A Cautionary Tale for Ford Fusion Owners
This is a cautionary tale about towing a Ford Fusion (2010) and probably applies to any 2010,2011 Ford Escape also. My 2010 Fusion sits in at a Ford dealer 100 miles from home with a toasted transm...
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Dakzuki wrote:
Nice to know that Ford (corporate) stepped up and did the right thing.
They did and because of the confusion surrounding what is needed to tow this model (I think Ford changed the rules on the TSB) we will no longer tow it. Last fall we purchased a 2012 GMC Canyon Crewcab 4x4 with a selectable neutral in the transfer case. I just hadn't outfitted it for towing yet, but now I will.
Ford will still guarantee the replacement transmission for towing but we are not going to take a chance. Interestingly the new 2013 Fusions are rated for towing but I don't know what the requirements are. Maybe they changed the transmission. I do know they raised the towing speed to 70mph on it.
