2017 FORD ESCAPE Complaints

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle, the contact heard an abnormal sound coming from the engine. The check engine warning light was illuminated. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken a dealer where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into cylinder #1, and crack inside the cylinder. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and informed the contact there were no recalls associated with the VIN for the failure, and that the vehicle was out of warranty. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 49,582.

Check engine light came on. Took car to dealer. Coolant leak inside of the cylinders / chambers of the engine.

Cool ain’t leak causing rust in engine. Ford admitted to me that this has been an issue with this year model and make.

The car currently has a coolant infiltration. It is an active recalls on the same model manufactured just 5 months earlier. The car currently has white smoke coming out of the exhaust and the engine has been running roughly. The check engine light came on with a code reporting misfire cylinder 3, which came on about a month ago. The car can be inspected at any time. Safety is at risk because the engine could stop working at anytime according to research related to the similar recall. The problem has been looked at by a mechanic and confirmed. It has not yet been looked at by the manufacturer for the model is this manufacturing time, but just 5 months prior there was a recall on the same model in the same year. There was no warning lamps or messages prior to the issue presenting itself. The issues presents itself when initially starting the car and not driving, but when beginning driving, it does not run well and the car shakes.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked and occupied, while attempting to start vehicle, there was an abnormal rumbling sound coming from the engine. The contact stated that while depressing the accelerator pedal, the vehicle failed to respond as intended. The check engine warning light was illuminated. A local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion into three 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 vehicle was not included. 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 51,000.

The contact owns a 2017 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, and the mechanic determined that coolant intrusion into several cylinders had caused engine damage. 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 Ford Campaign Number: 21N12. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was filed. The contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 107,000.

My car has been popping up engine fault service now. I went to my local mechanics and my car is exhibiting low coolant level but no signs of leak. They think it is internally leaking and causing spark plug number 4 to have blue corrosion and constant being replace.

COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDERS AND HAS SEIZES UP SPARK PLUG #4. BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE MY CAR CAN CATCH FIRE WHILE DRIVING IT, I ONLY HAVE 77,000 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE AND THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME I NEED A NEW ENGINE AT THE PRICE AT THE PRICE $11,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and jolted temporarily, and the message "Change Transmission Fluid" was displayed. The contact stated that the failure had been recurring while driving. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed that the transmission had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unavailable.

Engine coolant mixing into engine and oil and coolant mixing and leaking internally. Ford service has determined the only fix is too replace the entire engine. Diagnosis codes: P0303 and P0316 with a repair estimate of $9,620. The reason I brought the SUV in for service is the Check Engine Light came on. My 2017 vehicle has the Ecoboost engine