NHTSA Complaint #11317554 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

ON 2 OCCASIONS, 11/4/2019 AND 3/10/2020, I TURNED THE IGNITION OF MY VEHICLE ON MY WAY TO WORK (AFTER CAR HAD COOLED DOWN ALL NIGHT). I DROVE ABOUT 5 HOUSES DOWN THE STREET ON A SUBURBAN ROAD AT 20 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE WARNING INDICATED THAT I SHOULD PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE THE ENGINE HAS OVERHEATED. AT THE SAME TIME, THE CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I LOST MOTIVE POWER. BOTH TIMES MY CAR HAD TO BE TOWED BECAUSE I WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE MECHANIC ADDED COOLANT FLUID EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS NO SIGN OF A LEAK OR OTHER EXPLANATION FOR THE LOSS OF COOLANT. I AM FEARFUL ABOUT WHEN THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I'VE HAD ALL 15 OF THE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE FIXED IN 2018. I BELIEVE MY SITUATION IS JUST LIKE THE PENDING INVESTIGATION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE18007.