NHTSA Complaint #11063786 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

STALLING RISK / ENGINE OVERHEATING /FIRE - OUR 2013 FORD ESCAPE IS CURRENTLY "GROUNDED" PER THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE PART WE NEED TO REPAIR IT IS NOT AVAILABLE INDEFINITELY. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK ORDERED INDEFINITELY DUE TO A RECALL OF OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES (SAFETY RECALL 12S41) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT WE ARE BEING TOLD THAT OUR VEHICLE IS NOT BEING COVERED BECAUSE OF THE VIN & DATE OF ASSEMBLY YET IT IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER 2014 FORD ESCAPES. MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN IT POWERED DOWN AND STARTED TO OVERHEAT. THE PART IN QUESTION IS 7M5Z12A648B SENDER-ASY. I AM IRATE TO THINK THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND FORD IS NOT COVERING THIS UNDER A RECALL JUST BECAUSE OF THE DATE AND LOCATION OUR VEHICLE WAS ASSEMBLED DOES NOT MATCH THE CURRENT RECALL. IF MY 17 YEAR OLD SON WAS HURT OR KILLED THEN THEY WOULD HAVE TO STEP UP TO THE ISSUE. I NEED HELP ASAP. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND I AM PAYING FOR IT! DO WE NEED SOMEONE TO BE KILLED TO IDENTIFY THIS AS AN ISSUE!