NHTSA Complaint #11713626 — 2018 FORD ESCAPE

I bought my 2018 for escape less than 2 years ago from carmax. I have 79,000 miles on it currently and have kept up with all the regular maintenance and upkeep. I had gotten an oil change and coolant flush in two days after this work had been completed. The check engine light came on and the code was read as an engine misfire. “VERIFIED THE CUSTOMER CONCERN OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. PULLED CODES AND FOUND CODE P0301 FOR A CYLINDER 1 MISFIRE. PULLED THE CYLINDER 1 COIL AND SPARK PLUG. FOUND NO CONCERNS WITH THE SPARK PLUG OR COIL. BOROSCOPED THE CYLINDER AND FOUND THAT CYLINDER 1 HAS COOLANT INTRUSION. FOUND TSB 22-2229 THAT STATES IF THIS CONDITION IS PRESENT THE LONG BLOCK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.” $10,246.06 is the estimated cost of repair from the dealership. Ford refuses to be held accountable because the car is over 7 years old and outside their warranty protection. There are hundreds of other complaints exactly like this from the research Ive done.