Coolant Leaking problems of the 2013 Ford Fusion - part 2

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. While driving 55 mph in stop and go traffic, the contact noticed smoke coming from the front of the vehicle. The contact pulled the vehicle over, turned off the vehicle, and noticed smoke coming from the front vents of the vehicle. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The fire department extinguished the fire and no reports were filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The contact stated that the overheating sensor warning indicator previously illuminated, which indicated that the vehicle overheated when it actually had not. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the coolant temperature sensor malfunctioned and coolant was leaking onto the sensor. The sensor connection was damaged. The manufacturer was not notified. The contact found NHTSA campaign number: 12v551000 (engine and engine cooling), but was unsure if vehicle was included. The VIN was invalid. The failure mileage was unknown.

I was driving my vehicle for about 5 minutes when the engine overheating signal came on. It said "reduced engine power" and my vehicle started driving extremely slow. I pulled over, checked the coolant and everything looked fine. I waited 2 hours and turned the car on. The light was no longer on. However, I still informed the Ford dealership about the issue while it was under warranty. They said that they did not find anything wrong with the vehicle. Another time I drove about an hour and my engine overheating light came on again. I checked the coolant and it was at a correct level. The car stalled out and would not accelerate. I had aaa tow it to my home. I contacted the Ford dealership again and they had it towed in. They repaired the cooling system, fuel injector pressure and coolant bypass valve solenoid. They also replaced the flp sensor. I was charged $702. 28. It is truly saddening how the car had to be broken down in order for them to fix it. But when it was under warranty they didn't touch it. Now there's a recall on the cooling system, 16s09. Every day I smell some sort of fuel under my hood, fuming up my garage and coming through my vehicle ac vents when it's on. It makes me feel like my car is going to catch on fire because the smell is so strong. My check engine light came on too with cylinder issues. Coolant leaked into the cylinder head. I would like to be reimbursed for the engine repairs and for my vehicle to be fixed free of charge.

I purchased this vehicle new delivered to the dealership from another location with just under 200 miles on the odometer. I noticed my first issue when the motor would stall going at a low rate of speed 15-20mph through a parking lot at about 22,000 miles on the odometer and also would hesitate to start. I only assumed it was bad fuel being such a new vehicle. This happened periodicaly up untile the engine gave an over temprature coolant display killing all but idle power to the ingine making the car undrivable. Thus I had the car towed to the dealership at excactly January 3, 2016 with 64,056 on the odometer. I had then noticed recalls for this particular motor in Fords Fusions and escapes with this particular size engine. After the recalls repairs were completed for my vehicle I still experienced engine stalls, but less frequent throughout this period and rough idle at initial start of the engine more frequently as time passed. The over temprature coolant message came on again, at 87,000 give or take ( again towed to dealership so they will have reported milage). I was informed that numerous repairs had to be made and are not covered under any recalls although I feel this vehicle more than meets the criteria for numerous recalls. I have had this vehicle checked for coolant leaks from another certified shop and no hoses have been found to have any leaks.

I was driving my 2013 1. 6 liter Ford Fusion on 10/23/2013 and the engine overheated. My vehicle had to be towed to the dealership. I looked up my VIN number on Ford because after this all happened I heard about Fusions being recalled for this same problem. According to Ford my VIN number my was not under the recalled Ford Fusions that had the overheating problem. The dealership said that the coolant had leaked into the engine and had caused it to overheat. This sounds exactly like the recall to me. I had no idea about the recall until after this happen to me so I didn't get out of my car. My car could of had an engine fire like some of the recalled ones have had. I am very upset with Ford. I believe that they still have a problem and more Fusions need to be recalled. It is sad that Ford is selling these cars to people and they could still be unsafe.

While driving, coolant warning light came on and about 5 min later car died. I opened hood and there was still coolant in car. Took to dealer. Quoted $10,000 for new engine. I was never notified of a recall re coolant leaking into engine and in subsequent visits dealer never addressed the recall and never fixed problem.