2017 Ford Fusion

I didn’t have the car at the time I didn’t know the car facts now I’ve been paying on it & it’s my only transportation I got the car the 5th of Jan. 2023

NHTSA COMPLAINT - 2017 Ford Fusion Energi Titanium (VIN: REDACTED) - [XXX] (Collision) Q1: FAILED COMPONENT Battery Energy Control Module (BECM) and hybrid battery cell balancing circuits failed post-collision. Per Ford Recall 23V-440, Current Interrupt Device causes excess voltage, fire risk, toxic gas exposure. DTCs: U1027 (ABS/ECM loss), P2450/P2451 (EVAP stuck open/closed), P0DD2/P0DD6/P0DDE (battery cell balancing circuits H/J/K/M stuck off). Vehicle available for inspection. Q2: SAFETY RISKS Sudden power loss, fire risk, CO/HF toxic gas exposure from damaged cells. HF IDLH 0.025 g/m³. Symptoms: headaches, cognitive issues, respiratory problems requiring Brain MRI. Ford documented 7 fires, 2 while driving. Gas events recur when changing charging amperage; CO detector alarmed repeatedly; hospitalized for symptoms. Q3: DEALER CONFIRMATION NOT investigated. No Ford dealer conducted required post-collision battery diagnostics despite DTCs proving multiple system failures. United Insurance Claims ignored [legal demand] for hybrid-specific inspections. No CO/HF assessment. Battery cell balancing failures indicate physical collision damage to high-voltage system. Q4: INSPECTIONS Insurance: Standard only, ignored DTCs requiring hybrid testing. Ford Service (Tempe, AZ) and Ford Collision Center (Mesa, AZ): No inspection; reasons given a) lack capability b) we just scan the vehicle; we don't thoroughly inspect for gas leaks". Recall 23V-440 documents identical failures. Police: No report (real-time audio capture of admission of at-fault driver), no hazmat assessment. Multiple permanent DTCs prove need for Ford-certified diagnostics. Q5: WARNING SYMPTOMS Pre-collision: Intermittent issues, check engine light, reduced range. Post-collision: Reduced range, Gas exposure symptoms plus DTCs U1027, P2450/P2451, P0DD2/P0DD6/P0DDE showing communication/battery cell failures. Medical documentation available. Pattern confirms BECM/battery damage per documented defect. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORM

I had a bad car accident October 2019 going 45 mph, I push the breaks the car didn’t stop and I crashed not after a month from getting the car from drivetime on a special discount

I was driving under the posted speed limit on a road near my house going to pick my kids up from school. I was approaching a stop sign at an intersection and began to press on the brake pedal. The pedal traveled all the way to the floor as I was coming yo the stop sign. A driver was approaching me from the left headed east and my car went into the street past the stop sign and the other driver hit me which in turn caused his vehicle to roll over and mine was damaged as well which turned out to be totaled. The brakes began to work again right as the gentleman hit me. I never knew about the recall and when that happened I got onto the web and out in my VIN and saw it was recalled. I need to know what’s going to be dealt with here!

The contact owned a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 40 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle failed to respond. The vehicle hit a stop sign, which flew and hit the passenger's side window of the vehicle. The vehicle then hit a privacy fence and crashed into an electrical pole. The air bags failed to respond. The contact stated that she hit her chest against the steering wheel and hit the back of her head against the front driver's side seat headrest. The contact's husband arrived at the scene and transported the contact to the residence. The contact was later taken to the hospital, where she was informed that she had sustained loss of 20 percent of her hearing, loss of smell and taste, and intermittent dizziness due to an internal fluid leak in the back of her head. The contact was still receiving medical assistance. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed and totaled. The contact later received notification of NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V162000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic), which she related to the failure. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

I was a victim in a car crash driving this vehicle when another vehicle hit me and deployed my air bags. Due to the air bags deployment I ended up with significant burn marks to my arm which is likely to permanently scar.

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to stop immediately causing the contact to rear end the vehicle in front of her. The contact sustained injuries to her neck and back but did not receive medical attention. A police report was filed.The vehicle was taken to a brake specialist, who informed the contact there was no brake fluid in the vehicle due to a leak on the front brake flexible hose. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number:  23V162000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

The contact owned a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 45 MPH, he depressed the brake pedal to make a right turn when the vehicle failed to respond. The contact applied pressure to the brake pedal and pumped the brake pedal several times to slow the vehicle with no success. As a result, the vehicle skipped a bridge and then crashed into a building. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact sustained bruising to the chest that required medical attention. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a tow lot and deemed a total loss by the insurance company. The contact then received notification of the NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V162000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). The dealer nor the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 84,000.

Seat back broke in a collision.

My 2017 for fusion stopped changing gears and when trying to change gears it sounded awful and was very rough. Sheehy Ford said it was the torque converter and found numerous office issues with in the transmission. Repairs were $5k. Thank goodness for Ford customer support( my awesome rep Kiara) who provided financial help for the repairs. I have lots of articles about the same issue and am shocked that the SE model wasn’t included in the recall.

WHILE CROSSING AN INTERSECTION I WAS HIT ON MY DRIVER'S REAR DOOR AND MY SEATBELT UNLATCHED AND I WAS THROWN OUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR.*DT*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME REALLY LOOSE AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A DITCH AND STRUCK A TREE. ALL THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED EXCEPT THE ONE IN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL FELT LOOSE EVERYDAY EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE CONTACT WAS TREATED FOR BACK PAIN AND RELEASED THE SAME DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP AND THEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

VEHICLE (FORD FUSION) HAD JUST STARTED TO PROCEED FORWARD FROM MEDIAN TURN AREA ONTO CITY STREET TO TURN LEFT WHEN 2ND VEHICLE (TOYOTA CAMRY) SWOOPED AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND HIT AFFECTED VEHICLE (FORD FUSION) ON FRONT DRIVERS SIDE (BUMPER AND ENTIRE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT QUARTER PANEL). SPUN BOTH VEHICLES AROUND AND AFFECTED VEHICLE (FORD FUSION) WAS PROPELLED INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE (TOYOTA CAMRY). IMPACT CAUSED FRONT DRIVERS SIDE TIRE TO DETACH, NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHICH RESULTED IN THE HEAD OF THE DRIVER OF AFFECTED VEHICLE (FORD FUSION) TO HIT THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW WITH ENOUGH FORCE TO SPIDER SHATTER THE WINDOW LEAVING AN IMPRINT OF DRIVERS HEAD IN THE WINDOW. DRIVER WAS TRANSPORTED TO HOSPITAL AND INJURIES WERE MINOR THUS FAR. STILL SEEKING MEDICAL ATTENTION. IMPACT WAS SUFFICIENT ENOUGH THAT 2ND VEHICLE (TOYOTA CAMRY) DID DEPLOY ALL AIRBAGS.

ON MAY 13, 2017 OR THERE ABOUT MY 2017 FORD FUSION FROM A STOPPED DURING TAKE OFF ACCELERATED VERY FAST ALMOST CAUSING ME TO RUN INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. ON MAY 15, 2017 I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE AND TOLD TECHNICIAN ABOUT IT. HE COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM. AGAIN ON SEPTEMBER 20, 2017 I TOOK MY CAR IN SPECIFICALLY TO HAVE THE ACCELERATION PROBLEM CHECKED OUT AND AGAIN NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. I WAS TOLD TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN SOON AS IT HAPPENED. ON OCTOBER 10, 2017 TAKING OFF FROM A STATIONARY POSITION I TOOK OFF AFTER LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND THE CAR JUST TOOK OFF ACCELERATING IN A CURVE CAUSING ME TO LOOSE CONTROL AND I RAN INTO A TREE.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY UTILIZING THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL. IT WAS SET TO 55 OR 65. I WENT TO CHANGE FROM THE RIGHT LANE TO THE LEFT LANE AND MY VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING QUICKLY. I WAS COMING ON TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WAY TOO QUICKLY TO AVOID HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I HAD TO SWERVE AND HIT THE CEMENT MEDIAN. IT ALL HAPPENED SO QUICKLY I'M NOT SURE IF I WAS EVEN ABLE TO TRY AND HIT THE BRAKES AT ALL. I SEARCHED THE FORD WEBSITE AND HAVEN'T FOUND ANY RECALLS FOR MY VEHICLES YEAR. I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS RIGHT AWAY SO OTHER DRIVERS ARE AWARE. THIS IS SECONDARY TO HAVING TO HAVE THE BATTERY REPLACED AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM RESET....AND THE STEERING WHEEL BOLT REPLACED! I WISH I COULD GIVE THIS CAR BACK. SO SCARED TO GET BACK IN IT.

I WAS STOPPED ON THE FREEWAY WHEN A TRUCK REAR-ENDED ME TWICE AND I ENDED UP REAR-ENDING THE PERSON IN FRONT OF ME. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED.

WHEN VEHICLE WAS IN PARK WHILE CAR RUNNING, DRIVER OPENED THE DOOR AND WAS TOSSED OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CAR SUDDENLY DIS-ENGAGED FROM PARK AND ACCELERATED BACKWARDS CRASHING INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. WHEN DRIVER RETURNED TO VEHICLE THE CAR WAS IN PARK.

VEH 1 EXITING GAS STATION ACROSS TWO LANES TO CENTER-TURN LANE TO AWAIT BREAK IN TRAFFIC. VEH 2 CRASHED INTO LEFT FRONT OF VEH 1. SUFFICIENT IMPACT TO BREAK RIGHT FRONT WHEEL FROM FRAME ON VEH1. ONLY AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WAS AT DRIVER'S ANKLE. NONE OF THE OTHER AIRBAGS WORKED. DRIVER OF VEH 1 INJURED, SEVERE ABRASION TO LEFT CLAVICLE CAUSED BY SEAT BELT. STERNUM AND RT RIBS ALSO AFFECTED . VEH 1 VIRTUALLY STOPPED, VEH 2 APPROACHED AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, VEH 1 HAD NO TIME TO ESCAPE COLLISION. WEATHER CLEAR, DRY, SUNNY

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND SWAYED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. BEFORE MAKING AN APPOINTMENT WITH SHEEHY FORD OF MARLOW HEIGHTS (5000 AUTH RD, MARLOW HEIGHTS, MD 20746 (301) 423-4950), THE VEHICLE STARTED PULLING TO THE RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TIRES NEEDED AIR. ANOTHER TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND REVEALED THAT THE FRONT CAMBER AND REAR TOE FAILED. THE REPAIRS NEEDED WERE UNKNOWN AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE LOCAL DEALER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT ALSO STARTED TO SHIFT INADVERTENTLY FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO SHEEHY FORD OF MARLOW, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ONCE AGAIN AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. ON NOVEMBER 1, 2017, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE RIGHT, STRUCK TWO OTHER VEHICLES, FLIPPED OVER, AND LANDED ON ITS ROOF. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES ALL OVER THE BODY AND INJURIES TO THE NECK, BACK, LEFT HIP, BOTH SHOULDERS, AND BOTH KNEES. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO A LOCAL HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A TOW LOT AND WAS AWAITING INSPECTION FROM THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND A CASE WAS OPENED. THE INITIAL FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15 AND THE CRASH OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 3,200 MILES.

TAKATA RECALL: AFTER A HIGH SPEED COLLISION NO AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. MY VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP ON A HIGHWAY. MY CAR WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MPH. UPON IMPACT BOTH CARS WERE MOVED TO THE MEDIAN AND PROPELLED APPROXIMATELY 200 FEET. AT NO POINT DID ANY AIR BAG DEPLOY.