NHTSA Complaint #11142206 — 2013 FORD FUSION

FORD FUSION RECALL - COOLANT LEAKS / ENGINE OVERHEATING AND FIRES I BOUGHT A 2013 FORD FUSION WITH 36,000 MILES ON IT LESS THAN THREE MONTHS AGO. THIS VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE 2017 RECALL DUE TO COOLANT LEAKS AND ENGINE OVERHEATING ISSUES WHICH HAVE RESULTED IN ENGINE FIRES. THE RECALL DID NOT PROVIDE ANY REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS TO THE COOLANT SYSTEM BUT INSTEAD INSTALLED A SENSOR INTENDED TO NOTIFY THE DRIVER WHEN OVERHEATING WAS OCCURRING AND TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR ENGINE BEFORE A FIRE IGNITED. MY CAR DID GET THIS SENSOR BEFORE I BOUGHT IT AND A PRESSURE TEST WAS PERFORMED, HOWEVER A COOLANT LEAK IS STILL PRESENT AND THE VEHICLE DID OVERHEAT TO THE POINT OF ENGINE AND COMPUTER SHUT DOWN. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO LONG-TERM FIX SUGGESTED BY FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE. THE EXISTING RECALL DOES NOT PROTECT THE DRIVER OR CAR OCCUPANTS OF IMMINENT DANGER FROM ENGINE FIRES OR FROM PROPERTY DAMAGE.