2014 Ford Fusion Cruise Control Problems

Was driving when the car started to accelerate by itself. Revved up to higher rpm’s. I put the car in neutral when a safety warning message showed on the screen saying, stop safely now. With a red triangle with an exclamation point in the center. I turned the car off and started it again. As soon as the engine kicked in, it started to accelerate on its own again. Stopped again and let it sit for a bit, started it up again and let it gradually accelerate on its own(didn’t push down on the gas pedal)- didn’t seem to accelerate correctly after that. Car is now sitting.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A MAJOR COLLISION ON THURSDAY 8/27 AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30PM. WHILE APPROACHING THE INTERSECTION TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN, I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE GAS AND ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE, BUT RATHER THAN SLOW DOWN, MY CAR ACCELERATED. WHEN I PRESSED THE BRAKE ALL THE WAY DOWN IT STILL CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL I HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH FINALLY STOPPED MY CAR. I AM LUCKY NO ONE INCLUDING MYSELF DIED- THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE. FORD CONTINUES TO HAVE THESE ISSUES AND THEIR NEGLIGENCE IS GOING TO HARM MORE PEOPLE!

WHEN THE ENGINE GETS TO A WARM TEMPERATURE AND THEN SHUT OFF AND LEFT FOR 10 OR SO MINUTES, WHEN THE ENGINE IS RESTARTED, PUT IT DRIVE, WITHIN SEVERAL SECONDS (15 SECONDS TO 120 SECONDS) IT WILL BEGIN SHUTTERING AND DIE WHILE DRIVING. RESTARTING THE ENGINE AFTER IT QUITS (WHICH TAKES ABOUT 2 SECONDS, LONGER THAN NORMAL) WILL START AND WILL AGAIN DIE WHEN BEGINNING TO DRIVE. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE FOR ABOUT 5-6 MONTHS ON MY FORD WITH +/- 66K MILES. THE ISSUE IS GETTING WORSE AND MUCH MORE FREQUENT. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR DIAGNOSTIC CODES ARE PRESENT. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS ISSUE MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN TURNING ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND IT IS BECOMING MORE AND MORE OF A SAFETY CONCERN. I DO NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE FOLLOWING A COLD ENGINE START.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. JIM TIDWELL FORD (2205 BARRETT LAKES BLVD, KENNESAW, GA) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-25288711. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON I HAD CAR TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WAS TOLD THAT COOLANT SEEPED I TO MY ENGINE THIS WAS A RECALL BUT MY CARS BIN WAS NOT INCLUDED I WAS TOLD I OWED 7000 TO HAVE IT FIXED. I WILL OWE 10.000 ON LOAN. I PULLED OVER AND HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WHEN I HAD MY OIL CHANGED I WAS TOLD MY CAR NEEDED COOLANT IT WAS EMPTY. WE ADDED COOLANT. THERE WAS NO COOLANT LEAKING FROM MY CAR

WHILE DRIVING CAR DOWN HIGHWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH, SUDDENLY THE BRAKES STOP FUNCTIONING NORMALY MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STOP VEHICLE WITHOUT USING EMERGENCY BRAKE. ALSO EXPERIENCE EXTREME LOSS OF POWER MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO REACH A SPEED OF 35 MPH WITH PEDAL PUSHED TO FLOOR. FORD DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS VACUUM PUMP. FORD VACUUM PUMP PURCHASED AND REPLACED. WITHIN 3 WEEKS EXACT SAME ISSUE AGAIN ON INTERSTATE. BRAKES NEARLY USELESS TO BRING CAR TO A STOP, LOSS OF POWER. HAD TO HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO GET IT HOME. CALLED TO QUESTION WARRANTY ON FORD VACUUM PUMP - INFORMED VACUUM PUMP IS ON "NATIONAL BACKORDER" AND CAN'T EVEN BE GIVEN AN APPROXIMATE DATE AS TO WHEN A NEW PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. MAYBE IT'S TIME FOR A RECALL???

CAR WILL HESITATE WHEN GOING DOWN A HILL AND THEN ACCELERATE,WHEN TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WILL JERK AND HESITATE(2014, 2015, 2016 & 2017)..THE RPM DROPS DURING THESE INCIDENTS AND HAS REPORTED TO THE SERVICE DEPT AT CAPITAL FORD A FEW TIMES SINCE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW IN 2014(2014,2015,2016,2017,2018). HAVE REPLACE LUG NUTS A FEW TIMES (FACTORY ISSUED) THEY KEEP SWELLING AND CRACKING(2016,2017& 2019). OIL LEAK BETWEEN THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION(6/1/19). DATES VARIES. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST AND ON GOING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CRUISE CONTROL FAILED TO FUNCTION. AN UNKNOWN LOCAL DEALER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

GAS PEDAL COMPLETELY BROKE OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN HEAT TRAFFIC ON A RAINY MORNING. NO ONE AT FORD OR THE DEALERSHIP SHOWS ANY INTEREST IN REPLACING THE DEFECTIVE PLASTIC GAS PEDAL; NOT TO MENTION WHAT HAPPENED. THEY ACT AS THOUGH THIS IS A NORMAL MALFUNCTION. *TR

HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CAR NOT GETTING UP TO SPEED

HAD ISSUE WITH THE WATER PUMP GOING OUT - RECEIVED A QUICK COMPUTER WARNING STATING THAT THE CAR OVERHEATED; THEN ANOTHER COMPUTER WARNING LETTING ME KNOW THE CAR WOULD SWITCHED TO A VERY VERY LOW POWER-HAD NO WARNING. LUCKILY I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED - I WAS LUCKY IF THE CAR WAS GOING 1 MILE/HOUR. WAS ON A 2 LANE CITY STREET. I WAS TURNING AROUND IN A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT - ONCE I GOT ON THE ROAD IT HAPPENED WITHIN SECONDS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED AT A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD SOUND BEFORE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATING. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT FOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,700.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 FORD FUSION. WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, THE VEHICLE REVVED AND ACCELERATED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO BODY DAMAGE OR INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000.

PULLING INTO PARKING SPACE, ALMOST STOPPED, AND CAR LUNGED FORWARD. JUMPING CURB. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED BUT DID DAMAGE CAR. TWO DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. FORD HAD THE CAR FOR A WHOLE WEEK AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A THING WRONG WITH IT. THE BODY IS NOW REPAIRED BUT I AM LEERY OF DRIVING IT. THE CONSUMER STATED ON JUNE 22, 2015, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/10/15*JB