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CarComplaints.com Notes: Has the power steering started to show signs of failure in the 2014? Yeah, a little. Am I confident it will become a bigger problem over time? Yeah, a lot.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
8 / 3
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
43,349 miles

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2014 Ford Fusion miscellaneous problems

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2014 Ford Fusion Owner Comments (Page 2 of 6)

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problem #90

Sep 112021

Fusion

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While driving on the highway last week at around 65 mph (10 minutes into my commute), my car display sensor started indicating that there was a door that became loose and unlatched. I had nobody in the car with me and noticed that the passenger front door popped loose and needed to be pushed closed. I have not seen the incident occur a second time, not has it been inspected.

- Castle Rock, CO, USA

problem #89

Aug 122021

Fusion

  • miles
It has been reported that the battery in the trunk of the vehicle caught fire and melted down. It is unknown if the vehicle was being operated at the time of the incident. It is unknown if there is a fire or police report available. This is a U.S. Government vehicle owned by GSA and the vehicle is self insured by the government. There was an estimate written by a repair facility and the vehicle has been determined a total loss.

- Kansas City, MO, USA

problem #88

Jun 112021

Fusion

  • miles
I was driving around a 2 lane roundabout when my cars steering wheel lost power steering causing me to Swerve into outside Lane almost hitting another vehicle. There were no other warning lights on before this happened but after the incident I had a steering assist, hill top and advanced traction control lights come on. And now have no power steering

- Blossvale, NY, USA

problem #87

Jul 242021

Fusion

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While at drive through at Smoothie King, brakes just went out WITH NO WARNING. I had to press the brake pedal all the way to the ground and the car eventually stopped. Noone was hurt, no property or car was damaged (thank goodness) Slowly drove in parking lot and called wife to meet me. Then the indicator "Low brake fluid" flashed. Took other car to auto parts, purchase brake fluid. Went back to car, poured brake fluid in car. Did not help as still had to press brake pedal all the way to floor. Saw puddle of brake fluid on ground. Searched online and saw same issue on Ford Fusion reported as there was no warning. Some people got into an accident, others did not. When I called Ford today at 8:48 am, rep said VIN # not on recall but said there have been brake issues but my VIN # is not on recall. I do not want to pay for the cost as I would have to have the car towed to the Ford shop. I am being proactive to have it reported so it can be repaired at no cost like all of the recalls on my car.

- Concord, NC, USA

problem #86

Jun 152021

Fusion

  • miles
On June 15th, 2021 The APM module stopped working as well as the audio control module in my 2014 Ford fusion. The radio did not work. The phone remained connected, I could call out, people could dial in, people could hear me but I could not hear them. Since my hands-free device no longer worked that put me at a safety risk. I am currently paying for the dealer to replace the APIM module, and they have already replaced the audio control module at my cost. The component is under recall for multiple other Ford Models. There has been a technical safety bulletin on it for my model and they have replaced it up to six years. Mine did not go out until the 7th year.

- Wheeling , IL, USA

problem #85

Apr 012021

Fusion

  • 131,000 miles
Car has a door latch recall as well

- Oakland, CA, USA

problem #84

Dec 302016

Fusion

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Dash light on ' check charging system light always on, occasionally goes out when started, replaced alternator which was tested at 14.3 charging capacity, changed battery, checked solenoid- light remains lit. If left parked for more than three to five days battery drains and must be charged to start car. Issue started when car was 2years old 2016 - to date. I have purchased 4 replacement batteries due to continuous battery drain causing battery failure around six months of new battery purchases. No solution to date-

- Kahnawake, Quebec Canada, NY, USA

problem #83

Mar 192021

Fusion

  • miles
Transmission

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

problem #82

Mar 062021

Fusion

  • 155,000 miles
My transmission is mess up is there a recall on 2014 Ford Fusion black

- Birmingham, AL, USA

problem #81

Feb 112021

Fusion

  • 137,187 miles
The bushing shifter has caused the gear to be in park while the dashboard says reverse. The car won't start and without emergency breaks it rolls. It has been recalled for this exact issue along with 3 other recalls. The car was in a restaurant parking lot.

- Gulfport, MS, USA

problem #80

Oct 012020

Fusion

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

The transmission has to be replaced at low mileage. Research showed this a huge issue with other owners of the Ford Fusion 2013-2015. Similar to engine problems, transmission problems are the last thing any driver would like to deal with. This is because it costs a lot of money on repair and requires a certain skill set to get it fixed. Unfortunately, 2014 Ford Fusion transmission problems were the third most reported about this vehicle. In general, the problems were related to issues with shifting, complete transmission failure, and transmission shuttering. Many owners of vehicles around 28,000 miles reported rough transmission shifting along with transmission slipping, which is not expected at this mileage of this vehicle. The problem was mostly resolved by either replacing the transmission or performing a global reset. The average repair cost for transmission slipping was about $750. At least two owners reported a complete transmission failure of their 73,000 miles vehicles. The owners mentioned that they performed regular maintenance to the vehicle, and they did not see any warning signs that could point them to do something before the complete failure. The owners did not include information about repair options or repair costs. Lastly, a couple of owners indicated frustration from transmission shuttering every time they drive the vehicle. They mentioned that the shuttering fades out after they drive for a long time. However, the shuddering becomes more severe when they switch from park to drive or vise versa. Unfortunately, transmission shuttering occurred at relatively new vehicles around 5,000 miles.

- Bellevue, NE, USA

problem #79

Oct 312020

Fusion

  • 137,000 miles
My car ran hot on me for the first time. I added coolant and tried to restart the car. Had to get vehicle towed to a dealership and the dealership told me it was coolant intrusion. They said they have seen a lot of vehicles that did the same thing. The man at the dealership said that get about one vehicle a week this happens. The car was in motion. I was going the speed of about 55 miles an hour. It started losing speed and just died on me when I got to the stop sign at the end of the road.

- Oak Ridge, LA, USA

problem #78

Aug 032020

Fusion

  • 94,000 miles
My back up camera continuously stops working. It has been occurring for several months. From a sitting position when placed in reverse most times the back up cam will come on and stay on for a few seconds, then go to a black screen and sometimes stay black and other times crazy images will come up. It almost appears to have some sort of short in it causing this to occur. For several years it worked properly, now every time I place in reverse it is a guessing game as to whether it will work at all.

- Chesterfield, VA, USA

problem #77

Nov 252019

Fusion

  • 90,000 miles
My vehicle was involved ina accident 11/25/2019 whichi resulteed in a dder hitting the car. The cars body was repaired as well as the radiator and then March 2020. The car shut completed down. I was advised to check to see if this was recall because the car never worked after the deer hit it. The coolant contiued to back into the engine causing coolant intrusion into the cylinders. Each time we put more in it ran out or into the engine.

- Americus, GA, USA

problem #76

Aug 252020

Fusion

  • 111,400 miles
While driving on a freeway, my 2014 Ford Fusion 2.0L ecoboost starts to overheat. While trying to press the gas pedal to increase the speed, the car takes a while to increase the speed and at the same time the temparature gauge is going up as well until I get the overheating notification on my car. I had to slow down my driving on the freeway while there were cars behind me. I had to get out of the freeway and exited on the first exit I see. I stopped on a curb of a street and opened the hood of the car to check what is wrong with it and I saw that there are coolant all over my engine and that my coolant level was empty even though I filled it up about 2 weeks ago. I had to refill my coolant a little bit more than the max level. I tried my best to drive back home carefully and just took the streets. I check the coolant level about 4-5 miles later and noticed that the coolant level went down a about 1/4 of an inch below the max level. The overheating started to happen when the temperature started to rise up over 100 degrees but it was the first time today(08/25/2020) that it splattered coolant all over my engine. There was also no check engine light on.

- Panorama City, CA, USA

problem #75

Aug 242020

Fusion

  • miles
Appearlly Ford Motor Company knew about apim system malfunctioning that they extended the warrant starting from 2014 for 5 years and didn't notify to the customers so after your warranty is gone the apim system will no longer work and by law all manufacturing need to notify of any abnormal situation on your vehicle. Their understanding is that this does not fall under a safety recall, but without having the speakers or sound working you will not hear your seatbelt chime you will not hear your motor senses chime when crossing A-line, you will not hear your vehicles chime reversing nor will you see your camera. I have seen 1000ths of people having the same problem and Ford will not fix it because "their warranty has expired" they are requesting $1000 to fix it.hopefully this can be announced for another customers before their warranty expires and they don't have to pay 1000 dollars like myself

- Indianapolis, IN, USA

problem #74

Jul 182020

Fusion

  • 67,750 miles
Evaporative emission system purge vapor line restricted/blocked. It was fixed by five star Ford of warner robins, ga for $924.

- Perry, GA, USA

problem #73

May 282020

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 87,000 miles
The front passenger car door will not lock in place the latch seems to be broke and nothing was done to it out of the norm so I have no clue why but it is a safety hazard because I can't drive with the passenger side door opening and closing as I blow through the wind the vehicle was stationary when the door would not close I was at a 7 eleven parked when my friend came back to the car it would not stay closed.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

problem #72

May 032020

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 90,000 miles
While the car was in motion leaving a walmart, the passenger door opened and now wont close. After some research, I found that this was a problem with in the 13-14 Ford Fusion and others that were recalled but not for my VIN" how is it that I'm having this problem that is similar to one already covered by a recall, but not my car"

- Surprise, AZ, USA

problem #71

Apr 202020

Fusion

  • miles
Door latches are not working

- Chandler, AZ, USA

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