2006 Ford Fusion Power Train

TRANSMISSION STICKS IN GEAR, THEN ABRUPTLY CHANGES. LATEST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM STOP AND GO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY, CAR STRUGGLED TO REACH 40 MPH WHILE OTHER VEHICLES REACHED SPEEDS OF APPROXIMATELY 55-65 MPH. *TR

TRANSMISSION IN 2006 FORD FUSION KEEPS SLIPPING WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SPEED UP OR GOING UP A STEEP HILL. *TR

PURCHASED 2006 FORD FUSION SEL 6 CYL., WITH ROUGHLY 48K ON IT AND CURRENTLY HAVE 62K ON IT NOW, IN/AROUND OCTOBER OF 2009, AND ABOUT 3 MONTHS 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. I TOOK IT IN TO ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE IN ANN ARBOR TO HAVE IT FIXED. THEY TOLD ME, AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH 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. *TR

I HAVE A 2006 FORD FUSION THAT HAS DEVELOPED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS A VALVE BODY DEFECT WITH A SERVICE BULLETIN DATING BACK TO 2001. I FIRST CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP TO INVESTIGATE THE PROBLEM IN DECEMBER 2008, BUT THE TRANSMISSION DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED (ON A SATURDAY). MY MILEAGE AT THAT TIME WAS 35129 (WELL WITHIN WARRANTY PERIOD). I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK UNTIL SEPT. OF '09 FOR EVALUATION, AND THEY JUST DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. BACK AGAIN WITH SAME PROBLEM IN NOV. '09 WHEN THEY INDICATED THE VALVE BODY FROM TSB DATED 08/24/01. IT HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO HAVE SEVERAL ACCIDENTS BECAUSE AT RANDOM TIMES, THE TRANSMISSION POPS INTO NEUTRAL WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY, TURNING A CORNER, OR ACCELERATING - THEN POPS BACK INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. CARS BEHIND ME HAVE NEARLY RAMMED INTO MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS SUDDEN FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND CORRECTED BY FORD CORPORATE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. I HAVE DOCUMENTED SOME OF THE MORE SEVER INCIDENCES. THE LATEST INCIDENCES WERE YESTERDAY, 3/30/10. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AS WELL AS FORD CORPORATE, BUT THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY.

PUSH BUTTON RETAINING CLIP FOR SHIFTER HANDLE IS BROKEN, CAR WILL SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR WITHOUT PRESSING BUTTON. DEALER WANTS $500 TO REPLACE A FAULTY PLASTIC CLIP

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION AND THE KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF THE IGNITION. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEMS ON FORD'S FORUMS AND MANY, MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND EXPLAIN THAT REMOVING THE SILVER RING ON THE SHIFTER KNOB WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT TO DO THIS AND HAVE MY CAR ROLL DOWN MY DRIVEWAY AND KILL SOMEONE. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION 4 DOOR SEDAN. UPON ARRIVING HOME FROM A SHORT TRIP, I ATTEMPTED TO SHUT MY CAR OFF. I SHIFTED INTO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. MY KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE CAR INTO PARK AGAIN AND IT SHOWED IT WAS IN PARK. THE KEYS STILL WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION. I FINALLY WENT INTO MY HOME AND LOOKED ONLINE. I FOUND ONLINE A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM AND A TEMPORARY SOLUTION. IT SEEMS THE DECORATIVE RING AROUND THE BUTTON ON THE SHIFTER KEEPS THE BUTTON FROM FULLY DISENGAGING. I WENT BACK OUT TO MY CAR AND TRIED TO SHIFT OUT OF PARK WITHOUT HITTING THE BUTTON AND WAS SUCCESSFUL AT WHICH TIME THE CAR WAS EASY TO ROLL. IF THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE AND THE SHIFTER DID NOT FULLY ENGAGE IN PARK IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD POP INTO NEUTRAL AND ROLL AWAY. I ATTEMPTED TO CALL MY LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS CLOSED AND NOBODY WOULD BE ABLE TO HELP ME. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 OR 4 OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY THE KEYS CAME OUT BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT I STRUGGLED WITH IT FOR MOST OF AN HOUR BEFORE I FINALLY LOOKED ON THE INTERNET FOR THE SOLUTION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY BETWEEN 15-30 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED IN AND OUT OF GEAR CONTINUOUSLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. UPDATED 01/11/2011*LJ

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION SE WITH THE 3.0 V6 ENGINE. AT JUST OVER 55,000 MILES, VEHICLE WOULD COME OUT OF GEAR WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN 30-60MPH, ROUGHLY 2ND-3RD, OR 3RD-4TH GEAR. VEHICLE WOULD GO INTO A HIGH REV AND NOT MOVE. AFTER LETTING OFF GAS, YOU HAVE TO WAIT 5 SECONDS FOR IT TO "RE-ENGAGE", THEN SOMETIMES IN A HIGH GEAR AT LOW SPEEDS CAUSING VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS MECHANICAL FLAW WITH THIS TRANSMISSION! IT IS THE AISIN TRANSMISSION USED IN A VARIETY OF FORD, LINCOLN, AND MERCURY VEHICLES. (2005-2006 FORD FIVE HUNDRED, 2006 FORD FUSION, 2006 MERCURY ZEPHYR, 2006 MERCURY MILAN, 2005-2006 MERCURY MONTEGO) THERE ARE 100'S TO 1000'S OF COMPLAINTS ON THESE AND MULTIPLE TSB (TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS) THROUGH FORD MOTOR COMPANY, ETC. (TSB 07-26-9, TSB 08-24-1) CALLING IT AISIN TRANSMISSION HARSH SHIFTING. HARSH BEING AN EASY TERM TO DESCRIBE THIS PROBLEM. AND STILL NO RECALL ON THIS OR COMPENSATION FROM DEALER OR MANUFACTURER. IF YOUR VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN WITH THIS $1,500 PLUS REPAIR ON A DEFECTIVE VALVE BODY ACCORDING TO FORD MOTOR CO. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY WHEN NEEDING TO MERGE OR ACCELERATE RAPIDLY TO GET ONTO A FREEWAY SYSTEM OR OVERTAKE AND PASS ON THE HIGHWAY! I GUESS IT WILL TAKE A SERIOUS INJURY OR FATALITY TO CAUSE A LAW SUIT FOR ANYTHING TO BE DONE EXCEPT A TSB! WITH ALL THE DOCUMENTATION AND COMPLAINTS I HAVE SEEN ON THESE, I HOPE THE MANUFACTURERS HAVE A STRONG LEGAL TEAM! I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD, LINCOLN, OR MERCURY AGAIN. AND WE WONDER WHY AMERICANS BUY FOREIGN! IT IS A SAD DAY PEOPLE, BUT THE TRUTH HURTS! OUR US CAR MAKERS NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS BETTER AND IMPROVE THEIR BUSINESS ETHICS OR THEY WILL CONTINUE TO FAIL AND GO BANKRUPT. *TR

I OWN A 2006 FORD FUSION, WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WILL DROP OUT OF GEAR. THE CAR WILL NOT REENGAGE UNTIL THE TACHOMETER RETURNS TO AN IDLE. EVEN THEN THE CAR MAY NOT ENGAGE THE GEAR AGAIN. WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC OR OTHER CARS BEHIND THIS CAUSES AN UNSAFE CONDITION. *TR

SEVERAL PROBLEMS WITH 2006 FORD FUSION SE IGNITION ON/OFF, KEY REMOVAL AND GEAR SELECTION. WHEN STARTING CAR, COMES OUT OF GEAR. ON STARTUP, GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT ENGAGE/DISENGAGE FULLY. ON STARTUP, CANNOT START MOTOR BECAUSE GEAR SHIFT WILL NOT FULLY ENGAGE "PARK". KEY CANNOT BE REMOVED FROM IGNITION WHEN TURNING CAR OFF. WHEN AT STOPLIGHTS, TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP OUT OF GEAR. *TR

CAR JUMPING, AND HESITATING. IT HAPPENED ALOT. ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON. TOLD THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG, AND THAT IF THE GAS CAP OR ENGINE TOP WASN'T ON THAT IT WAS CAUSE THE LIGHT TO GO ON, AND WAS TOLD ABOUT THE JUMPING OF THE CAR THAT THE SENSOR NEEDED TO CATCH UP TO THE ENGINE, THAT IS WHAT IS WAS SUPPOSE TO DO. ALSO CAR SWITCHING ITS GEAR BY ITSELF THEN SLOWING DOWN AND LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THEN PROCEED TO PUT IT IN DRIVE THEN IT WOULDN'T HAPPEN FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. *TR

VEHICLE FAILED IN HIGH TRAFFIC, CAR JERKED AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS I HAD NOTHING, NO CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AS CARS SWERVED BY. THE CAR DOES NOT ALWAYS DO THIS. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT IT TWO TIMES, THEY NOW SAY I NEED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS FORD FUSION 2006 HAS ONLY 49,000 MILES ON IT. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT FORD OR THE DEALER SO FAR TO DATE WILL NOT FIX IT. HELP! THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO MY FAMILY AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND ME. *TR THE CONSUMER WANTED TO KNOW THE STATUS OF HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 01/13/10.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGH AND JERKED HARD INTO GEAR WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

2006 FORD FUSION I-4 MANUAL TRANSMISSION CLUTCH FAILED ON FREEWAY EXIT RAMP. VEHICLE WAS UNDRIVABLE AND OBSTRUCTED RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THERE WAS ONLY 18,804 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. *TR