2014 FORD ESCAPE Engine And Engine Cooling Problems
172 NHTSA complaints on file
All Engine And Engine Cooling Complaints — Page 2
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light remained illuminated, and the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who replaced an oxygen sensor, but the failures persisted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and failed to restart. The contact stated there was no warning light illuminated. The contact had the vehicle towed to the residence. The contact stated that prior to the failure an oil change was being performed by a local dealer who advised the contact that coolant was leaking into the engine and that it was a well-known failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to Manufacturer Communication Number: 19-2139 - Coolant Intrusion Into The Cylinders (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating, after which the vehicle lost motive power. The contact was able to pull over to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was able to restart after cooling down. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed failures with the coolant hose and coolant valve. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 160,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. After several days, while driving, the contact became aware that the engine was misfiring, and the coolant fluid was low. The contact was able to inspect the fluids, and immediately after opening the coolant reservoir, the coolant level went up. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with air bubbles; however, the failure persisted. The local Toyota dealer was contact, and the contact was advised to take the vehicle to a Ford dealer for assistance. The vehicle was taken to the local Ford dealer where it was diagnosed with a coolant intrusion into cylinder #3. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact became aware of a leak underneath the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the dealer discovered a coolant leak; however, the dealer was unable to determine the location of the leak. The contact was instructed to wait several weeks and then insert a dye to determine the source of the leak. The dealer insisted that a faulty sensor needed to be replaced because the engine temperature could not be determined. The sensors were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would shake without warning. The contact also stated that the coolant needed to be frequently replenished. The failure persisted and the contact stated that the vehicle was starting to hesitate while depressing the accelerator pedal. Upon investigation, the contact discovered that coolant was leaking into one of the cylinders. Neither the dealer nor the manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed the vehicle lost motive power and the engine overheated, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart on the third attempt; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as failure with the head gasket and the engine block. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic test however, the result was undisclosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 55 MPH, she observed smoke issuing from under the hood and from under the vehicle. No warning lights had been illuminated. The contact was able to pull over and shut the vehicle off, however upon exiting the vehicle she saw that flames were coming from under the vehicle from an area just behind the front tires. The contact called the fire department, and the police department also was on the scene and issued an incident report. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot and was not repaired. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 133,355.
There's coolant intrusion in my engine due to - as best I can figure - a manufacturing defect that Ford acknowledges in their 2.0L EcoBoost engines (per TSB 22-2229), but NOT in their 1.5L and 1.6L EcoBoost engines (mine is a 1.6L and was produced in parallel with the 2.0L, though they later replaced it with a 1.5L). This is an acknowledged defect, plain and simple, and a safety issue because the engine can catastrophically fail during use due to it! The only fix is literally replacing the engine. Ford won't do anything because it's past the drivetrain warranty.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the high engine temperature warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle overheated and was shaking abnormally. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with a failed freeze plug. The contact was informed that the freeze plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed about NHTSA Campaign Number: 12V431000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was unknown.
The contact owned a 2014 Ford Escape. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for a service appointment which included a system scan and replacement of the coolant valves. The contact stated that after the repair was completed and the mechanic was test-driving the vehicle, the engine caught on fire. A nearby Police Officer alerted the mechanic to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder of the road because the vehicle was on fire. The mechanic drove the vehicle to the shoulder of the road and exited the vehicle. The Police Officer extinguished the fire by using a fire extinguisher that was in the trunk of the officer's vehicle. No injuries were sustained. The vehicle was towed back to the independent mechanic. The contact was informed that the cause of the fire was the engine and the engine coolant. The vehicle was destroyed due to the fire. The manufacturer...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the "Coolant Low" message was displayed. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the coolant reservoir was extremely low, but no visible evidence of a coolant leak was present. The contact added coolant to the reservoir, but the failure continued to occur. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 60,000.
I have had coolant issues with this car for 7+ years. No matter what work I have done to it, it still looses coolant. I'm currently topping off the reservoir every 3-4 days. Pressure test does not find a leak but it must be going somewhere!! Within the past 3 months I have had: - heater hose replaced ($500+ at dealership) - valve cover gasket and turbocharger wastegate control solenoid replaced ($800+) - coolant tube and vac system replaced ($1000+ at dealership) I have had other extremely expensive repairs done over the years, including recalls, and the car still looses coolant somehow.
Coolant intrusion around 130,000 miles. I swapped the motor from a 2013 Escape that had 107,000 miles on it and the coolant intrusion is happening with that one after driving 15,000 more miles.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the high temperature gauge alert was red and the notification to stop and the turn off engine soon warning light was illuminated. The contact's wife parked the vehicle and turned the vehicle off. The engine had overheated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that a message indicating that the coolant level was low was displayed. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive coolant consumption because he was adding coolant to the vehicle more frequently than usual. Additionally, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking in a cylinder. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where no coolant leak was found; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the water pump was leaking and needed to be replaced. The dealer provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure...
After remote starting the vehicle, the vehicle timed out. Upon entering and starting the vehicle, a check engine light and overheating notification were received. The vehicle was undrivable and this occurred during single-digit temperatures. The vehicle was left overnight (single-digit cold weather) and upon return the following day, the vehicle was started and still had a check engine light and engine overheating notification. The vehicle was towed to the dealership for diagnosis. The dealership determined that coolant was leaking into cylinders 1 and 2. The dealer indicated that the necessary repair would be an entire engine replacement and was quoted $10,000 dollars. The repair estimate was declined and the vehicles check engine light was cleared and ran fine.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started to blow white smoke out of the exhaust PIPE. The contact stated that the low coolant level warning light illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was a coolant leak and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 161,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the service engine warning light was illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was initially taken to an independent mechanic where a coolant leak was discovered between cylinders #2 and #3. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer and the failure was confirmed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The engine was replaced out of pocket. Recently, another coolant leak was discovered during an engine inspection. The vehicle was repaired; however, there was a strong fuel odor coming from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the contact was informed that the fuel odor was not detected. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 124,173.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her daughter was driving 55 MPH, the vehicle shut off inadvertently. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter was able to veer to the side of the road. The contact's daughter inspected the coolant level and noticed that the coolant level was significantly low. The contact's daughter added coolant to the vehicle and was able to continue driving. The contact stated that coolant was being added to the vehicle every two weeks. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking into the turbo, and the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, the head gasket overheated, and the vehicle shut off. The contact was able to veer off the highway. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was informed that the orange antifreeze caused the head gasket to fail. The mechanic advised the contact that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The local dealer was contacted but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 164,000.
A repeated low coolant light continues to show up after refilling the system and having it flushed. The system message center presented a message that said "Stop Safely Now" due to low coolant. The engine temperature gauge was reading completely cold.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the "High Engine Temperature - Stop Safely" message was displayed on the instrument panel with the temperature gauge indicating that the engine was hot. The contact pulled over and allowed the engine to cool down. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the coolant reservoir was empty. The contact replenished the coolant and drove the vehicle home. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 78,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated and jerked upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, and it was initially discovered there was a leak in the expansion tank as well as a defective thermostat. The contact stated that both parts were replaced. Despite the repair, the contact continued to experience failure with the check engine warning light displayed on the instrument panel and an abnormal burning odor was coming from the vehicle. After several visits to the dealer, it was discovered that coolant had leaked into one of the engine cylinders. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer....
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving uphill at 35–45 MPH, there was white smoke coming from the tailpipe. The vehicle went into LIMP Mode and lost motive power. The engine temperature rose to a HOT level. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact was able to veer off the roadway. The contact stated who is an independent mechanic completed a diagnostic test and indicated that there were codes for the cylinder head, overheating, and cam position sensor fault. There was coolant entering the cylinder head and exiting through the tailpipe. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact about a software program and referred the contact to the local dealer and the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 153,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the "High engine temperature, stop safely" message was displayed before the vehicle lost motive power. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road. Upon inspection, the contact discovered that the coolant reservoir was empty. The contact had to add water or coolant to the coolant reservoir for the vehicle to restart. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the cause of the failure could not be determined. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle previously had two unknown repairs for coolant intrusion; however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 112,000.
After no signs of overheating or leaks the coolant level of the car has dropped significantly after topping off several times. The heat stopped working and the coolant reservoir never stayed filled. We took it to the dealership for diagnosis. The service representative told us the coolant was leaking directly into the engine and the only solution is to replace the cracked engine block.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the Coolant Low message was displayed. The contact needed to add coolant every other day; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to locate the coolant leak. The mechanic also determined that oil was leaking from the valve cover. The valve cover gasket was replaced; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 101,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while his wife was driving 40 MPH, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the heater hose. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, who then determined that coolant intrusion had damaged cylinder #3, requiring the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 MPH, he heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact observed that the temperature gauge was indicating that the engine was overheating. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing motive power and was able to pull into a parking lot. The contact stated that he opened the hood and observed that the radiator hoses had split. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the radiator hoses needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the same overheating failure had occurred again and returned the vehicle to the same dealer who stated that the hoses were not damaged. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not...
The contact's daughter owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine was misfiring, and the vehicle was hesitating. Additionally, the engine power was reduced. The contact was unaware if there was a warning light illuminated. The contact's daughter was able to drive to her destination. The contact's daughter then noticed that the coolant level was low and added coolant to the reservoir. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle shuddered with blue smoke coming from the exhaust. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that coolant intrusion had damaged the engine, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 88,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after a visual inspection of underneath the vehicle, he observed a coolant leak originating near the engine compartment. The low coolant warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with compression in the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 71,000.
My car began to overheat and enter limp mode, when diagnosed the codes that appeared correlated directly with a safety recall issued in 2017. I brought my car to ford 2x to have them service the recall. I was given my car back, with the check engine light on and still overheating.i went to another dealership, who diagnosed my car again and I paid 712$ for a “water outlet connector “ and this did not resolve the issue. Ford decided to keep the car for 2 months, unable to diagnose the issue, they kept dropping it off to me and it would overheat… they towed it 2x back to the dealership for overheating after they drove 100+ miles on it. Instead of fixing the issue, they kept telling me it was not overheating and dropped it off to me with the check engine light on, the same codes, and overheating…...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was losing coolant, but there were no visible coolant leaks. The engine and temperature gauge warning lights were illuminated. Additionally, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the oil light illuminated. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate, she noticed white smoke coming from the two exhaust tips. The contact checked the oil, and the oil was at the correct level. The vehicle was taken to three independent mechanics, and the contact was informed that the engine may need to be replaced. The contact called the local dealer and was informed that there were no open recalls on the VIN. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The...
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the engine was overheating. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle was consuming an excessive amount of engine oil. The message to “Pull Over Safely” was displayed. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 114,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating. The contact checked under the hood and became aware that oil had leaked out and was covering the engine. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic to be diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the message "Pull Over Immediately - Coolant Issue" was displayed. The contact stated that she purchased coolant that her father added to the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving, and she had been adding coolant to the vehicle approximately every 12 days. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where an unknown diagnosis was provided and unknown repairs were performed; however, the failure persisted. The dealer was notified of the failure, and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle would idled roughly for 10 minutes or more, and he noticed that a significant amount of white smoke was emitted from the tail pipe. There was no warning light illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that he had noticed that the vehicle was experiencing abnormal coolant consumption, which required him to add coolant to the vehicle every week. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion in the engine block. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the failure recurred increasingly, and the vehicle had failed to start. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was idle, there was white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the Toyota dealer where it was purchased. The Toyota dealer diagnosed that engine oil was leaking from the valve cover gasket. The dealer replaced the valve cover gasket, the coolant hoses, and the coolant reservoir; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the Toyota dealer, where the engine was replaced; however, the failure persisted, and the engine was replaced a second time. The contact stated that upon taking the vehicle to the Toyota dealer for an oil change, the dealer informed the contact that the Eco booster was leaking. There was no further information provided. The vehicle was not repaired. The local Ford dealer was not notified of the failure. The...
The contact's daughter owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated after her daughter had driven and parked the vehicle, the vehicle started overheating and there was steam coming from the cowl. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to two different independent mechanics, where the vehicle was inspected, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The coolant bypass was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who informed the contact that the failure could be related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the front driver's side door failed to close securely. The contact stated that the latch needed to be pushed manually in order to lock the door. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 20V331000(Latches/Locks/Linkages); however, the VIN was...
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while operating the vehicle with the air conditioner activated with heat selected, the air failed to get warm or hot. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the failure was due to a faulty engine head gasket caused by a coolant leak into the engine cylinders. The mechanic informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 116,601.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the vehicle had experienced rough idling and was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that engine coolant was present inside cylinder #3. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the local dealer for service. After retrieving the vehicle, while driving approximately 25 MPH, the message "Engine Overheating" had displayed. Upon inspection it was discovered that there was no coolant inside the reservoir however, there was no visible coolant leaks found. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 74,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the coolant warning light illuminated. The contact then stated that the coolant level was low. Additionally, the contact stated that within two months, she had added coolant to the vehicle twice. The vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was given a tune-up and the contact was informed that the timing chain needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant had leaked into that engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacture was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was informed that the cost for the repair would be out of...
Our ford escape has been leaking coolant excessively and is experiencing intermittent over-heating of the cylinder head. Ford has a recall for this matter however our local ford dealership refuses to service our vehicle, there are also two other recalls that they are refusing to acknowledge.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle started to run rough. The contact stated that the vehicle was vibrating with smoke coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the "low coolant" and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The contact stopped and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that coolant had intruded into the engine block and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to TSB Number: 19-2346 Coolant Intrusion In Cylinders (Engine and Engine Cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 137,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a stop light, the vehicle would not immediately respond. The contact stated that the vehicle also hesitated while attempting to accelerate. Additionally, after refilling the coolant reservoir, the coolant reservoir was empty after three days. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 173,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while stopped at a red light, the message that the engine was overheating was displayed. The contact pulled over and shut off the vehicle to allow the engine to cool down. After waiting several hours, the contact attempted to add coolant to the coolant reservoir; however, the coolant immediately leaked out of the vehicle. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where a coolant leak failure was confirmed. Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) which she linked to the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under the recall. The vehicle remained in the possession of the mechanic unrepaired. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.
The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, there was white smoke coming from underneath the hood of the vehicle, and the vehicle would not properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine light warning light illuminated, and the low coolant message was displayed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The contact was informed that the VIN was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V209000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 30,000.
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