2017 Ford Fusion · symptom sheet
Transmission jerks, lurches or bangs into gear
- 25owner reports
- 79,000median miles
- 0involved a crash
Newest report Sep 16, 2026 · checked Oct 2, 2026
25 of the 49 reports of transmission shudder on the 2017 Fusion describe jerking or hard shifts.
Part of Transmission shudders, slips or shifts hard (49 reports)
Tick what matches of 25 reports
Jerking or hard shifts on other Fusion years
No other Fusion model year has enough reports of jerking or hard shifts for a sheet of its own. See every Fusion year.
What this problem usually is
This is the narrower sheet inside transmission shudder for shifts that jerk, lurch or bang. Where the wider sheet also takes in slipping and vibration, these reports are about a shift that arrives too hard: the car lunges forward, or a clunk comes through the floor as it drops into gear.
What got replaced
Owners who name the part that was replaced mention the torque converter (4 reports).
Recalls and investigations
One recall on the transmission and drivetrain covers the 2017 model year. A recall on the same system isn't always the same failure, so read the defect text.
On vehicles with 2.0L gas engines and six-speed automatic transmissions, the torque converter weld studs may have been inadequately welded.
All 4 recalls on the 2017 Ford Fusion, with the owner complaints on each recalled system
When it happens
The middle half of failures fell between 63,000 and 105,000 miles, from the 19 reports that gave a mileage.
What owners wrote
“Purchased vehicle used from a state agency, transmission lurches, wonât go into gears, stays in neutral then launches into gear. Can put transmission into drive but the car wonât move for several seconds, will go into drive without warning.”
Filed Nov 30, 2022
“As I was driving my check engine light came on and my car started to jerk. I had some previous issues with my AC and radio delays. I took the car to the dealer and he said my PCM was missing a ground and if I continued to drive it the engine could catch fire. The car is only 5 years old. He says they have seen this a lot in these cars.”
Filed Oct 27, 2022
Should you keep driving it?
This page can't tell you that. 0 of 25 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
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