NHTSA Complaint #11682573 — 2019 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11682573
Vehicle	2019 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	August 14, 2025
Date Filed	August 23, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

at 96800 upon start up there was a cloud of white smoke and a check engine light. It was taken to the local ford dealer for diagnosis. Code was P303 and P316 indicating a misfire. the car was found to have coolant intrusion in cylinder 3 and would need a long block replacement. reference used was TSB 22-2229. This type of engine failure is know to ford due to design of coolant channels between cylinders. This could have cause sudden engine failure while drive resulting in an accident and injury or engine fire due to insufficient cooling causing loss of property and/or injury.

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