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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FMCU9GD8JU••••••2018 Ford ESCAPE
This build draws 2.8× more complaints than the average 2018 Ford ESCAPE build (49 vs 18).
49on this build
1780on the model
101builds in total
1involved a crash
2injuries
Most reportedEngine 34Engine And Engine Cooling 10Power Train 9Steering 1
What owners of this build wrote
SteeringcrashSep 2018
Went to stop on wet road traction control kicked in wheels locked up causing me not be able to guide myself off the road from hitting car it front slide the whole car shut down doors locked causing me to not be able to get out had to kick the door open and my phone was hooked up…
Power TrainSep 2026
At 56000 miles have had dealer replace transmission now dealer wants to replace the fuel pump even though the code reader says po0087 , a sensor this is the 2nd time this vehicle has had to be towed to the dealer. Now the dealer says he will just put the fuel pump back in not…
EngineJul 2026
Started overheating, spark plug code and coolant code. Now they believe coolant is leaking into cylinder in motor because of design flaw
Unknown Or OtherMar 2026
Spark plug cylinder 1 gets stuck trying to replace which causes vehicle to misfire
Engine And Engine CoolingJul 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact received Ford Customer Satisfaction Program: 21N12 (Short Block Replacement After Coolant Intrusion). The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that there were no recalls or programs in the system on the…
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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 1FMCU9GD8JUA06326 · decoded Oct 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.