2013 Ford Fusion complaints

TODAY MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR . WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE . THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON. NO HILL SIDE START.. SERVICE ADVANCE TRACTION. I HAVE REPLACED ALL . BRAKE PADS, SHOCKS ,AND HAD ROTOR WORKED ON. ABS HAS GOTTEN WORST. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE NEAREST FORD SHOP. I ASKED THEM TO CHECK IT OUT AND REPLACE MY ABS SENSOR.

GOT A WARNING TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH - STEERING ASSIST FAULT, GET SERVICE SOON. CLEARED THE MESSAGE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE 10 MILES TO MY DESTINATION. PARKED CAR, LOOKED UNDER HOOD FOR POWER STEERING FLUID RESERVOIR, IT IS NOT THERE. LEFT CAR AND CAME BACK AN HOUR LATER TO LEAVE. GOT MESSAGE, STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTION. STOP CAR SAFELY. STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN. COULD NOT DRIVE CAR, HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALER 16 MILES AWAY. FORD DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING GEAR AND IS WAITING ON SOFTWARE UPDATE TO BE RELEASED BY FORD ON 3/29/2017

ELECTRIC EPAS POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING.

I'LL MAKE IT SHORT. I'M EXPERIENCING THE FAILING THROTTLE BODY THAT FORD HAS ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR, INCLUDING 2013 FUSIONS. THERE'S ARTICLES ALLOVER GOOGLE COVERING THIS TOPIC AND IM SURE THE NHTSA HAS HEARD OF IT BECAUSE THEY WERE PURSUING A RECALL AND FORD WENT AHEAD AND DID THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. IT OCCURS ABOUT ONCE EVERY 5-10K MILES. WHICH FOR ME IS ABOUT EVERY OTHER MONTH. HOWEVER, THEY REFUSE TO SERVICE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAY MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. I FIND IT DISAPPOINTING THAT THEY ADMIT THERE IS A FAULT AND IT'S COMMON KNOWLEDGE AMONG THE MECHANICS THAT THE SENSOR INSIDE THE THROTTLE BODY COVER IS KNOWN TO GO BAD, BUT MY VIN JUST DIDN'T MAKE THE MAGIC "LIST" OF VINS INCLUDED TO BE COVERED. I CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER HELP AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT YES, IT'S UNSAFE AND I SHOULD GET IT FIXED, BUT NO SINCE MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED (EVEN THOUGH I'M IN A 2013 FUSION, WHICH IS INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM) I HAVE NO COVERAGE FROM THE PROGRAM. IT'S LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF BUSY 5 LANE HIGHWAYS IN DETROIT AND LANSING, WITH CARS STILL GOING BY AT 80MPH WHILE I HAVE TO POWER OFF MY CAR TO LET THE SENSOR RESET AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON AND THE CAR ACTS LIKE NOTHING WAS EVER WRONG.

TAKATA RECALL. CAN I GET IT FIXED ? ALSO SOMETHING WITH MY DOOR.

PLACED MY VEHICLE IN REVERSE, COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, I TRIED TO PLACE MY CAR IN DRIVE AND THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS STUCK.I CALLED THE TOW TRUCK, BECAUSE I COULDN'T MOVE MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME IT WAS A BROKEN TRANSMISSION CABLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MY VEHICLE HAS 56200 MILES AND DOES NOT FALL INTO THE POWERTRAIN FACTORY WARRANTY.

MY ABS KEEP COMING ON IT GIVES THREE WARNING. CHECK ADVANCE TRACTION, NO HILL SIDE START. IT CLEAR ONCE LIGHT GO OFF. THE BRAKE THUMP. THEIR IS A SPRING NOISE THE STEERING BECOME BIND UP. THIS HAPPEN AFTER THE CAR MOVES ANY DISTANCE WHEN IT IS DECIDE TO.

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.

RIGHT PASSENGER DOOR FLEW OPEN WHILE IN MOTION ENTERING MY PARKING GARAGE. PASSENGER DOOR WON'T CLOSE AT ALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE 5 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AND CENTER AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELTS FAILED TO RETRACT AND SECURE DURING THE IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND (METACARPAL) INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED (LESS THAN 10MPH) THE CAR BEGINS TO RUN VERY ROUGH, RPM DROPS, AND WHEN PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, THERE IS NO POWER, AND THE CAR THEN DIES. IT CAN BE RESTARTED, BUT IT'S A BIT HARDER THAN NORMAL, AND THEN IT RUNS. TWICE HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS, BUT ONCE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARKING LOT, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. DEALERSHIP HAS CHARGED $190 ONLY TO TELL ME THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORD CASE #CAS11900027

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR FAILED TO LATCH SECURELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE INSIDE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

ON DECEMBER 5TH 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:15, MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT REAR END ACCIDENT. A 1980 STEEL PICK UP RAN INTO THE BACK OF MY STATIONARY 2013 FORD FUSION. CAUSING MAJOR REAR END DAMAGE AND PHYSICAL INJURY TO THE OCCUPANTS OF THIS STATIONARY CAR. MY MOTHER WAS PROPERLY PLACED IN HER PASSENGER SEAT'S SEAT BELT. HOWEVER, HER RIGHT ARM WAS DAMAGED DUE TO IMPROPER SUSPENSION UPON IMPACT. AS A RESULT SHE NO LONGER HAS USE OF HER RIGHT HAND DUE TO NERVE DAMAGE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT DIFFERING SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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

I RECEIVED A RECALL FOR A DEFECTIVE SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY IN MY 2013 FORD FUSION WEEKS AGO. BECAUSE THIS VEHICLE IS USED IN A FLEET CAPACITY, I PULLED IT FROM SERVICE IMMEDIATELY. I TALKED TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO REMEDY AT THIS TIME. I THEN ASKED FOR A LOANER VEHICLE UNTIL MY VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE AND WAS TOLD THAT FORD DOESN'T HAVE A RENTAL PROGRAM FOR RECALLS. I DON'T KNOW HOW THIS MANUFACTURE DOESN'T HAVE A PLAN TO RECTIFY AN INCONVENIENCE THAT THEIR CUSTOMERS HAVE TO GO THROUGH REGARDING A PROBLEM THAT WASN'T THE CUSTOMERS FAULT TO BEGIN WITH. I'M VERY UNHAPPY FORD TREATS CUSTOMERS LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE HAD MY FORD FUSION FOR 6 MONTHS. OVER THE LAST 2 MONTHS I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH BRAKING. THE BRAKES FAIL FOR A SPLIT SECOND JUST BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP TO ADD TO THAT IT SOMETIMES DECIDES TO SURGE AND LURCHES FORWARD JUST BEFORE IT STOPS. IT HAS BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR, THE FIRST FEW TIMES I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. THE LAST TIME, THEY DECIDE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BOTTLE AND A MODULE. FOR A FEW DAYS THE CAR SEEMED TO BE DOING BETTER UNTIL TODAY WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY. AS I WAS STOPPING TO PARK, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD INTO A PILE OF WOOD. IF THIS HAD BEEN AT AN INTERSECTION OR SOMEONE CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME THIS COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR AT ALL! LET ALONE LET MY TEEN DRIVE BEHIND THE WHEEL. I AM OUT OF OPTIONS! I CANNOT REFINANCE ANOTHER CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED "OFF", WHETHER OR NOT THE SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO START AND WOULD STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING HIS FORD FUSION INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF OUR HOME WHEN THE PASSENGER CAR SIDE DOOR OPENED. SINCE THEN PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT CLOSE PROPERLY. I RESEARCHED THIS A BIT AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN A LARGE AMOUNT OF RECALLS ON THE DOORS BECOMING UNLATCHED WHILE DRIVING FOR THIS 2013 FORD FUSION BUT WHEN I SPOKE WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THAT MY VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS MY CAR HESITATED AND STALLED, USUALLY WHEN JUST TAKING OFF OR PULLING OUT INTO INTERSECTIONS. IT HAS NEVER DONE THIS WHILE SITTING AT IDLE AND ONLY ONCE WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON AND SOMETIMES IT COMES ON AND THEN GOES RIGHT BACK OFF. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT PULL A CODE AFTER THIS HAPPENS.

EVER SINCE I PURCHASED MY CAR (USED) IT HAS MAKE A LOUD POPPING NOISE WHEN I TURN THE STEERING WHEEL ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO MANY AUTO SERVICE SHOPS (INCLUDING AUTHORIZED FORD SHOPS) AND NO ONE COULD EVER FIND THE ISSUE (SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE TIRE). THE OTHER DAY WHEN I GOT IN MY CAR TO GO TO WORK, THE ABS AND POWER STEERING WARNINGS WERE BOTH BLINKING ON MY DASH. I TRIED TO TURN MY WHEEL TO SEE IF THE POWER STEERING WAS OUT AND IT WAS NOT WORKING. I TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO RESET BOTH THE ABS AND POWER STEERING MODULES. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE MY CAR TO WORK AND THEN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED OUT. THE STEERING GEAR IS FAILING, MY VEHICLE IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD AND HAS LESS THAN 80K MILES. THIS IS A RECALL FOR 2013 FORD FUSIONS BUT MY VIN # IS NOT INCLUDED. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HAVE READ OTHER'S STORIES AND THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE I AM DRIVING, I GOT LUCKY THIS TIME AND IT SHOWED UP FIRST THING WHEN I TURNED MY VEHICLE ON.

CAR ENGINE STALLS WHEN STARTING OFF AND AT SLOW SPEEDS.

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.

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.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A LOCAL ROAD THE STEERING ABRUPTLY STOPPED WORKING, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND THE ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, TRACTION CONTROL OFF AND AIRBAG WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. AN EPAS WARNING APPEARED ON THE SERVICE MONITOR SCREEN. WHEN I PULLED OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN EVERYTHING OPERATED NORMALLY. WHEN I MADE A LEFT TURN INTO A GAS STATION THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ALMOST CAUSING ME TO DRIVE INTO A CAR EXITING THE GAS STATION BECAUSE IT WAS SO DIFFICULT TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE SAME WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. IT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART IN THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE SAME PART INVOLVED IN THE PREVIOUS GENERATION OF FUSIONS WITH THE EPAS THAT WAS RECALLED. PLEASE INVESTIGATE, THIS IS DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND THERE ARE A LOT OF 2013+ FUSIONS ON THE ROAD WITH THIS SAME EPAS SYSTEM AS MINE.

WEAR OR CORROSION ON THE FRONT SPEED SENSOR HARDNESS LED TO THE DISABLING OF ALL TRACTION/STABILITY CONTROL, REAR PARK ASSIST, ABS AND AIRBAG OPERATION.

ONE OF THE HEADLAMPS WENT OUT 2 YEARS AGO AND IT IS DEALER ONLY REPAIR FOR $250.

I TRADED THIS CAR INTO THE COVERT FORD DEALERSHIP LAST 8-2016. THE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE AND I WENT TO TRADE THE CAR IN THIS WAS THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM LISTED IN THE DOOR LATCH RECALL. THEY MADE ME PAY FOR THE PARTS TO FIX THE DOOR, MY VEHICLE WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS UNAWARE OF THE FORD DOOR LATCH PROBLEM AND MY DAD HAD TOLD ME AFTER THE FACT THERE WERE RECALL PROBLEMS AND ARTICLES ALL OVER THE INTERNET. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN MEXICO, AND THIS WAS A SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED TO CONTACT FORD TO REPORT THIS AND EXPAND THE RECALL AND I GET ABSOLUTELY NO WHERE. I WANTED TO SEE ABOUT GETTING REFUNDED FOR WHAT THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME AT TRADE IN. I WAS AMAZED THAT FORD NEW OF THE PROBLEM AND STILL DID NOTHING, TO TRY AND EXPAND THE RECALL. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I WAS HOPING TO GET SOME HELP OR GETTING SOME FURTHER INFORMATION FROM YOU ALL.

2013 FORD FUSION WITH 60,000 MILES - WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH A POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THAT READ "STEERING LOSS / STOP SAFELY". SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING WENT COMPLETELY DEAD AND IT WAS NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE OR RECOVER THE CAR'S STEERING AT ALL. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE ENGINE DOWN AND MOVE JUST ENOUGH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE I COULD GLIDE TO A STOP. MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR COULD HAVE HURT OR KILLED OTHERS WITH THIS FAILURE. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THAT THOUSANDS OF OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES, AND THAT THERE IS A LAW SUIT AGAINST FORD IN CALIFORNIA SEEKING CLASS ACTION STATUS. MY CALLS TO FORD WERE ESSENTIALLY IGNORED AND I WAS PUSHED BACK ON THE DEALERSHIP, WHO HAD NO POWER TO AUTHORIZE ANY REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $2000 EXPENSE. IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT IT WILL TAKE A MAJOR COLLISION WHERE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR EVEN KILLED FOR THIS TO BE FIXED. HOPEFULLY THE NHSA AND THE LAWSUIT WILL RECTIFY THIS WITH THESE VEHICLES.

REAR PASSANGER DOOR LATCH FAILS, DOOR FLYS OPEN WHEN DRIVING AND WILL NOT CLOSE.

AFTER TURNING ON THE IGNITION AND STARTING TO DRIVE AWAY, THE CAR ENGINE WILL SPUTTER, ACTS LIKE ITS STARVING FOR FUEL, STARTS BUCKING AND THEN SHUTS OFF. NO CODES OR WARNING LIGHTS ARE DISPLAYED. THIS HAS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND ON STREET PARKING. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PULL INTO TRAFFIC FROM A PARALLEL PARKING STALL ON THE STREET. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR HAS NO AFFECT. AFTER RESTARTING THE ENGINE, IT RUNS FINE UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR. THEN IT IS RANDOM IF IT WILL OCCUR AT THE NEXT ENGINE START. AFTER OWNING THE CAR FOR 3.5 YEARS, THIS JUST STARTED HAPPENING LAST WEEK. IT HAS HAPPENED 8 TIMES OVER THE LAST 7 DAYS. AT FIRST IS ONLY HAPPENED 1 A DAY, BUT RECENTLY IT IS HAPPENING MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS) FOR THE PRETENSIONERS. THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. WHILE SITTING IDLE AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WARNED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF FOR 20 MINUTES. THE NEXT MORNING WHEN I WENT OUT TO MY CAR, I NOTICED A LARGE AMOUNT OF CLEAR FLUID HAD LEAKED OUT. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND (ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP) STAYED OFF UNTIL I PICKED THE CAR BACK UP AND STARTED DRIVING HOME. AFTER RUNNING DIAGNOSTICS AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT TURNS OUT THAT THE ENGINE BYPASS SOLENOID VALVE SHORTED OUT DUE TO A FAULTY COOLANT TEE ON THE HEATER CORE INLET. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS WAS A RECALL ON 2013 FORD FUSION SE 1.6L CARS. I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT MY SPECIFIC 2013 FORD FUSION SE 1.6L WAS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL (ALTHOUGH IT WAS INCLUDED IN THREE OTHER RECALLS FROM FORD). AFTER A SIMPLE SEARCH, I DISCOVERED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS CAR-REGARDLESS OF THE RECALL. APPARENTLY OTHER 2013 FORD FUSION OWNERS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ENGINE COOLANT PROBLEM. IT ALSO SEEMS THE ORIGINAL RECALL HAD TO BE REOPENED TO INCLUDE ADDITIONAL VEHICLES. PERHAPS IT NEEDS TO BE REOPENED AGAIN.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL I PRESSED "OK" BUTTON. STEERING 'SEIZED UP', MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, OR TURN THE CAR.THE LIGHT HAD INTERMITTENTLY BLINKED ON, THEN OFF, 2 PREVIOUS TIMES IN THE PAST 4-6 WEEKS, BUT NOT STAYING ON LONG ENOUGH TO READ THE WARNING IN ENTIRETY. THIS TIME THE WARNING STAYED ON UNTIL I MANUALLY TURNED IT OFF. UPON RESEARCHING, I FOUND THE RECALL (#15V250000) FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF 2013 FORD FUSIONS. I ALSO FOUND, TOO NUMEROUS TO COUNT, COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET OF EXACT SAME SCENARIO, AND THESE VEHICLES NOT BEING UNDER THE RECALL EITHER. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE AND GOT SOMEONE IN A FOREIGN LAND, THAT CONTINUED TO REPEAT, YOUR VEHICLE IS NOT AMONG THOSE IN THE RECALL, YOU MUST TAKE YOUR CAR TO A FORD DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THIS PROBLEM. NO MATTER WHAT CONCERN OR QUESTION I POSED TO HIM, THAT WAS THE ONLY ANSWER I RECEIVED. I HAVE MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS WILL BE AN OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE TO ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/16/17*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V875000 (SEAT BELTS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NO LONGER LATCH AND SWINGS OPEN FREELY

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A COMPLETE POWER STEERING GEAR FAILURE, JUST OUTSIDE BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY. MY CAR HAS 33,000 MILES. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH ONLINE AND NOTICED FORD HAS PENDING LAWSUITS FOR THIS ISSUE AND MANY COMPLAINTS AND DECIDED TO HIDE THE ISSUE THEY KNEW ABOUT AND PUT THE CUSTOMER ON THE HOOK FOR THE $1900 REPAIR COST WHICH IS RIDICULOUS. THIS COULD HAVE HAD DEADLY CONSEQUENCES FOR ME AS THE POWER STEERING FAILURE CAME ON WHILE GOING AT FREEWAY SPEED. LUCKILY IT HAD JUST ENOUGH TO GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY OR I WOULD HAVE MOST LIKELY BEEN INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS I HAD NO STEERING. I HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE FORDS WITH 190,000 MILES AND NEVER HAD ISSUES WITH THE OLD DESIGN. THE NEW ELECTRONIC SYSTEM OBVIOUSLY HAS MAJOR DESIGN FLAWS AND ISSUES BASED ON MANY COMPLAINTS AND LAWSUITS JUST BY SEARCHING THIS ONLINE AND FORD HAS SHRUGGED OF THE ISSUE AS IF IT WAS NON EXISTENT. NOW I AM WORRIED THIS IS GOING TO OCCUR AGAIN AND IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN OF MINE IF I LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO A DESIGN FLAW AND FLAWED OVERALL STEERING GEAR. WHEN FORD IS SUPPOSED TO BE MAKING DESIGN IMPROVEMENTS, THEY ARE BACKTRACKING IN IT AS MY OLD FORD VEHICLES HAVE PERFORMED BETTER THAN THIS NEW ONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS INTENDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND NOTICED SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE VENT INSIDE THE CAR. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO GET OUT THE CAR MY DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN SO I HAD TO PUNCH IT WHEN I GOT OUT THE CAR WAS ON FIRE UNDERNEATH THE FRONT TIRES. AFTER THE FIRE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATED IT WAS PROVEN THAT THE FIRE STARTED FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

THE ALUMINIUM LUG NUT CAPS SWELL SO THE LUG WRENCH SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR CAN NOT REMOVE THE LUG NUTS. TOW TRUCK COULD NOT REMOVE THEM SO CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER, SHORT-REDMOND 1916 JACKSBORO PK. LAFOLLETTE, TN 37766, (800) 810-9088, WWW.SHORT-REDMONDFORD.COM. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION LUG NUTS AND OTHER LUG NUTS OF THE SAME TYPE. THE DEALER GOT THE LUG NUTS OFF, BUT THEY HAD TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $52/TIRE. MY DEALER IN ASHEVILLE, NC ALSO ADVISED MY TO REPLACE THE LUG NUTS THE NEXT TIME I HAD MY TIRES ROTATED, BUT SAID NOT TO BUY THEM FROM FORD. THERE ARE SOLID STEEL/CHROME AFTER MARKET LUG NUTS THAT ARE BETTER THEN THE ALUMINIUM CAPPED LUG NUTS THAT FORD USES. THIS IS CLEARLY AN ENGINEERING ISSUE. IT DID NOT ALLOW ME TO CHANGE A TIRE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH THE EQUIPMNET SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR. I HAD TO WAIT OVER AND HOUR ON THE SIDE OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY FOR A TOW TRUCK WHICH IS ALSO UNSAFE. I DO HAVE THE LUG NUTS AS WELL AS RECIEPT FROM FOR TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE LUG NUTS. THE ALUMINIUM LUG CAPS ARE VERY DEFORMED SINCE THEY HAD TO HAMMER A SOCKET ONTO THEM TO GET THEM OFF.

DOOR LATCH RECALL YESTERDAY, IN THE RAIN, I STARTED TO DRIVE ON A CITY STREET AND MY FRONT PASSENGER DOOR OPENED AND MY DASH INDICATED THE DOOR WAS OPEN SO I PULLED OVER, GRABBED THE HANDLE AND TRIED TO CLOSE THE DOOR...WELLL, THE DOOR WOULDN'T LOCK, IT KEPT OPENING, SO I MADE A LOOP THROUGH THE DOOR HANDLE, USING MY BELT AND DROVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND ONE HAND ON MY BELT TO TRY AND HOLD THE DOOR CLOSED. I LOOKED ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THERE WAS A DOOR LATCH RECALL LAST YEAR AFFECTING ALMOST 2.4 MILLION CARS, WHICH MY YEAR AND MODEL WERE INVOLVED.I NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE. THEN I CHECKED ONLINE FOR ACTIVE RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE AND THE DOOR LATCH WAS NOT ON THERE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND THEY SAID MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I WAS NOT HAPPY WITH THEIR RESPONSE SO THE GAVE ME FORD CORPORATE'S PHONE NUMBER. I CONTACTED THEM, THEY GAVE ME THE SAME RESPONSE AS THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS GOING TO DOCUMENT IT AND TO KEEP MY RECEIPT, FOR THE REPAIRS, IN CASE MY VIN GETS ADDED TO THE RECALL. SO I DON'T KNOW HOW MANY COMPLAINTS IT TAKES FOR YOU TO INVESTIGATE THIS, TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, BUT THIS SITUATION IS CLEARLY UNSAFE AND LAWSUIT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS WAS NOT A RESULT OF ANYBODY TRYING TO BREAK INTO MY CAR OR ANYTHING ELSE...THIS IS CLEARLY A DOOR LATCH ISSUE AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE MORE VEHICLES INVOLVED IN THIS RECALL THAT HAVE NOT BEEN ACCOUNT FOR. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT THE NEXT STEPS ARE AND I SHOULD NOT BE R

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVER HEAT AND THE ENGINE OVER HEATING WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE WAS PERSISTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS AND POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

WE WERE DRIVING 70MPH CRUISE CONTROL ON A HIGHWAY, LET OFF CRUISE CONTROL TO DECREASE SPEED ON THE UPCOMING BYPASS AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY POWERED DOWN AND WE COASTED TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BYPASS. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT START THEREAFTER. WE HAD TO CALL FAMILY TO GET OUT 5 AND 7 YEAR OLD AND A TOW TRUCK TO TAKE THE CAR TO A SHOP. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH AND SWINGS OPEN.

FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH BROKE AGAIN, ONE YEAR AND 5 MONTHS AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED PURSUANT TO A RECALL. FORD WILL NOT HONOR ANY WARRANTY ON THE PART OR LABOR AND HAVE ASKED ME TO PAY MORE THAN $500 TO REPAIR IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE DOOR CAN SWING WIDE OPEN WHILE CAR IS IN MOTION PUTTING ALL PASSENGERS AT RISK OF DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY. LUCKILY, THE PROBLEM WAS DISCOVERED AFTER VEHICLE WAS PARKED, PASSENGER EXITED AND DOOR WOULD NOT SHUT ANY LONGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE "HILL ASSIST TRACTION", "TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT", AND "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000.