# 2020 FORD ECOSPORT — ENGINE
> NHTSA complaint `1890342` · 2023-04-25 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** Yes
- **Crash:** No
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** ECOSPORT
- **Year:** 2020
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ENGINE
- **Speed:** 35 mph
## Narrative
While driving my 2020 Ford Ecosport it spontaneously caught fire and exploded on Sunday, May 29th.  •I purchased my 2020 Ford Ecosport from Ford or Helfman Ford in Stafford Texas on Monday, May 25th, 2020.  I immediately had problems with the vehicle and have taken the vehicle in multiple times for overheating issues and the check engine light coming on.     •May 25th, 2020 – overheating and coolant light came on.  Vehicle taken to Planet Ford in Dallas May 28, 2020. Vehicle repaired and picked up from Planet Ford on May 29th, 2020. •May 30th, 2020 - check engine light came back on.  Vehicle taken back to Planet Ford in Dallas June 2, 2020 and I picked it up. Vehicle repaired and picked and I picked June 5, 2020. •April 2nd, 2021, I took it the vehicle to Helfman Ford for routine maintenance and the continuous check engine light problem. I received the car back the same day with paperwork stating that they could not re-create the problem.  •August 4th 2021, I took it back to Helfman Ford, vehicle was running very rough and was extremely loud.  On 10/06/2020 the vehicle was returned after extensive repairs were done to exhaust and engine under warranty (see repair invoice).   •My check engine light and coolant light continued to come on sporadically producing the same error messages in the Ford app for my car.  •On May 7, 2022 My check engine light come back on and I received an error message that I had never seen prior but as soon as I stopped the message went
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