2014 Ford Fusion complaints

POWER STEERING STOPS SUDDENLY AFTER ADVANCE TRAC WARNING APPEARS MAKING CAR DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. OCCURS BOTH STATIONARY AND WHILE DRIVING. POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC STOP WORKING.

LOUD CREAKING SOUND WHICH SOUNDS LIKE PARTS BREAKING FROM LOWER FRONT AREA OF THE CAR WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS TURNED MOST OF THE WAY TO EITHER THE LEFT OF THE RIGHT. FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS A SIGN THAT THE RACK & PINION WILL FAIL. SUDDEN LOSS OF THE POWER ASSIST COULD SURPRISE OR OVERPOWER THE DRIVER, LEADING TO A CRASH. BREAKAGE OF THE STEERING GEAR MIGHT CAUSE LOSS OF STEERING FUNCTIONALITY, LEADING TO A CRASH AS WELL.

I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SPACE PUT MY CAR IN PARK GOT OUT WENT TO GO INTO MY JOB THANKFULLY I HAPPENED TO LOOK BACK AND NOTICED MY CAR ROLLING THE TRANSMISSION CABLE SHIFTER BROKE I THINK THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BECAUSE WHAT IF SOMEBODY'S KIDS GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND WALKED BEHIND IT AND IT STARTED ROLLING; YOU PUT IT IN PARK YOU THINK THAT'S WHAT YOU DID AND I HAVE READ AFTER GOOGLING IT THIS IS A BIG ISSUE IT'S GOING TO END UP BEING IGNORED TILL SOMEBODY GETS HIT BY THEIR OWN CAR OR A KID , EVEN AN ANIMAL OR ROLLS INTO AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT

PULLING OUT OF DRIVE WAY AFTER IT WAS STATIONARY OVER NIGHT. I GOT A "STEER LOSS STOP SAFELY" MESSAGE ALONG WITH HILL ASSIST AND TRACTION CONTROL ALL FAILING AT THE SAME TIME. SAFETLY CONCERN AS I CANNOT TURN THE WHEEL LUCKILY IT HAPPENED AT HOME NOT ON THE HIGHWAY.

ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE ENGINE WOULD STALL WHILE DRIVING AND AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO WOULD SURGE FORWARD. I HAVE INFORMED THE FORD DEALER OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE JANUARY 2017.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SUBURBAN FORD OF WATERFORD (5900 HIGHLAND ROAD, WATERFORD TWP, MI), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT AN INVESTIGATION WAS UNDERWAY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 34,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FORD FUSION ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS HAS SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, LOST FULL THROTTLE POWER WHILE DRIVING (RADIO REMAINS ON), I.E., GAS STOPS FLOWING INTO ENGINE DESPITE ATTEMPTING ACCELERATION, AND THE CAR WILL ON ITS OWN COME TO A STOP. SO FAR, HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT OBVIOUSLY IT'S VERY SCARY! THIS GENERALLY OCCURS SHORTLY AFTER THE CAR HAS HAD IGNITION TURNED ON WHILE DRIVING ON ROAD GENERALLY AT LOW SPEED - DON'T WANT TO EVER EXPERIENCE THIS HAPPENING ON A HIGHWAY! THEN I TURN ENGINE OFF A FEW SECONDS AND ATTEMPT TO RESTART - IT OFTEN TAKES SCARILY LONGER AFTER THIS POWER LOSS TO RESTART, BUT IT DOES RESTART. COULD LEAD TO LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS OBVIOUSLY!

STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. I NOTICED IT WHEN I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE. IT WOBBLES BACK AND FORTH, SEEMS TO BE AN INTERNAL SCREW IS LOOSE OR BROKEN.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. MY FORD FUSION (2014) ENGINE SHUTS OFF. THE SCENARIO IS THAT AFTER DRIVING IT ON MY COMMUTE (40 MILES / 1 HOUR DRIVING) AND THEN STOPPING QUICKLY TO GRAB FOOD, WHEN I LEAVE THE PARKING LOT IT WILL SHUT DOWN. I PULL OVER AND THEN START IT BACK UP AND DRIVE AWAY. IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES.

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 16V875000 RECALL DATE: 11/30/16 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 16S42 DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BELT ASSEMBLY I CALLED AND CAN NEVER GET A DATE WHEN THIS WILL BE REPAIRED.

REAR MIDDLE SEATBELT RETRACTOR IS FAULTY AND WILL LOCK AND NOT RETRACT IN MULTIPLE CONDITIONS NOT LIMITED TO TRAPPING A CHILD IN THAT SEAT, AND LOCKING THE SEAT IN THE DOWN POSITION IF LOWERED. THERE ARE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE AS WELL AS ACKLOWDGEMENT FROM FORD ABOUT THE ISSUE. BUT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR OR REPLACE UNDER WARRANTY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AND MADE IT DIFFICULT TO STEER THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT PRIORITY FORD NORFOLK AT 757-419-2500 TO INFORM THEM OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

DRIVING AND SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING11/21

CAR SAYS IT'S IVERHEATING AND IT WAS STATIONARY FOR HOURS BEFORE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED 360 DEGREES INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BATTLEFIELD FORD (8820 CENTREVILLE RD, MANASSAS, VA 20110), BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER TOOK THE VEHICLE APART, REASSEMBLED IT, AND DID NOT FIND A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,500.

AFTER A MEDIA REPORT ABOUT LOOSE STEERING WHEELS, I CHECKED MY STEERING WHEEL AND IT WAS LOOSE. I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED A LOOSE STEERING WHEEL, TIGHTENED IT AND APPLIED THREADLOCKER TO THE BOLT. THEY CHARGED ME $62.01 TO FIX. *BF *TR

I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND WOBBLING. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM I HAD HEARD OF SOME ISSUES WITH THE FORD FUSION STEERING WHEEL, THEY LOOKED AT IT AND SAID A NUT HAD COME LOOSE AND THEY TIGHTENED IT.

WHILE DRIVING THIS CAR IT STALLS WITHOUT WARNING.? I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND IT DESCRIBES A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I TAKE THE CAR UP TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. WELL!! THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE IT STALLS ALL THE TIME!!!!! A MAN AT ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THROTTLE BODY AS SOON AS THE PROBLEM WAS MENTIONED BUT HE HOPED I DIDN'T HEAR THAT. IT NEEDS TO BE FIXED!!!

STEERING GEAR UNIT SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. LUCKILY HAPPENED WHEN STARTING THE CAR. ALMOST LOST ALL CONTROL - STEERING BECOMES EXCEEDINGLY HEAVY. IF HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING, AND IF DRIVER DISTRACTED OR DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE STRONG ARMS, CAN RESULT IN SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD DEALER DOES NOT WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE SERIOUSNESS. $2000 REPAIR FOR CAR WITH 60,000 MILES

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE CLOSEST PARKING LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

I'VE HAD MY CAR ONE YEAR AND IT HAS 50K MILES ON IT. THE POWER STEERING RANDOMLY WENT OUT AND NOW MY ENTIRE EPS HAS TO BE REPLACED.

"TAKATA INFLATORS" MY 2014 FORD FUSION HAS HAD A RECALL ON THIS FROM NOVEMBER 30, 2016 AND ITS NOW NOVEMBER 5, 2017. THIS IS STILL NOT CORRECTED BY AUTO FAIR FORD AND FOR SURE THIS IS NOT IN A TIMELY FASHION, RIGHT? SO I WANT TO FILE A CLAIM. JUST BECAUSE I HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED OR WORSE, DOESN'T MEAN THAT SOMETHING WON'T GO WRONG IN THE FUTURE, AM I RIGHT? THANK YOU, [XXX] [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND THE STEERING COLUMN FELT VERY LOOSE. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR BUMP IN THE ROAD, JUST AN IMMEDIATE LOOSENING OF THE STEERING WHEEL. I WAS STILL ABLE TO DRIVE AND TURN THE VEHICLE SO I TOOK IT TO D PATRICK FORD IN EVANSVILLE, IN. THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON 3 BOLTS RECALL#15R01 WHICH THEY REPLACED FOR FREE, BUT THEN CHARGED ME $848 TO REPLACE THE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT AS THEY SAID IT WAS WORN. I QUESTIONED THE RECALL ON THE BOLTS BEING THE CAUSE OF THE STEERING COLUMN ISSUE AND THEY SAID NO IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN FROM ME USING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET UP OUT OF THE CAR. I DO NOT EVER RECALL USING THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET OUT OF THE CAR, IT HAD 95,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME AND I WAS THE SECOND OWNER. THE FIRST OWNER PUT 18K MILES ON IT AND THERE WAS NEVER A CAR ACCIDENT.

TAKATA RECALL - AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE SPECIFICALLY TURNING OUT OF THE GAS STATION INTO THE TRAFFIC, HE WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING WHEEL RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CONTACT MOVED THE STEERING WHEEL AND NOTICED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY LOOSE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT GOOGLED THE FAILURE AND FOUND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE17007 (STEERING), WHICH WAS AN OPEN INVESTIGATION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,231.

MY 2014 FORD FUSION STEERING WHEEL BECAME UNSTABLE AND I DRIFTED INTO A MANHOLE IN THE STREET. AND TOTALED MY CAR. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO FORD AS OF OCTOBER 2017

STEERING PULLS OPPOSITE DIRECTION AND TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT IS FAULTY

BRAKES FAILED WHEN OPERATING THE VEHICLE. I REVERSE AND THE BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY SOFT. IT WAS DIFFICULT TO COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE, AT LOWER SPEEDS, BUT I MANAGED TO DO SO WITH NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE EXTERIOR OF THE CAR. I DROVE MY 2014 FORD FUSION AWD A FEW FEET TO PARK THE CAR MAKING IT EASIER FOR TOWING TO THE RIVER TOWN FORD'S DEALERSHIP. I SAW SMOKE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR COMING FROM THE WHEEL AREA. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO ASSURE NO FURTHER DAMAGE TO THE BRAKES AND ROTORS. I PRESS THE BRAKES, WHILE THE CAR WAS OFF, AND NOTICE BRAKE PRESSURE WAS BACK. I CONFIRM IT WAS STILL UNSAFE BY RESTARTING THE CAR AND THEN A LOW BRAKE FLUID INDICATOR CAME ON AND ALL BRAKE FEEL WENT LIMP TO A POINT THAT PUSHING THE PADDLE ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BOARD DID NOT ENGAGE THE BRAKES, E-BRAKES I SUPPOSE WAS BEING USED AT THIS POINT. THE NEXT DAY I GET A CALL FROM THE DEALER TELLING ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW BRAKE HOSE AND COPPER WASHER ON THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE CAR; THE INITIAL COST WAS 203, THEN WITH EACH PHONE CALL, BECAUSE I WANTED PART NUMBERS TO CHECK COST OF PARTS, THE PRICE WENT TO 340 DOLLARS FOR A BRAKE HOSE AND A COPPER WASH REPLACEMENT ON RIGHT CALIPER, BY THE WAY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DIDN'T COVER THIS COST SO NO ACCOMMODATIONS FOR A RENTAL AND ALL COST FELL ON ME THE CUSTOMER BECAUSE OF VAGUE EXTENDED WARRANTY INFORMATION. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT THE BRAKE HOSE WAS NOT TAMPERED WITH IT JUST DISCONNECTED/POPPED OUT FROM TOO MUCH PRESSURE. THIS HAPPENS AT 37

STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE AS I WAS DRIVING.

NOTHING HAPPENED WITH THE VEHICLE AS OF YET, BUT NEARLY 12 MONTHS AGO A RECALL WAS MADE ON MY CAR'S SEAT BELTS SAYING THEY "MAY NOT ADEQUATELY RESTRAIN PASSENGERS" AND THEY HAVE NOT YET PROVIDED A REMEDY FOR THIS. A YEAR IS WAY TOO LONG FOR SOMETHING INVOLVING SAFETY IN A CRASH.

STEERING BECAME LOOSE FROM SHAFT IN MARCH OF 2017. THIS HAPPENED UPON EXITING OF A PARKING LOT OF A CONVENIENCE STORE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 90 MILES OF CONTINUOUS DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS WOBBLING ON THE SHAFT. VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT EMPIRE FORD IN ABINGDON VA... .UPDATED 11/09/17 *BF UPDATED 11/13/2017*JS

STEERING WHEEL BECAME LOOSE HAD TO RETURN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP TO PULL APART AND REINSTALL. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMING AWAY FROM THE STEERING COLUMN.

MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE. DEALER COULD NOT CONFIRM THIS ON TWO OCCASIONS. READ ARTICLE TODAY ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHAT DO YOU KNOW AND WHAT SHOULD I DO? FORD DOES NOT HAVE THIS IN THEIR SYSTEM.

1) STEERING WHEEL IS LOOSE AND GETTING LOOSER. THIS HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. 2) CAR STILL THINKS IT IS PLUGGED IN WHEN UNPLUGGED. WILL NOT ALLOW VEHICLE TO START WITHOUT A NEW VISUAL PROMPT CONFIRMING THAT THE CAR IS INDEED UNPLUGGED.

TAKATA RECALL... MY FORD DEALERSHIP STILL DOESN'T HAVE PARTS TO REPLACE THE AIRBAG

MAJOR RECALL ON MY AIRBAG..I CURRENTLY DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR

FORD FUSION 2014 ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY REMOVE & REPLACE. REPROGRAM SYSTEM. TRACTION CONTROL AND COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM FAILED ON THE 8 FEB 2017 WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 19 AT 75MPH. THE CUSTOMER ALSO STATED DURING THE TIME OF FAILURE THE STEERING FELT AWKWARD AND KEPT LOCKING WHILE TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. SAFETY FEATURES TRACTION CONTROL AND COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM FAILURE INDICATES THE FORD FUSION STEERING GEAR RACK PINION MAYBE FAULTY AFTER 50,000 PLUS MILES; THIS IS A ROAD SAFETY ISSUE AND THE FAILURE OF THE FORD FUSION STEERING GEAR RACK PINION PLACES THE VEHICLE OUT OF COMPLIANCE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, THE POWER STEERING JUST QUIT SUDDENLY LEAVING THE CAR VERY HARD TO STEER. WHEN THE STEERING WENT IT, IT ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE FOUND ONLINE THAT THIS CAR FITS EVERY SINGLE CRITERIA OF RECALL NUMBER 15S14 WHICH COVERS THE BOLTS THAT HOLD THE STEERING MOTOR IN PLACE CAN CORRODE AND FRACTURE CAUSING THE POWER STEERING TO FAIL. AFTER HAVING THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY HOMETOWN, I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALL AND IT WOULD BE OVER $2,600 TO REPAIR. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY BASICALLY TOLD ME THAT IT IS NOT THEIR RESPOSIBILITY. MY MAJOR COMPLAINT HERE IS THIS IS CLEARLY A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN CAUSE ANYONE WHO IS DRIVING ONE OF THESE CARS TO CRASH IF THE VEHICLES POWER STEERING FAILS WITHOUT WARNING. THE CAR IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 51,XXX MILES ON IT. FORD WILL NOT BUDGE NOR WILL THEY EVEN SPLIT THE BILL.

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VEHICLE LUG NUTS SWOLLEN. UNABLE TO REMOVE WITH PROVIDED TIRE WRENCH.

DRIVING EAST NEAR PARK CITY, KS ON A COUNTY ROAD AT ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH WHEN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING. I COULD STILL STEER THE CAR BUT WITH VERY MUCH EFFORT. I WAS STARTLED BUT WAS NOT IN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND CLOSE TO HOME. I HAVE TRIED A FEW THINGS TO GET IT TO RESET, LIKE DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY FOR A PERIOD OF TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 40 TO 50 THOUSAND MILES ON IT AND IS VIRTUALLY WORTHLESS. THE REPLACEMENT PART IS $1,500 TO $2,000 AND IT COULD FAIL EVEN SOONER. THE PROBLEM IS HEAT RELATED AND FORD HAS TRIED A NUMBER APPROACHES TO FIX THE PROBLEM DURING THE LAST FEW YEARS. THE HALF A MILLION RECALLS THAT I HAVE READ ABOUT TELLS ME THAT IT IS SIMPLY A BAD IDEA AND SHOULD BE SCUTTLED. MY CAR REPRESENTS A LAME TRY TO KICK THE PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD, SILVER FOIL WRAPPED AROUND THE COMMUNICATION CABLE THAT RUNS BETWEEN THE TWO ELECTRIC MODULES.

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICE SOMETHING WRONG IN THE VEHICLE AND THEN IN THE FRONT WINDOW A MESSAGE APPEAR SAYING STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW ALMOST CRASH IN THE SIDE CONCRETE WALL. THEN WHEN I GOT TO THE HOUSE AND I TURN OFF THE CAR, AND TURN IT BACK ON AGAIN THE STEERING WAS HARD AND I COULDN'T MOVE THE CAR NO MORE AND THEN THREE MESSAGES APPEAR TALKING ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC STEERING FAILURE

"TAKATA RECALL LOST POWER STEERING ,STABILITY LIGHT AND ANTI SKID LIGHTS CAME ON WAS ON A SIDE STREET , MOVING ABOUT 20 MPH WHEN IT JUST WENT OUT .IF THIS HAD HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE INTERSTATE SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED LUCKILY MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME AND WAS MANAGED TO DRIVE IT HOME, THIS HAS A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON LINE AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED !!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER DOOR OPENED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE PASSENGER DOOR, BUT IT FAILED TO CLOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR PANEL SPRING DETACHED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

WHEN DRIVING, WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND SAID THAT STEERING ASSIST FAILURE PULL OVER SAFELY. THE POWER STEERING CLEARLY WENT OUT AND THE WHEEL WAS SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH SPACE ON THE ROAD, AND THE STRENGTH TO MOVE THE WHEEL. AFTER DOING SO, I TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD CLEAR, THEN IT SAID THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, AND STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY TWICE AS IT STARTS UP, AND NO POWER STEERING. VEHICLE IS AT IN THE 83,000 MILES ROUND ABOUT. WAITING FOR MY APPOINTMENT AT FORD TO RUN A $150 DIAGNOSTIC SO THE CAN TELL ME THE EPAS IS OUT WHICH I WAS READING ABOUT IN THE MANUAL, WHEN I WAS LOOK FOR THE POWER STEERING FLUID WHICH I WAS LOOKING FOR DURING THE ONSET OF THE PROBLEM TO CHECK, AND COULDN'T FIND. VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, TURNING ON A BEND IN THE HIGH WAY. SPEED WAS ROUGHLY 30 MPH. ON A SEPARATE NOTE, THE RIGHT SUSPENSION/SPRING THING, MAKES A CLINKING SOUND AT SLOW SPEEDS WHEN TURNING OR TUNING THE WHEEL. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR ABOUT 6 MONTHS BEFORE I FIGURED OUT THE SOURCE OF THE NOISE. I HAVEN'T BROUGHT IT UP TO FORD SERVICE DEPT YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES APPROXIMATELY ONE YEAR LATER. THE THOMASVILLE FORD LINCOLN DEALER (1515 E JACKSON ST, THOMASVILLE, GA 31792; 229-226-5133) REPLACED THE RACK AND PINON, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY IN POURING RAIN WITH GIRLFRIEND AND 2 KIDS WENT TO MAKE A TURN AND THE WHOLE LOST THE WHOLE POWER STEERING SYSTEM..ALL OF THESE LIGHTS AND WARNINGS CAME ON ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS FAILING. TRACTION, STABILITY, AND ADVANCETRAC LIGHTS ARE ON AND NO CRASH WARNING AND SEEN THERE WAS RECALLS ON HUNDRED OF THOUSAND OF THESE CARS FOR SAME PROBLEM BUT WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS UNDER THIS RECALL WHY??? CAR AT FORD DEALER NOW WILL PROVIDE THE RECEIPT OF WHAT MADE IT FAILED !!! AND CALLED FORD WANTED TO SPEAK WITH MANAGER AND THEY DON'T PUT YOU THROUGH AT ALL. SAY THEY WILL CALL BACK WITHIN 2 DAYS A WEEK WENT BY AND NO CALL!!! SOMEONE COULD OF GOT KILLED!!!

THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT DOOR LATCH FAILED, AND SO THE DRIVER'S DOOR WILL NOT LATCH CLOSED. WHEN DRIVING, THE DOOR MUST BE HELD CLOSED BY THE DRIVER (I RESORTED TO TYING A ROPE FROM THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR HANDLE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR HOME). WHEN TAKING RIGHT TURNS, IF NOT PROPERLY SECURED BY THE DRIVER'S ARM, THE DOOR WILL FLY OPEN WHICH COULD LEAD TO THE DRIVER BEING EJECTED FROM THE MOVING VEHICLE. AFTER THE DOOR INITIALLY FAILED, I CONTACTED THE NEAREST FORD DEALER ABOUT GETTING THE CAR REPAIRED AND WAS TOLD THE EXISTING DOOR LATCH RECALL DID NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE AND THAT THEY HAD NO PARTS IN STOCK FOR A REPAIR. FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR FAULTY DOOR LATCHES ON SPECIFIC 2014 FUSION MODELS. MINE APPARENTLY WAS NOT ONE OF THEM, BUT STILL SUFFERS FROM THE SAME FAULTY DOOR LATCH DESIGN. THE EXISTING RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO PROPERLY COVER ALL FUSIONS (AND THE OTHER AFFECTED FORD/LINCOLN MODELS) WITH THESE INFERIOR DOOR LATCHES SUFFERING FROM FAULTY "PAWL SPRINGS". INQUIRIES TO THE PARTS DEPARTMENTS OF TWO LOCAL FORD AUTHORIZED DEALERS HAVE NOT BEEN FRUITFUL; THE PART IS APPARENTLY OUT OF STOCK AT ALL DEALERS IN THE STATE OF ARIZONA AND THERE IS NO ETA ON A REPLACEMENT. AN INQUIRY TO AN ONLINE OUTLET CALLED FORD PARTS GIANT SHOWS THE PART NUMBER GIVEN TO ME BY THE DEALER TO BE DISCONTINUED. THAT PART IS AE8Z-5421813-E, DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY CUSTOMER SERVICE IN AN ATTEMPT TO LOCATE A PROPER REPLACEMENT PART SOMEWHERE IN T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V250000 (STEERING) AND 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 CONTACT CALLED BUD CLARY HONDA OF MOSES LAKE AT (509) 765-3467 (LOCATED AT 1200 S PIONEER WAY, MOSES LAKE, WA 98837) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

2 WEEKS AGO AS I'M DRIVING AND MAKE A LEFT TURN THE REAR PASSENGER DOOR FLIES OPEN NEARLY CAUSING MY 10 MONTH OLD NEPHEW TO FALL OUT OF THE MOVING VEHICLE. MY NIECE HAD TO GRAB HIS CARSEAT FROM THE SHEER FEAR AND PANIC OF THE INCIDENT. I IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER TO CONSOLE AND CALM DOWN MY NEPHEW AND REALIZED THE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN AND THE DOOR WON'T CLOSE AND STAY SHUT. AND ALSO REALIZED HE HAD A SMALL BRUISE ON HIS RIGHT CHEEK FROM THE LASH OF HIS CAR SEAT BEING SECURED BY THE SEATBELT AND BUMPED HIS FACE AGAINST THE CAR SEAT. SO I HAD TO PURCHASE BUNGEE CORDS TO KEEP THE DOOR FROM FLYING OPEN AS I DRIVE. SO THEREFORE NOW, THE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY STAY ON BECAUSE THE DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN AND ALSO BECAUSE THE DOOR IS STILL OPEN AND CAN'T LOCK, I'M AT RISK OF AUTO THEFT OR MY BELONGINGS BEING STOLEN. I'VE TALKED TO BOTH FORD CORPORATE AND THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND THEY ARE AWARE OF THE RECALLS FOR THE 2013-2015 FORD FUSION DOOR LATCH ISSUES. BUT BECAUSE MY VIN# TO MY CAR DOESN'T POPULATE AS ONE TO BE RECALLED THEY SAY I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR THE REPAIRS AND IT COSTS NEARLY $400 TO GET THE ONE DOOR REPAIRED. I'VE DONE ALL I'VE COULD TO GET THEM TO REPAIR IT BUT THEY DON'T CARE AND TOLD ME EITHER I PAY FOR IT OR IT WON'T GET FIXED.