2007 Ford Fusion complaints

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND THE GAS PEDAL STUCK HE WENT THRU 2 RED LIGHTS ALMOST HIT A CAR PULLED THE E BRAKES STEPPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL PUT IT IN NEUTRAL HIT THE GAS PEDAL TO GET IT TO UNSTICK AND NOTHING BUT IT FINALLY STOPPED. WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 2 WEEKS AGO. WE HAVE 30 DAY WARRANTY AND EXTENDED. THE DEALER HAD IT TOWED TO A MECHANIC THEY HOOKED IT UP TO THERE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE AND NOTHING CAME UP SO THEY TOOK IT TO FORD AND NOTHING CAME UP ON THERE MACHINE AND TEST DROVE IT AND NOTHING HAPPENED. NOW THEY WONT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THIS "MACHINE" SAYS NOTHING THEY DIDN'T EVEN TAKE IT APART. SO I HAVE A DISABLED HUSBAND A 4 YEAR OLD AND 2 MONTH OLD THAT I HAVE TO DRIVE IN THIS CAR. IT IS UNSAFE. WHAT IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN AND WE REALLY GET HURT. I JUST WANT IT FIXED ITS A SAFETY ISSUE NOW. ITS LIKE NO ONE BELIEVES US. WE ARE NOT TRYING TO GET RID OF THE CAR BESIDES THIS WE LOVE THE CAR. IT TOOK US A LONG TIME TO FIND THIS CAR. BUT ITS UNSAFE WE JUST WANT IT FIXED AND REPLACED PLEASE HELP. *TR

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

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

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING THE LESS IN THE THIRTY DAYS AFTER PURCHASING IT AND IT STARTED MAKING LOUD SQUEAKING NOISE, I TOLD THE DEALER ABOUT IT AND HE SAID IT WASN'T ANYTHING MAJOR IT DOES IT WHEN YOU FIRST START THE CAR. IT CONTINUE TO GET LOUDER SO I HAD A CERTIFIED PERSON TO CHECK OUT THE NOISE. WHEN I LET HIM LISTEN TO THE CAR, HE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD AND NOTICED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY WAS LEANING TO THE SIDE AND THAT HE DIDN'T HOW KNOW I COULD DRIVE THE CAR WITH THE IDLER PULLEY LEANING. I CALLED THE DEALER RIGHT THEN AND EXPLAINED TO HIM WHAT WAS GOING ON. HE THEN TOLD ME THAT HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE IT HAS NO WARRANTY. HE SUGGESTED THAT I LET SOMEONE ELSE TO PUT IT ON. WHEN I DID WHAT HE TOLD ME THE PERSON WHO CHECKED OUT THE SAID THAT IT WAS BROKEN AND I NEEDED TO TAKE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE I COULDN'T NO LONGER DRIVE IT. THE COMPANY TOLD ME THAT THE PERSON WHO CHECKED OUT MY CAR BROKE IT. I PULLED UP THE CAR FAX ON THE CAR AND FOUND OUT THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BROKE ON THE CAR A YEAR PRIOR BEFORE I PURCHASE IT. I WANT THE DEALERSHIP TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR FIXING MY CAR. *TR

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

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

CAME HOME FROM WORK , WENT BACK OUT TO CAR TO GO TO STORE NOTICED LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL BULB WAS ON STEADY. CHANGED BULBS STAYED ON STILL. HAD IT CHECKED OUT SAID IT WAS THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE TO FIX IT. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL AND MAKE IT RIGHT ! *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD BECOME COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR

LOST POWER WHILE TRYING TO PASS A CAR HAD NO THROTTLE AND ALMOST HAD A HEAD ON COLLISION GOT GOT HOME HAD A AIR INJECTION CODE P0491 IN THE SYSTEM. FOUND A BAD AIR INJECTION PUMP LOADED WITH WATER REPLACED THE AIR PUMP AND THE PROBLEM IS SOLVED I SEE FORD HAS A LOT OF ISSUES WITH WATER GETTING INTO THESE PUMPS BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.CONTACTED FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. I WORKED IN FORD DEALERSHIPS FOR OVER 25 YEARS SO I KNOW HOW TO DIAGNOSE THESE PROBLEMS. I AM NOT CONCERNED ABOUT THE MONEY FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM I JUST FEEL THE ISSUE SHOULD BE CORRECTED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. PLATE # NEW YORK [XXX] VIN #[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE FRONT LEFT TURN SIGNAL IS NOT WORKING AND THE VEHICLE GIVES NO WARNING OF THIS FACT (LIKE WHEN THE BULB GOES OUT AND THE TURN SIGNAL BLINKS FASTER). THE BULB AND FUSE ARE FINE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT IS THE SMART JUNCTION BOX WHICH COSTS SIX HUNDRED DOLLARS TO REPLACE. MY RESEARCH ONLINE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND I FAIL TO SEE HOW FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER INOPERABLE TURN SIGNALS TO BE ANYTHING OTHER THAN A SAFETY ISSUE. EVERY TURN OR FOUR WAY STOP IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS OTHERS DRIVES HAVE NO IDEA WHICH DIRECTION WE WILL BE TRAVELING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY SIDE STREET (25MPH RESIDENTIAL ROAD) WHEN THE ENGINE BEGAN TO LAG. IT EVENTUALLY STALLED TO WHERE I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START. IT WOULD TURNOVER BUT WOULD BEGAN TO IDLE ERRATICALLY AND WOULD SHUT OFF WITHIN 5-15 SECONDS. I TRIED A FEW TROUBLE SHOOTING TECHNIQUES BUT EVENTUALLY GAVE UP AND TOOK IT TO AN AUTO SHOP. THEY CONNECTED THE CODE READER AND FOUND 3 DIFFERENT FAULTS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I WAS TOLD THAT THESE ARE ON BACK ORDER UNTIL JUNE 18TH. *TR

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HAVING THE TIRES CHECKED, SHE WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE REAR PASSENGER'S SIDE TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING THE TIRE TO DEFLATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,295 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,250. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ACCELERATION BECAME SLUGGISH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 105,364.*TR

WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY, THERE WAS A SUDDEN ERROR LIGHT FLASH AND THEN VEHICLE SHUT DOWN. MOTORIST WAS ABLE TO PULL VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. UPON MECHANIC'S INSPECTION, IT WAS FOUND THAT AN ENGINE COIL WAS BLOWING A FUSE, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUT DOWN. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY KNOWN CAUSE, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM IS JAMMED, THUS PREVENTING ME FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO TAKE DOWN THE ELECTRONIC WINDOW ON THAT DOOR, AND PULL THE HANDLE FROM THE OUTSIDE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT PREVENTS ME FROM IMMEDIATELY GETTING OUT IF THE CAR IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, ESPECIALLY WHEN I'M CARRYING MY 10-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER TO AND FROM SCHOOL OR EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. I HAVE CHECKED ONLINE, AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR OWNERS OF THE FORD FUSION SE 2007. THERE DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS JUST HAPPENED OUT OF THE BLUE. PLEASE ASSIST. IT IS NOT FAIR THAT FORD CUSTOMERS SHOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING WE DID NOT CAUSE. THANK YOU. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF ELECTRICAL POWER. APPEARS RANDOM TO THE DRIVER. RPM INSTABILITY. DEAD BATTERY AFTER HAVING JUST TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. *TR

DRIVERS DOOR LATCH IS NOT WORKING FROM THE INSIDE. MUST LOWER WINDOW AND OPEN FROM OUTSIDE. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN INCIDENT HAPPEN. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AGO, THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BECAME UNGLUED AND IT IS NOW STICKING UP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $1100 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. *JB

AIRBAG LIGHT STAYS ON FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE; SOMETIMES I CAN GET IT TO TURN OFF IF I RESTART THE CAR. NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN WITH THE INDICATOR LIGHT ON; AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY. ELECTRICAL: TWO THINGS WITH THE ELECTRICAL. THE FIRST IS THE COMPASS ERROR. THIS ACTUALLY OCCURRED JANUARY 2012 (DON'T REMEMBER THE MILEAGE). I WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND TURNED MY VEHICLE ON TO HAVE IT WARM UP WHILE I WAS CLEANING THE SNOW OFF OF THE CAR. SINCE IT DIDN'T AFFECT HOW THE CAR HANDLED, I DIDN'T HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE SECOND ISSUE OCCURRED 11/10/12 WHICH WAS THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK WOULD NOT DISENGAGE (MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,350). I WAS PARKED TO GET OUT TO GAS UP MY CAR AND PULLED ON THE DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE TO UNLOCKED THE CAR, IT WOULDN'T OPEN. THEN I PUSHED THE "UNLOCK" BUTTON OF THE DOOR AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR STILL WOULD NOT OPEN. I ENDED UP CRAWLING OVER TO THE PASSENGER'S DOOR TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. I ATTEMPTED TO ENTER THE CAR USING THE DOOR KEY AND IT DID NOT DISENGAGE THE LOCK. I AM TAKING THE VEHICLE INTO THE FORD DEALER ON MONDAY 11/11/12 TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS RESOLVED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF I NEED TO DO ANYTHING. THANK YOU. *TR

I PARKED MY VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTED TO EXIT OUT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. I DISCOVERED THERE WAS NO TENSION ON THE DOOR HANDLE. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. IN ORDER TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, I MUST ROLL DOWN THE DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. *TR

THE AIRBAG IS STICKING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD AND FORD DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I BELIEVE THAT BEING THIS IS SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE COVERED BY FORD. I HAVE CONTACTED THEM BECAUSE WE HAVE A CONCERN THAT THE AIRBAG WILL FAIL OR JUST BLOW OUT OF THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT ANY NOTICE. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR LATCH (DRIVER'S DOOR) FAILS TO OPEN. I CANNOT GET OUT OF MY CAR WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALSO DOOR WILL NOT LOCK WHEN CAR IS LOCKED. I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON THIS NHTSA SITE AND OTHER FORUMS WITH NUMEROUS OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD FUSION. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND INITIATE A RECALL IF WARRANTED ON THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES OF THE FORD FUSION. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY CONCERN - ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE MUST GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY - ALSO LOCK FAILURE COULD BE SERIOUS SECURITY PROBLEM. *TR

SE V6, TIRES: WHEN I INFLATE THE TIRES TO THE PRESSURE RECOMMENDED BY FORD ON THE DOOR STICKER, THE RESULT IS RAPID TIRE WEAR ON THE OUTSIDES OF THE TIRES (UNDER INFLATED). WHEN I INFLATE THE TIRES ACCORDING TO THE TIRE MANUFACTURERS RECOMMENDATION ON THE SIDEWALL, THE TIRES DO NOT WEAR OUT ON THE OUTSIDE (UNDER INFLATED), NOR IN THE MIDDLE (OVER INFLATED). FORD RECOMMENDS A TIRE PRESSURE THAT IS 9 PSI LOWER THAN THE TIRE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDS. APPARENTLY THEY DID NOT LEARN FROM FIRESTONE THAT THE TIRES CAN FAIL DUE TO OVERHEATING WHEN THEY ARE UNDER INFLATED, RESULTING IN BLOW OUTS AT FREEWAY SPEED AND DEATHS DUE TO THE RESULTING ACCIDENTS. NOR DID THEY CHANGE THEIR WAYS AS A RESULT OF DAMAGE AWARDS FOR LAWSUITS DUE TO UNDER INFLATED FIRESTONE TIRE FAILURES. PERHAPS THE DAMAGE AWARDS WERE TOO SMALL. *TR

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

THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES ARE KNOWN TO FAIL PREMATURELY DUE TO A DESIGN DEFECT. UPON FAILURE THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED WHICH CAN CAUSE A HAZARD IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION SUCH AS A CAR FIRE OR ACCIDENT. *TR

I WENT TO GET OUT OF MY CAR WHEN I GOT HOME FROM WORK ON FRIDAY AND MY INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. LUCKILY I WAS PARKED AND AT HOME WHEN THIS OCCURRED. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD IF IT WAS A SITUATION WHERE I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE CAR IN A HURRY AND WAS NOT ABLE TO. I THINK FORD SHOULD OFFER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM CAUSE THIS COULD BE A DEADLY SITUATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY FIANCE WHEN WE HEARD A LOUD METAL SNAPPING SOUND WITH A FEW DINGING SOUNDS. APPARENTLY THE IDLER PULLEY SNAPPED OFF AND BOUNCED AROUND CAUSING ME TO LOSE MY POWER STEERING. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WASN'T DRIVING TO FAST OR IT WASN'T TWO DAYS LATER AS WE WERE SUPPOSED TO BE DRIVING TO FORT KNOX, BECAUSE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN WORSE WITH IT SNAPPING OFF LIKE THAT GOING 70MPH. HAD A FRIEND HELP ME GET IT HOME WHERE I FOUND THE IDLER PULLEY WITH THE BOLT SNAPPED 3/4 OF THE WAY DOWN AND THE SERPENTINE BELT WITH A FEW MARKS ON IT FROM WHERE THE BOLT RUBBED AGAINST THE BELT. I'VE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT HAS BEEN HAPPEN FOR AWHILE NOW WITH OTHER FORD FUSIONS. SOME SAID THAT THEY HAD THIS ISSUE FIXED AND IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I REALLY THINK TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD SHOULD FIX BECAUSE IT SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH EITHER THE BOLT, THE AREA ON THE ENGINE BLOCK WHERE THE BOLT SITS, OR EVEN THE TENSION ON THE SERPENTINE BELT ITSELF CAUSING THE BOLT TO SNAP OFF LIKE THAT. *TR

SAME VEHICLE AS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (WRONG YEAR SELECTED ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINT). THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE V6 WITH SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE, ANOTHER DRIVER WAS BLOCKING ME BY SPEEDING TO GET ALONGSIDE ME WHILE I WAS ON A MERGE LANE. THE OTHER DRIVER THEN MATCHED MY SPEED. I HIT THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE FUSION WILL NOT SLOW DOWN OTHERWISE. I THEN HIT FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CLOSING THE GAP, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO. THE CAR DID NOTHING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THE RPM DID NOT CHANGE, THE SPEED DID NOT CHANGE AND I HAD TO HOLD THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR HOPING THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD RESPOND BEFORE THE NEXT CAR TRIED TO CUT ME OFF AND I RAN OUT OF MERGE LANE. DO NOT CALL, I WILL NOT GET ANY MESSAGES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE DOOR WAS OPENED BY RELEASING THE WINDOW GLASS TO ACCESS THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE OR ENGAGING THE DOOR LOCK MECHANISM FIRMLY. IN ADDITION, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE EXHIBITED CRACKS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

I AM FROM CALIFORNIA AND WAS DRIVING IN GLENDALE, ARIZONA AT 1:00 A.M. ON 06/30/12. THE SIGNAL I CAME TO WAS FLASHING RED. CROSS TRAFFIC HAD FLASHING YELLOW LIGHT. ASSUMING THE CROSS TRAFFIC ALSO HAD A RED FLASHING LIGHT (AS IN CALIFORNIA) I PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WAS T-BONED BY A LARGE DELIVERY TRUCK. THE SIDE/CURTAIN AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY!! I SUSTAINED NUMEROUS INJURIES FOR WHICH I WAS HOSPITALIZED FOR 9 DAYS. NO ONE WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME, THANK GOD! A FEW DAYS AFTER THE ACCIDENT, I SPOKE WITH THE OFFICER THAT ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. HE TOLD ME THAT WHEN HE SAW THE AMOUNT OF DAMAGE TO MY CAR, HE THOUGHT HE WOULD BE "CALLING THE FATAL TEAM"....UPDATED 08-10-12 *BF FORD MOTOR COMPANY NEEDS TO DO A RECALL ON, NOT ONLY THE FUSION MODELS, BUT ON ALL OF THEIR CARS. I DO NOT TRUST FORD AND WILL NEVER OWN ONE AGAIN. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND ALSO AN ATTORNEY, BUT I HATE TO THINK OF ALL THE OTHER DRIVERS OUT THERE WHO ASSUME THE AIRBAGS WORK IN THEIR CARS WHEN POSSIBLY THEY ARE DEFECTIVE. THE NUMBER OF CASES I'VE READ ABOUT SINCE MY ACCIDENT SHOCKS ME. FORD SHOULD HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THEY COULD AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT. BE CAREFUL DRIVING YOUR VEHICLES...ESPECIALLY IF IT'S A FORD. GET YOUR AIRBAGS CHECKED ASAP!!!! *TR UPDATED 08/14/2012 *JS

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

DASH PAD HAS SEPARATED AT EDGE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY CRASHES OR ANY ABNORMAL ROUGH TREATMENT. DEALER LOOKED AT DASH AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, 1 OWNER CAR, SCHEDULED SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD FIX. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF I WERE NEEDING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IN A HURRY, I COULD NOT. IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO ROLL DOWN THE POWER WINDOW, I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

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

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

THE INTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY & REACH TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE WAS CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,927.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE SLOWLY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER COILS WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED AS NUMBERS FIVE AND SIX. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,582. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COMPUTER SENDING TOO MUCH FUEL TO THE CYLINDERS. BOTH ENGINE AND COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS OF COIL FAILURE WAS INCORRECT. UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS

FRONT SUSPENSION CREAKS AND SHAKES WHENEVER GOING OVER BUMPS, TURNING OR TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OVER 25 MPH. SAME DEFECTS STATED IN FORD TSB 06-24-7. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AIR WOULD NOT BLOW OUT FROM THE VENTS WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOWER PLUG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME INOPERATIVE REQUIRING WINDOW TO BE LOWERED TO OPEN DOOR FROM OUTSIDE HANDLE. DEALER INSTALLED NEW DOOR HANDLE DUE TO INTERNAL HANDLE CABLE RETAINER BREAKING. THIS PART FAILURE CREATES A VERY UNSAFE CONDITION PREVENTING A FAST EXIT FROM VEHICLE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO HESITATE AND STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION COILS MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE PCM TO BURN. AS A RESULT, BOTH THE IGNITION COILS, SPARK PLUGS AND PCM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,100.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE STARTED. THE BATTERY WAS JUMP STARTED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE FOR A SHORT PERIOD BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE BATTERY CONNECTORS WERE SEVERELY CORRODED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,055. UPDATED 03/14/12*LJ

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

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR, STREAKS APPEAR ON THE WINDOWS WHEN YOU OPEN AND CLOSE THEM. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THIS DURING AN OIL CHANGE AND SHOWED HIM FIRST HAND HOW THE WINDOW WAS SPOTLESS AND THEN I LOWERED IT AND RAISED IT AND IT HAD VERTICAL STREAKS FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER. HE TOLD ME HE HAD HEARD THIS FROM OTHER FUSION OWNERS AND UNLESS FORD ISSUED A RECALL THAT IT COULD GET COSTLY TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AVOID OPENING THE WINDOWS BECAUSE THOSE STREAKS ARE DISTRACTING ON SUNNY DAYS AND CAN GIVE THE APPEARANCE OF SOMETHING BEING THERE THAT ISN'T WHEN TURNING YOUR HEAD TO LOOK OR LOOKING THROUGH THE SIDE MIRRORS. MY DAD JUST BOUGHT A FORD F-250 AND HIS DOESN'T DO THIS SO MAYBE IT'S THE PARTS THAT FORD USES ON THIS VEHICLE THAT CAUSE THE PROBLEM. *TR

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