NHTSA Complaint #11678841 — 2018 FORD ESCAPE
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11678841 |
| Vehicle | 2018 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 | PA |
Consumer Description
There is a known ford problem with the engine in 2018 Ford escape manufactured in Louisville from 11-16-17 / 4-8-2019. And the final assembly plant was in Louisville . I spoke with Ford today my vin should have been covered under 21n12 and 19b37. A rep at Ford, Tim, told me to contact you because my vin was missed on this recall. This is the 2nd engine it has needed. I just purchased this car in Oct of 2024 . The car is in the Ford dealer for the same exact thing in Aug 2025. The engine needs to be replaced . There is a problem with the block due to coolant intrusion. The blocks were built poorly causing this problem. There is also a TSB issued for this problem. The cost of this repair will not be covered by Ford and it should. My vin was not included in recall, and this came from a Ford rep in customer relations. Ford is well aware of these problems and are doing nothing about this problem. Something should be done before more people experience this problem.
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