Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the foam was protruding from beneath the housing of the air bag. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 44,000.
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The interior door handle breaks, incase of crash or fire you cannot exit. I was told by the dealer other cars with the same door handle, has them recalled for the same reason.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the driver side door failed to open from the inside because the handle was fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 119,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the passenger side air bag was exposed through the dashboard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the dashboard would have to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown. Updated 09/10/15*lj updated 12/11/2015
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the interior door handle fractured and prevented the contact from exiting the vehicle. The contact stated that the part was replaced three times on both the driver and passenger side door handles. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the door handle was replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of failure. The failure mileage was 48,000.
When vehicle reaches 65 MPH a buffeting of the rear window is so loud that it seems as if it will break . Does not happen all the time. It happens even with the windows raised. I have a blanket stuffed between the rear dashboard and the window to quiet the buffeting. Owners manual refers to the problem and how to remedy it if the windows in the front compartment are down , but nothing if the windows are up. Never had this happen in the past with any vehicle . Very unusual .
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while parked, the front driver side interior door handle failed to open the door. The failure occurred on one occasions. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the interior driver side door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the doors became inoperable. The failure recurred multiple times. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 123,000.
The dashboard is bulging/buckling against the passenger side airbag. The bubble appears to be caused by the dash material surrounding the airbag becoming detached or unglued. The position of this bulging and separation cause concern that the airbag may malfunction upon deployment.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the passenger side dashboard was separating which could possibly expose the air bag. The contact mentioned that the passenger side air bag light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the entire dashboard needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 53,000.
The dashboard is separating from the passenger air bag area and seems to be stretched by something, unsure as to cause as nothing is apparent. Also the front left defroster air vent near the windshield started to detach from the dashboard as if it was under spring pressure to do so. The local dealer says there is no fix for this to his knowledge , except to replace the entire dashboard. The dashboard does not appear to be made of material that stands up to uv lighting as to wear and now appears to be either poor quality materials or was factory installed improperly.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact noticed a protrusion on the passenger side dashboard where the air bag was located. It appeared as if the air bag would deploy at any moment. The vehicle was taken to two mechanics who both stated that the protrusion was not caused by the air bag. The vehicle was taken to a body shop and the mechanic stretched the material to repair the dashboard and closed the opening that was created. The manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 62,000. Updated 09/15/14
Motor mounts: all three mounts have been replaced. 6 total. One has been replaced twice. One three times. Electric door locks & window regulators: front driver and rear right passenger have failed. Driver floor mat: slides.
The driver's door could not be opened from inside....had to lower window and reach outside to open the door. I have to do this all the time since this problem started. This is a safety problem in the event I lose power and am unable to open the window in order to open door in an emergency. Exiting is delayed.
2006 ford fusion: two safety issues 1. The dashboard on the passenger side near the air bag is warped/bulged. The air bag indicator flashes on every once in awhile. I am concerned the air bag will deploy causing harm. This is a major safety concern. 2. Complaint: cracking and popping in my front suspension when turning or going over bumps. About two years ago I took my car to a ford dealership and they stated there was a technical service bulletin and a "sub frame assembly kit" needed installed. Ford wouldn't cover the repairs but I bargained they ended up covering the cost of the part and I paid labor. Problem seemed to stop for awhile but is now back. My concern is if the subframe breaks it will cause an accident. I drive 25 miles to work monday thru friday, 90% is highway.
Drivers inside door handle has broken twice preventing opening the drivers door. Have found two other fusion owners that have had the same problem.
I own a 2006 ford fusion, and my complaint is about the failure of interior door handles. Three of the four interior door handles will not open the door from the inside of the vehicle, the windows have to be rolled down and the doors opened from the outside. Specifically both front doors, and the left rear door handles do not work. I purchased the vehicle new in 2006. I called the ford consumer complaint line,and was told that because the vehicle is beyond the 36 month warranty period there was not anything that could be done. Obviously if you can not get out of your car without rolling down the window and using the outside handle; should be a safety issue. I have search online and there numerous complaints with the 2006-2010 years on the interior door handles on online forums, as well as you tube on how to replace them. The spokesperson at ford said that they do not monitor online forums. They said that would file my complaint with my VIN in their database. You can find the handles on ebay and amazon for about $42.00. I would appreciate any help that you can give in getting ford to recognize this as a safety issue and make the repairs to my vehicle.
Tl* contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the front passenger and both rear interior door handles became fractured when engaged. In addition, the contact was driving 55 MPH when the vehicle failed to respond to acceleration attempts over 55 MPH. The seat belt mechanism also failed and the contact was unable to secure the seat belt. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where the transmission was replaced. The interior door handles and the seat belt were not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 55,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 25 MPH, the passenger and driver's side doors failed to open from the inside. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that after parking the vehicle, the driver's side door failed to open. The contact had to open the front window down in order to reach the exterior handle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
The dashboard on the passenger side near the airbag is bulging up. I'm concerned this could cause the airbag to deploy. This is a major safety concern.
The right rear door handle snapped when my 3 yr old grandbaby tried to open door. As time has gone on, the left rear door handle snapped. That was followed by the drivers door handle snapping. I now have to crawl to the passenger side to get out. Used to be able to pull the lock feature to open it, but, can no longer do that. I've seen a million complaints about these handles. In case of emergency, one cannot get out of the car. This could easily result in death that could easily be avoided by exiting the vehicle. I also have the additional problem of limited use of my leg due to major surgery and weakness from my chemo meds. I feel like a sitting duck. Why is this being ignored? I really like ford vehicles, but, shame on ford!!!!
I bought my 2006 ford fusion on 5/5/12. On 5/11/12 we went to get out of the car & the front passenger door would not shut. You would go to close it & it would just bounce back open. It had something to do with the door striker not aligning up. I had to take it to a ford dealership to get it fixed...$350!! The dealership I bought the car from 6 days earlier would not help us at all!! Why in the world would that break on a 6yr old car!! I have a 25yr old car that has no problem opening & closing the doors!! I'm starting to see a trend with this car. Everything everyone else is complaining about with these cars are slowing coming true with my car too. I'm starting to wish I would have never bought this car.
The interior door handles have broken on three of the four doors and require you to open them from the outside to exit the vehicle. This is a systemic problem with ford fusions with inferior plastic door handles.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that she activated the child safety lock on the rear driver's side door and was unable to open it to remove a child from the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where the door was repaired. A few months later, the contact attempted to open the driver's side door after parking and was unable to exit the vehicle. A few weeks later, the rear driver's side door failed again. The dealer was notified but offered little assistance. The failure and current mileages were 67,000.
Driver side interior door latch broken. Can not lock car with key fob.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that she noticed that the passenger side dashboard was cracked around the air bag area. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the dealer advised replacing the dashboard. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and stated that the vehicle was not under warranty, providing no assistance. The failure mileage was 36,000 and the current mileage was 42,000. Updated 09/12/2012
First the rear driver's side interior door handle broke when my granddaughter was attempting to open it. Recently the front driver's side interior door handle broke. The fake chrome is peeling off of the passenger side both front and rear door handles. It was peeling off of the two handles that broke but I never thought that they would break. Although I am able to open the window to access the exterior door handle to open the door in most cases, the windows don't always open in the cold weather and the door is very difficult to open using the broken door handle. I am concerned I or a passenger will be stuck in the vehicle and not be able to get out in an emergency.
The interior rear door handles have broken. I feel this is a saftey issue in exiting the vehicle, in the event of a crash or fire. I would like to see ford recall this part so no further issues arise.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the driver's side door handle detached from the vehicle. Prior to the failure, the vehicle also failed to start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who confirmed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted regarding both failures. The vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileages were 78,000.
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