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

I PURCHASED MY 2013 FORD FUSION FROM FAMILY AUTO OF BEREA. MY TOTAL PURCHASE PRICE WAS OVER $13,000 WHICH I AGREED TO PAY IN WEEKLY INSTALLMENTS OF $115. THE ENGINE HAD APPROXIMATELY 130,000 MILES ON IT. I DECIDED ON THE FORD FUSION BASED ON YEARS OF WATCHING MY FATHER AND GRANDPARENTS REPEATEDLY BUY FORD VEHICLES. SOME BRAND NEW, SOME USED. THEY ALL GAVE POSITIVE FEEDBACK CONCERNING THEIR VEHICLES. THEY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT I PURCHASE A FORD AS WELL. I TRUSTED THEM AND I TRUSTED FORD. AFTER ALL, FORD HAD BEEN MAKING QUALITY VEHICLES SINCE THE PRODUCTION OF THE T MODEL IN 1908. I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD FUSION TRAVELING ON 385 SOUTH IN GREENVILLE, SC. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AN HOUR IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD, SON AND 8 YEAR OLD, DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING, MY ENGINE STALLED. I WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN MY SPEED OR ACCELERATE. I PROCEEDED TO USE MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO TRY TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. CARS WERE FLYING BY US SWITCHING LANES TO DODGE US. AT ANY MOMENT, ANOTHER VEHICLE COULD'VE COLLIDED WITH MY VEHICLE AND WOULD HAVE LIKELY ENDED WITH A FATALITY. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHERE I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND HAD MY CAR TOWED TO MY HOME. I NOTIFIED FAMILY AUTO OF BEREA AND THEY ARRANGED FOR AN INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE WHICH ULTIMATELY REVEALED THAT MY ENGINE NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR THE REPLACEMENT WOULD HAVE TOTALED OVER $2500 OUT OF POCKET BUT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WITH THE DEALERSHIP. I MISSED 4 DAYS OF WORK DUE TO THEM HAVING TO REPLACE THE ENGINE IN ADDITION TO FEARING FOR MY CHILDREN'S SAFETY BC YOUR VEHICLE DIDN'T HOLD UP TO THE STANDARDS AND QUALITY I THOUGHT FORD WAS KNOWN FOR. *TR

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I GO TO START MY CAR THIS MORNING TO GO TO WORK AND A STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT COMES ON , CAN'T MOVE STEERING WHEEL AT ALL . I JUST DROVE IT 2 DAYS AGO . NO SIGNS OR ANY WARNINGS THAT ANYTHING HAD BEEN GOING WRONG. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS ON THIS BUT NOT FOR MINE CAR ACCORDING TO THE VIN

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MY CAR IDLES ROUGHLY, AND HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS, AND STILL HAPPENED. A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS HAPPENING, AND ON MY WAY TO A REPAIR SHOP, OVERHEATED, AND DID OVER $700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT'S GOT A ROUGH IDLE AND STALLED ON ME YESTERDAY AS WELL. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE AN EXIT, BUT TOOK THE EXIT WITH NO POWER. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOM WOOD FORD LOCATED AT (3130 E 96TH ST, INDIANAPOLIS, IN 46240) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 3. THE REPAIR WAS STILL PENDING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.*DT*JB

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR GAVE ME WARNING THAT COOLANT SYSTEM WAS OVERHEATING, THEN CAR STARTED TO AUTO SLOW DOWN UNTIL A COMPLETE STOP ON A PUBLIC ROADWAY. CHECK ENGINE CODE CAME BACK FOR CYLINDER MISFIRE. HAD SPARK PLUGS AND COIL CHANGED BY MECHANIC, AS WELL AS REFILLED ENGINE COOLANT. NEXT DAY, TURN CAR ON AND WHITE SMOKE BILLOWS OUT OF EXHAUST AND ENGINE SHUDDERS, THEN DIES, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THERE IS A COOLANT LEAK IN THE CYLINDERS. TOOK IT BACK TO MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND AN EXTERIOR COOLANT LEAK AFTER RUNNING TESTS. NEXT DAY, COOLANT LEVEL DROPS BELOW MINIMUM AFTER BEING FULL THE DAY BEFORE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH, THERE IS LIKELY AN INTERIOR ENGINE COOLANT LEAK.

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WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A MAIN CITY STREET (STRAIGHT AWAY) THE ELECTRONIC STABILITY SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ABS LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO TRY AND STOP ON ITS OWN WITHOUT ME APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES. IT HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES AND I HAVE ALREADY CONTACTED THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN AND I AM IN FEAR OF DRIVING MY VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING WITH THE GEAR SHIFT LEVER IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR STARTED TO SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE TRANSMISSION CEASED IN GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE AND THEN TO KINGS FORD LOCATED AT (9555 KINGS AUTO MALL RD, CINCINNATI, OH 45249 (855) 850-6175) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V362000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

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COOLANT LEAK FROM FREEZE OUT PLUG CAUSING CAR TO OVERHEAT FIRST ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED CAUSING A P0304 CODE THEN SMELLED COOLANT AND STARTED OVERHEATING

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WHILE IN MOTION AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY STOPPED THE CAR. IT'S NOW STUCK THAT WAY. ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS ON AND BRAKES ARE SPONGY. ALSO FUEL PUMP WHINES LOUDLY WHILE CAR WAS DRIVING AND CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOW WON'T ACCELERATE GOING UPHILL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND NOW IT STUCK HAVING NO POWER UPHILL OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE

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AFTER NOT BEING STARTED FOR A WHILE, CAR WILL START TO SHUDDER, THEN WILL COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. WHEN YOU RESTART THE CAR IT WORKS. IT ONLY WORKS UNTIL YOU GET TO YOUR DESTINATION AND LET IT SIT FOR 15-20 MINS AND THEN YOU TRY TO START IT AGAIN AND IT DOES THE SAME THING. CAR WOULD DIE WHEN CAR IS STAIONARY AND WHILE IN MOTION. I HAD BATTERY CHECKED AND IT IS GOOD. HAD FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR ON THE RAIL CHANGED AND IT IS STILL DOING THE SAME THING. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE 2013 FORD FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 15 MPH THE RPM DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL, DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE TO A STOP. THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BIRD KULTGEN FORD (1701 W LOOP 340, WACO, TX 76712) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE BRAKE VACUUM PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, SEVERAL YEARS LATER WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT ACTIVATED THE HAZZARD LIGHT WHILE HONKING THE HORN TO NOTIFY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS OF AN ISSUE. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE AROUND A HOSPITAL PARKING LOT UNTIL THE VEHICLE SLOWLY LOST MOTIVE POWER. THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS AGAIN DIAGNOSED WITH A DEFECTIVE VACUUM PUMP. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, UPON THE CONTACT TAKING POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

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I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON FREEWAY RUNNING APPROX 70 MPH WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL JUST WENT STIFF. POWER STEERING JUST SHUT OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I MANAGED TO GET OFF AT THE FOLLOWING EXIT . THEN WHEN I CAME TO A FULL STOP I HAD TO FORCE THE STEERING TO TURN. THE WARNING LIGHT FOR STEERING PROBLEM CAME ON AFTER I SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. I HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED AND MECHANIC SAID THAT THE STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND DAMAGES DID NOT LOOK LIKE IT WAS CAUSED BY NORMAL DRIVING. ESTIMATED COSTS 2500.00. I CHECKED THE RECENT RECALLS AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V632000 IT FITS THE DESCRIPTION BUT FORD ADVISED THAT VIN# WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL AND IT MOST OF VEHICLES WERE IN THE EAST COAST. I TOLD THEM THAT MY CAR CAME FROM THE EAST COAST (MN) .

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40MPH THE VEHICLE RODE OVER BUMP IN THE ROADWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO FAILED TO EFFECTIVELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A LOW HYDRAULIC FLUID BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT WAS DISPLAYED. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT BECAME AWARE THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINES FRACTURED AND LEAKED THE BRAKE FLUID FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO COUNTRY FORD LOCATED 95 GOODMAN ROAD EAST SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662)-349-4300. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEADLAMPS WERE EXTREMELY DIM WHICH CAUSED A DRIVING HAZZARD AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V553000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). ADDITIONALLY, UPON START UP ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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CONSTANTLY GETTING A MESSAGE ON DASH "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". OCCASIONALLY A MESSAGE ABOUT TRANSMISSION COMES UP BUT TOO QUICK TO READ. SEE THAT FORD HAS DONE A RECALL ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BUT HAVEN'T ACTUALLY ISSUED IT YET. MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING AS ONE AFFECTED DESPITE GETTING THESE MESSAGES. I AM HEARING SOME SORT OF NOISE THAT WE CAN NOT IDENTIFY AND WORRY IT IS SOMETHING WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES. HARD TO DESCRIBE THE NOISE BUT REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS THINKING IT COULD BE THAT BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. WORRIED THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. NOT SURE WHY FORD DOES A RECALL BUT DOESN'T SEND IT OUT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. USUALLY HEAR THE NOISE WHILE SLOWING. MESSAGE ON DASH IS RANDOM BUT ALWAYS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOESN'T STAY ON LONG AND HAPPENS AT LEAST 1-2 A WEEK. STARTED BACK IN DECEMBER 2019

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2013 FORD FUSION. I WAS DRIVING DOWNHILL ON FREEWAY WHEN POWER STEERING JUST STIFFENED UP . I MANAGE TO GET OFF AT NEXT EXIT . AFTER I PARKED, SHUT OFF, THEN RESTARTED VEHICLE THE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD IT CHECKED BY MECHANIC AND THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED 2500.00 THIS PROBLEM IS EXACTLY WHAT THE CURRENT RECALL IS FOR BUT THEY SAID MY VIN # HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. WHEN ARE THEY GOING TO INCLUDE THE VIN#'S THAT ARE ACTUALLY AFFECTED BY THIS PROBLEM THEY ARE RECALLING. MY CAR MATCHES THE EXACT INFORMATION OF THE VEHICLES THEY ARE RECALLING.

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DRIVING AND DOOR SWUNG OPEN ON THE ONE EXPRESS WAY ALMOST KILLED ME IF I DIDN'T HAVE MY SEAT BELT ON.

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RANDOMLY RECEIVING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND STEERING/CAR PULLS TO SIDE SOMETIMES WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS.

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CODES INDICATED A TRANSMISSION CLUTCH ISSUE. ONLINE RESEARCHING REVEALED THIS TO BE A FREQUENT ISSUE WITH MT VEHICLE TYPE. PROBLEM CONSISTANTLY OCCURS WHEN TRANSMISSION KICKS INTO PASSING GEAR OR ON PROLONGED TRIPS (30 MINUTES TO AND 1 HOUR OF DRIVING TIME) USING CRUISE CONTROL. THIS BEGAN OCCURRING AROUND NOVEMBER 15TH AND STILL OCCURS IF I DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MINUTES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RESETS AFTER THE CAR SITS UNUSED FOR A DAY OR TWO.

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2013 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SHIFT CABLE BUSHING SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE RECALL. *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JACK DEMMER FORD, INC.37300 MICHIGAN AVE, WAYNE, MI 48184 WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHOLE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK MOTOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO ANY RECALLS. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V250000 (STEERING), 13V232000 (STEERING), NOR 19V632000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

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FOR ABOUT A MONTH NOW MY COOLANT HAS BEEN DROPPING IN THE RESERVOIR ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS. I HAD THE OIL CHANGED TODAY AND ASKED THE DEALERSHIP TO CHECK AND SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THEY INFORMED ME IT WAS LEAKING AROUND THE THERMOSTAT HOUSING. THIS IS IN DIRECT RELATION TO THE RECALLS BUT OF COURSE THEY SAY MINE IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. I WONDER WHAT FORD WILL THINK IF IT CATCHES FIRE AND I'M INJURED AND MY CHILDREN SUE THEM! PLEASE HELP I'M ON DISABILITY AND CAN'T AFFORD THE $450 THE DEALER WANTS TO FIX IT.

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I PUT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE REAR SEATS DOWN (THE 60 OF THE 60/40 REAR SEATS) AND THE SEAT WILL NOT COME BACK UP. THE MIDDLE SEATBELT IS LOCKED IN POSITION MAKING PUTTING THE SEAT UP IMPOSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY ON A LEVEL SURFACE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY, THEN THE VEHICLE VIBRATED ABNORMALLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD LINCOLN QUEENS SERVICE, 92-12 173RD ST, JAMAICA, JAMAICA, NY 11435, WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY COOLANT LEAKING IN TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THE ENGINE BLOCK TO FRACTURE. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED BY THE SAME DEALER FORD LINCOLN QUEENS SERVICE, 92-12 173RD ST, JAMAICA, JAMAICA, NY 11435, UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

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