KZfaq videos on how to remove both windshield wipers to get started. His battery was June of 2016 so that was impressive, a Motorcraft battery.

best repair video evar!

Whoever at ford signed off on that battery being located where it is needs a swift kick in the balls.

Thanks for the video (and the entertainment), My battery just went and I thought i would watch a few video's before trying to replace it. Good Luck man! Thanks.

showed my girlfriend this video and she said why are you laughing so hard

Hahaha. I almost split my pants laughing. Although that is the proper procedure as outlined in the Ford shop manual, it wasn't demonstrated with the same proficiency as a skilled mechanic. If it was me, I probably wouldn't have posted that video and I definitely wouldn't have posted it with my name on it.

This was hilarious!

Best freaking video ever hahaha! Although sad for my girlfriend; she is looking for somebody WILLING to do this. So far three guys have said NOP. Keep those Kylo Ren like reviews coming!

THERE IS AN EASIER WAY!!! All you have to do is pull the windshield wipers and the top plastic cover and the battery is out in the open. I'm not a fan of having the battery buried, but the whole process is simple and takes 20 minutes if you go in through the top! Look for other youtube videos showing the top entry.

It's way easier to go at this battery from the top. Less stuff to remove and you don't have to take the battery box apart. It requires taking the wipers off but that's only two bolts.

7:19 begins!!

Thanks for giving me a laugh!........I'm on my way outside to attempt this dreaded task.

This video is funny as shit! Loved it. Wish I could like it twice!

the easiest way is to remove the cowling. after removing the windshield wipers with a small screwdriver remove the 8 clips across the front of the cowling, holding top and bottom halves together. the back snaps in so pull up to remove. next the bottom half has four bolts 2 on drivers side and 2 on passenger side. after removing these remove the two bolts holding brake reservoir in place and let it lay. remove cowling and remove battery front and rear covers. swap battery and put everything back in reverse order. piece of cake.( and you wont break the air filter box)!

So I am about to change the battery in my wife's escape. Do I need to throw the temper tantrum and hissy fit in order to get this done? Or just take the wipers off and the cowling above the battery. They don't mention your way in the Factory service manual. Haha no worries anybody who has ever worked on a car has had that reaction at least once. You want fun try doing a passenger side cv Axel on a 2004 maxima. probably the worst freak out I ever had. Wife parked her car in my heated garage and took keys. so I had to do it outside in snow and -15c with 20kmh winds. Took me almost 6hours not including going inside to warm up.

That's one reason I love my CX5 . The cabin air filter , engine air filter and battery is right there . Little stuff I can do by myself . The dealership wants $65 and $70 dollars to change the cabin air filter . I can buy it on amazon for $15 and change it myself

Yoday the dealer replaced the battery free on my 2014 under warranty. That said, I don't see much problem replacing it myself. The guy in the video is hilarious with the tantrums! A couple better tools and some patience is all he needs. I like the 2L Ecoboost though. With a 91 octane performance tune it outruns most any stock SUV that cares to find out...

loved this video! seems like ford deliberately designed this vehicle to make the owner have to pay for the simplest repair. need new front turn signals but the local dealer wants to charge $49 dollars to replace and I have the replacement bulbs! what a scam!

holy shit dude that made me laugh so hard, because i had the same problem. Its really hard not to hate ford after changing that battery!!!

Honestly best laugh today especially the comments,!!!

You're a lot rougher than myself when doing this job but the concept is the same. Ford was not thinking when they did this... Very poorly designed. Glad I checked my wife's battery fluid levels (non maint free Ford battery)... they were all low. What a pain in the butt to check.

and on the new models the hose clamps are upside down making it even harder to replace. I hate working on these so much

here is how you replace a battery on any other car. loosen the 1 bolt holding the battery down, loosen the battery terminals and take the battery out.

I kept waiting for him to break out the sawzall...

You can see why the parts stores say these vehicles are not eligible for their Free battery Installation service.

wow

Может быть правильней было бы назвать: как выломать батарею из Ford Escape?

Well that settles it, I'm not changing out my neighbor's battery! She doesn't need to hear all those same words come out of my mouth!

best video ever LOLOLOL

I remember him saying early on that he'd had some issues with this car. Most of them were generated by himself. He should have looked at another video or two on you tube. Lord, he did it all wrong.

Funny stuff!

Maybe if you watched a youtube video of how to change out a battery on the Escape you would have had more luck and less frustration. As in remove the cowl at the top and it lifts straight out. Much easier..This is 1st time i've made a comment, I just felt compelled as he was such a idiot.

You don't have to go through all of that. If you remove the cowling the battery comes right out the top. Remove the windshield wipers. Two bolts and a few clips it unsnaps and then remove the bottom part of the cowl that is held in by four bolts. You have anger issues that need to be addressed by a professional.

If he took another 10 minutes and removed wiper arms and plastic cowl above battery,he would of made his job a lot more easier.

hahahaha hilarious video. If you think that was tough though try replacing batteries in a high end BMW or Mercedes

Anger management anyone?

lol!

I dont recommend this method. I removed the cowel and had the job done in 25 minutes. didnt have to fight to get it apart. all bolts and clips easy to access.

oh shit!!! lol.....

the last good escape they made was 2012.

Hahaha. He did so much work for so little

Ha ha... i did this today twice your way. It took me 20 min. To do both.. Un screw the brake reservoir and tuck it to the left. Then pull the airbox out don't break it. Unbolt the positive lead the front plate for the battery box has Clips at the top little screwdriver easily does not break them I pull off one wire that is on the bottom left corner of the front. Pull cover to the right unbolt the battery tie down pull it forward 3 inches. Then unbolt neg. Than pull it out. Not that hard. Way eaiser than taking off wippers and cowl. Stay calm

Lol at all the keyboard mechanics, THIS IS THE CORRECT PROCEDURE as per the ford workshop manual. If you arent an idiot this way takes the same exact amount of time as the other way

1:43 oh, I broke it. Don't do that.....

OK, so definitely a tutorial in how NOT to do it. Remove the wiper blades, front cowling and you have easy access to the battery. No muss, no fuss.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!

Hahahaha....go right to 7:10

REALLY? This guy must be making a comedy video. Please don't try this at home, or anywhere else for that matter. Remove the cowl and wiper arms and you won't swear once. Always remember to disconnect the negative cable first and reconnect the positive first.

You have to kidding me. Just another way for Ford to reach into your pockets.

LOL!! Made me laugh. Engineers that designed battery placement are the worst idiots. They should have put it in the fucking trunk!! just as BMW and other automakers do.

this dude couldn't fix a lawnmower

It’s hard for this guy cause he doesn’t have the correct tools to do the job!!!

don't ever work on my car

this vehicle was a dumb design for battery replacement,choose toyota or honda you can easily replace it in 5 minutes.

7;27 lolllllllllllll

ёбтвоюмаать! Форд... Пол машины надо разобрать чтобы батарейку поменять!!!

Изуродовал бедную машину. Даже жалко стало тачку....(

Ross is correct! you must remove the wiper tray to gain access to the battery properly. This video should be delete as its a bad instructional video.

Are you kidding me? I would gladly pay, even the dealership, to deal with battery issues. What a terrible design by Ford! So glad I saw this video. Battery is dying after 2 years!

why did you do that the hard way. take wipers off, take cowl off, remove battery. ford's aren't as bad as you make it out to be. other companies are just as bad.

Этот человек ненавидит свой Ford )))

This guy does it completely wrong. Do NOT do it this way! Go to the next video.

God damn I hate working on modern cars because of shit like this.

obviously not a professional...

this is NOT right!

Please don’t work on vehicles..after you attempting to fix them they won’t run lol

stopped watching when you broke the first piece

WRONG!!! Your Incompetent, take it to the dealership....

Tourette's guy... Auto repair version.....

good vocab. NOT

Wrong way to do it . Hacker

Anyone who breaks parts while trying to fix a problem, is not worth watching.

FORD you better come up with something better than this, Total bloody stupid design it not the battery fault it your dumb brain need replacing. I'll be careful buying a new car next time.