NHTSA Complaint #11192253 — 2013 FORD FUSION

HELLO, ON 03/14/2019 I CHATTED FORD ON MY NUMEROUS RECALLS ON MY 2013 FORD FUSION. I WAS GIVEN CASE# (XXXXX) AND TOLD TO TAKE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ASSESSMENT ON PRIOR RECALL REPAIRS. IN 2017 WE HAD A COOLANT RECALL AND WAS TOLD BY DAVE LITTLETON FORD IN SMITHVILLE, MO. THAT WE HAD ANTI-FREEZE ALL OVER OUR ENGINE AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ENGINE. WE NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS OR SIGNS THAT IT HAD A COOLANT PROBLEM? WE TOOK IN BECAUSE WE GOT THE RECALL NOTICE. MY CAR HAS NEVER RAN RIGHT SINCE. IT IDLES FAST ETC. IN DECEMBER OUR FLEX PLATE CRACKED, NOW 3 MONTHS LATER IT CRACKED AGAIN. OUR MECHANIC SAYS THE ENGINE DOES NOT APPEAR TO HAVE BEEN LINED UP CORRECTLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO HAVE ISSUES BECAUSE OF THE SHOTTY MECHANICAL WORK DONE BY DAVE LITTLETON FORD. WE HAVE TAKEN TO GARY CROSSLEY FORD IN KC, MO. THEY ALSO AGREE THERE IS SHOTTY MECHANICAL WORK DONE TO THE ENGINE REPAIR DUE TO RECALL? WE HAVE BEEN 2 WEEKS WITH NO WORD ON HOW THIS ISSUE IS GOING TO BE RESOLVED AND ARE WITHOUT A CAR? I NEED SOME ANSWERS? THE ENGINE WAS NOT ALIGNED CORRECTLY AND SEALANT WAS PUT IN PLACES IT SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN WHEN REPLACED. I AM NO MECHANIC BUT THEY HAVE SUBMITTED IN THE CLAIM THEY ARE SENDING IN WITH GREATER DETAIL CANDICE SAYS:THE REASON I AM ASKING THESE QUESTIONS IS BECAUSE WE ARE NOT ABLE TO VIEW CLAIMS ENTERED BY THE DEALER. I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT IS THAT THEY WERE WAITING FOR. SO, THEY CAN COMPLETE THE REPAIR, THEY ARE JUST WAITING FOR FORD TO SAY IT CAN BE DONE UNDER THE RECALL, IS THAT CORRECT? AMY SAYS: YES IF I WAS NOT SOLD A CAR WITH A FAULTY PART I WOULD NOT HAVE HAD COOLANT ALL OVER MY ENGINE TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IF AN APPOINTED FORD MECHANIC HAD CORRECTLY REPLACED ENGINE I WOULD NOT BE IN THIS SITUATION? FORD CONTINUES TO CLOSE CLAIMS AND IGNORE ISSUES! CASE#(XXXXX) PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)