Jleigh34

Hi! I have a 2014 Ford Escape with the 1.6L Ecoboost that has 67,400 miles on it that has just had the issue a few of you are describing. I went to cold start it the other morning (when it was about 25 degrees F outside) and got the overheated engine message. I shut the car off, checked fluid levels and saw the coolant was about a quarter inch below the minimum line. Oil and everything else looked fine. Tried to start it again and it was in limp mode. Towed it to the local Ford dealership that handled my recall for the coolant issue and they said it needs a new engine to the tune of $7000. The car is worth about $9000 so uh, yeah I don’t think so. They could not explain to me what happened or their justification for the issue. I called the dealership I bought it from and they said all warranties are out for me but that it could be a porous engine block. They’re currently looking at it to see what can be done. My concern is that this is a big problem and Ford is not acknowledging it or doing anything to help those outside of warranty. I baby my cars (was raised by an auto mechanic/stock car driver) so I know how to treat a car and how to recognize incoming issues. I purposely buy newer cars to avoid these sorts of issues but buying a Ford was my mistake. This is all after I spent $600 to fix a broken CV joint in Nov. 2019, which is a part that shouldn’t go out until well after 100k plus miles. I’m really disappointed but glad to hear this isn’t a fluke. I do wish Ford would do something to fix this and I’m going to fight the issue all the way up the chain until I get a resolution that is reasonable. I will update when they confirm the true issue here but I’m guessing it’s the porosity issue mentioned above.