Very noticeable is the jerking of the car, especially when accelerating.
2007 Ford Fusion engine complaints
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The idler pulley is causing a bolt to snap in two that's assisting in holding it in place, which prevents the engine belt from rotating and causing the belt to fall off( the belt did not break) making me lose power steering. This is the second time this has happen to me within a months time. This is very dangerous lucky it only happen once while I was driving on my street. The other time it happen I was parked in my driveway and I noticed it when I tried to back out and could not turn my wheel. I am afraid to put my kids into the car because this could happen again while we are out and about. This problem has cost me over $1600 and the dealership still can not give me exact reason to why this keeps happening to me. They had to pull the whole engine out the second time just to get the bolt out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 30 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where the technician stated that the central computer needed to be replaced. No repairs were performed. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was134,000 and the current mileage was 134,400.
Went to pass a slow moving vehicle and when gas pedal was pressed the vehicle responded with no power, shuddered, and stalled. Had towed to a local trusted mechanic who was unable to diagnose a specific problem because the he was getting "crazy problem codes". Vehicle was towed to a ford dealer who discovered the coils were destroyed due to a PCM failure. Coils and PCM replaced at the cost of $2,200. Driving home after vehicle was "repaired" check engine light came on. Took vehicle back to dealership, diagnosed a catalytic converter failure. Catalytic converter failed due to the PCM/coil failure. Vehicle will not pass emissions inspection until converter is repaired/replaced at an additional cost of $2,000+. Dealership indicated that nothing could have been done to prevent the PCM/coil failed, it "just happened". Basic research shows that this happens with enough frequency that ford must be aware of the problem. Vehicle 2007 ford fusion v6 awd.
Vehicle was missing, thought it was plugs or needed tuneup. Mechanic said 2 coils were burnt out and needed replacement along with plugs. Had two replaced and 6 plugs replaced. The next week same problem, took back to mechanic, said another coil burnt out, checked computer and said dealer would need to look at problem, may be an onboard computer issue called PCM. Result: ford dealer dx computer issue,calling for replacement and also all coils and plugs. Total cost of mechanics and dealer... $581 plus 2015= 2596. No problems since, but was warned that this could happen again by dealer, and that this would be warrantied. Not sure if that is true. Dealer would not admit to any problems with other fusions, nor would regional ford customer service rep. Will keep car for a year or so and see what happens, most likely trading within the next two years. Dont want that same problem to happen again.
Pcm shorted out the number 4 coil and caught on fire. Coil was on fire when mechanic pulled it out. Have investigated on internet several problems with this but not a recall yet. Cost $800 to fix. Co worker had same thing happen this week on a v6 ford escape.
My 2007 fusion's computer went bad and burnt up coils. Grand total to fix it was $2200. Even though there is a service bulletin they wouldn't do anything. It is only if the car is under warranty. We bought this car as a certified used car and that meant nothing too.
Pcm failed causing vehicle to lose power and burn up ignition coils.
I was driving to work on december 11, 2013 down rte 3a at approximately 8am. When I took a left onto westford rd., and accelerated up the hill the vehicle suddenly cut out to the point it would not go any further. I almost was hit from a car from behind me who also was accelerating up the hill, but fortunately he swerved around me in time. I called triple aaa and they towed it to palmer''s automotive. According to the mechanic, the diagnostic showed one of the coil packs malfunctioned.. Upon replacement, the coil pack overheated and blew again. Finding it odd, the mechanic contacted ford. Working with the ford technician, a bulletin was found stating the car had a known issue with the PCM, the computer module for the vehicle. Ford told the mechanic, the part would be there in 2 weeks. 2 weeks went by and on christmas eve, our mechanic was told there is a national back order on the part and it would be 2 to 4 more weeks. Also, the repair would cost in the vicinity of 1700.00 dollars. It is now 1/12/14 and we still have no car and no word on when it will be fixed. Ford''s recent ads infuriate me on tv about their reliability etc compared to other brands. The warrantee expired at 80k miles and this car has 84k on it. We are still making payments on a car that is inoperable for the past 6 weeks, as well as facing a huge repair bill, which adds insult to injury. Most importantly, I think about what may have happened if I had decided to take the highway instead of rte 3a to work that day, the results may have been tragic.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 72 MPH, the vehicle began to vibrate and back fire. The engine was turned off however, the vehicle failed to restart and was towed to an independent mechanic for diagnosis. The mechanic informed the contact that the faulty PCM circuit board overheated and caused the four coils to melt. In addition, the catalytic converter was damaged. The vehicle was repaired excluding the replacement of the catalytic converter. The manufacturer was notified of the defect. The approximate failure mileage was 93,100. Updated 11/07/13
The idler pulley bolt broke off and pulled the belt off (the belt did not break) making me lose power steering, and of course the battery would not hold a charge. This happened june 8, 2013, june 23, 2013 and again on september 11, 2013. Ford is telling me that there is no problem but the dealer that fixed my car the 1st two times now has it again and has a call into ford to see what the problem could be that it has happened to me 3 times in the past 2 1/2 months. All 3 times I was driving when it happened. The second 2 times it happened I heard a pop almost like I ran something over and immediately lost power steering. It almost has me afraid to put my kids in my car. Unfortunately I only have one car and can't afford a new one.
My son was traveling down road and car completely shut down. Computer and coils shorted out. Thank goodness he was able to move into turning lane. This would have been dangerous if he had been on the interstate. Need part number 7u7z12a650dla. Car is currently at dealership in waiting on part. It has been there over 2 weeks. We have been told 1000 fusions are waiting on this part. Ford case number - cas[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I had purchased my 2007 ford fusion new and had a few oddities during the course of ownership. Within two years of ownership I had a battery short out. At three years I had to have a hefty brake service done because of a clicking noise when the brakes were applied. I noticed at four years that when I would remove the key from the ignition and open the door, the car would chime as if the key was still in it. The dealer had no idea what caused the chiming and it happened sporadically. The biggest issue was in late november of 2011, I was merging on to the highway and going to pass a vehicle; my car began to rev really high, but I was not accelerating that much. I shifted to neutral then back to fifth gear still no accelerating. At that moment the check engine came on and I noticed that the car was dead and costing. After I stopped on the side of the highway, the car would not start at all. Had it towed to the dealer, where they spent two weeks of tearing apart my motor. They determined that a bolt came loose releasing my timing belt destroying my engine. I purchased and extended warranty which saved me $7500 in replacement cost. After two more weeks I had the car back. I noticed belt noise when I started the car and the engine was louder than the original engine. Within a month the car would not start again. The chip in that key went out, and when I took it back to the dealer I complained about the chiming and the belts. They informed me; the key needed to be replaced (costing $300 dollars), my belts were from the original engine and now stretched out needed to be replaced, and the starter was going out. The mystery of the chiming was finally solved. Ford offered me employee pricing on a new car but would not by back my fusion. The dealership offered me nothing. This car was purchased and exclusively serviced there.
I have been driving the less in the thirty days after purchasing it and it started making loud squeaking noise, I told the dealer about it and he said it wasn't anything major it does it when you first start the car. It continue to get louder so I had a certified person to check out the noise. When I let him listen to the car, he looked under the hood and noticed that the idler pulley was leaning to the side and that he didn't how know I could drive the car with the idler pulley leaning. I called the dealer right then and explained to him what was going on. He then told me that he couldn't do anything about it because it has no warranty. He suggested that I let someone else to put it on. When I did what he told me the person who checked out the said that it was broken and I needed to take back to the dealership. I had the car towed because I couldn't no longer drive it. The company told me that the person who checked out my car broke it. I pulled up the car fax on the car and found out that the idler pulley broke on the car a year prior before I purchase it. I want the dealership to be responsible for fixing my car.
Lost power while trying to pass a car had no throttle and almost had a head on collision got got home had a air injection code p0491 in the system. Found a bad air injection pump loaded with water replaced the air pump and the problem is solved I see ford has a lot of issues with water getting into these pumps but refuses to do anything about it.contacted ford with no response. I worked in ford dealerships for over 25 years so I know how to diagnose these problems. I am not concerned about the money for fixing this problem I just feel the issue should be corrected before someone gets hurt or killed. Plate # new york [xxx] VIN #[xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I was driving down my side street (25mph residential road) when the engine began to lag. It eventually stalled to where I pulled to the side of the street. Vehicle turned off and would not start. It would turnover but would began to idle erratically and would shut off within 5-15 seconds. I tried a few trouble shooting techniques but eventually gave up and took it to an auto shop. They connected the code reader and found 3 different faults with the throttle body assembly. I was told that these are on back order until june 18th.
While vehicle was in motion on highway, there was a sudden error light flash and then vehicle shut down. Motorist was able to pull vehicle to the side of the road. Upon mechanic's inspection, it was found that an engine coil was blowing a fuse, causing the vehicle to shut down.
I was driving with my fiance when we heard a loud metal snapping sound with a few dinging sounds. Apparently the idler pulley snapped off and bounced around causing me to lose my power steering. It was a good thing I wasn't driving to fast or it wasn't two days later as we were supposed to be driving to fort knox, because it would have been worse with it snapping off like that going 70mph. Had a friend help me get it home where I found the idler pulley with the bolt snapped 3/4 of the way down and the serpentine belt with a few marks on it from where the bolt rubbed against the belt. I've done some research and found out that has been happen for awhile now with other ford fusions. Some said that they had this issue fixed and it happen again. I really think to be a safety issue that ford should fix because it seems to be an issue with either the bolt, the area on the engine block where the bolt sits, or even the tension on the serpentine belt itself causing the bolt to snap off like that.
Same vehicle as previous complaint (wrong year selected on previous complaint). The vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se v6 with six speed automatic. While attempting to merge, another driver was blocking me by speeding to get alongside me while I was on a merge lane. The other driver then matched my speed. I hit the brakes because the fusion will not slow down otherwise. I then hit floored the accelerator to prevent another vehicle from closing the gap, as he was attempting to do. The car did nothing for about 3 seconds even though the accelerator was all the way to the floor. The RPM did not change, the speed did not change and I had to hold the accelerator to the floor hoping that the vehicle would respond before the next car tried to cut me off and I ran out of merge lane. Do not call, I will not get any messages.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. While driving approximately 65 MPH, a loud noise emitted from the engine and the vehicle began to jerk violently. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The malfunction was contributed to defective engine cylinder coils which were identified as numbers five and six. The contact planned to notify the manufacturer of the problem. The failure mileage was 49,582. Updated 06/05/12*lj the consumer stated that further investigation showed engine failure due to computer sending too much fuel to the cylinders. Both engine and computer were replaced. The original diagnosis of coil failure was incorrect. Updated 06/07/12
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle started to hesitate and stalled without any warning. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who diagnosed that the ignition coils malfunctioned, causing the PCM to burn. As a result, both the ignition coils, spark plugs and PCM needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 58,100.
My transmission was acting funny and the check engine light had come on earlier in the day but went away. I took my car to ford and was told the check engine light was from the gas cap and they couldn't get the problem with the transmission to duplicate. The car's RPM's stay up around 2000 RPM's on a cold start and the when shifting gears they will go up to around 3 and hold for a long period of time before it shifts. I drove a manual for 12 years and I know that this should not happen with an automatic transmission. I showed the dealer the tsb concerning the RPM issue but they didn't care. I started researching the issue online and have found this is a growing problem. I just wonder how many people haven't made their voices heard or haven't experienced the issue yet. Ford needs to fix this problem with the transmission before it gets some killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated the vehicle stalled suddenly while the contact was entering an intersection. A local mechanic repaired the coils, spark plugs and computer, which caused the vehicle to stall. The manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 70,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk once started. The vehicle was taken directly to an independent repair shop and the vehicle stalled while driving 30 MPH. The vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that two of the engine coils failed, causing the computer to fail. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 59,181. Updated 11/16/11*bf ... The catalytic converter was replaced, updated 01/06/12
2007 ford fusion VIN# [xxx]. Approximately 77,500 miles. My air conditioner suddenly started blowing warm. Also have a smell in my car of antifreeze/coolant. Dealer re-charged the compressor. *kb information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6)
When backing up hill into a parking spot, the car does not obey the commands of the driver. Since there is an excessive delay in the throttle, I end up releasing the accelerator completely when I need to slow down because the car does not slow down right away. The car then goes into a "hold" mode where it prevents the car from rolling forward. Once it is in that mode, it does not respond to the accelerator pedal until about one second after the pedal has reached a level where the RPM of the engine would increase significantly beyond the holding RPM. Due to the delay and lack of response during the first part of the pedal travel, the accelerator is down too far when the car finally releases the "hold" on the throttle and the car goes backward at a much higher rate of speed than desired. The only way I can back up hill safely is to apply the brakes fully with my left foot on the brake pedal, rev the engine up with my right foot on the accelerator pedal and control the speed of the vehicle by partially releasing brake pedal with my left foot while holding the accelerator pedal steady with my right foot. The brakes don't have a delay to them. The vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se 3.0 liter v6 with 6 speed automatic transmission.
When driving up a steep hill and rounding a corner, the speed limit dropped from 55 to 45mph. I tapped the brake to disengage the curse control and attempted to control the speed manually. I was not able to get the car to do 45. It oscillated between 50 and 40mph. I finally hit the set button on the cruise control as the speedometer passed 40m. The distraction of trying to control the vehicle could have lead to an accident since I was not able to devote my full attention to the road ahead of me. The vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se, v6 with 6 speed automatic transmission.
When accelerating from 30 MPH to 55 MPH with the accelerator pedal to the floor, I released the accelerator at about 50 MPH. The car continued at full throttle for about 5 more seconds while I moved my foot to the brake and began to attempt to slow the vehicle. The vehicle overshot the intended speed by about 20 MPH before it began to slow down to the intended speed of 55 MPH. This could have caused a rear end collision if there had been other traffic on the freeway bides the truck tailgating me when I was doing 30 MPH. The vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se, v6 with automatic transmission.
When traveling at about 35 MPH with a ford fusion se, v6 and automatic transmission, the engine stalls on hard braking, requiring the vehicle to be brought to a complete stop in the middle of traffic, shifted to park and restarted. Since I was making a lane change before I realized that the engine had stalled, I was across both lanes while I was in park starting the engine. This could have lead to accident, either by not having power to maneuver or another car could have hit my vehicle while it blocked both lanes. The air temperature was just below 10 degrees, but the engine was warm. On restart, the engine idled at 1500 RPM, which makes stopping the vehicle difficult since the engine fights the brakes.
Was driving 2007 fusion down the highway. Vehicle began to lose power. Check engine light came on. Pulled car off to the side of the road and turned car off. Sat on the side of the road for about 5 minutes and restarted vehicle. Vehicle restarted and check engine light went off. Took vehicle to dealer but they could not find any problems or duplicate it.
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