NHTSA Complaint #11407078 — 2013 FORD ESCAPE

DRIVING BACK HOME LATE AT NIGHT ON A BUSY FREEWAY A MOM AND 2 KIDS BY THEM SELF MY CAR "OVERHEAT PULL OVER SAFELY WARNING CAME ON" SO I STARTED TO GET OVER LIGHT THEN THE WENT OFF WEIRD SO I TURNED THE HEATER ON IT WAS WORKING I STILL PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF THEN COLD AIR STARTED BLOWING I GOT OFF PULLED INTO GAS STATION CAR DIED. LET IT COOL DOWN POPPED HOOD NO COOLANT AFTER IT WAS COOL I ADDED COOLANT IT JUST POURED OUT ON TO GROUND. CHECKED AROUND CHECKED FOR LOOSE OR MISSING HOSES IT LOOKED FINE, I SAW BEHIND ENGINE YOU COULD SEE WERE OIL HAD B LEAKED CAUSE THERE WAS OIL BACK THERE AND COOLANT ON TOP OF THE OIL. NOW CAR WON'T START HAD TO GET IT TOWED. I BELIEVE IT'S A BLOWN HEAD GASKET I ALWAYS CHECK MY FLUIDS AND I KNOW IT SHOULD OF BEEN FINE I CHECKED IT 3 DAYS BEFORE THAT NIGHT. NOW I HAVE NO CAR NO WARRANTIES JUST BOUGHT IT 5 MONTHS AGO