NHTSA Complaint #11300131 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11300131
Vehicle	2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 7, 2020
Date Filed	January 17, 2020
Mileage	117,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

MY CAR HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON WHEN I TURNED IT ON ONE DAY. IT WAS ON THE WEEKEND SO I HAD TO WAIT UNTIL MONDAY TO GET DIAGNOSTICS AT MY LOCAL DEALER. THE CAR STARTED TO RUN REALLY ROUGH AND WAS SLIPPING. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT MY HEAD GASKET WAS BLOWN AND LEAKING ANTIFREEZE EVERYWHERE. I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING TO SEE IF THE HEAD IS CRACKED TO WHICH I'M TOLD IS COMMON WITH THIS ISSUE AND THIS CAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS IN THE SAME YEAR MY CAR WAS MADE, HOWEVER, MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED INTO THIS RECALL IN IS NOW MY RESPONSIBILITY FINANCIALLY TO FIX THIS.

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