Ten problems related to check engine light on have been reported for the 2018 Ford Escape. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Escape based on all problems reported for the 2018 Escape.
I bought my 2018 for Escape less than 2 years ago from carmax. I have 79,000 miles on it currently and have kept up with all the regular maintenance and upkeep. I had gotten an oil change and coolant flush in two days after this work had been completed. The check engine light came on and the code was read as an engine misfire. “verified the customer concern of the check engine light on. Pulled codes and found code p0301 for a cylinder 1 misfire. Pulled the cylinder 1 coil and spark plug. Found no concerns with the spark plug or coil. Boroscoped the cylinder and found that cylinder 1 has coolant intrusion. Found TSB 22-2229 that states if this condition is present the long block needs to be replaced. ” $10,246. 06 is the estimated cost of repair from the dealership. Ford refuses to be held accountable because the car is over 7 years old and outside their warranty protection. There are hundreds of other complaints exactly like this from the research ive done.
2018 Ford Escape purchased new from dealership in February of 2018, on a straight away felt like the engine pulling itself back then flashed auto start/stop put in p and restart. Lost all engine power on a busy highway. Coasted to a parking lot. Engine would not stop. No codes were showing. No check engine lights. Has had oil changed every 5k to 5500 miles. All maintenance per manual completed when due. Engine needing replaced at 81k miles.
Approx may 1st my check engine light came on. I proceeded to the nearest auto store and checked the code. At that time I purchased air filters as well and went home and installed the air filters and checked all the fluids. Light went off. May 15th light comes on. I am an hour away from the dealership so I make an appt to bring my car to the local mechanic to make sure am safe to drive this at all. Before leaving my house in the mail is a letter from Ford stating my vehicle is at risk of having coolant intrude into the engine cylinder bores. I call the dealership right then 5/15 and get a appt for first thing Monday and am told the engine light is not blinking your fine to drive. That evening my high temp light/pull over light comes on. I wait an hour and get home. The next morning I try to start the car and check and see if I can drive it or will need a tow truck to get it to the dealership. High tem light comes on again. I check the engine and find in less than approx. 7 days the coolant is empty. I get the car to the Monday 8 am appt. . . . Friday the 22nd they tell me yes this is what happened and it a known problem but it will cost you 6k to replace the short block. It is now at the dealership getting the engine replaced. I called several mechanics to try and get quotes and they said they would not touch this because they all know this is a Ford problem with this engine.
Throttle actuator stuck issue. Vehicle started shaking while in motion and stalled, the vehicle shut down and would not start. Check engine light came on.
After several months of engine backfires, rough starts and idling and check engine lights they are finally replacing my engine due to issues with coolant getting into the engine. The last incident happened when the car was moving and could have been serious situation. When it was taken to the dealership they would not allow me to drive it further.
Tl- the contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an unknown speed, she heard fluid movement in an unknown part of the vehicle. The check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the jim shorkey Ford dealer (412-379-6465, located at 1234 long run rd, white oak, PA 15131) where a spark plug was replaced. The technician also and sealed the distributor to stop further leakage. . The failure recurred within 48 hours. The vehicle was taken back to the same dealer where the technician diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was told that the vehicle would not be ready until December due to work load (backlog). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000. Fe.
With only 18,000 miles on my car, the check engine light came on and it overheated. The dealership misdiagnosed the problem after having the vehicle for 2 weeks. Within a day of me having it back, the same thing happened again. This time, the dealership had the vehicle for over 2 months because parts to rebuild the engine were on backorder. Once I received the vehicle back, it never drove the same but I lived with it. Here I am 3 months later and the check engine light is on again! Ford should be ashamed. Will never purchase another Ford again in my life.
We purchased our Escape (new) from the dealer in March 2018. In March of 2019, our check engine light kicked on (engine had just over 12,000 miles on it). Code reader indicated a misfire. We took it to the dealer and they told us that coolant was found in the #2 cylinder and that the engine needed to be replaced. Engine was replaced under warranty at no cost to us. In July 2020, our Escape started exhibiting the same problems (rough starts, low coolant in overflow reservoir). We took it to the dealer (this time the check engine light didn't kick on), and they told us coolant intrusion had happened again and that the engine needed to be replaced as well as the turbo charger. Engine was replaced under warranty at no cost to us. Engine had just over 24,000 miles on it.
While driving to town 16 oct. 18-check engine light came and I took the car to dealer. Code was 1136 and I was told the long block would need to be replaced. Work was done and car returned 22 oct. 18.
Purchased Nov 2017- on may 23rd, 2018 my check engine light came on. I contacted services at the Ford dealer the following morning. I was at the dealer first thing Tuesday morning due to the holiday weekend, where they ran diagnostics on my vehicle. I was informed that it needed a new engine. The engine coolant had mixed with oil and was in the 2nd compression cylindar and a bulletin that this was the steps to be taken to rectify the situation. The engine was replaced with the same engine model as the original with no modification that rectify the manufacture defect I was informed their statistics indicate that 1 in 5 of these vehicles are returning for a second new engine on June 12th, I got the call that my engine had been replaced and it was ready for pick up. I drove it home that evening as well as, to and from work Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Three days is all it took at about 25 miles a day, Friday night on my way home from work the car started shaking on a busy section of the highway, (93sb between 293 and exit 5) where there is construction and little to no pull off points, my speed drops down to 20miles per hour and when I tried to accelerate that engine just raced. I almost get hit as two cars swerve to miss me at high speeds, thankful they were awake at the wheel during rush hour. I managed to get off the next exit and pull into a parking lot. Shut off the vehicle. I'm 2 miles from home and after waiting for the traffic to drop a bit from people trying to get home I take the back roads at 20mph the rest of the way home. The cars engine would race when I stopped and slowly accelerate to 20 shaking along the way. Services stated the computer needed to be replaced on Monday morning. This does not qualify for lemon law due to being out of the vehicle for under 30 business days however, this is a significant safety issue that needs attention.