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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMCU9GD6JU••••••2018 Ford ESCAPE
This build draws 2.8× more complaints than the average 2018 Ford ESCAPE build (49 vs 17).
49on this build
1760on the model
101builds in total
3involved a crash
1involved a fire
1injuries
Most reportedEngine 35Engine And Engine Cooling 8Power Train 7Electrical System 2
What owners of this build wrote
Unknown Or OthercrashAug 2022
2018 ford escape. Consumer writes in regard to parts being unavailable to perform NHTSA safety recall. The consumer referenced recall 22s43/22v13. The consumer stated the vehicle exhibited the failure as described in the recall notice. The vehicle suffered significant front end…
FirerelatedfireMay 2022
The contact owned a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked at the residence, the neighbor told the contact that her vehicle was on fire. The fire was coming from under the hood The fire department came to extinguish the fire. A fire report was…
EnginecrashJul 2018
While traveling in a rotary our car was struck violently by a vehicle on the left trying to make an incorrect exit. The impact was hard enough to cause the engine to stop operating resulting in a total loss of steering land braking. Because of no power, the steering did not…
Power TrainSep 2026
The engine began misfiring and causing the car to shake and causing an engine light on ignition, pulling an error code of P0304, pointing to an issue with the cylinders. Even after replacing all spark plugs and coils, the engine continued to misfire and cause the car to shake.…
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the warning light for the engine overheating was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed with coolant intrusion. The contact was…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FMCU9GD6JUC82665 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.