2006 Ford Fusion complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE THE IGNITION KEY. THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WAS REMOVED TO ASSIST WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY. HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN EVEN THOUGH THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOT REMOVED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 68,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CHEAP DOOR HANDLES IN 2006 FORD FUSION SE CAR. NEEDED TO REPLACE 2 OF THE HANDLES. CHECKED ON THE INTERNET, AND A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. ON JUNE 4, 2010, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,500 WHEN IT WAS NORMALLY ON 900. THE VEHICLE BEHAVED THAT WAY FOR ABOUT SIXTEEN MILES SO THE CONTACT PARKED IT AND LET IT SIT FOR TWO HOURS. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,635.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 67,000 MILES UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY WHERE ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED. UNABLE TO GET TO SPEED CONSISTENT WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AUTOMOBILE IS FORD FUSION, 2006. *TR

BOUGHT A USED 2006 FUSION 6 MONTHS AGO, AND THE SMART JUNCTION BOX (SJB) APPARENTLY SHORTED OUT. IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER IT RAINED, AND WAS ACTING UP A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AFTER HEAVY RAIN AS WELL, LEADING ME TO BELIEVE THAT THERE IS MOISTURE GETTING TO IT SOMEHOW. REPLACEMENT WOULD COST OVER 600$ AND IF THERE WAS MOISTURE GETTING TO THE ORIGINAL ONE, HOW LONG WILL THE NEW ONE TAKE TO HAVE THE SAME THING HAPPEN, ANOTHER 4 YEARS? *TR

DOOR HANDLE ON INSIDE PASSENGER BACK DOOR IS CRACKED. THE HANDLE WAS PULLED ON TO EXIT THE VEHICLE WITH NO EXCESSIVE FORCE AND THE HANDLE CRACKED. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL... THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AS 50,000 MILES SNA ABOVE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND IN FORUMS ON THE 2006 FORD FUSIONS. THE CAR WILL SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO IT WILL SWITCH GEARS ON ITS OWN AS WELL AS THE GEAR WILL GET STUCK. THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY UNSAFE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MUCH WORSE. *TR

HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 50,000 AND ABOVE ON THE 2006 FORD FUSION... I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FORD HAS TRIED TO BRUSH IT OFF AS I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT I MADE THEM CHECK THEIR SERVICE ALERTS... THERE IS AN ALERT OUT ON ALL 2006 FORD FUSION'S WITH A CERTAIN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THERE IS AN ALERT OUT ON IT. I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? MY CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IT SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WILL GET STUCK IN CAR AND VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON REGULAR ROADS AT REGULAR SPEEDS. AS IT WILL GET STUCK IN LOWER GEARS AS WELL. I DO PLAN ON GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR, BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY SINCE FORD HAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THIS PROBLEM ON THIS MODEL CAR. WHAT WILL IT TAKE? FOR SOMEONE TO BE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THEIR CAR GETS STUCK IN GEAR AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THAT WILL KILL THEM AND ANOTHER PERSON. I HOPE THIS IS INVESTIGATED AND WILL HELP THE NEXT MAN. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MAKE A CLICKING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE SUBFRAME WAS CORRODED AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE LONG DISTANCES. THE SUBFRAME WAS REPLACED AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE CLICKING NOISE CONTINUED SO THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP; HOWEVER, THE DEALER COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE CV BOOT WAS REPLACED BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE CONTACT FILED A COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 36,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 32,000.

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN GEAR, THEN ABRUPTLY CHANGES. LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, CAR STRUGGLED TO REACH 40 MPH WHILE OTHER VEHICLES REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. HIS KEYS CONTINUED TO GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND HE CANNOT REMOVE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $400 TO BE REPAIRED BECAUSE OF NO RECALLS AND WARRANTIES ON THIS FAILURE. THE FORD MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CALLED. THE VIN IS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 23,000....MW

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES FRACTURED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTICED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE THAT THE CHROME PLATING ON THE DOOR HANDLES HAD EXHIBITED UNUSUAL CRACKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING REPAIRS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 32,000.

2006 FORD FUSION SE WITH 2.3L I-4 ENGINE. 75,000 MILES. TWO BOLTS ON LEFT ENGINE MOUNT FRACTURED CAUSING ENGINE TO FALL INTO ENGINE BAY. ENGINE FELL ON AND IS BEING SUPPORTED BY THE DRIVE SHAFT WHICH IS TOUCHING THE FRAME OF THE VEHICLE. THIS CAUSED THE CV BOOT TO RUPTURE. CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH SUCH A FAILURE. FORTUNATELY THIS HAPPENED IN MY DRIVEWAY. HAD IT HAPPENED ONLY 10 MINUTES BEFORE, IT WOULD HAVE OCCURRED ON I-20 IN DOWNTOWN ATLANTA AT RUSH HOUR AND WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOOK A RECORD OF THE INCIDENT BUT WERE NOT HELPFUL BEYOND THAT. I NEED A NEW ENGINE MOUNT, NEW CV BOOT, AND EVERYTHING UNDER THE ENGINE TO BE REALIGNED. *TR

I PURCHASED MY FORD FUSION IN APRIL 2006. SINCE THEN, I HAVE HAD A NUMBER OF PROBLEMS. DURING THE SAME YEAR OF PURCHASE, THE REAR LEFT TAIL LIGHT AND A FUSE BLEW. ABOUT A 1 1/2 YEARS LATER THE SAME REAR LIGHT BLEW. IN 2009, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE FROM THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL, THE AIR BLOWER BEGAN SPONTANEOUSLY COMING ON BY ITSELF WHEN THE AIR OR THE HEAT IS NOT ON,I REPLACED A BATTERY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. LAST BUT NOT LEAST IN 2010, TODAY ACTUALLY, I PARK MY CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I PLAN TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE AND RESOLUTION TO THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE. I HAVE PAID OVER HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR ALL THESE REPAIRS, WHICH OCCURRED RIGHT AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS UP. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2006 FORD FUSION KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP OR GOING UP A STEEP HILL. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

WINDSHIELD CRACKED HORIZONTALLY ON A 20 F DAY (NO ICE OR WATER INVOLVED). CAR HAD WARMED UP FOR APPROX. 10 MINS. BEFORE DRIVING. DROVE HALF A SUBURBAN BLOCK, HEARD A POPPING SOUND AND NOTICED A CRACK THAT DEVELOPED ABOUT 4 INCHES ABOVE THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS AND IS ABOUT 24 INCHES LONG. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE BODY DEFECT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN DATING BACK TO 2001. I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER 2008, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED (ON A SATURDAY). MY MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 35129 (WELL WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD). I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK UNTIL SEPT. OF '09 FOR EVALUATION, AND THEY JUST DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. BACK AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM IN NOV. '09 WHEN THEY INDICATED THE VALVE BODY FROM TSB DATED 08/24/01. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION POPS INTO NEUTRAL WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNING A CORNER, OR ACCELERATING - THEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. CARS BEHIND ME HAVE NEARLY RAMMED INTO MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SUDDEN FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND CORRECTED BY FORD CORPORATE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED SOME OF THE MORE SEVER INCIDENCES. THE LATEST INCIDENCES WERE YESTERDAY, 3/30/10. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FORD CORPORATE, BUT THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

PUSH BUTTON RETAINING CLIP FOR SHIFTER HANDLE IS BROKEN, CAR WILL SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON. DEALER WANTS $500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY PLASTIC CLIP

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME FRACTURED FROM ITS HOUSING. WITHIN TWO MONTHS, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE AND PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLES ALSO FRACTURED FROM THEIR HOUSING. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THE REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE LIABILITY OF THE OWNER. SHE WAS ALSO ADVISED BY A LOCAL SERVICE STATION, UPON GETTING A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THAT EVERY FORD FUSION THEY REPAIRED EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 84,000. UPDATED 07/06/10. *LJ UPDATED 07/07/10.*JB

I DRIVE 2006 FORD FUSION THAT HAS ABOUT 74K AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH UNTIL YESTERDAY. MY GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND AFTER I HAD TO FORCE IT TO GO IT TO PARK I COULD NOT LEAVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. NOW MY CAR CAN NOT BE LOCKED AND IT CAN BE KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR BY JUST A PUSH OF A HAND. I AM AFRAID TO PARK MY CALL, AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT ROLL AND HURT SOMEONE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND THAT IT COULD COST UP TO $400.00. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT OVER 50 FUSION OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED BUT I CAN'T EVEN GO INTO A STORE WITHOUT WORRYING THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ROLL AWAY OR SOMEONE MIGHT STEAL IT. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS ON FORD'S FORUMS AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THAT REMOVING THE SILVER RING ON THE SHIFTER KNOB WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND HAVE MY CAR ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND KILL SOMEONE. *TR

KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE SHIFTER MECHANISM. BUTTON BECOMES STUCK DUE TO POORLY MANUFACTURED PIECE AND CAR CAN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE INJURY. KEYS CAN'T BE REMOVED, DOORS CAN'T BE LOCKED. $400+ TO FIX AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE PART? THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AS IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE LIKE I SAID, IT IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND I CAN'T AFFORD IT. THIS IS DANGEROUS! I JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR!

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION 4 DOOR SEDAN. UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP, I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I SHIFTED INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AGAIN AND IT SHOWED IT WAS IN PARK. THE KEYS STILL WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I FINALLY WENT INTO MY HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE. I FOUND ONLINE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. IT SEEMS THE DECORATIVE RING AROUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER KEEPS THE BUTTON FROM FULLY DISENGAGING. I WENT BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HITTING THE BUTTON AND WAS SUCCESSFUL AT WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS EASY TO ROLL. IF THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND THE SHIFTER DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE IN PARK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD POP INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL AWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAME OUT BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR MOST OF AN HOUR BEFORE I FINALLY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. SHE STATED THAT HER KEYS WOULD NOT DISLODGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED REPAIRS AT OVER $400 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. HE CANNOT REMOVE HIS VEHICLE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,300.

WHILE DRIVE MY 2006 FORD FUSION THE DRIVER'S SIDE LUMBAR SUPPORT BROKE. THIS CAUSED ME TO IMMEDIATELY DROP BACK IN MY SEAT AND WAS VERY DISTRACTING.

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2006 FORD FUSION SE IGNITION ON/OFF, KEY REMOVAL AND GEAR SELECTION. WHEN STARTING CAR, COMES OUT OF GEAR. ON STARTUP, GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE FULLY. ON STARTUP, CANNOT START MOTOR BECAUSE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE "PARK". KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS, TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *TR

CAR JUMPING, AND HESITATING. IT HAPPENED ALOT. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT IF THE GAS CAP OR ENGINE TOP WASN'T ON THAT IT WAS CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON, AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE JUMPING OF THE CAR THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE, THAT IS WHAT IS WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. ALSO CAR SWITCHING ITS GEAR BY ITSELF THEN SLOWING DOWN AND LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THEN IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION TO THE "OFF" POSITION; HOWEVER, THE IGNITION KEY FAILED TO RELEASE AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE KEY IS CURRENTLY IN THE IGNITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE MALFUNCTION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM THE SYSTEM. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 63,000.

MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. BURN MARKS ARE VISIBLE AND IT IS NOW OUT AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED EARLY SUMMER 2009 IT IS NOW OCT 2009. *TR

BOTH DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCHES BROKEN. 2006 FORD FUSION.... CAN'T OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT. A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP RAN THE RED LIGHT AND T-BONED ME DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED (FRONT). MY 2006 FORD FUSION IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH FRACTURED RIBS AND ULTIMATELY, NEEDED PT TO RESTORE MY NECK AND LEFT ARM ROTATOR CUFF TO FULL USE AND BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE INSISTED ON REPAIRING THE CAR - TOTAL OVER $17,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO ONE CHECKED OUT AIRBAG SYSTEM AND ALL ASSUME IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. I DISAGREE. THE DOOR POST WHERE THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED WAS SMASHED IN, DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CUT AND REBUILT FLOOR OF CAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE SHE COULD NOT REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. SHE IS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND SAFELY SECURE IT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURERS REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT SINCE HER VEHICLE EXCEEDED ITS WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 24,000. UPDATED 10/13/09. *LJ THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE KEY GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WAS DRIVER ERROR. UPDATED 10/13/09. JB

THE LEFT FRONT DOOR HANDLE ON MY 2006 FUSION HAD A FUNNY LOOK TO IT FROM THE TIME I PURCHASED IT. IN AUG 2009, THE HANDLE BROKE. THE DOOR COULD STILL BE OPENED BUT IT DIFFICULT..THE FORD DEALER SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER OUR WARRANTY. IT COST $105 TO REPLACE !! *TR

THERE IS A CREAKING NOISE FROM THE FRONT END OF THE CAR, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A CRACK SUBFRAME IN MY 2006 FORD FUSION SE V6. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB 06-24-7) FOR THE 2006 FORD FUSIONS, 2006 ZEPHYRS AND 2006 MILANS. IT STATES THAT THE REPAIR IS ELIGIBLE UNDER PROVISIONS OF NEW VEHICLE LIMITED WARRANTY COVERAGE. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER THIS WARRANTY, AND FORD (FETTE FORD, CLIFTON NJ) HAS REFUSED TO AID ME IN ANY WAY. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE FROM SAWGRASS FORD (SUNRISE, FL). THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, AND ARE TRYING TO CHARGE $2100 FOR THE REPAIRS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND HAZARDOUS TO ONE'S LIFE, BECAUSE THE CRACKED FRAME AFFECTS THE STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR. *TR

CAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE BACK END OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY RATE OF SPEED WAS APPROX. 40MPH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION THAT STARTED HAVE A CLICKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT OR MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURNS OR EVEN BACKING UP. I TOOK INTO MY MECHANIC TO LOOK AT AND HE CALL TO TELL ME IT WAS A CRACKED FRAME, AND THAT HE LOCATED A SERVICE BULLETIN BY FORD WITH REFERENCE TO MY FUSION AND THE MILAN HAVING A CRACK IN THE FRAME AND THAT THEY MAKE A REPAIR KIT AVAILABLE THAT REQUIRES THE SUBFRAME TO BE DROPPED AND HOLES DRILL WITH BOLTS AND RIVETS ALONG WITH A PLATE TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I CHECK BOTH FORDS AND YOUR WEB SITE FOR A RECALL AND FOUND NOTHING. THESE CRACK CAN LEAD TO A FRAME FAILURE AND AN ACCIDENT WITH POSSIBLE INJURIES OR DEATH. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED IN HIGH TRAFFIC, CAR JERKED AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS I HAD NOTHING, NO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AS CARS SWERVED BY. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, THEY NOW SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FORD FUSION 2006 HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT FORD OR THE DEALER SO FAR TO DATE WILL NOT FIX IT. HELP! THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TR THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

ONE OF THE WELDS ON THE SUBFRAME OF MY 2006 FORD FUSION CRACKED. WHEN IT HAPPENED MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 50,000 MILES ON IT. I TOOK IT IN TO RODEO FORD WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND IS NOW TRYING TO CHARGE ME $1500 TO HAVE IT WELDED BACK. THEY TRIED TO REASSURE ME HOWEVER THAT MY CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD NOT WORK WITH ME TO FIX THE ISSUE. MY WARRANTY WAS UP IN JANUARY 2009 AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME THERE WERE NO OTHER WARRANTIES I COULD PURCHASE TO HELP WITH THE REPAIR. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH MANY 2006 FORD FUSIONS AND FORD THEMSELVES SHOULD MAKE THE REPAIRS AT NO COST TO THE CONSUMERS. THIS IS FORDS FAULTINESS, NOT THE CONSUMER'S AND SOMETHING REALLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. *TR

DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. NO WARNING BEFORE MALFUNCTION. BROKEN HANDLE WAS REPLACED ON 5/12/2009. *TR

THE RIGHT REAR INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. THIS HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED YET. THE INSIDE DRIVERS SIDE HANDLE BROKE WITHOUT WARNING ON 5/11/2009. *TR

4/7/09 I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF NOISE COMING FROM FRONT END WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS ON MY 2006 FORD FUSION AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A CRACKED SUBFRAME . I SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD TOO BAD AS IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND THEY WERE TOLD HOW TO WELD IT SO THAT IT WOULD BE FIXED. THE DEALERSHIPS MECHANIC TOLD ME IT WAS NOTHING I DID , THERE WAS NO SIGNS OF IMPACT . HE SAID IT WAS SOMETHING THAT FORD WAS HAVING A PROBLEM WITH. A CAR THIS NEW SHOULD NOT HAVE A CRACKED FRAME AND ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC IT IS AN ISSUE WITH FORD WHO IS IGNORING THIS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF AN APPROACHING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE, BACK, NECK, AND HAND. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BY AN AMBULANCE. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 34,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND ALL OF THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKED ONTO THE DRIVEWAY. THE CONTACT IS STILL DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAS NOT YET TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED HIM TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 03/23/09. *LJ

EXITING THE FREEWAY AT 40MPH THE BRAKES FAILED AND MY WIFE HIT THE BARRIERS AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE HAS BENT AND DOES NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE HAS BENT AND SOMETIMES WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. PASSENGER SIDE FRONT DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE HAS BENT BUT AT THIS TIME STILL OPENS FROM THE INSIDE. DRIVER'S DOOR AND DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR NO LONGER LOCK DUE TO THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND JERKED HARD INTO GEAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.