2014 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE REPLACED AT LOW MILEAGE. RESEARCH SHOWED THIS A HUGE ISSUE WITH OTHER OWNERS OF THE FORD FUSION 2013-2015. SIMILAR TO ENGINE PROBLEMS, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE THE LAST THING ANY DRIVER WOULD LIKE TO DEAL WITH. THIS IS BECAUSE IT COSTS A LOT OF MONEY ON REPAIR AND REQUIRES A CERTAIN SKILL SET TO GET IT FIXED. UNFORTUNATELY, 2014 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE THE THIRD MOST REPORTED ABOUT THIS VEHICLE. IN GENERAL, THE PROBLEMS WERE RELATED TO ISSUES WITH SHIFTING, COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING. MANY OWNERS OF VEHICLES AROUND 28,000 MILES REPORTED ROUGH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ALONG WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING, WHICH IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS MILEAGE OF THIS VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM WAS MOSTLY RESOLVED BY EITHER REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION OR PERFORMING A GLOBAL RESET. THE AVERAGE REPAIR COST FOR TRANSMISSION SLIPPING WAS ABOUT $750. AT LEAST TWO OWNERS REPORTED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OF THEIR 73,000 MILES VEHICLES. THE OWNERS MENTIONED THAT THEY PERFORMED REGULAR MAINTENANCE TO THE VEHICLE, AND THEY DID NOT SEE ANY WARNING SIGNS THAT COULD POINT THEM TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE THE COMPLETE FAILURE. THE OWNERS DID NOT INCLUDE INFORMATION ABOUT REPAIR OPTIONS OR REPAIR COSTS. LASTLY, A COUPLE OF OWNERS INDICATED FRUSTRATION FROM TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING EVERY TIME THEY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THEY MENTIONED THAT THE SHUTTERING FADES OUT AFTER THEY DRIVE FOR A LONG TIME. HOWEVER, THE SHUDDERING BECOMES MORE SEVERE WHEN THEY SWITCH FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR VISE VERSA. UNFORTUNATELY, TRANSMISSION SHUTTERING OCCURRED AT RELATIVELY NEW VEHICLES AROUND 5,000 MILES.

"STEERING LOSS" , "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAIL" INDICATOR ON DASH CAME ON AT AROUND 94,000 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO PRIOR MECHANICAL ISSUES OR INDICATORS OF MECHANICAL FAILURE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STEER (VERY DIFFICULT/STEERING WHEEL STIFF) OFF THE ROADWAY. VISUAL INSPECTION OF VEHICLE SHOWS NO DAMAGE TO MECHANICAL COMPONENTS. I BELIEVE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING COMPONENT OR SENSOR IS CAUSING SYSTEM TO LOCK UP AND COULD HAVE VERY WELL ENDED VERY BADLY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY.

II HAD RECALL 19V362000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT DONE ON THIS CAR I CANNOT REMEMBER OR FIND THE DATE. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER BEFORE THE RECALL WAS DONE. ON MONDAY NOV 2 2020 MY WIFE HAD THE CAR SHE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION PARKED THE CAR AND GOT OUT. THE CAR ROLLED INTO A CURB. SHE CHECKED AND THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK.THE ENGINE WOULD NOT START, SHE CALLED ME AND I LOOKED AT THE SHIFTER CABLE WAS DETACHED FROM THE TRANS SHIFTER ARM. THE BUSHING WAS STILL ON THE SHIFTER LINKAGE AT THE TRANS.I PERCHESED A NEW BUSHING PART "DG9Z-7K340-A. I INSTALED THE NEW BUSHING AS PER THE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS. I AM CONCERNED THIS RECALL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND MAY HAVE MADE IT WORSE. I STILL HAVE THE OLD BUSHING IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN SEEING IT I WILL SEND IT TO YOU. THANK YOU TAYLOR '

I'VE HAD MY CAR FOR 5 YEARS. 6 MONTHS AFTER I PURCHASED IT IT STARTED SHOWING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT'S ALMOST LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN A GEAR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE , AND THEN IT FLINGS YOUR FORWARD. WHEN DRIVING UP A HILL IT WON'T GO OVER 30MPH. I TOOK IT IN OVER 2 YEARS AGO TO FORD AND WAS TOLD A TRANSMISSION RECALL FOR 2014 FORD FUSIONS WAS COMING. 2 YEARS LATER AND I'M BEING TOLD MY CAR DOESN'T QUALIFY BUT IS SHOWING ALL THE SIGNS THAT'S LISTED ON THE RECALL. JUST LAST WEEK MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. SINCE IT'S HAPPENED 3 TIMES. SINCE IT STARTED SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING A NEW ISSUE HAS PROGRESSED. MY CAR NOW JERKS WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. IF I HAVE THE HEATER IN IT SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING. WE USED A CODE READER AND IT TOLD US TRANSMISSION ISSUES BUT FORD STILL SAYS I DON'T QUALIFY.

THE TRUNK WILL POP OPEN BY ITSELF AT DIFFERENT TIMES. SOMETIMES SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, OTHER TIMES IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS DRIVING. FORD DEALERSHIP HASN'T BEEN ABLE TO RECREATE THE ISSUE AND SAYS NOTHING IS WRONG. THIS HAS BEEN A COMMONPLACE COMPLAINT ON VARIOUS FORD FORUMS.

MY CAR RAN HOT ON ME FOR THE FIRST TIME. I ADDED COOLANT AND TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR. HAD TO GET VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WAS COOLANT INTRUSION. THEY SAID THEY HAVE SEEN A LOT OF VEHICLES THAT DID THE SAME THING. THE MAN AT THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT GET ABOUT ONE VEHICLE A WEEK THIS HAPPENS. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. I WAS GOING THE SPEED OF ABOUT 55 MILES AN HOUR. IT STARTED LOSING SPEED AND JUST DIED ON ME WHEN I GOT TO THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE ROAD.

HYDRAULIC BRAKE LINE SPLIT UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS. CAUSING ALL FLUID TO BE LOST

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS INSPECTED AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE AN ELECTRONIC STEERING PUMP WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER LINDQUIST FORD INC (3950 MIDDLE RD, BETTENDORF, IA 52722) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT UNDER RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,000.

ME AND MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE THE 1.5 ENGINES HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE SAFETY RECALL 18S20 ' SHIFT CABLE BUSHING REPLACEMENT. THIS IS THE SAME PART WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. WHY ARE OUR VEHICLES NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL? I CAN'T EVEN FIND CORRECT PART FOR REPLACEMENT. MY CAR HAS LOST PROPULSION AFTER PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC ON I-65 IN BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA, NEARLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY CONSUMER THAT HAS THIS SAME COMPLAINT. FORD SHOULD AT THE MINIMUM OFFER THE PART FOR REPLACEMENT. I'VE BEEN HAVING TO DRIVE LIKE THIS FOR A YEAR NOW.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SHUT-OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SOON AFTER EACH FAILURE AND RESUMED NORMAL DRIVING. THE CONTACT HAD YET TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER TO HAVE THE VEHICLE SERVICED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.