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2013 FORD FUSION — ENGINE

fire · 1710642 · 2020-12-02

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
141,500
Speed
25 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING WHEN I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I CHECKED THE COOLANT AND IT WAS LOW. I REPLACED THE COOLANT TO PROPER LEVEL. LATER THAT DAY, AFTER DRIVING DOWN A BUSY CITY STREET, WHITE SMOKE STARTED TO COME FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AND SAW FLAMES COMING FROM BEHIND THE ENGINE. I CALLED FORD AND THEY GOT ME IN THE FOLLOWING WEEK. AFTER A MONTH OF BACK AND FORTH WITH WARRANTY COMPANY, FORD CALLED ME TO SAY THE WARRANTY COMPANY DECLINED THE REPAIR BECAUSE THEY DON'T COVER DAMAGE DUE TO OVERHEATING. MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED OCCASIONALLY EVEN AFTER GETTING THE RECALL 17V209000 'FIXED.' FORD SAID THE REPAIR IS $9K. I'M FRUSTRATED BECAUSE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AS ME AND IT'S NOT BEING ADDRESSED!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11377581
Machine
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