NHTSA Complaint #11561315 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

2017 Ford Escape Titanium. As I understand it from my Ford Service Representative: My heat was not warming up and when I noted it back in November, the soonest appt was 12/19/2024. I took my 2017 Ford Escape in to have the heat issue diagnosed on 12/19/2023. The coolant and antifreeze was leaking into the 2nd cylinder compartment from a small crack in the cylinder compartments. I have this serviced routinely per MFR. This appears to be a flaw in the Ford designed 4-cylinder engine block for the 2017 Escapes and they have since gone back to the previous engine coolant delivery system because this weakens the integrity of the cylinder compartment and these "cracks" were happening causing the fluids to leak into the piston compartment. I have an extended warranty, though I did not realize it was not a Ford extended warranty, but a 3rd party ESP. My ESP will pay for the major components of replacing the engine and labor costs, however does not cover "single-use" items like hoses, fluids, brackets, etc. to put in the new engine. I requested Ford to assist me with the $425.00 OOP expenses this will be, and they refused. I only have 30,000 miles on this engine and am very concerned that this should be placed on recall and Ford should pay for all 2017 Ford Escapes and other Fords that had this flawed designed 4-cylinder engine coolant delivery system.