Last week (today is April 16, 2024) I noticed when I start my car lots of smoke is coming out the back. Days later the engine light appears and starts flashing then my car starts to shake and stall as I’m driving putting me and others on the road at risk. Before I break it starts to stall so I try to break way ahead of time before needing to so I don’t put cars in front of me at risk. I’ve taken it to a mechanic and he’s telling me it seems to be a manufacturing issue with the engine. My 2L engine head gasket #2 cylinder on a 2017 Ford Fusion seems to be the problem. This is very unfortunate as I have been in love with my car since I first purchased it brand new in the beginning of 2018. I have a service appointment with ford in two weeks
Driving at 65mph and the vehicle began to lose power. Messages displayed on instrument cluster "service engine soon" "pre-collision asist not available" "power train malfunction/reduced power" vehicle started losing power and was unable to maintain speed. Check engine light appeared as this was occurring. This occurred in traffic and other drivers did not expect this. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and shut the vehicle down. Once i started the truck again the check engine light remained on but i was able to accelerate back to 60mph.
Transmission stuck in low gear during highway speeds. Lead frame failure.
Unresolved under hood fire recall
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Explorer. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, she became aware that the electronic power steering was not functioning properly, requiring increased effort to maneuver the vehicle. After which, a message was displayed reading, "Power steering assist fault." The steering assist warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 14V286000 (Steering), but the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was 170,000.
The contact owns a 2015 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that when the failure occurred, the contact turned the vehicle off and then restarted the vehicle. The vehicle would restart, however the failure continued for about eight months. In addition, recently the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with a failed clutch fork and the clutch fork needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to report the failure to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.
Driving no more than 40 mph, suddenly “gear shift will engage at low speeds” pops up. At this point there is no acceleration. Then when i get to stop at about 1mp it jerks me into an e-brake, immediately prompting “powertrain error”, “check engine”, “hill climb assist not available”, “collision warning not available”. This all started after the last recall was performed. This is now the second time this has done this. I am lucky it did not do this on the highway itself.
The truck is unexpectedly downshifting to first exactly as the safety recall states. At this this happened while my son was driving the truck the attached picture shows the errors on the dash at the time and also the speedometer read zero when the truck was in motion. Tooele ford claims the safety recall was completed , however nhtsa website states it is an unresolved recall. Tooele ford and ford customer service refused to remedy the situation.
The contact owns a 2017 Ford Focus. The contact stated that while the vehicle was in reverse, the contact depressed the accelerator pedal, however, the vehicle stalled and jerked. The failure recurred while the contact was driving at unknown speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with transmission issues and the contact was informed that new parts for the transmission were needed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 48,800.
The contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicles power steering failed. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was diagnosed as power steering failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to submit a complaint to the nhtsa hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 93,000.