r/fordfusion

I bought a 2017 Ford Fusion off of Facebook marketplace against better judgement and bought it off a guy for $5000 dollars. The car had no history of accidents or anything like that and when I took it to a mechanic they could only find a small transmission leak and one of the axles was leaking grease. The car only had around 105k miles and also had the 2.5L duratech engine so I decided to buy the car as the car ran great on the test drive and the seller brought the price down $1000 from it's original price of $6000. Then not a couple of minutes after I bought it the car started shaking a lot! Once I let it rest for a bit it seemed fine but taking it on a drive again the car started shaking again as I was making a left turn and the gas pedal stopped working too.

I figured it wasn't safe enough to drive so I had it towed to a friend's house who's dad was a mechanic so that he could look at it. The dad ended up saying that he took a look at the codes and found one for the shift solenoid A and something wrong with the ABS. He concluded it was a transmission issue but that he didn't wanna look at it more at risk of messing something up and not wanting to be blamed for it. After a day of leaving it there I tried to take it back home and the car was able to make the ~20 minute drive without any issues.

Once I took it to the transmission shop that was near me they said that the transmission was in need of a full repair due to an internal error, citing that the transmission fluid was full and dark and it was slipping on the 2nd and 4th gears while shuddering on the third. They said it would cost around $4895 dollars plus fees and tax. I just took home the diagnostic report and the estimate, but I've been trying to research more about this issue and trying to figure out whether or not the shop was up charging me or trying to get me to unnecessarily trying to get me to do this repair since I've seen reviews from this shop of people saying they've been talked into doing unnecessary repairs and such. I'm just trying to figure out whether the total reconstruction is actually necessary or not since I don't have any friends/family members that can help look at the car or anything like that. If anyone could also recommend any trustworthy mechanics in the Riverside area that would be greatly appreciated!

Hey everyone, just bought a 2012 ford fusion with 87k on the dash. The trans fluid is bright red and it looks like it was taken care of. If I change the trans fluid every 20k will it last? Thanks. I've heard these 6f35 can have problems but I needed a car. It's an SEL not sure if that makes a difference. Thanks.

So my 2014 ford fusion just had the yellow wrench light come on and it says “see manual”. A few weeks ago it started having the “hill assist not available” light come on randomly if I broke too hard. Could these be related? It seems to drive just fine be it highway or stop and go.

I'm new to hybrid cars and have been actively shopping for a first generation fusion or MKZ hybrid. I have test driven three cars and am starting to wonder about my expectations. My google-fu has lead me to believe the traction battery alone should get the car going and carry low speeds (up to 45ish mph) while in traffic. While I know the battery is limited and will need to charge, none of the cars I have test driven will accelerate from a stop on battery alone. The ICE kicks on immediately when applying throttle. The acceleration is only the pace of shuffling traffic. I'm trying to move the car quickly, just normally.

I did some OBDII testing on a car this week and logged some data that meets my understanding of how the battery should behave. I also understand the PCM and BMS maybe limiting the traction battery usage based on the battery's age. There is a TSB for this. But those are another story... Right now I'm just trying to make sure I am expecting the right behavior from the car.

This is cross posted from the regular Fusion forum based on reddits recommendation.