general problems of the 2016 Ford Fusion - part 2

Rear camera works intermittently. The Ford dealer service said it failed and it'll be 800. 00 to fix. . . I passed on that. . . But now that I'm seeing other Fords with camera recalls, I wonder if this problem is related.

The engine coolant leaked into the cylinders as a result the car had rough idles and startups with overheating issues as well we dying on me completely while driving. Confirmation on coolant leak by big o tires, solution is new engine. There was a cylinder 3 misfire code with the check engine light.

The trunk randomly pops open at random times. From the vehicle to being parked or driving down the highway. Multiple mechanics as well as Ford have stated they are unable to locate any problems. Once it is popped it takes 30-45 seconds for the clipping to stop before the trunk will close again. Often it will immediately re open and I have to go through this cycle 3-4 times before it stays closed until the next incident.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that he was unable to unlock the vehicle manually. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact of an alternative way of unlocking the vehicle. The contact stated that after successfully unlocking the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

My trunk keeps opening on it's own. With the keys on me, not in my hands. Without the keys on me. While driving, while not driving, just completely at random. My trunk is continuously opening. From my research this seems to be a pretty common thing for this make and model of car, and I think it's time that it be recalled and fixed. It's not safe from a driving standpoint nor a personal safety standpoint.

When driving vehicle on warm starts, vehicle stalls and engine loses power. Warm start means any time vehicle was driven, turned off, and then restarted after less than 30 minutes of being turned off. For example, when fueling at a gas station, or making a quick errand into a store or fast food restaurant. One once occasion, vehicle also stalled after shifting to drive after an extended period of idling (approx. 20 minutes - was idling hoping to avoid stall when beginning to drive again). In general, vehicle will start (but may need a few tried before turning engine over), and idles at 500 rpm, rather than expected 1000 rpm. On acceleration, when vehicle reaches 2500 rpm or greater, needle drops to 0 and vehicle shuts off while driving. On some occasions, vehicle will also stall/shut off when decelerating as well (particularly in parking lots or instances when one may drive and stop/slow frequently). I took vehicle to mechanic and learned that turbo charger was leaking oil into throttle body - both were replaced by mechanic, but issues persisted. The vehicle stalls while driving, putting the safety of myself, my passengers, and other vehicles at risk in case of collision due to sudden stall. The vehicle has been taken to my local mechanic as well as the Ford dealership - in both cases I was advised that the check engine light was not on, and that there was nothing they could do until the light came on or vehicle was stalling consistently. The vehicle is now stalling consistently, however dealer informed they are not able to do anything because the engine light is still not coming on. The dealer did confirm they were able to reproduce the issue, and my local mechanic also confirmed reproducing the issue. These problems began on or around January 5, 2023 and vehicle was first assessed by local mechanic on January 11, 2023.

While driving on the road the trunk opens up by itself. The Ford dealership continues to be unable to fix the issue and it has happened several times.

Over the last few months, the trunk has been opening randomly - this has happened while parked in the driveway, reversing out of the driveway and also while driving. Sometimes when I close the trunk, it stays shut. Other times, it just pops back open and I can hear to mechanism whirring to unlatch.

I have a silver 2016 Ford Fusion the problem is the latching from driver door and rear right side door . I take very good care of my cars for this to happen twice is not my doings but the car. I was off to do some errands I opened my driver side door I got in and closed the door and it shut completely I started to drive off I came to a stop where I was turning right, when I turned right my door opened and I almost crash to a car that was coming straight . I fixed the door latch then a couple weeks later the same thing happens to the rear right side door thankfully there was no car or objects near me I could have crashed into .

The apim on my 2016 Ford Fusion energy is, as per the local Ford dealership service department, refusing to take software updates provided by Ford rendering the instrument control cluster inoperative on an intermittent basis. This means that at the least from my personal experience the backup camera (to me, a safety issue), radio (inconvenience), navigation (inconvenience), bluetooth/phone (dialing, hands free - to me, can be a safety issue), and some climate/hvac functions (inconvenience), do not work. I do not know if the collision avoidance system is also affected. Please see NHTSA campaign number: 15v406000 for similar issues for different Ford models. The question here is that Ford is offering a software update for free, but the software as written is not capable of updating the apim in my car. If Ford agreed to fix an earlier apim problem with other models with a free software update, and the software update does not install properly on Ford equipment rendering useless safety-related functions, does the consumer then have to pay for the fix? I have asked the service department at the dealership to provide me with the module. I confirmed with national Ford customer service that Ford is unwilling to offer any support for parts (about $700) and/or labor (about $600) for a version of the apim that will take the software update as written (we hope). I did attempt Ford's instructions for updating software and was not successful; the dealer confirmed that their efforts to update the software after several tries were not successful either. I attach a photo of the first error message received when the problem started. Please see other NHTSA complaints that appear to be related, although I do not know if software updates worked in those instances - 11321932, 11300724, and 11052887. . Read more...

All the exterior lights went out. None of them will come on.

Recall notice 22s43 / NHTSA recall 22 v413 car rolls when in park with brake on. Now my car won’t start at all. I don’t know if they are related. I need to know because I can’t waste any money if I don’t have to.

My driver door lock light will not glow when I lock my vehicle. Transmission is slipping and has a recall on it. Front brakes has a recall.

Recall on the shift cable caused my vehicle to completely stop working/ moving while I was out with my son. No notification was ever giving to me in regards to this problem. This has caused so many issues, specially not given a rental car to be able to to move around. My vehicle is not drivable all because of a recall from Ford company. Ford refuses to provide a rental or any assistance. Being a single mother, making it hard for me to go to work or even see my kids.

The back up camera keeps failing.

Rear camera keeps failing. Generic problem for many Ford drivers. Bad grounding wire.

Car lost power and just cut off right on railroad tracks, managed to get it restarted, called dealership in my area, took it in. They stated their computer wasn't finding anything. After a heated discussion, I finally got the head mechanic to drive it and it did the same thing to him. He said new fuel pump, so it costs me $810. 00, labor included, which I thought was rape. Just a ridiculous charge, but hey I'm at the mercy of them!!! three (3) weeks later same thing happening, just cuts off, leaving me on highway at night. Took it back, they put another fuel pump on, no charge. Week and half later, key fob doesn't unlock doors, even after putting a new battery in. Tire pressure fault came on and car continued to cut off, again leaving me in a very dangerous situation, but I got lucky. I took it back to the dealership and told them the liability is on them. The car is dangerous and unpredictable, "I do not feel safe in it" and they need to keep it until they can determine what is wrong and stop playing a guessing game. I have read over 788 complaints about this vehicle and the same things are happening to other people. I will proceed with attorney's, news media and insurance companies if this is not rectified. The car is a deathtrap!!!.

When placing the vehicle in reverse, the backup camera image intermittently turns to a black screen with a message saying to contact the dealership.

Car has intermittent electrical issue that causes ecus to reboot often times disabling safety systems such as abs, airbags, collision avoidance, adaptive cruise control, power steering and power brakes. Ford dealer believes that it's a short in a wiring harness. They claim this issue has been seen in several vehicles like mine. Ford was able to reproduce the problem and recommends replacement of a wiring harness ($4k). To date, I have not had an accident, but do not feel safe driving the vehicle if the airbags and other safety systems become inoperable. Yes, all of the dashboard lights come on when this issue occurs - technician states that the whole computer system gets taken down. That's very uncomfortable when you are traveling at highway speed and no longer have safety system. Steering and braking do get impacted but are not inoperable. I can provide videos of the dashboard when these events occur.

Backup camera hasn't worked for years on 2016 Ford Fusion. Recalls were deployed for other vehicles yet not mine. Obviously Ford has a serious problem with their backup cameras and should be required to fix all make and models.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the defroster, hvac system, and front and rear passenger's side windows and doors were inoperable. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The dealer replaced the main control; however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact to take the vehicle to a dealer for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 99,800.

I’m not certain how or when but the hood sensor must be wrong because it always says the hood is open no matter how I close it.

I drove the vehicle 2 miles to a nearby shopping center. I came out 15 minutes later and tried to start the car. Immediately flashing on the console was a large yellow wrench, message telling me to stop the vehicle immediately, pull over, errors with steering system, errors with side impact system and various other errors flashed. I tried to put the car in drive and it automatically went back into accessory mode and flashed the same error messages telling me to stop driving. The steering was locked and unable to steer. Had it towed to the Ford dealer. They let it sit for 4 hours and then called to say they could see no issue as it started just fine. The next day they called and said they saw the issue 3 different times and saw communication errors in the car computer. They cleared the errors and let it sit over the weekend. They called several days later and said they had driven it 25 miles with no errors seen. I do not trust this car as safe on the road. If I had been on the highway, I would have locked up the steering and lost all power. It's not safe to drive until Ford finds the cause. I filed a complaint with Ford headquarters and was given a case number with high priority. The regional service manager is being enlisted to figure this out. I've alerted the sales director that I won't be buying another Ford until we find the problem. I've alerted other dealer executives to get involved.

Vehicle is a plug in hybrid, it was left in the garage (first floor of the house) overnight charging the ev battery. Sometime in the night, plugged in, no key in the ignition, the engine started and ran until it ran out of gas (in the garage with the door closed and my son sleeping on the 2nd floor over the garage). We were lucky no one died of carbon monoxide poising. In the morning the 12v engine battery was dead, smelled like it may burned up, my guess is the battery dying confused the computer. The vehicle is out of warranty, taking it to the dealer will cost me $1,000. I'm guessing that replacing the 12v battery will fix it (which is a lot cheaper). I don't plan on ever putting it back in the garage but someone needs to warn everyone else that has one of these!.

Three of four door locks have malfunctioned. As well as electric driver side seat. We have fixed two at our expense, they are obviously defective. Unable to lock doors, a person could fall out. Dealer has confirmed issue and has attempted to get Ford to take responsibility. Has not been confirmed by police, etc no warning lights. Similar vehicles have had same issue and have been recalled. I don’t think we should have to pay for this expense when there is a known issue. We are requesting that this lock gets repaired and we are reimbursed for other two locks to be reimbursed. Thank you for your time. Vickie.

When driving my 2016 Ford Fusion, the transmission not in park light comes on without any other warnings. This is unsafe because it stops accelerating. Most times I'm on the freeway. This is a safety issue that has been happening for about 2 years now. The dealerships tell me that they can't fix it because the safety issue does not occur when they have the vehicle and cant read any codes. One Ford dealership sold me a radiator and told me that was the issue. A different Ford dealership told me that it has nothing to do with the radiator. No one seems to be able to repair this safety problem that I am experiencing. Another Ford dealership told me that there is a recall but my VIN number does not fall in that recall. How can I get my vehicle associated with the recall and have it repaired. I feel so unsafe driving especially in construction zones where I am unable to pull over. Once I coast across traffic to pull off the road I stop the engine. It starts right back up. This is unsafe. No vehicle should stop accelerating while driving. The service lady at the dealership where I purchased the vehicle stopped returning my phone calls. How can this safety issue be rectified as soon as possible. I feel very unsafe driving this vehicle.

Electronic systems in my car just slowly stopped working.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated when placing the vehicle in reverse the rear view camera display shows a blank screen not providing any display. The contact stated the failure is intermittent and does not always occurred. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, he was unable to link his phone to the vehicle’s computer module without warning. While researching the issue, the contact discovered a manufacturer’s recall for similar vehicles regarding the failure. The dealer was contacted about the failure and was informed that they were unable to assist him. The contact was referred to the manufacturer. Once the manufacturer was notified of the issue, the contact was informed that there would be no assistance because the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was given a case number and was referred to the NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 20,000.

We purchased a used 2016 Ford Fusion with about 11,000 miles on it. Within the first 2 weeks we started having issues. These issues have been going on for several years with no fix from Ford. The issues involve the dash not working, no heat, ac, no power steering, no break lights, no headlights, no turn signals. We go to start the car and the main screen never turns on. Basically we have the ability to use the gas and brake and nothing else. We’ve had the car back to the dealership multiple times. Each time they’ve hooked the computer up to the car they’ve said it throws so many codes they don’t know where to start. They wipe the codes, give us the car back and say if it does it agin bring it back. Well we did just that and the usual process repeated. They told us today they couldn’t fix what was wrong unless the problem happened while they’re driving it. 2 times now I’ve narrowly avoided an accident because of the cars electrical system dying while driving it. This car is unsafe to drive as this happens randomly. Ford has been less than helpful at resolving this issue since we’ve bought the car. We’ve got several warranties on this car and it seems to be all for nothing. We also have video and picture proof of these incidents. Ford refuses to look at them stating they need the vehicle to do it while they’re driving it after the massive amounts of codes are cleared.

I can be driving and/or stopped and abs, stability control and steering wheel indicator lights come on. Once I stop car and turn off for a few seconds and then turn back on, errors go away. Nothing may happen for a week but then the next week it may happen every time I drive. For me, this is a safety issue because once steering wheel has no power it is very, very hard to turn. I am attaching a “vehicle diagnostic report” that shows 2 of 18 systems had errors.

“temporarily lost communication with the climate system” when this appears on the dash, ac won’t turn on, windows won’t roll up or down, defrost doesn’t work, nothing on the dash works except hazard lights, doors won’t lock, can’t adjust mirrors. Happens very sporadically, coincidentally when it starts to get hot (80° and above).

The trunk randomly opens on its own. It happens while the car is driving down any sort of road or driveway, parked and running, or off altogether. When I get out to shut the trunk sometimes it stays shut and sometimes it will repeatedly open the trunk 4 or 5 more times before I can even get back in the car. I feel this is very unsafe, especially as I am a small currently pregnant female to have to keep exiting my car to shut my trunk repeatedly. This has been going on for the last year. I got online and read several forums of other people with my car complaining of the same issue. Recently, I have gone to my car to leave and found it completely dead, as in it will not unlock, or start. I ended up replacing the battery thinking that my be it. Hardly a month later, the same thing happened again. I was able to call a Ford dealership and discuss the problem along with the trunk opening issue. I charged the battery and brought it to the dealership. After they ran diagnostics and witnessed the trunk opening randomly they found that the trunk switch was faulty which caused the cars computer to be on even while the vehicle was off which drained the battery. They replaced the trunk switch on the trunk lid. I asked if the part was corroded or damaged or what caused it to happen and they said it looked fine, it was not damaged on the exterior and everything was sealed as it should be inside. I stated that I used my trunk less than the average person, especially lately as I've been afraid to use it. Knowing it was a 2016 model, I asked if the part was old or worn that it should need replaced already and the dealership stated no. They stated that the part was faulty and that I had not caused it in any way. I ended up having to pay $309. 04 for this part to be replaced which makes me not happy since it sounds like this should be a part on a recall notice from Ford.

At approximately 125000 miles, the vehicle displayed the check engine light and was experiencing difficulty restarting after refueling. Local auto parts store code reader displayed etc p1450. Online research pointed to a faulty cannister purge valve. This fault and accompanying symptoms were outlined in recall # 18s32. This recall is not currently applicable to my VIN. Diagnosis performed by sanders Ford in swansboro, nc confirmed faulty purge valve.

- window motor passanger side not working unable to close window. 2023 - sync system not working after battery and key changed by dealership. 2021 - rearview camera no display found - lighter port in console over heats.