P1285: owner reports and bulletins
Got P1285 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
36 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P1285, 36 of them since 2015, across 6 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD ESCAPE | 16 | 2017, 2018, 2019, 2024 |
| FORD EDGE | 9 | 2017, 2018 |
| FORD FUSION | 8 | 2012, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P1285
31 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P1285, from 3 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD ESCAPE (2023, 2024), bulletin 10249778: Some 2023-2024 Escape vehicles built on or before 11-Jan-2024 equipped with 1.5L engines may exhibit an Engine Coolant Over-Temperature Warning message displayed in the IPC and an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (…
- FORD ESCAPE HYBRID (2021), bulletin 10205448: Some 2021 Escape/Corsair 2.5L PHEV vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTCs P2183 and/or P26C1 present. The vehicle may also exhibit an engine overheat message in the instrument panel cluster. Engineering is awa…
- LINCOLN CORSAIR (2021), bulletin 10205448: Some 2021 Escape/Corsair 2.5L PHEV vehicles may exhibit an illuminated MIL with DTCs P2183 and/or P26C1 present. The vehicle may also exhibit an engine overheat message in the instrument panel cluster. Engineering is awa…
- FORD EDGE (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 …
- 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 FUSION (2017, 2018, 2019, 2015), bulletin 10169807: Some 2015-2018 Edge and 2017-2019 Fusion/MKZ/Escape/MKC vehicles equipped with a 2.0L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or a runs rough condition with or without an illuminated malf…
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.