Coolant Leaking problems of the 2017 Ford Escape - part 1

Coolant is leaking into the cylinders and has seizes up spark plug #4. Because of this issue my car can catch fire while driving it, I only have 77,000 miles on this vehicle and the Ford service manager told me I need a new engine at the price at the price $11,000.

No visble coolant leaks, have to refill antifreeze resevoir weekly, missfiring #2 cylinder as result, ignition coil for that cylinder and plug work fine.

Coolant is leaking/running onto engine causing damage. Vehicle inspected by sutton Ford, matteson, IL and advised a long block engine replacement.

Check engine light came on. Car misfired a little. Had car checked by mechanic. They told me this vehical has history of engine collant leaking into cylinders. Took to local Ford dealer and they confirmed coolant is leaking into the engine cylinger. No repairs were made. Car only has 67,600 miles but was told only fix is to replace the entire engine at a cost of almost $10,000 or engine will fail if I keep driving it.

Coolant leak engine.

There is a coolant leak. I bought the car from a dealership in April 2024 . The reservoir was empty in 3 weeks. I filled it back up and it ran emty again in 3 weeks.

Beach Ford replaced the headgaskets and 12 months later coolant leaked into cylinder and need new engine. The vehicle is at beach Ford in myrtle beach south carolina.

Coolant leaking into the cylinders. Diagnosed by a Ford dealer.

My 2017 Ford Escape 1. 5l ecoboost engine began to skip and lose power while driving after first being cranked. The check engine light came on so I took it to the Ford dealership in shelby, nc. They said it was a misfire on cylinder 4 and that the block was cracked causing coolant to leak into the cylinder. Quoted me a price of $8600 to replace the long block or $5100 to replace the short block. They told me that they hoped to see Ford do a recall soon on this issue because this was the fifth one they have seen that is doing the same exact thing. Then I read on the internet where this is a nationwide problem with these same type year models and engines. My vehicle only has 75681 miles on it. This is a defect that will possibly get someone seriously injured or killed if the vehicle looses power while driving and needing accelleration power. I was pulling onto the highway with oncoming traffic headed toward me. Ford needs to step up and recall and fix this issue.

Coolant leaking into engine cylinder resulting in lost coolant and overheating. Check engine light on with code p0302. Recently bought vehicle unknowingly of this issue and are now stuck with the problem. This is a known issue and there are a lot of complaints out there from Ford Escape owners. Please recall this vehicle.

The engine is leaking coolant into the cylinders for the past year. Keep adding and engine miss. Ecoboost engines are all defective and should not be sold. . . . . . No check engine light and no codes present. Never over heated and only added anti freeze to stay at full line.

My vehicle began telling me it was overheating as soon as I would turn it on in the morning(12+ hours after not being driven) and began shaking. I would turn off/on the vehicle and the engine light would appear and disappear throughout the day but drove fine. Eventually the issue began when I was physically driving the vehicle, leading me to pull over in a neighborhood to have it towed. Ford dealership looked at my vehicle and informed me that the coolant had leaked into my cylinder heads(1. 5l engine). They quoted me an estimate of $6k to replace my entire transmission. I have not yet made the decision to go ahead with the repair as I am weighing my options. I have only had my vehicle for 2. 5 years with zero issues. Bought at around 40k miles and transmission went out at around 82k.

Bought car in December 2019. In April 2019, engine light came on, and car was running rough. Took to dealership with 35,000 miles, and was advised coolant was leaking into cylinder 3 and 4. Ford replaced engine under warranty. December 2020, was driving to work and engine light came on. Engine was running rough, and car would periodically jerk/lose power on the highway. Took to dealership with 62,000 miles, and was advised coolant was leaking into cylinder 1. Service representative said engine would have to be replaced, but is not covered under warranty. The first engine was replaced at 35000 miles, and the second replacment is needed at 62000 miles, less than 30000 mile difference.

The vehicle was in the driveway and started rough. The code from the check engine light indicated a cylinder misfire. After fixing the issue, the vehicle was driven to work. On the way home from work, the vehicle ran rough and there was a significant loss of power and rough idle. Following this, the engine overheating indicator came on. There was no coolant in the reservoir, and no signs of leaking under the vehicle. The vehicle was towed to a Ford garage where it was determined the vehicle needs the long block engine replaced.

I bought this vehicle in August with 113,000 miles on it, and the day after I picked it up, the check engine light came on. After two trips to a Ford dealer for service of new spark plugs and 2 new ignition coils to remedy the problem, the check engine light was still on. After doing an overnight pressure test, they discovered coolant leaking into the cylinder walls of the engine and the engine will now need replaced! apparently this is a common problem with Ford engines and it needs to be recalled like they have done to others, before it causes a serious accident when it freezes up!.

Ford 2. 0l ecoboost engine has a known manufacturer defect of a cylinder cracking and coolant leaking in. Over 125 complaints about this same issue on carcomplaints. Com. This issue is acknowledged by Ford under TSB 19-2028 but Ford does not assist the car owners in replacing the engine. This engine crack occurs with very low mileage (50k-60k miles) which is highly unusual. This happened to my vehicule at a stationary state. Started up the engine, got a check engine light, took it to the dealer and they said I needed to change the engine and pay out of pocket over $7,000. 00.

At 68,000 miles, my check engine light came on as I was leaving my neighborhood. Took the vehicle to the Ford dealership and was advised that coolant was leaking into the engine and the long block engine assembly will need to be replaced. Ids codes p0301 and p0316 - misfire in cylinder 1. I called Ford customer service (800-392-3673) but they are unwilling to assist since I am past the 60,000 mile warranty. This is a known issue and there is a technical service bulletin (#19-2346) out for the issue. The vehicle was still under warranty when the technical service bulletin was issued. It's unfortunate that Ford does not inform the consumer of the service bulletins. I am now faced with spending $6,000+ to replace the long block engine assembly.

Engine had coolant leak into the cylinders. Had to have new short block installed. Car is still in the Ford dealer service department. Overheating issues still occurring. Car has been at Ford dealer for 5 weeks. Car is not safe to drive. Overheat warning goes off you have to pull over fast then engine is at reduced power. Ford needs to recall this 1. 5 engine.

Coolant leaked into the engine. Car will not operate. Oil is frothy/milky.

Coolant leaking into cylinders, which causes engine to start rough from cold start as coolant is in side of the cylinders as fuel is being injected in. After check engine light turned on took to dealership where they informed only course of action is replacing of long block. Car would still be drivable, but could at any point freeze up and could cause major harm to driver and nearby vehicles. Happened when the car was at between 80k and 86k miles, no help from Ford as past warranty.

The check engine light came on in our 2017 Ford Escape with 76,000 miles on it while driving on our city streets. We promptly took it into our local Ford dealership to have looked at. They then informed us it needed a new engine because of coolant leaking. They said this has been a known problem with certain Ford engines and was recalled in different years but not the 2017. I was told to call Ford and explain the situation, which I did, only to be brushed off and told there is nothing they are going to do about it. The mechanic said if we were to keep driving it the engine would eventually just die while driving or possibly even catch fire. I believe Ford has a duty to recall the engine in these other year cars because it is the same issue that was recalled in the earlier year cars. They are knowingly putting people in unsafe vehicles.

Check engine light turned on after starting the vehicle and traveling ~35 mph in city. Vehicle was taken to local Ford dealer where it was discovered coolant was leaking into the engine. Was informed the short block needed to be replaced at minimum. This seems to be a common issue with this year/model based on other reports listed on NHTSA.

Check engine light appeared. Took to a ase tech who told me it looks like coolant leaked into cylinder block, instructed me to take to dealership. Dealership confirmed on 6/18 that engine needs replacement from damage. Found on Ford website that software update needed for my vehicle or will cause coolant to intrude into engine bore which can lead to engine damage. Contacted Ford and they will not compensate or help with any of the cost of repairs because is past warranty. Again 6/26 received a notice to update software to prevent damage but this has already happened to me. Total cost of repairs are $5335 out of pocket.

Have owned the car for a month, 65,000 miles on it. Check engine light came on when started car, had it scanned, was told cylinder 1 had a misfire. Took it to mall of georgia Ford where it was purchased from may 2020, they have now said coolant leaks into the engine and they have to replace the entire engine. Will this happen with the replacement engine too? Ford should buy the car back. Owned for a month.

This issue occurred while parked in the driveway. Cranked the car as normal and the car started shaking and shuddering at idle, revved the engine a few times and idle became normal. After driving off the check engine light came on after about a mile of driving and for about 12hrs. Each time the car was cranked the check engine light came on, but after about a 12 hr. Period it did not come back on. Since this occurred on 06/04/20 every time the engine was cranked for the first time in the morning or after it has been parked for several hours and then cranked back up. . . The shuddering and shaking occurred each time, but the check engine light has not come back on. I made an appointment with the Ford dealer I purchased the Escape from for 10am on 06/15/2020. After an hour and a half wait the service tech informed me that the engine block (and an additional 4 pages of parts) were going to have to be replaced. He also said some of these parts are likely to be back ordered because of the high incidences of this issue/problem. He stated that one side of the engine block was cooling off faster than the other which caused the aluminum engine block to warp and it is allowing coolant to leak into the cylinder tubes that will eventually cause engine failure. With only 27,381 miles on it these repairs are covered under warranty, but I'm worried about the reliability in the future after what's basically an engine rebuild. What makes me angry is after just a little research I find that Ford has known about this issue for years, but has failed to issue a recall or at the very least inform current owners that there is potentially a severe flaw in their engine design.

60000 mile drive train warranty, vehicle was at 51000 miles my car was driving rough and loosing coolant with no exterior leaks took my car to the service department 6/1/2020 diagnosis: cracked engine block, engine has to be replaced not returned to me until 7/7/2020 (over 1 month later!) but when it was it had no accelerating power. Returned to dealership the same day and was given back to me the next day claiming it was a loose fitting and that all components were check and it was good- wrong I went to drive the vehicle and received an alert transmission fault service now. That was Friday 7/10 after hours took it back when they opened Monday 7/13 and they tried giving it back to me on 7/29 after it was � ready� but the driver had to turn around because the service light was on again. It's now 8/7 and no car and the dealership refused my buyback request. Please help Ford needs to be investigated there is an entire forum of similar issues.

At 50000 miles my check engine light started coming on, my vehicle was driving rough and jolting and I would randomly loose coolant without any exterior leak which of course then my vehicle would start to overheat so I took it in. Luckily barely being within warranty come to find out it was a defect I had a cracked engine block, so my entire engine has to be replaced. One month later I finally get my car back to find while driving it home was extremely loud had no power to accelerate which would shoot up the rpms. Ford dismissed it as a simple fix and after they returned my car in less then 1 day this was yesterday, today I go to drive it to now have an error message displaying: transmission fault service now. They of course arnt open on the weekends and luckily I wasn't stranded yet but this still means I have to wait until Monday. This has all gone on within the past week and the only thing they are doing so far is giving the repair a 2 year warranty. Googling this issue unfortunately after experiencing this personally this seems to be common with these vehicles.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle overheated with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to cavalier Ford greenbrier (1515 s military hwy, chesapeake, va 23320) where the vehicle was diagnosed with a coolant leak. The repair was still pending. The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

Coolant leaking into cylinder at 44k miles on 2017. Ford opted to replace head gasket under power train warranty instead of replace engine. Now 16 months later same issue and they are recommending an $8200 engine replacement outside of warranty as I repaired my car using warranty last time and that was covered for 1 year 12k miles. If I paid out of pocket it would have been covered within 2 years unlimited miles. Same exact issue present. Acknowledged that the I improvement in the new parts is drilled passages between cylinder walls vs slat openings. The dealership and Ford will not honor their work. Acknowledged that other cars have t he same issue specifically the focus and the mustang. They know their parts are defective and they are not honoring this. A new engine for failed known parts is unacceptable for a 2017 vehicle with 60k miles.

This was in the city, morning and kind of rainy day, driving at maximum 30 mph. I started my car and immediately I saw the �check engine � yellow light on. I called to my closest Ford dealer and made an appointment for the next day. Since I had to run some errands during the day, I paid attention to the behavior of the car. At times when I started it , it stalled and when I stopped it smelled weird. So I took it next day to the dealer and they told me it was an issue with the coolant that was leaking and goes into the engine and that probably they had to change the engine. I immediately started googling it and unfortunately, I found there are thousands of cases with the same issue!, very disappointing!. My question is, if Ford knowledge is a common issue during the last 2-3 years, why they haven't started a recall yet during these past years?.

Tl the contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was subjected to customer satisfaction campaign number: 19b37 (power train). The vehicle was taken to ed shults Ford (2258 washington st, jamestown, NY 14701) where the recall was performed. A month after the repair was performed, the check engine warning light illuminated and the engine misfire while driving various speeds. The contact also stated that a coolant leak had caused coolant to spill onto the spark plugs and also into the engine cylinder. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where a spark plug replaced however, the failure persisted. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 59,918.

In the 3 years that we had the vehicle, the engine has had to be replaced twice due to coolant leaking into the combustion chamber because of a poorly designed head gasket. The most recent repair had an updated gasket, but only 3 months after it was replaced the transmission had a parts failure that caused a warning light. Shortly after the warning light, the car stopped in the middle of a major intersection and required a tow to the dealership for further repair. My husband was in the vehicle with my son at the time and thankfully was able to shift the car in neutral and get to a side street before an accident occurred.

2017 Ford Escape se cel came on. Had autozone put it on the computer and it gave a code po301. Cel went out on 2 mile drive home. A few days passed cel came on again and went off again. Called dealership but light was out, they said code may not have been stored. Made an appointment after the 3rd cel on and then off. Mechanic called approx. 1 hr later and told me a new engine was needed because coolant leaked into the engine at a cost of $8000. This vehicle had turbo booster repaired/replaced twice after I complained about the total lack of acceleration and explaining that I felt I was going to die in this car when trying to merge into highway traffic. The first time they said it was fine and I would have to get used to this engine. I insisted that they test drive with me, they agreed that there was a problem. After the first repair, the same lack of acceleration occurred again. Again they replaced the turbo boost. This engine is unsafe and defective. This engine needs to be recalled. Ford needs to take responsibility for these failures. Vehicle has 70000 miles and Ford says there is nothing they can do, I am responsible to put a new engine into this vehicle.

We took our 2017 Ford Escape in for a tune up after the check engine light came on. The service department called and said that there was a coolant leak, and the coolant had gotten into our engine and ruined it, and we now need to replace the engine. They said that there is currently a service bulletin out about a lot of other Ford Escapes having this same issue, but there is no recall yet, so we are left to pay for the new engine.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, a warning light signaled that the engine was overheating. The contact pulled the vehicle off the road and was unable to resume driving. The vehicle was towed to salinas valley Ford Lincoln 1100 auto center cir, salinas, CA 93907 831-444-4444 where they ran a diagnostic and replaced a sensor. The next day, as the contact's husband was driving at 30 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated on the vehicle so the contact took the vehicle back to the dealer. Upon inspection, coolant was leaking to the engine causing the pipes to smoke. The dealer gave the contact an estimate of $2900. 00 to inspect the vehicle and asses the damage. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that there were no open recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. Jo.