P0217: owner reports and bulletins
Got P0217 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
41 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P0217, 40 of them since 2015, across 8 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD ESCAPE | 19 | 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
| FORD EDGE | 9 | 2016, 2017, 2018 |
| FORD FUSION | 7 | 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P0217
46 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P0217, from 2 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD EXPLORER (2020), bulletin 10177711: Some 2020 Explorer/Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or Engine Coolant Over Temperature warning with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P01…
- LINCOLN AVIATOR (2020), bulletin 10177711: Some 2020 Explorer/Aviator vehicles equipped with a 3.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or Engine Coolant Over Temperature warning with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P01…
- FORD EDGE (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018), bulletin 10177705: Some 2015-2020 F150/Edge/Fusion, 2016-2018 MKX, 2019-2020 Nautilus, and 2017-2020 Continental vehicles equipped with 2.7L EcoBoost engines may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or Engine Coolant…
- LINCOLN CONTINENTAL (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10177705: Some 2015-2020 F150/Edge/Fusion, 2016-2018 MKX, 2019-2020 Nautilus, and 2017-2020 Continental vehicles equipped with 2.7L EcoBoost engines may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or Engine Coolant…
- LINCOLN MKX (2019, 2020), bulletin 10177867: Some 2019-2020 Edge/Nautilus vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0128, P0217, P044C, P1026, P1285, P1299, P139A …
- FORD EXPLORER POLICE INTERCEPT (2020), bulletin 10180407: Some 2020 Explorer/Aviator/Police Interceptor Utility vehicles equipped with a hybrid engine and built on or before 04-Aug-2020 may exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) and/or engine overheating fault …
Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.