IllustrationTHE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING AT 60,000 MILES. IT WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND SLAM VIOLENTLY BACK INTO GEAR MAKING THE VEHICLE HARD TO CONTROL. IT DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING MORE OFTEN.THERE HAS BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS MODELS TRANSMISSION DOING THIS IN OTHER VEHICLES. *TR
2006 Ford Fusion
Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations
Similar to other model years
Owner complaints for the 2006 Ford Fusion do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 1,109.
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Owner complaints by model year
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What owners reported most
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When problems were reported
Mileage at the reported incident
340–25K
6825–50K
10650–75K
9275–100K
91100–150K
39150K+
430 reports with mileage · 300 unknown
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What to inspect
Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.
- Air Bags. Review the 319 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Power Train. Review the 150 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
- Structure. Review the 74 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.
38 crash reports4 fire reports23 injury reports
Power Train complaints
150 reports06 FORD FUSION DOESN'T SHIFT - I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM NV TO AZ. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN 2 HOURS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY A 100 FEET WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5000 RPMS AND STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE OF…
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06 FORD FUSION DOESN'T SHIFT - I WAS TRAVELING WITH MY DAUGHTER FROM NV TO AZ. AFTER HAVING DRIVEN 2 HOURS I EXITED THE HIGHWAY, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL APPROXIMATELY A 100 FEET WHEN OUT OF NO WHERE THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 5000 RPMS AND STOPPED MOVING. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE OF MY SUDDEN STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO GET US TO THE ROADSIDE BEFORE BEING REAR-ENDED. THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP AND CREEPING TOWARD THE SIDE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET THE CARS BEHIND ME PASS AND WAITED 5 MINUTES BEFORE DECIDING I WAS NOT GOING TO HAVE MY DAUGHTER AND I IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND GOT THE CAR TO VERY SLOWLY ACCELERATE AND MOVE WITHOUT SHIFTING BUT CATCHING SPEED. ONCE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT 60 MPH THERE WEREN'T ANY PROBLEMS, BUT IF I HAD TO SLOW DOWN OR COME TO A STOP THE CAR WOULD TAKE FOREVER TO BEGIN CATCHING SPEED. I WAS ABLE TO GET US TO A SAFE PLACE 25 MINS AWAY AND PARKED THE CAR UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. BECAUSE IT WAS A SMALL TOWN AND A SATURDAY THERE WERE NO MECHANICS AVAILABLE UNTIL MONDAY. I HAD TO STAY THE WEEKEND WAITING FOR A MECHANIC. WHILE WAITING I DID A GOOGLE SEARCH AND DISCOVERED THE HORRIFYING FACT THAT FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE CAUSED BY THEM PURCHASING TRANSMISSIONS WITH FAULTY VALVE'S. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE TO ME THAT FORD CAN GET AWAY WITH SELLING A FAULTY PRODUCT. I AM TAKING MY CAR TO A TRANSMISSION MECHANIC THAT WAS REFERRED BY A FRIEND WHERE I AM GOING TO DETERMINE IF THIS ISSUE CAN EVEN BE FIXED. I ONLY HAVE 10 PAYMENTS LEFT ON THE CAR AND AM DUMBFOUNDED THAT I MIGHT HAVE TO SPEND 1/2 OF WHAT I OWE ON THE CAR TO FIX A PROBLEM THAT FORD CAUSED. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL LIKE THEY DID WITH THE 2010 FUSIONS? *TR
CAR SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND FAILS TO SHIFT OUT OF NEUTRAL FOR ACCELERATION. *TR
I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT STARTED WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES. I WAS JUST RECENTLY AT A 2 WAY STOP WITH THE NON STOP BEING A HIGHWAY OF 64 MILES PER HOUSE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. I STOPPED AND SEEN NO CARS COMING AND S…
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I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN ALL OF SUDDEN MY CAR JUST STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. I HAVE 70,000 MILES ON MY CAR AND IT STARTED WITH ABOUT 63,000 MILES. I WAS JUST RECENTLY AT A 2 WAY STOP WITH THE NON STOP BEING A HIGHWAY OF 64 MILES PER HOUSE IN SOUTH DAKOTA. I STOPPED AND SEEN NO CARS COMING AND STARTING GOING ACROSS THE INTERSECTION AND MY CAR WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. I SAT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TRYING TO GET IT TO GO AND FINALLY AFTER ABOUT 15 SECONDS I GOT IT TO RUN AND LUCKILY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC COMING OR I WOULD HAD TO GET OUT OF MY CAR AND RUN TO THE SIDE BECAUSE IT WOULDN'T START GOING. I DON'T HAVE THE KIND OF MONEY TO GO INTO A REPAIR SHOP AND SPEND 5000 DOLLARS ON A NEW TRANSMISSION WHEN I KNOW THAT IS WHAT IT IS. IT OCCURS PROBABLY ONCE A DAY. *TR
TRANSMISSION MISHAP, JUMPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE DOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS RESULTING IN NEAR COLLISION. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD CAUSING CAR TO JUMP AND HAVE ERRATIC SHIFTING. FORD AWARE OF PROBLEM, THEIR RECOMMENDATION IS A NEW TRANSMISSION RESULTING IN A $4256.00 REPAIR BILL.
2006 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR AND SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ALSO CLUNKS INTO EACH GEAR AS IT IS DOWNSHIFTING. *TR
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT,THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST TIME WE TOOK IT TO A REPAIR SHOP AND A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. THEN 9000 MILES LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN IN SLOW MOVING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN SEVERAL CASES, I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, THERE IS A STRONG THUMP AND IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION…
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AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STICKS WHEN IN SLOW MOVING, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY. IN SEVERAL CASES, I HAVE NEARLY BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT ACCELERATE IMMEDIATELY AFTER PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL AND WHEN THE CAR FINALLY DOES ACCELERATE, THERE IS A STRONG THUMP AND IT FEELS AS IF THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FALL OUT OR AS IF I HAD BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. *TR
I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION SEL WITH 40,500 MILES ON IT. HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED, $1800 REPAIR. I'VE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO ME A PROBLEM WITH MANY, MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS. CONTACTED FORD OFFICE AND SAID THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE TRANNY "KICKED" SO HARD IT BROUGHT MY 14 YEAR…
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I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION SEL WITH 40,500 MILES ON IT. HAVE TO HAVE TRANSMISSION VALVE BODY REPLACED, $1800 REPAIR. I'VE SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THIS TO ME A PROBLEM WITH MANY, MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS. CONTACTED FORD OFFICE AND SAID THERE ARE NO SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE CAR. THE TRANNY "KICKED" SO HARD IT BROUGHT MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER OUT OF HER SEAT, I DO SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT COULD CAUSE A ME TO WRECK, BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO HAPPEN. STILL OWE 9000 ON THIS CAR, IT'S A SAME US CONSUMERS ARE HAVING TO PUT SUCH MONEY INTO A VEHICLE. FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS RIGHT, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE OF CAR. *TR
2006 FORD FUSION V6.... MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL GOING 60MPH. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED . TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED SHE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLE…
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2006 FORD FUSION V6.... MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH MY TWO YEAR DAUGHTER IN THE BACK SEAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AS IF IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL GOING 60MPH. SHE LET OFF THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE TRANSMISSION ENGAGED . TRYING TO GET BACK UP TO SPEED SHE STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDDLE AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND CAUSED IT TO SLOW DOWN EVEN MORE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET IT BACK UP TO SPEED BY SLIGHTLY PUSHING DOWN ON THE GAS PEDDLE.. AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS, HOW IS THERE NOT A FORCED RECALL!!!! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THE 2010 FUSION HAS A RECALL FOR UNSAFE TRANSMISSION ISSUES, WHY NOT THE 2006? *TR
Official recalls
421V158000 · Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module
Mar 10, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
19V904000 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic:antilock/traction Control/electronic Limited Slip:control Unit/module
Dec 18, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Remedy: Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the HCU as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began April 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S54.
17V024000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
Jan 10, 2017
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
16V384000 · Air Bags:frontal:passenger Side:inflator Module
May 31, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Consequence & remedy
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
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NHTSA investigations
1EA12009 · Floor Mat Interference With Accelerator
Opened Dec 12, 2012 · Closed Jun 12, 2014
Status: closed (inferred from source dates) · Vehicle Speed Control; Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
On May 27, 2014, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 14E-028 (Ford recall #14S07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain driver's side Ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant (HAP) from November 9, 2007, to October 31 ,2010.NHTSA testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (Figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (Figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by Ford and Lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in November 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected driver's side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through Ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their Ford or Lincoln Dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected Ford driver's side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The VOQs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.
Additional source detail variants (2)
Vehicle Speed Control:accelerator Pedal
On May 27, 2014, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 14E-028 (Ford recall #14S07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain driver's side Ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant (HAP) from November 9, 2007, to October 31 ,2010.NHTSA testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (Figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (Figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by Ford and Lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in November 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected driver's side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through Ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their Ford or Lincoln Dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected Ford driver's side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The VOQs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.
Vehicle Speed Control
On May 27, 2014, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 14E-028 (Ford recall #14S07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain driver's side Ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant (HAP) from November 9, 2007, to October 31 ,2010.NHTSA testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (Figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (Figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by Ford and Lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in November 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected driver's side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through Ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their Ford or Lincoln Dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected Ford driver's side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The VOQs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.