2017 Ford Fusion

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A KNOCKING IN THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RED MCCOMBS FORD LOCATED AT 8333 I-10, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT COOLANT LEAKED INTO THE CYLINDER AND CAUSED THE ENGINE MISFIRE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 71,000.

COOLANT GOT INTO THE CYLINDER DUE TO A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MOTOR. A SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS OFFERED TO TRY AND PREVENT THE PROBLEM BUT THE DAMAGE HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. THE CAR HAS 65000 MILES AND IS 5000 OVER THE WARRANTY. FORD WAS CONTACTED BY MYSELF AND THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY WILL NOT HELP AT ALL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY CHANGED THE SPARK PLUGS AND THEN AT AROUND 60000 MILES THE LIGHT KEPT COMING ON AND OFF. AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BADLY UPON START UP. THE SOFTWARE UPDATE WAS ISSUED AND I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MOTOR AND FORD HAS YET TO OFFER A RECALL.

THE CAR DROVE AS EXPECTED UNTIL AROUND 80K MILES. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISPLAYED WITH THE CODE: P0302. THIS SHOWS A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #2. THE CARS COOLANT WAS RECENTLY REFILLED AND UPON INSPECTION AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, THE COOLANT RESERVOIR WAS AGAIN EMPTY. THE CAR WAS KEPT UP ON MAINTENANCE AND DIDN'T SHOW ANY SIGNS OF MALFUNCTION PRIOR. I LATER FOUND OUT THAT COOLANT IS LEAKING INTO THE CYLINDER, CAUSING IT TO MISFIRE. THE CAR PROMPTED ME TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE BECAUSE THIS ISSUE WAS MAKING IT OVERHEAT. THE CAR REMAINS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AS IT IS TOO FRAGILE TO DRIVE.

I PURCHASED THE CAR ON OCTOBER 21ST OF 2019. I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THIS CAR BASICALLY SENSE PURCHASING IT. I BOUGHT THE CAR WITH 54,000 MILES. I WAS UP TO ABOUT 74,000 WITH THE NEED TO REPLACE A MOTOR. I DID SO, BEFORE I REPLACED THE MOTOR THE BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. I CHANGED THE ALTERNATOR BELIEVING THAT WOULD BE THE ISSUE, I ALSO REPLACED THE BELT WITH IT THINKING I MIGHT AS WELL. STILL BATTERY LIGHT WAS ON. SO I EVEN WENT AND CHANGED THE BATTERY AND STILL A BATTERY LIGHT. I HAVE DUMPED NOTHING BUT MONEY INTO THIS CAR SENSE PURCHASING IT. I HAVE BEEN READING NOTHING BUT ISSUES WITH THESE 2017 FORD FUSIONS ANS BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS BECAUSE SO MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING THESE ISSUES AND NOW I BELIEVE THE ECM IS GOING TO BE REPLACED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR THINKING A NEW CAR WOULD BE A GOOD INVESTMENT FOR MY FAMILY AND TO GO BACK AND FOURTH TO WORK WHICH HAS BEEN NOT THE CASE. I HAVE HAD OLD WAR HORSE TRUCKS WITH OVER 200K MILES RUN AND DRIVE BUT KNEW THEY WOULD NEED TO UPGRADED TO A NEWER FAMILY CAR. I REALLY DO NOT THINK FORD IS TAKING ACCOUNT FOR THE REAL ISSUES THEY ARE HAVING WITH THEIR NEW VEHICLES THEY ARE SELLING TO THE PUBLIC WHO ARE TRYING TO MAKE A LIVING AND WITH CONSTANT ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS THAT JUST ISN'T RIGHT. BASIC MAINTENANCE IS UNDERSTANDABLE BUT TO HAVE ALL OF THESE ISSUES JUST SEEMS UNACCEPTABLE.

TURNED CAR ON AND IMMEDIATELY RECEIVED THE SHIFT SYS FAULT SERVICE REQUIRED WARNING. CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR AS WELL AS THE PARKING BRAKE WOULD NOT GO OFF. ATTEMPTED TO UTILIZE THE KEY HOLE IN THE CENTER CONSOLE, DID NOT ASSIST AT ALL. TOW TRUCK MOVED CAR TO THE HOUSE FOR US. THE CAR WAS STATIONARY DURING THE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE INTO DRIVE.

MY 2017 FORD FUSION SE IS EXPERIENCING A P0301 ENGINE CODE ALONG WITH MAJOR COOLANT LOSS. THE ERROR CODE RELATES TO AN ENGINE MISFIRE IN CYLINDER 1. THERE IS ALSO WHITE SMOKE COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN MARCH OF 2018 AND HAS 69,000 MILE ON IT. UPON STARTING THE CAR IDLES VERY ROUGH FOR ABOUT 10 SECONDS AND THEN SMOOTHS OUT. THE GAS MILEAGE HAS BEEN VERY POOR AND I HAVE BEEN GETTING HIGH ENGINE TEMP ALERTS AS WELL. I TOOK THE CAR TO BRANFORD FORD IN BRANFORD CT. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AND TOLD ME THERE IS COOLANT LEAKING INTO CYLINDER NUMBER 1 AND THE ONLY WAY TO CORRECT THE ISSUE IS TO REPLACE THE ENGINE. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE COST TO REPLACE IS $5700.00!! THIS A 2 1/2 YEAR OLD CAR THAT NEEDS AND ENGINE REPLACEMENT?!? I DID A TON OF RESEARCH ON THIS ISSUE AND FOUND THAT THERE ARE OTHER PROBLEMS JUST LIKE THIS, SOME IN WARRANTY AND SOME NOT. FORD DID HAVE A RECALL ON THE 1.5 LITER ENGINE FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. APPARENTLY THERE IS NO CURRENT RECALL OR WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THIS PROBLEM, SO BASICALLY I AM BEING TOLD I AM STUCK WITH THE BILL. I AM LOOKING FOR ASSISTANCE FROM FORD TO REPLACE THIS ENGINE AT NO COST TO ME AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AMONG THE CONSUMERS BUT THERE HASN'T BEEN "ENOUGH" DOCUMENTATION TO WARRANT ACTION BY THE MANUFACTURER. THANK YOU , [XXX] REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CC

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE, THE GEAR SHIFTER FAILED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOB GILLINGHAM FORD (8383 BROOKPARK RD, PARMA, OH 44129, 216-539-9191) HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS STILL PENDING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED ABOUT A POSSIBLE SHIFTER CABLE DETACHMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,100.

I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY FROM MY CAR ALL OF SUDDEN STOPPED, AND SHIFTED BACK TO PARK. MAINTENANCE LIGHT WAS ON AND MESSAGE SAID SHIFT SYSTEM FAULT. I TURNED OF MY CAR AND BACK ON SAME THING, TRIED THE MANUAL OVERRIDE IT DID THE SAME THING. TOW TRUCK ENDED UP DRAGGING MY CAR ON TO THE TOW TRUCK BED. I HAVE A VIDEO OF IT DOING IT.