When the radio display is not working in a 2011 Ford Escape the first thing You will want to do is make sure to reset the radio. Often a simple reset can fix problems that come up due to software bugs that freeze up the system. If Your display is not working after that the next thing to check is the fuse to the radio. If this has blown You will need to replace it because power has been cut to the head unit. If Your fuse is fine then it may be a loose wire on the back of the head unit that You will need to remove to get to. If all else fails then the head unit may have just died and will need to be replaced.
Mark A.
April 9, 2020
If the radio display isn't showing on the 2011 ford escape, press the seek and volume button at the same time for 30 seconds and the display should reset itself.
Roy M
April 11, 2024
Default 2011 Escape radio display. My radio display only sometimes works. I cannot seem identify a common denominator of when it works, and when it does not. I do not believe it is temperature related. It behaves the same in cold or hot weather. . The original display that came with the car quit permanently. Then I bought a used one from eBay. It is the one that only sometimes works. When it does work it will come on normally when I start the car and continue to work thereafter until I turn the car off. When it does NOT work it will stay off for the entire duration of my drive. (It will not attempt to light up while driving.) I have tried the other self help articles in the other forums that do nothing. I have pressed the Seek + Volume for 30 seconds. I have pressed the number 1 and 6. I have pressed the number 2 and 6. Why does this unit only sometimes work and how do I fix it? Thank you. Roy, rentlb@verizon.net
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