Complaint 1704258

2020 FORD F53 • ENGINE • incident Sep 21, 2020

Crash
No
Fire
No
Injuries
0
Deaths
0
Complaint ID
1704258
Make
FORD
Model
F53
Model Year
2020
Component
ENGINE
Incident Date
Sep 21, 2020
Date Received
Nov 4, 2020
Data As Of
Sep 1, 2026

Complaint Summary

ENGINE

Owner Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD F53. THE CONTACT STATED THE AWHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SWAYED FROM SIDE TO SIDE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GRIECO FORD OF FORT LAUDERDALE (1333 N. FEDERAL HWY, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33304; (844) 648-2686) WHO ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE CABLES HOWEVER, THE SPECIFICS OF WHAT WAS SUGGESTED THAT WAS NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED WAS NOT SPECIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALER, PALMETTO TRUCK CENTER (7245 NW 36TH ST, MIAMI, FL 33166; (305) 592-3682) WHO CONFIRMED THE FIRST DIAGNOSTIC RESULT FROM THE FIRST DEALER BUT, STATED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED AN ALIGNMENT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED DUE TO THE HOUSE BEING PLACED ON THE CHASSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRACKING WAS NOT ADJUSTABLE. THE ALIGNMENT WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,045.## VIN PASSED ## 2020 FORD F53 ##

Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.