NHTSA Complaint #11355223 — 2016 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO OVERHEAT WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND THEN DROVE THE VEHICLE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO SALINAS VALLEY FORD LINCOLN (1100 AUTO CENTER CIR, SALINAS, CA 93907) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH COOLANT IN THE EXHAUST AND CYLINDER #2 MISFIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A NEW ENGINE. THE BRAKE LINES FAILED AND WERE ALSO REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS PARTIALLY REIMBURSED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.