NHTSA Complaint #10654590 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

FORD ESCAPE- PROBLEM WITH "CHECK FUEL INLET" LIGHT AND "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. I TOOK MY CAR (ORIGINAL OWNER) IN THE FIRST TIME AND PAID CLOSE TO $500 TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK RUN TO "FIX" THE ISSUE, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR DAYS LATER. THE "CHECK FUEL INLET" LIGHT USUALLY COMES AND GOES, BUT RECENTLY HAS REMAINED STEADY. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR OVER A YEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WANT ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC FEE AND ANY ADDITIONAL REPAIRS WILL BE OUT OF MY POCKET. I GOGGLED " FORD CHECK FUEL INLET" AND FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE. EVERYONE KEEPS TAKING THEIR FORD ESCAPE IN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM FIXED, ONLY TO FIND THE LIGHT RETURNS LATER AND THEY ARE PAYING ADDITIONAL FEES FOR MORE DIAGNOSTIC AND REPAIRS. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CO. ABOUT MY CONCERN, THE MAN SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO EXCEPT MAKE RECORD OF MY COMPLAINT. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. THANK YOU. *TR