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Been following this recent Ford recall since I drive a 2015 Fiesta ST, although my car isn't part of the recall (it's a March 2015 build date, STs affected were supposedly built between November 2013 to May 2014), I am still losing coolant, which is not normal.
Ford recalls vehicles with the 1.6-Liter turbocharged engines in North America and Europe:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...7/04/05/nhtsa-review-vehicle-fires/100068026/
"In North America the recall includes Escape SUVs from the 2014 model year, plus the 2014 and 2015 compact Fiesta ST, the 2013 and 2014 Fusion midsize car and the 2013 through 2015 Transit Connect small van. In Europe, the recall covers the 2010 through 2015 C-Max hybrid and Focus small car, and the 2013 through 2015 Transit Connect."
Essentially, coolant loss and/or pooling (coolant sits still in poorly designed area of the head) causes overheating issues, which can crack the head and leak oil on or near the turbo and potentially cause an engine compartment fire.
The fix for models affected is a sensor to tell when coolant is low? Wow. The fix on later models? A software change and shielding to reroute the oil off the turbo. Also wow. So, instead of actually fixing the coolant issue, they are only trying to prevent fires from occurring. Which is nice and all, but I'm not sure people want to keep dumping coolant in their cars while they own it.
Ford recalls vehicles with the 1.6-Liter turbocharged engines in North America and Europe:
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...7/04/05/nhtsa-review-vehicle-fires/100068026/
"In North America the recall includes Escape SUVs from the 2014 model year, plus the 2014 and 2015 compact Fiesta ST, the 2013 and 2014 Fusion midsize car and the 2013 through 2015 Transit Connect small van. In Europe, the recall covers the 2010 through 2015 C-Max hybrid and Focus small car, and the 2013 through 2015 Transit Connect."
Essentially, coolant loss and/or pooling (coolant sits still in poorly designed area of the head) causes overheating issues, which can crack the head and leak oil on or near the turbo and potentially cause an engine compartment fire.
The fix for models affected is a sensor to tell when coolant is low? Wow. The fix on later models? A software change and shielding to reroute the oil off the turbo. Also wow. So, instead of actually fixing the coolant issue, they are only trying to prevent fires from occurring. Which is nice and all, but I'm not sure people want to keep dumping coolant in their cars while they own it.
