NHTSA Complaint #11696170 — 2018 FORD FUSION

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11696170
Vehicle	2018 FORD FUSION
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	April 1, 2025
Date Filed	October 28, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	FL

Consumer Description

Car started running rough then white smoke was coming out the exhaust. Took it in to have it checked out by Ford and they said it was coolant intrusion into the cylinders. Now they want $9,000 to replace an engine that has less than 60,000 miles. I see online that this is not new and definitely a design flaw with this engine and many others.

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