2006 Ford Fusion Exterior lighting Problems

My front right turn signal suddenly stopped working. It lights up but won't flash. Due to this problem I have had numerous near crashes because other cars cannot tell that I am signaling to turn or change lanes. It was only because I double check where surrounding cars are that I have been able to avoid a crash. I have taken it to the dealers service center but they were not able to fix it in the three and a half days they had it. I finally had to go get it because I needed a vehicle to go to work and could not wait any longer. There were no signs that there was a problem until I noticed it wasn't flashing. The inside display and sound of the turn signal are all normal and I am unsure of when the problem first happened because the inside display has no abnormalities.

NHTSA ID

11440942

Incident

Oct 18, 2021

The headlights are so foggy that night driving is dangerous. I applied a liquid to the exterior of both lights and that improved visibility for about a year. I believe this is caused by a reaction to the plastic used on the lenses. The vehicle is available for inspection however I have not taken it to a dealership for this problem. I have noticed this headlight problem on other vehicles.

NHTSA ID

11420028

Incident

Jun 15, 2016

CITY OF DOWNEY CA L. DO NOT HAVE FIX PARKING PERMITS TO PARK AT THIS LOCATION? ADDRESS REQUIRES REPAVING DRIVE WAY...? AT: 11739 TRISTAN DR LOT#1234 BUCKLES ST DOWNEY, CA 90241-1551 USA

NHTSA ID

11279655

Incident

Oct 8, 2019

Mileage

2 mi

THE DOME FROM THE REAR DRIVER SIDE TAIL LIGHT HAS COME APART FROM THE MAIN PIECE OF THE TAIL LIGHT.

NHTSA ID

11217352

Incident

Apr 20, 2019

PASSENGER FRONT DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE, BUT CAN OPEN FROM OUTSIDE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT TURN SIGNAL DOES NOT FLASH, STAYS SOLID. REPLACED BULB BUT DOES SAME THING.

NHTSA ID

11113470

Incident

Jul 16, 2018

Mileage

187,000 mi

TAKATA RECALL. MY BLINKERS ALL WOULD NOT GO OFF. I WAS TOLD IT THE RELAY IS STICKING IN THE RELAY BOX. TO FIX IT WITH LABOR AND ALL WAS 1400.00. I WAS UNABLE TO PAY TO GET IT FIX. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH NO BLINKERS, WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE. IT AFFECTS MY COMMUTE EVERY DAY. I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT.

NHTSA ID

11099480

Incident

Jun 1, 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO OPERATE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RIVERSIDE FORD (101 E MAIN ST, HAVELOCK, NC 28532, (252) 447-3177) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CENTRAL JUNCTION BOX NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 238,000.

NHTSA ID

11060843

Incident

Dec 23, 2017

Mileage

238,000 mi

"TAKATA RECALL" SND I WAS DRIVING VEHICLE WHEN TURN SIGNALS ON BOTH FRONT RIGHT AND LEFT SIDE STOPPED WORKING. RIGHT FRONT TURN SIGNAL JUST STAYED ON , SO I HAD TO DISCONNECT IT OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE DRAINED THE BATTERY. I REPLACED BOTH BULBS WITH NEW ONES, STILL DID NOT WORK. I GET A MESSAGE SAYING CHECK RIGHT FRONT AND LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNALS. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF 2006 FORD FUSIONS, IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN CARS FRONT SIGNAL INDICATORS DONT WORK. I WAS TOLD THE SMART JUNCTION BOX NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. FORD HAS KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM,AND DONE NOTHING!

NHTSA ID

11039865

Incident

Jun 5, 2017

Mileage

96,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, WHEN BOTH OF MY FRONT TURN SIGNALS WENT OUT. MY DASH INDICATED TO CHECK LF TURN LAMP AND CHECK RF TURN LAMP. I STOPPED AT THE STORE TO PURCHASE NEW BULBS, THINKING THE BULBS WERE BAD. I GOT HOME, AND NOTICED THAT THE LEFT FRONT PARKING LAMP WAS ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND THE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I HAD TO DISCONNECT THE LIGHT, OTHERWISE IT WOULD HAVE DRAINED MY BATTERY. I HAD NO FRONT WORKING TURN SIGNALS AND NO WORKING HAZARDS IN THE FRONT. THE BACK SIGNALS AND HAZARDS WORK FINE, BUT BLINK FAST. *TR

NHTSA ID

10917205

Incident

Oct 13, 2016

Mileage

98,000 mi

MY BRAKE LIGHTS AND REAR BLINKERS ARE NO LONGER WORKING. ONE DAY THEY JUST WENT OUT. OF COURSE I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC RIGHT AWAY SINCE IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS DRIVING AT NIGHT WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS AND I HAD RECENTLY ENROLLED INTO NIGHT CLASSES FOR MY FALL SEMESTER. I LEFT MY CAR WITH MY MECHANIC FOR NEARLY A WEEK BECAUSE HE THOUGHT THE SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. HE ORDERED A NEW ONE, BUT WHEN IT ARRIVED HE CALLED TO TELL ME THAT IT WASN'T WHAT HE THOUGHT IT WAS. HE LET ME KEEP THE NEW SWITCH FREE OF CHARGE SINCE HE WASN'T ABLE TO HELP ME AT ALL. I HAD TO WALK TO THE SHOP TO PICK UP MY CAR BECAUSE MY MECHANIC WAS JUST AS BAFFLED AS I WAS. SINCE SOMEONE WHO WENT TO SCHOOL FOR THIS KIND OF STUFF COULDN'T HELP ME, I FIGURED I WOULD GOOGLE THE ISSUE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY ANSWERS OUT THERE. I FOUND WEBSITES FULL OF PEOPLE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. ( HTTP://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2006/LIGHTS/TURN_SIGNALS_DO_NOT_WORK.SHTML ; HTTP://WWW.FORDFUSIONFORUM.COM/TOPIC/4304-PARKLAMPSTURN-SIGNAL-ISSUES/ ) *TR

NHTSA ID

10705030

Incident

Jul 1, 2014

MY DAUGHTER NOTICED BOTH FRONT TURN SIGNALS WERE NOT FLASHING WHILE BOTH REAR ONES WORKED FINE. ALL INDICATORS FROM INSIDE THE CAR SHOWED FRONT TURN SIGNALS WORKING WHEN THEY WERE NOT. I REPLACED BULBS TO NO AVAIL. I WENT ON INTERNET AND DISCOVERED OTHER OWNERS WHO HAD THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH TURN SIGNALS. PEOPLE ON THE INTERNET RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF THE SMART JUNCTION BOX AT THE DEALER FOR APPROXIMATELY $600. I TOOK CAR TO LOCAL DEALER FOR REPLACEMENT OF SMART JUNCTION BOX. TURN SIGNALS BEGAN TO WORK FINE. WHAT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT, IS THAT THIS SAME SMART JUNCTION BOX CONTROLS SEVERAL OTHER FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. SEVERAL COMMENTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET SAID THAT FORD FUSIONS HAD ACTUALLY LOST POWER ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN BEING DRIVEN AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THE ENTIRE CAR WENT DEAD IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. WITHOUT POWER STEERING, THEY COULD HARDLY GET CAR OUT OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS WAS REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES. AGAIN, THE REASON FOR THE LOSS OF POWER WAS THE FAILURE OF THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW FORD CANNOT BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE TO A SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10671001

Incident

Dec 29, 2014

Mileage

95,000 mi

RIGHT DIRECTIONAL SIGNAL DIDN'T WORK. *TR

NHTSA ID

10628793

Incident

Aug 26, 2014

Mileage

69,045 mi

FRONT TURN SIGNALS OR HAZARD LIGHTS INOPERATIVE. REARS WORKING O.K. THE INTERIOR DIRECTIONAL INDICATORS ON THE DASHBOARD SHOW THAT THE TURN SIGNALS WERE WORKING AND NO BULBS MALFUNCTIONING. BOTH FRONT SIGNAL BULBS WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. THERE IS NO WAY FROM THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE TO KNOW THAT THE SIGNALS OR HAZARDS ARE NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN INTERNAL FAULT IN THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. COST OF REPAIR WAS $617.11. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN THIS TO BE A PROBLEM IN ALL MODELS OF FORD VEHICLES RECENTLY. *TR

NHTSA ID

10507394

Incident

Apr 3, 2013

Mileage

73,482 mi

FRONT TURN SIGNAL HAS STOPPED WORKING. BULB IS GOOD, FUSE IS GOOD, WIRES ARE GOOD. MECHANIC SAYS IT IS SMART JUNCTION BOX. *TR

NHTSA ID

10491858

Incident

Jan 8, 2013

Mileage

125,000 mi

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, IN THE RAIN, WHEN I GOT THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE THAT MY RF TURN SIGNAL WAS OUT. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND THE LF PARKING LIGHT STAYED ON. CHECKED THE BULBS AND FUSES AND ALL WERE FINE. DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND OUT ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE SMART JUNCTION BOX. ONE SUGGESTION WAS TO DISCONNECT THE BATTERY TO SEE IF IT RESET. TRIED THAT WITH NO SUCCESS. WE RECONNECTED THE BATTERY THE NEXT MORNING AND PARKING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. HAD TO REMOVE THE BULB SO I NOW HAD NO FRONT TURN SIGNALS. BROUGHT IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP, ASSUMING THE WORST AFTER MY ONLINE RESEARCH, AND GOT THE NEWS IT WAS THE SJB TO THE TUNE OF $700. I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T UNDER RECALL BECAUSE IT'S NOT A SAFETY ISSUE. HAVING WORKING LIGHTS AND TURN SIGNALS WOULD SEEM TO QUALIFY AS A SAFETY ISSUE TO ME? *TR

NHTSA ID

10482547

Incident

Oct 25, 2012

Mileage

95,000 mi

THE TURN SIGNALS AND HIGH BEAMS NO LONGER WORK DURING OPERATION. ALL FUSES AND RELAYS WERE CHECKED AND ALL FINE. THE PARKING LIGHTS DO WORK WHEN HEAD LAMPS ARE ON, WORK WHEN HAZARDS ARE TURNED ON, AND ALSO FLASH WHEN LOCKED WITH KEY FOB. BUT WHEN USING TURN SIGNAL STALK NOTHING HAPPENS AND THEREFORE CAN NOT SIGNAL TO TURN OR CHANGE LANES. ALSO HIGH BEAMS DO NOT ACTIVATE IN ANY POSITION OF THE SIGNAL STALK. THE SJB IS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. *TR

NHTSA ID

10452143

Incident

Mar 16, 2012

Mileage

81,015 mi

FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE INDICATOR/HAZARD LIGHT NOT WORKING. LEFT REAR DRIVER SIDE WORKS. CONSENSUS IS EITHER A SMART JUNCTION BOX OR HEADLIGHT HARNESS. COST OF REPAIRS AROUND $600 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. VERY COSTLY FOR ONE TURN SIGNAL. BIG MISTAKE ON FORD'S PART.

NHTSA ID

10412492

Incident

Jul 1, 2011

Mileage

98,000 mi

IN 2006 I BOUGHT A 2006 FORD FUSION. I HAVE HAD PROBLEMS SINCE I GOT IT BLOWING BULBS IN THE TURN SIGNALS. I NOW FIND OUT THAT IT IS MY SMART JUNCTION BOX CAUSING THIS AND FORD MOTOR WILL DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. PART OF THE SMART JUNCTION BOX IS MELTED TOGETHER. THIS IS FORD'S FAULTY DESIGN AND THEIR FAULT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10389946

Incident

Mar 12, 2011

Mileage

92,000 mi

RIGHT FRONT SIDE TURN SIGNAL LIGHT FAILED INSPECTION REPLACED BULB AND ELECTRICAL HARNESS, STILL NO POWER. DIAGNOSED AS DEFECTIVE SMART BOX FORD ESTIMATES IT AT $800 TO REPLACE. *TR 4 YEAR OLD FORD FUSION (SUMMER 2006)

NHTSA ID

10340569

Incident

Jun 11, 2010

Mileage

60,000 mi

MY LEFT TAIL LIGHT HAS BEEN REPLACED 3 TIMES. BURN MARKS ARE VISIBLE AND IT IS NOW OUT AGAIN. IT WAS REPLACED EARLY SUMMER 2009 IT IS NOW OCT 2009. *TR

NHTSA ID

10288561

Incident

Oct 15, 2009

Mileage

38,000 mi