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Do Ford Fusions have transmission problems?

By Sophia Aguilar |

Do Ford Fusions have transmission problems?

The Ford Fusion can have transmission shifting problems According to the findings on RepairPal, 1,082 owners have reported that their Ford Fusion’s automatic transmission developed “shifting concerns.” These reports include Fusion models from 13 model years, with an average mileage-at-incident of around 80,000 miles.

What years did Ford Fusion have transmission problems?

Most year models of Ford Fusions have somewhere in the neighborhood of five to ten transmission complaints. Ford Fusions from the years 2012-2014 each have about 250 or up. The most commonly-listed problems for these years are shuddering, hesitating, and jerking when coming from a dead stop.

Which year Ford Fusion is the best?

2012-2013 Ford Fusion – Appearing on Consumer Reports’ Best Used Cars list, the Ford Fusion is a definite family car consideration. Best years for reliability are 2012 and 2013, while 2008-2009 and 2011 is just one notch below.

Is there a problem with the gear selector on a Ford Fusion?

The problem: A part that connects the gear selector to the transmission may fail. As a result, drivers may think they’ve put the vehicle in Park even though it’s still in Drive, Reverse, or Neutral. If this happens, the vehicle could be at risk of rolling away.

Where to get a new transmission in a Ford Fusion?

During the failure, the gear shifter display also indicated that the transmission was in the neutral position. The vehicle was towed to mountain view Ford (301 east 20th street, chattanooga, TN) where it was diagnosed that the shifter cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced.

Are there any problems with the Ford Fusion?

Ford Fusion owners have reported 36 problems related to transmission stuck in gear (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the Fusion.

Why is my transmission stuck in neutral on my Ford Fusion?

When turning the vehicle back on, it was stuck in “neutral” on the dash but the shifter is stuck in “park” and will not shift or move out of park. This is a known recall on Ford Fusions year 2014 but my VIN does not say it was part of that recall.