2015 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARD TO ENGINE PROBLEMS. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THAT OT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JS
2015 Ford Fusion complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2015 record →
THE CAR IS BURPING IN THE GAS CAP. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO START AFTER FUELING. AND WILL RANDOMLY SHUT OFF. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. CODE P1450 $07E8PD & P1450 $07E8. I CLEAR THE CODE AND IN A DAY.OR SO IT COMES BACK ON. THIS STARTED AROUND 78K MILES. I HAVE 79201. ON MY CAR. PLASTING A TIGHT PLASTIC WRAP OVER THE TANK REDUCES BURPING AND RANDOM SHUT OFF.. THIS IA A MAJOR REPAIR FOR A CAR WITH THIS MILEAGE LOCAL NON INTERSTATE MILES. THAT HAS BEEN WELL CARED FOR. THIS SEEMS TO BECA COMMON PROBLEM FOR THE FUSION BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH.
ENGINE HAD MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 2 DURING ACCELERATION AT STOP SIGN ON CITY STREET. CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHILE TURNING SINCE 1 CYLINDER WAS NOT OPERATIONAL. CONSEQUENTLY I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR.
FOR NO REASON AT ALL THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT NEEDS SERVICED CONTINUOUSLY COMES ON WHILE DRIVING OR SITTING STILL MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. HAS NOTICED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG FORD VEHICLES MY CAR HAS LESS THAN 100000 MILES ON IT. THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON WHEN IT HAPPENS OR ANY WARNING. COULD MAKE A CAR CRASH A VERY REAL POSSIBILITY.
I FOUND LITTLE LIGHT YELLOW PLASTIC UNDER MY RUG AFTER NOT KNOWING WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR THE BACK LIGHT BRAKE LIGHT WON'T TURN OFF IT'S A LITTLE BUTTON THAT CONTROL THE BRAKES NOW MY BACK LIGHT WON'T TURN OFFF I HAVE TO TAKE THE FUSE OUT AND MY CAR WON'T GO PAST 45-50 MPH BEFORE IT STARTS STALLING. THE YELLOW PLASTIC I CANNOT FIND ANY WHERE. WHAT KEEPS POPPING UP IS HILL START NOT AVAILABLE AS WELL
TRUNK RANDOMLY OPENS ON ITS OWN. OPENS CONSTANTLY THROUGHOUT DAY EVEN WHEN DRIVING DOWN ROAD. THINGS HAVE BLOWN OUT OF TRUNK WHILE DRIVING AND HAVE CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO PULL OVER ON SIDE OF ROAD AND POTENTIALLY CAUSE ACCIDENTS.
FUEL SYSTEM LOSES PRESSURE SOMETIMES AND THE CAR CUTS OFF COMPLETELY, SOMETIMES AT HIGH SPEEDS. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE OF LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. THAT TRANSMISSION ALSO SHIFTS ERRATICALLY SOMETIMES WHICH IS ALSO DANGEROUS BECAUSE IF I NEED TO ACCELERATE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, IT WONT SHIFT CORRECTLY AND MAKES IT MORE DIFFICULT TO DO SO.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING COOLANT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER - JIM BURKE FORD (2001 OAK ST, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93301, (661)328-3600) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING THE ENGINE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 93,215.
JUST GOT THIS FORD VEHICLE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND FOR SOME REASON MY CAR WOULDN'T START. I RAN A DIAGNOSTIC AND HAD NUMEROUS CODES P0300, P0301, P0302, P0303, P0304, P0030, C0014, P0047, P0141, AND A FEW OTHERS. I LOOKED FOR LOOSE WIRES, CHECKED FUSES, PLUGS ETC. THE ONLY THING AT THIS POINT I NOTICED WAS TWO CRACKED SPARK PLUGS, SO I REPLACED ALL OFF THEM. AFTER THAT THE CAR STARTED SO I THOUGHT IT WAS FIXED. CLOSED THE HOOD TURNED THE CAR TO OFF, THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT DID NOT START. SO I CHECKED ALL THE FLUIDS AND SEEN THE ANTIFREEZE DISAPPEARED, I HAD PREVIOUSLY FILLED IT. I LOOKED FOR ANY VISIBLE LEAKS, PUDDLES, AND CHECKED FOR WET CARPET AND FOUND NOTHING. I WENT AND BOUGHT ANOTHER LARGE JUG OF ANTIFREEZE PUT IT IN AND WATCHED IT ALL DISAPPEAR BEFORE MY EYES. I COULD NOT FIGURE IT OUT, BUT I GOT THE CAR STARTED AND STILL CONTINUED TO GET MASSIVE ERROR CODES, WHITE SMOKE, ROUGH SOUND, ETC. THEN SEARCHED MORE AND FOUND IT SOUNDS LIKE BLOWN HEAD GASKET, I CHECKED AND THE OIL HAD A MILKY TINT. THIS I THEN FOUND WAS A RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE, SO I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE FROM FORD ON MARCH 20, 2021 AND THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO CHECK IF MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAD THE PARTS TO GET MY CAR IN OR IF THEY NEEDED TO ORDER THE PARTS. I WAS SUPPOSE TO GET A CALL BACK BUT HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING. I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING, I DID USE LEAK FIX IT SEEMED TO STOP THE LEAK AND CLEAR THE CODES BUT MY DASH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS FLASHING SO I DIDN'T WANT TO CAUSE FURTHER DAMAGE. THE RE
MY WARRANTY WITH THE VEHICLE WAS FOR 60,000 MILES, AT 62,000 MILES, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED IT WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDER BLOCK AND THE ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. FORD DENIED MY REQUEST FOR ANY ASSISTANCE IN THE REPAIR.
FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINE RUPTURED AND CAUSED CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF BRAKES (THURS, MAR 18, 2021). SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED - FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 15-18 MONTHS AGO - ALSO REPORTED. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE TAKEN TO MAC HAIK FORD DEALERSHIP IN HOUSTON, TX FOR SERVICE. (BOTH TIMES FAILED WHILE IN FAST FOOD WAITING LINE).
CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON, HONING COMING FROM REAR DRIVER SIDE, AFTER FILLING WITH GAS THE ENGINE FIRES UP PROPERLY BUT THEN SPUTTERS OUT, CODES ARE READING EVAPORATOR PURGE SYSTEM FAILURE
2015 FORD FUSION WITH 85,000 MILES HAD STEERING GEAR FAIL. VEHICLE ALREADY HAD RECALL FOR CORROSION ON STEERING BOX BOLTS. STEERING GEARS ARE BUILT FOR 10/12/15 YEARS AND THIS FAILED IN UNDER 6 YEARS. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. MY SON WAS DRIVING AND THE POWER STEERING SHUT DOWN AND THE VEHICLE DRIVES AS IF IT DOESN'T HAVE POWER STEERING. THE TSC OFF AND TSC INDICATOR LIGHTS ARE LIT UP ON THE DASH.
WELL TO START OF I HAVE A 2015 FORD FUSION THAT I BOUGHT IN 2014 AS A 2015 MODEL YEAR PRETTY MUCH IT'S BEEN A GOOD CAR SO FAR. IT HAS BEEN IN A COUPLE OF RECALLS SO FAR NOT SO BIG, BUT AT SAME TIME THEY HAVE TO BE TAKING CARE OF BY MY DEALER WERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. MY CONCERN NOW IS THAT IS LOOSING COOLANT FROM THE RESERVOIR WHEN IS ON PARK OVERNIGHT. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PUT COOLANT EVERY MORNING TO GET IT GOING OTHERWISE A WARNING LIGHT COMES OFF TO WARN ME ABOUT THE COOLANT BEING LOW. IT'S BEEN LIKE THAT FOR A COUPLE OF WEEK NOW AND IS KINDA TIRING GOING TO THE SAME STEP EVERY MORNING. I HAVE BEEN SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE AND AFTER SEARCHING FOR AWHILE IT CAME UP THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS ME. I READ AN ARTICLE STATING THAT SOME ECOBOOST ENGINES ARE EXPERIENCING LOSS OF ANTIFREEZE AND SOME OF EM EXPERIENCING DIFFERENT KIND OF PROBLEMS WITH THEIR ECOBOOST ENGINES. HONESTLY I DON'T WANT TO GO TO THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE THEY ARE GOING. I'M WONDERING IF FORD IS GOING TO RECALL ALL THE ECOBOOST ENGINES THAT THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. MINE IS ALREADY GOING THROUGH THE SAME SYMPTOMS LIKE THE OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING. HOPEFULLY THE NHSTA STEPS UP AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT US BUYERS WITH A PROBLEMATIC VEHICLE THAT PEOPLE ARE HOPING TO KEEP IT FOR A LONGTIME TIME LIKE MY SELF. PRETTY MUCH MY WARRANTY EXPIRED A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO. HONESTLY I DON'T WANT TO PAY OUT OF POCKET IF MY VEHICLE STARTS TO MESSING UP AND TO BE HONES
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE ON DASHBOARD SCREEN
POWER STEERING MAKES LOUD THUNKING SOUNDS WHENEVER I TURN RIGHT OR LEFT, WHETHER CAR IS MOVING OR STOPPED. IT'S COMING FROM THE STEERING RACK MECHANISM ITSELF.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT, SERVICE REQUIRED AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AS THE VEHICLE SIMULTANEOUSLY LOSS POWER STEERING FUNCTIONALITY. THE CONTACT'S WIFE RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE. NIELSEN FORD (375 NJ-23, WANTAGE, NJ 07461) WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.
WHILE IAM DRIVING SOME TIME AIR BAGS IMAGE LIGHT UP ON THE SPEEDOMETER, COLLISION WARNING WILL ALSO LIGHT UP AND STEERING GETTING TIGHTER .THIS IS HAPPENING WHILE IAM DRIVING ON THE STREETS AND SOME TIME ITS HAPPENING ON FREEWAY TOO
THE AFFECTED VEHICLE IS A 2015 FORD FUSION ENERGI WITH 80,350 MILES. VIN: 3FA6P0SU1FR I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM KELLER FORD IN HANFORD CALIFORNIA ON 11JAN2021, AT 79,902 MILES. ON MY WAY TO WORK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY, SYMPTOMS STARTED WITH A HIGH PITCH NOISE, FOLLOWED BY, A BURNING SMELL, MOTOR OVER TEMP WARNING, AND FINALLY A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND A "PULL OVER SAFELY" WARNING. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FOLLOWING MORNING TO BE WORKED ON, WHERE THEY FOUND THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY TO BE THE AFFECTED ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED SOMETIME LAST YEAR PRIOR TO MY OWNERSHIP, WHICH WAS UNDISCLOSED TO ME AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE, SO THIS IS NOW THE SECCOND TIME THIS CAR HAS HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE ECVT ASSEMBLY. (PART NUMBER HM5Z-7000-ARM). THE ORIGINAL REPAIR WAS A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, BUT THIS TIME, FORD IS LOOKING AT HAVING THE DEALERSHIP REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, ASIDE FOR TWO TSBS. 20-2219 AND 19-2391. THE HYBRID ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES THE ECVT, IS WARRANTED BY FORD UP TO 8 YEARS OR 100,000 MILES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL DEALER PAUL CLARK FORD (464046 STATE RD 200, YULEE, FL 32097) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO THE NUMBER 3 CYLINDER MISFIRE, WHICH CAUSED FLUID TO ENTER INTO THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
I HAVE A 2015 FORD FUSION MY ENGINE HAS STOPED WORKING.I ONLY HAVE 145000 MILES.I WAS BEEN ADVISED THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES.IF I HAD KNOWN I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT
COOLANT LEAK INTO ENGINE FOR 2015 FORD FUSION SE. CAR OVERHEATED ON THE HIGHWAY IN 2020. I TOOK IT TO FORD WHILE UNDER WARRANTY. THEY SAID THE ENGINE WASN'T THE ISSUE AND THAT IT WAS THE COOLANT. THEY BLED IT & PUT NEW. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. GOT IT FIXED 3 TIMES! TO FIND OUT IT IS THE COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER/ENGINE. MY COOLANT IS EMPTY EVERY 20MILES! MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT I ORIGINALLY ASKED FORD WHEN THE ISSUE FIRST HAPPENED !
WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE MY CONTROL PANEL STARTED THROWING AN ALARM OF ENGINE TEMP HIGH. IT WOULD GO OFF THEN BACK ON SEVERAL TIMES. ABOUT 15-30 MINS HEADING HOME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND CUT POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED IN THE LIFE OF THIS CAR. FIRST TIME FORD REPLACED THE ENGINE. THIS TIME THEY SAY THAT ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND WANT ME TO REPLACE IT AGAIN. THE LIFE OF THIS NEW ENGINE IS LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD AND LESS THAN 12000 MILES ON IT. COOLANT LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE THAT IS GOING TO GET SOMEBODY KILLED IF IT HASN'T ALREADY!
IN 2019 I HAD AN OVER TEMP WARNING POP UP. AFTER TAKING TO DEALERSHIP FOUND IT TO BE A COOLANT LEAK IN CYLINDER 2. SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY FORD REPLACED THE ENGINE. LESS THAN 2 YEARS LATER WITH THE NEW ENGINE THE SAME ISSUE IS HAPPENING AGAIN, BUT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY TO REPLACE. THIS HAS NOT ONLY HAPPENED TO ME, BUT THERE ARE COUNTLESS OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 65-70MPH WHEN THE POWER WAS SHUT DOWN TO MY ENGINE AND COULD HAVE KILLED ME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING GEAR MOTOR DETACHED FROM THE GEAR HOUSING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MECHANIC INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V632000 (STEERING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000.
I PURCHASE A 2015 FORD FUSION SE WITH 119,00 MILES GREAT CONDITION CAR... THE CAR WILL MOT START... I'VE TOWED THE CAR TO MECHANIC SHOPS WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE. IN DISBELIEF I TOLD THE CAR TO ELDERLY FORD DEALERSHIP IN TROY, MI WHERE ARE THEY NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE MY ENGINE BECAUSE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE AND THE REPAIRS WILL COST MEV$7500 THEY'VE DONE TWO DIAGNOSTIC TEST WERE THEY FIND FAULT IN FORD! I NEED TO RESOLVE THIS MATTER
MY VEHICLE'S BATTERY DRAINED OUT BECAUSE WE HADN'T BEEN DRIVING THE VEHICLE MUCH DUE TO COVID STAY-HOME ORDERS IN MICHIGAN AND STAYING AT HOME OVER THE HOLIDAYS. WE ROLLED IT OUT OF THE GARAGE AND JUMP STARTED IT IN THE DRIVEWAY, THEN LET IT RUN FOR AN HOUR TO RECHARGE THE BATTERY RATHER THAN DRIVING IT BECAUSE OUR POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAC WERE SHOWING FAULT MESSAGES AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE MESSAGES DIDN'T GO AWAY AFTER WE TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT. WE EVEN LEFT IT OVERNIGHT AND TRIED THE NEXT MORNING. THE MESSAGES ARE AS FOLLOWS: LOW BATTERY FEATURES TEMPORARILY TURNED OFF STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC THERE ARE ALSO TWO WARNING LIGHTS SHOWING A CAR SKIDDING, ONE WITH THE TEXT "OFF" UNDER IT. I BELIEVE THESE ARE THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS. LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I SEE THERE HAVE BEEN RECALLS FOR STEERING PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST SYSTEMS HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG/CAR-RECALLS-DEFECTS/FORD-RECALLS-SEDANS-AND-SUVS-STEERING-PROBLEM/ HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/EPAS/ I CONTACTED FORD TO SEE IF THEY COULD PROVIDE SOME ADVICE OR ASSISTANCE. THERE DON'T SEEM TO BE ANY RECALLS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE FOR MY VEHICLE'S VIN. THEY SUGGESTED I TRY TURNING IT OFF AND TURNING IT ON AGAIN (A "KEY CYCLE") TO SEE IF IT WOULD RESET, WHICH I HAVE DONE A FEW TIMES WITH NO SUCCESS. THEY THEN SUGGESTED TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT. I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING WI
MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY I-45 WHEN SHE ENCOUNTERED SOME SNOW. THE STEERING ASSIST LIGHT, THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT AND ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. POWER WAS LOST TO THE STEERING WHEEL MAKING IT EXTREMELY HARD FOR HERE TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE FAULT MAYBE A WHEEL SENSOR OR SOME OTHER COMPONENT CAUSING THIS TO HAPPEN. I REALLY DON'T KNOW. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED AND NO POLICE WAS INVOLVE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN IN EITHER DIRECTION. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN THE RAIN OR SNOW WITH THE TEMPERATURE BELOW 50 DEGREES. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 14V704000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON START OF THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILED TO OPERATE AS NEEDED WITH THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS NEEDED TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT INITIALLY TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DID NOT HAVE THE PROPER TOOLS TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO MURRAY MOTORS LOCK HAVEN (910 BELLEFONTE AVE, LOCK HAVEN, PA 17745) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. UPON INVESTIGATION, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING) WHICH HE LINKED TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 47,000.
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE AS THE CAR'S BLUETOOTH WOULDN'T PAIR TO MY CELL PHONE. THE ISSUE BEGAN ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THE APIM MODULE NEEDS REPLACING. THE MODULE IS IMPORTANT FOR HANDS FREE COMMUNICATION WHILE DRIVING.
ENGINE WAS REPLACED IN SEP OF 2019 DUE TO COOLANT INTRUSION INTO ONE OF THE CYLINDERS. RICART FORD REPLACED IT DUE TO IT BEING COVERED BY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. NOW 14 MONTHS I GET MY FUSION BACK FROM AN OIL CHANGE TO FIND MY COOLANT COMPLETELY EMPTY. TOOK MY CAR BACK INTO FORD AND WAS TOLD I HAVE COOLANT INTRUSION AGAIN AND THAT MY ENGINE NEEDS REPLACED A SECOND TIME.
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY DASH INFORMED ME THAT MY POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO MISDIAGNOSED IT AS A BATTERY ISSUE. AFTER GETTING A NEW BATTERY THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN. I NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE POWER STEERING WHICH WILL COST ME 3K.
CAR WON'T CRANK. WARNING SIGN SAYS DIMMING LIGHTS.
THIS MORNING I GOT AN ENGINE COOLANT OVER HEAT MESSAGE AND MY CAR OVER HEATED IN A DRIVE LESS THAN 10 MINUTES IN COLD WEATHER. COOLANT WAS CHECKED A FEW DAYS AGO AND LEVELS WERE GOOD. I CHECKED AFTER GETTING THE MESSAGE AND COOLANT TANK WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE LEAK WHERE I HAD PARKED. READING ON TO POSSIBLE PROBLEMS ONLINE, I READ THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS AND KNOWN ISSUE. MY VEHICLE HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED ON SCHEDULE AND THIS IS NOT NORMAL. 12-1-2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND FOUND A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 2. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE SPARK PLUGS HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAULT CODE INDICATED A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER NUMBER 2. THE IGNITION COIL WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO GULLO FORD OF CONROE (925 I-45 S, CONROE, TX 77301 (630) 539-1000) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED OF A COOLANT AND LEAK AND THAT THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.
8/15/2019 MY SON TOOK MY CAR TO AUTO CLINIC OF BOCA RATON INC.=COMPUTER DIAGNOSTIC SCAN, NO CHARGE=REPLACED CYLINDER TO IGNITION COIL-TOTAL WAS $90.95(12MONTH OR 12,000MILES LIM. WARTY.). ON 10/24/2019 MY SON TOOK MY CAR TO THE GRAYCO FORD OF DELRAY BEACH FOR RECALLS. ENGINE LIGHT WAS BACK ON,THEY WANTED $TO FIND OUT Y THE LIGHT WAS ON. SO MY SON LEFT &ON HIS NEXT DAY OFF HE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE AUTO CLINIC AGAIN. THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC SCAN=FREE&THIS TIME=REPLACED CYLS.1,3&4 IGNITION/COILS= $272.85 THIS TIME MILEAGE IN & OUT WAS 53,473. MY SON MILEAGE IN FOR MY CAR AT GRAYCO FORD OF DELRAY BEACH WAS 54,824 ON 10/24/19. MOTOR WAS UNDER WARRANTY UP UNTIL 60,000 MILES. SO I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY WOULDN'T OF LOOKED AT THAT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR THE MOTOR OF MY CAR FOR MY SON WHO WAS AWAY AT COLLEGE IN FLORIDA FOR 3YRS. I BOUGHT THAT CAR IN ORDER FOR HIM TO GO TO FLORIDA AND WORK AND GO TO SCHOOL LYNN UNIVERSITY TO GET HIS MASTERS DEGREE AT 23 YEARS OLD. I THOUGHT I BOUGHT A SAFE VEHICLE FOR HIS TRAVELS. MY SON GOT HIS NORMAL OIL CHANGE OF EVERY 3 MONTHS ON 4/15/20@1:03PM. ENGINE LIGHT ON AFTER HE LEFT SO HE TOOK IT TO THE AUTO CLINIC AGAIN @2:05 THEY REPLACED SPARK PLUGS FOR $58.44 MILEAGE IN 58,325 IN AND OUT. HE MOVED HOME TO OH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON AGAIN! I TOOK IT TO CLASSIC,MENTOR OH THEY TELL ME MY FORD ENGINE HAS A PROBLEM SOMETHING WARPS INSIDE A CHAMBER AND LETS COOLANT GO INTO THE MOTOR! THEY WANT $5200 TO FIX IT. I CALLED FORD&IT'S 2000 MILES OUT WARRANTY.
WHEN GETTING READY TO PARK THE CAR THE CAR SAYS IT'S IT NUETRAL BUT IT'S ACTUALLY I BELIEVE IN PARK. I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE BREAK AND IT WAS MOVING BACKWARDS. I PUT THE PARKING BREAK ON THE CAR SO IT IS STATIONARY.
THE RPMS REV AND SHIFTING HESITATES. WAS AT A STOP LIGHT, WENT TO DRIVE OFF FROM LIGHT AND IT STALLED IN INTERSECTION AS IT WAS STUCK IN GEAR AND FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. IT SLOW, HARD SHIFTS AT USUAL TIMES. THE STALLING HAPPENS OUT OF THE BLUE. I DO NOT GO FAR BECAUSE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT FROM IT STALLING IN GEAR! I'VE PUT SO MUCH MONEY ON TRANNY WORK, THIS IS RIDICULOUS TO NOT HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE AND HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT BEING STRANDED.
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DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AND CAR OVERHEATS AND HAVE TO PULL OVER. THE CAR SHUTDOWN. A COOLANT PROBLEM NOT A BIG DEAL. TAKE IT IN AND HAVE A CODE SAYING IT IS MISFIRE #2 #3. REPLACE PLUGS DO A TUNE UP AND ASK ABOUT THE OVER HEATING PROBLEM. SAID WE WERE LOW ON ANTIFREEZE. STRANGE CAUSE WE HAD JUST TOPPED ALL FLUIDS WHEN WE CHANGED OIL. OKAY PICK IT UP RUNS GREAT FOR ONE DAY, ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AGAIN. TAKE IT BACK AND GET IT CHECKED MISFIRE AGAIN. LEAVE CAR WITH MECHANIC AND HE GOES THRU IT. TEST DRIVING AND ENGINE LIGHT COMES BACK ON. GETS IT BACK TO THE SHOP, STARTS LOOKING AROUND AND NOTICES THE COOLANT WHICH HE JUST FILLED IS DRY. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW THE COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE. THE DIAGNOSE IS THE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS 80000 MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE A PROBLEM OF THIS SORT GOING ON AT ALL. WE TOOK IT IN TO FORD AND WAS TOLD THEY CAN HELP US . THIS IS THERE PRODUCT CORRECT?
EARLIER THIS YEAR IN FEBRUARY, VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER ANOTHER ATTEMPT WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO ACCELERATE AND MADE IT HOME. CAR WAS SHAKING AND SMOKE COMING FROM TAILPIPE. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED A NEW ENGINE DUE TO COOLANT LEAKING INTO ENGINE. HAD ENGINE REPLACED AND NOW 8 MONTHS LATER, I'M HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. CAR IS SHAKING UPON START AND ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. FORD HASN'T DECLARED A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS BEING A KNOWN PROBLEM.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND STALLED WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SMITH MOTOR COMPANY INC (359 STATE ROUTE 31 S, WASHINGTON, NJ 07882, (908) 835-8100) TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT CYLINDER #2 AND THE ENGINE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 51,000.
COOLANT LEAKING IN TO CYLINDER FROM MANUFACTURING ERROR CAR SHAKING ON START UP AND WHITE SMOKE.
I RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL 20S15 / 20V-177 APPROXIMATELY 7 WEEKS AGO, AND MY DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNABLE AND UNWILLING TO SCHEDULE A SERVICE APPOINTMENT AFTER 6 ATTEMPTS AT CONTACT AND SCHEDULING. THE DEALERSHIP IN QUESTION IS BIG MIKE NAUGHTIN FORD 150 S HAVANA ST AURORA, CO 80012
SOMETIMES HALFWAY OR COMPLETELY MY BACK UP CAMERA WILL GO BLACK AND LEAVE AND ERROR MESSAGE. THIS IS EVERYTIME I BACK UP, HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE AUGUST 2020.
WHILE DRIVING MY CAR POWER STEERING WAS LOST WHILE TURNING. I ALMOST RAN INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL MY STEERING WHEEL FAST ENOUGH EVEN THOUGH IT WAS VERY HARD TO TURN
ENGINE WENT OUT AT 5 YEARS AND 90000 MILES. ONE OF NUMEROUS 1.5 L FORD ENGINES IN THE SHOP AT THAT TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V177000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WITHOUT WARNING, THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR DOOR LATCH FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A ROPE WAS TIED TO THE DOOR HANDLE TO KEEP THE DOOR CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TROPICAL FORD (9900 ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32837) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 73,000.*DT*JB
I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS HIT HEAD ON AND THE AIR BAGS NEVER DEPLOYED. DAMAGE TO MY GRILL, HOOD, BUMPER, SIDE PANELS AND DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULDN'T OPEN. THE IMPACT SHOULD HAVE CAUSED MY AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. IT WAS A HARD ENOUGH IMPACT THAT IT ACTUALLY MOVED MY CAR. AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK.
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NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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