2011 Ford Fusion Lighting Problems

TAIL LIGHT MELTS WITHIN ITS HOUSING WHILE DRIVING.

THE HEADLIGHT SELECTOR SWITCH ON THE CAR DASHBOARD WAS ON AUTOMATIC AND THE HEAD LIGHTS WERE OFF AS IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AFTERNOON ON A BRIGHT SUNNY DAY WHEN I ENTERED A TUNNEL ON THE BLUE RIDGE PARKWAY IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE HEAD LIGHTS DID NOT COME ON AND THE TUNNEL WAS LONG, NOT LIGHTED, AND HAD A SLIGHT BEND. I WAS IN COMPLETED DARKNESS AND COULD SEE NOTHING. I SCRAPPED THE SIDE OF MY CAR AGAINST THE TUNNEL WALL BEFORE ANOTHER CAR FROM THE OTHER DIRECTION PROVIDED ENOUGH LIGHT THAT I WAS ABLE TO STEER MY CAR OUT OF THE TUNNEL TO SAFETY. THERE IS NO POLICE ACCIDENT REPORT. I HAD THE CAR PATCHED UP ENOUGH TO SAFELY DRIVE IT HOME TO CINCINNATI, OH BUT HAVEN'T YET FILED AN INSURANCE CLAIM OR TAKEN IT IN FOR REPAIRS. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS A HIDDEN FEATURE THAT DELAYS THE AUTOMATIC HEADLIGHTS. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS FEATURE SHOULD BE DISABLED. *JS

TAKATA RECALL AC/HEAT CONTINUES TO GO OUT RANDOMLY. AC/HEAT/DEFROSTER IS NOT WORKING. HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK EACH DOOR UPON EXIT OF VEHICLE BECAUSE AUTOMATIC SWITCH NOT WORKING, THE CAR SHUTDOWN AND I CANT ENTER THE VEHICLE AT TIMES THE KEY WILL NOT OPEN MY CAR DOOR, I HAD TO ENTER MY CAR THROUGH THE TRUNK AT 3A. ENGINES PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, BACK TAIL/BRAKE LIGHT CONTINUES TO GO OUT OFTEN, AND OTHER ISSUES. SOMETIMES KEY WONT TURN IN THE IGNITION AND BRAKES LOCK UP.

REAR EXTERIOR STOP/TURN SIGNAL LIGHT SOCKETS HAVE BURNT MARKS AROUND ENTIRE SOCKET; REPLACED BURNT OUT BULBS MULTIPLE TIMES.

I REPLACED A REAR TAIL LIGHT BULB THAT WAS NOT WORKING AND FOUND THAT THE SOCKET APPEARED TO HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE FROM AN OVERHEAT CONDITION. THIS CAUSED THE NEW BULB TO NOT FIT SECURELY IN THE SOCKET AND NOT MAKE SOLID CONTACT. I CHECKED THE OTHER TAIL LIGHT AND FOUND THE SAME CONDITION. BOTH SOCKETS WERE DISCOLORED, BROWN TO BLACK NEAR THE BULB, APPARENTLY FROM BEING OVER HEATED. SEVERAL DAYS LATER I REPLACED THE RIGHT LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT AND FOUND THAT THE SOCKET HAD MELTED, REQUIRING THE SOCKET TO BE REPLACED. I DON'T THINK THE TAIL LIGHT AND HEADLIGHT EVENTS ARE DIRECTLY RELATED, BUT I FEEL THAT THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD AND IS INDICATIVE OF A SERIOUS ENGINEERING DEFECT WITH THE FUSION. TO THE BEST OF MY KNOWLEDGE THE BULBS I REPLACED WERE ORIGINAL AND NO PRIOR MODIFICATION OR REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE TO ANY OF THE VEHICLE'S LIGHTING. I AM NOT INCLUDING PICTURES OF THE TAIL LIGHT SOCKET AT THIS TIME BECAUSE IF I ATTEMPT TO REMOVE THEM TO TAKE A PICTURE THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD THEY WILL STOP WORKING. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE MELTED HEADLIGHT CONNECTOR.

TAILLIGHT SOCKETS BURNED OUT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT DIM. THE PROJECTOR GLASS IS FOGGED. THE HEADLIGHT HAS VERY POOR ILLUMINATION THROUGH THE PROJECTOR.

ALL REAR LIGHT BULBS HAVE BEEN MELTED INTO SOCKET AFTER BEING REPLACED 3 MONTHS AGO. NOW NEW SO LET'S HAVE TO BE PURCHASED. A FIRE COULD'VE EASILY STARTED FROM THIS. WHAT DEFECT DOES 2011 FORD FUSIONS HAVE THAT CAUSE THIS TO HAPPEN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN CAR WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY GOING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MOTHERS DAY DRIVING 35 MPH CAR SHUTTERED WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE RPM WOULD GO VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF VERY BUSY ROAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO FLIP OVER AND START. I HAD MY FIANCE AND 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AND ACCORDING TO MY FIANCE THE CAR DID THE SAME THING TO HIM A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK AT 70 MPH AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. AT 40K MILES THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES AND THIS IS 5TH TIME THE CAR HAS EITHER SHUTTERED LIKE THIS OR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, JUST REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE AND NOW THE ISSUE IS WITH THE RIGHT SIDE. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING FIXED FOR $500 AND APPARENTLY IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOT US AS THIS SEEMS LIKE AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. *TR

CPSC#I11C0447A. 2011 FORD FUSION RENTAL. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHEN CAR WAS SHIFTED INTO GEAR THERE WERE NO LIGHTS AT ALL AT THE REAR OF THE CAR. *LN

LOW BEAMS DANGEROUSLY INADEQUATE. LOW BEAMS ILLUMINATE A PATTERN OF ONLY 18 FT. IN FRONT OF VEHICLE. AT 25 MILES PER HOUR A VEHICLE TRAVELS 36.6 FEET PER SECOND, WHICH MEANS THE DRIVER HAS LESS THEN A HALF OF ONE SECOND TO REACT TO ANYTHING IN OR ON SIDE OF THE ROAD. HAD THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TWICE REGARDING THIS BUT NOT UNTIL THE SALESMAN AND SERVICE MANAGER TOOK A NIGHT TIME RIDE DID THEY BELIEVE MY COMPLAINT. AFTER THE NIGHT RIDE TIME THEY BOTH AGREED, "THEY WOULD NOT DRIVE A CAR LIKE THAT". SERVICE CHECKED FOUR OTHER FUSIONS AND DISCOVERED THEY TOO HAD THIS PATTERN OF LIGHT. SINCE THE BEAMS ARE WITHIN THE OWNERS MANUAL SPECKS AND FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED/ACKNOWLEDGED THIS ISSUE AS OF YET (WAITING FOR A FATALITY?) THE DEALER COULD NOT HELP ME AND SUGGESTED INSTALLING AFTER MARKETS AND REGISTERING THE VIN# WITH THE NHTSA. PURCHASED PIAA 75'S AND HAD THEIR SERVICE DEPT INSTALL. THIS DID NOT FIX THE 18 FT. VISIBILITY PATTERN PROBLEM. *TR