Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2006 Ford Fusion

Transmission slipping, shift extremely hard from 2nd to 3rd. Feels as if the motor and tranny is gonna fall out of the vehicle.

2006 Ford Fusion: transmission slipping while driving. Slows down while on freeway and goes in out of gear. Took it to ammco and they recommend a rebuilt transmission. I see many of the same complaints they recalled focus and fiesta why not Fusion? it is the same issue that is in being settled now with the focus and Ford fiesta. This is not only dangerous but costly. . Read more...

Transmission started slipping and then failed completely. Had to have car towed to dealer. They say it needs transmission replaced. They say rust caused a hole in tubing and fluid ran out. Car has just more than 73,000 miles on it. Car serviced routinely,not driven in bad weather much.

As reported multiple times these transmissions begin to slip very badly. While trying to merge into traffic almost 90% of the time hot or cold at about 40mph when you press the gas the transmission will slip leaving you hanging out to dry(this is extremely dangerous). . . When downshifting sometimes around 20mph there will be a loud banging under the drivers side area. . . The TSB was issued way back in 2007 regarding all these issues but no recall. . . The floor mats were recalled? but not this issue. All over the internet you see the insane amount of people having this same issue due to the aisin transmission they used. . . . Same problem occurred in multiple makes and models of vehicles with same transmission components. They say replace the transmission "valve body" or aka control assembly. . . Its only $2,000 if you havent already burnt up the whole transmission then its $4-5k.

My Ford Fusion v6 sel has been slipping since 50,000 miles. I have had 2 minor transmission changes within the past 3 years. Today me and my kids were driving about 20-35 mph around town when the transmission slipped. The car would not respond to accelerating on the gas pedal. I tried placing the car into low gear, reverse with nothing happening. This was on a busy intersection, the car final after forcing me and my kids to jerk forward started to work again. Each time I stopped at a stop light the car took 1-2 minutes to rise above 20 mph. I finally made it to my house which has a small slant on the drive way and the car struggled just to make it in the garage. This was the most embarrassing day of my life!!!! the car clearly is out of warranty and each time I look up TSB's I see more and more 2006-11 Ford Fusion postings. Being a Ford fan my whole life I must say if nothing is done with this complaint I will no longer support Ford and will encourage other not to as well. The next steps are to go to the Ford dealership and do a diagnostic. I may also try a major transmission change, my fear would be to do a transmission change with zero confidence that this will fix the problem!!! Ford must keep quality and safety in mind with every car they sell especially a 1st generation model.

I was driving up a steep hill when the transmission began to slip in and out of gear. Several very loud clunking noises were heard under the vehicle like the transmission was not working properly. I began to slow down on a busy road with several car behind me due to the fact that the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle directly behind me almost ran right into the rear end of the car with my 7 week old son in the back. When I took it to the dealership they followed the TSB 08-24-1 recommendations and said that I needed a new transmission. This vehicle is very dangerous to drive now. I will not take it on the road due to the fact that it will not accelerate at times. This problem only occurs after about 1 hour of driving the vehicle. A recall is needed!.

We started having problems with the transmission in our 2006 Ford Fusion in early 2012. We replaced the transmission in April when it had roughly 65,000, with a used transmission. It was fine for a few months, and now we are having hard shifting and transmission slippage. The car has around 70,000 miles now. I have heard of this issue by many Fusion owners, and Ford refuses to do anything about it. It is in my opinion that the transmissions in this car need to be recalled.

I bought the car in April of 2011 and the transmission was slipping a little. I had a mechanic, which was a previous Ford mechanic, told me Ford had a recall on the transmission for that type of car. I then called the dealership to have them check the VIN# to see if my car has the recall. The dealership said there was no recall. But as I researched it, I found out that there were other vehicles of the same make and model as mine and experiencing the same problem. I do not understand why my vehicle doesn't have any defect even though there are many others like this.

My transmission is slipping a lot. I will be accelerating my speed and all of the sudden my car acts like it is in neutral. I have read a lot of complaints from other Ford Fusion owners stating the same problem. This needs to be recalled. This is very unsafe. Driving on the highway and then all of the sudden your transmission slips and there are cars at fast speeds traveling next to you and behind you is not safe at all.

Transmission went completely out of gear when exiting the turnpike and entering the highway. The transmission had been slipping intermittently for months.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately between 15-30 mph, the contact stated that the transmission slipped in and out of gear continuously. In addition, the vehicle would jerk violently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The VIN was not available. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000. Updated 01/11/2011.

Thetransmission slips and jerks hard, really hard when changing gear. The car lose power while driving. Then it will kick back in hard. I will not buy another Ford!!! now I see why people buy foriegn.

2006 Ford Fusion. Consumer states transmission has slipped the consumer sent in a TSB that was issued regarding transmission problems on certain vehicles. .

The transmission slips and jerks while driving. I bought the car brand new and have been keeping up with maintenance religiously.

2006 Ford Fusion - normal driving until I hit 59,500 miles. Transmission would slip after reaching approximately 40 mph and the emissions light would turn on. It was taken to the dealer on 5/14/10, and I was told it was the transmission which was covered under the extended warranty. After transmission was repaired, the car was put on diagnostics and now the power module needed to be replaced. The car was brought in on 5/14/2010 and it is 7/28/10 and I still have not received the car. They are waiting for the part which they say was received today. And because I brought my car in first, I get the part first. There is another 06 Fusion with the same issue, waiting for the same part. Was the part on back order for so long because Ford needed to replace so many of them? my guess is yes. I was told the part would be in July 15 and it was just received today (7/28/10).

I have been having transmission problems with my car but the service light has never come on! I have also had the key stuck in the ignition! these problems are getting ridiculous and to have Ford not cover them is just not acceptable! the transmission is slipping, not shifting when it is supposed to, downshifting hard. Anytime I try to accelerate to pass, or speed up it bangs and jerks really hard I've almost driven off the road a few times because of how hard it bangs. It just keeps getting worse, to the point my kids ask me "mom, what was that?" this is a complete hazard to drive on the road cause you never know if or when it is going to happen. Let alone having my kids in the car! I have been almost rear-ended a couple of times because the transmission slips and won't go into gear, all it does is rev the engine and if you take your foot off the gas to try and get the rpm's to go down, you really slow down and could cause an accident! is this what Ford needs?! is for someone to get into a bad accident and get seriously injured or die in order to get this recalled?! this is happening to sooo many Ford Fusions and it is all over the internet with the exact same problems!! something needs to be done about this! there is no reason why they can recall the transmissions on the newer Ford Fusions but not the very first year it was out!! they know something is going on with these transmission, they just don't want to spend the money to fix them all and I find that absolutely ridiculous!! my kids should not have to ride in a car that could be the cause of an accident all because Ford doesn't want to acknowledge there is a serious problem! it's not fair that I paid 20k for this car and when it has about 60k miles on it for the transmission to start to mess up and they want me to pay for it!! this is giving Ford a bad name!!! I will never recommend a Ford to anyone ever!!!.