2006 Ford Fusion

The contact's daughter owned a 2006 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at an undisclosed speed, she noticed that the steering wheel was locked, making it difficult to control the vehicle. As a result of losing control of the vehicle, the contact's daughter was struck on the driver's side by another vehicle, after which the driver's side air bags failed to deploy. The passenger-side air bags did deploy. The vehicle was towed to a tow yard, where it remained. No warning lights were illuminated on the instrument panel. A police report was filed. The contact's daughter was taken to the Emergency Room and treated for injuries to her head, left shoulder, and left leg. The other driver was also transported to the Emergency Room and treated for undisclosed injuries. The manufacturer was notified and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was not available.

The contact owned a 2006 Ford Fusion. The contact's husband was driving in poor weather conditions speed unknown, hit ice and the vehicle skidded into a streetlight pole on the passenger side door. The vehicle caromed across the road and hit the opposite curb and rolled onto the roof. The contact stated she was not aware of any warning lights being illuminated. The contact said that the driver’s side airbags did not deploy, and the passenger side airbags deployed but did not inflate. The police wrote out a traffic report and the driver were transported by ambulance to a hospital with injuries to his back, neck and head requiring emergency surgery. The passenger was being taken by the contact to a hospital today sustaining head pain and wrist pain. The vehicle was towed to an impound lot. The vehicle had not been diagnosed. The vehicle will not be repaired. The contact stated that she had received a recall letter for the air bags and that the vehicle had been taken to a local dealer. The manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 25,4447.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HYDROPLANED, LEFT THE ROADWAY, AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED WHIPLASH AND SORENESS. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT RECEIVED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED TO A JUNKYARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. BALLENTINE FORD (1305 SC-72, GREENWOOD, SC 29649, (864) 223-6656) WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 226,000.

WHEN DRIVING ON CITY STREET AT 45MPH THE CAR JOLTED EXCESSIVELY ONCE AND THEN WENT OUT OF GEAR UNTILL IT SLOWED TO 30MPH AND SLAMMED AGAIN VIOLENTLY AND RPMS WENT UP TO 5000 WHICH MAINTANED MY SPEED AT 45MPH AT THAT TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND AS I WAS COMING TO A RED LIGHT IT JERKED FORWARD WHILE I WAS BRAKING ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN IN CROSSWALK. AT GREEN LIGHT I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR MOVED SLOWLY UNTILL IT REACHED 25 MPH AND THEN WENT OUT OF GEAR WHILE I WAS ON THE GAS I TRIED TO PUT IT INTO LOW GEAR TO GET GOING SO I COULD PULL OVER BUT IT DIDNT RESPOND AS THIS WAS HAPPENING A DESIEL TRUCK HAD REAR ENDED ME TOTALING THE CAR I JUST BOUGHT A WEEK PRIOR. . ITS VERY UNSAFE CAR FOR THIS TRANSMISSION IS APPARENTLY PLAGUED WITH THIS PROBLEM FOR SO MANY OTHERS I JUST HOPE IT DOSENT TAKE EVEN ONE DEATH OF ANOTHER LIFE BEFORE THIS PROBLEM IS ADMITTED AND RECALLED TO FIX. SO MANY DEPEND ON THEIR CAR AS I HAD DEPENDED ON FORDS SLOGANS BUILT FORD TOUGH ...YEAH BUILT TO GET US NEARLY KILLED I SAY. THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LOST IN THE CAR PURCHASE AND LOST WORK AND MEDICAL BILLS I MAY NOT RECOVER FROM. AT LEAST I DIDNT DIE AND AM THANKFULL FOR THAT. BUT I WILL NEVER LOOK AT FORD THE SAME WAY AS MY NIGHTMARES CONSUME ME WITH THE REOCCURRING DETAILS OF MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE I HAD OPERATING THIS FUSION SE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED ARM, BACK, AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED BACK, FACE, AND SHOULDER INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO STAR FORD LINCOLN (LOCATED AT 1101 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204, (818) 956-0977) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CAR ACCIDENT. AIRBAGS RECALLED BY TAKATA ARE FAR MORE DANGEROUS, BASICALLY DEAD AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ANOTHER RECALL WITH THE CARPETS BEING RECALLED AS WELL, RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE SPEED FROM THE CARPET PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDDLE, CAUSING THE ACCIDENT.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE DRIVER IN THE PRECEDING VEHICLE STOPPED ABRUPTLY AND THE CONTACT REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE OTHER DRIVER WAS INJURED, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNAWARE IF MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO BODY REPAIR FACILITY FOR REPAIRES, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE DEALER (MCCOMBS FORD WEST, 7111 NORTHWEST LOOP 410, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78238, (877) 272-2124) STATED THAT RECALL PARTS MAY BE AVAILABLE IN LATE SEPTEMBER OF 2018. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,750.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CUTS AND BRUISES, BUT MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NOT REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 250,000. *TT UPDATED 10/2/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 183,846.

TAKATA RECALL, BODY PAINT HORRIBLE, RUSTED EARLY, TRANSMISSION WENT WENT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM HORRIBLE, TURNS LIKE A TRUCK

WHILE ON MY WAY TO WINSTON SALEM NC I WAS DRIVING MY 2006 FORD FUSION. THEN I FELT THE CAR GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT. I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN UP THE CAR BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STUCK. WITH THE STEERING WHEEL STUCK AND MY CAR STILL GOING TOWARDS THE RIGHT I STRUCK A PARKED CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF US 52 AT ABOUT 60 MPH. MY VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP BUT THE VEHICLE THAT I STRUCK WENT ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC AND DOWN AN EMBANKMENT. MY WIFE, DAUGHTER AND MYSELF WERE RUSHED TO THE HOSPITAL ALONG WITH THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. AT THE HOSPITAL I WAS ISSUED A CITATION FOR FAILURE TO MAINTAIN LANE. I PLAN ON GOING TO COURT IN AUGUST TO FIGHT THE TICKET BECAUSE I HAVE READ SEVERAL ARTICLES VIA THE INTERNET AND NOTICED THAT THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER DRIVERS OF THE FORD FUSION. ALSO MY WIFE ALSO TOLD ME THAT SHE FELT THE CAR PULLING TO THE RIGHT ON ANOTHER OCCASION BUT SHE FELT SOMETHING POP AND SHE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE TURNED IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT T-BONED THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER LEFT ARM WAS BROKEN AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM BY AMBULANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND TOWED. THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ENGAGE THE BRAKES, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AND MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY LUNGED FORWARD AND SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS CRASHED INTO A LIGHT POLE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MAJOR INJURIES, HAD TO UNDERGO SURGERY AND WAS IN A COMATOSE STATE FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. UPDATED 8/6/14*CN UPDATED 8/29/14*CN UPDATED 09/12/2014 *JS

THE SEAT BELTS CAME ALL THE WAY OUT AND STAYED OUT CAN'T PUT THEM BACK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, WHICH CAUSED THE CONTACT'S CHEST TO STRIKE THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BACK, NECK, HIP AND CHEST INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN.

PURCHASED 2006 FORD FUSION SEL 6 CYL, NEW. AND ABOUT YEAR AGO STARTING HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. UPON ACCELERATING BETWEEN 25-40, THE TRANSMISSION JUMPS IN AND OUT OF GEAR, OFTEN MAKING A LOUD BANGING NOISE AND TAKING AWAY ALL ACCELERATION. IN ORDER FOR IT TO GET BACK INTO GEAR, YOU HAVE TO COMPLETELY LET OF THE GAS AND IT WILL EVENTUALLY GO BACK INTO GEAR. THIS ALLOWS FOR MINIMAL ACCELERATOR AT BEST WHEN TRYING TO SPEED UP. THIS FAILURE OCCURS RANDOMLY EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. IF NOT FIXED, THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR WILL EVENTUALLY GO BAD. DUE TO NO CODES SHOWING UP ON THE COMPUTER, THAT ON THE FORD BULLETIN IT WAS GOING TO NEED A NEW VALVE BODY, TRANSMISSION FLUSH, AND REPROGRAMMING. THIS IS GOING TO COST ROUGHLY $2200. THE VALVE BODY, FROM FORD, WAS $1400. I GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR DUE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE FROM ANOTHER VEHICLE MERGING INTO MY LANE,TRANSMISSION JUMPED OUT GEAR. *TR

I WAS PROCEEDING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TO TURN LEFT. A CAR THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO STOP RAN THE RED LIGHT AND T-BONED ME DIRECTLY IN THE DRIVER'S SIDE. HIS AIRBAG DEPLOYED (FRONT). MY 2006 FORD FUSION IS EQUIPPED WITH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. NONE OF THEM DEPLOYED. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL WITH FRACTURED RIBS AND ULTIMATELY, NEEDED PT TO RESTORE MY NECK AND LEFT ARM ROTATOR CUFF TO FULL USE AND BACK TO NORMAL POSITION. PROGRESSIVE INSURANCE INSISTED ON REPAIRING THE CAR - TOTAL OVER $17,000 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO ONE CHECKED OUT AIRBAG SYSTEM AND ALL ASSUME IT IS WORKING PROPERLY. I DISAGREE. THE DOOR POST WHERE THE SENSORS ARE LOCATED WAS SMASHED IN, DRIVER'S DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN, CUT AND REBUILT FLOOR OF CAR. *TR

CAR COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE FRONT END OF MY CAR HIT THE BACK END OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. MY RATE OF SPEED WAS APPROX. 40MPH NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 30 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO THE FRONT END OF AN APPROACHING VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO HER KNEE, BACK, NECK, AND HAND. THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS INJURED AND REMOVED FROM THE SCENE BY AN AMBULANCE. AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 34,100.