2018 FORD FUSION — Complaint #1844199
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NHTSA Complaint about FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:KINETIC:FLYWHEEL,BEARINGS filed September 28, 2022
NHTSA complaint #1844199 (ODI reference 11486870) concerns a 2018 FORD FUSION and was filed on September 28, 2022. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 28, 2021. The report was geocoded to Mississippi based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as fuel system, other:kinetic:flywheel,bearings, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same FORD FUSION cohort independently describe similar fuel system, other:kinetic:flywheel,bearings failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2018 FORD FUSION shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at 50-55 MPH, she heard an abnormally loud sound coming from the front the of the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to drive to her residence, where she turned off and restarted the vehicle. However, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the flywheel needed to be replaced. The part was replaced; however, the failure reoccurred a year later. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the flywheel needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline and a case was filed. The failure mileage was unknown.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1844199 |
| ODI Number | 11486870 |
| Date Filed | September 28, 2022 |
| Failure Date | September 28, 2021 |
| VIN | 3FA6P0HD5JR |
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Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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