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2009 Ford FUSION: complaints, problems and recalls

Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.

Key facts

1,022 owner complaints analyzed

6 distinct recall campaigns

97,110 mi median reported failure mileage

Scope: 2009 model year. Data updated: . 624 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.

Owner-reported patterns

Most common problems

Service Brakes is the most frequently named component, appearing in 473 of 1,022 complaints (46.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.

Recurring terms in complaint narratives
TopicMatching reportsShare of complaints
Braking behavior52951.8%
Engine operation151.5%
Steering behavior151.5%
Transmission and shifting111.1%
Electrical and battery issues111.1%
Fuel system concerns10.1%

Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.

Component breakdown

Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.

Service Brakes
473
Air Bags
359
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
55
Vehicle Speed Control
31
Engine
30
Unknown Or Other
24
Structure:Body
23
Electrical System
22
Component breakdown data
CategoryCount
Service Brakes473
Air Bags359
Service Brakes, Hydraulic55
Vehicle Speed Control31
Engine30
Unknown Or Other24
Structure:Body23
Electrical System22

Service Brakes: 473; Air Bags: 359; Service Brakes, Hydraulic: 55; Vehicle Speed Control: 31; Engine: 30; Unknown Or Other: 24; Structure:Body: 23; Electrical System: 22

Reported problems by failure mileage

Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.

Under 25,000
35
25,000 to 49,999
43
50,000 to 74,999
84
75,000 to 99,999
165
100,000 to 149,999
218
150,000 and above
79
Reported problems by failure mileage data
CategoryCount
Under 25,00035
25,000 to 49,99943
50,000 to 74,99984
75,000 to 99,999165
100,000 to 149,999218
150,000 and above79

Under 25,000: 35; 25,000 to 49,999: 43; 50,000 to 74,999: 84; 75,000 to 99,999: 165; 100,000 to 149,999: 218; 150,000 and above: 79

100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (218). 398 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.

Complaints over time

Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.

2009
9
2010
12
2011
12
2012
15
2013
15
2014
29
2015
33
2016
98
2017
304
2018
241
2019
79
2020
60
2021
71
2022
18
2023
9
2024
10
2025
3
2026
4
Complaints over time data
CategoryCount
20099
201012
201112
201215
201315
201429
201533
201698
2017304
2018241
201979
202060
202171
202218
20239
202410
20253
20264

2009: 9; 2010: 12; 2011: 12; 2012: 15; 2013: 15; 2014: 29; 2015: 33; 2016: 98; 2017: 304; 2018: 241; 2019: 79; 2020: 60; 2021: 71; 2022: 18; 2023: 9; 2024: 10; 2025: 3; 2026: 4

Pattern summary

Service Brakes leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 529 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 15 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 15 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.

Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.

Examples from the source records

Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.

Owner report 10258268 · 2009-02-10 (February 10, 2009)

FRONT SEAT HEAD RESTRAINTS ARE MOUNTED AT AN EXTREME ANGLE WHICH FORCES YOUR HEAD FORWARD AT AN UNCOMFORTABLE ANGLE. THE HEAD RESTRAINTS NEED TO BE MORE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN INSTEAD OF CURVING FORWARD. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 5,200 miles reported. Look up ODI 10258268 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10261067 · 2009-03-08 (March 8, 2009)

I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW FORD FIESTA TITANIUM 1.4I DURATEC PETROL , ENGINE NUMBER:8Y00038 AND COLOR OF MY CAR IS GREY, ON 1TH DECEMBER IN 2008 IN TURKEY IN HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE COMPANY ( 2009 MODEL)..I PAID 29,800 TRKISH LIRA( 17678 AMERICAN DOLLAR) FOR MY CAR.I HAVE GOT A LOT OF ADVANTAGES WITH NEW FORD FIESTA, FOR EXAMPLE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STYLING, EASY FUEL CAPLESS REFUELING SYSTEM WITH MIS-FUEL INHIBIT ,RAIN-SENSING WIPERS, AUTO HEADLIGHT. TRIP COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL,CRUISE CONTROL ETC. FINALLY, I HAV…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10261067 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10264410 · 2009-04-07 (April 7, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK WAS INOPERABLE AND ITS DESIGN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. SHE STATED THAT THE TRUNK REQUIRED GREAT FORCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHUT PROPERLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING AND BEGINNING TO PEEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,800.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10264410 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10266197 · 2009-04-21 (April 21, 2009)

BRAKE MALFUNCTION. DURING SUDDEN STOP CAUSING COLLISION. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 1,010 miles reported. Look up ODI 10266197 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10266857 · 2009-04-27 (April 27, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT BELIEVES THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINT IN THE FRONT SEATS SHOULD HAVE BEEN DESIGNED DIFFERENTLY. SHE STATED THAT THEY PROTRUDE FORWARD TOO MUCH AND MAKE IT UNCOMFORTABLE TO DRIVE BECAUSE HER HEAD AND BACK ARE NOT STRAIGHT OR ALIGNED. SHE BELIEVES THAT THE HEAD RESTRAINTS SHOULD BE FLATTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 2,100. UPDATED 05/14/09. *LJ UPDATED 05/14/09.*JB

Owner-reported narrative. 75 miles reported. Look up ODI 10266857 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10267258 · 2009-04-29 (April 29, 2009)

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION SPORT (NA). THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD WAS CRACKED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN PARKED FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS. THERE WERE NO CRACKS PRIOR TO THIS DISCOVERY. THE CRACK ORIGINATED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD AND EXTENDED ACROSS TO THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $600. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A ROCK MAY HAVE STRUCK THE WINDSHIELD AND CAUSED THE FAILURE ALONG WITH THE HEAT. THE DE…

Owner-reported narrative. 1,300 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267258 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10275848 · 2009-07-06 (July 6, 2009)

2009 FORD FUSION FRONT END PULL OR DRIFT. I HAVE A FUSION THAT WILL LITERALLY RUN OFF THE ROAD WHEN HANDS ARE NOT CORRECTING THE STEERING. WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WE ALL DO IT FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN MOST CARS THIS IS NOT A CONCERN SINCE THE CAR WILL GO STRAIGHT OVER A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. THIS CAR HOWEVER WILL RUN OFF THE ROAD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM IS TO INSTRUCT THEIR DEALERS THROUGH AN INTERNAL MEMO, NOT TO "ATTEMPT A REPAIR…

Owner-reported narrative. 56 miles reported. Look up ODI 10275848 at NHTSA ↗

Owner report 10281877 · 2009-08-26 (August 26, 2009)

1. ENGINE THREW A ROD RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE JULY 10, 2009: WHILE TRAVELING THE I805 S IN SAN DIEGO, CA, THE VEHICLE ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THERE WERE NO NOISES, NOTHING TO INDICATE WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I WAS HEADING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1PM, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65MPH, WHEN I BEGAN TO NEAR MY FREEWAY INTERCHANGE. IT'S AN AREA WHERE TWO FREEWAYS MEET AND MERGING TRAFFIC IS MOVING MUCH SLOWER. CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENG…

Owner-reported narrative. 10,120 miles reported. Look up ODI 10281877 at NHTSA ↗

Recall history

6 distinct campaigns affect this selection. Announcement dates below are different from vehicle model years. A campaign may cover multiple years.

16V384000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2016-05-31 (May 31, 2016)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

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17V024000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2017-01-10 (January 10, 2017)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

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18V046000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2018-01-11 (January 11, 2018)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2009 Ford Edge, Fusion, Mustang and Ranger, Lincoln MKX and Zephyr/MKZ, and Mercury Milan vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

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19V904000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:Antilock/Traction Control/Electronic Limited Slip:Control Unit/Module

Reported: 2019-12-18 (December 18, 2019)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.

Consequence: If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the HCU as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began April 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S54.

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21V081000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Passenger Side:Inflator Module | Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module | Air Bags:Frontal

Reported: 2021-02-16 (February 16, 2021)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.

NHTSA campaign record ↗
21V158000 · Air Bags:Frontal:Driver Side:Inflator Module

Reported: 2021-03-10 (March 10, 2021)

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.

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Explore the data

Vehicle analysis explorer

Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.

Data completeness

1,022 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-09-30.

61.1%Usable mileage624 / 1,022 records
100.0%Valid incident date1,022 / 1,022 records
100.0%Valid filing date1,022 / 1,022 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates1,022 / 1,022 records

Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.

Problems by model year

Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.

Component complaint heatmap
Component200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020
Steering
111.5%
ODI 10183588 · 5,000 mi

AT LESS THAN 5000 MILES MY CAR WOULD HESITATE WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AT LEAST 4 TIMES FOR THIS ISSUE. IT IS NOW IN THE SHOP AGAIN BECAUSE WHEN I WOULD TURN LEFT SOMETHING IN THE STEERING COLUMN WAS LOOSE. *JB

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201.9%
ODI 10238931 · 45,000 mi

2007 FORD FUSION - CRACKS IN FRONT SUBFRAME EFFECTING STEERING YESTERDAY I WAS INFORMED BY A FORD DEALER, DON REID FORD IN MAITLAND FLORIDA, THAT THE LIKELY EXPLANATION FOR THE "NOTCHY" FEEL IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION IS PROBABLY DUE TO CRACKS AT WELD SEAMS IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD SERVICE TECH THAT THE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE A BAD STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SO FAR THE DEALER IS THINKING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER W…

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110.8%
ODI 10455369 · 81,000 mi

OVER TIME THE VEHICLE DEVELOPED GRADUALLY MORE SLACKNESS AND FREE PLAY IN THE STEERING RESPONSE. I INITIALLY ATTRIBUTED THE CONDITION TO TIRE WEAR AND VEHICLE AGE. EVENTUALLY THE CONDITION BECAME SO SERIOUS THAT I WAS CERTAIN IT WAS NOT NORMAL, SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE. UPON INVESTIGATION I DISCOVERED THAT THE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY WAS MOVING AROUND ON ITS ATTACHMENTS IN RESPONSE TO STEERING INPUTS. I CHECKED THE MOUNTING BOLTS THAT SECURE THE RACK TO THE SUB-FRAME AND FOUND THAT TWO OF THE BOLTS WERE LOOSE ENOUGH TO BE T…

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161.6%
ODI 10275848 · 56 mi

2009 FORD FUSION FRONT END PULL OR DRIFT. I HAVE A FUSION THAT WILL LITERALLY RUN OFF THE ROAD WHEN HANDS ARE NOT CORRECTING THE STEERING. WHILE EVERYONE KNOWS IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH NO HANDS ON THE WHEEL, WE ALL DO IT FROM TIME TO TIME AND IN MOST CARS THIS IS NOT A CONCERN SINCE THE CAR WILL GO STRAIGHT OVER A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE. THIS CAR HOWEVER WILL RUN OFF THE ROAD IN A MATTER OF SECONDS AND IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD. FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM IS TO INSTRUCT THEIR DEALERS THROUGH AN INTERNAL MEMO, NOT TO "ATTEMPT A REPAIR…

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1,64232.0%
ODI 10339693 · 1,300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKES FROM ANY SPEED, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD SLIGHTLY TURN TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED AND THE CONTACT STATED HE NOTICED THAT FAILURE SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 1,300. UPDATED 08/11/10. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN COMING TO A STOP. UPDATED 08/17/10*JB

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1,40550.4%
ODI 10395866 · 1,200 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS EXITING A PARKING SPACE WHEN THE STEERING FAILED AND BECAME ABNORMALLY TIGHT. THE POWER STEERING CAME WARNING LIGHT DID NOT ILLUMINATE UNTIL AFTER THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE HE WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE AND POSSIBLE REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 1,200.

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1,44157.3%
ODI 10422775 · 300 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD EXPERIENCE AN INTERMITTENT LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT STATED THE SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THE STEERING RACK WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300.

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38221.3%
ODI 10520192 · 700 mi

THE MOON ROOF WINDOW OPENED WITH OUT ANY BUTTON BEING PRESSED. STORM RAIN WAS STARTING. THERE WAS A LOT OF AUTO TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING , MY WIFE WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME AND THERE WAS A CAR COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO THE LEFT OF ME AND PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR :WHAT HAPPENED NEXT SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS: A. AUTO WENT INTO "COLLISION AVOIDANCE MODE"; WINDSHIELD SEVERAL RED LED WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING, AND ALERT NOISE FROM AUTO STARTED , AND STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED. THE LATER TWO ACTIONS ARE NOT TERRIBLY CLEAR TO ME B MY WIFE STARTED …

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31723.8%
ODI 10554243 · 2,400 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON A 2 LANE HWY. AND MESSAGE CAME "STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW" I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FROM THE CAR AND WAS TOLD IF THE CAR WASN'T DOING ANYTHING ABNORMAL, KEEP DRIVING AND BRING IT IN MONDAY. I ARRIVED HOME SAFELY TURNED OFF CAR AND TOOK PKGS. IN THE HOUSE. I CAME BACK OUT AND STARTED THE CAR RIGHT AWAY AND THE MESSAGE WAS "LOSS OF STEERING" AND INDEED NO POWER STEERING. I CALLED FORD AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK DRIVER AND WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT HASN'T BEEN SERVICED YET. *TR

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15815.9%
ODI 10679654

RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL (734)451-2499. CAR LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME AROUND 9:00 AM GOING EAST ON 401 IN CANADA, SECOND TIME AROUND 8:00 PM GOING WEST ON 402 IN CANADA. LOST POWER STEERING, ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES AND HEADLIGHTS. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND HAD TO PLACE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED CAR WITH IGNITION KEY. RENTAL CAR COMPANY PROVIDES TWO CAR KEYS WITH A BRAIDED CHAIN TO KEEP THE TWO KEYS TOGETHER AND TO DISCOURAGE CUSTOMER FROM SEPARATING THE KEYS (NEED WIRE CUTTERS TO SEP…

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17610.8%
ODI 10851865 · 400 mi

THE STEERING ASSIST, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, HAD A "FAULT" AND THE CAR WOULD NOT START/CRANK. BEFORE THIS HAPPENED THE STEERING WAS STRANGE, IT WAS LIKE THERE WERE STRING WINDS WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD SWAY SIDE TO SIDE.

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504.5%
ODI 10949943 · 1,650 mi

WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT, BETWEEN 5-10 MPH WHEN THE CAR CLICKED LOUDLY. I LOST STEERING AND BRAKES, AND CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. THE ENGINE HAD TURNED OFF, THE CAR HAD PUT ITSELF INTO PARK, AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT BACK AS IF I HAD OPENED THE DOOR WITH THE CAR SHUT OFF.

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194.3%
ODI 11083746 · 200 mi

SOLD CAR WITH OPEN RECALL FROM MAC HAIK FORD , GEORGETOWN, TX

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72.2%
ODI 11502472

While I drive my steering got stuck and stiffed. Hard to turn the wheels. Luckily when I entered my neighborhood stop the vehicle. Then I got the message from Ford Pass app saying *Electronic power steering control module fault and *collision warning system lost radar signal. If the steering stuck happened in highways while drive possibly life threatening issue

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105.5%
ODI 11531801

2020 Fusion Compressor one, delivered from factory went out-repaired Compressor 2 just went out Needs 3rd compressor now in 3 years or 38,000-Pending I was very concerned each time the compressor went out (x2) I was on the highway when it ceased up and I lost the ability to effectively control the vehicle. I was put in an unsafe position with the ceasing up and with excessive heat buildup with smelling burning. This was very scary and was unsafe and this part should be investigated for potential to cause harm and injury to those in t…

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Air Bags
31443.0%
ODI 10172785 · 14,800 mi

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS IN AN ACCIDENT AT 55 MPH INTO A SAND DUNE. THE CAR ROLLED OVER FOUR TIMES AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WAS NO AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR TO OR AFTER THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY AND HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN TO A SERVICE DEALER.*AK

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61457.7%
ODI 10186870

CUSTOMER FEELS THAT THE SEAT BELTS AND THE SIDE AIR BAGS ARE A HAZARD AND ARE NOT SAFE IN A ROLLOVER**CC THE CONSUMER STATED THE SEAT BELTS ARE NOT SAFE IN A ROLLOVER DUE TO THE INCORRECT ASSUMPTION THAT THE ROOF WILL REMAIN INTACT. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE AIR BAGS ARE NOT HELPFUL BECAUSE OCCUPANTS MAY HAVE THEIR HEADS THROWN AGAINST THE SIDE WINDOWS BY A PREVIOUS MANEUVER OR IMPACT, BEFORE A SIDE IMPACT, ONLY TO HAVE THEIR NECKS BROKEN BY AN INFLATING AIR BAG. THE HEAD RESTRAINTS HAVE SUPPORTS THAT ARE TOO WEAK TO PREVENT INJURY IN A …

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63747.1%
ODI 10256340 · 9,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON RT. 511OR LORAIN STREET IN OBERLIN, OHIO. THE LIGHT ON LORAIN AND S. PLEASANT WAS FLASHING. I HAD THE YELLOW FLASHING LIGHT I WAS DRIVING 35 THE SPEED LIMIT AND A GIRL WITH HER TWO CHILDREN DID NOT STOP FOR HER RED LIGHT AND I HIT HER T-BONE. MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND MY SEATBELT DID NOT LOCK. THIS FORCED ME TO GRIP THE STEERING WHEEL WITH MY HANDS AND AS I DID THIS I BRUISED MY ARMS, CHEST FROM THE STEERING WHEEL TRAUMA. I RAISED UP FROM THE SEAT AND HIT THE TOP OF MY KNEES AND THEY ARE BRUISED. I WAS TAKEN…

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35935.1%
ODI 10386152 · 56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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59011.5%
ODI 10325611 · 3 mi

I BOUGHT A FORD FUSION 2010, JAN 6, SERVICETRACK LIGHT STAYS ON, DID NOT DRIVE. JAN 8 , SEND TO DEALER, DEALER SAID RCM(MODULE CONTROLS AIRBAG,ETC) IS NOT WORKING,ORDER RCM FROM FORD. THEY REPLACED THE RCM FOR THE NEW CAR, AND I NOTICED THAT "SERVICEADVANSETRAC " PROMPT USER AT THE START,COMES WITH A WARNING SOUND, ANNOY AND FEELS VERY UNSAFE,I DEAL WITH FORD BUT THEY CLAIM IT IS NORMAL!!!!!. I THINK THAT THIS IS STILL PROBLEM FROM RCM AND IT CONTROLS AIR BAG, I AM VERY VERY UPSET ABOUT THE CAR. *TR

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32911.8%
ODI 10555781 · 21,338 mi

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN SLOWLY TO PARKING AREA WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP AND IT LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE TREE, DEMOLISHING THE FRONT END. THE FORD PARTS PERFORMED EXACTLY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE, PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD OR CABIN AREA, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED BUT WAS SHAKEN UP BY THE ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE BODY SHOP AND MECHANIC, THE LINKAGE WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGED AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF A DEFECT IN THE LINKAGE WAS A CAUSE OR CONTR…

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40416.1%
ODI 10469494 · 5,100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 3 MPH AND CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS, TENDONITIS ON HER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BRUISED WRIST AND PAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE AND LEG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURR…

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1015.6%
ODI 10513446 · 3,075 mi

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT (INDICATING OFF) CONSTANTLY IS ON WHEN MY WIFE 125 LBS IS RIDING IN THE SEAT. THERE SEEMS TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE SENSORS BECAUSE IF THE LIGHT IS OFF ANY MOVEMENT BY HER WILL CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON. HAS BEEN BACK TO DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANY SERVICE CODES INDICATING A PROBLEM. OUR SUGGESTION TO THEM WAS TO FORGO THE CODES AND PUT A PERSON IN THE SEAT AND TAKE A RIDE. WE WILL BE GOING BACK TO THE DEALER VERY SOON AND THEY CAN KEEP THE CAR UNTIL THE PROBLEM IS IDENTIFIED. *TR

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433.2%
ODI 10563447 · 15 mi

I AM THE ADULT CO-OWNER OF 2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE DASHBOARD AIRBAG LIGHT IS LIT INDICATING THE AIRBAG IS OFF WHEN I OCCUPY THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE SELLING DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THE AIR BAG IS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY AND IS DESIGNED TO WORK IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE SEAT BELT. THEREFORE, FORD IS TELLING ME I MUST LEARN TO LIVE WITH THIS HAZARD. I UNDERSTAND A DISABLED AIRBAG IS INTENDED TO PROTECT CHILDREN. I AM NOT A CHILD! I AM THE ADULT, CO-OWNER AND CO-DRIVER OF THE CAR. I WEIGH 90 LBS AND AM 5'1'. I AM IN JEOPAR…

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383.8%
ODI 10723652 · 4,800 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A CONCRETE MEDIAN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN IMPOUND LOT. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800.

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493.0%
ODI 10882477 · 7,000 mi

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.

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262.3%
ODI 10927585

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED NOTICE OF RECALL IN JULY 2016. IT IS NOW 11/22/2016 AND I HAVE STILL NOT BEEN CONTACTED BY FORD INDICATING PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THAT REPAIR CAN BE SCHEDULED. I CONTACTED A LOCAL FORD DEALER LATE AUGUST AND THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON THIS RECALL.

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51.1%
ODI 11132302

TAKATA AIRBAG. RECEIVED NOTICE OF AIRBAG RECALL OVER TWO YEARS AGO (JULY 2016). STILL TO REMEDY. WE WANT TO USE THE VEHICLE FOR VACATION TRAVEL BUT ARE WORRIED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.

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41.3%
ODI 11185992 · 50,000 mi

COLLISION AT 35MPH FRONT END OF FUSION HIT THE ENTIRE PASSENGER SIDE OF ANOTHER VEHICLE . NO AIRBAG DEPLOYED. OTHER VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

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42.2%
ODI 11449556 · 13,942 mi

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after stopping to make a left turn; while in the middle of completing the turn, another vehicle approaching from the rear crashed into the driver’s side front and rear doors, dragging the vehicle for several feet before coming to a stop. The contact stated that the driver’s front and rear doors were completely destroyed however, none of the air bags deployed. The contact stated that she received some medical assistance at the scene but was then transported from the scene by an ambulan…

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Engine
476.4%
ODI 10459058 · 125,000 mi

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

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565.3%
ODI 10471809

SAME VEHICLE AS PREVIOUS COMPLAINT (WRONG YEAR SELECTED ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINT). THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE V6 WITH SIX SPEED AUTOMATIC. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE, ANOTHER DRIVER WAS BLOCKING ME BY SPEEDING TO GET ALONGSIDE ME WHILE I WAS ON A MERGE LANE. THE OTHER DRIVER THEN MATCHED MY SPEED. I HIT THE BRAKES BECAUSE THE FUSION WILL NOT SLOW DOWN OTHERWISE. I THEN HIT FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO PREVENT ANOTHER VEHICLE FROM CLOSING THE GAP, AS HE WAS ATTEMPTING TO DO. THE CAR DID NOTHING FOR ABOUT 3 SECONDS EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERAT…

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392.9%
ODI 10504753 · 96,242 mi

WHILE ON A TRIP TO NEW BUFFALO, MICHIGAN, MY 2008 FORD FUSION BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LIMP (AS IF IT WERE RUNNING OUT OF GAS). THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED IT ON AGAIN, THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE MIRACULOUSLY RECOVERED. AS I PULLED OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO WHINE AND SPUTTER. SINCE IT WAS LATE ON A SUNDAY NIGHT AND THERE WERE NO REPAIR SHOPS OPEN, I WAS FORCED TO PARK…

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302.9%
ODI 10460295 · 52,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I HAD HEARD EARLIER THAT DAY. I MADE IT ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING OTHER THAN THE SOUND THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED THAT MORNING. NOW I HAD MADE IT ABOUT 90K AFTER THE NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED (NOW AT 139000), AND AGAIN THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. THIS TIME IT WAS A LITTLE WORSE, THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN INCREASE OF POWER, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING…

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70013.6%
ODI 10458254 · 34,000 mi

ON 5/12/12 COMING HOME FROM A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WITH THE CRUISE ON AT AROUND 65 MPH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. WHEN RESTARTING SEEMED HARD TO START...LIKE AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE. ARRIVED HOME SAFELY (WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED). ON 5/13/12 (SUNDAY) SAME ISSUE EXCEPT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES DURING A 30 MILE TRIP. THE LAST TIME I HAD PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK I WAS WORRIED IT WOULDN'T STAR…

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2769.9%
ODI 10461267 · 42,200 mi

ON 6/7/12 WAS DRIVING CAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, 30 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE AND FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 6/11/12, PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED OVER $500 DOLLARS FOR THE SERVICE. 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING ON I45 NORTH AT 65 MPH. SAME THING HAPPENED, CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, HAD TO "COAST" TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID ANY VEH…

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1114.4%
ODI 10464213 · 42,600 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND LOST POWER. I COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND PULLED OVER. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME OFF. DROVE AGAIN AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED WITHIN A MILE. *JS

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38521.5%
ODI 10488829 · 1,450 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT 35-40MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRATICALLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE ENGINE RPMS TO NEAR INSTANTANEOUSLY TO GO FROM 1750-2000RPMS TO JUST OVER 4000RPMS. THROUGH THE RPM INCREASE THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE PREVIOUS 35-40MPH SPEED. ULTIMATELY, WAS FORCED TO BRAKE TO BRING THE ENGINE RPMS DOWN. *TR

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20415.3%
ODI 10610597 · 1,050 mi

1. BOTH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND AIRBAG LIGHT COME ON (AT DIFFERENT TIMES) WHILE THE CAR IS BEING DRIVEN. 2. WHEN CRANKING THE ENGINE DURING STARTING, THE CRANKING TIME TAKES ABOUT 4-5 SECONDS. THE EXTENDED CRANK TIME CONCERNS ME WITH RESPECT TO THE LONGEVITY OF THE STARTER AND BATTERY WEAR. 3. THE VEHICLE LOOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING UPHILL. WHAT'S EVEN MORE UPSETTING (CONSIDERING THE VERY LOW MILEAGE AN THE ISSUE HAPPENING ONLY 3 WEEKS INTO OWNERSHIP) IS THE FACT I'VE HAD THE CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES AND EVERY TIME I'M TOLD…

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27127.3%
ODI 10690915 · 5,120 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 ALMOST TO PERRYSBURG IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. MY CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE, BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH WENT BLACK AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE. THERE WAS A TRUCK NEXT TO ME IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, I WAITED FOR IT TO PASS AND THEN GOT OVER. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I THEN WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR.

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44227.1%
ODI 10840404 · 3,200 mi

2016 FORD FUSION RECEIVED FROM DEALER ON DEC 2015. AT 39 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, FUSION WOULD NOT START, AND ALL ALARMS CAME ON (LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE OVERHEAT, PARKING BRAKE, PARKING SENSORS, ETC). CAR STARTED AFTER HITTING OK AND SEVERAL MORE CRANKS. FEB 2015 - AT ABOUT 2500 MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND THE THIRD TIME WAS AT 3000 MILES, ALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ALARM BEHAVIOR. THE FOURTH TIME OCCURRED ON MARCH 7, 2016 WITH 3200 MILES ON ODOMETER; THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE GOING 45…

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39535.6%
ODI 10904931 · 2,000 mi

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. T…

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20346.1%
ODI 11182876 · 1,868 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I COULDN'T TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS OR UNLOCK DOORS. EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. I WAS IDLING AT THE STOP LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

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15348.6%
ODI 11258223 · 5,964 mi

STARTED THE CAR WHETHER MANUAL OR BY REMOTE START A POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION WILL COME ON MY FORD PASS APP. ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD IT WILL SAY SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE SERVICE LIGHT DISAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS SEPTEMBER 18 2019 AND SEPTEMBER 25 2019 THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. I STARTED THE CAR MANUALLY CAR WOULD NOT START (NO ENGINE TURN OVER) BUT CAR START STOP BUTTON WOULD BE GREEN AS IF CAR WAS RUNNING. THE DASHBOARD WOULD SAY FULL ACCESSORY MODE ACTIVE, TRA…

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5128.0%
ODI 11470174

There is Exhaust smell of rotten eggs that enter the cabin while driving and it happens almost every drive. I have brought the car to the dealer where they ran tests but found no problems. As soon as I got the car back it started producing the rotten egg smell again.

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Power Train
9412.9%
ODI 10335093 · 67,000 mi

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AT 67,000 MILES UPON ENTERING HIGHWAY WHERE ACCELERATION IS REQUIRED. UNABLE TO GET TO SPEED CONSISTENT WITH HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. AUTOMOBILE IS FORD FUSION, 2006. *TR

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605.6%
ODI 10258659

THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND ALWAYS DELAYED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL INTERPRET A SMALL QUICK DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR THE SAME AS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY OF TWO TO THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AT ALL. THE SAME ACTION CAN RESULT IN WIDELY VARYING RESPONSES OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, APPARENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AND ENGINE. THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY AND SEEMS TO USE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE MOVEMENT. THAT COUPLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY S…

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443.3%
ODI 10405825 · 81,104 mi

USED VEHICLE PURCHASE 2 DAYS AGO, MY HUSBAND AND I DROVE THE CAR ON A TEST DRIVE AND IT WENT WELL, AFTER ALL THE PAPERS WERE DONE WE GOT IN THE CAR AND WENT TO GO EAT AND WHEN WE CAME OUT TO LEAVE AND I TRIED TO PULL THE INTO R AND IT WOULD NOT BUDGE SO MY HUSBAND TRIED TO DRIVE INSTEAD AND HE COULDN'T PULL IT IN TO R AND THIS HAPPENED WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID COME BACK AND THEY TRIED FOR ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND ASKED WE BRING IT BACK TOMORROW, SO WE DID AND THEY SAID OH WE ADJUSTED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSAXLE LINKAGE IT WON'T HA…

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181.8%
ODI 10344746 · 9,400 mi

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. THE CAR ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES IN CAR COMPUTER. CAR IS 2009 FORD FUSION, V-6, AWD. MODEL SEL. *TR

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81015.8%
ODI 10313517 · 6,700 mi

WHILE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND HABITS, WE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FAILURE IN OUR 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID THIS PAST SATURDAY, FEB 20. 2010. DURING THE SAME INCIDENT WE EXPERIENCED A SYMPTOM OF DIMINISHED POWER WHILE ACCELERATING AS WELL AS OVERLY SENSITIVE AND /OR MUSHY BRAKES. THERE HAVE BEEN OTHER REPORTED INSTANCES WHERE THE BRAKE SYSTEM HAS GLITCHED AS WELL DURING REGENERATIVE BRAKING CAUSING AN ABRUPT APPLICATION OF HYDRAULIC SYSTEM OVER RIDING THE REGENERATIVE SYSTEM, BRAKE SYSTEM CONTINUES TO HAVE ISSUES EVEN …

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2619.4%
ODI 10412705 · 2,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTING ACTING UP. ANYTIME I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP THE RPM WOULD NOT SHIFT, WHEN IT DID SHIFT IT WOULD JERK THE CAR FORWARD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND I FEAR THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THESE ARE ALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE NOW FIRST TIME THEY DID THE TSB WHICH WAS TO RESET THE PCM AND MY AC WASN'T AND STILL I…

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1566.2%
ODI 10442321 · 990 mi

ON JANUARY 2ND, 2012 ON 2-SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE ENGINE ACCELERATED TO ALMOST 6000 RPM WHILE I WAS STOPPED OR NEARLY STOPPED WHILE PARKING THE CAR. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE AND I HAD MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE ACCELERATION HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY AND ON THE SECOND INCIDENT THE BRAKES WERE NOT HOLDING THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRANS INTO NEUTRAL UNTIL THE ACCELERATION DIED DOWN TO THE NORMAL RPM. ON THE SECOND OCCASION I SHUT THE IGNITION OFF 2-TIMES BEFORE THE ACCELERATION STOPPED. I HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM WITH PRIOR CARS AND THE M…

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27115.1%
ODI 10488829 · 1,450 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY ROAD WITH MY FOOT ON THE GAS AT 35-40MPH, THE TRANSMISSION ERRATICALLY SHIFTED INTO A LOWER GEAR ON THE TRANSMISSION, CAUSING THE ENGINE RPMS TO NEAR INSTANTANEOUSLY TO GO FROM 1750-2000RPMS TO JUST OVER 4000RPMS. THROUGH THE RPM INCREASE THE VEHICLE MAINTAINED THE PREVIOUS 35-40MPH SPEED. ULTIMATELY, WAS FORCED TO BRAKE TO BRING THE ENGINE RPMS DOWN. *TR

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22717.1%
ODI 10550785 · 29 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IT SURGED FORWARD ACROSS THE PARKING MEDIUM AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29. UPDATED 01/07/2014*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2014 *JS

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13813.9%
ODI 10695073 · 535 mi

I RENTED A 2015 FORD FUSION SE4 FOR 2 WEEKS FROM ENTERPRISE RENTAL CAR LOCATION AT 2090 N SR7, HOLLYWOOD, FL 33021, PH.NO. [phone removed]. DURING THE DRIVE BACK TO ENTERPRISE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE, MY KNEE BRUSHED UP AGAINST THE FOB DANGLING FROM THE KEYED IGNITION SWITCH, THE KEY ROTATED TO THE ACC POSITION FROM THE RUN/ON POSITION AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS IN DRIVE AT THE TIME, SO I STOPPED THE VEHICLE, PLACED THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTER IN PARK AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. ON ARRIVAL AT ENTERPRISE WHILE STOPPED IN THEIR PARKING LOT WITH FOOT…

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29518.1%
ODI 10750248 · 2,000 mi

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.

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30027.0%
ODI 10904931 · 2,000 mi

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. T…

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10423.6%
ODI 11209160

CHANGES GEARS ON ITS OWN EXAMPLE-AFTER GETTING IN THE CAR PUTTING SEAT BELT ON, PUTTING FOOT ON BRAKE AND STARTING THE CAR, PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE,CHECKING MIRRORS USING THE BACKUP CAMERA I LOOK ONE MORE TIME. I WAS IN A BUSY PARKING LOT. LET MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE WHEN IT WENT INTO PARK. AN OTHER TIME WAS AT THE BANK I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE TO GET CLOSER TO THE WINDOW THEN TO GET CLOSER I PUT CAR IN DRIVE IT WENT BACK TO PARK. AN OTHER TIME I HAD PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY STOP TO PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD WHEN IT WENT …

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6420.3%
ODI 11258223 · 5,964 mi

STARTED THE CAR WHETHER MANUAL OR BY REMOTE START A POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION WILL COME ON MY FORD PASS APP. ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD IT WILL SAY SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE SERVICE LIGHT DISAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS SEPTEMBER 18 2019 AND SEPTEMBER 25 2019 THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. I STARTED THE CAR MANUALLY CAR WOULD NOT START (NO ENGINE TURN OVER) BUT CAR START STOP BUTTON WOULD BE GREEN AS IF CAR WAS RUNNING. THE DASHBOARD WOULD SAY FULL ACCESSORY MODE ACTIVE, TRA…

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6435.2%
ODI 11383303 · 17,500 mi

THE TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY IS NOT WORKING. IT TURNED COMPLETELY BLACK. I CANNOT CHANGE THE RADIO STATION. I SHUT OFF MY CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT IS STILL NOT WORKING HAD TO HARD RESET THE SYSTEM CAR ALSO SHIFTS HARD IN AND OUT OF PARK AND REVERSE, MAKES A CLUNKING SOUND AND SHIFTS HARD IN FIRST AND SECOND

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Service Brakes
273.7%
ODI 10515691 · 120,000 mi

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

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12611.8%
ODI 10533506 · 68,380 mi

WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I PUT CAR IMMEDIATELY INTO PARK AND THEN PUMPED BRAKES. PRESSURE SEEMED TO RETURN TO THE BRAKES SO I PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT AGAIN, TESTING BRAKES CONSISTENTLY. BRAKES SEEMED TO RESPOND BUT SEEMED "SOFT" STILL. I DROVE CAR TO MECHANIC WITHOUT INCIDENT, THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT RATHER THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE AND THAT HE HAD SEEN TH…

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47935.4%
ODI 10489124 · 83,000 mi

WAS DRIVING AND AS I WENT AROUND A CORNER, THE BRAKE PEDAL (WHICH WAS SLIGHTLY DEPRESSED) WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. LOST ALL PRESSURE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. GRADUALLY PRESSURE RESUMED. DROVE ANOTHER DAY OR SO AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS GOING STRAIGHT. I WENT TO THE DEALER. HAD MY MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS, AND BRAKE BOOSTER ALL REPLACED. THAT WAS THE BEGINNING OF SEPTEMBER. NOW IN DECEMBER, IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. *TR

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47346.3%
ODI 10458620 · 28,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE REAR BRAKES WERE OMITTING A FOUL ODOR AND THE REAR WHEEL RIMS WERE SCALDING HOT TO THE TOUCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE SPRINGS IN THE CALIPER STUCK REQUIRING NEW BRAKE PADS, THE DISCS TO BE MACHINED AND A LUBRICATION OF ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DESPITE BEING SOLELY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO NOTICE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR SERVICE AS TO LUBRICATING THE INTERNAL BRAKE CO…

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4378.5%
ODI 10459278 · 2,000 mi

AT 2000 MILES HAD CAR BACK FOR BRAKES.ITS BEEN BACK 8 TIMES. THEY HAVE CUT THE ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS AND STILL JUMPS AFTER ABOUT 5000 MILES. VIBRATION IN CAR THAT THEY COULDNT FIND Y. REPLACED TROTTLE BODY . THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE BRAKES THEY NEED TO FIND OUT WHATS WRONG. THEY HAVE CUT THE ROTORS DOWN TO THE POINT THEY REPLACED THEM AND THE ONES ON THE FRONT ARENT 6 MONTHS OLD AND THEY CUT THEM AGAIN. *TT

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1696.1%
ODI 10463160 · 37,000 mi

6/14/12 CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT NOT ON EMPTY AND MESSAGE INDICATED 32 MILES TO E. DRIVING UP HILL CAR LOST POWER, DID NOT DIE, MOVED VERY SLOWLY. ABLE TO GET OFF STREET INTO PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT. CAR SEEMED TO REGAIN POWER, SO TRIED TO PULL BACK ON STREET GOING DOWN HILL, BUT AT EDGE OF LOT, I REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING. I MANAGED TO AVOID CAR COMING AND WAS ABLE GET BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT NOW SLIGHT SURGE OF SPEED BUT STILL NO BRAKES AND HIT RESTAURANT'S SIGN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, COULD NOT …

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1044.1%
ODI 10503553 · 13,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER IT RAINED AND THE VEHICLE SAT OVERNIGHT, THE NEXT MORNING THE BRAKES WOULD GRIND FOR A MILE OR WOULD SEIZE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER GOING A MILE, THE BRAKES FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS NORMAL AND THEY WOULD REPLACE THEM. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000....UPDATED 04/25/13 *BF UPDATED 05/…

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533.0%
ODI 10520192 · 700 mi

THE MOON ROOF WINDOW OPENED WITH OUT ANY BUTTON BEING PRESSED. STORM RAIN WAS STARTING. THERE WAS A LOT OF AUTO TRAFFIC. I WAS DRIVING , MY WIFE WAS SITTING NEXT TO ME AND THERE WAS A CAR COMING OUT OF A PARKING LOT TO THE LEFT OF ME AND PERPENDICULAR TO MY CAR :WHAT HAPPENED NEXT SIMULTANEOUSLY WAS: A. AUTO WENT INTO "COLLISION AVOIDANCE MODE"; WINDSHIELD SEVERAL RED LED WARNING LIGHTS BEGAN BLINKING, AND ALERT NOISE FROM AUTO STARTED , AND STEERING WHEEL SHUTTERED. THE LATER TWO ACTIONS ARE NOT TERRIBLY CLEAR TO ME B MY WIFE STARTED …

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886.6%
ODI 10676229 · 15,800 mi

I AVOIDED ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT CUT ME OFF ON THE EXPRESSWAY BY HONKING THE HORN, SLAMMING ON THE BRAKES AND QUICKLY CHANGING LANES. AS SOON AS I MANEUVERED INTO AN EMPTY LANE, MY VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL WENT DARK, THE HORN STOPPED SOUNDING, ALL GAUGES WENT TO ZERO AND THE CAR LOST ALL ELECTRIC POWER (INCLUDING STEERING ASSIST) AND THE ENGINE STUMBLED. AFTER A SECOND OR TWO EVERYTHING ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL RESET. ONCE EVERYTHING CAME BACK ON, THE ENGINE WAS ON A REDUCED POWER MODE AND PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR DID NOT MAKE THE CA…

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828.3%
ODI 10679654

RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL (734)451-2499. CAR LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME AROUND 9:00 AM GOING EAST ON 401 IN CANADA, SECOND TIME AROUND 8:00 PM GOING WEST ON 402 IN CANADA. LOST POWER STEERING, ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES AND HEADLIGHTS. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND HAD TO PLACE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED CAR WITH IGNITION KEY. RENTAL CAR COMPANY PROVIDES TWO CAR KEYS WITH A BRAIDED CHAIN TO KEEP THE TWO KEYS TOGETHER AND TO DISCOURAGE CUSTOMER FROM SEPARATING THE KEYS (NEED WIRE CUTTERS TO SEP…

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845.2%
ODI 10840404 · 3,200 mi

2016 FORD FUSION RECEIVED FROM DEALER ON DEC 2015. AT 39 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, FUSION WOULD NOT START, AND ALL ALARMS CAME ON (LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE OVERHEAT, PARKING BRAKE, PARKING SENSORS, ETC). CAR STARTED AFTER HITTING OK AND SEVERAL MORE CRANKS. FEB 2015 - AT ABOUT 2500 MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND THE THIRD TIME WAS AT 3000 MILES, ALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ALARM BEHAVIOR. THE FOURTH TIME OCCURRED ON MARCH 7, 2016 WITH 3200 MILES ON ODOMETER; THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE GOING 45…

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504.5%
ODI 10911305 · 80 mi

THIS CAR DIDN'T STOP WITH IN 40FT WHEN THE SPEED IS 25 MPH AND HAPPENED TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER CAR WHICH CHANGED LANES ABRUPTLY.

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40.9%
ODI 10966363 · 114,000 mi

ABS PUMP FAILURE. ABS PUMP FAILS DURING AN ANTI-LOCK EVENT CAUSING PEDAL TO GO TO FLOOR AND NO STOPPING POWER. OCCUR SPORADICALLY WHEN ON ICE/SLUSH/SNOW OR WHEN BRAKING ON A ROUGH RODE.

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41.3%
ODI 11192391 · 8,070 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SEIZED. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RETURNED TO NORMAL. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES SEIZED WHILE IN TRAFFIC THIS WEEK, WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A CRASH AND THE CHECK MANUAL WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FLAMMER FORD (3335 COMMERCIAL WAY, SPRING HILL, FL 34606, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT AN AUTO STOP/START MODULE NEEDED TO BE INSTALLED.…

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105.5%
ODI 11470252

The contact owns a 2020 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that their husband was coming to a stop light at approximately 5 mph, he attempted to stop the vehicle by depressing the brake pedal but the vehicle failed to respond. In order to avoid a crash, the driver veered to the right where they went over a curb, into a bush, and eventually came to a stop by crashing into a guard wire. The driver then drove the vehicle in a parking lot nearby and when attempting to stop the vehicle again, the vehicle failed to stop again. The driver had to place t…

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Electrical System
628.5%
ODI 10324073 · 44,983 mi

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

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474.4%
ODI 10260313 · 42,000 mi

THE 2007 FORD FUSION DEVELOPED ERRATIC ELECTRICAL POWER AND STARTING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CABLES HAD ESSENTIALLY DISINTEGRATED FROM BATTERY POSTS ALONG CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF THE CABLES, ALSO DESTROYING THE BATTERY WITH EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND SPLITTING THE PLASTIC CABLE SHEATHS. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD BUT HAD 42,000 MI. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH IMMEDIATELY FOUND 3 OTHER 2006-2007 FUSIONS WITH SAME OCCURRENCE, ALL JUST SLIGHTLY OVER THE 36,000MI WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB, HAS NOT VOLUNTEERED …

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282.1%
ODI 10263046 · 13,000 mi

CUSTOMER WAS TRAVELING ON ROADWAY WHEN HE NOTICED SMOKE. PULLED OVER AND OPENED HOOD TO HAVE SMOKE BILLOW OUT. INSPECTION OF VEHICLE BY INDEPENDENT APPRAISER SHOWS THERE IS A DEFECTIVE GROUND STRAP THAT CAUSED LOSS. THIS APPRAISER HAS SEEN 2 OF THESE LOSSES IN THE PAST WEEK WITH SAME IGNITION SOURCE. FORD MOTOR CO CUSTOMER SERVICE WOULD NOT PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE IN REPORTING THIS PROBLEM SO THAT THIS CAN BE AVOIDED FOR OTHER PEOPLE. *TR

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222.2%
ODI 10399403 · 44,600 mi

THERE'S WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED ON ELECTRICAL WIRING LEADING TO MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2009 FORD FUSION SE V6 I THINK IT WAS CAUSE BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRE HAPPEN THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPT TOLD ME TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

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3196.2%
ODI 10312927 · 2,000 mi

OUR 2010 FORD FUSION IS STARTING TO SPLIT TO SPLIT AT THE SEAMS LITERALLY. ON THE PASSENGER FRONT DOOR ON THE ARMREST WHERE THE WINDOW SWITCH IS, THE PANEL IS STARTING TO SEPARATE & COME APART. THE TOP OF THE PANEL BULGES UPWARDS AS IF SOMETHING IN THE DOOR IS PUSHING IT UP. MY CONCERN IS ESPECIALLY HERE IN NJ WITH THE RECENT SNOW & RAIN, MOISTURE & DUST COULD COME IN THROUGH THE CRACK & EITHER SHORT OUT OR DISABLE THE ELECTRICAL WIRING IN THE DOOR (SPEAKERS, WINDOW, ETC). THE FAILURE STARED AT 2000 MILES & THE SPLIT GETS BIGGER EACH DAY & CURR…

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1997.1%
ODI 10407721 · 4,006 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE BATTERY GOING DEAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONNECT A BATTERY DISCONNECT HOWEVER, WHEN THE BATTERY DISCONNECT WAS ADDED, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED HAD NO AUXILIARY BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT SOME FUSES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BUT DUE TO THE CONTACT'S PHYSICAL CONDITION IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,006. UPDATED 07/2…

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1606.4%
ODI 10441519 · 548 mi

DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN TORRANCE CA AT 65 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND JERK AND SLOWED TO ABOUT 30 MPH. IT WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MORE POWER OR ACCELERATION. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO EXIT AND PARK AND I THEN NOTED THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED HOT ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE DID NOT APPEAR HOT. HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY TEMP SENSOR THAT SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND CAUSIG THE ENGINE TO GO INTO THE PARTIAL SHUT-DOWN MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN ENOUGH THAT FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PRO…

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1578.8%
ODI 10490793 · 850 mi

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE STARTED TURNED THE KEY FORWARD TO START AND IT DIDN'T START, THE KEY RETURNED THEN THE CAR STARTED AFTER THE KEY RETURNED TO KEY IN POSITION, THIS HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE AND SEEMS TO BECOME MORE REGULAR I NOW HAVE 4,972 MILES ON THE CAR AND HAD THIS HAS TAKEN PLACE 8 TIME SINCE I WILL ADVISE THE DEALER WHEN MY CAR IS IN FOR RECALL NOTICE#12C27 1/3/2013 *TR

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15111.4%
ODI 10558292 · 1,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE, I TURNED MY WIPERS ON DURING A HEAVY RAIN STORM. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS, THE WIPERS STOPPED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT THE NEXT MORNING WITH ONLY 1000 MILES. SERVICE ADVISER HAD THE WINDSHIELD MOTOR REPLACED (AFTER PUTTING ONLY 1000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE). AFTER GETTING THE CAR BACK, THE WIPERS SQUEAKED AWFUL DURING THE NEXT RAIN FALL. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND THEY REPLACED THE WIPERS. UNLESS IT IS RAINING STEADILY, THE WIPERS SQUEAK IF IT IS JUST DRIZZLING. NOT AS BAD, BUT THEY CONTINUE. *TR

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949.5%
ODI 10679654

RENTED CAR FROM ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL (734)451-2499. CAR LOST POWER ON TWO OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING. FIRST TIME AROUND 9:00 AM GOING EAST ON 401 IN CANADA, SECOND TIME AROUND 8:00 PM GOING WEST ON 402 IN CANADA. LOST POWER STEERING, ENGINE POWER, POWER BRAKES AND HEADLIGHTS. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER AND HAD TO PLACE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED CAR WITH IGNITION KEY. RENTAL CAR COMPANY PROVIDES TWO CAR KEYS WITH A BRAIDED CHAIN TO KEEP THE TWO KEYS TOGETHER AND TO DISCOURAGE CUSTOMER FROM SEPARATING THE KEYS (NEED WIRE CUTTERS TO SEP…

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1438.8%
ODI 10840404 · 3,200 mi

2016 FORD FUSION RECEIVED FROM DEALER ON DEC 2015. AT 39 MILES ON THE ODOMETER, FUSION WOULD NOT START, AND ALL ALARMS CAME ON (LOW TIRE PRESSURE, ENGINE OVERHEAT, PARKING BRAKE, PARKING SENSORS, ETC). CAR STARTED AFTER HITTING OK AND SEVERAL MORE CRANKS. FEB 2015 - AT ABOUT 2500 MILES, THE CAR WOULD NOT START FOR THE SECOND TIME, AND THE THIRD TIME WAS AT 3000 MILES, ALL WITH THE SAME EXACT ALARM BEHAVIOR. THE FOURTH TIME OCCURRED ON MARCH 7, 2016 WITH 3200 MILES ON ODOMETER; THE CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WHILE GOING 45…

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12010.8%
ODI 10904931 · 2,000 mi

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. T…

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235.2%
ODI 11182876 · 1,868 mi

WHILE STOPPED AT A INTERSECTION FOR A RED LIGHT THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED. I COULDN'T TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS, ROLL DOWN WINDOWS OR UNLOCK DOORS. EVERYTHING WAS DEAD. I WAS IDLING AT THE STOP LIGHT WHEN THIS HAPPENED.

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3410.8%
ODI 11258223 · 5,964 mi

STARTED THE CAR WHETHER MANUAL OR BY REMOTE START A POWERTRAIN MALFUNCTION WILL COME ON MY FORD PASS APP. ALSO ON THE DASHBOARD IT WILL SAY SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE THE SERVICE LIGHT DISAPPEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. ON 2 OTHER OCCASIONS SEPTEMBER 18 2019 AND SEPTEMBER 25 2019 THE CAR WAS IN MY DRIVEWAY STATIONARY. I STARTED THE CAR MANUALLY CAR WOULD NOT START (NO ENGINE TURN OVER) BUT CAR START STOP BUTTON WOULD BE GREEN AS IF CAR WAS RUNNING. THE DASHBOARD WOULD SAY FULL ACCESSORY MODE ACTIVE, TRA…

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3720.3%
ODI 11328319 · 4,051 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BACKUP CAMERA REMAINED ON WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE ROYAL OAK FORD DEALER, LOCATED AT: 27550 WOODWARD AVE, ROYAL OAK, MI 48067, WHERE THE SENSOR WAS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HOME, THE VEHICLE HIT A POT HOLE, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE WENT FLAT. THERE WAS NOT SPARE TIRE. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND PURCHASED A NEW TIRE, JACKED THE VEHICLE UP TO REPLACE THE TIRE. WHILE ON THE JACK, THE VEHICLE WENT IN REVERSE, ROLLED BACK A…

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Vehicle Speed Control
283.8%
ODI 10334996 · 27,635 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. ON JUNE 4, 2010, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE TURNED ON THE VEHICLE, THE RPMS INCREASED RAPIDLY. THE RPMS INCREASED TO 3,500 WHEN IT WAS NORMALLY ON 900. THE VEHICLE BEHAVED THAT WAY FOR ABOUT SIXTEEN MILES SO THE CONTACT PARKED IT AND LET IT SIT FOR TWO HOURS. WHEN HE RESTARTED IT, THE VEHICLE BEHAVED NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED OR REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 27,635.

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333.1%
ODI 10258651 · 12,965 mi

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE COMMANDS OF THE DRIVER IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THE RESPONSE IS UNPREDICTABLE. WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED CITY STREET, A PEDESTRIAN CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME IN A CROSSWALK. AFTER THE PEDESTRIAN HAD CROSSED, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN BUT THE PEDESTRIAN DID NOT STOP. INSTEAD, HE MADE A SUDDEN TURN TO HIS RIGHT AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE CROSSWALK WITHOUT LOOKING. I STOPPED PART WAY ACROSS THE INSIDE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE PEDESTRIAN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CROS…

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211.6%
ODI 10215290 · 5,400 mi

ACCELERATED FROM STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATOR STUCK AT HALF WIDE OPEN. HAD TO USE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. NO CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON EITHER. *TR

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313.0%
ODI 10335899 · 14,000 mi

RECURRING LOW SPEED AND BRAKING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH SURGES FROM ABOUT 3200 TO OVER 5000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING AND WHEN STOPPED OR RIGHT AFTER STARTING UP FROM A STOP. MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS. *TR

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78915.4%
ODI 10316620 · 7,440 mi

THIS MORNING THE GAS PEDAL GOT STUCK ON THE FLOOR AND I COULDN'T STOP THE CAR UNTIL A COUPLE MILES LATER. BRAKES DID NOT STOP THE CAR UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL JUST CAME BACK UP FROM THE FLOOR. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!! *TR

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2559.2%
ODI 10369908 · 100 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

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853.4%
ODI 10429080 · 1,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FILE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCEL…

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392.2%
ODI 10487483 · 185 mi

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 40MPH AND A MESSAGE FLASHED ON MY GAUGE STATING SOMETHING TO THE EFFECT ENGINE LOWER TEMP. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR AND MESSAGE WENT AWAY. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR POSSIBLE FIRE DUE TO ENGINE OVERHEATING. I ASSUME THAT THIS MESSAGE IS THE PRE-CURSOR TO WHAT COULD BE A POSSIBLE FIRE. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I AM AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM FORD ON A POSSIBLE FIX. THE CAR WAS ONLY 1 WEEK OLD. I HAVE REQUESTED FORD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK AND GET INTO A NON-AFFECTED ENGINE TYPE. *…

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241.8%
ODI 10550785 · 29 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE IT SURGED FORWARD ACROSS THE PARKING MEDIUM AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT DETERMINE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29. UPDATED 01/07/2014*LJ UPDATED 1/14/2014 *JS

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131.3%
ODI 10820232 · 11,000 mi

ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL THE ACC ON MY TRUCK MALFUNCTIONS UNEXPECTEDLY AND FREQUENTLY WHEN PASSING LARGE TRUCKS AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN IT MALFUNCTIONS, IT CAUSES COLLISION WARNING SYSTEMS TO ACTIVATE INCLUDING UNEXPECTED AND HARD BRAKING. I HAVE TAKEN THE TRUCK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT TWICE FOR THIS PROBLEM. ONCE BEFORE AND ONCE AFTER THE RECALL. THERE WAS NOT CHANGE THE FIRST TIME AND AFTER THE SECOND TIME THE PROBLEM WAS REDUCED IN SEVERITY AND FREQUENCY BUT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. MY SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS WILLING TO LOOK AT …

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432.6%
ODI 10882256 · 6,199 mi

WHILE DRIVING MY SON'S 2016 FUSION ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SEEM TO LOOSE ALL POWER. THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I HAD THE GAS PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I MANAGED TO GET TO SHOULDER SAFELY AND PARKED. I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULTS ( CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON, STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR DOESN'T MOVE AND THE GAS GAUGE DROPPED FROM 3/4 TO EMPTY. ) I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND AND CONTACTED FORD TOWING SERVICE BECAUSE THE CAR HAD…

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161.4%
ODI 11073850 · 18,000 mi

CAR WAS ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE CAR SHIFTS VERY HARD AND ALL POWER IS LOST. HAD TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT IT OFF. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. AFTER A RESTART IT SEEMED TO ACT FINE UNTIL TODAY WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON A LOCAL ROAD AT ABOUT 20 MPH.

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51.1%
ODI 11143804 · 650 mi

ON OCTOBER 17, 2018, I DROVE INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT AND PROCEEDED TO PARK IN FRONT OF THE SHOPS. I HAD ENTERED THE PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW SPEED AND WAS ALMOST AT A DEAD STOP WHEN MY 2018 FORD FUSION SPORT LURCHED FORWARD WITH SUCH A POWERFUL BURST OF SPEED, I WAS UNABLE TO STOP BEFORE HITTING A WINDOW AND BRICK WALL DIVIDING THE SHOPS. NO FLOOR MAT ISSUE WAS INVOLVED AND I DID NOT STEP ON THE ACCELERATOR THINKING IT WAS THE BRAKE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND INSURANCE NOTIFIED. THE CAR IS STILL AT FORD DEALER FOR …

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51.6%
ODI 11222323 · 260 mi

WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET, PRESSING THE + BUTTON AND HOLDING FOR A FEW SECONDS TO INCREASE THE SPEED A FEW MILE PER HOUR WILL CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING UNTIL THE 'CANCEL' BUTTON OR THE 'OFF' BUTTON IS PRESSED. PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WILL ALSO STOP THE RUN AWAY ACCELERATION. DURING THE RUN-AWAY ACCELERATING, PRESSING THE + BUTTON OR THE - BUTTON WILL NOT STOP THE ACCELERATION. ADDITIONALLY, WITH CRUISE SET, PRESSING THE - BUTTON FOR A FEW SECONDS WILL CAUSE A RUN-AWAY DECELERATION. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY BEING LOOKED AT BY THE…

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42.2%
ODI 11630818

Car shifts into 1st gear when traveling at higher speeds (45+mph), causing a significant jerk and almost causing a rear end collision to myself. Car also loses power and jerks significantly hardwhen shifting to reverse and drive from Park. Afraid to travel over 45mph due to the downshifting.

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Unknown Or Other
253.4%
ODI 10307432 · 73,000 mi

KEYS CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION BECAUSE OF DEFECTIVE SHIFTER MECHANISM. BUTTON BECOMES STUCK DUE TO POORLY MANUFACTURED PIECE AND CAR CAN SHIFT OUT OF GEAR AND ROLL AWAY AND CAUSE INJURY. KEYS CAN'T BE REMOVED, DOORS CAN'T BE LOCKED. $400+ TO FIX AND NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN WAS ISSUED REGARDING THE PART? THIS SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A RECALL AS IT IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH REVEALED HUNDREDS OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM! HAVE NOT REPAIRED THE PROBLEM, BECAUSE LIKE I …

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363.4%
ODI 10210526

2007 FORD FUSION SEAT BELTS AND SIDE AIRBAG. *KB THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THAT THE COMPLAINT SUBMITTED BY ANOTHER CONSUMER REGARDING THE SEAT BELTS AND AIR BAGS NOT BEING SAFE WAS ENTIRELY UNFOUNDED AND LACKED ANY SUPPORT. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE COMPLAINT SHOULD BE REMOVED. *JB

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392.9%
ODI 10382327 · 65,000 mi

DRIVERS INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE. THERE WASNT ANY WARNING, IT JUST NO LONGER WORKED. IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR, THE "LOCK" RELEASE HAS TO BE PULLED. WHEN RESEARCHING THE REPAIR, I FOUND MUTIPLE LINKS REGARDING THE REPAIR WITH NUMEROUS MOMENTS OF DEFECT. ANYWHERE FROM 10,000 TO 80,000 MILES FOR POINTS OF FAILURE. ONE PERSON EVEN EXPLAINED THAT NOW HE CAN REPLACE HIS DOOR HANDLE IN LESS THAN 30...SINCE HE HAS DONE IT SO MANY TIMES. MOST RECENTLY THE FORD F 150 HAD A RECALL...FOR BROKEN INTERIO605-R HANDLES.

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242.3%
ODI 10335908

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INSPECTIONS, COMPLIANCE, ON POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARDS, HEALTH HAZARDS, DEFECTS RECALLS AT THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS : PLEASE BEGIN YEAR - ROUND INSPECTIONS DURING ALL RACE EVENTS LISTED : MANY COLLISIONS AND OTHER RACE RAGE, ROAD KILL OCCURRENCES HAVE TO BE STOPPED. COCA COLA 600 PONOCO 500 LIFELOCK 400 TOYOTA SAVEMART 350 LENOX INDUSTRIAL TOOLS 301 COKE ZERO 400 LIFELOCK.COM 400 BRICKYARD 400 INDIANAPOLIS 500 PENNSYLVANIA 500 HELLUVA GOOD …

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1352.6%
ODI 10388630 · 14,000 mi

AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1.5 MILES FROM HOME, MY WIFE CAME TO A SET OF LIGHTS AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKE TO STOP. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR AND SEVERAL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON INCLUDING THE BRAKES & ANTI-SWERVE. THE VEHICLE SLOWED TO A STOP AS SHE ENTERED THE INTERSECTION. FORTUNATELY 2 THINGS WERE IN HER FAVOR, THERE WAS NO ONE AHEAD OF HER AND THERE WAS NO CROSS TRAFFIC AT THE LIGHT. EITHER COULD HAVE RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. SHE DROVE THE VEHICLE BACK HOME SINCE SHE CONSIDERED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED AND SHE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO STOP T…

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1053.8%
ODI 10412705 · 2,000 mi

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTING ACTING UP. ANYTIME I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP THE RPM WOULD NOT SHIFT, WHEN IT DID SHIFT IT WOULD JERK THE CAR FORWARD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND I FEAR THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THESE ARE ALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE NOW FIRST TIME THEY DID THE TSB WHICH WAS TO RESET THE PCM AND MY AC WASN'T AND STILL I…

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1194.7%
ODI 10470981 · 1,200 mi

WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR THE CAR WILL VERY ROUGHLY GO INTO GEAR, AND SECOND TO THIRD AND THIRD TO FOURTH IS NOT MUCH BETTER. FROM FOURTH TO FIFTH AND FIFTH TO SIXTH IS FINE MOST OF THE TIME. I HAD TWO CALIBRATION UPDATES PERFORMED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND LET THE UPDATE SET IN. AFTER BOTH TIMES I NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GO AWAY, INSTEAD AFTER THE LAST UPDATE THE ISSUE PROGRESSED. I HAVE PLEADED WITH THE DEALERSHIP TO TRADE MY CAR FOR ANOTHER FUSION (SAME VALUE…

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18410.3%
ODI 10487538

PURCHASED CAR ON NOV 2 2013 RETURNED TO DEALER 31 DAYS LATER DUE TO RECALL. HAVE REQUESTED BUY BACK FROM FORD. WHO WOULD PUT THERE GRANDCHILDREN AT RISK IN THIS CAR WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE? I FEEL THAT THEY HAVE KNOWN THE PROBLEM EXISTED BUT FAILED TO ADMIT IT UNTIL SOME CARS CAME BACK. JUST WANT FORD TO BUY CAR BACK AND WILL LOOK AT ANOTHER MODEL. *TR

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15311.5%
ODI 10568416 · 398 mi

VERY SHORTLY AFTER FIRST ADJUSTING THE STEERING WHEEL'S TILT AND TELESCOPE (WHICH MAY BE UNRELATED), DURING A SHORT DRIVE, MANY CONTROLS ATTACHED TO THE STEERING WHEEL STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THIS INCLUDED TURN SIGNALS, CRUISE CONTROL, CELL PHONE CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL, RADIO VOLUME ON STEERING WHEEL, AND INFORMATION DISPLAY CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. OF THESE, THE TURN SIGNALS ARE PROBABLY MOST CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. NOTE THAT THE HORN, AND THE WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER, CONTINUED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE NEXT MORNING, A SALE…

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12412.5%
ODI 10690915 · 5,120 mi

I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON I-75 ALMOST TO PERRYSBURG IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. MY CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE, BUT ALL THE LIGHTS ON MY DASH WENT BLACK AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL I WASN'T GOING ANYWHERE. THERE WAS A TRUCK NEXT TO ME IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE, I WAITED FOR IT TO PASS AND THEN GOT OVER. I FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT MY CAR IN PARK. I THEN WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES AND RESTARTED MY CAR.

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21012.9%
ODI 10819919 · 125 mi

I PURCHASED A 2016 FORD FUSION SE BRAND NEW AND AFTER A WEEK OF OWNING THE CAR I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JERKED VERY HARD, I HAD TO CHECK MY REARVIEW MIRROR THOUGHT SOMEONE REAR ENDED ME BUT NO THE CAR BEHIND WAS SOME DISTANCE AWAY. IT SLOWED SOME WHILE I HAD MY FOOT ON THE GAS BUT PICKED UP SPEED SHORTLY AFTER. I IGNORED THAT FIGURED IT WAS NO BIG DEAL. I WAS DRIVING A FEW WEEKS AFTER THAT OCCURRENCE IN THE CITY AND THE CAR MADE A REVING UP NOISE AND I THOUGHT WHO CAR IS THAT I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND NOTICED IT WAS MY CAR MAKING …

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1039.3%
ODI 10971846 · 3,000 mi

SICKENING FUMES/ODORS ENTERING MAIN CABIN OF THE CAR, UNLESS THE AIR IS ON RECIRCULATE. FUMES CAUSING HEADACHE, SORE THROAT, RESPIRATORY AND EYE IRRITATION. THE FUMES ARE PRODUCED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND ENTER THE CAR WHEN IT IS RUNNING AND THE WINDOWS ARE DOWN OR THE AIR CONDITIONER OR HEATER PULL IN OUTSIDE AIR.

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4710.7%
ODI 11123622 · 65,000 mi

WHEN THE TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE GOES OVER 70 DEGREES, THERE'S CREAKING NOISES UNDERNEATH, SOMETIMES VERY LOUD WHEN TURNING, EVEN WHEN PARKED, MOVING THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT IT MAKES THE NOISE. LOOKING ONLINE, THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS THAT REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM, MY CAR HAS ONLY 72K MILES AND IT FEELS LIKE SOMETHING IS GOING TO BREAK. IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING ALL SUMMER THIS YEAR AND IT'S GETTING LOUDER. THIS HAS TO BE A RECALL.

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278.6%
ODI 11205378 · 12,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING A AVIS RENTAL CAR - FORD FUSION 2019 IN AN INTERSTATE FROM CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE TO DALTON, GEORGIA ON 5/1/2019 WEDNESDAY. I SAW AN ERROR MESSAGE ON THE SCREEN ALL OF A SUDDEN (LIKE COMMUNICATION ERROR) AND THE ENGINE JUST SHUT OFF, ALL LIGHTS TURNED OFF AND SEAT STARTED MOVING BACK. IT WAS ALMOST 15 - 20 SECONDS AND I WAS TERRIFIED TO JUST KEEP THE CAR ON MIDDLE LANE AND NOT TO BE HIT BY SOMEONE FROM BEHIND. THE GUY WHO WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT PUSHED THE START BUTTON AND IT STARTED AND I MANAGED TO DRIVE LAST 5 MILES TO REACH…

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2714.8%
ODI 11391129 · 4 mi

THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE HOOD AND THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNED RUBBER. I HAD REACHED MY DESTINATION AND HAD JUST PARKED.

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Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.

Failure mileage by component

Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.

Component failure mileage distribution
ComponentMileage range (25th–75th percentile)MedianUsable recordsExamples
Service Brakes81,000–130,000 mi102,000 mi405
ODI 10458620 · 28,000 mi

WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY THE REAR BRAKES SEIZED. WHEN I PARKED THE CAR THE REAR BRAKES WERE OMITTING A FOUL ODOR AND THE REAR WHEEL RIMS WERE SCALDING HOT TO THE TOUCH. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO SAID THE SPRINGS IN THE CALIPER STUCK REQUIRING NEW BRAKE PADS, THE DISCS TO BE MACHINED AND A LUBRICATION OF ALL INTERNAL COMPONENTS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED IT IS A MAINTENANCE ISSUE DESPITE BEING SOLELY MAINTAINED BY THE DEALERSHIP AND THERE IS NO NOTICE IN THE OWNERS MANUAL OR SERVICE AS TO LUBRICATING THE INTERNAL BRAKE CO…

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ODI 10490187 · 69,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKES, HE HEARD A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 69,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10535800 · 81,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES FAILED WHEN APPLIED. THE CONTACT HAD TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER NOR CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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Air Bags66,000–129,000 mi90,000 mi73
ODI 10386152 · 56,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT FELL ASLEEP WHILE DRIVING AND WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH IN WHICH THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF THE EXACT SPEED THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING DURING THE FAILURE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE CONTACT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF BEING REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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ODI 10463170 · 87,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED OVER THE HIGHWAY, CRASHING INTO A MOUNTAIN SIDE. WHEN THE AUTHORITIES ARRIVED, THE STEERING WHEEL REMAINED SEIZED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

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ODI 10486164 · 91,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN IT WAS RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CAME BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WENT INTO A SPIN, WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER 1-2 TIMES IN THE MEDIAN BEFORE STRIKING THE INTERSTATE DIVIDING CABLE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAVEL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BUCKLED IN, AND THERE WERE TWO DOGS AS PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE DOGS WAS EJECTED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic60,000–129,000 mi96,970 mi37
ODI 10266197 · 1,010 mi

BRAKE MALFUNCTION. DURING SUDDEN STOP CAUSING COLLISION. *TR

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ODI 10284436 · 25,000 mi

1908 FORD FUSION REAR BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE PADS MUST BE REPLACED AT 25,000 MILES. REAR ROTORS MUST BE TURNED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY REFUSES TO ADMIT PROBLEMS AFTER CALL TO REVIEW ISSUE WITH MY PURCHASED FUSION IN 2008. LOSS OF REAR BRAKING CAN LEAD TO INCIDENT'S, CRASHES AND INJURY. DEALER IMPLIED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH TAURUS AND FUSIONS.IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING TAURUS HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR REAR BRAKE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH FAULTY BRAKE PADS. *TR

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ODI 10348225 · 37,000 mi

REAR BRAKE CALIPERS HANGING UP OR DRAGGING ON 2009 FORD FUSION CAUSE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND PREMATURE BRAKE PAD AND ROTOR FAILURE AT 37,000 MILES. *TR

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Vehicle Speed Control32,750–112,663 mi56,750 mi26
ODI 10335899 · 14,000 mi

RECURRING LOW SPEED AND BRAKING UNINTENDED ACCELERATION PROBLEMS WITH SURGES FROM ABOUT 3200 TO OVER 5000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENS WHEN BRAKING AND WHEN STOPPED OR RIGHT AFTER STARTING UP FROM A STOP. MAY NOT BE A SAFETY PROBLEM BUT THIS IS CONSISTENT WITH THE TOYOTA PROBLEMS. *TR

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ODI 10339330 · 47,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK IN THE OPEN THROTTLE POSITION. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT AND THE CONTACT USED EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED OFF THE ROADWAY AND THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. WHEN RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE DEALER ADVISED HAVING THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 4…

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ODI 10344746 · 9,400 mi

SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN CAR WAS PUT INTO REVERSE. THE CAR ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. FLOOR MAT WAS NOT TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES IN CAR COMPUTER. CAR IS 2009 FORD FUSION, V-6, AWD. MODEL SEL. *TR

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Engine67,744–134,000 mi98,000 mi24
ODI 10460295 · 52,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I HAD HEARD EARLIER THAT DAY. I MADE IT ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING OTHER THAN THE SOUND THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED THAT MORNING. NOW I HAD MADE IT ABOUT 90K AFTER THE NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED (NOW AT 139000), AND AGAIN THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. THIS TIME IT WAS A LITTLE WORSE, THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN INCREASE OF POWER, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING…

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ODI 10474501 · 51,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE IDLE OF THE CAR QUICKLY DROPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED. YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE FORCED TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT TO RESET IT'S SELF WHERE EVER ON THE ROAD YOU ARE. THIS HAS HAPPEN RANDOMLY LAST FEW WEEKS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IT GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY OFF AN EXIT TRYING TO MERGE. WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED BECAUSE THE IDLE DROPPED. LUCKILY HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO SHOULDER TO SIT AND WAIT. HAD IT BEEN FEW SECONDS LONGER WOULD OF MERGED WITH HIGHWAY TR…

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ODI 10558111 · 153,100 mi

SLOWED DOWN TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT AND CAR JUST STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RSN AND GOT CODE 2104 & 2112 MEANING THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

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Unknown Or Other45,897–93,600 mi80,000 mi13
ODI 10379562 · 45,897 mi

THE DRIVER OF A 2009 FUSION, 4 CYLINDER SE WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND HAD TO ACCELERATE DUE TO MERGING TRAFFIC. THE ACCELERATOR STUCK AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO GAIN SPEED EVEN WITH THE FOOT BEING HARD PRESSED ON THE BRAKES. THE DRIVER CALLED HIS FATHER, WHILE DRIVING`, WHO RECOMMENDED HE TURN THE KEY OFF ON CLICK TO AVOID LOCKING THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND WAS UNABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND AAA WAS CALLED TO TOW THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER'S FATHER LOOKED UP THIS TYPE OF UNCONTROLLED AC…

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ODI 10416139 · 44,067 mi

DRIVER INNER DOOR HANDLE WAS NOT RETURNING; DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK WITH REMOTE. BROKEN DRIVER DOOR HANDLE, SAME DESIGN AS FORD 150 TRUCKS, WHICH ALSO BREAK.

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ODI 10716332 · 72,000 mi

THE THROTTLE BODY ARE STUCK OPEN REDUCING POWER.

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Structure:Body62,250–114,011 mi81,500 mi18
ODI 10264410 · 1,800 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRUNK WAS INOPERABLE AND ITS DESIGN MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CLOSE. SHE STATED THAT THE TRUNK REQUIRED GREAT FORCE IN ORDER FOR IT TO SHUT PROPERLY. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRUNK POPPED OPEN. IN ADDITION, THE PAINT ON THE VEHICLE WAS CHIPPING AND BEGINNING TO PEEL. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 1,800.

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ODI 10463860 · 75,000 mi

FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR INTERIOR RELEASE FAILED. DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED OR LOCKED FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

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ODI 10486164 · 91,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN IT WAS RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CAME BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WENT INTO A SPIN, WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER 1-2 TIMES IN THE MEDIAN BEFORE STRIKING THE INTERSTATE DIVIDING CABLE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAVEL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BUCKLED IN, AND THERE WERE TWO DOGS AS PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE DOGS WAS EJECTED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR

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Electrical System54,750–85,348 mi66,250 mi16
ODI 10399403 · 44,600 mi

THERE'S WAS A FIRE THAT STARTED ON ELECTRICAL WIRING LEADING TO MY RIGHT FRONT WHEEL ON MY 2009 FORD FUSION SE V6 I THINK IT WAS CAUSE BY THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING PROBLEM WITH I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE FIRE HAPPEN THE MINNEAPOLIS FIRE DEPT TOLD ME TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

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ODI 10474501 · 51,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE IDLE OF THE CAR QUICKLY DROPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED. YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE FORCED TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT TO RESET IT'S SELF WHERE EVER ON THE ROAD YOU ARE. THIS HAS HAPPEN RANDOMLY LAST FEW WEEKS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IT GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY OFF AN EXIT TRYING TO MERGE. WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED BECAUSE THE IDLE DROPPED. LUCKILY HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO SHOULDER TO SIT AND WAIT. HAD IT BEEN FEW SECONDS LONGER WOULD OF MERGED WITH HIGHWAY TR…

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ODI 10490217 · 40,000 mi

I HAD A HISTORY OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 FUSION. THE BATTERY DIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY THREW ERRORS REGARDING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE LARGEST PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND LOCKED, CAUSING US TO HIT FIRST THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RICOCHET ACROSS AND HIT THE METAL SAFETY RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING. THE CAR HIT HEAD-ON …

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Complaint and recall timeline

Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.

2 reports2024-102026-09

Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.

Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
MonthComplaintsCampaigns announcedExamples
2024-101None
ODI 11621936 · 96,970 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 35-45 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle was slow to respond. The check brakes system message was displayed. The ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 21V158000 (Air Bags); however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The local dealer was contacted. The dealer completed the air bag recall and diagnosed the vehicle and determined tha…

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2024-111None
ODI 11627426

I have noticed for some time in our 2009 Ford Fusion purchased used that the brake travel was longer than it should be. This results in the need to anticipate braking quicker and react faster to allow appropriate time to slow down. In doing some research I discovered a Ford recall 19S54 which was apparently replaced by a Ford CSP 21N11. I made an appointment to have this issue addressed by a Ford dealership and they said that the CSP expired in 2022 and the vehicle is no longer covered despite the persistence of the safety issue and the fact…

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2024-120None

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2025-010None

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2025-020None

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2025-030None

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2025-040None

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2025-050None

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2025-060None

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2025-082None
ODI 11679035

I have recall 19S54 and called Ford. They made an appointment with Downtown Ford, Charleston, WV. The dealership said ford declined my recall repair due to not being able to get their machines to get any codes from my car. The ABS light is on. My mechanic said Ford should fix their recall. The recall says the D03 fluid must be changed to DOT 4 even if no problem found and if problem detected how to fix it! Ford declined because they can't get code reader to work on my car. They said it is a Preexisting Condition! My car is old but only has 24,8…

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ODI 11680076

My car's brake pedal started not working properly. When trying to brake, the brake pedal goes down further than what it is supposed to and it takes longer than normal to brake, causing almost wrecks. It happens suddenly when trying to brake sometimes and it is very scary. There was a previous recall on the brake lines and it said they needed to be flushed out and all. I had this done to my car before and thought everything was okay. But it is not. I called Ford and they said there is currently a Customer Satisfaction Program that covers t…

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2025-090None

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2025-101None
ODI 11692064

The ABS warning light came on while driving, and the brakes began to feel unsafe during normal stops. I later learned there is an open recall for the ABS module on my vehicle. When I took it to the dealership, they refused to perform the recall repair unless I paid out of pocket for a new ABS control module, even though the recall notice mentions this component. The issue affects braking performance and safety, especially on wet roads. The ABS system continues to malfunction, and the dealership’s refusal to complete the recall repair leaves the…

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ODI 11717314 · 95,000 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The vehicle was repaired under NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic), but the failure occurred. When the vehicle was retrieved from the dealer, the contact was informed that the vehicle had passed an inspection. The brake pedal was depressed approximately seventy percent down for the brakes to engage. The contact stated that the brake pedal was soft while depressed. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but it was unknown if the vehicle was diagn…

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2026-030None

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ODI 11732434 · 110,000 mi

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for brake repairs, and after the repairs, the brake pedal felt spongy. The independent mechanic performed further inspections and diagnosed the vehicle with insufficient brake pressure due to a failure of the ABS hydraulic control unit. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic); however, the VIN was not included. The approximate failure m…

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2026-071None
ODI 11751439

my brakes had went out while i was driving home from work

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2026-09 (partial)1None
ODI 11762013

Dear NHTSA, The braking system failed which was covered by Ford Safety Recall 19S54 with NHTSA campaign #19V904000 at 37,750 miles. After research and finding the label of the ABS Hydraulic Control Unit still on the vehicle, being manufactured 07/12/2008, picture attached, it turned out to be the original HCU, whose failures were the reason for the Safety Recall. A Ford dealer had performed software evaluation of the ABS HCU and determined replacement of unit not necessary. This was done on 4/14/2021 at 17,606 miles along with break fluid c…

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Emerging complaint spikes

Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.

This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.

No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.

Equal-age model-year comparison

Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.

Age 0Age 1Age 242 reports

2019: 42 complaints · 2020: 38 complaints

Equal observation windows
Model yearThrough age 0Through age 1Through age 2
2019112642
202051738
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
YearIncident dates usedFiling date fallbacksExcluded dates
201931302
202018200

Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.

Components reported together

Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.

Component co-occurrence matrix
ComponentService BrakesAir BagsService Brakes, HydraulicVehicle Speed ControlEngineUnknown Or OtherStructure:BodyElectrical System
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ODI 10918018

SUMMER OF 2016 THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON. OCT 20 2016 TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, NEVER MENTIONED ANY RECALL, NEEDED THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND, THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE PART IN ADVANCE BEFORE ORDERING IT. DO NOT RECALL HOW WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE THE DASH BOARD.

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ODI 11032468

2009 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE ISSUES EXPERIENCED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AT VARIOUS TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

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ODI 11032986 · 73,500 mi

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AFTER HARD BREAKING AND TURNING, CAR CONTINUES TO ROLL WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN PEDAL CAME BACK AND STOPPING POWER CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN A DRIZZLING RAIN AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR THAT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BREAKS AND SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THEN WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT APPROX. 3 BLOCK…

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ODI 11372645 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL CEASED. THE VEHCILE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER HEMPSTEAD FORD LOCATED AT 301 N. FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED …

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ODI 11372923 · 78,580 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CEASED IN THE OPEN POSITION. PENSKE FORD SERVICE (8970 LA MESA BOULEVARD, LA MESA, CA 91942, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1…

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ODI 11386830 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THEN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER LARSON FORD (1150 OCEAN AVE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701) WAS CONTACTED AFTER NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUF…

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ODI 11405592

MY BRAKES HAVE HAD THE ISSUE REGARDING THIS RECALL FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW: DEC 18,2019 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER19S54 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER19V904 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY ON YOUR VEHICLE, A VALVE IN THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MAY BE STUCK OPEN. THIS STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED AND IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS RECALL IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS FIXED ASAP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY TODDLER. THE BRAKES ARE HAVING TO HAVE EXTENDED TRAV…

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ODI 11143518

HERKY JERKY ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID A SMALL OIL LEAK BURNED THROUGH SOME WIRES. STATED SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH A WIRING HARNESS. STATED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

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ODI 11319564 · 140,000 mi

VEHICLE LOST BRAKES WHEN LEAVING PAVEMENT ON TO DIRT ROAD.BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING.VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP.VEHICLE IN MOTION TURING OFF THE HIGHWAY

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ODI 11338153 · 45,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING STOPED AT A LIGHT. NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MADE MY LEFT TURN TRYING TO GET TO A PARKING LOT JUST AHEAD. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CAR. IT WAS SMOKING BAD BY NOW. I PULLED OVER AS I DID I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS IS ONLY A MINUTE OR TWO LATER. I GOT OUT OF CAR CALLED 911. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS BURNED UP THE FRONT TIRES. WINDSHIELD WAS STARTING TO CRACK AND STARTED MELTING. THIS WAS SO SCARY EVERY THING HAPPENED SO FAST AND THE GAUGE DIDN'T SHOW THE CAR WAS RUNNING THE SLIGHTEST BIT H…

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ODI 10865450

3 ISSUES: I SAW SOMEONE ELSE POST THIS- MY BREAK PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AFTER ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE ENGAGED (LIKE ON ICY OR WET ROADS). THERE IS NO OTHER TIME THIS OCCURS- AS IT'S THE BREAKS, I'VE BEEN VERY MINDFUL OF IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BREAKS REPLACES SO I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE BREAKS BUT RATHER SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE BREAKING MECHANICS. SECOND, ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, I GET A "CLUNK" SOUND AT ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE TURN. I THOUGHT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM REAR LEFT AXLE AREA- BUT I HONEST…

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ODI 10907122 · 80,000 mi

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT 80,000 MILES AND WHEN THEY WENT TO REPAIR IT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED AND FROZE SHUT

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ODI 11078088

COSUMER OWNS 2009 FORD FUSION. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKING PRESSURE THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY WHEELS HITTING POTHOLES WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN DROPPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, A DECREASE IN RATE OF DECELERATION OF VEHICLE, INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTROL CAR'S DECELERATION BY INCREASING THE FOOT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT *JS

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ODI 11063943 · 124,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A WREAK BECAUSE THE BRAKES IN THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT.

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ODI 10863291 · 83,000 mi

I WAS PARKING MY 09 FUSION AT MY SON'S PRESCHOOL, AND WAS ALMOST STOPPED IN THE SPOT, WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UP OVER A 4 INCH CURB. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT IT WAS THE TREE THAT I HIT THAT STOPPED ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BUT I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN (4 YEARS OLD AND 11 MONTHS OLD) IN THEIR CAR SEATS WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING LESS THAT 10 MPH AND WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURC…

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ODI 10979625 · 66,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT, WHO WORKS AS A FORD MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNO…

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ODI 11143518

HERKY JERKY ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID A SMALL OIL LEAK BURNED THROUGH SOME WIRES. STATED SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH A WIRING HARNESS. STATED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

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Air Bags
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ODI 10918018

SUMMER OF 2016 THE WARNING LIGHT FOR AIR BAG CAME ON. OCT 20 2016 TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR TWO DAYS, NEVER MENTIONED ANY RECALL, NEEDED THE CAR FOR THE WEEKEND, THEY WANTED ME TO PAY FOR THE PART IN ADVANCE BEFORE ORDERING IT. DO NOT RECALL HOW WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE THE DASH BOARD.

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ODI 11032468

2009 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO BRAKE ISSUES EXPERIENCED. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AT VARIOUS TIMES THE BRAKES HAVE FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL DROPS TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT WARNING. *JS

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ODI 11032986 · 73,500 mi

TAKATA RECALL AIR BAGS STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED DUE TO LACK OF REPLACEMENT PARTS. ABS BRAKING SYSTEM, BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AFTER HARD BREAKING AND TURNING, CAR CONTINUES TO ROLL WITH VERY LITTLE STOPPING POWER. ONCE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED ON AGAIN PEDAL CAME BACK AND STOPPING POWER CAME BACK TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET IN A DRIZZLING RAIN AND SWERVED TO AVOID A CAR THAT ATTEMPTED TO TURN IN FRONT OF ME, I HIT THE BREAKS AND SWERVED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT, THEN WHEN APPROACHING A LIGHT APPROX. 3 BLOCK…

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ODI 11397671 · 129,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS RAISED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANKATO FORD (1935 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE…

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ODI 11406872 · 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 21V158000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ATCHINSON FORD (9800 BELLEVILLE RD, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER AND WHILE DRI…

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ODI 11428691

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 21V158000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was notified of the recalls and the contact was informed to bring the vehicle in for service. Despite being at the dealer for three weeks, the contact was repeatedly informed that the parts were not yet available. The contact made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer but was unsuccessful. The contact…

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ODI 10671397 · 27,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,750.

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ODI 10715855 · 81,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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ODI 10722053 · 42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 7/20/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

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ODI 11082628

TAKATA RECALL !!!!!!! THE DISPLAY PANEL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. MOSTLY WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE OR RAINING. THIS IS INCLUDING THE SCARY AIRBAG LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR SINCE FORD STATED NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HAS NO VALUE. AND I PRAY EVERY DAY IT DOES NOT KILL ME!

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ODI 10621824

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE HEEL OF THE CONTACT'S SHOE BECAME STUCK IN THE FLOORMAT AND INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 11155159

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE TAKATA RECALL (PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR) IN FEBRUARY 2018. IT IS ALMOST DECEMBER 2018. IF THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS THE RECALL STATUS STILL LISTED AS: "RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE"?? WHEN WILL A REMEDY BE AVAILABLE??

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ODI 10486164 · 91,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN IT WAS RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CAME BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WENT INTO A SPIN, WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER 1-2 TIMES IN THE MEDIAN BEFORE STRIKING THE INTERSTATE DIVIDING CABLE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAVEL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BUCKLED IN, AND THERE WERE TWO DOGS AS PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE DOGS WAS EJECTED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR

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ODI 10559497 · 740,000 mi

DEER STRIKE FONT END TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH,, 9 YEAR OLD IN PASSENGER SEAT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS REQUIRED , SHE WAS TOO LIGHT., DAMAGE TO FRONT END BUMPER, HOOD, AND GRILL. UPON REPAIR I NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD JUST BELOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD BEEN BUCKLED AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE AIR BAG COVER.THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPAIR THIS EXCEPT REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND THEN THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT JUST WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BODY TECH TOLD ME THAT REPAIR MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AI…

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ODI 11032961 · 58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL BEGAN TO FAIL/WARP NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL WAS SEPARATED AND THERE WAS A BULGE WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (O'MEARA FORD, 400 W 104TH AVE, NORTHGLENN, CO, 80234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE IT WAS AN UPHOLSTERY REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFI…

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ODI 11082628

TAKATA RECALL !!!!!!! THE DISPLAY PANEL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. MOSTLY WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE OR RAINING. THIS IS INCLUDING THE SCARY AIRBAG LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR SINCE FORD STATED NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HAS NO VALUE. AND I PRAY EVERY DAY IT DOES NOT KILL ME!

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 11166479

CAR WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS ON AND EVENTUALLY STARTED LOSING POWER

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Service Brakes, Hydraulic
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ODI 11372645 · 120,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE. ADDITIONALLY, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKE PEDAL CEASED. THE VEHCILE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE BRAKE VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE LOCAL DEALER HEMPSTEAD FORD LOCATED AT 301 N. FRANKLIN ST, HEMPSTEAD, NY 11550 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED …

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ODI 11372923 · 78,580 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AT THE RED TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM CEASED IN THE OPEN POSITION. PENSKE FORD SERVICE (8970 LA MESA BOULEVARD, LA MESA, CA 91942, [phone removed]) WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 1…

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ODI 11386830 · 48,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CONTACT HEARD THE BRAKES SQUEAK WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FRONT PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC THEN DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM. THE LOCAL DEALER LARSON FORD (1150 OCEAN AVE, LAKEWOOD, NJ 08701) WAS CONTACTED AFTER NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WAS RECEIVED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUF…

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ODI 11397671 · 129,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT WAS RAISED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MANKATO FORD (1935 MADISON AVE, MANKATO, MN 56001, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE…

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ODI 11406872 · 96,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) AND 21V158000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ATCHINSON FORD (9800 BELLEVILLE RD, BELLEVILLE, MI 48111, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHORTLY AFTER RECEIVING THE LETTER AND WHILE DRI…

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ODI 11428691

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact received a notification for NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V904000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic) and 21V158000 (Air Bags) however, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The dealer was notified of the recalls and the contact was informed to bring the vehicle in for service. Despite being at the dealer for three weeks, the contact was repeatedly informed that the parts were not yet available. The contact made multiple attempts to reach the manufacturer but was unsuccessful. The contact…

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ODI 11405592

MY BRAKES HAVE HAD THE ISSUE REGARDING THIS RECALL FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW: DEC 18,2019 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER19S54 NHTSA RECALL NUMBER19V904 RECALL STATUSRECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE SUMMARY ON YOUR VEHICLE, A VALVE IN THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT OF THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM MAY BE STUCK OPEN. THIS STILL HASN'T BEEN FIXED AND IT'S BEEN OVER A YEAR. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THIS RECALL IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AND NEEDS FIXED ASAP TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY TODDLER. THE BRAKES ARE HAVING TO HAVE EXTENDED TRAV…

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ODI 10671397 · 27,750 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 27,750.

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ODI 10715855 · 81,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A BUILDING. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO 40 MPH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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ODI 10722053 · 42,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE AT A STOP, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A DITCH. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000. UPDATED 7/20/15*CN UPDATED 10/17/2017*CN

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ODI 10558111 · 153,100 mi

SLOWED DOWN TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT AND CAR JUST STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RSN AND GOT CODE 2104 & 2112 MEANING THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10616773 · 38,000 mi

WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY MY CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 4 WEEKS TO GET ONE IN. MEANWHILE IT BEING MY ONLY CAR I ASKED AND WAS DENIED A LOANER VEHICLE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS I DID NOT LET IT GOO TOO LONG WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I CALLED BACK 4 WEEKS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 4…

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ODI 10625819 · 95,000 mi

ON 8/10/2014, AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WE NOTICED A REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION ON OUR 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE, THE CODES P2112 AND P2104 SHOWED UP INDICATING A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WE FOUND THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003 WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON 2009-2013 FUSIONS AND THAT FORD WOULD COVER THE REPAIR WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SOUTHWAY FORD IN SAN ANTONIO ON MONDAY, 8/11/2014.…

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ODI 10490217 · 40,000 mi

I HAD A HISTORY OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 FUSION. THE BATTERY DIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY THREW ERRORS REGARDING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE LARGEST PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND LOCKED, CAUSING US TO HIT FIRST THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RICOCHET ACROSS AND HIT THE METAL SAFETY RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING. THE CAR HIT HEAD-ON …

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ODI 10557963 · 66,500 mi

REPLACED VEHICLE BATTERY ON 12/30/2013. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN REMOVED OFF OF THE AUTO CENTER PREMISES. SERVICE CENTER RAN VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND REPORTED P2112 ERROR INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY. FORD DEALER SHIP SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH ISN'T CHEAP. FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLES ARE CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

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ODI 10810923 · 120,000 mi

I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY & WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. CARS WERE BEHIND ME. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR ME TO MAKE THE TURN. THE TRACTION LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 4-LANE INTERSECTION, BUT IT MOVED AT A SNAIL'S PACE MAYBE 4 FEET FROM THE TURN LANE. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO TURN OR EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CARS IN THE 4 OTHER LANES.…

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ODI 11143518

HERKY JERKY ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID A SMALL OIL LEAK BURNED THROUGH SOME WIRES. STATED SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH A WIRING HARNESS. STATED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

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ODI 11319564 · 140,000 mi

VEHICLE LOST BRAKES WHEN LEAVING PAVEMENT ON TO DIRT ROAD.BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING.VEHICLE SLOW TO STOP.VEHICLE IN MOTION TURING OFF THE HIGHWAY

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ODI 11338153 · 45,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING STOPED AT A LIGHT. NOTICED DARK SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MADE MY LEFT TURN TRYING TO GET TO A PARKING LOT JUST AHEAD. THE SMOKE STARTED COMING INTO THE CAR. IT WAS SMOKING BAD BY NOW. I PULLED OVER AS I DID I SAW FLAMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THIS IS ONLY A MINUTE OR TWO LATER. I GOT OUT OF CAR CALLED 911. THE WHOLE ENGINE WAS BURNED UP THE FRONT TIRES. WINDSHIELD WAS STARTING TO CRACK AND STARTED MELTING. THIS WAS SO SCARY EVERY THING HAPPENED SO FAST AND THE GAUGE DIDN'T SHOW THE CAR WAS RUNNING THE SLIGHTEST BIT H…

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ODI 11082628

TAKATA RECALL !!!!!!! THE DISPLAY PANEL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. MOSTLY WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE OR RAINING. THIS IS INCLUDING THE SCARY AIRBAG LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR SINCE FORD STATED NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HAS NO VALUE. AND I PRAY EVERY DAY IT DOES NOT KILL ME!

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ODI 10558111 · 153,100 mi

SLOWED DOWN TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT AND CAR JUST STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RSN AND GOT CODE 2104 & 2112 MEANING THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

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ODI 10616773 · 38,000 mi

WHILE MERGING ONTO A FREEWAY MY CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO SEE WHAT IT WAS. IT WAS A BAD CATALYTIC CONVERTER I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD TAKE 4 WEEKS TO GET ONE IN. MEANWHILE IT BEING MY ONLY CAR I ASKED AND WAS DENIED A LOANER VEHICLE FROM FORD MOTOR CO. AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS STILL SAFE TO DRIVE AS LONG AS I DID NOT LET IT GOO TOO LONG WITHOUT THE REPAIR. I CALLED BACK 4 WEEKS LATER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD BE AN ADDITIONAL 4…

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ODI 10625819 · 95,000 mi

ON 8/10/2014, AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, WE NOTICED A REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION ON OUR 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AUTOZONE, THE CODES P2112 AND P2104 SHOWED UP INDICATING A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. UPON RESEARCHING THE INTERNET WE FOUND THE NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE13003 WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON 2009-2013 FUSIONS AND THAT FORD WOULD COVER THE REPAIR WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED. WE TOOK THE CAR TO SOUTHWAY FORD IN SAN ANTONIO ON MONDAY, 8/11/2014.…

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ODI 11192180

WHILE DRIVING IN TO WORK ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SHOP TO GET FIXED. EACH TIME IT WAS THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BEING BROKEN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THERE IS A LOUD CLINKING SOUND AND THE CAR GROWLS.

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ODI 10474501 · 51,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE IDLE OF THE CAR QUICKLY DROPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED. YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE FORCED TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT TO RESET IT'S SELF WHERE EVER ON THE ROAD YOU ARE. THIS HAS HAPPEN RANDOMLY LAST FEW WEEKS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IT GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY OFF AN EXIT TRYING TO MERGE. WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED BECAUSE THE IDLE DROPPED. LUCKILY HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO SHOULDER TO SIT AND WAIT. HAD IT BEEN FEW SECONDS LONGER WOULD OF MERGED WITH HIGHWAY TR…

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ODI 10655307 · 91,000 mi

I'M GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED, IT SAYS 'FAULTY THROTTLE BODY' OR THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR. THIS CAUSES MY FORD FUSION TO GO INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS IS A MODE THAT CAUSES THAT CAR TO ACCELERATE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I FEAR FOR MY LIFE. WHEN I CONTACT AUTO CARE CENTERS, THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO …

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ODI 10659964 · 83,464 mi

2009 FORD FUSION - WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA & SHUT OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. LIGHTS, RADIO AND FAN STILL WORKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARAGE FOR ASSESSMENT & REPAIRS - THE MAIN POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE BAD, BATTERY WAS AT 9 INSTEAD OF 12 - ALL COMPONENT'S NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 10865450

3 ISSUES: I SAW SOMEONE ELSE POST THIS- MY BREAK PEDAL IS ALSO SOFT AND GOES ALL THE WAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR AFTER ANTILOCK BREAKS ARE ENGAGED (LIKE ON ICY OR WET ROADS). THERE IS NO OTHER TIME THIS OCCURS- AS IT'S THE BREAKS, I'VE BEEN VERY MINDFUL OF IT. I HAVE ALSO HAD THE BREAKS REPLACES SO I DON'T THINK IT'S ACTUALLY THE BREAKS BUT RATHER SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE BREAKING MECHANICS. SECOND, ONLY WHEN TURNING LEFT, I GET A "CLUNK" SOUND AT ABOUT 1/4 OF THE WAY THRU THE TURN. I THOUGHT THE SOUND WAS COMING FROM REAR LEFT AXLE AREA- BUT I HONEST…

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ODI 10907122 · 80,000 mi

ANTI LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED AT 80,000 MILES AND WHEN THEY WENT TO REPAIR IT THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED AND FROZE SHUT

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ODI 11078088

COSUMER OWNS 2009 FORD FUSION. ON FOUR DIFFERENT OCCASIONS VEHICLE LOST SIGNIFICANT BRAKING PRESSURE THAT WAS BELIEVED TO BE CAUSED BY WHEELS HITTING POTHOLES WHICH RESULTED IN SUDDEN DROPPING OF BRAKE PEDAL TO FLOOR, A DECREASE IN RATE OF DECELERATION OF VEHICLE, INCREASE IN STOPPING DISTANCE, AND LOSS OF ABILITY TO CONTROL CAR'S DECELERATION BY INCREASING THE FOOT PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. *TT *JS

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ODI 10621824

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE HEEL OF THE CONTACT'S SHOE BECAME STUCK IN THE FLOORMAT AND INTERFERED WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 11155159

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF THE TAKATA RECALL (PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR) IN FEBRUARY 2018. IT IS ALMOST DECEMBER 2018. IF THIS IS SUCH A SAFETY ISSUE, WHY IS THE RECALL STATUS STILL LISTED AS: "RECALL INCOMPLETE, REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE"?? WHEN WILL A REMEDY BE AVAILABLE??

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ODI 11192180

WHILE DRIVING IN TO WORK ON MULTIPLE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, THE SERPENTINE BELT HAD COME OFF. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO OVERHEAT. ON 3 DIFFERENT OCCASIONS I HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A SHOP TO GET FIXED. EACH TIME IT WAS THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT BEING BROKEN. THIS ALL HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. THERE IS A LOUD CLINKING SOUND AND THE CAR GROWLS.

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ODI 10781340 · 40,500 mi

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE AND DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE!!! ALSO DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AFTER THE HANDLE BRAKES.

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 11063943 · 124,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A WREAK BECAUSE THE BRAKES IN THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE RAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. THE AIR BAG IN THE STEERING WHEEL CAME OUT.

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ODI 10486164 · 91,000 mi

THIS VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING IN THE RIGHT LANE WHEN IT WAS RUN OFF THE INTERSTATE AT 75-80 MPH, IT WENT OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER, CAME BACK INTO THE RIGHT LANE, WENT INTO A SPIN, WENT OFF THE ROADWAY AT THE LEFT SHOULDER AND ROLLED OVER 1-2 TIMES IN THE MEDIAN BEFORE STRIKING THE INTERSTATE DIVIDING CABLE WHICH PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM ENTERING THE ONCOMING LANES OF TRAVEL. THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WERE BUCKLED IN, AND THERE WERE TWO DOGS AS PASSENGERS. ONE OF THE DOGS WAS EJECTED. NO AIRBAGS DEPLOYED!!!! *TR

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ODI 10559497 · 740,000 mi

DEER STRIKE FONT END TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH,, 9 YEAR OLD IN PASSENGER SEAT, AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY AS REQUIRED , SHE WAS TOO LIGHT., DAMAGE TO FRONT END BUMPER, HOOD, AND GRILL. UPON REPAIR I NOTICED THAT THE DASH BOARD JUST BELOW THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAD BEEN BUCKLED AND PULLED AWAY FROM THE AIR BAG COVER.THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO REPAIR THIS EXCEPT REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASH BOARD AND THEN THERE WAS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT JUST WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN. BODY TECH TOLD ME THAT REPAIR MAY INTERFERE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE AI…

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ODI 11032961 · 58,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DASHBOARD PANEL BEGAN TO FAIL/WARP NEAR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PANEL WAS SEPARATED AND THERE WAS A BULGE WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (O'MEARA FORD, 400 W 104TH AVE, NORTHGLENN, CO, 80234) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PANEL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE IT WAS AN UPHOLSTERY REPAIR, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THE MANUFACTURER CONFI…

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ODI 10781340 · 40,500 mi

INSIDE DOOR HANDLES BRAKE AND DOORS CAN NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE!!! ALSO DOORS WILL NOT LOCK AFTER THE HANDLE BRAKES.

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ODI 10908662 · 115,681 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A SMALL FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHARGER CABLE THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET CABLE (UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT) BECAME HOT AND MELTED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE CARPET, WHICH IGNITED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,681. THE VIN WAS U…

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ODI 10863291 · 83,000 mi

I WAS PARKING MY 09 FUSION AT MY SON'S PRESCHOOL, AND WAS ALMOST STOPPED IN THE SPOT, WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UP OVER A 4 INCH CURB. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT IT WAS THE TREE THAT I HIT THAT STOPPED ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BUT I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN (4 YEARS OLD AND 11 MONTHS OLD) IN THEIR CAR SEATS WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING LESS THAT 10 MPH AND WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURC…

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ODI 10979625 · 66,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, BUT THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND FAILED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP WITHOUT WARNING. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY LOOSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A FRIEND OF THE CONTACT, WHO WORKS AS A FORD MECHANIC, DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS UNKNO…

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ODI 11143518

HERKY JERKY ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SENSOR. 6 MONTHS LATER, SAME PROBLEM. DEALERSHIP SAID A SMALL OIL LEAK BURNED THROUGH SOME WIRES. STATED SOME SORT OF ISSUE WITH A WIRING HARNESS. STATED WIRING HARNESS NEEDED REPLACED, BUT WAS VIRTUALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO LOCATE. BRAKES CONSTANTLY NEED REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS. MULTIPLE TIMES PER YEAR.

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ODI 11082628

TAKATA RECALL !!!!!!! THE DISPLAY PANEL WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND GO OFF AT WILL. MOSTLY WHEN ITS HUMID OUTSIDE OR RAINING. THIS IS INCLUDING THE SCARY AIRBAG LIGHT, OIL LIGHT, ENGINE LIGHT. I AM STUCK WITH THE CAR SINCE FORD STATED NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT. HAS NO VALUE. AND I PRAY EVERY DAY IT DOES NOT KILL ME!

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 11166479

CAR WAS IN MOTION ON HIGHWAY WHEN IT STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS ON AND EVENTUALLY STARTED LOSING POWER

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ODI 10490217 · 40,000 mi

I HAD A HISTORY OF RECURRING PROBLEMS WITH MY 2009 FUSION. THE BATTERY DIED OVER AND OVER AGAIN, CAUSING ME TO FINALLY REPLACE IT. THE CAR CONSTANTLY THREW ERRORS REGARDING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. BUT THE LARGEST PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY AT ROUGHLY 55 MPH AND THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND LOCKED, CAUSING US TO HIT FIRST THE CONCRETE DIVIDER ON ONE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RICOCHET ACROSS AND HIT THE METAL SAFETY RAIL ON THE OTHER SIDE. THE CAR WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO BRAKING. THE CAR HIT HEAD-ON …

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ODI 10557963 · 66,500 mi

REPLACED VEHICLE BATTERY ON 12/30/2013. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR WAS EVEN REMOVED OFF OF THE AUTO CENTER PREMISES. SERVICE CENTER RAN VEHICLE DIAGNOSTICS CHECK AND REPORTED P2112 ERROR INDICATING AN ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY. FORD DEALER SHIP SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED WHICH ISN'T CHEAP. FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLES ARE CAUSING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

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ODI 10810923 · 120,000 mi

I HAD EXITED THE HIGHWAY & WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT IN THE RIGHT HAND TURN LANE. CARS WERE BEHIND ME. WHEN IT WAS MY TURN TO GO, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FOR ME TO MAKE THE TURN. THE TRACTION LIGHT, WRENCH LIGHT, AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY TO MOVE THE CAR OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE 4-LANE INTERSECTION, BUT IT MOVED AT A SNAIL'S PACE MAYBE 4 FEET FROM THE TURN LANE. THE CAR DID NOT HAVE THE POWER TO TURN OR EVEN MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. MY CAR WAS PERPENDICULAR TO THE CARS IN THE 4 OTHER LANES.…

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ODI 10474501 · 51,000 mi

WHEN DRIVING AT A NORMAL SPEED, THE IDLE OF THE CAR QUICKLY DROPS AND YOU ARE UNABLE TO MAINTAIN YOUR SPEED. YOU IMMEDIATELY ARE FORCED TO STOP THE CAR, TURN IT OFF AND LET IT SIT TO RESET IT'S SELF WHERE EVER ON THE ROAD YOU ARE. THIS HAS HAPPEN RANDOMLY LAST FEW WEEKS. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO IT GOT INCREASINGLY WORSE. WAS ENTERING HIGHWAY OFF AN EXIT TRYING TO MERGE. WAS UNABLE TO GET THE SPEED BECAUSE THE IDLE DROPPED. LUCKILY HAD JUST ENOUGH TIME TO GET TO SHOULDER TO SIT AND WAIT. HAD IT BEEN FEW SECONDS LONGER WOULD OF MERGED WITH HIGHWAY TR…

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ODI 10655307 · 91,000 mi

I'M GETTING A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH SYMBOL ON MY DASHBOARD. WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET CHECKED, IT SAYS 'FAULTY THROTTLE BODY' OR THROTTLE CONTROL ACTUATOR. THIS CAUSES MY FORD FUSION TO GO INTO 'LIMP HOME' MODE. THIS IS A MODE THAT CAUSES THAT CAR TO ACCELERATE NO MORE THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT HAPPENS WHEN I'M IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, TRAVELING AT SPEEDS OF 55-70 MILES AN HOUR. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I FEAR FOR MY LIFE. WHEN I CONTACT AUTO CARE CENTERS, THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT HAS TO …

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ODI 10659964 · 83,464 mi

2009 FORD FUSION - WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIT UP. DRIVER PULLED OVER TO SAFE AREA & SHUT OFF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART. LIGHTS, RADIO AND FAN STILL WORKED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GARAGE FOR ASSESSMENT & REPAIRS - THE MAIN POWER CONTROL MODULE AND THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE WERE BAD, BATTERY WAS AT 9 INSTEAD OF 12 - ALL COMPONENT'S NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

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ODI 11123877 · 80,000 mi

JUST NOW LEARNED OF RECALL ON AIRBAG. MY CAR HAS BEEN LOCKING ME IN IT. TGE ELECTRICAL PARTS FOR THE LOCKS AND WINDOWS IS ACTING UP. I HAVE BEEN LOCKED IN MY CAR 2 TIMES. I AM WORRIED IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT I WILL BE TRAPPED. THIS HAPPENS WHILE CAR IS ON OR OFF.

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ODI 10908662 · 115,681 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, A SMALL FIRE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR IGNITED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CHARGER CABLE THAT WAS PLUGGED INTO THE ACCESSORY POWER OUTLET CABLE (UNDERNEATH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FLOOR MAT) BECAME HOT AND MELTED AND BURNED A HOLE IN THE CARPET, WHICH IGNITED THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,681. THE VIN WAS U…

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Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.

Recurring narrative patterns

Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.

5 patterns with matching reports.

Brake response concerns

296 mentions · 29.0% of complaints

Median mileage: 101,000 mi (269 usable records).

ODI 10342572 · 4,120 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH AND TRYING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE ENGINE STARTED TO RACE AND THE RPMS INCREASED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP ONCE SHE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL GEAR WITH HER FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO RACE EVEN AFTER THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP. THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL ENGAGED AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE…

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ODI 10424722 · 32,000 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ENGAGED AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP AFTER APPLYING PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION AND IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL IN COMBINATION WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL ENGAGED FORCEFULLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHO STATED THE FAILURE COULD POSSIBLY BE RELATED TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR MAT. THE CONTACT WAS IN D…

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ODI 10445134

WELL WHAT CAN I SAY MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES I ALL MOST CRASHED MY BRAKES FAILED TO WORK ABOUT 1 INCH FROM BRAKING I KNEW I WAS NOT BRAKING AT ALL. I TURNED OFF THE CAR WHILE ON 39MPH AND I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2009. I NOW KNOW HOW FAST I CAN LOSE MY LIFE. *TR

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Matching rule\b(brake fail\w*|brakes fail\w*|brake pedal|braking distance|unintended braking|phantom braking)\b

Warning lights and dashboard alerts

58 mentions · 5.7% of complaints

Median mileage: 96,970 mi (47 usable records).

ODI 10281877 · 10,120 mi

1. ENGINE THREW A ROD RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE JULY 10, 2009: WHILE TRAVELING THE I805 S IN SAN DIEGO, CA, THE VEHICLE ENGINE EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. NO WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED, THERE WERE NO NOISES, NOTHING TO INDICATE WHAT WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN. I WAS HEADING TO WORK AT APPROXIMATELY 1PM, WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 65MPH, WHEN I BEGAN TO NEAR MY FREEWAY INTERCHANGE. IT'S AN AREA WHERE TWO FREEWAYS MEET AND MERGING TRAFFIC IS MOVING MUCH SLOWER. CRUISE CONTROL WAS DISENG…

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ODI 10323933 · 20,000 mi

ABOUT A MONTH AFTER THE CAR WAS BOUGHT, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING LIGHT WOULD TURN ON ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER MONTH. WE WOULD ALWAYS CHECK THE TIRE PRESSURE AND REFILL AS NEEDED. BUT IN THE MIDDLE OF APRIL THE LIGHT CAME ON EVERY OTHER DAY AND THE CAR STARTED TO PULL STRONGLY TO THE LEFT. WE THOUGHT THERE MIGHT HAVE BEEN A SMALL, SLOW LEAK IN THE TIRE, SO WE BROUGHT IT TO SEARS. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND A LEAK, BUT THEY LOCATED A CRACK IN THE RIM OF THE WHEEL. NO ONE KNOWS HOW IT GOT THERE. WE NEVER HIT ANYTHING. BUT THE SEARS TECH'S SAID THAT…

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ODI 10460295 · 52,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM CHECK A TAPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGINE THAT I HAD HEARD EARLIER THAT DAY. I MADE IT ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME, AND THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN, NO WARNING LIGHTS, NOTHING OTHER THAN THE SOUND THAT HAD JUST OCCURRED THAT MORNING. NOW I HAD MADE IT ABOUT 90K AFTER THE NEW ENGINE WAS INSTALLED (NOW AT 139000), AND AGAIN THE ENGINE HAS BLOWN. THIS TIME IT WAS A LITTLE WORSE, THE CAR HAD A SUDDEN INCREASE OF POWER, AND THEN ALL THE SUDDEN THERE WAS A LOUD BANG, AND A CLOUD OF WHITE SMOKE FOLLOWED BY SMOKE COMING…

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Matching rule\b(warning light\w*|check engine|dashboard warning\w*|malfunction indicator)\b

Stalling or loss of power

14 mentions · 1.4% of complaints

Median mileage: 79,500 mi (12 usable records).

ODI 10496164 · 41,000 mi

AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED FOR THE FIRST TIME AND THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO STALL AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, IT'S A SATURDAY MORNING AND TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT AND I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER PULLING OVER AND PUTTING THIS INFORMATION IN A SEARCH ENGINE I FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER FORD OWNERS. SOME WERE ON THE HIGHWAY AND SOME IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE LIGHT EVENTUALLY GOES OFF, SO OF COURSE THE OWNER ASSUMES THERE IS NO PROBLEM. THE REPAIR COST IS EXPENSI…

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ODI 10550336 · 14,957 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES, THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. A REDESIGNED THROTTLE BODY WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,957. UPDATED 12/23/13*LJ

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ODI 10558111 · 153,100 mi

SLOWED DOWN TO TURN IN A PARKING LOT AND CAR JUST STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC RSN AND GOT CODE 2104 & 2112 MEANING THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

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Matching rule\b(stall\w*|loss of power|lost power|engine shut\w* off)\b

Steering assistance concerns

6 mentions · 0.6% of complaints

Median mileage: 64,488 mi (4 usable records).

ODI 10648969 · 57,850 mi

DRIVING DOWN ROAD IN CITY, 25 MPH, APPROACHING INTERSECTION TO MAKE RIGHT TURN, BEGAN TURNING AND HALFWAY THROUGH TURN THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND I COULD NOT COMPLETE THE TURN. LUCKILY NO CAR WAS IN LEFT LANE AT LIGHT OR I WOULD HAVE HIT IT. STOPPED CAR JUST BEFORE HITTING CURB AND BUILDING. SHUT OFF, RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO GET STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. TAKING TO SHOP FOR EVALUATION. *TR

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ODI 10692416 · 63,976 mi

I HAVE TWICE NOW EXPERIENCED A CATASTROPHIC ENGINE/POWER TRAIN FAILURE WHILE AT SPEED AND IN TRAFFIC. WHILE DRIVING AND WITHOUT ANY PRIOR NOTICE, MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SHUTS DOWN. DURING WHICH THE ENGINE STALLS, POWER BRAKES FAIL, AND STEERING WHEEL LOCKS. LUCKILY I WAS IN A POSITION IN TRAFFIC WHERE I COULD QUICKLY ENGAGE THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND ALLOW PLENTY OF REACTION TIME FOR OTHER DRIVERS TO AVOID ME. AFTER THE CAR HAS STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER, THAT IS WHEN THE WARNING LIGHTS (ENGINE AND WRENCH) COME ON THE DASH. EACH TIME IT HAS TAKEN N…

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ODI 10692518 · 65,000 mi

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

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Matching rule\b(power steer\w*|steering assist\w*|steering lock\w*|steering wheel lock\w*)\b

Hard or delayed shifting

5 mentions · 0.5% of complaints

Median mileage: 83,000 mi (3 usable records).

ODI 10515825 · 23,742 mi

VEHICLE SHIFTS VERY IRREGULARLY- SEEMS TO GO IN AND OUT OF GEAR AND WHEN STEPPING ON GAS PEDAL IT DOES NOT RESPOND THEN JERKS INTO DRIVE GEAR. TWO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON IN DASH, SMALL WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE. AN OBD CODE READER WAS USED TO DETERMINE A FAULT CODE OF PO 772 ( SHIFT SOLENOID STUCK ON) AND CAR WAS TAKEN INTO A FORD DEALER. INITIALLY TOLD THAT WARRANT HAD EXPIRED BUT ENGINE AND DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY IS FOR 5 YEARS / 50,000 MILES. DEALER INSPECTED AND FOUND SOLENOID DEFECTIVE AND TRANSMISSION BANDS DAMAGED. CAR IS BE AT DEALER SINCE …

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ODI 10567513 · 164,381 mi

ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, CAR SEEMED TO CHUG OR LURCH OR ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THAT HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIME, WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE COLD WEATHER. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE NO REPORTS THAT HE COULD PULL FROM THE COMPUTER. *TR

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ODI 10863291 · 83,000 mi

I WAS PARKING MY 09 FUSION AT MY SON'S PRESCHOOL, AND WAS ALMOST STOPPED IN THE SPOT, WHEN MY CAR VIOLENTLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED FORWARD UP OVER A 4 INCH CURB. I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE AS HARD AS I COULD, BUT IT WAS THE TREE THAT I HIT THAT STOPPED ME. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR, BUT I HAD BOTH MY CHILDREN (4 YEARS OLD AND 11 MONTHS OLD) IN THEIR CAR SEATS WITH ME AT THE TIME. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE PARKING. BOTH TIMES I WAS GOING LESS THAT 10 MPH AND WAS ALMOST AT A COMPLETE STOP WHEN THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LURC…

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Matching rule\b(hard shift\w*|rough shift\w*|delay\w* shift\w*|shift\w* hard|jerk\w*|lurch\w*)\b