NHTSA Complaint #11173871 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11173871
Vehicle	2013 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	February 1, 2019
Date Filed	February 4, 2019
Mileage	70,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

DEFECT CODE P1299 SAYS ENGINE OVERHEATING BUT JUST STARTED IT AND IT IS 6 DEGREES OUTSIDE WHEN IT HAPPENED SO HARDLY HOT.... I PULLED OUT OF WORK PARKING LOT AND CAR ENTERED 'LIMP' MODE - I COULD NOT EVEN BACK UP TO GET BACK IN THE WORK PARKING LOT. LET IT 'COOL DOWN' FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN TRIED AGAIN TO GET IT TO THE DEALER JUST 1/4 MILE FROM MY WORK. DIED AGAIN ON THE MAIN ROAD - PULLED TO THE SIDE AND WAITED ANOTHER 15 MINUTES (DID I MENTION IT WAS 6 DEGREES?) THEN STARTED AND FLEW TO THE DEALER AND IT LIMPED THE LAST 100 FEET AGAIN. THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE TIME TO LOOK AT IT THE NEXT DAY SO I HAD IT TOWED TO ANOTHER SERVICE STATION AND THEY FOUND THE CODE. BUT ENGINE IS NOT OVERHEATED...NO SIGN OF LEAKING OR ANYTHING BUT THE CODE - WE WIGGLED ALL THE WIRES ON THE SENSORS AND CAR STARTED AND IS RUNNING WITH NO ISSUE. ... YET. GOING TO GET THE SENSOR REPLACED NOW AND HOPE IT SOLVED THE PROBLEM.

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