Engine Overheat Problems of Ford Escape - part 1

I had a problem with my engine overheating and took it to Ford dealer for service and was advised that water had gotten into the cylinder #2 I believe and ruined the engine. The dealer said the water was getting into the engine block and I needed a new engine. Another service director from another dealer said their was a issue with Ford and there was a program on this. A new engine is around $7500 and this was quite a shock since I am on social security. I contacted Ford and they said it was not their problem and referred me to you for help on this issue. Please advise ASAP since they want to install the new engine next Monday or tues at pittsville Ford in pittsville, MD. [xxx] [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

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I own a 2017 Ford Escape eco boost which had 50,000 miles on it when severe engine overheating, shut down engine immediately flashed on my dash screen while I was driving around town. I let the engine cool, added coolant to the dry reservoir and immediately took my car to the mechanic where it was eventually diagnosed with coolant leaking into the engine. The no 2 cylinder was cracked and I would need a new engine at $7,500. Finding this problem of coolant leaking into the engine isn’t rare with my vehicle model and year, I wrote a letter to Ford, sending all my service records (I’m diligent about keeping up on service & maint. ) & documents, hoping for financial help with the engine replacement. It took 3 months for Ford to respond. They said sorry. No help. I did take my Escape to a Ford dealership for a second opinion. They confirmed I need a new engine plus an added issue for which they quoted me a total of $11,500. My car was barely 5 years old, had 50,000 miles and was like new inside and out. Ford shouldn’t be allowed to sell disposable vehicles. Not at these prices!.

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While driving on the freeway I received a service alert saying "low coolant service now". Interestingly my car has always seemed to hate going slightly uphill and I immediately thought it must be related, but I just had my car serviced about a week prior. About 1/4 mile later my car through a red service alert that said engine overheat turn off for safety. I pulled over quickly and my engine was smoking. Steam was coming out of the engine compartment and a lot of antifreeze was dripping out of the bottom. From here I got a tow and need to have the vehicle serviced. Luckily I was a Smart driver in thks case and the car did not ignite. While I was pulled over in less than 20 minutes my hazard lights no longer worked because I had no battery and had to jump it in order to roll up the windows when the tow truck finally arrived. I have read other complaints described just like this and believe my car should have a recall for this coolant system issue. I checked all available recalls and NHTSA has not issued a recall yet. In speaking with Ford until NHTSA issues a recall then all Ford owners who experience this issue are on the hook. Please issue the needed recall. I have read that there are 190+ complaints just like mine and these are just the car owners will to file a complaint with this serious matter.

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My wife was driving to work when vehicle suddenly sputtered and lost power. She immediately pulled to side of highway. Had vehicle towed to garage and was told the coolant valve went suddenly, causing engine to overheat and engine cylinder to crack. Vehicle has only 71000 miles. This is the same problem reported for 2014 Ford Escapes, in which a recall was issued. There was no recall issued for 2015 Escapes dealing with this situation.

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Spark stuck in cylinder creating a misfire causing engine to overheat and vehicle to shut off continuously.

I just came out of a state inspection a few months later the engine overheats and the car just shuts off. Now, if I had one Ford I would not pay attention to this, but I have more than one and the same thing has happened. Now, at times where there's a recall, but when they have other items that get fixed without a recall, we never hear about that. I know I'm not the only one. This has never happened on this car, but my Ford focus, and it happens after a car has been in for service lately during the virus worst for some reason. This is a danger and could kill someone on a freeway. As when the car stopped on a recall before. From the doors opening on the freeway to this mess. Ford needs to be investigated at a higher level. I do know my antifreeze has been water down as I found out today, ucz their orange fluid has been discontinued for over a year I was told.

Warning came on stating engine was overheating and to pull over safely. After sitting for 3 days, tried to start the car again, with the same warning. The vehicle should not have been overheated at this time. Could not drive vehicle with this warning. Had to have it towed home.

Low coolant followed by engine overheating message on dashboard. Wondering why this VIN is not part of the 12v431000 recall on other 2013 Ford Escapes with similar sounding problem.

Engine and engine cooling: the vehicle started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine overheats and will not drive. I filled the coolant 50/50 reservoir at least 2x a week, I just bought my car from a dealership on 04/15/2020.

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Vehicle will stall while driving, bucks, jerks and shakes while accelerating. Rpms randomly accelerating, not producing enough power to allow vehicle to get up hill. Engine overheating, engine service soon light frequently coming on, especially after sitting out in hot/cold weather for a while. My radio has completely just stopped working, no sound whatsoever. I had hit a deer back in March of 2020, took it to my dealer for repair. When I picked up my vehicle I asked if it was still �shifting hard. � I assumed since my computer to my car was just dangling after the accident I thought there was something wrong there. But apparently there has been other complaints as far back as 2018. Now, here I am months later and am terrified to drive my car. Will not have my daughter in it, which makes it hard being a single mom. Took it to multiple dealers explaining the situation. Everyone made me seem crazy, it magically didn't do it for them. Now I see I am not the only one!.

Tl- the contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine and over heating warning lights illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to liccardi Ford, inc. 1615 us-22, watchung, NJ 07069 where a diagnostic was performed; it was discovered that a coolant intrusion caused the defect. She was informed that a new short block would be needed to repair the vehicle. The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and she was informed that there were no recalls on the vehicle. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 73,000. Jo.

A lack of coolant circulation caused the engine to overheat, resulting in a cracked cylinder head. Vehicle was in motion in a city. Vehicle is in the shop and I just bought it 1 year ago. I still owe and do not have the money to repair. I have 2 small children and our life is in turmoil because of this.

I purchased this vehicle from drivetime in January 2018. They did not tell me of any recalls. I see online that there have been 15 recalls and the engine and engine cooling has been recalled 2 times. I have had issues for over a year with the cooling. I have to always put coolant in. We have even been stranded with an overheated vehicle. I had an estimate done to fix the issue and they told me the part is $1,400, it is the coolant bypass. Not sure what that is, however when searching online, the parts are less than $100. I need to know if this is still the same recall and can get fixed by the dealer for free? please let me know before the engine blows. My check engine light remains on, I am unable to use remote start in the freezing cold now due to this. I would really like to get this fixed as I love this car and do not give it up. The date I am using below is the last date the engine overheated. Please get this taken care of for me!.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at 5 mph, the engine overheated and the vehicle shifted into limp mode. The contact stated that the hot temperature warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to shaker's family Ford Lincoln (831 straits turnpike, watertown, CT 06795) where it was diagnosed with the coolant temperature sensor being unplugged from the coolant tank. The dealer reattached the sensor however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13v583000 (engine) however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

My car started showing engine overheating and when I took it in to dealer they confirmed a crack leaking fluid into engine. Recall work done in 2014 was to avoid this from happening and now they are telling me I have to buy a new $6000 engine to have it run again. They won't cover it under their recall. I wrote the bbb but they refuse to honor it because I didn't buy an extended warranty. The car just turned 6 yrs old. I'm the only owner and purchased it new.

The vehicle was purchased in Mar/Apr 2019 with 3000 mi. The vehicle had all regular maintenance checks prior to the 11/11/19 incident. There were no vehicle alerts regarding coolant or engine overheating prior to this incident. At 17349mi, the vehicle was parked after a 35min drive on the tollway. The vehicle had one coolant/hot engine warning after the vehicle had been parked for 2. 5hrs in sub-zero weather. I turned off and then on again 5 min later. This time the engine shut itself off immediately following the key turn. The vehicle's engine "locked up" and is at the dealership awaiting repair. I have been told this repair could take 4-6 weeks because engines are on back order and generally take up to two weeks to install. The dealership also states that there was no way that this repair would have been found in previous maintenance checks.

There is a recall on engines over heating, however I have checked mine with 2 different Ford dealerships and they both say that they cant figure out the issue and that my Escape is not part of the recall. I don't believe this to be correct because it over heats, its not leaking, no one can figure out the issue. Ive taken it to 2 different Ford dealerships. Tipton Ford in nacogdoches, TX and al myer Ford in lufkin, TX. Both companies have had my SUV for 1 week at a time and still cant tell me what the problem is. Is it possible that this recall has to do with my SUV?.

Tl the contact owns a 2014 Ford Escape. After restarting the vehicle, "engine overheating� displayed on the instrument panel, although the engine had not warmed up and the vehicle speed would not exceed 5 mph. The vehicle was towed to long lewis Ford (2091 alabama 14, pratville, al) to be diagnosed, but the cause of the failure was not determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact indicated that the vehicle was previously serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 17v209000(engine); however, the failure recurred. The failure mileage was 72,999.

I have taken my vehicle in multiple times to a dealer and other mechanics to have parts replaced. The engine seems to have an issue despite having no leak of overheating despite having replaced nearly every part in the vehicle. This is the second version of this model I am on with the same issue for a Ford Escape. The engine has now overheated and required around 1-3k in repairs (for each individual time) for the 9th time in under a year.

Fuel: the car was only 4 years old started with a fuel issue. Every time I put gas, then turn on car doesn't want to start. It will eventually start and no other problems occur. But it does take a while for it to start. Kind of like when the battery is dying. Engine: when going up steep hills the engine over heats. It stabilizes once we drive on flat surface and doesn't happen again until we go up steep hills again. Both items have been occurring fr about 3 years. The fuel piece is very expensive to repair because of the way Ford built the compact engine.

Car lights indicate engine is overheating and car must be turned off immediately. Car begins to shake and steering wheel locks up. Has occurred three times. Mechanics cannot find anything wrong with it. This time the mechanic said the sensor is sending a false report and the engine is not overheating. Occurs within 1-5minutes of driving on side roads going no more than 35 miles an hour or less each time.

Had recall done at dealership to prevent vehicle fire due to warped heads on engine because no sensor to tell you low on coolant. Car has over 100,000 on it never had a problem. Now after recall work is done car is shutting down in traffic saying engine overheating. Brought to Ford dealership and was told there is alot of these coming in. Was told dealership is a month behind on engine work. Dealership had for 7 days kept saying they were going to look at it tomorrow to diagnose. They would call back and say another day. When to pick up and they said not under warranty would be alot of money to fix. This is my daughters car and it is shutting down on freeways and side roads. Not good. Dangerous. Sounds like defective engine.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Escape. While operating the vehicle, the engine temperature gauge displayed that the engine temperature was high and the engine had overheated. The vehicle shook and vibrated before stalling. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who replaced the thermostat, but the failure recurred. The cause of the failure was not determined. Mullinax Ford (1551 east semoran blvd, apopka, FL) and the manufacturer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed that the vehicle was previously serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 12v551000 (engine and engine cooling). The contact indicated that the vehicle experienced the same failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 115,000.

On Jan 29th driving down the street and out of know where car starts stalling and then smoke and then the 💡 came on saying engine overheating. . . . . I left up the hood the container filled . . . . . Parked car and never got back in smoke was pouring out of the hood. . . . In the middle if harbson and argamino. . . . . Mr my daughter 1month old grandson and neice. . . . The most scariest thing ever in my life. . . .

While driving, my engine coolant low notice came on and then a beeping started and the warning came up the engine was overheating and to stop safely. I had the car checked, a heater hose and coolant replaced. 3 weeks later, again after a cold start (it was 25 out) I started the car and the engine coolant low warning came on and right after starting to drive, the warning noises came on and the car stopped. I had it checked by both Ford and another mechanic. The other mechanic was told by Ford it was a software update however, Ford says there is not update and they cannot find anything wrong with the vehicle.

I reported previously and now have the full report from the dealership. While driving at the ymca in liberty township the car stalled out and would not restart. The computer stated engine overheating find a safe place to pull over. Upon doing so I had the vehicle towed the next morning. I was informed that the car is throwing codes that state coolant valve left open, along with 4 other codes that were tripped. The Ford customer service told me multiple times this was unrelated to the previous coolant sensor recall however the 54 pages of information as well as the dealership are stating otherwise.

My 2013 Ford Escape has a cracked engine block, which caused the engine to overheat and shut down while in motion on the highway. I had noticed that it needed frequent refills of the engine coolant recently -- three times in one month (two of them in service shops). This pattern is similar to a 2012 recall that my VIN isn't part of, so this makes me highly suspicious.

We have had this SUV for about 2 years now, change oil every 3000 mile and done had the gears in transmission go out and now not even 6 months later warnings for engine overheating turn off safely but I'm not driving it. It has been sitting for hours. I read online that this make and model had recalls about this warning and for catching fire.

Coolant system problem for many years. Engine overheating warning comes on when car is started. Cylinder head temperature sensor changed twice. Loses coolant over time. This issue has been prevalent in Ford Escapes for years and some vehicles were recalled. This vehicle has the recall described issues but was not listed for recall. Need system fixed.

While driving engine light comes on with warning to pull over engine overheating. Coolant is full.

While traveling on the highway, my engine suddenly overheated and I was given an alarm displaying that its overheating and stop safely. When opening my lid, I found the coolant level had dropped below minimum. I had no warning that my coolant level was suddenly low and the car had been operating fine the previous day and earlier in the morning. I added water to the system and after returning the car to a safe temp, drove it to a store. The check engine light came on instantly after the heating issue. Ford has a recall for this issue including 2014 Ford Escape, however my VIN does not register as being applicable to the recall (although seems like identical issue. ) this is the second time between 50-56000 miles this same issue has occurred.

The vehicle completely stalled in the middle of driving after a leak recall was made. We took the car and had the necessary recall done. However the engine stalled the car and now we have to shell out $6,000 for a new engine due to a cracked block. Since we already took the car to get a leak recall issue fixed, we are afraid the new engine will get overheated again and the car will stall. Also, we would have to shell out more money for another engine.

New vehicle and engine overheating at 25k.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Escape. While driving 70 mph, the temperature gauge increased and the engine overheating warning indicator illuminated. The contact also noticed smoke under the hood. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the shoulder as flames appeared under the hood. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. A fire report was filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was destroyed and towed to a tow lot. Neither the manufacturer nor the dealer was contacted. The failure mileage was 60,000.

My vehicle was going 45 mph in motion down the highway and the check engine light came on. About 4 miles down the road my car flashed the "engine overheating" signed and within 5 seconds the car came to a stop and stall in limp mode. This is not safe especially since I was on a highway, and where I live there are highways every where that take me where I need to be. Took to Ford dealer a mile or so down the road, and they tested it for everything and they sent me on my way with no work done, just conducted a road test after resetting the codes and light did not come back on. About 15 miles later, the car did the exact same thing again on the same highway, going 45, check engine light came on and the car went into limp mode again. Took to the Ford dealer next day and told me that the standpipe is malfunctioning causing the overheating in the engine cooling system. But, fixing this piece does not fix the problem. My car was fixed for this same issue in 2014, by the 13s12. And yet, this issue is happening again. I do have the 2013 Ford Escape with the 1. 6l engine that has frequently dealt with this problem. Driving this car is very unsafe due to the car abruptly stopping if this problem happens, the car stalls and can easily overheat. As the dealer has only suggested installing a new coolant level sensor (standpipe) with new hardware and software, we see that this problem has not worked in previous 2013 Ford Escapes. Having this car on the road is a safety hazzards. With over 3 pages of my Ford Escape alone with factory recalls, this car should not be allowed on the road. I hope this gets fixed, or at least a recall for this car or an investigation is put in action. This car is not safe in any terms or conditions and I do not want this causing any potential fatalities.