2017 Ford Fusion

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the transmission warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that coolant had leaked into the engine and the engine short block needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that a Customer Service Satisfaction letter was mailed; however, the program had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the vehicle failed to move forward as the shift sys fault service required message was displayed on the instrument panel. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer where the contact was informed that the shifter cable bushing was defective and needed to be replaced. The contact's husband linked the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 22V413000 (Power Train). The manufacturer had been notified of the failure and was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle had been repaired. The failure mileage was 101,413.

While driving 2017 Ford Fusion, the car began to jerk violently. After a few feet the car would only rev and would not accelerate. The car was restarted where it went into gear but after a few feet it jerked into the next gear violently and then would only rev. There were no lights on at the time of incident. Car had to be towed to dealer where it would not go into gear at all and at time of drop off the ABS and Traction control lights came on. Car has 112,000 miles and has already had the motor replaced due to the coolant leak into engine block. Was taken to the dealer and diagnosed with failed torque converter, pump, and solenoid repair quoted $4900.00. New transmission quoted at $6100.00.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled and inadvertently made an abnormal sound. The vehicle was driven to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with torque converter failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 92,023.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while starting the vehicle, the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact attempted to shift the vehicle into drive however, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle was diagnosed by an independent mechanic who stated that the shifter cable and the shifter cable bushing were missing and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there were no recalls on the VIN for the failure. The failure mileage was 89,661.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, it was difficult to shift the vehicle into drive(D). After restarting the vehicle, the contact stated that he was able to shift the vehicle into drive(D) and the vehicle was driven to the residence. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed from the residence to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the shifter cable bushing had detached and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. After investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 21V376000 (Power Train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was 97,800.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the gear shifter failed to shift out of park(P). The powertrain warning light was illuminated. The contact also stated that the vehicle hesitated while depressing of the accelerator pedal while driving at various speeds. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, a DTC code reader failed to retrieve a fault code to determine the cause of the failure. The mechanic then informed the contact that the failure was related to the transmission shifter cable bushing. The mechanic had reached out to the manufacturer and was informed that the vehicle was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle was pulling to either side, shaking, vibrating, and was very unstable. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the torque converter weld studs had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in the NHTSA Campaign Number: 17V427000 (Power Train). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced that failure listed in the recall. The failure mileage was 60,000.