NHTSA Complaint #11426698 — 2016 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11426698
Vehicle	2016 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	July 19, 2021
Date Filed	July 27, 2021
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	PA

Consumer Description

Experienced a vibration upon engine startup in April 2021 at about 60,000 miles, diagnostic from check engine light suggests that it was a cylinder misfire. I had it in to 4 different appointments before it was found that I have a bad head gasket, causing coolant to leak into the engine, damaging the engine and risking a catastrophe. Ford will not cover 100% of costs due to it being 4k out of warranty, so this is an out of pocket expense.

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