Automatic Emergency Braking problems of the 2018 Ford Escape

Cracked header, electric emergency parking brake says to release the parking brake when it's not even engaged.

I bought a 2018 Ford Escape 1. 5l ecoboost as the 2 or 3rd owner. There were no recalls I checked and also did a carfax when I bought the car 7/4/2024. I was driving the car and all of a sudden the car slows itself down from 50mph to 5mph and give me a warning car is overheating. Got to side of road safely and took to the mechanic he then told me about Fords customer satisfaction program but since I have 95k miles my car does not qualifiy as they only gave 4 months to people with 84k miles to get fixed free if you are over they will nto fix. I did not own the car when they sent this out in 2022 and there was nothing made public about this engine isssue they are aware of. I am still sore from the seat belts locking up and have neck issues. This car sits in my garage as a paperweight now.

My car, 2018 Ford Escape is in need of an entirely new engine due to coolant leaking into the engine. This is a known issue. My car suddenly started overheating and my car became undrivable. This is a widely reported issue and I believe there is clear evidence that it is a known defect and that Ford has the absolute responsibility to repair it .

On sept. 17, 2021 my 2018 Ford Escape rolled away. When I was leaving a driveway, I got in car, buckled my seatbelt, started the engine and put the vehicle in reverse. I immediately realized I had not paid for the item and shifted into park. I unbuckled my seatbelt, opened the door, got out of my vehicle, walked fully past the door. At that point, I noticed the vehicle rolling backward on the flat driveway. I ran after my car to try to get my foot on brake because I was in a neighborhood with children. I nearly got my foot on it when I was knocked down and the driver-side front wheel ran over me, crushing my pelvis and sacrum and causing other injuries to my abdomen and legs. -I believe my car was in false park. That is why it didn’t move as soon as I took my foot off the brake and was able to clear the open door. Both my husband and I have been able to get the car back to that false park position where it might stick for 5 seconds or several minutes. I have several videos I can share. - automatic electronic park brake would have prevented this accident. - inadequate warnings 1. The chime for door open when in park is almost identical to the door is open not in park. 2. The warning on the dash is in white and orange for door open in park and all white for the more dangerous door open not in park. 3. A warning in the magnitude and attention-grabbing of the seatbelt off or collision warning would be more appropriate. 4. Ford did not warn customers until July of 2022 that there was a transmission issue recall. However, Ford sent a technical bulletin to their dealer repair shops that there was a transmission issue in March 2021. I always used my parking brake on hills but not on flat ground. Had Ford sent me a warning in March 2021, I most certainly would have used it that day and every day. -quick reference guide should include parking brake information and warning not just in the long owners manual. They don't even show its location.