kais67•1d ago

Question about a 2014 Ford Escape that kept blowing the same fuse

Had this car come into the bay about two months ago, a 2014 Escape with the 1.6L. The owner said the radio and power windows would just die randomly. Checked it, and sure enough, a 20-amp fuse in the passenger footwell box was blown. Replaced it, and it blew again before the customer even left the lot. Spent the next three hours with a test light, chasing wires. Finally found the problem... the harness running into the driver's door had a rub-through spot right where it flexes. The insulation was worn down to bare copper, shorting against the door frame every time the door opened. It was such a tiny spot, easy to miss. Has anyone else run into this on that generation Escape? What's your go-to fix for a door harness repair like that?

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olivia_carr71d ago

Man, I used to always check under the hood first for electrical stuff. But after seeing a few of these door harness shorts, I start at the doors now lol. That's a solid find.

the_pat1d ago

Yeah, those door harness rub-throughs are a known weak spot on that model. I read a TSB about it a while back, basically says the factory routing puts stress on the wires. My go-to fix is to solder and heat shrink, then add a protective sleeve over the whole section before re-taping.