general problems of the 2015 Ford Fusion - part 1

I was driving on the highway in my car stop going then it start rolling backwards a little then I hit the breaks then put in park in put it back in drive then it started driving again then my brake lights came on and didn’t go off for about a week I have to unhook the battery I have a 8 year old son I was on the way to the hospital because my grand father was on life support when all this took place there was trucks going around us we almost got hit my three car thank god I made it home safe then I got. Home in my car just keep getting load as if I’m hitting the car there’s a load sound it makes when I start it up in I dont feel safe driving it … when out it being check out I really need some one to look at it.

The back up camera has been showing a black screen while the vehicle is in reverse. This has been happening with my vehicle for a few months. Safety of others put at risk because this happens while vehicle s in motion have not taken vehicle to dealership to have it inspected. My vehicle falls outside of scope of recall currently published no warning messages displayed.

My backup camera has started to glitch like the other 2015 Fords that are in recall. The screen will get green lines through it, go black, flip horizontal/vertical, flash on and off, it creates more of a distraction than assistance and makes it very hard to back in/out of tight spaces. I have not taken it to the dealership. Right before the other recall was released I called the dealership and told me I’d have to get a whole new camera installed and pay out of pocket. Has not been inspected no warnings or other symptoms prior.

3 times in the past 4 days my trunk has opened while the car has been turned off. Thankfully not while I was driving. Not yet anyway. The doors have unlocked on their own while driving and parked. And the keypad light stays on all the time. There has been no warning lights on the dashboard. It is a safety concern, cause if it did that while driving (I’ve heard of others this has happened to) things can fly out of the trunk and cause someone to wreck. Or my car could get stolen. It’s at a Ford dealership now, they’ve had it for 28 hrs and still don’t know what’s wrong with it or how to fix it. I’ve read where this has happened to many Ford vehicles and no one has answers nor how to fix it. Which that makes no sense to me. I don’t understand how this isn’t already a safety recall. And what are people like me suppose to do, drive around and hope for the best since even the Ford dealership apparently can’t fix it. So please help!!.

In November 2024 my back up camera failed. The dealership diagnosed a failed camera and installed a new one for $ 800. In July 2025 the camera failed again. It was under warranty but the dealer diagnosed the issue as a low power failure and replaced the battery for $ 600. This week the back up camera is beginning to intermittently fail with a message "see dealership for repair". I feel I may have spent $ 1400 for unnecessary repairs as the issue still exists. My Ford Fusion hybrid is not on the list of Fords covered under the current recall.

The vehicle's backup camera is experiencing intermittent functionality issues, failing to provide a consistent display. This sporadic operation poses a significant safety risk when the vehicle is in reverse.

The rear camera does not function properly on my 2015 Ford Fusion. When I try to use it, it either turns into a black screen or the message reads that "rear camera is unavailable", which has almost caused me to collide with another vehicle several times as I was trying to back up. I understand that there is a national recall for Ford Fusion vehicles from 2018 on for exactly the same reason. However, even though my Ford Fusion is a 2015, it demonstrates the same problem as the newer models listed in the recall. I would like to have my camera replaced (at no charge) as well, since I am dealing with the same safety hazard as the models listed in the national recall. Thank you very much for your understanding.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the taillights failed to turn off as designed. The contact had to disconnect the battery for the taillights to be turned off. Additionally, the hill assist warning light was illuminated after reconnecting the battery. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, and the contact was informed that there was no recall coverage on the vehicle and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 114,352.

Power steering went out and has a recall for it on the website but under the car doesn't, have it but it went out all of sudden.

The dealer car mariano motors llc sold me the car, sold me it with a fake mileage. May you found below the report VIN history about it.

I've already submitted this complaint before and nothing is done by it and investigator investigated this but I'm still continuing to have this problem and Ford will not fix the issue unless I spend thousands of dollars. I am having an issue with the safety airbag system the ac system not working the windows do not work, passenger windows don't work , ac control system doesn't function. . .

The transmission shift bushing fell off and my gear shift is stuck in park while the transmission indicator is registering as neutral. This was a recall for many Ford Fusion models but apparently not mine, although it is certainly the same issue the other models were experiencing. The bushing lubricant/bushing appears to have worn down over time resulting in this issue.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the instrument panel intermittently became inoperable. The battery and abs warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and determined that the VIN was not under recall. The failure mileage was 161,000.

Trunk unlatching on its own. Sometimes while in traffic.

The power steer system went out on my car with no warning , the catalytic converter is going out . This car have caused me more problems than a little. The dealership are full so you can’t get any recall done. This is a bad car and should be off the lots. I can’t get reimbursed for no work I put into this car because I didn’t take it to the dealership. This is unfair to me I work very hard for my money. This is about the third complaint I have sent and no one has responded. I will never recommend Fords.

The rear backup camera does not work at all. I am elderly and cannot turn my head over my shoulders. The screen is constantly blue when I need to reverse and the message that the camera is malfunctioning is on the blue screen. Ford has a lot of rear camera issues on their late modle vehicles. They have admitted that vehicles going back to when they introduced the rear cameras that they do not work and it seems that the Fusions have been forgotten about. This is wrong way to think and we need a recall. I have friends and family that have affected vehicles and we are all complaining. Ford needs to own up to this and they need to do right or we will not be buying Ford anymore. Do better Ford,lives are at stake.

Had to have my transmission replaced due to harsh shifting into 2nd & 3rd gear while driving, as well as when you slow down it would down shift in those two gears. Had the transmission replaced, and not even a week later after they also updated the ecu for the transmission, now this transmission that was put in is doing the exact same thing. Now a few weeks later my trunk is randomly opening while I'm driving or while I'm at work, ect.

My trunk. Just randomly opens also ever time I use my remote it will open the latch just clicks if I start the car the trunk opens many many times if I get in super quick close the doors and lock the doors it will stay closed this is not correct Ford just tells you to bring it in and nothing ever happens this is ongoing for most of the escapes Fusions focus newer and alder mine is a 2015 Fusion 1. 5 eco boost this really needs to be fixed there’s to many other problems these cars have bad transmission using coolant cracked blocks electric power steering growling like mine does just stinks spend good money for all these problems.

When pressing the start/stop button for the engine, the plastic chrome retaining ring collapsed. This resulted in the entire start/stop switch assembly falling into the dashboard. Causing an issue with turning off and on the engine, as per manufacturer guidelines and in a safe manner. Replacement of the entire switch unit is required.

The brake lights remain on, car started jerking in traffic, no control of car function other than park and drive. Call around dealerships, they either didn't have the part, reschedule me time after time, then I had to wait. Now car is not working.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at 65-70 mph, the warning messages "failed to connect to ac control system", "srs air bags system malfunctioning" and "blind spot visual system not working" were displayed. Additionally, the vehicle went into limp mode independently and would not accelerate pass 65 mph. The contact stated upon parking the vehicle, the doors and windows failed to unlock. The contact banged the front driver's side door several times and it finally unlocked. The contact was also able to unlock the rear driver's side door after several attempts. However, the front and rear passenger's side doors remained unlocked. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the dealer declined to assist. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to lock the front driver’s side door, the digital code buttons on the door was flashing however, the door would not lock securely. Additionally, the rear trunk lid would erroneously open and the instrument panel and dashboard lights would flash on and off. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were not notified of the failures. The failure mileage was 127,000.

Electrical system failure on multiple components. Upon start entertainment system (radio, nav, etc. ) is inoperable, a/c does not function, windows will not roll down. Has happened on multiple occasions.

The side mirrors adjust to a position on their own. They also become fixed in this position and are unable to move. Not sure why this happens. I saw some complaints of water exposure being the issue but I have not been able to test this theory. This issue becomes very dangerous when on any road but especially the highway.

Automotive warning lights: multiple light syndrome (dash indicator lights) - at times while my vehicle is running all the warning lights start coming on and my steering wheel starts to get tough to turn (almost like it doesn't have power steering at all). The only thing that takes it off is if I shut off my car and restart it. This happens almost 5 times a week. It will show abs, power steering, check engine and a bunch of other things. Just had the bolts that were recalled on the steering wheel fixed but this is still an ongoing issue. The vehicle only has 58000 miles.

This car will randomly shut off while driving at any speed on hot days. The display will say "transmission not in park" then the instrument cluster will go dark and the engine shuts off. There is no check engine light and there are no odb codes presented. I have to wait some amount of time, which varies, before it will turn on again. It has also not turned on from sitting for more than eight hours on two hot days. This is very much a safety issue and searching the internet I find it is not uncommon with Ford Fusion and escape vehicles with no discernible solution being presented. My auto shop has looked at the vehicle and replaced the fuel flow sensor but it did not fix the issue. I have replaced the key ignition switch and immobilizer ring and pulled every fuse and cleaned the contacts with no resolution.

The power steering assist fault went out on the car and this is a common problem with Ford Fusion. The worse’s connected to the transmission became loose. This has cost me money from the dealership.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle started to lose motive power while accelerating. The contact stated that the hill start assists warning light illuminated. The contact stated that after parking and turning off the vehicle she became aware that the brake lights were still illuminated, causing the battery to become drained. The contact stated that she had to disconnect the battery while the vehicle was parked to stop the battery from being fully drained. The contact stated that she then took her vehicle to an independent mechanic who diagnosed and determined that the failure was caused by faulty brake light switch. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 132,000.

My car has approximately 97,000 miles on it. For the last 6 months, I've been getting alerts on my dashboard ("service advance trak", "hill start not available", and one or two others). This happens at slow speeds and fast also when turning. When these alerts start, I lose power steering. I've also noticed that when I apply brakes at slow speeds, the abs engages for a few seconds. I was told by the dealer that I needed a new battery but that was not the issue. I was driving with my kids in the car and it happen mid driving on the highway. I almost got into a serious accident but was able to gain control in enough time to steer out the way. This is a very dangerous issue and I see that it has been recalled but only on vehicles up north due to possible salt and water erosion with the snow. Now the dealership is suggesting to replace it costing 1800. This is absolutely ridiculous.

Knocking sounds started happening when turning steering wheel. Confirmed by independent mechanic and rodman Ford dealership to need power steering rack/electric motor. Recall for this problem on other 2015 Ford Fusions but my VIN is not included. I have been told this is a serious safety issue and it should be covered.

My car has approximately 110,000 miles on it. For the last 6 months, I've been getting alerts on my dashboard ("service advance trak", "hill start not available", and one or two others). This happens at slow speeds and when turning. When these alerts start, I lose power steering. I've also noticed that when I apply brakes at slow speeds, the abs engages for a few seconds. I was told by the dealer that it was the engine control module. I had it replaced and reprogrammed. However, the alerts and loss of power steering still happens though not as much.

Back up camera stops working while in the middle of backing up, sometimes it does not work at all.

At approximately 80,000 miles, the abs censor came on, along with three other lights, one of which is traction control. The brakes begin acting out of control and power steering goes out. Mechanic came to look at it and told me that he’s seen a lot of the same problems with Ford vehicles, specifically Fusions and fiestas. He told me it’s an abs sensor in the electrical harness.

Overheated warning light flashed then went off when car was cooled down for 45 mins and then started right up and no warning light was ever seen again to come on then drove car 30 miles next morn car wouldn't start. Checked engine coolant and it was all gone no visible leak. . No warning light refilled coolant car tried to start and put out white smoke from tailpipe. Car started barely and was rough running again no warning light showing drove car to mechanic and he said car engine was blown . . So looked on different forums and found that the Ford Fusion and Ford escape motors the 1. 5 liter was a real lemon and the overheat light warning of low coolant or overheating of engine has had problems for several years on these 2 vehicles that had the 1. 5 engine in them . . You can no longer buy the 1. 5 because they were so terrible that they quit making them is what I'm being told . . I would like this engine to be recalled for all the problems it has given thousands of people.

Since vehicle was purchased in 2014, it has had electrical issue with starting. It has needed a jumpstart at least 50 times and was brought back to the dealer multiple times with no solve. The dealer advised we just need to drive it more to charge the battery. A few weeks ago, the car would not start or shift out of park. A jumpstart was attempted and but the car still would not start. When trying to start the car, the warning chimes were beeping rapidly and the following message cycled on the display: see manual, steering assist fault service required, service advancetrac, low engine oil pressure, engine coolant overtemperature, park brake malfunction service now. The car was towed to a Ford dealer. The dealer advised the battery, starter and alternator were fine. They said the car was fine and it then drove without issue for a couple weeks. A few weeks later while driving, it completely shut off and would not start in a turn lane. The headlights turned off and would not come on. The hazard lights were turned on but only worked on the mirrors, not the front or rear hazard lights. This was extremely dangerous as it was dark out and we were almost hit from behind. The police were called and blocked the vehicle for safety. The tow truck driver was unable to jumpstart the vehicle or get it out of park with a jumpstart power applied but all the displays were working normal so it was not an issue with the battery. The same warning messages that were displayed weeks earlier were displayed again after the car turned off: see manual, steering assist fault service required, service advancetrac, low engine oil pressure, engine coolant overtemperature, park brake malfunction service now. The vehicle was towed to the same Ford dealer that said there were no problems a few weeks ago and it is acting the same as the day the the car stopped working in the middle of the intersection. This could happen on a highway or anywhere and shut the car down without warning.