Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH, there was a sudden loss of power as the check charging system warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the PCM module, coils, spark plugs, and the intake manifold gasket needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 84,000.
2006 Ford Fusion engine complaints
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Cut stops running.. All different speeds ., any given time. Almost had three different accidents. Glad to be here.. Still found out its very common problem since it took a week to get the back ordered part. Throttle body. Seems to be a serious problem. Dangerous to say the least.
The engine thru a rod rite after warranty was expired . I always had the oil changed regular from a certified mechanic and always had regular service as directed . I had to replace motor costing me $ 5000.00 dollars , I reported it to dealership where I had purchased another new car from . They said no recall was in affect so they did nothing . I worked for ford and have always been a ford owner , but since I could never get my money back out of this vehicle with all I have invested in it I will probably never buy a ford again !!!! Not to mention I had to replace a computer part under the dash that could only be done by dealership , costing me $500.00 more . Now my transmission is shifting hard in 3rd gear . What a piece of [xxx] !!!!!!! Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
My ford fusion v6 sel has been slipping since 50,000 miles. I have had 2 minor transmission changes within the past 3 years. Today me and my kids were driving about 20-35 MPH around town when the transmission slipped. The car would not respond to accelerating on the gas pedal. I tried placing the car into low gear, reverse with nothing happening. This was on a busy intersection, the car final after forcing me and my kids to jerk forward started to work again. Each time I stopped at a stop light the car took 1-2 minutes to rise above 20 MPH. I finally made it to my house which has a small slant on the drive way and the car struggled just to make it in the garage. This was the most embarrassing day of my life!!!! The car clearly is out of warranty and each time I look up tsb's I see more and more 2006-11 ford fusion postings. Being a ford fan my whole life I must say if nothing is done with this complaint I will no longer support ford and will encourage other not to as well. The next steps are to go to the ford dealership and do a diagnostic. I may also try a major transmission change, my fear would be to do a transmission change with zero confidence that this will fix the problem!!! Ford must keep quality and safety in mind with every car they sell especially a 1st generation model.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled without warning while driving various speeds. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was found that the engine coil wiring system had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 122,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 55 MPH, the engine warning indicator illuminated until the engine was turned off. There was also a vibration in the steering wheel. The failure occurred five times. The vehicle was currently being diagnosed by an independent mechanic. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 79,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the vehicle suddenly lost power and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the failure was unable to be diagnosed. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000 and the current mileage was 85,000. Updated 04/30/13
Error code for engine temperature being too low. The cause is believed to be a thermostat stuck open. The fix is a replacement of the thermostat and ford must be aware of this problem as they have replaced the oem thermostat with a higher temperature rated one. By looking at numerous automobile forums on the internet this is a very common problem.
My transmission is slipping a lot. I will be accelerating my speed and all of the sudden my car acts like it is in neutral. I have read a lot of complaints from other ford fusion owners stating the same problem. This needs to be recalled. This is very unsafe. Driving on the highway and then all of the sudden your transmission slips and there are cars at fast speeds traveling next to you and behind you is not safe at all.
Cruise control started malfunctioning. I have five controls for my cruise control. The resume cruise just stopped working. The +set button which is suppose to set cruise or speed it up now resumes cruise. The - set now sets the cruise and speeds the car up and not the on and off are only working sometimes. This is a real safety issue because myself of someone else could his the - set button trying to slow our vehicle down and instead of slowing down the car speeds up.
Car has multiple issues with hard revs of the transmission. It has caused me to have to slow because it feels like the entire car shifts so hard that it is gonna break apart. Car now does not even rev. Reviewed hundreds of complaints online about same problem with the 2006 ford fusion and nothing is being done. It is horrible! Something needs to be done. There is no recall and even after replacing parts on the transmission or the entire transmission as hundreds have said they did, the problem still occurs shortly there after!
The car went into "limp" mode for no reason. Vehicle would not go faster then 20mph. This cold of caused an accident. Took to local shop and was told a sensor in the electronic throttle body was bad and therefore could not read throttle position accurately, sending the car into "limp" mode. New throttle body cost $600. If this would of happened at highway speeds this would of been a serious safety issue due to not being able to control vehicle speed without any notice.
Transmission problems. Daughter was driving car and backing up from drive it popped and would not move in drive. It would reverse and drive slow at lower gear, but not drive in d. Mechanic said gears are fine and not transmission , but confirmed may be sensor in transmission. From reading similar comlaints, it is widespread problem and a potential road hazard. Recalls have been done on same make and model, but from 2007 - current. Why isnt the 2006 covered? The auto mechanic has brought vehicle to 3 diff auto shops and problem is that it is a mazda engine with german parts in a ford car and not familiar with parts. Ford dealer was contacted and also ford product complaint line. All they would say was there are no recalls for 2006 ford fusions. Why??? The auto shops insist on replacing entire transmission to warranty their work and charge $2500+ when all is needed is a part for less $.
When driving car 25 miles per hour the car stops jerks decelerates the eventually kicks back up some times it does it with normal speed . Which has almost caused several accidents when car suddenly decelerates stops in the flow of traffic then having to wait till it kicks back up or just try to pull off road to keep from getting hit very scary when driving on highway of in rush hour traffic! Or putting on flashers at the last minute hoping not to get hit!
My air has quit working for the second time in 2 yrs in my 2006 ford fusion. I took it to have it serviced the tech said that there was nothing he could do. That he had several other ford fusions with the same problem. He said that the A/C compressor won't turn on. The A/C evaporator discharge air temperature sensor may have went bad. I would list to add this to the recall list. Thank you!
Transmission would shift out of a gear, car would rev up to high, then transmission would shift violently back in jerking the car around feeling like you have been rear ended. The transmission will slam so hard into gear when trying to accelerate( I have had this experience accelerating at 45mph and at 65mph) engine light comes on stays on for a few days goes off problem comes back a few days later. Only solution when this happens is to pull over and shut the car off. Once car is turned back on the gear shifter (automatic) is very tight to put in reverse or drive.
2006 ford fusion se with 2.3l I-4 engine. 75,000 miles. Two bolts on left engine mount fractured causing engine to fall into engine bay. Engine fell on and is being supported by the drive shaft which is touching the frame of the vehicle. This caused the cv boot to rupture. Car is unsafe to drive with such a failure. Fortunately this happened in my driveway. Had it happened only 10 minutes before, it would have occurred on I-20 in downtown atlanta at rush hour and would have likely caused an accident. Called ford customer service and they took a record of the incident but were not helpful beyond that. I need a new engine mount, new cv boot, and everything under the engine to be realigned.
At less than 5000 miles my car would hesitate when going to accelerate. I have taken my car to the dealership at least 4 times for this issue. It is now in the shop again because when I would turn left something in the steering column was loose.
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