Two problems related to automatic transmission floor shift have been reported for the 2013 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2013 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2013 Fusion.
Shifter cable came off at transmission linkage. (cable bushing broke). Was parking and when shifted into park gear shift felt like it moved freely. Turned off car took foot off brake and car rolled. Applied brake and tried to start car. Car would not start. Gear shift was in park position and would not move. Dash indicator showed car was in drive. Applied parking brake . After asking mechanic about issue I looked at shifter cable at linkage and it was detached. Bushing was gone.
I was driving car into a parking stall. Stopped, put car in p, turned off engine and release the foot brake. . . And the car started rolling forward. Applying the foot brake stopped the rolling, however, when I tried to start the car to back it up, the error message read (something like) "transmission not in park, cannot start car". The shifter was clearly in park, so I jiggled it without any success. The car would not start or come out of p (on the shifter). When the emergency roadside assistance from geico got to the car, it was determined that the transmission linkage had failed. They were able to zip tie the connection, so I could take it to a repair shop (where it is right now). It appears that this linkage piece is definitely a "weak link" in a critical system. No accident, but very much a serious problem. The car has about 41,000 miles on it.