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2014 Ford ESCAPE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

Issue ID	1689553
Internal NHTSA #	11354543
Manufacurer	Ford Motor Company
Brand	FORD
Model	ESCAPE
Model Year	2014
File date	03/09/20
Component	ENGINE
Product type code	VEHICLE
Description of the problem	My 2014 ford escape has overheated sometime in the fall of 2019, due to a leak in the coolant tank, unexpectedly shutting off while driving on a small town road at 40 mi/hr with children in the back seat. I paid ford $600 to replace the tank. In september of 2020, the engine overheated again, suddenly shutting off while driving 55 mi/hr on a busy road. I had children in the car, when the error occurred again. The temperature gauge showed no sign of overheating in either occurrence. The only message i received from the dash was "power reduced to cool engine" about 3 seconds before the car came to a complete stop. Smoke appeared from under the hood in both instances. The second time around, i attempted to refill the coolant, which leaked out onto the ground. However, this time the leak didn't appear to come from the coolant tank, but rather the engine itself. I researched the issue and it turns out, many of the same year and model cars have been catching on fire and/or producing the same issue. There is a recall for it, but ford told me that based on my vin, my car didn't qualify for the recall. They asked me pay $3,000 replace a blown gasket that was caused by the system over heating. Obviously, these expensive parts continue to break due to a faulty engine. Yet, instead of fixing the root cause, ford milks its customers for hundreds, even thousands of dollars worth of repairs, knowing the car will continue to shut off and cause financial, eventually physical harm to people. My question's are: -how much more money do i have to spend on a faulty engine that will continue to shut off and put my and my family's life in danger? -how can ford refuse to fix a recall based on vin numbers, if the issue is life-threatening and exactly the same as the recall issue?
Vehicle Mileage at Failure	86000
Number of Occurences
Source of the issue	NHTSA WEB SITE
City and State	CUMMING, GA
VIN pattern	1FMCU0GX8EUXXXXXX
Was vehicle invloved in a crash?	N
Was vehicle involved in a fire?	N
Was incedent reported to police?	N
Was medical attention required?	N
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Date of purchase	30/06/24
Was original owner?	N
Anti-lock brakes	N
Cruise control	N
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Vehicle speed	55
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What is Recall?
A recall is when a product is removed from the market or a correction is made to the product because it is either defective or potentially harmful.
What is Failure?
Failure is the state or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, and may be viewed as the opposite of success. Product failure ranges from failure to sell the product to fracture of the product, in the worst cases leading to personal injury, the province of forensic engineering.
What is Defect?
Non-conformance of a car component with the specified requirements, or non-fulfillment of user expectations, including the safety aspects.

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2014 Ford ESCAPE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects, Recalls and Failures

2014 Ford ESCAPE Engine Problems, Complaints and Defects

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