What 2,068 owners told NHTSA about the 2014 Ford Escape Gas

Vehicle stalls many times while driving usually after starting vehicle and take off . Check engine light came on there was a code for fuel pump or fuel pressure. Looks like there may be a recall on my vehicle as well unsure as to next steps, I dont want to get in a accident need fixed asap

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A common issue on these Ford Escapes (Mine is a 2014) are the canister purge valve sticks open , causing the fuels vapors to enter engine while fueling. This essentially floods the engine when fueling. It also throws a check engine light and runs lean. I have seen hundreds of issues which the Ford Escapes and nothing has been done about it . This should be covered under the emissions defect warranty but the part is not listed. The weird part is this same exact issue is listed under numerous recalls for different models such as the Ford Focus. I have no idea why Ford is not acknowledging this issue on the Escape ,especially on the 1.6 EcoBoost engine - which is a PAIN to change the canister purge valve. Hopefully Ford fixes this and sends recalls to everyone affected.

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CAR STALLS WHEN DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS.

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IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING SLOW THE CAR STALLS SUDDENLY. I HAVE TO RE-START THE CAR

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CAR DASH BOARD ELECTRICAL WIRING HAS GONE BAD. ORIGINALLY THE INFORMATION ON SCREEN WAS FADING AND AFTER ABOUT A MONTH NO LONGER SHOWS ANY INFORMATION. FORD STATED THE ENTIRE PANEL WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, INVOLVING RE-READING ENGINE MILEAGE AND PROGRAMMING KEYS AGAIN FOR $700. DID NOT GET THAT FIXED AS IT'S NOT A NECESSITY. DRIVER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING WITH THE WINDOWS UP. NOW THE ENGINE HAS BEEN READING A TURBO ISSUE BUT IT CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF IT'S THE ACTUAL TURBO BOOST OR THE WASTE GATE. THIS LEAD TO TRANSMISSION SKIPPING AND ULTIMATELY STALLING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND THEN CITY ROADS AND HAVING TO RESTART CAR SEVERAL TIMES TO MAKE IT HOME AND THEN TOWED THE CAR TO LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHO STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED FOR $4500. ALONG WITH A FUEL LINE ISSUE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN REPAIRED 2 YEARS PRIOR AND AGAIN UNABLE TO CONFIRM WHY THE TURBO SENSOR CODE IS POPPING UP. CAR IS USED FOR TYPICAL DAILY DRIVING WITH CHILDREN AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THESE ISSUES. THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS MAKE/YEAR BUT NOT ON MY SPECIFIC VIN THOUGH THEY ARE SIMILAR ISSUES. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS MORE THAN IT IS WORTH AND I'M VERY UNSATISFIED WITH THE LONGEVITY OF IT. I DID GET THE RECALL FOR MY DOORS DONE AFTER ONE DAY DRIVING AND A BACK DOOR OPENED ON ITS OWN, COME TO FIND OUT THEY STILL NEED TO REPLACE THE OTHER DOORS.

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MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WENT ON AND THE VOICE ACTIVATED SYSTEM STATED "YOU ARE NOT IN PARK" I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. RESTART THE SUV AND DRIVE HOME. I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE I HAD JUST GOTTEN OFF THE INTERSTATE.....AND WAS DOING 25MPH! IF IT HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE I PROBABLY WOULDN'T BE HERE RIGHT NOW!

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PURCHASED FROM FORD DEALERSHIP WHILE LIVING IN NEW YORK. UNDER THE WARRANTY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND FUEL LINE WAS REPAIRED IN 2016 (FORD CO), I NEVER RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE REGARDING ANY RECALLS FROM FORD COMP. SAME ISSUE OCCURRED AND I HAD TO PAY $2K TO REPAIR IT BECAUSE I WAS NOT AWARE OF ANY RECALLS. I MOVED TO WAXHAW, NC IN 2017. AFTER THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRING, I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN LANCASTER, SC (MOVED HERE IN 01/2020). I FOUND OUT ABOUT THE MULTIPLE "RECALLS" ONLY WHEN I CALLED FORD CO IN LANCASTER. I WAS NEVER MAILED ANY RECALLS. THE FORD CO FOUND RECALLS AND I TOOK IT TO THEM ON 3/11/2020. NOTE THAT THEY DID NOT OFFER ME A LOANER CAR, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS RECALL WORK . I PICKED IT UP THE SAME DAY AND TWO DAYS LATER, IT OVERHEATED YET AGAIN. I CALLED FORD CO AND SPOKE TO JATOYA AND JAMIE. ON MARCH 17,2020, IT STALLED AND THEN STOPPED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I TOOK IT TO FORD CO AND THEY STATED IT HAD MULTIPLE ISSUES THAT WOULD COST ME $6,700.60 TO REPAIR! THEY REPLACED THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR AND A LEAK. ON THE NHTSA VEHICLE SAFETY RECALL SITE, I DISCOVERED 5 RECALLS. RECALL#'S 17V472000 (7/25/17),15V406000 (6/24/15)-ELECTRICAL/INSTRUMENT PANEL, 15V005000(1/9/15)-FUEL SYSTEM/GAS DELIVERY,FUEL PUMP), 17V209000(3/27/17)-ENGIINE/ENGINE COOLING), & 14V403000(7/2/14). I BELIEVE THIS SHOULD QUALIFY AS "LEMON LAW" OR AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY I RECEIVED NO NOTICES REGARDING THESE SIGNIFICANT RECALLS. LASTLY, I TRUST THAT YOU WILL RESOLVE THESE ISSUES IN A TIMELY MANNER, PROVIDE ME WITH A COST FREE LOANER VEHICLE, AND ALLOW ME TO TRADE IN THIS VEHICLE FOR ANOTHER ONE (CONSIDERING THE COSTS AND INCONVENIENCE INCURRED TO MYSELF AND THE INNATE POSSIBLE INJURIES THAT COULD HAVE OCCURRED DURING THE TIME THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF THESE. PLEASE EMAIL ME AT [XXX] ASAP *DT REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC CONSUMER STATED ANOTHER RECALL WAS CALLED WITHIN THE DOOR LATCHES. *JB

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BLOWN HEAD GASKET

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER VEHICLE START-UP, THE VEHICLE STALLED SOON AFTER ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE OIL AND BATTERY WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED ONCE THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR FOR THE VEHICLE TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TAKEN TO PAT MILLIKEN FORD (9600 TELEGRAPH RD, REDFORD CHARTER TWP, MI 48239) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS NOT ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS ALSO UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V005000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD YET TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000.

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I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALSHIP TO FOR A RECALL. THE RECALL WAS 17S09, A COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR INSTALLATION. WHEN I PICKED MY VEHICLE UP AND DROVE IT HOME, THE NEXT DAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, SO I BROUGHT IT BACK. THEY THEN REPLACED A LEAKING COOLANT LINE TO DEGAS BOTTLE. A FEW DAYS LATER I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE TO GO SOMEWHERE AND BEFORE EVEN LEAVING MY BLOCK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND INSTANTLY STARTED OVER HEATING. I WAS LUCKILY DOWN THE STREET FROM MY HOME SO I MANAGED TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOUSE, BUT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A THIRD TIME. THEY DIDN'T MAKE ANY NOTES ON THAT VISIT SO I'M NOT SURE WHAT HAPPENED BUT WHEN I PICKED IT UP THEY STATED I NEEDED TO PAY FOR SERVICES BECAUSE THEY NOTICED A LEAK IN MY HEATER HOSE AND THE SERVICE WAS GOING TO COST OVER $3000! MY CAR WAS PERFECTLY FINE BEFORE TAKING IT IN FOR A RECALL. I WISH I WOULD HAVE NEVER BROUGHT IT IN BECAUSE WHEN I TRIED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT ABOUT HOW MY CAR WAS SERVICED AND WHAT THEY DID TO IT, I HAD NO LUCK GETTING ANY HELP OR ASSISTANCE BUT I KNOW THE RECALL PUT MY CAR IN A WORSER CONDITION. MY VEHICLE HAD NEVER OVER HEATED BEFORE AND A FEW DAYS AFTER GETTING THIS RECALL IT OVER HEATED AS SOON AS I TURNED IT ON.

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SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CODE IS 19S22

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2014 FORD ESCAPE WITH 88K MILES EXPERIENCED AMBER AND THEN RED SERVICE TRANSMISSION LIGHT IN LESS THAN 12 HOUR PERIOD. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TRANSMISSION WOULD NO LONGER SHIFT GEARS, CAUSING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ENGINE RPM WOULD RACE CLOSE TO MAXIMUM AND CAR WOULD NOT MAINTAIN SPEED. DRIVER SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FORD OBVIOUSLY KNOWS THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THIS TRANSMISSION. FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON CARS WITH SIMILAR TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT ON THE ESCAPE. TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP LOT AND OVERFLOW LOT WAS FULL OF FORD ESCAPES THAT NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. MANY ESCAPES HAD BEEN WAITING FOR WEEKS AS THE OWNERS DON'T HAVE THE $3200-3400 NEEDED TO REPAIR.

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TRANSMISSION IS FAILING. I'M LITERALLY WAITING FOR IT TO DROP DEAD. WHEN DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HAS MULTIPLE HARD SHIFTS INTO DIFFERENT GEARS. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT GOES TOO. THE POWER ACTS LIKE IT WANTS TO GIVE UP AND ROCKS THE CAR BACK AND FORTH WHILE ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING GEARS. SOMETIMES THE SHIFT DOESN'T EVEN OCCUR. MOVE THE PRNDL LEVER TOO FAST FROM ANY SETTING, THE CAR MAKES A LOUD JERKING NOISE. ALSO WHEN PARKING ON ANY HILL WITH THE E-BRAKE ON, THE CAR MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE SOUNDING LIKE THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO GIVEAWAY AND THE CAR MOVES. ITS BARELY NOTICEABLE, BUT I SAT IN THE CAR TO TEST IT , AND WHILE SITTING IN THE CAR YOU COULD TOTALLY TELL IT MOVED. IT DOES THIS 3 TIMES MINIMUM WHEN PARKED. *TR

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED AT ABOUT 75,000 MILES. CAR STALLS AFTER ADDING GAS AND WILL OCCASIONALLY STALL AT "IDLE". WILL ALSO OCCASIONALLY HUM FROM THE GAS TANK COVER. HAD TO HAVE THE PURGE SOLENOID/CANISTER (REPLACED 4 TIMES), SEAL PUMP AND OTHER PARTS TO THE FUEL PUMP REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.

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WHEN OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR SOMETIMES A NOISE COMES FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. IT LASTS ABOUT 1 TO 2 SECONDS AND SOUNDS LIKE A RATCHETING NOISE. THE VEHICLE IS PARKED. IT HAS BEEN IN SERVICE FOR TWO WEEKS AND THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I TOOK A VIDEO AND SHOWED TO THEM WITH SOUND. ALSO LAST SUMMER IT WAS IN SERVICE FOR A WEEK WITH NO RESULTS. I SAW A POSSIBLE CAUSE ON THE INTERNET WHICH WAS INVOLVING THE FUEL PUMP. *TR

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EVERY TIME I COMPLETELY FILL THE GAS TANK, DURING THE FIRST 1 O 2 MILES OF DRIVING, THE VEHICLE VIBRATES EVERY TIME I STOP IT, SUCH AS AT RED LIGHT STOPS. NOTE: IF YOU NEED TO CONTACT ME BY PHONE SHOULD BE IN SPANISH, PLEASE.

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DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WENT TO TURN TO THE LEFT AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT JUMPED THE CURB ALMOST HIT A FAMILY WITH A BABY AND APPARENTLY HERE'S THE ARTICAL OF 914,000 RECALLS .HTTPS://WWW.WASHINGTONPOST.COM/CARS/FORD-RECALLS-914000-ESCAPE-EXPLORER-SUVS-FOR-POWER-STEERING-ISSUE/2014/05/30/A6DE21EE-E810-11E3-A70E-EA1863229397_STORY.HTML NOW THE POWER STEERING WILL JUST STOP WORKING AS I TURN . THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL ON FUEL SYSTEM .MY CAR COINCIDENTALLY HAS THE SAME PROBLEM.AS I'M DRIVING IT JUST STALLS AND I HAVE TO RESTART IT AS I'M DRIVING. .AND FORD WILL NOT HELP. IT IS A SAFTY ISSUE .AND ALMOST CAUSED FATALITIES.

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MY 2014 FORD ESCAPE SE, 1.6L ECOBOOST SUV. HAS A VERY DIFFICULT TIME RESTARTING WHEN GAS IS FILLED AT THE GAS STATION. THE CAR NEEDS TO BE REVED AND THEN PUT INTO DRIVE IMMEDIATELY OR IT WILL STALL. ONCE THE CAR HAS RUN FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THE CAR WILL NORMALIZE AND NO LONGER TURN OFF UNTIL THE NEXT FILL UP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN THE CAR HAS TURNED OFF ON ME WHILE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO ENTER AN INTERSECTION RIGHT AFTER THE AFOREMENTIONED PROCEDURE. FROM WHAT I'VE GATHERED THIS IS AN ISSUE FORD HAS WITH THE FOCUS MODEL. THE ISSUE BEING THE PURGE VALVE BEING STUCK AND CAUSING TO MUCH VACUUM IN THE SYSTEM. IF THE GAS LEVEL GETS TO LOW THE CAR WILL START SHUTTERING AND WANTING TO STALL. ADDITIONALLY, THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE THAT IS COMING FROM THE GAS FILL CAP AREA. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE GAS IS ABOUT A 1/4 OF A TANK FULL.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD HUMMING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. THE BATTERY LIGHT AND THE OIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE STOPPED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE THEN OPERATED AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY WESTWAY FORD LOCATED AT 801 W AIRPORT FWY, IRVING, TX 75062, (972) 584-9033 THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED BY A RECALL. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CONSULTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000

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OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS MY CAR HAS STARTED TO LOOSE POWER AND CUT OFF RANDOMLY. I WAS OUT ON DECEMBER 26, 2019 AND MY VEHICLE CUT OFF 4 TIMES. LUCKILY I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SO I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR EACH TIME. WHEN I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON DECEMBER 23, 2019 TO REPORT WHAT WAS HAPPENING, I WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $125 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TO BE RAN ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR APPLICABLE REPAIRS DUE TO THEIR BEING NO OPEN RECALLS REGARDING GAS PRESSURE. THIS ALONE MAKES THE VEHICLE UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY.

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MY CAR WAS FIRST SPUTTERING WHEN TURNING IT ON THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THEN IT GOT HARDER TO START WHEN TURNING IT ON AND WAS RUNNING ROUGH. IT WAS THE VACUUM PURGE VALVE. I HAD IT REPLACED. NOW I HAVE 112,000 MILES ON MY CAR NOW AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AFTER HAVING IT REPLACED. THE CODE IS P1450. THERE ARE RECALLS ON THE SAME YEAR AND ENGINE 4 CYLINDER, 2.0 TURBO, FORD FOCUS BUT NOT SHOWING AS A RECALL FOR THE 2014 ESCAPE. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM IN THIS MAKE AND YEAR MODEL OF ESCAPE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM TO CAUSE IT TWICE.

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AFTER STARTING IGNITION AND CAR IDOLS/DRIVEN HEAVY GAS/EMISSIONS SMELL FILLS CABIN WHEN USING HEAT/A/C OR DEFROST SYSTEMS. ENGINE LIGHT SOMETIMES GOES ON. CAR HAS 35,100 MI. TOOK CAR TO QUEENS NY FORD SERVICE CENTER 4 HOURS LATER $400 LATER, CHANGED CABIN FILTER AND SPRAYED FRAGRANCE ON IT. TOLD MUST USE CABIN RECYCLE AIR FUNCTION. FORD OWNERS MANUAL DOESNT SAY MUST USE AND IN NO OTHER CAR HAVE HAD TO MUST USE THIS FUNCTION. I HAVE A CASE# CAS24667125 AND APPT FOR 11/6/19. FORD BUILT THIS CAR TECH'S SHOULD KNOW HOW TO FIX THIS!

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WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION OUR 2014 FORD ESCAPE STALLS. WE TURN THE KEY OFF, TURN IT BACK IN AND IT WILL SOMETIMES RUN FOR A BIT BEFORE STALLING AGAIN AND SOMETIMES STALL IMMEDIATELY. CURRENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED ON CITY STREETS AND PARKING LOTS. ONCE WHILE TURNING. OTHERS GOING STRAIGHT. LUCKILY WE HAVE NOT HAD THIS HAPPEN ON THE INTERSTATE YET.

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CAR WILL HESITATE AND ENGINE WILL DIE

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I WAS TOLD 6 MONTHS AGO BY THE TIRE & LUBE PLACE BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP (THEY WORK WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP) THAT IT LOOKED LIKE MY COOLANT TANK WAS POSSIBLY CRACKED, BUT WASN'T A BIG ISSUE SINCE IT STILL HELD "ENOUGH" ANTI-FREEZE. HOWEVER MY ENGINE LIGHT ENDED UP COMING ON LATER AND I FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE COOLANT SENSOR THAT WAS BAD. THIS IS ALREADY A RECALL WITH THE 2014 ESCAPE, BUT I KEEP GETTING TOLD THAT IS "IS NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER!" ALSO, THE FUEL PUMP WAS BAD, SO I HAD TO REPLACE THAT AT THE EXACT SAME TIME. AND AGAIN, THAT IS ALREADY A RECALL AND I AM BEING TOLD "IT IS NOT FOR MY VIN NUMBER!"

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