2016 Ford Fusion: rolls away in park

Filed Apr 22, 2022 · Transmission · MI

Placed car in park and turned if off. When I took my foot off the brake it started rolling away. The vehicle would not start saying it was not in park.

Filed Aug 23, 2021 · Transmission · 122,590 miles · CT

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification for the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 18V471000 (Power Train) however, the part to do the recall repair was not available. The contact mentioned that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact’s wife experienced a failure while driving into work when she turned into the parking lot, placed the vehicle in park, released her foot off the brake pedal and the vehicle started to rollaway. The contact engaged the parking brake to stop the vehicle from rolling away. The vehicle was not repaired nor diagnosed. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the recall was not related to the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 122,590.

Filed Jul 30, 2020 · Transmission · 70,000 miles · NC · crash

My 2016 ford fusion titanium rolled away from where it was parked on a flat concrete surface. It went down the driveway, across the street, and approximately 30 to 40 feet into a wooden area before trees stopped it. The car needs the key in close enough proximity to start. The key was in my purse in my house. The car, when on, needs to have the brake compressed to take it from park to drive or park to reverse or park to any other gear. So, no key. No compressed brake. No manual change of gears. Yet, it still rolled away. Something happened with the gear shifter. You don't have to have the key in or by the car. It doesn't have to be started. You don't have to have your foot on the brake. And it goes out of park to any other gear. No key. Not on. No brake. I had the nc highway patrol come and the officer did a report. I have contacted my insurance company.

Filed Jul 21, 2020 · Transmission · MS

I was at the gas station when I got out of my car after turning it off while I went inside to pay. I was moving swiftly because I had to get back to work. I looked outside and my car had rolled away from the pump, nearly in the city street before I reached it. I immediately ran outside after it, hopped in & put my foot on the brake. I was confused when I saw the gear still in park.. It was then that I looked at the dash and saw it was stuck in neutral. Some guys helped me push it back to the pump and I had to put the parking brake on in order to keep it from rolling again. A nearby mechanic looked under my hood and discovered that the 'shifter cable bushing' had degraded. I called ford and set up an appointment. The problem was still not fixed

Filed Jan 13, 2020 · Transmission · 88,101 miles · WV

The car showed it was in park. It was actually still in gear even showing otherwise. There has been a recall on the same make and model (2016 ford fusion). The problem was with a faulty, and detached shift cable. There have been over 500,000 ford vehicles recalled for this specific issue. This was the exact problem with our 2016 ford fusion with 88,101 miles. We just played a total of $278 to have the vehicle towed and the part replaced. Ford is telling me that our specific VIN # was not included in the recall of the other 500,000 vehicles this far. How can this company get away with this problem? I also contacted the closest ford dealer prior to having the car towed. After finding that the vehicle would not be covered under warranty, we had to have towed and fixed and the closest body shop to where the car was broke down and still in gear. We set the parking break to keep the vehicle from rolling away. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Oct 16, 2018 · Transmission · 211,300 miles · CO

My transmission cable came off due to plastic bushing, that attaches cable end to transmission shifter arm in engine compartment. My shifter inside car was in park but transmission was in reverse and rolled away. Could not start it until I moved transmission lever to park position. Cheap plastic bushing... Needs upgraded.

Filed Aug 9, 2018 · Transmission · 52,504 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. While driving approximately 5 MPH, the vehicle rolled away independently without warning. The vehicle was towed to autonation ford st. Petersburg (2525 34th st. N, st. Petersburg, fl) where it was determined that it was included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). The dealer stated that the parts to perform the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but did not assist. The failure mileage was 52,504. Vin tool confirms parts not available.

Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Transmission · 108,000 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. While the vehicle was parked in the driveway on an incline, it inadvertently rolled away. The contact stated that the passenger jumped back inside the vehicle and stopped it in the middle of the street. After the failure, the vehicle failed to engage in any gear. The vehicle was towed to the dealer (holman ford turnersville, 3641 route 42 s, turnersville, new jersey 08012) where it was diagnosed that the shift cable detached and needed replacement. The dealer also stated that the VIN was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v471000 (power train). The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and case number: cas-15384719 was filed. The approximate failure mileage was 108,000.

Filed Aug 3, 2016 · Transmission · MI · 1 injury

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 ford fusion. While the vehicle was in park with the engine running and the gear shifter shifted into park, the front passenger attempted to exit the vehicle, but the gear shifter disengaged into reverse. As a result, the vehicle rolled away and dragged the front passenger along until the vehicle came to a halt on leveled surface. The front passenger sustained head, spine, and rib injuries as well as abrasions that required medical attention. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. A police report was filed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.