2013 Ford Fusion Power Train Problems
- 167
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 167 stored complaint records:
- 8 indicate a crash
- 4 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- shifter cable · 18 records
- power train · 16 records
- notified failure · 14 records
- gear shifter · 14 records
- emergency brake · 12 records
- shift cable · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 60–100k mi | 65 |
| 100–150k mi | 34 |
| 1–30k mi | 18 |
| 30–60k mi | 17 |
| 150–400k mi | 9 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. The contact received notification of nhtsa campaign number: 19v362000 (power train). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Butch oustalet ford wiggins (820 w frontage dr, wiggins, ms 39577, [redacted]) was contacted and was not able to confirm when the parts were to become available. The contact had not…
ODI 11228784
Power Train
Ford has yet to remedy a solution for the transmission cable shifter on the ford fusion. My vehicle shifter is in the park position, however, the dashboard displays that the car in in neutral. Previously, i had parked my car, shut of the ignition and exited. My car proceeded to move back and struck my husband's car. Luckily, it was only my husband's car and not another vehicle, object, or person. This issue…
Crash reported
ODI 11241231
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. After switching the transmission shifter into park, turning the engine off, and exiting the vehicle, the vehicle rolled down the driveway and into the street. The vehicle was towed to brighton ford ([redacted], brighton, mi) where it was diagnosed that the transmission shift cable bushing failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11203045
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While decelerating, the rpm jumps up to 4 or 5 and the cars shifts hard. Does matter if i am going up an incline or or flat plain road...it happens.
ODI 11205735
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Car will shift to neutral when place in reverse. Car will also jerk when changing speeds of 10.
ODI 11186314
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning while the accelerator pedal was depressed. The contact attempted to depress the accelerator pedal again, which caused the vehicle to accelerate at high speeds. The contact regained control of the vehicle and took it to town ford lincoln (700 3rd st se, east wenatchee, wa 98802, [redacted]) to be diagnosed, but the…
ODI 11208594
Body · Power Train
The shifter cable bushing failed,causing inaccurate gear selection,resulting in car rolling down my driveway, crossing the street and crashing into my neighbors tree. Damage included the rear bumper, the tree, no one was hurt but it could have been a lot worse. Ford has a recall for the same year, and model, but insist that my car is not in the list. This incident has cost to date almost a thousand dollars to fix.…
Crash reported
ODI 11194060
Power Train
Extremely abrupt shifting between 1st-2nd and 2nd-3rd. 2013 ford fusion titanium awd. The shift is becoming so hard that i brace myself and place my neck against the headrest during the shift. The transmission shift's so hard it sounds like something is going to break. I've had the adaptive system reprogramed 3 times and the solenoids in 2nd and 3rd replaced already. The shift is abrupt and hard no matter how i try…
ODI 11184290
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While the vehicle was in drive, the gear would independently shift into reverse. The contact had to apply the emergency brake in order to stop the vehicle from rolling out of the driveway. Gary yeoman's ford lincoln (1420 n tomoka farms rd, daytona beach, fl 32124, [redacted]) was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure recurred. The manufacturer was…
ODI 11186286
Power Train
Periodically will delay when shifted into reverse, then will engage hard, causing loud sound, slams into gear. Happened several times from the parked position backing out of a parking space, shifting from park to reverse. Also happened several times when stopping forward motion and shifting into reverse, shifting drive to reverse also has condition while driving that transmission would not shift out of low gear…
ODI 11184250
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Jumping during acceleration when the car is shifting gears. Car acts as of it wants to turn off .
ODI 11185449
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While driving 20 mph, the steering wheel seized and failed to turn. The failure was intermittent. Also, the transmission slipped and seized before going into gear. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the contact's home. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was 180,000.
ODI 11180083
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
My car has been skipping and hesitation with power train or transmission while driving whenever it wants. It’s nothing specific to make that happen. Last week back power windows quit working. Now....started car in drive, steering was locked. Drove back and forth, tried different gears, tried restarting, it finally started by turning key over. Came home, parked in driveway, can’t get steering to unlock at…
ODI 11176297
Power Train
I have a 2013 ford fusion. It has been displaying a jerking motion with pulling is out a park and into drive. When going to turn the corner it stalled out on me. I was able to get it stated back up but when driving its like it had no power and it was going slow.
ODI 11181774
Power Train · Unknown Or Other
Shift linkage came apart, the car is a 2013 but isnt covered under the current recall for some reason. The car was stationary
ODI 11175760
Power Train
The shift cable became disconnected from the transmission allowing the shift lever to move through the positions, but the vehicle would not move out of park. Fortunately, the vehicle was stuck in park and we could not pull it out of the driveway, but if this had happened when pulling in and it hadn't gone into park, it could have rolled down our driveway and hurt someone. This is the same issue described by ford…
ODI 11174608
Power Train
Arrived home placed my car on park and when i lifted my foot off the break the vehicle kept driving forward hitting a snow bank. Put my foot on break and turned off the vehicle. Tried to start the car but it says "transmission not on park" on dash. Car will not start. For safety i set parking break. Contacted for due to recall # 18s20 and was advised that according to my vin # the recall does not apply to my…
ODI 11173625
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. When the contact shifted the gear into reverse, the transmission remained in park. The contact had to shift into neutral, push the vehicle, hop iside, and place the gear into reverse. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to j.c. Lewis ford lincoln statesboro (6922 veterans memorial pkwy, statesboro, ga 30458, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed…
ODI 11174808
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While driving and attempting to shift gears, the shifter failed. The contact stated that the instrument panel displayed (p), which meant the gear was in park. The vehicle began to roll forward and the contact had to apply the emergency brake to stop it from moving forward. An independent mechanic came to the contact's residence and unlocked the shifter. The vehicle was able…
ODI 11174284
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
The vehicle has an electrical glitch and when attempting to park the car it will show as park but will actually slip into neutral and roll forward or back if in a slight hill. Also an manufacturing error is causing the car to abruptly stop while on driving. The rpms will increase by itself and then suddenly fall to 0 and the car will not be able to move. All the electrical components will still be on i.e. Radio ,…
ODI 11182709
Power Train
I was on a city street. I was shifting from drive to reverse and the car kept rolling forward. Even when i shift to what thought was park and turned the car off and try to start again the dash read car not in park. I had someone come to help me and found the bushing to the shift cable snapped. So he placed a tube in the hole where the bushing was to hold it place to shift and got me bat home to pa. I went to the…
ODI 11166350
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. While the contact attempted to pull out of a parking space, the vehicle was shifted into drive, but did not engage. The contact stated that the gear shifter felt loose as if it were disconnected. The vehicle was driven to the contact's residence. An independent mechanic diagnosed that the shifter cable failed and needed replacement. The mechanic performed a temporary remedy,…
ODI 11165973
Power Train
I put my car in park and it got stuck and on the speedometer it is saying my car is in reverse. I had to put on the emergency brake to stop the car from rolling back
ODI 11164807
Power Train
My 2013 ford fusions automatic steering cable bushing fell out while i was in line at the bank. I was unable to move my vehicle and had it towed. We looked at recalls on 1/7/2019 and found a recall but not specific to my vin number. How can the same thing happen to my vehicle and not be covered under a recall? I was in danger and had to use my parking brake immediately when i thought my car was in park.
ODI 11165081
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2013 ford fusion. After the contact placed the vehicle in park, it began to roll forward and the gear became stuck and would not move at all. The contact had to place a hair pin in the gear shifter and bushing in an attempt to stop the vehicle. The vehicle did not stop and the emergency brake had to be applied. The bushing had also rusted. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The…
ODI 11162082