NHTSA Complaint #11585220 — 2016 FORD FUSION

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that when placing the vehicle into park(P), there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Recently, the contact stated that upon placing the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle began to roll backwards as the gear shift indicator indicated that the vehicle was in reverse(R). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was immediately informed that the failure was caused by the shifter cable bushing. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000(Power Train). The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.