Hard shifting from 1st to 2nd. Just want it fixed.
2006 Ford Fusion transmission complaints
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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.
2006 fusion sel. 1) ignition key gets stuck in ignition. Approximately 9 incidents beginning may 2009 of parking the car, turning off the motor, key cannot be removed from ignition: 3-4 times the key could not be removed for over 48 hours; 4 - 5 times within 12 hours.. Car can be locked if using the second remote-control key, but will unlock all doors with in 5 seconds when lock on the inside door is pushed and door is closed. Have had the alarm go off 3 times when car door is opened after car left unattended for 15+ minutes, unlocked, with key stuck in ignition, but alarm has not sounded at all times for the same scenario. 2) chrome veneer on interior front door handles wrinkling and peeling. Problem was beginning to show it self when car was purchased.
I bought the car in april of 2011 and the transmission was slipping a little. I had a mechanic, which was a previous ford mechanic, told me ford had a recall on the transmission for that type of car. I then called the dealership to have them check the VIN# to see if my car has the recall. The dealership said there was no recall. But as I researched it, I found out that there were other vehicles of the same make and model as mine and experiencing the same problem. I do not understand why my vehicle doesn't have any defect even though there are many others like this.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 20 MPH, the vehicle violently jerked forward for a few moments. The vehicle was not taken to have the failure diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.
I suffered the basic same complaints with the trans slipping out of gear after freeway driving and having it slam back into gear. It usually happens when I let off the throttle and need to re-accelerate. I have been lucky so far I usually can get it to re-engage in gear without causing any problems behind me. One time it locked into a high gear and I almost burned up the clutch because it would not downshift when I got off the freeway. I pulled over to the shoulder to figure out what to do and while I was stopped I turned off the motor. When I turned it back on approx 5 mins later it had reset itself and I was able to drive home fine. This is how my commute is basically every day now, it seems to happen more often in the afternoon commute when the weather is warmer. (on a side note if you get struck somewhere, allow the car sit for 5 mins with key off allowing it to reset and it might allow you to arrive somewhere safe).
Transmission jumps at low speed sometimes, as if it was trying to go into the next gear but misses. It will grab all at once and it feels like the engine is going to jump out of the car. We now have a rumbling like a bearing is going out.
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 $.
I have been having transmission problems with my car but the service light has never come on! I have also had the key stuck in the ignition! These problems are getting ridiculous and to have ford not cover them is just not acceptable! The transmission is slipping, not shifting when it is supposed to, downshifting hard. Anytime I try to accelerate to pass, or speed up it bangs and jerks really hard I've almost driven off the road a few times because of how hard it bangs. It just keeps getting worse, to the point my kids ask me "mom, what was that?" this is a complete hazard to drive on the road cause you never know if or when it is going to happen. Let alone having my kids in the car! I have been almost rear-ended a couple of times because the transmission slips and won't go into gear, all it does is rev the engine and if you take your foot off the gas to try and get the RPM's to go down, you really slow down and could cause an accident! Is this what ford needs?! Is for someone to get into a bad accident and get seriously injured or die in order to get this recalled?! This is happening to sooo many ford fusions and it is all over the internet with the exact same problems!! Something needs to be done about this! There is no reason why they can recall the transmissions on the newer ford fusions but not the very first year it was out!! They know something is going on with these transmission, they just don't want to spend the money to fix them all and I find that absolutely ridiculous!! My kids should not have to ride in a car that could be the cause of an accident all because ford doesn't want to acknowledge there is a serious problem! It's not fair that I paid 20k for this car and when it has about 60k miles on it for the transmission to start to mess up and they want me to pay for it!! This is giving ford a bad name!!! I will never recommend a ford to anyone ever!!!
The car started about 2 years ago, slipping out of gear when having to accelerate. It also slams into gear when down shifting. This is very dangerous, my wife was getting on the interstate and it slipped out of gear and she had to coast off of the highway because there was a tractor and trailer quickly approaching. We also cannot go up any big hills or mountains. We have had it at the dealership when it first happened and they changed the transmission fluid and updated the computer. This cost $500. They finally came to the conclusion that it needed a new transmission which would cost $4000. We still owe over $12,000 and do not have the $4000 to replace the transmission.
The transmission slips and jerks while driving. I bought the car brand new and have been keeping up with maintenance religiously.
2006 ford fusion sel v6 automatic transmission when trying to accelerate to enter the highway my car jerked violently when it slammed itself into gear it made a very loud noise when it shifted. I almost lost control of my vehicle. I took the car to a dealership to repair they said it was the throttle body and I have it replaced. Less than 30 minutes of leaving the dealership it did it again . I had the dealership pick up the car because of the defective transmission and now they agree it needs to be replaced. However, I did further research and I have found that many consumers have the same complaint as mine and their are many sights available. Why hasn't ford recalled this transmission. To ad more salt in my wound my insurance company is choosing to use a used 2006 transmission from 2006 ford fusion sel with 48,000 miles on it and to top it off the car tat this transmission is coming from was t-boned and totaled thanks geico so now im not a the mercy or ford but geico so now I have to get rid of my car because I am scared that his will occur again. If someone would just google ford fusion 2006 sel violently jerking.. You will see thousands of people having the same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk sporadically while in motion. In addition, the vehicle would loss power and stall without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the power tran control module was defective and needed repair. The manufacturer was notified, but told the contact that the VIN was not associated in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 52,082.
While driving on the on ramp to get on the interstate. When I went to accelerate the car jerked violently almost causing me to loose control of my vehicle. This continued until I could get of the highway. When coming to a stop and trying to accelerate to proceed forward the car continued jerking violently and now I am scared to drive my car. I contacted ford no recall on this problem, then I did further research and I noticed that there was several complaints regarding this issue with this model. I could have been killed today as this is a dangerous defect. If you google ford fusion 2006 sel v6 jerking during acceleration you will see thousands of reports.
Early may 2011 I was driving home at 65mph and I lost 5th gear. Then 4th gear. On way to dealership I lost 3rd gear. Warranty covered a brand new transmission. They claim after a week they finally got the transmission in and installed but they were waiting on a part for it because the transmission came with a part for a mazda 6 and wouldn't work. After two weeks they were finally done. Took vehicle back to dealership on 09/26/2011 stating great difficulty getting vehicle to shift out of park. Also stated there is an excessive amount of heat coming from the console in to the cabin above the transmission. Also stated the transmission is shifting very hard at times. Ford called today and stated the transmission has no problems at all and that I can't get out of park because the shift interlock sylionid needed to be replaced requiring that everything from the shifter and everything below all the way to the floorboard would have to be replaced costing over $400. I have found hundreds of complaints online
Tl* the contact owns a 2000 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to shift into gear when she attempted to accelerate from a stop. The vehicle eventually jerked into gear and began to accelerate. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.
Transmission problems on v6 six speed transmission. Hard shifting from 3rd to 4th gear (sometimes a very loud bang). Down shifts like a manual transmission when slowing down.
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!
Transmission went completely out of gear when exiting the turnpike and entering the highway. The transmission had been slipping intermittently for months.
Bought the car in 2008 w/ 65,000 miles. Within a few months of purchase noticed very violent upshifts while on the freeway and occasionally the car would slip into neutral while traveling @ 65-70mph (very scary). Took car to dealership while under used car warranty and was told nothing was wrong and it was the way I was driving. We started filing complaints with ford but they were of no help and they have told us that the trans needs to be replaced. Two years later (@75k miles) the transmission completely failed while driving (very dangerous). Trans and TCM module needs to be replaced (approx: $5000) and not even sure if that will fix the problem.
The transmission in my vehicle started slipping at 60,000 miles. It will slip out of gear and slam violently back into gear making the vehicle hard to control. It does not happen all the time but it has been happening more often.there has been many complaints of this models transmission doing this in other vehicles.
06 ford fusion doesn't shift - I was traveling with my daughter from nv to az. After having driven 2 hours I exited the highway, stopped at a stop sign and was able to travel approximately a 100 feet when out of no where the engine revved up to 5000 rpms and stopped moving. The vehicles behind me were caught off guard because of my sudden stop in the middle of the road. I tried pushing the gas pedal to get us to the roadside before being rear-ended. The engine kept revving up and creeping toward the side. I pulled to the side of the road to let the cars behind me pass and waited 5 minutes before deciding I was not going to have my daughter and I in the middle of the night stranded on the side of the road. I pushed the gas pedal and got the car to very slowly accelerate and move without shifting but catching speed. Once the car was moving at 60 MPH there weren't any problems, but if I had to slow down or come to a stop the car would take forever to begin catching speed. I was able to get us to a safe place 25 mins away and parked the car until the next day. Because it was a small town and a saturday there were no mechanics available until monday. I had to stay the weekend waiting for a mechanic. While waiting I did a google search and discovered the horrifying fact that ford is fully aware of this issue caused by them purchasing transmissions with faulty valve's. I am a single mother and it is unbelievable to me that ford can get away with selling a faulty product. I am taking my car to a transmission mechanic that was referred by a friend where I am going to determine if this issue can even be fixed. I only have 10 payments left on the car and am dumbfounded that I might have to spend 1/2 of what I owe on the car to fix a problem that ford caused. What does it take to get a recall like they did with the 2010 fusions?
Car slips out of gear and fails to shift out of neutral for acceleration.
I was driving on a highway at 65 miles per hour when all of sudden my car just started slipping out of gear. I have 70,000 miles on my car and it started with about 63,000 miles. I was just recently at a 2 way stop with the non stop being a highway of 64 miles per house in south dakota. I stopped and seen no cars coming and starting going across the intersection and my car wouldn't go into gear. I sat in the middle of the intersection trying to get it to go and finally after about 15 seconds I got it to run and luckily there was no traffic coming or I would had to get out of my car and run to the side because it wouldn't start going. I don't have the kind of money to go into a repair shop and spend 5000 dollars on a new transmission when I know that is what it is. It occurs probably once a day.
Transmission mishap, jumped out of gear while doing highway speeds resulting in near collision. Transmission downshifts extremely hard causing car to jump and have erratic shifting. Ford aware of problem, their recommendation is a new transmission resulting in a $4256.00 repair bill.
2006 ford fusion transmission slips out of gear and slams back into gear at highway speeds. Also clunks into each gear as it is downshifting.
Transmission will not shift,this is the second time this has happened. The first time we took it to a repair shop and a rebuilt transmission was put in. Then 9000 miles later it happened again.
Automatic transmission sticks when in slow moving, stop and go traffic on the highway. In several cases, I have nearly been hit from behind because the car does not accelerate immediately after putting my foot on the gas pedal and when the car finally does accelerate, there is a strong thump and it feels as if the transmission is going to fall out or as if I had been hit from behind.
I have a 2006 ford fusion sel with 40,500 miles on it. Have to have transmission valve body replaced, $1800 repair. I've searched on line and found this to me a problem with many, many other ford fusions. Contacted ford office and said there are no safety issues with the car. The tranny "kicked" so hard it brought my 14 year old daughter out of her seat, I do see this as a safety issue. It could cause a me to wreck, because you never know when its going to happen. Still owe 9000 on this car, it's a same us consumers are having to put such money into a vehicle. Ford needs to step up and make this right, this is an ongoing problem with this make of car.
2006 ford fusion v6.... My wife was driving on the expressway with my two year daughter in the back seat when the transmission slipped out of gear as if it went into neutral going 60mph. She let off the gas peddle and the transmission engaged . Trying to get back up to speed she stepped on the gas peddle and the car jerked violently and caused it to slow down even more. She was able to get it back up to speed by slightly pushing down on the gas peddle.. After reading all the complaints, how is there not a forced recall!!!! This is extremely dangerous! The 2010 fusion has a recall for unsafe transmission issues, why not the 2006?
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