2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ADVANCETRAK, POWER TRAIN, UP HILL ASSISTANCE, AND STOP DRIVING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON, IT ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH ON ITS OWN AND WOULD NOT EXCEED THAT SPEED. DURING THE FAILURE, THE BRAKES DID NOT OPERATE PROPERLY AND FAILED TO IMMEDIATELY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD AUTONATION TORRANCE(3111 PACIFIC COAST HWY, TORRANCE, CA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AFTERMARKET SECURITY SYSTEM CAUSED THE FAILURES. AFTER REMOVING THE SECURITY SYSTEM FROM THE VEHICLE, THE FAILURES CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL LOST ASSIST FUNCTION AND BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THERE WAS NO ERROR MESSAGE OR CODE. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND RESTARTED STEERING BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. DROVE REMAINDER OF THE DAY WITHOUT ISSUE. PARKED CAR FOR EVENING. THE NEXT DAY STARTED CAR AND STEERING FELT LOCKED. PUT CAR IN REVERSE STEERING G WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN. APPLIED BRAKES FIRMLY... FOUND STEERING WOULD TURN BUT WITH GREAT EFFORT. NO VISIBLE WARNINGS ON DASH. TURNED OFF CAR. RESTARTED CAR...GREEN GO LIGHT ON, NO WARNINGS STEERING STILL VERY DIFFICULT. PLACED CAR IN DRIVE ROLLED FORWARD A FEW FEET AND APPLIED BRAKES FIRMLY. STEERING BECAME NORMAL. DROVE CAR TO DEALER IN AUGUST 2018 AND EXPLAINED SITUATION. DEALER PERFORMED DIAGNOSTICS AND FOUND NO STEERING OR DRIVE RELATED CODES. CLEARED CODES AND SAID TO BRING IT BACK IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. 4 MONTHS LATER (DEC) CAR REPEATED STEERING FAILURE UPON STARTUP WITHOUT ANY CODE OR ALARM. CYCLED IGNITION SEVERAL TIMES AND STEERING BECAME NORMAL. ON DEC 14, 2018 WHILE DRIVING RECEIVED VISUAL NOTIFICATION OF "STEERING FAULT SERVICE NOW". NO APPARENT ISSUES WITH STEERING SO DROVE HOME. ON DEC 15, I STARTED CAR AND RECEIVED VISUAL MESSAGE " STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY" AND STEERING WAS AGAIN VERY DIFFICULT. TOOK CAR TO DEALER ON DEC 17. DEALER NOTIFIED ME THAT STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. $2300+. I FEEL THERE IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT IN THE STEERING MODULE AND MORE PEOPLE WILL HAVE ISSUES. THE LACK OF DIAGNOSIS BY THE VEHICLE SENSORS OF AN ISSUE AND THE DEALERS INABILITY TO VERIFY THE FAULTS I EXPERIENCED MAKES THIS CAR UNSAFE IN MY OPINION. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. I AM JUST LUCKY I WAS NOT DRIVING WHEN IT FAILED COMPLETELY.

MY STEERING IS NOW GOING IN/OUT JUST AS I HAD A COMPLETE CVT REPLACEMENT SO THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LATER. THERE IS A RECALL FOR THAT YEAR BUT NOT FOR THE MONTH THAT MY CAR WAS PRODUCED. IT'S STILL A KNOWN ISSUE WHICH SADDENS ME BECAUSE ITS MY FIRST TIME INVESTING IN AN AMERICAN VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AT AAMCO SERVICE SHOP CURRENTLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION MADE A WHINING SOUND WHEN TRAVELING AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PLAZA FORD (1701 BEL AIR RD, BEL AIR, MD 21014, (410) 838-3100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WOULD COST $7,500. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 128,000. *TT CONSUMER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 65MPH ON A BACK ROAD LEAVING HARRIS CO. MY CAR STARTED TO SPEED UP WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE PADDLE AND WHEN I PUSHED THE BRAKES I HAD TO PUSH IT SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD WORK AND SLOW DOWN THE CAR. IT PRETTY MUCH MADE US JERK FORWARD WHEN THE BRAKES STARTED TO WORK. I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS HAPPEN UNTIL WEDNESDAY OCT. 24, 2018 AND DON'T KNOW WHO TO CONTACT. I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND NIECE IN THE CAR COMING FROM MY SON FOOTBALL GAME. THAT WAS SCARY AND I HOPE IT DON'T HAPPEN AGAIN.

ONE DAY WHEN DRIVING MY VEHICLE I COMPLETELY LOST POWER STEERING. I MANAGED TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED, THE FAILURE IS DUE TO A MALFUNCTIONING RACK AND PINION. FORD HAS GONE TO A COMPLETELY ELECTRONIC RACK AND PINION; RESULTING IN NOW ISSUES ON OWNERS PART FOR LACK OF PROPER FLUID CHANGES/SERVICE. I TOOK THE CAR TO FORD TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR A RECALL AND THEY STATED THEIR WAS NONE. A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE INITIAL LOSS OF STEERING I LOST IT COMPLETELY AND IT HAS NOT RETURNED. FORD HAS SUBMITTED DOCUMENTATION REGARDING 2011-2012 FORD FUSION HYBRIDS, LINCOLN HYBRIDS AND VARIOUS OTHER MODELS THAT HAVE HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. THE VEHICLE HAS ROUGHLY 133K MILES AND WAS PURCHASED USED. I AM UNSURE AS TO WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED LATE 2012 AND SOLD IN 2013 OR MANUFACTURED EARLY 2013. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES AS THE PREVIOUS MODELS, HAVE HAD THE DEALER CHECK MY VEHICLE AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT MY ONLY OPTION WAS $3200 REPAIR FOR THEM TO REPLACE. I HAVE ATTACHED A SAFETY RECALL DOCUMENT (PART 573 SAFETY RECALL REPORT) 15V-340 OMB CONTROL NO: 2127-004 I WOULD REQUEST THAT THE PART BE REPLACED AND COVERED BY THE MANUFACTURER AS THEY HAVE SEVERAL REPORTS AND RECALLS FOR SIMILAR VEHICLES

WHILE DRIVING IN THE PASSING LANE ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I BEGAN TO SMELL SMOKE. I INITIALLY THOUGHT IT WAS SOMEONE ELSE'S BRAKES UNTIL I BEGAN TO SEE SMOKE COMING THROUGH THE INTERIOR PANELS OF MY VEHICLES. LUCKILY, THE VEHICLES NEAR ME NOTICED THE SMOKE AND SLOWED DOWN SO THAT I COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. ONCE PULLED OVER I WENT TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND FELT THE HOOD BUT IT DID NOT FEEL HOT BUT WHEN I LOOKED UP I NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS COMING FORM THE TRUNK. I WENT TO THE BACK OF THE CAR, OPENED THE TRUNK AND NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE CAR BATTERY COMPARTMENT (NOT THE HYBRID BATTERY). I TRIED TO SMOTHER THE FIRE WITH A SHEET BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. I REALIZED THE FLAMES WERE MOVING DOWN THE SIDE TOWARD THE FUEL TANK AND STEPPED AWAY TO CALL 911. WITHIN MINUTES THE FIRE SPREAD THROUGH MY TRUNK TO THE BACKSEAT OF THE VEHICLE AND COMPLETELY ENGULFED THE VEHICLE.

THE CAR HAS A FLIP OUT KEY. THE KEY STEM BREAKS OUT OF THE FOB HOLDER. IT HAS STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND THE CAR KEEPS RUNNING. YOU NEED A PLIERS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND PULL OUT THE KEY. BOTH KEY FOBS HAVE BROKEN.

MY 2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE AND FELT LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD WOBBLE SIDE TO SIDE AND WAS NOT SECURE. THIS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER IN WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA. I LEARNED THAT FORD HAD RECENTLY ISSUED A RECALL (FORD REF # 18S08) FOR 2014-2018 FORD FUSION LOOSE STEERING WHEELS. MY 2013 FUSION HAS EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALER ADVISED ME THAT MY STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM IN MY 2013 FORD WAS EXACTLY THE SAME AS IN THE 2014-2018 FUSIONS, BUT SINCE FORD HAD NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2013 FUSION, I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER CONTACTED FORD AND FORD SAID THEY WOULD NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. THIS IS VERY UNFAIR AND UNSAFE. THE FORD STEERING WHEEL RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE 2013 FORD FUSIONS. MY FUSION WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE SAME HERMOSILLO, MEXICO PLANT WHERE THE 2014-2018 FUSIONS WERE MANUFACTURED. FORD NEEDS TO ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS STEERING WHEEL DEFECT IN THE 2013 FORD FUSION AND IMMEDIATELY ISSUE A RECALL ON 2013 FUSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. I FELT AS IF THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY FUSION WAS ABOUT TO COME OFF DUE TO THIS DEFECT. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS SITUATION.

ON TWO OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING THE CAR ELECTRONICS ON STEERING WHEEL AND CONSOLE FAILED TO WORK! NO BLINKERS, TO CRUISE CONTROL, NO CONSOLE CONTROL. ONE TIME SPEEDOMETER DIDN'T WORK. ERROR BOX APPEARS IN LEFT COMPUTER SCREEN AND DOES NOT GO AWAY AFTER PRESSING OK BUTTON. I WAS ABLE TO RESET SYSTEM BY TURNING HIGH BEAM FORWARD TWICE THAN BACKWARDS ONCE. I BELIEVE THE TURN SIGNAL STOCK IS FAULTY. I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY ONE TIME WHEN I DISCOVERED THE BLINKERS WHERE NOT WORKING. COULD OF CAUSED A ACCIDENT! ONLY HAVE 40,000 MILES ON CAR. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND SHOWED MANAGER AND AGREED SOFTWARE PROBLEM. NO TROUBLE CODE CAME UP ON SCANNER.