CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Fusion doesn’t have the same track record of power steering failure as the previous 3 model years. Of course, those owners said their steering failed at 60k–100k miles. So this appears to be a classic "wait and see" scenario.
In the meantime, there’s plenty of interior accessory problems to complain about. By themselves, each is a barely a blip on the radar. But combined, they give you that feeling of what the hell have I gotten myself into?
I was driving home on Sunday when as I entered a long hill on Route I95, my car experienced a loss of power. No matter what I did , it would not accelerate. I had to put on my flasher as car swerved to avoid hitting me. I made it up the hill doing about 40 MPH on a 65 MPH road. Once I got on the regular road, the vehicle would only reach speeds of up to 60 MPH. However, I had to use the manual shift verses the automatic shift because it would not go out of 4th gear. I stopped the vehicle and then restarted it. It hesitated at first then started. At the time the check engine light came on. The car was still running and I used the car's internal engine diagnostic to check the engine. There were not problems reported so I continue on my way. Using the manual shifter (for the Ford Fusion), I was able to get the car up to 60 MPH and stayed in the slow lane until I got home.
The next day the car would not start so I had it towed to the Ford Dealership. I was told that it was the Electronic Throttle Body so I then researched the problem for the Ford Fusion Models. I found an article that address an investigation in which Ford admitted they knew about this problem but fail to issue a recall. Instead they decided to issue a Customer Satisfaction Program which allowed them to only fix a few thousand of the millions of cars. When I found that my car was in the range of the effected cars and all the symptoms matched my car, I contacted them to utilize this program. They said my car was not eligible because of the time and place it was made. This does not make sense as I have a 2013 Ford Fusion and the effected cars are the 2009 through 2013 models? How can you say it is not part of the effected vehicles when the problem it has is directly related to the ETB? Now I am force to pay for the repairs and I will be filing a lawsuit. I hope there are many others who will join me so that we can for the Ford Corporation to accept their responsibility. You can view the article at the following location: www.fordproblems.com/trends/electronic-throttle-body/
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I was driving home on Sunday when as I entered a long hill on Route I95, my car experienced a loss of power. No matter what I did , it would not accelerate. I had to put on my flasher as car swerved to avoid hitting me. I made it up the hill doing about 40 MPH on a 65 MPH road. Once I got on the regular road, the vehicle would only reach speeds of up to 60 MPH. However, I had to use the manual shift verses the automatic shift because it would not go out of 4th gear. I stopped the vehicle and then restarted it. It hesitated at first then started. At the time the check engine light came on. The car was still running and I used the car's internal engine diagnostic to check the engine. There were not problems reported so I continue on my way. Using the manual shifter (for the Ford Fusion), I was able to get the car up to 60 MPH and stayed in the slow lane until I got home.
The next day the car would not start so I had it towed to the Ford Dealership. I was told that it was the Electronic Throttle Body so I then researched the problem for the Ford Fusion Models. I found an article that address an investigation in which Ford admitted they knew about this problem but fail to issue a recall. Instead they decided to issue a Customer Satisfaction Program which allowed them to only fix a few thousand of the millions of cars. When I found that my car was in the range of the effected cars and all the symptoms matched my car, I contacted them to utilize this program. They said my car was not eligible because of the time and place it was made. This does not make sense as I have a 2013 Ford Fusion and the effected cars are the 2009 through 2013 models? How can you say it is not part of the effected vehicles when the problem it has is directly related to the ETB? Now I am force to pay for the repairs and I will be filing a lawsuit. I hope there are many others who will join me so that we can for the Ford Corporation to accept their responsibility. You can view the article at the following location: www.fordproblems.com/trends/electronic-throttle-body/
- Kenneth H., Greenbelt, MD, US