NHTSA Complaint #11139206 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAS A CRACKED ENGINE BLOCK, WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUT DOWN WHILE IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY. I HAD NOTICED THAT IT NEEDED FREQUENT REFILLS OF THE ENGINE COOLANT RECENTLY -- THREE TIMES IN ONE MONTH (TWO OF THEM IN SERVICE SHOPS). THIS PATTERN IS SIMILAR TO A 2012 RECALL THAT MY VIN ISN'T PART OF, SO THIS MAKES ME HIGHLY SUSPICIOUS. THE CONSUMER REFERENCED NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007. THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN EXHIBITING SIGNS OF FAILURE AGAIN. THE COOLANT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED MORE FREQUESNTLY THAT IT SHOULD BE.