P0299 code in my 2015 Ford Escape … should I be worried?

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Hi everyone,

I’ve got a 2015 Ford Escape with 170,000 km on it. I’ve been driving it since 165,500 km. On a long 7-hour trip through some hilly roads, the check engine light came on. I scanned it, and it showed the P0299 code. I cleared the code, but on the same trip a few weeks later, the light came back on again.

The car still drives fine—no weird sounds or smells.

I’m pretty stressed since this is my first car, and I read that an undercharged turbo could harm the engine. It’s been about a month now driving with this. Is it okay to keep driving? How bad could this get?

Any advice would help. Thanks!

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Start with the basics. Check the engine air filter. It could be as simple as that.

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Lex said:
Start with the basics. Check the engine air filter. It could be as simple as that.

Thanks for the tip! I didn’t even think about the air filter. Should I check both the cabin and engine air filters?

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@Hart
Just the engine air filter. The cabin filter won’t affect this issue.