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

MY 2013 FORD FUSION HAS HAD STALLING ISSUE FOR A WHILE NOW. IVE HAD THE CAR FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW. I COULD BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WILL JUST SPUTTER OUT WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS AT ALL. MOST OF THE TIME IT STARTS BACK UP BUT HAS TROUBLE AT TIMES AS WELL AND I I LOOSE STEERING AND BRAKES WHEN THIS HAPPENS. THERE HAS BEEN A COUPLE CLOSE CALLS DUE TO STALLING. CAR HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 7 TIMES FOR THE STALLING THAT HAS YET TO BE RESOLVED AND 5 OTHERS TIMES FOR DIFFERENT PROBLEMS. IVE HAD THE CAR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR NOW AND ALL IT HAS BEEN IS PROBLEMS AFTER PROBLEM AFTER PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS THE CAR MORE THAN I DO. I HAVE MADE COORPORATE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND SEEM TO NOT CARE. I HAVE SHOWED THEM THE VIDEO AND THEY SAY THEY DONT KNOW WHAT COULD BE CAUSING THAT TO HAPPEN. IT ALSO HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS AND THEY TELL ME THAT IT IS SUPPOSE TO DO THAT. THATS [XXX]. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST AND LAST FORD PRODUCT I WILL EVER BUY IN MY LIFE. CUSTOMER SERVICE WAS HORRIBLE WITH COOPERATE AND THE DEALER. AND IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THEY DONT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG WITH IT THEY WILL BE GETTING SUED. INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

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VEHICLES ELECTRONIC STEERING ASSIST SERVICE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING, BUT REMAINED FUNCTIONAL UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AND ENGINE TURNED OFF. UPON RESTART THE SERVICE STEERING NOW LIGHT WAS ON, WITH NO POWER STEERING. LUCKILY NOBODY WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE STEERING SYSTEM COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING OR THAT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE CLAIMING 1,700 TO FIX THE VEHICLE THAT HAS ONLY 42,000 MILES AND WAS PROPERLY MAINTAINED BY THEM! THE DEALER EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART BECAUSE OF THE YEAR OF THE VEHICLE (ALTHOUGH OVER HALF A MILLION RECALLS ON SEVERAL OTHERS INCLUDING FORD FUSIONS). THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR FORD TO NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE. ANY HELP OR ADVICE WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED! THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

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REAR PASSENGER DOOR LATCH DOES NOT LATCH. THIS WAS APPARENTLY SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED DECEMBER 2013.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INOPERABLE DUE TO OVERHEATING AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PHIL LONG FORD OF MOTOR CITY (1212 MOTOR CITY DR, COLORADO SPRINGS, CO), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. BARBEE FREEWAY FORD (4471 E EVANS AVE, DENVER, CO) WAS ALSO CONTACTED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE VEHICLE WAS FINALLY TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 16,000.

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HEADLIGHTS GOING OUT SO OFTEN! YOU NEED TO REMOVE THE BUMPER IN ORDER TO ACCESS SWITCHING THESE BULBS. THIS IS COSTLY IN LABOR AND FORD OEM PARTS. WHEN ONE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT IT TRIGGERS THEM ALL TO GO OUT. VERY DANGEROUS IF ON A ROAD TRIP OR DRIVING AT NIGHT. WAS SOLD A VEHICLE WITH MY HEADLIGHT PIGTAIL PLUGS CORRODED. ESTIMATE IS $680 FROM FORD TO FIX MY ISSUE! $360 FOR JUST A HEADLIGHT SWITCH. THERE IS A RECALL ON SOME 2013 FUSIONS THEY CLAIM A DEFECTIVE FILM HOWEVER IVE SPOKEN TO DOZENS OF OTHER OWNERS ON FORD FORUMS AT THIS POINT, WHO HAVE MY SAME ISSUE WITH THE HEADLIGHT LOW BEAMS GOING OUT WITHIN A YEAR. PLANNING ON GETTING TOGETHER AND FILING A MASS CLAIM IF THEY DONT RECTIFY MY CORRODED EQUIPMENT ISSUE. MIGHT HAVE TO STEER PEOPLE AWAY FROM BUYING FUSIONS. I WAS PULLED OVER FOR THIS TOO AND NEARLY HIT BY SPEEDING CARS ONLY TO FIND OUT IT WAS NOT EVEN A BURNT BULB.

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MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN STALLING OUT AFTER FUELING, AS WELL AS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, AND AT RED LIGHTS. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP, AND THE DIAGNOSTICS INDICATING IS WAS "LOW FUEL PRESSURE" READING, SO THEY REPLACED THE FUEL PUMP. TWO DAYS LATER, I FILLED UP WITH GAS AND IT STALLED OUT WHILE IN MOTION AT 40 MILES AN HOUR, AND WITHIN 15 MINUTES, IT STALLED AGAIN AT THE RED LIGHT. I CAN FEEL THE CAR BEGINNING TO STALL, SO I PUT IT IN PARK, SO I CAN GIVE IT GAS... SOMETIMES THIS WORKS AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN'T. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY INSTANCES WHERE I'M IN THE INTERSECTION, AT A MEDIAN, OR IN THE MIDDLE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE CAR WILL STALL OUT... THIS IS VERY CONCERNING, AND DANGEROUS... MY LIFE AS WELL AS OTHERS COULD BE IN DANGER DUE TO A FAULTY SYSTEM.

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MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN. SHE MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SHE ALMOST RAN INTO A TRUCK THAT WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. THANK GOD THAT THE TRUCK SWERVED AND A ACCIDENT WAS AVOIDED. A LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. AFTER A LOT OF RESEARCH I'VE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN CERTAIN FORD MODELS. I'VE TALKED TO FORD AND THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL. HOW CAN SOMETHING SO DANGEROUS AND WITH SO MANY INCIDENTS NOT BE THERE RESPONSIBILITY. IT SEEMS AS IF THEY COULD CARELESS ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THERE CUSTOMERS. $1950.00 LATER AND IT IS FIXED. NOW I HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT IT HAPPENING AGAIN. VERY DISAPPOINTED ON HOW FORD IS HANDLING SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. AFTER FURTHER REVIEW AND TALKING TO MULTIPLE QUALIFIED MECHANICS I HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM IS IN A PLACE THAT IT SHOULD NOT BE. IT CAN NOT HANDLE THE HEAT FROM THE ENGINE AND CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE MODULE BOX WAS CRACKED WHICH ULTIMATELY CAUSED THIS ISSUE. WHY WOULD THIS CRACK. IT'S STATIONARY. THERE IS NO REASON WHY FORD IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS FAULTY SET UP THAT WILL ULTIMATELY ENDING WITH A FATALITY IF THERE ALREADY HASN'T BEEN.

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BAD MANAGEMENT VALVE PART #DG9Z90279D NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. TOLD IT WAS ON BACK ORDER FOR THE NEXT 2-3 MONTHS. OVER 750 PENDING ORDERS. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH SOME VEHICLES BEING RECALLED FOR REPAIR. THIS VEHICLE ISN'T ON THE RECALL LIST BUT IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY CONCERNS THIS HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR. THIS FAULTY VALVE IS CAUSE PRESSURE TO BUILD UP IN THE FUEL TANK THAT COULD POSSIBLE CAUSE AN EXPLOSION OR FIRE. WAITING 2-3 MONTHS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. ALSO, NO WARNING TO MYSELF WAS PROVIDED FROM THE 2 DEALERSHIPS THAT DIAGNOSED MY VEHICLE AND THAT I TALKED TO TO GET THIS PART. I ONLY FOUND OUT BY DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH. PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED, WAITING ON PARTS.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD (6015 PRESTON HWY, LOUISVILLE, KY 40219) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR TWO WEEKS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE BEING MADE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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2013 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIR. *JS

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TAKATA RECALL - AUGUST 2017 MY CAR EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING: COOLANT LOSS WELL BELOW THE MINIMUM LEVEL IN THE COOLANT BOTTLE AT THE TIME OF A COLD START OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN A COLD ENGINE IS STARTED WITH INSUFFICIENT COOLANT AND THE VEHICLE IS DRIVEN, THE CYLINDER HEAD UNDERGOES RAPID HEATING. MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET. THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DING AND FLASH DUE TO OVERHEATING. I HAD THE RECALLS ON MY FORD COMPLETED AT TYLER FORD IN TYLER, TX; HOWEVER, THERE IS NOT A FIX FOR THE OVERHEATING RECALL. THEREFORE, TYLER FORD "BANDAIDED" THE PROBLEM UNTIL A REMEDY IS ISSUED BY FORD.

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ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING WITH NO WARNING MAY INCREASE THE RISK OF A CRASH. AFTER IT STALLS YOU CAN PUT IT IN PARK, APPLY BREAK AND IT WILL RESTART. THIS IS NOT A GOOD THING TO HAPPEN ON A HIGHWAY. NO FAULT CODE OR SERVICE LIGHTS. IT ALWAYS DOES THIS AFTER IT HAS SET FOR ABOUT AN HOUR AFTER RUNNING AND THEN WILL STALL ABOUT THE TIME YOU GET ON THE ROAD. ( 200 FEET )

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I TOOK A TURN OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND LOST MY ELECTRIC STEERING COMPLETELY. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED IT AN "INTERNAL FAILURE". THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR (OR STEERING RACK) CAME APART INTERNALLY. THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND IT WILL COST ME $2,200. IT WAS VERY SCARY AS I COULD BARELY TURN THE WHEEL. THANK GOODNESS I WAS STILL IN A PARKING LOT, AND MANAGED TO TURN INTO A SPOT AWAY FROM MOVING VEHICLES.

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CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. USED CODE CHECKER TO INVESTIGATE AND CAME UP WITH CODE P144C. ENDED UP HAVING TO DO WITH THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND IT HAD TO BE REPLACED. COST - $326.04 REPAIRS COMPLETED AT WRAY FORD, 2851 BENTON ROAD, BOSSIER CITY, LA 318-686-7300, INVOICE NUMBER FOCS245906 ON 21 DEC 2016 SECOND ITEM: PROBLEM WITH START/STOP BUTTON. THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD LIGHT UP. ONLY THING I COULD FIND OUT WAS LOOK IN THE MANUAL, WHICH SHOWED AND TOLD ME NOTHING. CAR WOULD JUST ARBITRARILY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING !!! ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, I HAD TO USE A KNIFE TO PULL THE START/STOP BUTTON OUT AND THEN IT WOULD GENERALLY RESTART AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASH WOULD GO OFF. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND STATED THE IGNITION BUTTON WAS FAULTY. ORIGINALLY TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP ON 11-1-2017 AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A REPLACEMENT PART, STATED THEY WERE ON BACK ORDER AND HAD NO IDEA WHEN A NEW ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE, IN THE MEANTIME, FORD EXPECTED ME TO DRIVE A VEHICLE THAT COULD POTENTIALLY SHUT DOWN AT ANYTIME, WHILE TURNING IN FROM OF ANOTHER VEHICLE AT AN INTERSECTION WOULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY EVENT !! I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, FORD CASE NUMBER CAS13448074 BUT NEVER HEARD ANYTHING FROM FORD. I FOLLOWED UP WITH THE DEALERSHIP WEEKLY ON STATUS OF PART. IT FINALLY CAME IN AROUND DECEMBER 14TH AND I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT REPLACED ON DECEMBER 18TH. COST - $361.66 I WANT AN INVESTIGATION AS TO WHETHER THESE ARE RECURRING ISSUES AND A RECALL SHOULD BE MADE FOR THESE ISSUES. THE SECOND ONE IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE OVERHEAT WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND NOTICED SMOKE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS. THE DEALER (PENNYRILE FORD, 5505 FORT CAMPBELL BLVD, HOPKINSVILLE, KY 42240) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY REPAIRED THE OVERHEATING FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. - (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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THERE IS CURRENTLY A CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N03) IN WHICH FORD HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ON CERTAIN VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE SATISFACTION PROGRAM. I WAS TOLD BY THE MANAGER AT MY LOCAL FORD MECHANIC DEALERSHIP THAT THE ETB WERE ALL MADE WITH THE SAME PARTS AND HE DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED UNDER THE SATISFACTION PROGRAM/EXTENDED WARRANT. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHEN I AM PULLING OUT ONTO A CITY STREET AFTER HAVING JUST STARTED MY VEHICLE LEAVING A PARKING LOT AND MY CAR HAS STALLED/DIED RESULTING IN NEAR FATAL ACCIDENTS SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS IMOBILE. THE OTHER DAY I WAS ALMOST T-BONED AND THANKFULLY THE ONCOMING VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER AROUND MY STALLED VEHICLE. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO FILE A COMPLAINT AND THEY HAVE STATED THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO FOR ME.

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PASSENGER HEADLIGHT GOING OUT CONSTANTLY. NEED TO TAKE BUMPER OFF TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS, NOT A CHEAP OR EASY FIX. I HAVE COME OUT OF POCKET TO REPLACE THE SET ALREADY COSTING ME $136.50, 1 MONTH LATER SAME HEADLIGHT HAS GONE OUT. FORD IS QUOTING ME OVER $200.00 FOR PARTS AND LABOR AND $99 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN SEP. 23 2013. MY HEADLIGHTS SHOULD HAVE HAD A 6 YEAR WARRANTY AND MY NEW SET HAS A 7 YEAR WARRANTY. VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH ALL THAT WORK JUST TO SWITCH OUT A LIGHT BULB WHEN ITS OBVIOUSLY A MANUFACTURING ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION ENERGI. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE MIDDLE SECOND ROW SEAT BELT SEIZED AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT UNLATCH THE SEAT BELT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME. KEN GRODY FORD IN BUENA PARK, CALIFORNIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 70 MPH. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS WHITE AND GRAY SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE HOOD AND OBSERVED FLAMES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED BOGGUS FORD AT 956-686-7411 TO SPEAK WITH A MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THREE OPEN RECALLS. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V209000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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AFTER DRIVING TO THE GROCERY STORE I NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL WAS LOOSE. WITHOUT TURNING IT, THERE IS ABOUT 1/8 INCH OF PLAY NOW BETWEEN THE TOP AND BOTTOM OF THE WHEEL WHEN PRESSING DOWN ON IT. ITS NOW A LITTLE FLOPPY/WOBBLY WHEN DRIVING.

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2013 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO FRONT PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FAILURE. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED UNDER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE RECURRED 14 MONTHS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR HALF OF THE REPAIR. *JS

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REAR BRAKES NEED REPLACEMENT AT ONLY 22,500 MILES. ALTHOUGH HAVING BEEN THE SUBJECT OF AN OWNER COMPLAINT DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, THE DEALER REFUSES TO TAKE ANY POSITIVE ACTION AND STATES THEY ARE A CONSUMABLE ITEM.

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TAKATA RECALL WAS IN VEHICUALR ACCIDENT AND AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY

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"POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" WHICH DOES NOT ALLOW THE CAR TO TURN ON. THE ERROR MESSAGE ABOVE IS LISTED AS THE REASON WHY THE CAR WILL NOT START.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, SMOKE APPEARED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT EXITED BEFORE THE ENTIRE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED; HOWEVER, THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER PRESENT ON THE SCENE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. STAMFORD FORD IN STAMFORD, CONNECTICUT WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FIRE AND PROVIDED THE CONTACT WITH CASE NUMBER: 140-11789. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17S09000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000. * (RECALL RELATED INCIDENT) TS

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