Engine Belts And Pulleys Problems of Ford Fusion - part 1

Idler pulley bolt keeps breaking even with thread locker and it's been an issue with a lot of owners of the same kind of car as I've noticed in forums online.

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In August of 2020 I got in contact with Ford about my recalls I took to Ford dealership they kept my car for about 2 days I told them my driver seat belt will not lock I mentioned no power very sluggish and gear didnt kick in proper. On April 11 2021 while on freeway in traffic the car would turn off go back on and shift into gear on its own I was almost hit from behind as I almost hit someone in front of me because the car shut off I threw in neutral press the gas and car started up and jerked while car picked up speed then slowed on its own I now put in reverse it goes forward seat belt still dont work I work an hour away from home and scared to get in car. 2014 Ford Fusion.

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Tl- the contact owns 2007 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that when start the vehicle to drive, the batter warning litht illuninated and mention that the power steeritn failed and the serpentine belt detached and was not running the alternator. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for a diagnostic testing. The manufacturer was not made aware of the fialure. The failure mileage was 130,000. Aw.

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Car had a coolant leak motor started to run hot, don't know if it's from a recall, got it repaired at the dealer where I got the car from, told them bout the defect/recall and was charged $819. Rear seat belt gets stuck when folding seat down causing it not to fold back up.

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I purchased the car on October 21st of 2019. I have had nothing but issues with this car basically sense purchasing it. I bought the car with 54,000 miles. I was up to about 74,000 with the need to replace a motor. I did so, before I replaced the motor the battery light was on. I changed the alternator believing that would be the issue, I also replaced the belt with it thinking I might as well. Still battery light was on. So I even went and changed the battery and still a battery light. I have dumped nothing but money into this car sense purchasing it. I have been reading nothing but issues with these 2017 Ford Fusions ans believe Ford needs to be held accountable for this because so many others are experiencing these issues and now I believe the ecm is going to be replaced. I bought this car thinking a new car would be a good investment for my family and to go back and fourth to work which has been not the case. I have had old war horse trucks with over 200k miles run and drive but knew they would need to upgraded to a newer family car. I really do not think Ford is taking account for the real issues they are having with their new vehicles they are selling to the public who are trying to make a living and with constant electrical problems that just isn't right. Basic maintenance is understandable but to have all of these issues just seems unacceptable.

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Tl the contact owns a 2015 Ford Fusion. Contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the engine and air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle loss motive power and acceleration. The contact drove the vehicle back to the residence. The vehicle was taken to mel hambelton Ford, inc, located at (11771 w kellogg dr, wichita, KS 67209, (888) 489-1719) to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the coolant was pressed into the cylinder and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted and informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 140,000.

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Tl- the contact owned a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving about 60 mph, the vehicle made popping sound and emitted smoke from underneath the hood. The overheating light illuminated. The vehicle was pulled to the side, and within seconds, the vehicle was engulfed in flames. The fire department was called and extinguished the fire. The fire report was filed. There was no injury reported. The vehicle was totaled and was towed to a tow yard. The contact called the a plus auto sales dealer (513-759-5470, located at 9253 cincinnati columbus rd, west chester, OH 45069) where the technician stated that he did not know that the vehicle was part NHTSA recall numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling) the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 90,000. Fe.

Tl-the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver front seat belt could not restrain. In addition, the contact also stated that the engine overheating with white smoke coming out of the exhaust pipe. The vehicle was taken to citrus motors Ford dealer, (1375 s woodruff way, ontario, CA 91761, (855) 451-7126) and was informed the mechanical safety issues that was listed as recall, the VIN was not included. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and provided a case number: unknown. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000. Aw.

I bought my 2014 Ford Fusion from used car lot had it for 2 years I keep maintenance up in timely manner. About 6 to 8 months ago my car has no power when driving it jerks like I was hit from behind and when changing lanes I try to speed up I press gas pedal but car goes nowhere only high revving sound takes a minute to pick up speed its uses alot of gas and 4 months my seat belt has trouble locking in belt. I still have and drive my car to and from work but its only getting worse.

Tl- the contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 30 mph, there was an abnormal clicking noise detected from the vehicle as the steering wheel seized. The vehicle was towed to the contacts resident. An independent mechanic came to take a look at the vehicle and informed the contact that the idle pulley bolt fractured and half of the bolt was stuck in the engine. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test or repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 189201. Dr.

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While driving in to work on multiple different occasions, the serpentine belt had come off. The power steering went out and the engine started to overheat. On 3 different occasions I have had my car towed to a shop to get fixed. Each time it was the idler pulley bolt being broken. This all happened while the car was in motion twice on the highway and once on a residential street. There is a loud clinking sound and the car growls.

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Tl the contact owns a 2007 Ford Fusion. While driving various speeds, an abnormal noise was heard coming from the engine compartment. There was no warning indicator illuminated. On three occasions, the idle pulley bolt fractured and needed to be replaced. The failure recurred. Foster Ford, inc (311 arizona Ave, holton, KS 66436, (785) 364-4646) was notified by phone of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.

My wife was driving home in madison wisconsin in her 2013 Ford Fusion with the 1. 6 l engine. The car had only been running for about five minutes when the engine coolant overtemp warning came on. She was already in the exit lane and pulled off the beltline and stopped at the base of the exit ramp at xxxxxxx tire and auto. She shut the car off and was getting out her cell phone to call me when a man pulled up alongside of her and told her �lady you had better get out of your car because it is on fire. � the fire department station was only a block away and was immediately called while a couple of fire extinguishers from the tire and auto place were used on it. It did not help and the entire engine compartment including the hood, fenders, windshield and right front tire were completely burned up. A police and fire report was filled out. The car had a little over 75000 miles on it and had been regularly serviced. Over a year ago the engine coolant bypass solenoid was replaced at the Ford dealer in evansville WI. We never received word on the 2017 recall.

Tl-the contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at unknown speeds the vehicle was overheating additionally, there was coolant leaking on the ground. The check engine warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the local dealer capitol Ford 919 capitol expressway auto mall, san jose, CA 95136 (408) 426-8298 where diagnosed that coolant leaked into the engine and head gasket, camshaft and timing belt, and needed to be replaced. Additionally, the cam phasers may be sticking and additionally, diagnostic testing was needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and informed the contact that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was 64,571. Ap.

Idler pulley bolt has broken twice in the 2 years I've had this vehicle. Each of the bolts snapped and got stuck in the engine block. When the bolt breaks it results in a loss of power steering, the engine starts to overheat, and other issues occur due to the serpentine belt coming off track. Each time this has happened to me on a very busy highway and almost caused a collision.

Tl- the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated the vehicle emitted excessive heat from the engine compartment. The contact also stated that the vehicle emitted an abnormal odor. The vehicle was taken to koch 33 located 3810 hecktown rd, easton, PA where it was diagnosed that the turbo was defective and needed to be replaced and performed NHTSA campaign numbers:16v875000(seat belt) and 17v209000(engine and engine cooling). The contact was concerned that the remedy parts stated they were unavailable on NHTSA's website. The manufacturer was notified of the issue however no further assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 56312. Kh.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. While driving approximately 65 mph, the contact was alerted by someone that smoke was noticed from the rear of his vehicle. There was no warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was pulled over to the side of the road and the engine was turned off. The contact opened the hood and saw flames towards the back of the engine compartment. The contact extinguished the fire. The vehicle was driven to a grocery store parking lot where the fire restarted. The contact called the fire department, but the fire extinguished on its own by the time the fire department arrived. A fire report was not filed. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The contact called the huntington beach Ford dealer at 714-842-6611 (located at 18255 beach blvd, huntington beach, CA 92648) and was informed that the technician would call him back. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact mentioned receiving notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). The failure mileage was approximately 92,520. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owned a 2013 Ford Fusion. While traveling highway speeds, the passenger noticed an abnormal burning odor. The contact turned on the air conditioner and smoke emitted into the cabin of the vehicle. The vehicle lost power and the contact was able to see flames from the side mirror. The passenger was able to exit the vehicle. When the contact attempted to exit the vehicle, the door jammed. The contact had to apply excessive force in order to exit the vehicle. Upon leaving the vehicle, it became engulfed in flames. The fire department was contacted and extinguished the flames. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a salvage yard where it was deemed destroyed. Prior to the failure, the contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts), 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages), 16v875000 (seat belts), and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). Santa monica Ford Lincoln in santa monica, CA performed the repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 68,000.

While driving my engine intermittently shuts off. The car will still be "on". In the sense that the ac and radio and other features are still working, but the car will not accelerate or move. I have to put it in park. And restart it. "check engine" and "check charging system" indicator lights pop up on the dash. I have done several things, change belts, changed alternators, changed cam shafts, and finally after that thousand dollars was spent the code I'm getting read from my mechanic is for the throttle body shut down.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. While driving 50 mph, the "engine cooling over temperature" warning indicator illuminated. The contact pulled the vehicle over to the side of the road and waited approximately 45 minutes for the engine to cool. The contact restarted the vehicle and drove it home. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 67,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

While driving on the beltway, the car accelerated then started slow down. I merged off of the beltway and onto a ramp to get somewhere safe. At the ramp the car light of the air bag came on then, the car came to a stop, and all the lights came on. And the hood of the car was smoking. I lifted the hood and saw the fire under the engine. We moved away from the car and luckily a man in a work truck saw us and had a fire extinguisher and put the fire out. The car is with the dealer but, nothing has been completed at this time. The car has been with them since 5/3/17.

2010 Ford Fusion idler pulley bolt sheered off along with piece of engine block and pulley resulting in a near accident as drive belt, and power steering failed and vehicle would not go past 20 miles per hour (on highway). My wife (5 months pregnant) was driving at the posted speed of 70 mph when the pulley and bolt sheered off. Her car was nearly struck from behind by several vehicles as well as not being able to steer the car herself. Looking at Ford Fusion blogs, this appears to be a common problem that Ford has not fixed in their earlier models. This design and/or stress fault causes safety concerns as well as costly repairs since piece of the engine block can sheer off with the idler pulley bolt.

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Madison, WI,west beltline hwy, headed west bound in middle lane, Jan 21, 2017, 11:00am: at 60 mph on 6 lane hwy car suddenly slowed to a crawl. A wrench icon appeared on the driver's dash panel with statement "check owner manual". As car slowed to a crawl (but did not shut off) was able to maneuver in traffic safely to the breakdown lane w/o control of car other than steering (auto steering continued to function). I pressed the accelerator but no response. This was repeat of a similar incident on Jan 11. Turn off car, waited 1 minute and did a re-start (much like my desk top pc. Immediately drove to middleton (WI) Ford dealer who had worked on car previous week (Jan 13-17) for same failure (a bent wire found). During the Jan 13-17 period the dealer in a road test experienced the same failure. Left car with dealer for a 8 days while out of town. Dealer could not repeat failure. Apparently discussed with Ford hq. Was told the file would be kept open and the bring it in again if it failed. My wife now calls car the "death trap" and refuses to ride in it!.

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The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine). The parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling). The parts needed for the repair were not available. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact called nourse Ford (423 n bridge st, chillicothe, OH 45601, phone: (740) 773-7913) where it was diagnosed that the parts were not available for the repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

Tl the contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v875000 (seat belts) and 17v209000 (engine and engine cooling); however, the parts to do the repairs were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repairs. The contact called auto nation Ford (713-489-2089, located at 12227 gulf fwy, houston, TX 77034) and it was confirmed that the parts were not available. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Fe.

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that an independent mechanic inspected the vehicle. The dealer (mullinax Ford of kissimmee 1810 e irlo bronson memorial hwy, kissimmee, FL 34744 407-846-6000) diagnosed the vehicle and replaced the alternator assembly, transmission, battery, and drive train. In addition, the vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign number: 16v875000 (seat belts) and a manufacturer's extended service campaign to address a failure concerning modules for the accessory protocol interface module. The dealer indicated that the parts had been unavailable for months concerning the recall. The contact was to check to verify the extended service campaign because the dealer made no mention. The manufacturer was notified of the contact's concerns. The failure mileage was not available. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I have replaced the broken bolt on the idler pulley for the second time in 6 months. This is an annoying issue with this engine. Fortunately it happened on statrt up so we were in the driveway. Had it happened on the highway, the loss of power steering could have easily resulted in a fatal crash. The bolt is poorly designed and needs to be larger and or harder. If this is not fixed someone will eventually be killed. How many deaths does it take to warrant attention by Ford???.

The air conditioning compressor clutch fell off the vehicle while driving. The bolt retaining the clutch assembly sheared off resulting in the clutch assembly separating from the compressor pulley.

The contact owned a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in park, the contact noticed smoke and fire coming from the engine compartment of the vehicle. The contact did not sustain any injuries. The fire department was able to extinguish the fire. The vehicle was towed to an auto body repair center. The contact was unsure if the vehicle was diagnosed based on the failure. The vehicle was destroyed. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. In addition, the VIN was included in NHTSA campaign numbers: 14v597000 (air bags, seat belts) and 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages). The failure mileage was 83,327.

Idler pulley bolts failed causing loss of power steering and alternator. Vehicle was stationary at the time. If this happened while driving on a highway, vehicle would be difficult to steer. This is the second time this part has failed in 6 months.

Car has extreme, loud, embarrassing belt area noise. In checking with two local Ford service departments I am told this happens all the time and is common. It's about a $700. 00 repair. Ford should take care of this problem for those affected which I am told are most that have been so unfortunate to have purchased a Fusion of the year 2011. This is ongoing from 0 to 70 mph.

The contact owns a 2007 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the ignition switch was turned to the on position, but the vehicle did not start. The vehicle was examined by an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the battery failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but failed to accelerate. The independent mechanic later diagnosed the vehicle and stated that the pulley bolt failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Belt idler pulley attachment bolt broke off while negotiating a corner, detaching the pulley from the front of the motor causing sudden loss of power steering assist, alternator charging, and engine cooling. Ford Fusion equipped with the 2. 3l motor. This issue has now happened multiple times, with multiple parts replaced each time in an attempt to fix the underlying issue. A quick search online reveals this to be a very common problem with the Ford/Mazda 2. 3l 4 cylinder.

The contact owns a 2006 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after starting the vehicle, the idler pulley fractured. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 180,000.