NHTSA Complaint #11302564 — 2013 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD LINCOLN QUEENS SERVICE, 92-12 173RD ST, JAMAICA, JAMAICA, NY 11435, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY COOLANT LEAKING IN TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE SAME DEALER FORD LINCOLN QUEENS SERVICE, 92-12 173RD ST, JAMAICA, JAMAICA, NY 11435, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.