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2006 Ford Fusion Other / unspecified Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the other system, filed with NHTSA

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Other / unspecified reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
15
Latest Jun 9, 2025
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
2%
of 730 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0

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Reports whose component NHTSA recorded as unknown, or that do not map to one of the categories above. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2006 Ford Fusion submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 15 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming other

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

BrakesOther / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Jun 9, 2025
Crash reported

Tuve un Choque mi carro no freno y Choque a un carro que iba a dar vuelta a la izquierda, frene y mi carro no lo hizo , el impacto fue el que freno , mi carro se dano todo el frente , el punto es que yo lleve mi carro a remplazar las bolsas de aire al dealer , hace como 7 messes que porque estaban defectuosas ,, a mi carro no le hicieron ningun cambio de bolsas de aire solo las desconectaron , y al dia siguiente me prende en el tablero el foco De la bolsa de aire .no debieron desconectar eso no fue lo que me dijeron a mi

NHTSA ID
11665852
Incident
Jun 6, 2025
AirbagsBrakesOther / unspecified
Filed Jan 22, 2020

I PAID CASH FOR MY CAR BEFORE I REALIZE THAT THE COMPANY HAD OVER 4 RECALLS ON THE CAR. 1ST RECALL I WAS IN A RENTAL FOR OVER A MONTH BECAUSE OF THE NAKATA AIRBAG IF DEPLOYED WOULD HAVE CAUSED HARM TO MY PASSENGER BY DEPLOYING GLASS-LIKE PARTICALS. AND NOW 2ND RECALL IS THE ANTI-LOCK BREAK WHICH CLAIMS IT CAN BE OPEN CAUSING YOU TO HAVE TO BREAKER SOONER POSSIBLE CAUSING A CRASH. I AM CURRENTLY NOT ABLE TO PURCHASE A NEW CAR AND WITH THE FORD SETTLEMENT HAVEN'T HEARD ABOUT THE SAFETY OF US DRIVING UNDER THESE CONDITIONS.

NHTSA ID
11301144
Incident
Jan 17, 2017
Other / unspecified
Filed Jan 6, 2020

SCEPTOR TIRE UAJR EMCR 2218 BOUGHT 9 MONTHS AGO MULTIPLE FLATS AND SIDEWALK COMPLETELY SHREDDED. NOT FROM MISUSES, COMPLETELY DEFECTIVE TIRE!!! SHOULDN'T BE ON ROAD!!! LESS THAN 90 DAYS MULTIPLE PATCHES FOR 'MICROSCOPIC' HOLES, SHEDDING OF TIRE WALL AND EVENTUALLY WAS ADVISED NOT TO PLACE BACK ON VEHICLE!!! TREAD MEASURED AT 6/32 WHEN PURCHASED BRAND NEW FROM WALMART AND STILL AT 6 WITH NO SIDEWALLS. PROOF OF LESS THAN 4,000 MILES PUT ON TIRE

NHTSA ID
11297465
Incident
May 1, 2019
Mileage
4,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedSteeringSuspension
Filed Aug 8, 2017

AXLE /DRIVE SHAFT BROKE WHILE IN MOTION

NHTSA ID
11013731
Incident
Aug 5, 2017
Body & structureEngineOther / unspecified
Filed Jun 16, 2016
Crash reported

I WAS PARKING IN A BETTENDORT, IOWA RESTAURANT PARKING LOT WHEN MY CAR SURGED FORWARD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES, BUT CAR WOULD NOT STOP. IT LEFT THE PARKING LOT, CROSSED A SIDEWALK AND WENT ONTO A STREET NEAR AN INTERSECTION. I KEPT APPLYING THE BRAKES, BUT CAR STILL WOULDN'T STOP. IT COLLIDED WITH AN ONCOMING CAR, CROSSED OVER A MEDIAN AND FINALLY STOPPED ON ANOTHER STREET ACROSS FROM THE INTERSECTION.

NHTSA ID
10874616
Incident
Jun 3, 2016
Mileage
143,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedPowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 23, 2014

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND THEN FAILED COMPLETELY.HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER.THEY SAY IT NEEDS TRANSMISSION REPLACED.THEY SAY RUST CAUSED A HOLE IN TUBING AND FLUID RAN OUT.CAR HAS JUST MORE THAN 73,000 MILES ON IT.CAR SERVICED ROUTINELY,NOT DRIVEN IN BAD WEATHER MUCH.

NHTSA ID
10668075
Incident
Dec 20, 2014
Mileage
73,400 mi
AirbagsOther / unspecified
Filed Nov 18, 2014

PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BULGING OUT OF THE CONSOLE AFRAID IT IS GOING TO DISCHARGE AT ANYTIME AND HURT MYSELF OR PASSENGER THIS IS DANGEROUS. ALSO FRONT DRIVER SIDE LOCK DECIDED TO BREAK AND ONLY WAY TO EXIT IS TO ROLL DOWN WINDOW ALSO HAS POTENTIAL TO BE DANGEROUS. WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON ALL THESE DANGEROUS ITEMS THAT SEEM TO REAPPEAR ON EVERY COMPLAINTS LISTED. *TR

NHTSA ID
10658865
Incident
Apr 6, 2011
Mileage
45,000 mi
Interior & seatsOther / unspecified
Filed Aug 25, 2014

I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE SEAT THAT COULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR TO GET OUT. I HAD TO GO TO THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. ON INSPECTION IT APPEARS THE INTERIOR REAR DOOR HANDLE HAS STARTED TO CRACK AT THE PIVOT POINT(SPRING RETURN ATTACHMENT POINT). THE BREAK CAUSES INTERFERENCE WITH THE REAR DOOR HANDLE BEZEL AND LIMITS TRAVEL OF DOOR HANDLE (DOOR WON'T OPEN). IT APPEARS THE SAME THING IS STARTING TO HAPPEN ON THE OTHER REAR DOOR. CAR ONLY HAS 85000 MILES. IT APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN/MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I WILL BE GOING TO FORD TO GET A REPLACEMENT WHICH I HOPE HAS HAD A DESIGN CHANGE TO FIX THIS. THE REAR DOORS HAD BEEN USED VERY LITTLE SO ITS NOT A USAGE ISSUE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN FOR REAR PASSENGERS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10628226
Incident
Aug 1, 2014
Body & structureOther / unspecifiedSuspension
Filed Feb 29, 2012

06 FORD FUSION. I HAVE BEEN HAVING A CRACKING SOUND IN THE FRONT RIGHT SUSPENSION, TOOK IT IN TO FORD TO GET TIRES DONE, THEY FOUND THAT MY FRONT SUBFRAME WELDS HAVE CRACKED AND IT WOULD COST 1500 TO FIX WITH A USED PART, THE COMPLAINT IS , WHEN I CAME HOME AND RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE, I HAVE FOUND TONS AND TONS OF COMPLAINT WITH THIS SAME ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO BE A FAILURE OF FORD TO HAVE A CORRECT WELD PLACED IN THIS AREA, I BELIEVE WE NEED TO HAVE THIS INVESTIGATED AND LOOKED AT, THE SUBFRAME WELD THAT HAS BROKE IS WHERE THE FRONT LOWER CONTROL ARM HATCHES TO THE FRAME, WITH THIS BUSTED AND POORLY WELDED WE ARE LOOKING AT SUSPENSION COMING APART AND CREATING AN ACCIDENT AND DEATHS I AM ASKING FOR A RECALL TO BE MADE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10449734
Incident
Feb 28, 2012
Other / unspecifiedTransmission
Filed May 23, 2010

TRANSMISSION ON VEHICLE IS NOT GOOD AT ALL... THERE ARE MANY CONSUMERS THAT ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AS 50,000 MILES SNA ABOVE. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE WEB AND IN FORUMS ON THE 2006 FORD FUSIONS. THE CAR WILL SHAKE WHILE DRIVING AND ALSO IT WILL SWITCH GEARS ON ITS OWN AS WELL AS THE GEAR WILL GET STUCK. THIS IS UNSAFE AND VERY UNSAFE WHEN ON THE HIGHWAY. HAS HAD THE PROBLEM FIXED AND THE VEHICLE HAD BEGAN HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS AND MUCH WORSE. *TR

NHTSA ID
10331809
Incident
May 10, 2009
Mileage
52,456 mi
ElectricalOther / unspecified
Filed Apr 11, 2010

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10324967
Incident
Apr 4, 2010
Mileage
22,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTransmission
Filed Feb 28, 2010

2006 FORD FUSION KEY WILL NOT COME OUT OF IGNITION; GEAR SHIFT DOES NOT GO INTO PARK EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS AS THOUGH IT HAS. *TR

NHTSA ID
10315020
Incident
Feb 28, 2010
Mileage
93,000 mi
Other / unspecified
Filed Jul 16, 2008

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 FORD FUSION. IN JUNE OF 2008, THE VEHICLE JUMPED FORWARD WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. IN ADDITION, THE RPM'S RAPIDLY INCREASED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTOMOTIVE GARAGE; HOWEVER, THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE AS WELL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

NHTSA ID
10234579
Incident
Jun 1, 2008
Mileage
24,000 mi
Other / unspecifiedTires & wheels
Filed Dec 4, 2006

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARALLEL PARKING AT 1 MPH, THE REAR PASSENGER WHEEL RUBBED THE CURB, AND THE ALUMINUM CASTING ON THE RIM FLAKED OFF, WHICH DAMAGED THE TIRE. THE SERVICE DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND DETERMINED THAT A SMALLER RIM COULD NOT BE USED TO REPLACE THE WHEEL. THE CONTACT EXPRESSED CONCERN THAT CURBS WERE 6-7 INCHES HIGH, AND SCRAPING A CURB COULD DAMAGE THE RIM AND TIRE, POSING A SAFETY RISK ON THE ROAD. THE TIRE AND RIM SIZE WERE: P205/60R16.*AK

NHTSA ID
10175078
Incident
Dec 2, 2006
Mileage
3,789 mi
Other / unspecifiedVisibility
Filed May 26, 2006

MY WINDSHIELD HAD SERIOUS DISTORTIONS THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE GLASS. VARYING DEGRESS OF MAGNIFICATION CAUSED EYE STRAIN AND HEADACHES. IT WAS DANGEROUS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN THIS CONDITION AND NOT A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE. MY DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE WINDSHIELD ONLY TO HAVE THE NEW ONE BE EVEN WORSE. THE NEW WINDSHIELD IS SO BAD IT'S AS THOUGH I'M LOOKING THROUGH A WET WINDSHIELD THAT HAS NOT BEEN WIPED. THE DEALERSHIP HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE REPLACEMENT IS BAD AND THAT IT MIGHT BE INDICATIVE OF A LARGER PROBLEM. THEY PLAN ON CONTACTING FORD. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR ONLY ONE WEEK AT THE TIME OF TYPING THIS. *NM

NHTSA ID
10158349
Incident
May 26, 2006

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