2014 FORD FUSION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V177000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. PARKS FORD OF WESLEY CHAPEL (28739 FL-54, WESLEY CHAPEL, FL 33543) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

FORD SOLD ME A 2014 FORD FUSION WITH A FAULTY ENGINE BLOCK. MY ENGINE HAS COMPLETELY FAILED FROM COOLANT ENTERING THE CYLINDER AND FORD WILL ONLY FIX THE 1.6 AND UP ENGINE

MY VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED INA ACCIDENT 11/25/2019 WHICHI RESULTEED IN A DDER HITTING THE CAR. THE CARS BODY WAS REPAIRED AS WELL AS THE RADIATOR AND THEN MARCH 2020. THE CAR SHUT COMPLETED DOWN. I WAS ADVISED TO CHECK TO SEE IF THIS WAS RECALL BECAUSE THE CAR NEVER WORKED AFTER THE DEER HIT IT. THE COOLANT CONTIUED TO BACK INTO THE ENGINE CAUSING COOLANT INTRUSION INTO THE CYLINDERS. EACH TIME WE PUT MORE IN IT RAN OUT OR INTO THE ENGINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE TOWNE FORD OF REDWOOD CITY DEALER, LOCATED AT: 1601 EL CAMINO REAL, REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063, WHERE THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V177000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES) AND THE SAME DEALER ORDERED THE PARTS AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED A TSB NUMBER: 17-0030. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 18,213.

WITH ABSOLUTELY NO PREVIOUS ISSUES, THE CAR STARTED OVERHEATING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AFTER TURNING ON THE HEAT (ON A 90 DEGREE DAY) AND RIDING IT OUT. IT TURNED OUT MY CAR WAS OUT OF COOLANT, WHICH WAS ODD. WE FILLED IT AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN MY CAR SAT FOR ABOUT A WEEK, THE BATTERY WAS DEAD AND WHEN IT WAS JUMPED EVERY WARNING CAME UP ON MY DASH AND MY ENGINE WAS IN LIMP MODE. TURNS OUT MY CYLINDER CRACKED AND COOLANT WAS FLOODING MY ENGINE. AFTER SOME RESEARCH, IT TURNS OUT IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE MODEL'S ENGINE AND FORD HASN'T DONE ANYTHING TO REMEDY IT.

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY, MY 2014 FORD FUSION 2.0L ECOBOOST STARTS TO OVERHEAT. WHILE TRYING TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE THE SPEED, THE CAR TAKES A WHILE TO INCREASE THE SPEED AND AT THE SAME TIME THE TEMPARATURE GAUGE IS GOING UP AS WELL UNTIL I GET THE OVERHEATING NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR. I HAD TO SLOW DOWN MY DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHILE THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME. I HAD TO GET OUT OF THE FREEWAY AND EXITED ON THE FIRST EXIT I SEE. I STOPPED ON A CURB OF A STREET AND OPENED THE HOOD OF THE CAR TO CHECK WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT AND I SAW THAT THERE ARE COOLANT ALL OVER MY ENGINE AND THAT MY COOLANT LEVEL WAS EMPTY EVEN THOUGH I FILLED IT UP ABOUT 2 WEEKS AGO. I HAD TO REFILL MY COOLANT A LITTLE BIT MORE THAN THE MAX LEVEL. I TRIED MY BEST TO DRIVE BACK HOME CAREFULLY AND JUST TOOK THE STREETS. I CHECK THE COOLANT LEVEL ABOUT 4-5 MILES LATER AND NOTICED THAT THE COOLANT LEVEL WENT DOWN A ABOUT 1/4 OF AN INCH BELOW THE MAX LEVEL. THE OVERHEATING STARTED TO HAPPEN WHEN THE TEMPERATURE STARTED TO RISE UP OVER 100 DEGREES BUT IT WAS THE FIRST TIME TODAY(08/25/2020) THAT IT SPLATTERED COOLANT ALL OVER MY ENGINE. THERE WAS ALSO NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON.

I BOUGHT MY 2014 FORD FUSION FROM USED CAR LOT HAD IT FOR 2 YEARS I KEEP MAINTENANCE UP IN TIMELY MANNER. ABOUT 6 TO 8 MONTHS AGO MY CAR HAS NO POWER WHEN DRIVING IT JERKS LIKE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND WHEN CHANGING LANES I TRY TO SPEED UP I PRESS GAS PEDAL BUT CAR GOES NOWHERE ONLY HIGH REVVING SOUND TAKES A MINUTE TO PICK UP SPEED ITS USES ALOT OF GAS AND 4 MONTHS MY SEAT BELT HAS TROUBLE LOCKING IN BELT. I STILL HAVE AND DRIVE MY CAR TO AND FROM WORK BUT ITS ONLY GETTING WORSE

APPEARLLY FORD MOTOR COMPANY KNEW ABOUT APIM SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING THAT THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANT STARTING FROM 2014 FOR 5 YEARS AND DIDN'T NOTIFY TO THE CUSTOMERS SO AFTER YOUR WARRANTY IS GONE THE APIM SYSTEM WILL NO LONGER WORK AND BY LAW ALL MANUFACTURING NEED TO NOTIFY OF ANY ABNORMAL SITUATION ON YOUR VEHICLE. THEIR UNDERSTANDING IS THAT THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER A SAFETY RECALL, BUT WITHOUT HAVING THE SPEAKERS OR SOUND WORKING YOU WILL NOT HEAR YOUR SEATBELT CHIME YOU WILL NOT HEAR YOUR MOTOR SENSES CHIME WHEN CROSSING A-LINE, YOU WILL NOT HEAR YOUR VEHICLES CHIME REVERSING NOR WILL YOU SEE YOUR CAMERA. I HAVE SEEN 1000THS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND FORD WILL NOT FIX IT BECAUSE "THEIR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED" THEY ARE REQUESTING $1000 TO FIX IT.HOPEFULLY THIS CAN BE ANNOUNCED FOR ANOTHER CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEIR WARRANTY EXPIRES AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO PAY 1000 DOLLARS LIKE MYSELF

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE FLAT ROAD THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER, WHEN I PRESS THE GAS HARDER THE CAR REALLY SPEEDED UP AND AFTER 2 BLOCKS IT STARTED LOSING POWER AGAIN, WITHIN THAT TIME THE "HILL START ASSIST" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND WENT OFF LOSING POWER ON AND OFF FOR 5 MILES UNTIL I REACHED HOME. AFTER GETTING HOME I NOTICE THE BRAKE LIGHT DIDN'T GO OFF AFTER 2 HOURS, SO I HAD TO REMOVE BATTERY CABLE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPAIRED BRAKE SWITCH BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD STOP COMPLETELY.

BRAKE PEDAL SINKING TO THE FLOOR THIS CAUSED MY WIFE TO BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR AND DAMAGE BOTH CARS. NOW THE PARKING BRAKE MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS FLASHING AND ACTING UP. HAD TOWED TO SHOP. I'VE SEEN RECALLS COMING OUT ON THIS ISSUE HOPING FORD IS GOING TO COVER THIS EXPENSIVE ISSUE. HAS CAUSED ONE ACCIDENT ALREADY. PLEASE CONTACT ME ABOUT THIS.*DT*AS