2007 FORD FUSION Power Train Problems

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V001000 (Air Bags) 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 vehicle hesitated to accelerate. The air bag and check engine warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle later failed to be started. The vehicle was towed to the residence by AAA, who attempted to jumpstart the vehicle, but the vehicle failed to start. AAA related the failure to the transmission; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but confirmed that the air bag parts were on backorder. The failure mileage was unknown. Parts distribution disconnect.

THE CAR NEVER GAVE ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, SMOKING, NOT EVEN OIL USAGE FOR THAT MATTER. I CHECKED THE OIL EVERY TIME I GOT GAS BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT 3 WEEKS PRIOR. THEN WAS DRIVING TO INTERSTATE TO WORK WHEN I HEAR JT START CLICKING IMMEDIATELY GOT A OIL LIGHT THEN DIES AND WAS STUCK ON INTERSTATE CARS ZOOMOMG BY AT 80 IF I WERE IN THE CENTER LANE I WOULD BE DEAD.

Mileage: 112,000

MY 2007 FORD FUSION WAS PURCHASED IN 2011 AND WAS FINANCED, AND I PAID IT OFF IN DECEMBER 2017. IT SINCE THEN ONLY IT HAS A 144,00 MILES. IT WAS PURCHASED WITH LOWER MILEAGE, OF AN ESTIMATION OF 40,000 TO 50,000 MILES ON IT AT FINAL SALE MEANING IT WAS A 2007 CAR, PURCHASED IN 2011, SO THAT'S A PROBLEM WHEN BEFORE IT HAD BEEN PAID OFF, AND MAJOR PROBLEMS OF MANY. I WOULD LIKE A REFUND OF A LESSER EQUAL TO OR EQUAL VALUE TO MY PURCHASED CAR PRICE FROM MANUFACTURE OR DEALERSHIP. THE TWO RECALLS ISSUED THAT I HAVE NOT TAKEN CARE OF YET, AND OTHER PROBLEMS WITH CHEAP MADE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BROKE EASILY, BEING HARD PLASTIC/METAL, THIS MAKES GETTING OUT OF MY VEHICLE A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUES ALONG WITH THE OTHER ISSUES OF AIRBAGS AND BRAKES AND OTHER SAFETY ISSUES.

Mileage: 100,000

SEVERAL (ALL WHEEL DRIVE )AWD FORD VEHICLES EX. FUSION, EDGE, TAURUS USE A (POWER TRANSFER UNIT) PTU THAT FMOC CALL FOR NO SERVICE NEEDED, NO DRAIN PLUG ONLY A FILL PORT. THE PTU IS A BASICALLY A TRANSFER CASE THAT SMALL FORD FORD AWD VEHICLES USE TO TRANSFER ENGINE POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR WHEELS. THE PART IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION SURROUNDED BY THE ENGINE, EXHAUST AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE PTU ONLY HOLD A QUART OF LUBRICATING FLUID NO COOLING NO SERVICE INTERVAL AND ALL OF THE HEAT SURROUNDING THE UNIT BAKES THE LUBRICATION CAUSING LACK OF LUBRICATION CAUSING PTU AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR QUOTE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP ON 1/29/2020 WITH A FORD REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND LABOR IS $5000.00 REPAIR. THIS UNIT FAILURE IS IN A 2007 FUSION WITH 92K MILES OTHER THAN THE POWERTRAIN ISSUE IS A SOLID VEHICLE THAT PERFORM GREAT UNTIL THE PTU AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH NO WARNING. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE WHEELS LOCKED UP SKIDDING THE CAR TO A STOP AND STALLING THE ENGINE. NOW IT CRACKS AND POPS AND LOCKS UP THE WHEELS.

Mileage: 92,000

MY ISSUE IS WHAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY COMPLAINED ABOUT - THE SHIFTING IS EXTREMELY ROUGH, TO THE POINT IT'S NOW UNDRIVABLE AND UNSAFE. THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAVE JUST COME ON, ALTHOUGH THE SLIPPING OF GEARS HAS GONE ON FOR QUITE A WHILE. THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON ISSUE. MOST PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO SPEND $3-4K TO GET THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT.

Mileage: 100,000

HARD SHIFTING EVERYWHERE AND ALL THE TIME..WAS LETTING FOOT OFF GAS DURING SHIFT TO LESSEN THE HARD BANGING SHIFT, BUT NOW THAT DOES NOT WORK .. NOW UNABLE TO DRIVE. SEE WEB SITE OF OTHERS WITH SAME ISSUE..IF FORD ATTEMPTS TO FIX IT...ITS JUST THAT AN ATTEMPT. I AM SICK OF THIS CAR..THIS IS THE BIGGEST ISSUE NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE MAKE THEM FIX THIS!!! NORM FOLKS CAN'T PAY 3-4K TO BUY A NEW TRANSMISSION. -HTTPS://REPAIRPAL.COM/HARSH-OR-DALAYED-SHIFTING-OF-AUTOMATIC-TRANSMISSION-727

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY, PAVED ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED WHILE PASSING AND THE VEHICLE'S RPMS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 AND 2000 WITH BARELY ANY ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, TURNED BACK ON AGAIN, AND APPEARED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THROUGH TESTING THEY IDENTIFIED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD MELTED SEVERAL ENGINE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. BEFORE REPLACING THE MODULE, ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE COILS WERE ADDED AND THE CAR WAS STARTED UP. IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR BEFORE THE COILS AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND FOR THE BRIEF TIME IT WAS ACTUALLY ON, IT MELTED ANOTHER NEW COIL. TSB FOR THE 07 FUSION WAS CONFIRMED AND THE PCM WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL NEW COILS. PCM WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPROGRAMMING. REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAMMING OF PCM AND ALL 6 COILS AND SPARK PLUGS FIXED THE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 84K MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 84,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I EXPERIENCED AN UNEXPECTED, SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER AND ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY DECREASED IN SPEED FROM HIGHWAY SPEEDS TO BARELY BEING ABLE TO MAINTAIN SPEEDS OF 20MPH. ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED ARE SEVERELY AND RAPIDLY REDUCED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE FULL FUNCTION OF THE POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKING, LIGHTING, AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS ARE NOT EFFECTED. NO SIGN OF THE ISSUE THE NEXT DAY, ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD AND DOCUMENTED PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY INCLUDING AN INVESTIGATION AND TWO SEPARATE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAMS" TO REPAIR MODEL YEARS 2009-2013. APPARENTLY THE SAME THROTTLE BODY PART IS INTERCHANGEABLE FROM YEARS 206-2009 SO LIKELY IT COULD BE WIDESPREAD IN THESE MODEL YEARS. THIS IS INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE A FULL RECALL.

MY CAR ROLLS BACK ON A SLIGHT SLOPE AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OFF OF THE BRAKE. I WAS WAITING TO PULL OUT ONTO THE ROAD. WHY DOES IT MATTER HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE CARE. IF MY CAR ROLLS BACK AND HITS A CAR IT SHOULDNT MATTER HOW MANY MILES ARE ON THE VEHICLE. IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM I WOULD FALL BACK ONTO FORD MOTOR COMPANY.

THE SHIFTING KNOB AND THE LINK ROD TO THE TRANSMISSION CAME OUT PREVENTING THE SHIFT LEVER FROM CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION GEARS AS DESIRED. I FOUND IF I PUSH THE UNIT BACK IN THE HOLE AND HOLD A DOWNWARD PRESSURE ON THE KNOB IT WILL OPERATE. HOWEVER IF YOU TOUCH THE KNOB WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT INTO LOW RANGE CAUSING A JERK TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS PERTINENTLY BAD ON SNOW COVERED SURFACES. I FOUND THERE IS A RECALL ON 2017 FUSION FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM THE RECALL NUMBER IS 17S36. SAYING THIS SITUATION MAY RESOLVE IN A INJURY OR AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED FORD RECALL AT I-800-392-3673 AND WAS TOLD I HAVE NO CLAIM FOR REPAIR AND THE RECALL IS FOR THE 2017 ONLY. WILL YOU PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS MATTER? I WOULD THINK SAFETY FIRST SHOULD PREVAIL. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT , WAS IN MOTION

Mileage: 140,994

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION WITH 56,000 MILES ON IT THAT IS NOW ON ITS DEATHBED DUE TO FAULTY IGNITION COILS AND PCM. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 FORD FUSION

Mileage: 56,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR. JERKS VOILENTLY INTO PASS GEAR. SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND JUST REVS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. COMING DOWN A HILL IT LURCHED FORWARD ALMOST SENDING MY WIFE AND I OFF A CLIFF. VERY DANGEROUS. ITS ALSO A COMMON PROBLEM IM FINDING WITH THE AWF21 TRANNSMISSIONS. SHOULD BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THESE TRANNYS FAILING OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME SYMPTOMS. PLEASE HELP.

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED. WHILE HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, THE TECHNICIAN FRACTURED A TORQUE MOUNT THAT CONNECTED THE ENGINE TO THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THE PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND CHANGING LANES, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STARTED SPINNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TORQUE MOUNT FRACTURED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE TORQUE MOUNT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.

Mileage: 106,000

AFTER 75K MILES, PTU (POWER TRANSFER UNIT) GEAR INSIDE WENT OUT ON 2007 FORD FUSION AWD AUTO. COST TO REPLACE $2213. NOTICING MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH FORD AWD PRODUCTS; CALLED FORD MOTOR CO TO ASK FOR RECALL/REIMBURSEMENT BECAUSE I TAKE GREAT CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND FEEL THIS IS A FLAW, NOT A RESULT OF NEGLECT OR MISUSE. JUST PURCHASED 2016 FORD FUSION AWD, NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, SO AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE FEASIBILITY OF IT BEING AN ISSUE LATER SINCE IT DOESN'T APPEAR THEY ARE LOOKING AT CORRECTING THE PROBLEM. TOLD THAT IF I DON'T FIX THIS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL MOST LIKELY GO OUT. WHILE AUTO IS DRIVEABLE, IT IS DANGEROUS TO DO SO - PARTICULARLY ON INTERSTATE/HIGHWAYS, SO I AM HAVING IT FIXED.

Mileage: 75,000

THE AUTOMATIC CAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE WHEN COMING TO A STOP ALL ON ITS OWN. THIS HAPPENED ON A COUNTRY ROUD IT DID THIS THREE TIMES BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. ONE OF THE FOUR OCCUPANTS BACK WAS SPRAINED AND DID NOT SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION BUT STILL MAY HAVE TO.

Mileage: 94,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 75 MY CAR MADE A POPPING NOISE AND LOST POWER, WAS IN LIMP MODE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD CAR DIAGNOSED AND FOUND TO HAVE BUSTED IGNITION COILS AND BAD ECM, REPLACED THOSE, LESS THAN A WEEK LATER DRIVING TO WORK AGAIN AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, IT COMES AND GOES BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. THE CAR LOSES ALL POWER UNTIL SHUT OFF, AM TOLD IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 73,000 MILES AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE ANY MORE DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ON HIGHWAY WITH NO WAY OF KNOWING WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN.

Mileage: 72,787

OUR FORD FUSION SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTING ACTING IN AN UNPREDICTABLE FASHION, WHILE TRAVELING ON RTE 95 NORTH IN THE PASSING LANE. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED A REAR END COLLISION WITH THE VEHICLE BEHIND US, AS WELL AS OTHER VEHICLES AS WE WORKED TO GET OVER TO THE SAFETY OF THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WAS IN AN "ON" STATE AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. AFTER CHECKING ALL GAUGES AND FLUIDS, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND FOUND IT TO BE IN A NORMAL STATE AGAIN, WITH NO WRENCH LIGHT VISIBLE. WE TURNED AROUND AND HEADED HOME. THIS CONDITION OCCURRED ONE MORE TIME ABOUT 45 MILES LATER, JUST A FEW MILES FROM OUR HOME, SAME RESULT. I RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THE NHTSA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN ASKED TO FIX OVER 1 MILLION CARS EXHIBITING THE SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD, AS RECOMMENDED IN A REPORT I DISCOVERED ONLINE. THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT, WHILE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND THE PROBLEMS IT CAUSES, OUR 2007 FUSION WAS NOT COVERED AND WE ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS ISSUE JUST OCCURRED TODAY, THEREFORE I HAVE NO DOCUMENTATION, OTHER THAN WHAT IS AVAILABLE ON MANY WEBSITES AND BLOGS, DOCUMENTED BY OTHER FORD OWNERS, COMPLAINING OF THE SAME ISSUE. AM I TO UNDERSTAND THAT OF THE MILLION PLUS CARS HAVING THIS PROBLEM, SOME WILL BE CORRECTED, WHILE FOR SOME REASON THAT FORD COULD NOT EXPLAIN, SOME ARE NOT?

Mileage: 98,000

THE IDLER ARM BOLT HAS BROKEN 4 OR 5 TIMES NOW. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. LAST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT

Mileage: 80,000

THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2014 AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE GEAR SLIP AND NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH WITH HIGH RPMS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR JOLTS VERY ABRUPTLY AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT PER AAMCO RECOMMENDATION. ON APRIL 29TH, 2015, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE. AAMCO STATED THAT THE SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS HAS BEEN $2,500 TO DATE. *TR

Mileage: 100,100

FOR THE PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF ACCELERATION. MY CAR BASICALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES. THE CAR LOSES ALL ACCELERATION AND CAN ONLY GO ABOUT 10MPH. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A "HICCUP" FEELING RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE WRENCH ICON LIGHTS UP. THE ONLY WAY TO START DRIVING AGAIN IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE WRENCH ICON IS OFF AND SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 8 TIMES PER WEEK, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS WELL FOR A FEW DAYS THEN DISAPPEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT 2010-2013 FORD FUSIONS HAVE HAD A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM ASSIGNED BY FORD FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, PROVIDING A 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WHY ARE THE EARLIER MODELS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS SAME PROGRAM WHEN THEY ARE CLEARLY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES (ACCORDING TO THE NUMEROUS REPORTS LISTED ON HERE)??!! *TR

Mileage: 90,000

HAD TO REPLACE AN IGNITION COIL FOR A MISFIRE OBD CODE. AFTER REPLACING COIL PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, SO I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A GREAT NUMBER OF OTHER FUSION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO REPLACE ALL THE IGNITION COILS AND THE PCM. WITH THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BEING STAGGERING I FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 60 MPH AND SUDDENLY I FELT THE VEHICLE HAVE SOME TYPE OF LOSS OF POWER. I TRIED TO PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE RPM ODOMETER WAS "JUMPING" FROM 1 TO 1.5 AND THE IDLE WAS HORRIBLY ROUGH.THE MOTOR SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS A FORCED IDLE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND OPENED THE HOOD TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON, I CHECKED EVERYTHING TO SEE IF MAYBE THERE WAS ANYTHING LOOSE OR SOMETHING IN THERE AND THERE WAS NOTHING THAT I COULD SEE SPOT ON OR NOTICE SPOT ON. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE 'SYMPTOMS" AND CLEANING OR FORCING SHUT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS THE NUMBER ONE THING THAT KEPT SHOWING. SO I PULLED EVERYTHING APART AND CLEANED IT AND SPRAYED SOME WD-40. ONCE I OUT EVERYTHING BACK TOGETHER I THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND IT WAS RUNNING LIKE NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE, THE GEAR SHIFTER WOULD NOT SWITCH FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR SLIGHTLY LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 126,000

WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN CAR MADE A BANG WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD HAD IT TOWED TO LOCAL GARAGE WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAIN UNIT WENT HAD IT TOWED TO TRANSMISSION PLACE WHILE TAKING IT APART THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE GASKET WAS THE COOPERATE OF IT COST ME $2200 DUE TO FORDS FAULTY GASKETS HAVE NOTICED THAT THERE TONS OF COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD FORD THIS;. ALSO MY SISTER HAS A 2010 SAME THING HAPPEN TO HER WITH ONLY 57000 MILES ON VEHICLE FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS THERE NO REASON FOR THIS HAPPEN TONS OF PEOPLE TAKE SUBURU OFF ROAD AND THEY DON'T HAVE THEIR DRIVE TRAINS GO WILL NEVER BY FORD AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 122,312

MY CAR HAS A HISTORY OF LOST POWER/STALL DURING NORMAL DRIVING, IT IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENT SO I WANT TO FILE THIS COMPLAIN TO HAVE SOME INVESTIGATION. WHILE ACCELERATING TO MERGE TO THE HIGHWAY TRAFFIC/SPEED, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND NOT RESPONSE TO PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. MY WIFE HAD TO STEER THE CAR BACK TO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. THIS CAR IS SERVICE BY FORD DEALER UNDER PURCHASED MAINTENANCE PLAN SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. THERE WAS NO MENTION TO SERVICE THE INTAKE/THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY, WHICH IS NOT SERVICEABLE. I UNDERSTAND THIS CAR SHARE SAME PLATFORM WITH FORD ESCAPE WHICH HAD A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY LAST YEAR. I WONDER THIS CAR MODE SHOULD BE RECALLED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 135,680

THIS CAR HAD A HISTORY OF LOST POWER/STALL WHILE DRIVING ON CITY AND HIGHWAYS WITHOUT ANY SYMPTOMS NOR WARNINGS. MY PARTICULAR CONCERN WAS LAST WEEK IT LOST POWER/STALL WHILE DRIVING ON MULTI-LANE EB I-96 FROM DETROIT TO GRAND RAPIDS, MI, WHICH WE HAD TO PERFORM EMERGENCY EVASIVE ACTIONS TO GET OUT OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY TRAFFIC TO AVOID COLLISION/ACCIDENT THAT MAY RESULT WITH PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH. IT HAD NO SYMPTOMS NOR WARNING. THE CAR SIMPLE LOST POWER REDUCE TO IDLE SPEED AT AROUND 600 RPM. IT FAILED TO RESPONSE TO CRUISE CONTROL, GAS PEDAL CONTROL. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE LIKELY THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY OR THE MASS AIRFLOW SWITCH. BOTH OF THEM ARE NOT SERVICEABLE PARTS AND NOT RELATE TO MAINTENANCE, WEAR OR TEAR. THIS CAR HAD BEEN SERVICED BY FORD DEALER SINCE WE BOUGHT IT NEW. NO ADVICE OR ANYTHING WAS GIVEN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THIS IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT WHICH HAS DETRIMENTAL EFFECT ON SAFETY THAT NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THANK YOU. *TR

Mileage: 129,135

A WRENCH IS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH, AND THE ENGINE LOSES POWER. THE POWER IS NOT RESTORE UNTIL THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

CAR JOLTED THEN WENT IN TO LIKE A FIRST GEAR WITH HIGH RPM. ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND ALL DASHBOARD THINGS STOPPED, INCLUDING RADIO. PUT IN NEUTRAL, ALL GAUGES RETURNED TO NORMAL AND ALL LIGHTS FUNCTIONED. PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE SAME ISSUER WITH GEAR, SPEED, GAUGES, ETC. RETURNED. BACK IN NEUTRAL SO I COULD USE HAZARD LIGHTS BUT THEN THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN. HAD TO TOW TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THE ARE TELLING ME THE THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 111,123

CAR JOLTED WHILE CRUISING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, THEN WENT IN TO LIKE A FIRST GEAR AND HIGH RPM. ALL THE DASHBOARD GAUGES, LIGHTS AND RADIO WENT OFF. PUT IN NEUTRAL AND EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON AND FUNCTIONED. PUT BACK IN DRIVE AND THE SAME ISSUE WITH GEAR, SPEED, GAUGES, ETC. RETURNED. BACK IN NEUTRAL SO I COULD USE MY FLASHERS AND AFTER COASTING FOR A LITTLE BIT THE ENTIRE CAR SHUT DOWN AND WOULD NOT COME BACK ON. HAD TO TOW TO A NEARBY DEALERSHIP (54 MILES AWAY) WHERE THEY ARE TELLING ME THE THROTTLE BODY HAS FAILED AND NEEDS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 111,123

HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AFTER MULTIPLE STALLS AT IDLE. REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY STILL STALLING ENGINE AT IDLE. FORTUNATE TO NOT HAVE IT STALL IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 168,000

SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS MY 2007 FORD FUSION SE V6 WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER. ENGINE WOULD REMAIN RUNNING BUT VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE WHEN THIS OCCURS. SOLUTION IS TO PULL OVER AND SHUT CAR COMPLETELY OFF FOR 30 SECONDS AND RESTART. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD WORK FOR A FEW MINUTES OR SEVERAL 1000 MILES BEFORE REPEATING AGAIN. I HAVE HAD THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE FOUND 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE WITH THE SAME ISSUES FOR WHAT APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE AT FORD WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I RETURNED TO THE DEALER WITH ALL OF THIS INFORMATION AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD TAKE WEEKS TO GET AND THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART IS THE EXACT OEM PART WHICH HAS THE SAME DEFECT. FORD WANTS ME TO PAY TO REPLACE A DEFECTIVE PART WITH A DEFECTIVE PART. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOSING POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC THE RISK OF A CRASH IS EVEN MORE OF A CONCERN. WHY IS FORD NOT FIXING THIS ISSUE ON A RECALL? THIS IS GOING TO GET PEOPLE KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 77,000

WHEN SPEEDING UP TO PASS SOMEONE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR REVVED UP TO ALMOST 6K RPM AND JERKED VIOLENTLY INTO THE NEXT GEAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON SHORTLY AFTER AND THE CAR WAS PARKED. THE NEXT MORNING THE LIGHT WAS OFF UNTIL A SHORT TRIP TO THE MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND GOT 2 ERROR CODES. BOTH SHOWING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 108,041

UPON DRIVING THE SPEED BECAME ERRATIC AND THE CAR SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY REQUIRING ME TO PULLOVER QUICKLY FOR FEAR OF A REAR END COLLISION. AT THAT TIME I SAW THE WRENCH LIGHT ON MY DASH. I FEEL THAT IS A HAZARD THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED UNDER THE WARRANTY OR AS A RECALL FROM FORD COMPANY. THE WAIT FOR PARTS IS ALMOST A MONTH, FORD SHOULD GIVE A LOANER CAR AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR IN TRAFFIC. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 86,621

I WAS DRIVING TO HOUSTON FROM SAN ANTONIO ON I10 AND GOING THE SPEED LIMIT. SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY DRIVE I WAS SHOCKED BY A SLIGHT JERK AND A "WRENCH" SYMBOL APPEAR. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE AND HARDLY HAD ANY ACCELERATION TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. IT ALLOWED ME TO DRIVE ABOUT 5 MIN BEFORE HAPPENING AGAIN. I ENDED UP PULLING OF THE ROAD 8 TIMES UNTIL I JUST DECIDED TO CALL AAA AND PAY ADDITIONAL FEES TO TOW MY CAR INTO HOUSTON. IT WAS SCARY AND DEF. A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ANYONE EXPERIENCING THIS MALFUNCTION. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSTIC AND SURE ENOUGH IT'S A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I DROVE TODAY WITH NO ISSUES, BUT I AM SURE IT WILL OCCUR AGAIN VERY SOON. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO RECALL AND THINK ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. *TR

Mileage: 140,000

VERY NOTICEABLE IS THE JERKING OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

Mileage: 107,300

THROTTLE BODY ISSUE - CONFIRMED SINCE I JUST SPENT $930.00 AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE. WIFE GOT IN CAR AT MALL. FIRST CAR WOULD NOT START LOOSE CONTACT ON TERMINAL. SHE CALLED ME I JIGGLED WIRE, CAR STARTED BUT YOU COULD PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY DOWN AND ONLY VERY SLIGHT POWER (WRENCH LIGHT ON...). SHE PARKED THE CAR AS IT WOULD ONLY GO ABOUT 3 MILES AN HOUR AND I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR TO SEE IF IT WOULD DRIVE AND IT WOULD NOT. HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO PLANET FORD DEALERSHIP WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE EXACT SAME ISSUE HAD HAPPENED ONE WEEK EARLIER BUT WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT RAN FINE. I HAD A MECHANIC DO THE CODES THE FIRST TIME AND IT WAS THROTTLE BODY AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP DID IT THE SECOND TIME. *JS

Mileage: 145,994

AFTER AN ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I TOOK MY CAR TO HAVE THE CODE READ. THE CODE THAT APPEARED WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY FOR THE FORD FUSION FROM 2009 -2012. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT MY THROTTLE BODY ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IS "ERRATIC". I FEEL THAT THE RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY MAY NEED TO BE REEXAMINED AS MY CAR, ONLY TWO YEARS OLDER THAN THOSE BEING RECALLED, IS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. THE PART SHOULD NOT GO BAD THAT QUICKLY. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *JS

Mileage: 83,000

VEHICLE IS A DAILY DRIVE, EXPERIENCED TSB 13-4-17, PCM FAILURE CAUSING THE IGNITION COILS TO BURN OUT ON CYLINDER 4. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, AT A COST OF OVER $2000. IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD A HOWL AND VIBRATION, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED AS A TRANSFER CASE (PTU) FAILURE, THIS WAS A FEW DAYS AFTER LEAVING THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MY LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE PTU AT A COST OF $1000. VEHICLE WAS FINE FROM NOVEMBER 2013 TILL JUST THIS PAST WEEK MARCH 6 2014 WHERE A LEAK OF GEAR OIL WAS FOUND IN THE DRIVEWAY, CAR WAS BROUGHT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH CONFIRMED A LEAK OF THE SEAL ON THE TRANSFER CASE (PTU). VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO LOCAL MECHANIC THAT MADE THE REPAIR. I FIND IT UNBELIEVABLE THAT SINCE THIS VEHICLE HAS HIT 100K MILES THAT IT IS IN NEED OF CONSTANT REPAIR. I HAVE OWNED MANY FORDS AND HAVE NEVER HAD AN ISSUE LIKE THIS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THAT THESE ARE COMMON PROBLEMS!! FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!! THEY CLAIM TO HAVE RELIABLE VEHICLES BUT THIS IS NOT RELIABLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP IN JULY OF 2010 I ONLY GOT 3 GOOD YEARS OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. ITS A SHAME CAUSE ITS SUCH A BEAUTIFUL CAR AND NOW I HAVE NOTHING BUT MECHANICAL ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 107,000

LOSS OF POWER, CAR WOULD NOT GO, STUCK IN BUSY TRAFFIC, SHIFTS VERY HARD TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT TREE OR FOUR TIMES NOW. CALLED DEALER THEY SAY THEY ARE UNAWARE OF PROBLEM, BUT IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET EVERYONE HAVING PROBLEMS. TOOK IT IN BUT COST ME 400 BECAUSE OF COURSE IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. REPROGRAMMED MY TRANSMISSION BUT NOW SHIFTS AT A HIGHER RPM CAUSING LOWER FUEL MILEAGE. THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES GOING BAD BECAUSE THIS WAS A COLLABORATION WITH MAZDA. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR. NO WAY THESE SHOULD BE GOING BAD AT 70K. THEY NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSIONS AT THEIR COST. *TR

Mileage: 73,750

ON FEB 19 2014 AT 8:30 AS I PARKED MY 2007 FORD FUSION IN MY DRIVEWAY I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. MADE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STILL THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY BACK SO THAT THE WHEEL COULD LOCK AND KEY COULD BE REMOVED.I LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE HUNDREDS OF SAME PROBLEM WITH KEY GETTING STUCK. AND MOST OF THEM HAD TO DO WITH GEAR SHIFT SILVER BUTTON NOT RELEASING TO LET KEY TURN ALL THE WAY. SEEING THESE MANY SAME PROBLEM SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 71,895

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO RUN ROUGH AND WITHIN A MINUTE THE ENGINE QUIT AND COULDN'T BE RESTARTED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE HAD THE SAME FAULT AS IDENTIFIED IN NHTSA TSB-13-4-17. THE PCM UNIT FAILED, CAUSING DAMAGE TO MULTIPLE ON-PLUG IGNITION COILS. I BELIEVE THAT THE FORD TSB # FOR THIS PROBLEM IS 06-18-15. THIS IS A 6-CYLINDER ENGINE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN AND COMPLETE ONSET OF LOSS OF POWER. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND BACK FIRE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAULTY PCM CIRCUIT BOARD OVERHEATED AND CAUSED THE FOUR COILS TO MELT. IN ADDITION, THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS DAMAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED EXCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,100. UPDATED 11/07/13*LJ

Mileage: 93,100

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WHEN PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL CAR ACTUALLY CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. ALSO HAS STARTED TO NOT ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND AS I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

Mileage: 53,000

ON JUNE 1ST MY WIFE WAS ON I-20 WEST OF RUSTON, LA TRAVELING TO MONROE, LA. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND HAD NO RESPONSE ON THE ACCELERATOR. SHE COASTED TO AN EXIT AND PULLED OVER. THE ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND CALLED ME TO COME HELP.WHEN I GOT THERE THE CAR STARTED AND I DROVE IT HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I HAVE SINCE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO JIM TAYLOR FORD AND WAS TOLD THE CODE INDICATED THE PROBLEM CAME FROM THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT MAY HAVE TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I WAS TOLD THAT OTHER FUSIONS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND SOME OF THE OWNERS HAVE ELECTED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE FOR SAFETY. THIS COULD BE A MAJOR PROBLEM IN TRAFFIC IF AND WHEN IT A HAPPENS AGAIN. SOMETHING IS FAULTY AND FORD SHOULD FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

WHILE PASSING ANOTHER CAR MY CAR LOST POWER.I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPEN. I WAS ALMOST HIT HEAD ON BY ANOTHER ON COMING CAR. MY CERTIFIED FORD MECHANIC SAID IT MAY BE MY THROTTLE AND I SHOULD REPLACE IT BUT HE COULD NOT GUARANTEE THIS WOULD SOLVE MY PROBLEM. HE SAID I WAS ONE MANY TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 FORD FUSION. *TR

Mileage: 127,000

PURCHASED THE CAR IN 02/07, IN 12/08 CRANKSHAFT PULLEY FAILED, 2009 FUEL INJECTION PUMP FAILED, 02/2013 T-STAT AND CV JOINT FAILED. 06/26/13, TRANSMISSION FAILED. TORQUE CONVERTER, PUMP, AND SEAL ALL FAILED IN THE CAR 204 MILES AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRED. GEAR SLIPPAGE, AND COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS A MAJOR ISSUE ON THIS CAR, AND THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. MANY COMPLAINTS OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES, REPLACEMENTS, OR REBUILDS ON CARS WITH AS LITTLE AS 36000 AND UP. *TR

Mileage: 75,204

I HAVE OWNED MY FORD FUSION SEL V6 SINCE JUNE OF 2009. IN MAY OF 2011 MY AC WENT OUT WITHIN MINUTES OF BEING USED. I HAD STOPPED AT MY HOUSE FOR A MINUTE IN BETWEEN ERRANDS AND THE AC WORKED WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I GOT BACK IN TO LEAVE AGAIN THE AC WOULD NOT WORK. A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT, MY DRIVER SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND I AM NO LONGER ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. NOW IN MAY 2013, MY PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE IS BROKEN THE SAME AS THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE TWO BACK DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO BE LOCKED FROM INSIDE BECAUSE THEY DON'T WORK FROM THE REMOTE. I HAVE ALSO BEEN EXPERIENCING A LOUD HUMMING SOUND THAT SOUNDS LIKE THE TIRES. HOWEVER, AFTER HAVING THE CAR LOOKED AT, I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION (NOT MY TIRES AT ALL) I SEE HERE WHERE MANY OF THESE ISSUES HAVE BEEN REPORTED BUT NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT ANY OF THESE ISSUES BY FORD. THIS IS THE FIRST FORD I HAVE OWNED AND IT IS GOING TO BE THE LAST. I AM LOOKING AT GETTING A DIFFERENT CAR ASAP. *TR

Mileage: 82,000

IN 2010 THE PCM IN OUR 2007 FORD FUSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $1,300. THREE YEARS LATER WHILE MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A VERY BUSY ROAD, THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD BEGIN TO LIGHT UP WHICH CAUSED HER TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. THANKFULLY SHE NOTICED THE BLINKING LIGHTS ON THE DASH OTHERWISE MY FAMILY COULD'VE BEEN HURT PRETTY BAD IN A CAR ACCIDENT. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT DAYS LATER THAT ONCE AGAIN THE PCM HAD DIED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $3,000. FORD STATES THE RECALL THAT WAS ISSUED IN 2007 WAS COMPLETED ON THE VEHICLE, HOWEVER AFTER READING THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THERE NEEDS TO BE ANOTHER RECALL ISSUED BEFORE SEVERAL DEATHS OCCUR DUE TO THIS SERIOUS ISSUE. THE COST OF THE PAIR IS RIDICULOUS ALONG WITH THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT'S REQUIRED TO WAIT ON THE PART, WHICH IS TWO WEEKS. I'M ASKING THAT NHTSA TO PLEASE RECALL FORD'S VEHICLES FOR THIS RECURRING ISSUE AND GOING FORWARD REQUIRE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO AT MINIMUM CHECK THE COILS ON THEIR VEHICLES AROUND 75,000 MILES FOR POTENTIAL PCM ISSUES, IT COULD SAVE SEVERAL LIVES. *TR

Mileage: 104,000

SE V6 TRANSMISSION. WHEN PULLING INTO A DRIVEWAY TO GET RID OF A TAILGATER IN THE CITY, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP, THEN SHIFTED THE CAR INTO REVERSE AFTER THE OTHER CAR HAD PASSED. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE AND PUT IT ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT GOT NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE. I THOUGHT IT HAD OBEYED MY COMMAND AND SHIFTED INTO REVERSE BEFORE I RELEASED THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS FOR ABOUT THREE SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY SHIFTED INTO REVERSE. THIS RESULTED IN A LOUD BANG SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY MOVING BACKWARDS AT A COUPLE MILES PER HOUR. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. *TR

I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED APPROXIMATELY A MONTH AGO. WHILE DRIVING AT LOWER SPEEDS, AROUND 30-40 MPH THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT PROPERLY. GEARS GET STUCK AT 40 MPH AND CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE IN TRAFFIC. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND LIABILITY. ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOT COME ON FOR THIS ISSUE EITHER. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE A DEATH OCCURS AND/OR MAJOR LAWSUITS FILED. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS VIOLENTLY WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE CAUTIOUSLY AT THE REDUCED SPEED RATE OF 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10023866 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,570.... UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ONCE HE REACHED A HIGH SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY VIOLENTLY, WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VALVE TRAIN BODY LOCATED INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1,460. UPDATED 01/02/12

Mileage: 59,570

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SHIFT GEARS VIOLENTLY WITH HESITATION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED INTO A PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN DRIVEN TO THE RESIDENCE CAUTIOUSLY AT THE REDUCED SPEED RATE OF 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN UNDER NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 10023866 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE TCM, PCM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,570.... UPDATED 07/19/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHIFTED HARD FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. ONCE HE REACHED A HIGH SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED VERY VIOLENTLY, WHEN IT WAS TRYING TO SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE VALVE TRAIN BODY LOCATED INSIDE OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $ 1,460. UPDATED 01/02/12

Mileage: 59,570

I WAS DRIVING USING CRUISE CONTROL TODAY GOING 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH MY 2007 FORD FUSION. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I FELT THE CAR JOLT. I PRESSED THE GAS, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AS IF THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I NOTICED THAT THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE SHAPE OF A WRENCH WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR WORKED JUST FINE. I LOOKED UP THE DESCRIPTION OF THE LIGHT IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND IT SAID IT WAS RELATED TO A FAULT IN THE POWERTRAIN OR THROTTLE. I SAW WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED THIS EXACT PROBLEM WITH 2010 MODELS OF THE FUSION. I JUST HAD TO REPORT THAT IT HAPPENED ON MY 2007 MODEL AS WELL. I WILL BE TAKING IT IN TO GET LOOKED AT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. I COULD HAVE WRECKED OR CAUSED AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT CONTROL THE SPEED OF MY CAR AT THE TIME. SOMEONE WILL BE KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RESOLVED AND A RECALL ISSUED. I WAS REALLY SCARED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. I WILL NOT BE USING CRUISE CONTROL UNTIL I AM CONFIDENT THAT MY CAR IS COMPLETELY FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 92,000

MY TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING FUNNY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON EARLIER IN THE DAY BUT WENT AWAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FROM THE GAS CAP AND THEY COULDN'T GET THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION TO DUPLICATE. THE CAR'S RPM'S STAY UP AROUND 2000 RPM'S ON A COLD START AND THE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS THEY WILL GO UP TO AROUND 3 AND HOLD FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME BEFORE IT SHIFTS. I DROVE A MANUAL FOR 12 YEARS AND I KNOW THAT THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. I SHOWED THE DEALER THE TSB CONCERNING THE RPM ISSUE BUT THEY DIDN'T CARE. I STARTED RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THIS IS A GROWING PROBLEM. I JUST WONDER HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVEN'T MADE THEIR VOICES HEARD OR HAVEN'T EXPERIENCED THE ISSUE YET. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE IT GETS SOME KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 39,126

MY CAR STOPPED SHIFTING GEARS ON ME AND THE WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME ON I TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT MECHANICS AND THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION WAS GOING OUT AND MY CAR IS TO NEW FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO BE GOING OUT. *TR

AT APPROX. 85K MILES ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE ISSUE IN THE FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT A END A WHILE BACK AND HAD A HALF AXLE REPLACED AT 88K MILES. NO CHANGE SINCE AND HAVE HAD MANY COMPONENTS LOOKED AT. TODAY, FORD TELLS ME THERE ARE SEVERAL CODES IN THE COMPUTER RELATED TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NO INDICATOR LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON TO LET ME KNOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. MANY PEOPLE ON THE FORD FUSION FORUM (FORDFUSION.NET) HAD REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE IN MODELS FROM 2006 THROUGH 2010. FORD BARES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE SWEPT IT UNDER THE RUG. LETTING PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION, THE COMPUTER NEVER LETTING PEOPLE KNOW AN ISSUE EXISTS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE.. LAST TIME I EVER BUY AMERICAN. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

DRIVE SHAFT CARRIER BEARINGS WENT OUT. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HAVE TO REPLACE DRIVE SHAFT ENTIRELY! COST OF ABOUT 900 DOLLARS. *TR

Mileage: 89,000

I HAVE AN 07 FORD FUSION, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ZERO MILES IN 06. RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S GO UP SO HIGH THEN YOU FEEL LIKE AN IMPACT WHICH IS WHEN THE CAR CHANGES GEARS. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEIR IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ALSO THINK THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING MY BACK TO HURT I NOTICED THAT AFTER THIS OCCURS WITH MY CAR I GET PAIN IN MY BACK LIKE IF IT WAS WHIP LASH. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION SE AWD WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM FORD. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HE TRANSFER CASE WHICH WENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR 36K WARRANTY. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THE DRIVE SHAFT NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEALED BEARING ARE GONE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE BUT AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET I SEE THAT BOTH THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVE SHAFT APPEAR TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE AWD FUSIONS. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD, CAUSING AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FUSION THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. FROM THEN ON THE THESE LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE MESSAGING CENTER READS "ODOMETER DATA ERROR" AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONG FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CAR DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE RPM WAS VERY HIGH EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR TRY TO CHANGE GEARS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I PURCHASED IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALE WHEN TAKEN OFF AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WEREN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR AND THE MAIN WIRE COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN KICKED INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE BODY HAD WORN OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

2007 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN WINTER WEATHER. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ON SNOW AND ICE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. I LOST CONTROL ONCE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND DID $2000 FRONT END DAMAGE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT WENT SLIGHTLY LEFT AND THE REAR WENT TO THE RIGHT AS I SPUN AROUND, HIT A MAILBOX POST AND BARELY MISSED A TELEPHONE POLE. OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE NOISY 4 CYLINDER ENGINE (OVER 60 MPH). *TR

Mileage: 15,000

TOOK 2007 FORD FUSION IN UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES STATING IT WAS SHIFTING HARD, RPMS WERE HIGH AND THAT FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER BEING DISMISSED EACH TIME THE WARRANTY LAPSED AND THE CAR LOST THE TRANSMISSION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. AS THIS WAS A REPORTED PROBLEM ON MY SERVICE RECORDS, TRIED TO GET FORD TO COVER THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOW CUSTOMER LOYALTY WITH NO AVAIL. LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION OR POWER BEHIND IT. STARTED TAKING VEHICLE IN JUNE 2009, THEN DEC 2009 AND LASTLY IN FEB 2010. AFTER BEING DISMISSED 3 TIMES I CONTINUED NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS SINCE THE CAR WAS DEEMED TO BE "NORMAL" NOW IT DOES NOT HAVE 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. *TR

Mileage: 67,000

WHILE TRAVELING FROM CANYON TO NORRIS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE MANUALLY WHILE CLIMBING A STEEP HILL, BUT FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE. THE DESIRED SPEED WAS 45, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED IN YELLOWSTONE. THE THROTTLE HAS A DELAY OF ABOUT ONE SECOND, SO IT IS CONTINUALLY 1 SECOND BEHIND THE COMMANDS OF THE DRIVER. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS OVERSHOOTS THE SPEED BECAUSE THE DRIVER FIRST EXPECTS A RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT GETS NONE AND CONTINUES TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FARTHER DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES THE DESIRED SPEED, THE DRIVER LETS UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ACCORDING TO THE COMMAND 1 SECOND AGO. THE DRIVER THEN CONTINUES TO LET UP ON THE PEDAL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE COMMAND TO REDUCE RPM. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP WHEN THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE THEN UNDERSHOOTS THE DESIRED SPEED AND THE DRIVER PUSHES THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE AGAIN DELAYS ITS RESPONSE AND THE TRANSMISSION ADDS AN ADDITIONAL DELAY OF ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE NEXT OVERSHOOT IS WORSE. THIS OSCILLATION CONTINUES UNTIL THE DRIVER GETS FRUSTRATED AND SETS THE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL STILL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THE GRADE CHANGES RAPIDLY, BUT THE SLOW DOWN IS MUCH LESS AND IT RECOVERS IN A COUPLE SECONDS AND MAINTAINS SPEED THE REST OF THE WAY UP THE HILL. THE DRIVER THEN HAS TO RIDE THE BRAKES ON THE WAY DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE HILL IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN SPEED, WHICH RELEASES THE SPEED CONTROL. THE DRIVER THEN HAS TO SET THE SPEED CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES THE LEVEL AGAIN. IF THE DRIVER LETS THE VEHICLE CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE DOWN THE HILL, THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY DOWNSHIFT AT ABOUT 48 MILES PER HOUR, BUT CONTINUES TO SLOWLY ACCELERATE. CONTINUALLY TRYING TO CORRECT FOR THE LACK OF CONTROL OF SPEED RESULTS IN AN EXCESSIVE DISTRACTION AND CONTINUALLY TAKES THE EYES OF THE DRIVER OFF THE ROAD. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,010.

Mileage: 63,000

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. SHIFT LEVER BUTTON WILL NOT FULLY EXTEND TO ALLOW THE SELECTOR TO GO INTO PROPER POSITION SO THAT THE KEY CAN BE MOVED. I HAVE PUSHED AND LET IT SNAP BACK OUT AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OUT ONCE OR TWICE BUT NOW STAYS IN MOST OF THE TIME. THIS HAS JUST STARTED ON THIS 2007 FUSION WITH IN LAST 7 DAYS. *TR

Mileage: 42,700

I BOUGHT MY 2007 FUSION AT END OF MARCH. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED ON A DAILY BASIS THAT WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY TO START THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY. I PEEL OUT ALMOST 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE GAS PEDAL SHOULDN'T BE THAT HESITANT OR TOUCHY. I AM AFRAID TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL WHICH I HAVE DONE ALL MY LIFE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING RIGHT OFF THE RAMPS. I AM VERY AFRAID OF MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT STOP SIGNS. ESPECIALLY THIS NEXT YEAR FOR THE WINTER SEASON. I HAD A FEW INSTANCES AT THE END OF THE SNOW SEASON I COULDN'T EVEN GET GOING IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THE OVER POWER. I WOULD JUST SPIN OUT WITH THE INSTANT OVER ACCELERATION. ALSO AT STOP SIGNS THAT WERE SNOW COVERED. (THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED.) ALSO THE ACCELERATION OF TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE THERE IS A MAJOR HESITATION TO SWITCHING FROM OVERDRIVE TO DRIVE AND BACK AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND ALWAYS DELAYED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL INTERPRET A SMALL QUICK DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR THE SAME AS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY OF TWO TO THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AT ALL. THE SAME ACTION CAN RESULT IN WIDELY VARYING RESPONSES OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, APPARENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AND ENGINE. THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY AND SEEMS TO USE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE MOVEMENT. THAT COUPLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SHIFTING TO SET THE ENGINE SPEED AT NEAR IDLE IN ALL BUT FREEWAY DRIVING MAKES MANUALLY CONTROLLING THE SPEED WITHIN 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN NEAR A SHIFT POINT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSTANT SHIFTING AND REFUSAL TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE ACCURATELY ON HILLY ROADS. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT A ONE DAY EVENT. *TR

I OWN 2007 FUSION SE THAT HAS A VIBRATION IN FRONT-END OF VEHICLE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE QUICKLY OR WET PAVEMENT AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL GRABS INTERMITTENTLY AND ON DRY PAVEMENT IT PULLS EXTREMELY TO THE RIGHT AND SOME TIMESONE CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IF YOU AREN'T EXPECTING THIS ACTION TO HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 1,500

CAR IS NEW AND THREE MONTHS OLD."METALLIC SCRAPING SOUNDS WERE HEARD. TAKEN TO DEALER, AND DEALER'S MECHANIC FOUND THE CON STANT VELOCITY JOINT TO BE RUSTED AND FAULTY. MECHANIC SHOCKED THAT THIS HAPPENED ON A NEW VEHICLE. PART SPECIAL ORDERED AS IT'S NOT NORMALLY NEEDED. VEHICLE CURRENTLY WITH DEALER FOR PART REPLACEMENT.*AK

Mileage: 2,032