I did all the investigation that you did. It appears that jumping that switch or putting a plug in the trailer hitch disabled the on/off problem but for me, I don't like either fix. That is terrible. The switch is a backyard mechanic trick and the trailer plug makes you give up your backup camera in 2017? This is not 1817, Ford should be ashamed of themselves. I wonder if the can reprogram the computer at the dealer or if Advanced Auto Parts can disable something for you. I even found your Owners Manual and it didn't give the answer you want. Just terrible. Wish I could do more. I had a 2015 Flex and 2015 Escape with no problems seems to be confined to 2017.
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