NHTSA Complaint #11118190 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11118190
Vehicle	2013 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 5, 2018
Date Filed	August 6, 2018
Mileage	103,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

VEHICLE WAS JUST STARTED AFTER SITTING ALL NIGHT AND IT HAD A VERY ROUGH IDLE WITH WHITE SMOKE AND THE SMELL OF COOLANT. IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS GOING TO DIE OUT AND STALL. IT HAS BEEN DRAINING COOLANT LIKE IT'S ITS ADDICTION. THE CODES FOR THE CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE AND THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR/OVERHEATING CONDITION ARE DETECTED AND PERMANENT. WHILE DRIVING IT HAS OVERHEATED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST MONTH. SPARK PLUGS AND COILS PACKS ARE BRAND NEW. SPARK PLUG #3 CROSS THREADED FROM FACTORY, IT TOOK 4 DAYS TO CHANGE IT.

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