NHTSA Complaint #11246390 — 2013 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE OVERHEAT TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS NO TEMPERATURE GAUGE TO INDICATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING HOT. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL UP THE DIGITAL DASH DISPLAY OF THE TEMPERATURE COOLANT TO SEE THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONER TO COOL THE TEMPERATURE DOWN, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR TURNED OFF AND RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT SENSOR IN THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE AIR CONDITIONER BACK ON, BUT IT DID NOT TURN OFF THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INDICATOR. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. FURTHERMORE, WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE TEMPERATURE AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAITED A WHILE BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND DRIVING OFF. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS FINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED IN JUNE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO COOLANT SENSOR TO WARN THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS LOW. THE CONTACT WAS A FORMER FORD TECHNICIAN AND DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE. A CYLINDER HEAD TEMPERATURE OVERHEAT CODE APPEARED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED VIA CHAT AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.