Ford Fusion Hybrid stalling problems

Filed Sep 29, 2024 · Transmission · KY

In Mid-August I was sitting at a stop light about to turn left. I was about the 3rd car in line. The light turned, and the first car turned left, and we inched up the car in front of me was able to turn, and the traffic was clear enough for me to also make the turn. However, in the middle of the turn my car didn’t stall out but lost all acceleration. I was pushing the gas, but while the car coasted forward it didn’t begin the drive. However, I never lost power. It was like the car jumped from “Drive” into “Neutral” and I coasted through the turn. I hesitated slightly and then pushed on the gas. The engine made sound but no movement other than coasting. Finally, I felt a small jolt and the car started moving forward. I was able to clear the intersection and was back in Drive mode. At that time the “Engine Warning” light came up on the dash. The car was able to move, nothing else seemed to have a problem, breaks still worked, I pulled into a parking lot. I pulled over, parked, but did not turn the car off immediately. I was able to drive forward and back-up while in the parking lot, as well as make turns. After about a minute I turned the car off to see if the car would automatically “fix itself”. I waited about three minutes and then started the car again, and it started without any problem, but the Warning light was still on. I left the parking lot and was able to drive with the Engine Warning light was still on, but no problem with anything else. I drove about five miles toward home when the Warning light turned OFF. I drove to Oxmoor Ford for service, but the service department was closed. I then drove to AutoZone where they did an initial plug into see if they could find what caused the problem. They were not able to determine anything. I returned home and made the appointment for the Oxmoor Ford service center. The car service cost me $7371.17.

Filed Aug 26, 2022 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · PA

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, an abnormal whining sound coming from the vehicle with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that while refueling the vehicle, fuel would spew back out of the tank. As both failures persisted, the vehicle began to jerk and hesitate upon the depression of the accelerator pedal. The contact attempted to make an appointment with the dealer but was informed that due to a shortage of employees, the vehicle could not be serviced for months. The contact stated that while waiting for the appointment while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled upon depression of the accelerator pedal while at a complete stop. The "Stop Safely Now" message was displayed on the instrument panel. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and diagnosed with a defective purge valve which caused the transmission failure. The contact then received notification of the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The dealer and the manufacturer were notified of the issue and informed the contact that the recall was not related to the transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired and remained in the possession of the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2019 · Airbags · 72,000 miles · IL

Takata recall - every ford dealer service department that I call says that they do not have the replacement airbag parts and are not sure when they are coming in. They seem to be stalling to do the repair or there is a real issue with supply.

Filed Jan 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Transmission · 123,000 miles · FL

Driving on city street, speed limit 45, unable to normally accelerate - did so extremely slowly - noticed wrench indicator light and stop safely warning light both on. Car would only accelerate to 40mph despite pressing gas pedal down completely. Could not drive to work as it required highway driving up to 60 MPH and couldn't risk danger of slow or stalling vehicle. Research indicates this is well known to ford (faulty throttle body) and was partially accommodated with extended warranty (13n03) but otherwise eligible hybrid vehicles not covered by that program. Dangerous issue + known to manufacturer = eventual lawsuit.

Filed Aug 14, 2018 · Engine · 93,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. While driving 25 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the service vehicle soon warning indicators illuminated. The contact turned the vehicle off and, once restarted, resumed normal operation. The vehicle was taken to the dealer (kistler ford sales inc., 5555 central ave, toledo, oh 43615, (419)-531-9911), but was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in any recalls. The failure mileage was 93,000.

Filed Jun 27, 2018 · Fuel system, Transmission · 30,000 miles · PA

Auto shuts down while driving,no power..must stop,shut off ignition and restart the engine...car seems to revert to normal after turning back on.has occured many times..local ford dealer is aware of problem and has installed a counter..the counter clocks up when this occurs but resets when car is stopped and restarted...this is a potentially dangerous problem as this has happened in traffic and driver has no power,must pull out of traffic,restart and go again...

Filed Jun 19, 2018 · Electrical, Engine · 5,000 miles · MI

While driving, the car's dashboard indicates a powertrain fault (via amber wrench symbol). Car seems to go into a limp home mode that has symptoms of grabby brakes and lower fuel economy. Car has also stalled out while driving, losing all power, and requires the operator to fully stop, shift the car into park, turn off the car, turn the car back on, and then shift back into drive before the operator can continue driving. Extremely unsafe because the vehicle rapidly decelerates and there is no warning prior to the car stalling. The powertrain warning light originally occurred on 15jun2018 while leaving work and travelling at about 25 MPH when the light turned on. It stayed lit the entire drive home (about 50 miles) and was steady for speeds ranging from stopped to about 70 MPH. During this episode, the car did not stall. On 18jun2018, while leaving work, the car once again illuminated the powertrain warning, but then immediately stalled and I drifted to the edge of the road. I stopped the car, put it in park, turned the car off and back on, and then put it back into drive, where it functioned, but with the powertrain warning illuminated. I drove home at speeds ranging from stopped to 70 MPH, but when I exited the highway at my city, on the surface streets the car stalled out 2 more times with no warning, leaving me to put on my hazards and quickly try to restart the motor. Car had just under 5000 miles on the odometer when this first occurred. Car is a ford fusion hybrid 2018.

Filed Apr 30, 2018 · Steering · 108,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. While driving 15 MPH and approaching a stop light, the contact depressed the brake pedal. In the process, the steering wheel seized, the vehicle stalled, and the power steering warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was towed to plantation ford (707 north state road 7, plantation, fl 33317, (954) 908-6613) where it was awaiting diagnostic testing and repairs. The contact also called the manufacturer and was informed that the power steering failure was common, but a recall had not been issued. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Filed Apr 1, 2018 · Acceleration, Engine · 28,116 miles · CA

Engine stalled while driving..steering locked. Could not restart the car.narrowly avoided an accident.

Filed Jan 18, 2018 · Electrical · 107,000 miles · TN

The while driving the throttle body fails stalling the car. The ford fusion hybrid isn't covered in the extended warranty even though they use the exact same throttle body as the regular ford fusion.