Back Over Prevention Problems of Ford Fusion - part 2

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera would display a blank image intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where an unknown diagnosis was made, and the contact was given an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact related the failure to a recall. The manufacturer notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a vehicle safety complaint. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera displayed a solid black screen or a partial screen, with the message "contact dealer" displayed. The contact indicated that the failure created a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 163,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display an image, and occasionally displayed a blank image. The message "camera unavailable - please contact dealer" was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v315000 (back over prevention); however, the year, model, and VIN were not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera would black out intermittently. The failure had become more persistent over time and would fail whenever in reverse. While reversing out of a parking space, the back-over prevention camera displayed a black screen. The contact continued in reverse, and another vehicle ended up hitting the vehicle in the center of the rear bumper. The crash caused damage to the other vehicle's front bumper. There were no injuries and no medical attention needed. The air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who confirmed the remedy was not available. The damage to the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed the same as the dealer. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the center display failed to display a rear image. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 23v598000 (back over prevention), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 120,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera had malfunctioned. While reversing, the screen image was blank. Occasionally, the camera worked as needed for a day or two. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v442000 (back over prevention). The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable intermittently. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the back-over prevention camera displayed a black screen, creating a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet been determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 55-65 mph, the engine made an abnormal revving sound. The contact stated that the check engine warning light was illuminated. The contact stated upon arriving to the residence and inspecting the vehicle, she noticed that there was a significant amount of air coming out of the gas tank flap. The contact stated that the failure occurred when the gas tank was less than half tank full. Additionally, the contact stated that after refueling the vehicle at the gas station, the vehicle failed to start up immediately. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal had to be depressed several times to start. Additionally, the contact stated that the rearview camera image was inaccurate and displayed objects and pedestrians on the opposite side of where they were physically located. The contact also stated that the rear-view camera image turned black intermittently while reversing. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was not covered under an unknown recall for the fuel tank and canister purge valve inspection and repair. The failure mileage was approximately 180,000.

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The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera image was black or distorted. The contact stated that the failure was intermittent. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic however, the failure could not be duplicated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the dealer informed the contact that the repair could not be covered because the VIN was not included in the recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 120,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon shifting to reverse(r), the rearview camera displayed a black image, and a message advising to contact Ford motor company was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the camera needed to be replaced. The contact purchased the camera from amazon, and the mechanic replaced the rearview camera; however, the failure recurred. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

The contact's daughter owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while starting the vehicle, the infotainment system screen was black. Additionally, the contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera failed to activate, and the screen remained black. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera screen 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 approximately 30,000.

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The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rear-view camera activated while in drive, and later failed to turn off after reversing. The contact also stated that the instrument panel and infotainment system acted erratically, turning off, not reacting to function buttons, and freezing. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed a failure with the apim. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 19,000.

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The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to reverse, the rearview camera displayed a blank screen, or no lines, no color, and glitched while operating. A dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not taken to an independent mechanic or dealer to be diagnosed. The dealer was contacted; however, the contact was informed that there was no recall on the VIN for the rearview camera. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 86,000.

The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the back over prevention camera went blank. The contact shifted into drive and the screen started rebooting independently. The contact stated that after turning off and restarting the vehicle, the instrument panel started flashing with the radio inoperable message displayed. The vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the back over prevention camera was not activated. The contact checked the fuse, and the fuse was properly secured. On another occasion while the contact was reversing, the back over prevention camera went blank, causing the contact to nearly strike a pedestrian. The dealer was contacted and made aware of the failure. The contact was informed that there was no recall associated with the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and notified of the failure. The manufacturer confirmed that there was no recall associated with the failure and the contact provided information on how to reset the software. The contact stated that the software reset failed to fix the issue. The failure mileage was 68,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifting into gear, the digital screen failed to illuminate, and the screen was black. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,090.

The contact owns a 2019 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was blue. Additionally, the infotainment system screen was blue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed and determined that the apim had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was being repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 23,500.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while shifting to reverse(r), the message “contact manufacturer” was displayed on screen. Additionally, the camera screen went black. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing into a parking space, the rearview camera displayed a mirrored image. Additionally, the rearview camera failed to function as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 92,000.

The contact owns a 2022 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse, the proximity warning alert did not sound as designed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the center digital screen failed to illuminate, and the screen was black while the vehicle was shifted into gear. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired due to the VIN not being under recall. Upon further investigation, the contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 117,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera failed to function as intended while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, preventing the driver from safely operating the vehicle. In addition, the sensor failed to alert the driver of an object or a person behind the vehicle and occasionally the screen image was frozen. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear-view camera was distorted. The contact also stated that the hvac system would turn on independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side rearview mirrors' blind spot detection system was inoperable. A message advising that unknown sensors were inoperable was displayed intermittently, and the contact was required to press "ok". Additionally, a message advising that unknown sensors were inoperable was constantly displayed on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was distorted or blank while in reverse(r). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was confirmed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing at approximately 5 mph, the failure recurred, causing the vehicle to crash into a pole. The contact stated that the rear bumper was damaged. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was taken to an autobody repair shop, where the contact was informed that the rear bumper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear view camera would suddenly fail and blackout intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed their failure related to NHTSA campaign number:22v644000 (back over prevention) however their VIN was not included due to the recall including different years/makes/models. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred them to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was blurred, black, green, or blue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure was initially occurring intermittently but had become persistent. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but no assistance was provided. The contact referenced an unknown recall but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in the reverse(r) position, the back camera would display either a glitchy or blank image on the infotainment screen. The dealer nor the manufacturer had yet to be notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 81,690.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 35 mph, the air bag warning light illuminated. The contact also stated that the rearview camera functionality was inoperable. The vehicle was diagnosed with rearview camera failure by the dealer; however, the contact was informed that the failure was a manufacturing failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 153,000.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera activated; however, the rearview camera chime and red line alerting that the vehicle was too close to another vehicle, pedestrian or curb failed to engage. The dealer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the manufacturer. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reverse the back prevention camera display screen went blank and the warning message saying, "back camera unavailable contact the dealership. " the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failure and did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that on several occasions while in reverse(r), the back over prevention camera froze, and the screen went black. The contact stated that via an online tutorial video, she became aware that there was a wire failure in the front driver’s seat. The contact stated that on several occasions when the screen went black and or froze, the front driver’s seat was moved back and forth, and eventually the camera worked normally. Additionally, the contact stated that when the driver’s seat was moved back and forth and there were no changes, the vehicle would be driven on an incline, and the camera worked normally. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the camera image was flipped and backwards, and occasionally the screen was blank. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA campaign number: 25v442000 (back over prevention). The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the VIN was not included in the recall. The contact was informed about a diagnostic test to determine the cause of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and confirmed there was no recall on the VIN related to the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 44,000.