2014 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE. THE CAR LOSES COOLANT FLUID, THEN OVERHEATS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS INSTALLED A SENSOR THAT REPORTS THE FLUID LEVEL CONDITION, BUT HAS NOT ADDRESSED THE CAUSE OF THE FLUID LOSS. AS A RESULT, THE HEAD REQUIRES REPLACING, OR THE VEHICLE NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. THE CAR ALSO HAS A CHANCE FOR AN UNDER-HOOD FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER, FORD, IS NEGLIGENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A RECALL NOTICED WAS RECEIVED UNDER CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COLONIAL FORD DEALER (120 FEDERAL RD # 126, DANBURY, CT 06811, (203) 748-3503) WHERE THE RECALL WAS COMPLETED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO COLONIAL FORD DEALER, AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A POOR PIN FIT CORRECTION #48802 P2560 NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE DRIVER WAS DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE COOLANT WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED BUT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD THEN FLAMES APPEARED. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

1.6L ECOBOOST ENGINE IS BURNING COOLANT THROUGH THE COMBUSTION CHAMBER (HEADS). THIS CAUSES CAR TO LOSE COOLANT, MISFIRE, AND OVERHEAT. RECALL 17S09 WOULD SEEM TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. MY VEHICLE, THAT MEETS ALL OF THE PARAMETERS OF THE RECALL TO INCLUDE VEHICLE MODEL, MAKE, YEAR, ENGINE SIZE, FACTORY OF ASSEMBLY, DATE OF ASSEMBLY, ETC., IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. FORD IS UNWILLING TO RECTIFY.

COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION ,NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 17V209,DAUGHTER HAD WENT TO GROCERY STORE WITH A FRIEND,HAD TURNED OFF VEHICLE AND EXITED IT, WAS HELPING FRIEND CARRY GROCERIES TO APARTMENT,WHEN WENT TO GOT BACK TO CAR IT WAS ON FIRE UNDER THE HOOD,CALLED FIRE DEPARTMENT ,FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE,VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND IS BEING INVESTIGATED BY FIRE MARSHAL

I PREVIOUSLY FILED A REPORT DUE TO THE ENGINE COOLANT LOW LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY RAN TEST AND DISCOVERED COOLANT HAD LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND OIL AND THAT THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. QUOTED A PRICE OF $6,400+/- WHEN THEY PULLED THE ENGINE THEY REMOVED THE TURBO FOR RE-USE. UPON REMOVAL OF THE TURBO, BEARINGS AND SHROUDS OF METAL FEEL OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE AND THAT THE BEARINGS AND METAL HAD EXPLODED INTO THE ALUMINUM ENGINE BLOCK CAUSING A CRACK AND ALLOWING COOLANT INTO THE ENGINE AND OIL. I'M STILL WAITING ON THE REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED, AND KNOW THE COST APPEARS TO BE AROUND $7,500+/-. STILL HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM FORD. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD OF THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BLUE SPRINGS FORD (3200 NW SOUTH OUTER RD, BLUE SPRINGS, MO 64015, 816-229-4400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK HAD FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 74,947.

ENGINE COOLANT LOW LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED RESERVE AND IT WAS LOW. VEHICLE HAD JUST BEEN SERVICED 2,000 MILES EARLIER. I ADDED COOLANT THE NEXT DAY. I DISCOVERED OIL ON THE FLOOR. TOOK CAR TO FORD AND THEY DID PRESSURE AND DYE TESTS. THEY WOULD COOLANT IN THE OIL. THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT PART OF THE COOLANT/CRACKED BLOCK, POTENTIAL FIRE RECALL. OUT CAR IS SERVICED EVERY 5,000 MILES. DUE TO THE COOLANT CONTAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM ENGINE, FORD STATED THE THE ENGINE WOULD REQUIRE REPLACEMENT AT $6,200+. THE DEALER HAD ME SPEAK TO FORD CUSTOMER CARE WHICH I DID. I GOOGLED ONLINE AND THERE APPEARS TO BE A NUMBER OF SIMILAR INCIDENTS. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000 MILES. A PROPERLY SERVICED ENGINE SHOULDN'T FAIL THAT SOON. THE SCOPE OF THE FORD RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO COVER ENGINE COOLANT LOSS AND ENGINE CONTAMINATION. FURTHER DRIVING COULD HAVE RESULTED IN...

I PURCHASED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE FROM BEST FORD IN NASHUA, NH BACK IN JULY OF 2014. I STARTED TO HEAR ABOUT RECALLS ON THE ESCAPE BECAUSE OF ISSUES WITH COOLANT LEVELS LEADING TO CRACKED BLOCKS & POTENTIAL FIRES. I STARTED KEEPING AN EYE ON MY COOLANT LEVELS. I STARTED TO NOTICE THAT IT WAS RUNNING LOW & I FOUND MYSELF TOPPING OFF THE COOLANT ON A REGULAR BASIS. I CALLED FORD & EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT I WAS HAVING ISSUES WITH COOLANT LEVELS AS STATED IN MANY RECALLS, I ASKED IF MY CAR WOULD BE ADDED TO THE RECALL. THEY TOLD ME MY CAR WOULDN'T FALL UNDER THE RECALL BECAUSE THE RECALL PERTAINED ONLY TO CERTAIN ENGINES THAT CAME FROM A CERTAIN PLANT. THAT IS INCORRECT. A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING UP. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL MECHANIC BUT HE SAID I SHOULD GO...

WHILE DRIVING UPHILL ON I-80 ON A COOL DAY IN OCTOBER, SPEED LIMIT 65MPH, OUT OF NO WHERE, MY 2014 ESCAPE ILLUMINATED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWED BY AN "ENGINE TEMP HIGH, PLEASE STOP SAFELY" ON THE SCREEN. I HAD NEVER SEEN EITHER OF THESE WARNINGS BEFORE SO I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AS IT BEGAN SMOKING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AT THIS TIME THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED RED - WITHIN APPROX. 60 SECONDS, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND EXPLODED INTO FLAMES. I QUICKLY EVACUATED THE VEHICLE AND RAN DOWN THE HIGHWAY, WITHIN MINUTES THE ENTIRE CAR WAS IN FLAMES AND WAS LATER RULED A TOTAL LOSS. THIS VEHICLE HAD BEEN SERVICED BY THE HYUNDAI DEALERSHIP IT WAS PURCHASED FROM 6 DAYS PRIOR AND WAS GIVEN A "CLEAN BILL OF HEALTH" BY THE MECHANICS.

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, AT APPROXIMATELY 52K MILES, MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED AND PRESENTED A WARNING TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. MY COOLANT LEVEL HAD DROPPED BELOW THE MINIMUM AND MY CAR OVERHEATED. I ADDED WATER FOR THE SYSTEM AND HAD MY CAR TAKEN TO A LOCAL SHOP WHO REPLACED THE THERMOSTAT AS WELL AS COOLANT OVERFLOW SYSTEM. ADDITIONALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER OVERHEATING. ONCE "FIXED" AND LESS THAN 5000 MILES LATER (APPROXIMATELY 56K), MY CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN. THE COOLANT LEVELS WERE LOW, WITH NO WARNING OF LOW COOLANT SYSTEM EVER DISPLAYED UNTIL I RECEIVED THE WARNING (AGAIN GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH) TO PULL OVER AND SHUT DOWN OVERHEATED ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO SHOP AGAIN. DIAGNOSTIC OF CODE READ POTENTIALLY FAULTY THERMOSTAT (WHICH I HAD REPLACED LESS THAN 5000 MILES BEFORE) OR LOW COOLANT...

COOLANT RECOVERY CRACKED DUE TO ENGINE HEAT WITHOUT THERMOSTAT INDICATING HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE BEYOND 55 MPH. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE AWAY. FOLSOM LAKE FORD (12755 FOLSOM BLVD, FOLSOM, CALIFORNIA, (916) 353-2040) DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM WAS FAULTY. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,853.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE COOLANT AND CHECK ENGINE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS REPLACED, BUT THE INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOUND A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE FOR THE CYLINDER 2 MISFIRE AND STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A BLOWN HEADGASKET. MIRACLE FORD (1394 NASHVILLE PIKE, GALLATIN, TENNESSEE 37066, (615) 452-5267) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS OR SERVICE WARRANTY PROGRAMS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,571.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE MADE A LOUD POPPING NOISE AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO WAYNE FORD (444 US-46, WAYNE, NJ 07470) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT INGESTED COOLANT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS PARKED IN A LARGE PARKING LOT OF A GROCERY STORE. WHEN LEAVING MY VEHICLE WAS BEING PUT INTO DRIVE, TRANSMISSION WENT INTO REVERSE AND SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. THE KEY WAS ABLE TO BE REMOVED BUT UNABLE TO KEEP CAR SECURE W/O LEAVING PARKING BRAKE ON. THERE WAS NO WAY TO CRANK THE CAR SINCE IT WAS NOT IN PARK. CAR WAS COMPLETELY NON WORKING. MY VEHICLE HAD TO BE LEFT IN THE PARKING LOT AND TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. IN SITTING IN THE PARKING LOT, WITH A NON-FUNCTIONING CAR WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, I SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS GOING ON UNDER RECALL 18S20. INFORMED THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS WHEN THE CAR WAS DELIVERED TO THEM. THAT WAS THE ONLY PART THAT WAS FIXED, SINCE IT WAS THE ONLY FAULTY PART. FORD REFUSED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS SINCE,...

COOLANT OVERFLOW TANK IS LEAKING RESULTING IN LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT. COOLANT WAS NOTICED UNDER THE CAR AT 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. NOTICED A RECALL INCLUDING 2014 FORD ESCAPES WITH 1.6 LITER TURBOCHARGED 4 CYLINDER ENGINE HOWEVER MY VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED AND I FEEL IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED. RECALL STATES THAT LOW LEVELS OF COOLANT CAN CAUSE THE HEAD TO CRACK LEADING TO AN ENGINE FIRE.

TRUCK STALLS WHILE DRIVING, AND WON'T START BACK UP. IVE HAD IT TOWED TWICE ALREADY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC SHOP WHERE THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT BESIDES SAYING IT SEEMED TO BE A GLTCH INSIDE THE COMPUTER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATES READING CODE P0109. WHEN IT STALLS IT GIVES NO WARNING AND NO INDICATIONS THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WHICH CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

2014 ESCAPE RECALLED TO FIX COOLANT LEAK. 6 MONTHS LATER THE COOLANT IS LEAKING AND WARPED THE HEAD GASKET. HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD, THEY ARE TRYING TO DENY RESPONSIBILITY, DESPITE THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTLY STATING ON MY INVOICE "ENGINE COOLANT LEAK CAUSED HEAD GASKET TO WARP." MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR 15 DAYS AND THEY STILL HAVE NOT WORKED ON IT BECAUSE THEY ARE ARGUING WHO IS RESPONSIBLE WITH MY WARRANTY COMPANY. IT SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME POOR WORKMANSHIP. I AM NOW CONTACTING AN ATTORNEY, WITH ALL THESE CASES WE MAY HAVE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST FORD.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY BATTERY TWICE IN THIS CAR ALREADY, IT CONTINUOUSLY SHOWS CORROSION ON THE BATTERY TERMINALS. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT IS CONSTANTLY PULLING ENERGY BUT THERE IS NOTHING LEFT ON AND NO ADDED EXTRAS AT ANYTIME.

AFTER DRIVING APPROX. 1/2 MILE ON A VERY BUSY CITY STREET AT MORNING RUSH HOUR, GOING APPROX 35 MPH, I STARTED COASTING DOWNHILL. SCREEN INDICATED HIGH ENGINE TEMPERATURE, ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO STALL MAKING IT HARD TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. MESSAGE INDICATED TO PULL OVER & SHUT OFF ENGINE. TEMP GAUGE WAS ALL THE WAY IN THE RED. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC.

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR SOUTHBOUND ON I75 AND MY ENGINE BURST INTO FLAMES, LUCKY MY BROTHER WAS BEHIND ME AND COULD SEE THE FIRST UNDER THE CAR AND CALLED ME TO TELL ME TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT RIGHT AWAY. I GOT OUT AND THE CAR BURNT UP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

17S09 COOLING SYSTEM RECALL PERFROMED IN FEB 2018 VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS TRIPS BACK TO MULTIPLE FORD DEALERSHIPS FOLLWOING HIGH TEMPERATURE LIGHT COMING ON. THE ENGINE HAS BEEN REPLACED A HOSE REPLACED, COOLING FAN RELAY REPLACED. CURRENTLY THE CAR IS AT A DEALER WHO IS NOW SAYING THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER IS THE PROBLEM BUT IS NOW ATTEMPTING TO CHARGE ME $750, THIS CAR HAD NO ISSUES PRIOR TO THE RECALL. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THESE PROBLEMS AND NOW I AM ABOUT TO BE ON THE HOOK FOR THEM. I SHOULD'T HAVE TO PAY TO BE THEIR GUINEA PIG. THEY HAVE LEFT MY CAR UNSAFE AND UNRELIABLE.

MY CAR WITH ONLY 34,000 MILES OVERHEATED DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I TAKE MY CAR FOR FOR OIL CHANGES AND SERVICE REGULARLY. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. MY MECHANIC SAID I WAS LOW ON COOLANT AND AFTER FURTHER TESTING SAID I HAD A LEAK. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2014 FORD ESCAPES FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. FORD'S NUMBER FOR THIS RECALL IS 17S09. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT EVEN TOUGH MY CAR WAS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE MY PARTICULAR CAR WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE CAR FIXED. THINKING THIS WAS OUTRAGEOUS I CALLED FORD DIRECTLY. THEY AS WELL TOLD ME THE SAME THING. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY 2014 FORD ESCAPE OWNER THAT HAS BEEN TOLD THAT ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE...

THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING AFTER A LEAK RECALL WAS MADE. WE TOOK THE CAR AND HAD THE NECESSARY RECALL DONE. HOWEVER THE ENGINE STALLED THE CAR AND NOW WE HAVE TO SHELL OUT $6,000 FOR A NEW ENGINE DUE TO A CRACKED BLOCK. SINCE WE ALREADY TOOK THE CAR TO GET A LEAK RECALL ISSUE FIXED, WE ARE AFRAID THE NEW ENGINE WILL GET OVERHEATED AGAIN AND THE CAR WILL STALL. ALSO, WE WOULD HAVE TO SHELL OUT MORE MONEY FOR ANOTHER ENGINE.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY OVERHEATED AND I WAS GIVEN AN ALARM DISPLAYING THAT ITS OVERHEATING AND STOP SAFELY. WHEN OPENING MY LID, I FOUND THE COOLANT LEVEL HAD DROPPED BELOW MINIMUM. I HAD NO WARNING THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS SUDDENLY LOW AND THE CAR HAD BEEN OPERATING FINE THE PREVIOUS DAY AND EARLIER IN THE MORNING. I ADDED WATER TO THE SYSTEM AND AFTER RETURNING THE CAR TO A SAFE TEMP, DROVE IT TO A STORE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INSTANTLY AFTER THE HEATING ISSUE. FORD HAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE INCLUDING 2014 FORD ESCAPE, HOWEVER MY VIN DOES NOT REGISTER AS BEING APPLICABLE TO THE RECALL (ALTHOUGH SEEMS LIKE IDENTICAL ISSUE.) THIS IS THE SECOND TIME BETWEEN 50-56000 MILES THIS SAME ISSUE HAS OCCURRED.

ENGINE COOLANT SENSOR FAULTY . BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP 2 TIMES.

A DOZEN TIMES NOW WHEN WE START IT UP IT RUN REAL RUFF AND WILL LURCH, THE RPMS GO UP BUT NOT MPH BEING GAINED. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTART AND IT RUNS FINE. WE GET A MESSAGE THAT READS "ENGINE FAULT SERVICE NOW". WHEN WE TAKE IT TO THE DEALER THEY CAN'T FINE ANY ERRORS ON WHEN THEY HOOK IT UP TO THEIR COMPUTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE LAST WEEK AND OVER THE ALMOST 4 YEARS I'VE OWNED THE CAR. I WAS DRIVING IT ON A CITY STREET AND HAD JUST BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY, OTHER TIMES IT'S HAPPENED HAS BEEN ON CITY STREETS SHORTLY AFTER PULLING FORWARD, AND THOSE TIMES I HAD NOT BACKED UP AT ALL PRIOR TO IT DOING IT. THIS MORNING WHEN IT HAPPENED I ALMOST HAD SOMEONE REAR-END ME BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD...

ON 13 AUGUST 2018 MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING TO OUR NEW HOME WE'RE BUYING WHEN SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I TOLD HER TO PULL OVER AND GRAB HER PURSE AND GET AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE. BY NOW FLAMES WERE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. LUCKILY SHE HAD CRACKED OPEN THE DOOR BEFORE STOPPING BECAUSE BEFORE SHE STOPPED ALL THE DOORS AUTOMATICALLY LOCKED AND COULD NOT BE OPENED. I HAD ARRIVED AT THE SCENE AND THE CARS FRONT END HAD VIRTUALLY MELTED WITHIN 5 MINUTES. IF MY FIANCE HAD NOT CRACKED OPENED THE DOOR SHE MOST ASSUREDLY WOULD HAVE BURNED TO DEATH. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING I WOULD DEFINITELY HAVE HAD A DIFFICULT TIME ESCAPING AS I AM A DISABLED VETERAN WITH SEVERAL MOBILITY PROBLEMS. OUR CAR WAS LESS THAN 4 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 64000 MILES ON IT. WE NEVER EXPECTED WE MIGHT POSSIBLY BE...

VEHICLE ERRATICALLY DISPLAYS OVERHEATING VISUAL AND AUDIBLE ALARM DURING MOTION OR STATIONARY. AFTER VEHICLE IS TURNED OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS, ALARMS GO OFF AND TEMPERATURE GAGE RETURNS TO NORMAL OPERATING TEMPERATURE. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON FOR A WHILE, THEN OFF, THEN BACK ON. DROVE TO FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE (DIDN'T NOTICE ANY PERFORMANCE ISSUES), AND THEY STATE THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BECAUSE OF A CRACK IN THE COOLANT RESEVOIR, AND COOLANT IS GETTING INTO CYLINDER #3. I DON'T KNOW HOW THESE ARE RELATED. I HAVE NEVER NOTICED A COOLANT LEAK OR STEAM/SMOKE IN THE EXHAUST.

I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER DUE TO COOLANT BEING LOW. THE COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE ENGINE AND MY GASKET HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE SEVERAL ARTICLES IN WHICH FORD ADMITS THERE ARE ENGINE PROBLEMS UP TO AND INCLUDING FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO MITIGATE DAMAGE BY GETTING THE CAR IN EARLY. THE DEALER CALLED FORD, I CALLED THE FORD CARES LINE AND MY CLAIM WAS DECLINED. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. I HAVE WRITTEN TO FORD, NO REPLY

2 ACTIVE RECALLS-NO TIMEFRAME OF WHEN IT WILL BE REMEDIED. ADDITIONALLY, VEHICLE DIES WHEN PUT INTO D FROM R. VEHICLE HAS 52K MILES, WELL MAINTAINED, SHELL FUEL IS USED. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BACKING UP AND PUTTING INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED AN ABNORMAL ANTI-FREEZE ODOR AND EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVE SINCLAIR LINCOLN ST. PETERS (4760 N SERVICE RD, ST PETERS, MO 63376) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CYLINDER HEAD WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED ONE YEAR PRIOR AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

COOLANT LEAK INTO CYLINDER #3 & 4 RESULTING IN NECESSARY ENGINE REPLACEMENT AT 64K MILES. ONLY SERVICE ISSUE TO DATE ON VEHICLE WAS A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP & COOLANT SENSOR AT JUST UNDER 60K MILES. WHILE DRIVING 'LOW COOLANT' LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON, CHECKED COOLANT WHICH WAS VERY LOW, FILLED AND TOOK TO DEALER LESS THAN 2 MILES AWAY. VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE LAST COOLANT LEAK RECALL ALTHOUGH VERY SIMILAR ISSUE AND BUILT DURING THE SAME TIME PERIOD AT LOUISVILLE PLANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FELIX SABATES FORD LINCOLN (7601 SOUTH BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC) TO BE REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE DEALER'S REPRESENTATIVE TOOK THE CONTACT'S KEYS AND DECLARED THE VEHICLE TO BE A ROAD HAZARD DUE TO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE DEALER REFUSED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE DUE TO ADDITIONAL DAMAGES CAUSED BY OIL LEAKING INTO THE COOLANT. THE CONTACT REQUESTED DOCUMENTATION, BUT THE CONTACT REFUSED DUE TO THE DAMAGES BEING ATTRIBUTED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH AN ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGES AND REQUESTED THAT THE DEALER PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 69,000.

MY VIN IS HAVING THE EXACT SAME COOLING ISSUES AS RECALL. DEALER STAES MY VIN IS NOT AFFECTED ALTHOUGH THE IT BROKE IN THE EXACT FASHION AS THE FORD RECALL 17V209000. THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND IS LOSING COOLANT SLOWLY. CAR OVERHEATED AND HAD TO PULL OVER.

2014 ESCAPE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A COOLANT LEAK. DEALER FOUND THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID WAS LEAKING AS WELL AS THE ENGINE COOLANT TEMPERATURE SENSOR WAS FAULTY. BOTH ITEMS WERE REPLACED. BILL WAS $566. FORD HAD A RECALL ON OVER 200000 ESCAPES IN THE 2013 AND SOME 2014 ESCAPES. I CALLED THE FORD COMPANY AND FOUND OUT THAT MY ESCAPE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THERE ALL. SAID TO THEM THAT OVER 200000 ESCAPES WERE RECALLED FOR THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID TO BAD THE VIN NUMBER IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

WE ADVISED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THAT THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH DURING START UP BUT THEN TURNED NORMAL, SLIGHT SMELL OF ANTI FREEZE BUT NO OVER HEATING OR CHANGE IN TEMPERATURE GAUGE, HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKE THE CAN IN FOR THE HEAT SENSOR / LOW COOLANT RECALL, WAS TOLD TO DRIVE CAR TO DEALER. AFTER ARRIVAL AND FURTHER INSPECTION WE WERE ADVISED THAT THE ENGINE WAS WARPED, HEAD WARPED AND NEEDED A NEW ENGINE. BOTH DEALER AND FORD AND AFTER MARKET WARRANTY BLAMED US FOR DRIVING 5 MILES ON LOCAL ROADS TO DEALER AND THEREFORE THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE PROBLEM.

POSTING DATE: JULY-29, 2018 (SUNDAY) VEHICLE : 2014 FORD ESCAPE TITANIUM 4X4 (4-CYLINDER TURBO ENGINE, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) VEHICLE LOSES TRANSMISSION POWER. THREE WEEKS AGO I CAME OUT OF A FREEWAY AND TRIED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ON A FAST MOVING LOCAL ROAD. I MADE THE TURN AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THE ENGINE REVVED UP BUT THERE WAS NO MOTION. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY TURN ON THE HAZARD FLASH LIGHTS TO WARN APPROACHING VEHICLES BEHIND. FINALLY I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR "SLOWLY" AND THE CAR DID MOVE AND PICK UP SPEED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. I HAD SENSED "BUMPY GEAR SHIFTS" AND "JERKY ACCELERATIONS" EVEN BEFORE THE ABOVE INCIDENT. I INSTINCTIVELY "KNEW" THAT THINGS WERE NOT RIGHT BUT DID NOT KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS. TWO DAYS AGO MY WIFE CALLED ME AT WORK AND SAID THAT AFTER BACKING OUT FROM THE...

ENGINE STALLS. - 1.6 L. - I HAVE TAKEN THIS CAR TO THE BOB TOMES FORD DEALERSHIP IN MCKINNEY, TEXAS FOR THIS PROBLEM AT LEAST TWICE SINCE I BOUGHT IT NEW AND THEY TOLD ME BOTH TIMES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT THE ENGINE WAS OPERATING PER SPECIFICATIONS. IT IS STILL STALLING AND REALLY SCARES ME WHEN IT DOES. IN MY OPINION IT IS UNSAFE. I NOTICED YOUR ARTICLE ABOUT THE 2013 FORD ESCAPES IN THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE LOCAL DEALER (JOHN BLEAKLEY FORD INC, 870 HWY 6 THORNTON RD, LITHIA SPRINGS, GA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

2014 FORD ESCAPE 4X2 OVERFLOW COOLANT TANK CAUSING COOLANT TO LEAK. 230,000 CARS HAVE BEEN REPAIRED BY FORD BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR MINE WITHOUT A $230+COST. FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON MY SERIAL NUMBER IS NOT COVERED. LACK OF COOLANT LEADS TO OVERHEATING AND CRACKED HEAD GASKET. THE CAR DID REDUCE POWER AND SOUND A PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY WARNING ON 2 OCCASIONS. THE CAR HAS 55,000 MILES.

SUMMARY: IN OCTOBER 2018 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 17S09/NHTSA17V-209 TO HAVE THE SENSORS PUT ON. THEN MARCH 2018 I TOOK VERHICLE IN FOR PARTS TO REPAIR THE LEAK.. HOWEVER AFTER THE PARTS WERE PUT ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO GO BACK BECAUSE THE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT LATE MAY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY NICE AT LOOKING AT AND RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THEN IN JUNE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE COOLANT WAS LOW. DEALER CHECK. THEY DISCOVERED THE COOLANT LEAKING BACK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS RECALL WAS DONE. I ATTEMPTED TO ESCALATE THIS THROUGH FORD CARES AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T. THE ONLY RESPONSE I HAVE IS - THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. PLUS THEY CONTINUED TO TELL ME I DO NOT HAVE ANY WARRANTY LEFT ON THIS VEHICLE WHICH I AM WELL OF AWARE OF. THE RECALL...

IN JAN 2018 I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR RECALL 17S09/NHTSA17V-209 TO HAVE THE SENSORS PUT ON. INITIALLY THE DEALER DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS, THE PART WERE PUT ON IN FEB. HOWEVER AFTER THE PARTS WERE PUT ON THE VEHICLE HAD TO GO BACK BECAUSE HE COOLANT LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT LATE APRIL. THE DEALERSHIP WAS VERY NICE AT LOOKING AT AND RESOLVING THE PROBLEM. THEN IN JUNE THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND THE COOLANT WAS LOW. NO SIGNS OF LEAKAGE AND I WAS HESITANT TO REPLACE SO I HAD THE DEALER CHECK. THEY DISCOVERED THE COOLANT LEAKING BACK INTO THE ENGINE. THIS WAS NOT A PROBLEM UNTIL THIS RECALL WAS DONE. I ATTEMPTED TO ESCALATE THIS THROUGH FORD CARES AND OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T. THE ONLY RESPONSE I HAVE IS - THIS IS NOT RELATED TO THE RECALL. I AM A SINGLE MOM, IN A RENTAL AND NOW...

MY SON'S CAR, SAYS ENGINE OVERHEATING AND COMPLETELY DISABLES THE CARS ENGINE TO WHERE IT WILL STOP YOU MID DRIVING. SMOKE CAME FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR. TOOK IT IN AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND NOTHING SHOWED UP. COOLANT LEVEL FINE AND OIL LEVEL FINE. CAR MECHANIC COULDN'T FINE ANYTHING WRONG. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WE DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO? MY SON GETS SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO SCHOOL AND WORK, BUT WHAT REALLY SCARY IS HE DRIVES IN 55 MILE PER HOUR ROADS TO GET TO SCHOOL AND WORK AND THE CAR ENGINE WILL HESITATE WILL HE IS DRIVING AND THEN STOP ON HIM. CARS BEHIND HIM DON'T UNDERSTAND WHAT IS GOING ON AND HUNK AT HIM. HE HAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ON THE ROADS. WHAT IS GOING ON WITH FORD, ESCAPE 2014 ENGINE OVER HEATING?????????????????????????

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE REMOTELY FOR APPROXIMATELY FIVE MINUTES. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE, THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "ENGINE OVERHEATED". THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (MAC HAIK FORD PASADENA, 4242 EAST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY S, PASADENA, TEXAS 77505) WHERE IT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, FLAMES WERE SEEN UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE ORIGIN OF THE FIRE WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER (CAVENAUGH FORD LINCOLN, LLC, 2000 E HIGHLAND DR., JONESBORO, AR 72401, (870) 972-8000) WAS NOTIFIED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. *TT COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM RECALL#17509 UPDATED 9/25/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT NOTICED STEAM EMERGING FROM THE HOOD AND AN ABNORMAL ODOR OF ANTI-FREEZE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VERIFIED THAT THE ANTI-FREEZE RESERVE TANK WAS CRACKED. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATED AND THE MESSAGE "HOT TEMPERATURE" WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP LEAKED AND THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS CRACKED. AFTER REPAIRING THE VEHICLE, THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY OVERHEATED AND IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD WAS ALSO CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE AS LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,346.

AFTER THE RECALL WITH THE AIR CONDITION I STILL HAS SOME PROBLEM AND NOW MY CAR IS MAKING A VERY STRANGE NOICE IN FRONT WHEN I DRIVE MORE THE 40 SOMETIMES I'M NOT GETTING COLD HAIR

THE VEHICLE'S GEAR SHIFT CABLE "BREAKS" LEAVING THE VEHICLE INOPERABLE UNABLE TO GO INTO GEAR, DRIVE OR REVERSE. THE VEHICLE DRIVE OK THEN PARKED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PUBLIC GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR.