2016 Ford Fusion: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Apr 29, 2021 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · NY

I drove slowly up to an atm machine in a heavily trafficked parking lot, put the vehicle in park and took my foot off of the brake to begin a banking transaction, the vehicle began to roll backwards, the instrument panels was reading "reverse", the physical shifter was in park but the vehicle was rolling as though in neutral. I hit the brake which engaged eventually but it was difficult to apply. The shifter was locked in position and could not be moved. I let the vehicle coast to a close by parking spot and then applied the emergency brake, which worked fine. I attempted to shift the car from neutral to park so I could shut the vehicle off but I could not. Eventually, the vehicle battery died from auxilliary power being on so long without any way to turn the vehicle off. It was towed to the nearest dealership. There is a known recall for the same year, make and model of this vehicle for this particular issue, 18v471, but my particular VIN is not included somehow.

Filed Apr 9, 2021 · Body · 56,217 miles · IA

The trunk randomly opens on its own. It happens while the car is driving down any sort of road or driveway, parked and running, or off altogether. When I get out to shut the trunk sometimes it stays shut and sometimes it will repeatedly open the trunk 4 or 5 more times before I can even get back in the car. I feel this is very unsafe, especially as I am a small currently pregnant female to have to keep exiting my car to shut my trunk repeatedly. This has been going on for the last year. I got online and read several forums of other people with my car complaining of the same issue. Recently, I have gone to my car to leave and found it completely dead, as in it will not unlock, or start. I ended up replacing the battery thinking that my be it. Hardly a month later, the same thing happened again. I was able to call a ford dealership and discuss the problem along with the trunk opening issue. I charged the battery and brought it to the dealership. After they ran diagnostics and witnessed the trunk opening randomly they found that the trunk switch was faulty which caused the cars computer to be on even while the vehicle was off which drained the battery. They replaced the trunk switch on the trunk lid. I asked if the part was corroded or damaged or what caused it to happen and they said it looked fine, it was not damaged on the exterior and everything was sealed as it should be inside. I stated that I used my trunk less than the average person, especially lately as I've been afraid to use it. Knowing it was a 2016 model, I asked if the part was old or worn that it should need replaced already and the dealership stated no. They stated that the part was faulty and that I had not caused it in any way. I ended up having to pay $309.04 for this part to be replaced which makes me not happy since it sounds like this should be a part on a recall notice from ford.

Filed Jun 18, 2019 · Electrical, Engine · 69,084 miles · MD

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. After leaving the office and walking to the vehicle, the contact heard music playing in the vehicle even though the keys were on her person and the vehicle was still locked. Additionally, on occasion, the air conditioner, lighting, and radio would activate independently with the ignition in the off position and the doors locked. The vehicle was taken to koons ford of baltimore (located at 6970 security blvd, windsor mill, md 21244, (410) 298-3800) where it was diagnosed that the battery needed to be replaced due to severe battery drainage. Also, the water pump needed to be replaced. The battery and water pump were replaced, and the power train control module was updated; however, the failures recurred. The manufacturer was notified of the failures. The approximate failure mileage was 69,084. The VIN was not available.

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 20,000 miles · NH

This vehicle has had a dead battery 3 times after sitting overnight. No extra power draws we added. The last resulted with the engine light on once it was jump started. The engine code that was on was a p068a ECM/PCM power relay de-energized performance - too early. This vehicle has already been brought into the dealership where they performed a battery test and reprogrammed the modules. This was less than 1 month till it happened again

Filed Oct 17, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 16,000 miles · NH

This vehicle has had a dead battery 2 times after sitting overnight. No extra power draws we added. The last resulted with the engine light on once it was jump started. The engine code that was on was a p068a ECM/PCM power relay de-energized performance. It will be scheduled to go to the dealership to try to resolve this issue