2019 Ford Escape Engine Problems

Your check engine light turned on three weeks after purchase with a cylinder 4 misfire code, and you noticed white smoke from the exhaust and low coolant levels. A technician found coolant leaking into the engine through cylinder 4, which Ford has acknowledged as a known issue for your vehicle's model and VIN. Ford has refused to cover the $7,000 cost to replace the engine block despite the vehicle having fewer than 1,000 miles. Fixing this will likely require replacing the entire engine block or having the cylinder head removed and resealed to stop the coolant leak.

Your 2019 Ford Escape had a diagnostic code (P0304) that typically indicates a tune-up is needed, but the dealership told you the engine needs replacement at a cost of $14,000 without explaining why. You experienced rough running, low coolant, and smoke from the exhaust before this diagnosis, and you believe this issue may be covered under a recall based on your vehicle's mileage and age. The repair will likely involve engine replacement or significant internal engine work.

Your car lost all its coolant, and after refilling it, a check engine light appeared indicating cylinder 3 misfiring. A mechanic replaced the spark plug and coil for cylinder 3, but the problem returned within 10 miles. After months of diagnostics, a coolant leak was identified as the root cause, which is causing the misfire and could lead to complete engine failure if not repaired. Fixing this will likely require removing and replacing the entire engine.

Your check engine light came on while driving at 55 MPH. When you took your car to the dealer, they found coolant had entered cylinder #2, which they said requires a full engine replacement. The vehicle wasn't repaired, and Ford wasn't notified of the issue.

Your 2019 Ford Escape is losing coolant into the engine cylinders, which has caused the engine to overheat, run loudly, shake during idle and driving, and eventually stop working completely mid-trip. You've had the car for a year and a half with regular maintenance, but multiple diagnostic visits didn't identify the root cause until the engine became undrivable. A Ford specialist inspected it and determined the damage has severely reduced your car's value. Fixing this will likely require cylinder head repair or replacement to seal the coolant leak and restore engine function.

Your engine has a crack in the cylinder head that's allowing coolant to leak into one of the cylinders. This coolant intrusion can cause serious engine damage or complete engine failure if not repaired. The cylinder head will need to be replaced or repaired to stop the coolant leak.

Your engine is leaking coolant due to a failed head gasket on cylinder number 3, and your check engine light has come on. This is a serious issue that needs prompt attention, as continued coolant loss can cause your engine to overheat and stop running. Fixing this will likely require removing the cylinder head and replacing the head gasket.

Your 2019 Escape is showing a check engine light with a cylinder 4 misfire code and rough idle. A Ford technician found coolant leaking into the engine using a borescope inspection. Ford has acknowledged this is a known issue for your vehicle's model and VIN through a Technical Service Bulletin, but is refusing to cover the $14,000 engine replacement cost. Repair will require replacing the long block engine to stop the coolant intrusion.

Your engine is allowing coolant to leak into cylinder 3, which is causing your check engine light to turn on and creating a misfire (where that cylinder isn't firing properly). Multiple service centers have confirmed this is a coolant intrusion defect in your 2.0 EcoBoost engine. Fixing this will require replacing the entire engine block (long block replacement).

Your car lost power and displayed an engine failure warning message on the dashboard, indicating overheating. You heard a noise coming from the engine about a month before the breakdown but hadn't scheduled service yet. The issue appears to involve the water pump pulley or water pump. Repairs will likely involve replacing the water pump and possibly the pulley to restore cooling system function.

Your 2019 Ford Escape has coolant leaking into the engine, causing rough idling, thick white smoke from the exhaust, and the coolant level to drop immediately after refilling. Ford has a customer satisfaction program for identical issues on 2019 Escapes built before May 2019, but your vehicle (built in May 2019) was excluded from the program. Ford's recall team has refused to offer a goodwill repair and will only communicate by mail, not by phone.

Your 2019 Ford Escape has been diagnosed with a cracked engine block, which is a known defect affecting this model. Ford has a repair or replacement program, but your vehicle was manufactured one day after the April 2019 cutoff date for eligibility, leaving you excluded despite having the same manufacturing defect. The engine block will likely need to be repaired or replaced, which is a major repair involving significant engine work.

I went to get my spark plugs changed as maintenance on my vehicle. The plugs on both the second and third cylinder were very tight and breaking with residue all over the plugs. The shop I took my car to had to send it to another shop in order to get the plugs put back into the engine. Since then it sounds like a blown muffler whenever I start my car and I have a check engine light with a third cylinder misfire. I have also been having white smoke whenever I start my car with a cool engine. I tried seeing about getting the car fixed but mechanics don’t want to touch my car because they said it will not fix the issue because this is a manufacturer defect caused by coolant intrusion. Now I have to sell my car and. I am under because I still owe 6340.95 on my Loan. The most I can get for it is $3300 through Carvana. The car has less 96,092 miles.

The engine recall was warrenteed up to 80,000 miles. l bought the vehicle with 75,000 miles. Sure enough l had the defective engine and it blew out at 113,000 miles. l ended up getting a personal loan as the engine was $10,000. I'm upset because Ford can set what ever mileage they want to establish a warranty expiration period. Hope you can help

engine misfire, white smoke, loss of power while driving. Due to Coolant intrusion which could lead to dangerous situations, such as an unexpected stall in traffic or an engine compartment fire. Ford had offered a campaign thro' CSP 21N12 program but for a short time in 2022 which excluded many vehicles for people whose did have issues at that time.

I am reporting a safety-related engine defect on my 2019 Ford Escape (2.0L EcoBoost). On September 23, 2025, at 72,233 miles, the engine failed due to coolant leaking into the combustion chamber (cylinder #3). Ford’s own dealer confirmed coolant intrusion and referenced Ford TSB 22-2239. This issue is associated with known EcoBoost coolant-intrusion failures documented in multiple Ford bulletins and class-action suits. The engine failure required a complete long-block replacement costing $8,644.38. Ford denied assistance despite the failure occurring within the extended 7-year/84,000-mile coverage window under Customer Satisfaction Program 21N12. Coolant intrusion can cause sudden engine failure, stalling, loss of power, or inability to accelerate, creating a hazardous driving condition. I request NHTSA review this defect as part of the widespread EcoBoost coolant-intrusion problem. Owner: [XXX] , [XXX] . VIN: [XXX] . INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that shortly after starting the vehicle, the message "Engine Overheating" was displayed. Additionally, the contact stated that the vehicle had experienced cylinder misfires and premature low coolant levels. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 133,000.

COOLANT WATER INTRUSION INTO THE CYLINDER BLOCK. COOLANT INTRUSION DUE TO MANUFACTURE DEFAULT. LONG BLOCK NECESSARY TO COMPLETE REPAIR. REPAIR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED. OBD WARNING CODE P303 SUGGESTED CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. COOLANT LEVEL WAS NOTED TO BE LOW. VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP PROMPLY. AFTER DEALER INSPECTION COOLANT WATER INTRUSION WAS FOUND. IF THIS PROBLEM WAS NOT DIAGNOSED EARLY IT COULD'VE CAUSED ENGINE FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

I have Engine coolant intrusion into the the cylinder heads. White smoke during start up and loss of engine coolant. Also is stuttering during start up with check engine lights..

On returning from vacation, the check engine light came on. Pulled vehicle into auto parts store for a computer diagnosis's, computer said spark plug issue. Took the vehicle next day to my technician for diagnosis's and repair. The mechanic had difficulty removing the Number two(2) spark plug. After using light and scope to examine the interior of the number two(2) cylinder,traces of coolant was found inside to cylinder. The mechanic researched it online and said there was a problem with the 2000 teen model Ford Escapes with a crack in the engine block. I took the car three weeks later to the Ford dealership where the vehicle was purchased from because the SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT NOW came on. I was told there was nothing they could do and I was asked to leave. One of the other personnel that worked at the dealership overheard our conversation and stepped in and told his coworker that even though we were over on the recall mileage for this issue we were still inside of the seven year window for the recall. I was given the Ford Customer Service toll free number to report this issue, and was told not to tell anyone where or how I got that number and would you be so nice and leave and take the vehicle with you.

2019 Ford Escape 1.5L EcoBoost. 74,000 miles. Check engine light came on out of nowhere. Had auto shop read the code and it was a misfire of cylinder 3 and needed ignition coil and spark plug replaced. A few days later the message "High Engine Temperature, Stop Safely" came on and the engine temperature shot up to High. Pulled over and let it cool down. Started driving it again and it shot back up to High again. Took the car to a mechanic who did a compression test and said that the coolant ran green which meant the coolant is infiltrating the cylinders. Per another mechanic this is a known problem with 2019 Ford Escapes that the engine is a open deck block that allows the cylinders to move and be unstable. Ford knows this problem but never put a recall out!

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at 55 MPH, the temperature gauge indicated that the engine was overheating, prompting the contact to discontinue driving the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who determined that there was coolant intrusion into several cylinders, resulting in damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The failure mileage was 66,700.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the engine was idling abnormally rough, prompting the contact to discontinue driving the vehicle. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that coolant intrusion into various cylinders had resulted in damage to the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, a case was opened, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 57,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, there was an abnormally loud sound coming from the engine. An Independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified on the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

My 2019 has the coolant intrusion in cylinder 2 issue. The dealership recommended a long block replacement and quoted me $10,850 to do this. It is a safety concern and I was advised not to drive it. The engine could seize if not repaired and put myself and others in danger. The extended warranty I had purchased expired a couple weeks before this happened. I understand there a many people experiencing the same issue and that there are some class action lawsuits regarding this as well. That may take years to resolve and in the end it won’t make us whole though. I’m submitting this to you today hoping this issue will be considered for a recall. Thank you for any help with this matter and could I trouble you to please advise me as to what if anything I can do regarding this matter? Kind Regards, Nancy York

See attached document for complaint.

The engine failed at 51,000 miles due to coolant intrusion. The check engine light came on and a code scan revealed a cylinder 3 misfire. The dealership ran diagnostics and the pressure test, which determined the engine failed.

My Escape has about 73,000 miles on it and the check engine light went off last week when I started the car. The car itself was shaking in a very strange way. I brought it to a repair shop and they said there was coolant leaking into one of the cylinders. This was going to require a full engine replacement at the cost of about $9,000. They reached out to Ford and there was a pre-existing set of instructions on how to deal with this issue, so it was clear this is known to Ford on this model of car. If it was my vehicle only, I'd say I'd cut my losses and just get a new car, but I've read dozens of stories online about this issue and saw a temporary recall from back in 2022 for this exact problem. There are also many class action lawsuits active that name my make and model and the same coolant issues. I am attempting to escalate this with Ford as the technician said I maybe have two weeks before the engine fails altogether, which is obviously a huge danger to me and my family. Hoping Ford can be forced to do the right thing and issue a recall. I am in a tough spot where my family has a single car and either need to pay the large repair bill or pay-off an equivalent sized loan in order to trade in this car (with these known issues) for a new vehicle in the next few days.

The coolent leaks into the engine causing engine failure. From research this is a common problem with the ecoboost turbo. Poor design, its like having a lawnmower engine and making it turbo. It needs to be recalled. I can provide estimates from Temecula Ford Dealership.

Vehicle: 2019 Ford Escape, VIN: [XXX] Issue: Coolant intrusion into engine cylinders, consistent with TSB 19-2346. Symptoms include coolant loss, white smoke, misfires, and rough idle. Safety Concern: Potential for engine failure or fire risk due to overheating. Manufacturer Response: No recall issued; seeking investigation and formal recall consideration. Related Litigation: [XXX] v. Ford Motor Company, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of California. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The flex plate is cracked. Possible missing dowels.

According to my local ford dealership, the rattling/clicking sound in my engine is due to a faulty water pump which is apparently a known problem for a 2019 ford escape. I did not even have a check engine light appear and just happened to have my vehicle there for a different reason. This is an extensive and costly fix that should not be an issue with a 6 year old vehicle with 77k miles. With this being a common/known fault for EcoSport engines, it affects the safety of my engine and all passengers and other drivers.

My 2019 Ford Escape 2.0 Titanium has a KNOWN coolant intrusion issue where it is leaking into the engine. This began as my car shook on startup, then the check engine light would come on. Drove it a little ways, check engine turned off. Took my car into the repair shop and they looked up the stored code and it was P0301 cylinder #1 misfire detected and P0316 misfire detected on start up first 1,000 revolutions. Car seemed ok, so took it back. Happened again, 2x, check engine light on, off, then on again when I brought it back in. Same codes again. Mechanic said coolant low, removed cylinder #1 spark plug and sent camera into cylinder, found coolant leaking into cylinder. They said I need an entirely new engine, as this has been occurring a LOT with these EcoBoost vehicles. Ford had an open recall but only acknowledged a small amount of vehicles, mine not one of them, and there is currently a lawsuit against Ford because this has been happening to so many people. We are getting nowhere with Ford, they won't acknowledge the issue on the EcoBoost and now we have to come up with nearly $10k to replace an entire engine when the car isn't even worth $8k. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS! Some people are having this issue at 50K Miles!!! This is not ok!!

The Ford dealer just advised that I need an entire new engine at a cost of $10,000 for a crack in the block, causing coolant to leak into cylinder three, potentially causing critical failure and danger while driving the vehicle. This is a known defect in this motor, which the manufacturer/Ford refuses to address.

at 96800 upon start up there was a cloud of white smoke and a check engine light. It was taken to the local ford dealer for diagnosis. Code was P303 and P316 indicating a misfire. the car was found to have coolant intrusion in cylinder 3 and would need a long block replacement. reference used was TSB 22-2229. This type of engine failure is know to ford due to design of coolant channels between cylinders. This could have cause sudden engine failure while drive resulting in an accident and injury or engine fire due to insufficient cooling causing loss of property and/or injury.

The vehicle is suffering from an engine failure. It has a check engine light DTC PO303 with a heavy misfire. This causes to engine to lose power at times preventing proper acceleration which could lead to an accident. Ford has a technical service bulletin [TSB 22-2229 ] that describes the failure and the required repair. The problem is a design issue, but Ford is not covering any out of warranty repairs.

Leaked coolant into second cylinder caused engine failure. This is a known issue with this model. No prior warnings, check engine light came on as the engine lost power. Risk of total engine failure.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered abnormally. The contact believed that a fuel cleaner needed to be added to the fuel tank. The contact stated that the engine revved abnormally. While at a stoplight, the vehicle failed to drive forward and stalled. The contact stated that the axle and turbocharger had been repaired prior to the failure. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact called the local dealer, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 104,000.

Coolant in cylinder causing overheating, misfiring of cylinder 3 and cracked engine block

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed, and the contact was advised that the spark plugs needed to be replaced and a tune up was necessary to fix the vehicle. The parts were replaced; however, four days later the check engine warning light was illuminated again. The vehicle was taken to the same dealer where it was diagnosed a second time and the contact was made aware of coolant intrusion into the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 81,372.

Replaced engine blowing a lot of smoke out of the exhaust when starting engine and it didn't do that before the new remanufacured engine was installed.

Coolant is leaking and causing the cylinders to misfire. The check engine light is illuminated. This problem has been confirmed by the service department at my local Ford dealership. The repair is to replace the short block with an updated part and estimated cost is $5000-6000. My 2019 Ford Escape has only 79,000 miles on it and has been well-maintained. This leakage will definitely put myself and others at risk when my vehicle breaks down. The check engine light appeared on Thursday, July 31st. I brought the car immediately to the dealership. Since I did not have a scheduled appointment, they did a quick diagnostic and reset to see if it would happen again. The check engine light came back on the next day. I brought it in for a service appointment today after returning from being out of town last week.

There's currently a coolant intrusion issue with my 2019 Ford escape and I see that there was a recall on this for all Ford escapes from the years of 2017 through 2019 and I wanted to see if this will be covered for repairs

The contact’s daughter owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an Auto Parts Store, where it was diagnosed with ignition coil failure. The vehicle was then taken to the residence, where a family friend replaced the ignition coils; however, the check engine warning light was illuminated, and the message "Engine Fault - Coolant" was displayed while driving the following day. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and was turned off. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,800.

Coolant leak into the engine.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion in cylinder #3. The vehicle was diagnosed with engine failure, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered to cover a portion of the cost of the repair. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

coolent intrusion int the motor - no notice given regarding a previous recall

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced an abnormal rattling sound on cold starts and while idling. The vehicle was taken to Midas Service Center, where it was diagnosed that the engine turbo had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 101,000.

White smoke coming out of exhaust smelled of antifreeze. Took to Ford dealer in Eagle River, Wisconsin: Dealer found coolant in #1 cylinder and wrote on receipt - headgasket block failure, recommend replacing engine. Service writer said this is due to a defect in engine block being a slit machined in block between cylinders by Ford. Dealer quote for engine replacement was $9500.

2019 Ford escape titanium with 62000 miles.check engine light came on once and went off- took to dealer and was told the coolant was going into engine. Had an extended warranty to 75000 miles because of issue I had when car was brand new-brake release switch. Now I am told that warranty expired last year even though there is not 75000 on it yet. They are telling me I need a 8700 dollar new engine. I am [XXX] and this car is like new. Please help! I bought this brand new and only put about 10000 a year on it INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The vehicle's engine shutdown while driving on the highway, forcing me to pull to shoulder in traffic. We had it towed to Ford and were advised that the engine was blown due to coolant intrusion into the cylinders. We're told the engine is totaled and they quoted us almost $15,000 USD for the repairs. There is a know recall notice for this exact issue, however we were told it only covers up 85,000 miles and our vehicle has 94,000 miles. We had brought it to a Ford dealership for an oil change 6 months prior and they didn't say anything about it. The dealership/manufacturer refuses any accountability, and offered us $1,500 loyalty discount if we purchased a new Ford vehicle from them. The SUV was in like new condition prior the engine failure (ie. no damage).

the night prior to my car breaking down I Did notice the car began to lose horsepower to move just a little bit not to much to worry about than the check engine light did appear on dash that night. Code popped up for misfire in cylinder 1. SO changed the spark plugs and light went off , next day light was on and smoke began coming out of the tailpipe.

Coolant intrusion issue caused by a defect from Ford. They are refusing to fix the issue.

My Ford Escape was driving as usual, but as I was traveling on a down ramp in a left turning lane, the engine overheated abruptly and serious audible and visual alerts appeared on the screen. I was in heavy traffic and was forced to pull over quickly into the right turning lane. This could have easily caused an accident because all of a sudden, the Escape started stalling and would hardly move. It was terrifying, and I was barely able to maneuver it into a nearby parking lot. That night, it was towed to a Ford dealership that inspected it and now says that I need a new engine because the engine block is cracked.

Car has been experiencing the misfire in cylinder four. This is a known cause in the 1.5 L escapes. This is a 2.0 but it has the same issues not fair that they fixed 1.5 L and not the 2.0 causes a misfire due to coolant leaking into the cylinder burning coolant and then causing the motor to overheat. When that happens, you can be going on the highway and have an abrupt warning that causes the vehicle to drop to 20 mph without notice causing extreme safety concerns for just not the driver but anyone around especially on highways.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 15 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat and lost motive power. A message stating that the vehicle was overheating was displayed. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The temperature gauge increased to hot(H). The contact was able to pull to the side of the road and turned on the hazard lights. The local dealer was notified of the failure, and an appointment was scheduled for diagnostic testing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 74,636.

My engine had a coolant leak a few years ago (2021) and needed a complete engine replacement since the car would no longer run. Since it was under warranty then it was replaced. However, the engine once again has had a major issue with the engine bearing and needs another full replacement and will no longer run. Many people are struggling with needing to get full engine replacements on Ford Escapes. There are Ford retailers keeping stocks of Ford Escape engines in preparation for these engine replacements, but Ford has refused to offer any assistance for this known issue. Requiring a 2nd full engine replacement at the value of the car itself is absurd. I received a warning message on my car, but when I took it in to have the issue assessed - it was notified as a minor gas cap issue.

Consumers claim the engines in their Ford vehicles overheat due to an internal coolant / antifreeze leak that allows coolant to enter into the cylinders of the engine. In many cases, the defect is alleged to have caused total engine failure and to require replacement of the engine block.

The car had a rough idle (only for the first few minutes) for one day before the engine light came on. The car was taken to the dealership on the third day (less than 20mi of driving between the light coming on and the car being inspected). According to their scans, my 2.0L engine is experiencing water (coolant) intrusion into the clyinders (after only 5 years of service). The Ford technician said it is TSB 22-2229 (a known issue since 2019 TSB 19-2172). There are currently no NHTSA Customer Satisfaction Programs or recalls for this TSB, which is astonishing, as there is one for the 1.5L engine made in the same plant AND Ford completely redesigned the engine because they know it is so bad. The fix is to completely replace the engine ($10,000-$15,000). The danger is that the manufacturer knew there was risk of water intrusion, which can crack the block…this could leave the vehicle in a dangerous situation if driving at highway speeds or in heavy traffic.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (POWER TRAIN). The contact stated that while the vehicle was being repaired under recall, the contact was informed that there was coolant intrusion into the engine, causing engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,837.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 3 MPH, the vehicle started to sputter. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the contact was made aware of an undisclosed recall. The mechanic determined that the short block needed to be replaced and there was coolant intrusion into the engine. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was a misfire and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 102,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at unknown speeds, the vehicle started sputtering. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who determined that there was coolant leaking into the cylinders and there was a blown head gasket. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that there was no warranty coverage on the vehicle. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

The number 2 cylinder is cracked allowing coolant to leak into the combustion side of the engine. my dealer is asking for $15,000 to replace the engine.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked and occupied, while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact noticed a cloud of white smoke coming from the exhaust. The check engine warning light was illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was coolant leaking into the cylinders, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12: (GTDI Engine – Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion); however, the VIN was not included in program. The manufacturer was notified of the issue and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the program and opened a case. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 56,000.

The coolant kept getting low. I brought it to the Ford dealership I bought it less than a year ago. They ran some tests and said the coolant is leaking and the engine needs to be replaced. I'm waiting for them to hear back from Ford to see if it's under the extended warranty.

Last year my vehicle has a recall for the Ecoboost. Ford in Boonville, IN. replaced engine. I am again having a foggy windshield, sweet smell, dizziness, and I can taste the coolant. I sent email to Ford motor company but haven't received a response yet. I left a message for the service department at dealership as well. I'm waiting for someone to get back to me. It's my understanding that if the same problem returns or is related to the recall it will have to be fixed.

The failed component is the coolant leaking into cyl 4 TSB 22-2229 which has been a problem with this model in the 1.5 L turbo before. This model is the 2.0L turbo but having the same problem. According to the dealership, "This is the entire process need to either rebuild or replace the vehicle's engine. This is a process needed when the vehicle's engine is in need of serious repair." Reasoning according to the dealer: "Without replacing or rebuilding a damaged engine, the car will not be able to function and will be left useless." This car has only 46,391 miles on it for 2019 and has been meticulously taken care of since it's purchase in Aug 2021 as a used vehicle from the dealership. After an oil change was completed on the vehicle at 46,300 miles, the check engine light came on and the vehicle was taken into the dealership for it to be assessed. That's when it was found to be cyl 4 that was the problem.

On or about June 1, 2025, the vehicle began losing coolant without a visible leak. Took the vehicle to dealer for a diagnosis. Dealer claimed than a coolant hose was bad and required an $1100 repair. I reported to the dealer the low coolant, water in the oil and white smoke at start up but they dismissed the complaint. Stated they would need the $1100 repair done before any other diagnosis could completed. July 1, 2025, after consulting Ford corporate directly, they are "looking" into my concern. No offer of repairs, at all.

Presence of coolant in the engine cylinders, Ford has it as a known issue but won't issue a full recall. Causing cylinder misfires. Needs new engine. Ford design flaw!

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the contact heard a rumbling sound coming from the engine, causing the vehicle to shake abnormally. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that an independent mechanic was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was diagnosed with engine failure, and that the cam shaft was damaged. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was off, the contact observed a swishing sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact observed an empty coolant reservoir and coolant was added to the coolant reservoir. The vehicle was then test driven but there were not visible failure was found. The contact stated that on another occasion the coolant reservoir was empty again, and coolant was added to the reservoir. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was determined that there was a coolant cap leak, and the coolant cap was replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was a leak on cylinder #2, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 95,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered abnormally, and there was white smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. In addition, the contact became aware of an abnormal coolant consumption. The check engine warning light was occasionally illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed with OP code: 62. The contact was informed that the short block needed to be replaced. The local dealer informed the contact that the failure was related to TSB: 19-2208; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 117,645.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant intrusion into the cylinder had caused the engine to fail. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 58,600.

The contact's daughter owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was experiencing excessive coolant consumption, the engine was overheating, and misfiring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking into cylinder #4. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 81,000.

Coolant is leaking into #4 cylinder causing misfire. This will lead to a blown engine. It is a known issue with Ford but there isn’t a recall as of today. TSB 22-2229 has been released. I spent a lot of money with the plan this car would be safe and reliable for 10+ yrs and well over 100k miles. I am afraid to drive it but have no choice as I work to support my three children and myself. I have owned five Ford vehicles in 40 yrs and have felt loyal to the co. The co needs to be loyal to its customers and fix the issue in my Escape and all others that this disaster is effecting. Thank you. Feel free to contact me.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the vehicle jerked, and white smoke was coming from the exhaust. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with spark plug failure. The contact was informed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The contact's husband inspected the vehicle and determined that the coolant level was low, and the coolant reservoir was refilled. The contact stated that the coolant reservoir needed to be refilled constantly; however, there were no visible coolant leaks. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic and 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 made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was also referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,500.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal, and the vehicle was shaking abnormally. The contact stated there was heavy white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe before the vehicle unexpectedly shut off. The contact stated that the vehicle struggled while being restarted. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the shoulder and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact stated that a diagnostic test was performed, and it was discovered that there was coolant entering into the engine, resulting in engine failure. The local dealer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure by mail and the contact recently received a response that the manufacturer was not responsible for the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 115,000. The VIN was not available.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate at various speeds, the vehicle shuddered and jolted independently while depressing the accelerator pedal. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed and determined the converter assembly, pump assembly, and a screen assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was previously repaired at the same local dealer for converter assembly, pump assembly, and a screen assembly; however, approximately 30,000 miles later the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 62,000.

Vehicle indicates a misfire on cylinder number 2 . Diagnosis of the issue appoint to a leak of coolant into the cylinder bore.

At 100k miles the engine needs to be replaced for coolant intrusion. Its a 10,000 dollar repair.

2.0 liter engine misfires cyl 1 &3 coolant loss. Ford tsb 22-2229 States engine needs to be replaced for $10000. 66,000 miles and 6 years. engine number [XXX] [XXX]. Ford says if engine was made 37 days later it would not be defective. ( known defective engine put in my car which I purchased new.) [XXX] original owner INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinders, causing the engine to fail. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

Ford eco boost coolant intrusion super common problem ford knows about… quoted 8k for a new motor on a car that’s worth 13k. No warnings, barely and coolant leaking, just started overheating when driving one day. Only has 80,000 miles. It has been look at by a ford dealer and a family friend mechanic. It’s not good to overheat on a 4 lane highway and have to get out of the car to put coolant in it.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 50 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle lost motive power with the engine revving abnormally. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and restarted the vehicle however, after driving 100-feet, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,133.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was running rough, with the check engine warning light illuminated. In addition, the contact stated that there was a misfire coming from the engine. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. In addition, the contact stated that when the spark plug was removed, the spark plug fractured, and part of the spark plug was left inside the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was 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 warranty. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was an internal coolant leak and that the short block, along with several other unknown parts needed to be replaced. The contact researched and was made aware of a possible recall; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 11,000.

During the month of January my vehicle started to overheat. I pulled over immediately and opened the hood. The coolant was bubbling over and I let it cool down. Once it cooled down I checked the level and noticed it was low. Which was weird since there had not been a leak. I filled it up and went on my way to work. I had my mechanic look at it and there was coolant in the engine. He stated take it to Ford ASAP. Which I did. I had it towed to the ford dealer and was told they would assess it and give me quote for repairs. After a week they cam back with it needs a new engine and the quoted repair was $7800. This car has 80K on it and was purchased from a ford dealer with 33K and was serviced regularly. Zero reason to need an engine unless it was a manufacturing defect. I start to look into recalls and low and behold there is a recall for the same issue from 2017-2019 of April. My car was produced in June I believe. I call Ford Motors and start a claim. After 30 days we finally come to an agreement. I pay $3200.00 and they pay the balance which was helpful considering I was still making payments. Finally get my car back the end of April.

Coolant leaking into Cylinder. Causing overheating. Numerous attempts to fix.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant intrusion into the engine, which caused engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

Coolant intrusion into #2 cylinder. Causing total misfire of engine. Data collected on this issue revealed this failure resulted from faulty design in manufacturing.

My car quit running properly so I took it to the local O’Reillys and they did a scan. The scan showed a misfire on cylinder 2, a known issue. I took it to a local auto mechanic who said I had a cracked head and needed a new engine. They guided me to the Ford dealership who also confirmed that the engine head was cracked, but noted that the engine needed replaced due to another known issue with these engines, but didn’t say what that other known issue is. The car is barely running, and it clearly falls in line with the other vehicle VIN’s that were recalled due to the known coolant leakage problem that is causing the heads to crack and the engines that need to be replaced. Ford is refusing to include my vehicle.This situation could have been much worse as I drive a major hiway to work and I could have broken down along the way leaving my safety in Jeopardy with a sudden engine malfunction. I could have been hit by a car, or had would be car jacker attack while I would have waited for help. Or if for some reason this issue would have caused my car to catch fire with my child in it. Car is sitting at Ford Dealer and can be inspected at any time.

brought vehicle in for check engine light, found coolant getting into cylinders, under warranty replaced small block. one year later same issue, brought in car need SECOND small block engine.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? -cylinder 1 misfiring-diagnosis fluid intrusion into combustion chamber likely due to faulty head gasket or warped cylinder How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? -car misfiring affected startup acceleration and ran rough (hesitation). Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? -yes, confirmed diagnosis by independent service center first and problem reproduced. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? -yes, inspected with a scope by independent service center. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? yes, check engine light came on intermittently. brought in within a day of it appearing. diagnostic computer check done & per the pulled codes, followed recommended repairs and had OEM spark plugs and coil packs all replaced. 2 days later check engine light came back on. Again experienced difficulty in startup and rough running engine. As of this writing, vehicle is in the shop awaiting further repairs.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine, and that the short block needed to be replaced. The contact researched and was made aware of an unknown Customer Satisfaction Program; however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000.

It was diagnosed by a ford dealer that it has a coolant intrusion. It’s available for an inspection as well! Car has been well taken care of with regular oil changes and regular maintenance. I had a coworker in my car as the car overheated 2 times 2 hours away from home on a work day. In rush hour traffic on a 4 lane interstate. And I had to get off on an exit ramp. Almost caused an accident. Took it to a dealer the next day and they confirmed that the car needs a new engine as the engine is faulty. The car only has 79k miles. We’ve put 24k miles on it in 3 years. As it’s a daily driver and been a great car for us… up until now. The car now misfires idling. And it doesn’t run well. And an inconvenience as I have to fill it with coolant everyday to make it 5 miles to work. Ford was contacted by the service department and I, while I was at the ford certified dealership. They said that because the car is out of factory warranty. Mind you under 80k miles. Was nothing they would help with. Even though, they recognize that they made faulty engines for this car between the beginning of 2019 to mid June of 2019. But never wanted to do a recall. As there was 241,388 ford escapes made that year. They accounted for about half of those being faulty. There was no warnings for this problem. One day I took off to meet clients of mine in a town almost 2 hours away. It overheated 2 times on the way home. Took it into the ford certified dealership the next day to find out it needs an engine. I wasn’t not a happy camper as I never experienced any prior problems or warnings. Never an engine light. No spikes in engine temperatures. Just one day it overheated 2 times on the way home. Because the engine started to eat away coolant and never a warning.

2019 Ford Escape suddenly overheating with warning lights and alarms; messages to stop immediately. Took vehicle to Pollard Ford dealership and paid for diagnostics. They confirmed that coolant is leaking into the #2 cylinder causing the engine to burn coolant and also overheat. I was informed that a new engine is needed and it would cost over $6,500.

Coolant intrusion into cylinder bores, Cause engine failure

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact contacted the dealer and scheduled an appointment. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

Can inside motor caused damage to high pressure fuel pump on top of the motor. This caused metal to get into my motor and now requires a motor replacment

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that there was coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 66,301.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 55 MPH, there was a misfire coming from the engine. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 86,588.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the engine had failed due to coolant intrusion. The engine was replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 27,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving on several occasions at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate, and the vehicle was running rough. On one occasion during the failure, the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. Additionally, on another occasion the engine overheated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road and turned off. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into cylinder #3, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into cylinder #3, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 111,000.

On April 30th had an oil change performed on my vehicle at the Ford service center on Tuesday. Shortly after, I began experiencing issues with the car struggling to start. By Thursday, my check engine light came on, I took it back in, left it at Ford, they were going to look at it on May 6th did not hear back until May 7th, revealed coolant mixing with the engine oil, indicating an internal engine issue. I had my car towed to Expert Transmission, and they revealed. Upon further inspection, the following diagnostic trouble codes were stored in the ECM: P0217 – Engine Overheating P0302 – Cylinder 2 Misfire P0316 – Misfire Detected at Startup P06E9 – Fuel Injector Control Performance P1026 – Fuel Injection System Malfunction Additionally, during repairs, my fuel injectors were found to be clogged with debris, requiring replacement along with the engine. Given that these issues arose immediately after the oil change.

I finally was able to get my Ford Escape into a Ford dealership to be inspected and they confirmed that I will need an entire engine replacement because coolant is leaking into cylinder 3. This is exactly the same engine Ford recalled on the 1.5 but not on the 2.0 yet and my Escape is a 2.0. When I spoke to the Ford Company I was given a case number and told it would take several weeks for Ford to send me a letter to see if they will assist in the repair or not. As a [XXX] this is our only vehicle and I'm honestly at a loss as to what I will do without a car for several weeks. My safety and the safety of my children are at risk because if I do try to drive the car until I hear from Ford it stalls in the lower gears leaving us at risk of being hit if I pull out and the Escape doesn't engage fast enough. We are also in danger because if I am not daily putting anti-freeze into the car Ford states that the engine might catch fire. Yes, the vehicle was inspected by Pierre Ford yesterday, Monday, March 24, 2025. I have had an engine light on for a few months and have had to start adding anti-freeze on a regular basis but it was about 2 weeks ago when I had a warning pop up on the digital dash stating, "Engine Fault Service Now". INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle made an abnormal sound. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The mechanic related the failure to an unknown recall and referred the contact to the dealer for the recall repair. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the VIN was not included in the related recall. The dealer informed the contact that upon test-driving the vehicle, there was smoke coming out from an undisclosed location. The dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

I purchased this car used at a local non-Ford dealership. The car had 50,000 miles on it when purchased. At 51,400 miles, a loud clicking sound could be heard coming from the engine. I took the car to the Ford dealership and they told me the engine needed to be replaced due to a finding lots of small pieces of metal in the oil filter and in other areas after removing the timing chain cover and doing an inspection. They determined I was 1 month out of warranty and stated the new engine would cost $14,000. "Big" Ford, after several months of back and forth, agreed to pay for 50% of the cost. Ford told me that if the engine were to completely "seize" it could have resulted in a major accident on the road. AFTER having the new engine installed, at 54,000 miles there was a burning smell entering the cabin through the vents. I took the vehicle back to the Ford dealership and they told me the valve cover gasket was leaking and needed to be replaced. They said it would not be part of the original warranty of the new engine and I needed to pay $1000 for the repair. After strongly pushing back and calling several other dealerships, the local dealer agreed to do the repair under warranty. I have zero faith in Ford due to this experience.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to start the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the contact became aware of white smoke coming from the exhaust. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion inside cylinder #4. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to call the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The contact related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 19-2172 (Coolant In Cylinders, White Exhaust Smoke); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was 49,547.

The car has a non-repairable engine failure of the 2nd cylinder of the 4 cylinder engine as diagnosed by the ford dealer. The car has low miles, 49,047 and is 4 months out of its 5 year power train warranty. Contacted Ford customer care, they recommended I file a complaint with the NHTSA and offered no assistance.

Engine light came on but did not stay on. Vehicle ran rough on and off. Took to dealer and am told coolant is leaking into the cylinders and a new engine is needed. Opened a case with Ford and they won't cover it in full. Car has 54,000 miles on it and we have had it 6 years and 3 months (purchased new).

I drove this car off the lot with only 16k miles...by 28k miles...it required a new engine due to the known defect of coolant being leaked into the engine from the ceramic cylinders. 2 months later the car needed an alternator. I've been back and forth to the dealership and the costs are mounting. Just recently they wanted $1,500 for another repair. The car is unreliable and I still have over $16k left to pay on it. There are countless of other consumers online complaining about the same issues I am experiencing as well as a Class Action Law Suit against Ford in California for these ecoboost engines that I don't qualify for because I'm in Illinois. I just really need help with this matter because it's not getting better.

We were told that there was a recall on the coolant system and contacted the Ford Dealership and was told that the recall had expired back in 2022. I purchased the vehicle in 2023. A week ago the engine light came on and we took the vehicle to Auto Zone for a code check and was told that the coolant system was faulty. We had the vehicle towed to the Ford Dealership in Crestview Fl and they have told us that the motor is blown due to a issue with the coolant system.

I have a cracked engine block, causing coolant to leak into cylinder. This is an extremely common problem with Ford Escapes in this range of years. Ford refuses to do anything about this, and we as consumers are extremely unhappy. We are requesting that Ford provide a fix for this.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated to respond upon depressing the accelerator pedal. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, and the dealer replaced the transmission and the turbo; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was taken to Advance Auto, where it was diagnosed with camshaft failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 75 MPH with cruise control activated, the engine started to overheat. The contact pulled over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with head gasket failure. The vehicle was then towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the head gasket had failed, causing the engine to fail. The dealer determined that the short block needed to be replaced with an improved part. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided due to the mileage. The failure mileage was approximately 111,000.

The engine failed (melted piston) such that I had a sudden lose of power while driving down the expressway. This resulted in my vehicle speed going from 70 MPH to 30 MPH. This resulted in my having to get to the shoulder of the road as quickly as possible to get out of the way of traffic. The vehicle was driven to the dealer (i.e. limp home mode). DTC's P0304 and P0302 were present. The dealer diagnosed the failure of the engine due to a melted piston. This resulted in the vehicle needing a complete engine replacement. I sold the vehicle as is to a scrap yard. The vehicle was running normally and there were no warnings of any kind leading up to the incident.

*Error "High Engine Temperature Stop Safely" Known issue - available for inspection *Engine may blow up *not yet *not yet *Yes - see above

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle lost automotive power and almost shut off. The failure had occurred on several occasions. The contact stated that later while driving approximately 20 MPH, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that there was coolant inside the engine and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 107,000.

I have a 2019 Ford Escape Ecoboost, and the engine had to be replaced at 64,000 miles due to an issue with 2017-2019 Ford Escapes, which Ford did not recall. What happens is the engine sucks all of the antifreeze out of its compartment and dumps it onto the engine block, ruining the engine. It's ridiculous that Ford did not recall this issue, as it is terribly costly to replace an engine on a vehicle. What's even more ridiculous is having to replace an engine with so few miles and paying out of pocket when you're still paying for the vehicle. Some have reported having to have their engine replaced at 15,000 on these same vehicles. Ford needs to be held accountable, if not sued over this issue. And, the dealerships are not nice when they have to fix the problem. Worst and most costly experience with a vehicle ever!

I brought my car into Ford while under warranty because I was having problems. It was told to me that I needed an engine so ford didn’t contact my warranty company & decided to pay out of there pocket for a short block. The new engine & short block was supposedly put in. Months later I experienced the same problem & brought it back to Ford. Ford told me they don’t have to fix it being that my extended warranty doesn’t cover it.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the engine, causing the engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 114,000.

The engine in this vehicle has a known design flaw (see Ford Customer Satisfaction Programs 19B37/21N12) that causes the cylinder head gasket to fail at a location that allows coolant to enter the cylinder. Coolant contains chemicals like ethylene glycol or propylene glycol. While not easily flammable at room temperature, coolant can catch fire if it reaches its autoignition temperature, which can happen when exposed to the extreme heat and pressure inside an engine cylinder during combustion. The gasket failure also exposes the coolant passages within the cylinder head to these extreme temperatures and allows exhaust gases to enter through the failure location. Additionally, the coolant leak will also cause the engine to run at a higher temperature and the increased heat can further elevate the fire risk. Ford admits to this issue and will replace the engine in affected vehicles through Customer Satisfaction Program 21N12, however this program conveniently expired in November 2022, before most owners were made aware of the issue. This extremely dangerous defect does not become less dangerous with the passage of time and there should be no time limit on this repair. Either a class action lawsuit or action by the NHTSA will be required to force Ford to make these repairs. My own vehicle has been parked and not driven for well over a year due to this issue. It was replaced with a Chevrolet Traverse and I refuse to sell the defective Ford Escape to an unsuspecting buyer who would unwittingly be putting their family’s lives in danger.

so its the worst case, there is coolant in multiple cylinders that is why that plug is seized. that coolant leaking in there causes corrosion and essentially welds that plug in place. so i need an engine.

Coolant is leaking into engine, engine is needing a complete replacement

rough run condition when cold. coolant reservoir almost empty. Block test failed for hydrocarbons in the cooling system indicating a failed cylinder head to block gasket ror cracked head.P0302 misfire for cylinder 2 Issues have been addressed in Customer Satisfaction Program 21N12 happened about a week ago in Jan 2025 then the check engine light came on within the week. vehicle odometer is at 82700

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The stated that upon starting the vehicle, the vehicle made an abnormally loud sound. The contact stated that the failure had increased significantly. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Auto Zone, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was a misfire in cylinder #2. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine was making an abnormally loud knocking sound due to coolant intrusion into the engine. The mechanic determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that a fee would be charged for diagnostic testing. The dealer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 126,000.

flex plate cracked/ broke at 65K miles. common problem with this engine. Ford not covering this repair and there is a Campaign #22N12 that covers this repair on several other vehicles with the same engine but the escape not included?

Ford 2.0L Turbo Ecoboost engine coolant infusion issue. The problem is a known issue (TSB 22-2229 for 2.0L). Vehicle is now at the dealership where is was diagnosed after taking in the vehicle for a Check Engine light.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken a dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking into cylinder #2, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The contact related the failure to the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12 (GTDI Engine – Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion). The failure mileage was 124,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked, the vehicle intermittently shuddered and stalled, and the vehicle failed to return to normal operation. The contact waited several minutes for the vehicle to return to normal operation. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the engine, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle lost automotive power, with the message “Engine Overheating” displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle however, the vehicle failed to restart. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was due to a cracked engine block that caused coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 84,758.

Coolant leak in the engine

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine started overheating with the high engine temperature warning light illuminated. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and added coolant to the coolant reservoir and waited for the engine to cool down. The vehicle was restarted, and the contact inspected the vehicle and became aware that the coolant reservoir level was low and added coolant. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the same diagnostic result was provided to the contact. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had occurred while returning home from visiting a nearby town. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The following day, the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with head gasket failure, coolant intrusion into the engine, and engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. In addition, the contact was informed that the repair was not covered under the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the message "Hot" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring intermittently. The contact stated that upon inspecting the vehicle, there was sufficient coolant in the coolant reservoir and the engine was not overheating. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, there was a significant amount of white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine base had failed, and the dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,000.

Took my 2019 escape in for regular maintenance of changing spark plugs and transmission fluid change. My vehicle was running just fine no issues when I brought it in. They did the service and only after a test drive did it start to misfire. Long story short the mechanic found it was issue with a faulty cracked piston in the cylinder which caused antifreeze to leak into the cylinder. The only repair for this is a new engine! I regularly serviced my vehicle several times a year at ford and never once received any sort of recall alerts in the mail, email or ford app nor did any the of ford service technicians mentioned anything during service appointments. Excuse my wording If I didn’t use the correct terms but this is literally the same issue the f150’s are having so I am curious to why mine has not been recalled yet? I have a 5 year old suv that now needs a new engine and ford knows about the fault and they best replace my engine for free this is shady ford. I’m single mom of 3 kids I can’t afford to replace an engine?! That’s why I bought the 2019 escape brand new to avoid stuff like this happening on a older vehicle but now here I am with a vehicle that is un drivable after 5 years!! Please add this model to your recall ford don’t be so greedy it’s your mistake you pay for it!

A fault in the engine block caused a crack allowing coolant to spill into the engine's cylinders. A powertrain fault occurred with loss of power while driving. The problem has been confirmed and inspected by the manufacturer. Misfires occurred intermittently prior to the failure.

Car started having Misfire code around 40,000 miles (September 2023). Spark plugs and coils were changed out twice within a few months of each other. The last technician to replace the coils said it looked like oil was on the spark plugs. Check Engine light still remains on to this day. Around 55,000 miles, noticed coolant was needing to be replaced every other day. Took to Ford Dealership 10/29/24. Video from Technician, shows coolant leaking into engine and stated this is a common problem TSB and we need a new engine ($9,088). Took to local mechanic for second opinion (11/2/24). He found the same issue. Per Ford Dealership, car is out of warranty as of March 2024 (5 year/50,000). This car was purchased used 1/2023 with 26,800 miles. The car hesitates to start. I have to try multiple times to start the car. Called Ford Motor Company 11/06/24 and they stated to file with NHTSA.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the temperature gauge moved to Hot, and the message "Engine Overheating, Pull Over Safely" was displayed. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that upon pulling to the side of the road and parking the vehicle, the temperature decreased completely. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that coolant intrusion into an unknown cylinder had caused the engine to fail. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 53,000.

In some of the affected vehicles the 1.5L EcoBoost engine may exhibit a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and/or may run in a rough condition with or without an illuminated malfunction indicator light (MIL) with only diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM). This may be due to coolant intrusion into a cylinder bore.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that the engine block had failed, causing coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The contact was advised to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact exited the vehicle and checked under the hood and became aware that the coolant reservoir was low on coolant. The contact refilled the coolant reservoir and drove to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was a misfire in cylinders #2 and #3 due to coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 93,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power; however, the engine remained running. The contact pulled over to the shoulder of the roadway to turn the vehicle off. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who was unable to diagnose or duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 30,000.

My check engine light first came on in June 2024 (3 months ago), and said there were too many cylinder 4 misfires, and to replace the spark plugs. This was done, check engine light was cleared. My car began showing an "engine fault, service now" error 2.5 weeks ago and it sounded like water was "rushing" in the engine. The check engine light came on 3 days later, got the codes read, took it to a mechanic, then exchanged the ignition coil. When I went to pick it up, the car shuddered whenever trying to accelerate, so much so that my car wouldn't accelerate, and I had to have to towed to the Ford dealer. The mechanic confirmed that with the codes and the symptoms, and he previously worked at Ford, there is a coolant leak into the engine block and I would likely need a new engine. There is a Technical Service Bulletin out for this issue, so they know it exists. The dealer has not confirmed the issue yet, they said it will probably take 2 weeks before they get to that, then it would likely be 1-3 months to get the parts here, then they would start repairing it, but there were 3 vehicles ahead of mine with the exact same issue. My safety was put at risk because the car would not accelerate to the speed limit, increasing likelihood of a wreck, and the engine felt like it was going to die at any moment when I returned the one block back to the mechanic.

Coolant leak into cylinders leading to loss of power/acceleration and degradation of the engine. Inability to accelerate and loss of acceleration posed safety risk when merging into traffic or being able to avoid an accident. Degradation of the entire engine puts the vehicle at risk and compromises safety of the driver and other cars on the road. Problem confirmed by independent mechanic and Jack Kain Ford dealership. Check engine light came on and at first was diagnosed as needing spark plugs replaced. Vehicle shaking and check engine light continued leading to the diagnosis of coolant leak. According to both mechanic and dealer, this is a common engine design flaw in the 2013-2019 Escapes of all type 1.5, 1.6 & 2.O L.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the engine, which caused engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 77,899.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked while attempting to accelerate. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed and DTC code: P0303 was retrieved, and the spark plugs were replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion in cylinder #3. The vehicle was not repaired due to the cost. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the head gasket had failed due to coolant leaking into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

Engine has a coolant intrusion! This model had a recall for a faulty engine 2 years ago. Many other Escape owners are reporting the same issue I am having. Ford replaced a faulty engine with another faulty engine....

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and the engine hot warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the shoulder of the road. The contact allowed the vehicle to cool down. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The following day, the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 10 MPH. The contact stated that the engine overheated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. In addition, the contact was informed that the failure was due to a defect in manufacturing. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

This Ford Escape has a known engine problem that results in a spark plug seizing into the engine block. This known issue causes the motor to hesitate, run poorly, become sluggish and ultimately fail potentially in traffic. This concern becomes a danger to other drivers as well as the owner of the vehicle. The dealership immediately knew of the concern was aware of the problem when we called. It took them minute to confirm the problem and they stated to us, "we've seen this problem, on this specific engine a number of time." Ford is aware of the problem and provides some or no assistance to consumers. They are provide some assistance to my family, but I'm not sure why they are not fixing the known problem at Ford's total expense. This specific vehicle has 55,000 miles and is 2 month outside of the 60 month engine and drivetrain warranty. Ford customer service will not advance our conversation beyond the dealership requesting help for a known issue. My sisters safety was at risk before identifying the concern. Ford is making her pay $4700 and a 3 week car rental to repair for their known issue. This seems blatantly unfair and unsafe to consumers. sincerely

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving on three occasions at 55 MPH, the engine overheated. The vehicle was steered to the side of the road. The check engine warning light illuminated, and the low coolant message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to a dealer three times where it was diagnosed that the water pump and gasket screws needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred. The failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, there was a misfire, and the contact also noticed smoke coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

The 2.0 Ecoboost has a known defect than can cause coolant to leak into the pistons causing total engine failure. This could cause an accident due to lack of power and or loss of power while driving or crossing roads or highways. I have spoke to Ford techs and the dealership. Ford has admitted this issue and have failed to provide any type of repair or recall. My current 2019 is not showing symptoms but they could arrive at any moment. This is worrisome, knowing an issue could arrive that would put my family and myself at risk

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 40 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started shaking abnormally. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and allowed the vehicle to cool off before continuing to drive home at slow speeds. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that coolant was leaking into cylinders #2 and #3, causing engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the contact was unable to retrieve the vehicle due to lack of coverage for the repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed there was no recall on the VIN. The manufacturer referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.

On Monday [XXX], my wife was driving her 2019 FORD ESCAPE SPORT WG. She received an alert on the dashboard that her car was overheating. She stopped at a parking lot and the car was towed to our mechanic. His diagnostic was this, "Your car has random misfire codes (P0300). We found antifreeze (coolant) in cylinder #3. This is basically what the extended warranty should cover." Steve Yun - VP of Operations,Decatur Auto Repair and Body Inc,301 Dekalb Industrial Way,Decatur, GA The vehicle is now with Ford FIve Star Dealership in Stone Mountain, Georgia and they are refusing to repair the vehicle because it is not covered by the extended warranty. NOTE: When I spoke with customer service at Ford Corporate - at this number ((800) 392-3673) - we were also informed that our vehicle was not covered because our specific vehicle was over the five year warranty date (July 2) and there was not an extended warranty assigned to the VIN#. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

AT 78,000 MILES THE WATER PUMP WENT OUT AND TURBO BLEW LODGING PARTS IN CYLINDER 2. DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN IT HAPPENED. CAR SHUT DOWN AND WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROADWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving up an incline at approximately 30 MPH, there was a loud clanking sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact stated that the vehicle started to shudder and vibrate with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the failure was caused by coolant intrusion into the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The local dealer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 90,000.

Noticed vehicle was admitting black and grey smoke on cold start. Took vehicle to local automotive service center. They conducted a Level 1 Test - leak down testing. They found that coolant was infiltrating the engine. The cylinders are showing scoring. The repair would consist of replacing the engine at a cost of $13,000. This is apparently a known defect for this engine.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated when the vehicle was cold started, the engine was idling rough but then started running normally. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that there was coolant intrusion into the engine block, and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that prior to the check engine warning light being illuminated, the contact had been adding coolant to the coolant reservoir every several weeks. The contact had not observed any coolant leaks on the driveway. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 57,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while operating the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated and remained illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to properly accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that there was coolant intrusion into cylinder #2, causing a misfire in the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started shuddering. The driver pulled over to the side of the road. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into cylinder #2, causing a misfire. The independent mechanic attempted to repair the vehicle; however, while attempting to repair the vehicle the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The independent mechanic made the contact aware of Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed; however, the vehicle could not be repaired under the Customer Satisfaction Program, because the vehicle was leaking oil instead of coolant. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 74,051.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that there was heavy white smoke coming from the exhaust pipe. The contact stated that the failure persisted, with a sputtering sound coming from the engine with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic who immediately referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where a diagnostic test was performed. The diagnostic test showed coolant intrusion into engine cylinder #3. The contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 87,945.

COOLANT LEAKAGE INTO THE CYLINDER BORES CAUSING ENGINE DAMAGE AND COULD LEAD TO ENGINE FIRE. THIS ISSUE IS UNDER A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA CURRENTLY. MANY EMPLOYEES I SPOKE WITH IN THE FORD SERVICE DEPT AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE STATED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT THEY ARE ONLY FIXING THIS ISSUE ON VEHICLES THROUGH 84K MILES. I WAS SOLD THIS CAR IN JULY 2022, THE LAWSUIT FILED IN 2021. THE DEALERSHIP WENT SO FAR AS TO CONCEAL THE ISSUE FURTHER HAVING THEN SOLD ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THAT ALSO DID NOT COVER THE REPAIR BASED ON MILEAGE. THE ISSUE WAS CONFIRMED BY COGGIN FORD SERVICE DEPT ON 7/22/24. ARLINGTON TOYOTA WHOM I PURCHASED THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE ANY EFFORT TO ASSIST IN REACHING OUT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION THROUGH FORD IN ANY WAY. THE ISSUE PRESENTED WITH WATER SOUNDS BEHIND THE DASH AND PUFFS OF SMOKE FROM TAILPIPE WHEN CAR WAS TURNED ON, MECHANICS WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE ANY ISSUES. THE DAY I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC FOR THIS ISSUE WAS THE FIRST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR WAS PUTTERING AND DID NOT WANT TO PICK UP SPEED AND IT SEEMED LIKE IT BARELY MADE IT TO THE MECHANIC.

Problem was first detected when engine service light came on while engine was idle. Coolant reservoir was empty and filled several times prior to inspection by the same dealership where the car was purchased. Inspection happened 11 days later, car was driven about 100 miles between first noticing the empty coolant tank and the date of service. During inspection and diagnostic, coolant was found leaking into cylinder along with a broken head gasket and a cracked engine block. Since getting service at the dealer, car has been observed to be lurching when accelerating at either highway speeds or high RPM (unsure of precise onset of symptom), creating worries that diagnosing the problem has accelerated the engine deterioration.

I have a coolant intrusion. CEL came on a couple weeks ago. The code it gave was a cylinder 3 misfire. I took it to Perry County Tire in Hazard KY and they said it needed a new ignition coil and 4 new spark plugs. They replaced the coil and all spark plugs. The CEL came back on a few days later, giving the same cylinder 3 misfire code. I then took it back and they replace the ignition coil again. The CEL came back on about 4 days later and I took it back, now seeing a puff of white smoke when I start the car and put it into reverse. They said my coolant was low and I have an intrusion and then referred me to another service center because they did not do engine or gasket repairs.

On [XXX] while attempting to make a left hand turn in a super busy intersection my dash light stating Engine Coolant over-temperature came on and car went into limp mode, was stuck in a busy intersection making a left hand turn. Car had to be towed to local ford dealership (Friendly Ford in Monroe, MI). Car was at dealership for 7 days and they were unable to duplicate the code and at that time the mileage on the car was 50853. On [XXX] while backing out of my driveway the car did same thing, dash light with Engine Coolant over-temperature came on and went into limp mode. Had car towed (at my expense) to Friendly Ford dealership again at this time the mileage is 60242. On 7/23/24 I was advised that coolant intrigant into the engine which means a need new engine. Was advised by dealership that this would be covered under powertrain warranty but because the mileage NOW is 60242 that the warranty is not valid and will cost ruffly around $8,000 and could take 2 months to repair and they have no loaners at this time. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, there was excessive white smoke coming from the exhaust pipes. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was advised by an independent mechanic that the failure might be related to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12 (Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion); however, the vehicle was not included. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 58,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked with several unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the contact stated that white smoke was coming from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 163,080.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was driven to the residence. The contact stated that when the vehicle was parked, the contact raised the hood to inspect the vehicle and became aware that the coolant reservoir was extremely low. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact stated that the vehicle was scheduled to be towed to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 71,000.

Fluid leaking from engine into coil resulting in engine being ruined and needed to be replaced.

I recently purchased a 2019 Escape with 65,000 miles. Within a few days, the CEL activated and OBS code was P0301 and the engine started missing and showing white smoke from exhaust. My personal scanner shows the code had displayed twice before. At this point it is at the Ford dealer and Ford financial assistance is trying to evaluate what they may cover.

Coolant intrusion into the cylinders of the engine

Leaking coolant to the inside of the motor. Currently at 64000 miles. Motor was repaired once before for same issue at 33000 miles with previous owner. I purchased this from a ford dealer as a certified pre owned. I was unaware of the issue with this motor. As I can find online here this year make and model with this motor has this issue as an ongoing problem with ford.

- engine severely lost power - if I didn’t get off the road in time could’ve possibly created a big car accident -took my car to 2 independent car shops and one have confirmed the problem - no the car has not been inspected by anyone but the service center. If have to it will be done -the only warning was the check engine light which isn’t much of a warning if the problem is already present Anti-Freeze coolant leaks into a cylinder randomly. Caused the engine to stall out immediately on the freeway.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parked and attempting to start the vehicle, the engine was noticed jerking and misfiring. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with a coolant intrusion into the engine, and it needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related to the failure with the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21n12 (Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 64,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and was unable to accelerate as intended. The driver was able to reach her destination, where the vehicle stalled, after which the vehicle failed to restart. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who determined that coolant intrusion resulted in damages to the engine. The contact was informed that the long block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 72,000.

2019 Ford Escape Titanium Eco Boost 2.0 w/ 86,442 miles. Regularly maintained, no accidents, no previous owners. DTC for misfire cylinder #1. Performed coolant pressure test, found system losing pressure and cylinder intrusion, with matching symptoms, recommend further diagnostics. Check engine light diagnostic testing resulted in P0496. Removed and replaced EVAP purge control solenoid. After a few days new check engine light diagnostic testing resulting in P0302 cylinders misfire. Mechanic's diagnostics found coolant leak within engine. Dealership stated we would need a new engine for $9,100. Continued operation will result in overheating.

Torque converter this is the 2 nd time 14 months apart that I need to replace the converter. It causes the car to not accelerate or stop driving with a warning.

The vehicle very briefly showed a high temp warning (as in, the indicator came on, and went off just as fast, the temp gauge on the instrument panel went to high, and immediately back to normal). Later, the vehicle showed a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and a runs rough condition. Diagnostics by a local repair shop as well as the dealership verified that this was due to coolant intrusion into the cylinder, and as a result, I now need to pay $7,100 for a new engine with no help or relief from Ford.

2019 Ford Escape w/ 30,000 miles. Regularly maintained, no accidents, no previous owners. Engine coolant leak which resulted in the dealership stating we need a new engine for $13,500. Cylinders were filled with oil and car was not drivable. This is relevant to the ongoing class action lawsuit for EcoBoost engines. We are 3 weeks past our 5-year warranty and were told we are out of luck. Ford is not accepting any responsibility and won’t even provide a loaner vehicle considering we are 3 weeks past warranty. Should have gotten a Toyota.

Service center diagnosed my check engine light ON resulting to coolant leaking into cylinder. Determined to be TSB 22-2229 and need to apply engine long block replacement for coolant intrusion. Reporting this issue to NHTSA before having it fixed because based from this public forum, multiple Ford owners encounter the same issue and might be considered for recall. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Ford Escape coolant intrusion TSB. Car has been running rough, check engine light came on. Called dealership and didn't get a return call. Took it in next day and the light wasn't on. They told me the mechanic saw the coolant leak and know about this problem, but since my light wasn't on they can't do anything about it. They said I'll need a new engine. This should be a recall since I now see class actin lawsuits starting for this issue.

What component or system failed or malfunctioned, and is it available for inspection upon request? The cylinder warped. With this cylinder failure, I would have to replace the engine. How was your safety or the safety of others put at risk? If I continue to drive this car without replacing the engine which could affect my ability to brake safely in an emergency. Has the problem been reproduced or confirmed by a dealer or independent service center? The Ford Forum and the Ford Dealership states this is a regular problem with this 2019 Ford Escape with the 1.5 liter engine. Has the vehicle or component been inspected by the manufacturer, police, insurance representatives or others? The 2019 Ford Escape has been regularly serviced and inspected almost entirely by a Ford Dealership. My car has 113,000 miles. I bought the car brand new. Were there any warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and when did they first appear? The engine light came on on June 12th. I put my car in the shop on June 14th.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was informed of TSB: 22-2322. The contact was advised to report the failure to the manufacturer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not eligible for repair under TSB: 22-2322; or covered under warranty. The contact was advised to contact the NHTSA Hotline and report the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle unexpectedly went into LIMP Mode. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to her grandson's repair shop, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact’s grandson related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin: 19-2375 (Low Coolant, White Exhaust Smoke And/or Illuminated MIL); however, the vehicle was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 29,000.

2019 Escape with 1.5L EcoBoost engine showing a low coolant level, white exhaust smoke and runs rough condition with illuminated malfunction indicator light (MIL) with diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0300, P0301-P0304, P0316, P0217, P1285 and/or P1299 stored in powertrain control module (PCM), caused by coolant intrusion into a cylinder bore.

At less than 50k miles and 5 years old, the car started not turning on, driving shaky and having warnings of faulty engine services and engine lights coming on the dash. Turns out coolant is leaking into engine and was told the whole engine needed replacing.

Driving car on a highway it started to shake and buck. Barely managed to pull over on the side of the road.... had car flatbedded to the dealer. Dealer now saying engine coolant in cylinders... known issue with these engines... vehicle has issues with the same thing 6 months after buying it.

Vehicle had check engine light come on. Took it to the Ford dealer and was told it needed a tuneup. They put in new spark plugs and it did not solve the problem. I took it to an independent mechanic, he scanned it and determined the head gasket was leaking. Looked on the internet to find this is a fairly common problem with the 2.0 Ecoboost engine. The vehicle has not been fixed. Checking to see if there is any recall on this particular vehicle.05

On cold start, white smoke bellows from exhaust. Engine block has coolant intrusion. See [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, and attempting to start the vehicle, there were large clouds of white smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with a cracked engine block and coolant leak. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure with the Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12 (Engine Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion); however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed the vehicle was not included in the Customer Satisfaction Program. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

Low coolant, there is an active ongoing problem with my year make and model. Ford dealership and ford customer satisfaction says my vehicle is not included in this issue when it in fact is.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that her Service Advisor notified her that the vehicle was included in a Customer Satisfaction Program: 19B37; however, the contact never received the notification. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The vehicle was not serviced under Customer Satisfaction Program: 19B37 in the required timeframe. The failure mileage was approximately 82,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The contact opened the hood and noticed that the coolant level was extremely low. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, there was white smoke coming from the exhaust. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and it was determined that coolant intrusion had damaged the long block, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure reoccurred at 92,000 miles. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 27,000.

The contact called on behalf of her mother-in-law who owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 75 MPH, the "Vehicle Hot, Reduce Speed" message was displayed. The contact was able to pull over to the side of the road. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact related the failure to the Technical Service Bulletin: 19-2375. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated when the vehicle was started, the engine was idling roughly. The contact stated that the vehicle was also overheating. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the coil needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred, and the check engine light was illuminated continuously after starting the vehicle. The contact returned the vehicle to the mechanic who determined that coolant was leaking into the engine. The mechanic referred the contact to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed and determined that coolant had intruded into the engine block and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact researched online and related the failure to Technical Service Bulletin Number: 19-2346 Coolant in Cylinders (Engine and Engine Cooling). The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

My vehicle is starting to shift hard and shake while trying to shift.

check engine light came on and off several times with p0304 code and loss of engine coolant spent $750 with hopes of solving issue at pep boys but did not fix issue now at ford dealer for remedy

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the engine overheated message was displayed. The contact observed that the coolant reservoir was empty. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into the engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact discovered Technical Service Bulletin: 22-2229; however, the vehicle was not included. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 87,000.

The engine fault service soon message came on so we took it to Griffifth Ford in San Marcos, Texas where they diagnosed the problem and said it was cooler intrusion in to cylinder #2..they said it needs a new longblock. Car has 100384 miles and we had the same issue back in August of 2020 where Ford replaced the motor at 20k miles. Ford wouldn't help this time and said I have to pay around $10k to fix it.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to shake abnormally with the check engine warning light illuminated. Additionally, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that due to the failure, the vehicle was almost rear-ended. The vehicle was taken to Jiffy Lube and the spark plugs were replaced; however, the contact was informed that the failure was not resolved. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. The contact was informed that even with the failure codes retrieved, the cause of the failure could not be determined. The failure codes were P0012 and P04BD. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be taken apart to determine what caused the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 7,891.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the engine started rattling under the hood. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer, and it was diagnosed as an engine coil misfire. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred soon afterwards. The vehicle was taken to another dealer and diagnosed with an engine coil misfire. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and directed the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Coolant entered the engine cylinders and the engine failed at 65000 miles. The vehicle is 5 years old. I am now underwater on the vehicle and I see forums where many people have experienced this.

My car overheated out of the blue. It was diagnosed as a head gasket leak. Apparently this is a known issue with the 1.5 liter turbo eco boast 2019 but the recall does not start until 2020. This needs to be re evaluated as this is not ok and needs to be recalled!

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 35 MPH, the instrument panel displayed an "Engine System Fault" message, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the coolant level was below the minimal level, with coolant intrusion into cylinder #2. The coolant level was topped off. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 134,000.

While driving on the highway, the engine suddenly started sputtering, and it could no longer maintain speed (up to about 25-30 mph). This was very unsafe on a highway no safe place to bring the car to a stop. The Ford dealership diagnosed the issue as coolant leaking into the cylinders in the engine because of cracked channels. They shared with me this is a known issue (Customer Satisfaction Program 21N12), however, my car is 3 thousand miles over the maximum limit of this program, so they will not fix the problem for free. The dealership suggested a full engine replacement, for which they estimated about $9,800 for the repair. This issue comes after a previous issue a few months ago where my wife was driving and the engine overheated, went into "safe mode," and she was unable to accelerate beyond about 10-15 mph. She was on a busy road and called me in tears after managing to bring the car to a stop on the side of a road without a large shoulder. At the time, the mechanic said it was only a thermostat that was stuck wide open, and I spent $1,200 on this repair. I continued to notice low coolant levels and would refill the coolant regularly. This issue persisted and led to the above failure. Ford knows this is an issue with their vehicles, and they have created two dangerous safety instances for my family in the past few months. There are 27, now 28 complaints related to this issue on 2019 Ford Escapes alone. I also learned there is a class action lawsuit related to this issue. Those complaints are Complaints # 11568017, 11561318, 11556483, 11551020, 11550783, 11542737, 11537997, 11534353, 11528142, 11520853, 11516926, 11498957, 11492059, 11489799, 11482570, 11482636, 11463646, 11453678, 11440977, 11437303, 11427846, 11385495, 11353322, 11330042, 11323757, 11311097, 11307636. This is a serious safety issue that Ford needs to be held responsible for.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the vehicle shuddered and vibrated significantly. The check engine warning light was illuminated. Additionally, the vehicle failed to accelerate as needed. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion in cylinder #4, and the dealer determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 51,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the contact stated that a big white puff of smoke was came from the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with engine failure. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 110,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was hesitating while accelerating, with white smoke coming from the exhaust. The check engine warning light remained illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that coolant was present inside the engine cylinders. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 58,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the EVAP failure message was displayed, and the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that occasionally the vehicle failed to immediately restart. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who replaced the high-pressure fuel pump, but the failure persisted. The vehicle was later driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was contacted but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 88,375.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle began to drive rough and was hesitating. The vehicle was taken to the local service center who diagnosed a misfire in the cylinder #2 and that the number two spark plug was fractured. The vehicle was repaired but the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was later taken to the local dealer who discovered that coolant was present inside cylinder #2 and informed that the engine short block was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 74,800.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power with the check engine warning light displayed. The vehicle was towed to the residence and later driven to the local dealer who diagnosed that coolant was present inside cylinder #2. The contact was advised that the head gasket needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 63,000.

Coolant intrusion into the engine Ford says known issue with 2019 escape but they are not going to do anything about it till they are made to

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate. The RPM then rose to an elevated level. There was an abnormal knocking and rattling sound detected. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the connecting rod bearings were worn and recommended that the engine block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 61,194.

The contact's son owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his son was driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle shuddered with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion in the engine and determined that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 101,250.

The vehicle went from normal operating temperature to max temperature on the gauge in a matter of seconds and triggered a vehicle overheat warning message. The vehicle was consuming coolant and has the issue described in TSB 20-2100. Coolant was leaking into the cylinders and hot exhaust gas was leaking into the coolant, which quickly caused the engine to rapidly overheat to an extreme temperature. The extreme engine temperature could have caused a fire.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle; however, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stated that he had been filling the coolant reservoir constantly prior to the engine stalling due to the engine overheating. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove it to a dealer who diagnosed the vehicle and determined there was coolant intrusion into the cylinders. The contact stated that the dealer replaced the short block under Technical Service Bulletin: 19-2139 - Coolant Intrusion into the Cylinders (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that the failure reoccurred. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was 69,619.

Cylinder 1 misfire due to coolant seeping down cylinder wall. Found a TSB 19-2346 pertaining to this condition. To resolve issue engine replacement is recommended. Ford service center issued assessment and recommended service: Replace engine long block assembly, has coolant in #1 cylinder causing misfire and check engine light as described in TSB22-2229. Cost for service $7,207.23 plus tax & labor. Opened case with Ford customer care; advisor has stated on 10/18/2023 that there are no financial assistance programs available to assist with repair. Ford customer care advisor is still trying to find assistance, case has remained open.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the engine was replaced. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission was slipping. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer, where the oil was changed. The contact's son noticed that there was white smoke coming from the exhaust and noticed that the coolant level was low. The contact added coolant to the reservoir. The contact's neighbor informed her that there was white smoke coming from the tail pipe. The vehicle was taken back to the same local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the driver's side CV joint was leaking, and the turbo needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. While driving the “Transmission Service Now” message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and the contact was informed that the torque converter valve needed to be replaced or the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated there was an unknown substance in the line. The manufacturer was contacted, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact attempted to shift into reverse (R); however, the transmission failed to shift as desired. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the vehicle started to overheat. The engine overheating warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who informed the contact that the engine block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 63,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle started to shake and then shut off, and inadvertently manually restarted. The check engine warning light and the coolant temperature warning light was illuminated. A message displayed on the instrument panel “Please Pull Over”. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant had leaked into the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the failure was a known issue. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH, the engine overheating warning light illuminated. The contact stated that prior to the failure, the vehicle had received an oil change and the coolant reservoir was topped off. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant leaking into the cylinder and that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was 86,235.

The car started having shifting problems. An hour later, we got an error message in our display saying "transmission failure" and to stop immediately. We stopped and called to be towed. Luckily we were not on highway. Should we have been in a heavy traffic, we could have gotten into a situation, where the car wouldn't be steerable while driving. The repair shop told us first that the flywheel was gone. A week later they told us, that the transmission must be replaced too. It looks like we will be without our car for months.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that after attempting to start the vehicle, several unknown warning lights illuminated; however, the engine failed to turn over. The contact stated that the vehicle was jumpstarted, and the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, a message displayed on the instrument panel “Engine overheated - Pull Over”. The contact pulled off the road and turned off the vehicle to allow the engine to cool down. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The contact stated that the check engine warning light illuminated, and the crank shaft sensor light illuminated and turned off. Additionally, the contact stated that on numerous occasions while driving over 45 MPH, she turned on the air conditioning system and the coolant temperature warning light illuminated, and the vehicle started to overheat. The contact pulled off the road and allowed the engine to cool down. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that cylinder #3 had misfired and that the engine block was cracked, and coolant had leaked into the engine block and the engine block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 91,000.

The vehicle was running then a warning stated stop safety. It started slowing down on its own with vehicles behind me. Luckily I was able to get to safety with out and accident. This started in May. The temperature control went to hot. It was taken to Ford and a diagnostic was performed. It had fault codesP0217, I P0302, P0303, P0316, and P1285. l found out that it is a coolant leak problem and it will overheat. I need a motor or another vehicle. I was told I will continue to have issues with this vehicle with that problem Since May, the vehicle had to be towed two times and it is still the same issues.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine warning light had been illuminated intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 53,000.

This vehicle has the 1.5L turbo engine and 64,xxx miles on it. Recently there has been large amounts of smoke come out of the exhaust after the car sits for several hours at a time. There are not any service/check engine lights on, however I feel as if it is only a matter of time before something bad happens to this vehicle. I have owned it since it was brand new and this is the only issue that has happened with this car. This is my wife's daily driver and with two kids and one on the way this could cause issues at a very bad time.

I was not informed of a safety recall prior to purchasing the vehicle in August of 2022. I was told there were no recalls on it. In addition to that when I brought up my complaint with the dealership they stated they did not see the repair in there system and it was most likely due to them not updating it after a repair. I am enquiring about a failure to disclose claim and if the dealership was required to do that prior to my purchase. In addition to this, there was a coolant leak in my vehicle that leaked all over the engined and was causing it to misfire violently.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the canister purge valve had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the warranty had expired. The contact was advised to call the NHTSA Hotline to file a complaint. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

My 2019 Ford Escape has had engine coolant leak into the #2 cylinder and has caused engine damage and I am being told that the engine needs to be replaced. I have questioned Ford and the dealership has confirmed this damage and I am being told that Ford will not assist in replacing the engine. The vehicle has 81100 miles and in looking at other complaints this is an ongoing issues with these vehicles over several years. I would like to have Ford pay to have the engine replaced as this should be a recall condition due to ongoing issues.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at highway speeds, the vehicle went into LIMP Mode. The contact was able to pull over onto the emergency lane. The high temperature alert message was displayed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed, and it was determined that there was coolant intrusion into the engine block. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who declined to service the vehicle and referred him to the dealer for assistance. The vehicle was towed back to the same local dealer who informed the contact that the engine needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted but provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 103,000.

I have had this car for a year and a half and it only has 38000 miles on it. The check engine light has come on numerous times, and has been fixed 3 times. Yesterday I got an a,eat that it was overheating so I limped home and had it fixed again. There was no coolant in the engine and from the reviews I am reading apparently this is a known issue with this vehicle. This needs to be a recall by Ford! I’m going to have it fixed one more time then sell it as it’s not safe to drive! No excuse for such shoddy workmanship by Ford. I’ll stick to Honda or Toyota from here on out.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly stalled. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the engine had failed due to the engine coolant mixing with the engine oil, and that the camshaft was damaged. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 115,000.

My check engine light came on in my 2019 Ford Escape Titanium Sport Utility 4D. I took it to the Ford Dealership to have it checked out. They informed me that the engine had coolant in it and that the entire engine would need replaced. They informed me that the car was not safe to drive, that it was out of coolant and could over heat and even potentially catch fire. They then informed me that there was already a technical service bulletin from Ford about this issue. This is a known issue for this car and Ford has not put out a safety recall. This could had significant potential to put myself and my children at risk.

The ERG or Purge Valve failed, causing a hole to be burned into my intake manifold, which caused my car not to be able to read my fuel properly which caused air and heat to build which caused my catalytic converter to melt. The danger is my car could’ve caught on fire, a check engine light came on and we went to AutoZone and they said the code read O2 censor, but nothing ever indicated ERG or Purge Valve. Ford of Dalton said he’s never seen one do this kind of damage.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. After refueling the vehicle, the contact had to depress the accelerator pedal to the floorboard then turn the key in the ignition until the vehicle started. The contact took the vehicle to a certified mechanic who diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the EVAP failed, making it difficult to start the vehicle. The certified mechanic cleared the warning light. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.

For the past few months I have been noticing a hot coolant smell from outside the vehicle. After investigating, I noticed the coolant level was low and there was residue on the valve cover. Afterwards, I refilled the coolant reservoir and continued driving for another week to make sure the coolant was leaking. Afterwards, I inspected the vehicle further to check for any external leaks and could not find any, but my reservoir was much lower when I check again. I then made an appointment with the dealership to see if they could find anything. They kept my vehicle for a day to run a pressure test, but oddly enough it passed the pressure test and they could not find any leaks. I only have 3000 miles left before the warranty expires and the service manager told me it would be fine to drive on our trip that we were getting ready to take. I did not take it on the trip because I was worried something catastrophic to the engine would happen. The dealership did not fix my problem at all. They just said it would be fine. I have to add about 1 quart of coolant every week to two weeks, which is definitely not “fine”. Ford has a service bulletin for my engine and they need replaced! They are intentionally trying to get away with not fixing the engine while it is still under warranty. There is even a class action lawsuit with this as well, as people are being scammed into paying for a whole new engine when it should have been paid for by Ford Mo Co. To add to this, mutiple vehicles were there for the same issue as mine, including new Broncos. There needs to be a recall in place!

Car has been acting up and making noises. (Engine rattles). Was driving and made a turn as I was speeding up, my car revved and then started sputtering like it was going to die. Was a 1/2 mile from home. Made it home and restarted car, it sounds like it is missing something and engine is still rattling super loud. Have 68000 miles on car, engine was replaced due to previous recall of coolant leaking into engine at 27000.

Ford has issued a Technical Service Bulletin for the known issue with the coolant intrusion into engine. My 2019 Ford Escape with 31,060 miles is now dead with a short engine on backorder. No lights came on until the car was inoperable.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the accelerator pedal was depressed but the vehicle hesitated to respond and started shuddering. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that at times she would veer to the side of the road for a moment before resuming normal driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where four spark plugs were replaced; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant was leaking into the engine and the engine block was cracked. The dealer diagnosed that the engine needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that she needed to pay out-of-pocket for the repair because the failure could not be repaired under warranty. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that they would not assist unless she purchased a used engine as the engine production had been discontinued. The failure mileage was approximately 65,900.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while his wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal clapping sound detected. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an unknown local dealer in Kansas where the contact was informed that the failure was due to a friction plate issue however, the vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer where it was diagnosed that there was coolant intrusion into the cylinder head and that an engine replacement was needed. The vehicle was repaired but the failure persisted. The contact stated that while driving there was an abnormal clapping noise detected with no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to another local dealer, Legacy Ford (27225 Southwest Fwy, Rosenberg, TX 77471, (281)342-5611) where a diagnostic test and repair was unknown. The manufacturer was notified but no additional assistance was provided. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Loosing antifreeze found no external leaks

On March 29, 2022 my 2019 Ford Escape suddenly started shaking with no lights coming on to tell me there was an issue. When taken to the shop and after one week was towed to ford due to not being about to fix this problem. Once it arrived at ford the issue was found to be a leaking coolant which ruined the engine. This is a known ford problem. They will not fix the vehicle and for over a month we have been fighting with ford they have made no progress. This is known to cause engine failure, or verb eating engines, and even engine fires.

At 61,000 miles (1,000 miles outside Ford Factory warranty) my vehicle 2019 Ford Escape has a blown head gasket. The Check engine illuminated with a code of an engine misfire. Upon taking it to a ford dealership it was confirmed to have a blown head gasket.

2019 FORD ESCAPE. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER PUMP FAILED CAUSING THE ENGINE BLOCK TO CRACK. THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED ANY ASSISTANCE.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated while her husband was driving at an unknown speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the spark plugs and ignition coil to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer, where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the check engine warning light turned off but then illuminated again. The contact took the vehicle to another independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with needing the spark plugs and ignition coil to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact took the vehicle to another local dealer; Garber Ford (3380 US-17, Green Cove Springs, FL 32043: (904) 264-2442) where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact associated the failure with Ford service bulletin # 21-2269, however the VIN was not included. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 83,000. Consumer contacted Ford Customer Care and was told they could not help or reimburse for any costs. The warranty is only good for 60,000 miles. Ford knows it is a defective engine. Consumer has 83,000 with no recall on the VIN number.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 60 MPH. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who replaced the spark plugs and indicated that coolant was present inside the combustion chamber of the engine. The vehicle was not repaired and continued to exhibit failure. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. An appointment was scheduled to have the vehicle serviced by the dealer. The failure mileage was 75,000.

My vehicle is 2 yrs old and began having purge valve issues. Upon trying to fix the problem, I found that the part is on back order with no parts available anywhere in my region. Also while trying to locate the purge valve, part number: Gv6z9d289e, I found that several other people were also trying to locate the part indicating this is an issue in several vehicles. The vehicle vapor locks upon fueling possibly resulting in future engine damage.

https://static.nhtsa.gov/odi/tsbs/2019/MC-10169807-0001.pdf My coolant is leaking into my cylinder. Making my car misfire and have P0301 code. Cylinder and spark plugs have been replaced. But error is still coming and coolant get lower every day. This needs to be recalled as many people are having this issue. Its not our fault and shouldn't have to pay to replace the short block and engine for a car's manufacturing issues. The car doesn't run right and its very pricey to fix.

Bought new March 2019; May 2020, with 32,000 miles, had a coolant leak and had to replace engine; about 6 weeks later needed anew flywheel and about 2 months after that needed some of the oxygen sensors replaced.

Our check engine light came on in our 2019 Ford Escape, which has 80,000 miles. It overheated with no warning. We took it to the dealership who informed us the coolant leaked and caused a crack in the engine between the 2nd and 3rd cylinders and said the engine needs to be completely replaced.

At 44,000 miles Engine began to idle badly on startup and misfire. Engine light came on during drive home after work. Stopped vehicle and had it towed to the nearest Ford Dealer. Dealer Service Technician checked codes and reported P0304 cylinder 4 miss fire. Dealer Technician replaced and replaced all four sparks plugs and used 446676 cleaner to clean throttle body, intake, fuel injectors and valve. Few days later engine light returned, took vehicle back to Ford Dealer. Ford Technician checked and road tested vehicle and stated 446676 cleaner may not have finished cleaning systems and that was the cause of the engine light. A few days later engine began to idle badly on startup and misfire again. Then saw white smoke came from the exhaust on startup. Two weeks earlier just had vehicle service maintenance completed by the Ford Dealer. Invoice #233228 and #782806.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Escape. The contact stated that in November of 2020 the engine was replaced under an unknown recall. The contact stated while driving at approximately 60 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact stated that after attempting and restarting the vehicle several times, the vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the VIN was under a recall. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that approximately 8 months later the failure recurred while driving approximately 35 mph. The vehicle was restarted and driven to the dealer. The mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The failure recurred while driving 55 mph. The vehicle was returned a third time to the dealer however, a repair was not performed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and opened a case. The approximate failure mileage was 14,000. Consumer stated case number [XXX] was opened by Ford corporate. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).”

Engine began to idle badly on startup and misfire. White smoke came from exhaust on startup. Coolant levels started to decrease. Engine is burning coolant that has leaked into the cylinders due to a defect in the casting of the engine block. Dealership is now saying car needs an entire new engine block. Obviously the previous recall that was addressed did not solve the issue.

PURCHASED VEHICLE IN OCTOBER OF 2019, IN FEBRUARY 2020 HAD ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND THE CODE P0496 WHICH IS A PURGE VALVE ERROR AND TOOK TO SERVICE AND THEY STATED THAT FORD HAD TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TWICE, SO ON MARCH 17, 2020, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND WAS TAKEN TO SERVICE AGAIN AND IT WAS REPLACED. ALMOST 1 YEAR LATER, ON FEBRUARY 27,2021 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND WAS TAKEN BACK TO SERVICE ON MARCH 2 AND WAS REPLACED AGAIN. NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE , BUT THERE SHOULD BE. THIS SHOULD HAVE HAPPENED ON A NEW VEHICLE NOR SHOULD IT CONTINUE TO HAPPEN! IT IS NOW ON ITS 3 RD PURGE VALVE!!!

BOUGHT USED ESCAPE IN APRIL. DIDN'T DRIVE MUCH SINCE I LIVE IN TOWN. TOOK A HOUR DRIVE FROM HOME.ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING AND CAR WAS JERKING. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD FOR TWO WEEKS. SAID WAS SOLENOID IN TRANSMISSION AND REPLACED IT. PICKED UP, TOOK HOME. DROVE 3 DAYS LATER, STARTED DOING SAME THING. DROVE NEXT DAY AND CAR QUITE RUNNING 1 BLOCK FROM HOUSE. TRIED TO START BUT STARTED MISSING AND QUIT. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD FOR 2 WEEKS. SAID CAM SHAFT AND CRANK SHAFT SENSOR WERE BAD AND REPLACED THEM. THEY TEST DROVE OVER 400 MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. PICKED UP AND DROVE LESS THEN 5 MILE AND STARTED MISFIRING AGAIN. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS ALTERNATOR.THEY REPLACED AND IT TOOK THREE WEEKS TO GET BACK. A COUPLE OF DAY LATER I DROVE 2 MILES TO GAS STATION, FILLED UP AND GOT ON INTERSTATE. BY FIRST EXIT(2-3 MILES) IT STARTED MISSING AGAIN. DROVE TO SECOND EXIT TO GET OFF INTERSTATE SINCE I DIDN'T TRUST. TOP SPEED ON INTERSTATE WAS 45 MPH. OIL LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AS IF CAR WAS STALLING. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG. THEY HAVE HAD FOR GOING ON 4 WEEKS WITH NO WORD ON WHAT THEY FOUND. CAR HAD 27,939 MILES WHEN WE BOUGHT KNOW HAS 30,030 MILES. HAD SINCE APRIL OF 2020 AND WAS BEEN IN SHOP 11 WEEK.

BOUGHT THIS CAR AS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED FROM A FORD DEALER WITH 28K MILES. APPROX. 4 WEEKS AFTER PURCHASE THE ENGINE STARTS RUNNING ROUGH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH AN ERROR CODE P0303 MISFIRE. TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED COOLANT IN CYLINDER 3 WITH THE FIX BEING A NEW SHORT BLOCK ENGINE REPLACEMENT. IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BUT VERY FRUSTRATING THIS HAPPENED TO A CAR WITH LOW MILES. AFTER DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD 1.5 LITER ENGINE.

WAS STARTING VEHICLE, IT SHUDDERED AND STOPPED WHEN PUT IN REVERSE, RESTARTED VEHICLE AND THEN PUT IN DRIVE, TRIED TO PRESS GAS PEDAL AND CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 25 MPH BEFORE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOWED TO DELAERSHIP WAS INFORMED IT HAD COOLANT LEAKING AND NEEDED ENGINE REPLACED 28,200 MILES

STARTING APPROXIMATELY OF APRIL OF THIS YEAR, NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS SURGING AND "MISSING" ON START. THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN A SPARK PLUG OR SUCH GOING BAD AND IT WASN'T HAPPENING WITH EVERY START. THEN MIDDLE OF MAY, IT WAS DAILY ON EVERY START AND WAS SURGING HARDER AND SPUTTERING. THE TACHOMETER WOULD EVEN RISE AND FALL IN QUICK SUCCESSION. ON MAY 20TH, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP. BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT MY VEHICLE, AFTER DESCRIBING TO THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING, THEY ALREADY KNEW WHAT WAS WRONG AND WHAT THE REMEDY WOULD BE. THEY STILL PUT MY CAR ON THE COMPUTER AND LOOKED IT OVER, BUT CAME OUT WITH THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ENGINE WOULD NEED REBUILT. FAST FORWARD 2 MONTHS LATER, FINALLY GOT ALL THE PARTS IN TO REBUILD THE ENGINE, HOWEVER MY DEALERSHIP IS SMALL AND DO NOT HAVE A LOANER VEHICLE FOR ME AT THIS TIME. I AM UNDERSTANDING OF THAT. BUT THE CAR IS NOW DOING THIS ON EVERY START REGARDLESS IF I JUST STOPPED AT THE POST OFFICE FOR 5 MINUTES. THIS MORNING, IT SPUTTERED HARD AND THEN SHUT OFF FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT IS ALSO AFFECTING HOW IT SHIFTS FROM P TO D AND CAN TELL A DIFFERENCE WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOP. CALLED FORD TO SEE IF THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE, THEY KEPT CIRCLING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE IMPENDING REPAIR. I FINALLY STATED THAT I JUST WANTED TO KNOW IF FORD WAS ACKNOWLEDGING THIS ISSUE AND WAS REFERRED TO A REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER NAMED JESSICA. SHE CALLS AND WAS LESS THAN FRIENDLY AND KEPT THROWING THE WORD "RECALL" AROUND, BUT THERE IS NO ACTIVE RECALL. SHE KEPT SAYING THAT MY VEHICLE WAS GETTING REPAIRED FOR A RECALL, AND I TOLD HER NO, IT IS GETTING REPAIRED BECAUSE I REPORTED ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE. I'M OVER IT. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN MY VEHICLE AND HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT OTHERS HAVE HAD TO HAVE MULTIPLE REBUILDS OF THEIR ENGINE AND THE PROBLEM NEVER SOLVED.

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, ALL OF A SUDDEN WARNING COMES ON STATING, "CAR IS OVERHEATING STOP ENGINE NOW." CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS RED. POLICE OFFICER PULLED ASIDE TO ASSIST. OPENS HOOD OF THE CAR. OFFICER VISIBLY SEES COOLANT IS BELOW THE MINIMUM LINE. THE OFFICER GOES TO HIS CAR TO RETRIEVE COOLANT. WHEN THE OFFICER UNSCREWED THE COVER OF THE COOLANT FLUID HOLDER, THE FLUID RAISED BY ITSELF TO MAXIMUM LINE. OFFICER DID NOT ADD MORE COOLANT. STARTED THE CAR AND ENGINE LIGHT GOES FROM RED TO YELLOW. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR HOME BUT VERY SLOWLY. *TR

MY 2019 FORD ESCAPE HAS LESS THAN 20,000 MILES AND IS ALREADY HAVING COOLANT LEAK ISSUES INTO THE ENGINE. CYLINDER 3 ISSUE AND THE DEALERSHIP IS TELLING ME THAT THE ENGINE WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE REPLACED. AS I READ MORE ABOUT THIS I AM SEEING THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES AFFECTED, BACK ORDER ON ENGINES, AND A LIKELY LONG WAIT PERIOD FOR THIS TO BE RESOLVED. AFTER SPEND ALMOST $30,000 ON MY VEHICLE THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE BUSINESS PRACTICE! I AM ALSO READING THAT A LAW FIRM IN TENNESSEE IS COLLECTING CLIENTS FOR A LAWSUIT. *TR

LOW COOLANT LEVEL PREVIOUS OIL CHANGE/COOLANT ADDED. ROUGH IDLE COLD START, P0302 2/11/2020 WITH AGAIN LOW COOLANT. TOPPED OFF COOLANT 2/11/2020 DROPPED OFF AT DEALERSHIP 2/23/2020 AGAIN COOLANT LEVEL LOW. APPARENTLY THIS IS VERY COMMON AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT IS ONLY REMEDY. VERY DAMAGING TO VEHICLE VALUE.

PURCHASED VEHICLE APRIL 2019. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY HEARD COOLANT GURGLING SOUND COMING FROM ENGINE WHEN ENGINE AUTO TURNED OFF AT STOP LIGHT. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS SOUND WAS NORMAL. JANUARY RECEIVED NOTICE FROM FORD THAT MY VEHICLE NEED PCM REPROGRAMMING. DAY AFTER REPROGRAMMING I BEGAN TO RECEIVE CHECK ENGINE WARNINGS. SOON AFTER THE HEATER WOULD NOT WORK WHEN CAR WAS NOT IN GEAR. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO COOLANT LEAK IN TO VALVES. DEALER ALSO MENTIONED THAT I HAD LOST ALMOST ALL OF MY COOLANT. NOTE: I NEVER RECEIVED ANY WARNING MESSAGES ABOUT LOW COOLANT LEVEL. I HAVE SINCE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE ENGINES THAT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THIS ISSUE.

I BOUGHT MY 2019 FORD ESCAPE BRAND NEW IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR, IT HAD LITTLE UNDER 25 MILES. AS OF NOVEMBER 11TH I AUTO STARTED MY CAR- WHEN I WENT TO GET IN IT WAS RUNNING FUNNY AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP, ON NOVEMBER 13TH THEY CALL AND TELL ME MY ENGINE IS BAD. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE, MY CAR HAS 11,647 MILES ON IT & NEEDS A NEW ENGINE. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON THESE FORD ESCAPES - I KNOW 3 PEOPLE NOW WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. VERY UNACCEPTABLE FOR BUYING A BRAND NEW CAR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT DOWN FOR NO REASON. AN ALERT CAME UP THAT SAID AUTO STOPSTART SHIFT TO P RESTART ENGINE.

SMELL ENTERS PASSENGER CABIN FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE CATALYTIC EXHAUST FUMES WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY.