2016 FORD FUSION Power Train Problems

WHEN DRIVING MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RANDOMLY TURNS ON, ON THE FREEWAY, STREET, TURNING, ETC. AND THEN IT SAYS CHECK MANUAL. THE CAR STARTS SHAKING AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE. IN ORDER TO GET WHERE I NEED TO BE I HAVE TO PULL OVER CONSTANTLY AND RESTART THE CAR. I GOT IT CHECKED AT AUTO ZONE AND IT SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. OH AND BECOMES MORE DIFFICULT TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHEN THE ERROR POPS UP.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 WE HAD THIS EXACT ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF A RECALL. WE GOT OUT AT A REST AREA, WHEN WE RETURNED THE DASH SHOWED US IN A DIFFERENT GEAR THEN THE CAR WAS ACTUALLY IN. WHEN AT DEALERSHIP THEY STATED THAT THE PART THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE WAS THE SAME PART THAT WAS UNDER THE ABOVE RECALL, HOWEVER OUR VIN NUMBER IS NOT SHOWING UP???

FORD FUSION SHIFTING CABLE COMES OFF DUE TO BUSHING BEING DETERIORATED CAUSING CAR TO GO IN REVERSE WHILE IN PARK. DUE TO THIS UNOFFICIAL RECALL MY CAR WENT BACKWARDS INTO A BUILDING UNCONTROLLABLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER REMAINED STUCK IN NEUTRAL WHEN SHIFTING FROM THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT BACK INTO PARK AND THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS ACTIVATED IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE NOT TO ROLL AWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE DUE TO THE FAILURE. THE DEALER CRONIN FORD (10700 NEW HAVEN RD, HARRISON, OH 45030, 1-(513) 367-5300) HOWEVER THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). A LOANER VEHICLE WAS NOT PROVIDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TRANSMISSION POPPED OUT OF PARK WHILE BEING UNATTENDED AND ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHEN THE DRIVER EXITED THE VEHICLE WHILE WORKING TO PHOTOGRAPH ANOTHER VEHICLE FOR HIS JOB DUTIES. WHILE THE DRIVER WAS OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE TAKING PHOTOS, THE CAR POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A PARKED VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK, BUT THE PANEL DISPLAYED DRIVE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVID STANLEY FORD OF MIDWEST CITY, LLC (6601 SE 29TH ST, MIDWEST CITY, OK 73110, (405) 733-1611), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD ST. PETERSBURG (2525 34TH ST. N, ST. PETERSBURG, FL) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PARTS TO PERFORM THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,504. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

PULLED INTO DRIVEWAY AT HOME. THE CAR HAD STOPPED, AND I WENT TO PUT IT IN PARK FROM DRIVE. UPON MOVEMENT THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK INTO REVERSE AND ON THE DASH, IT READ REVERSE, BUT THE SHIFTER WAS PUSHED UP TO THE (P) PARK MARK. THE SHIFTER WOULD NOT MOVE, AND CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARD. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS STIFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS THE SHIFTING MECHANISM THAT HAD BROKE. THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFTING CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION BRAKE.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND BEING PLACED INTO PARK FROM DRIVE. UPON MOVEMENT THE SHIFTER BECAME STUCK IN NEUTRAL. WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO MOVE THE SHIFTER TO PARK BUT VEHICLE SCREEN READ TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL. TOWED THE VEHICLE TO CAMELBACK FORD AND WAS ADVISED THE SHIFTING MECHANISM HAD BROKEN. THE BUSHING THAT CONNECTS THE SHIFTING CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION HAD BROKEN RECALL 18V471000. FORD REFUSED TO REPLACE AS VIN WAS NOT IN THE BATCH AFFECTED CURRENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND AN ABNORMAL GRINDING NOISE WAS HEARD WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT CALLED SUNRISE BUICK GMC COVINGTON PIKE AT (901) 372-8000 (1800 COVINGTON PIKE, MEMPHIS, TN 38128) AND WAS INFORMED TO CALL NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (PACKEY WEBB FORD, 1815 OGDEN AVENUE, DOWNERS GROVE, IL 60515) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY ON AN INCLINE, IT INADVERTENTLY ROLLED AWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER JUMPED BACK INSIDE THE VEHICLE AND STOPPED IT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. AFTER THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER (HOLMAN FORD TURNERSVILLE, 3641 ROUTE 42 S, TURNERSVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08012) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE DETACHED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CASE NUMBER: CAS-15384719 WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF THE DRIVER AND STATED, THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AUTONATION FORD TUSTIN (2 AUTO CENTER DR., TUSTIN, CA 92782, (714) 627-5558), BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 18V167000 (STEERING) AND 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,828. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V167000 (STEERING) AND VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN).

2016 FORD FUSION S AUTO TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE LINKAGE BUSHING BROKE , I WENT TO FORD DEALERSHIP EL CAJON MAIN STREET, TO ASK THEM IF MY CAR UNDER THIS WARRANTY THIS SAID BRING YOUR CAR NEXT WEEK YOUR CAR NOT UNDER WARRANTY YOU HAVE 36800 MILES. WE WILL CHARGE YOU.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO PARK WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO MOVE FORWARD. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A MOMENT, AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. AFTERWARDS, THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ENGINE LOSES ENGINE POWER WHEN DRIVING. PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DOES NOTHING. MUST COAST OR BRAKE UNTIL THE CAR STOPS. POWER STEERING, BRAKING, AND CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS REMAIN FUNCTIONAL; RADIO REMAINS ON; TURN SIGNALS DID NOT WORK. 'TRANS NOT IN PARK' MESSAGE APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY. EVENT HAS OCCURRED THREE TIMES WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AND SET DURING AT LEAST TWO TIMES OUT OF THE THREE EVENTS. CAR MAY BE RESTARTED AFTER COMING TO A STOP, SHIFTING INTO PARK AND TURNING KEY TO OFF. APPEARS TO 'RESET' TO WORK CORRECTLY UNTIL THE NEXT UNEXPECTED EVENT OCCURS. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DOES NOT COME ON. CHIME OCCURS AFTER THE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CAR DOES NOT SHAKE DURING OR BEFORE EVENT. HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY HARSH OR DELAYED SHIFTING WHEN STARTING FROM STOP OR AFTER SLOWING AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THREE IDENTICAL INSTANCES HAVE OCCURRED SINCE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER TO PARK, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE DISPLAYED NEUTRAL INSTEAD OF PARK. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL AWAY AND THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED AAA AND THE TECHNICIAN PLACED THE SHIFT CABLE BACK IN THE CORRECT POSITION BECAUSE IT WAS LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER (FIESTA FORD, 78990 VARNER RD, INDIO, CA 92203, (760) 772-8000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT CABLE FRACTURED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND A CASE WAS FILED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,169.

CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I BARELY MADE IT TO SAFETY ON THE HIGHWAY FULL OF CARS. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T DRIVE. I TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT DROVE FINE. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS AND REALIZED THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING TO THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE WHO OWN 2016 FUSIONS AND YET THERE IS NO RECALL. I AM TERRIFIED OF DRIVING IT. IT SEEMS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS COMPLETE REPLACEMENT BUT AT EXPENSE OF THE OWNER DESPITE THOUSANDS OF CASES. HOW CAN THIS BE? PLEASE ADVISE.

SHAKING NO POWER WON'T ACCELERATE AND JERKING WHEN BACKING UP

HARSH OR DELAYED SHIFTING WHEN STARTING FROM A STOPPED POSITION OR AFTER SLOWING IN TRAFFIC AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE. HAPPENS IN DRIVE AND REVERSE. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE. ONLY 1150 MILES ON CAR AT THIS TIME. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO RESOLUTION.

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY 3 TIMES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. NO EXTRA POWER DRAWS WE ADDED. THE LAST RESULTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON ONCE IT WAS JUMP STARTED. THE ENGINE CODE THAT WAS ON WAS A P068A ECM/PCM POWER RELAY DE-ENERGIZED PERFORMANCE - TOO EARLY. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALREADY BEEN BROUGHT INTO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY PERFORMED A BATTERY TEST AND REPROGRAMMED THE MODULES. THIS WAS LESS THAN 1 MONTH TILL IT HAPPENED AGAIN

THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD A DEAD BATTERY 2 TIMES AFTER SITTING OVERNIGHT. NO EXTRA POWER DRAWS WE ADDED. THE LAST RESULTED WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT ON ONCE IT WAS JUMP STARTED. THE ENGINE CODE THAT WAS ON WAS A P068A ECM/PCM POWER RELAY DE-ENERGIZED PERFORMANCE. IT WILL BE SCHEDULED TO GO TO THE DEALERSHIP TO TRY TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE

SIMILAR TO ISSUES OTHERS WERE HAVING WITH THE THROTTLE CONTROL PLACING THE CAR INTO "LIMP" MODE, IT WOULD APPEAR THAT THIS IS WHAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY NEAR PITTSBURGH (376 WEST, NEAR THE SPLIT OF 79 NORTH/SOUTH) WITH ME IN THE PASSENGER SEAT, AND THREE KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 9 IN THE BACK SEAT. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR SEEMINGLY SHUT OFF OR "THROTTLED DOWN" AND BEGAN TO SHIMMY AND SHAKE, LOSING MOST OF ITS FUNCTIONALITY. WE WERE FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHICH WE BARELY DID, WITH VEHICLES SPEEDING PAST AT 4 LANE HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE FOLLOWING DAY, I CONTACTED FORD AND EXPLAINED THE SITUATION BUT WAS NOT TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SYSTEMIC ISSUE. IT WAS NOT UNTIL I DISCOVERED THE ISSUE ON MY OWN, THAT I LEARNED ABOUT THE FACT THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED...

WHILE DRIVING TODAY, I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE ABNORMALLY, AND THEN THE POWER WENT OUT. I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE, AND I ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL MY CAR! ONCE I FINALLY CAME TO A STOP, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND PULL OVER TO A SAFER AREA-- BUT THE SMOKE REMAINED. I BELIEVE THE THROTTLE BODY IS MALFUNCTIONING, WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE ON AN ALMOST-NEW CAR.

THE ETB (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) HAS FAILED TWICE. ONCE CAUSING COMPLETE MECHANICAL FAILURE, THE OTHER CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO LIMP HOME MODE. I'VE READ THOUSANDS OF SIMILAR REPORTS ABOUT 2013-2016 FUSIONS DOING THE SAME THING. THIS HASN'T COSTED ME ANY MONEY BUT IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, FOR THE CAR WONT MOVE OVER 8 MPH SUDDENLY.

4TH TIME: ENGINE MISSES,VIOLENT SHAKING LIKE TORQUE CONVERTER IS CONNECTED, GAS PEDAL NOT RESPONSIVE, DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP WITH A WRENCH. OWNERS MANUAL SAYS GO TO DEALER ASAP. BEEN TO DEALER ONCE, THEY SAID A TRANSMISSION REPROGRAMMING WAS NECESSARY. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 12 DAYS OF BEING "FIXED". THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, OR ANY SPEED FOR THAT MATTER, AND THE CAR DIES AND SHAKES AND JOLTS. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT 25 MPH AND 50 MPH. ONE TIME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A HILL AND I COULDN'T GET UP THE HILL AND JUST HAD TO BLOCK TRAFFIC. HELP! IF I CAN MAKE IT, BACK TO THE DEALER TOMORROW. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON BUSINESS MY 2016 FORD FUSION FLEET VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER TO THE ACCELERATOR AND BEGAN VIBRATING. THE GAS PEDAL COULD BE PRESSED BUT HAD NO AFFECT AS IF IT HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED AND AN ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED STATING SEE MANUAL. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES AN HOUR AT THE TIME (CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET AND HAD BEEN AT THIS SPEED FOR SOME TIME, NO RECENT ACCELERATION HAD OCCURRED). WHEN IT HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH NO SHOULDER. I WENT TO TAP THE BRAKE TO SEE IF IT WAS STILL FUNCTIONING AND WHEN I REACHED FOR IT WITH MY FOOT IT WAS ALREADY PARTIALLY DEPRESSED AND WHEN I TAPPED IT THE CAR FELT LIKE THE BRAKES HAD LOCKED OR WERE FOR SOME REASON EXTREMELY SENSITIVE CAUSING ME TO RAPIDLY DECELERATE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT SINCE PEOPLE WERE TRAVELING BEHIND ME....

THE VEHICLE STARTS RUNNING ROUGH, STEERING BECOMES LOOSE, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE MESSAGE 'CHECK OWNERS MANUAL', THEN THE ENGINE STALLS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE AT LOW SPEED ~35 MPH AND ONCE AT HIGH SPEED ~70 MPH. WE HAVE HAD IT IN THE FORD DEALER TWICE. THE FIRST TIME THEY SAID THERE WAS NO CODE SO THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. THE SECOND TIME THEY SAID THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM WITH A RECALL 16B32. I WILL DROP IT OFF THIS MORNING FOR THE 3RD TIME.

I HAVE A 2016 FORD FUSION THAT I PURCHASED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT HAS LOST POWER FOUR TIMES IN THE LAST THREE DAYS THAT I HAVE DRIVEN IT, TWICE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC HEADING TO AND FROM DALLAS FOR WORK. A WRENCH WILL SHOW UP ON THE DASHBOARD, A MESSAGE SAYING "SEE MANUAL" WILL POP UP, AND THE VEHICLE FAILS TO ACCELERATE. I CANNOT PULL THE VEHICLE OVER OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC BECAUSE IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TWICE. THE FIRST TIME WAS THIS PAST MONDAY. I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE CAR WOULD BE FINE AFTERWARDS. ON MY WAY HOME YESTERDAY, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A BUSY FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WORK NO SHOULDER TO PULL OFF ON BECAUSE OF CONSTRICTION, MY VEHICLE LOST...

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY IN CONGESTED TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE AND CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE ENGINE IDLED BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN 1000 AND 2500 RPM'S. A MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE INFORMATION SCREEN "SEE MANUAL". THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION AT ALL AND I HAD TO COAST THROUGH SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. ALL ELECTRICAL REMAINED WORKING. JUST NO ENGINE POWER AT ALL. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP, IT STRUGGLED TO START AT FIRST. WHILE DRIVING TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE MORE. DURING NORMAL DRIVING. NO INTENSE ACCELERATION. CRUISING TRAFFIC AT AROUND 65 MPH. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO LOOSE ALL ACCELERATOR POWER IN THE MIDDLE OFT OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY. I HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS TRYING TO DRIFT ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC AS I DID NOT...

THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS GROWN. I HAVE DOCUMENTED PROOF THAT DATES BACK TO MARCH 2016. THIS ISSUE IS AN ESCALATION OF OLD PROBLEM THAT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE IS AN ISSUE. I SAY THIS BECAUSE THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. ON 9/03/2016, I WAS DRIVING ON WEST GEORGIA RD IN SIMPONVILLE SC WHEN ALL IF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED. THEN A WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. LUCKILY, NO CAR WAS TRAILING BEHIND US OR I'M SURE IT WOULD HAVE RAN INTO THE BACK OF US. I SAY THIS BECAUSE MY FOOT WAS ON THE GAS PEDAL SO A CAR BEHIND ME WOULD NOT HAVE KNOWN TO SLOW DOWN TIL TOO LATE. I HAD JUST TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THE WEEK BEFOR FOR A SECOND TIME DUE TO CAR STALLING RIGHT AFTER A TAKE OFF...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND CITY STREETS, THE CAR LOSES POWER WITH A WRENCH DISPLAY REFERRING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL. THE ISSUE INVOLVES THE AWD CLUTCH AND OCCURRS WITH NO WARNING CAUSING AN EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITION THAT CAN RESULT IN IMMEDIATE INJURY OR DEATH DEPENDING ON THE DRIVER'S REACTION AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS. THE CAR HAS NO POWER BUT THE DRIVER STILL IS ABLE TO STEER THE VEHICLE WHILE THE ENGINE HAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE.

MY 18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE FUSION ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A HIGHWAY RAMP (ROUTE 22 IN SPRINGFIELD NJ) TO GO DORM SHOPPING FOR SCHOOL. UPON ENTERING THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATING ON THE RAMP THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION WHILE PRESSING DOWN IN THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE BEHIND HER BEGAN TO ACCELERATE; THE FUSION THEN LOST ALL POWER, THE VEHICLE STUCK HER IN THE REAR AND PUSHED MY DAUGHTERS FUSION INTO AN ACTIVE LANE WITH TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 55 MPH AND UP. THERE WAS MINOR AESTHETIC DAMAGE TO THE FUSION. BUT THAT IS NOT MY CONCERN IN THE LEAST! THE FUSION WAS STUCK ON AN ACTIVE HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY, MY DAUGHTER COULD OR SHOULD HAVE EASILY BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED! THIS IS THE DEMARCATION OF A NEAR MISS! THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE 'WRENCH ICON' THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND AIR BAG WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHOOK, AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 9,700.

LOST ALL POWER TO THE VEHICLE WHILE GOING 45 TO 50 MPH. TERRIBLE SITUATION TO BE IN AND WOULD NOT WANT THIS TO HAPPEN TO OTHERS. FORD KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND NEEDS TO DEAL WITH IT BETTER

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH, MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. (NEW CAR PURCHASED 11/2015) DASHBOARD STATED TO SEE MANUAL WHICH IN TURN TOLD ME THAT IT IS A POWERTRAIN FAILURE AND TO SEE A DEALER. ENGINE, A/C AND RADIO ALL SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE AND AS I CAME TO A STOP THE CAR RAN ROUGH AT IDLE AND HAD VERY LITTLE POWER. AFTER TURNING IT OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, THE CAR WAS BACK TO NORMAL AND NO MORE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH. THIS WAS VERY ODD CONSIDERING I ONLY HAD 14K MILES ON IT. THIS HAPPENED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN ONE WEEK. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND I TOLD THEM AFTER RESEARCHING AND SEEING ALL THESE COMMON OCCURRENCES, IT APPEARS THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS FAILING. THE TECH SAID HE HAS HEARD ABOUT THE...

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK MY 2016 FORD FUSION I HAD JUST PURCHASED IN JANUARY 2016 CAM TO A JERKY STALL-OUT HEADING TOWARDS A STOP LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE FUSION AND BARLEY MAKE IT INTO A SMALL PARKING LOT. THE "SERVICE ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE TOW-TRUCK, BECAUSE OBLIVIOUSLY THE 2016 FUSION PURCHASED IN JAN WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE! TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS A "THROTTLE BODY" INTERNAL FAILURE AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND RE-CALIBRATED THE NEW ONE... DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION-LINE! SO WHY IS THERE NO RECALL THIS COULD KILL SOMEONE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY! SO MY QUESTION IS... IS THE NEW THROTTLE BODY THEY PLACED IN MY FUSION ACTUALLY FIXING THE [XXX] PROBLEM OR ARE THEY KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE [XXX] ROAD? IS THERE A REDESIGNED THROTTLE BODY OR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING AND THE GEAR SHIFTER SHIFTED INTO PARK, THE FRONT PASSENGER ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, BUT THE GEAR SHIFTER DISENGAGED INTO REVERSE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE ROLLED AWAY AND DRAGGED THE FRONT PASSENGER ALONG UNTIL THE VEHICLE CAME TO A HALT ON LEVELED SURFACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, SPINE, AND RIB INJURIES AS WELL AS ABRASIONS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

2016 FORD FUSION WITH APPROXIMATELY 7,000 MILES. DRIVING CAR ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70-80 MPH AND SUDDENLY AIRBAG LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SIMULTANEOUSLY APPEAR ON DASHBOARD. THE THROTTLE BECOMES COMPLETELY NON FUCTIONING AND VEHICLE LOSES ABILITY TO ACCEALERATE AND STARTS SHAKING. MUST PULL OVER TO TURN CAR OFF AND RESTART FOR TO RESUME NORMAL FUNCTIONING. HAPPENED MINIMUM 6 TIMES IN THE COURSE OF 200 MILE TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTED INTO SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000.