Coolant Leaking problems of the 2018 Ford Fusion

Five problems related to coolant leaking have been reported for the 2018 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2018 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2018 Fusion.

1 Coolant Leaking problem

Failure Date: 04/09/2021

45,000 miles on the car. Engine coolant is leaking into the engine cylinders.

2 Coolant Leaking problem

Failure Date: 12/08/2020

Purchased 2018 Ford Fusion titanium used in August 2019. In December 2020 my check engine light came on and I took it for service. Service told me that there is a technical bulletin on the ecoboost engine because there is a bad cast on the head. This causes coolant to leak into the oil. The only way to repair is to replace the engine. Ford refuses to stand behind their product and the cost of fixing it falls on me. The vehicle was moving when the check engine light came on and the car smelt of burning. White smoke was coming from the exhaust.

3 Coolant Leaking problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2020

Coolant leaked internally. Rough while idling. Loss of power while driving down the interstate.

4 Coolant Leaking problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2020

Check engine light, lots of white smoke out of tailpipe and dark black spark plugs at 15,000 miles! dealer said I got bad gas or vandalism therefore no warranty coverage. I had to pay a local mechanic to replace spark plugs, pump out and replace fuel. Two weeks later I receive a Ford letter stating coolant can leak into the cylinder bores causing exactly happened to my vehicle. Now I have to seek reimbursement.

5 Coolant Leaking problem

Failure Date: 01/13/2020

I started losing coolant as a I drove without any visible leaks around the engine or cooling system. I decided to take the vehicle in to my dealer only to find out that the coolant is leaking internally and that the dealer is very used to seeing this issue on 2018 and 2019 Ford Fusions. They told me that they will need to replace the entire engine. Thankfully it's under warranty. If this is such a common issue that the dealer is aware of it as soon as I bring in the vehicle, why is there no recall on this issue? they are warranting the replacement parts and labor. . . So I'm assuming they have fixed the issue.


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