general problems of the 2016 Ford Fusion - part 1

Severe coolant intrusion issue where coolant leaks into the cylinders, causing rough running, overheating, and potential engine failure. Very unsafe especially due to the fact the their were recalls on the 2017-2019 but not for 2016 models and Ford refuses to replace the engine. Ford reproduced a better block however my 2016 isn't covered. There signs of rough idling and a engine code for a failed coil . Replaced all coils and spark plugs just for the car to still ride rough with no warning signs. Ford knows themselves that there was a flaw in the making the recall for the 2017-2019(21n12) . This is a major issue considering several reviews or reddit consumers have encountered the exact issue at 100k miles and less. Even when I took my car to bill estes they only found a missfire due to coil. Nothing specified a coolant intrusion.

I get in my 2016 Fusion to go to dinner and I can barely turn my steering wheel. I put it in park and check the power steering fluid. Full. I tried resetting the power steering assist by starting the car and turning all the way left then right then center. Still can barely turn. Tried disconnecting the battery hoping it would be an electrical glitch. Come to find out it’s could be a steering assist motor on the steering column that’s going bad and can cause this problem while driving! that’s insane!.

Transmission started whining from the pump and then immediately lost power/acceleration. Electronic diagnosis found code p0733 for incorrect gear ratio for 3rd gear. Dealership recommends torque converter replacement and transmission overhaul. Fine metal debris found in transmission fluid sample. Estimate $5,500 and occurred at 110,000 miles on odometer.

Driving at approximately 65 mph a maintenance light came on. While pulling over smoke filled the cabin of the vehicle. A large jolt occurred and the vehicle no longer had power to the wheels. Upon exiting the vehicle transmission fluid had coated the side of the car. It is available for inspection. Breathing in transmission smoke seems dangerous I have found other references to this problem on forums online it has not been inspected the maintenance light appeared just before failure. And the rest of the failure lights came on after.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact initially received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, and the recall repair was performed. Recently, the contact stated that upon starting the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to shift out of park(p), with the gear shift indicator on the instrument panel indicating that the vehicle was in neutral(n). Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to the dealer, and it was determined that the failure was caused by a defective shifter cable bushing, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was 225,678.

Shift lever does not select accurate gear due to worn bushing (NHTSA 22v-413, oem 22s43): a degrading bushing attaching the shifter cable to the transmission in certain 2013-2019 Ford vehicles, including the 2016 Fusion, may detach, preventing proper gear selection and potentially causing unexpected movement. Dealers will replace the bushing and add a protective cap.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle independently decelerated, and the vehicle stopped unintendedly. No warning light was illuminated. The contact stated that nearby drivers assisted with pushing the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle was towed to the contact's boss's residence. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was filed. The failure mileage was approximately 246,000.

I was driving my car one day and as I was coming down the road the car jerked and picked up speed like on its on and I had to really stop abruptly to stop the car. I thought that was strange, I didn't have any warning lights or any indication that anything was going on I just thought it was weird, then like 2 days later as was driving the car would do this random jerk but again no lights on any indication anything was wrong so I went to work car seemed fine, got on the high way to go pick up my grand kid after work and when I signaled to change lanes attempted to accelerate to pass, the car just hummed and my speed started to diminish and I immediately coasted to nearest exit because I could not accelerate more than 15 mies, I coasted to a strip mall turned the car off waited til I thought the car settled for a moment and attempted to start the car and when I put the car in gear it jerked but as I tried to accelerate it just hummed and no speed overc15 . So I left the car got it towed the next day to another shop because any Ford dealerships I called to see if I could tow for diagnostic test said they had extensive waiting period like one had weeks before they could look at the car. So I had it towed to another car lot who had a good business rating to be told that it seems to look like something had came loose from the transmission. That I may have to get it replaced, this car starts right up, didn't give me any indication of a problem and doesn't even have a hundred thousand miles on it. Where did Ford drop the ball on this car? im very disappointed , I attempted to drive the car around the corner one day trying to explain to my neighbor the weird behavior of the car and the transmission piece I was told that cane loose, and the car ran fine for about 20 minutes even picking up speed and everything then the moment I got back on my block its like it got warm and then we had to push it back on the driveway it went back to not being able to accelerate. Again.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while parking the vehicle, the transmission was in park(p), but the vehicle rolled backward. The contact depressed the brake pedal, to stop the vehicle, but after releasing the brake pedal, the failure recurred. The contact depressed the brake pedal again and attempted to shift gear, but the transmission seized. The contact turned off and restarted the vehicle. A transmission message was displayed. The contact activated the parking brake and pressed the manual shift button from reverse(r) to drive(d) to move the vehicle. After shifting into park(p), the transmission seized again. A bystander helped to push the vehicle into a parking space and then activated the parking brake, preventing the vehicle from rolling. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 19v362000 (power train); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that his wife informed him that upon starting the vehicle and attempting to shift to drive(d), the gear shifter was stuck in park(p). The contact inspected the vehicle and noticed that the shifter cable bushing was missing. The contact stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under NHTSA campaign number: 19v362000 (power train); however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing had rotted away. The dealer recommended the shifter cable bushing be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact was concerned that the repair was temporary because the dealer repaired the vehicle with the same part. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 145,068.

I was sitting at a red light and thought I felt my car very lightly shift out of gear. The light changed, I took my foot off of the break and pressed on gas car revved slightly but didn’t move. I placed it in park went back through the gears to drive pressed on the gas and the vehicle went into limp mode was able to pull over to the side of the road. Vehicle was towed to a certified mechanic who advised I need a new transmission. There were no warning indicators no messages nothing!.

The contact's daughter owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at undisclosed speed, while shifting from second to third, it randomly paused and grabbed while driving. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the clutch shattered into pieces. The transmission fluid was burned. There were metal fragments in the engine. The transmission was rebuilt with a comparable one. The contact called the local dealer, who informed her about diagnostic testing and receiving a transmission flush. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact called another local dealer, stivers Ford Lincoln, 1450 e hickman rd. , waukee, IA 50263 but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted, who informed there was no recall coverage and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

On Saturday 10/5/24 I was attempting to park in my home parking spot and I placed the gear into park and the car shut off but the dash was giving a message that the car was still in drive. The car would not start and when I took my foot off of the brake the car nearly roll backwards into my neighbors car. We had to manually push the car back into the parking spot and turn on the parking brake so that it wouldn’t roll again. After doing some online searching I found that the part that failed had been recalled 3 times. The car was towed to a Ford dealership and was told that the recall was not showing up under the VIN and I would have to pay for a diagnostic fee over $300 plus parts and labor. The 3 recalls that I was able to locate is campaign/ NHTSA: 18s20/18v471, 19s16/19v362, and22s43/22v413. They are all for the shift cable brushing which is the exact part that broke on my car that caused it to stop.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost motive power. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to exceed 80 mph while driving. The vehicle started jerking and failed to exceed 60 mph. The vehicle jerked and then failed to exceed 40 mph. After refueling, the vehicle was slow to start. The contact had to pump the accelerator pedal for the vehicle to start. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who retrieved dtc: p02, p0087, p0131, p0302, and p1450. The mechanic informed the contact that the vehicle would not pass state inspection. The local dealer was contacted, who confirmed an unrepaired recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and opened a case. The failure mileage was unknown.

Purchased a used vehicle. At the time of purchase, there were no visible issues with the car. However, approximately 20 days later, a significant jerking and knocking problem related to the transmission appeared. Due to this issue, I stopped using the vehicle for a while. After consulting with a mechanic, I was informed that the transmission needs to be replaced. As of now, the car is struggling significantly to move. When I turn the ignition, the engine starts, but the vehicle does not move. If I turn the ignition off and restart it, it may move slightly after shaking the vehicle, but then it quickly stops and displays an error again. In this condition, the vehicle is not drivable. Unfortunately, the person I bought the car from refused to accept any responsibility or take the car back, despite my clear communication about the issue. Additionally, the following issues have also started to occur: the steering wheel becomes stiff suddenly. This resolves temporarily after turning the ignition off and on again. The brake pedal sometimes vibrates as if it’s losing pressure. I can clearly feel this under my foot while braking. Sensor malfunctions have also started to appear. The current condition of the vehicle poses serious safety and functionality concerns. Unfortunately, I am not financially able to cover any additional repair costs. Therefore, I would like to know if there is anything legally or technically that can be done regarding this matter. Otherwise, I will be forced to sell this vehicle as scrap. Thank you in advance for your support and assistance. Sincerely,.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently lost motive power. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway, where the vehicle was restarted. However, after traveling a short distance, the vehicle lost motive power and failed to restart. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who diagnosed a failure with the turbo. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was taken to another independent mechanic, who determined that the turbo only required cleaning. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was then taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the torque converter resulting in damages to the transmission. The contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 110,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon start of the vehicle, the gear shifter failed to move out of park(p). Upon investigation, the contact discovered NHTSA campaign number: 19v362000 (power train); which the contact linked to the failure. The contact also discovered how to manually repair the failure. The contact stated that while driving at slow speeds, the vehicle independently shifted into park(p) without warning. The contact manually attached the shifter cable bushing back onto the gear shifter which allowed for the contact to resume normal driving. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 97,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while sitting in the vehicle at a food pickup window, the vehicle was in park; however, the vehicle rolled forward. The contact stated that the gear shifter was inoperable and did not function as intended. In addition, the contact stated that the drive indicator was illuminated as if the gear shifter was in drive. The contact called aaa. The aaa tow truck driver inspected the vehicle and informed the contact that the transmission bushing cable had failed. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The contact stated that the failure occurred while her minor children were in the vehicle. The dealer was made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that an unknown recall repair was completed in 2019 for the replacement of transmission bushing cable. The contact was advised that the repair was not covered under warranty. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 147,000.

I was sold this car in 7/2023. I have replaced the transmission 2x now, the flex plate has broken, the brakes have needed replaced 2x. I was sold a lemon vehicle and now the car has a negative equity of $11,000 and I'm completely screwed.

Ford states the power bushing previously recalled was replaced in 2021 in my vehicle. Their replacement failed today and left me unable to safely put my car in park. While I was looking under the hood to see why it wasn't going, the car began to roll forward because I didn't realize it was not safely in park. The replacement for the recall failed and had disintegrated. Previous recall 18s20. The dealership would not replace it because it was not an open recall and after calling customer support they let us know their records showed it had been replaced. There was not protective service cap added during this "fix".

The car started to jerk as I was driving. Sometimes it's ok other times it starts when I accelerate like it goes out of gear came on. I did try to take it to autozone with the light had already gone off. I also took it diagnostic. They said that I could transmission control module issue. I change my battery voltage. Immediately battery this resolved the problem for about 30 minutes and then the process started over again. Insecure driving this vehicle at this point I have read online. This is an issue 2016 Ford Fusion I need help .

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 70 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The accelerator pedal was depressed, but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact veered off the roadway. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle malfunction message was displayed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer but was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 17v427000 (power train). The manufacturer was contacted and referred to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

Ford Fusion transmission shifter cable bushing was a recalled part that was replaced in 2019. As of 2024 it failed again and for will not cover the replacement because the recall was already serviced.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon parking the vehicle, she became aware that the gear shifter was stuck in drive. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the shifter cable bushing. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 126,000.

Gear shifter was stuck in “park” and unable to move shifter and change gears. The car was actually in neutral. There were not warning signals the car was in neutral and could roll away. This puts the driver, passengers, pedestrians, and property at risk of injury/damage. Several recalls have been issued for 2016 Ford Fusions transmission bushings for this exact issue. When I contacted the Ford dealership they stated my VIN number was not impacted by the recall. I had the vehicle towed to my mechanic where the issue was identified as the transmission bushing, which they replaced. I then contacted Ford motor company who looked up my VIN and stated my vehicle did have a recall on the bushing and that the part was replaced in Dec 2019 (prior to me owning the car). The replacement part used to address the recall had the same issue as what it was original part was recalled for.

Kept getting a misfire on cylinder 2 after Ford preformed a “recall” on the power train control system well the car now has coolant leaking into the number two cylinder causing it to shake violently and complete loss of power luckily my wife was able to pull safely off the roadway with my [xxx] son present before losing control and having an accident information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u. S. C. 552(b)(6).

Transmission is constantly jerking when engine light is on. Driver assist back up reports to return to dealership and the front just doesn't work at all.

My car has about 120k miles on it. The issue is that the coolant leakes into the cylinders. Tried replacing cylinders but problem came back. Dealership says the engine needs repair. The safety issue I had was I was driving on the hwy at about 60. The car suddenly went from 60 to 30. If a car had been behind me I would have been hurt. The manufacturer Ford will not pay. I have seen many of this exact same issues on your website. This is a safety issue. What can you do?.

Engine failure-yes, available for inspection the engine may fail at anytime leaving me and/or family stranded. Putting us in danger of being seriously injured or even killed. Yes, the dealer mechanic explained that the coolant was leaking into the head gasket/ block. He stated this was a known issue by Ford. He also stated that he would not drive the more than just home from the shop because otherwise we were at risk for stalling on the road. The vehicle had not been inspected by anyone. However, the state of virginia requires an annual inspection which was completed on 02/29/24. Check engine light came on, took to a mechanic he replaced plugs. Light was off and car running fine. Check engine light came back in. We took it to the dealer the next day. The car was only driven to the dealer.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while the vehicle was parked on level ground, the contact attempted to shift the gear shifter into reverse and drive however, the transmission failed to respond as needed. There were no warning lights illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, but the vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The contact referenced NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000 (power train) as a possible solution; however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 150,000.

Most known issue with the Fusions and escapes is cars make whining noise then randomly wont drive know a couple people experiencing this issue.

The transmission jerks sometimes between 1 and 3 gear. It was slipping a little in second gear. That issue only happened one time but for the most part it’s a hard shift on a regular basis between 1 and 3 gear.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that when placing the vehicle into park(p), there was an abnormal grinding sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Recently, the contact stated that upon placing the vehicle into park(p), the vehicle began to roll backwards as the gear shift indicator indicated that the vehicle was in reverse(r). The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was immediately informed that the failure was caused by the shifter cable bushing. The contact was also informed that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 22v413000(power train). The vehicle was towed to the dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

I was driving my car when I saw an emergency sign on the dashboard telling to safely park. Then the car could only drive using the power generated by the electric battery and when the battery went out of power the car could not switch to gas to use the engine power I was on san mateo bridge when it happen I could feel the car rolling back on a park gear.

Vehicle does not go in gear when shifter is put in the corresponding gear indicator. Though I am able to move the shifter handle through all the drive modes, (p, r, n, d, s), it’s currently stuck in park and will not get in gear to drive, neutral or reverse. I’m unable to move the vehicle. There is no indication or warnings of malfunction. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by anyone to assess, as I am unable to drive the vehicle. Pending towing to the near Ford dealership for diagnostics. The vehicle drove just fine the morning of the incident.