What 2,743 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Escape Gas

JUST LIKE 130,000+ OTHER 2013 FORD ESCAPES WITH A 1.6L ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS ONE WAS PRONE TO A FIRE ISSUE. THE ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE CAUSING A TOTAL LOSS OF THE VEHICLE.

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I WAS DRIVING ALONG THE INTERSTATE ON I-65 SOUTH AND IT WAS ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE MONITOR ON MY CAR READ 'CAR OVERHEATING, PULL OVER SAFELY' SO I PULLED OVER AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND LIFT THE HOOD AND SEE FLAMES. I IMMEDIATELY CALL 911 AND THE SEND A FIRE TRUCK. BEFORE THE FIRE TRUCK COULD GET THERE THE WHOLE FRONT OF THE CAR IS ENGULFED IN FLAMES, BURNING OR MELTING EVERYTHING UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER THIS I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS AN OPEN RECALL FOR THE COOLING SYSTEM THAT COULD DIRECTLY LEAD TO FIRES. NEITHER FORD NOR THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME OF THAT RECALL AND THE FACT THAT IT COULD'VE BEEN LIFE THREATENING. I'VE CONTACTED THEM BOTH AND NEITHER HAVE TRIED TO HELP ME AT ALL WITH THIS SITUATION. CARS SHOULD NOT JUST RANDOMLY CATCH ON FIRE AND I BELIEVE THERE COULD POSSIBLY BE VIOLATIONS OF PRODUCT LIABILITY. THEY BOTH ARE LEAVING ME IN A POSITION TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A CAR THAT NO LONGER EXISTS DUE TO NO FAULT OF MY OWN, WHICH ALSO MAKES IT EVEN MORE DIFFICULT TO GET ANOTHER CAR. PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS SOMETHING YOU CAN DO.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PACIFICO MARPLE FORD LINCOLN DEALER, LOCATED AT 3015 WEST CHESTER PIKE, BROOMALL, PA 19008, (888) 320-6221, WHERE IT WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER : 13V583000 (ENGINE). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIRED DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SIX MONTHS LATER HE EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH OIL DRIPPING DOWN ONTO THE EXHAUST PIPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE INSPECTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE HE NOTICE THE OIL WAS DRIPPING FROM THE HEAD GASKET UNTO THE EXHAUST MANIFOLD WITH LITTLE BUBBLE BUBBLING. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS A BURNING ODOR OF OIL COMING THROUGH THE VEHICLE VENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT SMOKE WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER FRONT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS STOPED AT A SCHOOL LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

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WHILE DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 52 YESTERDAY EVENING MY FORD ESCAPE 2013 CAUGHT ON FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE AFTER IT SEIZED (BRAKES QUIT IN THE PROCESS) AND HAD TO JUMP OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AS THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS ON FIRE AND ENGULFING THE DRIVER SIDE.

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CAR NOW SHUTS OFF FREQUENTLY AFTER SHIFTING INTO REVERSE AND BACK INTO DRIVE. RECENTLY HAPPENED WHILE MY WIFE WAS PULLING OUT OF A HEAVY TRAFFIC AREA.

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MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE HAD AN ENGINE FIRE IN NOV 2018. WHAT HAPPENED MATCHES A RECALL FORD HAD ON A COOLANT LEAK CAUSING AN OIL LEAD CAUSING THE FIRE. I CONTACTED FORD ASKING FOR A REFUND FOR MY REPAIRS BECAUSE IT MATCHED THE RECALL. THEY ARE TELLING ME NO BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT LISTED IN RECALL. I ASKED IF IT WAS POSSIBLE THAT THERE WERE CARS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL, BUT HAD THE PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD YES. ASKED HOW I COULD HAVE I CASE LOOKED INTO AGAIN FOR POSSIBLE PAYMENT AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT THE NHTSA, WHICH IS WHAT I AM DOING.

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ELECTRICAL FIRE IN ENGINE COMPARTMENT. CAR WAS PARKED FOR 10 MINUTES STARTED SMOKING AND THEN CAUGHT FIRE. TOTALED CAR. HAD RECENTLY HAD CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND SAY WARNING HIGH TEMP. STOP SAFELY. TOOK TO FORD THEY SAID IT WAS A SENSOR ON BACKORDER. TOLD ME THE CAR WAS NOT REALLY OVERHEATING

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT COOLANT LEAKED PERIODICALLY FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. EVERY TIME THE COOLANT WAS REPLACED, IT WOULD LEAK OUT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PRODUCED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC MULTIPLE TIMES, BUT NO FAILURE CODE COULD BE LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO PADUCAH FORD (3476 PARK AVE, PADUCAH, KY 42001, (270) 444-0011) FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,000.

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2013 ESCAPE WAS "ROUTINE" TRANSMISSION SERVICED AT MATTHEWS FORD IN BROKEN ARROW OKLAHOMA ON NOVEMBER 26,2018. AFTER THIS SERVICE DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED AND APPT. MADE TO RE-CHECK BECAUSE OF A JERK SENSATION IN LOWER GEAR SHIFTS. ON DECEMBER 6, 2018, ABOUT 60 MILES FROM TULSA, TRAVELING SOUTH ON INDIAN NATION TURNPIKE TO TEXAS, CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED AT 80MPH. APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES LATER, THE TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON. CRUISE CONTROL AND A SPEEDOMETER DID NOT MATCH SO CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENGAGED. JERKING AND SPUTTERING BEGAN AND THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND TURNED OFF. AT THAT POINT SMOKE CAME FROM THE HOOD OF THE ENGINE AND FIRE HAD IGNITED UNDERNEATH. WITHIN TWO MINUTES THE ENTIRE FRONT END OF THE ESCAPE WAS IN FLAMES. (VIDEO OF FRONT IN FLAMES, AND A TRAIL OF FLUID LEADING UP TO THE BURNING ESCAPE). IT WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED INCLUDING ALL CONTENT. CONTACTED MATTHEWSFORD AND FORD CORPORATION AND BASICALLY WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. INSURANCE ADJUSTER HAD ASSESSED THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FIRE DUE TO THE EXTENSIVE DAMAGE. MATTHEWSFORD, NOT FORD WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND THEY SHOULD HAVE IN SOMEWAY. THEY FAILED IMMENSELY.

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MY FIANC AND I WERE PULLING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND STOPPED COMPLETELY. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE THE SIDE AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY AND MY FIANC IS VERY LUCKY TO BE ALIVE! IT WASN'T UNTIL WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THAT WE REALIZED THAT THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAS HAD SO MANY RECALLS. THERE ALSO HAS BEEN SO MANY OFFICIAL STALLING COMPLAINTS THAT AN INVESTIGATION HAD BEEEN NECESSARY! SINCE THE ACCIDENT, THE STALLING ISSUE HAS NOT IMPROVED BUT WORSENS AND IS NOW STALLING EVERYTIME WE PUT GAS INTO THE VEHICLE. IT STALLS AND WON'T START AGAIN. HE WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY; UPON EXITING THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE STALLED AND SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AT THE HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE OFF ON THE SHOULDER OR HE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN YET ANOTHER ACCIDENT AND POTENTIALLY KILLED! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM! THESE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN WELL MAINTAINED AND FROM WHAT I HAVE READ MOST ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE FROM THE BEGINNING OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. WHEN MY FIANC WAS INJURED IN THE FIRST STALLING ACCIDENT WE WEREN'T THE OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE, MY AUNT WAS ALLOWING US TO BORROW HER VEHICLE AND SHE RECENTLY SOLD IT TO US; NOW THAT WE OWN THE VEHICLE WE REALIZE THAT THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN PREVENTED AND SHOULD HAVE! ALSO I UNDERSTAND THE SIDE AIRBAG NOT DEPLOYING IS ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE THAT HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED WITH OUR SUV!

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LEAKING COOLANT ON THE ENGINE STARTED A FIRE. THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME OVER $9,000 TO FIX IT BUT THE TRADE IN VALUE IS ONLY $9-10,000. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION ON THE HIGHWAY AND STARTED SMELLING ANTIFREEZE. THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE ONLY MOVED A BIT, BUT THEN IT CAUGHT FIRE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A BURNING ODOR WAS PRESENT INSIDE THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT LEVEL WARNING INDICATORS REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT COOLANT WAS CONSTANTLY LEAKING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COOLANT BYPASS VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

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TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE HAD ENDLESS ISSUES AND PROBLEMS. I WOULD DRIVE A MILE OR SO TO GAS STATION, TURN OFF CAR, GET GAS AND THEN THE CAR WOULDN'T START OR DRIVE 15 MILES, DO A JOB, 30 MINUTES LATER GET IN AND THE CAR WOULDN'T START. IT TOOK SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE VEHICLE TO TURN OVER AND THEN STAY RUNNING. I WOULD THROW IT INTO GEAR TO GET THE ENGINE RUNNING AND SOMETIMES IT'D BE FINE, OTHER TIMES IT WOULD BOG DOWN AND STALL. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT AND MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I HAD MECHANICS LOOK AT THE ISSUE AND THEY WOULD SAY THE O2 SENSOR, WASTEGATE SOLENOID OR EVAP LEAK. THEY WOULD NICKEL AND DIME ME WITH ALL THESE LITTLE THINGS. THE CODES WERE, P0234,P26B7 AND P0456. THEY SAID COOLANT WAS GETTING INTO THE FUEL SYSTEM AND THAT WAS CONTRIBUTING TO THE STALLING AND PROBLEMS. I HAD TO SEE A CHIROPRACTOR AFTER MY ACCIDENT DUE TO SPINAL PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. HOWEVER, IT WAS WORTH THIS GETTING RID OF THIS LEMON ONCE AND FOR ALL. IF ANYONE ELSE IS EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS, POST THE FIX SO THAT IT CAN SAVE SOMEONE ELSE FROM FINANCIAL, EMOTIONAL AND PHYSICAL PAIN. I DIDN'T LET ANYONE DRIVE MY VEHICLE(WIFE/FAMILY) BECAUSE I NEVER KNEW WHEN IT WOULD STALL AND WHERE.

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PURCHASED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE TURBO FROM WICKENBURG JONES FORD IN WICKENBURG AZ. VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HOME. UNFORTUNATELY THE FIRE PUT ITSELF OUT (WISH IT HADN'T B/C THEN MY INSURANCE WOULD HAVE TOTALED IT). BUT IT CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE BEFORE IT WENT OUT. OIL LEAK OCCURRED FROM THE CYLINDER HEAD OR VALVE COVER GASKET DUE TO OVERHEATING AND ENGINE OIL IGNITED ON THE ENGINE EXHAUST SYSTEM STARTING THE FIRE. THIS ALL OCCURRED ON THE SIDE OF US 60 AS MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AS SOON AS HE REALIZED IT WAS ON FIRE. VEHICLE NOW NEEDS A NEW ENGINE

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VEHICLE STARTED TO CATCH ON FIRE DUE TO PREVIOUSLY SERVICED RECALL THAT WASN'T DONE CORRECTLY . DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, CAR STARTED MAKING CRAZY NOISE AND SMOKING BAD . THERE WAS COOLANT IN IT AND IT WAS NOT LEAKING. VEHICLE STARTS ALERTING ' PULL OVER SAFELY CAR OVERHEATING ' DURING ROUTINE DRIVES EVEN WHEN COOLANT IS FULL . THIS TIME IT WAS PRACTICALLY ON FIRE . CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND FORD WILL NOT HELP US . THEY SAY BECAUSE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED THEY AREN'T UNABLE TO ASSIST ANY FURTHER . NOW WE ARE OUT OF A VEHICLE AND FORD IS REFUSING ANY RESPONSIBILITY .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE ENGINE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS FLAMES APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. NEITHER THE MANUFACTURER NOR THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. **TR *TR

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I CAME TO A STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN MY SUBDIVISION, AND MY CAR STALLED OUT. I THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE BATTERY SO I TRIED TO RESTART, BUT IT FAILED. I SMELLED GAS SO I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND STARTED SEEING SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE SMOKE GOT WORSE QUICKLY AND CAUGHT FIRE WITHIN 2 MINUTES. THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES SHORTLY AFTER, FOR ROUGHLY FIVE MINUTES, AND IT WAS EVENTUALLY TOTALED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO A FUEL STATION WHERE IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE OR A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V584000 (ENGINE) PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-15003539. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE CONTACT NOTICED A STRONG BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO (J C LEWIS FORD IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS A CRACKED HEAD BETWEEN CYLINDERS TWO AND THREE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 116,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL SMOKE ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO PACKEY WEBB FORD (1815 W OGDEN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515, (866) 496-6602) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE SEIZED DUE TO A DEFECTIVE WATER PUMP, WHICH CAUSED A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK. THE COOLANT LEAK CAUSED IRREPARABLE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,014.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR ENTERED THROUGH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO PULL THE VEHICLE OVER INTO A PARKING LOT. THE CONTACT AND PASSENGER EXITED THE VEHICLE AND OBSERVED SMOKE UNDER THE VEHICLE AND OIL LEAKING PROFUSELY FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER. THE LOCAL DEALER (CROWN FORD, 420 MERRICK RD, LYNBROOK, NY, 11563, 516-599-0600) DID NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE OIL HAD JUST BEEN CHANGED TWO WEEKS PRIOR AT CHATHAM FORD (781 MAIN ST, CHATHAM, MA, 02633, 508-945-0500). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 84,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD ESCAPE. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND LOW COOLANT WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROADWAY AND TURN OFF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE WATER PUMP FAILED. THE WATER PUMP WAS REPLACED AND THE COOLANT WAS REFILLED. THE NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THICK, BLACK SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TURBO FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. TWO DAYS LATER, WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, A STRONG FUEL ODOR WAS DETECTED IN THE CABIN OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE MECHANIC STATED THAT FUEL LEAKS WERE A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD VEHICLES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) AND 12V336000 (FUEL SYSTEM,GASOLINE). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

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ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE AND WAS ONLY LESS THAN 5 MILES FROM HOME, NO WARNING SIGNS NO COMPUTER INDICATING PROBLEMS, NO OIL LEAKS NO COOLANT PROBLEMS. HAPPENED ON MY WAY TO WORK, DRIVING ON A CITY STREET GOING 40MPH, HAPPENED AROUND 615AM. SMOKE -WAS POURING OUT OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, PULLED INTO A 7-11 GAS STATION AND A CONCERNED CITIZEN CAME TO HELP, HE OPENED THE HOOD AND REMOVED THE ENGINE COVER AND I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM THE BACK OF THE ENGINE BY THE FIREWALL, HE USED AN EXTINGUISHER TO PUT IT OUT. CAR WAS TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND INSURANCE CALLED, IT WAS SENT TO A GARAGE PER INSURANCE BUT IT WAS THEN SENT ONTO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ARE NOW LOOKING TO SEE IF IT IS CAUSED BY A RECALL.

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I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 70 INTO KANSAS CITY WITH MY TWO YOUNG CHILDREN. I NOTICED THE VEHICLE SMOKING AND PULLED OVER ONTO AN OFF RAMP. I POPPED THE HOOD AND BEFORE I COULD COMPLETELY OPEN IT, MORE SMOKE CAME BILLOWING OUT. I QUICKLY GRABBED MY CHILDREN OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS THE ENGINE WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES.

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DRIVING MY 2013 FORD ESCAPE SEL WITH ONLY 52000 MILES ON IT HOME FROM SHOPPING IN RENO, NEVADA. I WAS IN WASHOE VALLEY, NV WHEN I THOUGH THE HIGH WINDS WERE KEEPING MY CAR FROM SPEEDING UP, WHEN I COULD NOT ACCELERATE I PULLED TO THE SLOW LANE AND THEN ONTO THE SHOULDER. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND LOOK AT MY DASH TO SEE IF I WAS OVERHEATING OR ANY OTHER ISSUES WERE APPARENT. MY DASH SHOWED NOTHING WRONG AT ALL. NO LIGHTS OR WARNINGS OF ANY KIND. THE GAGES WERE ALL RUNNING NORMAL. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND WITHIN A SECOND OR TWO A LARGE VERY BLACK BILLOW OF SMOKE CAME UP BACK PART OF THE ENGINE NEAREST TO HE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW. THEN SECOND LATER LARGER FIRE FLAMES CAME RIGHT BEHIND IT THAT WENT OVER THE TOP OF MY CAR. MY CAR WENT UP IN FLAMES IN JUST MOMENTS. I HAD TO JUMP FROM THE BURNING CAR TO SAFELY.

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