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2006 Ford Fusion sel V6 automatic transmission when trying to accelerate to enter the highway my car jerked violently when it slammed itself into gear it made a very loud noise when it shifted. I almost lost control of my vehicle. I took the car to a dealership to repair they said it was the throttle body and I have it replaced. Less than 30 minutes of leaving the dealership it did it again. I had the dealership pick up the car because of the defective transmission and now they agree it needs to be replaced. However, I did further research and I have found that many consumers have the same complaint as mine and their are many sights available. Why hasn't Ford recalled this transmission. To ad more salt in my wound my insurance company is choosing to use a used 2006 transmission from 2006 Ford Fusion sel with 48,000 miles on it and to top it off the car tat this transmission is coming from was T-boned and totaled thanks geico so now im not a the mercy or Ford but geico so now I have to get rid of my car because I am scared that his will occur again. If someone would just google Ford Fusion 2006 sel violently jerking.. you will see thousands of people having the same issue.
The contact owns a 2006 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle would jerk sporadically while in motion. In addition, the vehicle would loss power and stall without warning. The dealer diagnosed that the power tran control module was defective and needed repair. The manufacturer was notified, but told the contact that the VIN was not associated in any recalls. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 52,000 and the current mileage was 52,082.
While driving on the on ramp to get on the interstate. When I went to accelerate the car jerked violently almost causing me to loose control of my vehicle. This continued until I could get of the highway. When coming to a stop and trying to accelerate to proceed forward the car continued jerking violently and now I am scared to drive my car. I contacted Ford no recall on this problem, then I did further research and I noticed that there was several complaints regarding this issue with this model. I could have been killed today as this is a dangerous defect. If you google Ford Fusion 2006 sel V6 jerking during acceleration you will see thousands of reports.
Early May 2011 I was driving home at 65mph and I lost 5th gear. Then 4th gear. On way to dealership I lost 3rd gear. Warranty covered a brand new transmission. They claim after a week they finally got the transmission in and installed but they were waiting on a part for it because the transmission came with a part for a Mazda 6 and wouldn't work. After two weeks they were finally done. Took vehicle back to dealership on 09/26/2011 stating great difficulty getting vehicle to shift out of park. Also stated there is an excessive amount of heat coming from the console in to the cabin above the transmission. Also stated the transmission is shifting very hard at times. Ford called today and stated the transmission has no problems at all and that I can't get out of park because the shift interlock sylionid needed to be replaced requiring that everything from the shifter and everything below all the way to the floorboard would have to be replaced costing over $400. I have found hundreds of complaints online
- Willow Park, TX, USA
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The contact owns a 2000 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle hesitated to shift into gear when she attempted to accelerate from a stop. The vehicle eventually jerked into gear and began to accelerate. The failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the contact was informed that the vehicle needed a new transmission. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,000.
Transmission problems on V6 six speed transmission. Hard shifting from 3rd to 4th gear (sometimes a very loud bang). Down shifts like a manual transmission when slowing down.
Transmission went completely out of gear when exiting the turnpike and entering the highway. The transmission had been slipping intermittently for months.
The 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.
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 repair bill.
2006 Ford Fusion. Consumer states that the transmission is not shifting correctly. Mechanic informed the consumer that there were tsb's out for this issue. The consumer stated after paying $3,408.45 for the replacement transmission, a few weeks later she started having the same problem again. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, where they concluded a defective valve body was installed in the vehicle during a previous visit.
Transmission would shift out of a gear, car would rev up to high, then transmission would shift violently back in jerking the car around feeling like you have been rear ended. The transmission will slam so hard into gear when trying to accelerate( I have had this experience accelerating at 45mph and at 65mph) engine light comes on stays on for a few days goes off problem comes back a few days later. Only solution when this happens is to pull over and shut the car off. Once car is turned back on the gear shifter (automatic) is very tight to put in reverse or drive.
Transmission failed without warning at 67,000 miles upon entering highway where acceleration is required. Unable to get to speed consistent with highway traffic. Automobile is Ford Fusion, 2006.
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- San Diego , CA, USA