2006 Ford Fusion complaints

TRANSMISSION JUMPS AT LOW SPEED SOMETIMES, AS IF IT WAS TRYING TO GO INTO THE NEXT GEAR BUT MISSES. IT WILL GRAB ALL AT ONCE AND IT FEELS LIKE THE ENGINE IS GOING TO JUMP OUT OF THE CAR. WE NOW HAVE A RUMBLING LIKE A BEARING IS GOING OUT. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING CAR AND BACKING UP FROM DRIVE IT POPPED AND WOULD NOT MOVE IN DRIVE. IT WOULD REVERSE AND DRIVE SLOW AT LOWER GEAR, BUT NOT DRIVE IN D. MECHANIC SAID GEARS ARE FINE AND NOT TRANSMISSION , BUT CONFIRMED MAY BE SENSOR IN TRANSMISSION. FROM READING SIMILAR COMLAINTS, IT IS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A POTENTIAL ROAD HAZARD. RECALLS HAVE BEEN DONE ON SAME MAKE AND MODEL, BUT FROM 2007 - CURRENT. WHY ISNT THE 2006 COVERED? THE AUTO MECHANIC HAS BROUGHT VEHICLE TO 3 DIFF AUTO SHOPS AND PROBLEM IS THAT IT IS A MAZDA ENGINE WITH GERMAN PARTS IN A FORD CAR AND NOT FAMILIAR WITH PARTS. FORD DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ALSO FORD PRODUCT COMPLAINT LINE. ALL THEY WOULD SAY WAS THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR 2006 FORD FUSIONS. WHY??? THE AUTO SHOPS INSIST ON REPLACING ENTIRE TRANSMISSION TO WARRANTY THEIR WORK AND CHARGE $2500+ WHEN ALL IS NEEDED IS A PART FOR LESS $. *TR

SINCE WE'VE OWNED OUR 2006 FORD FUSION WE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE DOOR HANDLE FOR THE PASSENGER AND BOTH BACK PASSENGER SEATS MULTIPLE TIMES. ONCE THESE HANDLES FAIL (RANDOMLY WITH NO WARNING) THEY CANNOT BE OPERATED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS REQUIRES GETTING SOMEONE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. WE FEAR THAT IN AN ACCIDENT WE MIGHT BECOME TRAPPED. IT'S MY UNDERSTANDING THAT I'M NOT ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE WITH OUR 2006 FUSION, BUT FORD HAS YET TO RECALL THESE OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE PARTS. *TR

I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR BUT THE SERVICE LIGHT HAS NEVER COME ON! I HAVE ALSO HAD THE KEY STUCK IN THE IGNITION! THESE PROBLEMS ARE GETTING RIDICULOUS AND TO HAVE FORD NOT COVER THEM IS JUST NOT ACCEPTABLE! THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, NOT SHIFTING WHEN IT IS SUPPOSED TO, DOWNSHIFTING HARD. ANYTIME I TRY TO ACCELERATE TO PASS, OR SPEED UP IT BANGS AND JERKS REALLY HARD I'VE ALMOST DRIVEN OFF THE ROAD A FEW TIMES BECAUSE OF HOW HARD IT BANGS. IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WORSE, TO THE POINT MY KIDS ASK ME "MOM, WHAT WAS THAT?" THIS IS A COMPLETE HAZARD TO DRIVE ON THE ROAD CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW IF OR WHEN IT IS GOING TO HAPPEN. LET ALONE HAVING MY KIDS IN THE CAR! I HAVE BEEN ALMOST REAR-ENDED A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND WON'T GO INTO GEAR, ALL IT DOES IS REV THE ENGINE AND IF YOU TAKE YOUR FOOT OFF THE GAS TO TRY AND GET THE RPM'S TO GO DOWN, YOU REALLY SLOW DOWN AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT! IS THIS WHAT FORD NEEDS?! IS FOR SOMEONE TO GET INTO A BAD ACCIDENT AND GET SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DIE IN ORDER TO GET THIS RECALLED?! THIS IS HAPPENING TO SOOO MANY FORD FUSIONS AND IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS!! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS! THERE IS NO REASON WHY THEY CAN RECALL THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE NEWER FORD FUSIONS BUT NOT THE VERY FIRST YEAR IT WAS OUT!! THEY KNOW SOMETHING IS GOING ON WITH THESE TRANSMISSION, THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY TO FIX THEM ALL AND I FIND THAT ABSOLUTELY RIDICU

THE CAR STARTED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHEN HAVING TO ACCELERATE. IT ALSO SLAMS INTO GEAR WHEN DOWN SHIFTING. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, MY WIFE WAS GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND SHE HAD TO COAST OFF OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THERE WAS A TRACTOR AND TRAILER QUICKLY APPROACHING. WE ALSO CANNOT GO UP ANY BIG HILLS OR MOUNTAINS. WE HAVE HAD IT AT THE DEALERSHIP WHEN IT FIRST HAPPENED AND THEY CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AND UPDATED THE COMPUTER. THIS COST $500. THEY FINALLY CAME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT IT NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WHICH WOULD COST $4000. WE STILL OWE OVER $12,000 AND DO NOT HAVE THE $4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS FRACTURED AND DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE EXTERIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY. *KB

DRIVER SIDE INNER DOOR HANDLE CRACKED LAST YEAR,MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO OPEN DOOR. FORD REPAIRED IT FOR $302. NOW THE LEFT REAR INNER DOOR HANDLE IS CRACKED. I RARELY CARRY PASSENGERS, SO IT IS NOT DUE TO MISUSE. MY WIFE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT AND COULD NOT GET OUT. ALSO, IT NOW APPEARS THE FRONT PASSENGER HANDLE IS BEGINNING TO DETERIORATE. I HAVE CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY DENY RESPONSIBILITY AND SAY IT IS OUTSIDE WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION SEL V6 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY MY CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN IT SLAMMED ITSELF INTO GEAR IT MADE A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN IT SHIFTED. I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP TO REPAIR THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND I HAVE IT REPLACED. LESS THAN 30 MINUTES OF LEAVING THE DEALERSHIP IT DID IT AGAIN . I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PICK UP THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THEY AGREE IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND I HAVE FOUND THAT MANY CONSUMERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINT AS MINE AND THEIR ARE MANY SIGHTS AVAILABLE. WHY HASN'T FORD RECALLED THIS TRANSMISSION. TO AD MORE SALT IN MY WOUND MY INSURANCE COMPANY IS CHOOSING TO USE A USED 2006 TRANSMISSION FROM 2006 FORD FUSION SEL WITH 48,000 MILES ON IT AND TO TOP IT OFF THE CAR TAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS COMING FROM WAS T-BONED AND TOTALED THANKS GEICO SO NOW IM NOT A THE MERCY OR FORD BUT GEICO SO NOW I HAVE TO GET RID OF MY CAR BECAUSE I AM SCARED THAT HIS WILL OCCUR AGAIN. IF SOMEONE WOULD JUST GOOGLE FORD FUSION 2006 SEL VIOLENTLY JERKING.. YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK SPORADICALLY WHILE IN MOTION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSS POWER AND STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER TRAN CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT TOLD THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT ASSOCIATED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,082.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE ON RAMP TO GET ON THE INTERSTATE. WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY ALMOST CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. THIS CONTINUED UNTIL I COULD GET OF THE HIGHWAY. WHEN COMING TO A STOP AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO PROCEED FORWARD THE CAR CONTINUED JERKING VIOLENTLY AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I CONTACTED FORD NO RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM, THEN I DID FURTHER RESEARCH AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WAS SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL. I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED TODAY AS THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. IF YOU GOOGLE FORD FUSION 2006 SEL V6 JERKING DURING ACCELERATION YOU WILL SEE THOUSANDS OF REPORTS. *TR

EARLY MAY 2011 I WAS DRIVING HOME AT 65MPH AND I LOST 5TH GEAR. THEN 4TH GEAR. ON WAY TO DEALERSHIP I LOST 3RD GEAR. WARRANTY COVERED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. THEY CLAIM AFTER A WEEK THEY FINALLY GOT THE TRANSMISSION IN AND INSTALLED BUT THEY WERE WAITING ON A PART FOR IT BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION CAME WITH A PART FOR A MAZDA 6 AND WOULDN'T WORK. AFTER TWO WEEKS THEY WERE FINALLY DONE. TOOK VEHICLE BACK TO DEALERSHIP ON 09/26/2011 STATING GREAT DIFFICULTY GETTING VEHICLE TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. ALSO STATED THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF HEAT COMING FROM THE CONSOLE IN TO THE CABIN ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING VERY HARD AT TIMES. FORD CALLED TODAY AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS NO PROBLEMS AT ALL AND THAT I CAN'T GET OUT OF PARK BECAUSE THE SHIFT INTERLOCK SYLIONID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED REQUIRING THAT EVERYTHING FROM THE SHIFTER AND EVERYTHING BELOW ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED COSTING OVER $400. I HAVE FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. THE FAILURE CAUSED ANOTHER VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BOTH THE DEALER AND A PRIVATE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE REPAIR SHOP CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE MALFUNCTIONED AND A CALIBRATION WAS NEEDED FOR THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SOFTWARE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000. KMJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WHEN SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE EVENTUALLY JERKED INTO GEAR AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON V6 SIX SPEED TRANSMISSION. HARD SHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 4TH GEAR (SOMETIMES A VERY LOUD BANG). DOWN SHIFTS LIKE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN SLOWING DOWN. *TR

WHEN DRIVING CAR 25 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STOPS JERKS DECELERATES THE EVENTUALLY KICKS BACK UP SOME TIMES IT DOES IT WITH NORMAL SPEED . WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES STOPS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC THEN HAVING TO WAIT TILL IT KICKS BACK UP OR JUST TRY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! OR PUTTING ON FLASHERS AT THE LAST MINUTE HOPING NOT TO GET HIT! *KB

I TOO HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION SE WITH A SMARTBOX MALFUNCTION. MY DRIVER'S SIDE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL DOESN'T WORK. MY MECHANIC SAID HE CHECKED ALL THE WIRES LENDING TO THE BOX AND THEY ARE FINE, IT'S THE BOX. IT WILL COST AROUND $600 TO REPLACE. FORD NO LONGER MAKES THIS PART, SO HE HAS TO SEARCH JUNKYARDS FOR IT. HE CAN'T REROUTE THE WIRES BECAUSE THE DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL IN THE BACK IS LOCATED IN THE PLACE WHERE HE WOULD REROUTE IT. I NOW HAVE A VEHICLE THAT WILL NOT PASS INSPECTION, THAT I CAN'T DRIVE "SAFELY" AND IF THE PART IS FOUND I WILL HAVE TO TAKE OUT A LOAN JUST TO PAY TO GET FIXED. WHY! *TR

ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES NEED TO BE OR HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THEY ARE CRACKING WHERE YOU PULL THEM TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAD THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE REPLACED THE FIRST YEAR I HAD OWNED THE CAR, IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO FORD REPLACED IT FREE OF CHARGE. THE TWO BACK AND SIDE PASSENGER IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND OF COURSE I HAVE TO PAY FOR IT. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TT

TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR WHEN EXITING THE TURNPIKE AND ENTERING THE HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN SLIPPING INTERMITTENTLY FOR MONTHS.

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 W/ 65,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE NOTICED VERY VIOLENT UPSHIFTS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE TRAVELING @ 65-70MPH (VERY SCARY). TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER USED CAR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING. WE STARTED FILING COMPLAINTS WITH FORD BUT THEY WERE OF NO HELP AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE TRANS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER (@75K MILES) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING (VERY DANGEROUS). TRANS AND TCM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (APPROX: $5000) AND NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING AT 60,000 MILES. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND SLAM VIOLENTLY BACK INTO GEAR MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS MODELS TRANSMISSION DOING THIS IN OTHER VEHICLES. *TR

I OWNED A 2006 FORD FUSION, THIS CAR CAUGHT ON FIRE AT 4AM. IT WAS RULED AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS LEADING UP TO THIS FIRE. *KB

DRIVERS DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE INOPERATIVE, NOT ALLOWING DOOR TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES WERE FRACTURED TO THE POINT WHERE THE METAL BEGAN PEELING OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY THE DEALER NOR WAS IT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

I BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FUSION AND NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER THE INSIDE DRIVER SIDE HANDLE CRACKED. I CANT LOCK MY DOOR WHILE DRIVING OR WHEN I'M PARKED AND I'M AFRAID IT'S GOING TO MAKE IT TO WHERE I CAN'T GET OUT IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY! *TR

SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN SPRING OF 06, BULBS NEED TO BE REPLACED QUITE FREQUENTLY. WHEN I CHANGE THEM, THE OLD BULB LOOKS BLACK AND BURNT. A FEW DAYS AGO, I WAS DRIVING AND MY FRONT, RIGHT DIRECTIONAL STOPPED WORKING. I REPLACED THE BULB, THINKING THAT WAS THE ISSUE AGAIN, BUT IT WASN'T. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE SMART JUNCTION BOX NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT SHORTED OUT INTERNALLY. ESTIMATE IS $600 AFTER I HAD TO PAY $100 JUST TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THAT SEEMS LIKE AN EXPENSIVE FIX FOR ONE DIRECTIONAL. I CAN'T AFFORD THAT RIGHT NOW, SO I CAN'T FIX IT. SEEMS RIDICULOUS. CAR HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION. I BOUGHT IT USED JUST A YEAR AGO, AND SHORTLY AFTER IT STARTED MAKING A LITTLE BIT OF A POPPING SOUND WHEN TURNING. I KNEW THERE HAD TO BE SOMETHING WRONG WITH IT. IT EVENTUALLY GOT WORSE MAKING A LOUD CREAKING SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD TURN, PUSH THE GAS, AND HIT THE BREAKS WHILE GOING A LOWER SPEED. WE TOOK IT IN TO BE LOOKED AT, AND THEY DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. THEN WE WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE, AND THEY MISS DIAGNOSED IT. FINALLY, WE WENT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A CRACKED SUBFRAME. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF FIXING IT, SO WE EMAILED FORD TO COMPLAIN AND THEY STILL WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING. I PLAN ON WRITING COMPLAINTS ANYWHERE I CAN. THIS PROBLEM CAN BE DANGEROUS, AND THEY DON'T SEEM TO CARE. ARE THEY WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO GET HURT FIRST. IT SOUNDS LIKE THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS. *KB

APPROXIMATELY 3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE, CHROME COVERING ON INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES STARTED PEELING. IN NOVEMBER, 2010, THE REAR PASSENGER INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SNAPPED. PIECES FELL OUT AND THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. IN MARCH 2011, THE DRIVERS SIDE REAR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ALSO SNAPPED. ALTHOUGH THE DOORS CAN STILL BE LOCKED BY THE REMOTE, THEY HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUT SIDE. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY ISSUE IN THE EVENT THAT SOMEONE NEEDS TO EXIT THE CAR QUICKLY. I HAVE READ THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON-LINE. THE DEALER GAVE ME A QUOTE TO REPAIR BUT I DO NOT HAVE THE FUNDS. THE DEALER DID SEND AN INQUIRY TO FORD ON MY BEHALF BUT WE HAVE HEARD NOTHING BACK. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS AND DO A RECALL. *KB

ALL OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON MY 2006 FUSION WITH 72000 MILES HAVE CRACKED AND ARE BREAKING. NORMAL USE, BUT THE HANDLES ARE MADE OF AN INFERIOR PLASTIC WITH CHROME COLORED COATING. THE RESULT IS THAT ONCE BREAKAGE OCCURS, DOORS ARE ONLY ABLE TO BE OPENED USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE AND DOOR LOCKS HAVE TO BE MANUALLY ENGAGED. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT ABILITY TO EXIT THE CAR IF IN AN ACCIDENT. *TT

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INDICATOR/HAZARD LIGHT NOT WORKING. LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE WORKS. CONSENSUS IS EITHER A SMART JUNCTION BOX OR HEADLIGHT HARNESS. COST OF REPAIRS AROUND $600 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. VERY COSTLY FOR ONE TURN SIGNAL. BIG MISTAKE ON FORD'S PART.

MY AIR HAS QUIT WORKING FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YRS IN MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I TOOK IT TO HAVE IT SERVICED THE TECH SAID THAT THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO. THAT HE HAD SEVERAL OTHER FORD FUSIONS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT THE A/C COMPRESSOR WON'T TURN ON. THE A/C EVAPORATOR DISCHARGE AIR TEMPERATURE SENSOR MAY HAVE WENT BAD. I WOULD LIST TO ADD THIS TO THE RECALL LIST. THANK YOU! *TR

2006 FORD FUSIONS DOOR HANDLES SNAPPING AND STOPPING THE DRIVER FROM BEING ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE. IF THERE IS A CRASH YOU CAN'T GET OUT. THERE ARE 100'S OF OTHER EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM IF YOU RESEARCH IT ON THE INTERNET, IT APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 2006 MODELS. PLEASE ENCOURAGE A RECALL SO THIS SAFETY ISSUE CAN BE ADDRESSED. *TR

06 FORD FUSION DOESN'T SHIFT - I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM NV TO AZ. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN 2 HOURS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY A 100 FEET WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5000 RPMS AND STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE OF MY SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO GET US TO THE ROADSIDE BEFORE BEING REAR-ENDED. THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP AND CREEPING TOWARD THE SIDE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET THE CARS BEHIND ME PASS AND WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE DECIDING I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER AND I IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT THE CAR TO VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND MOVE WITHOUT SHIFTING BUT CATCHING SPEED. ONCE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT 60 MPH THERE WEREN'T ANY PROBLEMS, BUT IF I HAD TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO BEGIN CATCHING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO GET US TO A SAFE PLACE 25 MINS AWAY AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL TOWN AND A SATURDAY THERE WERE NO MECHANICS AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY. I HAD TO STAY THE WEEKEND WAITING FOR A MECHANIC. WHILE WAITING I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE HORRIFYING FACT THAT FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE CAUSED BY THEM PURCHASING TRANSMISSIONS WITH FAULTY VALVE'S. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT. I AM TAKING

CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL FOR ACCELERATION. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION PASSENGER SEAT BELT LOCKED AND WOULD NOT RELEASE. THE FASTEN SEAT BELT WARNING KEPT ALARMING BUT THE SEAT BELT WAS BUCKLED AND LOCKED. MY HUSBAND PUT PRESSURE BY PULLING ON IT AND IT RELEASED ON ITS OWN. IT WORK FOR 2 DAYS THEN LOCKED AGAIN AND WE CAN NOT GET IT OPEN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT STARTED WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES. I WAS JUST RECENTLY AT A 2 WAY STOP WITH THE NON STOP BEING A HIGHWAY OF 64 MILES PER HOUSE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. I STOPPED AND SEEN NO CARS COMING AND STARTING GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO GET IT TO GO AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I GOT IT TO RUN AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING OR I WOULD HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND RUN TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START GOING. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO GO INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND SPEND 5000 DOLLARS ON A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN I KNOW THAT IS WHAT IT IS. IT OCCURS PROBABLY ONCE A DAY. *TR

TRANSMISSION MISHAP, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING CAR TO JUMP AND HAVE ERRATIC SHIFTING. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM, THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS A NEW TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN A $4256.00 REPAIR BILL.

THE VEHICLE HAS A NOISE THAT IS SIMILAR TO A STRUT THAT IS LOSE, THAT STARTED OUT AS SLIGHT NOISE AND HAS SUBSEQUENTLY GOTTEN LOUDER. THE FUSION HAS A V-6 AND IS NOW OUT OF WARRANTY AND WAS PURCHASED NEW; THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR YEARS WITH NO DEALER HAVING A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. THAT NOISE HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY TWO SEPARATE FORD DEALERS, (ONE WHERE WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE) THE OTHER AN INDEPENDENT FORD DEALER I PURCHASED AN EXPLORER FROM. NEITHER COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE SOUND. IT OCCURS OVER BUMPS SOMETIMES AND SOMETIMES OVER SMOOTH PAVEMENT. ONE MECHANIC FROM A GOODYEAR REPAIR DEALER HEARD AND THOUGHT IT WAS THE SWAY THEN; TIGHTEN IT, BUT THE SOUND STILL EXIST. THE SOUND IS ONLY HEARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.

2006 FORD FUSION SE - 4 CYL. 4-DOOR. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKEN DUE TO POOR DESIGN OF PLASTIC LINKAGE. INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT REQUIRED. THIS ALLOWS NO LOCKAGE OF DRIVER DOOR AND IS LEADING TOWARDS DRIVER DOOR LIKELY NOT OPENING FROM INSIDE. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO CLUNKS INTO EACH GEAR AS IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE PREVENTING THE ABILITY TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE.

I AM HAVING LOUD CREAKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 FORD FUSION SEL 3.0L. IT CREAKS WHILE JUST DRIVING & CREAKS REALLY LOUD WHEN MAKING TURNS. *TR

I AM HAVING LOUD CREAKING SOUNDS COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF MY 2006 FORD FUSION SEL 2.3L. IT CREAKS WHILE JUST DRIVING AND CREAKS REALLY LOUD WHEN MAKING TURNS. *TR

REAR DRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE IN HALF, DRIVERS LUMBAR SEAT STOPPED FUNCTIONING. *TR

ACCORDING TO MOTOR ALL DATA TECHNICIAN REPORT THERE HAS BEEN A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN POSTED FOR MY 2006 FORD FUSION REGARDING THE FRONT CV-JOINTS. IT STATES, "2006/2007 FUSION/MILAN VEHICLES BUILT ON OR BEFORE 7/16/2007 MAY EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY FRONT CV-JOINT CLICKING, GRINDING, RUBBING, OR CRACKLING NOISE WHEN FIRST ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE AFTER SITTING IN COLD AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 20 F. THE NOISE IN MOST CASES WILL ONLY LAST FOR A FEW ROTATIONS OF THE WHEELS AND THEN GO AWAY. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY THE GREASE IN THE OUTER CV-JOINT ALLOWING METAL TO METAL CONTACT." CORRECTIVE ACTION IS "REPLACING THE AXLE SHAFTS". DUE TO THE FACT THAT A TECHNICIAN'S BULLETIN HAS BEEN MADE PUBLIC I ASSUME THAT MANY VEHICLES ARE, HAVE, AND WILL BE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. FORD SHOULD STOP THIS ON GOING ISSUE BY ANNOUNCING A RECALL. I AM SURE MANY OTHERS WILL AGREE. THIS IS WITHOUT A DOUBT THE MANUFACTURER'S MISTAKE AND THEY SHOULD STEP UP, TAKE THE BLAME, AND FIX THE ISSUE. YES, NOTHING MAJOR HAPPENED IN MY CASE, BUT METAL ON METAL CONTACT WHILE A VEHICLE IS IN MOTION CAN CAUSE SERIOUS VEHICLE AND PERSONAL DAMAGE. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. THEN 9000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN IN SLOW MOVING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN SEVERAL CASES, I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, THERE IS A STRONG THUMP AND IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OR AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR COULD NOT BE UNLOCKED FROM THE INTERIOR, ONLY FROM THE EXTERIOR WITH THE USE OF THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR COULD STILL BE OPENED FROM THE INTERIOR JUST NOT UNLOCKED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION SEL WITH 40,500 MILES ON IT. HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED, $1800 REPAIR. I'VE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO ME A PROBLEM WITH MANY, MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS. CONTACTED FORD OFFICE AND SAID THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE TRANNY "KICKED" SO HARD IT BROUGHT MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF HER SEAT, I DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT COULD CAUSE A ME TO WRECK, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. STILL OWE 9000 ON THIS CAR, IT'S A SAME US CONSUMERS ARE HAVING TO PUT SUCH MONEY INTO A VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. *TR

THE INTERIOR FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLES HAD FRACTURED. IN ORDER FOR PASSENGERS TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOW WOULD HAVE TO BE OPENED AND THE PASSENGER WOULD HAVE TO PUT THEIR ARM OUT TO OPEN THE DOOR, THIS TO ME IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE!!! *TR