Issue ID | 1188398 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10722993 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FUSION HYBRID |
Model Year | 2013 |
File date | 16/04/15 |
Component | UNKNOWN OR OTHER |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | Driving into work in the morning on a 3 lane busy road, the "stop safely now" alert came on and the car stalled. It came to a complete stop while i was in the middle lane of the road with cars rushing around me to be on their way. I had to get out of the car and, with the help of some good samaritans, push it to safety across 4 lanes of traffic into a commercial parking lot. The car would not restart. I had it towed to the dealership where it was held for 7 days and they told me it "just started working over the weekend and we don't know why it failed because there weren't any error codes to read". Here is the report from the dealership: "towed in wrench light came on and stop safely light came on also caused by no crank, no start. Self test, 20 dtc s. Cleared dtc s. Started ok after dtc s cleared. Road tested & retested, dtc s did not return. Needs to be driven more." i have played phone tag with the ford customer rep for weeks now and i have grown irritated. I do not have any trust in this car to reliably keep myself, my wife and newborn child safe. We feel helpless at this point because there doesn't seem to be any concern or reassurance shown on ford's behalf and we're stuck in a car that we owe more than its worth. The money would feel more well spent had there have been some effort shown by ford to make it right and rebuild our trust in their product. However, this has not been the case and it looks like we're on our own to just deal with this major safety issue as it comes up or drown ourselves in negative equity by trading it in for a car that we can trust. This car is a safety risk to myself, my family and the general public. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 30000 |
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Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | MILFORD, NH |
VIN pattern | 3FA6P0LU2DRXXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
Was medical attention required? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 30/04/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 30 |
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