NHTSA Complaint #11064721 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

1/20/18 -DRIVING VEHICLE TO STORE WITH HEATER ON, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR TEMPERATURE START GOING UP AS IF IT WAS OVER HEATING, AND CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AS IF IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF. MADE IT HOME, CHECKED COOLANT, AND COOLANT WAS FULL. DROVE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE; HOWEVER, MY SPECIFIC VIN WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL SO NOW I AM OUT OF POCKET $500. SERVICE DEPT. STATED THAT IF I DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE ASAP THEN COOLANT COULD GET ON ENGINE AND START A FIRE. PART THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IS THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE. FORD NEEDS TO EXTEND THIS RECALL TO ALL 2013 FORD ESCAPES SINCE THE ISSUE IS BIGGER THAN THEY FIRST EXPECTED.