NHTSA complaint: 2017 FORD FUSION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT TEMPERATURE GAUGE REMAINED HIGH AS SHE FELT HEAT ON HER FEET. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HEATER CORE MALFUNCTIONED AND COOLANT WAS LEAKED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED SHE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AT THAT TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE ENTERED THE VEHICLE FROM THE AIR VENTS. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO CROSSROADS FORD OF INDIAN TRAIL (88 DALE JARRETT BLVD, MONROE, NC 28110) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A HEATING CORE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,246.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation