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2013 FORD FUSION — ENGINE

fire · 1669941 · 2020-06-17

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
90,000
Speed
40 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
Yes

Narrative

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE IN DECEMBER 2018. FORD COMPLETED THE 17S09 RECALL IN AUGUST 2018, WHICH WAS RELATED TO COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUE CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT. THE DAY AFTER I PURCHASED MY CAR IN DECEMBER 2018, THE CAR OVERHEATED AND BROKE DOWN. THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED (HENNESSY FORD IN ATLANTA, GA) TOWED IT BACK AND "REPAIRED" THE ISSUE AGAIN. I'VE CONTINUED TO RECEIVE ERROR MESSAGES ABOUT THE ENGINE COOLANT FOR THE DURATION OF MY TIME IN THE VEHICLE. LAST WEEK ON 6/12/20 I DROVE MY CAR HALF A MILE AND IT BROKE DOWN AGAIN BECAUSE THE ENGINE OVERHEATED. I HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC WHO CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE COOLANT SYSTEM ISSUE UNDER THE FORD 17S09 RECALL. BECAUSE IT'S BEEN 12 MONTHS SINCE THE REPAIR, FORD IS REFUSING TO FIX THE CAR UNDER THE WARRANTY OF THE RECALL REPAIR PERFORMED IN 2018. AND NOW I AM BEING TOLD THAT IT NEEDS A COMPLETELY NEW ENGINE AT THE TUNE OF $7,000. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11329351
Machine
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