Ford Kuga Phev Battery, New 2019 Ford Kuga And Phev Car Magazine

Now ford has discovered that the cause of the issue was actually battery cell contamination in the suppliers production process which caused a glitch in the plug in hybrid.

Ford focus sedan 2020. Ford has issued a recall for its kuga plug in hybrid phev car following concerns that overheating high voltage battery packs could potentially cause a vehicle fire. 26 gkm ford co2 emissions wltp. The company earlier halted.

330 hours battery capacity. Initially it was thought that the issue only impacted models built prior to 25 june 2020. Ford will replace all battery packs fitted to the kuga phev after the manufacturer issued an official recall for the model earlier this year.

To correct the problem ford has determined that the best course of action is to replace the battery pack in affected kuga phev models. An unknown problem with the batteries which could start a fire is the cause. Ford will begin issuing recall notices to owners of the new kuga phev having approved a fix for a potentially dangerous battery fault that came to light in august.

56 km or 35 miles. According to the latest news ford intends to replace battery packs and associated electrical equipment in the ford kuga phev produced before june 26 2020. Ford has halted production and delivery of the kuga phev the brand communicates to customers in a video on wednesday.

A damaged charging module can cause the battery to overheat which increases the risk of fire. Despite the cover the high voltage plug sitting there could be damaged. Ford apparently cant get the battery problems of the kuga phev under control.

The recall process was set into motion this summer. Ford announces a recall for the kuga plug in hybrid phev models. Ford kuga 2020 25 phev trend battery technical data charging and range.

Owners of a kuga phev are advised not to charge the battery and only drive in ev auto mode. After the manufacturer stopped sales of the part time electric vehicle in august due to concerns about battery overheating ford is now recalling all kuga models with plug in hybrid drive to garages across europe.