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2013 FORD FUSION — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

fire · 1774447 · 2021-10-20

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
Miles at failure
107,000
Speed
30 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at 30 MPH, the contact noticed a warning light illuminated on the vehicle stating engine overheating. The contact pulled the vehicle to the side of the road, where the contact noticed black smoke coming from the engine. The contact then drove the vehicle across the road into a mechanic shop where the mechanic who used a fire extinguisher to extinguish the smoke fire from the engine. The contact had the vehicle towed to a local dealer who diagnosed the failure as the engine was damaged and needed to be replaced The dealer replaced the engine, however, the contact was still experiencing issues with the coolant system on the vehicle. Sometime after the contact received a recall notification NHTSA campaign number: 17V209000 (engine and engine cooling) which the recall stated they would place a coolant sensor on the vehicle however the local dealer did not add the sensor on the vehicle they only replaced the coolant control valve. However, after the repair, the vehicle still experienced failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 107,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11437483
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown