2006 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

CAR STARTED MISFIRING WHILE ACCELERATING ABOUT A MONTH AGO. SOMETIMES THE KICK WAS SO MUCH IT FELT LIKE GETTING REAR ENDED. TWICE (BOTH INCIDENTS WITHIN THE SAME WEEK) THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE FIRST TIME WAS DURING ACCELERATING TO MOVE AROUND A SLOW VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING IT AND THE SECOND TIME THE CAR WOULD MISFIRE EVERYTIME IT REACHED 65 MPH. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN THE CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT STARTED WORKING AGAIN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. FORD DIAGNOSED IT AS THE THROTTLE BODY BEING STUCK OPEN OR CLOSED. THIS SAME PROBLEM TENDS TO HAPPEN WITH THIS SAME THROTTLE BODY IN A NUMBER OF VEHICLES. *TT

AS REPORTED MULTIPLE TIMES THESE TRANSMISSIONS BEGIN TO SLIP VERY BADLY. WHILE TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ALMOST 90% OF THE TIME HOT OR COLD AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN YOU PRESS THE GAS THE TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP LEAVING YOU HANGING OUT TO DRY(THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS)...WHEN DOWNSHIFTING SOMETIMES AROUND 20MPH THERE WILL BE A LOUD BANGING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE AREA...THE TSB WAS ISSUED WAY BACK IN 2007 REGARDING ALL THESE ISSUES BUT NO RECALL...THE FLOOR MATS WERE RECALLED? BUT NOT THIS ISSUE. ALL OVER THE INTERNET YOU SEE THE INSANE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE DUE TO THE AISIN TRANSMISSION THEY USED....SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED IN MULTIPLE MAKES AND MODELS OF VEHICLES WITH SAME TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS. THEY SAY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION "VALVE BODY" OR AKA CONTROL ASSEMBLY...ITS ONLY $2,000 IF YOU HAVEN'T ALREADY BURNT UP THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION THEN ITS $4-5K. *TR

CUT STOPS RUNNING.. ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS ., ANY GIVEN TIME. ALMOST HAD THREE DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS. GLAD TO BE HERE.. STILL FOUND OUT ITS VERY COMMON PROBLEM SINCE IT TOOK A WEEK TO GET THE BACK ORDERED PART. THROTTLE BODY. SEEMS TO BE A SERIOUS PROBLEM. DANGEROUS TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

AT FIRST I FELT ON PREVIOUS DAY SLIPPAGE AT SLOW UPHILL DRIVING AND SOME STARTS. HUGE BANG LIKE THE BOTTOM WAS FALLING OUT OF THE CAR. LIKE I WAS REAR ENDED. THEN ON JULY 6TH WHILE ON FLAT, DRY 4 LANE AT 50 MPH IT FELT LIKE IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP. I TOOK FOOT OFF OF ACCELERATOR AND IT WENT BACK INTO GEAR. I HAD SOMEONE ELSE'S CHILD IN MY CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS. I AM IN THE NC AREA TO HAVE SURGERY AND STAYING AT A FRIENDS HOUSE. I AM DISABLED TOO. I CANNOT IN ANYWAY AFFORD TO FIX THIS. I WAS A FORD EMPLOYEE WHEN I GOT THIS CAR. I LOVE FORD. ONLY HEATED SEAT AND LUMBAR PROBLEMS THAT I CAN'T FIX EITHER. I WOULD LIKE A RECALL AND HELP TO FIX THIS. PLEASE. I HAVE NO PLACE TO LIVE AND MY CAR IS ALL I OWN. PLEASE HELP.THANKS *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS THE CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PCM MODULE, COILS, SPARK PLUGS, AND THE INTAKE MANIFOLD GASKET NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 84,000. *TR

WHEN I WAS PASSING A CAR ON THE HIGH WAY THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION. DEAD IN THE WATER. I HAD TO PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNING THE CARD ON AND OFF FIXED THE ISSUE. SINCE THAT IT HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

MY FORD FUSION V6 SEL HAS BEEN SLIPPING SINCE 50,000 MILES. I HAVE HAD 2 MINOR TRANSMISSION CHANGES WITHIN THE PAST 3 YEARS. TODAY ME AND MY KIDS WERE DRIVING ABOUT 20-35 MPH AROUND TOWN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I TRIED PLACING THE CAR INTO LOW GEAR, REVERSE WITH NOTHING HAPPENING. THIS WAS ON A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE CAR FINAL AFTER FORCING ME AND MY KIDS TO JERK FORWARD STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. EACH TIME I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE CAR TOOK 1-2 MINUTES TO RISE ABOVE 20 MPH. I FINALLY MADE IT TO MY HOUSE WHICH HAS A SMALL SLANT ON THE DRIVE WAY AND THE CAR STRUGGLED JUST TO MAKE IT IN THE GARAGE. THIS WAS THE MOST EMBARRASSING DAY OF MY LIFE!!!! THE CAR CLEARLY IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND EACH TIME I LOOK UP TSB'S I SEE MORE AND MORE 2006-11 FORD FUSION POSTINGS. BEING A FORD FAN MY WHOLE LIFE I MUST SAY IF NOTHING IS DONE WITH THIS COMPLAINT I WILL NO LONGER SUPPORT FORD AND WILL ENCOURAGE OTHER NOT TO AS WELL. THE NEXT STEPS ARE TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND DO A DIAGNOSTIC. I MAY ALSO TRY A MAJOR TRANSMISSION CHANGE, MY FEAR WOULD BE TO DO A TRANSMISSION CHANGE WITH ZERO CONFIDENCE THAT THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM!!! FORD MUST KEEP QUALITY AND SAFETY IN MIND WITH EVERY CAR THEY SELL ESPECIALLY A 1ST GENERATION MODEL. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN BUSY LOCAL HIGHWAY ABOUT 45MPH IN LATE RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RUN VERY ROUGH AND THEN ENGINE STALLED. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAD TO BE MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO POWER ON VERY BUSY HIGHWAY. THERE WERE A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS BUT NO ACCIDENT THANKFULLY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATES THE POWER TRAIN CONTROLLER MODULE (PCM) UNIT FAILED. THIS SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON FAILURE ON THESE CARS AND IT CAN BE DANGEROUS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO REV UP. GOT OF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE WHEN THERE WAS A SAFE SPOT TO LET THE TRAFFIC BEHIND US GO AROUND. I HAD MY WIFE AND TWO GRAND CHILDREN IN THE CAR NOT A SAFE POSITION TO BE IN. FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE VALVE IN ASIN TRANSMISSION. CAN NOT BELIEVE THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS PROBLEM, WHEN THEY KNOW ABOUT IT. THE PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 5 EVENING COMMUTE, GOING UP A HILL WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER, REACHING A MAXIMUM SPEED OF 20MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSED DOWN FULLY. THE ESC LIGHT AND A "WRENCH" LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE INTERSTATE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED WITH THE AFOREMENTIONED LIGHTS REMAINING OFF. VEHICLE RAN FINE. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED, WHICH I REJECTED AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE RAN FINE UNTIL 1 DAY PAST A YEAR FROM THE FIRST INCIDENT (JUNE 26, 2014). THE SAME THING HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE AT 60MPH AND AGAIN AT 40MPH. IT OCCURRED AGAIN ON JUNE 27, 2014, HOWEVER THIS TIME FROM A STOP. I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE FROM THE STOP SIGN AND BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION. EACH OCCURRENCE I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED, THE VEHICLE RAN FINE. I DID A WEB SEARCH ON THE ISSUE AND FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER FORD OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME THING WITH MODEL YEARS 2005, 2006 AND 2007. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE RPMS INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE SQUEAKED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE PCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. *TR

I WAS GOING HOME ON HIGHWAY (65 MPH) AND THE TRAFFIC STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND SO I PUT ON MY BRAKE AND LOST MY POWER. IT WAS IN LIMP MODE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN LOW SPEED LANE AND COULD GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND MANAGED TO PULL OFF. AFTER 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART CAR AND GET HOME. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN. I FEEL I WAS VERY LUCKY I DID NOT GET SLAMMED INTO AND SOMEONE DID NOT GET HURT. *TR

DRIVING WITH 20 MONTH OLD CHILD AND 6 WEEK OLD CHILD WHEN CAR BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND ONE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE CAR LOST POWER, IT WOULD ROUGHLY INCREASE SPEED SLOWLY WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THEN SUDDENLY IT WOULD SPEED UP AND SMOOTH OUT A LITTLE, BUT WAS NOT RUNNING NORMALLY. THE AIR CONDITIONING ALSO BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. SINCE THIS CONTINUED, I MADE ARRANGEMENT TO BORROW A CAR THE SAME DAY AS I FELT THIS VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE ENGINE COIL WIRING SYSTEM HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A BUILDING. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 120,000. *TR

VEHICLE LOSSES PROPULSION AT VERY INCONVENIENT TIMES ( I.E. DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE, STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT, AND PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC). I HAVE ATTEMPT TWO FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE MECHANIC SAID THAT IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY. I EVEN CALLED FORD, AND THEY SAID "IF THE WRENCH LIGHT IS ON IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY." I JUST WANT THIS PROBLEM TO STOP HAPPING BECAUSE I HAVE DONE EVERYTHING TO FIX IT. CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS, BATTERY, THROTTLE BODY (TWICE), AND EVEN DID THE OIL. NOTHING WORKS. PLEASE HELP ME FIND OUT ABOUT THIS RECALL BECAUSE FORD IS ASKING ME FOR LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY WHICH I DON'T HAVE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW AND HAS BEEN WELL MAINTAINED.

CAR ENGINE STARTED SOUNDING ROUGH AND WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS NOTHING HAPPENED AND CAR WOULD NOT PICK UP SPEED. IT WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 20 MILES PER HOUR. THE WRENCH LIGHT UP IN THE CAR SHOWING A PROBLEM.

THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIRBAG IS BULGING UP. I'M CONCERNED THIS COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR

MY 2006 FORD FUSION WITH A 3.0 V6 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS HAD THE FOLLOWING SAME ISSUES OVER THE PAST 18 MONTHS: - LOSES POWER AT CITY, HIGHWAY AND PARKING LOT SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING .... AT LEAST A HALF-OF-DOZEN TIMES - ENGINE STILL IDLES/RUNS ROUGH, BUT WILL NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 15-20 MPH - WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON, (SOMETIMES ENGINE LIGHT TOO). WHEN I TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WILL OPERATE FINE MOST THE TIMES. IT HAS DONE IT REPEATEDLY A COUPLE OF TIMES. THE WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR WILL GO OFF AFTER RESTART, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL REMAIN ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS THEN GO OUT. - FORD CLAIMS THAT THE 2006 FUSION IS NOT COVERED UNDER CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM #13N03 WHICH COVERS NEWER FUSIONS AND OTHER FORD MODELS. FORD ADVISE TO HAVE THE REPAIR MADE AND THEY WILL REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS OF THE REPAIR EXPENSE AT A FUTURE DATE, IF FORD SHOULD EVER ISSUE A CSP PROGRAM FOR THE 2006 FUSION. - I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAYS AND RURAL HIGHWAYS WITHOUT SHOULDERS TO PULL OVER. THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE RECTIFIED ASAP. - I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THIS ISSUE AND IT'S JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. MY RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FOR PEOPLE WITH CERTAIN FORD PRODUCTS. - FORD.....DUE THE RIGHT THING AND MAKE IT RIGHT FOR ALL! *TR

THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR ENTERING OVERDRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VERY VIOLENTLY, OCCASIONALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER UNTIL CAR IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR. AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE HAS VERY ROUGH GEAR TRANSITION WHEN BRAKING.

FRONT TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REARS WORKING O.K. THE INTERIOR DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING AND NO BULBS MALFUNCTIONING. BOTH FRONT SIGNAL BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THERE IS NO WAY FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TO KNOW THAT THE SIGNALS OR HAZARDS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. COST OF REPAIR WAS $617.11. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALL MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES RECENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THERE WAS ALSO A VIBRATION IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

THE POWER LOCKS, AND INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES TO OPEN THE DOOR IN BOTH THE FRONT AND REAR/DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES MALFUNCTION REGARDLESS OF USE/FORCE. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WARPS/BENDS AND BREAKS. THE LOCKING MECHANISM ALSO MALFUNCTIONS MAKING IT IMPOSSIBLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. IN ONLY WAY TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IS TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. ONCE THE LOCKING MECHANISM HAS MALFUNCTIONED, IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCK THE VEHICLE VIA THE REMOTE ALARM OR WITH THE PHYSICAL KEY. THIS PRESENTS A MAJOR PROBLEM AS 1:IN THE EVENT THAT THE DRIVER AND OR PASSENGERS NEED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS WINDOWS ARE ROLLED DOWN. 1B: IN THE EVENT THAT A CRASH OR WINDOWS MALFUNCTION, ALL OCCUPANTS ARE TRAPPED IN VEHICLE 2:THE VEHICLE IS WITHOUT PASSIVE ANTI-THEFT AS THE DOORS ARE UNABLE TO LOCK. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION IS BAD IN THE CAR. THE 2006 FORD FUSION WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW AND THE EXTENDED WARENTY EXPIRED, THE TRANSMISSION WENT BAD. WHAT MAKES IT SO BAD IS THAT THE CAR ONLY HAS A LITTLE OVER 46000 MILES. SO MANY PEOPLE HAVE SUBMITTED COMPLAINTS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHAT IS FORD GOING TO DO TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND REIMBURSE US AT LEAST SOME OF THE MONEY THAT WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

FRONT TURN SIGNAL HAS STOPPED WORKING. BULB IS GOOD, FUSE IS GOOD, WIRES ARE GOOD. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS SMART JUNCTION BOX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 85,000. UPDATED 04/30/13*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO 20 MPH INDEPENDENTLY. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE. THE THROTTLE WAS NOT REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DOOR LOCKS ON THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR AND THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IN THE RAIN, WHEN I GOT THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE THAT MY RF TURN SIGNAL WAS OUT. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE LF PARKING LIGHT STAYED ON. CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL WERE FINE. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SEE IF IT RESET. TRIED THAT WITH NO SUCCESS. WE RECONNECTED THE BATTERY THE NEXT MORNING AND PARKING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HAD TO REMOVE THE BULB SO I NOW HAD NO FRONT TURN SIGNALS. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, ASSUMING THE WORST AFTER MY ONLINE RESEARCH, AND GOT THE NEWS IT WAS THE SJB TO THE TUNE OF $700. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING WORKING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD SEEM TO QUALIFY AS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RESUME NORMALLY. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE COMPUTER SYSTEM AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,189 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 97,000. *TR

WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AT A HIGHWAY SPEED, WHICH CAUSED THE CAR TO DOWNSHIFT, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD "SLIP" OUT OF GEAR, CAUSING THE RPM'S TO REV UP TO AN UNSAFE LEVEL. TO GET THE CAR BACK INTO GEAR, I HAD TO REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND LET IT COAST FOR A BIT. ONCE THE RPM'S RETURNED TO BETWEEN 1000-2000, IT SLAMMED HARD INTO GEAR AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. THIS OCCURS REGULARLY EVEN AT REGULAR STREET SPEEDS, WHEN YOU NEED TO ACCELERATE WHERE A DOWNSHIFT IS NECESSARY. THIS COULD EASILY LEAD TO A CRASH. FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS, BASICALLY IT IS DUE TO VALVE BORE WEAR IN THE MAIN CONTROL. THEY HAVE A DEFECTIVE CONTROL BODY WHICH HAS EXTREME SPOOL BORE WEAR. A TSB WAS ISSUED: TSB BULLETIN DATE: FEB 2007 VARIOUS DRIVEABILITY/TRANSMISSION SYMPTOMS - PCM/TCM CALIBRATION UPDATES 3.0L - AISIN F21 AUTO TRANS. ( NHTSA ITEM NUMBER - 10021277 ). NO RECALL BY FORD TO DATE. IF YOU CATCH IT BEFORE THE CLUTCH IS BURNT UP, YOU CAN GET BY WITH REPLACING THE MAIN CONTROL VALVE BODY FOR AROUND $800-$1000, HOWEVER IF YOU'RE BEYOND THAT POINT IT'S A $4500+ NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT'S CHEST TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, HIP AND CHEST INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

I HAVE A 2006 FUSION THIS PROBLEM STARTED A YEAR AGO. FIRST MY CAR SHAKES, WHEN DRIVEN 20MPH AND TRY TO ACCELERATE IT HAS A HARD TIME PICKING UP SPEED IT MISSES. SO I HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR BECAUSE I THOUGHT THAT'S WHAT WAS WRONG. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL GOOD YEAR AND THEY NOTICED THAT I'VE HAD MY SPARK PLUGS CHANGED WITH THEM TWICE SO, THE MECHANIC TOOK MY CAR APART AND FOUND THAT MY 5TH CYLINDER WAS BAD AND THAT IT WAS BURNING THROUGH MY COILS. 2 YEARS AGO I HAD ISSUES WITH MY BALLS JOINTS ON MY CAR FRONT TIRES FIXED IT NOW, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM MY BALL JOINTS HAVE CLAY IN THEM HOW THAT HAPPEN I DON'T KNOW. THERE IS ALSO A 3RD PROBLEM THAT I AM HAVING WITH MY TRANSMISSION. I CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLE, OF COURSE IT WOULD BE MY LUCK NOTHING!!! I WORK FOR TOYOTA AND THEY RECALL THEIR VEHICLES ALL THE TIME FOR ANY ISSUE THEY HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN!!! *JS

I WAS SENT A LETTER ABOUT THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDING REPLACED. I HAD THIS DONE SEPTEMBER 2012 BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON. DO I GET A REFUND SINCE I ALREADY HAD TO TAKE CARE OF IT.

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 14 I WAS MAKING MY WAY TO WORK AND MERGING ON TO A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR STOPPED MOVE, THERE WAS NO WARNING, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, NOTHING. I PUSHED THE GAS, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. BY SOME MIRACLE THE CAR BEHIND ME DID NOT HIT ME AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE THERE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO A SHOP, IT WAS DETERMINED IT FELL UNDER TSB 11-8-2. THE FIX FOR THIS, A NEW PCM, 6 COILS, 6 SPARK PLUGS, VALVE COVER GASKET, TUBE SEALS AND AN AIR FILTER ELEMENT, NOT TO MENTION A TOW TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER TOLOAD THE NEW PCM. PCM'S IN 2006-2008 FORD FUSIONS, 2008 FORD TAURUS, 2007-2008 FORD EDGE, 2006 LINCOLN ZEPHYR 2007-2008 LINCOLN MKZ, MKX AND MERCURY 2006-2008 MILAN AND 2008 SABLE ARE FAULTY AND FORD KNOWS IT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY AND WAS IN A COMATOSE STATE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/6/14*CN UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS

AC / CLIMATE CONTROL EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SENSOR (EATC) FAILS TO REGISTER SET TEMPERATURE CAUSING LOSS OF COMPRESSOR OPERATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF DEFOGGING THE WINDSHIELD CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD, AS WELL AS THE INABILITY TO COOL THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. SYSTEM BLOWS ONLY WARM / HOT AIR, FOGGING THE WINDSHIELD AND CREATING A VISIBILITY HAZARD. *TR

DRIVING ON FREEWAY 70 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NOTHING WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS...FELT LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED ON MAY 29,2012 FOR OUR 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. THANK GOODNESS I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NOT HER. VERY DANGEROUS!! WE DIDN'T KNOW FORD FUSION'S HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS; WE NEVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

ERROR CODE FOR ENGINE TEMPERATURE BEING TOO LOW. THE CAUSE IS BELIEVED TO BE A THERMOSTAT STUCK OPEN. THE FIX IS A REPLACEMENT OF THE THERMOSTAT AND FORD MUST BE AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE REPLACED THE OEM THERMOSTAT WITH A HIGHER TEMPERATURE RATED ONE. BY LOOKING AT NUMEROUS AUTOMOBILE FORUMS ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I AM HAVING THROTTLE BODY ISSUES WITH MY FORD FUSION (2006) THE PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED IN 2011 AND AGAIN LAST YEAR , BOTH BY TWO DIFFERENT MECHANICS/BODY SHOPS (ONE WAS A FORD DEALER). I SAW ABOUT A MONTH AGO ON MY LOCAL NEWS OF CONSUMERS WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES (THROTTLE BODY,CAR LOSES POWER WITHOUT NOTICE,ETC.) I EMAILED FORD TO ASK ABOUT REPAIR OR EVEN GOING HALF ON THE REPAIR FOR MY VEHICLE AS MY HOUSEHOLD IS UNABLE TO AFFORD IT DUE TO LOSS OF INCOME/JOB. I WAS TOLD THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO OR WILL OFFER HOWEVER, "CERTAIN" PEOPLE ARE GETTING THEIR REPAIRS TAKEN CARE OF. FOR IT TO MAKE THE NEWS THIS ISSUE IS A BIG DEAL. I BROUGHT IT TO FORDS ATTENTION TO LET THEM KNOW THAT ITS SIMPLY NOT THE NEWER MODEL CARS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS MINE, AS WELL AS A FRIENDS FORD (2008) HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JS

I HAVE STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS LIKE EVERYONE ELSE IS DESCRIBING WITH MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I HAVE OWNED MY CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. I GET HOME FROM WORK & GO TO GET OUT OF THE CAR & THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. FROM READING THE OTHER COMPLAINTS ON HERE I FIGURED OUT IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE SHIFTER BUTTON. SOMETHING IS BREAKING ON/IN THE SHIFTER BUTTON & IT'S NOT ALLOWING THE CAR TO THINK IT HAS BEEN PUT IN PARK, THUS NOT ALLOWING THE KEY TO COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. YOU HAVE TO MESS WITH THE SILVER SHIFTER BUTTON & IF YOU CAN FIND IT'S HAPPY SPOT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT. I JUST CAN'T BELIEVE THAT FORD MADE THIS CAR WITH SUCH CRAPPY PLASTIC PARTS!! I'M STARTING TO WISH I WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE SILVER IS PEELING OFF OF THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLES ALSO! THIS CAR IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION & HAS NOT BEEN TREATED ROUGH, SO I DON'T KNOW WHY IT'S STARTING TO FALL APART. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE ISSUES WITH THE 2006 FORD FUSION'S!! I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD VEHICLE AFTER THIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. SEVERAL VERY LOUD CLUNKING NOISES WERE HEARD UNDER THE VEHICLE LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. I BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN ON A BUSY ROAD WITH SEVERAL CAR BEHIND ME DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME ALMOST RAN RIGHT INTO THE REAR END OF THE CAR WITH MY 7 WEEK OLD SON IN THE BACK. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY FOLLOWED THE TSB 08-24-1 RECOMMENDATIONS AND SAID THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE IS VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE NOW. I WILL NOT TAKE IT ON THE ROAD DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WILL NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS AFTER ABOUT 1 HOUR OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. A RECALL IS NEEDED! *TR

THE ENGINE THRU A ROD RITE AFTER WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED . I ALWAYS HAD THE OIL CHANGED REGULAR FROM A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND ALWAYS HAD REGULAR SERVICE AS DIRECTED . I HAD TO REPLACE MOTOR COSTING ME $ 5000.00 DOLLARS , I REPORTED IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED ANOTHER NEW CAR FROM . THEY SAID NO RECALL WAS IN AFFECT SO THEY DID NOTHING . I WORKED FOR FORD AND HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A FORD OWNER , BUT SINCE I COULD NEVER GET MY MONEY BACK OUT OF THIS VEHICLE WITH ALL I HAVE INVESTED IN IT I WILL PROBABLY NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN !!!! NOT TO MENTION I HAD TO REPLACE A COMPUTER PART UNDER THE DASH THAT COULD ONLY BE DONE BY DEALERSHIP , COSTING ME $500.00 MORE . NOW MY TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING HARD IN 3RD GEAR . WHAT A PIECE OF [XXX] !!!!!!! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PLEASE FILE UNDER *LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES* PARKED VEHICLE. ATTEMPTED TO EXIT. DRIVER'S SIDE. HEARD REPEATED SOUND OF LOCK ACTUATOR CLICKING 3+ TIMES. HAD TO MANUALLY FORCE HANDLE AND MANUAL LOCK ABOVE HANDLE OPEN AND UNLOCK DOOR WITH REMOTE TO EXIT VEHICLE. TOOK APPROXIMATELY 3 MINUTES TO EXIT VEHICLE. UPON REENTERING VEHICLE AND RETURNING HOME, REMOTE LOCK WORKS OCCASIONALLY WITH HALF THE TIME THE ACTUAL LOCK MECHANISM PREVENTS DOOR FROM BEING LOCKED. THIS ISSUE IS IDENTICAL TO ALL OF THE OTHER 24 POSTS IN THIS CATEGORY. SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES AND MANUAL LOCKS EXHIBIT SAME "PAINT DELAMINATION" OF CHROME-COLORED SURFACES. VEHICLE PURCHASED AS CPO IN 2011 AT 58,000 MILES. NOW HAS 74,200 MOSTLY INTERSTATE MILES. FORD SHOULD ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AS IT APPEARS THROUGH RESEARCH TO BE PRETTY WIDE-SPREAD ON THESE VEHICLES. THIS WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN EVENT THAT AN EMERGENCY/RAPID EXIT IS REQUIRED. THIS WOULD BE A SECURITY ISSUE AS VEHICLE DOESN'T PROPERLY LOCK ALL THE TIME. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE IN A JERKING MOTION. IN ADDITION, AN ABNORMAL NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE PCM AND POWER TRAIN MODULE WAS REPLACED UNDER THE SERVICE WARRANTY. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

CAR EQUIPPED WITH AISIN F21 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED THERE WAS A LOUD CLUNK AND THE CAR SLOWLY CAME TO A HALT. THE ENGINE RPM INCREASED AS I TRIED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT WAS ABLE TO GET ME HOME. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, IT WAS FINE FOR A WHILE AND DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT NEEDED AN NEW TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE BODY. I ASKED IF THERE HAD BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION IN OTHER FUSIONS AND THEY SAID NONE THAT THEY KNEW OF. IN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I FIND THAT THIS TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR MANY PEOPLE FROM THE YEARS 2005-2010. CHECK SERVICE BULLETIN PUT OUT BY FORD # 08-24-1 PUBLICATION DATE NOV. 13 2008. I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER SERVICE BULLETINS ALSO. MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR VEHICLE STOP ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY AND HAVE BEEN PUT IN DANGER BECAUSE OF THE ABOVE PROBLEM. SINCE FORD HAD BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY SHOULD HAVE HAD A RECALL TO CORRECT IT IN THE INTEREST OF PUBLIC SAFETY. THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY BECAME STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SOFTWARE NOT READING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR LOCKS ALSO FAILED AS THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

CRUISE CONTROL STARTED MALFUNCTIONING. I HAVE FIVE CONTROLS FOR MY CRUISE CONTROL. THE RESUME CRUISE JUST STOPPED WORKING. THE +SET BUTTON WHICH IS SUPPOSE TO SET CRUISE OR SPEED IT UP NOW RESUMES CRUISE. THE - SET NOW SETS THE CRUISE AND SPEEDS THE CAR UP AND NOT THE ON AND OFF ARE ONLY WORKING SOMETIMES. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE MYSELF OF SOMEONE ELSE COULD HIS THE - SET BUTTON TRYING TO SLOW OUR VEHICLE DOWN AND INSTEAD OF SLOWING DOWN THE CAR SPEEDS UP. *TR

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH BROKEN. CAN NOT LOCK CAR WITH KEY FOB. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING AS I WAS ENTERING/MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY AND STOPPED WITH A LOUD THUD. AFTER THE SUDDEN STOP, DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WAS ERRATIC, MEANING THE RPM AND SHIFTING WAS ALL OVER THE PLACE. I EXITED AS SOON AS THE NEXT EXIT WAS AVAILABLE. THEN, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE WAS IN DRIVE, IT WENT "OUT OF GEAR" AND I WAS UNABLE TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE FORWARD. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THE VALVE BODY OF THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS DUE TO FORD TSB DUE TO PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT IS DEFECTIVE. REFER TO NHTSA #10021277. IF I HAD BEEN MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR IF I HAD BEEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS THE STREET AND THE VEHICLE WILL NOT PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD IN THE MANNER I EXPECT, IT COULD LEAD TO SERIOUS ACCIDENT. PLEASE HAVE FORD RECALL THIS PART FOR ALL SUCH VEHICLES SO NO ONE GETS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

CAR HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES WITH HARD REVS OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE TO SLOW BECAUSE IT FEELS LIKE THE ENTIRE CAR SHIFTS SO HARD THAT IT IS GONNA BREAK APART. CAR NOW DOES NOT EVEN REV. REVIEWED HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT SAME PROBLEM WITH THE 2006 FORD FUSION AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE. IT IS HORRIBLE! SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THERE IS NO RECALL AND EVEN AFTER REPLACING PARTS ON THE TRANSMISSION OR THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AS HUNDREDS HAVE SAID THEY DID, THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS SHORTLY THERE AFTER! *TR