2014 FORD ESCAPE Engine Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

WHILE IN MOTION ON THE INTERSTATE DOING 75 MPH MY CAR STARTED MAKING A TICKING SOUND. I WASN'T SURE WHAT IT WAS AT THE TIME BUT I KNEW IT WAS GOOD. WHILE GETTING OFF THE EXIT I NOTICED MY BREAKS WERE GOING OUT. THEY WERE VERY HARD TO PUSH DOWN AND IT BARELY MADE MY CAR STOP. I TOOK IT TO A NEW BY PLACE THAT WAS ABLE TO READ SOME CODES. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON AND THE CODES CAME UP AS CAM SHAFT POSITION SENSOR. I REPLACED THE SENSOR AND IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I LIVE. AT THIS POINT IT HAD DIED TWICE ON THE INTERSTATE AND STILL MADE A HORRIBLE TICKING SOUND. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT MY VACUUM PUMP HAD COME LOOSE AND THE BOLT HAD GOTTEN METAL IN MY ENGINE WHICH...

I WAS DRIVING MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE FOR ABOUT 10 MIN. ON WHITNEY MILL RRD. IN ONTARIO COUNTY NEW YORK. WHEN I GOT AN ALERT ON MY DASH BOARD. IT SAID ENGINE OVER HEATING PULL OVER ( OR SOMETHING ALONG THOSE LINES) I LOOK DOWN AT THE TEMPETURE GAGE AS I WAS PULLING OVER. THE NEEDLE WAS IN PERFECT POSITION BETWEEN HOT AND COLD. AFTER I STOOPED ( ABOUT 30 SECONDS AT T HE MOST) I GOT OUT, OPEN THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES COMING UP IN THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND FIREWALL. I INSTRUCTED MY WIFE TO GET HERSELF AND THE DOG OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THEN I BEGAN THROWING SNOW ONTO THE AREA WHERE THE FIRE WAS COMING FROM. IN MY OPINION KEEPING THE FIRE CONTAINED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVENTUALLY SHOW UP ( GUESSING 15 MIN.) THEY TOOK OVER FROM THAT POINT. SPRAYED FIRE...

I WAS DRIVING UP THE INTERSTATE AFTER WORK AND WHILE I WAS DRIVING I BEGAN TO NOTICE SMOKE. I LOOKED AROUND AND REALIZED IT WAS MY CAR. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND MY CAR STARTED FLASHING EVERYTHING ON THE DASH PANEL WAS RED AND FLASHING ENGINE FAILURE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN WENT TO TRY AND POP THE HOOD, I COULDN'T GET IT OPENED AND I LOOKED DOWN AND BEGAN TO SEE FLAMES. I CALLED 911 AND MY CAR ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR A PROBLEM WITH THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD SAYING THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE IF OILS WERE TO GET OUT AND HIT A HOT SURFACE. I GOT MY RECALL FIXED AND THEN MY CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE A FEW WEEKS LATER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP, THE "HIGH TEMPERATURE TURN OFF ENGINE" LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SAW FLAMES SHOOTING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE CONTACT CALLED 911 AND BEFORE THE POLICE AND THE FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED AT THE SCENE, THE VEHICLE BLEW UP. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WAS NO INJURY, THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO THE INSURANCE COMPANY'S TOW YARD. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE DID NOT RECEIVE THE NOTIFICATION OF THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING).THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS ABOUT 80,000.

THE CAR CONSUMES COOLANT AT A RATE OF ABOUT 3-4 QUARTS IN THE 5 MONTHS I'VE OWNED IT. I NOTICED IT WHILE CHANGING THE OIL. I AM AWARE THAT OTHER VINS FROM MY CAR'S MODEL YEAR AND ENGINE STYLE ARE ELIGIBLE FOR A RECALL CONCERNING THIS ISSUE, WHICH CAN CAUSE THE ENGINE TO CATCH FIRE. (RECALL CODE 17V209) I AM UNCLEAR AS TO WHY MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST, WHEN IT WAS MADE IN THE SAME FACTORY, WITHIN THE IDENTIFIED TIMEFRAME, WITH THE SAME ENGINE, AND EXHIBITING THE SAME DANGEROUS PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEATER FAILED TO OPERATE. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT SYSTEM WAS VERY LOW AND, AFTER BEING REFILLED, THE COOLANT WAS BACK LOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNDETERMINED. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN KENNEDY FORD-POTTSTOWN AT 1-888-696-4917 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT MANUFACTURED AT THE RIGHT TIME TO BE INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TAKATA RECALL, CONCERN REGARDING 2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH CONTINUAL "LOW ENGINE COOLANT" LIGHT RETURNING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK COOLANT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO POMPANO FORD LINCOLN (2741 N FEDERAL HWY, POMPANO BEACH, FL 33064) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT WATER DAMAGED THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT REPAIRS AND A LOANER VEHICLE WOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

IT'S BEEN A YEAR ON THIS RECALL. WHAT'S THE HOLD UP? IS THERE A TRADE-IN PROGRAM TO GET A CAR WITHOUT A RECALL? MAR 27,2017 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER17S09 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17S09 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE

IT ONLY HAPPENS WHEN YOU DRIVE THE CAR FOR A WHILE (45+ MINUTES), TURN IT OFF, AND THEN START IT UP 15-45 MINUTES LATER. IT WILL START BUT THEN WITHIN THE FIRST 100 YARDS IT WILL GO SLUGGISH AND STALL. WHEN I TRY TO GIVE IT GAS THAT DOESN'T HELP. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF, PUT IT IN PARK AND START IT BACK UP. A FEW TIMES IT'S STALLED 3 TIMES IN A ROW. ONCE IT GETS GOING GOOD IT'S FINE. IT'S ALWAYS FINE IF IT'S BEEN OFF FOR A WHILE (FIRST THING IN THE MORNING OR STARTING AFTER WORK). EVENTUALLY THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK IT TO A SHOP, A GUY DIAGNOSED IT, CHANGED OUT A SENSOR AND THE FUEL PUMP. IT DIDN'T HELP.

MY VEHICLE WAS OVERHEATED FOR ABOUT 3 TIMES AND I HAVE REPORTED IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP HERE IN AMERICAN SAMOA. I ALSO RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ABOUT THIS VEHICLE (SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 17S09). UP TO NOW, THE FORD DEALERSHIP HAVE NOT FIX THIS RECALL ISSUE AND I AND MY FAMILY ARE ALWAYS AT HIGHER DANGEROUS RISK DUE TO THIS UNRESOLVED RECALL. I HAVE PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FIXING THE PROBLEM VIA OTHER REPLACEMENT PARTS AND STILL NOTHING DIRECTLY TO THE RECALL PART. THE RECALL PART IS THE ENGINE COOLANT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND RADIATOR WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. JIM CLICK FORD LINCOLN EAST TUCSON (6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON AZ, 85711) WAS CONTACTED AND PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER COULD NOT REPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. *TT

I HAVE HAD 2 PRIOR REPAIRS MADE DUE TO RECALLS. THE DOORS AND AN ENGINE PART. THE DEALERSHIP JUST REPAIRED A SENSOR ON MY CAR LAST WEEK. NOW MY CAR IS STALLING WHEN I FIRST START IT (STATIONARY) OR FEELS LIKE IT'S GOING TO STALL WHILE DRIVING AT A RATE OF 45 MPH. IT ONLY HAS 56K ON IT. I HAVE NOTICED ONGOING ISSUES WITH THE DOORS, BUT WILL ADVISE THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY FIXED THEM AS PART OF THE FIRST RECALL.

I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER (JONES WEST FORD IN RENO NV) FOR RECALL 17V-209 WHICH IS RELATED TO OVERHEATING THAT CAN CAUSE THE CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK AND MAY RESULT IN FIRE. THE SERVICE ADVISER INFORMED ME THAT IT HAD A CRACKED HEAD BASED ON THEIR EXPERTISE, LOW COOLANT AND AMOUNT OF HYDROCARBONS WHEN TESTED. THE ONLY SOLUTION IS A NEW MOTOR. WHEN ASKED ABOUT IT BEING COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, HE QUICKLY SAID IT WAS NOT AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE $8,000.00. I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR FURTHER REVIEW. DURING THE SAME SERVICE VISIT, THE TECH PERFORMED RECALL 16S30 ON ALL DOOR LATCHES. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WINDOW TO NOT BE OPERATING PROPERLY. KNOWING THAT THE TECH HAD TO ACCESS THE REPAIR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL, I ASKED THE DEALER TO TAKE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (AL WHITE FORD LINCOLN, 2002 HILLSBORO BLVD, MANCHESTER, TN 37355, (931) 728-2402) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I STARTED MY VEHICLE YESTERDAY TO WARM UP AND ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES LATER HEARD A BIG BOOM, LOOKED OUT THE DOOR AND THE FRONT END OF MY ESCAPE WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. I HAD SCHEDULED IT TO GET REPAIRED YESTERDAY MORNING, BUT WAS UNABLE TO MAKE IT AS WE RECEIVED A LOT OF SNOW AND SCHOOLS WERE CANCELLED AND SUCH. I HAD KNOWN OF THE RECALL SINCE LAST YEAR SINCE I ALREADY WAS INVOLVED IN ANOTHER RECALL WITH THE LATCH. I TRIED TO GET THEM TAKEN CARE OF AT THE SAME TIME, BUT THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND WOULDN'T BE FOR SOME TIME. I RECEIVED A NOTICE DIRECTLY FROM FORD BETWEEN ONE AND TWO WEEKS AGO AND CALLED ZIEGLER IN ELKHART TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THEY WEREN'T AVAILABLE FOR ALMOST A WEEK. IT IS OBVIOUS THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE WITH MY CAR ANYWAY, CONSIDERING THE DESCRIPTION...

MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE STATIONARY AT MY SON'S ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. I WAS WAITING IN THE DROP OFF LANE AT MY SON'S SCHOOL WHEN MY SUV STARTED TO SMOKE FROM UNDERNEATH THE DASH, I TRIED TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OUT OF THE LANE SO I WOULD NOT BLOCK OTHER PARENTS FROM COMING INTO THE SCHOOL, AND IT WOULD NOT DRIVE, MORE SMOKE CAME INTO THE CAB AND I QUICKLY GOT MY SON OUT OF THE CAR AND AWAY. IT CONTINUED TO SMOKE, AND I REALIZED THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, I QUICKLY SHUT IT OFF. NO FLAMES WERE SEEN, AND I HAD NO REALIZED IT WAS ACTUALLY ON FIRE UNTIL WE HAD IT TOWED TO A GARAGE. OUR MECHANIC WAS THE ONE TO INFORM US OF AN OPEN RECALL OF THE ISSUE I HAD JUST EXPERIENCED. THIS HAPPENED ON DECEMBER 21, 2017. FORD HAS NOT BE HELPFUL...

CAR PURCHASED 1/18/2014. SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 17S09/NHTSA RECALL 17V-209 RECEIVED 4/2017. PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TILL 11/22/2017. BY THIS TIME, VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. COOLANT SEEPAGE WAS DUE TO PRESSURE FRACTURES WITHIN COOLANT TANK WALLS AND TANK NOT PART OF RECALL. THE "LOW LEVEL SENSOR" IS A NEEDED ADDITION BUT I FAR AS I CAN TELL, THE REPLACEMENT COOLANT TANK IF NOT AN IMPROVED TANK, WILL ALSO DEVELOP PRESSURE FRACTURES IN THE FUTURE. MAYBE FORD WILL HAVE A TANK FIX LATER.

MARCH 27, 2017 RECALL - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 17S09 - COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION - CONTINUE TO BE TOLD BY DEALERSHIPS THAT PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED - PROBLEM COULD CAUSE ENGINE FIRE - HOW LONG CAN THIS GO ON BEFORE FORD PROVIDES PARTS?

ON JANUARY 6, 2018, I DROVE HOME FROM MY JOB 10 MILES AWAY. WHEN I TOOK I-95, MY FORD ESCAPE 2014 TURN OFF AND CONTINUED MOVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE. I MANAGED TO REACH THE CENTRAL SEPARATOR UNTIL IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. WHEN I TRIED TO START THE CAR OVER, I FELT A BURNT SMELL, DUE TO THAT FACT I DECIDED TO LEAVE MY FORD SCAPE 2014 AND REALIZED THAT IT GOT SUDDENLY ON FIRE. AS A PROOF, THE INCIDENT WAS RECORDED BY THE LOCAL NEWSCAST. IT'S IMPERATIVE FOR ME A SOLUTION FROM FORD CONSIDERING THAT I STILL OWE 19.000.00 TO THE BANK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (RANDALL FORD, 5500 ROGERS AVE, FORT SMITH, AR 72903), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (LAKEVIEW FORD LINCOLN, 295 W DICKMAN RD, BATTLE CREEK, MI 49037) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT NOTICED GRAY SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART IT, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE CONTACT EXITED THE VEHICLE AND IT IGNITED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND COULD NOT DETERMINE HOW IT STARTED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GREEN FORD (3800 W WENDOVER AVE, GREENSBORO, NC 27407) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOO BURNT TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,300. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

MY VEHICLE RAN LOW ON COOLANT ON 2 INSTANCES IN NOVEMBER 2017, WITH THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE RISING INTO THE RED ZONE WHILE DRIVING. BOTH TIMES I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTATED, AND THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. I FILLED THE COOLANT RESERVOIR TOOK TO A LOCAL GARAGE, THEY COULD NOT FIND A CAUSE FOR THE LOW COOLANT (NO SIGN OF LEAK & IT PASSED A PRESSURE TEST). THEIR ADVICE WAS TO MONITOR THE COOLANT LEVEL AND IT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP. I EXPERIENCED NO FURTHER ISSUES UNTIL THE EVENING OF JAN. 7, 2018, WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AFTER DRIVING FOR ONLY 2 MILES. THE MAIN DASH DISPLAY SHOWED AN "ENGINE FAILURE" MESSAGE. I BRAKED TO A STOP AND LIGHT SMOKE BEGAN VENTING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, TOOK A PEEK IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17S090000 (ENGINE). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THE FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND ENGINE SERVICE INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FIRE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS PRESENT DURING THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT CALLED APPLE FORD (8800 STANFORD BLVD, COLUMBIA, MD 21045) AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

WHILE PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY AT LOW SPEED ENGINE STARTED SURGING AND WOULD NOT SLOW. SHIFTING TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL ALLOWED VEHICLE TO BE STOPPED. ENGINE CONTINUING SURGING UNTIL TURNED OFF. MECHANIC FOUND CODES P0011 INTAKE CAMSHAFT POSITION TIMING OVER-ADVANCED (BANK 1) AND P0016 CRAFTSHAFT POSITION - CAMSHAFT POSITION CORRELATION - BANK 1 SENSOR A. MECHANIC STATED IT WAS VERY UNUSUAL FOR SUCH PROBLEMS TO EXIST IN AN ENGINE AT ONLY 66,000 MILES.

WHILE DRIVING LAST WEEK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER SOMEWHAT LIKE IT WAS DOWNSHIFTING AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITHIN 5 MINUTES OF LEAVING OUR HOUSE. WE PULLED OVER AND THEN THE CARE STARTED ON FIRE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED AUTONATION FORD EAST AT (440) 296-3020 (28825 EUCLID AVE, WICKLIFFE, OH 44092) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS ON AND OFF WITH NOT A REASON AND WHEN I BRING THE CAR FOR AN OILS CHANGE INTO THE DEALER THEY ARE SAYING THAT IS NOT IMPORTANT AND IT IS GOING OFF WHEN THE OIL IS CHANGED. I ALSO NOTICE THAT THE CAR IS VERY SHORT AFTER THE GENTLY BREAKDOWN. THE OTHER ISSUE IS THE UNEXPECTED ACCELERATION ITSELF, EVEN IF I DO NOT USE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THIS HAPPENS ANYWHERE ANYHOW AND WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION.

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN APRIL 2017 FROM FORD (17S09). IN MY OPINION THIS RECALL HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED IN A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME. 9 MONTHS OF DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH A RISK OF STARTING AN ENGINE FIRE IS TO LONG. DOES FORD HAVE AN UPDATED TIME FRAME FOR THE REPAIR. NHTSA RECALL # 17V209

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CRESCENT FORD (100 OLD WINSTON RD, HIGH POINT, NC 27265) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL PUMP PRESSURE SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, SMOKE WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN. THE DRIVER IMMEDIATELY PARKED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. SMOKE AND FLAMES WERE PRESENT COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THE FRONT UNDERCARRIAGE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

WHEN CAN I EXPECT THIS RECALL #17S09 TO BE SETTLED BY FORD?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. ON OCTOBER 18, 2017, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (SAM SCISM FORD, 5019 FLAT RIVER RD, FARMINGTON, MO 63640) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SENSORS FOR THE COOLANT LEVELS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED THROUGH THE AIR VENTS AND THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 91,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17S09000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SAN LEANDRO FORD IN SAN LEANDRO, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

3 YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY RAN OUT 2/21/17, RECALL LETTER DATED 4/2017 RECALL NOTICE 17S09 -NHTSA RECALL 17V-209. VEHICLE CAN'T MAINTAIN COOLANT LEVEL, HAD VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, CAN'T GET PROBLEM RESOLVED. CAN'T DRIVE VEHICLE OUT OF TOWN FOR FEAR OF FIRE. CONVENIENTLY WARRANTY HAS RUN OUT AND NOW THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LEAKED COOLANT. THE "EXTREME TEMPERATURE, ENGINE CATCH ON FIRE" WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (MARYSVILLE FORD IN MARYSVILLE, WASHINGTON, PHONE NUMBER: 360-386-1245) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT LINE FROM THE RESERVOIR TO THE INTAKE MANIFOLD CRACKED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CALLED, BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 79,000.

THERMOSTAT QUIT WORKING AT 37900 MILES. NO HEAT HERE IN DECEMBER IN LOUISVILLE, KY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (COLUMBIA FORD IN COLUMBIA, CT, 860-228-2886 CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, BUT CLEARED UP WHEN ENGINE COOLANT WAS ADDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ELLSWORTH FORD (424 INDUSTRIAL ROAD, ELLSWORTH, WI) CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLS OUT. HAS BEEN FIXED ONCE ALREADY BUT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES SINE THE REPAIR. WOULD HAPPEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY OR THROUGH PARKING LOT UNTIL THIS LAST TIME. I MERGED ONTO A MAJOR FREEWAY AND WAS UP TO 75-80MPH AND THE CAR STALLED OUT, ALMOST HIT BY 2 SEMIS TRYING TO AVOID RE ENDING ME ON THE FREEEWAY. *TT CONSUMER STATED NEVER HAD A BRAKE FAILURE. ISSUE WAS ENGINE STALL. UPDATED 9/4/18*JB

I BROKE DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY WITH SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. I HAD IT TOWED TO GO AUTOMOTIVE TO ENSURE IT WAS NOT BECAUSE OF A FAULTY OIL CHANGE (I HAD HAD AN OIL CHANGE 3 DAYS EARLIER). IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS NOT DUE TO ANY PART OF THE OIL CHANGE, BUT THAT IT WAS DUE TO A RECALL FORD RELEASED IN APRIL 2017. PARTS HAVE STILL NOT BEEN RECEIVED AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. THE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP DROVE THE CAR UP AND DOWN THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES AND THOUGHT IT WAS SAFE TO DRIVE TO FORD (ABOUT 3 MILES AWAY) TO DISCUSS THE RECALL. MY MOM WAS TAKING THE CAR WHILE MY DAD FOLLOWED BEHIND HER. SHE ONLY DROVE CITY ROADS, NO HIGHWAYS. LESS THAN A QUARTER MILE FROM THE FORD LOT, THE CAR STARTED TO SMOKE LITTLE, LIGHT COLORED WISPS. WHEN MY...

FIRST THE WIRING HAD TO BE REPLACE, WEEK LATER CATALYIC CONVERTOR, WEEK LATER TRANSMISSION, CAR IS ONLY 4 YRS OLD

MY SON WAS DRIVING MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE ON THE STREET TO I-25 WHEN HE THOUGHT HE SMELLED SMOKE, THEN THE ENGINE FAILURE FLASHED ON THE SCREEN AND THE ENGINE TURNED ITSELF OFF. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO A SAFE LOCATION THEN HE POPPED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES SO HE SHUT THE HOOD AND CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY CAR STALLING OUT. IT BEGAN ON 11/10/17 WHEN I STARTED THE CAR. I DROVE ABOUT 500 FEET PULLING UP TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR STALLED OUT BUT ALL ELECTRICAL STAYED ON (I.E. RADIO). I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT DROVE FINE FOR A WHILE. THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN LATER ON THE SAME DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY IT HAPPENED IN THE SAME WAY AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT DROVE WELL FOR A WHILE. LATER THAT EVENING IT HAPPENED AGAIN ALSO PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TILL THE FOLLOWING MORNING. THE CAR DROVE WELL FOR 2 DAYS. UNTIL TODAY 11/15/17. IT TURNED ON IN THE MORNING. I GOT TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED THE CAR. CAME BACK ABOUT A HALF HOUR LATER AND...

I FIRST FAILED A STATE INSPECTION (9/14/17) DUE TO A SMALL EVAP LEAK. I FIRST WENT TO A LOCAL BUSINESS TO GET THAT AND AT THE SAME TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD CUT OFF AS I WAS DRIVING. THE LOCAL BUSINESS CLAIMED TO HAVE FIXED THE EVAP LEAK (AFTER WAITING A WEEK FOR THE PART (10/13/17), BUT HAD NO IDEA ABOUT THE VEHICLE STALLING. I THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP (10/19/17), WHERE IT WAS FIRST TAKEN IN FOR A WEEK ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME REPAIR DONE WITH FORD TELLING ME THE FIRST REPAIR USED A FAULTY PART. DRIVING HOME (10/24/17), THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL, BUT STILL SHOWED DRIVING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE THEN STALLED WHILE IN PARK IDLE. I RETURNED TO THE FORD DEALER (10/27/17) AND FOR ANOTHER WEEK, REPAIRS WERE MADE OR LOOKED UP BY A HELP LINE INDICATING THAT EVEN FORD WASN'T SURE OF THE...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY 1 1/2 MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT. I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND COME TO A STOP. I REMAINED IN THE CAR AND SMELLED BURNING. THERE WAS SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE SMOKE STOPPED. THERE WERE NO TROUBLE/WARNING LIGHTS PRIOR TO THE ENGINE FAILURE. I ARRANGED TO BE TOWED TO OUR REGULAR MECHANIC. HE INFORMED ME THAT HE THOUGHT I SHOULD GET THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AS THERE HAD BEEN A FIRE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THERE WAS A HIGH PROBABILITY THAT IT WAS RELATED TO A FORD RECALL 17S09. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE SERVICE MANAGER ALSO SUSPECTED THAT IT WAS PART OF THE ISSUE ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECALL. HE OPENED A FORD "HOTLINE"...

IN 2016, I HAD THE COOLANT SYSTEM REPAIRED/REPLACED DUE TO A LEAK. THIS WAS PRIOR TO THE RECALL. AFTER RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT I ATTEMPTED TO HAVE IT ADDRESSED TWICE AND TOLD BOTH TIMES THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. ON 10/26/17 I GOT A NOTICE THAT MY ENGINE WAS ABOUT TO OVERHEAT AND FOUND THAT THE COOLANT TANK WAS EMPTY. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 10/30/2017. ON 10/29/17 I FILLED THE COOLANT TANK BEFORE DRIVING TO CHURCH AND AFTER 15-20 MILES RECEIVED AN ENGINE FAIL NOTICE, SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE ENGINE AND CAR WOULD NOT RESTART. COOLANT TANK WAS ALREADY EMPTY. CAR WAS TOWED TO BERGLUND FORD IN BEDFORD, VIRGINIA. TODAY IS 11/3/2017, NO DIAGNOSIS MADE, NO IDEA WHAT THE CAUSE OF ENGINE FAILURE IS AND WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL REPORTING THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT BURST INTO FLAMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER (FLAMMER FORD, 3335 COMMERCIAL WAY, SPRING HILL, FL 34606). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER OFFERED 11,000 FOR THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DECLINED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE PROVIDED A VEHICLE OF THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR. *JS *LN *CN