NHTSA Complaint #11057073 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11057073
Vehicle	2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 27, 2017
Date Filed	December 28, 2017
Mileage	91,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	Yes
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MO

Consumer Description

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. ON OCTOBER 18, 2017, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SAM SCISM FORD, 5019 FLAT RIVER RD, FARMINGTON, MO 63640) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE COOLANT LEVELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

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