Our car is a 2017 Ford Escape Titanium. We purchased this car in 2021 (from Ford as certified-pre owned) with a little under 14k miles on it. Haven't had any issues up until recently, when the front end/ engine of the car started shaking intermittently. Shortly after, check engine light came on.

Took to a reliable mechanic shop, and they advised Cylinder 2 misfire and that it'd be around $8000 to fix. We took the car then to Ford a few weeks later to confirm their diagnosis, and Ford advised the same thing. Cylinder 2 misfire caused by a porous engine block? which allows engine coolant into the engine. Ford advised it'd be $9100 to replace the engine...and they said it'd probably be better to just get a new car. The car only has 87k miles on it now- and this was supposed to be a long-term car for us.

I tried calling Ford corporate, and since there's no open recall on the car, they will not pay for any repairs- but suggested we pay for the repair and hold onto the receipt in case a recall ever does come up.

The Ford dealership also let us know that there was nothing we could have done to prevent this issue from happening. And of course, since the check engine light is on- it will not pass inspection. So now- we are in a terrible position- where Ford will not cover this INSANE expense (since our warranty already ran out)..and our credit isn't great to go car shopping.

I've reported this issue to the NHTSA and am hoping someone there is going to open an investigation on this. From what I've read, this issue can lead to engine failure- which if you're driving anywhere; especially on a highway would be catastrophic.

I don't have the approx. 10 grand for the engine repair or replacement- and we cant afford a new car.

For a multi-billion dollar company such as Ford- you'd think they'd do the right thing and replace these defective engines. We would never have purchased this car had we known that this defect was even a possibility.

I purchased my 2017 Ford Escape Titanium 2.0 brand new in February of 2017. The first few days of ownership were amazing, it has ample power, great driving dynamics, and got decent MPG for an AWD CUV.

Around 3,000 miles the car began to smell like it was running rich on fuel, and began to run rough and "miss" every so often. Finally the CEL illuminated and I got a misfire code. Dealer took it in and replaced a spark plug and sent me on my way. A few thousand miles later the vehicle began running the same way again and actually started to stall while I was driving. I pulled over and called Ford and they were about to send out a tow truck when I got it running enough to get it home. It went back to the dealer where they replaced the entire EVAP system for the fuel.

That seemed to do the trick, and other than a few other issues it went back for, it was un-problematic until this morning. Same smell. Same rough idle. Same CEL. But this time the engine is VERY low on Coolant. Back to the dealer she goes! Third time is the charm though, either it gets fixed, or it gets lemon lawed.