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11-18-2014, 03:59 PM
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is recalling an estimated 64,869 examples of the 2014-2015 Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/), Fusion Energi (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+fusion+energi/) and Fusion Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion+hybrid/) in North America because the key can be removed when the vehicle isn't in Park under certain conditions. Specifically, the campaign covers 56,479 units in the US, 6,048 in Canada and 2,342 in Mexico, according to the automaker's tally on November 11.
Ford says a programming problem in the instrument cluster means that the key can be removed 30 minutes after the ignition is turned off, even if the transmission is not in Park. The situation where this could happen seems quite limited, and the company is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the issue. However, the fault puts the vehicle out of compliance with federal regulations covering theft protection and rollaways, and must be repaired.
The fix is easy: Ford will reprogram the instrument cluster at no cost to consumers. According to Ford spokesperson Kelli Felker in an email to Autoblog, "We will notify customers the week of January 5th." Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/18/ford-fusion-65k-recall-key-removed-ignition-official/#continued) to read Ford's announcement.Continue reading Ford recalling 65k Fusions from 2014 and 2015 because key can be removed (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/18/ford-fusion-65k-recall-key-removed-ignition-official/)
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Ford (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/) is recalling an estimated 64,869 examples of the 2014-2015 Fusion (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion/), Fusion Energi (http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ford+fusion+energi/) and Fusion Hybrid (http://www.autoblog.com/ford/fusion+hybrid/) in North America because the key can be removed when the vehicle isn't in Park under certain conditions. Specifically, the campaign covers 56,479 units in the US, 6,048 in Canada and 2,342 in Mexico, according to the automaker's tally on November 11.
Ford says a programming problem in the instrument cluster means that the key can be removed 30 minutes after the ignition is turned off, even if the transmission is not in Park. The situation where this could happen seems quite limited, and the company is not aware of any accidents or injuries related to the issue. However, the fault puts the vehicle out of compliance with federal regulations covering theft protection and rollaways, and must be repaired.
The fix is easy: Ford will reprogram the instrument cluster at no cost to consumers. According to Ford spokesperson Kelli Felker in an email to Autoblog, "We will notify customers the week of January 5th." Scroll down (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/18/ford-fusion-65k-recall-key-removed-ignition-official/#continued) to read Ford's announcement.Continue reading Ford recalling 65k Fusions from 2014 and 2015 because key can be removed (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/18/ford-fusion-65k-recall-key-removed-ignition-official/)
Ford recalling 65k Fusions from 2014 and 2015 because key can be removed (http://www.autoblog.com/2014/11/18/ford-fusion-65k-recall-key-removed-ignition-official/) originally appeared on Autoblog (http://www.autoblog.com) on Tue, 18 Nov 2014 15:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.mnfords.com/rss-term-of-use/).
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