What 1,774 owners told NHTSA about the 2013 Ford Fusion Energi

2013 FORD FUSION TITANIUM: ENGINE SHAKES THEN SHUTS ITS SELF OFF WHEN STARTING THE CAR AND DRIVING (HUGE SAFETY ISSUE,) TAKES A MINUTE TO START THEN EITHER RUNS FINE OR SHUTS OFF AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR (2020) AND THEY REPLACE A FUEL PRESSURE SENSOR. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON THEN WHEN OFF AFTER A COUPLE DAYS. THE CODE WAS THE SAME AS LAST TIME. I HAVE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT WITH FORD ON FRIDAY. I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY REPAIRING THIS CAR. I'D RATHER TRADE IT IN THAN FIX A NEW AND OLD PROBLEM EVERY 4 MONTHS.

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A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED CAUSING THE OWNER (MYSELF) TO TAKE THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND LOW PRESSURE FUEL SENSOR SIMULTANEOUSLY FAILING. THE ONLY WARNING SIGNS PREVIOUSLY WAS THE CAR STALLING AND TURNING OFF (DASH BOARD STAYED ILLUMINATED). THIS WOULD HAPPEN AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND EITHER PUTTING THE CAR INTO REVERSE OR DRIVING WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR THIS ISSUE AND AN ISSUE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE IDENTIFIED AT THE TIME. UPON OWNER INVESTIGATION AT A LATER DATE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THESE ISSUED HAD BEEN REPORTED TO BE RELATED.

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I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND I HEARD A LOUD SOUND FOLLOW BY OIL PRESSURE LOST I PULL OVER AT A GAS STATION AND NOTICE THAT ALL MY OIL WAS PORING OUT OUT MY VEHICLE .I THAN CAR FOR A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED ..WHY DIS MY VEHICLE DO THAT.I DID NOT MAKE IT TO WORK ...I HAD TO CALL OFF WAS NOT HAPPY ABOUT IT.THIS SITUATION COST ME MY JOB DUE TO CAR FAILURE..IT HAPPENED ON CITY STREET LEADING TO HIGH WAY.

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PURGE VALVE STICKING.

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WHILE DRIVING I SMELLED A FAINT WHIFF OF GASOLINE, MOMENTS LATER THE CAR BEGAN FILLING UP WITH SMOKE THAT SPILLED IN THROUGH THE HEATER VENTS. THERE WAS ALSO SMOKE THAT WAS COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. MY HUSBAND & I JUMPED OUT OF THE CAR TO RUN TO SAFETY AND I SAW FIRE UNDER THE FRONT END OF THE CAR. ONCE THE FIRE FIGHTERS ARRIVED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE WE WERE TOLD IT LOOKS LIKE THE ENGINE HAD CAUGHT ON FIRE.

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MY VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON , SCANNED IT AND THE CODE GENERATED WAS P1450 WHICH IS THE UNABLE TO BLEED UP FUEL TANK VACUUM. THIS HAS HAD A AFFECT ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING IT HAS STALLED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, AND HAS STALLED AT LOWER SPEEDS AS WELL AND MAKING A TURN . IT MAKES A LOUD VACUUM NOISE AND YOU CAN HEAR THE WHINING OR WHISTLING OF THE PUMP OR HOSE NEAR THE FUEL TANK UNDER THE DRIVER DOOR AND UNDER THE HOOD . I LOOKED UP SIMILAR INFO ON THE FORD RECALL SITE AND SEEN THIS RECALL # 18S32 . SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THE INFORMED ME THAT IT DON'T COVER MY FORD VEHICLE , BUT THERE'S A RECALL FOR THIS , SO I'M NOT UNDERSTANDING WHY IT DON'T APPLY TO MY VEHICLE.

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FUEL FILL INLET LIGHT ON. VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE AFTER SECOND GEAR.

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WAS DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AND STEERING QUIT. WAS GOING STRAIGHT AND MANAGED TO CONTINUE. CHECKED AND FOUND THERE WERE RECALLS BUT FORD DEALER SAID IT DIDN'T COVER MY VEHICLE. PAID $1200.00 TO REPAIR AND STILL HAVE A HARD CLUNK WHEN I STEER LEFT OR RIGHT. CURRENTLY DRIVING AND HEARD NOISE FROM FUEL TANK AND DETERMINED A CANISTER PURGE VALVE MALFUNCTION. SAW THERE MAY BE A RECALL BUT ALSO HAVEN'T FOUND IT FOR MY CAR. CAN YOU UPDATE ME ON POSSIBLE RECALLS IF ANY APPLY?

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I HAD MY VEHICLE FOR 6 MONTHS WITHIN THE 6 MONTHS I HAD THE ALTERNATOR, WATER PUMP, 2 COOLANT LEAKS FIXED, SPARK PLUGS, DRIVER SEAT, BATTERY, TIMING BELT, AND NOW A UNDIAGNOSED PROBLEM THAT IS TAKING 2 WEEKS AND IT IS CURRENTLY IN THE SHOP. THESE ALL HAPPENED WHEN IN MOTION. *TR

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INTERMITTENTLY THE VEHICLE WOULD IDLE ROUGH AFTER FILLING GAS TANK. ALSO AFTER A 30 MIN OR SO DRIVE IT WOULD STALL AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY AND THEN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO RESTART AND IDLE VERY ROUGH. IT WOULD ALSO MAKE A POPPING NOISE THAT WOULD COME FROM THE GAS TANK. *TR

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MY FORD FUSION WAS IN MOTION WHEN I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE FROM THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE. UPON INSPECTION I NOTICED THAT MY FUEL LEVELS WERE DECREASING RAPIDLY, MY CAR WAS NOT GOING FORWARD, AND WHEN I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR; ALL OF GAS WAS LEAKING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I SEE THAT MY MAKE AND MODEL WAS RECALLED FOR THIS SPECIFIC ISSUE (FORD'S RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER IS 13S04) BUT MY VIN IS NOT LISTED FOR THAT RECALL BUT IT SEEMS TO BE THE EXACT SAME ISSUE STATED IN RECALL NUMBER 13S04.

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WHILE IN MOTION AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP THE ABS LIGHT CAME ON AND BRAKES WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR AND BARELY STOPPED THE CAR. IT'S NOW STUCK THAT WAY. ABS LIGHTS ALWAYS ON AND BRAKES ARE SPONGY. ALSO FUEL PUMP WHINES LOUDLY WHILE CAR WAS DRIVING AND CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND NOW WON'T ACCELERATE GOING UPHILL. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS AND NOW IT STUCK HAVING NO POWER UPHILL OR WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 10 TO 15 MPH THE RPM DROPPED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO START AFTER REFUELING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V621000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

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THE STEERING WHEEL IS GETTING STUCK IT FEELSLIKE WHICH MADE ME RIN OFF ROAD I ALSO HAD TO CUT SEAT BELT ON BACK SEAT CAUSE IT WOULDNT RAISE UP. ALSO FUEL PUMP IS GOING OUT AND THIS IS NOT RIGHT.

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I TRY MAKE THIS COMPLAINT TWICE NOW AN GIVES A ERROR THIS IS SERIOUS MY CAR IS BEING STALLED ON HIGHWAY DUE TO PURGE VALVE AN TODAY THE CAR IS MAKING A NOISE FROM THE GAS TANK FROM WHAT I'M TOLD MY CAR TURNED OFF BECAUSE OF THIS PURGE VALVE ME AN MY KIDS COULD HAVE BEEN HURT I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHO THINKS THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED ALONG TIME AGO PEOPLE HAVE MADE COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE I'M HAVING !! I JUST REPLACED MY FUEL PUMP AT DELEARSHIP NOT LONG AGO NOW THIS ISSUE ! DO HAVE VIDEO OF THE CAR MAKING THIS NOISE FROM GAS TANK AN ALSOCAR IS RELEASING A STRONG FUME SMELL

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CODE P0087 FUELRAIL/SYSTEM PRESSURE TOO LOW

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CAR STALLS AT AFTER STOPPING AT RED LIGHTS AND SOME TIMES AFTER IT BEEN SHUT AND RESTARTED FOR NO REASON. THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP HAS HAD IT FOR 3-4 DAYS AND CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT IS GOING ON. NO CODES ARE BEING GIVING FROM THE CAR. AND THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR AND THIS ISSUE HAS ALMOST CAUSED HER TO BE IN AN CRASH DUE TO IT STALLING AT AN INTERSECTION!

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I WAS IN REVERSE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A ROADWAY WHEN MY CAR WOULD NOT MOVE ANYMORE. THE GEAR SHIFT HAD DETACHED FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS A TOW TRUCK MECHANIC WHO WAS ABLE TO RECONNECT IT AND MOVE MY CAR TO SAFETY. IT HAS DONE THIS A COUPLE MORE TIMES SINCE BUT IT IS NOW NO LONGER DRIVEABLE. IN REGARDS TO THE FUEL THE CAR MAKES A RUMBLING NOISE FROM THE GAS LINE, AND MAKES THE CAR FILL WITH THE SMELL OF FUEL. WHEN I PUT THE GAS NOZZLE INTO THE CAR A BUBBLE SOUND AND AIR PIERCES OUT.

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RECENTLY, I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRICAL SYSTEM/ACCELERATION. I HAVE A HARD TIME GETTING MY MAX A/C LIGHT TO STAY ON AND SOMETIMES MY RADIO DISPLAY IS DELAYED OF COMING ON. ALSO, SOMETIMES WHEN I START MY CAR, THE DINGING SOUNDS DISTORTED LIKE MY BATTERY IS ABOUT TO DIE AND I HAVE A HARD TIME STARTING THE CAR. I STARTED TO THINK MY BATTERY WAS GOING BAD BUT THEN ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD (IN MOTION), MY CAR WAS STILL RUNNING AND NO WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED, BUT I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD TO LIMP MY CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT AS I COULD NOT GET ANY GAS POWER. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED JUST FINE. THEN A COUPLE WEEKS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING. I AGAIN HAD TO SHUT IT OFF, RESTART, AND IT WORKED FINE. I HAVE NOT HAD THAT ISSUE SINCE THEN BUT IT IS STILL WORRISOME. LUCKILY I WAS NOT PUT IN DANGER ESPECIALLY SINCE MY 6 YO SON WAS WITH ME. I WOULD HATE TO THINK OF THE OUTCOME IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE OR SOMEWHERE WHEN I COULD NOT EASILY PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS?

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AFTER DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND I GOT OUT, I SMELLED GASOLINE. I LOOKED UNDER THE CAR AND ALL AROUND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND COULD NOT SEE ANY LEAKS. I USED A FLASHLIGHT AND A MIRROR BUT DID NOT REMOVE ANY PANELS. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS JUST FUMES, BUT THE GASOLINE SMELL WAS JUST AS STRONG AFTER I DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT TIME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE UNDER BODY FUEL LINES JUST FORWARD OF THE FUEL TANK WERE RUSTED THROUGH AND LEAKING. THERE IS A RETAINING CLIP THAT SECURES THE LINE AND THAT IS WHERE THE LINE WAS RUSTED. THERE WAS NEVER EVIDENCE OF A FUEL LEAK OTHER THAN THE SMELL, BECAUSE THE SPLASH GUARD THAT GOES UNDER THE FUEL LINE WAS PREVENTING THE LEAK FROM MAKING IT TO THE GROUND. I COULD NOT SMELL THE GASOLINE WHILE DRIVING, ONLY AFTER EXITING THE CAR.

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WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION SMOKE COMES OUT FROM ENGINE AND FROM EXHAUST.

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AFTER I FILL THE GAS TANK AND PARK MY CAR IN THE GARAGE, I CAN SMELL GAS. AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A FEW MILES THE SMELL GOES AWAY. THE SMELL IS ONLY PRESENT RIGHT AFTER I FILL THE TANK UP UNTIL THE FUEL LEVEL DROPS DOWN FROM FULL. THIS ONLY STARTED ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO BUT HAS BEEN PRESENT EVERY TIME THE TANK HAS BEEN FILLED SINCE THEN. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM (13S04) SO I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALER TO TRY TO GET IT FIXED UNDER THE RECALL. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I AM PRETTY SURE THIS IS THE SAME ISSUE THAT THE RECALL WAS CREATED TO FIX SO I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD RE-LOOK AT WHAT CARS THEY ARE WILLING TO REPAIR. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THEY EASILY COULD HAVE OVERLOOKED SOME CARS THAT HAD THAT PROBLEM.

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INITIAL IGNITION OF THE CAR RESULTS IN ENGINE STALL OUT POST ABNORMAL IGNITION TIME. FUSION WILL DISPLAY "POWER RUN ACTIVE" THEN "PRESS BRAKE TO START". THIS WILL REPEAT AFTER ANOTHER IGNITION ATTEMPT AND RE-SHOW THE SAME MESSAGES ON THE DASHBOARD. AFTER A THIRD IGNITION ATTEMPT THE ENGINE DOES NOT STALL OUT. THE PROBLEM IS NOT A SUDDEN ONSET BUT INITIAL SYMPTOMS OF THE ISSUE IS THAT THE CAR WILL STALL OUT AFTER 10 SECONDS OF DRIVING. INITIAL RE-IGNITION POST STALL RESULTS IN NORMAL FUNCTION OF THE CAR WITHOUT EXTRA ISSUE. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT BECOMES INCREASINGLY COMMON OVER TIME UNTIL IT SIMPLY STALLS OUT IMMEDIATELY POST IGNITION. DESPITE MULTIPLE TRIPS TO A FORD CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC, NO CODES ARE GIVEN BY THE COMPUTER WHICH RENDERS DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAULTY PART OR CAUSE OF THE ISSUE NEAR IMPOSSIBLE. PROBLEM MAY PRESENT ITSELF AS FAULTY ALTERNATOR, BATTERY, OR STARTER. HOWEVER, EVEN AFTER REPLACEMENT OF ANY POSSIBLY FAULTY AFOREMENTIONED PARTS THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.

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CAR STRUGGLES TO CRANK AFTER FUELING UP. IT DOES NOT MATTER HOW MUCH GAS I HAVE IT WILL HAVE TO TURN OVER THREE PLUS TIMES TO CRANK. RESEARCHED AND NUMEROUS FUSIONS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. IT COULD BE THE PURGE VALVE. I HAVE ORDERED THE PIECE TO PUT ON SOON.

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REPLACEMENT OF LUG NUTS AFTER 60,000 MILES. THE LUG NUTS ARE KNOWN TO WEAR OUT AND THEN NEED REPLACEMENT AT A COST OF @$150. MAKES NO SENSE. I NEED TO REPLACE THE FUEL VAPOR SEPARATOR (9D289). THIS WILL BE THE THIRD ONE ON THIS CAR AT @ $400.

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