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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
1FMCU9J96JU••••••2018 Ford ESCAPE
That is about average for the 2018 Ford ESCAPE — 17 complaints per build across 101 builds.
18on this build
1745on the model
101builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedEngine 11Power Train 4Engine And Engine Cooling 4
What owners of this build wrote
Power TraincrashNov 2019
Started the vehicle on level ground, vehicle was in park, emergency brake was not on, forgot something in home, got out of vehicle & proceed towards home but before I got there backed up & hit home, engine then stalled, restarted engine & moved vehicle back to original position,…
EngineMay 2026
The suv had a coolant loss. After checking the oil it smelled like antifreeze and the antifreeze container smelled of gas mixed with antifreeze
Engine And Engine CoolingApr 2025
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Escape. The contact was informed by his wife that while driving at various speeds and while the vehicle was idling, the vehicle was shaking abnormally. The contact was informed that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated…
Power TrainJan 2026
Flywheel detached and destroyed our engine and transmission while we were traveling 75 mph in traffic. We were nearly rear-ended and side-swiped due to immediate loss of power. A dealer inspected the vehicle and told us about the flywheel detachment. They referred us to Ford…
EngineNov 2025
It started with engine light coming on, engine was starting to run rough when started. I noticed the car was using more coolant than usual also. When scanned and pressure tested it was found to be misfiring in cylinder 2 and coolant was leaking into engine. By this point 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 1FMCU9J96JUC44227 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.