2011 Ford Fusion: jerking or lurching

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 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 Oct 26, 2021 · 104,945 miles · CO

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 80 mph, the advance track and "Service power steering soon" warning lights and messages were illuminated. The steering wheel inadvertently jerked out of the contact's hands 5 - 6 times. The contact pulled over and disconnected the fuse from the power steering assist module. The contact was able to drive to his residence without a power steering assist. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with a code reader that there was no communication to the power steering assist, and that the StabiliTrak wheel speed sensor on the front passenger’s side was faulty. The contact replaced the front passenger’s side wheel speed sensor. However, after the replacement, all the wheel speed sensors appeared faulty on the code reader. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for the repair but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was 103,945.

Filed Feb 8, 2020 · Electrical, Fuel system · 120,000 miles · VA

For the last year experiencing progressively worsening drivability issues. The most concerning is steadily increasing throttle lag (time between applying more pressure to accelerator and vehicle responding), which I view as a safety issue. The vehicle does not respond appropriately when applying throttle, which may increase risk of accident b/c vehicle may not accelerate properly when needed either placing me at risk because it leaves me in the path of another vehicle or prevents my vehicle from expeditiously responding to avoid another vehicle.. Secondarily vehicle now operating almost exclusively in gas power mode (worsening mpg efficiency) but also causing jerking/hesitation when transitioning between gas/EV modes. This powertrain was not designed to work in gas only but as a partnership between gas/EV, therefore in gas alone is not working properly. Internet search reveals many other owners experience same problem. To dealer service x 3 - 1st 2 dealer said nothing wrong. Finally given a ford service bulletin (attached) that ford is aware for at least 4 months and forbids service to the car! Thus I have an unsafe vehicle that ford has no solution for repair for at least 4 months, and no indication of when this will be addressed.

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Steering · 166,000 miles · OH · crash · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. While driving at 20 MPH, the steering wheel jerked to the left. As a result, the vehicle veered off the road and crashed into the curb. The service power steering now and advance track warning messages were displayed. The passenger sustained injuries to the neck and medical attention was provided. There was no police report filed. The air bags did not deploy. The contact called dutro ford-lincoln located at 132 s 5th st, zanesville, oh 43701; phone number (740) 452-6334 but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted who referred contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 166,000.

Filed Oct 17, 2019 · Electrical, Steering · 100,000 miles · MN

The steering wheel started to jerk. Shortly after this happened, the power steering stopped working entirely. The instrument panel displayed a notice that said service power steering now. The tcs light came on when the power steering stopped working.

Filed Sep 26, 2019 · Transmission · 2 miles · CA

Drove at 25 miles per hour my car suddenly jerked and hesitated on acceleration. At this time a wrench light came on and my car completely loss power. I could not accelerate and the car moved at 10 miles/hour. This was very dangerous! I was lucky because it was in the early morning, not many traffi. I could have in car accident if it happened in a rush hour. I have taken my car to ford deller and could not find anything wrong. This has happened many times in last several months. You guys really need to get all of there ford fusions off of the road.

Filed Jul 15, 2019 · Transmission · 64,210 miles · MO

I just purchased this vehicle used from a local dealer on 05/16/2019. I noticed an occasional hesitation when I accelerated sometimes. Conversely, it seemed as though the vehicle suddenly lurched ahead when I was barely engaging the accelerator. This odd occurrence has become more frequent the more I've driven the car. To the point that I looked for paperwork to take the vehicle for possible transmission service. Over the past couple of weeks, I've begun to hear of issues with the ford focus and ford fiesta that sound exactly what I'm experiencing. I use today's date as when it happened, but it has been happening with increasing frequency as I've driven the car.

Filed Jul 9, 2019 · Acceleration, Engine · 108,000 miles · MS

Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. While driving 35 MPH, the vehicle jerked and stalled. In addition, the check engine and service vehicle warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who stated that the throttle bottle needed to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The failure mileage was 108,000.

Filed Nov 21, 2017 · Steering · 115,000 miles · NC

Tl* the contact's wife owns a 2011 ford fusion. On several occasions, while making left and right turns, the steering wheel inadvertently became extremely difficult to maneuver. The contact's wife heard an abnormal noise coming from the steering wheel and the vehicle jerked. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to classic ford smithfield (1698 e booker dairy rd, smithfield, nc 27577 (877) 679-8179), but was not diagnosed. The dealer stated that no recalls were associated with the VIN. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.

Filed Jun 22, 2017 · Electrical, Fuel system · 105,000 miles · TN

I was driving on a busy city street during rush hour when I noticed the car jerking when it changed gears. The RPM would shoot up high then back down while losing power to the vehicle. I managed to get to an auto advance store where I had a diagnostic done since my check engine light was on. The diagnostic came back with code po455 twice and po457 twice. It was then explained that too much air was getting into my fuel system. I proceeded to go to the ford dealership, which was a half mile away. On the way, my car continued to jerk and loose power and some points. Then everything digital which one displays my mileage and the other displays how many mile till empty displayed intermittent lines and the wrench illuminated on my dashboard. At this time my car was on but quickly lost power to go forward. It almost got rear ended by the car behind me. I put on my turn signal and I coasted to the side of the road, turn off my car waited a few minutes the turned back on and put it in drive. The car would not move forward. The engine just revved up like I had it in neutral. I put it back in park then put it in reverse. The car would operate in reverse. Had to have car towed to dealership. Three months prior to this incident, I had to take my car to the dealership because of excessive battery acid on my positive terminal that had eaten through the wiring harness. Had to have harness and battery replaced. I still notice issues of battery acid accumulating around the screws on the battery harness and positive lead again.

Filed Jan 5, 2017 · Driver assistance, Steering · 85,000 miles · AR

Ford offered recall 15s18 to replace electric power steering assist on 2011-2012 ford fusions. The manufacture date for the recall begins on sept 07, 2011. However, my ford fusion, manufactured one month earlier (august 07, 2011), has the same issue. The dash message center says "service power steering now" and "service advancetrac". At approximately 85,000 miles I lost power steering at 75mph while passing an 18 wheeler on the interstate. I lost control of the vehicle and had to rapidly decelerate and pull over. I almost wrecked into the bar-ditch, as the steering column violently jerked the vehicle to the right. Now, I still have complete loss of power steering and my local ford dealership informed me that recall 15s18 won't cover my vehicle repair since it was manufactured a month too early. According to my research, this problem actually affects a number of ford makes and models, from 2008-2015. The problem is frequent and persistent among 2010-2012 fusions. Ford should be liable, especially when safety is the issue. The malfunction is incredibly dangerous, and ford is about to have yet another massive lawsuit for this.