2018 Ford Ecosport

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed the vehicle lost motive power with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was able to restart but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed as a failure with the engine. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated while driving at approximately 30 MPH, the "Low Oil Pressure" warning light illuminated, and the vehicle stalled. The contact was unable to restart the vehicle and had the vehicle towed to a dealer. The dealer diagnosed the vehicle and determined that the oil pump had failed and caused damage to the engine. The contact was advised by the dealer that the oil pump was not available but had ordered an engine. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the exhaust system was abnormally loud. The contact stated that the exhaust system sounded like a race car. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with exhaust system failure. The contact was informed that the exhaust system needed to be welded again. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure had previously occurred in April 2024, and the exhaust system was welded by the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but did not assist. The contact was advised to report the failure to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 56,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was made aware of the issue and confirmed that parts were not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the low oil pressure and check engine warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that the vehicle was towed back to the residence. The contact called a dealer but was informed that the earliest that an appointment could be scheduled was in August. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 72,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 MPH the check engine and the low oil pressure warning lights illuminated and the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the vehicle was making an abnormal sound coming from the engine compartment. The contact pulled over and turned off the vehicle. The contact had the vehicle towed to an independent mechanic who determined that the oil pump had failed and damaged the engine. The contact was referred to a dealer by the mechanic. The contact was informed by the dealer that a diagnostic test and the repair had to be paid for out-of-pocket. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 79,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling) however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated while driving 70-75 MPH, the vehicle stalled. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact was able to pull to the side of the road. The contact was able to restart the vehicle and drove to the residence; however, the vehicle failed to exceed 25-30 MPH while driving. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to restart while at the residence. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where the failure was linked to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling). The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford EcoSport. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V905000 (Engine and Engine Cooling); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine and transmission warning lights illuminated. The vehicle then lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was determined that the failure was related to the recall and the contact was informed that parts were not yet available. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.