NHTSA Complaint #10925513 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10925513 |
| Vehicle | 2014 FORD ESCAPE |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 77,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | GA |
Consumer Description
I DROVE 25 MILES IN TRAFFIC TO PICK UP MY KIDS FROM DAYCARE. WHEN I GOT THE KIDS IN THE CAR TO GO HOME AND THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TURNING LEFT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY TURN/MERGE LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT ALL THE WAY UP. I PULLED OVER AND CHECKED MY COOLANT. THERE WAS SO MUCH PRESSURE WHEN I TURNED THE LID, I THOUGHT THE COOLANT TANK WAS GOING TO EXPLODE. THE TEMPERATURE IN MY CAR WENT DOWN AND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A MECHANIC CLOSE BY. THEY SAID I NEEDED A NEW COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID. IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR HAS SEEMED FINE. NOW, 1 MONTH LATER, IT IS LEAKING COOLANT. I READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING WHERE CARS CAUGHT FIRE BUT MY MODEL YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE OLD RECALL. I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THE RECALL AS I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE WITH MY TWO SMALL CHILDREN AND THE POSSIBILITY OF IT CATCHING ON FIRE! I HAVE 78000 MILES ON THE CAR AND WAS PURCHASED 7/28/2013.
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