NHTSA Complaint #11479948 — 2019 FORD FUSION

A few months ago, I began to notice that my engine would shake a little upon startup but would stop and run normally after a few seconds. This wouldn't happen every time I started my vehicle so I didn't pay much attention to it until my check engine light eventually came on one day after startup. I brought my car to an auto parts shop to have the OBII read and it came up as a misfire in cylinder 4. I contacted my Ford dealer and made an appointment for the following day. Upon taking my car to the dealer, they informed me that my car is leaking coolant into cylinder 4 and that is why it was misfiring. They told me that this was an issue that Ford was aware of but did not have a fix for, aside from replacing the engine. I was told that I could take the car home while they reached out to Ford to see if they were willing to cooperate in taking care of the cost of repair, that the car was safe to drive and was only burning off a tiny bit of coolant when starting. A few weeks went by and one day I was stopped in traffic when my car got another warning on the dash that my engine oil was over temperature. When I was finally able to pull off the road safely, I opened my hood and found that my coolant reservoir was completely empty.