NHTSA Complaint #11131921 — 2016 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, IT SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE GEAR WAS UNABLE TO MANUALLY BE MANEUVERED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT PERFORMED AN INTERIM ADJUSTMENT BY OPENING THE HOOD AND PUSHING THE LEVER NEAR THE SHIFT CABLE FORWARD TO PLACE THE GEAR IN PARK. KOONS FORD (1051 E BROAD ST, FALLS CHURCH, VA, 703-241-7250) REPLACED THE BUSHINGS CONNECTING THE SHIFT CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME FAILURE RELATED TO THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER SUGGESTED THE DEALER REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000. *TT*JB