2017 Ford Fusion Power Train

I HAVE A 2017 FORD FUSION AND THE SHIFTER CABLE BUSHING CAME APART CAUSING MY CAR TO BE STUCK IN REVERSE. I COULD NOT START MY CAR IN A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE DASH SHOWED THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE ALTHOUGH THE SHIFTER WAS IN PARK. MY CAR WAS TOWED THROUGH FORD ROADSIDE. I WAS CHARGED FOR THE TOW AND THE REPAIR THROUGH FORD. I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT NONE OF THIS IS COVERED BY THE RECALL 19S16. CURRENTLY THE RECALL IS FOR 2013-2016 CARS. MY CAR WAS MADE AT THE SAME HERMOSILLO MEXICO PLANT AS THE OTHER CARS WITH THE RECALL. IT WOULD HAVE BEEN MANUFACTURED IN 2016. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND MY CAR COULD HAVE ROLLED AWAY IN PARK CAUSING INJURY. A NEW PLASTIC BUSHING WAS INSTALLED ON THE SHIFTER CABLE BUT I'M WORRIED IN ANOTHER TWO YEARS THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN AFTER WEAR.

I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE BUT THE ENGINE STARTED RACING. THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT WAS TO THROW IT INTO PARK, I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND IT RESTARTED IT. THE ENGINE RACED AGAIN AND THE ONLY WAY TO STOP IT BEFORE IT HIT ANOTHER CAR WAS TO TURN THE CAR OFF SINCE THE BRAKES COULD NOT OVERRIDE THE RACING ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE ENGINE WAS FINE. IT HAS RUN FINE FOR THE LAST 100 MILES. THE DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR IN .

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL DISPLAYED "AUTO START STOP SHIFT TO (P) THEN RESTART ENGINE". THE CONTACT DID AS INSTRUCTED AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. THE CONTACT CALLED MIDWAY FORD (2777 SNELLING AVE N, ROSEVILLE, MN 55113, (651) 636-8200) AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT NO FAILURE CODE WAS FOUND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AT 61,000 MILES, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,115. *LN*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THROUGH A BUSY INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STALLED. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON, THE "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULTY" MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE CONNECTOR WAS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. PIONEER FORD (150 HWY 27 NORTH BYPASS, BREMEN, GA 30110) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

MY CAR WILL NOT SAY IN GEAR IT WILL CONTINUE TO GO IN PARK NO MATTER WHAT GEAR IT'S IN. I WAS ON THE CITY STREET WHEN THAT HAPPEN. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 30 MINUTES FOR IT TO DO ANYTHING. ONCE I GOT IT PARKED IT DID IT AGAIN. ON THE SCREEN IT SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. AT ONE POINT IT WAS STUCK IN REVERSE. THEY ARE TELLING ME IT'S NOT A RECALL ON THAT WHEN IT SHOULD BE. I COULD'VE BEEN DRIVING ON MAJOR HIGHWAY WHEN IT HAD CHANGED GEAR. MY KIDS AND I COULD'VE GOT SERIOUSLY HURT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE INTO REVERSE WITHOUT WARNING AND THE PARKING BRAKE MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ROBIN FORD INC. (100 N MACDADE BLVD, GLENOLDEN, PA 19036, (610) 586-3600), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.

I HAVE A 2017 FORD FUSION. MY ISSUE IS THE THE SHIFTER LINK CABLE. THERE IS A LITTLE PLASTIC BUSHING THAT HOLDS THE CABLE TO THE TRANSMISSION THAT ALLOWS YOU TO SHIFT FROM PARK TO NEUTRAL REVERSE AND DRIVE. WELL MINE BROKE AND I'M GLAD IT WAS IN PARK. IF IT WASN'T IN PARK I WOULD HAVE NO WAY TO EVEN GET IT IN PARK NOT ATKEAST BY MYSELF ANYWAY. WHEN I WOULD TRY TO CHANGE GEARS I GOT A WARNING MESSAGE THAT SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED! IT TOOK ME FOREVER TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. AFTER FURTHER DOING MORE RESEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THE 13-16 FUSIONS HAD THIS ISSUE AND WERE RECALLED. I FOUND THE PART NUMBER FROM FORD WHICH IS DG92-7K340-A. I TOOK IT TO FORWARD AND TOLD THEM THE ISSUE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IT SO I HAVE THEM MY VIN NUMBER AND THEY SAID THAT THERE'S NO RECALL FOR THE 2017 FUSION THAT THEY FIXED THE ISSUE WITH THEM. WELL OBVIOUSLY NOT! THE GUY TRIED TELLING ME I NEEDED TO BUY THE WHOLE CABLE TO FIX IT. WHICH I KNEW BETTER I GAVE HIM THE PART NUMBER AND THEY HAD A BIG BOX OF THE BUSHINGS SITTING ON THE DESK TOOK IT HOME AND FIXED IT IN LIKE 5MIN. I'M GLAD I WAS HOME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND NOT DRIVING BECAUSE IF SO MY VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO INTO PARK OR ANY GEAR FOR THAT MATTER.

UPDATE TO COMPLAINT 11229418 POSTED 7/4/19 CAR STAYED IN SHOP FOR A WEEK. REPLACED INPUT SHAFT, FLUID PUMP, FILTER, VALVE BODY, SOLENOID BODY, TORQUE CONVERTER, AND ANY ASSOCIATED GASKETS AND HARDWARE CAR IS GOING BACK TO THE SHOP TOMORROW DUE TO IT SHIFTING HARDER THAN BEFORE. SAFETY PARK FEATURE NO LONGER WORKS EITHER. CAN HEAR HARD SHIFTING WHEN CHANGING FROM PARK, REVERE, AND DRIVE. REVERSE IS THE WORST AND CAR SHAKES WITH EACH GEAR SELECTION. MOVES HARD AS IF I HIT SOMETHING WHEN PLACING INTO PARK.

ON JULY 22, 2019, I ATTEMPTED TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE, IT KEPT TURNING BACK TO PARK. THE MESSAGE ON THE DASH SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT, CALL GEICO TO HAVE IT TOWED TOOK 2 HOURS FOR THE TOW TRUCK DRIVER TO GET CAR ON THE TRUCK BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT SHIFT, HE CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPT TO SEE IF ANY OF THEM COULD TELL HIM WHAT TO DO, HE TALKED TO (EIGHT) TECHS AND NOT ONE KNEW THE ANSWER, ANYWAYS, THEY TOLD ME THE PROBLEMS WAS WITH THE SHIFT KNOB AND TRANSMISSION AND IT WOULD COST $545 TO REPAIR AND IT IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. AND EVEN THOUGH THE 2013-2016 FORD FUSIONS HAS A RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT MY 2017. WHICH IS NOT RIGHT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO ENGAGE INTO GEAR. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LANDERS FORD (223 EAST GOODMAN RD, SOUTHAVEN, MS 38671, 662-349-7004), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.

APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AGO I NOTICED MY VEH WAS CUTTING OUT AND LOSING POWER ON SLOW ACCELERATION AROUND 30-40 MPH AS THE GEARS WERE SHIFTING. TOOK THE VEH TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION FLUID SMELLS BURNT AND IS DARK. THEY SAID THE CLUTCH IS BREAKING APART AND THEY SAID I NEED AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEH ONLY HAS 66K MILES ON IT.

THE VEHICLE STARTED HESITATING BUT WAS NOT BAD UNTIL THE CAR GEARED DOWN IN TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE TROUBLE INDICATOR WAS A "WRENCH" WHICH INDICATED A POWER TRAIN ISSUE. I GOT THE CAR BACK HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE DIAGNOSIS WAS I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION FOR A 2017 FORD FUSION, WITH 66,238 MILES. COST OF REPAIR IS QUOTED AT $4875 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. CURIOUS AS TO HOW A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE HAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED.

VEHICLE STUCK IN NEUTRAL WON'T SHIFT GEARS

TL* THE CONTACT'S SON OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SEIZED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN AND WAS TOWED TO SHEEHY FORD (LOCATED AT 10601 MIDLOTHIAN TPKE, RICHMOND, VA 23235, 804-378-3697) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,223.

VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND WHEN TURNED ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHILE DRIVING AROUND 45 MPH , THE POWER TRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK VEHICLE INTO DEALERSHIP AND WAS INFORMED I NEEDED A NEW TORQUE CONVERTER. WAITING TO HEAR BACK ON IF THEY HAVE FOUND THE PART, AS THEY COULDN'T THE DAY I TOOK IT IN. VEHICLE ONLY HAS 24K MILES ON IT. I DO NOT KNOW IF THE PREVIOUS RECALL REGARDING THIS PART WAS FIXED OR NOT BECAUSE IT WAS PRIOR TO THE DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR.

VEHICLE IS NOISY IN NEUTRAL AND HAS TROUBLE SHIFTING GEARS.

I FIRST NOTICED WHEN I WAS IN REVERSE THE CAR STALLED THEN A WRENCH TOOL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THEN PROCEEDED TO SHIFT TO DRIVE AND DROVE OFF. THAT OCCURRED SPORADICALLY UNTIL 12/14/2018 WHEN A SHIFTSYSFAULT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I STARTED TO DRIVE OUT OF A PARKING LOT AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE BUT THE GEAR SHIFTED TO PARK ON IT'S OWN AS I WAS DRIVING. BOTH ME N MY PASSENGER TRIED SHIFTING THE GEAR WITHOUT SUCCESS. I TRIED OVERRIDING THE GEAR ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL AND YOUTUBE VIDEO BUT IT WOULD NOT COME OUT OF PARK. CONTINUOUSLY SHIFTING TO PARK FROM NEUTRAL, REVERSE AND DRIVE ON IT'S OWN WHICH CAUSED ME TO PAY FOR A TOW TRUCK TO GET HOME. ONCE HOME I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL THEN DRIVE SO I COULD PARK IT BETTER HOWEVER A NEIGHBOR ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE THE COMPUTER BY UNPLUGGING THE BATTERY THEN REATTACHING IT WHEN ANOTHER ALERT APPEARED SAYING ENGINE COOLANT WAS AT A HIGH TEMPERATURE AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN OFF FOR 2HRS. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY AND I'M WAITING FOR A RESPONSE ON SERVICING.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT STUCK IN PARK. ATTEMPTED TO OVERRIDE PER USERS MANUAL AND FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIAN WITH NEGATIVE RESULTS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AND HAD BEEN SHUTDOWN. THIS OCCURRED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AFTER STARTING IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO PLACE THE VEHICLE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND THE GEAR BECAME STUCK IN THE PARK POSITION. ALSO, THE "SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT, SEE MANUAL" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FIVE STAR FORD STONE MOUNTAIN (3800 US-78, SNELLVILLE, GEORGIA 30039, (678) 384-4242) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CABLE BUSHING WITHIN THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IN ADDITION, THE DEALER REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V471000 (POWER TRAIN) AS A POTENTIAL CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

RECEIVED THE VEHICLE WITH APPROX 64 MILES ON IT IN AUG 17. AT 70 MILES, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, WENT TO PULL THROUGH AND THE ENGINE MADE A FUNNY SOUND AND THEN THE CAR LOST POWER. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE REVED HIGH BEFORE THERE WAS MOVEMENT OF THE VEHICLE. SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. CAR HAD NO POWER AND HAD TO LIMP IT TO A PARKING LOT. CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND I WAS INFORMED THEY REPLACED THE SENSOR. NOW A YEAR LATER (13 AUG 18) WITH APPROX 4K MILES ON THE VEHICLE, I HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT AND NO POWER. THIS TIME THE VEHICLE WAS GOING UP A HILL AT 10 MPH AND THE ENGINE "CLUNKED", LOST POWER. WAITING ON A TOW TO THE DEALER FOR "REPAIR". THANKFULLY THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY HOWEVER, THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED TO A VEHICLE WITH 70 MILES AND AGAIN AT 4K MILES. I HOPE FORD TAKES NOTICE OF THIS PROBLEM. I'M GLAD THESE EVENTS HAPPENED IN CITY CONDITIONS AND NOT WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SHIFT MODEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,000.