2011 Ford Fusion: harsh or hard shifting

Filed Oct 1, 2022 · Transmission · AZ

Transmission slipping,lurching,hard shift,jerking while driving. No prior lamp warnings or other symptoms. Break pedal when applied or released after acceleration or just before a complete stop vehicle makes a pin ball bouncing sound then when acceleration repeated transmission issues. This has put my saftey at risk as well as my passengers because of the sudden slipping,lurching,hard shift,jerking while driving. Trying to understand problem I came across a ongoing investigation regarding ford and knowingly using faulty transmission in a multitude of there vehicles in which mine is exhibiting exactly same behaviors.

Filed Sep 24, 2022 · Steering · OH

At 75,000 miles the rack and pinion was replaced under recall. Exactly 75,000 miles later the rack and pinion has failed completely, the car is dead in the water and having to replace the defective part now on our own. The car is completely immobile there was heavy clunky noises prior to the failure now the steering wheel will not turn. Very disappointing that a recalled item would fail exactly at the exact same time as the original

Filed Feb 7, 2022 · Steering · WA

2011 ford fusion. Was driving the car and every time I make a turn the car clunks. Took it to a private auto service center to have it diagnosed. He diagnosed that the problem was the assembly steering system. He advised us it wasn't safe to drive this vehicle. My mom has a 2012 ford fusion with power assist problem and had to pay over $2,000 to get it fixed because ford didn't show it as one of the thousands of cars that were recalled. After some further research, there is a the federal safety agency recall number on this problem. It is 15v340000. The ford recall number is 15s18.

Filed Jan 23, 2022 · Brakes, Steering · OH

I have owned car for almost 4 + years I was roughly at 128,000 when I purchase I gave 159,xxx miles on now. In the past 4 years tires replaced 2 times. I keep having issues with tires needing plugged in front. My brakes have been replaced 3 times rotors 2 times plus struts ball joints tie rod u name it repaired suspension system sucks. I’m sick of having same issues repair. I have thousands of dollars front suspension then always have to fix tires stop for air replace. Ridiculous. Everything has gone wrong with the suspension system. Shocks bad ball bearings. The premium aluminum rims eroding away. I think that is what cause tire issues non stop I’m sick of getting air!!! I can’t afford to keep repairing the steering has became awful pulls yes I’ve had alignments it’s all over the place feels loose makes all kinds of banging clunking noises the wheel locked up had smoke rolling out from front driver side. Smelled terrible car shaking all over around 45 mph . I have more in the front than car is worth transmission jumps all over or jerks hard into drive or reverse I had look at and repaired once all ready Door handles in side don’t work!! Check engine light always on the cap less fuel area is junk the ring came off. When pumping gas it doesn’t stop it now. So gas is usually on ground running down car side Headlight are always getting loose knocking out my headlights. for only have 30,000 from buying it I have spent as much buying the car the equals the cars repairs almost. Chunks of paint in front falls off below grille brakes/steering have defaulted and I have slid across intersection in winter I could have been seriously injured and of course another tire issue today I want my money back and the repair money!!! Paid 7,000 put $ into all the time invested roughly 12,000 all together for same [XXX] issues. Car value 3,000 Wtf. Make it right FORD!!!! Yr cars are junk on certain models recalls never knew they better be getting fix for free. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM

Filed Jan 2, 2020 · Transmission · 71,438 miles · ND

My car when put into drive would make a clunking noise and lunge forward, also when up shifting and down shifting it would be harsh and clunk. I took it the ford dealer and they said I needed a rebuilt transmission put in at a price of $5490, because the one in it had to many problems and would cost more to fix then the rebuilt one, so that's what I did the car only had 71438 miles on it.

Filed Dec 24, 2019 · Transmission · IA

There is delay is gear, harsh shifting from park and also while driving. Ford dealership fails to service airbag recall and throttle bottle recall. Ford says f635 transmission is 'service-free' and transmission fluid doesn't need replaced until 150k miles. At 140k now, my car's transmission is failing completely. Ever since first owning the fusion, the car has rough and delayed shifting through park-reverse-neutral-drive-low and through drive gears 1-6. Quite dangerous to have this occur when driving highway speeds through mountains. Ford is a criminal company - I want them to buy this junk of a car back from me. Absolute garbage company and garbage car.

Filed Aug 11, 2018 · Steering · 128,000 miles · TN

Jenkins and wynne ford in clarksville tn has replace the electronic power steering twice already. Vehicle was returned back to us on 8-9 aug after fixing it for a second time. Within 24hrs electronic power steering went out again and returned it immediately to the ford dealership. Now dealership is claiming the lower controls arms are bad and need to be replaced and is the cause of why the electronic power steering is going out. There has been no noticeable noises, clunks or anything to identify the issue being the lower control arms. Ford is claiming the bad lower control arms are putting to much pressure on the electronic power steering control unit.

Filed Jun 2, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 28,529 miles · AZ

Was waiting to turn in my apartment complex, pushed on the gas, RPM's shot up to over 1500 and car would not move, then it slammed into gear and took off with wheels squealing. Sounded like something was then being dragged under car. Stopped and looked but nothing, put in gear to drive to parking spot and same thing, didn't move, RPM's up to 1500 and then slammed into drive. Did make it to the parking stall where it then would not move at all when put in reverse and then into drive. Vehicle had to be towed to dealership. Seems to be a re-occurring issue with all the other complaints that I have seen. No warning lights came on at all. Definitely a transmission/transfer case problem, which I have read is common for this year. This car was bought used with 22,785 miles on it and have only had it 4 months and put 5744 miles on it. Something definitely needs to be looked into, a vehicle with 28,529 miles on it, no longer covered under the manufacturers warranty and I need to have a new transmission?? Something is wrong here. Thank goodness I bought the extended warranty!

Filed Nov 18, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 46,984 miles · CA

The error occurred as I was driving on a major 8-lane highway. I was about a quarter-mile from my exit (after being on the highway for 60 miles) when I felt a "clunk" and an orange-lit wrench appeared on my dash. As I turned onto the exit ramp, I slowed to a stop at a stop-light, waiting to turn left. While the brake was depressed, the car was attempting to move forward very abruptly, as part of it's "limp home" feature. When the light turned green, I released the brake and attempted to accelerate through the intersection, but pressing the gas pedal produced no response from the car. After limping through the intersection, I shifted the car into park and turned the engine off. After waiting 10-15 seconds, I restarted the car and the throttle issue and dash light were both gone. I have since driven ~100 miles without seeing the issue re-appear.

Filed Jul 6, 2013 · Engine, Transmission · 27,784 miles · OH

While accelerating on the highway at approximate. 65 MPH on 27jun13, at 1745, the 2011 ford fusion sel lost all acceleration. We pulled over to the right hand shoulder, put the vehicle in park, and turned it off. We waited a moment, restarted then engine, and proceeded to merge with traffic. Less than two miles later, the same thing happened. We pulled over again, turned off engine and waited a moment. We restarted it and drove it home. Friday 5 jul13 the car went to kolwaski ford in avon lake oh. The reprogrammed the PCM for the rough shift of the transmission. We picked up the car, and less than 4 miles from the deals hip we had the repairs done, we experienced the same issue of lost acceleration. We called the dealership's service department, and advised the same engine failure occurred. While driving back to the dealerships, the engine once again lost power at an intersection. The car is currently at the service center of kolwaski ford in avon lake oh.

Filed Jul 3, 2013 · Steering · 35,950 miles · NY

The car suddenly developed some slop or play in the steering of the car with a clunking noise upon steering. A garage checked it out and determined that the "rack and pinion" assembly housing, which is made a aluminum, had a vertical crack in the middle of it. This is very dangerous situation that could cause steering failure resulting in a total loss of vehicle control. Car is drivable at this point.

Filed Jun 13, 2013 · Acceleration, Engine · 49,250 miles · KS

Driving on highway, left lane at 72 MPH, car made a clunking noise and shuddered, instantly lost ability to accelerate engine, tach dropped to 720 RPM, transmission acted as if it was in neutral. Pulled off highway to shoulder. Engine continued to run, but no response from accelerator.