NHTSA Complaint #11191254 — 2018 FORD FUSION ENERGI
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA
Complaint Details
| ODI Number | 11191254 |
| Vehicle | 2018 FORD FUSION ENERGI |
| Component | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM |
| Date of Incident | |
| Date Filed | |
| Mileage | 17,000 miles |
| Crash | No |
| Fire | No |
| Injuries | 0 |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Vehicle Towed | No |
| State | AZ |
Consumer Description
HAD CAR 1 YEAR WITH NO ISSUES, NOW ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SYNC 3 NAVIGATION SYSTEM KEEPS BREAKING. STARTED WITH GETTING A NO GPS SYMBOL IN THE BOTTOM LEFT CORNER OF THE NAVIGATION WINDOW. NOW SOMETIMES IT EFFECT THE RADIO, PHONE AND CLIMATE SYSTEMS BY REACTING REALLY SLOW TO ANY COMMANDS, IF IT DOES ANYTHING AT ALL. YOU CAN PUSH A BUTTON AND WAIT OVER A MINUTE FOR A COMMAND TO BE EXECUTED SOMETIMES. OTHER TIMES, GET IN CAR, EVERYTHING IS FINE, BUT EVENTUALLY THE NO GPS SYMBOL WILL COME BACK ON, AND ALL ACCESSORIES WILL WORK FINE, OTHER TIMES THEY GO INTO SLOW MOTION. TOOK TO DEALER AT 13 MONTHS AND APPROX. 15K MILES, THEY SAID IT NEEDED AT SOFTWARE UPDATE. WORKED GREAT UNTIL WE GOT HOME AND THE NO GPS SYMBOL CAME ON AS WE REACHED HOME. TOOK BACK IN, THEY SAID IT NEEDED A NEW COMPUTER BRAIN FOR THAT SYSTEM, BUT ITS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. IT ENDED UP COMING IN A WEEK LATER, TOOK CAR IN 2 WEEKS LATER AND EVERYTHING WAS FAST AGAIN AND WORKING IN DEALER PARKING LOT AS WE SET UP THE CONTROLS FOR PHONE, ETC AGAIN. NEXT MORNING, THE NO GPS SYMBOL CAME ON AGAIN. LATER THAT DAY, RADIO WOULD NOT RESPOND TO BUTTONS PUSHED OR COMMANDS THROUGH VOICE FROM STEERING WHEEL CONTROLS. NEXT DAY, STILL SAME PROBLEMS WITH GPS. HAVE YET A FOURTH APPOINTMENT TO TAKE IT IN NOW, (FIRST WAS SOFTWARE UPGRADE, SECOND TO SAY IT NEEDED NEW COMPUTER, THIRD TO REPLACE COMPUTER, NOW FOURTH BECAUSE ITS STILL NOT WORKING) GETTING FED UP WITH PAYING ALL THIS MONEY FOR THE TOP OF THE LINE FUSION ENERGI AND HAVING THIS ISSUE THAT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND HAVING TO KEEP TAKING IT IN.
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