NHTSA Complaint #11469488 — 2018 FORD ECOSPORT
ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11469488 |
| Vehicle | 2018 FORD ECOSPORT |
| Component | ENGINE |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | N/A miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | MI |
Consumer Description
While driving my 2018 ecosport, i got a warning of "low oil pressure". my car became slow and would not accelerate correctly. I took it to my local mechanic who told me a belt inside of my oil pump shredded and i needed a completely new engine. I am only about 6000 miles over the standard ford warranty of 60,000 miles (i have just under 67000 on my car). we decided to tow my undrivable car to my local ford dealership to have a second opinion and they confirmed the same problem. we contacted ford customer service to bring the problem to their attention and they told us there was nothing they could do. upon further investigation we have found this is chronic problem with the 1.0 turbo ecoboost engines and found a class action lawsuit (from CSK&D-FORD ECOSPORT ECOBOOST DEFECT – CLASS ACTION INVESTIGATION) started against ford for this specific issue, and they still will not help us cover the costs. We cannot afford to replace the engine and still owe too much on the car to try to trade it in. it has caused a major hardship on my fiancé and I, trying to juggle both our jobs without this car and find the funds to repair the ecosport all while prices of parts and gas are skyrocketing. I have only had this car for a little over year, it has just under 67000 miles, and it is completely undrivable due to the faulty and carless engineering.
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