There was a leak from the radiator fluid into the engine block that resulted in a blown head gasket. There was no warn light suggesting that the coolant level was low, which may have prevented the problem. There has been a factory recall for this exact situation on the exact same make model and year of my vehicle, but somehow my vehicle was not included. Please see attached recall letter from ford's site. This is my only car I have saved up to get and repairs of the head gasket would be $3000. However, ford will not repair it because they said they can not guarantee the repair due to the issue with the leak. They have seen this several times. They will only do a full engine rebuild or replacement for $8000 because they admit that this is a factory defect. The vehicle is currently at the shawnee mission ford (11501 shawnee mission pkwy. Shawnee, ks 66203) in desperate need of a recall. This happen while driving down interstate 35 from omaha to kansas city
2014 Ford Escape engine complaints
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This car has had 13 recalls since manufactured for different mechanical and safety issues some even resulting in spontaneous eruption of fire to the engine bay. While replacing my battery the delearahip notified me of several recalls that required attention, so I had them replace each item that had been recalled, one of which was a sensor within the transmission. After I took the vehicle to have it replaced subsequently, maybe 6 months later I had driving issues while operating it on the expressway. The vehicle would go in and out of gear while driving and I could not control the speed of the vehicle. This occurred the entire drive home to the point where I had to drive with hazard lights on so that I would not get rear ended for having intermittent speed/driving issues. The car would literally over rev the the engine as if I was flooring the pedal when I wasn't even touch the gas at all. The sensor literally took control of the engine as if it was driving itself. I didn't drive it until the next morning then the next day, the only way to drive it was if I slowly transitioned speeds. I had to take the vehicle to have the same sensor replaced. After replacing the sensor it stills seems to need to be driven slower than when I first bought it or it might break again. This is a safety hazard. I'm afraid to drive the vehicle with my daughter in it due to the fact that I might have mechanical issues while driving again & be on the highway to have a high speed collision with a toddler would kill one or both of us. This model in particular has had more recalls than any car I've ever had or even heard of having. I have to continue making payments on it due to my negative equity yet it isn't reliable enough to get me to work everyday. Ford needs to replace this model for all owners.
Recalled 17s09 repaired, may 2018. Coolant light on hot, everything locked down. Vehicle stationary, remote used to start car.
On jan 29th driving down the street and out of know where car starts stalling and then smoke and then the 💡 came on saying engine overheating..... I left up the hood the container filled ..... Parked car and never got back in smoke was pouring out of the hood.... In the middle if harbson and argamino..... Mr my daughter 1month old grandson and neice. ... The most scariest thing ever in my life....
Engine fire driving on a highway the car engine stopped and I coasted to the right shoulder. I made phone calls for help and assistance. The nysdot, highway emergency local patrol (help) truck pulled after about 15-20 minutes after stopping. The help operator looked inside the engine and saw that the coolant reservoir was low and offered to put some coolant in my vehicle from a supply in his truck. Then he had me run the engine in idle on the side of the road. The car seemed to run fine. In an effort to get the car off of the highway and to get some more coolant, I drove the car to the parking lot of a local store approximately 1.5 miles. When I pulled into the parking lot, the car was steaming up again so I parked it out a ways from the store. I noticed that the smoke was a bit black and thick, so I opened the hood and saw the plastic engine cover was on fire. I started throwing snow on it when someone came by with a fire extinguisher, so I used it to put the fire out. A tow truck driver took the vehicle to the closest ford dealer about 1 mile from the parking lot.
Recall performed (17s09) coolant sensor upgrade. The new sensor but the vehicle in (limp mode) can not drive it even though the coolant level was in the normal operating level. The mechanic indicated that a leak in the top hose was the issue and that there was a redesign of a known issue.lucky the vehicle was parked and had to be towed back to the dealership.
Over the course of 1 year, vehicle in the shop 9 times for 109 days. On 7-6-2017- car would not accelerate & low power light on. 8-23-2017- vehicle overheating, goes in to limp mode, high temperature gauge goes up. 12-26-2017-towed in as car would not start. Coolant leak, quick connector to heater core and bypass valve leaking. 2-27-2018- check engine light on, cylinder misfire, cylinder head high temperature, low engine coolant, coolant level sensor 3-16-18- coolant light comes on, found upper coolant hose leak , check engine light on 3-19-18- towed in- low coolant and temperature light on, no heat , vehicle shuts off. 4-4-18- coolant level low light on.water pump was leaking. 4-19-18- check engine light on. Technician verified ses light on, found misfirecodes &coolant code but coolant was full, was advised to stop back in 2 weeks to check coolant. Called ford certified garage at the 2 week date & was told they were too busy to bring vehicle in for a check. 5-14-2018- check engine light on--engine misfiring, removed spark plugs and colis to boresope engine, found coolant in cylinder 1, removed cylinder head for further inspection, map sensor contaminated, found cylinder head porosity, likely due to overheating .my total in repairs and towing: $4000+ in one year. Feel all issues were related to recall 17v209000 regarding the engine and engine cooling, which stated if the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the system, the engine cylinder head may overheat and crack:
Engine light came on one day then went off the next day. A week later went to get routine oil change and was notified of oil in coolant and possible head gasket cracked as well. They recommended take it to mechanic next door. Apparently the engine cylinder head overheated and cracked. Oil leaked into other systems in engine contaminated valves, intakes, spark plugs etc. Could have combusted causing fire at any moment. Mechanic told us to have it towed to ford not safe to drive 3 miles. Got car fixed at ford dealership for $3551.09. The following week we received a recall notice for our other 2014 ford escape built in same louisville factory a few weeks earlier than the just repaired escape. Got the recall addressed on that vehicle but ford says the VIN for the one I just paid for has not been identified for the recall! Really???
Purge valve fail, fails to start properly after filling fuel tank.was stalling after starting and engine check light comes on. Bad smell from exhaust.
While standing still or driving under 30 MPH,exhaust fumes enter vehicle with fresh air indicated on switch,set to recirculate, air switch changes by itself and allows fumes into car.
Engine stalls for no apparent reason. Vehicle was stationary at traffic light. Last time was saturday 1/19/2019
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While driving approximately 30 minutes at 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact took the vehicle to tasca ford seekonk (200 fall river ave, seekonk, ma 02771, (800)-737-0435) where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump system failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was 28,000.
A recall was initiated for my car for localized overheating in engine cylinder causing cylinder head to crack, and pressurized oil leaks that can result in a fire in the engine compartment. I initially brought my car in for my engine overheating where my car was giving me a warning sign to pull over and immediately turn off my car. They replaced the coolant hose. Two months later the same issue occurred and they then replaced the coolant tank. Fast forward one year and the issue began to happen once again. I took my car back in and the coolant tank was replaced for the second time in may of 2018. I had no issues until december of 2018 where once again the car gave me the same warning sign and once again needs the coolant hose replaced due to it leaking. They have told me I am responsible for replacing this on my own and paying for it. Each time I have been driving when this issue occurs and I have to immediately pull over and turn my car off to avoid further damage as well and I cannot drive my car for numerous days while I wait for them to repair it. I want to figure out a solution moving forward because clearly this car is not being fixed even when I take it in over and over again.
January 9, 2019 at 10:39pm my 2014 ford escape caught on fire. Driving down interstate 81, going speed limit 70 MPH, vehicle shut off and said "service engine now". Steering and brakes did not lock up but the vehicle lost rpms and was not running as I pulled over to the right hand shoulder, I was in the left hand lane when my vehicle shut off. As I stopped, I put vehicle in park and turned key off, all while it said "service engine now". I turned my hazards on and got out my phone to call someone for help. As I looked up I seen flames coming from the windshield wiper area and smoke in front of my lights, I grabbed my work bag and jumped out of the vehicle, jumped across the guard rail, and immediately called 911 from a safe distance. In approximately 6-9 minutes the entire front end of my vehicle was engulfed in flames as I was on the phone with 911. Took responders about 15 to 20 minutes to arrive and to put out the fire. As soon as responders finally showed, I could hear both tires explode a few minutes apart from each other. Once fire was safely put out, the entire front end of my vehicle was melted and the inside as well was beyond recognizable. I was told my vehicle is totalled, obviously, and I got a tow to take vehicle to my house where the 2014 ford escape is sitting in my yard. I figured my insurance company might come look at it but they didn't because all I had was liability on it. I did not know until a couple days later there was in fact a recall on my vehicle, due to risk of engine fire.
On 02/06/208 took vehicle to heritage ford vt for coolant level sensor recall . Recall was performed . On 03/20/2018 vehicle was towed back to heritage ford vt due to recall performed incorrectly repair was complete. 04/19/2018 vehicle towed back to heritage ford vt recall done incorrectly resulting in remanufactured engine replace. Vehicle was towed back to heritage ford 05/16/2018,06/19/2018,07/09/2018,09/07/2018 due to vehicle overheating causing possible coolant to leak into engine . On 10/30/2018 vehicle overheated heritage ford vt supervisor and mechanic video recorded pouring coolant into vehicle and driving away possibly causing more damage to oil and engine .11/30/2018 vehicle returned to heritage ford vt due to overheat coolant possibility causing a breakdown of oil and damage to engine . Heritage ford vt replaced coolant sensor improperly. Heritage ford vt is now claiming no responsibility for this action, stating, in order for this vehicle to be repaired I the customer will have to purchase a new engine due to heritage ford vt negligence of replacing a coolant sensor correctly.I feel as the customer this vehicle is,was a safety issue due to the negligence of heritage ford vt .
While driving the car usually going up a hill the temperature gauge quickly goes up and shows the car is overheating and all kinds of warnings sounds and visual notices go off telling me to stop the car and park safely. This has happened 3 times. The last time this happened 2 days ago I could put the car into gear but it would not engage and go forward or backward and I had to coast to a stop and pull over to the side of the road and have it towed.
My car kept shutting off on me and I took it to my dealer and they said the coolant was leaking into my cylinder head and I needed a new engine. I see on here that there are multiple recalls for this model dealing with the coolant leaking. However, the dealer called ford and was told it was not covered. My car is only 4 years old and I need a complete new engine for $9,000 dollars. I'm not sure who to complain to or how to get this handled but I don't have $9k laying around. I work two jobs as it is and I can't afford it.
My ford escape is overheating. While driving the display panel read: speed reduced to lower engine temperature. After researching I realized that this problem was part of an earlier recall. I contacted ford and was told that my VIN was not included in that recall.
Formula ford preformed several recalls on my 2014 ford escape on october 31 2018. One recall in particular was on the coolant system in my car, it took them a couple days to preform needed recalls. A week or two after my car having the recalls done to it a coolant low service soon warning light came on my dash. I called formula ford service and was told to try an put coolant in it and see if that remedied the problem. I did and the light went out but in another week or so the light came back on I called formula ford service again to have my car looked at and they were not able to schedule me until 12/13/18 on 12/7/18 my car became inoperable. I had it towed into formula ford under my road side assistance through my insurance, after their inspection of the car I was told on monday 12/10 that it had a blown head gasket due to over heating but it had nothing to do with the recall they preformed on my coolant system, even though my car ran fine prior to bringing it to this shop.
The vehicle stalled while driving down a rural highway. A sudden jerk was felt and then 'engine failure' appeared on the display. The car began to smoke and within seconds the engine compartment was fully engulfed. It was later learned that this vehicle had a recall related to a defect that has caused several similar cases. This recall notice was never received by us, therefore went unfixed. This vehicle has been worked on by a certified ford dealership since the recall and the recall went unnoticed there as well.
I have a blown head gasket which resulted from a leak from the radiator into the manifold. There was no low fluid light that warned of the leak which would have prevented this defective flaw.this problem exactly fits the recall 17v209000 (see attached) for exactly the make, model, year, engine, etc. Of my vehicle, but for some reason my vehicle was not included. I brought the vehicle to 2 mechanics and they believe 100% that it should include my vehicle and are not sure why its included. Please review and please try to add my vehicle to the recall list
Keep loosing coolant and resulted to damaging cylinder head and ford does not want to fix the problem despite the recall. They say recall they made is to prevent the preventive.
Vehicle stalls in the middle of the drive and engine oil symbol and battery signs pop up on the dashboard. Turn off the car and on again to resolve the issue. This is a safety issue with oncoming traffic. This starts occurring on my cars once the car has 60,000 miles. Cannot reproduce this issue. Battery and alternator are verified and they are good condition.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. While the vehicle was at a complete stop, the engine temperature and engine cooling warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to gwinnett place ford (3230 satellite blvd, duluth, ga 30096, 404‑418‑6877), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,064.
Coolant leak. No sensor warning light. No recall notice. Message stated car was overheating while idling in a drive-thru. Added coolant. Several months later, same situation, different drive-thru. Coolant added.
Engine stalled during highway cruise(70 MPH), lost all throttle response. Lighting, brake, steering worked fine. Coolant leakage was observed under the hood after parking. After the vehicle was towed to a ford dealer, service people reported engine wirings were burned out due to fire.
Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford escape. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). The dealer (galligher ford, 650 30th st, elko, nv 8980, 775‑738‑3147) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect.
Transmission does not shift properly. Engine is making rattling noise when running.
I have had 3 related issues so far with the engine coolant in my car - resulting now with a leak that is allowing coolant fluid onto other parts of the engine. My vehicle was running with no issues when one day it started but immediately beeped warning that the engine temp. Was too hot & to safely stop the car immediately. The engine temp. Gauge was in the max position, but it was a mild day & there is no way the engine would naturally have started that hot. In addition, the car wouldn't go. I could shift into drive & it would roll forward but there was no going other than rolling. I tried letting it sit & re-starting, but the same error came up, the engine shuttered/vibrated a little, & stayed in that safety mode. I had a repair shop tow it & they thought it was a bad sensor sending incorrect signals that the engine was overheating so they ordered the part & replaced it. Soon after, the low coolant warning lit up, but the shop had just checked the coolant when they replaced the sensor. A few month's later now on a 22 degree morning after my car was parked all night I remote started and let it idle for a few min then got in & hit full-start, it gave me the same error message (engine was overheated) & wouldn't drive. I had to tow it to ford dealership after I googled the problem & noticed that not only there are similar complaints but also the 2013 ford escape 1.6l gtdi from tn plant was recalled for coolant leaks causing fires! I have same just 1 year newer plus other articles actually said the 2014 model was included with the recall. But, dealer told me there was no recall for mine so I have to pay to fix the problem... They're now saying engine coolant liquid was found outside the chamber on the sensors & they want to charge me $560 + $119 diagnostic fee. This is a defect that I shouldn't have to pay for (again), & is also a safety hazard. Please help investigate!
While having to replace the coolant at least twice a week and after having 2 recall repairs completed on the coolant system, then after 10000 miles after the recall repairs were completed, ie replace overflow bottle, sensors, etc. The car still is losing coolant and now the "engine has reached high temp please stop car safely". Warning is showing on panel and the car will go into drive but will not move. The car had not been driven when this "warning" occurred in my driveway, there was no way engine could have overheated as it had not been driven. This would appear to be a defect in the recall repairs that were done or that there is another problem.. I have the car currently at the dealership and am told that it could take up to 3 weeks for repairs.
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