On March 26th, 2018 at approximately 10:40pm my 2013 Ford Fusion (Vin #3FA6P0HR3DR178120) 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.

Ford will not admit saying this is part of their recall. It is obvious other drivers have had this issue. Please contact me if you have had the same issue.

I was driving my 2013 Ford Fusion, 1.6L EcoBoost to work when I noticed the engine started overheating while I was driving up a hill. I saw smoke coming from the engine and pulled over. As I did this, someone driving by said they saw flames coming from under my car. I immediately pulled the car onto some pavement and got out to check. I saw flames dripping from the oil reservoir.

I grabbed my backpack and started running up the hill to my office, which was only about 100 yards away, to get a fire extinguisher. As I started running, I heard a loud WOOSH sound and saw that the entire front of the car had burst into flames. Less than a minute after I had gotten out of the car. The flames were about 15 feet high and luckily didn't ignite the dry, grassy hillside. The fire department came after about 20 minutes and put out the fire.

Subject: 2013 Ford Fusion Engine fire (fits recall, ford says not covered) I was between jobs for a little bit and my insurance had lapsed for 5 days. On 11-14-2016 while driving to work in rush hour traffic (stop and go) the engine caught fire. Flames over 12' high, the entire car is burned out inside within 3 minutes. it is totaled. 2 times in the previous week, a failed sensor that caused leaking engine coolant was replaced at the auto shop. Both times the car failed to start and we had to tow the car to the shop for repairs. I later discovered that there is a recall from Ford that fits this description. (NHTSA Campaign #12v551000 Engine and engine cooling) It stated that certain 2013 ford fusion models with 1.6 liter engines were covered under the Recall. If the 8th digit of the VIN# is an "R" it is part of the Recall. My vehicle fits all the criteria. The Recall stated that a faulty sensor could cause engine coolant to leak onto the engines hot exhaust and potentially cause a fire. I filed a complaint with NHTSA and called Ford Motor company to complain as well. Ford claims that my car is not on their recall list. I would have to have my Insurance company or attorney contact them to dispute. Due to no insurance, I consulted an attorney. Between what it would cost for the attorney and an independent investigator to inspect the car, it is not worth pursuing. Does carcomplaints.com do anything to advocate on the consumers behalf? or can you recommend someone that does?