2013 FORD FUSION Electrical System Problems

Unknown and it's whole electrical system is failing and constantly keeps shutting the car off saying no key detected and strands me more places than I can count it's stalled out in the middle of the road and said no key detected and I had to wait for it to basically let me start the car back up after like being shut off for 20 mins or if I unhooked the battery and hooked it back up then it would start and only go for a day or so and the heat only works if it's raining outside

1. After vehicle is given gas it won’t crank. 2. Tire sensors won’t turn off. Even with brand new tires and mounts. 3. Random electrical malfunctions. (Flickering dash lights, delayed engine start after turning the key, light bouncing back and forth between gears, etc.)

The rear view camera of my Ford Fusion has started to sporadically function. It started out with an occasional blank screen showing, followed by a message that the camera is not available and to call the dealer. Over the past month or so (July 2025) it is erroring more than 50% of the time. I am afraid of backing up now as I'm so used to using the camera to properly make sure everything is clear behind me. I have already been in a near-miss situation because the camera was not working, and I didn't see the vehicle that was approaching my car in a blindspot. My vehicle has roughly 190,000 miles and only recently has the camera started giving out. I saw on the news a recall of more than 120,000 Ford vehicles within similar rearview camera failure issues and I wanted to make sure that my situation was also recorded with the NHTSA for my particular Year, Make, and Model. Thank you.

The rear view camera will display a black screen or the image will be reversed causing confusion and dangerous reversal actions. Also the camera will go black in the middle of parking or not display at all. The transmission will slip without warning and the vehicle will have have to be shut down and restarted in order to drive correctly.

Odometer Fraud. The contact purchased a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that it was discovered that there was a mileage discrepancy. The vehicle was a private sale. At the time of purchase, the vehicle mileage was 174,000, and at the time of registration, it was discovered that the mileage was 202,000.

Mileage: 202,000

Car will stahl and lock steering wheel when yielding into traffic or driving. The advance trak light along with auto hill assist will pop up on dashboard stating to repair the issue.

Low coolant light keeps coming on. Overheat light then comes on causing car to go into limp mode and causing me to almost get hit. I have had this happen almost ten times now and all Ford can tell me is my warranty ran out and it will cost more than car is worth, which is true. Ford knew the problem with these cars and they can't help us now. I don't know what to do, everyone with a Ford eco is having same problems,we need help!

Been getting a low coolant warning, coolant is not low ,is actually over limit. Car then says overheating service now,goes into limp mode. Engine light comes on. I cannot drive car until it shuts off, sit awhile and then go. Engine light on get a p1299 reading,have had that reading for years,they replaced motor while under warranty ,now four years later the exact same thing is happening and I have no warranty,I cannot pay for this . This is an Ecoboost 1.6 motor and needs recalling,I read where thousands of people are having the exact same problems,this is not new...Please help us people trying to help ourselves with the exact problems over and over again. The 2013 Ecoboost 1.6 has given me problems for years and it just now started again big time on Aug 12 2024.

The backup camera fails to show an image from behind the car over 75% of the time. The display in the car is black upon putting the car in reverse, within about 2 seconds a message displays “rear view camera is unavailable. Please contact your dealership.” The collision sensors (rear cross traffic) also does not work when the camera is not working. Looking at multiple online sites, as well as a friend who has a similar model Fusion as I do, there are many many reports of this issue . My car is low mileage (63,141). Ford also has multiple recalls for this issue on other models and years, this car should be included in the recalls.

My car has been flashing a “Power Steering Assist Fault” message since I bought it. Lately, it’s been flashing the warning more frequently. I purchased the vehicle new

Complete computer system is not working, won’t show me how many miles i have, won’t blow out any air. My windows won’t roll down. This happens at least 10 times a year. I put it in drive and it went BACKWARDS as i pressed on the gas pedal and the brake locked up. So i turned it on and off and SAME thing happened.

I bought my car in 2020 and immediately when I got home my car had died and I had to have it towed back to the dealership. Since then I have had 2 new batteries, 1 new lithium battery, and a new transmission. Issues with my vehicle include but are not limited to: 1. sporadically when I am driving all my dash lights come on and my power steering goes out and my car becomes difficult to steer safely. 2. my car has rolled back twice while I am in park. 3. Passenger airbag randomly will fault when I am driving. 4. My e-brake will randomly fault while I am driving. All of these issues happen very often and are happening more and more often. I have brought my car in a few times but I am told it needs to replicate the issues in order to be diagnosed but these issues happen sporadically and I cannot demonstrate them at will.

I bought from a dealer in live oak and told there was no recalls I only had car 2 months and the car transmission is acting crazy it smells like burnt oil or brake fluid leaking the radio has a major electrical problem it turns off and resets if I use the Bluetooth to talk through radio. This car all in all has been nothing but huge problems and here I am paying a car note on a car that's barely drivable.

As I was going down the highway my car started smoking dramatically. There were no warning lights so I assumed it might be a belt. I pulled to the side of the road and opened the hood to find flames coming from the backside of the engine. I have had it in the shop now for the last two months and the initial thought was that the water pump could have caused the issue. However, after that set of repairs it was burning oil. Further investigation has shown that the head is cracked.

Although this vehicle is 10 years old it has only logged less than 17k miles (near new condition). A few months back it was noted that the backlighting on the console, steering wheel, interior door panels and overhead console were inoperative under non-daylight conditions. At night, it's driving blind from an instrumentation perspective. Controls cannot be located as they cannot be seen. This backlighting has a mind of its own. Upon entering the vehicle all the lighting in question lights up and then times out (?) Activating outside lighting (headlights) when you expect and need the backlighting, it just isn't there. Disconnecting the battery for 12 hours (reboot) did nothing to solve the problem. Personally, I believe the slap-happy lighting engineers went way overboard with warning and flashing lights on this vehicle. The lighting in question is there, not just when needed. Due to this over-engineering I refuse to pay shop labor prices to troubleshoot or replace parts on a premium vehicle. As this car has become the "Recall Queen" I feel it was placed on the market well before its time and as a consumer I'm now the guinea pig in the field. Never another Ford. NOTE: Uploaded file shows console section and backlighting is ON. Ignition is off and if car is started the backlighting eventually turns off. Activating the headlights the console and all other backlighting remains dead.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact veered into a parking lot where the contact pumped the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact observed a moist patch underneath the front of the vehicle after moving the vehicle. The contact also stated that the windows failed to operate after the power window button was depressed. Additionally, the A/C unit was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The system was reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

Mileage: 144,206

While driving my vehicle into the garage, I placed the car into the P(park) gear and the car continued to roll. I had to hit the emergency break to stop the vehicle. The fuel line keeps cracking although it has been replaced multiple times causing gas to be leaking from the vehicle even after filling the car up.

2013 Ford Fusion with 99,799 miles on it; went out to go start it after work one day, unable to get into car or start car as battery was completely drained. Did not leave lights on etc. Had someone jump car; on way to repair shop, car shut down and would not restart; thankfully I was NOT on a highway. Since that time, it has had 2 new batteries placed in it, will run for about 5 minutes then shut off and you cannot restart it again; it has also been to 2 repair shops and is presently at the Ford dealership as my shop was not able to determine what was wrong. Cooling fan also noted to be running after car died yet still not able to restart. Read on Ford forums that this has happened to other Fusion owners of the same year.Up to this point, intermittently the battery saver message would come across the dash however I had that looked at and was cleared out. With the car just shutting down without any warning on a busy street in the city, this could have ended a lot worse: I could have been hit or even killed. No warning lights appeared on dash aside from powertrain light after it was jumped but after that, there was nothing. Car was essentially dead and I could not get it to restart. When it was running I could not get the car to go over 10mph in a 35mph zone

THE CARS DASHBOARD LIGHTS KEPT LIGHTING UP AND NOT LONG AFTER I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR CAUGHT ONFIRE UNDER THE HOOD AND BURNT DOWN COMPLETE LOSS

-Electronic parking brake system (Brakes, Electrical) -If the Parking brake fails due to electrical component failure/premature degradation as well as the transmission bushing recall simultaneously, the vehicle could move on it's own while unattended causing accident/harm. -The vehicle is now in a dealer shop, work status has not been updated. -Inspection in progress by manufacturer dealership -Audible alarm with warning message "Electronic brake malfunction, Service now"

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after shifting to the drive(D), the transmission experienced hard shifting. Also, while shifting to the park(P) the transmission would remain in drive(D) even though the gear selector indicated that the transmission was in park(P). During the failure, the vehicle would erroneously drive forward. The contact was able to manually shift the transmission to the park(P) from under the hood while a second person depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission shift cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on 3 separate occasions for the failure but each time the failure reoccurred. Additionally, all audible safety features such as the horn, alarms, and seatbelt alarms were inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Mileage: 120,000

Was sold the car with no inspection and was pushed to get this 2013 Ford Fusion. Lights inside car flickers on and off rather car is on or off; caused to get new battery.

Windows will roll down unexpectedly without any warning. This has happened multiple times. I have not had inspected by dealer, however when I take the vehicle in for the two other recalls I will report them issue to the dealer.

I was traveling with my family and a light came on the dash. I pulled over to check my manual and it said it was a power steering fault. Once I started my car again the power steering was completely gone and I had to drive 10 hours back home with no power steering which was extremely hard for someone who has never driven a vehicle like that. I seen online there was a recall for 23 ford fusions but of course mine isn’t on the list. I found 177 complaints on this and I don’t understand why this is not a recall. If this had happened while driving I could have been seriously injured or killed or harmed another life. Please take that into consideration!

My 2013 Ford Fusion SE had the high pressure fuel pump start leaking and dripped fuel on the exhaust and started the car on fire while driving down the road. This caused about $7,000.00 in damage but could have easily gotten out of control and caused injury or death to occupant(s). I reached out to Ford Motor Company and did a chat log asking for assistance and to make them aware. Ford Motor Company Case number CAS-34734107-H6J0Z5. What is dangerous about this design is that Ford chose to design and install a secondary high pressure fuel pump directly above the exhaust manifold and the engineers surely would have known the durability and longevity along with possible outcomes due to normal use over time. For the same reason you are not to refuel a hot engine, a fuel pump should not be placed directly over the exhaust manifold. I believe Ford Motor Company should be held accountable for their finished product liability. This is dangerous enough that they should remove these vehicles from service until a safe solution is available and deployed in my opinion.

MY FAMILY AND I DROVE TO THE BEACH AND WE PARKED. THEN WHEN WERE DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY I LOST POWER IN THE STEERING WHEEL. IT TOOK ALL MY STRENGTH/ MUSCLE TO KEEP CONTROL OF CAR. THAT IS WHEN A LIGHT CAME ON. I MANAGED TO GET HOME AT THAT POINT WE PULLED OUT THE MANUAL TO LOOK UP THE SYMBOL. IT TOO ABOUT 1 HOUR ALONG WITH THE INTERNET JUST TO FIGURE THAT IT WAS THE POWER ASSISTED SYSTEM. IT STATED THAT THE STEERING WOULD BE WITH OUT POWER AND COULD POTENTIAL LOSE CONTROL ALL TOGETHER. WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED FROM HOME TO DEALER AFTER LOOKING UP RECALLS I NOTICED THEIR WAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME THING THAT HAPPEN TO ME BUT ON THE EAST COAST. HOWEVER MY VIN NUMBER SAID MY CAR WAS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. BUT THE YEAR MAKE MODEL WAS. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE TO FIX THIS ISSUE NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THAT BUT EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS A 2013 IT HAVE LESS THAN 30,000 MILES ON IT. SHOWING IT WAS NOT DRIVEN MUCH OR MISSED USED. IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT IN PART OR MANUFACTURE INSTALLATION OR WHATEVER. VERY DISAPPOINTED IN MY FORD DEALERS AND COMPANY FOR NOT FIXING IT AND MAKING ME DO SO ESPACIAL BECAUSE THERE IS A RECALL ON IT OUT THERE SHOWING IT IS A DEFECT.

Mileage: 26,000

ALL LOCKS IN CAR START CLICKING THEN 3-5 SECONDS LATERS TRUNK OPENS. HAPPENS AT RANDOM TIME SOMETIMES HAPPEN WHEN CAR IS PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. IT'S BEEN GOING ON FOR ABOUT 1.5 YEARS HAVE TOOK ITS TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIP ALL COULDN'T FINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT'S IS A 2013 FORD FUSION WITH ABOUT 122000 MILES. THE MOST RECENT WAS 3/26/2021 WOKE UP THE NEXT MORNING THE TRUCK WAS OPEN. A COUPLE OF DAYS BEFORE WE WHERE DRIVING ABOUT TO MERGE ON THE FREEWAY THEY TRUCK OPEN HAD TO PULL OVER TO CLOSE.

TRUNK OPENS UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN EITHER PARKED OR IN MOTION.

Mileage: 115,746

LEAVING GAS STATION. CAR JUST STOPS DRIVING WHILE IN THE DRIVING GEAR. SO I PULLED OVER SLOWLY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD A WARNING TO 'SEE MANUAL' 'HILL ASSISTANT NOT AVAILABLE' 'STOP SAFELY NOW' AND IT WAS SHOWING TRACTION CONTROL ON. IT WILL NOT DRIVE. AND RUNS WEIRD NOW.

Mileage: 101,442

BATTERY DRAIN EVERYDAY RESULTING IN A NEED TO JUMP START EVERY TIME WE NEED TO USE THE CAR. WE HAD THE APIM REPLACED IN JULY 2020 AFTER FORD DIAGNOSED THIS AS THE PROBLEM. NOW AFTER FOUR MONTHS AND $1500.00 WE ARE HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AND FORD IS SAYING THE BACKUP CAMERA IS THE CAUSE FOR THE POWER DRAIN, AND THEY ARE TELLING US IT WILL BE ANOTHER $1300.00 TO FIX THIS ISSUE. THIS DEALER AUTONATION FORD VALENCIA, CA. HAS HAD THE CAR THERE FOR 5 WEEKS NOW AND BACK IN JULY 2020 THEY HAD THE CAR FOR 4 WEEKS!!!!! WE BELIEVE THEY DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE BATTERY DRAIN AND NOW WANT TO CHARGE US AGAIN TO FIX THE MISTAKE.

AS SOON AS I STARTED IT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT CAME ON. THEN THE COOLANT OVERHEATING WARNING CAME ON AND DE RATED THE VEHICLE. THEN I SHUT IT OFF. WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY

Mileage: 231,310

THE BACKUP CAMERA ON MY FUSION HAS BEEN FAILING TO FUNCTION PROPERLY THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IN REVERSE THE SCREEN GOES BLACK OR HAS MULTIPLE SQUIGGLY LINES GOING ACROSS THEN AN ERROR THAT CAMERAS IS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE CAMERA WILL SOMETIMES APPEAR AND SHOW WHAT'S BEHIND THE CAR, HOWEVER, WHEN PLACED BACK INTO REVERSE I GET THE SAME ERROR I WAS ON VACATION IN FL AND RENTED A BRAND NEW 2020 FORD AND THE CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED THE SAME WAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY I ATTEMPTED ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ITS NOT ONLY THE FUSION BUT MANY FORD VEHICLES WITH THE CAMERA BACK UP MALFUNCTION

Mileage: 132,000

THE DASH LIT UP NOTIFYING OF A PARKING BRAKE ERROR WHILE DRIVING. GOT HOME, PARKED CAR, TURNED CAR OFF. WENT INSIDE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WHEN CAME BACK OUTSIDE, THERE WAS SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF THE WINDOW. PUT FIRE OUT. AFTER EXAMINING, THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED FROM SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CENTER COUNSEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE, MELTED THE COUNSEL, AND THE ROOF. NO SMOKING OF ANY SORT HAS BEEN ALLOWED IN MY CAR SINCE I GOT IT. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE FIRE STARTED, BUT IT WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING DRIVEN.*DT*JB

Mileage: 176,000

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 60MPH FOR MORE THAN 50 MILES, CAUSES A SYSTEM ALERT THAT SAYS STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT. THE FIRST TIME I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THE NEXT TIME, MY BOYFRIEND WAS DRIVING AND HE HAD TO VEER ONTO THE SHOULDER. MOST RECENTLY, MY GRANDMOTHER DROVE MY CAR TO THE AIRPORT AND WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC TURNING INTO THE AIRPORT AS SHE WAS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO MANEUVER THE CAR INTO THE PARKING LOT. I REGULARLY KEEP UP WITH ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE AND HAVE BROUGHT THE CAR TO MODICA BROTHERS AS WELL AS A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY HAVE BOTH TOLD ME IT IS BOLT CORROSION AS THEY ASSESSED ALL OTHER POSSIBILITIES. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND A RECALL FOR FORD FUSIONS MANUFACTURED IN HERMOSILLO IN 2013 UNDER RECALL #19S26. I CONTACTED FORD ABOUT HAVING MY CAR ADDED TO THE RECALL AND WAS ADVISED TO REACH OUT TO NHTSA. AS THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD, I WISH TO HAVE THIS ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 80,000

THIS PAST SUNDAY OUR SON DROVE OUR FUSION LESS THAN 1.5 MILES TO CHURCH, PARKED IT AND WENT INSIDE. AROUND 5 MINUTES LATER, SOMEONE SAW SMOKE COMING OUT OF IT. THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN BEFORE THAT SINCE THURSDAY EVENING. THE CAR HAD THE RECALL WORK DONE OVER 2 YEARS EARLIER WHEN WE PURCHASED IT FOR THE COOLANT ISSUE SUSPECTED OF ENGINE FIRES. THE CAR HAD NO OTHER ISSUES AND HAD IT'S STATE INSPECTION A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO. OUR INSURANCE COMPANY HAS DECIDED NOT TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO THE CAUSE. IS THIS SOMETHING YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING?

Mileage: 136,500

PASSENGER CAR DOOR LOCK LATCH WON'T CLOSE, THE LATCH IS DOWN BUT IT WON'T LOCK WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR

WHILE DRIVING ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL GO ON AND OFF, INCLUDING PUT NOT LIMITED TO WINDOWS, LOCKS, RADIO, HEATING/AC, AND DASH GAUGES. THE MECHANIC HAD THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX 2 MONTHS AND COULD NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. A FORD TECH EVEN LOOKED AT THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT THE ISSUE EITHER. SEVERAL OF THE CONTROL MODULES WERE REPLACED, ALTERNATOR AND BATTERY WITH NO IMPACT ON PROBLEM. THIS IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE.

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT WAS INOPERABLE. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN, THE WINDOW FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BARKHOUSER MOTORS INC (3604 RIVERSIDE DR, DANVILLE, VA 24541) AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN THE CONTROL MODULES. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. *LN*JB

Mileage: 101,000

I HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS WITHIN THE 6 MONTHS I HAD THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, 2 COOLANT LEAKS FIXED, SPARK PLUGS, DRIVER SEAT, BATTERY, TIMING BELT, AND NOW A UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEM THAT IS TAKING 2 WEEKS AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THESE ALL HAPPENED WHEN IN MOTION. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH THE INDICATOR LIGHT INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS IN PARK WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE PURGE VALVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND USE THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND THE CONTACT DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE D & D MOTORS, INC. (13655 E WADE HAMPTON BLVD, GREER, SC 29651) AND THEY PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED NO RECALLS AND NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

Mileage: 105,000

MY FORD FUSION HAS HAD A CONSISTENT ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT AFFECTS MANY ASPECTS OF THE VEHICLE. TO START, I WILL RECEIVE A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD THAT READS 'TEMPORARILY LOST CONNECTION WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL'. THIS LEADS ME TO NOT HAVING ANY CONTROL OF TEMPERATURE, SEAT WARMERS, AC, ETC. I HAVE ALSO LOST THE CONTROL OF OPENING OR CLOSING THE BOTH WINDOWS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THIS HAS FORCED ME TO KEEP THE WINDOW OPEN OVERNIGHT. I AM WORRIED ABOUT ANYONE GETTING INTO MY VEHICLE OR POTENTIALLY STEALING IT. I'M TIRED OF THIS POSSIBLE SHORTAGE THAT IS HAPPENING AND I HAVE READ MANY OTHER'S COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUES.

Mileage: 45,000

THE BATTERY DIES AFTER THE CAR IS OFF AND PARKED FOR 1-2 DAYS. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY TWICE IN 2 YEARS AND HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. IT IS A DEFECT WITH SYNC WITH MY FORD MODULE. ONCE DUE TO THIS THE CAR DIED WHILE DRIVING AND I AM AFRAID IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN. MANY OTHER OWNERS HAVE THE VERY SAME PROBLEM AND FORD AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP PRETENDS THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT AND ACT AS IF IT IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS FOR THIS CAR AND I HAVE TO GET IT CHARGED EVERY DAY AND DUE TO THE PANDEMIC THIS HAS CAUSED EXTREME HARDSHIP, WHEN IT IS MORE IMPORTANT TO HAVE A RELIABLE CAR. I HAVE CHARGED THE BATTERY OVER 30 TIMES. THE CAR GOES DARK AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE CAR WITH THE REMOTE AND HAVE TO USE THE KEY UNDER THE DOOR HANDLE. PLEASE HELP, I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO PAY FORD FOR A DEFECT THAT THEY CAUSED IN THE MODULE THAT DRAINS THE BATTERY. *JS

Mileage: 52,000

MY CAR IDLES ROUGHLY, AND HAS STALLED WHILE DRIVING. IT HAS NO OUTSTANDING RECALLS, AND STILL HAPPENED. A FEW MONTHS AGO IT WAS HAPPENING, AND ON MY WAY TO A REPAIR SHOP, OVERHEATED, AND DID OVER $700 WORTH OF DAMAGE. NOW, A FEW MONTHS LATER, IT'S GOT A ROUGH IDLE AND STALLED ON ME YESTERDAY AS WELL. I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO TAKE AN EXIT, BUT TOOK THE EXIT WITH NO POWER. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME.

Mileage: 102,000

CONSTANTLY GETTING A MESSAGE ON DASH "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". OCCASIONALLY A MESSAGE ABOUT TRANSMISSION COMES UP BUT TOO QUICK TO READ. SEE THAT FORD HAS DONE A RECALL ON BOTH OF THESE ITEMS BUT HAVEN'T ACTUALLY ISSUED IT YET. MY VIN IS NOT SHOWING AS ONE AFFECTED DESPITE GETTING THESE MESSAGES. I AM HEARING SOME SORT OF NOISE THAT WE CAN NOT IDENTIFY AND WORRY IT IS SOMETHING WITH EITHER ONE OF THESE ISSUES. HARD TO DESCRIBE THE NOISE BUT REPLACED BRAKES AND ROTORS THINKING IT COULD BE THAT BUT THE NOISE IS STILL THERE. WORRIED THIS COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT. NOT SURE WHY FORD DOES A RECALL BUT DOESN'T SEND IT OUT WHEN IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. USUALLY HEAR THE NOISE WHILE SLOWING. MESSAGE ON DASH IS RANDOM BUT ALWAYS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DOESN'T STAY ON LONG AND HAPPENS AT LEAST 1-2 A WEEK. STARTED BACK IN DECEMBER 2019

Mileage: 56,000

MY 2013 FORD FUSION POWER STEERING FAILED, GET POWER ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE AS WELL AS LANE ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE VERY DANGEROUS

POWER STEERING GAVE OUT. I WAS DRIVING IN A RURAL AREA AND THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, AND UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE, VERY VERY TIGHT STEERING WHEEL

Mileage: 30,000

****NOTE - NEED MORE INFORMATION. EMAIL NOT VALID**** TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE IN REVERSE, THE VEHICLE MOVED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD UNION CITY (4355 JONESBORO RD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (770) 674-6075) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS FAULTY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.

Mileage: 40,000

THE CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITHOUT ENOUGH WARNING OR TIME THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE REQUIRED TO BRING IT TO A SAFE STOP. LUCKILY I MANAGED TO AVOID A CATASTROPHE ON THIS OCCASION. SUBSEQUENTLY, WHILE I WAS WAITING FOR A TOW, I MANAGED TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED. BUT THE STALL REOCCURED A FEW MINUTES LATER (THIS TIME I WAS WISER AND HAD MOVED OVER TO SURFACE STREETS). THIS ON-OFF PATTERN WOULD REPEAT ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES. I NEVER DROVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN, AFTER THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. FOR THE SAKE OF SAFETY, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS.

Mileage: 69,000

RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ACCELERATION. I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING MY MAX A/C LIGHT TO STAY ON AND SOMETIMES MY RADIO DISPLAY IS DELAYED OF COMING ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE DINGING SOUNDS DISTORTED LIKE MY BATTERY IS ABOUT TO DIE AND I HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR. I STARTED TO THINK MY BATTERY WAS GOING BAD BUT THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (IN MOTION), MY CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED, BUT I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD TO LIMP MY CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AS I COULD NOT GET ANY GAS POWER. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I AGAIN HAD TO SHUT IT OFF, RESTART, AND IT WORKED FINE. I HAVE NOT HAD THAT ISSUE SINCE THEN BUT IT IS STILL WORRISOME. LUCKILY I WAS NOT PUT IN DANGER ESPECIALLY SINCE MY 6 YO SON WAS WITH ME. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE OUTCOME IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE OR SOMEWHERE WHEN I COULD NOT EASILY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS?

Mileage: 75,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER, THE CLIMATE CONTROL AND WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE ALSO CAUSED THE WINDOWS TO BECOME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. GENGRAS FORD (225 NEW BRITAIN AVE, PLAINVILLE, CT 06062, (860)793-8885) WAS CONTACTED VIA PHONE AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

Mileage: 38,000

ON 10/10/2019, MY TEMPERATURE GAUGED SPIKED UP TO HIGH AND INSTANTLY DROPPED BACK DOWN TO NORMAL WHILE STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT, THEN THE CAR DISABLED ITSELF, LEAVING ME STRANDED. REPLACED THE TEMP. SENSOR AND ADDED COOLANT AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. ON 10/30/2019 IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, LEAVING ME STRANDED FOR A SECOND TIME, SO I REPLACED THE TEMP. SENSOR AGAIN THINKING IT WAS DEFECTIVE. ON 10/12/2019, IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES, ALSO WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, AND WITH DOING MORE RESEARCH, I FOUND IT STEMMED FROM A MANUFACTURING RECALL #17S09/ NHTSA RECALL #17V209, (COOLANT LEAKS/ENGINE OVER HEATING). ON 10/14/2019, I CALLED ADVANTAGE FORD IN STUART, FL AND WAS TOLD TO BRING MY CAR IN ON 10/23/2019 TO HAVE THE RECALLS(WHICH I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF) TAKEN CARE OF. ON 10/16/2019, MY CAR STARTED BLOWING WHITE SMOKE OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND WHEN I CALLED BACK ADVANTAGE FORD, THEY TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN RIGHT AWAY. SINCE MY CAR WAS NO LONGER DRIVE-ABLE, I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TECHNICIAN AT FORD, HE SAID THAT THEY WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE RECALL AND REPLACE A HOSE THAT WAS LEAKING, BUT THAT THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE TO THE ENGINE, PROBABLY BAD RINGS (BECAUSE THE COOLANT LEAKED CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT GUNKING UP THE OIL IN THE ENGINE), AND THAT THIS WAS OUR FAULT AND THAT I SHOULD TRADE THE CAR IN WHILE IT STILL RUNS! HE WASN'T SURE OF WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS, NOR DID HE SUGGEST ANY TYPE OF REPAIRS, JUST THAT THIS WAS OUR PROBLEM. ON 10/22/2019, I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN A CASE # AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED BY A REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE MANAGER. ON 10/28/2019, WE WERE TOLD BY THE MANAGER THAT THEIR FORD MECHANICS WOULD HAVE TO BREAKDOWN THE ENGINE TO SEE EXACTLY WHAT CAUSED THE SLUDGE AND IF THEY ARE AT FAULT OR IF THIS IS OUR PROBLEM.

Mileage: 105,000

FREQUENTLY, WHEN DRIVING AND THE CAR HAS TO IDLE- IN TRAFFIC, AT STOP LIGHTS, ETC.- THE ENGINE WILL STUTTER AND SHUT OFF. THIS WILL HAPPEN REPEATEDLY UNTIL THE ENGINE IS DRIVEN AT AN INCREASED SPEED.

Mileage: 100,000

LEFT FRONT HEADLIGHT NO LONGER HAS POWER. CHECKED HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY FOR POWER CONTINUITY. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE IN WIRING TO HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY OR FROM FROM FUSE BOX. NOT SURE EXACTLY WHEN IT FAILED BUT REPLACEMENT OF LAMP LEAD TO FURTHER DIAGNOSTIC SINCE LAMP WORKED WHEN PLACED IN RIGHT FRONT.

Mileage: 135,356

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH AND THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED ON IT'S OWN AND I CAN NOT GET IT TO SHUT NOW. WHEN THE DOOR OPENED I GRABBED FOR IT AND IT SWUNG BACK AND SMACKED MY ARM AND HAND AND THEY ARE SWOLLEN BRUISED AND SORE. THE DOOR AJAR INDICATOR LIGHT UP AND THE DINGING STARTED TO ALERT ME THE DOOR WAS OPEN. WENT TO A NEAR BY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT LISTED ON THE RECALL. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING ISSUE WITH THE WHOLE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. ONE EVENING I PUT MY CAR IN DRIVE TO LEAVE A PARKING GARAGE AND IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE WHILE IN DRIVE (REVERSE CAMERA IS ON THE WHOLE TIME) AND WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE IT WOULD DRIVE IN REVERSE. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH MY GEAR IN REVERSE JUST SO I COULD DRIVE FORWARD.*DT *TP

Mileage: 160,000

INITIAL IGNITION OF THE CAR RESULTS IN ENGINE STALL OUT POST ABNORMAL IGNITION TIME. FUSION WILL DISPLAY "POWER RUN ACTIVE" THEN "PRESS BRAKE TO START". THIS WILL REPEAT AFTER ANOTHER IGNITION ATTEMPT AND RE-SHOW THE SAME MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A THIRD IGNITION ATTEMPT THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL OUT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SUDDEN ONSET BUT INITIAL SYMPTOMS OF THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AFTER 10 SECONDS OF DRIVING. INITIAL RE-IGNITION POST STALL RESULTS IN NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR WITHOUT EXTRA ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT BECOMES INCREASINGLY COMMON OVER TIME UNTIL IT SIMPLY STALLS OUT IMMEDIATELY POST IGNITION. DESPITE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO A FORD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC, NO CODES ARE GIVEN BY THE COMPUTER WHICH RENDERS DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAULTY PART OR CAUSE OF THE ISSUE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM MAY PRESENT ITSELF AS FAULTY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, OR STARTER. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ANY POSSIBLY FAULTY AFOREMENTIONED PARTS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

Mileage: 55,998

LOST COMPLETE POWER AND CONTROL OF CAR NO ACCELERATION WHEN PRESSING GAS IN THE MIDDLE OF STREET CAR SLOWS DOWN WITHOUT NO WARNING AFTER PARKING THE CAR A WRECK INDICATOR FLASH. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IT'S HIT DOWN ON ME I HAD IT REPAID LAST YEAR AND IT'S HAPPENING AGAIN MY LIFE IS AT RISK WITH THIS CAR SHUTTING OFF ON ITS OWN IT'S NOT FAIR THAT I'M BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE TO PAY FOR THIS FAULTY DEATH TRAP VEHICLE. I COULDN'T DRIVE MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD

Mileage: 5

MY DRIVER DOOR IS NOT LOCKING .. DO TO THE DOOR LATCH RECALL .. I HAVE NOT YET GOT A RECALL ON IT .. MY DOOR WILL OPEN WHILE DRIVING..

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE JERKED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE RESET. IN ADDITION, THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARMS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE VEHICLE DETACHED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,973.

Mileage: 124,973

MY VEHICLE HAD A RECALL ON IT IN 2016 FOR THE DOOR LATCHES NOT WORKING. THE LATCHES WERE SUPPOSEDLY ALL REPLACED AT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER THE RECALL. IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018,I OPENED MY BACK DOOR AND TRIED TO CLOSE IT AND IT WOULD NOT LATCH AGAIN. I HAD TO ROPE MY DOOR SHUT TO GET IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE SUPPOSEDLY PUT ANOTHER LATCH ON THAT DOOR. ON FRIDAY MARCH 29 I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR UNLATCHED ON ITS OWN AGAIN. I TRIED TO SHUT IT AS I WAS DRIVING AND HAD TO STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I TOOK IT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP TO ME AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE RECALL. THE DEALERSHIP I GOT THE CAR AT IS TOO FAR SO I CALLED THEM TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE BUT THEY WOULD NOT HONOR THE RECALL. ON THE MORNING OF APRIL 1 I SPOKE WITH FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THAT THERE IS NOTHING THAT THEY CAN DO. MY CAR IS UNDRIVEABLE AND FORD WILL NOT HELP WITH THE PROBLEM. FORD EXPECTS ME TO PAY $600 EVERY 6 MONTHS WHEN THEIR RECALLED PARTS STOPPED WORKING OR NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL. MY DOOR FLUNG OPEN WHILE I WAS ON THE ROAD AND THAT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AS I COULD HAVE FALLEN OUT OR HIT SOMEONE AND CAUSED A WRECK.I BELIEVE IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE MY CAR IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. MY DOOR HAS TO BE ROPED SHUT SO THAT NO ONE WILL TRY TO STEAL MY CAR OR SOMETHING OUT OF MY CAR. THE DOOR WILL NOT EVEN STAY CLOSED DUE TO THE WIND. THE RECALL MAY HAVE BEEN DONE BUT THE PROBLEM STILL REMAINS.

Mileage: 73,000

HAVE NOT BROUGH TO DEALER YET, HOWEVER ALL MY LIGHTS LIT UP AND HAVE NOT TURNED OF SO FAR. ADVANCETRAC, BLINDSPOT, REAR CAMERA ASSIST, ABS, ETC.. BASICALLY ALL MY ASSIST HAVE COME ON. SINCE THEY HAVE COME ON MY STEERING HAS BEEN TOUGH, AS IF THE ELECTRICAL ASSIST WAS DISABLED BECAUSE ITS COMBINED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM. ACCORDING TO A YOUTUBE VIDEO POSTED ONLINE, THE PROBLEM IS A CORRODED OR MALFUNCTIONING WIRE IN THE ABS DRIVER (OR PASSENGER?) SIDE OF THE WHEEL WELL. "ISSUE WAS MY DRIVER FRONT TIRE... IT'S THE WIRE HARNESS THAT GOES BACK TO THE CPU FROM THE ABS SPEED SENSOR. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL IN MY OPINION AS A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE WHICH CAUSES ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING ASSIST TO TURN OFF MAKING IT HARDER TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL" QUOTED FROM THE YOUTUBE VIDEO. WHERE THE WIRES CONNECT OR SOMETHING ALONG THAT LINE. IT WOULD BE REALLY APPRECIATED IF FORD LOOKED INTO THIS AND MADE A RECALL. THIS IS NOT SAFE CONSIDERING IT DISABLES SOME (OR ALL) OF YOUR STEERING CAPABILITIES. MORE DETAIL: ALL LIGHTS HAVE LIT UP BEFORE DURING THE FIRST SNOW-FALL (BUT SHORTLY AFTER TURNED OFF). I PURCHASED THE CAR WITH 70,000 MILES ON IT, IN JULY OF 18'. IT IS NOW MARCH OF 19' AND WE'VE HAD WARM DAYS UP UNTIL TODAY, WHEN WE HAD SNOW AGAIN HERE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK. NOW THE PROBLEM ARISES AGAIN. PLEASE RECALL THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 76,000

THE VEHICLE HAS AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE CAR IT WILL SHOW AS PARK BUT WILL ACTUALLY SLIP INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL FORWARD OR BACK IF IN A SLIGHT HILL. ALSO AN MANUFACTURING ERROR IS CAUSING THE CAR TO ABRUPTLY STOP WHILE ON DRIVING. THE RPMS WILL INCREASE BY ITSELF AND THEN SUDDENLY FALL TO 0 AND THE CAR WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MOVE. ALL THE ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WILL STILL BE ON I.E. RADIO , HEAT , LIGHTS BUT THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE. IT'S NO WARNING AS TO WHEN IT WILL JUST SUDDENLY STOP SO IT'S EXTREMELY UNSAFE IF DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 100,000

DRIVER SEAT I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2013 THAT I PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND HAVE ALREADY HAD MANY ISSUES (SOME RECALLS AND SOME NOT). I AM CURRENTLY HAVING ISSUES WITH MY DRIVER SEAT MOTOR THAT MOVES SEAT FORD AND BACK FOR LEG ROOM. THE SIDE OF THE SEAT CLOSEST TO MIDDLE CONSOLE (RIGHT SIDE) SEEMS STUCK AND WILL NOT MOVE FORWARD. THIS RESULTS IN A DIAGONALLY ANGLED SEAT. I AM NOT A TALL PERSON, THEREFORE THIS ISSUES MAKES ME UNABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND SEE SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE PURCHASED THE CAR AND THE COST FOR SAID ISSUE IS OVER $2,000.00. SEEMS LIKE IF MULTIPLE PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE THEN THERE WAS CLEARLY SOMETHING WRONG FROM THE BEGINNING. ALSO- I SEE THERE IS ANOTHER SEAT RECALL FROM 2014 (FRONT SEAT BACKREST REPLACEMENT) TO WHICH THE MOTOR AND SEAT ELECTRICAL CONNECTORS ARE REMOVED/REPLACED/OR ADJUSTED. LEADS ME TO THINK THIS MAY BE AN ISSUES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS RECALL. I AM DISHING OUT THE COST OF THIS REPAIR..I DO NOT HAVE ANY OTHER OPTION RIGHT NOW. BUT I AM GREATLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS ISSUES AND FORD DENYING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUES EVEN THOUGH SEVERAL FORD CUSTOMERS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. SADLY, THIS MAKES ME DISTRUST PURCHASING A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN.

MY CAR HAS BEEN SKIPPING AND HESITATION WITH POWER TRAIN OR TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING WHENEVER IT WANTS. IT’S NOTHING SPECIFIC TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN. LAST WEEK BACK POWER WINDOWS QUIT WORKING. NOW....STARTED CAR IN DRIVE, STEERING WAS LOCKED. DROVE BACK AND FORTH, TRIED DIFFERENT GEARS, TRIED RESTARTING, IT FINALLY STARTED BY TURNING KEY OVER. CAME HOME, PARKED IN DRIVEWAY, CAN’T GET STEERING TO UNLOCK AT ALL NOW! I AM OVER AN HOUR AWAY FROM HOME, SO WHENEVER IT DECIDES TO TURN, I CAN HEAD HOME. BUT AFTER READING THESE REVIEWS, DO I DARE? DOES FORD WANT US OWNERS TO DIE, OR THE INNOCENT WE MAY HIT? EITHER WAY I WOULD SUE BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DENY KNOWING THERE’S A PROBLEM!

Mileage: 184,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. MY CAR HAD NO SIGNS OF TROUBLE. SUDDENLY SMOKE STARTED COMING FROM THE HEAT VENTS ON THE DASH. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT AND GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE. AT THIS TIME I SAW FLAMES COMING OUT FROM UNDER THE HOOD. I CALLED 911. BY THE TIME OF ARRIVAL OF THE FIRE DEPT THE CAR WAS FULLY INVOLVED IN FLAMES.

Mileage: 60,000

2013 FORD FUSION RADIO STILL HAS SOUND, BUT SCREEN IS BLACK, CAN'T CHANGE STATIONS, WON'T TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER CAR IS TURNED OFF AND DOOR OPENS. BATTERY DIED, CAR WOULDN'T START. WAS ABLE TO JUMP START BATTERY, BUT SAME THING HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER. NOW BATTERY IS COMPLETELY DEAD. HAD THIS HAPPENED TO ANOTHER HOUSEHOLD VEHICLE EVEN AFTER HAVING A NEW BATTERY INSTALLED, AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE CAUSED BY A DEFECTIVE RADIO.

Mileage: 79,000

TAMARA RECALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON AND CAR SHUTTERS SPORADICALLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTO BATTERY SAVER MODE KEPT ACTIVATING WITHOUT WARNING, WHICH CAUSED A DRASTIC REDUCTION IN SPEED WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF, IT FAILED TO RESTART BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE INDICATOR WAS FLASHING. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT WITH RAY SKILLMAN FORD (1250 US-31, GREENWOOD, IN 46143, (317) 884-7164). AAA REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER, AND WAS TO DECIDE IF THE MATTER WOULD BE HANDLED BY THEM OR THE DEALER. IF NOT, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 (STEERING). THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK, THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE BUSHING ON THE END OF THE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 144,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 144,000

OUR CALL HAD A RECALL , NEVER GOT NOTICE AND THE RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE LOCALIZED OVERHEATING MY CYLINDER HEAD TO CRACK, RESULT IN FIRE IN ENGINE AND THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED TO OUR 2013 FORD FUSION

Mileage: 50,000

LOUD CRACKING SOUNDS COMING FROM SPEAKERS CAUSED BY A FAILED AUDIO CONTROL MODULE, ONLY 82K MILES IN. CAR BATTERY DRAINING, WEEKLY REQUIRED JUMP-STARTS WITH BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED.

Mileage: 83,000

KEY NOT DETECTED MESSAGE CAME ON WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AS I WAS DRIVING. THEN THE NEXT DAY IT WOULD NOT START.

Mileage: 86,200

MY STEERING IS VERY LOOSE MY GEAR SHIFT CABLE CAME OFF AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. AND IM HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF IT.

Mileage: 130,000

CAR ENGINE BURNED UP OUT OF NOWHERE

CURRENTLY OUR VECHICLE IS BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP. WE ARE A FORD DRIVING FAMILY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN NOTHING BUT TROUBLE. EVERY RECALL. WE HAD TO REPLACE THE FUEL PUMP, DUE TO AIR IN TANK. THEN PAID 2000$ AND HAD IT FOR 2WKS. THIS WAS AT THE END OF JULY 2018. FOR LECTRONIC ISSUE. NOW, THE NEW PROBLEM THE DEALERSHIP CAN'T FIGURE OUT HOW TO FIX IT. WE WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVE. BLACKTOP DRIVEWAY. ONCE YOUR SHIFT INTO DRIVE FORWARD THE CAR SHUTS OFF. A MECHANIC SYMBOL APPEARS. WE HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTOMAX FORD SERVICE IN KILLEEN TX 76544. THIS IS A BAD SIGN. WE DID BUY IT USED, THINKING IT WAS A GOOD DEAL BUT THINK THIS VECHICLE HAS BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. IT HAD HAIL DAMAGE ON IT THAT THE DEALER DIDN'T EVEN SEE THAT, I DID AND THEY FIXED THAT. I TOLD THE DEALER THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD VECHICLE.THIS EXPERIENCE IS LEAVING A BAD TASTE IN OUR MOUTHIES. WE ARE SEEKING SOME ASSISTANCE HERE ON THIS PROBLEM. RESPECTFULLY, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 90,000

A LETTER WAS MAILED TO ME ON APRIL 2017 INFORMING ME OF SAFETY RECALL 17S09. WE HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS INSPECTED AND REPAIRED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. THE SPECIAL ORDER FOR PARTS WAS NOT PLACED UNTIL 7/3/18. THEY HAVE NOT COME IN YET, PER OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND I HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF ALL OF THIS. ON SATURDAY 8/8/2018 THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED TO MY RESIDENCE TO PUT OUT AN ENGINE COMPARTMENT FIRE DUE TO THISRECALL ISSUE. THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AS I PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY WITH MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE CAR. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ENGINE OVERHEATING SIGNALS HAD ALERTED ME. THE FIRE ESCALATED VERY QUICKLY, AND FLAMES WERE SEEN COMING DROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE CAR. THE VEHICLE IS A TOTAL LOSS, AND THIS HAS CREATED A MAJOR FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FOR OUR FAMILY.

Mileage: 115,000

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY CAR TO REPLACE THE TRANSMITION CABLE. I HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM BACK IN 2016. I KNEW BACK THEN THAT THIS WAS A BIG ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE RECALL ISSUE AND I PAID $571.25 TO FIX A TRANMISSION SHIFTER CABLE. I STILL HAVE THE RECEIPT AND ALL THE NOTES THAT THE DEALERSHIP WROTE AND IT MATCHES THIS RECALL. I FILED ACOMPLAINT WITH NHTSA AND NO ACTION TAKEN BACK THEN AND I FEEL SINCE THIS IS A RECALL THAT I SHOULD HAVE NEVER PAID OUT OF POCKET FOR THIS RECALL AND I FEEL I SHOULD GET A REFUND FROM FORD. I ALMOST DIED WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY GEAR SHIFT AND I HAD MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR WHEN I LOST CONTROL OF MY 2013 FORD FUSION ON 9/16/16. I COULD NOT GET MY CAR GEAR TO SHIFT AT ALL AND IT WAS MOVING BY ITSELF. IF IT WASNT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ME AND MY TWO CHILDREN WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND GOT INJURED OR IMJURY SOMEONE ELSE. I HAVE ALL MY PAPERWORK AND WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH SOMEONE FROM I KNEW BACK THEN THAT THIS WAS A MANUFACTURER/DEFECTIVE IN 2016, AND RECEIVED A LETTER DATED AUG 2018 THAT THERE IS A RECALL THAT I PAID FULL PRICE TO REPAIR AND FILED A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA ABOUT IT, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BACK THEN. I WOULD LIKE TO FULE A COMPLAINT.

Mileage: 1

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS A LOUD POP WHEN THE HEADED SEATS WERE ENGAGED THEN A WEEK LATER THE RADIO, REMOTE TO UNLOCK STOPPED WORKING AND THE FLAT TIRE SENSOR WILL NOT STOP FLASHING.

Mileage: 10

MY 2013 FORD FUSION IS EXPERIENCING AN ISSUE WITH THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE WINDOW CONTROLS. I HAVE LOST COMMUNICATION WITH THE 'FRONT CONTROL INTERFACE MODULE', 'DOOR CONTROL MODULE A', AND 'DOOR CONTROL MODULE B'. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, MY ECM DISPLAYS THE FOLLOWING CODES, P193E: A/C CLUTCH REQUEST SIGNAL, U0199: LOST COMMUNICATION WITH DOOR CONTROL MODULE A, U0200: LOST COMMUNICATION WITH DOOR CONTROL MODULE B, AND U0256: LOST COMMUNICATIONS FRONT CONTROLS INTERFACE MODULE. THIS HAPPENS QUITE FREQUENTLY, AND IT HAS HAPPENED WHEN MY CAR IS IN MOTION AND WHEN MY CAR IS STATIONARY. SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN I START MY CAR AND SOMETIMES THIS HAPPENS WHEN I AM DRIVING. TO BE CLEAR, I HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING, NO VENTILATION, AND I CAN NOT ROLL DOWN MY WINDOWS. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THIS SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE IS TOWARDS 90 OR MORE DEGREES FAHRENHEIT. THIS MEANS THE INTERIOR TEMPERATURE OF THE CARE GETS TO BE VERY HOT. IN MY EXPERIENCE, THE ONLY WAY TO FIX THIS ISSUE IS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TERMINALS AND THEN RECONNECT THEM BUT THIS ONLY OFFERS A TEMPORARY FIX TO THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 58,810

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WAIT A BRIEF MOMENT, AND THEN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE EACH TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,229.

Mileage: 76,229

I WAS MAKING A TURN WHEN MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THERE WAS A MESSAGE SAYING POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. I TOOK IT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING GEAR AND I HAD RESEARCHED THAT SOME PREVIOUS CARS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THAT EXACT PROBLEM.

Mileage: 78,967

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE, WHICH WAS INCREASING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 5 MPH. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (HOLLINGSWORTH RICHARDS FORD, 778 FLORIDA BLVD, BATON ROUGE, LA 70806, (225) 927-5555) WHERE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE IF THE REMEDY CAUSED THE FAILURES BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REMEDY. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN EXTENDED WARRANTY CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14N02 (ABS VEHICLE SPEED SIGNAL RELATED COMMUNICATION LOSS THAT DISABLES OBDII SYSTEM MONITORS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR OVER A WEEK WITHOUT DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT IT FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO VILLA FORD (2550 N TUSTIN ST, ORANGE, CA 92865, (714) 637-8222) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

Mileage: 150,000

ON MARCH 26TH, 2018 AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40PM MY 2013 FORD FUSION (VIN #[XXX]) CAUGHT FIRE UNDERNEATH THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THIS OCCURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY A 5 MINUTE DRIVE. THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR OVER 5 HOURS AND ON MY RIDE HOME A LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASH SHOWING COOLANT/ENGINE OVERHEATING AND SMOKE BEGAN TO APPEAR FROM THE HOOD (THIS OCCURRED AS I ENTERED ONTO THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH). I WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE HIGHWAY SLOWLY AND PULL INTO A GAS STATION. THERE THE CAR CONTINUED TO SMOKE AND A PERSON THERE POINTED UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHERE THE FIRE WAS GOING. IT TOOK TWO FIRE EXTINGUISHERS TO PUT OUT THE FIRE. I BELIEVE THIS IS RELATED TO A RECALL 17S09. PRIOR TO THE FIRE, I HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE IN TWICE TO FIX THIS ISSUE. ON 6/22/17 I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO CARMAX TO HAVE THE COOLANT TEMP SENSOR REPLACED AFTER EXPERIENCING OVERHEATING PROBLEMS. I THEN TOOK THE CAR INTO TUTTLE-CLICK CAPISTRANO FORD TO HAVE THE COOLANT LEVEL SENSOR SYSTEM INSTALLATION WORK DONE PER THE RECALL ON 7/7/17. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 77,000

TAKEN CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THREE TIMES TO HAVE THE ACM REPLACED WHICH CONTROLS THE RADIO AND THE "MY FORD SYNC" AND HAS CONTINUED TO BURN OUT DESPITE SYSTEM CHECKS BY DEALERSHIP. THE RADIO WILL WORK FOR ABOUT FOUR DAYS AFTER REPLACED THEN FAIL AGAIN.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. USED CODE CHECKER TO INVESTIGATE AND CAME UP WITH CODE P144C. ENDED UP HAVING TO DO WITH THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST - $326.04 REPAIRS COMPLETED AT WRAY FORD, 2851 BENTON ROAD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 318-686-7300, INVOICE NUMBER FOCS245906 ON 21 DEC 2016 SECOND ITEM: PROBLEM WITH START/STOP BUTTON. THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. ONLY THING I COULD FIND OUT WAS LOOK IN THE MANUAL, WHICH SHOWED AND TOLD ME NOTHING. CAR WOULD JUST ARBITRARILY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING !!! ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I HAD TO USE A KNIFE TO PULL THE START/STOP BUTTON OUT AND THEN IT WOULD GENERALLY RESTART AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND STATED THE IGNITION BUTTON WAS FAULTY. ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 11-1-2017 AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART, STATED THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN A NEW ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE, IN THE MEANTIME, FORD EXPECTED ME TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN AT ANYTIME, WHILE TURNING IN FROM OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY EVENT !! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FORD CASE NUMBER CAS13448074 BUT NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD. I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP WEEKLY ON STATUS OF PART. IT FINALLY CAME IN AROUND DECEMBER 14TH AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED ON DECEMBER 18TH. COST - $361.66 I WANT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHETHER THESE ARE RECURRING ISSUES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THESE ISSUES. THE SECOND ONE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 55,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. DURING WEATHER CHANGES, THE ELECTRONIC VENT FUNCTION FAILED TO WORK EACH YEAR. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE PIG WIRING, RESISTOR, AND BLOWER MOTOR FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE WINDSHIELD FAILED TO DEFROST, THE VENT CONTROLS FAILED TO FUNCTION FOR THE HEAT, AND THE CONTACT HAD A LOSS OF VISIBILITY AND ELECTRONIC FUNCTION TO WARM THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TT *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN KEYS ARE LEFT IN CAR IT DRAINS THE BATTERY. CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE.12

MY 2013 FORD FUSION HAS A PROBLEM EVERY TIME I REFUEL IT. 1) IT DOES NOT TURN ON WHEN I FINISHED PUMPING GAS, I HAVE TO KEEP TRYING TO TURN IT ON AND OR STEP ON GAS PEDDLE FOR IT TO TURN ON, ALSO I HAVE TO HAVE MY AC OFF CAUSE I GET THIS HORRIBLE SMELL AND AT ONE POINT SAW FUMES COMING OUT FROM MY AIR VENTS WHICH I THEN SUDDENLY TURN OFF THE AC BUT MY VEHICLE HAD ALSO TURNED OFF BY IT SELF. 2) IT HAS TURNED OFF TWICE WHILE I DRIVE OFF FROM THE GAS STATION, ON THE SAFE SIDE IT TURNED OFF BEFORE I EVEN MADE IT TO THE STREET/ROAD. I THEN HAD A RECALL ON IT AND TOOK IT FOR SERVICE FOR SOMETHING INVOLVING THE DOOR HANDLES AT THAT TIME I REPORTED MY PROBLEM TO A FORD MECHANIC/PERSONNEL AND THE GENTLE MEN ADVISED ME HE WILL NOT BE REPLACING THE PROBLEM SINCE IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE PAYED FROM MY POCKET, WHICH I DONT HAVE THE BUDGET FOR IT, AND 3) WHILE I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ABOUT A 15 MILE DRIVE FROM NEIGHBORING CITY, MY VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER AND STARTED SLOWING DOWN AT WHICH POINT I REALIZED IT HAD TURNED OFF ON THE HIGHWAY AT SPEED OF 50-60MPHS WHILE MY SHIFT WAS IN DRIVE AND MY KEY WAS TURNED IN THE ON POSITION. THIS WAS AT NIGHT TIME SINCE I WORK THE AFTERNOON I THEN SLOWED DOWN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED IT BACK ON WITH OUT A PROBLEM, THE FOLLOWING DAY IT DID NOT DO THE SAME THING AND AS OF 12/19/2017, I HAVE SEEN REPORT OF THE FORD EXPLORER WITH SIMILARITIES OF THE SMELL BUT DID NOT FIND OF THE FORD FUSION WHICH I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS ISSUE.

Mileage: 62,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE KEPT OVERHEATING AND WAS SLOW TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER (COUNTRY FORD, 95 GOODMAN RD E, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, (662) 349-4300) MADE NO MENTION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE CONTACT WAS NOT INFORMED THAT THE RECALL NEEDED TO BE COMPLETED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COMPUTER AND DID NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS AND SEAT BELTS), 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES), AND 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS). IN ADDITION, THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER SERVICE CAMPAIGN (15R01) FOR THE EPS MOTOR BOLTS - REGIONAL AND (14N02) FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR PCM RE-PROGRAMMING. WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF THE DEALER'S REPAIR, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE HEAT AND NOTICED A STRONG ODOR COMING FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE STARTED SMOKING UNDER THE HOOD AND CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY WHO WAS TO INVESTIGATE THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ON WAY TO WORK I ON THE MORNING OF 10-12-17 GOING ABOUT 75MPH ON INTERSTATE AND ALL THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A DING AND FLASH OF RED (CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) ON THE DASHBOARD STATING ENGINE OVERHEATING AND ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND CAR BASICALLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL. I LOST ALL POWER, RADIO, LIGHTS ETC. WITH THE MOMENTUM I HAD BUILT UP GOING 75 I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE 4 LANES TO THE SHOULDER. AN OHIO STATE TROOPER STOPPED TO ASSIST AND WAS DUMB FOUNDED WHEN HE SAY THERE WAS NO POWER, THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP SPOKE WITH JAY AND ADVISED THAT CAR WAS BEING TOWED IN. SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT FORD IS STATING THAT IT'S A SAFETY FEATURE TO STOP FIRE FROM HAPPENING, BUT HONESTLY HOW SAFE IS TO HAVE THE ENGINE AND ALL ELECTRICAL POWER COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON INTERSTATE. IT WAS A MATTER OF SECONDS BETWEEN DING, LIGHT AND LOSS OF POWER. CAR WAS TOWED IN USING MY AAA MEMBERSHIP ON A FLATBED TO LIBERTY FORD IN BRUNSWICK, OHIO. I WAS ADVISED LATER THAT DAY THAT IT WAS THE WATER PUMP AND HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE SENSOR THAT WAS RECALLED. I HAD TO USE PTO FOR WORK ON THURSDAY AND CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP ON 10-13-17 AROUND LUNCH TIME. ON 10-13-17 I HAD TO LEAVE WORK EARLY TO GET TO DEALERSHIP BEFORE THEY CLOSED AT 6PM OTHERWISE I WOULD BE CHARGED $50.00 FOR THE LOANER IF RETURNED ON SATURDAY MORNING. I PICKED UP MY CAR AND IT COST ME @$107.00 FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE SINCE THEY ARE STATING IT HAD NOTHING TO DO WITH THE RECALL AND THAT IT WAS THE WATER PUMP. ON THE AFTERNOON OF 10-14-17 (@ 12:30-12:45PM) DRIVING IN MEDINA AREA ON WAY TO EVENT WITH NIECE IN THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. SEE ATTACHED FOR FULL COMPLAINT AND DOCS

Mileage: 72,095

THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED AND WAS NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES FROM OUR HOUSE WHEN IT STARTED SMOKING WHILE BEING DRIVEN TO WORK. WITHIN A MINUTE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, WITHIN ANOTHER MINUTE THE CAR LOST POWER. THE GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T WORK, ETC ETC. WE WERE ABLE TO COAST INTO A SIDE STREET AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. WITHIN A MINUTE OF THAT HAPPENING IT BURST INTO FLAMES AND WAS COMPLETELY ENGULFED AND DESTROYED.

Mileage: 70,000

TAKATA RECALL MY CAR CAUGHT FIRE AND BURNED. THE FIRE STARTED WHILE DRIVING BUT I WAS UNAWARE. I JUST KEPT SMELLING POPCORN SMELL. I THEN GOT TO MY DESTINATION , PARKED THE CAR 5 MIN. LATER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME IN AND ASKED IF ANY WAS DRIVING A WHITE FORD FUSION. IT'S WAS BBOT QUIT 2 YEARS OLD AND HAD LESS THEN 50 K MILES.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LONG-LEWIS FORD LINCOLN (2551 JOHN HAWKINS PKWY IN HOOVER, AL) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE WAS REMEDIED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR CONDITIONER AND POWER WINDOWS FAILED TO OPERATE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WEATHER WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THE CONTACT CALLED AKINS FORD AT (800) 282-7872 (LOCATED AT 220 W MAY ST, WINDER, GA 30680) WHERE THE DEALER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY ENHANCEMENT ON THE ABS WAS FAILING, AND COULD POSSIBLY BE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,600.

Mileage: 40,600

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION, CAR WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND AFTER RETURNING TO MY CAR I STARTED IT AND PUT IT INTO DRIVE, AS SOON AS I LET OF THE BRAKE AND TOUCHED THE GAS PEDDLE THE CAR MAXED OUT IN RPM AND THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN EVEN AFTER PUSHING ON THE BRAKE RESULTING CRASHING INTO A LIGHT POLE.

Mileage: 64,000

VEHICLE WAS PARKED (OUT OF TOWN WEEKEND) WHEN STARTING UP TO GO HOME IT TOTALLY SHUT DOWN, LIGHT CAME STATING SOMETHING ABOUT COOLANT TEMPERATURE AND I HAD NO POWER WHAT SO EVER. GOT TOWED TO FORD, ONLY HAD VEHICLE SINCE FEB. 2017, SAUDERED AND RECONNECTED SOME WIRING THAT THEY SAID WAS CHEWED BY SOME CRITTER, I.E. MOUSE. $360. LATER. AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH I SEE WIRING IS BEING BEING COVERED IN SOME SOY COATING AND SEATS ARE MADE WITH OTHER PRODUCTS THAT CAN LURE CRITTERS. I DON'T UNDERSTAND AND FEEL WHY SHOULD I PAY THAT OUT OF POCKET.

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL MICROSOFT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,300.

Mileage: 3,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT IT FAILED TO CORRECT THE NOISE. WHILE MAKING A TURN, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND A WARNING INDICATOR RANDOMLY ILLUMINATED FOR RUN POWER AND THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE A FEW TIMES DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN SERVICE CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14N02 TO ADDRESS THE PCM REPROGRAMMING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED ON, THE CAR FLASHES THE "CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM" MESSAGE ONCE THE CAR STARTS MOVING. WITH OK PRESSED, THE BATTERY WARNING LIGHT REMAINS ILLUMINATED. AS I DRIVE, THE VEHICLE MAY: ILLUMINATE THE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT - HAVE ALL RADIO FUNCTIONS STOP OPERATING - HAVE THE EXTERNAL TEMPERATURE GAUGE READ ABNORMAL NUMBERS - ANY OR ALL OF THE ABOVE. THE PROCESS DISAPPEARS WHEN THE CARS STOPS, AND MAY OR MAY NOT APPEAR MORE THAN ONCE IN A DAY. THE CAR DRIVES NORMALLY, AND 2 TRIPS TO THE FORD REPAIR SHOP TO REPLACE PARTS (INCLUDING THE ALTERNATOR) HAVE NOT IDENTIFIED ANY PROBLEM WITH THE BATTERY OR CHANGED THE BEHAVIOR OF THE CAR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY SOME KIND OF ELECTRONIC MALFUNCTION, AND I AM NOT SURE ABOUT THE FIRE HAZARD OR SAFETY OF OPERATING A CAR WHOSE COMPUTERS SEEM TO BE MALFUNCTIONING CONSISTENTLY. I HAVE PICTURES OF MULTIPLE INCIDENTS AND 2 REPAIR INVOICES THAT ATTEMPTED TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE WITH NO EFFECT.

Mileage: 35,600

ON FEBRUARY 5, 2017 THE ENGINE OF MY 2013 FORD FUSION CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE CAR BEGAN TO SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I STOPPED AND OPENED THE HOOD TO INSPECT AND THE ENGINE WAS ALREADY IN FLAMES. THE FIRE SPREAD RAPIDLY AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT HAD TO BE CALLED TO EXTINGUISH THE BLAZE. MY SON AND I WERE BARELY ABLE TO ESCAPE UNHARMED. I CONTACTED FORD ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY HAVE BEEN UNWILLING ASSIST. THEY CLOSED MY ORIGINAL CLAIM WITHOUT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. I ALSO ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS RELATED TO ENGINE FIRES AND THEY STATE NO. I FEEL I AM UNABLE TO GET ANY ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER THAT PUT BOTH MINE AND MY SON'S LIVES IN DANGER AND ALSO DESTROYED THE SIZEABLE INVESTMENT I MADE INTO THE PURCHASE OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. PLEASE ASSIST!

Mileage: 69,000

CAR STARTED ON FIRE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING HOME FOR NO REASON LUCKY TO GET OUT

Mileage: 2

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY 2 HOURS FROM HOME AND I HAD A WARNING LIGHT COME ON, ENGINE COOLANT TEMPTRESS OVERHEATED. SO ME AND MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD EVERYTHING LOOKED FINE, WE HAD COOLANT.WE SAT FOR ABOUT 10 MINS TO BE SAFE. AND PROCEEDED DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AFTER 2 MINS WE HAD ANOTHER WARNING LIGHT COME ON STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE. AT THIS POINT HE COULDN'T MOVE THE WHEEL SO WE PULLED OVER AGAIN AND AS SOON AS WE STOPPED BLACK SMOKE CAME IN THE VENTS AND UP THE WINDSHIELD. AS WE OPEN OUR DOORS THERE IS FLAMES COMING IN THE DOOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WE QUICKLY EVACUATED THE VEHICLE AND CALLED 911.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS IN A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000. UPDATED 05/17/17*LJ UPDATED 05/25/2017 *JS

Mileage: 40,000

NOVEMBER 2016 WHILE I WAS COMING FROM THE GROCERY STORE MY CAR SUDDENLY STALLED AND COMPLETELY STOPPED. I IMMEDIATELY STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND DROVE FOR A GOOD 2 MINUTES AND IT DID THE SAME THING, BUT THIS TIME I WAS IN THE STREET. AFTER LETTING MY VEHICLE SIT FOR 15 MINUTES IT DID EVENTUALLY START BACK UP AND DROVE SMOOTHLY. BUT THAT WASN'T THE LAST TIME MY CAR WOULD JUST SUDDENLY STOP. IN DECEMBER I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPEN TO MY CAR. THE CHECK MY FLUIDS AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG (WHICH WAS A LIE). EVERYDAY SINCE NOVEMBER IF I DRIVE MY CAR TOO MUCH, IT SHUTS OFF. IF I AM ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC, MY CAR WILL JUST TURN OFF. NOW FEBRUARY, I RECEIVED AN ERROR MESSAGE (ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE) AND MY CAR WILL NOT MOVE AT ALL. CALL FORD MOTOR AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL IN REGARDS TO THE ENGINE, CONTACT THE DEALERSHIP AND I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT TO BE TOWED TO THEM , BECAUSE THE PART MIGHT NOT BE INCLUDED IN MY WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS 76,000. I DO MY OIL CHANGES AND MAINTENANCE ON TIME, AND ALWAYS GO TO THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR LIGHTS IN THE INSIDE TURNS ON WHILE I'M DRIVING WITHOUT ME EVEN PUSHING THEM (CREEPY). MY SEAT BELT DOESN'T REALLY RESTRAIN ME AND MY SEAT DOESN'T REALLY MOVE BACK AND FORWARDS LIKE IT SHOULD.

Mileage: 75,300

ON LOCAL ROAD, VEHICHLE HESITATES WHEN I STEP ON THE GAS. WHEN I GET TO A STOP LIGHT IT SHUDDERS THEN STALLS. THIS OCCURS FREQUENTLY FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS AS OF THIS ENTRY DATE.MY VEHICLE HAS UNDER 53K MILES AND THE DEALER SAYS THE PART AND FIX IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. ITS CALLED A LO PRESSURE GAS SENSOR I BELIEVE. IF ITS ATTACHED TO THE GAS TANK THEN HOW COULD IT NOT BE UNDER WARRANTY WITH UNDER 60K MILES STANDARD COVERAGE.IS THIS STANDARD FOR ALL DEALERSHIPS WITH WARRANTY COVERAGE OR LACK THERE OF FOR THIS PART.

Mileage: 52,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 5 TO 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,227.

Mileage: 95,227

LEFT MY HOUSE DROVE 5 MILES, STOPPED TO SISTERS HOUSE TO DROP OFF AN ITEM, 2-3 MINUTES LATER WALKED OUTSIDE AND FOUND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR WINDSHIELD. BARELY ABLE TO OPEN DOOR QUICK ENOUGH TO GET MY PURSE OUT AND IT WAS ENGULFED. WOKE UP A NEIGHBOR WHO CAME OVER WITH A TRUCK TO DRAG IT AWAY FROM HOUSE AND GARAGE. WASN'T FOR HIM MY SISTERS HOUSE WOULD BEEN LOST AS IT TOOK 25 MINUTES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP. ONLY THING NOT BURNED IS THE TAILLIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAVE READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. FEELING LIKE MY INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL WITH DAMAGES. WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE?

Mileage: 95,000

YESTERDAY I PURCHASED A VEHICLE THROUGH AN AUTO BROKER FROM MANHEIM ATLANTA. NO MORE THAN 6 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND EXPLODED MULTIPLE TIMES. 7:30PM I WAS DRIVING ON 285 HEADED HOME AND I NOTICED A WARNING ON MY DASH STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE HAS A FAULT AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED BALLS OF FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I TRIED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER THE ENGINE SEIZED HINDERING ME FROM DOING ANYTHING. BY THE TIME THE CAR SLOWED THE INTERIOR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, I JUMPED OUT THEN THE CAR EXPLODED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT CAME ON THE DASH. PRESSED THE OK BUTTON AND THEN NOTICED BALLS OF FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I THEN TRIED TO PULL OVER. I COULDN'T BRAKE, PRESS THE GAS, OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND BURNED.

Mileage: 95,800

THIS CAR (2013 FORD FUSION ECOBOOST) IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 50K MILES. AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR COASTING TO A SLOW SPEED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE ENGINE JUST DIES LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. YOU THEN HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STARTS JUST FINE. IT'S RANDOM BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO MY WIFE THE OTHER DAY. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE BODY A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO POSTINGS. PART IS $700 AND LABOR $200 FOR A PART THAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR OTHER FORD FUSIONS BUT NOT THE ECOBOOST! MY LAST FORD FUSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT COST ME $500. I GUESS I DIDN'T LEARN MY LESSON THEN BUT I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW. WILL GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. I LOOK AT EVERY FORD FUSION ON THE ROAD NOW AS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE TO GET RID OF MINE IN TIME.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2013 FORD FUSION, 1.6L ECOBOOST TO WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE ENGINE STARTED OVERHEATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING UP A HILL. I SAW SMOKE COMING FROM THE ENGINE AND PULLED OVER. AS I DID THIS, SOMEONE DRIVING BY SAID THEY SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED THE CAR ONTO SOME PAVEMENT AND GOT OUT TO CHECK. I SAW FLAMES DRIPPING FROM THE OIL RESERVOIR. I GRABBED MY BACKPACK AND STARTED RUNNING UP THE HILL TO MY OFFICE, WHICH WAS ONLY ABOUT 100 YARDS AWAY, TO GET A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. AS I STARTED RUNNING, I HEARD A LOUD WOOSH SOUND AND SAW THAT THE ENTIRE FRONT OF THE CAR HAD BURST INTO FLAMES. LESS THAN A MINUTE AFTER I HAD GOTTEN OUT OF THE CAR. THE FLAMES WERE ABOUT 15 FEET HIGH AND LUCKILY DIDN'T IGNITE THE DRY, GRASSY HILLSIDE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME AFTER ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND PUT OUT THE FIRE.

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DOORS WERE RE-OPENING INVOLUNTARILY AND THE DOOR AJAR WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A CURB ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE STREET. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,297.

Mileage: 39,297

I REPLACED MY BATTERY 2 WEEKS AGO, BECAUSE MY CAR KEPT NOT STARTING WITH PUSH START, THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN JULY 2016. THE PUSH BUTTON WOULD NOT START MY CAR, AND LEFT ME STRANDED 4 TIMES, I GOT A JUMP EACH TIME. ON 8-30-16 I PICKED MY SON UP FROM SCHOOL, AND WENT BACK TO MY CAR TO PUSH START IT, AND ALL OF THE POWER IS FUNCTIONAL, EXCEPT THE A/C AND THE PUSH START WILL NOT START. I CALLED FARIWAY FORD IN BURGAW, AND THEY COULD CARE LESS, I AM STRANDED. I RESEARCHED THIS AND IT'S SAYING IT COULD BE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ANTI THEFT SYSTEM, OR SOME TYPE OF MODULE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 29,000 MILES ON IT, AND IT'S NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THERE HAS GOT TO BE A RECALL ON THIS, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE, WHAT IF IT DIED WHILE I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET. MY BRAKES AND STEERING ARE GONE TOO. I CAN'T DEPRESS THE BREAK, OR TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT A LOT OF EFFORT.

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BEGAN TO VIBRATE AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ALSO INDICATED MANY OTHER WARNING LIGHTS AND FUNCTIONS WERE BEING ACTIVATED THAT WERE NOT IN USE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND DEALER. BOTH STATED THAT THE POWER ASSIST FAILED AND THERE WAS ALSO AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO RECALL THE ACTUAL ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE STILL AT THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 09/27/16*LJ *JS

Mileage: 44,000

WE PURCHASED THE CAR THIS PAST SATURDAY AND ON SUNDAY, THE PASSENGER DOOR AJAR LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR CANNOT BE COMPLETELY LOCKED DUE TO THE SENSOR 'THINKING' THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT SHUT,WHEN IN FACT IT IS. ALSO THE ALARM GOES OFF WHEN WE TRY TO REMOTELY LOCK THE CAR.

Mileage: 29,200

THE ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT STOPPED WORKING AND WITHOUT MANUAL CONTROLS THE SEAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED.

Mileage: 55,000

THE AIR BAG LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I TOOK IT INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CLAIMED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE SEAT WAS CRUSHED , SUPPOSEDLY BY AN EMPTY JELLY JAR THAT WAS UNDER NEATH THE SEAT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. I HAVE THE JELLY JAR AND ITS NOT EVEN BROKEN . FORD CLAIMS ITS MY FAULT AND TO GET IN TOUCH WITHMY INSURANCE COMPANY WHICH I HAVE BUT SINCE THE LIGHT (AIRBAG ) LIGHT HAS COME ON, MY SEAT DOESN'T WORK DOES NOT MOVE BACK OR FORWARD AND THE LIGHT THAT TELLS IF IF THE SEAT BELT IS FASTENED DOESN'T WORK. I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK FROM MY INSURANCE COMPANY BUT IM WONDERING IF MORE FUSION OWNERS THAN JUST ME HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH THE WIRING HARNESS AND IF THE PROBLEM IS DUE TO THE LOCATION OF THE WIRING HARNESS RATHER THAN THE JELLY JAR WHICH IS UNBROKEN. I AM A 72 YEAR OLD WOMAN AND ALTHOUGH IM SLIGHTLY OVERWEIGHT , I CANNOT IMAGINE HOW MY WEIGHT AND THE JELLY JAR COULD DISABLE THE WHOLE CASE. IT DOESN'T LOOK CRUSHED BUT I'M TAKING IT TO MY MECHANIC TOMORROW AND HAVING HIM TAKE THE SEAT OUT AND LOOK AT THE WIRING HARNESS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT A WEEK AGO.

Mileage: 33,112

PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW IN FEB 2013. HAS SHUT DOWN 4 TIMES WHILE IN MOTION. 3 WERE IN TOWN AT SLOW SPEEDS FIRST TIME WAS AROUND SUMMERTIME THE FIRST OR SECOND YEAR, BUT THE LAST WAS 12/24/2015 ON THE INTERSTATE RUNNING A STEADY 75 MPH IN THE INSIDE LANE IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC. ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD WAS I ABLE TO MANEUVER IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING RUN OVER! EACH TIME THE DASH GOES BLACK AND ENGINE (AND POWER STEERING/BRAKES) SHUTS OF. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS BEFORE OR AFTER THE SHUT DOWN. ONLY THING STILL WORKING WAS THE RADIO. (IT NORMALLY PLAYS UNTIL YOU OPEN THE DOOR ANYWAY) EACH TIME IT STARTED RIGHT UP AFTER STOPPING. HAS BEEN IN FOR REPAIR 3 TIMES. NO FAULT CODES PRESENT AND SERVICE TECH "COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM", SO NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE, OTHER THAN THE NUMEROUS RECALLS THAT HAVE BEEN ISSUED. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR!!! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CENTER AND REGISTERED A COMPLAINT WITH THEM.THEIR RESPONSE WAS TO TAKE IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION. THAT IS VERY INCONVENIENT DUE TO THE NEXT DEALER BEING 2 HOURS AWAY AND THEY WOULD NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR A DAY OR TWO TO TRY TO "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM". IT IS VERY SPORADIC. IT COULD BE SIX MONTHS BEFORE IT DOES IT AGAIN. A VERY DISSATISFIED CUSTOMER!!!

Mileage: 20,000

I HAVE NOTED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (ETB) MALFUNCTION AFFECTING FORD FUSION 2009-2013 MODELS WITH 2.5/3.0L ENGINES AND THE RELATED NHTSA INVESTIGATION PE 13-003, ALONG WITH FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THE POWER LOSS ISSUE DESCRIBED IN ANOTHER 2013 FORD FUSION OWNER'S EXPERIENCE (NHTSA COMPLAINT ID #10810590. BOTH SEEM TO BE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM I AM NOW HAVING WITH MY 2013 FORD FUSION SE, WHICH IS THE ECOBOOST MODEL WITH THE 1.6L TURBO CHARGED ENGINE. AFTER GETTING AN OBD WARNING ALONG WITH ROUGH ENGINE OPERATION AND LOWER-THAN-EXPECTED FUEL EFFICIENCY, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND NOTED THAT THE OIL MINDER WOULD NOT RESET. THAT REPAIR WAS PERFORMED UNDER WARRANTY DURING THANKSGIVING WEEKEND 2015. SOON AFTER, ON DECEMBER 6TH, THE CAR EXPERIENCED POWER LOSS ON TWO OCCASIONS UPON LEAVING PARKING LOTS; IN OTHER WORDS, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT LOW SPEED WITHIN A MINUTE OF DRIVING AWAY FROM THE PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE SPUTTERED (RAN ROUGHLY) THEN LOST POWER, WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW DAYS BEFORE CHRISTMAS, WITH THAT OCCURRENCE ALSO TAKING PLACE UPON LEAVING A PARKING LOT. FURTHERMORE, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON DEC. 29TH AND ON JANUARY 2, 2016, WITH THE LATTER TIME OCCURRING IMMEDIATELY TURNING ONTO NOLENSVILLE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT. WITH ALL OF THOSE INSTANCES HAPPENING IN NASHVILLE, TN, COLD WEATHER WAS NOT A FACTOR. ENGINE TEMPERATURE WAS NOT AT A FACTOR AS THE CAR'S MOST RECENT FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED WITH THE ENGINE STILL WARM. SINCE THIS PROBLEM BEGAN AFTER THE AFOREMENTIONED CANISTER PURGE VALVE REPLACEMENT, I AM GOING TO HAVE THE DEALERSHIP REVISIT THAT WORK AND DETERMINE THE REASON WHY I AM NOT SEEING A WARNING LIGHT WHEN THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION OCCURS. I WILL ALSO HAVE THE CAR EVALUATED FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ETB PROBLEM.

Mileage: 25,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR LIGHTING SHUT OFF. AFTER DRIVING A LITTLE FURTHER, ALL THE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

RETURNED HOME FROM AN HOUR TRIP AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY. TURNED OFF THE CAR, WENT INSIDE, CAME OUT 30 MINS LATER, ATTEMPTED TO START THE CAR AND DEAD SILENCE. RADIO AND ALL OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE STILL WORKING. CHECKED THE ODB WITH AN ODB READER AND NO CODES. CALLED AAA WHO CAME OUT AND TESTED THE BATTERY AND FOUND IT FULLY CHARGED AND WORKING. THEY THEN CHECKED SEVERAL FUSES AND ALL WORKED FINE. AS A LAST RESORT, HE COMPLETELY PULLED AND DISINFECTED THE BATTERY, WAITED 2-3 MINUTES RECONNECTED IT, WAITED ANOTHER 2-3 MINUTES AND THEN THE CAR STARTED. HE FELT IT HAD SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE UNIT-THEFT SHUTTING DOWN THE CAR PREVENTING THE KEY TO TURN. CALLED FORD AND THEY NEVER HEARD OF IT. WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A NUMBER OF ISSUES RELATING TO FORD VEHICLES, NEWER, AS IN 2010 AND NEWER THAT ENCOUNTER THIS ISSUE AND/OR A GROUND ISSUE DUE TO PAINTING ON THE GROUND AREA. CONCERN IS, THIS TIME IT SHUT DOWN IN MY DRIVEWAY, WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF IT SHUTDOWN WHILE BEING DRIVEN?

Mileage: 36,845

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER SHUT OFF. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, AND FOR 2-3 SECONDS THE DASH, INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, CLIMATE AND ENTERTAINMENT CONTROLS WENT DARK AND GAVE NO READINGS. THEN THE CAR CHIMED LIKE IT DOES AT STARTUP AND THE CONTROLS AND SPEEDOMETER CAME BACK.

Mileage: 49,000

NOT HAPPY WITH MY VEHICLE IF MY FIRST TIME BUYING A FORD FOR MY FAMILY. AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE I FOUND OUT IT ALREADY HAD RECALLS AND THE DEALER AT FORD AND DIDN'T NOTIFY ME ABOUT IT I REALLY DON'T FEEL SAFE AT ALL DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I MADE A REQUEST WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR A BUY BACK ON MY VEHECLE. AT THAT TIME IT WAS DENIED BECAUSE THERE WAS ONLY ONE RECALL. WELL NOW THERE IS EIGHT AND I REQUEST FOR A SECOND TIME FOR A BUY BACK I REALLY NEED TO RETURN THIS VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD REALLY SPEND A LITTLE MORE MONEY AND GET IN TO A BENZ OR BMW

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO SLOWDOWN, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WHEN ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE VEHICLE IT DELAYED TO START. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT PARTS OF THE ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED IT INDICATED A SAFETY SENSOR WASN'T WORKING. EVERYTHING ELSE SEEMED FINE. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE AIR/DEFROST SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING CAUSING WINDOWS TO FOG, I ALSO LOST CONTROL OVER THE VOLUME AND ALL OF THE CONSOLE SYSTEMS. ONLY 2 OF THE WINDOWS WOULD GO DOWN. BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER (ABOUT 5 MINUTES) EVERYTHING STARTED WORKING AND AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING MY ELECTRONIC SEAT STARTED MOVING FORWARD. FINALLY STOPPING MAYBE IN ONE OF THE PRE-PROGRAMED POSITIONS. WE HAVE HAD PRIOR ISSUES THIS PAST WINTER WITH LOSING CONTROL OVER THE CONSOLE CONTROLS AND THE HEAT SHUTTING OFF. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME HAVING ISSUES WITH THE SEAT MOVING ON ITS OWN WHILE DRIVING. NOTHING WAS DONE BECAUSE WE WERE INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NO CODE GIVEN WHEN WE BROUGHT IT IN TO BE FIXED AND SINCE IT WAS NOT EXHIBITING THE PROBLEM AT THE TIME IT WAS IN THE SHOP THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. WE HAVE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE ELECTRIC WINDOWS FIXED SINCE OWNING THE CAR. THE FACT THAT THEY ONLY WORK INTERMITTENTLY MAY OR MAY NOT BE RELATED TO THESE OTHER INCIDENTS.

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND METERS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LOW BEAM HEAD LAMPS WERE ACTIVATED BUT WERE DIM. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY WAS DIMINISHED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH, TRANSMISSION, AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

Mileage: 18,000

AFTER PURCHASE OF FORD FUSION 2013 FROM NORTHAMPTON FORD NORTHAMPTON, MA 01060 FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND GO OFF AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS INCLUDING THE ALARM BELL EVEN ON HIGHWAY. THEY FINALLY TOOK IT IN AND SAID IT WAS A ELECTRICAL HOUSING UNDER SEAT. I NO LONGER TRUST THIS CAR BECAUSE THE NUMBER OF RECALLS ANS REPORTED TROUBLES ABOUT MAKE AND MODEL, MAINLY AIR BAG. WHEN I CALLED DEALERSHIP REPAIR CENTER THEY WERE RUDE AND CONTINUE TO STATE DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO FIX RECALLS. I FEEL FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD BUY MY CAR BACK FOR WHAT I OWE, IT IS A LEMON. I NO LONGER TRUST THE PRODUCT TO HAVE MY SON DRIVE IT.

Mileage: 10,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

Mileage: 32,000

FRIENDS AND I RENTED A 2013 FORD FUSION FROM HERTZ WHILE ON A TRIP LAST WEEKEND. THE COMPUTER DISPLAY THAT CONTROLS THE AC AND OTHER FUNCTIONS SHUT DOWN MIDWAY THROUGH THE TRIP. THE CAR RAN WELL ENOUGH TO DRIVE, SO WE CONTINUED DRIVING IT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. I WAS SEATED BEHIND THE DRIVER. I NOTICED A SLIGHT HEADACHE EARLIER IN THE TRIP AFTER BEING IN THE CAR. AFTER THE AC/HEAT FUNCTIONS SHUT DOWN, I GOT A MAJOR HEADACHE PLUS NAUSEA. THE OTHER BACK SEAT PASSENGER ALSO GOT A HEADACHE, THOUGHT LESS SEVERE. ONLY AFTER I WAS OUT OF THE CAR AND IN FRESH AIR DID THE HEADACHE DISSIPATE SLOWLY. I SUSPECT THAT, WITHOUT POSITIVE AIR PRESSURE IN THE CAR'S CABIN, THAT EXHAUST GASES ARE DRAWN INTO THE CAR WHILE IT'S MOVING. THIS SAME PHENOMENON OCCURRED TO ME ABOUT 14 YEARS AGO. I AM CONCERNED THAT MODERN CARS DRAW EXHAUST INTO THE CARS--OBVIOUSLY DANGEROUS. *TR

TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A NUMBER OF ISSUES, TWO OF WHICH WERE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD SHUT OFF PREMATURELY TO COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN AND ALSO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS (MOSTLY DRIVERS SIDE) WOULD ALWAYS RESET ITSELF TO SOME RANDOM POSITION OTHER THAN THE ONE I SET THEM TOO WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE POWER, (WHEN CAR IS OFF AND I WOULD EITHER OPEN ANY DOOR OR PRESS UNLOCK ON KEY FOB OR USE KEYLESS ENTRY) MIRROR ISSUE IS EASILY DUPLICATED (TURN CAR OFF AND OPEN DOOR TO CUT POWER, CLOSE DOOR, LOCK CAR, AND MUST WAIT AT LEAST 1 MINUTE FOR ALL POWER TO FULLY SHUT OFF, THEN UNLOCK CAR AND MIRRORS WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE AROUND, ALMOST AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO CALIBRATE THEMSELVES) DEALER WITNESSED MIRROR ISSUE AS IT'S EASILY RECREATED, DID A BUNCH OF UPDATES OF VARIOUS CONTROL MODULES AND THEN SAID CAR IS FIXED. CAR WAS HOWEVER NOT FIXED AS I WENT TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL TO EXIT DEALER PARKING LOT, THE TURN SIGNALS NOW WOULD NOT STAY ON AT ALL FOR EITHER TURNING DIRECTION. I MUST NOW HOLD UP OR DOWN ON TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN ORDER TO KEEP SIGNALS BLINKING, ALSO THE MIRRORS STILL RANDOMLY MOVE WHEN ENERGIZING VEHICLE. DEALER UNABLE TO TROUBLE SHOOT ISSUE FURTHER AS TECH WAS LEAVING NOW MUCH DRIVE MY CAR WITH MALFUNCTION MIRRORS AND EVEN WORSE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE CAUSED BY THE UPDATES THEY DID PERFORM. UNHAPPY AND NO COURTESY VEHICLE OFFERED. *JS

Mileage: 34,460

WHEN RETURNING TO VEHICLE I NOTICED THE MY FORD TOUCH RADIO WAS STILL ON. WENT TO DRIVE AWAY IN CAR AND POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. ALL TURN SIGNAL INDICATORS FAILED TO WORK AS I DROVE AWAY. THE DEFROST, HEATING, AND COOLING CONTROLS FAILED TO WORK. THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO WORK. THE 2 LCD SCREENS ON THE DASHBOARD WITH THE FUEL DISPLAY AND TACHOMETER DISPLAYED ONLY A WHITE BACKGROUND. THE POWER DOOR LOCKS FAILED TO WORK. THE RADIO WILL NOT TURN OFF WHEN THE VEHICLE IS EXITED AND THE PROBLEMS WHERE ALSO REPEATED AT THE VEHICLE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN THE POWER STEERING, TURN SIGNALS, SPEEDOMETER AND DEFROST FAIL TO WORK WITH NO WARNING. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE SLIGHTLY STRUCK THE DRIVER SIDE BUMPER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. TWENTY MINUTES LATER, A POPPING SOUND EMITTED FROM INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT HASTILY EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED AND THE FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO RIP APART THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD IN ORDER TO EXTINGUISH THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE SOURCE OF THE FIRE. A POLICE AND FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V597000 (AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

Mileage: 15,000

WE WERE LEAVING THE BOWLING ALLEY AND BACKING UP OUT OF A PARKING SPACE WHEN OUR CAR JUST CUT OFF. THE LIGHTS ARE NOT DIM AND WE TRIED TO BOOST IT FROM A FRIEND'S BATTERY JUST TO MAKE SURE IT WASN'T THE BATTERY. THE RADIO AND EVERYTHING WORKS INSIDE THE CAR, BUT THERE IS NOT EVEN A CLICKING NOISE WHEN WE TURN THE KEY SO IT ISN'T EVEN ATTEMPTING TO CUT ON. WE ARE GOING TO THE MILITARY SALES OFFICE TODAY SINCE WE ARE OUT OF THE U.S. WHEN WE BOUGHT IT LESS THAN 7 MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 4,900

I WAS DRIVING SW BOUND ON HWY 20 IN LOGANVILLE, GA WHEN MY CAR SURGED AND POWERED OFF AT 50 MPH 'THE VEHICLE TURNED OFF ON A VERY BUSY ROAD. I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LAST YEAR. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THIS FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED FORD REPLACED MY ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN. I HAD ZERO STEERING CAPABILITY, THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND UNRESPONSIVE AND ALL OF MY ELECTRONIC PANELS WENT DARK EXCEPT FOR A MESSAGE SAYING "TRANSMISSION IS NOT IN PARK" AND THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT (YELLOW) CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO HIT THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND BARELY INCH TO THE RIGHT SIDE ON THE HIGHWAY. THERE WAS A TRUCK BEHIND ME THAT HAD TO MAKE AN EVASIVE LANGE CHANGE MANEUVER TO THE LEFT IN ORDER TO AVOID COLLISION. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP I IMMEDIATELY TURNED MY VIDEO CAMERA ON MY PHONE AND STARTED DOCUMENTING WHAT WAS HAPPENING IN THE VEHICLE. I HAVE THIS VIDEO READILY AVAILABLE FOR YOU IF YOU NEED IT TO FURTHER YOUR INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 309,624

ONE OF FORD'S ADVERTISED SAFETY SYSTEM IS THE CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT (CTA) AND BACKUP SENSORS THAT ALERT THE DRIVER TO SOMEONE IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE VEHICLE OR APPROACHING THE VEHICLE FROM THE SIDES. WE NOTICED THAT WE COULD NOT HEAR THE SAFETY ALERT FROM THE REAR OF THE CAR UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. I DECIDED TO MEASURE THE LOUDNESS OF THE ALERTS TO SEE HOW THE THEY COMPARED TO NORMAL LEVELS. ALL MEASUREMENTS WERE TAKEN AT THE DRIVER'S SEAT USING DBA SINCE THIS WEIGHTS THE SOUND TO MATCH THE CONTOUR OF THE HUMAN EAR. THE FORWARD SENSORS MEASURE AT 55 DBA WHICH IS AT THE MID-POINT OF NORMAL COMMUNICATION (50-60 DBA) AND IS QUITE NOTICEABLE UNDER ALL CONDITIONS. THE REAR SAFETY ALERT MEASURES AT 40 DBA WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT ABOVE A SOFT WHISPER. NORMAL COMMUNICATION IS BETWEEN 10 AND 100 TIMES LOUDER. WHEN YOU GET IN YOUR HOT CAR IN A PARKING LOT THE A/C IS ON HIGH IT MEASURES 70 DBA. THIS IS WHEN YOU NEED THE SAFETY SYSTEM TO WORK WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. PROBLEM IS THE NOISE FROM THE A/C IS 1,000 TIMES LOUDER THAN THE SAFETY ALERT RENDERING IT INAUDIBLE UNLESS YOU TURN YOUR HEAD AND LEAN INTO THE BACK SEAT AREA, THEN A FAINT SAFETY ALERT CAN BE HEARD. I COMPLAINED TO FORD AND THIS WAS ASSIGNED A CASE NUMBER CAS-4970853. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY CAR BECAUSE A FRIEND OF MINE HAS A FUSION ENERGI SAME YEAR AND HIS IS A LITTLE LOUDER ABOUT 46 DBA. THE DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND FORD SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO FIX IT. I ASKED FOR THE SPECIFICATION ON THE SOUND LEVEL SO I COULD VERIFY MY CAR WAS WITHIN SPEC. I WAS TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE A SPEC, WHICH MEANS AS LONG AS IT MAKES A SOUND IT'S GOOD. IF THIS IS TRUE IT'S AN UNFORGIVABLE LAPSE IN QUALITY. I WAS TOLD ALL THE HYBRIDS ARE MUCH LOWER LEVEL THAN THE NON-HYBRIDS WHICH MAKES THIS A FLEET-WIDE SAFETY ISSUE. WORKAROUND: TURN YOUR RADIO UP AND IT WILL MUTE WHEN A SAFETY ALERT OCCURS

Mileage: 100

I AM LEASING MY CAR BRAND NEW. I WENT TO GET IN IT TO GO TO WORK AND I HAD A FEW OF THE SENSOR/WARNING LIGHTS COME UP (ALS, AIRBAG, OIL, AND MORE). IT EVENTUALLY WENT OFF THROUGHOUT THE DAY. THE FOLLOWING DAY I WENT TO START IT AND IT HESITATED AND THEN WENT CRAZY WITH ALMOST EVERY SENSOR/WARNING LIGHT, DING, NOISE, FLASHING LIGHTS EVERYTHING GOING OFF. I CALLED AND TOLD THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT AND THAT I NEEDED AN OIL CHANGE. I DROPPED THE CAR OFF ON FRIDAY AND THEY SAID IT'D PROBABLY TAKE THE WEEKEND. THEY CALLED AND SAID THEY FIXED IT BUT WHEN THEY WENT TO DRIVE IT, IT DID THE SAME THING. THEY HAVE DETERMINED THAT THE RCM NEED REPLACED. NOW, NEARLY 6 WEEKS LATER, I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR, THE PART IS APPARENTLY ON BACK ORDER, THEY CAN'T FIND ONE, ETC. I HAVE HEARD MANY EXCUSES AND AT LEAST THEY PUT ME IN A RENTAL. BUT AT THIS POINT, I AM PAYING FOR A BRAND NEW CAR I CAN'T DRIVE AND FORD DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. THIS IS EXTREMELY IRRITATING. *TR

Mileage: 19,500

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILED. DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. DROVE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. CURRENTLY STILL THERE, DOOR LATCH WAS ORDERED, WAITING ON REPAIR TO BE COMPLETED. THIS IS OUR SECOND DOOR LATCH FAILURE IN LESS THAN TWO MONTHS. FIRST FAILURE WAS THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH. COMPLAINT WAS FILED FOR THAT AS WELL. *TR

Mileage: 33,820

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION ECO BOOST. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENTIRE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL GEAR AND RESTARTED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID ES NOT THINK THE BATTERY CAUSED THE FAILURE TO OCCUR SINCE THE VEHICLE RESTARTED WITHOUT BEING JUMP STARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,100.

Mileage: 9,100

I WAS EXITING FROM THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON (ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AIRBAGS, HILL ASSIST, ETC.). ALL SYSTEMS BECAME UNOPERATIONAL WHILE I WAS DRIVING, WHICH CAUSED ME GREAT CONCERN. I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING (THE ISSUE WAS STILL HAPPENING), AND THEY KEPT IT FOR TWO WEEKS BECAUSE THE AFFECTED PART, A RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE (RCM), WAS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. THEY SAID THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND, IF I HAD GOTTEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS WOULDN'T HAVE DEPLOYED. I HAVE READ ABOUT A NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2013 FUSIONS WITH THE SAME EXACT DEFECTIVE PART, SO THIS ISSUE SHOULD PROBABLY BE INVESTIGATED. *TR

Mileage: 7,500

REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WAS THE 4TH FUSION WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS WAITING ON PARTS. DOOR LATCH ON REAR PASS. DOOR WAS REPLACED. *JS

Mileage: 32,009

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE HEADLAMPS ON MY VEHICLE SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT. I HAVE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER ON 2 OCCASIONS COMPLAINING THAT THE HEADLAMPS ARE TOO DIM. I AVOID DRIVING THIS VEHICLE AT NIGHT BECAUSE I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID A ROAD HAZARD, THEY ARE THAT DIM. I HAVE TO USE THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING AT NIGHT TO FEEL SAFE. I ALSO HAVE A 2013 HONDA ACCORD THAT MY WIFE DRIVES, AND THE LOW BEAMS ON THE HONDA LIGHT UP THE ROAD LIKE A RUNWAY. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE HEADLAMPS ON THE 1.6L ECO BOOST, BUT THEY TELL ME IT DOESN'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE BECAUSE I HAVE A 2.5L. I HAVE COMPARED VEHICLES AND I SEE NO DIFFERENCE IN APPLICATION. IF THE ISSUE CANNOT BE RESOLVED THROUGH MY DEALER, I WILL HAVE TO SELL THE CAR, BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THANK YOU. *TR

THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, I.E., THEY EITHER DO NOT STAY ON LONGER THAN ONE FLASH CYCLE, OR THEY SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. THE FUNCTION IS NOT BEING CONFUSED WITH THE 3 FLASH LANE CHANGE FEATURE THIS FEATURE WORKS 100% OF THE TIME. PREMATURE SHUTTING OFF OF THE TURN SIGNAL TYPICALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) OCCURS WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A FULL STOP. WHEN THE SIGNAL IS ACTUATED, IT FLASHES FOR 10 30 SECONDS WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT (WHEELS ARE POSITIONED STRAIGHT AHEAD). WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGES AND I JUST BEGIN TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE SIGNAL SHUTS OFF. THE IMMEDIATE SHUT OFF ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN AS FREQUENTLY AS THE PREMATURE ISSUE, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I CANNOT GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO FUNCTION FOR MORE THAN ONE FLASH AT A TIME. BOTH DESCRIBED ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD. THIS ISSUE WILL BE REPORTED FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES IN FOR ITS NEXT SERVICE. *TR

Mileage: 11,983

ON MULTIPLE, RANDOM OCCASIONS, THE LEFT AND RIGHT TURN SIGNALS HAVE MALFUNCTIONED, I.E., THEY EITHER DO NOT STAY ON LONGER THAN ONE FLASH CYCLE, OR THEY SHUT OFF PREMATURELY. THE FUNCTION IS NOT BEING CONFUSED WITH THE 3 FLASH LANE CHANGE FEATURE ? THIS FEATURE WORKS 100% OF THE TIME. PREMATURE SHUTTING OFF OF THE TURN SIGNAL TYPICALLY (BUT NOT ALWAYS) OCCURS WHEN MAKING A TURN FROM A FULL STOP. WHEN THE SIGNAL IS ACTUATED, IT FLASHES FOR 10 ? 30 SECONDS WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT (WHEELS ARE POSITIONED STRAIGHT AHEAD). WHEN THE TRAFFIC LIGHT CHANGES AND I JUST BEGIN TO TURN THE WHEEL, THE SIGNAL SHUTS OFF. THE IMMEDIATE SHUT OFF ISSUE DOES NOT HAPPEN AS FREQUENTLY AS THE PREMATURE ISSUE, BUT WHEN IT DOES HAPPEN, I CANNOT GET THE TURN SIGNAL TO FUNCTION FOR MORE THAN ONE FLASH AT A TIME. BOTH DESCRIBED ISSUES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS ABOUT 3 MONTHS OLD. THIS ISSUE WILL BE REPORTED FOR THE FIRST TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE GOES IN FOR ITS NEXT SERVICE. *TR

TRAVELING HOME AT 35MPH, VEHICLE LURCHED AND LOST POWER - WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 15 MPH MAX SPEED THE 3 MILES HOME, BUT VEHICLE BARELY ACCELERATED AFTER SLOWING OR STOPPING. POWER TRAIN LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. AS VEHICLE DRIVEN INTO GARAGE, DASHBOARD LIGHTING WENT OFF SUDDENLY, BUT VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITH EFFORT INTO GARAGE. FOUR HOURS LATER AT 10PM, STARTED VEHICLE, NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON DASH. MORNING OF DECEMBER 10, CALLED DEALERSHIP. THEY ADVISED IF THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THIS MORNING, THEN THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE PROBLEM. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY TO WORK WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS LOW VOLTAGE ON THE ACCELERATOR CAUSING PROBLEM AND THEY ORDERED PARTS AND "FIXED" IT ON DECEMBER 18TH, BUT ON DECEMBER 24TH, I WAS ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MPH, VEHICLE ON CRUISE CONTROL. SPEED LIMIT INCREASED TO 60MPH, BEGAN ADJUSTING CRUISE CONTROL SPEED VIA THUMB BUTTON ON STEERING WHEEL COLUMN. AFTER THREE THUMB "CLICKS" TO 58MPH, VEHICLE LURCHED AND LOST POWER AND BEGAN IMMEDIATELY DECELERATING. POWER TRAIN LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED TO RIGHT BERM AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. OVER THE NEXT 37 MINUTES, ATTEMPTED TO START VEHICLE EVERY 5-6 MINUTES. ON SIX DIFFERENT ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE REVVED AS ACCELERATOR APPLIED BUT THE ENGINE NEVER "CAUGHT" OR TURNED OVER, IT WOULD DIE AS SOON AS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED. ON 7TH ATTEMPT, THE VEHICLE TURNED OVER, AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED TO THE NEXT EXIT. SINCE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY, I RISKED IT AND TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME, KNOWING THAT A TOW AT 8PM ON CHRISTMAS EVE WOULD BE EXPENSIVE AND TIMELY. THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE 8 MILE TRIP HOME. THE NEXT DAY, VEHICLE OPERATED "NORMALLY" WITH NO POWER TRAIN LIGHT OR AIRBAG LIGHT. SECOND OCCURRENCE. *TR

Mileage: 10,300

I DRIVE A 2013 FORD FUSION, WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALERSHIP. BY 3772 MILES, THE CAR BEGAN TO DOWNSHIFT VIOLENTLY, UPSHIFT AROUND 6 OR 7 THOUSAND RPMS, NOT SHIFT AT ALL, THE HEATED SEAT WOULD COME ON BY THEMSELVES WITH NO INDICATOR LIGHTS, THE TRANSMISSION GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT STAYS ON WHEN THE CAR IS OFF AND NO KEY INSIDE, THE RADIO TURNS ON AND OFF AT WILL WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED AND LOCKED UP, A SEVERE ODOR OF MILDEW COMES FROM THE A/C WHEN FIRST COMES ON, THE TRIM MOLDING KEEPS COMING OFF, THE CAR HAS LOST A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF POWER, THE LED LIGHTS IN THE TAIL LIGHTS STAY ON ALL NIGHT EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF, AND ETC. THESE PROBLEMS ARE INCONSISTENT IN NATURE WITH NO IDENTIFIABLE CONDITIONS CAUSING THE SERIES OF NON-CONFORMITIES. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO FIX THE CAR AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS. I AM CURRENTLY IN ARBITRATION. *TR

Mileage: 3,772

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THE 12 VOLT BATTERY HAS DIED WHILE THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING FOR 24 HOURS OR MORE. THE FUSION ENERGI TITANIUM WAS IN THE SHOP FOR 10 DAYS AND THE DEALER FINALLY REPLACED THE BATTERY AFTER RUNNING EXTENSIVE TESTS. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS, THE CAR IS TOTALLY DISABLED AND HAS TO BE JUMPED. THIS ISSUE TENDS TO HAPPEN WHEN IT IS VERY HOT OUTSIDE OR THE CAR IS SITTING IN THE SUN. THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY FANS WILL RUN WHEN THE CAR IS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND WHEN YOU POWER OFF THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 4,900

SINCE I TOOK DELIVERY OF MY VEHICLE, I HAVE OCCASIONALLY RECEIVED WARNINGS REGARDING A FAILURE OF THE TRACTION CONTROL AND HILL ASSIST SYSTEMS WHILE STARTING THE VEHICLE. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP A COUPLE OF TIMES, WITH "NO ISSUES FOUND" REPORTED BY THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. AFTER PAYING CLOSE ATTENTION TO MY STARTING PROCEDURES, I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO REPEAT THE WARNINGS WHILE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING SPECIFIC STARTING PROCEDURE... 1) REMOTELY START THE VEHICLE (FACTORY INSTALLED REMOTE STARTER), 2) INSERT THE KEY AND TURN TO THE FIRST POSITION, 3) KEEP KEY IN THIS POSITION FOR 1-2 SECONDS, 4) TURN THE KEY TO THE RUN POSITION. THESE STEPS WILL CAUSE THE WARNINGS EVERY TIME. BY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, THE WARNINGS ARE GONE, AND THERE ARE NO HISTORY OF THE WARNINGS IN THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. I HAVE SHOWN THIS STARTING PROCEDURE TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND HAVE COMPLAINED DIRECTLY TO FORD WITH NO REPLY. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE UNSURE IF THERE IS A VALID ISSUE OR NOT. *TR

Mileage: 100

FRONT DRIVER SIDE AND PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS WILL NOT WORK WITH ONE TOUCH BUTTON. TURNS OUT AFTER THREE MONTHS OF BACK AND FORTH TO THE DEALER, THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW WAS FAULTY ALLOWING WATER TO GET IN AND SHORT OUT ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 20

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY 65-MPH THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WITHOUT WARNING, THE INSTRUMENTAL PANEL STARTS ACTING UP AS IF YOU ARE TURNING ON AND OFF THE KEY. THEY FOUND A LOSE WIRE TO THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER ON THE SECOND TIME THEY REPLACED THE INSTRUMENTAL CLUSTER. IT HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK SIX TIMES AND NOW THE DASHBOARD SHUTS DOWN AND I LOSE LIGHTS, SIGNALS, AND OTHER ELECTRONIC FEATURES. I HAVE LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES IN BETWEEN. THEY OFFERED ME AN EXTENDED WARRANTY??? IT IS A SHAME THAT A CONSUMER WHO BUYS A CAR FROM A DEALERSHIP HAS TO GO THROUGH THE GRINDER JUST TO GET OUT OF THEIR LEMON. I JUST WANT TO GET OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 2,524

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE KEYED IN THE CODE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS VIA THE NUMERIC KEYLESS ENTRY BUT THE TRUNK ERRONEOUSLY OPENED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DOORS DID NOT ALWAYS LOCK USING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE WITHOUT THE FAILURE OCCURRING DURING DIAGNOSTICS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,200. UPDATED 2/19/13 *CN

Mileage: 15

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE STARTED TURNED THE KEY FORWARD TO START AND IT DIDN'T START, THE KEY RETURNED THEN THE CAR STARTED AFTER THE KEY RETURNED TO KEY IN POSITION, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND SEEMS TO BECOME MORE REGULAR I NOW HAVE 4,972 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAD THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE 8 TIME SINCE I WILL ADVISE THE DEALER WHEN MY CAR IS IN FOR RECALL NOTICE#12C27 1/3/2013 *TR

Mileage: 850