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2017 FORD ESCAPE — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM

crash · 1941103 · 2023-11-06

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
ESCAPE
Year
2017
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
Speed
70 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

My vehicle shut off while i was driving on the highway. The check engine light flashed for a few seconds and then the whole car shut off while i was doing 70 on the highway. Thankfully nobody was hurt but i'm lucky to be alive. Cars swerving everywhere! When i took it to the dealer they say it was a cylinder misfire and its caused by coolant leaking into the engine through porous materials used by FORD. Its been to several ford dealerships. They inspect it, they know right away what the issue is because they see it all the time and they all say the same thing. Yes we know about it, no we wont fix it. I spoke to ford about the issue and they admitted that they know about the problem but they're refusing to recall my vehicle. These vehicles are at risk hurting thousands of people. Im being told that these engines were used in most ford vehicles from 2012 on... PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11553756
Machine
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