The engine miss is caused by coolant slowly leaking into cylinder. Engine misses on startup and at other times on occasion until the coolant is burned off. Next time I use car it repeats. Not violent just a noticeable miss like a bad spark plug. Ford dealer told me there was a manufacturing defect in the motor which caused the leak. They are going to replace the motor but want to use a remanufactured motor. Not going to happen, the war is on. I am requesting a buyback.
I purchased my 2017 Ford Escape Titanium 2.0 brand new in February of 2017. The first few days of ownership were amazing, it has ample power, great driving dynamics, and got decent MPG for an AWD CUV.
Around 3,000 miles the car began to smell like it was running rich on fuel, and began to run rough and "miss" every so often. Finally the CEL illuminated and I got a misfire code. Dealer took it in and replaced a spark plug and sent me on my way. A few thousand miles later the vehicle began running the same way again and actually started to stall while I was driving. I pulled over and called Ford and they were about to send out a tow truck when I got it running enough to get it home. It went back to the dealer where they replaced the entire EVAP system for the fuel.
That seemed to do the trick, and other than a few other issues it went back for, it was un-problematic until this morning. Same smell. Same rough idle. Same CEL. But this time the engine is VERY low on Coolant. Back to the dealer she goes! Third time is the charm though, either it gets fixed, or it gets lemon lawed.
- Benjamin D.,
Mankato, MN, US
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The engine miss is caused by coolant slowly leaking into cylinder. Engine misses on startup and at other times on occasion until the coolant is burned off. Next time I use car it repeats. Not violent just a noticeable miss like a bad spark plug. Ford dealer told me there was a manufacturing defect in the motor which caused the leak. They are going to replace the motor but want to use a remanufactured motor. Not going to happen, the war is on. I am requesting a buyback.
- b-row, Colonial Beach, US