2017 FORD FUSION Electrical System Problems

WE BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE BRAND NEW AND WE HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE DAY ONE AT DELIVER, THE VEHICLE HAD MORE BATTERIES THAN DAYS IN MY DRIVEWAY.

I HAVE OWNED MY FORD FUSION SINCE MARCH 2017. TWICE SINCE JUNE 2017 I HAVE COME OUT TO A CAR THAT WILL NOT START. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WTHERE WAS NO WAY FOR US TO MANUALLY JUMP THE CAR DUE TO THE PLASTIC GUARD HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED. IT TOOK 2 DAYS FOR MAINTENANCE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THAT WAS ALL THAT WAS DIAGNOSED. AUGUST 27, 2017, AGAIN MY CAR WOULD NOT START NOR WERE WE ABLE TO JUMP IT.

SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR IN JANUARY OF 2017 I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CONNECT MY SMARTPHONE TO THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM ON THE SCREEN IT WILL WORK SOMETIMES EVEN THOUGH I DOWNLOAD THE APPROPRIATE APPS FOR MY PHONE IT WILL NOT CONNECT. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS TO FORD OF MONTEBELLO AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE TOUCHSCREEN ALSO HAS FLICKERED AND TURN ON OFF NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. BOTH OF MY FRONT DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND PASSENGER WINDOW HAVE HAD A TENDENCY TO NOT ROLL ALL THE WAY UP AND AT THE SAME TIME ROLLED DOWN AND THEN THEY WOULD START DOING IT REPEATEDLY UNTIL I TURN THE CAR OFF OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THEN IT WOULD STOP.

THIS IS A FOLLOW UP TO COMPLAINT NO. 11010655 (FORD CASE NO. CAS12754117). ON THE MORNING OF 7/26/2017, AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A DRIVEWAY OVERNIGHT, I STARTED THE VEHICLE AS A TEST TO ENSURE IT WOULD START LATER FOR MY SPOUSE. IT STARTED FINE. WHEN SHE TRIED TO START IT LATER AND IT WOULD NOT START. I THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN. IT WOULD NOT START AND THE LIGHTS FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD. (BOTH THE SERVICE TECHS AT FAITH FORD AND DURAND FORD SAID THIS INDICATED A LOW VOLTAGE SITUATION.) I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DURAND FORD. IT STARTED FINE. SERVICE AT DURAND (A) SWITCHED OUT THE BATTERY FOR A NEW BATTERY AND (B) VERIFIED THAT THE AUDIO CONTROL MODULE HAD BEEN UPDATED TO ITS LATEST VERSION [A PROBLEM NOTED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM]. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT DURAND FORD FROM 7/27/2017 UNTIL 8/3/2017, IT DID NOT...

AT 1884 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD NOT START. WHEN JUMP STARTED, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. RETRIEVED CODES FOR "ALMOST EVERY MODULE" HAD LOW VOLTAGE. BATTERY WAS CHARGED AND CODES WERE CLEARED. SERVICE TECH SAYS THERE ARE NO SERVICE MEMOS OR RECALLS. IT APPEARS 14 COMPLAINTS OF DEAD BATTERY ON THIS MAKE/MODEL WERE FILED ON CARCOMPLAINTS.COM: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2017/ELECTRICAL/DEAD_BATTERY.SHTML

I'VE HAD BATTERY FAILURE ON 4 OCCASIONS WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE AND THE BATTERY HAS BEEN REPLACED BUT THE ISSUE REMAINS. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FUSION AS I'VE READ IN MANY BLOGS ONLINE AND COMPLAINTS ON NHTSA WEBSITE BUT FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A TSA OR RECALL.

I PURCHASED THIS CAR ON 8/31/16 AND ON 11/28/16 THE DREADED DEAD BATTERY PROBLEMS STARTED. I TOOK IN IT, THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY ON 11/28 SAID THAT IT WAS PROBABLY JUST A FAULTY BATTERY FROM THE MANUFACTURE AND THAT IT HAPPENS, RARELY BUT IT HAPPENS. ON 12/31/17 I WENT TO START MY CAR AND IT AGAIN WOULD NOT START. EACH TIME THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED, I HAVE TO MANUALLY UNLOCK MY CAR BY TAKING OFF A PIECE OF THE DOOR HANDLE TO EXPOSE THE KEY HOLE AND THE DOME LIGHTS OR DASH LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON, THAT'S MY DEAD GIVEAWAY THAT IT WONT START. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THIS TIME THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED ON 8/1/16 AND SAT TOO LONG WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN SO IT CAUSED THE BATTERY TO MESS UP(EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED A MONTH EARLIER, AND DRIVE...

THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A GROCERY STORE PARKING LOT FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES. UPON (TRYING) TO LEAVE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. ALL OTHER SYSTEMS WERE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. THERE WERE 3 OR 4 WARNINGS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE DASHBOARD HOWEVER, THESE DID NOT REGISTER IN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE RESET OPTIONS PROVIDED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL WERE NOT EFFECTIVE IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE THEREFORE, THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. ALSO, ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE VEHICLE DID NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM THE NEXT DAY. EVENTUALLY IT WAS DETERMINED THAT AN ACTUATOR MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THIS, ON A CAR WITH JUST OVER 2100 MILES ON IT.....

CAR WAS PARKED FOR 9 DAYS IN AN ENCLOSED STRUCTURE AT AN AIRPORT. UPON RETURN, THE BATTERY WAS COMPLETELY DEAD. GOT A "JUMP" TO GET ENGINE STARTED. RAN CAR FOR 15 MINUTES TO CHARGE BATTERY. TOOK CAR TO A FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THEY "FLASHED" SOME COMPUTER, AND THEY THINK THEY FIXED IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BATTERY HAD COMPLETELY FAILED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 700.

THERE IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED ISSUE ABOUT DEAD BATTERIES IN THIS VEHICLE, LIKELY CAUSED BY A FAULTY ACM (AUDIO CONTROL MODULE). THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF POSTS ABOUT THIS OVER THE WEB, SOME OF WHICH CAN BE FOUND HERE: HTTP://WWW.FUSIONSPORTFORUMS.COM/FORUM/257-FUSION-V6-SPORT-AUDIO-ELECTRONICS-LIGHTING/3770-DEAD-BATTERY-93.HTML HIGH-LEVEL COMPLAINT: BATTERY IS DEAD AFTER SITTING FOR 8 HOURS EVERY SINGLE DAY ON A NEW VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 3000 MILES. UNACCEPTABLE!

THE DRIVERSIDE/PASSENGER SIDE WINDOWS GO UP AND THEN COMES RIGHT BACK DOWN AUTOMATICALLY. WHEN YOU TRY TO MAKE THE WINDOWS STAY UP THEY COME BACK DOWN. I TRIED TO DO IT WHEN THE CAR WAS MOVING AND STATIONERY.

FORD EGINEERS ARE WORKING ON A WINDOW PROBLEM . WHEN THE WINDOWS TRIES TO CLOSE ,AS IT HIT THE TOP, IT IMMEDIATELY GOES BACK DOWN. BEEN TO SHOP 2 TIMES WITH THE DRIVERS WINDOW AND THE LATEST WAS WITH BOTH FRONT WINDOWS. TEMPORARY SOLUTION IS TOO EASE IT UP A LITTLE AT A BIT AT A TIME

DEAD BATTERY ISSUE. BRAND NEW CAR SITTING FOR 6 DAYS HAS BATTERY GO BELOW "MINIMUM START" AND WHEN START BUTTON IS PRESSED, ENTIRE CAR GOES DEAD. ISSUE IS NOT ISOLATED TO ONLY MY CAR. MANY OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT IT'S "NOT A PROBLEM". THE FORD FUSION SPORT FORUM HAS TONS OF PEOPLE COMPLAINING (HTTP://WWW.FUSIONSPORTFORUMS.COM/FORUM/257-FUSION-V6-SPORT-AUDIO-ELECTRONICS-LIGHTING/3770-DEAD-BATTERY.HTML). WHEN I CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE ARE NO "RECALLS NOR TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS" ISSUED ON THIS PROBLEM AND TO LODGE A COMPLAINT WITH THE NHTSA. THIS ISSUE IS SAFETY RELATED BECAUSE OWNERS CAN BE STRANDED AWAY FROM HOME; AND THIS PROBLEM HAPPENS CONTINUOUSLY. PROBLEM OCCURRENCE: THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR IF THE VEHICLE IS PARKED, SHUT OFF, AND NOT USED FOR 3 OR MORE DAYS. SUSPECTED ISSUE: AS AN IT PROFESSIONAL, I SURMISE THE PROBLEM'S ORIGIN IS BASED ON THE CAR HAVING A MODEM THAT...

ISSUE 1: FMVSS CRITICAL SAFETY ISSUE. INTERMITTENT TOTAL FAILURE OF CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM, INCLUDING FAILURE OF DEFOGGER CAUSING OBSTRUCTED VISIBILITY IN COLD CLIMATES (VEHICLE IS BASED IN METROPOLITAN DETROIT). THE FAILURE IS BOTH ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL. NEITHER THE TOUCH SCREEN NOR THE PHYSICAL CONSOLE BUTTONS RESPOND TO COMMANDS. AFTER SECOND INTERMITTENT FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED OVERNIGHT IN AN ATTACHED HOME GARAGE. AFTER IGNITION, DEFOGGER FUNCTIONED, BUT NO OTHER CLIMATE FUNCTIONS WORKED. DEFOGGER EMITTED A BURNING SMELL AKIN TO A CAMPFIRE. FORCED TO DRIVE WITH SUCH CONDITIONS TO WORK TO MAINTAIN VISIBILITY. ISSUE 2: POSSIBLE FMVSS SAFETY ISSUE. INTERMITTENT FAILURE OF THE AUDIO SYSTEM, INCLUDING SNYC COMMANDS. TOUCHSCREEN (BOTH ON THE HOME SCREEN AND ON THE TOOLBAR AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN) AND PHYSICAL BUTTONS DO NOT RESPOND WHEN AUDIO BUTTONS ARE PRESSED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, SYNC DOES NOT RESPOND. ALTHOUGH BLUETOOTH IS ACTIVE, OCCUPANTS CANNOT HEAR THE DIALED...

MY CAR, WITH 2K MILES, WOULD NOT START (PUSH BUTTON START, THIS IS THE PLUG-IN HYBRID "ENERGI" MODEL). AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER, THEY HAD TO TEAR THE CAR APART TO FIND A BAD WIRING HARNESS AS PART OF THE HYBRID SYSTEM. THIS PART WAS UNAVAILABLE, AND I AM HAVING TO WAIT OVER 5 DAYS TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT PROVIDED ANY ALTERNATE TRANSPORTATION AND INSTEAD TRIED TO GET ME TO BUY AN EXTENDED WARRANTY. HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SUPPORT FROM FORD. THIS IS A SAFETY FIX, AND THE CAR ITSELF JUST WOULDN'T RUN. TO NOT TAKE CARE OF THE CUSTOMER OR HAVE THE ABILITY TO QUICKLY GET A PART IS UNACCEPTABLE. WIRING HARNESSES SHOULD NOT FAIL IN 5 WEEKS AND 2K MILES. THE CAR DROVE ONE MILE, THEN WOULD NOT RESTART. IT ONLY COMPLAINED TO "GET OFF THE ROAD SOON". A FAILURE OF WHAT...