NHTSA Complaint #11343038 — 2016 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, OPENED THE HOOD, AND NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. THE CONTACT PULLED TO A SERVICE STATION AND REFILLED THE COOLANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ARRIVED AT HIS RESIDENCE, THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS ALMOST EMPTY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELDER FORD OF TROY LOCATED AT 777 JOHN R ROAD, TROY, MI 48083, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS 1,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY LIMITATION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 135,000.