NHTSA Complaint #11597153 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

Mine was the 2017 2.0L 4-cylinder, with about 86,000 miles at time of incident. Code read as "P0303 - Cylinder 3 Misfire" Had a crack in Cylinder 3, allowing coolant and oil to get into the cylinder. I got my engine light code around 6 thousand miles before incident. When first addressing the issue, I took it in to dealer i bought it from (Fox Motors). According to their certified techs, the same problem was reported for the 1.5L engines and covered under recall(s), but not for the 2.0Ls. The fix for those cars was a whole new long block motor, approx $7,000. Throughout the next 6,000 miles, while trying to save up for said motor, the butt-end of Cylinder 3 blew out while on the road.