284 complaints reported

2006 Ford Fusion Air Bags

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
284
Crashes
18
Fires
0
Injuries
13

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Nov 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LANCE CUNNINGHAM FORD IN KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Nov 2017

LETTER FROM CONGRESSMAN NORCROSS ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE ASSISTANCE PERTAINING TO A 2006 FORD FUSION IN HIS FLEET OF VEHICLES; THE VEHICLE IS UNDER RECALL DUE TO WIDESPREAD TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUES. *LD UPDATED 11/16/17*JS

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS BEEN A YEAR AND 4 MONTHS SINCE I GOT THE RECALL NOTICE. WHY HAVEN'T THEY GOT A FIX YET. I'M WORRIED EVERY TIME I GO OUT IN TRAFFIC.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jun 2016
Nov 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR SINCE I RECEIVED LETTER OF RECALL . I CALLED 11/14/17. THE FORD PLACE IN CULLMAN ALABAMA TOLD ME THEY STILL HAVE NO AIR BAGS TO REPAIR MY CAR.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2017
Nov 2017

THE PART IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND IT'S BEEN 11 MONTHS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2017
Nov 2017

TAKATA RECALL NOTIFIED OVER A YEAR AGO THAT MY CAR WAS UNDER THIS RECALL. NOTIFIED AGAIN JULY 2016 THAT I WOULD BE RECEIVING A LETTER WHEN MY AIR BAG BECAME AVAILABLE AND TO NOTIFY MY DEALER. CALLED DEALER AND HE SAID PROBABLY BY DEC. 2016. NOW THE DEALER IS TELLING ME APRIL 2017. THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE SINCE MY TWO GRANDDAUGHTERS DRIVE THIS CAR TO COLLEGE FOUR DAYS A WEEK. YOUR PROMPT ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER IS APPRECIATED. NO REPLACEMENT FOR THIS AIRBAG AFTER 18 MONTHS IS BORDERLINE CRIMINAL. *TR

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Feb 2015
Oct 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED WINNER FORD AT 888-476-3890 AND MEDFORD FORD AT 888-927-1449, AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jul 2016
Oct 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WORLD OF FORD IN ALEXANDRIA, VIRGINIA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL MY VEHICLE CONTAINS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG INFLATOR AND HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" I CONTACTED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO SCHEDULE A REPAIR JUST TO BE TOLD THAT DID NOT HAVE THE EPART AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL; I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE DATED JULY 2016, IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED ACADEMY FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PARTS ARE NOT IN AND I WOULD RECEIVE A NOTICE/LETTER WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. I'D CHECK WITH THEM EVERY COUPLE MONTHS WITH THE LATEST BEING 10/17/17, AND STILL NO LUCK TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM. I WAS GIVEN AN 800 NUMBER TO CALL "HEADQUARTERS", BUT THE GENTLEMAN ONLY SAID THAT THERE WAS MILLIONS OF CARS OUT THERE THAT NEED TAKEN CARE OF....I ASKED WHAT WAS I SUPPOSED TO DO ABOUT THIS AND HE TOLD ME TO "DRIVE CAREFULLY". TODAY, 10/31/17, I GET THIS CARD IN THE MAIL STATING THAT TK HOLDINGS ARE FILING CHAPTER 11. DOES THIS MEAN THEY WILL NOT BE FIXING MY CAR'S PROBLEM? THIS HAS GONE ON FOR OVER A YEAR AND IT MAKES NO SENSE WHY THIS AIRBAG ISSUE ISN'T FIXED BY NOW. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE ASSIST ME WITH THIS MATTER. I WILL BE CONTACTING SEVERAL DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS TO SEE IF I GET ANY HELP. I DON'T EVEN ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT DUE TO THIS PROBLEM.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL- RECEIVED NOTICE FROM THE LINCOLN MOTOR COMPANY OF TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL FOR MY 2009 LINCOLN MKZ AND HAVE CALLED THREE FORD/LINCOLN DEALERSHIPS IN MY AREA AND THEY STATED DUE TO LAW SUIT THEY HAVE NOT RECEIVED THE REPLACEMENT AIRBAG PART.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED JOE TAYLOR FORD INC. (ROUTE 257, SENECA, PA 16346; 844-327-8573) AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NOT RECEIVED THE REMEDY FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL. I AM UNABLE TO GO TO ANY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED BECAUSE THERE IS NONE TO REPLACE THEM WITH WHICH MEANS THE VALUE OF MY CAR HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY REDUCED AND MORE IMPORTANTLY ITS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND ANYONE IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL. CHECKED WITH LOCAL FORD DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD PARTS TO FIX THE AIRBAG ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND UNKNOWN WHEN THEY WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THIS CONTINUES TO BE A SAFETY RISK.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL. LOCAL DEALERSHIP IS UNABLE TO REPAIR THE DEFECT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS . AIRBAGS HAVE NOT DEPLOYED, JUST WANT TO GET IT REPAIRED.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED NOTICE OF A RECALL OVER A YEAR AGO. NO REMEDY IS AVAILABLE AT THE DEALERSHIP YET. I WONDER IF THEY EVER INTEND TO FIX THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TAKATA RECALL, FORD IS UNABLE TO REPLACE THE AFFECTED AIRBAG BECAUSE THE REQUIRED REPLACEMENT AIRBAG IS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017 Crash

TAKATA RECALL. I RECIEVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I HAVE NOT HAD MY AIRBAGS REPLACED YET AND THEY HAVE ALREADY EXPLODED ON ME. I HAD GOTTEN INTO AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAG EXPLODED ON ME I WASNT GOING FAST AT ALL WHEN THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED. BY HAVING THE AIR BAG EXPLOXED ON ME HAS CAUSED ME TO HAVE BRUISED CHEST BONE AND A CONCUSSION AND IT TOOK AWHILE FOR ME TO RECOVER FROM THE ACCIDENT.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2016
Oct 2017

TAKADA RECALL - THIS RECALL IS FOR MY DAUGHTER'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. WE HAVE BEEN WAITING SINCE MARCH OF 2017 THE DATE WE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD, TO GET THE AIRBAG REPLACED. EVERYTIME SHE DRIVES THAT CAR OR HAS A PASSENGER IN HER CAR IT IS A SAFETY HAZZARD KNOWING OTHER DRIVERS AND PASSENGER'S HAVE DIED WHILE WAITING FOR THE PART OR PARTS TO BE REPLACED. I AM APPALLED AT THE LACK OF URGENCY ON THE CAR MANUFACTURER'S AND TAKEDA TO FIX ALL THE VEHICHLES INVOLVED IN THE RECALL CONSIDERING THE PRICE TO PAY IS WITH SOMEONE'S LIFE. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. UNFORTUNATELY FOR MY DAUGHTER AND MANY OTHER'S AFFECTED, THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE ANY TIME SOON WHICH IS UNACCEPTABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (HUNT FORD, 6825 CRAIN HWY, LA PLATA, MD 20646) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACTS VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V036000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION IN JUNE OF 2016. THE DEALER (MONACO FORD, 767 NEW LONDON TURNPIKE, GLASTONBURY, CT, 06033) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Jan 2016
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. A LOCAL DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *BF UPDATED 8/6/18*JB

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Nov 2016
Oct 2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (SAYBROOK FORD INC, 1 FORD DR, OLD SAYBROOK, CT 06475) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Oct 2017
Oct 2017

STILL WAITING FOR APPROVAL TO TAKE CAR TO DEALER FOR FIXING THE AIRBAGS. I CALLED AND THEY SAID WAIT FOR ANOTHER LETTER TO AUTHORIZE THE REPAIRS. NEXT CALL, I WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2006 FORD FUSION, Manufacturer: Ford Motor Company
Incident: Aug 2017

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Quick Summary

The 2006 Ford Fusion has 284 Air Bags complaints on file. 18 crashes have been reported. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.