NHTSA Complaint #11154072 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE

I HAVE HAD 3 RELATED ISSUES SO FAR WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT IN MY CAR - RESULTING NOW WITH A LEAK THAT IS ALLOWING COOLANT FLUID ONTO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO ISSUES WHEN ONE DAY IT STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY BEEPED WARNING THAT THE ENGINE TEMP. WAS TOO HOT & TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE TEMP. GAUGE WAS IN THE MAX POSITION, BUT IT WAS A MILD DAY & THERE IS NO WAY THE ENGINE WOULD NATURALLY HAVE STARTED THAT HOT. IN ADDITION, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. I COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE & IT WOULD ROLL FORWARD BUT THERE WAS NO GOING OTHER THAN ROLLING. I TRIED LETTING IT SIT & RE-STARTING, BUT THE SAME ERROR CAME UP, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED/VIBRATED A LITTLE, & STAYED IN THAT SAFETY MODE. I HAD A REPAIR SHOP TOW IT & THEY THOUGHT IT WAS A BAD SENSOR SENDING INCORRECT SIGNALS THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING SO THEY ORDERED THE PART & REPLACED IT. SOON AFTER, THE LOW COOLANT WARNING LIT UP, BUT THE SHOP HAD JUST CHECKED THE COOLANT WHEN THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. A FEW MONTH'S LATER NOW ON A 22 DEGREE MORNING AFTER MY CAR WAS PARKED ALL NIGHT I REMOTE STARTED AND LET IT IDLE FOR A FEW MIN THEN GOT IN & HIT FULL-START, IT GAVE ME THE SAME ERROR MESSAGE (ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED) & WOULDN'T DRIVE. I HAD TO TOW IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AFTER I GOOGLED THE PROBLEM & NOTICED THAT NOT ONLY THERE ARE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS BUT ALSO THE 2013 FORD ESCAPE 1.6L GTDI FROM TN PLANT WAS RECALLED FOR COOLANT LEAKS CAUSING FIRES! I HAVE SAME JUST 1 YEAR NEWER PLUS OTHER ARTICLES ACTUALLY SAID THE 2014 MODEL WAS INCLUDED WITH THE RECALL. BUT, DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NO RECALL FOR MINE SO I HAVE TO PAY TO FIX THE PROBLEM... THEY'RE NOW SAYING ENGINE COOLANT LIQUID WAS FOUND OUTSIDE THE CHAMBER ON THE SENSORS & THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $560 + $119 DIAGNOSTIC FEE. THIS IS A DEFECT THAT I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR (AGAIN), & IS ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. PLEASE HELP INVESTIGATE!