What 1,774 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED FLAMES BEHIND THE ENGINE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES DUE TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT RECOGNIZED SMOKE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. WHEN THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD, SOMETHING FELL FROM THE ENGINE ONTO THE GROUND AND THE ENGINE CAUGHT FIRE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AND TOWED TO A TOW LOT. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. MY CAR HAD NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE. SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HEAT VENTS ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911. BY THE TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE DEPT THE CAR WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES.

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ON JANUARY 3RD 2019 AROUND 5AM, I SAW A SIGNAL SAYING "ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE" AND ANOTHER ONE REGARDING THE STEERING WHEEL. I THEN NOTICED THAT MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED BUT I MANAGED TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. A VEHICLE BEHIND ME NOTIFIED ME THAT THERE WAS A FIRE. MY VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER LEAVING FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR AN OIL CHANGE. RECORDS ALSO SHOW THAT MY VEHICLE WAS PART OF A RECALL REGARDING THE ENGINE COOLANT, THAT MAY LEAD TO FIRE. I RECEIVED THAT RECALL LETTER DAYS AFTER MY CAR BROKE DOWN DUE TO AN ENGINE COOLANT RELATED ISSUE AND TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST REPAIR SHOP IN 2017. AFTER RECEPTION OF THAT RECALL LETTER, I ALSO MADE SURE TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO FORD SERVICES, WITH THE INVOICE OF THE REPAIR THAT HAD JUST BEEN DONE. THEY TOOK MY CAR TO THEIR SHOP AND REASSURED ME THAT THE RECALL ISSUE WAS RESOLVED BY THE RECENT REPAIR AND FILED FOR A REIMBURSEMENT CHECK FROM FORD, THAT I HAVE RECEIVED. AS OF TODAY, WHEN I PUT MY VIN NUMBER TO VERIFY THE RECALL, IT SAYS "INCOMPLETE". I FILED A CLAIM THROUGH FORD ON JANUARY 4TH 2019, A DAY AFTER THE FIRE AND HAS YET TO HEAR FROM THEM.

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OVERHEATING OF THE ENGINE CYLINDER HEAD - CYLINDER HEAD CRACKED CAUSING OIL LEAK AND ENGINE FIRE. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR UNDER RECALL 17S09

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT PULLED INTO THE PARKING LOT AT HER JOB, THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING. THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND EXPLODED WITH PARTS LANDING INTO THE STREET AND ONTO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD RETRIEVE THE INCIDENT REPORT AFTER CHRISTMAS. THE BURNED OUT VEHICLE PLANNED TO BE TOWED AWAY BY THE CONTACT'S FINANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY SINCE IT HAD OVER 56,000 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE CONTACT CHECK WITH HER INSURANCE COMPANY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND, WHILE PARKED AT A STOPLIGHT, NOTICED SMOKE BILLOWING OUT FROM UNDERNEATH MY HOOD. I PULLED OVER AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC SAID THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH FLUIDS LEAKING FROM MY ENGINE AND THAT IT WAS HIGHLY DANGEROUS, ROUTINELY RESULTING IN FIRES. MY MECHANIC DIRECTED ME TO A RECALL 12S41 THAT COVERS 2013 FORD FUSIONS AND SAID IT WAS A MATCH. HOWEVER, FORD HAS DENIED MY CLAIM CITING MY CAR WASN'T COVERED WITH THE RECALL. MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT FIRE (MY MECHANIC THINKS IT MIGHT HAVE BRIEFLY IGNITED) AND I WOULD LIKE THE PROBLEM FIXED BY FORD UNDER THIS RECALL.

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OUR CALL HAD A RECALL , NEVER GOT NOTICE AND THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE LOCALIZED OVERHEATING MY CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK, RESULT IN FIRE IN ENGINE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR 2013 FORD FUSION

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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME IN MADISON WISCONSIN IN HER 2013 FORD FUSION WITH THE 1.6 L ENGINE. THE CAR HAD ONLY BEEN RUNNING FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES WHEN THE ENGINE COOLANT OVERTEMP WARNING CAME ON. SHE WAS ALREADY IN THE EXIT LANE AND PULLED OFF THE BELTLINE AND STOPPED AT THE BASE OF THE EXIT RAMP AT XXXXXXX TIRE AND AUTO. SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAS GETTING OUT HER CELL PHONE TO CALL ME WHEN A MAN PULLED UP ALONGSIDE OF HER AND TOLD HER 'LADY YOU HAD BETTER GET OUT OF YOUR CAR BECAUSE IT IS ON FIRE.' THE FIRE DEPARTMENT STATION WAS ONLY A BLOCK AWAY AND WAS IMMEDIATELY CALLED WHILE A COUPLE OF FIRE EXTINGUISHERS FROM THE TIRE AND AUTO PLACE WERE USED ON IT. IT DID NOT HELP AND THE ENTIRE ENGINE COMPARTMENT INCLUDING THE HOOD, FENDERS, WINDSHIELD AND RIGHT FRONT TIRE WERE COMPLETELY BURNED UP. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WAS FILLED OUT. THE CAR HAD A LITTLE OVER 75000 MILES ON IT AND HAD BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED. OVER A YEAR AGO THE ENGINE COOLANT BYPASS SOLENOID WAS REPLACED AT THE FORD DEALER IN EVANSVILLE WI. WE NEVER RECEIVED WORD ON THE 2017 RECALL.

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CAR ENGINE BURNED UP OUT OF NOWHERE

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A LETTER WAS MAILED TO ME ON APRIL 2017 INFORMING ME OF SAFETY RECALL 17S09. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR PARTS WAS NOT PLACED UNTIL 7/3/18. THEY HAVE NOT COME IN YET, PER OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL OF THIS. ON SATURDAY 8/8/2018 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO MY RESIDENCE TO PUT OUT AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO THISRECALL ISSUE. THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ENGINE OVERHEATING SIGNALS HAD ALERTED ME. THE FIRE ESCALATED VERY QUICKLY, AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING DROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THIS HAS CREATED A MAJOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR OUR FAMILY.

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I DROVE FROM MY HOUSE TO THE HIGHWAY WHICH IS ABOUT 3.8 MILES. I GOT ON THE HIGHWAY AND AFTER A ABOUT A MINUTE OR TWO, I STARTED HEARING A WEIRD FAINT NOISE. I LOOKED AROUND THINKING IT WAS MAYBE A CAR NEAR ME, AND I SAW SMOKE STARTING TO COME OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THANKFULLY THE REST STOP WAS LESS THAN HALE A MILE AWAY. I GOT TO THE REST STOP, PARKED THE CAR AND SMOKE STARTED TO COME OUT FROM THE UNDER THE DASHBOARD. I HAD JUST FILLED THE CAR WITH GAS THE NIGHT BEFORE, SO I MADE SURE TO KEEP MY DISTANCE WHILE WAITING FOR THE FIRE DEPARTMENT TO ARRIVE. THE FRONT OF THE CAR QUICKLY WENT UP IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED AND PUT THE FIRE OUT BEFORE THE WHOLE CAR DISINTEGRATED. THERE WAS NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NO WARNING SIGNS AT ALL. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD LAST OCTOBER FOR A RECALL, WHICH I THOUGHT WAS TAKEN CARED OF. I HAD CALLED FORD, BUT THEY STATE THE RECALL WOULD NOT CAUSE AN ENGINE FIRE, SO THEY WILL NOT OWN UP TO IT. I HAVE ALWAYS MAINTAINED MY CAR, SO THERE'S NO REASON THAT I CAN THINK OF THAT WOULD MAKE THIS HAPPEN. PLEASE HELP ME, I KNOW IN MY HEART THAT THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. THIS COULD HAPPEN TO SOMEONE ELSE, WHO MAY END UP GETTING INJURED SEVERELY FROM IT. LET'S PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND IT CAUGHT ON FIRE FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD AND DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING), BUT THE CONTACT WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,000. *TT*JB - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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THERE IS AN OPEN RECALL ON THE CAR'S COOLING SYSTEM THAT CAN CAUSE THE CAR TO OVER HEAT AND CATCH FIRE, THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED. MY DAUGHTER WAS AT A FRIENDS HOUSE MOST OF THE NIGHT. SHE GOT INTO THE CAR TO COME HOME. SHE GOT THREE TO FOUR MILES OR SO OUT OF TOWN WHEN IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT. BEING THAT SHE JUST LEFT SHE PULLED OVER AND TURNED AROUND TO GO BACK. WITH IN SECONDS OF TURNING AROUND THE CAR'S WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND SHE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. BEING OUT IN THE COUNTRY ALONE SHE CALLED 911. 911 DISPATCH SENT A OFFICER AND A TOW TRUCK TO ASSIST HER. BEFORE THE OFFICER AND THE TOW TRUCK ARRIVED HER FRIEND SHOWED UP. SHE CALLED 911 AND TOLD THEM THAT HELP HAD ARRIVED. THEY GOT INTO THE TRUCK TO GO GET WATER AND LET THE CAR COOL DOWN WHEN OUT OF NOW WHERE THERE WAS AN EXPLOSION AND THE CAR WAS FULLY ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THIS WAS JUST A FEW MIN AFTER SHE HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR TO GET INTO HER FRIENDS TRUCK. BY THIS TIME A PASSER BY STOPPED AND SAW THE CAR ON FIRE AND CALLED 911 AGAIN FOR HELP. THE CAR IS A TOTAL LOSS. THANKFULLY MY DAUGHTER WAS NOT HURT , HOWEVER HAD HELP NOT ARRIVED WHEN IT DID SHE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE NUMBER THE NEXT DAY TO FILE A COMPLAINT. THEY WHERE VERY RUDE AND DIDN'T OFFER MUCH HELP. HE EVEN ASKED ME WHAT I THOUGHT THEY SHOULD DO ABOUT IT. I TOLD THEM SINCE THIS WAS AN OPEN RECALL THEY SHOULD BE HELD LIABLE FOR THE CAR. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD HAVE TO GET BACK WITH ME. AS OF YET I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL OR LETTER FROM THEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ANY ONE WITH THIS TYPE OF CAR SHOULD STOP DRIVING IT.

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THE CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT BEFORE THE TOTAL CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. IT WAS TOTALLY DESTROYED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS ALERTED BY SOMEONE THAT SMOKE WAS NOTICED FROM THE REAR OF HIS VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT WHERE THE FIRE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT, BUT THE FIRE EXTINGUISHED ON ITS OWN BY THE TIME THE FIRE DEPARTMENT ARRIVED. A FIRE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE HUNTINGTON BEACH FORD DEALER AT 714-842-6611 (LOCATED AT 18255 BEACH BLVD, HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA 92648) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE TECHNICIAN WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED RECEIVING NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS) AND 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 92,520. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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ON MARCH 26TH, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40PM MY 2013 FORD FUSION (VIN #[XXX]) CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 5 MINUTE DRIVE. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR OVER 5 HOURS AND ON MY RIDE HOME A LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH SHOWING COOLANT/ENGINE OVERHEATING AND SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM THE HOOD (THIS OCCURRED AS I ENTERED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH). I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY SLOWLY AND PULL INTO A GAS STATION. THERE THE CAR CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND A PERSON THERE POINTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHERE THE FIRE WAS GOING. IT TOOK TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO A RECALL 17S09. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ON 6/22/17 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO CARMAX TO HAVE THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR REPLACED AFTER EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. I THEN TOOK THE CAR INTO TUTTLE-CLICK CAPISTRANO FORD TO HAVE THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION WORK DONE PER THE RECALL ON 7/7/17. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ALSO, THE ENGINE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED TOO HIGH AND THE "ANTIFREEZE OVERHEATING" WARNING MESSAGE APPEARED. AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, FLAMES WERE DISCOVERED COMING FROM UNDER THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OVERHEAT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER (PENNYRILE FORD, 5505 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE OVERHEATING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WHITE AND GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED BOGGUS FORD AT 956-686-7411 TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THREE OPEN RECALLS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED BEFORE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER PRESENT ON THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. STAMFORD FORD IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 140-11789. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17S09000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN A FELLOW DRIVER NOTICED I HAD FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER MY ENGINE. I PULLED OVER AND DIDN'T SEE ANY FLAMES SO I LIFTED THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMALL FIRE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE FIRE WENT OUT ON ITSELF BUT I WAS STUCK ON THE INTERSTATE AND DIDN'T FEEL SAFE SO I MOVED VEHICLE TO SAFE SPOT. A FRIEND OF MINE SAID THAT IT WAS WEIRD FOR A CAR TO CATCH ON FIRE LIKE THAT SO HE SAID CHECK RECALL FOR VEHICLE. I CHECKED AND THE RECALL STATED THAT A FIRE COULD OCCUR IF THESE SPECIFIC THINGS OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND VERIFIED OF RECALL. WAITING ON DIAGNOSIS NOW.

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I BOUGHT MY CAR AUGUST 6TH,2016 WITH ROUGHLY 40000 MILES FROM AUTO NATION FORD DEALER . NEVER HAD ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL SEPTEMBER 2017 . I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND MY CAR GAVE ME A MESSAGE THAT MY ENGINE WAS RUNNING HOT AND TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. I DID AND OPENED THE HOOD AND REALIZED THERE WAS A COOLANT LEAK AND IT WAS SMOKING . I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER TO FIX AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE HEATER HOSE AND SAID THEY RAN TEST TO MAKE SURE THEIR WAS NO MORE LEAKS AND EVERYTHING LOOKED GOOD. I HAD TO PAY OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THEY SAID MY MANUFACTURE NOR EXTENDED WOULD COVER IT. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS AGAIN UNTIL DECEMBER 29TH 2017 (APPROXIMATELY 2 1/2 MONTHS LATER). I WAS RIDING DOWN THE ROAD AGAIN AND MY CAR GAVE ME THE SAME MESSAGE AND I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS ON FIRE. I CALLED MY INSURANCE COMPANY IMMEDIATELY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO PUT OUT MY CAR. I BARELY HAD TIME TO PULL OVER FROM THE TIME MY CAR ALERTED ME TO WHEN IT CAUGHT FIRE. THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY WHEN I SPOKE TO MY ADJUSTER SHE TOLD ME ABOUT THE RECALL FOR THE ENGINE FIRES DUE TO COOLANT LEAKS ON MY CAR THAT WAS ISSUED IN MAR 2017 . I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OR TOLD AND I WAS EVEN AT THE DEALERSHIP WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT JUST A FEW MONTHS PRIOR. I CHECKED MY COOLANT REGULAR AND ALL MY OTHER FLUIDS. IT NEVER GAVE ME ANY MESSAGES EITHER TIME UNTIL I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND THE 2ND TIME IT WAS ON FIRE ALREADY BEFORE THE CAR EVEN NOTIFIED ME. NOW MY INSURANCE SAYS THEY WON'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE DON'T COVER MECHANICAL AND AFTER THE ADJUSTER WENT AND LOOKED AT MY VEHICLE, SHE CLAIMS THAT IT'S FORDS RESPONSIBILITY DUE TO THE RECALL. I HAVE RENTAL THROUGH FORD BUT NOW THEY SAID THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR AN INSPECTOR TO LOOK AT MY CAR BEFORE THEY CAN ISSUE ME A RENTAL AND IT COULD BE A WHILE. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE ON THE WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING DUE TO OIL LEAK NEAR EXHAUST MANIFOLD. LOOKED TO FIND WHERE OIL LEAK WAS COMING FROM, OIL LEAK IS COMING FROM A CRACK IN THE CYLINDER HEAD RIGHT ABOVE EXHAUST MANIFOLD.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SANTOS FORD (617 W PACHECO BLVD, LOS BANOS, CA 93635), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 205,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

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