There are 3 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2017 Ford Fusionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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MY 2017 FORD FUSION WAS GOING TO DEALER FOR ITS 75,000 SERVICE AND TO UPDATE THE SOFTWARE WHICH WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. I TOLD THEM ENGINE LIGHT HAD JUST COME ON .. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS COOLANT IN THE ENGINE AND IT HAD RUINED THE ENGINE $6200 TO FIX IT I HAVE REPEATEDLY CALLED FORD FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE DAMAGE RELATED TO THIS RECALL AND NOW THEY TELL ME THEY CANNOT HELP ME OUT .. IT IS MY PROBLEM THIS IS A THREE YEAR OLD CAR THAT I WISH I HAD NOT HAD FIXED AS I WAS CONFIDENT THAT FORD BEING THE GOOD OLD AMERICAN COMPANY THAT IT IS WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND BE TRUTHFUL AND STAND UP AND HELP ME OUT WITH A PROBLEM THAT IS CLEARLY THEIRS PLEASE HELP ME OUT I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AND IT'S PLAIN WRONG AND UNFAIR THAT I AS A LAW ABIDING CITIZEN HAS TO COVER THIS MISTAKE BY FORD T
CAR BEGAN LOSING POWER UPHILL, AND EVEN PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR DID NOT HELP. HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED AT A FORD DEALERSHIP, BUT THE PROBLEM CONTINUED, AND GOT WORSE. EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE TOWED TO ANOTHER DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM ENOUGH TO GET HOME, ALTHOUGH HILLS REMAINED AN ISSUE (CRUISE CONTROL WAS SET TO 70, AND EVEN THE SMALLEST HILL WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO SLOW TO AROUND 40-45 MPH). CAR CURRENTLY IS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT. IT MIGHT STALL OUT IN TRAFFIC.
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
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