NHTSA Complaint #10531565 — 2008 FORD FUSION

PURCHASED THE CAR FOR MY DAUGHTER'S 16TH BIRTHDAY. I BELIEVE IT ONLY HAD 20,000 MILES ON IT. SHE HAD IF FOR 2 YEARS AND HAS ALWAYS THOUGHT THE CAR RAN A LITTLE "SLUGGISH". IN APRIL, 2013 THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS, AND WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. BROUGHT IT TO THE FORD DEALER WE PURCHASED IT FROM, WHO TOLD US THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE EVEN TOLD THAT THESE PARTICULAR CARS "WERE NOT MEANT TO LAST" AND THAT "MOST PEOPLE TRADED THESE CARS IN AFTER ONLY A COUPLE OF YEARS." WE ALSO CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY WHO REFUSED TO HELP US OUT WITH ANY PORTION OF THE DEFECT. WE INSTALLED A BRAND NEW FORD TRANSMISSION FOR $1,400 AND NOW, ONLY 3 MONTHS LATER WE ARE HAVING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ALSO, WITHIN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE THE DOOR HANDLES STARTED TO PEEL AND MY DAUGHTER AND HER PASSENGERS HAVE CUT THEMSELVES. *TR