2007 Ford Fusion: engine stalls while driving

Filed Feb 2, 2024 · Engine, Suspension · 140,000 miles · NY

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 30 MPH, there was an abnormal metal sound detected. The vehicle began to shake abnormally and stalled. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed her the failure was due to the axle. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

Filed Jan 29, 2020 · Acceleration, Steering · 92,000 miles · WV

Several (all wheel drive )awd ford vehicles ex. Fusion, edge, taurus use a (power transfer unit) ptu that fmoc call for no service needed, no drain plug only a fill port. The ptu is a basically a transfer case that small ford ford awd vehicles use to transfer engine power from the transmission to the rear wheels. The part is connected to the transmission surrounded by the engine, exhaust and catalytic converter, the ptu only hold a quart of lubricating fluid no cooling no service interval and all of the heat surrounding the unit bakes the lubrication causing lack of lubrication causing ptu and transmission failure. Repair quote from a ford dealership on 1/29/2020 with a ford remanufactured transmission and labor is $5000.00 repair. This unit failure is in a 2007 fusion with 92k miles other than the powertrain issue is a solid vehicle that perform great until the ptu and transmission failure with no warning. While driving at highway speeds the vehicle wheels locked up skidding the car to a stop and stalling the engine. Now it cracks and pops and locks up the wheels.

Filed Feb 23, 2017 · Brakes, Engine · 125,000 miles · NC

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.

Filed Apr 14, 2016 · Engine · 134,414 miles · GA

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.

Filed Aug 4, 2015 · Electrical · 75,463 miles · VA

Pcm failed on a 2007 ford fusion se v6 while on the highway. This resulted in near-immediate electrical failure, stalling the car after app. 30 seconds. User forums online seem to indicate that this is a recurring problem with 2007 fusions, possibly stemming from ecu failure (although opinions are undecided on whether a feedback issue causes the ecu to fail, or the ecu fails and causes feedback). Damage to the car included frying all six spark plugs, and significant damage to all six ignition coils which necessitated replacement, as well as necessitating replacement of PCM unit. Ford also draws a distinction between the warranty on the ecu (8 years / 80,000 miles) and the warranty on the PCM (3 years / 36,000 miles) when assessing the damage - since this failure commonly results in damage to the PCM, they almost always seem to elect to consider only the PCM warranty. Total cost to driver: app. $2,000 plus labor.

Filed Jun 18, 2015 · Engine, Steering · 70,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Feb 14, 2015 · Engine, Fuel system · 24,000 miles · NY

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.

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 129,135 miles · MI

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.

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 135,680 miles · MI

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.

Filed Jul 22, 2014 · Engine · 90,000 miles · TX

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.

Filed Jul 17, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 168,000 miles · GA

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.

Filed Apr 1, 2014 · Acceleration, Electrical · 93,000 miles · PA

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.