NHTSA Complaint #11618609 — 2017 FORD ESCAPE

I believe I should not be charged for the needed repairs of my car. The dealership is charging me $7200 for repairs which I had nothing to do with. There are recalls pertaining to my vehicle. I posted the notes sent to me from the dealership. Note from tech: Verified the concern, engine has a misfire, CEL on some white smoke when started and also low on coolant. Hook up the IDS and found codes P0304, P0316 and P051B. Performed a cylinder balance test and found cylinder 4 misfiring. Performed a relative compression test and relative compression is ok. Reviewed mode 6 data and found cylinder 4 has been misfiring. During my visual inspection I found the coolant reservoir was empty/ low on coolant. Removed the cylinder 4 spark plug and the porcelain was cracked. Looked into the cylinder with my bore scope and the piston was clean aluminum indicating it has been steamed with coolant. Pressure test the cooling system and found cylinder 4 is seeping coolant into the cylinder. The short block will have to be replaced to fix the concern. I have contacted Ford corporate, the dealership, and the service/parts mgr has also contacted Ford pertaining to my situation. I bought my car with 41miles on it. My car only has 56,000 miles! Plus it has never had engine probs! Yet Ford corporate has denied the payment of the repairs due to my car's year (2017). I hope you can help in this situation. Ford corporate customer service said I could possibly be reimbursed by NHTSA if I go ahead and pay (because I need my car) the $7200 for the needed repairs. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)