2017 Ford Fusion
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Engine is the leading concern among 1,110 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 8th highest complaint count among 15 Fusion model years with reports.
Of the 2017 reports, 37 involved a crash and 8 involved a fire. 30 people were injured.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Service brakes, hydraulic, foundation components, hoses, lines/piping, and fittingsMar 10, 2023
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2013-2018 Fusion and Lincoln MKZ vehicles. The front brake hoses may rupture and leak brake fluid.
A brake fluid leak will increase brake pedal travel and extend the distance needed to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Dealers will replace the front brake hoses, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed June 27, 2023. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 23S12.
Campaign 23V162000 on NHTSA.gov
Steering, steering wheel/handle barMar 12, 2018
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014-2018 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Fusion vehicles. The steering wheel retaining bolt may loosen allowing the steering wheel to detach while driving.
A steering wheel detachment can cause a loss of steering control, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the steering wheel bolt with a longer bolt, free of charge. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 18S08.
Campaign 18V167000 on NHTSA.gov
Power train, automatic transmission, torque converterJul 6, 2017
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Lincoln MKZ and Ford Edge and Fusion vehicles. On vehicles with 2.0L gas engines and six-speed automatic transmissions, the torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded.
If the torque converter weld studs fail, the torque converter will not be connected to the engine flexplate and the vehicle will lose the ability to move, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford or Lincoln will notify owners, and dealers will replace the torque converters, free of charge. The recall began August 25, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 17S16.
Campaign 17V427000 on NHTSA.gov
Seats, mid/rear assemblyDec 5, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2017 Ford Fusion vehicles manufactured September 27, 2016, to September 28, 2016. The left rear seat backs pivot pins may have been improperly welded.
During a crash, the improper welds may fail, allowing any stowed luggage to move into the passenger compartment, increasing the risk of injury.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the left hand, second row seat back frame, free of charge. The recall began January 10, 2017. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 16S43.
Campaign 16V874000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: power train
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Power train, Sep 20, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULTY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE CONNECTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PIONEER FORD (150 HWY 27 NORTH BYPASS, BREMEN, GA 30110) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Power train, Sep 18, 2019
MY CAR WILL NOT SAY IN GEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO IN PARK NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. I WAS ON THE CITY STREET WHEN THAT HAPPEN. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR IT TO DO ANYTHING. ONCE I GOT IT PARKED IT DID IT AGAIN. ON THE SCREEN IT SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. AT ONE POINT IT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S NOT A RECALL ON THAT WHEN IT SHOULD BE. I COULD'VE BEEN DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAD CHANGED GEAR. MY KIDS AND I COULD'VE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.
Power train, Sep 9, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBIN FORD INC. (100 N MACDADE BLVD, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036, (610) 586-3600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Power train, Sep 6, 2019
THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING BUT WAS NOT BAD UNTIL THE CAR GEARED DOWN IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TROUBLE INDICATOR WAS A "WRENCH" WHICH INDICATED A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. I GOT THE CAR BACK HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 2017 FORD FUSION, WITH 66,238 MILES. COST OF REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $4875 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. CURIOUS AS TO HOW A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.
Power train, Sep 4, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO SHEEHY FORD (LOCATED AT 10601 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, 804-378-3697) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,223.
Power train, Aug 21, 2019
I HAVE A 2017 FORD FUSION. MY ISSUE IS THE THE SHIFTER LINK CABLE. THERE IS A LITTLE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL REVERSE AND DRIVE. WELL MINE BROKE AND I'M GLAD IT WAS IN PARK. IF IT WASN'T IN PARK I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO EVEN GET IT IN PARK NOT ATKEAST BY MYSELF ANYWAY. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO CHANGE GEARS I GOT A WARNING MESSAGE THAT SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED! IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER FURTHER DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE 13-16 FUSIONS HAD THIS ISSUE AND WERE RECALLED. I FOUND THE PART NUMBER FROM FORD WHICH IS DG92-7K340-A. I TOOK IT TO FORWARD AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT SO I HAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THE 2017 FUSION THAT THEY FIXED THE ISSUE WITH THEM. WELL OBVIOUSLY NOT! THE GUY TRIED TELLING ME I NEEDED TO BUY THE WHOLE CABLE TO FIX IT. WHICH I KNEW BETTER I GAVE HIM THE PART NUMBER AND THEY HAD A BIG BOX OF THE BUSHINGS SITTING ON THE DESK TOOK IT HOME AND FIXED IT IN LIKE 5MIN. I'M GLAD I WAS HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT DRIVING BECAUSE IF SO MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK OR ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER.
Power train, Engine, Aug 16, 2019
WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER TRYING TO GO INTO REVERSE THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE, I ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. THE "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT, SEE MANUAL" MESSAGE APPEARED.
Suspension, Power train, Engine, Aug 16, 2019
I HAVE THE 2017 FUSION SPORT 2.7L TWIN TURBO AND I PURCHASED IT NEW. ON MORE THAN 30 OCCASIONS AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I HAVE HAD IT TO 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS WHO SAID THERE ARE NO CODES STORED INDICATING THIS HAPPENED AND SINCE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO REPRODUCE THE ISSUE THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO TO HELP. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD CORPORATE BUT THEY CLOSED MY CLAIM SINCE THEY HAD NO INDICATION THIS WAS OCCURING. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS EXACT ISSUE BUT YET THEY CONTINUE TO DENY THE PROBLEM. ON A FEW OCCASIONS I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY RUNNING 70 MILES AN HOUR. HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR THIS TO BE ACKNOWLEDGED? THE NHSTA NEEDS TO MAKE FORD STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED THE CAR ALSO PUT ITSELF IN PARK BEFORE CAR WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WHICH CAUSED A HARD JOLT TO THE TRANSMISSION. THIS IS GOING TO DAMAGE THE TRANSMISSION AMONG OTHER THINGS OVER TIME. I PAID $40,000 FOR THIS CAR AND DESERVE TO FEEL SAFE WHILE DRIVING IT ON THE ROAD. WHAT IF THIS WAS HAPPENING TO YOUR FAMILY WOULD YOU JUST IGNORE IT AND MAKE YOUR FAMILY KEEP DRIVING THE VEHICLE KNOWING AT ANYTIME IT COULD LOSE POWER AND CAUSE YOU TO WRECK? HOW COME NOTHING IS BEING DONE ABOUT THIS? MAKE THEM BUY MY CAR OR FIX THE ISSUE SO I DON'T HAVE TO PUT MY LIFE IN DANGER IN ORDER TO GET WORK. I AM A NURSE I SHOULD BE ABLE TO FEEL SAFE DRIVING TO WORK. THIS HAS NOT HAPPENED ONE TIME BUT WE'LL OVER 25-40 TIMES SINCE PURCHASE.
Power train, Jul 24, 2019
UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 11229418 POSTED 7/4/19 CAR STAYED IN SHOP FOR A WEEK. REPLACED INPUT SHAFT, FLUID PUMP, FILTER, VALVE BODY, SOLENOID BODY, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND ANY ASSOCIATED GASKETS AND HARDWARE CAR IS GOING BACK TO THE SHOP TOMORROW DUE TO IT SHIFTING HARDER THAN BEFORE. SAFETY PARK FEATURE NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. CAN HEAR HARD SHIFTING WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK, REVERE, AND DRIVE. REVERSE IS THE WORST AND CAR SHAKES WITH EACH GEAR SELECTION. MOVES HARD AS IF I HIT SOMETHING WHEN PLACING INTO PARK.
Power train, Jul 23, 2019
ON JULY 22, 2019, I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, IT KEPT TURNING BACK TO PARK. THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT, CALL GEICO TO HAVE IT TOWED TOOK 2 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO GET CAR ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT, HE CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM COULD TELL HIM WHAT TO DO, HE TALKED TO (EIGHT) TECHS AND NOT ONE KNEW THE ANSWER, ANYWAYS, THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS WAS WITH THE SHIFT KNOB AND TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $545 TO REPAIR AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AND EVEN THOUGH THE 2013-2016 FORD FUSIONS HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY 2017. WHICH IS NOT RIGHT.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Jul 10, 2019
SHIFT SYS FAULT I WAS REVERSING WHEN MY CAR SHIFTED BACK INTO PARK AND WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE OR NEUTRAL. WHEN TRIED IT GOES RIGHT BACK TO PARK.
Power train, Jul 4, 2019
VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH , THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON IF THEY HAVE FOUND THE PART, AS THEY COULDN'T THE DAY I TOOK IT IN. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 24K MILES ON IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THIS PART WAS FIXED OR NOT BECAUSE IT WAS PRIOR TO THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR.
Power train, Jun 18, 2019
APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO I NOTICED MY VEH WAS CUTTING OUT AND LOSING POWER ON SLOW ACCELERATION AROUND 30-40 MPH AS THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING. TOOK THE VEH TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLS BURNT AND IS DARK. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH IS BREAKING APART AND THEY SAID I NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEH ONLY HAS 66K MILES ON IT.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Jun 5, 2019
I HAD TO TAKE MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY BECAUSE I WAS GETTING AN ERROR MESSAGE ON MY DASH STATING "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT - SERVICE SOON." I WAS NOT ABLE TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE OR NEUTRAL AND WHEN TRYING TO DO SO, THE PARK BRAKE WAS AUTOMATICALLY APPLIED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING HAD CAME A PART WHICH WILL COST OVER $315 TO BE FIXED. I READ ONLINE THAT FORD RECALLED OVER 500,000 FUSIONS (2013-2016) AND ESCAPES FOR THE SAME EXACT REASON. WILL FORD BE ISSUING ANOTHER RECALL ON THE NEWER MODEL CARS? I'M HAVING TO COME OUT POCKET FOR A PROBLEM THAT HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH OTHER VEHICLES IN THE PAST. AS SOON AS I GET THE FINAL RECEIPT FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I WILL HAPPILY UPLOAD IT.
Power train, Electrical system, May 15, 2019
SO, I HAVE COMPLAINED TO FORD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS ABOUT MY GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONING. WHEN I PUT IT INTO DRIVE, THE GEAR WILL GO BACK INTO PARK AND START FLASHING. OR IT WILL START DRIVING AND GO BACK INTO PARK AFTER MOVING. IT'S CRAZY. THEN, FORD SERVICE HAS TOLD ME MULTIPLE TIMES THAT THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I EVEN HAD WANTED THEM TO TAKE THE CAR BACK BECAUSE I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE, BUT THEY SAID IT HADN'T BEEN LONG ENOUGH AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AGAIN, NOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE. ALSO, MY WINDOWS ROLL BACK DOWN AFTER I ROLL THEM UP. THEY WILL DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES UNTIL THEY STOP. AGAIN, FORD SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG.
Power train, May 11, 2019
I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO THROW IT INTO PARK, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND IT RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT BEFORE IT HIT ANOTHER CAR WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF SINCE THE BRAKES COULD NOT OVERRIDE THE RACING ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS FINE. IT HAS RUN FINE FOR THE LAST 100 MILES. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN .
Power train, Apr 22, 2019
VEHICLE STUCK IN NEUTRAL WON'T SHIFT GEARS
Power train, Mar 22, 2019
VEHICLE IS NOISY IN NEUTRAL AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS.
Power train, Other or unspecified, Feb 19, 2019
ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING IN MOTION, MAKING LEFT TURN FROM MAIN STREET INTO PARKING LOT - VEHICLE SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. VEHICLE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN STATIONARY, BRAKING AT TRAFFIC SIGNAL - VEHICLE SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. VEHICLE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN IN MOTION, MAKING LEFT TURN FROM ONE 2 LANE ROAD TO ANOTHER 2 LANE ROAD - VEHICLE SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. DISPLAY READ SEE MANUAL - SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. VEHICLE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN. IN MOTION, MAKING RIGHT TURN FROM ONE 2 LANE ROAD TO ANOTHER 2 LANE ROAD - VEHICLE SHUT OFF ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. VEHICLE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN IN MOTION, MAKING LEFT FROM 2 LANE ROAD TO PRIVATE ROAD, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. DISPLAY READ SEE MANUAL - SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. VEHICLE PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN IN MOTION, MAKING LEFT TURN FROM 2 LANE ROAD INTO SUBDIVISION - VEHICLE SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH. VEHICLE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN STATIONARY, ON CITY STREET, VEHICLE SHUT OFF, DISPLAYED ENGINE LIGHT. VEHICLE WAS PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN IN MOTION, DIRT ROAD, VEHICLE SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING 26 MPH. DISPLAY READ SEE MANUAL, SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC. VEHICLE PUT INTO PARK AND RESTARTED. UNKNOWN. VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF 7 TIMES, DATE PROVIDED IS THE LAST DATE THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER A YEAR. VEHICLE DOES NOT STORE CODES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO BECAUSE THE VEHICLE "DOESN'T THROW A CODE" BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES AND THERE HAS BEEN NO ATTEMPT TO REPAIR. NOTIFIED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TWO SEPARATE TIMES - FORD HAS CLOSED MY CASE BECAUSE THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CURRENTLY VEHICLE HAS A FLIGHT RECORDER INSTALLED BY THE DEALER.
Power train, Electrical system, Engine, Feb 1, 2019
PRIMARY CONCERN: CAR LOSES ALL PROPULSION AND GOES INTO ACCESORY MODE WHEN ACCELERATING. I, AS WELL AS SEVERAL OTHERS WITH 2017 FORD FUSION SPORT MODELS, HAVE LOST TOTAL POWER WHILE LEAVING RED LIGHTS, STOP SIGNS, AND WORST OF ALL, MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR DIED UNDER NORMAL ACCELERATION WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY, AND WHILE PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN, ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, MONTHS APART FROM EACH OTHER. A MEMBER OF OUR FACEBOOK GROUP OF FUSION SPORT OWNERS CAPTURED HIS CAR LOSE ALL POWER, ON VIDEO, AND HIS CAR IS BEING BOUGHT BACK BY FORD, BUT THAT IS NOT ENOUGH. THESE CARS, ALTHOUGH FUN AND ENJOYABLE, POSE A SERIOUS THREAT TO NOT ONLY THE OWNERS OF THE CAR, BUT ALSO TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD WHO COULD HIT US FROM BEHIND, INJURING OF KILLING PASSENGERS IN EITHER VEHICLE, OR VEHICLES NEARBY. THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND REMOVED FROM THE ROAD. HERE IS HIS VIDEO: HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/NLNN0HKRHTG
Power train, Jan 7, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDERS FORD (223 EAST GOODMAN RD, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, 662-349-7004), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Power train, Dec 16, 2018
I FIRST NOTICED WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE THE CAR STALLED THEN A WRENCH TOOL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN PROCEEDED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF. THAT OCCURRED SPORADICALLY UNTIL 12/14/2018 WHEN A SHIFTSYSFAULT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTED TO PARK ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS DRIVING. BOTH ME N MY PASSENGER TRIED SHIFTING THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. I TRIED OVERRIDING THE GEAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CONTINUOUSLY SHIFTING TO PARK FROM NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND DRIVE ON IT'S OWN WHICH CAUSED ME TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET HOME. ONCE HOME I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE SO I COULD PARK IT BETTER HOWEVER A NEIGHBOR ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE COMPUTER BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY THEN REATTACHING IT WHEN ANOTHER ALERT APPEARED SAYING ENGINE COOLANT WAS AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN OFF FOR 2HRS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON SERVICING.
Power train, Dec 12, 2018
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE PER USERS MANUAL AND FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN. THIS OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER STARTING IT.
Power train, Nov 26, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. ALSO, THE "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT, SEE MANUAL" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR FORD STONE MOUNTAIN (3800 US-78, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA 30039, (678) 384-4242) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE BUSHING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Power train, Vehicle speed control, Oct 11, 2018, crash
ON MAY 13, 2017 OR THERE ABOUT MY 2017 FORD FUSION FROM A STOPPED DURING TAKE OFF ACCELERATED VERY FAST ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON MAY 15, 2017 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT. HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 I TOOK MY CAR IN SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AND AGAIN NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SOON AS IT HAPPENED. ON OCTOBER 10, 2017 TAKING OFF FROM A STATIONARY POSITION I TOOK OFF AFTER LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ACCELERATING IN A CURVE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND I RAN INTO A TREE.