{"count":1,"message":"Results returned successfully","results":[{"odiNumber":11766176,"manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company","crash":false,"fire":false,"numberOfInjuries":0,"numberOfDeaths":0,"dateOfIncident":"08/01/2026","dateComplaintFiled":"09/22/2026","vin":"1FMCU9GD7JU","components":"ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE","summary":"As I was driving my 2018 Ford Escape SE 1.5 liter EcoBoost on the interstate at the posted 70 mph limit, my dash warning center display said Cross Traffic Fault, Hill Start Assist Not Available, Front Camera Fault, Collision Warning Not Available, Blindspot Left Sensor Fault, AWD Temporarily Unavailable, and Speed Control (radar?) not available.  It then felt as if my AWD was switching on and off while making weird clicking noises.  My engine then began missing and running very rough.  After a very short period of time, it completely shut down and would not start and I wasn’t able to get the all the way to the right because of impatient drivers passing me on the right as my vehicle slowed.  I’m [XXX] and had trouble pushing the car with the driver door open while steering it.  The road was slightly uphill.  Fortunately, two men stopped and helped me push it off the road.  After several hours of waiting on the side of the road I was able to get it towed on a flatbed tow truck.  I had it towed to Brondes Ford in Maumee, Ohio and they diagnosed that it has the coolant intrusion issue.  They said it needed a new motor and the estimate was about $11,000. I contacted Ford Customer Support for help with the cost and was told there was no Customer Satisfaction program to help me.  She said I would need to pay the entire amount myself.  I asked for her to have a supervisor call me and the supervisor said there was nothing she could do as Ford had made no accommodations for owners of these 1.5-liter EcoBoost vehicles (“open deck” cooling grooves block design defect) Which have a known extremely high percentage of engine failure.  My Escape is still sitting unrepaired in the Ford Dealer’s lot as I’m hoping that a Class Action Suit will prevail to help those customers, including myself, that Ford chose to turn their back on.  This known by Ford engine failure probability was extremity dangerous for me and could easily have cost me my life.  INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)","products":[{"type":"Vehicle","productYear":"2018","productMake":"FORD","productModel":"ESCAPE","manufacturer":"Ford Motor Company"}]}]}