2006 ford fusion. Consumer states transmission has slipped *tgw the consumer sent in a tsb that was issued regarding transmission problems on certain vehicles..
2006 Ford Fusion transmission complaints
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Highway or regular road driving transmission gives out. The transmission red lines and the car fails to respond mostly on slight to moderate inclines. You must let up off the gas and allow the rpms to drop to normal and allow for the car to change gears. Dealership claims no issues but they do have a tsb on the problem but claim that customer needs to pay $2500 to fix the problem.
I have had my 2006 fusion for two years. My transmission started slipping around 60,000 miles. At first it only slipped when I tried to accelerate quickly, but over the last few months it has gotten worse. I am afraid to drive it on the highway because when it slips it jumps out of gear and I can't accelerate at all. I just pray that the person behind me can slow down in time not to hit me and my children. It takes a few miles for it to jump back into gear. I have had to pull over on the side of the road to wait for it to get back into gear. I cannot afford a new transmission! This car replaced my ford econoline which I drove for over 200,000 miles before its transmission went out. If I wanted to buy a transmission I would have bought one for the vehicle I was replacing. This is the only car I have to get my kids and myself to work and to school. I cannot afford expensive repairs on a relatively new car; and I shouldn't have to. These cars are dangerous.
Transmission failed without warning at 67,000 miles upon entering highway where acceleration is required. Unable to get to speed consistent with highway traffic. Automobile is ford fusion, 2006.
Having transmission issues at 50,000 and above on the 2006 ford fusion... I have researched this issue and ford has tried to brush it off as I need a brand new transmission, but I made them check their service alerts... There is an alert out on all 2006 ford fusion's with a certain issue with the transmission and since there is an alert out on it. I was wondering why there isn't a recall on this vehicle? My car is very unsafe to drive, it slips in and out of gear and it is very unsafe to drive on the highway because it will get stuck in car and very unsafe to drive on regular roads at regular speeds. As it will get stuck in lower gears as well. I do plan on getting the problem fixed because I need my car, but I also feel that I should not have to pay since ford has a known issue of this problem on this model car. What will it take? For someone to be driving on the highway and their car gets stuck in gear and cause an accident that will kill them and another person. I hope this is investigated and will help the next man.
Transmission on vehicle is not good at all... There are many consumers that are having this same issue as 50,000 miles sna above. There are many complaints on the web and in forums on the 2006 ford fusions. The car will shake while driving and also it will switch gears on its own as well as the gear will get stuck. This is unsafe and very unsafe when on the highway. Has had the problem fixed and the vehicle had began having the same problems and much worse.
Transmission sticks in gear, then abruptly changes. Latest incident occurred while attempting to accelerate from stop and go traffic on the freeway, car struggled to reach 40 MPH while other vehicles reached speeds of approximately 55-65 MPH.
Transmission in 2006 ford fusion keeps slipping when attempting to speed up or going up a steep hill.
I have a 2006 ford fusion that has developed a transmission problem. It has been diagnosed as a valve body defect with a service bulletin dating back to 2001. I first contacted the dealership to investigate the problem in december 2008, but the transmission department was closed (on a saturday). My mileage at that time was 35129 (well within warranty period). I wasn't able to make it back until sept. Of '09 for evaluation, and they just did a software upgrade. Back again with same problem in nov. '09 when they indicated the valve body from tsb dated 08/24/01. It has nearly caused me to have several accidents because at random times, the transmission pops into neutral whether on the highway, turning a corner, or accelerating - then pops back into gear, causing the car to buck violently. Cars behind me have nearly rammed into my car because of this sudden failure of my transmission. I feel this should be a recall and corrected by ford corporate. This problem has occurred on several occasions. I have documented some of the more sever incidences. The latest incidences were yesterday, 3/30/10. I called the local dealership as well as ford corporate, but they say the problem is not under warranty.
Push button retaining clip for shifter handle is broken, car will shift into any gear without pressing button. Dealer wants $500 to replace a faulty plastic clip
I drive 2006 ford fusion that has about 74k and have not had any problems with until yesterday. My gear shift was stuck and would not go into park and after I had to force it to go it to park I could not leave my keys from the ignition. Now my car can not be locked and it can be knocked out of gear by just a push of a hand. I am afraid to park my call, afraid that it might roll and hurt someone. I contacted ford and they said that I would have to bring it in and that it could cost up to $400.00. I have google this issue and found that over 50 fusion owners have had the same problem. I do not have the money to get this fixed but I can't even go into a store without worrying that my car is going to roll away or someone might steal it.
2006 ford fusion key will not come out of ignition; gear shift does not go into park even though it looks as though it has.
I own a 2006 ford fusion and the key will not come out of the ignition. I have researched the problems on ford's forums and many, many people have had this same problem and explain that removing the silver ring on the shifter knob will fix the problem. However, I don't want to do this and have my car roll down my driveway and kill someone.
I own a 2006 ford fusion 4 door sedan. Upon arriving home from a short trip, I attempted to shut my car off. I shifted into what I thought was park and shut the car off. My key would not release from the ignition. I attempted to shift the car into park again and it showed it was in park. The keys still would not release from the ignition. I finally went into my home and looked online. I found online a description of the problem and a temporary solution. It seems the decorative ring around the button on the shifter keeps the button from fully disengaging. I went back out to my car and tried to shift out of park without hitting the button and was successful at which time the car was easy to roll. If the car was parked on a slope and the shifter did not fully engage in park it is possible that it could pop into neutral and roll away. I attempted to call my local dealer and was told that the service department was closed and nobody would be able to help me. This has happened 3 or 4 other times and eventually the keys came out but on this particular incident I struggled with it for most of an hour before I finally looked on the internet for the solution.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. She stated that her keys would not dislodge from the ignition. The dealer stated that the column shift failed and needed to be replaced. The dealer estimated repairs at over $400 at the owner's expense. There were no recalls for the failure. The failure and current mileages were under 70,000.
Car jumping, and hesitating. It happened alot. Engine light would come on. Told that there was nothing wrong, and that if the gas cap or engine top wasn't on that it was cause the light to go on, and was told about the jumping of the car that the sensor needed to catch up to the engine, that is what is was suppose to do. Also car switching its gear by itself then slowing down and losing power on the highway. Would have to pull over put the car in park, then proceed to put it in drive then it wouldn't happen for a couple of weeks.
Several problems with 2006 ford fusion se ignition on/off, key removal and gear selection. When starting car, comes out of gear. On startup, gear shift will not engage/disengage fully. On startup, cannot start motor because gear shift will not fully engage "park". Key cannot be removed from ignition when turning car off. When at stoplights, transmission will slip out of gear.
Vehicle failed in high traffic, car jerked and when I pushed the gas I had nothing, no control. I was able to get the car safely off the road as cars swerved by. The car does not always do this. Took the car to the dealer where I bought it two times, they now say I need to replace the transmission. This ford fusion 2006 has only 49,000 miles on it. It is a safety hazard, but ford or the dealer so far to date will not fix it. Help! This car is a danger to my family and other drivers around me. *tr the consumer wanted to know the status of his complaint. Updated 01/13/10.
Tl*the contact owns a 2006 ford fusion. On three separate occasions, while driving various speeds, the engine revved high and jerked hard into gear when the brake pedal was depressed. The dealer stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The VIN was unknown. The current mileage was 51,000 and failure mileage was 49,000.
2006 ford fusion I-4 manual transmission clutch failed on freeway exit ramp. Vehicle was undrivable and obstructed rush hour traffic. There was only 18,804 miles on the vehicle.
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