NHTSA Complaint #11342906 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11342906
Vehicle	2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	January 20, 2020
Date Filed	August 3, 2020
Mileage	150,435 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

ANTIFREEZE COOLANT CONTINUE TO BE LOW, CAR CENTER REPLACED A HOSE ON 1/20/20 FOR 200.00, THEN A WEEK LATER LOW COOLANT AGAIN THE CENTER ASSUME AIR POCKETS WAS THE REASON WITH NO COOLANT LEAKS 2/12/20. I KEPT REPLENISHING COOLANT, JUNE 3RD 2020 WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND IT WAS REPLACE 6/10/20 FOR 4000.00. NOT EVEN ONE WEEK AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP THE LOW COOLANT WITH ENGINE LIGHT WITH ERROR CODES P0012 CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING OVER-RETARDED BANK 1 AND P0303 CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE DETECTED. WHO IS GOING TO TAKE ON FIXING THIS CAR? I HAVE BEEN REPLACING PARTS AND REPLENISHING FLUIDS WITH NO RESOLUTION.

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