NCEcoBoost

I have a low miles 2017 SE with the 1.5L EB. Ford extended the engine warranty to 7 years and may extend it further. So, that takes me to this coming September. Last September, Ford offered to extend my extended bumper to bumper warranty for another 3 years (to 9/26) for $30/month and I went for it. So, there are options with Ford to get around the coolant intrusion issue.

Agree, but...Look at NHTSA going after Nissan with over 400K defective VC-Turbo engines that fail. Just this past week. They'll force a recall and it'll sink Nissan. But WHY didn't NHTSA go after Ford on these 1.5L and 2.0L EcoBoost engines? I have to assume that Ford paid them off and that's disgusting.

I have the same vehicle as the topic starter but never use the stop/start feature because I HATE it. That being said, I replaced my battery at the 3 1/2 year mark and plan to do so again in '24. Because of the start/stop feature, I'm only going with a dealer battery replacement. Ford recently offered to extend my extended warranty to 2026 for $30/month, which is great because of this funky new car market. I'd planned on selling it in Fall '24, when the engine warranty ran out due to the scary coolant mixing issue.

My 2017 Fusion SE rear parking assist sensors seem to no longer work. I checked to make sure they are turned on. Car is clean and it does not appear that the rear bumper was bumped. I have a support post next to my parking spot in the condo garage and it had always beeped like crazy backing out of the spot but this past week, nothing. I have the extended warranty still in force and I'll take it in in the next month or so. I'm chuckling that these are the only sensors that this car has and they're unreliable. Look at all the new models just loaded with sensors.

Ford extended the engine warranty on my 2017 1.5L EcoBoost to 84 months and the 2.0L has the same issues. So, you'd best check to see if your warranty was extended similarly. You should NOT be paying for a new engine, Ford should. It's their screw-up.

And I am STEAMED because my '17 Fusion has low miles thanks to COVID and my extended warranty goes almost as long as this. I'd have been happy with 10/100K, but this is unsatisfactory. And with outrageous prices due to the never-ending "chip shortage", buying a new replacement is out of the question (unless I can get a ton for the Fusion), so they get you coming and going. Great.

On June 9, 2022, Ford communicated to dealers that it was offering a one-time repair of the subject engines up to 7years/84K miles due to the coolant intrusion issue. IF the repair has previously been performed, it will do another one-time repair only through November 30, 2022. This also covers 2017-2019 Escapes with the same engine. I have heard nothing about the 2.0L EcoBoost engines, nor what's happened with all of the Class Action lawsuits that were pending.

I have a 2017 SE, which I purchased in September '17. I had to replace the battery last Christmas and was told that you can expect the original to last about 3 years. Price will shock you - it's a fancy battery because of the start/stop. I think it was $200-ish. Prices are apt to be higher now because of the shortages.

Uh huh. And CR is constantly referenced in reliability studies. You're full of it. Their reliability info is based on OWNER FEEDBACK, so they can't be biased, unlike another well-known reliability organization with the initials JDP.

?. I don't know if Ford knows what it's doing any more. Yesterday, they reduced the number of claimed "reservations" for the F-150 Lightning down to 36K, from over 100K (scared by the Lordstown matter, maybe?). This week, Consumer Reports gave the Escape a reliability rating of "dreadful", so that's in the tank. I'm thinking Ford should have kept the Fusion around to keep some plants running, if nothing else.

I don't totally disagree but questions have arisen such as 1) why is the name "Mondeo" being referenced and 2) why is it being tested in Europe? Folks ARE excited about a return to North America, so maybe this CUV infatuation is waning. Surely is from my interests- tired of seeing them. But, I'd have one AND a sedan in a perfect world.

https://fordauthority.com/2021/05/next-gen-ford-fusion-mondeo-successor-spotted-testing-in-germany/ This is clearly a mid-size sedan and not the rumored Activ. Although I'd love to see a wagon version too. Maybe with the upcoming discontinuation of the Malibu, Passat and Mazda6, Ford (wisely, for a change) saw an opening in the marketplace. If they get it right, it could give the Camry a run.

I've heard about this before but have never experienced this personally. There might be a Ford TSB (Technical Service Bulletin) on it, so be sure to check with your dealer. Since it's not an isolated case.

Several Escape owners are complaining that the new blocks have also failed, so I don't doubt that, BUT I do doubt the failures on a 2019 - if it was a '17, maybe. Just too soon for all that to have happened, unless they drive 50K a year. Which, given it's a lease, doesn't fit, either.

There are threads galore about this under "Maintenance, Recalls andTSB's...". Ford is currently in court about this because several groups have filed Class Action lawsuits in regard to the issue. Ford is stalling and it seems that the case might not be resolved for years (they just settled one this week that dated to 1996!). Seeing that Ford replaced the engines free of charge and you should have gotten a loaner during the down times, I doubt there's much you can do. I've never heard of 3 engines; that seems a bit much.