NHTSA Complaint #11384835 — 2014 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11384835
Vehicle 2014 FORD ESCAPE
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 39,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State VA

Consumer Description

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE ECOBOOST IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM MANY AT HTTPS://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/FORD/ESCAPE/2014/COOLANT-LEAKING-PROBLEMS.PHP (SEE ATTACHMENT) ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT. THE ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY DID EXTENSIVE TESTING ON IT, SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM AND ONLY THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR CAN BE SENSITIVE. ENGINE COOLANT LIGHT GOES ON DAILY, YET LEVELS ARE OKAY. REMOVED CAP TO CHECK HEARD A HISSING NOISE AND THEN FLUID FROM OVERFLOW FLOWED IN AND NOT LOW. SO CANNOT ADD MORE COOLANT YET ENGINE LIGHT SAYS 'LOW ENGINE COOLANT' TODAY, AS WITH THE OWNER COMPLAINTS, I WAS GOING UP A HILL, AND A RED ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SAYING 'ENGINE TOO HOT, TURN OFF IMMEDIATELY AND PULL OVER' WELL I COULDN'T PULL OVER ON THE HILL SO WITHIN ONLY A FEW SECONDS, VEHICLE SHOOK, AND TURNED OFF LEAVING ME STUCK/STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF A HILL WITH NO ONE TO HELP. WAITED TURNED ON AGAIN WAS ABLE TO GO MAYBE 2 FT, LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AGAIN. IT IS ONLY 46 DEGREES OUT TODAY AND BARELY STARTED DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE THIS HAPPENING ON THE FREEWAY LIKE OTHER OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ARE HAVING! I'M SCARED TO DRIVE IT. LET ALONE TEACH MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE ON IT! I THOUGHT I WAS BUYING HER A SAFE VEHICLE. I CHECKED VIA VIN NUMBER AND SHOWS ON OPEN RECALLS, YET, THIS IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED! PLEASE CONSIDER REVIEWING AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR YOUR HELP IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE.

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