2011 Ford Fusion Engine Problems

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated that when the vehicle came to a complete stop, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

PURGE VALVE FAILURE, FORD CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE PART WHEN REQUESTED. (CHINO HILLS FORD) SAFTEY WAS PUT A RISK BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF A 2011 FORD FUSION THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE PRESSURE CHANGES AND MAY CAUSE THE TANK TO CRACK AND LEAK FUEL. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCES INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE. YES THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY A FORD DEALER IN CHINO HILLS YES IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FORD AND RESULTED IN A FAILED EVAP PURGE VALVE TEST AND CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT YES THE PROBLEM CAUSED A P0456 CODES WHICH INDICATED A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAP SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED 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 DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,201.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT DISPLAYED CODE: P0455 (EVAP SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (LOCATED AT 5348 TN-153, HIXSON, TN 37343, (423) 875-2023), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND STALLED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PREFORMED ON TIME OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPENED WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS 3.5 LITER CYCLONE ENGINES. THE WATER PUMP FAILES RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WOULD BE OPERABLE,POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION!, NOT TO MENTION A COSTLY REPAIR BILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER

CAR JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 10/04/2017. THOUGHT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO MY POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM ALTOGETHER. DRIVING 50 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD AND CAR JUST STOPS. TURNED KEY TO OFF, RESTARTED, DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND CAR LOST POWER. AGAIN TURNED KEY TO OFF, TURNED BACK ON AND CAR WAS DRIVEABLE. HAPPENED TWICE IN MAY, SAME SCENARIO, DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, CAR JUST STOPPED, DROVE ABOUT 1 MI., STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, HAPPENED ON DECELERATION APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT.

THIS ISSUE CORRESPONDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. I JUST TOOK MY FUSION IN TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 50K MILES, THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 100K MILES, AND I CAN GUESS WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ALSO JUST REPLACED THE PART. I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT'S LISTED IN NHTSA REMEDY WRITE UP, BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THEIR SYSTEM. MERELY REPLACING ONE DEFECTIVE PART WITH AN IDENTICAL DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT THE SOLUTION, IT JUST KICKS THE PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.

ON-GOING ISSUE WITH FUEL FILL INLET. INLET DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND SEAL PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. GAS-CAPLESS SYSTEM

CSP 13N03 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ETB PROBLEMS CAUSED MY CAR TO ABRUPTLY DROP POWER/RPM TO ~1000RPM. LATER IDENTIFIED ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO ETB AND TOOK TO MY FORD DEALER EXPECTING NEW SOFTWARE AND/OR ETB REPLACEMENT PER 13N03. DEALER REPLACED BUT THEN BEGGED OFF REQUESTING I PAY WARRANTY REPAIR COST OF $122 BECAUSE "MANUAL TRANSMISSION" VEHICLES AND THOSE NOT ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO WERE NOT COVERED. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT MY ISSUE WAS EXACTLY THAT COVERED BY 13N03 AND FEEL THAT HAVING THE POWER LOSS "LIMP MODE" OCCUR IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE ACTUALLY PUT ME AT MORE RISK BECAUSE OF THE GREATER SPEED LOSS DUE TO THE DIRECT CONNECTED DRIVE PATH. LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT ON A LESS TRAVELED ROAD ALLOWING ME TO COAST OFF SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I PAID THE $122 SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THE WORK BEFORE REALIZING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ALONE WOULD HAVE COST ME $75+, BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A FULL-FLEDGED RECALL AND DOESN'T COVER EVERY VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ETB? ALL THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT SOUNDS LIKE INCORRECT/INSUFFICIENT MOTOR CONNECTION PLATING AND/OR BULB GREASE (CONTACT ENHANCER)

LOST POWER AFTER MOMENTARY STUMBLE WHILE MILDLY ACCELERATING ON STRAIGHT LEVEL CITY ROAD AROUND 35MPH. DAMP COOL EVENING AFTER MUCH RAIN PRECEDING DAYS. OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER STARTING FROM COOL ENGINE (2-3 HOURS @ 60F) THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BUT NOTED ~1000RPM, BUT NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE PEDAL AT ALL? CLUTCHED-IN (6-SPEED MANUAL) AND COASTED TO STOP, IDLE HOLDING, BUT NEVER RESPONDING TO PEDAL? NOTED WRENCH SYMBOL GLOWING ON DASH. WISHED I HAD MY OBD-II MONITOR IN THE CAR! TURNED CAR OFF, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (TO KILL ACCESSORY POWER). CLOSED DOOR, COUNTED TO 20 AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED A BIT HARD AND STUMBLED A LITTLE INITIALLY, BUT THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND I HAD A WORKING THROTTLE AGAIN. IT SEEMED LIKE IT MAY HAVE MINIMALLY STUMBLED A BIT ON THE 2-3 MILES HOME AS WELL, ALTHOUGH I WAS DRIVING IT VERY GENTLY, AND POSSIBLY OVERLY AWARE. TRAVELED LIGHTLY USED ROADS IN CASE IT ACTED UP AGAIN. ONCE HOME I WENT IN, GRABBED MY OBD-II TEST DEVICE AND HOOKED IT UP. NO CODES? NO MIL CODES, NO PENDING CODES, NO PERMANENT CODES? WENT IN AND BEGAN WEB SEARCH AND FOUND FORD ETB AND CSP=13N03 INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION AGREEMENT. WROTE THIS, AND WILL DISCUSS WITH DEALER TOMORROW.

I WAS PULLING UP SLOWLY BEHIND TWO CARS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY ENGINE ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. MY CAR BEGAN TO INCH FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ONCE AGAIN THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH MY CAR ENDING UP A FOOT AWAY FROM A CAR WITH A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2011 FORD FUSIONS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS CAR. I WAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES.

I WAS DRIVING ON A 25 MILE PER HOUR STREET, THE WRENCH LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER. IT BARELY CREPT ALONG. IF I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FORD FUSION LOST ALL POWER, LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. OF COURSE THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PASSING 2 SEMIS WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT JUST SAT THERE IDLING VERY BADLY, I TURNED IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER THAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT.

WHILE DRIVING WHENEVER I STOPPED OR SLOWED TO TURN THE ENGINE WOULD START TO NOT PULL AS IF NOT GETTING GAS, THE CARE WOULD START SHAKING. HAPPENS WHENEVER SLOWING THEN TURNING OR PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK ON JANUARY 29, 2016 I TURNED ON MY WIPERS TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF THEY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, EFFECTING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. ONCE OFF, THEY WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF FOR A PERIOD SOMETIMES STOPPING IN THE FIELD OF VISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE SOLENOID NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

ENGINE TICKING SOUND REPORTED TO FORD DEALER AFTER MY MECHANIC FOUND IT WAS INSIDE ENGINE. DEALER FOUND ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AND REPLACED ENGINE - INVOICE #315874 - AL PACKER'S WHITE MARSH FORD, 9801 PULASKI HWY. BALTIMORE, MD 21220. DATED 11/12/15 ENGINE 2.5 LITER THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM POSTED ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THE SAME FORD ENGINES.

DRIVING ON FWY CAR DISPLAY A WRENCH AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD OR HOLD UP TRAFFIC.THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES IN ONE MONTH MY NEXT PROBLEM IS THE DASH DISPLAY CHECK FUEL FILL INLET AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR SO THEY TOLD ME WHAT SHOP TO TAKE IT TO BECAUSE WE HAD A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO I DID THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CARS THAT DON'T HAVE GAS CAPS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN,TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP AND HE GAVE ADVISE ON HOW TO FILL YOUR GAS TANK . IT HAPPENED AGAIN TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP THIS TIME HE SAID THAT HE REPLACED THE WHOLE FUEL INLET THING. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME HE TOLD ME TO HIT THE RESET BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL I DID AND IT WENT OFF BUT IT KEPT ON COMING BACK ON WHEN I GET BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DOING THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP HE SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I SAID IT SAYS CHECK FUEL FILL INLET I SHOULD'NT HAVE TO PAY SO HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CHARGE THE DEALER HE CLEANED THE PART WHERE THE GAS GOES IN HE SAID AND EVERY THING IS ALRIGHT.WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO AND WHEN YOU RESET THE CHECK FUEL FILL COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP AND THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY AND I DON'T SEE WHY BECAUSE ITS THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT IS NOT FIXED I PAID 50.00$ AND IT STILL HAS CHECK FUEL FILL INLET AND ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. THE CAR IS AT THE FORD DEALER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAD 3 RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE FUEL FILL INLET,FORD SAID THAT THEY CAN CHECK OUT WHY THE FUEL INLET IS ON BUT I HAVE TO PAY 120.00$ I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NEVER REALLY FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.