I bought my 2007 fusion at end of march. Since then I have noticed on a daily basis that when I am at a complete stop and try to start the accelerator is very touchy. I peel out almost 75 percent of the time. The gas pedal shouldn't be that hesitant or touchy. I am afraid to change my own oil which I have done all my life. I am afraid of driving right off the ramps. I am very afraid of merging into traffic at stop signs. Especially this next year for the winter season. I had a few instances at the end of the snow season I couldn't even get going in my own driveway because of the over power. I would just spin out with the instant over acceleration. Also at stop signs that were snow covered. (that has never happened with any other vehicles I have owned.) also the acceleration of trying to pass someone there is a major hesitation to switching from overdrive to drive and back again.
2007 Ford Fusion transmission complaints
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The vehicle response to the accelerator is unpredictable and always delayed. Sometimes the car will interpret a small quick depression of the accelerator the same as flooring the accelerator. There is always a delay of two to three seconds before it responds at all. The same action can result in widely varying responses of the engine and transmission, apparently depending on the temperature of the air and engine. The accelerator is very touchy and seems to use only a small portion of the movement. That coupled with the transmission constantly shifting to set the engine speed at near idle in all but freeway driving makes manually controlling the speed within 5 miles per hour when near a shift point almost impossible. The constant shifting and refusal to slow down when the accelerator is released makes it impossible to manually control the speed of the vehicle accurately on hilly roads. This is a continuous problem, not a one day event.
I own 2007 fusion se that has a vibration in front-end of vehicle when you accelerate quickly or wet pavement and the right front wheel grabs intermittently and on dry pavement it pulls extremely to the right and some timesone can lose control of vehicle if you aren't expecting this action to happen.
Car is new and three months old."metallic scraping sounds were heard. Taken to dealer, and dealer's mechanic found the con stant velocity joint to be rusted and faulty. Mechanic shocked that this happened on a new vehicle. Part special ordered as it's not normally needed. Vehicle currently with dealer for part replacement.
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