NHTSA Complaint #11061971 — 2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID

I NOTICED SEVERAL SOUNDS COMING FROM MY VEHICLE AT HIWAY SPEEDS AND DURING ACCELERATION. TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND AN ISSUE WITH THE INTERNAL BEARING IN THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE IT'S A HYBRID TRANSMISSION, THEY SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION INSTEAD OF THE BEARING. THEY ORDERED PARTS AND WERE GETTING READY TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY AND THEN THEY REALIZED MY CAR WAS BRANDED TITLE AND SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET $5,750. I DECLINED THE REPAIR TO GET SECOND OPINIONS AND TO CONTACT FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TO SEE IF THERE WAS ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN DO. THEY SAID I'D HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET. AFTER DOING SOME MORE RESEARCH I FOUND THAT MY PROBLEM IS A KNOWN PROBLEM AND IT AFFECTS 2013-2014 FUSION AND C-MAX VEHICLES. MY CAR IS ONLY AT 50K MILES, I SHOULD NOT BE HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. PLEASE HAVE FORD RELEASE RECALL NOTICES TO 2013-2014 FUSION AND C-MAX VEHICLES. FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR FAULTY TRANSMISSION BEARINGS AND THEY SHOULD FIX THE PROBLEM FREE OF CHARGE JUST LIKE ANY OTHER RECALL THAT FORD HAS SENT OUT (NOT LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE TITLE). AT THE END OF THE DAY, THE DEALERSHIP HAD MY CAR FOR 2 DAYS, FOUND THE PROBLEM, CHARGED ME $225 TO TELL ME THAT I NEED TO PAY $5,750 TO FIX A KNOWN PROBLEM.