NHTSA complaint: 2020 FORD ECOSPORT — ENGINE
While driving my 2020 Ford Ecosport it spontaneously caught fire and exploded on Sunday, May 29th. â¢I purchased my 2020 Ford Ecosport from Ford or Helfman Ford in Stafford Texas on Monday, May 25th, 2020. I immediately had problems with the vehicle and have taken the vehicle in multiple times for overheating issues and the check engine light coming on. â¢May 25th, 2020 â overheating and coolant light came on. Vehicle taken to Planet Ford in Dallas May 28, 2020. Vehicle repaired and picked up from Planet Ford on May 29th, 2020. â¢May 30th, 2020 - check engine light came back on. Vehicle taken back to Planet Ford in Dallas June 2, 2020 and I picked it up. Vehicle repaired and picked and I picked June 5, 2020. â¢April 2nd, 2021, I took it the vehicle to Helfman Ford for routine maintenance and the continuous check engine light problem. I received the car back the same day with paperwork stating that they could not re-create the problem. â¢August 4th 2021, I took it back to Helfman Ford, vehicle was running very rough and was extremely loud. On 10/06/2020 the vehicle was returned after extensive repairs were done to exhaust and engine under warranty (see repair invoice). â¢My check engine light and coolant light continued to come on sporadically producing the same error messages in the Ford app for my car. â¢On May 7, 2022 My check engine light come back on and I received an error message that I had never seen prior but as soon as I stopped the message went
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation