Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ready | 07/06/2011 | |
| AS-21769 | 03/01/2011 | 10039053 | Ford: if there is an intermittent lack of power, surge, or hesitation while driving the brakes will override acceleration. *rm | 07/06/2011 | |
| 06166 | 10021051 | Possible engine damage - install special service tools prior to removing crankshaft pulley bolt. *kb | 02/27/2007 | ||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 03/04/2013 | |||
| While vehicle was in motion on highway, there was a sudden error light flash and then vehicle shut down. motorist was able to pull vehicle to the side of the road. upon mechanic's inspection, it was found that an engine coil was blowing a fuse, causing the vehicle to shut down. | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 105364 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without any warning. the contact pulled over and after restarting the vehicle the acceleration became sluggish. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 105,364. kmj | |||
| 03/04/2013 | |||
| While vehicle was in motion on highway, there was a sudden error light flash and then vehicle shut down. motorist was able to pull vehicle to the side of the road. upon mechanic's inspection, it was found that an engine coil was blowing a fuse, causing the vehicle to shut down. | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 105364 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without any warning. the contact pulled over and after restarting the vehicle the acceleration became sluggish. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 105,364. kmj | |||
| 03/04/2013 | |||
| While vehicle was in motion on highway, there was a sudden error light flash and then vehicle shut down. motorist was able to pull vehicle to the side of the road. upon mechanic's inspection, it was found that an engine coil was blowing a fuse, causing the vehicle to shut down. | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 105364 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without any warning. the contact pulled over and after restarting the vehicle the acceleration became sluggish. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis but the cause of the failure was undetermined. the manufacturer was contacted and offered no assistance. the failure and current mileages were approximately 105,364. kmj | |||
| 03/04/2013 | |||
| While vehicle was in motion on highway, there was a sudden error light flash and then vehicle shut down. motorist was able to pull vehicle to the side of the road. upon mechanic's inspection, it was found that an engine coil was blowing a fuse, causing the vehicle to shut down. | |||
| 03/04/2013 | 105364 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the vehicle stalled without any warning. the contact pulled over and after restarting the vehicle the acceleration was slow. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic. the vehicle was diagnosed but the failure was unavailable. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage and current mileages were approximately 105,364. tb | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 89000 | 1 | |
| I was driving with my fiance when we heard a loud metal snapping sound with a few dinging sounds. apparently the idler pulley snapped off and bounced around causing me to lose my power steering. it was a good thing i wasn't driving to fast or it wasn't two days later as we were supposed to be driving to fort knox, because it would have been worse with it snapping off like that going 70mph. had a friend help me get it home where i found the idler pulley with the bolt snapped 3/4 of the way down and the serpentine belt with a few marks on it from where the bolt rubbed against the belt. i've done some research and found out that has been happen for awhile now with other ford fusions. some said that they had this issue fixed and it happen again. i really think to be a safety issue that ford should fix because it seems to be an issue with either the bolt, the area on the engine block where the bolt sits, or even the tension on the serpentine belt itself causing the bolt to snap off like that. *tr | |||
| 08/25/2012 | 89000 | ||
| I was driving with my fiance when we heard a loud metal snapping sound with a few dinging sounds. apparently the idler pulley snapped off and bounced around causing me to lose my power steering. it was a good thing i wasn't driving to fast or it wasn't two days later as we were supposed to be driving to fort knox, because it would have been worse with it snapping off like that going 70mph. had a friend help me get it home where i found the idler pulley with the bolt snapped 3/4 of the way down and the serpentine belt with a few marks on it from where the bolt rubbed against the belt. i've done some research and found out that has been happen for awhile now with other ford fusions. some said that they had this issue fixed and it happen again. i really think to be a safety issue that ford should fix because it seems to be an issue with either the bolt, the area on the engine block where the bolt sits, or even the tension on the serpentine belt itself causing the bolt to snap off like that. | |||
| 08/17/2012 | 1 | ||
| Same vehicle as previous complaint (wrong year selected on previous complaint). the vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se v6 with six speed automatic. while attempting to merge, another driver was blocking me by speeding to get alongside me while i was on a merge lane. the other driver then matched my speed. i hit the brakes because the fusion will not slow down otherwise. i then hit floored the accelerator to prevent another vehicle from closing the gap, as he was attempting to do. the car did nothing for about 3 seconds even though the accelerator was all the way to the floor. the rpm did not change, the speed did not change and i had to hold the accelerator to the floor hoping that the vehicle would respond before the next car tried to cut me off and i ran out of merge lane. do not call, i will not get any messages. *tr | |||
| 08/17/2012 | |||
| Same vehicle as previous complaint (wrong year selected on previous complaint). the vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se v6 with six speed automatic. while attempting to merge, another driver was blocking me by speeding to get alongside me while i was on a merge lane. the other driver then matched my speed. i hit the brakes because the fusion will not slow down otherwise. i then hit floored the accelerator to prevent another vehicle from closing the gap, as he was attempting to do. the car did nothing for about 3 seconds even though the accelerator was all the way to the floor. the rpm did not change, the speed did not change and i had to hold the accelerator to the floor hoping that the vehicle would respond before the next car tried to cut me off and i ran out of merge lane. do not call, i will not get any messages. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 04/19/2012 | 49582 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. while driving approximately 65 mph, a loud noise emitted from the engine and the vehicle began to jerk violently. the contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the malfunction was contributed to defective engine cylinder coils which were identified as numbers five and six. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer of the problem. the failure mileage was 49,582. kmj | |||
| 04/19/2012 | 49582 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. while driving approximately 65 mph, a loud noise emitted from the engine and the vehicle began to jerk violently. the contact maneuvered to the side of the road and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. the malfunction was contributed to defective engine cylinder coils which were labeled as numbers five and six. the contact planned to notify the manufacturer of the problem. the failure mileage was 49,582. js | |||
| 11/01/2011 | 39126 | ||
| My transmition was acting funny and the check engine light had come on earlier in the day but went away. i took my car to ford and was told the check engine light was from the gas cap and they couldn't get the problem with the transmition to duplicate. the car's rpm's stay up around 2000 rpm's on a cold start and the when shifting gears they will go up to around 3 and hold for a long period of time before it shifts. i drove a manual for 12 years and i know that this should not happen with an automatic transmition. i showed the dealer the tsb concerning the rpm issue but they didn't care. i started researching the issue online and have found this is a growing problem. i just wonder how many people haven't made their voices heard or haven't experienced the issue yet. ford needs to fix this problem with the transmition before it gets some killed. | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 69000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated the vehicle stalled suddenly while the contact was entering an intersection. a local mechanic repaired the coils, spark plugs and computer, which caused the vehicle to stall. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 59181 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk once started. the vehicle was taken directly to an independent repair shop and the vehicle stalled while driving 30 mph. the vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that two of the engine coils failed, causing the computer to fail. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 59,181. | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 69000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated the vehicle stalled suddenly while the contact was entering an intersection. a local mechanic repaired the coils, spark plugs and computer, which caused the vehicle to stall. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repairing the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. rvk | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 59181 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk once started. the vehicle was taken directly to an independent repair shop and the vehicle stalled while driving 30 mph. the vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that two of the engine coils failed, causing the computer to fail. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 59,181. | |||
| 10/24/2011 | 69000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that the vehicle stalled suddenly while the contact was entering an intersection. a local mechanic repaired the the coils, spark plugs and computer, which caused the vehicle to stall. the manufacturer denied any assistance with repair to the failure. the vehicle was repaired. the failure mileage was 69,000 and the current mileage was 70,000. nw | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 59181 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk once started. the vehicle was taken directly to an independent repair shop and the vehicle stalled while driving 30 mph. the vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that two of the engine coils failed, causing the computer to fail. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 59,181. kmj | |||
| 10/19/2011 | 59181 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. the contact stated that the vehicle began to jerk upon starting. the vehicle was taken directly to an independent repair shop and stalled while driving 30 mph. the vehicle was then towed to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that two of the engine coils failed, causing the computer to fail. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no assistance. the failure mileage was 59,181. sm. | |||
| 10/15/2008 | 29000 | 1 | |
| Was driving 2007 fusion down the highway. vehicle began to lose power. check engine light came on. pulled car off to the side of the road and turned car off. sat on the side of the road for about 5 minutes and restarted vehicle. vehicle restarted and check engine light went off. took vehicle to dealer but they could not find any problems or duplicate it. *tr | |||
| 12/01/2008 | 3 | 02/16/2008 | |
| 2007 ford fusion engine light comes on and engine shuts off. consumer states the vehicle is still having problems. *nj the consumer stated the vehicle has been in the shop three times. for the same issue. *jb | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - COOLING SYSTEM | |||
| 07/15/2011 | 77500 | ||
| 2007 ford fusion vin# 3fahp06z17r218162. approximately 77,500 miles. my air conditioner suddenly started blowing warm. also have a smell in my car of antifreeze/coolant. dealer re-charged the compressor. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||
| 03/20/2010 | |||
| When backing up hill into a parking spot, the car does not obey the commands of the driver. since there is an excessive delay in the throttle, i end up releasing the accelerator completely when i need to slow down because the car does not slow down right away. the car then goes into a hold mode where it prevents the car from rolling forward. once it is in that mode, it does not respond to the accelerator pedal until about one second after the pedal has reached a level where the rpm of the engine would increase significantly beyond the holding rpm. due to the delay and lack of response during the first part of the pedal travel, the accelerator is down too far when the car finally releases the hold on the throttle and the car goes backward at a much higher rate of speed than desired. the only way i can back up hill safely is to apply the brakes fully with my left foot on the brake pedal, rev the engine up with my right foot on the accelerator pedal and control the speed of the vehicle by partially releasing brake pedal with my left foot while holding the accelerator pedal steady with my right foot. the brakes don't have a delay to them. the vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se 3.0 liter v6 with 6 speed automatic transmission. | |||
| 05/31/2009 | 1 | ||
| When driving up a steep hill and rounding a corner, the speed limit dropped from 55 to 45mph. i tapped the brake to disengage the curse control and attempted to control the speed manually. i was not able to get the car to do 45. it oscillated between 50 and 40mph. i finally hit the set button on the cruise control as the speedometer passed 40m. the distraction of trying to control the vehicle could have lead to an accident since i was not able to devote my full attention to the road ahead of me. the vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se, v6 with 6 speed automatic transmission. *tr | |||
| 01/24/2010 | 1 | ||
| When accelerating from 30 mph to 55 mph with the accelerator pedal to the floor, i released the accelerator at about 50 mph. the car continued at full throttle for about 5 more seconds while i moved my foot to the brake and began to attempt to slow the vehicle. the vehicle overshot the intended speed by about 20 mph before it began to slow down to the intended speed of 55 mph. this could have caused a rear end collision if there had been other traffic on the freeway bides the truck tailgating me when i was doing 30 mph. the vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se, v6 with automatic transmission. *tr | |||
| 02/17/2010 | 1 | ||
| When traveling at about 35 mph with a ford fusion se, v6 and automatic transmission, the engine stalls on hard braking, requiring the vehicle to be brought to a complete stop in the middle of traffic, shifted to park and restarted. since i was making a lane change before i realized that the engine had stalled, i was across both lanes while i was in park starting the engine. this could have lead to accident, either by not having power to maneuver or another car could have hit my vehicle while it blocked both lanes. the air temperature was just below 10 degrees, but the engine was warm. on restart, the engine idled at 1500 rpm, which makes stopping the vehicle difficult since the engine fights the brakes. *tr | |||
| 05/17/2007 | 1690 | 2 | 05/16/2007 |
| Car was a 2007 ford fusion with merlot paint. car was one week in my possession, and i had a hazing of the clear coat and solvent popped of the car. i have an appointment for a refinish job. also ,the car had 1700 miles on it and was consuming oil. dealer watched oil consumption, but has yet to correct the problem on the engine.*ak | |||