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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE ALL FOUR TIRES ROTATED. IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT FOR THE MECHANIC TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS; THEREFORE, ALL TWENTY LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ

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I WAS DRIVING ON I-71 TO COLUMBUS IN TYPICAL DECEMBER WEATHER WHEN AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED STATING 'STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY'. HAVING READ THE MESSAGE AND EXPERIENCING NO IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN STEERING PERFORMANCE, IT WENT AWAY AFTER BEING DISPLAYED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. AFTER STOPPING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR IN COLUMBUS, A 'STEERING LOSS STOP SAFELY' ERROR MESSAGE REAPPEARED UPON RESTARTING AND STEERING BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. SEVERAL SUBSEQUENT RESTARTS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. A SHORT TEST DRIVE CONFIRMED THAT THE STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT (EVEN WITH TWO HANDS) AT SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 20 MPH. THE STEERING EFFORT DID NOT APPEAR TO DECREASE WITH INCREASED SPEED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER WHERE THEY 'VERIFIED PULL CODES, CLEAR CODES, UPDATED PSCM.RD TEST RESET PASS' (SEE ATTACHED REPAIR DOCUMENTATION). VEHICLE HAS BEEN OPERATING NORMALLY IN THE BRIEF PERIOD SINCE THEN (~100MI). IT IS FORTUNATE THAT THE SEVERELY COMPROMISED STEERING OCCURRED AT STARTUP. STEERING WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT EVEN FOR A 225 POUND MALE. A PETITE FEMALE MAY NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. HAD THE LOSS OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY AT HIGH SPEED, IT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THE FACT THAT THE DEALER UPDATED THE SOFTWARE MAKES ME SUSPICIOUS THAT THEY KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. IF SO, I THINK A RECALL IS WARRANTED BEFORE ANYONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THE RESULT OF THIS SOFTWARE PROBLEM IS JUST AS SERIOUS AS A MECHANICAL FAILURE SINCE IT RESULTS IN NEAR TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,227.

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LEFT MY HOUSE DROVE 5 MILES, STOPPED TO SISTERS HOUSE TO DROP OFF AN ITEM, 2-3 MINUTES LATER WALKED OUTSIDE AND FOUND FLAMES COMING OUT OF THE HOOD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR WINDSHIELD. BARELY ABLE TO OPEN DOOR QUICK ENOUGH TO GET MY PURSE OUT AND IT WAS ENGULFED. WOKE UP A NEIGHBOR WHO CAME OVER WITH A TRUCK TO DRAG IT AWAY FROM HOUSE AND GARAGE. WASN'T FOR HIM MY SISTERS HOUSE WOULD BEEN LOST AS IT TOOK 25 MINUTES FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT TO SHOW UP. ONLY THING NOT BURNED IS THE TAILLIGHTS. OBVIOUSLY THERE WAS AN ISSUE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. HAVE READ ABOUT A RECALL FOR THIS SPECIFIC MODEL FOR THIS SPECIFIC REASON. FEELING LIKE MY INSURANCE IS NOT GOING TO BE VERY HELPFUL WITH DAMAGES. WHAT ELSE CAN BE DONE?

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BEGINNING APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS AGO, FROM A COLD START IN EITHER A REVERSE OR FORWARD DIRECTION, MY CAR WOULD SLOWLY LOSE POWER AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS, STALL. THE ELECTRONICS STILL FUNCTION, HOWEVER THE CAR MUST BE PUT INTO PARK, TURNED OFF, THEN RESTARTED. AFTER RESEARCHING, I DISCOVERED THAT MY CAR DID FIT THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE "RECALL" GIVEN TO 2013 FUSIONS BASED ON ITS ASSEMBLY PLANT AND ASSEMBLY DATE. I VISITED MY DEALER, HOWEVER THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP BECAUSE THERE "WAS NO CODE THROWN." INDEED, NO WRENCH OR ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS GIVEN AT THE TIME OF MY CAR STALLING. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED NEARLY A DOZEN TIMES - THE MOST RECENT OCCURRING ON DEC 10, 2016 - AND I EXPECT IT TO KEEP HAPPENING UNLESS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY IS FIXED. BECAUSE THE DEALER BELIEVES THAT I DO NOT FIT WITHIN THE REQUIREMENTS HOWEVER, I AM UNABLE TO HAVE THIS ISSUE TAKEN CARE OF.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL PUMP HAD LOW PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE CONSTANTLY HESITATED THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED RANDOMLY SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000. UPDATED 03/02/17*LJ *CN

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CAR DIES WHILE IDLING. WAS PULLING ONTO A MAJOR HIGHWAY ON SATURDAY WHEN IT COMPLETED DIED, WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL AND RESTART IT.

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THIS CAR (2013 FORD FUSION ECOBOOST) IS APPROX 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 59K MILES. AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR COASTING TO A SLOW SPEED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE ENGINE JUST DIES LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. YOU THEN HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STARTS JUST FINE. IT'S RANDOM BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO POSTINGS. PART IS $700 AND LABOR $200 FOR A PART THAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR OTHER FORD FUSION BUT NOT THE ECOBOOST! . NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION (NHTSA) OPENED ANINVESTIGATIONINTO SUDDEN SURGES AND POWER LOSS IN FORD ENGINES. BY MARCH OF 2014, FORD AGREED TO A MASSIVE 'CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM' THAT EXTENDED THE ETB WARRANTY TO 10 YEARSOR150,000 MILES FOR CERTAIN VEHICLES. FOR WHATEVER REASON, FORD REFUSES TO CALL IT A RECALL. O 2009-2013 FORD ESCAPE O 2009-2013 FORD FUSION O 2009-2013 MERCURY MARINER O 2009-2013 MERCURY MILAN THE DEALER IS SAYING THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG BUT DID REPLACE THE BATTERY FOR A FEE. IT IS RANDOM AS I TOLD THE DEALER BEFORE AND REALLY BEGINGING TO THINK THEY DO NOT WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THE ISSUE. VERY DANGEROUS IF SOMEONE PULLS OUT IN TRAFFIC AND THE CAR STALLS OUT. COULD BE FATAL!! HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/ELECTRONIC-THROTTLE-BODY/

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FORD DOOR LATCH ISSUE. DOOR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO LATCH SHUT, EVEN WHEN THE DOOR DOES LATCH SHUT, IT HAS A FREQUENT HABIT OF POPPING OPEN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD OF THE ISSUE. FORD HAS REFUSED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THEY HAVE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT MINE IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. THIS IS THE SECOND FORD I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD THE SAME ISSUE AS OTHER VEHICLES THAT WERE ON THE RECALL LIST BUT MINE WERE NOT. VERY DISSATISFIED WITH FORD, THEIR PRODUCT, AND THERE CUSTOMER RELATIONS FOR NOT GETTING THIS RESOLVED. NEVER AGAIN SHALL I OWN ANOTHER FORD PRODUCT. BUYERS BEWARE, IF YOU PURCHASE A FORD, IT WILL LIKELY HAVE SAFETY ISSUES AND NO, THEY WILL NOT FIX IT FOR YOU. BY THE WAY, THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO FIX THE ISSUE IS MONOPOLIZED BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHAT SEEMS TO BE A CHEAP FOREIGN MADE $5 PRODUCT IS A WHOPPING $186 FROM FORD. AGAIN, BUYER BEWARE. *TR

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ACCORDING TO THE TECHNICIAN FROM AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THE TECHNICIAN FROM GOODYEAR AUTO SERVICE, MY LUNG NUTS NEED REPLACED. REPORTEDLY, THE LUG NUTS HAVE A METAL COVERING CAUSING THEM TO SWELL. THE TIRE IRON DOES NOT FIT PROPERLY, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REMOVE OR TIGHTEN THE NUTS. UNLESS THE NUTS ARE REPLACED, IT MAY BE IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE OR SAFELY SECURE A TIRE IN AN EMERGENCY. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THEY WILL NOT ADDRESS THE PROBLEM, SINCE I AM OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IF SOMEONE HAS A FLAT TIRE, THEY MAY END UP BEING STRANDED OR GET INJURED BECAUSE A TIRE IS NOT SECURELY MOUNTED.

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*CENTER SEAT BELT STICKS WHEN LEFT SIDE REAR SEAT IS DOWN AND WON'T MOVE BACK TO UP RIGHT POSITION WITH OUT REMOVING SEAT BELT BOLT UNDER REAR SEAT.*TRANSMISSION LEAKING FROM LEFT OUT PUT SEAL.*REAR SHOCKS LEAKING-NOTICE LACK OF CONTROL REAR OF CAR ROUGH ROADS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO REMEDY THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

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CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH 1.6 ECHOBOOST ISSUE STARTED LAST YEAR CAR POWERED DOWN FOR NO REASON DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM. FORD CHANGED WATER PUMP AT THIS TIME STATING RECALL EVEN THOUGH AT THIS TIME I EXPLAINED COULD SMELL ANTIFREEZE. CAR BEGAN TO ACT UP AGAIN CHANGED SPARK PLUGS ONLY TO HAVE ONE STICK FIXED PROBLEM AT MY EXPENSE FORD EXPLAINED NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE WHICH IS NONSENSE ACCORDING TO THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS NOTED ONLINE. GOT CAR BACK SAME DAY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FORD SAID IT WAS FUEL SENSOR WHICH I PAID. NEXT WEEK CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON FINALLY DEALER SMELLED ANTIFREEZE EVEN THOUGH THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THERE ATTENTION. FORD DOES NOT WANT TO COVER ITEMS EVEN THOUGH THIS WAS A CERTIFIED USED CAR AND HAS 65000 MILES STILL UNDER 100000 MILE WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING CAR WHEN IT STALLED BOTH TIMES IN WINTER WHEN TEMPS WERE BELOW FREEZING. ANTIFREEZE DID NOT LEAK IN GARAGE I DID EXPLAIN I NOTED MOISTURE WHEN CHANGING PLUGS LOCATED AROUND HEAD. *TR

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RIGHT REAR DOOR LATCH FAILED WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN SWINGING OPEN

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APPARENTLY THE LUGS NUTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2013 FORD FUSION HYBRID CORRODE AND IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO CHANGE A TIRE (OR ROTATE THEM DURING AN INSPECTION). I WAS TOLD THAT THE CORROSION OCCURS IN A COUPLE OF HAPPEN YEARS AND THEREFORE, I MUST BUY NEW LUG NUTS AT $200 PLUS AND DRIVE WITH A FLAT TIRE. SO I BUY A NEW CAR AND OR SPEND $200 DOLLAR EVERY A COUPLE OF YEARS. I WAS TOLD A LOT OF CUSTOMERS HAVE COMPLAINED.

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YESTERDAY I PURCHASED A VEHICLE THROUGH AN AUTO BROKER FROM MANHEIM ATLANTA. NO MORE THAN 6 HOURS LATER THE VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND EXPLODED MULTIPLE TIMES. 7:30PM I WAS DRIVING ON 285 HEADED HOME AND I NOTICED A WARNING ON MY DASH STATING THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE HAS A FAULT AT THE SAME TIME I NOTICED BALLS OF FIRE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR. I TRIED TO GET TO THE SHOULDER HOWEVER THE ENGINE SEIZED HINDERING ME FROM DOING ANYTHING. BY THE TIME THE CAR SLOWED THE INTERIOR WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE, I JUMPED OUT THEN THE CAR EXPLODED MULTIPLE TIMES. *TR

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POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT CAME ON THE DASH. PRESSED THE OK BUTTON AND THEN NOTICED BALLS OF FIRE COMING FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. I THEN TRIED TO PULL OVER. I COULDN'T BRAKE, PRESS THE GAS, OR TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR THEN BURST INTO FLAMES AND THEN THE VEHICLE EXPLODED AND BURNED.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE PASSENGER DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND CAUSED THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000.

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DRIVING ON RT 17 NORTHERN VA A WARNING CAME UP TO SERVICE STABILITY CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CALLED FORD. AFTER TURNING OF THE CAR I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I WAS TOWED INTO A FORD DEALER THE COST OF THE REPAIR $2140. FORD PAID $1000.00 OF THIS REPAIR. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAD THOUSANDS OF FUSIONS WITH THIS SAME REPAIR RECALLED BUT BECAUSE OF WERE MY FUSION WAS BUILT IT IS NOT UNDER RECALL. I'M GLAD I WAS NOT ON INTERSTATE 95 WHEN THIS OCCURRED. FORD NEEDS TO EXPAND THIS RECALL. *TR

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FUEL LEAKING AND YOU ALL SENT OUT A RECALL 13V227000 ON 05/31/2003 WHICH FORD IS SAYING THAT MY CAR IS NOT COVERED BECAUSE THEY RECALLED CARS BUILT ON FEB 11, 2003 & MY CAR WAS BUILT FEB 20,2003 IN THE SAME FACTORY IN HERMOSILLO, MEXICO. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE 1 YEAR AGO & I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE THIS PART. THE VEHICLE IN INOPERABLE AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE FUEL LEAKING. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD. THE RECALL SENT OUT BY NHTSA DOES NOT SPECIFY A MODEL OR BUILD DATE THEREFORE; CARS BUILD WITHIN THE SAME MONTH IN THE SAME FORD PLANT SHOULD'VE BEEN HONORED. I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY FOR A $300 PART FOR I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT WITH LIMITED INCOME.

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PASSENGER DOOR WILL NOT LATCH. THE DOOR WILL NOT STAY SHUT AND IT OPENS EASILY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE DOOR OPENED WHEN I WAS BRAKING. THE DOOR ALSO OPENS BY ITSELF WHEN I MAKE LEFT TURNS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC GEAR SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,981.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE COOLANT OVER TEMPERATURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, RESULTING IN ENGINE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BYPASS VALVE AND THE HEATER HOSE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V551000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

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2013 FORD FUSION WAS PURCHASED CERTIFIED PREOWNED BY AN INDEPENDENT DEALERSHIP CALLED CARSENSE(WWW.CARSENSE.COM) IN PENNSYLVANIA IN MARCH 2015 WITH 8K MILES ON IT. THREE YEAR 36K MILE WARRANTY EXPIRED IN FEBRUARY 2016. THE CAR AT TIME OF POWER-STEERING FAILURE WAS SITTING IN A PRIVATE COVERED PARKING GARAGE WITH 25K MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS ONLY USED FOR LEISURE DRIVING AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. AFTER THIS HAPPENED I HAD IT TOWED TO A INDEPENDENT CAR SERVICE SHOP WHO WAS HONEST ENOUGH TO CALL A FORD DEALERSHIP WHOSE REPRESENTATIVE ELUDED THE FORD MAY TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTIONS ON THIS, AFTER A $150 TOW TO THIS DEALER SHOP THE FORD DEALER DEPARTMENT DENIED EVER HAVING CLAIMED THEY WOULD HELP AND REFUSED TO HELP IN ANY WAY. THE FORD DEALERS RATIONAL: 1) THE CAR WAS PURCHASED FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER 2) WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED 3) THEY REQUIRED A $120 EXAMINATION FEE, EVEN THOUGH THE INDEPENDENT DEALER HAD ALREADY DONE THIS. WHEN ALL WAS SAID AN DONE THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING RACK AND PINION ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE COMPLETELY REPLACED TOTALING $2106.69. THIS UNPLANNED FAILURE(RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES) SEEMS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH FORD AND I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH THEIR QUALITY. PLEASE HELP HTTPS://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/NEWS/FORD-VEHICLES-WITH-STEERING-ISSUE-RECALLED-062915.HTML HTTP://WWW.FORDPROBLEMS.COM/TRENDS/ELECTRONIC-POWER-STEERING/ HTTPS://CONSUMERIST.COM/2015/05/27/FORD-RECALLS-NEARLY-445K-VEHICLES-FOR-POWER-STEERING-FAILURE-FUEL-LEAK-ISSUES/

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THIS CAR (2013 FORD FUSION ECOBOOST) IS 3 YEARS OLD WITH ONLY 50K MILES. AT SLOW SPEEDS SUCH AS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT OR COASTING TO A SLOW SPEED AT A LIGHT OR STOP SIGN THE ENGINE JUST DIES LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE CAR. YOU THEN HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR. AFTER A FEW SECONDS IT STARTS JUST FINE. IT'S RANDOM BUT BECOMING MORE FREQUENT. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES TO MY WIFE THE OTHER DAY. IT'S A SAFETY CONCERN AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE ELECTONIC THROTTLE BODY A VERY WELL KNOWN ISSUE ACCORDING TO POSTINGS. PART IS $700 AND LABOR $200 FOR A PART THAT IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY FOR OTHER FORD FUSIONS BUT NOT THE ECOBOOST! MY LAST FORD FUSION HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THAT COST ME $500. I GUESS I DIDN'T LEARN MY LESSON THEN BUT I'VE LEARNED MY LESSON NOW. WILL GET RID OF THIS CAR AND NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. I LOOK AT EVERY FORD FUSION ON THE ROAD NOW AS A DEATH TRAP WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HOPE TO GET RID OF MINE IN TIME.

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