2006 Ford Fusion Body & Structure Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPERATE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 233,000.

I WAS PARKING IN A BETTENDORT, IOWA RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WHEN MY CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. IT LEFT THE PARKING LOT, CROSSED A SIDEWALK AND WENT ONTO A STREET NEAR AN INTERSECTION. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T STOP. IT COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING CAR, CROSSED OVER A MEDIAN AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ANOTHER STREET ACROSS FROM THE INTERSECTION.

INTERIOR FRONT DOOR LATCHES BROKE AROUND THE 100,000 MILEAGE. ALL FOUR ELECTRIC WINDOW REGULATORS/MOTOR HAVE FAILED FROM THE 80,000-110,000 MILEAGE PERIOD. EACH OF THE REGULATORS PLASTIC ROLLERS WHERE THE CABLE GOES AROUND WERE BROKEN. TWO OF THE AUTOMATIC DOOR LOCKS QUIT WORKING AS WELL. ALL MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE AND 2 HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE EACH. 4-CYLINDER. I HAVE SEEN 100'S OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND MANY FOR THE INTERIOR LATCHES AND WINDOW REGULATORS. I HAVE SPENT OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS ON THE MOTOR MOUNT ISSUES.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BREAKS, INCASE OF CRASH OR FIRE YOU CANNOT EXIT. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER OTHER CARS WITH THE SAME DOOR HANDLE, HAS THEM RECALLED FOR THE SAME REASON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE BECAUSE THE HANDLE WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED AND PREVENTED THE CONTACT FROM EXITING THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES ON BOTH THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLES. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

[XXX] : THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AND DRIVER SIDE. THEY HAVE BEEN BREAKING FOR OVER TWO YEARS NOW. THE PRICE TO FIX THIS IS GOING TO BE 243.50 AND THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY WILL NOT FIX IT AND WILL NOT GIVE A PERCENTAGE OFF. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO IS HAVING THIS PROBLEM. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET WAYS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE FORD WILL NOT FIX. OR DO ANYTHING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD IF YOU HAVE A WRECK OR EMERGE IN WATER YOU WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO GET OUT. I THINK YOUR DEPARTMENT NEEDS TO GET INVOLVED....THEY RECALL THE FORD F150 FOR THE SAME THING, I AM 68 YEARS OLD AND IF I GET INTO A WRECK THEY WILL BE NO WAY FOR ME TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED ON THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ONE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

THE DRIVER'S DOOR COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM INSIDE....HAD TO LOWER WINDOW AND REACH OUTSIDE TO OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO DO THIS ALL THE TIME SINCE THIS PROBLEM STARTED. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM IN THE EVENT I LOSE POWER AND AM UNABLE TO OPEN THE WINDOW IN ORDER TO OPEN DOOR IN AN EMERGENCY. EXITING IS DELAYED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 09/10/15*LJ UPDATED 12/11/2015*JS

WHEN VEHICLE REACHES 65 MPH A BUFFETING OF THE REAR WINDOW IS SO LOUD THAT IT SEEMS AS IF IT WILL BREAK . DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. IT HAPPENS EVEN WITH THE WINDOWS RAISED. I HAVE A BLANKET STUFFED BETWEEN THE REAR DASHBOARD AND THE WINDOW TO QUIET THE BUFFETING. OWNERS MANUAL REFERS TO THE PROBLEM AND HOW TO REMEDY IT IF THE WINDOWS IN THE FRONT COMPARTMENT ARE DOWN , BUT NOTHING IF THE WINDOWS ARE UP. NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN IN THE PAST WITH ANY VEHICLE . VERY UNUSUAL . *TR

DRIVERS INSIDE DOOR HANDLE HAS BROKEN TWICE PREVENTING OPENING THE DRIVERS DOOR. HAVE FOUND TWO OTHER FUSION OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION, AND MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT THE FAILURE OF INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THREE OF THE FOUR INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES WILL NOT OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, THE WINDOWS HAVE TO BE ROLLED DOWN AND THE DOORS OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. SPECIFICALLY BOTH FRONT DOORS, AND THE LEFT REAR DOOR HANDLES DO NOT WORK. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN 2006. I CALLED THE FORD CONSUMER COMPLAINT LINE,AND WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND THE 36 MONTH WARRANTY PERIOD THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING THAT COULD BE DONE. OBVIOUSLY IF YOU CAN NOT GET OUT OF YOUR CAR WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND USING THE OUTSIDE HANDLE; SHOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE SEARCH ONLINE AND THERE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS WITH THE 2006-2010 YEARS ON THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES ON ONLINE FORUMS, AS WELL AS YOU TUBE ON HOW TO REPLACE THEM. THE SPOKESPERSON AT FORD SAID THAT THEY DO NOT MONITOR ONLINE FORUMS. THEY SAID THAT WOULD FILE MY COMPLAINT WITH MY VIN IN THEIR DATABASE. YOU CAN FIND THE HANDLES ON EBAY AND AMAZON FOR ABOUT $42.00. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP THAT YOU CAN GIVE IN GETTING FORD TO RECOGNIZE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER'S SIDE DOORS FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE FRONT WINDOW DOWN IN ORDER TO REACH THE EXTERIOR HANDLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AROUND THE AIR BAG AREA. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED REPLACING THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, PROVIDING NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 09/12/2012 *JS

THE INTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFTEY ISSUE IN EXITING THE VEHICLE, IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH OR FIRE. I WOULD LIKE TO SEE FORD RECALL THIS PART SO NO FURTHER ISSUES ARISE.