NHTSA Complaint #10681834 — 2013 FORD FUSION
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 10681834 |
| Vehicle | 2013 FORD FUSION |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 34,460 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | CA |
Consumer Description
TOOK VEHICLE IN FOR A NUMBER OF ISSUES, TWO OF WHICH WERE THE LEFT TURN SIGNAL WOULD SHUT OFF PREMATURELY TO COMPLETING A LEFT HAND TURN AND ALSO BOTH SIDE VIEW MIRRORS (MOSTLY DRIVERS SIDE) WOULD ALWAYS RESET ITSELF TO SOME RANDOM POSITION OTHER THAN THE ONE I SET THEM TOO WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE POWER, (WHEN CAR IS OFF AND I WOULD EITHER OPEN ANY DOOR OR PRESS UNLOCK ON KEY FOB OR USE KEYLESS ENTRY) MIRROR ISSUE IS EASILY DUPLICATED (TURN CAR OFF AND OPEN DOOR TO CUT POWER, CLOSE DOOR, LOCK CAR, AND MUST WAIT AT LEAST 1 MINUTE FOR ALL POWER TO FULLY SHUT OFF, THEN UNLOCK CAR AND MIRRORS WOULD RANDOMLY MOVE AROUND, ALMOST AS IF THEY WERE TRYING TO CALIBRATE THEMSELVES) DEALER WITNESSED MIRROR ISSUE AS IT'S EASILY RECREATED, DID A BUNCH OF UPDATES OF VARIOUS CONTROL MODULES AND THEN SAID CAR IS FIXED. CAR WAS HOWEVER NOT FIXED AS I WENT TO USE MY TURN SIGNAL TO EXIT DEALER PARKING LOT, THE TURN SIGNALS NOW WOULD NOT STAY ON AT ALL FOR EITHER TURNING DIRECTION. I MUST NOW HOLD UP OR DOWN ON TURN SIGNAL LEVER IN ORDER TO KEEP SIGNALS BLINKING, ALSO THE MIRRORS STILL RANDOMLY MOVE WHEN ENERGIZING VEHICLE. DEALER UNABLE TO TROUBLE SHOOT ISSUE FURTHER AS TECH WAS LEAVING NOW MUCH DRIVE MY CAR WITH MALFUNCTION MIRRORS AND EVEN WORSE TURN SIGNAL ISSUE CAUSED BY THE UPDATES THEY DID PERFORM. UNHAPPY AND NO COURTESY VEHICLE OFFERED. *JS
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