NHTSA Complaint #10671001 — 2006 FORD FUSION

MY DAUGHTER NOTICED BOTH FRONT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT FLASHING WHILE BOTH REAR ONES WORKED FINE. ALL INDICATORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR SHOWED FRONT TURN SIGNALS WORKING WHEN THEY WERE NOT. I REPLACED BULBS TO NO AVAIL. I WENT ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED OTHER OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS. PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE SMART JUNCTION BOX AT THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY $600. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF SMART JUNCTION BOX. TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK FINE. WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, IS THAT THIS SAME SMART JUNCTION BOX CONTROLS SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. SEVERAL COMMENTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET SAID THAT FORD FUSIONS HAD ACTUALLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BEING DRIVEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE ENTIRE CAR WENT DEAD IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WITHOUT POWER STEERING, THEY COULD HARDLY GET CAR OUT OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES. AGAIN, THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CANNOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR