Coolant leaking in #3 cyl, looks to be a bad casting in the block from factory, overheats and uses coolant

- St Peter, MN, USA

2014 Ford Escape titanium, 1.6 ecoboost engine, since around 55000 miles, nothing but issues related to engine and cooling systems...car had recall that Ford did not have parts for, engine froze up coolant and oil all over the inside of the engine and needed to be replaced, Ford replaced engine due to the fact that it was documented they did not have the parts for the recall yet and the worst case scenario happened. This shouldn't happen in a car that has 55000 miles on it. They installed the coolant sensor at that time as well. Then at 75,000 miles, the transmission went without warning while driving with 2 children in the car. I had it replaced by my private mechanic for $4500. Last week, used the factory installed remote start X1 in 20 degree new england weather, and when tried to go out to car, the high temp code was on and the engine wouldnt start. Let it sit for 5 hours in the 20 degree weather, clearly engine now cool but still wouldn't start...had it towed to my mechanic, next am he let me know that the 2018 coolant sensor was blown and leaking coolant...replaced and repaired at cost of $250...why should a sensor go after only 2 years? so many issues with this one car all around the coolant and the engine. I have contacted the lawsuit filed in December to join this as well.

- North Kingstown, RI, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was restarted and jerked however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 119,000.

- Washington, DC, USA

I was driving when the high engine temperature stop safely alert popped up on the screen above the steering wheel. I was driving in a residential area when this happened.

- Williamsburg, OH, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle overheated and went into limp mode. As a result, the exhaust pipe started to smoke. The contact stated that the engine was hot and making cracking sound. The failure cause a coolant leak. The warning indicator light illuminated engine overheating. The vehicle was taken to cook county Ford Inc (1000 S. hutchinson ave, adel, ga 31620) and the contact was informed that the coolant sensor and hoses failure had to do with a recall and the vehicle would be repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 17V209000 (engine and engine cooling). The vehicle was repaired however, the repair failed to fix the issue. The contact stated that two weeks later the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed back to the same dealer and was diagnosed that the engine cylinder head was fractured and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.

- Valdosta, GA, USA

A car took the red light as we had the green light she ran into the car in front of me and then fish taled and her rear car smashed into my front... none of my airbags deployed at all but the other 2 car did and my front end damages are severely damaged. The person responsible for this accident was arrested at the scene and they did a sobriety test on her

- Berwyn, IL, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 60 mph, the vehicle began to make an abnormal beeping sound. As the contact pulled over, a flame quickly erupted from underneath the vehicle. Due to the immediate shock of the situation, the contact became frantic and kicked out her driver side window in order to exit the vehicle. The contact then called the authorities and the police and fire department arrived on the scene. A police and fire report were filed at the scene. No injuries were reported as a result of the fire. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was later deemed destroyed. The dealer nor the manufacturer have yet to be notified of the failure. Upon investigation, the contact linked her failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17V209000(engine and engine cooling) which she was unaware of prior to the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Oklahoma City, OK, USA

The transmission went out there are 3 internal faults

- Louisvile, KY, USA

My 2014 Ford Escape just had engine lights coming on and overheated and just quit running.

- Russell Springs, KY, USA

Driving on interstate check engine light came on then message board read car is overheated and to pull over and car shut down, then the temp gauge shot up to H. finally came to a complete stop & car was smoking, opened the hood and saw flames, poured water on it called 911... apparently coollant leaked out and caused the turbo to get hot and started a fire.

- Crowley, LA, USA

The vehicle randomly overheats at times and smokes. No matter the amount of coolant that's in the tank it seems like it's never full and it burns it up within minutes. The vehicle can only be driven less than 8 miles before it starts smoking. When driving uphill sometimes it'll say 'reduced power due to overheating' even though you just started the vehicle and it couldn't be that hot yet. There's a recall on this exact model of vehicle for the same thing and I believe my vehicle was affected.

- Wharncliffe, WV, USA

What can cause my 1.6L Ford Escape titanium 2014 to be hesitant when I push down on gas and then suddenly the power kics in back after about 5 seconds. It like its not getting enough gas at the start! no check engine on - jc tampa

- Tampa, FL, USA

My 2014 Ford Escape ecoboost is having the same problem many at https://(see attachment) are complaining about. The engine coolant light keeps coming on. Went to Ford dealership, they did extensive testing on it, said there was no problem and only that the engine coolant sensor can be sensitive. Engine coolant light goes on daily, yet levels are okay. Removed cap to check heard a hissing noise and then fluid from overflow flowed in and not low. So cannot add more coolant yet engine light says 'low engine coolant' today, as with the owner complaints, I was going up a hill, and a red engine light came on saying 'engine too hot, turn off immediately and pull over' well I couldn't pull over on the hill so within only a few seconds, vehicle shook, and turned off leaving me stuck/stranded in the middle of a hill with no one to help. Waited turned on again was able to go maybe 2 ft, light came on again, shut off vehicle again. It is only 46 degrees out today and barely started driving when this happened. I cannot even imagine this happening on the freeway like other owners with the same problem are having! I'm scared to drive it. Let alone teach my daughter to drive on it! I thought I was buying her a safe vehicle. I checked via VIN number and shows on open recalls, yet, this is the exact same problem other owners are having. This problem should be recalled and fixed! please consider reviewing and thank you in advance for your help in resolving this issue.

- Abingdon, VA, USA

My 2014 Ford Escape is having the same problem many at https://are complaining of. The engine coolant light keeps coming on. Went to Ford dealership, they did extensive testing on it, said there was no problem and only that the engine coolant sensor can be sensitive. Today, as with the owner complaints, I was going up a hill, and a red engine light came on saying 'engine too hot, turn off immediately and pull over' well I couldn't pull over on the hill so within only a few seconds, vehicle shook, and turned off leaving me stuck in the middle of a hill with no one to help. I cannot even imagine this happening on the freeway like other owners with the same problem are having! I'm scared to drive it. Let alone teach my daughter to drive on it! I thought I was buying her a safe vehicle. I checked via VIN number and shows on open recalls, yet, this is the exact same problem other owners are having. This problem should be recalled and fixed! please consider reviewing and thank you in advance for your help in resolving this issue.

- Abingdon, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shifted into limp mode with a message indicating critical overheating, shut-off vehicle being displayed. The contact coasted to the side of the roadway and shut-off the vehicle. The vehicle was restarted but failed to move. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed. The contact retrieved dtc codes: (P0219) engine overspeed condition and (P1299) cylinder head overtemperature protection active. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to an authorized Ford dealer. The contact was also informed of NHTSA campaign number: 17V209000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact called loveland Ford (999 E. eisenhower blvd, loveland, co 80537, (970) 667-2220) to inform the dealer of the failure. The dealer informed the contact that the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 97,755.

- Fort Collins, CO, USA

After purchasing my Ford my transmission went out while driving. I replaced it and a year later had my recall replaced for my coolant sensor. While this happened I had no idea my coolant level was so low because my warning light never came on in return damaged the hose. So I had to spend $562 to replace that to make sure the recall was put on correctly. When I returned to pick up my car I couldn't even drive it out because it started jerking and feels like my transmission is going out again. This 2014 Ford Escape has some serious problems with the transmission. Not to mention after so many miles of driving I have to take out my fuse to reset my bluetooth radio.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

Vehicle has been diagnosed as leaking coolant into one of the cylinders. If left unrepaired, there is a possibility of engine fire. Dealer recommended repair is to replace the engine, at an unacceptably high cost of approximately $9000.

- Layton, UT, USA

I own a 2014 Ford Escape it has 101,000 miles on it. The car has been well maintained with all the normal maintenance done at mileage recommended. I was on the interstate in traffic when all the sudden the vehicle just shut off, which left me in the middle of the interstate due to the bumper to bumper traffic. I had the vehicle towed to shop and come to find out the transmission went completely out. Called the Ford dealership and of course the warranty had just expired on it and was told that they weren't aware of this problem with these vehicles and there was nothing they could do about this problem. T this point it was going to cost me over 5K to have everything fixed. Come to find out Ford knew about this problem with this particular year make and model of this vehicle and are pretty much a joke. This problem should be a recall giving the fact I still owed money for this vehicle.

- Norfolk, VA, USA

My car quit working and I have been trying to get it fixed since 10/24. It definitely sounds like the recall issue but Ford is telling me its not. They want to charge me $5500 to fix it but it definitely sounds like a bushing error.

- North Charleston, SC, USA

In Feb 2019 I had my Ford Escape serviced for an engine coolant recall (17S09). In October 2020 the Ford dealership found my engine coolant leaking into the cylinders of my engine. This is a problem that should have been taken care of by the recall. This is a fire hazard and Ford claims the repair will be $5,000. They claim that the recall will not cover the expense. I am writing for Ford to reopen recall 17S09. This is a huge safety hazard and liability.

- Conshohocken, PA, USA