2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 80 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE AND SAW MULTIPLE UNKNOWN WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHIFTING THE GEAR INTO PARK, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND KEPT MOVING FORWARD. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN). THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND THEN TOWED TO AUTOMAX FORD (LOCATED AT 3301 E CENTRAL TEXAS EXPY, KILLEEN, TX 76543, (888) 927-7951). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 111,000.

LEAVING HOME IN THE MORNING, CAR STARTED AND RAN NORMALLY, 1 BLOCK LATER, PRESSED BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO REALLY STAND ON IT TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKE SYSTEM, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ALL ACTIVATED. PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP AND THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALER. REPLACED PARKING BRAKE SWITCH, REAR BRAKE PADS, AND RODENT-CHEWED WIRING. WORKED FINE FOR A COUPLE MONTHS. THEN, DRIVING CLOSE TO HOME ABOUT 35 MPH, BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. STANDING ON BRAKE PEDAL STOPPED CAR IN (ESTIMATED) DOUBLE NORMAL DISTANCE. ALL BRAKE-RELATED WARNING LIGHTS AND MESSAGES ACTIVATED, PLUS SERVICE REAR PARK ASSIST MESSAGE. PARKING BRAKE LOCKED UP. TOWED TO DEALER. SERVICE WRITER SAW LIGHTS AND MESSAGES, BUT TECHS LATER COULDN'T FIND MALFUNCTION, NO CODES SET. DEALERSHIP MADE NO REPAIRS, SENT ME HOME WITH A CAR I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE. WHEN ASKED IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, THEY PRETENDED NOT TO KNOW, AND DIDN'T PLAN TO CONTACT FORD ABOUT IT. IN MY OPINION, A SOFTWARE OR ELECTRICAL PROBLEM THAT CAUSES THE CAR TO LOSE BRAKING IS A PRETTY SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW. ACCORDING TO NTHSA DATABASE AND INTERNET FORUMS, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. AT THE VERY LEAST, GOOD-FAITH BUYERS SHOULD NOT BE LEFT HOLDING THE BAG.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF. NO WARNING, IT JUST SHUT OFF. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, IT STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM.

THE REAR VIEW BACKUP CAMERA FAILS. I HAVE TAKEN THIS VEHICLE TO MULTIPLE DEALERSHIPS TOTALING AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER HAS REPEATEDLY BEEN UNABLE TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM.

FRONT DRIVER'S DOOR FAILED TO LATCH. THERE IS NO WAY TO SECURE THE DOOR CLOSED. THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING DRIVING SAFETY ISSUE AND THEFT ISSUE THERE IS A RECALL ALREADY IN PLACE HOWEVER MY VIN FALLS OUT OF THE PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED RANGE. THE RECALL SHOULD BE REOPENED AND EXPANDED.

I WAS NOT INFORMED BY THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT THIS RECALL OR WHEN AND HOW TO GET IT REPAIRED. I HAD TO FIND OUT ONLINE MYSELF WHEN I WAS SEARCHING MY VIN.

EMISSION RECALL14E02 WHICH STATES VET MAY BE EQUIPPED WITH AN IMPROPERLY FUNCTIONING ON-BOARD EMISSION-RELATED DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM THAT DOES NOT MEET CALIFORNIA STANDARDS AND REGULATIONS, WHICH ALSO APPLY IN MASSACHUSETTS, MAINE, NEW YORK AND VERMONT. DISABLED EMISSION-RELATED MONITORS ARE UNABLE TO WARN OF AN EMISSION CONTROL MALFUNCTION. VEHICLE WHEN BEING OPERATED SMELLS AND CAUSES OCCUPANTS TO CHOKE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A GRINDING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO KELLY FORD (420 CABOT STREET, BEVERLY, MA 01915, (888) 865-9541) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT WAS FAULTY AND THE TRANSMISSION AXLE WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE'S WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THIS VEHICLE STARTED OVERHEATING AND THE RADIATOR IS LEAKING AND IT HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE REGULARLY AND NOTHING IS EVER FOUND. THIS IS AN ISSUE A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE YET THERE IS NO RECALL UNDER MY VIN. I CAN NOT DRIVE THE CAR AND IT GOES TO LIMP MODE, THIS CAR IS BARELY 5 YEARS OLD

THE HOOD WILL NOT OPEN AND IT IS JAMMED AND NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT BEFORE, THE PIECES ARE CHEAP AND THEY SHOULDN'T BREAK LIKE THAT