2007 FORD FUSION Steering Problems

KAYSER FORD IN MADISON, WI WAS SUPPOSED TO HAVE REPLACED DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG. I HAVE CONCERNS ABOUT THEIR PROPERLY REPLACING, PER THE SAFETY RECALL, AS TIM DOUGLAS BOASTED THAT "THEY HAVE OVER 47 AIRBAGS" IN BACK AND THIS IS NOT HOW THE RECALL SHOULD WORK. THE PART NEEDS TO BE ORDERED PER THE VIN AND RECEIVED AND PUT IN, NOT SOME RANDOM SPARE EXTRA PARTS IN BACK, PUT IN THE VEHICLE, WITHOUT KNOWING HOW LONG THEY HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE. FURTHER, THIS FORD REPLACED THE PASSENGER AIRBAG, AND PULLED ON THE BOTTOM EDGE OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT, CAUSING A BADLY TENTED EDGE, THAT COULD OBSTRUCT THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT OR TEAR THE BAG IF IT IS DEPLOYED, AND AFFECT THE ANGLE AND TRAJECTORY OF THE DEPLOYMENT. THIS FORD DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. WHEN WE HAD IT TOWED FOR OTHER REPAIRS INCLUDING THE DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG, THEY NOT ONLY DID...

AS I WAS DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND THE BRAKES WENT OUT. *TR

SEVERAL (ALL WHEEL DRIVE )AWD FORD VEHICLES EX. FUSION, EDGE, TAURUS USE A (POWER TRANSFER UNIT) PTU THAT FMOC CALL FOR NO SERVICE NEEDED, NO DRAIN PLUG ONLY A FILL PORT. THE PTU IS A BASICALLY A TRANSFER CASE THAT SMALL FORD FORD AWD VEHICLES USE TO TRANSFER ENGINE POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION TO THE REAR WHEELS. THE PART IS CONNECTED TO THE TRANSMISSION SURROUNDED BY THE ENGINE, EXHAUST AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER, THE PTU ONLY HOLD A QUART OF LUBRICATING FLUID NO COOLING NO SERVICE INTERVAL AND ALL OF THE HEAT SURROUNDING THE UNIT BAKES THE LUBRICATION CAUSING LACK OF LUBRICATION CAUSING PTU AND TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPAIR QUOTE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP ON 1/29/2020 WITH A FORD REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND LABOR IS $5000.00 REPAIR. THIS UNIT FAILURE IS IN A 2007 FUSION WITH 92K MILES OTHER THAN THE POWERTRAIN ISSUE IS A SOLID VEHICLE THAT PERFORM GREAT UNTIL THE PTU...

TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL AND STEERING BOLT RECALL MY CAR HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL SINCE 2016, AND I WAS JUST OFFERED A RENTAL VEHICLE FROM A FORD ON JUNE 27TH, 2018 - 'UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE - RENEWING EVERY 30 DAYS' AT ONLY $30 PER DAY, WHICH IS HALF THE COST OF A DAILY RENTAL. FORD STATED MY CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AND YET I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET TO HAVE A SAFE VEHICLE UNTIL THEY FIGURE OUT PARTS? I CANNOT EVEN TRADE MY UNSAFE CAR IN DUE TO THE OUTSTANDING REPAIR SEVERELY DECREASING THE VALUE OF MY CAR. MY CAR ONLY HAS 103,000 MILES ON IT AND I HAVE ALREADY SPENT SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF MONEY ON OTHER REPAIRS. THIS CAR HAS BEEN A TOTAL NIGHTMARE! JUST RECENTLY I HAD TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FRONT AXLE DUE TO THE CV BOOT RUPTURING & MAJOR RUSTING. MY CAR HAS...

I WAS DRIVING TO GROCERY STORE MADE RIGHT HAND TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL CAME OFF HAD TO CALL MY MECHANIC TO PUT BAC ON LUCKY AIRBAG DIDN'T GO OFF I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REFUND MY MONEY OR BUY IT BAC ITS A DEATH TRAP WILL NOT DRIVE IT ANYMORE

ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS RECENTLY GONE BAD. SINCE THEN, IT TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP. FORD MECHANIC SAID IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANYMORE. NEEDS REPLACING ASAP.

MY 2007 FORD FUSION MAKES A LOUD, HIDIOUS, NOISE WHEN I TURN MY WEELS, EVEN IN THE SLIGHTEST. HARD TO EXPLAIN THE NOISE BUT WHEN IT'S COLDER OUTSIDE IT DOESN'T MAKE IT AND WHEN IT GETS HOT OUTSIDE, THEN IT GETS WORSE LIKE SOMETHING IS EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING WITH THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE. ANYTIME MY TIRE'S MOVE THAT NOISE IS MADE. BTW IT IS A AWD WHEEL DRIVE KEEPS GETTING WATER IN TAIL LIGHTS AND BLOWING BULBS MAYBE PART OF TAKATA RECALL AS WELL.

IDLER PULLEY BOLTS FAILED CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND ALTERNATOR. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AT THE TIME. IF THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, VEHICLE WOULD BE DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS PART HAS FAILED IN 6 MONTHS.

I BROUGHT MY FORD FUSION 2007 INTO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE A/C REPAIRED. I HAD THOUGHT IT WAS THE A/C SENSOR IN THE DASH, AS THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS RIGHT. DESPITE THIS, I WAS NOT LISTENED TO (I'M JUST A DUMB FEMALE, RIGHT?), AND THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, AND CONDENSER, ONLY TO FIND A/C DID NOT WORK. IN THE PROCESS, THEY ALSO MOVED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE POWER PUMP AND DRAINED THE CAR OF ALL POWER STEERING FLUID. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. I WAS LITERALLY UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR LOT DUE TO NO POWER STEERING!! THE CAR ALSO VIBRATED SIGNIFICANTLY NOW AT STOP LIGHTS. I WAS CONCERNED THEY DAMAGED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL. THE STEERING HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY STIFFER AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. FIRESTONE/TIRES PLUS AGREED TO REPAIR THE A/C SENSOR BUT ONLY IF I AGREED...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE WAS BLOWN FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL PLUGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING THE EXPRESSWAY MY TWO FRONT WHEELS TURNED RIGHT CAUSING ME TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT FRACTURED AS A RESULT THE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FRONT HE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THE REPLACED THE IDLER TENSIONS PULLEY. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM, THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE PULLEY IN PLACE, WERE TOO SMALL IN DIAMETER AND WOULD BREAK AT SOME...

THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BROKE OFF AND PULLED THE BELT OFF (THE BELT DID NOT BREAK) MAKING ME LOSE POWER STEERING, AND OF COURSE THE BATTERY WOULD NOT HOLD A CHARGE. THIS HAPPENED JUNE 8, 2013, JUNE 23, 2013 AND AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 11, 2013. FORD IS TELLING ME THAT THERE IS NO PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER THAT FIXED MY CAR THE 1ST TWO TIMES NOW HAS IT AGAIN AND HAS A CALL INTO FORD TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES IN THE PAST 2 1/2 MONTHS. ALL 3 TIMES I WAS DRIVING WHEN IT HAPPENED. THE SECOND 2 TIMES IT HAPPENED I HEARD A POP ALMOST LIKE I RAN SOMETHING OVER AND IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING. IT ALMOST HAS ME AFRAID TO PUT MY KIDS IN MY CAR. UNFORTUNATELY I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR AND CAN'T AFFORD A NEW ONE....

MY SON WAS TRAVELING DOWN ROAD AND CAR COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN. COMPUTER AND COILS SHORTED OUT. THANK GOODNESS HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE INTO TURNING LANE. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS IF HE HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE. NEED PART NUMBER 7U7Z12A650DLA. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP IN WAITING ON PART. IT HAS BEEN THERE OVER 2 WEEKS. WE HAVE BEEN TOLD 1000 FUSIONS ARE WAITING ON THIS PART. FORD CASE NUMBER - CAS[XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I PARKED MY 2007 FORD FUSION AT MY HOUSE AND I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. I MADE SURE THAT MY CAR WAS IN PARK, AND STILL MY KEY WOULD NOT COME PUT OF THE IGNITION. MY BOYFRIEND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THE KEY COULD COME OUT. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH SENSOR AND IT STILL NOT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE REPORTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN WHICH SHE WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

2007 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN WINTER WEATHER. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ON SNOW AND ICE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. I LOST CONTROL ONCE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND DID $2000 FRONT END DAMAGE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT WENT SLIGHTLY LEFT AND THE REAR WENT TO THE RIGHT AS I SPUN AROUND, HIT A MAILBOX POST AND BARELY MISSED A TELEPHONE POLE. OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE NOISY 4 CYLINDER ENGINE (OVER 60 MPH). *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE FORD FUSION SE PUTS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE CARPEL TUNNELS OF THE HANDS, WHEN IT IS HELD NATURALLY, WHICH LEADS TO NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN THE FINGERS. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD AND SHAPED MORE LIKE A WAGON WHEEL THAN A STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TRIED STEERING WHEEL COVERS, BUT THEY ONLY HELP A LITTLE. THE SHAPE OF THE WHEEL IS STILL A PROBLEM EVEN WITH A PADDED STEERING WHEEL COVER. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 12, 2010 AS I PARKED MY 2007 FORD FUSION IN PARKING LOT OF CONVENIENT STORE I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. I RETURNED HOME AND MY HUSBAND MADE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STILL THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY BACK SO THAT THE WHEEL COULD LOCK AND KEY COULD BE REMOVED. HE DISCONNECTED MY BATTERY POST AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THE KEY WOULD TURN BACK ENOUGH TO LOCK THE WHEEL AND BE REMOVED. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS OF THE FUSION BUT DID HAVE REPORTS ABOUT ANOTHER MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REPORTED BECAUSE THIS CAN BE COSTLY. I AM NOW CONVINCED. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION - CRACKS IN FRONT SUBFRAME EFFECTING STEERING YESTERDAY I WAS INFORMED BY A FORD DEALER, DON REID FORD IN MAITLAND FLORIDA, THAT THE LIKELY EXPLANATION FOR THE "NOTCHY" FEEL IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION IS PROBABLY DUE TO CRACKS AT WELD SEAMS IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD SERVICE TECH THAT THE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE A BAD STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SO FAR THE DEALER IS THINKING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THIS FORD TECH THAT THE WELD CRACKING PROBLEM IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" AT FORD AND HE AGREES 100% THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN FEEL LOOSENESS / CLUNKING IN MY STEERING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING. THIS IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT...