2017 Ford Escape

My engine light came on during a longer drive for a road trip. When I took it to the dealership, my coolant level was very low and was causing my engine was overheating. The Ford service center diagnosed it as being low due to coolant intrusion into cylinder 1 causing a misfire and engine overheating. With it consuming coolant, the engine overheating can be a safety risk and Ford told me the only way to solve the problem is to completely replace the engine. I took it to another independent service center who noted moisture in cylinder 1 and believes it to be coolant intrusion as well.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the vehicle experienced rough idling and was shaking abnormally. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed the vehicle with a cracked cylinder head and misfire in cylinder #2. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who determined that the engine block was cracked and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

Car experienced COOLANT INTRUSION. This engine is 7 years old and is experiencing the same problem as many service bulletins describe as a known problem with this engine for example 192346. Our mileage is under the warranty guidelines but ford is saying it is out of warranty and want us to replace the engine. We have maintained this car well and we feel ford should cover the engine replacement. This is a problem they are aware of and our vehicle should be part of this repair. An engine should last longer than 7 years. We recently had an oil change done at a ford facility and within a couple days the check engine light came on. We had it taken to a ford dealership and they diagnosed coolant intrusion and said we need to replace the engine.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the vehicle was jerking and shaking abnormally. In addition, the check engine warning light was illuminated, and the vehicle was idling rough. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 132,180.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated. The engine overheating warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. In addition, the contact was informed that the repair was not covered under a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 116,500.

For this car Engine check light came on and then car was overheating. The car was taken to the dealer. They said that coolant got into the engine which caused the malfunction and over heating. It was inspected by the dealer. It is similar to the previous recall done for ford escape Internal coolant leak causing engine overheating.

Per my mechanic, after 2 rounds of Cylinder #2 misfire, it seems as though there is coolant leaking into the engine. I have had this card for 2.5 yeas and have less than 100K miles on it. Research shows that I may need a new engine at $6-8K on a car that I have put 5k miles on in 2 years and still owe over $10k on. Per research, this has been a known issue for years and nothing has been done about it. Vehicle is available for inspection upon request, if it will assist in my situation. Per research, this issue causing severe overheating and some cars run the risk of catching on fire and some just stop functioning altogether. My car was sputtering on a cold start, and then my car and Ford App told me there was an issue with the engine. My first plug/wire/boot replacement was on 8/10/24 due to the check engine light. ODB showed it was a misfire on #2, and on 9/7/24, the check engine light came on again and per the readouts from the ODB, it is another misfire on #2 and the plug has fouled again. I have currently spent over $600 on just diagnosing this issue, and the paperwork uploaded it just for the first visit. I have also reached directly out to Ford, who advised me to take it to a Ford Dealership for their diagnostics, and then they will see what is covered, if anything. My case number for that is CXH-02610243-K4Z7X8. My diagnostic for Ford will only be covered if they find an issue that is covered by a recall, warranty, Service Plan, or Customer Satisfaction Program. So that is going to add to additional costs, as according to my research, there is no recall.

Our car has less than 100,000 miles on it. We have the eco boost engine on our escape and one day when we were driving, the engine light came on then the car turned off and wouldn’t turn back on. We’ve never missed an oil change or any repairs and have not been in an accident. The dealership says it needs a whole new engine because of a KNOWN problem with these cars. They said they have seen hundreds of them. In fact, a recall was just done on them for thousands of vehicles with the same engine, but not our model despite having the same issue. A quick Google search confirmed that many other people have had the exact same issue. How many more people will it take to realize it’s a concern? We had kids in the car. We are a military family with medically fragile children and can’t afford a new engine on our own. Our car was relatively new. This shouldn’t happen from a well known company. How many other hard working families have to suffer? We should have been included in the recall a couple days ago that included all 2.7 boost engines for every model but ours. Please please look into it. It is most definitely a safety concern and could have ended much worse for us.