10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 9 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 4 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 60,054 miles
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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his wife was driving and had stopped at a red traffic light, while attempting to accelerate, the engine revved, and the vehicle responded but failed to exceed 10 MPH. The were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that there were abnormal sounds coming from the center console. The contact stated that his wife pulled over to the side of the road and had the vehicle towed to a local independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the transmission fluid was black and there were metal gear fragments and clutch material found inside of the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced or rebuilt. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 155,136.
- Burfordville, MO, USA
On Saturday 10/5/24 I was attempting to park in my home parking spot and I placed the gear into park and the car shut off but the dash was giving a message that the car was still in drive. The car would not start and when I took my foot off of the brake the car nearly roll backwards into my neighbors car. We had to manually push the car back into the parking spot and turn on the parking brake so that it wouldn-??t roll again. After doing some online searching I found that the part that failed had been recalled 3 times. The car was towed to a Ford dealership and was told that the recall was not showing up under the VIN and I would have to pay for a diagnostic fee over $300 plus parts and labor. The 3 recalls that I was able to locate is Campaign/ NHTSA: 18S20/18V471, 19S16/19V362, and22S43/22V413. They are all for the shift cable brushing which is the exact part that broke on my car that caused it to stop.
- Fort Worth , TX, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was restarted. However, after traveling a short distance, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to restart. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the turbo. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic, who determined that the turbo only required cleaning. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the torque converter resulting in damages to the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.
- Knoxville, TN, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to move out of park(P). Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V362000 (Power Train); which the contact linked to the failure. The contact also discovered how to manually repair the failure. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into park(P) without warning. The contact manually attached the shifter cable bushing back onto the gear shifter which allowed for the contact to resume normal driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.
- Cleveland, OH, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while sitting in the vehicle at a food pickup window, the vehicle was in park; however, the vehicle rolled forward. The contact stated that the gear shifter was inoperable and did not function as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the drive indicator was illuminated as if the gear shifter was in the drive. The contact called AAA. The AAA tow truck driver inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the transmission bushing cable had failed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure occurred while her minor children were in the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that an unknown recall repair was completed in 2019 for the replacement of the transmission bushing cable. The contact was advised that the repair was not covered under warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.
- Antelope, CA, USA
I was sold this car in 7/2023. I have replaced the transmission 2x now, the flex plate has broken, the brakes have needed replaced 2x. I was sold a lemon vehicle and now the car has a negative equity of $11,000 and I'm completely screwed.
- Auburn, WA, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the engine overheated with the check engine warning light remaining illuminated. Additionally, on several occasions the vehicle failed to start. Also, while driving at various speeds, the vehicle would not properly accelerate. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer who diagnosed that coolant had leaked into the engine and the engine needed to be replaced. The contact was also informed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 160,000.
- Richmond, VA, USA
Ford states the Power Bushing previously recalled was replaced in 2021 in my vehicle. Their replacement failed today and left me unable to safely put my car in park. While I was looking under the hood to see why it wasn't going, the car began to roll forward because I didn't realize it was not safely in park. The replacement for the recall failed and had disintegrated. Previous recall 18S20. The dealership would not replace it because it was not an open recall and after calling customer support they let us know their records showed it had been replaced. There was not protective service cap added during this "fix".
- Martindale , TX, USA
The car started to jerk as I was driving. Sometimes it's OK other times it starts when I accelerate like it goes out of gear came on. I did try to take it to AutoZone with the light had already gone off. I also took it diagnostic. they said that I could Transmission control module issue. I change my battery voltage. Immediately battery this resolved the problem for about 30 minutes and then the process started over again. Insecure driving this vehicle at this point I have read online. This is an issue 2016 Ford fusion I need help.
- Waxahachie, TX, USA
My car has about 120k miles on it. The issue is that the coolant leakes into the cylinders. Tried replacing cylinders but problem came back. Dealership says the engine needs repair. The safety issue I had was I was driving on the hwy at about 60. The car suddenly went from 60 to 30. If a car had been behind me I would have been hurt. The manufacturer ford will not pay. I have seen many of this exact same issues on your website. This IS a safety issue. What can you do?
- Wausau, WI, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact veered off the roadway. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle malfunction message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V427000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.
- Snellville, GA, USA
Ford fusion Transmission shifter cable bushing was a recalled part that was replaced in 2019. As of 2024 it failed again and for will not cover the replacement because the recall was already serviced.
- Temple, TX, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle, she became aware that the gear shifter was stuck in the drive. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the shifter cable bushing. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 126,000.
- Greenville, SC, USA
Gear shifter was stuck in -??Park-?? and unable to move shifter and change gears. The car was actually in Neutral. There were not warning signals the car was in neutral and could roll away. This puts the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and property at risk of injury/damage. Several recalls have been issued for 2016 Ford Fusions transmission bushings for this exact issue. When I contacted the Ford dealership they stated my VIN number was not impacted by the recall. I had the vehicle towed to my mechanic where the issue was identified as the transmission bushing, which they replaced. I then contacted Ford Motor Company who looked up my VIN and stated my vehicle DID have a recall on the bushing and that the part was replaced in Dec 2019 (prior to me owning the car). The replacement part used to address the recall had the same issue as what it was original part was recalled for.
- Melbourne, FL, USA
Transmission is constantly jerking when engine light is on. Driver assist back up reports to return to dealership and the front just doesn't work at all.
- Philadelphia, PA, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that when placing the vehicle into park(P), there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Recently, the contact stated that upon placing the vehicle into park(P), the vehicle began to roll backwards as the gear shift indicator indicated that the vehicle was in reverse(R). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was immediately informed that the failure was caused by the shifter cable bushing. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000(Power Train). The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.
- Titusville, FL, USA
Engine failure-yes, available for inspection The engine may fail at anytime leaving me and/or family stranded. Putting us in danger of being seriously injured or even killed. Yes, the dealer mechanic explained that the coolant was leaking into the head gasket/ block. He stated this was a known issue by Ford. He also stated that he would not drive the more than just home from the shop because otherwise we were at risk for stalling on the road. The vehicle had not been inspected by anyone. However, the state of Virginia requires an annual inspection which was completed on 02/29/24. Check engine light came on, took to a mechanic he replaced plugs. Light was off and car running fine. Check engine light came back in. We took it to the dealer the next day. The car was only driven to the dealer.
- Stephens City, VA, USA
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked on level ground, the contact attempted to shift the gear shifter into reverse and drive however, the transmission failed to respond as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train) as a possible solution; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.
- Harmony, PA, USA
most known issue with the fusions and escapes is cars make whining noise then randomly wont drive know a couple people experiencing this issue
- Forest Lake, MN, USA
- Adel, IA, USA