2014 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM, TO ADD A SENSOR DUE TO FORD HAVING CARS BLOWING MOTORS. AFTER THIS RECALL WAS DONE, I HAD THE CAR IN THE GARAGE ON AND OFF FOR OVER A MONTH, TO FIND OUT THAT TH COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER. SO, THEY REPLACE THE MOTOR, NOT SURE ABOUT THE HEADS. THEN WITH IN WEEKS TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION.

CAR OCCASIONALLY DIED AT STOP LIGHTS, SIGNS AND ONCE ON THE EXIT RAMP WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY. OCCASIONAL TO OFTEN ROUGH RUNNING ESPECIALLY AT LOW SPEED AND ODD SHIFTS FROM THE TRANSMISSION. SURGING IN THE ENGINE WHILE AT HIGHWAY SPEED AND WHEN SLOWING TO STOP. ENGINE FAULT MESSAGE WOULD COME UP IN DISPLAY AND I TOOK A PICTURE, SHOWED IT TO SERVICE MANAGER WITH NO SUCCESS. COMPUTER WOULD NOT STORE CODES WHEN THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED SO ON 4 SEPARATE TRIPS TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT AND BRING IT IN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. VEHICLE FINALLY DIED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND A SIGNAL RETURN FOR MAP WIRING PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. AFTER SOME READING I BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN SERVICE ADVISORIES AND POSSIBLY A...

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A NORMAL RATE OF SPEED (65), AS BY VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL OUT. THE CAR STOPPED DRIVING RIGHT ON THE HIGHWAY, AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS. ONCE I PULLED TO THE SHOULDER, THE CAR BEGAN SMOKING. SMOKE QUICKLY FILLED THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. BEFORE I COULD ROLL ALL THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE ENGINE HAD BURST INTO FLAMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE "SERVICE THE ENGINE" INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED FLAMES UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND TWO POLICE VEHICLES AND A FIRE TRUCK IMMEDIATELY ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW YARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE, WITH A 1.6L GTDI ECOBOOST ENGINE, BUILT IN LOUISVILLE, KY IN MARCH 2014 LEAKS ENGINE COOLANT. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE ON JUNE 6, 2014. I HAVE PUT MY VIN INTO THE NHTSA NATIONAL RECALL SITE AND IT SAYS MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED. HOWEVER, FORD SAFETY RECALL 17S09 SUPPLEMENTAL #1, DATED DECEMBER 13, 2017, AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 17V209, AFFECTING 230,000 2014 ESCAPES CLEARLY STATES THAT MY VEHICLE, MANUFACTURED IN MARCH 2014, SHOULD BE IN THE RECALL SINCE IT WAS BUILT IN LOUISVILLE BETWEEN FEB 13, 2013 AND SEPT 2, 2014, THE RECALL TIMELINE. MY CAR, LEAKING ENGINE COOLANT, IS EXACTLY THAT DESCRIBED IN FORD SAFETY RECALL 17S09. IN THE PAST 10 WEEKS OR SO I HAVE NOTICED COOLANT ON MY GARAGE FLOOR AND HAVE FILLED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR AT LEAST 8 TIMES. AT ONE TIME THE HEATER DID NOT WORK AND THE RESERVOIR WAS NEARLY...

CAR LOSSES ALL POWER WHILE ACCELERATING OVER 40 MPH. GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY IS THE WORST. MOTOR WILL REV UP ALMOST REDLINING BEFORE SLAMMING INTO A RANDOM GEAR WITH AGAIN NO POWER SO I'M NOT GAINING ANY SPEED. JUST RPMS ARE SCREAMING LIKE I'M IN NEUTRAL. IT'S VERY UNSETTLING TO HAVE MY CAR PRACTICALLY STOPPING IN THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON FOR IT TO OPERATE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

ON MY WAY TO WORK THIS MORNING I WAS IN MOTION WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN ALL THE LIGHTS IN MY CAR CAME ON A MESSAGE CAME UP THAT SAID SERVICE ENGINE NOW THE CAR WOULD NOT GO AT ALL AS I TURNED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A CITY STREET I NOTICED THE CAR SMOKING I GOT OUT TO LOOKIF THERE WAS FIRE THERE WAS I GOT MY 3 CHILDREN OUT OF THE BACKSEAT AND GOT AWAY FROM THE CAR I WATCHED AS MY CAR BURNT TO THE GROUND.

PURGE VALVE FAILURE. PURGE VALVE WAS EXPERIENCING A LEAK AND REQUIRED REPLACMENT. CAR WOULD SHUT OFF ON ROAD WHEN IDLING. MECHANIC NOTED HE HAS SEEN SIMILAR ISSUES IN OTHER FORD ESCAPES, AND EVEN NOTED THE PART IS IDENTICAL TO THE PURGE VALVE THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE FORD FOCUS.

"TAKATA RECALL". MY VEHICLE HAS LOST 2 TANKS OF ANTIFREEZE IN 3 MONTHS. IT IS NOT LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND, BECAUSE THERE ARE NO DRIPS OR PUDDLES EVER VISIBLE UNDER THE VEHICLE. OTHER 2014 FORD ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR THIS SAME THING, WHICH COULD ULTIMATELY CAUSE A FIRE. MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, AND DEALERSHIPS WON'T FIX IT AS A RECALL. MUST MY VEHICLE CATCH ON FIRE BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE!!

FORD HAD A RECALL ON THE 2014 FORD ESCAPE IN TWOTHOUSAND 17 FOR AN ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR I BOUGHT THE CAR SIX MONTHS AGO THE RECALL WAS FIXED BY THE OLD OWNER AT A FORD DEALERSHIP NOW THAT THE CAR BELONGS TO ME THE SENSOR IS BAD AGAIN NOW I'M STUCK PAYING FOR A BAD SENSOR I BELIEVE THE SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND SO DOES MECHANIC WHY SHOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT DEFECTIVE PART FORD IS NO HELP

I BOUGHT MY CAR IN FEBRUARY 2017. SOON AFTER PURCHASING THIS (USED) I BEGAN LOSING ENGINE COOLANT RAPIDLY AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GET WARM WHEN I HAD THE HEAT ON. ALSO, BLUE SMOKE WOULD COME FROM THE EXHAUST. I HAVE TAKEN TO MY BROTHER-IN-LAW FOR A LOOK-OVER AND THEY SAID THIS LOOKS LIKE A LEMON CAR. WELL, UPON RESEARCH, I SEE A RECALL WHICH MATCHES A LOT OF THE SYMPTOMS OF MY CARS ISSUES, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED ON MY VIN. I BELIEVE THAT WHATEVER IS GOING ON WITH MY CAR IS A DIRECT RESULT OF THE SAME ISSUE BEING RECALLED AND I NEED THIS INVESTIGATED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THERE WAS A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR FLUID INTO THE ENGINE BLOCK THAT RESULTED IN A BLOWN HEAD GASKET. THERE WAS NO WARN LIGHT SUGGESTING THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW, WHICH MAY HAVE PREVENTED THE PROBLEM. THERE HAS BEEN A FACTORY RECALL FOR THIS EXACT SITUATION ON THE EXACT SAME MAKE MODEL AND YEAR OF MY VEHICLE, BUT SOMEHOW MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED RECALL LETTER FROM FORD'S SITE. THIS IS MY ONLY CAR I HAVE SAVED UP TO GET AND REPAIRS OF THE HEAD GASKET WOULD BE $3000. HOWEVER, FORD WILL NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THEY SAID THEY CAN NOT GUARANTEE THE REPAIR DUE TO THE ISSUE WITH THE LEAK. THEY HAVE SEEN THIS SEVERAL TIMES. THEY WILL ONLY DO A FULL ENGINE REBUILD OR REPLACEMENT FOR $8000 BECAUSE THEY ADMIT THAT THIS IS A FACTORY DEFECT. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE SHAWNEE MISSION...

THIS CAR HAS HAD 13 RECALLS SINCE MANUFACTURED FOR DIFFERENT MECHANICAL AND SAFETY ISSUES SOME EVEN RESULTING IN SPONTANEOUS ERUPTION OF FIRE TO THE ENGINE BAY. WHILE REPLACING MY BATTERY THE DELEARAHIP NOTIFIED ME OF SEVERAL RECALLS THAT REQUIRED ATTENTION, SO I HAD THEM REPLACE EACH ITEM THAT HAD BEEN RECALLED, ONE OF WHICH WAS A SENSOR WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HAVE IT REPLACED SUBSEQUENTLY, MAYBE 6 MONTHS LATER I HAD DRIVING ISSUES WHILE OPERATING IT ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE VEHICLE WOULD GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED THE ENTIRE DRIVE HOME TO THE POINT WHERE I HAD TO DRIVE WITH HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO THAT I WOULD NOT GET REAR ENDED FOR HAVING INTERMITTENT SPEED/DRIVING ISSUES. THE CAR WOULD LITERALLY OVER REV THE THE ENGINE AS IF I WAS FLOORING...

RECALLED 17S09 REPAIRED, MAY 2018. COOLANT LIGHT ON HOT, EVERYTHING LOCKED DOWN. VEHICLE STATIONARY, REMOTE USED TO START CAR.

RECALL PERFORMED (17S09) COOLANT SENSOR UPGRADE. THE NEW SENSOR BUT THE VEHICLE IN (LIMP MODE) CAN NOT DRIVE IT EVEN THOUGH THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS IN THE NORMAL OPERATING LEVEL. THE MECHANIC INDICATED THAT A LEAK IN THE TOP HOSE WAS THE ISSUE AND THAT THERE WAS A REDESIGN OF A KNOWN ISSUE.LUCKY THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

ENGINE FIRE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR ENGINE STOPPED AND I COASTED TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. I MADE PHONE CALLS FOR HELP AND ASSISTANCE. THE NYSDOT, HIGHWAY EMERGENCY LOCAL PATROL (HELP) TRUCK PULLED AFTER ABOUT 15-20 MINUTES AFTER STOPPING. THE HELP OPERATOR LOOKED INSIDE THE ENGINE AND SAW THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS LOW AND OFFERED TO PUT SOME COOLANT IN MY VEHICLE FROM A SUPPLY IN HIS TRUCK. THEN HE HAD ME RUN THE ENGINE IN IDLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE. IN AN EFFORT TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TO GET SOME MORE COOLANT, I DROVE THE CAR TO THE PARKING LOT OF A LOCAL STORE APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES. WHEN I PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT, THE CAR WAS STEAMING UP AGAIN SO I PARKED IT OUT A WAYS FROM THE STORE. I NOTICED THAT THE...

ON JAN 29TH DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND OUT OF KNOW WHERE CAR STARTS STALLING AND THEN SMOKE AND THEN THE 💡 CAME ON SAYING ENGINE OVERHEATING..... I LEFT UP THE HOOD THE CONTAINER FILLED ..... PARKED CAR AND NEVER GOT BACK IN SMOKE WAS POURING OUT OF THE HOOD.... IN THE MIDDLE IF HARBSON AND ARGAMINO..... MR MY DAUGHTER 1MONTH OLD GRANDSON AND NEICE. ... THE MOST SCARIEST THING EVER IN MY LIFE....

OVER THE COURSE OF 1 YEAR, VEHICLE IN THE SHOP 9 TIMES FOR 109 DAYS. ON 7-6-2017- CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE & LOW POWER LIGHT ON. 8-23-2017- VEHICLE OVERHEATING, GOES IN TO LIMP MODE, HIGH TEMPERATURE GAUGE GOES UP. 12-26-2017-TOWED IN AS CAR WOULD NOT START. COOLANT LEAK, QUICK CONNECTOR TO HEATER CORE AND BYPASS VALVE LEAKING. 2-27-2018- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, CYLINDER MISFIRE, CYLINDER HEAD HIGH TEMPERATURE, LOW ENGINE COOLANT, COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR 3-16-18- COOLANT LIGHT COMES ON, FOUND UPPER COOLANT HOSE LEAK , CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON 3-19-18- TOWED IN- LOW COOLANT AND TEMPERATURE LIGHT ON, NO HEAT , VEHICLE SHUTS OFF. 4-4-18- COOLANT LEVEL LOW LIGHT ON.WATER PUMP WAS LEAKING. 4-19-18- CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. TECHNICIAN VERIFIED SES LIGHT ON, FOUND MISFIRECODES &COOLANT CODE BUT COOLANT WAS FULL, WAS ADVISED TO STOP BACK IN 2 WEEKS TO CHECK COOLANT. CALLED FORD CERTIFIED GARAGE AT THE 2 WEEK...

PURGE VALVE FAIL, FAILS TO START PROPERLY AFTER FILLING FUEL TANK.WAS STALLING AFTER STARTING AND ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMES ON. BAD SMELL FROM EXHAUST.

ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ONE DAY THEN WENT OFF THE NEXT DAY. A WEEK LATER WENT TO GET ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND WAS NOTIFIED OF OIL IN COOLANT AND POSSIBLE HEAD GASKET CRACKED AS WELL. THEY RECOMMENDED TAKE IT TO MECHANIC NEXT DOOR. APPARENTLY THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD OVERHEATED AND CRACKED. OIL LEAKED INTO OTHER SYSTEMS IN ENGINE CONTAMINATED VALVES, INTAKES, SPARK PLUGS ETC. COULD HAVE COMBUSTED CAUSING FIRE AT ANY MOMENT. MECHANIC TOLD US TO HAVE IT TOWED TO FORD NOT SAFE TO DRIVE 3 MILES. GOT CAR FIXED AT FORD DEALERSHIP FOR $3551.09. THE FOLLOWING WEEK WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR OUR OTHER 2014 FORD ESCAPE BUILT IN SAME LOUISVILLE FACTORY A FEW WEEKS EARLIER THAN THE JUST REPAIRED ESCAPE. GOT THE RECALL ADDRESSED ON THAT VEHICLE BUT FORD SAYS THE VIN FOR THE ONE I JUST PAID FOR HAS NOT BEEN IDENTIFIED FOR THE RECALL! REALLY???

ENGINE STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT TRAFFIC LIGHT. LAST TIME WAS SATURDAY 1/19/2019

WHILE STANDING STILL OR DRIVING UNDER 30 MPH,EXHAUST FUMES ENTER VEHICLE WITH FRESH AIR INDICATED ON SWITCH,SET TO RECIRCULATE, AIR SWITCH CHANGES BY ITSELF AND ALLOWS FUMES INTO CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO TASCA FORD SEEKONK (200 FALL RIVER AVE, SEEKONK, MA 02771, (800)-737-0435) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

JANUARY 9, 2019 AT 10:39PM MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT ON FIRE. DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 81, GOING SPEED LIMIT 70 MPH, VEHICLE SHUT OFF AND SAID "SERVICE ENGINE NOW". STEERING AND BRAKES DID NOT LOCK UP BUT THE VEHICLE LOST RPMS AND WAS NOT RUNNING AS I PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, I WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN MY VEHICLE SHUT OFF. AS I STOPPED, I PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND TURNED KEY OFF, ALL WHILE IT SAID "SERVICE ENGINE NOW". I TURNED MY HAZARDS ON AND GOT OUT MY PHONE TO CALL SOMEONE FOR HELP. AS I LOOKED UP I SEEN FLAMES COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD WIPER AREA AND SMOKE IN FRONT OF MY LIGHTS, I GRABBED MY WORK BAG AND JUMPED OUT OF THE VEHICLE, JUMPED ACROSS THE GUARD RAIL, AND IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911 FROM A SAFE DISTANCE. IN APPROXIMATELY 6-9 MINUTES THE ENTIRE...

A RECALL WAS INITIATED FOR MY CAR FOR LOCALIZED OVERHEATING IN ENGINE CYLINDER CAUSING CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK, AND PRESSURIZED OIL LEAKS THAT CAN RESULT IN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I INITIALLY BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR MY ENGINE OVERHEATING WHERE MY CAR WAS GIVING ME A WARNING SIGN TO PULL OVER AND IMMEDIATELY TURN OFF MY CAR. THEY REPLACED THE COOLANT HOSE. TWO MONTHS LATER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND THEY THEN REPLACED THE COOLANT TANK. FAST FORWARD ONE YEAR AND THE ISSUE BEGAN TO HAPPEN ONCE AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR BACK IN AND THE COOLANT TANK WAS REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN MAY OF 2018. I HAD NO ISSUES UNTIL DECEMBER OF 2018 WHERE ONCE AGAIN THE CAR GAVE ME THE SAME WARNING SIGN AND ONCE AGAIN NEEDS THE COOLANT HOSE REPLACED DUE TO IT LEAKING. THEY HAVE TOLD ME I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR...

ON 02/06/208 TOOK VEHICLE TO HERITAGE FORD VT FOR COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR RECALL . RECALL WAS PERFORMED . ON 03/20/2018 VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HERITAGE FORD VT DUE TO RECALL PERFORMED INCORRECTLY REPAIR WAS COMPLETE. 04/19/2018 VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO HERITAGE FORD VT RECALL DONE INCORRECTLY RESULTING IN REMANUFACTURED ENGINE REPLACE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO HERITAGE FORD 05/16/2018,06/19/2018,07/09/2018,09/07/2018 DUE TO VEHICLE OVERHEATING CAUSING POSSIBLE COOLANT TO LEAK INTO ENGINE . ON 10/30/2018 VEHICLE OVERHEATED HERITAGE FORD VT SUPERVISOR AND MECHANIC VIDEO RECORDED POURING COOLANT INTO VEHICLE AND DRIVING AWAY POSSIBLY CAUSING MORE DAMAGE TO OIL AND ENGINE .11/30/2018 VEHICLE RETURNED TO HERITAGE FORD VT DUE TO OVERHEAT COOLANT POSSIBILITY CAUSING A BREAKDOWN OF OIL AND DAMAGE TO ENGINE . HERITAGE FORD VT REPLACED COOLANT SENSOR IMPROPERLY. HERITAGE FORD VT IS NOW CLAIMING NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ACTION, STATING, IN ORDER FOR THIS VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED I THE...

MY CAR KEPT SHUTTING OFF ON ME AND I TOOK IT TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY CYLINDER HEAD AND I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. I SEE ON HERE THAT THERE ARE MULTIPLE RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL DEALING WITH THE COOLANT LEAKING. HOWEVER, THE DEALER CALLED FORD AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT COVERED. MY CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I NEED A COMPLETE NEW ENGINE FOR $9,000 DOLLARS. I'M NOT SURE WHO TO COMPLAIN TO OR HOW TO GET THIS HANDLED BUT I DON'T HAVE $9K LAYING AROUND. I WORK TWO JOBS AS IT IS AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR USUALLY GOING UP A HILL THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE QUICKLY GOES UP AND SHOWS THE CAR IS OVERHEATING AND ALL KINDS OF WARNINGS SOUNDS AND VISUAL NOTICES GO OFF TELLING ME TO STOP THE CAR AND PARK SAFELY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES. THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED 2 DAYS AGO I COULD PUT THE CAR INTO GEAR BUT IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND GO FORWARD OR BACKWARD AND I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE IT TOWED.

MY FORD ESCAPE IS OVERHEATING. WHILE DRIVING THE DISPLAY PANEL READ: SPEED REDUCED TO LOWER ENGINE TEMPERATURE. AFTER RESEARCHING I REALIZED THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS PART OF AN EARLIER RECALL. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL.

FORMULA FORD PREFORMED SEVERAL RECALLS ON MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE ON OCTOBER 31 2018. ONE RECALL IN PARTICULAR WAS ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM IN MY CAR, IT TOOK THEM A COUPLE DAYS TO PREFORM NEEDED RECALLS. A WEEK OR TWO AFTER MY CAR HAVING THE RECALLS DONE TO IT A COOLANT LOW SERVICE SOON WARNING LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH. I CALLED FORMULA FORD SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO TRY AN PUT COOLANT IN IT AND SEE IF THAT REMEDIED THE PROBLEM. I DID AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT BUT IN ANOTHER WEEK OR SO THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON I CALLED FORMULA FORD SERVICE AGAIN TO HAVE MY CAR LOOKED AT AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO SCHEDULE ME UNTIL 12/13/18 ON 12/7/18 MY CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. I HAD IT TOWED INTO FORMULA FORD UNDER MY ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE THROUGH MY INSURANCE, AFTER THEIR INSPECTION OF THE CAR I...

THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RURAL HIGHWAY. A SUDDEN JERK WAS FELT AND THEN 'ENGINE FAILURE' APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE AND WITHIN SECONDS THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT WAS FULLY ENGULFED. IT WAS LATER LEARNED THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD A RECALL RELATED TO A DEFECT THAT HAS CAUSED SEVERAL SIMILAR CASES. THIS RECALL NOTICE WAS NEVER RECEIVED BY US, THEREFORE WENT UNFIXED. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN WORKED ON BY A CERTIFIED FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE THE RECALL AND THE RECALL WENT UNNOTICED THERE AS WELL.

I HAVE A BLOWN HEAD GASKET WHICH RESULTED FROM A LEAK FROM THE RADIATOR INTO THE MANIFOLD. THERE WAS NO LOW FLUID LIGHT THAT WARNED OF THE LEAK WHICH WOULD HAVE PREVENTED THIS DEFECTIVE FLAW.THIS PROBLEM EXACTLY FITS THE RECALL 17V209000 (SEE ATTACHED) FOR EXACTLY THE MAKE, MODEL, YEAR, ENGINE, ETC. OF MY VEHICLE, BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO 2 MECHANICS AND THEY BELIEVE 100% THAT IT SHOULD INCLUDE MY VEHICLE AND ARE NOT SURE WHY ITS INCLUDED. PLEASE REVIEW AND PLEASE TRY TO ADD MY VEHICLE TO THE RECALL LIST

VEHICLE STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DRIVE AND ENGINE OIL SYMBOL AND BATTERY SIGNS POP UP ON THE DASHBOARD. TURN OFF THE CAR AND ON AGAIN TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THIS STARTS OCCURRING ON MY CARS ONCE THE CAR HAS 60,000 MILES. CANNOT REPRODUCE THIS ISSUE. BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE VERIFIED AND THEY ARE GOOD CONDITION.

KEEP LOOSING COOLANT AND RESULTED TO DAMAGING CYLINDER HEAD AND FORD DOES NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM DESPITE THE RECALL. THEY SAY RECALL THEY MADE IS TO PREVENT THE PREVENTIVE.

COOLANT LEAK. NO SENSOR WARNING LIGHT. NO RECALL NOTICE. MESSAGE STATED CAR WAS OVERHEATING WHILE IDLING IN A DRIVE-THRU. ADDED COOLANT. SEVERAL MONTHS LATER, SAME SITUATION, DIFFERENT DRIVE-THRU. COOLANT ADDED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE COOLING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GWINNETT PLACE FORD (3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, 404-418-6877), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,064.

ENGINE STALLED DURING HIGHWAY CRUISE(70 MPH), LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. LIGHTING, BRAKE, STEERING WORKED FINE. COOLANT LEAKAGE WAS OBSERVED UNDER THE HOOD AFTER PARKING. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER, SERVICE PEOPLE REPORTED ENGINE WIRINGS WERE BURNED OUT DUE TO FIRE.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. ENGINE IS MAKING RATTLING NOISE WHEN RUNNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER (GALLIGHER FORD, 650 30TH ST, ELKO, NV 8980, 775-738-3147) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE HAVING TO REPLACE THE COOLANT AT LEAST TWICE A WEEK AND AFTER HAVING 2 RECALL REPAIRS COMPLETED ON THE COOLANT SYSTEM, THEN AFTER 10000 MILES AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED, IE REPLACE OVERFLOW BOTTLE, SENSORS, ETC. THE CAR STILL IS LOSING COOLANT AND NOW THE "ENGINE HAS REACHED HIGH TEMP PLEASE STOP CAR SAFELY". WARNING IS SHOWING ON PANEL AND THE CAR WILL GO INTO DRIVE BUT WILL NOT MOVE. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN WHEN THIS "WARNING" OCCURRED IN MY DRIVEWAY, THERE WAS NO WAY ENGINE COULD HAVE OVERHEATED AS IT HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A DEFECT IN THE RECALL REPAIRS THAT WERE DONE OR THAT THERE IS ANOTHER PROBLEM.. I HAVE THE CAR CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AND AM TOLD THAT IT COULD TAKE UP TO 3 WEEKS FOR REPAIRS.

I HAVE HAD 3 RELATED ISSUES SO FAR WITH THE ENGINE COOLANT IN MY CAR - RESULTING NOW WITH A LEAK THAT IS ALLOWING COOLANT FLUID ONTO OTHER PARTS OF THE ENGINE. MY VEHICLE WAS RUNNING WITH NO ISSUES WHEN ONE DAY IT STARTED BUT IMMEDIATELY BEEPED WARNING THAT THE ENGINE TEMP. WAS TOO HOT & TO SAFELY STOP THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE TEMP. GAUGE WAS IN THE MAX POSITION, BUT IT WAS A MILD DAY & THERE IS NO WAY THE ENGINE WOULD NATURALLY HAVE STARTED THAT HOT. IN ADDITION, THE CAR WOULDN'T GO. I COULD SHIFT INTO DRIVE & IT WOULD ROLL FORWARD BUT THERE WAS NO GOING OTHER THAN ROLLING. I TRIED LETTING IT SIT & RE-STARTING, BUT THE SAME ERROR CAME UP, THE ENGINE SHUTTERED/VIBRATED A LITTLE, & STAYED IN THAT SAFETY MODE. I HAD A REPAIR SHOP TOW IT & THEY THOUGHT IT WAS...

FAILURE AT 80,000 MILES, HOWEVER THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ENGINE AT 76,000 DUE TO PROBLEMS FROM THE COOLANT RECALL; THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WHEN COMING TO A STOP OR WHILE DRIVING. COMPUTER SCREEN WOULD SHOW "SYSTEM SHUTTING DOWN"; VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO "LIMP" MODE, REDUCE SPEED AND CAR WOULD SHUT OFF WITHOUT NOTICE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN AFTER ISSUE OCCURING 4X IN A 2 MILE DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED IN. ADVISED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER 30 DAYS THEY RETURNED THE CAR WITH 75 MILES TEST DRIVEN AND SHOWED THAT THE TECH RESET THE COMPUTER MODULE PRIOR TO DUPLICATING THE ISSUE. THE SERVICE MANAGER HAD ME "RESET" THE VEHICLE BY DRIVING IT. WHILE DRIVING 55MPH THE ISSUE REOCCURRED AT 100 MILES AFTER THE SYSTEM RESET. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART AND WAS TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER A WEEK...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RUSH TRUCK CENTER ORLANDO (LOCATED AT 2350 DIVERSIFIED WAY, ORLANDO, FL 32804, (407) 581-8000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

HIGH ENGINE TEMP, PULL OVER SAFELY MESSAGE FLASHES ON DISPLAY AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. CAR STARTED RUNNING ROUGH. FORTUNATELY WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND DIDN'T GET OVER 5 MPH. I BACKED UP INTO GARAGE, TURNED OFF CAR. STARTED IT AGAIN AND WHEN I GOT TO SAME SPOT (APPROXIMATELY 1/8 MILE) THE SAME WARNINGS POPPED UP. TOWED TO DEALER UPON THEIR ADVISE. NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME, AFTER HAVING THE CAR FOR 6 DAYS, THAT IT'S EITHER THE HEAD GASKET OR BLOCK CRACKED DUE TO COOLANT BEING LOW. THEY TESTED COOLANT AND CONFIRMED IT IS LEAKING INTERNALLY. NOTE - I DID HAVE THE RECALL RELATED TO THE ISSUE PERFORMED IN FEBRUARY 2018. NOW, WITH ONLY 1 MONTH LEFT ON ORIGINAL WARRANTY BUT AT 61,500 MILES (SO OVER BY A SMIDGE), FORD WILL NOT REPAIR CAR. IF THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED BUT THE CAR EXHIBITED THE PROBLEM ANYWAYS,...

THIS IS NOW THE 4TH TIME MY CAR HAS STALLED ON THE ROAD WITHOUT WARNING. THEY'VE ALL REVOLVED AROUND SOME TYPE OF ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT EITHER CAUSED THE VEHICLE NOT TO START, OVERHEAT OR LOSE POWER ALL TOGETHER AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THREE TIMES THIS HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON SURFACE STREETS. IN THIS MOST RECENT ONE. SOME OF THE REPAIRS WERE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BUT THERE'S SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MODEL THAT IS JUST WRONG. I HAD A FORD EXPLORER FOR OVER 10 YEARS AND 200,000 MILES AND IT NEVER BROKE DOWN ON ME THE WAY THIS ONE HAS. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT COOLANT WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE COOL OFF AND ADDED MORE COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO COCONUT POINT FORD (22400 S TAMIAMI TRAIL, ESTERO, FL 33928, (888) 859-1976) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT LEAKED OUT FROM A DEFECTIVE UNKNOWN PART THAT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD OPEN A CASE TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TOWARDS THE REPAIR COSTS SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

ON 10/28/2018 AROUND 10:30AM I WAS DRIVING TO CHURCH WITH MY FAMILY. WHILE STOPPING AT AN INTERSECTION OF NORTH ROUTE 88 AND 837 IN MONONGAHELA, PA, I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HEATING VENTS. THEN AS I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR SHUT DOWN. SO, I WAS ABLE TO PUSH THE CAR TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER I EVACUATED MY FAMILY FROM THE CAR, I OPENED THE HOOD AND THE SMOKE PROGRESSED TO A FIRE, WHICH I CALLED 911 AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED IT. THEN A TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND TOWED MY VEHICLE TO LENZI SERVICE STATION IN MONONGAHELA, PA. AFTER REPORTING THIS TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATOR DETERMINED THAT IT WAS AN EXHAUST FIRE OCCURRED DUE TO AN UNSEEN OIL LEAK. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO FORD ON 10/29/2018, BUT HAVE YET TO HEAR...

WHILE ON HIGHWAY. RPM SCDROPPED TO 0. ALL LIGHTS ON DASH LIT UP. SMELL BURNING. CAR STOPPED WORKING ROLLED TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. TOWED TO KUHLMANNS'S AUTOMOTIVE ON MERIDENRD WOLCOTT CT 06716

FORD FIXED A RECALL ON MY CAR REGARDING THE COOLANT SENSOR AND MY CAR HASN'T BEEN RIGHT EVER SINCE. SAME DAY THAT I BROUGHT IT HOME THE COOLANT SENSOR SAID COOLANT LEVEL LOW EVEN THOUGH THEY HAD JUST FILLED IT UP AND THERE WAS PLENTY OF COOLANT IN THE CAR. YESTERDAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK MY CAR OVER HEATED AND, LIGHTS ON THE DASH SAID FOR ME TO PULL OVER SAFELY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY SLOWED DOWN TO BARELY 5MILES/HOUR ON IT OWN, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. NOW THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AS IT OVERHEATS WITHIN 30 SECONDS OF STARTING THE CAR UP. DEALERSHIPS NEAR ME WILL NOT SERVICE MY CAR FOR ANOTHER 2 WEEKS AND THEY DON'T HAVE A LOANER CAR THAT I CAN USE IN THE MEANTIME, AND ON TOP OF THAT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP...