I had an issue with vehicle shaking while driving about an hour west of Denver, CO. I immediately pulled off the highway and had to have the vehicle towed to the nearest mechanic, where I was informed of a blown head gasket due to coolant that had leaked into the cylinder. I had to pay for airline tickets for four people to fly back home to Chicago, pay to have the vehicle transported back to my mechanic in the Chicago area, and have the engine replaced. I reviewed this problem online and found it was a known issue by Ford and the recall that had been issued was only VIN specific. Unfortunately my VIN was not part of the recall and Ford refused to do anything to compensate me for any of the money I had to pay out as a result of this issue. That cost me around $5,000!!!! Ford needs to pay for this!!!!

Bought a 2014 Ford Escape Titanium with the infamous 1.6L Eco-Boost engine. At 65,000 miles I started getting the cylinder 4 misfire warnings and noticed the coolant in the reservoir was slowly going down. Took the car to a certified mechanic friend of mine who told me these 1.6L engines were garbage and almost all of them would fail around 70K miles. He said the engines were engineered wrong and they did not allow enough room for the head gaskets to provide leak protection between the cylinder walls. He said replacing the engine was the only solution and if we replaced it with a rebuilt 1.6L Eco-Boost engine, that one would also fail.

Ford did put out a recall for the 2014 Escapes, but they made it VIN specific, so many of the 2014 Escapes sold with the 1.6L engines did not get the recall. I own two 2014 Ford Escapes, both with the 1.6L engine, and neither were part of the recall.

I called the Ford Customer Escalation line to talk to someone about this and just got the typical Ford lip service about how important I was to Ford but that they were not going to lift a finger to help me.

In this day and age, well maintained engines SHOULD NOT fail with less than 70K miles on them. Ford put out an engine that they KNEW was poorly designed and they are refusing to stand behind their product. I know people always say stuff like this, but I will NEVER buy another Ford. I'm going back Toyota. Have owned several of them and have never had an engine issue with any of them.

Update from May 24, 2023: Had to purchase a used motor to replace the failed one. Mechanic tried unsuccessfully to repair the old engine, so we ended up getting a used engine from LKQ for $2,000. By the time we were done with the install cost and all the other little things, this cost right around $4,000 to repair.

I would encourage anyone with a 2013 - 2019 Escape with the 1.6 ecoboost engine to write an email to info@FordEcoboostLawsuit.com to get their name added to the class action law suit against Ford for selling these garbage engines that they knew would fail and now won't stand behind their product.

The service engine soon light came on... on the interstate. So I drove about 65 more miles to home and parked the car in the garage. My wife left first thing in the morning and when she started the car there was a boom sound and black smoke coming from the exhaust. Called the dealership and they said it's drivable, bring the car in, so I did.

One look from the service writer and she confirmed the fluid leak into the cylinder and that i needed an engine replacement. Only 24000 miles and NO WARRANTY because it was beyond 5 years. FORD was not interested in my problem but thanks to Autonation, they were able to get me some relief. Still, the inconvenience and total lack of concern from Ford was hard to understand. I am buying a Toyota next and Ford can go scratch.