2018 FORD FUSION — Complaint #1998860
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NHTSA Complaint about ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:COIL:HIGH TENSION/SPARK PLUG WIRES filed June 12, 2024
NHTSA complaint #1998860 (ODI reference 11593900) concerns a 2018 FORD FUSION and was filed on June 12, 2024. The owner reports the failure occurred on June 12, 2024. The vehicle had 119,107 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to Florida based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as electrical system:ignition:coil:high tension/spark plug wires, 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 electrical system:ignition:coil:high tension/spark plug wires 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 starting the vehicle, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as a failure with the spark plugs. The contact was informed that the spark plugs needed to be replaced. While the mechanic attempted to replace the spark plugs, the contact was informed that the spark plugs fuse had detached and the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 119,107.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1998860 |
| ODI Number | 11593900 |
| Date Filed | June 12, 2024 |
| Failure Date | June 12, 2024 |
| VIN | 3FA6P0HD6JR |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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