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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 reportsWRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE CITY STREETS THE CAR HAS A SLUGGISH START AND THEN A BIT OF A BURST AND THEN LIGHT POWER AS I ACCELERATE. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE DOOR HANDLES AND LOCKS 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASE. THE HANDLES JUST SNAP OFF. THE CAR WILL UNLOCK BUT I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MOST L…
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WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH AND WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON THE CITY STREETS THE CAR HAS A SLUGGISH START AND THEN A BIT OF A BURST AND THEN LIGHT POWER AS I ACCELERATE. ALSO I HAVE HAD TO CHANGE DOOR HANDLES AND LOCKS 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASE. THE HANDLES JUST SNAP OFF. THE CAR WILL UNLOCK BUT I HAVE TO MANUALLY LOCK MOST LOCKS AND OPEN THE CAR BY PUTTING DOWN THE WINDOW.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED VERY SLOWLY AND SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. T…
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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE VEHICLE'S SPEED INCREASED VERY SLOWLY AND SHIFTED ABNORMALLY. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE REBUILT ENGINE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000 AND THE VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 152,000.
VEHICLE AFTER WARMING UP AND PUT IN GEAR WILL ONLY MOVE FORWARD VERY SLOWLY TAKES SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE I CAN GET A ACCEPTABLE FORWARD MOTION. CAN NOT GO IN TRAFFIC AS CAR ONLY MOVES AT A VERY SMALL RATE OF SPEED. EVENTUALLY IT WILL GO INTO THE NORMAL MODE FOR DRIVING CAR FORWARD..
IN 2013 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SPEED/POWER ON MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WHERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE LIGHTS WERE OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEM…
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IN 2013 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SPEED/POWER ON MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WHERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE LIGHTS WERE OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT UNTIL 2014. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE WRENCH AND TRACTION LIGHTS. I TOOK IT AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE P CODE INDICATING THE THROTTLE. I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME AND LOOKED UP THE P CODE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART. IT WAS ALSO BEING SAID THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM TIME OF PURCHASE) ON THE PART. AGAIN, AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. IT RAN FINE UNTIL JUNE 2015. AT THIS POINT I HAD HAD ENOUGH AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. MIND YOU, MY CAR ONLY HAS 51K ORIGINAL MILES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND DROPPED IT OFF ON JUNE 24TH, 2015. I WAS CALLED THAT DAY AND TOLD THAT FORD WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT ONE LISTED. I QUESTIONED THIS BECAUSE THE INFORMATION I FOUND REGARDING THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART DIDN'T MENTION SPECIFIC VINS ONLY. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT ONLY IF I PAID FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PART AND LABOR. I PICKED THE CAR UP TODAY, JUNE 25TH, 2015 AND PAID A SHOCKING 788.94 FOR THIS PART AND LABOR AND THE 39.99 OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION SPECIAL. THIS IS INSANE. I WAS NOT IN A CRASH OR WRECK HOWEVER IT DID SURGE AND DROP SPEED TO 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH CARS BEHIND ME SLAMMING ON BREAKS. WHEN WILL FORD DECIDE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND COVER THE COST OF THIS PART/REPAIR, WHEN SOMEONE IS KILLED?
WHEN DRIVING THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOOSES POWER. I CAN'T ACCELERATE. IF I PULL OFF THE ROAD AND TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON IT FIXES IT. SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AFTER THAT.
WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ON TO THE HIGHWAY THE CAR JERKED AND THEN WILL NOT GO ANYWHERE THE MOTOR JUST REAVES UP. UNTIL YOU PULL OVER AND TURN IT OFF AND RESTART IT IS THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN.
THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN CHANGING GEARS OR ENTERING OVERDRIVE AT HIGHER SPEEDS, SOMETIMES VERY VIOLENTLY, OCCASIONALLY RESULTING IN COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER UNTIL CAR IS SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO GEAR. AT LOW SPEEDS VEHICLE HAS VERY ROUGH GEAR TRANSITION WHEN BRAKING.
IN 2013 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SPEED/POWER ON MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WHERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE LIGHTS WERE OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEM…
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IN 2013 I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF SPEED/POWER ON MY 2006 FORD FUSION. I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A SHOPPING CENTER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE TRACTION LIGHT WHERE LIT ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP THE LIGHTS WERE OFF ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT UNTIL 2014. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE WRENCH AND TRACTION LIGHTS. I TOOK IT AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE P CODE INDICATING THE THROTTLE. I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME AND LOOKED UP THE P CODE AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS PART. IT WAS ALSO BEING SAID THAT THIS PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT FORD HAD ISSUED A 10 YEAR EXTENDED WARRANTY (FROM TIME OF PURCHASE) ON THE PART. AGAIN, AFTER STARTING THE CAR THE NEXT DAY IT WAS RUNNING FINE, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR ANY OTHER LIGHTS ON. IT RAN FINE UNTIL JUNE 2015. AT THIS POINT I HAD HAD ENOUGH AND CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. MIND YOU, MY CAR ONLY HAS 51K ORIGINAL MILES. I MADE AN APPOINTMENT AND DROPPED IT OFF ON JUNE 24TH, 2015. I WAS CALLED THAT DAY AND TOLD THAT FORD WOULD NOT BE COVERING THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE MY VIN# WAS NOT ONE LISTED. I QUESTIONED THIS BECAUSE THE INFORMATION I FOUND REGARDING THE WARRANTY FOR THE PART DIDN'T MENTION SPECIFIC VINS ONLY. THE SERVICE PERSON STATED THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT BUT ONLY IF I PAID FOR THE PART AND LABOR. I PICKED THE CAR UP TODAY, JUNE 25TH, 2015 AND PAID A SHOCKING 788.94 FOR THIS PART AND LABOR AND THE 39.99 OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION SPECIAL. THIS IS INSANE. I WAS NOT IN A CRASH OR WRECK HOWEVER IT DID SURGE AND DROP SPEED TO 20 MILES AN HOUR WITH CARS BEHIND ME SLAMMING ON BREAKS. WHEN WILL FORD DECIDE TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND COVER THE COST OF THIS PART/REPAIR, WHEN IT'S TO LATE AND SOMEONE IS KILLED??
WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. CAR STARTING SURGING AND WAS HARD TO KEEP IT IN A STOPPED POSITION. ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED FLOWING, I STEPPED ON GAS AND WOULD HAD NO POWER COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MILES AN HOUR. CAR WAS TOWED TO SHOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I RESEARCHED AND FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR CARS…
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WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN TRAFFIC. CAR STARTING SURGING AND WAS HARD TO KEEP IT IN A STOPPED POSITION. ONCE TRAFFIC STARTED FLOWING, I STEPPED ON GAS AND WOULD HAD NO POWER COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MILES AN HOUR. CAR WAS TOWED TO SHOP. DEALER SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I RESEARCHED AND FORD HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM ON THEIR CARS, BUT SAID MINE IS NOT INCLUDED EVEN THOUGH I FELL INTO THE 10 YEAR UNDER 150,000 MILES. THEY SAID MY VIN IS NOT COVERED.
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.