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74,000 miles · Mar 10, 2010

Power Train

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I DRIVE 2006 FORD FUSION THAT HAS ABOUT 74K AND HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH UNTIL YESTERDAY. MY GEAR SHIFT WAS STUCK AND WOULD NOT GO INTO PARK AND AFTER I HAD TO FORCE IT TO GO IT TO PARK I COULD NOT LEAVE MY KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. NOW MY CAR CAN NOT BE LOCKED AND IT CAN BE KNOCKED OUT OF GEAR BY JUST A PUSH OF A HAND. I AM AFRAID TO PARK MY CALL, AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT ROLL AND HURT SOMEONE. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN AND THAT IT COULD COST UP TO $400.00. I HAVE GOOGLE THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT OVER 50 FUSION OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS FIXED BUT I CAN'T EVEN GO INTO A STORE WITHOUT WORRYING THAT MY CAR IS GOING TO ROLL AWAY OR SOMEONE MIGHT STEAL IT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10318725

93,000 miles · Feb 28, 2010

EquipmentPower Train

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10315020

Mileage unknown · Feb 16, 2010

Power Train

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS ON FORD'S FORUMS AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THAT REMOVING THE SILVER RING ON THE SHIFTER KNOB WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND HAVE MY CAR ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND …

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NHTSA ODI #10310811

77,000 miles · Jan 24, 2010

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I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION 4 DOOR SEDAN. UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP, I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I SHIFTED INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AGAIN AND IT SHOWED IT WAS IN PARK. THE KEYS STILL WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I FINALLY WENT INTO MY HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE. I FOUND ONLINE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. IT SEEMS THE DECORATIVE RING AROUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER KEEPS THE BUTTON FROM FULLY DISENGAGING. I WENT BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HITTING THE BUTTON AND WAS SUCCESSFUL AT WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS EASY TO ROLL. IF THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND THE SHIFTER DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE IN PARK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD POP INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL AWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAME OUT BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR MOST OF AN HOUR BEFORE I FINALLY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SOLUTION. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10302092

70,000 miles · Jan 7, 2010

Power Train

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. SHE STATED THAT HER KEYS WOULD NOT DISLODGE FROM THE IGNITION. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE COLUMN SHIFT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ESTIMATED REPAIRS AT OVER $400 AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNDER 70,0…

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NHTSA ODI #10298621

60,000 miles · Dec 11, 2009

Power Train

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CAR JUMPING, AND HESITATING. IT HAPPENED ALOT. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT IF THE GAS CAP OR ENGINE TOP WASN'T ON THAT IT WAS CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON, AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE JUMPING OF THE CAR THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE, THAT IS WHAT IS WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. ALSO CAR SWITCHING ITS GEAR BY ITSELF THEN SLOWING DOWN AND LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THEN IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10295421

50,000 miles · Dec 11, 2009

Power Train

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2006 FORD FUSION SE IGNITION ON/OFF, KEY REMOVAL AND GEAR SELECTION. WHEN STARTING CAR, COMES OUT OF GEAR. ON STARTUP, GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE FULLY. ON STARTUP, CANNOT START MOTOR BECAUSE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE "PARK". KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. WHEN A…

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NHTSA ODI #10295318

48,500 miles · Aug 3, 2009

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VEHICLE FAILED IN HIGH TRAFFIC, CAR JERKED AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS I HAD NOTHING, NO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AS CARS SWERVED BY. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, THEY NOW SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FORD FUSION 2006 HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT FORD OR THE DEALER SO FAR TO DATE WILL NOT FIX IT. HELP! THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TR THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

NHTSA ODI #10279185

49,000 miles · Sep 18, 2008

Power Train

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND JERKED HARD INTO GEAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,…

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NHTSA ODI #10242768

18,804 miles · Aug 1, 2007

Power Train

2006 FORD FUSION I-4 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE AND OBSTRUCTED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ONLY 18,804 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR

NHTSA ODI #10198139

Official recalls

21V158000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module

Mar 10, 2021

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.

19V904000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module

Dec 18, 2019

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the HCU as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began April 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S54.

17V024000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

Jan 10, 2017

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module

May 31, 2016

Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.

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NHTSA investigations

EA12009 · Floor Mat Interference With Accelerator

Opened Dec 12, 2012 · Closed Jun 12, 2014

Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control; Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal

On May 27, 2014, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 14E-028 (Ford recall #14S07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain driver's side Ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant (HAP) from November 9, 2007, to October 31 ,2010.NHTSA testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (Figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (Figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by Ford and Lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in November 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected driver's side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through Ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their Ford or Lincoln Dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected Ford driver's side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The VOQs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.

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Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal

Vehicle Speed Control