NHTSA Complaint #11130609 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

VEHICLE COOLANT WARNING INDICATES COOLANT LOW. WATER PUMP REPLACED IN 2016 RELATED TO THIS ISSUE. ISSUE PERSISTED IN LATE 2017/EARLY 2018 WHERE WARNING FREQUENTLY INDICATES COOLANT LOW, SOMETIMES ACCOMPANIED BY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. CAR SERVICED AND NO LEAKS OR ISSUES WITH ENGINE WERE IDENTIFIED. SEPTEMBER 2018 COOLANT WARNING CAME ON AND COOLANT WAS REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING, THREE MILES DOWN THE ROAD, COOLANT WARNING SIGNALED AND ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING SIGNALED IMMEDIATELY THEREAFTER. CAR BEGAN TO SHUT DOWN AS THE CAR WAS PULLED OFF OF THE ROAD. CARY CROSSROADS FORD SERVICE IDENTIFIED INTERNAL LEAK WITH COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER HEAD OF THE ENGINE POSSIBLY DUE TO A CRACKED HEAD OR BLOCK. ISSUE REQUIRES A FULL ENGINE REPLACEMENT.