general problems of the 2017 Ford Escape - part 1

The "check engine light" came on. We brought it to the Ford dealership for checking. They told us there was coolant intrusion in the engine, and that the car was unsafe to drive and required a new engine. We had only put approximately 6,000 miles on the car after buying it used 2 years prior. We surrendered the car to the dealership and took a payout of only $1,500, for a car that only had 46,000 miles on it. We were told that the engine could go on fire and it was dangerous to drive. We were also told that "coolant intrusion" is a common thing that happens to these engines.

Ecoboost engine defect coolant leaks into engine cylinders causing engine failure . I have a Ford Escape 2017 with the above defect and I had to replace the eco booster twice and last time I had to replace the engine because the block cracked. Ford is not helping at all to fix the problem.

While operating the vehicle, the engine experienced a loss of power accompanied by a strong burning oil odor. Inspection revealed engine oil leaking from the camshaft cover assembly and onto the exhaust system, creating a potential fire hazard. Mechanical diagnosis determined that cylinder #4 had lost compression, resulting in excessive blow-by and crankcase pressurization. Due to the engine's turbocharged (forced-induction) design, the increased crankcase pressure contributed to oil leakage from the camshaft cover assembly. The observed failure mode is consistent with Ford TSB 19-2346.

Vehicle went into limp mode with my teeange daughter driving on the interstate due to the known coolant intrusion issue.

When driving home my usual 5 miles from work, the car gave me a signal that it overheated and I should pull over immediately. This happened one other time during the week. The check engine light came on a few days later. When I brought it into the Ford dealership, they reported that the head gasket had blown, the engine had cracked, and it was leaking coolant into other areas of the car. It also affected several coils. They said it was unsafe to drive and quoted me $10,000 for a new engine and replacement. The car has only 90,000 miles on it, and I bought it used from a reputable dealer only 10 months ago. I have put <5,000 miles on it and kept it in good shape during this time. I was told this is a common issue for this car.

Dealership service department just called to inform me that my car is showing signs of the coolant intrusion issue that is known by Ford for my 2017 Ford Escape titanium and that I should probably not waste the money to get the maintainance service done that I had taken it in for because the engine will most likely need replacing soon , and after further review online , vehicles with this condition have caught even caught on fire . And Ford even acknowledging the issue is not willing to cover the repair costs .

I am reporting a severe safety hazard regarding a known factory engineering defect in the 2017 Ford Escape 2. 0l ecoboost engine. A documented design flaw in the open-deck engine block allows engine coolant to slowly intrude into cylinders 3 and 4 [1. 10]. This internal leak causes a rapid, un-warned loss of coolant volume without leaving any visible puddles on the ground [1. 10]. The vehicle suffered a sudden loss of occupant cabin heat, immediately followed by the cylinder head temperature (cht) sensor triggering a critical overheat warning. This instantly forced the vehicle into a protective "fail-safe cooling / limp mode. " safety risk on public roads: this defect poses an immediate safety risk. When the vehicle suddenly forces itself into limp mode due to the rapid loss of coolant, it causes an abrupt and unexpected loss of acceleration/motive power while traveling at high speeds. This sudden drop in speed in fast-moving highway traffic creates a severe hazard for rear-end collisions, endangering myself and other motorists. Furthermore, forcing an engine to run while actively introducing combustible glycol coolant into the hot cylinders presents a distinct vehicle fire hazard. Ford is fully aware of this structural defect across its ecoboost platforms and previously issued limited customer satisfaction programs (such as csp 21n12 and TSB 19-2346) [1. 10]. However, because those programs were strictly capped by mileage and time constraints, consumers like myself are left stranded on public highways with an inherently unsafe vehicle [1. 10]. I request that NHTSA elevate this to a formal safety investigation to mandate a safety recall.

Our Escape has had the head gasket replaced twice (6/2023 & 8/2024) and now needs the engine completely replaced. We have paid almost $8,000 out of pocket for the 2 fixes and now have been given an estimate of $10k for a new engine. In all three cases we have had the engine light turn on, the warning "high engine temperature. Stop safely" appear and a dramatic decrease in coolant (which we have to fill daily). We are now stuck with a car that isn’t safe/fit to drive and in need of purchasing another car (more money out of pocket). Apparently there is a known issue with this engine via the TSB 22-2229 document. We are asking for financial assistance with our out of pocket expenses (both what we have paid and now a new engine). We own 2 other Fords, an f-150 & explorer. We love these cars which is why we chose to purchase another Ford for our kids. We would like to continue to purchase Fords, but would like to know you as a company take care of your clients. Thank you in advance for your help. Additional info: 6/2023 1st headgasket replacement. 97k miles - elizabeth, CO 8/2024 2nd headgasket replacement @110k miles - marysville, wa 10/2026 new engine estimate 131k miles - lacrosse, WI.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 35 mph, the vehicle experienced a total loss of motive power without warning lights illuminating. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence, where an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the engine failed due to coolant intrusion. The dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.

Engine problem. Blown head gasket. Common problem among 2017 Ford Escape models.

The engine light on my 2017 Ford Escape ecoboost 2. 0l has come on a couple times in the last few months. My trusted mechanic has diagnosed the following codes: p0301 and p0316 - which indicates cylinder misfire and misfire detected on start up. There is an active TSB 22-2226 (coolant intrusion into spark plug/cylinder bore) that matches up with those codes. This is my daughter’s primary vehicle and we are not comfortable with her continuing to drive it for fear of total engine lockup. I took it into my local dealership to have them do their own diagnosis and to contact Ford corporate to determine the appropriate path to resolution. Current mileage is approximately 72,700 miles.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was at the service center for an instrument panel failure, a diagnostic test was performed on the engine. The contact was informed that in addition to the instrument panel failure, there was coolant inside the cylinders, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 25 mph, a high alert warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the right side of the road, turned off the vehicle, and waited for fifteen minutes before restarting the vehicle. However, the failure persisted. An independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic and was diagnosed with cylinder #2 failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The failure mileage was 70,293.

My 2017 Ford Escape starting having issues about a year ago and was losing coolant and then car would read hot. It’s an ecoboost motor and coolant is leaking into the motor and damaging it. The motor needs replacing and Ford knew about this issue but refuses to repair it. I have repaired car 5 times or so trying to fix this but keeps getting worse and now destroyed the engine. It is a known flaw by Ford repair and many people but I was not told anything when I bought the car.

A coolant intrusion caused the head gasket to fail.

Coolant leaks internally into the engine cylinders. This is resulting in needing a full engine replacement for $15,000. It has been confirmed by the dealership. The check engine light came on.

It is common knowledge that my particular vehicle has a known engine defect - coolant intrusion - that in effect renders the engine inoperable eventually in models from 2013-19. Mine is a 2017. It was sold to me without anyone referencing the known engine issue. Over the last couple of years, my family was nearly stranded when the car suddenly began to experience shuddering, very rough driving, coolant disappearing and having to be replenished, and the engine coils misfiring and having to be replaced. Now, the engine has failed and is in need of more than $4,000 in repairs. While Ford did not issue a recall, it did alert its dealerships to the known manufacturing defect. As a consumer, I was not told of this problem during the sale.

Vehicle information: year/make/model: 2017 Ford Escape titanium engine: 2. 0l ecoboost 4-cylinder drivetrain: all-wheel drive (awd) current mileage: approximately 118,000 miles description of the safety problem: the vehicle experienced a sudden and severe loss of engine coolant with no external leaks visible on the ground. Diagnostic inspection revealed that engine coolant is intruding internally into the engine cylinders due to a known structural defect in the Ford 2. 0l ecoboost engine block/head gasket design. Prior to diagnosing the failure, the vehicle exhibited rough idling, misfires, and white smoke from the exhaust due to coolant burning in the combustion chambers. Unrelated components, including the ignition coils, were previously replaced in an attempt to correct the misfires before the internal coolant intrusion was identified as the root cause. This defect poses an immediate safety hazard. The internal coolant loss causes the engine to overheat rapidly and threatens to force the vehicle into an abrupt emergency "limp mode" or cause complete, sudden engine failure while driving at highway speeds. This creates a severe risk of a rear-end collision or stranding the vehicle in active traffic without warning. Ford has failed to issue a recall for this systemic powertrain defect, leaving consumers to operate unsafe vehicles or face catastrophic out-of-pocket engine replacement costs.

My Ford Escape titanium 2. 0l 2017 started overheating. The coolant had just disappeared. The car sputtered in the morning with large plumes of white smoke. Due to the overheating my thermostat failed. I brought my car to the art hill Ford dealership in merrilville indiana for service. After a 5 hour pressure test, tiffany a depowski at art hill Ford Lincoln brought me to her desk and notified me and confirmed that I need a new engine due to coolant intrusion. The check engine light had been on for a couple months. I kept bringing the vehicle to my local mechanic. After he couldn't fix it I brought it to the dealer where they told me my engine needs to be replaced. Fortunately safety wasn't a direct factor. The risk of the engine seizing up while driving was a key factor with safety. The Ford invoice states verified coolant leak, recommend new engine is on the upload I sent under the section j#2.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that during the initial start-up, the vehicle would sputter. The check engine light illuminated. While driving at approximately 45 - 50 mph, the vehicle displayed the message, "high heat,' meaning that the engine was overheating. The contact had pulled over and turned on the fan, which allowed the engine to cool off. The contact put antifreeze in the vehicle, and the next morning there was no antifreeze in the vehicle. After completing some research, the contact believes they're experiencing coolant intrusion. The dealer was informed of the issue. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the issue. The manufacturer confirmed that the engine block was no longer covered. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The vehicle suffered catastrophic engine failure at 72,000 miles due to a known Ford ecoboost manufacturing defect where engine coolant leaks internally into the cylinders. Upon starting the vehicle in the parking lot, the engine began misfiring violently with blinking check engine light. The vehicle suddenly began misfiring, lost power, and became completely inoperable, creating a severe driving hazard. Code p0301 indicates cylinder 1 misfire detected. A professional mechanic ran diagnostics and confirmed a permanent cylinder 1 misfire caused by internal engine failure. The internal heating was so severe it cracked the spark plug on cylinder 1 rendering the car inoperable at 72, 000 miles. The mechanic said evidence of moisture was detected in the chamber.

The coolant has been leaking into the cylinders the symptoms were violent shaking, low coolant, white smoke, misfires, and engine light and warning on. My safety and others safety were put at risk because if the motor is not replaced it can become a fire hazard and it could break down on the road endangering mine and others lives. The problem was diagnosed by a Ford dealership and cost me $201 to just diagnose where they quoted me $14,000 to replace. It was inspected by the manufacturer (dealership). About 3 weeks ago there was an “engine fault service now” code on the screen then a couple days later the engine light came on and it was either constant or blinking.

The 'engine fault, service now' warning came on. Car started sputtering and in reverse engine shuts off. Car shakes while driving and loss of power. Upon further inspection looks like a coolant intrusion.

I got coolant into 1 of cylinders due to a faulty long block on my 17 Ford Escape 2. 0l . This is known to b a common issue on the 1. 5 1. 6 2. 0 l ecoboost engine. Ford refuses to do anything even though they know its a design flaw.

2. 01 block features a narrow cooling slot machined into the block surface right between the cylinder bores. Under high boost pressure and thermal stress, the narrow metal section around this slot distorts or cracks. This erodes the head gasket clamping force and allows pressurized coolant to bypass the seal, leaking heavily into the combustion chamber. An engine replacement is required to repair.

Received p0304 code for 4th cylinder missfire. Appears to be affected by the know coolant intrusion issue with these models.

The check engine light came on, indicating a misfire in cylinder one and later cylinder two. The local Ford service center states that coolant has been leaking into cylinder 2 and that a full engine block replacement is required due to complete failure. The vehicle overheated a couple of times while driving before this diagnosis.

My car has experienced catastrophic engine failure. There is a coolant intrusion into the cylinders and now the car is inoperable. It runs for 2 minutes before shutting the engine off.

On [xxx], I was driving the 2017 Ford Escape and while attempting to merge onto [xxx] at greencastle, PA, the vehicle started to lose power and I couldn't accelerate to the speed of other traffic. I was almost hit on the left side by a tractor/trailer and the car behind me almost rear ended my car. While being at an almost stand-stii in the right lane of [xxx], traffic had to swerve to the left lane to avoid me. With much difficulty, I was able to get the car to the side of the road, where it totally shut off & wouldn't restart for almost 40 minutes. After having the car evaluated, it was determined that coolant was leaking onto the cylinders. I had been losing coolant & experiencing other issues w the car that I didn't attribute to an engine problem. At this time I dicovered that coolant intrusion is a globally known manufacturing defect with the 2017 Ford Escape. While Ford motor company has acknowledged this problem & put out several bulletins & such, they have not effected a recall. If I had known this was a problem, I would hv never bought this car. On 09/29/2026, the car was evaluated by keystone Ford & an official diagnosis of coolant intrusion was made. I was presented with an invoice for almost $14,000 to replace the engine, which is absurd. I am currenty without a working car for which I still owe $4900. And while the dealer offered to get me into another car, they refuse to help with the negative equity. I also contacted Ford motor company on 09/30 & they said they cannot help. Many other Ford owners also hv this same issue & a class action was approved 06/22/2026. In addition to much inconvenience & financial peril for myself and others, this car is a huge safety hazard. Ford should have issued a recall, but have not done so as of writing. In the meanwhile, many of these dangerous cars remain on the road. Please help! information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Coolant intrusion. Same probably with every other 1. 5l engine Ford knew had a problem but shipped anyways.

The customer may notice coolant spots on the driveway or garage floor, a loss of cabin heat, powertrain unit overheating, or a warning indicator for a low coolant level. Additionally, the condition can cause heat damage to the block heater electrical wiring and connector and the customer may notice an odor or smoke matching recall 26v011 my car is a 2017 Ford Escape 2. 0 that was manufactured in louisville ky.

The 4th cylinder started misfiring due to a coolant leak, which is being caused due to the known engine design flaw with the Ford ecoboost engines. My local mechanic diagnosed the problem and said that the car needs a new engine.

1. The ecoboost engine block suffered a severe structural failure caused by a factory manufacturing defect known as internal cylinder block coolant intrusion (as documented in Ford TSB 19-2208). Antifreeze leaks directly past the cylinder wall block grooves into the combustion chambers. This vehicle is currently parked and is fully available for physical inspection upon request at the location provided. 2. The engine suffered a sudden, severe mechanical malfunction while driving, causing an immediate drop in cylinder compression, engine misfires, and a dangerous loss of control and motive power. Driving a vehicle prone to sudden stall or failure creates an extreme hazard on public roads, dramatically increasing the risk of a high-speed rear-end collision or stranding the driver in live traffic without propulsion. 3. Yes. The vehicle’s loss of coolant, engine misfire codes, and cylinder block leak characteristics were physically inspected and confirmed by a private, independent auto mechanic. 4. The vehicle has not been inspected by the police or insurance as no crash has occurred yet. Ford motor company's customer service and tier 2 automotive consumer operations (aco) divisions have been formally notified of the defect, and corporate case file #cxh-0934-5907 was opened. However, a physical dealership inspection has not been completed due to the manufacturer's refusal to waive upfront diagnostic fees for an out-of-warranty vehicle. 5. Prior to total engine failure, the vehicle displayed an aggressive engine overheat warning indicator on the dashboard. The reservoir was found entirely stripped of coolant, with no visible external fluid leaks underneath the vehicle. These active symptoms and high engine temperature alerts first appeared suddenly on the dashboard on the day of the breakdown.

The water pump went back and had to be replaced, because it was leaking coolant into the engine. Also there is coolant infusion into the cylinders. This is a known problem that Ford knew about. My car has 131000 miles and is out of warranty. The car car needs to have the engine replaced.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, an unknown warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with a failure in cylinder #3. The vehicle was taken to a dealer and was diagnosed with coolant intrusion in cylinder #3. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,200.