2014 FORD FUSION Complaints

ACCELERATING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN VEHICLE SUDDENLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND SLUGGISH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY. HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER. THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS A KNOWN AND COMMON ISSUE ON THE 1.6L AND 2.0L ECOBOOST ENGINES WHERE COOLANT LEAKS INTO THE NUMBER 4 CYLINDER CAUSING LOW COMPRESSION AND POTENTIAL OVERHEATING RENDERING VEHICLE UNDRIVABLE. FORD QUOTED ME $6,500 FOR A NEW ENGINE, AS THEY STATED, IS THE ONLY FIX. CONSUMERS SHOULD NOT BE ON THE HOOK BECAUSE OF A CLEAR AND OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW AS STATED BY FORD INCLUDED IN THE 1.6L ECOBOOST RECALL, BUT HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL TO INCLUDE THE 2.0L ECOBOOST ENGINES. (SEE ATTACHED LINK REGARDING POSSIBLE CLASS ACTION SUIT AS PREPARED BY A NASHVILLE LAW FIRM) COUNTLESS OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ON HERE AND OTHER FORUMS. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE ISSUED IMMEDIATELY TO INCLUDE THE 2014 FUSION 2.0L ECOBOOST ENGINES!!! PLEASE REFER TO BELOW LINK... HTTPS://WWW.NEWSOM.LAW/FORD-ENGINE-OVERHEATING-LAWSUIT.HTML. *TR

A PRIOR COMPLAINT HAS BEEN MADE RELATIVE TO THIS VEHICLES STEERING ON OR ABOUT 30 DAYS PRIOR TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED TO THE STEERING. ENROUTE TO MY EMPLOYMENT. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROX 5 MIN INTO MY DRIVE I TURNED AROUND IN A LOCAL DRIVEWAY TO PROCEED BACK TO MY RESIDENCE ON A STRAIGHT PAVED HIGHWAY WITH WET, DARK, DOWN-GRADE CONDITIONS THE VEHICLES STEERING INDICATOR LIGHTS SUDDENLY CAME ON AND THE VEHICLES STEERING TURNED SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT WITH HARDLY NO BRAKING ABILITY CAUSING MY VEH TO LEAVE THE ROADWAY TRAVELING ON SLICK WET GRASS DOWN-HILL 150' FT. STRIKING SEVERAL TREES CAUSING SERIOUS PERMANENT INJURIES FRACTURING MY RIGHT FEMUR AND HIP, ALONG WITH SIGNIFICANT HEAD INJURIES TO MY FOREHEAD. (1) DRIVER OCCUPANT. THE DRIVER AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, NO PASSENGER DEPLOYMENT. THE VEH HAD JUST BEEN ALIGNED ON 2 OCCASIONS WITH 4 NEW TIRES. THIS VEH NEEDS INVESTIGATED FULLY FOR MFG, DEFECTS AND RECALL. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FIND SIGNIFICANT REPORTING OF THE SAME OCCURRENCES. I DO HAVE PHOTOS OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HIS WIFE WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE MESSAGE DISPLAYED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL TO SLOWDOWN AND STOP IMMEDIATELY. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE CONTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO CLASSIC FORD OF MADISON (6251 N RIDGE RD, MADISON, OH 44057), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

THE TRANSMISSION ISN'T SWITCHING RIGHT AND THROWS THE WHOLE CAR FORWARD AND IT ONLY HAS 32000 MILES ON IT 2014 FORD FUSION. THIS HAS BEEN A ONGOING ISSUE HAD LOOKED AT 2X THEY SAY ALL 2014 FORD FUSIONS DO THIS. CAUSING WRECKS IS RIDICULOUS! *TR

THE SEAT BELT TIGHTENED UP. I NOTICED IT A FEW DAYS AGO. TODAY WHEN I WAS TRYING TO PUT THE SEAT BACK UP IT WOULDN'T BECAUSE THE SEAT BELT HAS NO SLACK TO LET IT COME UP. *TR

SIMILAR TO OTHER RECALLS, THE STEERING RACK ON MY VEHICLE IS DAMAGED AND CAUSES GRINDING WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL WHILE STATIONARY OR IN MOTION AT SPEEDS UNDER 35MPH, CAUSING STIFFNESS IN THE WHEEL AND SLIGHT LOCKING. THIS SEEMS CONGRUENT WITH DAMAGE FROM RECALLS 15S14 AND 15R01 IF NOT HANDLED PROPERLY. *TR

COMPLETE LOSS OF STEERING. CAR WARNINGS ON INSTRUMENT PANEL WHILE DRIVING AND VEHICLE HAD COMPLETE STEERING SHUTDOWN. COULD NOT TURN WHEEL AND ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT. FORD IS AWARE OF THESE POWER STEERING MODULE FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGES; MINE IS ONLY 63,519 MILES, BUT REFUSES TO RECALL OR REIMBURSE OWNERS UNTIL THE NHTSA TAKES ACTION. ARE WE JUST WAITING FOR PEOPLE TO DIE OR BECOME INJURED? MY CASE NUMBER WITH FORD IS [XXX]. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS YOUR ATTENTION, AGAIN! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN I GOT THE NOTIFICATION THAT MY CAR WAS RUNNING HOT. I WASN'T TO FAR FROM HOME SO I DECIDED TO KEEP DRIVING, WHEN I SLOWED DOWN IT WOULD LEVEL OUT BUT WHEN I WOULD SPEED UP I WOULD GET THE NOTIFICATION AGAIN. MY HUSBAND PUT COOLANT IN IT THAT DAY BUT WITHIN TWO WEEKS WE GOT THE NOTIFICATION AGAIN AND HAD TO PURCHASE MORE COOLANT TO PUT IN THE CAR AND THEN ANOTHER TWO WEEKS WE GOT THE NOTIFICATION AGAIN. HAD TO PUT EVEN MORE COOLANT. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY THAT MY COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO MY ENGINE AND IT WILL BE 6500 TO REPAIR. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM AND OTHER FORDS HAVE HAD RECALLS DEALING WITH THE COOLANT BUT MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THOSE RECALLS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE STEERING CEASED WITH THE HILL START ASSIST NOT AVAILABLE, SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, AND POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT VEERED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AUTONATION FORD UNION CITY (4355 JONESBORO ROAD, UNION CITY, GA 30291, (770) 674-6075) HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE OR PROVIDE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V250000 (STEERING) AS A POSSIBLE SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED HOWEVER, NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,800.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CITY STREET AND THE TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULDN'T TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO TURN THE WHEEL IT MADE A GRINDING NOISE AND ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF POWER STEERING FLUID. MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS OUT. THERE IS A RECALL ON THAT PART ON MY TYPE OF VEHICLE BUT NOT ON MY SPECIFIC VEHICLE. *TR