2006 FORD FUSION Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW AND HAVE BEEN KEEPING UP WITH MAINTENANCE RELIGIOUSLY. *KB

WHEN DRIVING CAR 25 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR STOPS JERKS DECELERATES THE EVENTUALLY KICKS BACK UP SOME TIMES IT DOES IT WITH NORMAL SPEED . WHICH HAS ALMOST CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS WHEN CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATES STOPS IN THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC THEN HAVING TO WAIT TILL IT KICKS BACK UP OR JUST TRY TO PULL OFF ROAD TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT VERY SCARY WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OF IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC! OR PUTTING ON FLASHERS AT THE LAST MINUTE HOPING NOT TO GET HIT! *KB

BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2008 W/ 65,000 MILES. WITHIN A FEW MONTHS OF PURCHASE NOTICED VERY VIOLENT UPSHIFTS WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AND OCCASIONALLY THE CAR WOULD SLIP INTO NEUTRAL WHILE TRAVELING @ 65-70MPH (VERY SCARY). TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHILE UNDER USED CAR WARRANTY AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG AND IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING. WE STARTED FILING COMPLAINTS WITH FORD BUT THEY WERE OF NO HELP AND THEY HAVE TOLD US THAT THE TRANS NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER (@75K MILES) THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED WHILE DRIVING (VERY DANGEROUS). TRANS AND TCM MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED (APPROX: $5000) AND NOT EVEN SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

06 FORD FUSION DOESN'T SHIFT - I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM NV TO AZ. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN 2 HOURS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY A 100 FEET WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5000 RPMS AND STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE OF MY SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO GET US TO THE ROADSIDE BEFORE BEING REAR-ENDED. THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP AND CREEPING TOWARD THE SIDE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET THE CARS BEHIND ME PASS AND WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE DECIDING I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER AND I IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT THE...

CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL FOR ACCELERATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT STARTED WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES. I WAS JUST RECENTLY AT A 2 WAY STOP WITH THE NON STOP BEING A HIGHWAY OF 64 MILES PER HOUSE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. I STOPPED AND SEEN NO CARS COMING AND STARTING GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO GET IT TO GO AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I GOT IT TO RUN AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING OR I WOULD HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND RUN TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START GOING. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO GO INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND SPEND 5000 DOLLARS...

2006 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO CLUNKS INTO EACH GEAR AS IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. THEN 9000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN IN SLOW MOVING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN SEVERAL CASES, I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, THERE IS A STRONG THUMP AND IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OR AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION SEL WITH 40,500 MILES ON IT. HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED, $1800 REPAIR. I'VE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO ME A PROBLEM WITH MANY, MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS. CONTACTED FORD OFFICE AND SAID THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE TRANNY "KICKED" SO HARD IT BROUGHT MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF HER SEAT, I DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT COULD CAUSE A ME TO WRECK, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. STILL OWE 9000 ON THIS CAR, IT'S A SAME US CONSUMERS ARE HAVING TO PUT SUCH MONEY INTO A VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION V6.... MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL GOING 60MPH. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED . TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED SHE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED IT TO SLOW DOWN EVEN MORE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP TO SPEED BY SLIGHTLY PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE.. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, HOW IS THERE NOT A FORCED RECALL!!!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THE 2010 FUSION HAS A RECALL FOR UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHY NOT THE 2006? *TR

WHEN DRIVEN IN TOWN CAR WILL STALL FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECOND THEN JERK FORWARD AROUND SPEED BETWEEN 25- 40MPH WITH A SUDDEN INCREASE IN SPEED UP TO 10MPH. WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC. I BEGAN SPEEDING UP TO 60 MPH THE TRANSMISSION HESITATEDTHE STALL FOR 10 SECONDS THEN JERKED,LIKE IT FINALLY SHIFTED BUT THEN TURN AROUND AND STALL GAIN. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL AND WAS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR ONE OF THEM. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES AND THE DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM, THIS SUDDEN INCREASED IN SPEED IS VERY DANGEROUS DURING RUSH HOUR WITH TRAFFIC I NEARLY HIT THE CAR INFRONT OF ME, THE CAR STALLING IS VERY FLIGHTING WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY. THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCIDENT. *TR

ENTERED HIGHWAY AND MERGED INTO TRAFFIC. BEGAN SPEEDING UP TO AROUND 55 MPH AND TRANSMISSION HESITATED AND JERKED, CAUSING ME TO SLOW DOWN TO AROUND 45 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING PUSHED AND WAS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. I COASTED TO THE NEXT EXIT WHERE I EXITED THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE TO A SAFE PLACE TO STOP. THE TRASMISSION LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD THE CAR CHECKED AT A NEARBY AUTOZONE TO SEE IF SAFE TO DRIVE. THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM BUT AFTER STOPPED AND RESTARTING CAR, IT DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT OUT. 63,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE...I HAD MY 3 CHILDREN, ALL UNDER 5 YRS OLD WITH ME...DEFINITELY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *LN

2006 FORD FUSION S 2.3 L WITH 5SP AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION... WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES I BROUGHT MY CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION... NOW I KNOW IT SOUNDS HUGE, BUT 3 YEARS LATER HARD SHIFTING AND SOMETIMES REFUSING TO SHIFT FOR A CAR WITH AN MSRP OF 19800 AND 100000 MORE MILES OF EXTREMELY IRRITATING SHIFTING (CLUNKING) I AM UP A CREEK WITHOUT A PADDLE FOR A KNOWN FAULTY TRANSMISSION. SO EITHER I PAY ON THIS CAR FOR NEARLY 2 MORE YEARS FOR A YARD ORNAMENT OR PAY OUT 4000 TO FIX IT. THIS IS A KNOWN AND QUITE COMMON PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL AND NOTHING WAS WRONG... REALLY? I HAVE HAD 10 YR OLD CARS WITH 200,000 MILES THAT SHIFTED BETTER THAN THIS CAR DID AFTER 15000 MILES. RIDICULOUS....... FORD KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM AND HAS REFUSED...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FUSION SE V6 WITH 6 SPEED TRANSMISSION, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 40MPH IN A SNOW STORM AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE FROM THE LOSS IN POWER. IT NOW RANDOMLY SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AT ALL SPEEDS AND DOWNSHIFTS HARD LURCHING THE CAR OUT OF THE LANE. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING, MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE TRANSMISSION POPS OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE WILL CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE WHILE THE CAR COASTS, AND SLOWS. THE TRANSMISSION WILL EVENTUALLY ENGAGE A LOWER GEAR WHEN IT HAS SLOWED DOWN, BUT ONLY IF YOU ARE PATIENT AND IGNORE THE URGE TO ACCELERATE AS TRAFFIC BEARS DOWN ON YOU FROM BEHIND. THIS IS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS AS THE VEHICLES WHICH REQUIRE THE MOST ROOM TO STOP, USUALLY TRAVEL IN THE SAME LANE ONE IS MERGING ON TO. THIS OCCURS NOT ONLY ON FREEWAY ENTRANCES, BUT ON LONG UPHILLS AND ANYTIME ONE LETS OFF THE THROTTLE AND THEN TRIES TO ACCELERATE AGAIN QUICKLY. A DIAGNOSTIC FROM AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP REVEALS NOTHING. I HAVE CONTACTED ABOUT 30 OTHER SAME MODEL CAR OWNERS WHO DESCRIBE THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FORTUNATE FEW WHO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET TO THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM HAVE SAID...

MY 2006 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 34,000 MILES. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE MY CAR WAS MADE IN THE FIRST PART OF 2006, NO ADDITIONAL WARRANTIES WERE AVAILABLE. I BOUGHT THE CAR UNDER THE ASSUMPTION THAT THERE WAS A WARRANTY STILL AVAILABLE. NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS GOING OUT, I STILL OWE 11,000 ON MY CAR. AFTER TALKING TO ALOT OF FUSION PEOPLE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY VERY COMMON PROBLEM. IT'S ALSO VERY DANGEROUS, THE CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR REVS UP AND THEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR JUST AS YOU ARE TRYING TO GET INTO A LANE. VERY DANGEROUS, I HAVE ALMOST WRECKED SEVERAL TIMES AND HAD TO PULL OVER. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION FAILING TO SHIFT DURING ACCELERATION, SHIFTING SUDDENLY AND VIOLENTLY, FAILING TO DOWNSHIFT AND RUNNING EXTREMELY HIGH RPM CREATING VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS WHEN PASSING, MERGING AND SLOWING. DEALER FAILED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE DURING 3 SEPARATE REPAIR VISITS 2008 TO 2009. SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO REPROGRAM TCM & PCM WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. PCM REPLACED IN 2009 BUT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE. RESEARCH INDICATES THAT FORD IS AWARE OF DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY CAUSING THE ISSUE BUT HAS NOT DONE A RECALL. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION SE WITH THE 3.0 V6 ENGINE. AT JUST OVER 55,000 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN 30-60MPH, ROUGHLY 2ND-3RD, OR 3RD-4TH GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A HIGH REV AND NOT MOVE. AFTER LETTING OFF GAS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 5 SECONDS FOR IT TO "RE-ENGAGE", THEN SOMETIMES IN A HIGH GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MECHANICAL FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION! IT IS THE AISIN TRANSMISSION USED IN A VARIETY OF FORD, LINCOLN, AND MERCURY VEHICLES. (2005-2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, 2006 FORD FUSION, 2006 MERCURY ZEPHYR, 2006 MERCURY MILAN, 2005-2006 MERCURY MONTEGO) THERE ARE 100'S TO 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE AND MULTIPLE TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS) THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ETC. (TSB 07-26-9, TSB 08-24-1) CALLING IT AISIN TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING. HARSH BEING AN EASY TERM TO DESCRIBE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ

TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THESE ARE VERY HARD GEAR SHIFTS AND THE ENTIRE CAR SHAKES. SOMETIMES IT WON'T GO INTO ANY GEAR AT ALL, INCLUDING REVERSE. THE CAR HAS UNUSUALLY HIGH RPM DURING SOME GEAR SHIFTS...PARTICULARLY WHEN SHIFTING GETS "STUCK" BETWEEN 4TH & 5TH GEARS. MY CAR WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FROZE AND WOULDN'T SHIFT GEARS. THE CAR CANNOT ACCELERATE AT A NORMAL SPEED ANYMORE WHICH DOESN'T ALLOW FOR NORMAL HIGHWAY DRIVING, AND IS DANGEROUS DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING GEARS OR STICKING IN A GEAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING A RIGHT TURN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A HESITATION AND BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY. THE RPM GAUGE DISPLAYED AN EXTREMELY LOW READING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE RESUMED AT A LOW SPEED WITHOUT EXPERIENCING THE PREVIOUS FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TECHNICIAN DETECTED THE THAT THE GEARS WERE STICKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION WHERE THEY STATED THE SAME DIAGNOSIS AS MENTIONED BY THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING UPON A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE....

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT REENGAGE UNTIL THE TACHOMETER RETURNS TO AN IDLE. EVEN THEN THE CAR MAY NOT ENGAGE THE GEAR AGAIN. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OTHER CARS BEHIND THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

ON THE INTERSTATE AND GAVE CAR THE GAS TO GO AROUND A TRUCK AND THE CAR REVVED THE ENGINE AND THE TACHOMETER WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN. LET OFF THE GAS AND THE CAR WAS STUCK IN HIGH GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR. HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT WAY IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED IT RESET ITSELF AND HAD LOWER AND UPPER GEARS IN TRANSMISSION. THE CAR STILL JERKS AND DOESN'T WANT TO GO INTO DIFFERENT GEARS WHEN DRIVING. TOOK CAR TO DEALER SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT HAD A TSB BULLETIN ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY. THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS AND THEY WOULD NOT ADMIT TO A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. SEARCHING THE INTERNET I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM (100'S OF PEOPLE)....

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TRAVELING AT ANY SPEED AND DOWNSHIFTING, THE VEHICLE WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

2006 FORD FUSION, WITH 65000 MILES, TRANSMISSION GETTING STUCK BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS STUCK, THE CAR WILL REV TO 5-6K RPMS AND DROP SEVERELY IN SPEED. WHEN MOVING FROM A STOP POSITION THE CARE THEN TAKES ABOUT 40-60 SECONDS TO GET UP TO 25MPH (BECAUSE IT IS STILL IN SECOND OR THIRD GEAR). THIS OCCURRED WITH ME ENTERING AN ON RAMP TO A FREEWAY AND DRIVING FROM A STOP LIGHT IN A BUSY BUSINESS DISTRICT. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND SERVICED SINCE PURCHASE 12/31/2005. AFTER THE FIRST DAY IN THE SHOP THE DEALER TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION IS BEYOND REPAIR AND I NEED A NEW (REBUILT) FORD TRANSMISSION. THEY WANTED $80 FREIGHT FOR DELIVERY OF TRANSMISSION AND APPROX. $4500 FRO THE TRANSMISSION AND INSTALLATION. WHEN I BOUGHT OUT MY LEASE LAST YEAR I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY...

MY 2006 FORD FUSION SEL V6 STARTED VIOLENT JERKING WHILE DRIVING. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE I HAVE ALMOST REAR ENDED ANOTHER CAR WHEN ACCELERATING AND THE JERKING HAPPENED. MY HUSBAND THINKS IT IS THE TRANSMISSION BUT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND WE DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO REPAIR IT. IT SEEMS LIKE THERE ARE MANY OTHER OWNERS OUT THERE (DUE TO THE MASS FORUMS AND THE TSB'S) THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE PLENTY OF DOCUMENTATIONS THAT IT IS AN ONGOING SITUATION. IT OCCURS EVERYTIME THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN. I DON'T FEEL SELLING IT TO SOMEONE ELSE IS THE ETHICAL SOLUTION. FOR SHOULD BACK/STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCT. NOT RUN FROM THE PROBLEM. PEOPLE COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT, IN FACT, I WOULDN'T BE SURPRISED IF THERE AREN'T REPORTED INJURIES. *TR

06 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AROUND 25-35 MPH. THIS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY RESULTING IN 4 CARS ALMOST HITTING US & ALMOST CAUSING 2 OTHER ACCIDENTS. IT HAS BEEN GETTING PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR A MONTH NOW. IT'S @ THE DEALERSHIP NOW ,THEY SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT @ 1ST,NOW THEY SAY THEY HAVE DUPLICATED THE PROBLEM & I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION $4700. THE CAR HAS 54K MILES ON IT. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS ONLINE @REPAIRPAL.COM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE,THIS IS A VERY HAZARDOUS PROBLEM. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR DURING ACCELERATION. WHEN DOWNSHIFTING IT SLIPS AND SOMETIMES SLAMS ITSELF INTO GEAR. STARTING FROM A STOP SOMETIMES THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SEEM TO KNOW WHICH GEAR TO START IN AND SLAMS INTO 1ST. THE MOST FREQUENT PROBLEM IS THAT OF THE TRANSMISSION DROPPING OUT OF GEAR UPON ACCELERATION OR TRYING TO TOP A GRADE. IF YOU ARE NOT CAREFUL THE RPMS WILL REACH 5000+ RPMS. THIS ISSUE BEGAN AROUND 50K MILES. FORD DEALERSHIP IN STERLING HEIGHTS MICHIGAN CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION IN APPROX MAY OF 2008 AND THEY ONLY OFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF 4K+, THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR WHEN GOING UP A HILL OR WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR MAKE A ROUGH NOISE AND YOU HAVE TO BRAKE IN ORDER TO GET THE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS. WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AT 65 MPH THE CAR APPROACHED A SMALL HILL AND THE GEAR WOULD NOT CHANGE AND MADE A AWFUL NOISE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTIC CHECK AND IT REVEALED THAT I NEED A TRANSMISSION. THE COST WAS QUOTED AT 4900.00. THIS STARTED APPROX 2 MONTHS AGO AND IS STILL HAPPENING. *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILS TO RESPOND MOSTLY DURING SHIFTS IN THE RANGE FROM 2ND TO 5TH GEAR. THE CAR FAILS TO ACCELERATE, TRANSMISSION/ENGINE WINDS AND BECOME USELESS UNTIL YOU LET THE CAR RETURN TO FIRST GEAR. THIS DOESN'T ALLOW FOR PROPER PASSING MANEUVERS. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO CLANKS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 FORD FUSION SEL 6 CYL., WITH ROUGHLY 48K ON IT AND CURRENTLY HAVE 62K ON IT NOW, IN/AROUND OCTOBER OF 2009, AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS AGO STARTING HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25-40, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR, OFTEN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND TAKING AWAY ALL ACCELERATION. IN ORDER FOR IT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR, YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY LET OF THE GAS AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK INTO GEAR. THIS ALLOWS FOR MINIMAL ACCELERATOR AT BEST WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP. THIS FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IF NOT FIXED, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR WILL EVENTUALLY GO BAD. I TOOK IT IN TO ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE IN ANN ARBOR TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME, AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH DUE TO NO CODES SHOWING UP ON THE COMPUTER, THAT ON THE FORD BULLETIN IT WAS...

2006 FORD FUSION - NORMAL DRIVING UNTIL I HIT 59,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AFTER REACHING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND THE EMISSIONS LIGHT WOULD TURN ON. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 5/14/10, AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED, THE CAR WAS PUT ON DIAGNOSTICS AND NOW THE POWER MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT IN ON 5/14/2010 AND IT IS 7/28/10 AND I STILL HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE CAR. THEY ARE WAITING FOR THE PART WHICH THEY SAY WAS RECEIVED TODAY. AND BECAUSE I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FIRST, I GET THE PART FIRST. THERE IS ANOTHER 06 FUSION WITH THE SAME ISSUE, WAITING FOR THE SAME PART. WAS THE PART ON BACK ORDER FOR SO LONG BECAUSE FORD NEEDED TO REPLACE SO MANY OF THEM? MY GUESS IS YES. I WAS...

EVENTS LEADING: NORMAL DRIVING OPERATION. FAILURE:TRANSMISSION SLIPS AFTER REACHING 35 MPH+, OCCURS ANYTIME I AM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING UPHILL OR TRYING TO PASS. HAVE SEEN MANY FORUMS WITH OTHERS THAT ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. CAUSES MY CAR TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR UNTIL I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR OR CAUSES A VERY HARD SHIFT CAUSING THE TRANSMISSION TO BANG REALLY LOUD. WHAT HAS BEEN DONE TO FIX: NOTHING CURRENTLY, HAVE ONLY DONE RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE AND FOUND MANY FORUMS WITH INDIVIDUALS THAT HAVE SIMILAR ISSUES AND HAVE HAD THEIR VEHICLES IN TO THE DEALER ONLY TO HAVE THEIR CAR WORKED ON AND STILL HAVE PROBLEMS. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FUSION 3.0L V-6 IS EXPERIENCING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THIS ALL STARTED AT 55,000MI. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AT ACCELERATION AND CLUNKS AND THUDS WHEN IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. THIS IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD, ESPECIALLY IF YOU DECIDE TO TURN QUICKLY IF FRONT OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. THE TRANS JUST MAY NOT CATCH. FORD ENGINEERS KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. IT IS THE TRANSMISSION WHICH FORD PURCHASED FROM "AISEN" IN GERMANY. THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE CONTROL BODY WHICH HAS EXTREME SPOOL BORE WEAR. SOMEONE BETTER REQUIRE FORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.... I HAVE MANY CLOSE CALLS SINCE I OWNED THIS CAR. THE DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME 5000.00 TO FIX THEIR ISSUE. WHY IS FORD SO HUSH HUSH? *TR

THE PUSH BUTTON ON THE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY COME OUT, THUS ALLOWING SHIFTING WITHOUT THE NEED TO DEPRESS THE BUTTON. THIS ISSUE HAS ALSO RESULTING IN NOT BEING ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. SINCE THE LOCKING/UNLOCKING REMOTE IS INTEGRATED INTO THE KEY ITSELF, I CANNOT LOCK THE CAR WITHOUT THE SECOND KEY. NOT ONLY IS LEAVING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AKIN TO GIFT WRAPPING THE CAR FOR THIEVES, THE SHIFTING ISSUE IS ABSOLUTELY A SAFETY CONCERN! I SEARCHED THE PROBLEM AND IT APPEARS VERY COMMON, SO MUCH SO THAT A TSB HAS BEEN ISSUED. FORD NEEDS TO OWN UP TO THIS ISSUE. *TR

2006 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED *TGW THE CONSUMER SENT IN A TSB THAT WAS ISSUED REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON CERTAIN VEHICLES.. *JB

HIGHWAY OR REGULAR ROAD DRIVING TRANSMISSION GIVES OUT. THE TRANSMISSION RED LINES AND THE CAR FAILS TO RESPOND MOSTLY ON SLIGHT TO MODERATE INCLINES. YOU MUST LET UP OFF THE GAS AND ALLOW THE RPMS TO DROP TO NORMAL AND ALLOW FOR THE CAR TO CHANGE GEARS. DEALERSHIP CLAIMS NO ISSUES BUT THEY DO HAVE A TSB ON THE PROBLEM BUT CLAIM THAT CUSTOMER NEEDS TO PAY $2500 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

I HAVE HAD MY 2006 FUSION FOR TWO YEARS. MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AROUND 60,000 MILES. AT FIRST IT ONLY SLIPPED WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY, BUT OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WHEN IT SLIPS IT JUMPS OUT OF GEAR AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE AT ALL. I JUST PRAY THAT THE PERSON BEHIND ME CAN SLOW DOWN IN TIME NOT TO HIT ME AND MY CHILDREN. IT TAKES A FEW MILES FOR IT TO JUMP BACK INTO GEAR. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO WAIT FOR IT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR. I CANNOT AFFORD A NEW TRANSMISSION! THIS CAR REPLACED MY FORD ECONOLINE WHICH I DROVE FOR OVER 200,000 MILES BEFORE ITS TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. IF I WANTED TO BUY A TRANSMISSION I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE...

TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL... THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AS 50,000 MILES SNA ABOVE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND IN FORUMS ON THE 2006 FORD FUSIONS. THE CAR WILL SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO IT WILL SWITCH GEARS ON ITS OWN AS WELL AS THE GEAR WILL GET STUCK. THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY UNSAFE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MUCH WORSE. *TR

HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 50,000 AND ABOVE ON THE 2006 FORD FUSION... I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE AND FORD HAS TRIED TO BRUSH IT OFF AS I NEED A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION, BUT I MADE THEM CHECK THEIR SERVICE ALERTS... THERE IS AN ALERT OUT ON ALL 2006 FORD FUSION'S WITH A CERTAIN ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SINCE THERE IS AN ALERT OUT ON IT. I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE ISN'T A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE? MY CAR IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE, IT SLIPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE IT WILL GET STUCK IN CAR AND VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON REGULAR ROADS AT REGULAR SPEEDS. AS IT WILL GET STUCK IN LOWER GEARS AS WELL. I DO PLAN ON GETTING THE PROBLEM FIXED BECAUSE I NEED MY CAR, BUT I ALSO FEEL THAT I SHOULD NOT...

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN GEAR, THEN ABRUPTLY CHANGES. LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, CAR STRUGGLED TO REACH 40 MPH WHILE OTHER VEHICLES REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2006 FORD FUSION KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP OR GOING UP A STEEP HILL. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE BODY DEFECT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN DATING BACK TO 2001. I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER 2008, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED (ON A SATURDAY). MY MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 35129 (WELL WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD). I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK UNTIL SEPT. OF '09 FOR EVALUATION, AND THEY JUST DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. BACK AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM IN NOV. '09 WHEN THEY INDICATED THE VALVE BODY FROM TSB DATED 08/24/01. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION POPS INTO NEUTRAL WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNING A CORNER, OR ACCELERATING - THEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. CARS BEHIND ME HAVE NEARLY RAMMED INTO MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS...

PUSH BUTTON RETAINING CLIP FOR SHIFTER HANDLE IS BROKEN, CAR WILL SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON. DEALER WANTS $500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY PLASTIC CLIP

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS ON FORD'S FORUMS AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THAT REMOVING THE SILVER RING ON THE SHIFTER KNOB WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND HAVE MY CAR ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND KILL SOMEONE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION 4 DOOR SEDAN. UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP, I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I SHIFTED INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AGAIN AND IT SHOWED IT WAS IN PARK. THE KEYS STILL WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I FINALLY WENT INTO MY HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE. I FOUND ONLINE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. IT SEEMS THE DECORATIVE RING AROUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER KEEPS THE BUTTON FROM FULLY DISENGAGING. I WENT BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HITTING THE BUTTON AND WAS SUCCESSFUL AT WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS EASY TO ROLL. IF THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND THE SHIFTER DID NOT...

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2006 FORD FUSION SE IGNITION ON/OFF, KEY REMOVAL AND GEAR SELECTION. WHEN STARTING CAR, COMES OUT OF GEAR. ON STARTUP, GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE FULLY. ON STARTUP, CANNOT START MOTOR BECAUSE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE "PARK". KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS, TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *TR

CAR JUMPING, AND HESITATING. IT HAPPENED ALOT. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT IF THE GAS CAP OR ENGINE TOP WASN'T ON THAT IT WAS CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON, AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE JUMPING OF THE CAR THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE, THAT IS WHAT IS WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. ALSO CAR SWITCHING ITS GEAR BY ITSELF THEN SLOWING DOWN AND LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THEN IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR