NHTSA Complaint #11289699 — 2015 FORD MUSTANG

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD MUSTANG. WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED AN ABNORMAL BURNING ODOR WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WENT TO HOT AND CAUSED THE OVERHEATING WARNING INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHIFTED INTO PARK, ADDED COOLANT, AND THE VEHICLE RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AND DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.