NHTSA Complaint #11707678 — 2018 FORD ESCAPE

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11707678
Vehicle	2018 FORD ESCAPE
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	December 23, 2025
Date Filed	December 29, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	KY

Consumer Description

No warning but beginning of the issue with coolant intrusion on the engine: car is currently being looked at for blown head gasket or cracked engine block resulting in $3000+ of repairs. Car only has 75K miles on it. Car is shaking while in park/drive/reverse, making odd bumping noises while going up hill, and not throwing any codes. Upon my research, it states there could be a serious issue with the engine but it is expensive to diagnose and Ford refuses to look at it or diagnose it even though it is a known issue.

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