Ford FUSION HYBRID transmission problems
76 complaint narratives mention transmission terms.
Key facts
1,193 owner complaints analyzed
2 distinct recall campaigns
73,638 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2010 to 2020 model years. Data snapshot: . 844 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Transmission and shifting evidence
76 of 1,193 complaints match this topic (6.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10937349 · 2016-12-24 (December 24, 2016)
I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN HOUSTON, TX AND SUDDENLY THE BRAKES FAILED FOR THE 2ND TIME IN A WEEK. THE CAR WAS ON, DROVE AND STEERED FINE, BUT THERE WERE NO POWER BRAKES. IT WAS AS IF A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR HAD STALLED, BUT EVEN WORSE. AN ERROR LIGHT CAME ON THE LEFT PANEL SAYING "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" AND THE PARKING BRAKE LIGHT WAS ON. I WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY PULL OVER. I PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN IMMEDIATELY STARTED IT UP. ALL WAS FINE WITH NO LIGHTS OR BELLS. I CALLED FORD AND EXPLAIN THE PROBLEM AND THEY ADVISED…
Owner-reported narrative. 69,800 miles reported. Look up ODI 10937349 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11000128 · 2017-06-20 (June 20, 2017)
ON TWO OR THREE OCCASIONS AFTER STARTING THE CAR AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE, A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" AND I COULD TELL THE CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. EACH TIME I WOULD SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND THE PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED. ON JUNE 1, 2017, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED BUT THIS TIME THE POWER STEERING NEVER RETURNED. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND A SERVICE TECHNICIAN GAVE ME A SUGGESTION TO DISCONNECT AND THEN CONNECT THE BATTERY. THIS DID NOT HELP. I BROUGHT THE CAR I…
Owner-reported narrative. 135,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11000128 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11098999 · 2018-05-31 (May 31, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS IN THE VEHICLE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY MANUALLY SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO THE PARK POSITION. JERRY'S FORD ALEXANDRIA (6510 LITTLE RIVER TURNPIKE, ALEXANDRIA, VA) WAS CALLED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILUR…
Owner-reported narrative. 70,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11098999 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11114967 · 2018-07-31 (July 31, 2018)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FRICTION ELEMENT G PERFORMANCE AND THE INVALID DATA RECEIVED FROM ABS CONTROL MODULE CODES WERE FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 149,058.
Owner-reported narrative. 149,058 miles reported. Look up ODI 11114967 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11317398 · 2020-03-19 (March 19, 2020)
2010 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *LD CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING INTO AN INTERSECTION VEHICLE COMPLETELY STOPPED. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ACCENTS AUTO (WILLIAMSBURG, VA) WHERE DIAGNOSTICS WERE RAN. CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE TOWED TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO WILLIAMSBURG FORD (WILLIAMSBURG, VA). IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TRANSAXLE HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *DL
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11317398 at NHTSA ↗