2013 FORD FUSION Complaints

GOT IN CAR TO START AND DRIVE TO WORK. DASHBOARD LIT UP WITH WARNINGS ON STEERING SYSTEM FAILURE, FORWARD ANTICOLLISION SYSTEM FAILURE AND ANTISKID SYSTEM FAILURE. VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING AND UNABLE TO DRIVE.

THE BACKUP CAMERA ON MY FUSION HAS BEEN FAILING TO FUNCTION PROPERLY THIS HAS OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY AS WELL AS ON THE HIGHWAY. WHEN IN REVERSE THE SCREEN GOES BLACK OR HAS MULTIPLE SQUIGGLY LINES GOING ACROSS THEN AN ERROR THAT CAMERAS IS NOT AVAILABLE WHEN I PUT THE CAR INTO DRIVE THE CAMERA WILL SOMETIMES APPEAR AND SHOW WHAT'S BEHIND THE CAR, HOWEVER, WHEN PLACED BACK INTO REVERSE I GET THE SAME ERROR I WAS ON VACATION IN FL AND RENTED A BRAND NEW 2020 FORD AND THE CAMERA MALFUNCTIONED THE SAME WAY WHILE DRIVING IN THE CITY I ATTEMPTED ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT ITS NOT ONLY THE FUSION BUT MANY FORD VEHICLES WITH THE CAMERA BACK UP MALFUNCTION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKING SOUND COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE LOW COOLANT LEVEL AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS TWO-THIRDS FULL. THE LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS LIKE THE FAILURE REFERENCED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 114,710.

THE DASH LIT UP NOTIFYING OF A PARKING BRAKE ERROR WHILE DRIVING. GOT HOME, PARKED CAR, TURNED CAR OFF. WENT INSIDE FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES. WHEN CAME BACK OUTSIDE, THERE WAS SMOKE ROLLING OUT OF THE WINDOW. PUT FIRE OUT. AFTER EXAMINING, THE FIRE APPEARED TO HAVE STARTED FROM SOMETHING ELECTRICAL IN THE CENTER COUNSEL ON THE RIGHT SIDE. IT CAUGHT THE SEAT ON FIRE, MELTED THE COUNSEL, AND THE ROOF. NO SMOKING OF ANY SORT HAS BEEN ALLOWED IN MY CAR SINCE I GOT IT. IT WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE FIRE STARTED, BUT IT WAS IMMEDIATELY AFTER BEING DRIVEN.*DT*JB

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING POORLY LOW GEARS, REVERSE, STUCK IN LOW GEARS, LOUD NOISEY SHIFTING, BURNING ODOR, CANNOT INCREASE SPEED

ENGINE COOLANT LEAKING BUT NO LEAK CAN BE FOUND. HAVE TO PUT COOLANT IN CAR EVERY OTHER DAY OR ANY TIME I DRIVE MORE THAN 30 MILES.

WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL WHETHER YOU ARE USING CRUISE CONTROL OR NOT, THE CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT REALLY HARD, ONCE, TWICE AND SOMETIMES THREE TIMES BEFORE YOU GET TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT STARTED IN APRIL OF 2020. THE BACKUP CAMERA STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED AND IT STILL DOES NOT WORK.

REAR MIDDLE SEAT BELT LOCKS EACH TIME THE UPPER SEAT PORTION IS LOWERED, REGARDLESS OF IT IT IS LATCHED OR NOT. CAR DOES NOT HAVE TO BE ON OR MOVING FOR THIS TO OCCUR. TO REMEDY, THE BOTTOM SEAT HAS TO BE REMOVED, AND SEAT BELT UNBOLTED FROM CAR. I AM CONCERNED THE BELT COULD LOCK AROUND A PERSON IF SEATED THERE. THERE IS NO LEEWAY IN THE BELT TO PULL TO TRY AND RELEASE THE TENSION. HAVE EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES, BEGINNING IN DECEMBER 2017.

THE HOOD LATCH ON MY 2013 FORD FUSION BROKE AND WOULD FUNCTION CORRECTLY. THIS IS A TERRIBLE DESIGN AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. I REPLACED MINE AND FROM THE UPLOADED PICTURES YOU CAN SEE THAT THE PART WILL EVENTUALLY HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE PLASTIC BUMP (CIRCLED IN RED) THAT THE LEVER GRABS ON TO WEARS OUT OVER TIME, AND WHEN LIFTED, WILL NOT OPEN THE HOOD CORRECTLY . IT'S ALSO NOT FAIR THAT THE PARTS NEEDED HAVE TO BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY, COST CUTTING AT ITS FINEST .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP AND THE CONTACT REFILLED THE COOLANT LEVEL TO LET THE VEHICLE COOL DOWN BEFORE CONTINUING TO DRIVE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO WESTFIELD FORD (6200 SOUTH LA GRANGE ROAD, COUNTRYSIDE, IL 60525; (708) 354-8600) WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE ENGINE COOLANT WAS LEAKING INTO THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.