2014 Ford Fusion complaints

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle suddenly failed to respond and stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The local dealer and manufacturer were not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 129,000.

When extremely cold or hot air conditioner, heater, windows, locks, radio will not work.

Vehicle steering wheel started to bind up then all loss of power steering, lost control at 70 mph. noticed there is a former complaint for NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID: 15V250000, dealership is making me pay over 2000$ for the repair Even though the bolts are corroded and 2 broken off.

My steering assist no longer works. Every turn I make is difficult and and unsafe. This problem occurred with no accidents or anything. I was driving one day and I felt it go away. I noticed there was a recall with this issue on the year of my car, however not under my VIN. I’d like this to be looked into.

The steering wheel catches when turning right and left. It is physically hard to straighten the wheel back out. Upon searching, there are recalls for the steering mechanisms in ford fusions, however my specific vehicle does not come up. I do believe that my vehicle is part of this issue.

Today, I was told by mechanic that all the lug nuts had to be replaced when they attempted to rotate the tires because the lug nuts were swollen. This is costing me $164 in parts and $74.99 in labor.

The steering wheel just froze when I was driving at 30 miles an hour. I got a message on the display that said "Steering Fault Assist Service required." The service center found that the issue was in the steering rack and the sensors in it.

The car was bought in North America. It has been driving in Belarus, in Minsk for a long time. 12.12.21 I was driving with the children. I heard a crack in the steering rack. This created a threat to the safety of my family. The car began to drive poorly, there was a risk of an accident. turned to an official dealer of Ford Belarus, two mounting bolts of the amplifier were cut off and the steering rack was damaged. They promised to change it for free, but on 01/05/22, they called me and said that a replacement was refused, because my car was not in the revocable Ford company. I am ready to file a lawsuit because I was not warned about this safety fault and could have died with my children in an accident. Thank you.

I was making your left turn into a parking spot and suddenly I've got lights on my dash service advanced track check rear Park aid ABS light on traction control lights on airbag light on and power steering got tight

I purchased the car from Carvana in February of 2021. 2 months after purchase there were issues with the steering. I brought it to a mechanic to find out that the bolts had corroded and were completely sheared off causing the steering gear motor to be seperated from the steering gear. I found that this make and model (and year) of my vehicle is well known for this exact issue and was subject to a recall in august of 2019 (recall number 19V632000) however my VIN is not flagged as having this issue (which it clearly does as i cannot even drive my car now). My car was originally sold in Michigan and according to the carfax has remained in areas where road salt would be an issue for the bolts in question. I have contacted Ford and been told there is nothing they can do. It is now a very costly fix and i still owe on the car. It is clear that the recall needs to be expanded to additional VINs immediately. Incident date reflects date car was officially diagnosed at an official ford service center. Ford uses sub par bolts and as such a system that should last the life span of the car did not and i am left paying. The diagnostic report was vague and wrong - a recall fix was never completed

I do not personally own vehicle, this vehicle is owned by my Government agency employer and vehicle is assigned to me along with responsibility for maintenance and repairs. 12/23/2019 brake pedal went all the way to floor while exiting a parking space. Shortly thereafter, brake system warning light illuminated, along with low brake fluid message and a warning chime. Was able to safely re-park vehicle with almost no system pressure remaining. Had vehicle towed to repair facility, culprit was rotted and ruptured L/F hose to caliper. 12/22/2021, almost exactly 2 years to the day the exact same events unfolded. Again had vehicle towed due to almost no remaining system pressure, and again problem is a rotted and ruptured L/F hose to caliper. This is a serious and now apparently recurring safety issue. Both times I was fortunate that failure occurred while exiting a parking space in areas with minimal traffic, and was able to safely re-park vehicle. Next time I may not be so fortunate.

I JUST BOIGHT THIS CA 10/22/21 FROM A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, I REALIZED THE CAR HAD ISSUES BY THE 3RD DAY AFTER WHEN THE CAR HAD A FRONT TIRE BLOWOUT AND AFTER I REPAIRED BOTH TIRES ON DRIVERS SIDE I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO TALK TO THEM ABOUT THE ALIGNMENT CAUSE THE CAR WAS PULLING. THE DEALERSHIP HAD THERE AUTOMOTIVE SPECIALIST DRIVE THE VEHIACLE.THE DIAGNOSIS TO MY COMPLAINT WAS THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE AND WOULD MAKE TO CALIFORNIA AND BACK. ABOUT A WEEK LATER THE CAR WAS GIVING ME ERROR THAT THE CHARGING SYSTEM NEEDED ATTENTION. THE DEALERSHIP HAS GIVEN ME LIMITED WARRANTY WHEN I PURCHASED BUT HAVE A STRICT RULE ABOUT BRINGING IN VEHICLE BY 9AM BUT I WAS UNABLE TO GET A SCHEDULED DATE CONFIRMED SO I TRIED CHARGING THE BATTERY WITH CABLES AT THAT POINT THE CABLES CAUGHT ON FIRE AFTER DIFUSING THAT ISSUE I WAS ABLE TO JUMP CAR AND GET HOME THE NEXT DAY I PURCHASED A BATTERY CHARGER AND CHARGED MY BATTERY AT HOME FOR 24 HOURS . I APPPLIED BATTERY IN THE CAR THE DAY AFTER AND WEMT TO TEST DRIVE IT, IT LEFT ME STRANDED AND I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED HOME THE CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN AT THAT POINT SO I TOOK IN MY OWN HANDS TO JUST SEND IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP INSTEAD OF THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT CAR FROM CAUSE THE LENGTH OF TIME IT TAKES TO GET THEM TO CALL YOU BACK IS LENGTHY AND I NEED TO GET TO WORK AND BACK ITS IMPORTANT SO I HAD CAR TOWED FROM MY HOME TO MAXWELL FORD. I ALSO HAD LEARNED OF 6 RECALLS THAT HAD BEEN LEFT UNATTENDED TO SO I FIGURED I WOULD GET THOSE

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that at start-up the “Steering Assist Default Service Alert” and “Service Advance Trac” messages were displayed. The contact stated that the power steering assist was unavailable. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the steering gear housing had detached due to corrosion and needed to be replaced. The dealer referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V632000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 52,490.

Driving my 2014 Ford Fusion I lost power steering when making a right hand turn almost causing me to lose control of the vehicle and almost hit a full bus stop. I have heard a number of people that have had the same issue, Ford recalled this for previous model years.

I have a 2014 Ford Fusion SE 1.5L . Months ago i had drove it and it over heated and i put antifreeze and it ran right back up , the next day it wouldn’t start went to the shop got it fixed ran for a day then the next day it stopped again . Any suggestions of what’s going on.? They said i would have to replace the whole engine if so how would i know if i have the cylinder temp sensor or not . I see many cases of it so wanted to will Ford be covering for this defect

Had issues with Ford Fusion not shifting into a higher gear. Car would Rev up to over 4RPM and still wouldn’t shift up. (Automatic) Could’ve caused a crash had it happened driving on a highway. Took car to the mechanic and I just found out from the mechanic that it needs a new transmission! My car is mainly used for commuting and has about 150000 miles on it. I have looked up issues with this vehicle and this is a known issue! HELP! FORD should be recalling the bad transmission and fixing the problem!

Battery chronically drains when car is sitting for a day or more. This has been happening since we purchased the car in 2016. It seems as if all the components of the car aren't shutting off completely (even when we check carefully to make sure they are off) or that they are coming on later after the car is turned off. This means we never know when the car will die and leave us stranded somewhere. We've replaced the battery several times and the dealership can't seem to fix this ongoing problem. This is also a problem that many other people report as an issue online.

The wheel lug nuts on this vehicle are faulty. When I purchased new tires the tire installer said these lug nuts are faulty and not safe.

The car stalls randomly when running at low speeds / low rpms. Scenario: after being parked for extended period of time, like overnight. Drive few miles, 5 to 10 miles and stop at parking lot. Upon re-starting the car and driving slow on the parking lot, the car suddenly lose power and stalls. Need to put on park and crank for about 5 to 10 seconds to restart. Then runs fine. Couple of times was crossing a road from a parking lot and stalled right across the incoming traffic. No engine light. Took to mechanic which could not reproduce the problem.

Engine has failed and what I’ve been hearing and reading all over the internet it’s a common problem in 1.5 engines I need an entire new engine because the coolant was leaking into the motor

Trunk pops open randomly. Has had three times that I’m aware of.

Lug Nuts outer casing were swelled or distorted, not allowing removal to change a flat tire. After talking with a local Ford dealership, that said they sometimes have to hammer on the socket (19mm) to remove lug nut. This cause a safety issue just to remove let alone get out of the socket. The tire could not be repaired, so I had all four replaced, after having the one replaced, to drive the car. With the lug nuts distorted / out of dimensional shape, the integrity of getting them properly locked (torqued) back down is the safety issue. How can you trust they are properly locked down? I looked this issue up, which is a know issue, yet no recall. How is one to know this is an issue? Thankfully I was not on the side of busy highway. It is unsafe to remove, let along reinstall. Trying to remove could cause the car to fall off the jack? For safety I had to order all new lug nuts, with different size sockets to remove the old, and use the designed 19mm to reinstall the new lug nuts. The original lug nuts are not safe to remove or properly torque back down. The risk is the lug nut is not properly torqued and comes loose.

2013: Purchased 2014 Ford Fusion Hybrid SE. 2014: Transmission seal replaced by dealer after dashboard alert. After repair, car developed low-pitch whine. Dealer explained it was the battery charging. Nov 2021: Whine volume has increased. No dashboard alerts. Dealer says the transmission needs to be replaced. Dealer says transmission can fail at any time. I have stopped driving the vehicle because I don't want it to become disabled on the highway, possibly causing an accident.

[XXX] 11/2/21. I was driving mi kids to the movies on 10/31/21 when suddenly I made a right turn to enter the theater parking lot, and the left rear door open. My daughter was sitting there and tilt to the left while the door was open, she grabbed my seat to hold her self. She was with her seat belt on, and I was entering the parking lot at low speed, which I am very thankful. I already made an appointment with my local Ford dealer for them to fix the problem, but I really can't trust this vehicle anymore. That's a serious safety concern that the doors don't latch to securely close. This is a LEMON CAR and I don't feel safe. I will like to get help with getting this vehicle off my hands and from any other's persons possession, IT'S NOT SAFE! Now I just learned that there's more safety recalls on the vehicle besides the doors not latching. Please help me. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was being inspected, the contact learned that the vehicle was leaking power steering fluid. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed the power steering fluid leak. Additionally, the gear shaft had failed to function correctly. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 89,000.

On multiple occasions the trunk has popped open fully on its own. I have woken up to my trunk open on multiple occasions. I even witnessed it open itself. I had used the keypad on my car, then locked my car. I sat on my porch and 10 minutes later I watched the trunk pop open. The keys were on the table so it wasn’t an accidental press of a button. I’ve noticed it usually happens after using the keypad. The keypad also has issues itself and often times in the hot sun the keypad just doesn’t work and can leave you stranded. The trunk thing can happen in any climate though. I’ve had the trunk pop open around 10 times.

Transmission shifter cable bushing worn out… dealership can’t get me in in a timely manner to diagnose/repair and didn’t provide with a rental car or loner.

While driving the transmission shifts extremely hard. When you accelerate to pass or speed up the car downshifts the RPMs skyrocket and the cars transmission is stuck causing an extremely dangerous situation. Driving down the road the car jerks or RPMs will go up for no reason. The car recently got stuck at n reverse in a parking garage. Backing up the gearshift went into park and the transmission stuck in revers. Took to dealership and was told they didn’t have time to look at it after having cut for a whole day and half after I had yo pay for my own rental car. She said that’s just how the transmission is.

Right and left front rubber/flexible brake line failure. Lines split unexpectedly with no indication of rupture caused by road hazard and brakes failed.

Vehicle locked itself into drive position (Transmission) and will not move to any other shift. Car turned off and now will not turn back off. Had to get help pushing vehicle back into driveway until this can be fixed. Vehicle is now locked in drive mode, engine is off. Will not restart.

While driving, my steering wheel locked and it felt as if I was driving a vehicle without power steering and it became hard to turn my wheel and two service lights came on; the stability control. It was normal road conditions on a straight road.

My 2014 ford fusion eco boost was cranked, a message popped up about overheating and the pedal went out. 2 Car shops later, ive replaced the thermostat, water pump and timing belt to find now it has a cracked engine. I have never missed a oil change and always kept fluids in my car, it has less than 60,000 miles. This a a defective issue in a court case strung out for years about allecoboosts. People are buying these cars like me, i paid $26,000 for mine and having the engine blown shortly after and all ecoboosts are. This is a ford issue and I should not be held responsible to pay for a new engine, esp when it will happen again with the new engine as it is a defect from ford !! See link ! https://fordauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/2020-Ford-Escape-Exterior-021-Titanium.jpg

My car is hard shifting, doesn't pick up on speed and has a whining noise coming underneath the hood of the car. My fluid levels are bad the fluid is black I got the 5 quarts replaced but there is still black fluid in the rest of the transmission. Is that causing my car to still mess up?

My steering wheel is ready to fall off. Certain 2014 Ford Fusions have a recall for this problem and my vehicle is not one of them.The car cannot be driven at this time since my steering is affected,When I called Ford they say even if my car does have this problem I will have to pay for it.This vehicle only has 15 k miles on it.

Coolant intrusion into cylinders two and three. Replacement of full engine required 76k miles. Vehicle stalled on interstate in heavy traffic. Technical service bulletin posted by Ford motor company regarding above issue.

Swollen lug nuts. This is being ridiculous that this has not been recalled yet

The contact's daughter owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving on the highway, she had to reverse the vehicle. After she shifted the gear shifter into reverse and then attempted shift into drive, the gear shifter would not move after multiple attempts. The contact stated that her daughter then shut off the vehicle. Her daughter was unaware if any warning lights had appeared on the instrument panel prior to the failure. The contact's daughter was able to have the vehicle towed to a dealer where they informed her that there were no recalls on the vehicle. Upon investigation, the contact linked the failure NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V362000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and offered no assistance. The vehicle had yet to be repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was unknown.

While driving on the highway last week at around 65 mph (10 minutes into my commute), my car display sensor started indicating that there was a door that became loose and unlatched. I had nobody in the car with me and noticed that the passenger front door popped loose and needed to be pushed closed. I have not seen the incident occur a second time, not has it been inspected.

Coolant level low indicator comes on. Checked level and looked low but I take cap off and level normalized as if there was suction on the reservoir. Replaced the cap. Nothing changed. When I would start the car it would run like it’s misfiring and sometimes stall out completely. Check engine light would come on. Kept checking coolant and it wasn’t low. Sounds like a bad sensor, right? I’ve kept up on my recalls and it had been replaced when that recall came out. I told my mechanic about the issue when I brought it to the shop for oil change and brakes/tires/rotors. He could not replicate the problem because the car kept clearing the code and it never misfired when he started it. (I should mention that at first this was an intermittent issue when it started in July.) I had no choice but to drive the car when I went to visit my mom 5 hours away in early august. I went to start the car in her driveway one morning and within seconds the temp gage went all the way to hot. Obviously the car can’t actually overheat that fast, but regardless, it went into limp mode. This time the coolant level actually was low, however not so low as to merit what was happening. I topped off the coolant level. Started it again. Same thing happened again. Called tow truck to bring to the shop. When we loaded it onto the tow truck it started up and didn’t throw any codes. WTF?! So it goes to the shop and again they can’t replicate the problem. Said a mechanic drove it for over an hour and nothing happen

Driver’s climate fault. Temporary lost communication with the climate system When this happens the a/c goes out and the windows will not roll down. It it way too hot in Texas for me wife and kids to get stuck with the windows up and the a/c not working. We have it at the dealership several time it their fix does not last.

Vehicle engine stopped and the following warning appeared: Steering Assist Fault Service Required. The vehicle engine would not turn back on. Failure occurred at 97344.8. Vehicle is regularly serviced. Vehicle will be towed to dealer.

Shifter Cable broke. Ford dealership confirmed and fixed with new cable and bushing. This issue was listed under NHTSA Campaign number 19V362000, yet no recall shows for my VIN number. Yet, the break down and fix was exactly the same thing called out in the campaign.

It has been reported that the battery in the trunk of the vehicle caught fire and melted down. It is unknown if the vehicle was being operated at the time of the incident. It is unknown if there is a fire or police report available. This is a U.S. Government vehicle owned by GSA and the vehicle is self insured by the government. There was an estimate written by a repair facility and the vehicle has been determined a total loss.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 65 mph, the vehicle loss motive power without warning. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and diagnosed as transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained at the mechanic. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

The charger for the plug-in hybrid component of the vehicle started a fire that damaged my property and vehicle. Ford failed to provide a replacement of the recalled charger, including when vehicle was at dealerships, despite my request at the time. Had I not noticed the fire immediately, it likely would have been catastrophic. Fortunately, I was able to use all of a full fire extinguisher to put it out. I contacted Ford about this matter and was told by their corporate customer service that they had no information or assistance of any kind to provide me. I requested a manager call me however I have not received a call back.

I was driving around a 2 lane roundabout when my cars steering wheel lost power steering causing me to Swerve into outside Lane almost hitting another vehicle. There were no other warning lights on before this happened but after the incident I had a steering assist, hill top and advanced traction control lights come on. And now have no power steering

I have a 2014 hybrid with 91000. Miles on it and the transmission already went out. That is ridiculous and Ford should have are all on this. It’s 5600 for a new one.

While I was driving the power steering completely shut down and locked up like crazy. this car only has 60k miles on it. I talked to the dealership and they say they have seen this happen with Ford Fusions with less than 20K miles and it has been quite a problem. I also looked it up, and there are a lot of us that have had this happen with low miles and low years of ownership. This is such an issue that Ford doesn't even replace it with the same part and has a revision they are installing.

The right front passenger seat belt locks when vehicle is not running or in parked preventing use. Cannot secure passenger before driving. Often happens in warmer weather.

I was driving at reg speed(55) down a flat highway. The warning sound and dash lights came on. Startled me.. the "hill assist does not work at this time"?? Light came on. Also 2 red lights at the bottom. I tried to see what the other lights were after I jumped and floated over to the rumble strips.. just bought the car yesterday.. happened twice today...