NHTSA Complaint #10763016 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PARKED AND SMOKE EMITTED FROM THE HOOD. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER WERE ABLE TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BEFORE IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED BY A PASSING MOTORIST. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE HAD LEAKED UNTO THE ENGINE CAUSING THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V431000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.