NHTSA Complaint #11555149 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11555149
Vehicle 2017 FORD ESCAPE
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage N/A miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State IA

Consumer Description

My vehicle had shown a misfire of cylinder 3 at 300000 miles. Had it mantaineced and was told it was a fluke. A year later my car began stalling after starting, smoking out of the tail pipe, and having issues with low coolant levels causing the heat not to work. After research I found this issue to be reported on hundreds of times on forums and with technical service bulletins. There have been reports of engine failure while driving, smoking engine due to low or no coolant from leakage into the engine, and engine FIRES. There are over 502 complaints on the Ford Escape 2017 2.0 FWD engine alone. I have taken my car to a certified Ford dealer and had confirmation of a coolant leak into the engine cylinders due to defective cylinder parts failing prematurely. My car is currently at 60000 with a complete engine failure caused by defective parts. This problem has been reported on 1.5 ecoboost engines as well. This is a

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