2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID Complaints

MY 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR AND GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WAS DEAD. NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. CALLED FORD ROAD SERVICE AND CAR WAS DRAGGED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW AND STILL NO DIAGNOSIS. NO MATTER WHAT THEY DO, THE CAR IS DRAWING POWER WHEN IT IS TURNED OFF AND KILLS THE BATTERY IN 2 HOURS. THEY ARE WORKING WITH FORD SYSTEM WIDE AND NO ONE HAS SEEN THIS TYPE OF FAULT YET. TO ME IT SEEMS TO BE SOME KIND OF SOFTWARE FAULT BUT PER FORD TROUBLESHOOTING, THEY HAVE TO TEAR MY CAR APART AND CHECK EVERY WIRE AND FUSE BEFORE LOOKING AT THE SOFTWARE ISSUES. THIS IS MY FIRST HYBRID AND I AM QUESTIONING MY DECISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED TO OPERATE FAST ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES DURING HEAVY RAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 9/2/2015. THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE STREET DOING ABOUT 40MPH AND I GO THE SAME MESSAGE LIGHT(TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK) AND THE CAR CUT OFF. AGAIN, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER WHERE IT IS NOT BEING CHECKED OUT. I DID GO ONLINE AND FOUND A PREVIOUS RECALL (14V736000; 14C11) FOR A SIMILAR BUT NOT EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE.

GOOD AFTERNOON, I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROBLEM WITH FORD OR WITH ME. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I JUST PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT IS BRAND NEW. THIS VEHICLE COMES WITH A FEATURE CALLED "ACTIVE PARK ASSIST." IT IS NEW TO ME AND HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE WITH THIS FEATURE PREVIOUSLY. YESTERDAY, I USED IT FOR THE FIRST TIME. I TURNED IT ON AND LET IT PARALLEL PARK FOR ME. I FOLLOWED THE DIRECTIONS ON THE VEHICLE VIDEO SCREEN AND TOOK MY HANDS OF THE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE THEN BACKED INTO THE SPACE AND STRUCK THE CAR PARKED BEHIND. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I WAS STUNNED. THE DIRECTIONS IN FORD'S MANUAL ARE SOMEWHAT, AT LEAST FROM MY PERSPECTIVE, UNCLEAR. ON PAGE 180, IT SAYS "THE DRIVER IS RESPONSIBLE FOR AVOIDING HAZARDS AND MAINTAINING A SAFE DISTANCE AND SPEED, EVEN WHEN THE SYSTEM IS IN USE." ON PAGE 182, THE MANUAL STATES "IF YOUR VEHICLE SPEED EXCEEDS 6MPH, THE SYSTEM SWITCHES OFF AND YOU NEED TO TAKE FULL CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE." I'M STILL UNCLEAR AS TO WHETHER THE BRAKES ARE OPERATED BY THE VEHICLE DURING PARKING ASSIST OR ME. FOR NOW, I'M NOT USING IT. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT THIS. REGARDS, *TR