I have a '19 1.5L . I change the oil every 7,500 miles.
My Escape is a company car, so I follow the ARI OCI requirements. Thus far, the OLM has not turned on, so it's still within Fords recommendations.
Regarding cooling and engines - don't mean to scare you, but mine was replaced at 18K miles. In addition, I manage a service team that serves MA and RI. I would say that more than half of my team have had new engines installed. That does not include sales or project managers, of whom I know about 4-5 have had engines replaced. That also does not include our construction teams. Our regional manager did have a meeting with ARI and a Ford rep last year regarding lost time due to vehicle issues.
On the plus side, I have not had any issues with the new engine. I've put on about 20K miles since it was replaced.