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2006 Ford Fusion drivetrain & axles problems

96 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2006 Ford Fusion, which is 10% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
96 10% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
78,000 miles 87 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 0
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2006 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 78,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 3 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 16 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 26 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 13 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 13 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 8 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 78,000 miles
Based on 87 complaints that include mileage. 24% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles3
40k to 60k miles16
60k to 80k miles26
80k to 100k miles13
100k to 120k miles13
120k to 140k miles8
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 87 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 78,000 miles, and 24% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Purchased 2006 ford fusion sel 6 cyl, new. And about year ago starting having transmission problems. Upon accelerating between 25-40, the transmission jumps in and out of gear, often making a loud banging noise and taking away all acceleration. In order for it to get back into gear, you have to completely let of the gas and it will eventually go back into gear. This allows for minimal accelerator at best when trying to speed up. This failure occurs randomly everytime I drive the vehicle.

Reported at 55,000 miles, July 2011 CrashInjury

Transmission would shift out of a gear, car would rev up to high, then transmission would shift violently back in jerking the car around feeling like you have been rear ended. The transmission will slam so hard into gear when trying to accelerate( I have had this experience accelerating at 45MPH and at 65MPH) engine light comes on stays on for a few days goes off problem comes back a few days later. Only solution when this happens is to pull over and shut the car off.

Reported at 76,000 miles, December 2010

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