NHTSA Complaint #11362748 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11362748
Vehicle	2017 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	September 25, 2020
Date Filed	October 5, 2020
Mileage	62,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	LA

Consumer Description

APROXIMATLY 3 WEEKS AGO A WARNING SIGNAL CAME UP SHOWING THAT I NEEDED TO GET TO A SAFE AREA AND STOP THE ENGINE, IT SHOWED THE TEMP WAS ALL THE WAY UP TO HOT. I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS AND THEN ADDED SOME WATER IN THE RESOVOIR AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 10 DAYS AND THEN IT DID IT AGAIN, SAME THING NO WATER IN RESOVOIR. I TOOK IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A LEAK, BUT THE MECHANIC THERE WAS DEFINITLY A LEAK. THEN I HAD SOMEONE ELSE CHECK IT AND HE THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACKED HEAD GASKET. HE THEN WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THERE IS ISSUES WITH THIS YEAR AND MAKE AND MODEL WITH IT OVERHEATING. I AM STILL HAVING ISSUES WITH IT GETTING HOT, I KEEP A GALLON JUG OF WATER IN CAR AT ALL TIMES.

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