2017 Ford Fusion complaints

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact’s grandson stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the transmission failed to shift as designed. The contact’s grandson stated that the vehicle was driving like the transmission was slipping. The contact pulled over and had the vehicle towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the transmission replaced however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 76,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stationary, the vehicle failed to shift out of PARK. Additionally, the wrench warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the actuator replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

Multiple times, the car will not change gears. Turning the knob to reverse or drive, and the light indicates a gear for one second, then goes back to park. It has happened in parking lots a few times switching from reverse to drive and I need to stop the car and restart it a few times when I am blocking traffic. No warning lights and the car otherwise acts normal. I called Ford, who said they were not aware of any issues and asked me to take it to a dealer

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to the dealer for routine maintenance and tire rotation and it was discovered that the lug nuts on all four wheels were swollen and the wheels could not be removed from the vehicle. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 57,000. The VIN was not available.

I drove about 11 miles total to get on the interstate, when I was about 7-9miles into my drive, my steering wheel started to lock up. I slammed on my breaks, and kept twisting and turning my steering wheel for about 2 miles to the nearest gas station. I had tons of lights pop up on my dash and they said my steering system is failed. Something along those lines. It said something about my shifter being messed up as well? I have had 0 lights on, 0 warnings, nothing. If I was going any faster than I was I could’ve been seriously injured. I almost ran straight into a bridge before I slammed my breaks on to ensure I wouldn’t hurt myself or wreck the car. Not sure why my steering would just all-of-the-sudden go out? I haven’t had any problems previous to this situation so it’s very unsafe and honestly terrifying. This situation could’ve gone south really fast, if I would’ve been on the interstate it could’ve been fatal.

On the highway we lost the steering assist function. The dash lit up with steering assist failure. Due to this system failing on the highway, I almost had an accident while in a turn, I went across the rumble strips toward the wall and just barley missed hitting the wall. When the power assist failed this made the vehicle harder to control then a standard manual steering car, it took a great deal of force to control the car.

Swollen lug nuts that can’t be removed because they have swollen to be too large for the included jack as well as any other 19mm socket. My 2011 fusion had this problem and I spent approx $200+ to fix for all wheels inc labor (was labor intensive to strip off outer casing of swollen lugs), now my 2017 fusion has the same issue and I cannot out on a spare to replace my completely flat tire- will need to get towed to fix

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it was diagnosed with coolant leaking into the engine. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer where the diagnostic test result was confirmed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and the contact was awaiting a response. The failure mileage was approximately 92,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while attempting to reverse, the vehicle failed to move. The vehicle failed to shift into park and neutral without warning. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer however, the mechanic was unable to duplicate the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 44,469.

I have 61,000 miles on this Ford Fusion 2017 and the Rotary shifter module needed to be replaced already. I was unable to put the car into gear or get it out of Park. It simply would not rotate and move. I had to take the car to South Bay Ford to complete a repair. They replaced the rotary shifter assembly and upon my research I found that other owners are having similar issues.

Unable to place vehicle in park or shift vehicle with reliability. Vehicle does not safely reflect the gear that it is in (i.e. Lever in Park, transmission is actually in Reverse). While vehicle is in a gear, it may not actually move at all. Currently displays error message: Shift SYS Fault, Service required.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated upon starting the vehicle, the "Power Steering assist Fault" and "Service Advance Track" messages illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the steering wheel lost power steering and was significantly more difficult to steer. The dealer was notified of the failure and advised the contact to take the vehicle to their location for diagnostic testing. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 18V167000 (Steering). The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not provide any assistance. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 34,886.

Shift linkage bushing disintegrated causing the shift linkage to separate completely from the transmission. Lost all ability to put car into any gear, including neutral. Couldn't even override the transmission selector lockout to put car into neutral as entire transmission was disengaged. Car was immobilized in the middle of the road while my girlfriend attempted to parallel park. Whole front half of car was left stuck in the traffic lane. Incident happened around 1pm Pacific time on 10/25/21. Dealer said my specifc VIN isn't covered under recall affecting similar Ford Fusion/Edge models. There were warning lights that appeared on 10/22 or 10/23. I can't remember for certain. At that point the car still shifted fine. I thought it was some kind of electrical malfunction or malfunction with the gear selector dial.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that a crack had formed over the passenger’s side dashboard which caused the air bag to be exposed. The contact stated that no warning light was illuminated. The contact called the dealer about the failure and was informed that her vehicle was not covered under recall or warranty. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The contact was referred to NHTSA for further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 17,000.

Loses power .. Cylinder misfire P0301 Diagnostics

I was in my neighborhood heading to the store at the top the street I heard something like a clunky noise sounded like something fell out the bottom then it stopped immediately after no light or anything on to make me think of any issue with my car it started leaking like something broke kind of a burning smell then it wouldn’t move it would come on shift gears but not move at all it’s now been at Ford since last week they are trying to find the problem I guess seems to me like it’s part of the recall with torque converter they left me a voicemail saying it was a lot of metal and maybe the engine not sure

Lug nuts on 2017 Ford Fusion SE swollen/distorted and very difficult to remove from tire. It is available for inspection upon request. There is potential for safety risk due to driving with these damaged lug nuts as one may break, causing the added weight to shift to the other lug nuts, breaking them as well and worst case scenario my wheels comes off while I’m driving. Problem was identified/presented itself during the process of attempting to get state inspection when car failed for rear brakes and independent service member was trying to charge $300 to replace, attempted to change out brakes on own as well as through personal mechanic, which is when true problem with lug nuts came to fruition. Even unable to take them off with included lug removal tool that came with car as well as universal lug wrench. Now in the process of going to get lug nuts inspected, extracted and replaced via professional, independent service center. There were no warning lamps, messages or other symptoms of the problem prior to the failure, and the issue first appeared on August 14, 2021.

Coolant leak to the engine.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at undisclosed speeds, he became aware that the check engine warning light was illuminated and there was an engine misfire. The contact took the vehicle to a local dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic replaced the spark plug; however, the failure recurred. On another occasion, while driving, the vehicle started to overheat. The contact pulled over and added coolant in the reservoir and waited for the engine temperature to cool down before driving to his residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and the spark plugs were replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 94,561.

Timing cover oil leak. Dealer said this is a know issue on Ford Fusions, but warranty expired at 60,000. My vehicle has 69,902 miles. $2,800 repair estimate.

The engine overheated with no warning. The first time this happened was in traffic, and luckily the warning quickly went away. It seemed like a bug or maybe a faulty thermometer. Then it started running rough on startup and I noticed the coolant was empty. White smoke from the tailpipe. It was affected by the coolant intrusion TSB 19-2346, confirmed by the dealer. No CEL or other malfunction indicator besides the overheat warning. As the car was out of warranty at 80k miles, I was made to pay $3k (normally $8k) for a new engine.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while moving the middle driver’s side air condition vent, the vehicle would suddenly shut off. The failure had occurred on multiple occasions. The cause of the failure was not determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000.

The light keeps going on and off to check engine and there is a code for misfire in cylinder 2 and I had the spark plugs change and had the coil packs check and also constantly filling the antifreeze up my mechanic says to call Ford because of the issue that was posted and I tried but they are giving me run around and saying there’s nothing out there for this problem but there is and I only had the car 3 years and less that 60k on it what do I do now to fix it

The contact owns a 2017 FORD Fusion. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle it requires a jumpstart. The contact stated no warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of failure and told the contact was not included in a recall. The failure mileage was approximately 10,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle stalled upon the depression of the accelerator pedal with several unknown warning lights illuminated. The contact had taken the vehicle to the dealer where a mechanic was able to reset the vehicle; however, the failure persisted. The contact was then notified by the dealer that her vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V427000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that gear shifter failed. The contact sated that when the driver attempted to shift the gear shifter from reverse into drive, the gear shifter failed to shift into the drive position. The vehicle was towed to the dealer to be diagnosed. The mechanic informed the contact that the gear shifter cable was fractured. The dealer replaced the gear shifter cable. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while operating the vehicle, the gear selector failed to shift from the PARK position. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the gear selector module was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 41,000

Cracked Flexplate on 2.0L EcoBoost motor. Apparently this is a common issue on those Ford motors and it is not a recall, what I think it should be once it is a manufacturing defect and a repair will cost about 4K.

Have had engine light on for months, have taken it in to be fixed and finally I was told it is from coolant intrusion into the cylinder 3 that i would need a new engine. Ford refused to fix it because it has 80k miles on it (bought it used at 56k) I have an extended warranty through the place i boughr it but its been weeks waiting on their decision to fix it or not. 6k to fix a car ive had less than 2 years and this is a know. issue, so well known the warranty place is only allowing new engines to approved cases and the new engines are the same price as rhe rebuilt ones!! Ford knows rhis is an issue, every mechanic i have spoke to knows this is an issue, theres service bulletins but no recall on the 2.0l ecoboost, just the 1.5.. why? Im told recalls dont hit til over a million people are affected or complain? how messed up is that?? meanwhile people like me who have not had the car long either pay or are out a car. Ps there is a class action lawsuit against ford for the 2.0 l so if you own a fusion maybe look into joining! i know i am!!!

My 2017 Ford Fusion 2.0L AWD with ~ 70k mileage car started to show an acceleration hesitation when starting from a stop on Thursday and Friday of the week. The following Monday morning, my car would start to vibrate when at a stop sign or traffic light when in drive. Over the following couple days, the vibration became excessive to the point that the car would vibrate excessively and stall if left in Drive when at a stop. When one is at a stop and puts the car into Park, the engine RPM's immediately surge and then settle down to a normal RPM. There were no warning lamps or messages on the dash. I took the car to my local Meineke on Friday of the same week and they determined that it was a Torque Converter issue and that is something that they could not do. I then took the car to my the nearest Ford Dealership in which they confirmed that the Torque Converter was indeed the issue. They said that they did get Warnings from their obd reader but there are still no warning lamps on the dash. The Ford Dealership filed a claim with Ford as a Torque Converter and/or Transmission are a known issue at this time. My car is the same model year, made at the same factory in the same assembly time as a known recall. My issue is similar to Recall no. 17V427000, but not exactly the same yet. Reference: https://auto-recalls.justia.com/ford/fusion/2017/17v427000/ I drove the following few days while waiting for Ford's approval to proceed with the repair/replacement but now feel the car sporadi

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact took the vehicle to a parts store for the vehicle to be diagnosed. The contact was informed of a cylinder misfire on cylinder #2. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic to be repaired however, the failure persisted. The contact took the vehicle back to the mechanic who replaced three additional cylinders however, the repairs failed to fix the vehicle. The mechanic diagnosed the failure as a coolant leakage into the cylinder but could not repair the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 129,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 60 mph, the check engine warning light was illuminated and the vehicle began to stall. The contact stated he was able to park on the side of the road and restart the ignition before driving to his destination. The contact took the vehicle to 2 different independent mechanics and was informed the fourth cylinder was needing to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired but he continued to experience the failure. The contact took the vehicle to the local dealer where it was diagnosed with needing the engine to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired but was pending repairs. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon shifting his gear lever into drive(D), the gears began to blink as the "system shift fault" warning light illuminated. The contact was able to move the vehicle into reverse(R); however, the shifter had become stuck in reverse. After the contact was able to place the vehicle into the park(P), he towed the vehicle to a dealer where they informed him that the shifter cable bushing needed to be replaced. The manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 52,000.

My car has 77,116 miles. The check engine light came on. Took it to the dealership. Engine was blown. Coolant intrusion into #2 cylinder. The engine had to be replaced. According to the dealership this is a known problem with this engine fords aware but not recalling it. Looked online and a ton of exact same complaints

Shift linkage keep detaching from the the transmission causing the transmission too slip. It detaches often it’s been going on for 2 months now. I called Ford dealership to see have they heard of this problem and they answer was no. It might be a recall on this vehicle.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that whenever the gear shifter was placed in reverse, the gear shifter inadvertently shifted out of reverse without driver input. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17V427000 (Power train). The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

Was driving my cat and it popped up shift system fault. I couldn't move my car. It stalled in the middle of the road. I contacted several people about this. Found out the shifter cable came loose from the transmission. The clamp that hold its on was gone.i happened to just backed up and this happened. If this was to happen driving this could have resulted in a serious accident

Brakes failed - low brake fluid light came on - upon startup - putting vehicle in gear multiple warning lights came on - brake pedal went all the way to the floor - reduced stopping capability - an accident waiting to happen Dealership replaced 3 of 4 brake hoses; two hoses had bubbles and the third had ruptured A day earlier brakes were spongy

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 15 mph, the front driver’s side tire became flat. The contact attempted to change the tire but was unable to remove the lug nuts. The contact called AAA however, roadside assistance was also unable to remove the lug nuts. The contact stated that the lug nuts were swollen due to the heat. The vehicle was then towed to a local dealer. The mechanic removed the lug nuts and repaired the tire. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 32,528.

After driving on the highway approximately 30 miles I came to a stop sign. Stopped and went to accurate again, car shifted so hard it felt like someone rear ended me. Got to the next stop sign not even a quarter mile down the road. Stopped began to accelerate and it happened again. Continued my trek onto the freeway, car drive fine, shifted gears fine. After about an hour on the freeway I came into traffic, stopped, began to accelerate again and the same thing happened. This time my car began to violently shake. I pulled over to the side of the road. The wrench icon popped up on my dash. I shut the vehicle off. After sometime attempted to start the vehicle again to see if I could limp it to the next exit, vehicle continued shaking violently. Had to have vehicle towed off the road. Currently waiting to get it into a Ford deal ship for diagnostic. Car is still inoperable. Consumer had it diagnosed by a Ford dealership who confirmed it is an internal manufacturer failure. Vehicle was manufactured in April 2017 and the recall is for cars manufactured May 2017- June 2017. Consumer contacted the Ford company asking for help, but no help was offered.

Check engine light on with misfire code reading. replaced plugs, coil packs, replaced again by dealer, now it is eating antifreeze, adding it every few days, heat doesnt work when needed. today it notified that it was over temperature, so pulled over and added more antifreeze.

MY 2017 FUSION, WITH ECOBOOST ENGINE BEGAN USING COOLANT, REPLACED SPARK PLUG IN 2ND CYLINDER AND CONTINUALLY HAVE TO ADD COOLANT TO KEEP CAR FROM OVERHEATING. CAR SHUT DOWN AND OVERHEATED ON WAY HOME FROM WORK. ADDED EVEN MORE COOLANT. FORD NOW TELLS ME WE HAVE TO HAVE A NEW ENGINE AND WE ARE OUT OF WARRANTY SINCE CAR HAS 80K MILES ON IT. $5900 NEW ENGINE BECAUSE A KNOWN ISSUE HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED BY FORD TO MAKE IT RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS LEAKING AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF COOLANT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY WHILE DRIVING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO TAYLOR FORD OF MANTENO (222 S LOCUST ST, MANTENO, IL 60950) WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE ENGINE BLOCK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. HE WAS THEN REFERRED TO THE NHTSA FOR ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10-20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT CHECKED AND VERIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PROPER GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER LINK BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

VEHICLE HAD 62579 MILES WHEN IT THREW A P1299 CODE FOR ENGINE OVERHEAT. FORD CHECKED AND SAID THE ENGINE WAS LEAKING COOLANT INTO THE CYLINDERS AND IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM ON THE 1.5 L ECO BOOST ENGINE AS PER TSB 20-2100. THEY ALSO SAID IT'S OUT OF WARRANTY DUE TO BEING OVER 60000 MILES. FROM RESEARCH IT LOOKS LIKE FORD HAS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS ENGINE AND THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO STAND BEHIND IT AND FIX IT AS THEY SHOULD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHANGE OIL AND FILTER NOTIFICATION APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT HAD THE OIL CHANGE SERVICE PERFORMED HOWEVER, 50 MILES LATER, THE NOTIFICATION RETURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,143.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL WITH THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FORD SERVICE (3230 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING DISINTEGRATED. VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. MESSAGE ON DASH "SHIFT SYS FAULTY". MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS HAVE RECALLS BUT LOCAL DEALER DENIED REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. $250 REPAIR COST.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY SUN ROOF POPPED OUT OF THE CAR. THE GLASS SUN ROOF LITERALLY SNAPPED OFF THE FRAME AND FLEW OUT OF THE CAR.*DT

CAR HAS ISSUES WHEN ACCELERATING CAR SPUTTERS AND SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING ALSO WHEN PARKED IF PUT IN REVERSE GIVES HARD JERK INTO GEAR WHEN I LOOKED UP SHOWS TRANSMISSION ISSUES WHERE COMMON IN THIS MODEL OF VEHICLE.