NHTSA Complaint #11320300 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

I PURCHASED A USED 2013 FORD ESCAPE SE, 1.6L ECOBOOST FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER IN NOVEMBER, IT STARTED HAVING ISSUES WITH LOW COOLANT AND OVERHEATING CAUSING THE CAR TO GO INTO LIMP MODE UNEXPECTEDLY. THERE IS NO SIGN OF OVERHEATING UNTILL THE ERROR COMES UP ON THE SCREEN AND THE CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE, THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION OCCASIONALLY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. I HAVE TO PUT COOLANT INTO THE RESERVOIR SEVERAL TIMES A WEEK NOW (IT HAS PRGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE). THERE ARE NO VISIBLE SIGNE OF LEAKING ANYWHERE AND WE HAVE HAD A MECHANIC DO A PRESSURE TEST ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM WHICH PASSED INDICATING THAT THERE IS NO LEAK. WE HAVE REPLACED THE COOLANT RESEVIOR AND CAP AS WELL AS THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR. NOTHING WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. IN REVIEWING OTHER FORD ESCAPE FORUMS AND CUSTOMER COMPLAINTS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO FIX. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE ALL RECALLS ON THIS CAR HAVE BEEN COMPLETED. WE ARE ALSO GETTING A MIFIRE ON CYLINDER 3 ERROR INDICATING COOLANT COULD POSSIBLY BE LEAKING INT THE CYLINDER. THESE ISSUES CAUSE A SERIOUS SAFETY RISK IF DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT DOING THE SPEED LIMIT AND IT GOES INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD WHO ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE IS TOO OLD FOR REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT. I HAVE A FRIEND THAT WORKS FOR A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT TOLD ME THAT ENGINE HAS A LOT OF ISSUES, UNFORTUNATELY I DID NT ASK HIM ABOUT IT BEFORE I MADE THE PURCHASE- LESSON LEARNED. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PRIOR OWNER HAD THE SAME ISSUES BUT I SUSPECT THAT THEY DID. I DID SEE THAT THERE IS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION (PE18007) FIR THIS ISSUE AND WANTED TO LET YOU KNOW THERE ARE MORE OUT THERE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.