2014 Ford Fusion · symptom sheet
Engine stalls or loses power while driving
- 125owner reports
- 76,000median miles
- $1,300median quote
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Jun 9, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
574 of the 1,289 complaints on this car are about the engine. 125 of those describe stalling. Only power steering loss is reported more often on this car.
Tick what matches of 125 reports
Stalling on other Fusion years
Report counts are for each model year on its own, so a newer car has had less time to collect them.
What this problem usually is
Stalling reports are some of the most alarming on the site. The engine quits while the car is moving, sometimes on a highway and sometimes at a stop. Many owners say it restarted right away and the dealer found no stored code, which is part of why these complaints pile up before anything gets fixed.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the throttle body (6 reports), the battery (5 reports), the ignition coil or plugs (4 reports) and the engine (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
7 recalls on the engine cover the 2014 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak.
The bushing that attaches the shifter cable to the transmission may degrade or detach.
The bushing that attaches the transmission shifter cable to the transmission may degrade over time and cause the bushing to detach from the transmission.
The bushing that attaches the transmission shifter cable to the transmission may degrade over time and cause the bushing to detach from the transmission.
Also included are four 2017 Ford Focus vehicles that had clutch replacements with potentially affected parts. The clutch may fracture, resulting in damage to the transmission assembly and possibly a transmission fluid leak.
If the vehicle is started and driven with an insufficient level of coolant within the engine cooling system, the engine cylinder head may overheat, crack and leak oil.
In the affected vehicles, the key may be able to be removed even while the transmission is not in Park.
All 19 recalls on the 2014 Ford Fusion, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
NHTSA investigations into the engine on the Fusion
Electronic throttle body malfunction. Closed feb 28, 2014.
None of these investigations covers the 2014 model year.
What owners paid
14 of the 125 reports quote a price. Each dot is one quote. The middle half runs $500 to $6,526.
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 50,000 and 100,000 miles, from the 89 reports that gave a mileage.
Is this a known problem?
The manufacturer has sent NHTSA 1 service bulletin or notice for the 2014 Ford Fusion that deal with this problem. Newest first.
Federal rules make a manufacturer send NHTSA a copy of any notice about a defect that goes to more than one dealer or owner. Most of these are service bulletins, the repair instructions manufacturers send to dealers. NHTSA generally leaves safety recall bulletins out of this file, and recalls are listed separately.
Some 2013-2015 Fusion/MKZ/Escape/MKC with a 1.6L GTDI, 1.5L GTDI, or 2.0L GTDI may exhibit a lack of power, loss of power, or stall when placed in gear with DTCs P00C6, P0087, P008A, P008B, P018C, or P018D.
What owners wrote
“The transmission failed completely. The vehicle will not engage or shift properly and cannot be driven. The failed transmission is still installed in the vehicle and available for inspection upon request.”
Filed Sep 27, 2025
“Car cuts off while driving. Runs for awhile and will cut off again. Check engine light came on the first time codes says the fuel pump. Change the fuel pump. 2nd time it does it codes pOO88 and POOc6 comes up and changes the fuel pressure sensor. Car starts to stall and cuts off a third time.”
Filed Feb 13, 2025
“Slowing driving out of store parking lot, sudden heavy steering, loss of power steering, 'service advancetrac' & 'hill start assist unavailable ' traction control warning lights on”
Filed Oct 10, 2024
“My 2014 ford fusion titanium 2.0 ecoboost engine has Coolant leaks causing engine overheating, missfire on cylender 4, car keeps shuddering and stalling while driving. Contacted ford about this issiue they refused to fix it even though there is a mass recall on the same Caras mie for the same issiues”
Filed Sep 5, 2024
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 125 reports involved a crash. Owners who file are the ones who had a bad experience, and nobody checks their reports. If the problem affects steering, braking, power or a fire risk, treat it as a safety fault and have it inspected before a long or high-speed drive.
File your own report with NHTSA. Complaint counts are how a problem gets an investigation. How reports land on this sheet.
Guide Paid for this repair before a recall covered it? How recall reimbursement works
Other problems on this car
- Power steering cuts out or goes heavy 203 reports
- Brakes grind, pulse or wear early 118 reports
- Engine overheats or leaks coolant 101 reports
- Check engine light or misfire 96 reports
- Doors, latches or locks fail 89 reports
- Infotainment, screen or backup camera fails 81 reports
- Seat belt or seat problems 79 reports
- Wheel bearing, tires or wheels 40 reports
- Traction control or StabiliTrak light comes on 39 reports
- Airbag warning light or recall 38 reports
- Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard 32 reports
- Engine failure, knocking or rod bearing 31 reports
- A/C blows warm or the compressor fails 27 reports
- Rolls away in Park or will not shift out of Park 25 reports