2015 Ford Fusion complaints

PULLED UP TO MY DESTINATION, PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BEGAN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. AS I EXITED VEHICLE IT BEGAN TO ROLL BACKWARDS. I FELL BACK INTO CAR AND ABRUPTLY APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE CAR SHIFTER HAD NOT GONE INTO PARK WHEN I MOVED IT UPWARDS TOWARDS PARK AND INSTEAD HAD GOTTEN LOCKED IN NEUTRAL. I WAS STILL ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION EVEN THOUGH IT HAD NOT ENGAGED IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. NOW GEAR SHIFTER IS STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT MOVE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO BOGGUS FORD AND THEY SAY THAT PROBLEM IS NOT UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. FORD RECALLED 2014-2015 FORD FUSIONS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 18, 2014 BUT NOW THEY TELL ME THAT MY CAR WAS NOT MADE AT THE PARTICULAR PLANT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL SO MY ISSUE ISN'T COVERED. AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE ATTACHED PHOTO MY KEY IS SITTING ON TOP OF THE STEERING WHEEL WITH THE VEHICLE NOT IN PARK INDICATOR LIGHT ON AND THE VEHICLE OFF.

ON JULY 26, 2017 I EXPERIENCED A NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING OF MY 2015 FORD FUSION WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING GARAGE. WARNING LIGHTS INDICATING A LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST AND OF TRACTION CONTROL ACTIVATED. STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE. MY FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CONTACTED. I TRIED TO THEN DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR WHEN THE PROBLEM REPEATED ITSELF. I GOT SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND ARRANGED FOR A TOW. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS BEING A FAILED STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS REPLACED, COSTING $1,871.42. A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST THREE RECALLS OF FUSIONS (AND OTHER FORD / LINCOLN MODELS) FOR POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE (6/11/2013; 5/2/2015; 6/27/2015). THIS IS APPARENTLY A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS AND REPORTS OF SYMPTOMS IDENTICAL TO THOSE DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE NUMEROUS. THE ACTUAL FAILURE THAT CAUSED THIS EVENT IS UNKNOWN: CODES WERE PULLED THAT INDICATED THE ELECTRIC STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDED REPLACEMENT BUT THIS DOES NOT PINPOINT WHAT PART OF THE ASSEMBLY WAS AT FAULT. WHEN ASKED WHAT WOULD CAUSE THIS LOSS OF STEERING ON A VEHICLE HAVING 59,666 MILES ON IT, THE FORD SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED IT WAS DUE TO "DRIVING OVER ROUGH ROADS". THIS EXPLANATION, WHETHER TRUE OR NOT, IS ABSURD AND UNACCEPTABLE. THE VEHICLE IS OPERATED UNDER THE SAME ROAD CONDITIONS COMMON TO ALL DRIVERS. IF THE DESIGN AND MANUFACTURE OF THE FUSION STEERING SYSTEM IS DELICATE ENOUGH TO FAIL UNDER

TAKATA RECALL I DID A WHEEL ALIGMENT ON 2015 FORD FUSION CAUSE IT PULLS RIGHT REAL HARD ON ACCELERATION.THE ALIGMENT SAID IT WAS JUST FINE BUT THE TOE WAS OUT OF ADJUSTMENT IN THE FRONT AND REAR TIRES.THE CAR STILL PULLS RIGHT ON ECCELERATION AND NOW ITS PULLS HARDER SOMETIMES.MY OTHER PROBLEM IS I CAN'T PULL THE SEAT TO PUT IT ON IT'S STUCK AND FORD IS TELLING ME IT'S NOT A WARRANTY PROBLEM.I'M MAD FORD WONT FIX THERE SCREW UPS AND ONCE THIS IS FIXED I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT AGAIN.

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND MY FUSION STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I LOST POWER. I HAD TO PULL OVER AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. LUCKY FOR ME IT WAS A SATURDAY MORNING AND NOT MANY PEOPLE WERE ON THE ROAD. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OTHERWISE.

RECENTLY, WHILE TRAVELING FROM CHICAGO, IL TO LAS VEGAS NEVADA, I EXPERIENCED MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH MY 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CAR BROKE DOWN IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, WHERE I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, DUE TO THE CLOSENESS OF THE WHERE IT BROKE DOWN. THE REPAIR SHOP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NEED A FEW DAYS TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD NO MORE DAYS TO STAY IN VEGAS, AS I NEEDED TO RETURN HOME. THUS, I FLEW BACK TO CHICAGO, AND LEFT MY CAR IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN THE CARE OF THE REPAIR SHOP FOR TESTING AND DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE REPAIR SHOP CALLED AND STATED THAT MY CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS BEFUDDLED ME, AS MY CAR WAS JUST BARELY TWO YEARS OLD AND HAS LOW MILEAGE. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT FORD FUSIONS FROM 2013-2016 HAVE KNOWN MECHANICAL ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND MANY HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED. I CALLED THE FORD CORPORATE OFFICE AFTER THE REPAIR SHOP ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. I WAS ADVISED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO FRIENDLY FORD, WHERE I AM WAITING FOR THE DIAGNOSIS TO BE COMPLETED. HOWEVER, I WAS ALREADY ADVISED THAT IF IN FACT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, IT WOULD BE TAKE APPROXIMATELY 4-6 WEEKS TO BE COMPLETED. THIS PRESENTS A TREMENDOUS INCONVENIENCE TO ME, AS I AM IN CHICAGO AND MY VEHICLE IS 1800 MILES AWAY FROM ME, ESSENTIALLY USELESS TO MY DAY TO DAY ACTIVITIES WHICH INCLUDE SCHOOL, WORK, DOCTORS' APPOINTMENT ETC. I AM A FULL-TIME STUDENT, AND

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON I- 55, ONE OF MY BACK TIRES BLEW UP ON 2015 FORD FUSION. THIS NEARLY CAUSED A POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT! ON SATURDAY, I CALLED MICHELIN, THE MANUFACTURER OF THE TIRE AND THEY TOLD ME TO TAKE THE TIRE TO DISCOUNT TIRE. I WENT IN TO DISCOUNT TIRE IN NEW LENOX, IL ON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 11, 2017, AND THE MANAGER NEAL, SAID THAT ALL OF THE TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE BLOWOUT WAS CAUSED AS A RESULT OF LOW THREAD COUNT. DISCOUNT TIRE WENT ON TO INFORM THAT XCHANGE LEASING, WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SAFETY AND INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR MISSING THE NEED FOR THE TIRES TO BE REPLACED. SUBSEQUENTLY, IT SEEMS THAT XCHANGE HAS DROPPED THE BALL, AND THANKFULLY THE NEGLIGENCE DID NOT RESULT IN AN UNTIMELY DEATH! SINCE, BEING A PART OF THE XCHANGE LEASING PROGRAM, I HAVE REGULARLY HAD ALL OF MY INSPECTIONS COMPLETED, WHICH INCLUDED TIRE ROTATION, AND INSPECTION. THERE IS NO INDICATION ON ANY OF THE INSPECTION REPORTS THAT TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON A DONUT, AND I AM SEEKING A RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM.

ON JULY 23, I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MY WIFE SAYING HER CAR WOULD NOT START. AFTER STARTING THE CAR, WE NOTICE THE POWER STEERING WOULD NOT TURN. WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE WAS FLASHING. ALONG WITH A FEW OTHER SERVICE ENGINE WARNING. WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, DID RESEARCH ON YOUTUBE TO SEE IF THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM. WELL,TO MY SURPRISE. YOUTUBE WAS LOADED WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. MY CAR IS JUST OVER TWO YEARS OLD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE, THE BACKUP CAMERA FAILED TO CONNECT. AS A RESULT, THE SCREEN DISPLAY WAS BLANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DELACY FORD (3061 TRANSIT RD, ELMA, NY 14059, (716) 668-1200) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CAMERA NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOUR TIMES, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

DRIVING WITH SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER STEERING

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V875000 (AIR BAGS). 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 THE DEALER (MIKE MURPHY FORD INC, 565 W JACKSON ST, MORTON, IL 61550, (309) 263-2311) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE GOING IN REVERSE DOWN AN INCLINE ALL THE DASH LIGHTS TURN ON AND STEERING LOCKS UP. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN TURNING AND BRAKING AT THE SAME TIME. ON THE CITY STREETS IS WHEN IT WAS FIRST NOTICE. AFTER HAVING THE DEALER COMPUTER READ OUT AND MY REPAIR SHOP READ OUT BOTH SAID THE SAME THING. THIS REPAIR HAD TO BE MADE. RIGHT FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL ABS SENSOR AND HARNESS AND HAD TO REMOVE AND REPLACE THE WHEEL SPEED ABS SENSOR AND HARNESS. I HAVE UPLOADED ALL REPAIR/BILL AND DIAGNOSTICS ON THIS 2015 CAR. NO RECALLS FOR THIS PROBLEM HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE MAKER AS OF YET AND I HAVE CALLED THE MAKER OF THIS CAR'S CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPT AND ALSO ON LINE TO THE FACEBOOK WEBSITE AND HAVE FILED A REPORT. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ *JS

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR HANDLE BROKE AND THE LATCH TO LOCK THE DOOR TO THE FRAME DOES NOT HOLD UNLESS MANUALLY PUSHING THE LATCH ON THE DOOR ITSELF DOWN TO ENABLE THE LATCH TO CATCH AND HOLD THE BAR ON THE FRAME. OTHERWISE, THE DOOR IS NOT SECURED TO THE FRAME. THE DOOR HANDLE HAS BEEN STICKING FOR A FEW DAYS AND ON SUNDAY MAY 21, 2017 I TRIED TO OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR AND THE HANDLE PULLED AWAY FROM THE DOOR AND WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO OPEN THE SAID DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I TRIED PUSHING THE HANDLE BACK IN AND IT WOULD NOT PUSH IN. IT IS DANGEROUS AND AFRAID THE DOOR MAY OPEN DURING VEHICLE OPERATION.

WIPERS ON HIGHEST SETTING DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD IN A MODERATE RAIN. IN THE CASE OF A HARD DOWNPOUR I HAVE TO PULL OVER & STOP.THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE!!! I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR SOON!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE CONTACT TURNED ON THE AIR CONDITIONING AND SMOKE APPEARED FROM THE VENTS. THE CONTACT HAD TO STOP AND EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE POLICE DEPARTMENT ISSUED AN UNINTENTIONAL FIRE REPORT. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND ALSO FILED A REPORT. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

WHILE DRIVING, MY VEHICLE OVERHEATED. CHECKED COOLANT LEVEL, AND IT WAS LESS THAN HALF FULL. I REFILLED COOLANT TO RECOMMENDED LEVEL, AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE. TWO WEEKS LATER, IT OVERHEATED AGAIN, AND MY COOLANT WAS LOW AGAIN. REFILLED AND MONITORED FOR LEAKS. NO LEAKS. THEN VEHICLE BEGAN MISFIRING. DIAGNOSED WITH CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. REPLACED SPARK PLUGS AND COIL PACKS. STILL MISFIRING. REDIAGNOSED WITH CYLINDER 3 MISFIRE. THEN IT JUST DIED. WOULD NOT START. ACTED AS THOUGH IT WAS FLOODING. DIAGNOSED WITH NO ADDITIONAL ISSUES BY DEALERSHIP. THEN DISCOVERED TSB FOR A BOLT THAT WAS BACKING OUT OF THE INTERCOOLER AND INTO THE MANIFOLD. THIS ISSUE WAS ALLOWING COOLANT TO FLOOD THE MANIFOLD AND CAUSE MISFIRING. GOT THAT FIXED AS WELL AS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND TURBO UNIT FOR THE CAR WHICH WERE DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE COOLANT ISSUE. $5,000 IN REPAIRS FOR A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT COULD HAVE LEFT MY FAMILY AND I STRANDED IN THE DESERT HEAT WITHOUT A/C OR IN THE SUB-ZERO SNOWY MOUNTAINS WITHOUT HEAT SINCE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EVEN START. AS A FAMILY, WE TRAVEL EXTENSIVELY. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE TWICE, BUT IT STALLED AGAIN WHEN HE ARRIVED HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND HAS BEEN THERE EVER SINCE MARCH 27, 2017. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE STARTED IN JANUARY OF 2017. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWO OTHER TIMES FOR REPAIRS FOR THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TOTAL CONTROL MODULE BACK IN JANUARY, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS OR AFTER STOPPING THE VEHICLE, IT STALLED WITHOUT WARNING INTERMITTENTLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 10/31/2017*JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE THERE WAS AN AIR BAG CASING THAT WAS PUSHING UPWARDS TOWARDS THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED DUE TO THE AIR BAG CASING BEING OUT OF PLACE AND COULD EXPERIENCE A FAILURE WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE DASHBOARD COULD BE REPLACED BUT IT WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

VEHICLE BEGAN TO OVERHEAT WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE... WARNING LIGHT WOULD BLINK AND CAR WOULD GET EXTREMELY HOT... COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE, INTERNAL LEAK, SO WARNING LIGHT WOULD APPEAR ABOUT EVERY 3 DAYS VEHICLE HAS BEEN PROPERLY MAINTENANCE AND NOTHING DONE BY OWNER TO CAUSE ENGINE FAILURE

I WAS DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC -- LOTS OF STOP AND GO -- WHEN MY KNEE HIT THE IGNITION KEY FOB AND APPARENTLY TURNED IT INTO THE ACC POSITION. CAR SHUT DOWN AND MESSAGE "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK" APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY. I TURNED ON THE EMERGENCY BLINKERS AND DRIFTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE 4-LANE HIGHWAY. AFTER STOPPING AND PUTTING IT IN PARK I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. CAR IS USUALLY DRIVEN BY 5' 3" DRIVER WITHOUT THIS PROBLEM; BUT I AM 6" 3" AND MY KNEE CONTINUALLY HITS THE IGNITION KEY FOB AS I MOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR TO THE BRAKE. TO SAY THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM FOR TALL DRIVERS OF THE FORD FUSION WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT!

I'VE HAD STEERING AND TRANSMISSION ISSUES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR THAT CAN'T BE AND/OR WON'T BE ADDRESSED BY THE DEALER. THE CAR IS VERY HARD TO KEEP IN THE LANE ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD UPON ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. THE SUSPENSION IS WEAK MAKING THE CAR SEEM AS IF IT'S SINKING ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND BOUNCES WAY TOO MUCH AS WELL AS THE SWAYING AS THE CAR IS DRIVEN AND HAS WHERE ROLL ON TURNS. THE VEHICLE SITS TOO LOW TO CLEAR ALL DRIVE WAYS AND THE WIPERS DON'T CLEAR THE WINDOWS PROPERLY. THE FRONT WINDOW ALWAYS GETS FOGGY CAUSING THE HEAT OR AC TO BE USED CONSTANTLY.

TAKATA RECALL.... MY GIRLFRIEND WRECKED MY CAR OFF A T-ROAD TRYING TO MISS DEER AND DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AT ALL. SEAT BELT DIDN'T RESTRAIN HER EITHER, SHE HIT STEERING WHEEL EXTREMELY HARD. SHE WAS ON A HIGHWAY.

TAKATA RECALL. I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN ALL THE SUDDEN I COUDNT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT CAN DRIVE STRAIGHT BUT TRYING TO TURN T O MAKE A LEFT OR RIGHT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. I DROVE IT TO WORK THAT MORNING BUT IT WAS SO DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO MAKE TURNS SINCE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS SO HEAVY TO TURN. I TOOK IT TO FOR DEALER SHIP AND IT TOOK THEM 2 DAYS BEFORE THEY COULD GIVE ME A DIAGNOSES. THEY TOLD IT THE STEERING WHEEL GEAR/ STEERING MODULE NEEDED TO GET REPLACED. ELECTRICAL POWER OUTAGE ON THE SHEERING WHEEL MODULE. THEY FIRST TOLD ME IT WOULD CAST $1,300.00 THEN 2 DAYS LATER $1700.00 I SPOKE TO A SUPERVISOR AND HE TOLD ME $2200.0 WHEN I TOLD HIM I ALREADY GOT A QUOTE FROM HIS MECHANIC, HE SAID $1600.00

CAR STALLS AFTER STARTING. WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A PARKED POSITION CAR WILL HESITATE SHUDDER AND ACCELERATOR WILL NOT WORK. ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER SITTING SEVERAL MINUTES THE CAR WILL RESTART AND RUN NORMALLY UNTIL THE NEXT TIME THE CAR IS PARKED AND SHUT OFF.

STARTED CAR AND PLACED INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF PARKING SPACE. AS I BACKED UP I TRIED TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL, BUT COULDN'T. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED AND WOULD NOT TURN AT ALL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON SEVERAL TIMES I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR. THIS HAS OCCURRED ON FOUR SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. ONCE AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE WAS THE STEERING GEAR BOX, A $1,700 FIX FOR A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLD, BUT OUT OF THE 36,000 BASIC WARRANTY. THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALER, I WILL PROVIDE THE REPAIR INVOICE ONCE THE WORK IS COMPLETE.

MY VEHICLE HAS STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING MOTION AND WHEN IT WAS IN STATIONARY. THERE WAS A MESSAGE POPPING UP ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING "TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK", I TOOK IT TO MULTIPLE DEALERS TO SEE IF THEY CAN FIND THE ISSUE AND ALL OF THEM SAID THAT THEIR COMPUTER ISN'T DETECTING THE ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING. SO THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE MY CONCERN. I EVEN OPENED UP A LEMON LAW CASE IN NJ SO HOPEFULLY THEY CAN HELP ME. *TR

A1 INCOMING EMAIL: DOCUMENTS FROM CONSUMER RE 2015 FORD FUSION LEMON LAW. *SMD THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED ON SEPTEMBER 30, 2016. THE DEALER STATED NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,125.

BRAKES "AUTOMATICALLY" APPLY WITH NO WARNING OR REASON. MANUFACTURER ISSUED "SSM 45775" BUT WILL NOT TELL ME WHEN.

THE 2015 FUSION HAD A SURGE AND THE CAR JERKED FORWARD. MY WIFE SAID THAT HAPPENED TO HER BEFORE. WHEN IT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS IN THE CAR DRIVING IT WE BOTH LOOKED AT EACH OTHER. THIS HAPPENED TO US WITH THE 2010 RAV4 AND THE 2009 SIENNE THAT CRASHED INTO A TREE. PLEASE CHECK THIS CAR FOR A COMPUTER PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL: ON MY WAY HOME I WOULD BE SITTING AT THE LIGHT. AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. IT HAD JUST SHUT OFF ON ME. THEN AFTER A WHILE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT THEN IT WOULD GOT OUT. THEN A WEEK OR TWO LATER THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A NOISE AND THEN IT WOULD SHUT OFF, WITH OUT ME PHYSICALLY DOING SO. I WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND THEN START IT UP AGAIN. AND THE CAR WOULD RUN AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THIS WOULD HAPPEN MORE OFTEN WHEN I'M IN RUSH HOUR ( STOP AND GO TRAFFIC). THEN I FIGURED MAYBE IF I TOOK THE HWY HOME IT WOULDN'T DO THAT. NO SUCH LUCK. AS I WAS JUST ABOUT TO GET OFF AT THE EXIT I NEEDED IT MADE THAT SAME NOISE AGAIN. I HAD JUST GOT OFF THE HWY ONTO A BUSY STREET (DURING RUSH HOUR). I WAS IN THE RIGHT TURNING LANE AND COULDN'T GO ANYWHERE FOR A FEW SECONDS. SO UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT FIXED I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE SIDE STREETS JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AT LEAST ON A SIDE STREET I'LL HAVE TIME TO PULL OVER OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC TO LET THE CAR SIT FOR A SECOND TO READJUST ITSELF. THIS WOULD HAPPEN EVERY SO OFTEN, UNTIL WE HAD A CHANCE TO GET IT FIXED.

WAS DRIVING LAST THURSDAY NOV 10 2016 ON MY WAY TO WORK, STOP AT RED LIGHT THEN MADE A LEFT HAND TURN AND COULD NOT CONTROL MY STEERING. ALMOST HIT TELEPHONE POLE DUE TO NOT BE ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO CALL TOW TRUCK AND TOW IT INTO HAGERSTOWN FORD. NEED TO ORDER WHOLE NEW STEERING BOX. I WONDER HOW THIS COULD HAPPEN TO A VEHICLE ONLY ONE YEAR OLD WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES. I SEEN THEY HAD RECALL 15S14 REGARDING THE STEERING. I WAS NEVER NOTIFTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE POWER SEIZED. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A BOULDER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,895.

I RENTED THIS 2015 FORD FUSION SE4 FOR 2 WEEKS FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR LOCATION AT 2090 N SR7, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021, PH.NO. 954-964-9954. DURING THE DRIVE BACK TO ENTERPRISE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE, MY KNEE BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE FOB DANGLING FROM THE KEYED IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY ROTATED TO THE ACC POSITION FROM THE RUN/ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS IN DRIVE AT THE TIME, SO I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PLACED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ON ARRIVAL AT ENTERPRISE WHILE STOPPED IN THEIR PARKING LOT WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION IN DRIVE, I WAS ABLE WITHOUT ANY DIFFICULTY TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO ACCESSORY OR OFF WHILE THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I DEMONSTRATED THIS SAME PROCEDURE TO THE ENTERPRISE AGENT WHO STATED THAT HE WOULD REMOVE IT FROM SERVICE AND TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR REPAIRS. FL TAG # DFSM59

AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN OFF FOR SOME TIME. PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE. AFTER REVERSING OUT OF SPOT, ETC. AND PUT THE CAR INTO "L"; UPON MOVING FORWARD, THE ENGINE STARTS RACING AND LURCHES UNCONTROLLABLY FORWARD. ALMOST LIKE THE CAR IS ENGINE BRAKING DOWN A LARGE HILL, BUT NO HILL AND IS ACCELERATING WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKES. THIS IS THE PLUG-IN HYBRID MODEL. THERE IS NO INCLINE WHEN THIS HAPPENS.

I HAVE THE STEERING ISSUES FROM DEFECTIVE EPS PROGRAMMING THAT CAUSES PULLING TO EITHER SIDE. THE WIPERS DON'T WORK PROPERLY. THE SEATS ARE HARD AND POSITIONED WRONG. THE VEHICLE IS TOO LOW. THE REAR MAKES A HELICOPTER NOISE IF I OPEN THE WINDOW WHILE DRIVING. THE TRANS VIBRATES THE CAR IN ECO BUT ALSO SHIFTS VERY HARD IN SPORT. THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING MORE THAN ONCE. THE LIST OF PROBLEMS GO ON AND ON.

APPROX. 32K MILES. CAR HAD BEEN PARKED FOR ABOUT 4 HOURS ON LEVEL SURFACE STREET. SUNNY DAY, ABOUT 80 DEG. F. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE TO DRIVE, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS SEIZED IN RETRACTED POSITION AND WOULD NOT EXTEND. AFTER JERKING ON THE BELT 4-5 TIMES AS HARD AND QUICK AS POSSIBLE THE BELT HAS FREED UP FOR NOW; HOWEVER, I HAVE NO IDEA IF THIS WILL BE A RECURRING PROBLEM OR A COMMON PROBLEM. VEHICLE DETAILS: 2015 FORD FUSION SE HYBRID.

THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE VEHICLE SUFFERED DIMINISHED PERFORMANCE WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED SPORADICALLY BOTH WHEN STATIONARY AND DRIVING FOR TWO WEEKS. EACH TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE "WRENCH" WAS NOT ON AND THEY COULD NOT CAPTURE A "CODE." FINALLY, ONE MORNING THE LIGHT WAS ON AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT DIRECTLY TO THE DEALER AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AS DEFECTIVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER SPEED WAS INADEQUATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT WON'T EXTEND WHILE THE CAR IS OFF. IT LOCKS UP. BECAUSE THE SEATBELT WON'T RELEASE, I CAN'T FASTEN IT INTO THE BUCKLE. BECAUSE I CAN'T PUT-ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEATBELT, I CAN'T DRIVE THE CAR. THE SEATBELT ALSO LOCKS UP WHILE I'M DRIVING THE VEHICLE, SO I CAN'T MOVE AROUND FREELY TO REACH THE CONTROL PANEL. THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALER BECAUSE I CAN'T DRIVE WITHOUT A SEATBELT. THE DEALER CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY SAID BECAUSE THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T HELP ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE AT 55 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, AN UNKNOWN SOUND EMITTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AFTER IT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE HEAD AND WHIPLASH. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER. BOTH OCCUPANTS REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOOSTER BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,765.

DRIVERS SIDE DOOR GLASS SHATTERED WHEN OPENING DOOR .VEHICLE STATIONARY IN DRIVEWAY HAVE ALSO FOUND CRACK IN WINDSHIELD.

THE VOLUME ON THE REVERSE SENSING SYSTEM IS TO LOW. WITH THE RADIO ON IT IS BARELY NOTICEABLE. I OWNED ANOTHER FORD THAT I TRADED IN ON THIS CAR AND THE VOLUME WAS NICE AND LOUD. I CONTACTED FORD VIA THEIR WEB PAGE AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE AGENT DID NOT KNOW IF THE VOLUME COULD BE ADJUSTED .

DUST IS GETTING IN SIDE OF CAR UNDER THE BACK DOORS. DUST IS IN THE FLOOR AND BACK SEAT. CAR IS IN MOTIO WHEN THE DUST GET IN SIDE OF CAR. THE CAR IS ON DIRT ROAD FOR 1 MILE UNTIL I GET TO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN DRIVING ON DIRT ROAD I CAN SEE DUST IN THE AIR INSIDE OF CAR. I HAVE HAD DUST COMING INTO THE CAR FROM 09-2014 THROUGHT TODAY. CAR HAS BEEN AT RIVER SIDE FORD IN MACON, GA. AND DUBLIN FORD IN DUBLIN, GA. BOTH DEALER SAY THEIR IS NO REPAIR FOR THE CAR. BOTH DEALER HAVE PICTURES FOR THIS CAR.

1ST OFF I'LL START WITH THE WORSE TO LEASE PROBLEMS, THE TRANS SHIFTING VERY SLOWLY AND HARD, THE CAR IS TOO LOW AND HITS EVERYTIME TO A DRIVEWAY IS ENTERED AT A MALL OR ANY PARKING LOT AND IS TOO LOW FOR CHICAGO WINTERS, THE SEATS ARE VERY CHEAP AND GET STAINS FROM DROPS OF WATER, CAR RIDES HARD AND NOISY ESPECIALLY THE REAR, POOR STEREO SOUND, VERY SLOW ACCELERATION, ELECTRONIC STEERING MAKES THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND HARD TO STAY STRAIGHT IN LANE, AND EVERYTHING'S IN THE WRONG PLACE (ARM REST TOO LOW TO REACH STEERING WHEEL, SEAT TO LOW OR FAR AWAY TO REACH PEDALS AND ON LONG TRIPS WEARS THE DRIVER OUT FROM FIGHTING THE VEHICLE. OWN A 2005 TAURUS THAT MADE ME A REPEAT BUYER BUT THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD AND TOYOTA, HYUNDAI AS WELL AS SOME OTHER CAR COMPANIES ARE JUST TOO PROBLEMATIC TO EVER PURCHASE AGAIN DUE TO ALL THE NEW TRANS AND STEERING PROBLEMS COMBINED WITH THE POOR CRAFTSMANSHIP MAKE OLDER VEHICLE LOOK SO GOOD NOW.

SOMEONE IS GOING TO BE KILLED DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN A DRIVING RAINSTORM. TWICE SINCE BUYING THIS CAR, LESS THAN 30 DAYS AGO, I HAVE BEEN CAUGHT IN A RAINSTORM, ON THE INTERSTATE, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS, AT THEIR HIGHEST SPEED, WILL NOT COMPLETELY CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD ENOUGH FOR SUFFICIENT VISIBILITY. I HAVE HAD TO STOP AND PULL OVER AND WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO QUIT. YOU HAVE ABSOLUTELY ZERO VISIBILITY. EVEN SLOWING THE VEHICLE DOWN DIDN'T HELP. I WAS BASICALLY BLINDED FOR AT LEAST 4-5 SECONDS AT ANY GIVEN TIME DURING THE STORM, PRAYING THE ENTIRE TIME THAT I DIDN'T HIT SOMEONE, OR SOMEONE DIDN'T HIT ME. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, BOTH OF MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. NOT WHAT I EXPECTED OUT OF A BRAND NEW VEHICLE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD, AND HOPE THAT THIS SITUATION IS RECTIFIED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED.

STEERING WILL PULL LEFT OR RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN HAPPENING ON A REGULAR BASIS . WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WILL PULL THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT WITHOUT WARNING. IT SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN NEARING A CORNER OR CURVE IN THE ROAD BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THAT. AFTER SEVERAL OCCURRENCES MY WIFE IS NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE HAD A CLOSE CALL WHEN THE WHEEL SUDDENLY TURNED TO THE RIGHT WHILE WE WERE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE. PEOPLE CAN BE SERIOUSLY HURT OR DIE FROM THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY RECALL FROM FORD ON THIS PROBLEM AND THE DEALERSHIPS I INQUIRED AT (2) HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED,

I PURCHASED A 2015 FORD FUSION IN NOVEMBER 2014, ABOUT 1 WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE; I GOT CAUGHT IN A HARD RAIN ON A CITY STREET. I FOUND THAT THE WIPERS, AT THE HIGHEST SPEED, DO NOT CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD FAST ENOUGH FOR CLEAR VISIBILITY. THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 45, I SLOWED DOWN TO 25 OR LESS. I BROUGHT MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER, THEY HAD THEIR TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT AND I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THEM, THEY ALSO COMPARED THEM TO ANOTHER FUSION ON THE PREMISES AND THE SPEED OF THE WIPERS WERE SIMILAR.I AM HOPING FOR A RECALL SOON, BEFORE ACCIDENTS HAPPEN AND PEOPLE GET HURT.

STARTED CAR AND SEVERAL WARNINGS POPPED UP ON DISPLAY... SOMETHING ABOUT "HILL ASSIST" NOT AVAILABLE, "STEERING ASSIST FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED", AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". STEERING WHEEL FELT LIKE IT WAS STILL LOCKED... TURNS OUT IT WAS JUST EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I'M 6'3" 200+ LBS. IF IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO TURN, IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR MOST PEOPLE. IF THIS HAD FAILED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. FORD HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM ON 2011-2012 FUSIONS AND ISSUED A RECALL AND NOW IT'S STILL HAPPENING ON 2015 MODELS. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY AS FORD NEVER REALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM. EXCERPT FROM 2011-2012 FUSION RECALL: FORD IS ISSUING A SAFETY RECALL FOR APPROXIMATELY 423,000 VEHICLES (ACTUAL 422,814) INCLUDING CERTAIN 2011-2013 FORD TAURUS AND FLEX VEHICLES, LINCOLN MKS AND MKT VEHICLES, FOR CERTAIN 2011-2012 FORD FUSION AND LINCOLN MKZ VEHICLES, AND FOR CERTAIN 2011 MERCURY MILAN VEHICLES IN NORTH AMERICA FOR A POTENTIAL INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTION IN THE STEERING GEAR THAT MIGHT RESULT IN THE LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. IF THIS HAPPENS, THE STEERING SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO MANUAL STEERING MODE, MAKING THE VEHICLE MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER, ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. THIS COULD RESULT IN THE INCREASED RISK OF A CRASH.