Idler pulley bolt has broken twice in the 2 years I've had this vehicle. Each of the bolts snapped and got stuck in the engine block. When the bolt breaks it results in a loss of power steering, the engine starts to overheat, and other issues occur due to the serpentine belt coming off track. Each time this has happened to me on a very busy highway and almost caused a collision.
2007 Ford Fusion engine complaints
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The dashboard around airbag portion has come apart and is rising up all the way across the dashboard. Passengers' side the seat belt light and seat belt buzzer goes off. Have notified ford. No compensation. Do not have pictures available, but if needed will email them asap. The consumer stated there were toxic gases leaking from the airbag compartment which tampered with the adhesive on the dashboard. The dashboard began to bubble up around the compartment. The seatbelts would not release. The consumer's grandchild had to wriggle out from under the seat belt. The seatbelt had to be unscrewed from the floor to release the pressure on it. The interior dashboard light, radio, clock, mileage, and cd player would not operate. The engine light illuminated, the driver's seat seams began separating, the brakes stick, the interior door handles broke off, the rearview fell off while driving, and the tires had a constant leak.
Takata recall engine goes into limp mode while driving down the interstate. Wrench appears and engine does not go above 2500 RPM. Shut vehicle off, it runs properly. Then it does it again.
Either in 2008 or 2009, shortly after purchasing a brand new 2007 ford fusion, I was greeted with the first major issue of my brakes going out on me while driving. Find out this was due to a defective master cylinder. The engine light turned on within 3-4 years of having the vehicle, and was found to be related to the thermostat, the engine would always run towards the cool end, never going above 1/3 of the way to the halfway mark. That was fixed after years of failed attempt. And all the while, I never had a functioning air condition unit and would have to repair yearly, and then found to be related the car always running too cool. Over the past two years, I have had to replace the gasket twice, because oil would appear in places it should not (I always maintain my car by doing the oil changes, etc on time). This past sunday, I was driving and going around 70 MPH when my car started to decelerate to 65, then 60, then would not go past 40 so I pulled off the interstate and drove back home. Over the next couple of days I smelled burnt oil, and the same issue with oil being where it should be happened again. Mechanic is telling me it is done, and after researching, this is not something unique to just my car. This is dangerous and people have reported many horrifying stores on the same issue, with some people's fusions combusting and stalling them on the highway. I did notify the ford company today of all the safety issues and other issues related to my car, just so they have it documented on their end as well. I am appalled this car does not have recalls other than the one related to the airbags, which they can not fix yet, posing my passenger at risk.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic to have the clutch replaced. While having the repairs completed, the technician fractured a torque mount that connected the engine to the transmission. All the parts were replaced on the vehicle. After the repairs, while driving in the snow and changing lanes, the front passenger side wheel started spinning. As a result, the contact discovered that the torque mount fractured again. The contact heard a knocking noise in the transmission. The vehicle was taken back to an independent mechanic who was unable to diagnose the vehicle. The torque mount was replaced again. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000.
While driving, car would intermittently jerk for no reason. Then, while sitting at a traffic light in the turn lane, car stalled and died. I just purchased this vehicle (134,000+ miles, detailed service records and mechanics diagnostic prior to purchase). Apparently, the previous owner also complained of the car stalling and had replaced starter and TCM and had throttle cleaned but (unbeknownst to me), apparently none of these things fixed the issue. I spoke with one ford dealer who serviced the vehicle and was told that although the owner complained of the problem, they were not able to recreate the problem. I have searched various forums and found that other drivers have experienced the same issue. It also appears that ford vehicles 2009-2011 with less than 150,000 miles experiencing the same problems were listed under a recall but not 2007. It seems if the same issue is creating a driving safety hazard for earlier model cars, those vehicles should also be included under the recall.
Idler pulley bolts failed causing loss of power steering and alternator. Vehicle was stationary at the time. If this happened while driving on a highway, vehicle would be difficult to steer. This is the second time this part has failed in 6 months.
The idler arm bolt has broken 4 or 5 times now. Once it happened while driving but thankfully we were able to pull over to the side. Last time was in a parking lot
Loss of power while driving along highway or city street. Car goes into limp mode as you pull to the side of the road, a wrench symbol lights up on the dash. Shut engine off, restart engine and the wrench symbol goes away and the car runs normally. Until the next time, which may be months to years.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that the ignition switch was turned to the on position, but the vehicle did not start. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but failed to accelerate. The independent mechanic later diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the pulley bolt failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Loss of power while driving on the highway. Luckily there was minimal traffic and I was able to get to the emergency lane without being hit or run over by a tractor trailer.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle stalled and was towed. It was diagnosed that the power steering failed. While driving 25 MPH, the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle stalled and was coasted to the side of road. The contact discovered that the fuse was blown from the engine. The vehicle could not be restarted. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the spark plugs and ignition coil plugs failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 70,000. The VIN was not available.
The transmission went out approximately november 1st, 2014 after driving on the highway and having the gear slip and not accelerate past 25 MPH with high rpms. When attempting to shift into reverse from a stopped position, the car jolts very abruptly as well. The transmission was rebuilt per aamco recommendation. On april 29th, 2015, the transmission went out again with the same issue as before. Aamco stated that the solenoids needed to be replaced. The total cost for repairs has been $2,500 to date.
I was on the thruway when the car started to stall a green wrench light went on. I pulled over and shut the car off then I stared the car it was fine. The car had 24,000 miles on it. When the car had 33,110 on it I was on the thruway it seemed to stall and lose power. I limped home. I called ford they said I have to bring it in but the green light must be on. To test it. The cars green light came on the car started to stall and lose power so I drove it to the ford dealership. The car lost power it will go 21 MPH. It has 33,226 miles on it. The dealership said no recall on it and no customer satisfaction program. So I was told to drive it home yes drive it home and come back in two days.
For the past month I have been experiencing loss of acceleration. My car basically goes into "limp mode" when the problem arises. The car loses all acceleration and can only go about 10mph. The first time I noticed it, I was driving to work and the car started to make a "hiccup" feeling resulting in total loss of acceleration power. Almost immediately the wrench icon lights up. The only way to start driving again is to pull over and turn the car off. Upon restarting the car the wrench icon is off and seems to drive fine for a little while. Since then, I have experienced the problem at least 8 times per week, and the check engine light will come on as well for a few days then disappear. I have noticed that 2010-2013 ford fusions have had a customer satisfaction program assigned by ford for this same problem, providing a 10 year/150,000 mile warranty for the electronic throttle body. Why are the earlier models not covered under this same program when they are clearly having the same issues (according to the numerous reports listed on here)??!!
Had to replace an ignition coil for a misfire obd code. After replacing coil problem still existed, so I researched online and found a great number of other fusion owners who have had this same problem. Now I am supposed to replace all the ignition coils and the PCM. With the number of affected vehicles being staggering I feel that there needs to be a recall for this issue.
I was driving at about 60 MPH and suddenly I felt the vehicle have some type of loss of power. I tried to press on the gas pedal and the car would not accelerate and the RPM odometer was "jumping" from 1 to 1.5 and the idle was horribly rough.the motor sounded like it was a forced idle. I pulled to the side of the road and opened the hood to see what was going on, I checked everything to see if maybe there was anything loose or something in there and there was nothing that I could see spot on or notice spot on. I did some research on the 'symptoms" and cleaning or forcing shut the throttle actuator was the number one thing that kept showing. So I pulled everything apart and cleaned it and sprayed some wd-40. Once I out everything back together I then started the vehicle and the wrench light turned off and it was running like normal.
No problems driving car and faithful oil changes with full synthetic oil. Went to leave one morning and car was knocking like it was low on oil. No engine light on at all. Turned off car, oil showed fine. Car would not restart. Nothing. Took to shop and engine has blown. Oil pump failure apparently.
My car has a history of lost power/stall during normal driving, it is happening more frequent so I want to file this complain to have some investigation. While accelerating to merge to the highway traffic/speed, the engine lost power and not response to pressing on the gas pedal. My wife had to steer the car back to the shoulder to avoid accident. This car is service by ford dealer under purchased maintenance plan since we bought it new. There was no mention to service the intake/throttle body assembly, which is not serviceable. I understand this car share same platform with ford escape which had a recall on the throttle body assembly last year. I wonder this car mode should be recalled to fix the problem.
This car had a history of lost power/stall while driving on city and highways without any symptoms nor warnings. My particular concern was last week it lost power/stall while driving on multi-lane eb I-96 from detroit to grand rapids, mi, which we had to perform emergency evasive actions to get out of the busy highway traffic to avoid collision/accident that may result with personal injury or death. It had no symptoms nor warning. The car simple lost power reduce to idle speed at around 600 RPM. It failed to response to cruise control, gas pedal control. Mechanic determined that the cause likely the throttle body assembly or the mass airflow switch. Both of them are not serviceable parts and not relate to maintenance, wear or tear. This car had been serviced by ford dealer since we bought it new. No advice or anything was given about this problem. I believe this is a manufacturer defect which has detrimental effect on safety that needs to be investigated. Thank you.
A wrench is displayed on the dash, and the engine loses power. The power is not restore until the car is turned off.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the vehicle's speed decreased and failed to accelerate. The check engine indicator and the wrench display illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 131,157.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal noise coming from the vehicle. In addition, the contact stated that the steering wheel seized and the brakes failed to respond without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the bolt fractured as a result the pulley needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on two occasions but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 35,000. The consumer stated there was a noise coming front he engine. The dealer stated the replaced the idler tensions pulley. However, he continued to experience problems. The consumer went to another dealer, who informed him, the problem would happen again, because the bolts that held the pulley in place, were too small in diameter and would break at some point. As the consumer was backing out of the driveway, he heard a noise then lost power steering and brakes. Updated 11/10/13
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who diagnosed that the six coil packs, the PCM module and all of the spark plugs needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 90,000.
Had throttle body replaced after multiple stalls at idle. Replacement throttle body still stalling engine at idle. Fortunate to not have it stall in motion.
Wrench light flashes on the dash as the car slows to 20 mpr or less, gas pedal to the floor and it wont go. I shut the car off and turn it back on it runs until it slows down again another 20-30 miles. This year should've been recalled as the 2009-2012 models.
Without warning, vehicle jerked, decelerated and slowed to a stop on the highway. Vehicle would not respond to pressing of gas pedal. Had to pull vehicle off to the side of the road. Orange wrench icon appeared. Turned car off and on again and icon disappeared. Not knowing when the vehicle is going to stop accelerating is extremely dangerous. It is only a matter of time before this issue affects someone while they are driving and are unable to safely pull off of the road.
I have a 2007 ford fusion. The idler pulley bolt has broken 3 times in less than a year. I've read in multiple online forums that once this starts to happen, it continues to happen every few months. I can't sell this car to someone knowing the bolt will break, and I can't continue paying $200 every time it does. I never know where or when it will leave me stranded. This seems like a fairly common issue for the 2007 fusion; just google "2007 ford fusion idler tension pulley". I'm wondering why nothing has been done about the poor engineering and design of this bolt that is obviously inadequate?
Engine light was on, took to loganville ford they told me my catalytic converter needed to be replaced. I have called and called ford, loganville ford and several ford dealers and get the same answer, that there is no eta on the part due to vendor does not have part. Meanwhile bad emissions are being put in the air due to ford. My birthday is coming up and I will not be able to pass emissions. This is a problem and ford refuses to help. I have a case number with ford since 11/12/2013.
I was driving to houston from san antonio on i10 and going the speed limit. Shortly after starting my drive I was shocked by a slight jerk and a "wrench" symbol appear. I was in the center lane and hardly had any acceleration to move off the road. Eventually, I was able to get to the side of the highway, turn off my car and turn it back on. It allowed me to drive about 5 min before happening again. I ended up pulling of the road 8 times until I just decided to call aaa and pay additional fees to tow my car into houston. It was scary and def. A safety hazard for anyone experiencing this malfunction. I took the car to get a diagnostic and sure enough it's a throttle body failure. I drove today with no issues, but I am sure it will occur again very soon. Ford really needs to recall and think about their customer's safety.
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