2013 Ford Fusion Technical Service Bulletins

190 technical service bulletins (TSBs) are on record for the 2013 Ford Fusion. TSBs are notes manufacturers send to dealers about repair procedures for issues seen in the field. They are not recalls and do not by themselves mean a vehicle has a fault.

• 10183776Apr 25, 2016Electrical system. Some 2013 Escape, 2013-2014 Fusion and MKZ vehicles built on or before 11/9/2013 may exhibit a hard start, no start and/or a loss of engine RPM after refueling. Some vehicles may also exhibit an illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) P1450 and/or P0456 stored in powertrain control module (PCM) memory.
• 10205031Apr 20, 2016Equipment. Touchscreen navigation system - arabic language - blank screen
• 10183767Apr 20, 2016Electrical system. Some 2012-2016 vehicles equipped with a touchscreen navigation system and the language set to Arabic may exhibit a blank screen. This may be the result of the ribbon cables not being fully seated inside the front display interface module (FDIM) or an improper software configuration of the FDIM.
• 10205013Mar 21, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Reverse park aid chime - difficult to hear - audio system on . The 2013 Fulsion vehicles do not lower the audio system volume during a reverse park aid chime event. This feature was not implemented for 2013 model year.
• 10075278Mar 21, 2016Electrical system. REVERSE PARK AID CHIME - DIFFICULT TO HEAR - AUDIO SYSTEM ON ISSUE The 2013 Fusion vehicles do not lower the audio system volume during a reverse park aid chime event. This feature was not implemented for 2013 model year. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Is the vehicle equipped with MyFord Touch and a 4.2 inch instrument cluster display? a. Yes - reprogram the instrument panel cluster (IPC) to the latest calibration using…
• 10205010Mar 17, 2016Engine, Fuel system. 2.0L Ecoboost - Fuel odor
• 10075275Mar 17, 2016Fuel system. 2.0L ECOBOOST - FUEL ODOR ISSUE Some 2013-2016 Escape, 2015-2016 MKC vehicles built on or before 12/15/2015, 2013-2016 Fusion, MKZ, 2013-2015 Explorer, 2013-2014 Focus ST and Edge vehicles equipped with 2.0L EcoBoost engines may exhibit fuel odor originating from the positive crankcase ventilation (PCV) hose. SERVICE PROCEDURE 1. Is the vehicle a 2016 Escape or MKC? a. Yes - check the vehicle build date. Was the…
• 10075273Mar 15, 2016Transmission and drivetrain. 6F35 TRANSMISSION - FLUID LEAK AT LEFT SIDE HALFSHAFT SEAL BUILT ON OR BEFORE 10/14/2013 ISSUE Some 2009-2014 Escape, 2009-2011 Mariner, 2010-2014 Fusion, 2010-2011 Milan, 2012-2014 Edge/Explorer, and 2013-2014 Taurus/MKT/MKZ vehicles built on or before 10/14/2013 and equipped with a 6F35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak from the left hand (LH) transmission halfshaft seal due to wear on the…
• 10204987Feb 5, 2016Transmission and drivetrain, Air bags, Equipment, Body and structure, Fuel…. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - March 2016 Air bag warning light illuminated with diagnostic trouble code (DTC) B141B and/or B141C
• 10204986Feb 5, 2016Fuel system, Body and structure, Electrical system, Transmission and…. 49 CFR Part 579.5 Monthly Communications - January 2016
• 10074663Oct 23, 2015Engine. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10204982Oct 21, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. 1.6L GTDI - Lack of power with MIL Illuminated - DTCS P0234, P0245, P0246 And/Or P0299. Some 2013-2016 Escape 2014-2016 Fiesta ST, and 2013-2014 Fusion vehicles equipped with a 1.6L Gasoline Turbocharged Direct Injection (GTDI) engine may exhibit a lack of power concern with malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) illuminated and diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs) P0234, P0245, P0246 and/or P0299 stored in powertrain control…
• 10074708Aug 4, 2015Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Summary to be provided on a future date.
• 10058251Jul 16, 2015Steering. Tsb contains an owner notification letter. Select document search button below. Ford fusion 2013-2015 and mkz, 2015 edge vehicles: safety recall supplement for 15s14 dated july 10,2015. Recall involving steering gear motor bolt corrosion. *lj updated 10/27/15.
• 10058252Jul 13, 2015Wheels. This document contains an owner letter see document search button. Ford 2013-2015 fusion vehicles: customer satisfaction program involving 18'' gloss black physical vapor deposition wheel replacement.
• 10058625Jul 1, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford: some vehicles transmission will experience, after a cold soak or an extended period with engine off, a 2-3 shift hesitation due to possible hydraulic circuit drain. Model 2013-16 various vehicles.
• 10058620Jul 1, 2015Exterior lighting, Body and structure. Ford: certain darker colored vehicles will have visible markings of mold on front fascia and where fascia edge meets hood, 5 cm (2 inches) from headlamp fascia point on both sides. Model 2013-16 fusion.
• 10058607Jul 1, 2015Engine cooling. Lincoln/ford: advance trac lamp or malfunction indicator lamp (mil) will be on with various diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) regarding evaporative emissions leak detection control module and possible replacement, if corrosion is found. Model 2013-15 fusion, mkz hybrid.
• 10057834Jul 1, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors). Ford: no service action is recommended for this condition. Please use at your discretion. Various 2010-2015 vehicles may experience a turbulence noise, similar to an helicopter noise, at highway speeds when the rear door window(s) or sunroof are open.
• 10058067May 18, 2015Transmission and drivetrain. Ford 2009-2014 escape, 2010-2014 fusion, 2012-2014 edge, explorer, 2013-2014 taurus: lincoln 2013-2014 mkt,mkz: mercury 2009- 2011 mariner, 2010-2011 milan. Some vehicles equipped with 6f35 automatic transmission may exhibit a fluid leak from the left hand transmission halfshaft seal due to wear on the transmission case bushing.
• 10058437May 1, 2015Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors), Electrical system. Lincoln/ford: some vehicles, parked overnight, will experience interior condensation on windshield or windows and not able to select menu climate control items or instrument cluster will be grayed out and need to be reprogram, with latest calibration, the fcim. Model 2013-15 fusion, mkz.
• 10058434May 1, 2015Equipment, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: on some vehicles, after module programming procedure or other routine service has been performed, the malfunction indicator lamp would illuminate due to various resets of modules. Model 2013-16 fusion, mkz, 2013-15 c-max, 2015 f-150, mkc.
• 10057831Jan 9, 2015Vehicle speed control. Ford: certain 2013-2015 ford fusion and taurus, 2011-2015 ford explorer, 2013-2014 ford edge and flex, 2013-2015 lincoln mks, mkx, and 2013-2014 lincoln mkt vehicles may experience problems with the cruise control speed that doesn't match the speedometer speed.
• 10057817Jan 9, 2015Back-over prevention (rear camera). Ford: all 2013-2015 ford fusions/mkz, 2015 mustang and mkc vehicles with reverse park aid camera active gridlines may be inoperative after battery disconnect or component service.
• 10057080Dec 1, 2014Seats. Ford: when moving power seats rearward or forward, grinding, squealing, binding and/or a popping noise is heard.
• 10058111Sep 24, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: noises coming from transmission like grinding, rubbing thumping and present in gear ranges when vehicle is moving and not park or stationary. Model 2013-c-max, fusion, mkz.
• 10058110Sep 19, 2014Exterior lighting, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: the ambient lighting on lincoln (mylincoln touch) vehicles will default to white and on ford (myford touch) vehicles will default to ice blue after the ignition switch cycle.
• 10057869Sep 1, 2014Equipment. Ford: interior headliner is sagging at the doors, center high mounted stop lamp and around opening of roof panel but not yet obstructing driver's view. Model 2013-14 fusion.
• 10057863Sep 1, 2014Steering. Ford/lincoln: power steering control module (pscm) is exhibiting u0415 diagnostic trouble code (dtc), but clears and short time later, returns. Model 2013-15 fusion, mkz.
• 10057742Sep 1, 2014Electrical system. Lincoln/ford: on some vehicles, the instrument panel cluster (ipc) needs replacing due to programmable module installation (pmi) not able to perform. Model 2013-14 fusion, mkz, 2015 mkc.
• 10056711Aug 26, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Electrical system. Ford/lincoln: there is an extended warranty coverage for the loss of abs speed signal related communication that disable obdii system monitors for pcm reprogramming. Model 2011-14 f-super duty, escape, taurus, fusion, mkt, mkz.
• 10056826Aug 1, 2014Equipment. Ford: due to incorrect level of restraint control module (rcm) installed, was caused by an incorrect supersession part, where vehicle exhibit diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) bo0d5:a4 and b1202:a4. Model 2013-14 fusion.
• 10056931Jul 31, 2014Fuel system. Lincoln/ford: when doing maneuvers in parking lot, stopping, or idling, a noise like tapping, gurgle, or percolating can be heard coming from fuel tank area. Model 2013-14 fusion, mkz.
• 10056923Jul 15, 2014Engine. Ford: stored in powertrain control module (pcm) memory are various diagnostic trouble codes (dtc), along with malfunction indicator lamp illuminating (mil) and information provided to correct the issue. Model 2013 escape, fusion.
• 10056662Jul 15, 2014Engine, Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p0132, p0135, p0030, p2243, p2251 are stored in powertrain control module (pcm) memory and causes malfunction indicator lamp (mil) to illuminate. Model 2013 escape, fusion, mkz.
• 10056615Jul 15, 2014Exterior lighting. Ford/lincoln: some vehicles, after engine start up, have headlamp switch in an auto lamp position and is operating intermittently. Model 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
• 10057738Jul 1, 2014Lane departure. Lincoln/ford: an intermittent blind sport or cross traffic alert (blis/cta) system has faults with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) u0401 and/or u0402 in side object detection (sod) modules need to be corrected. Model 2013-14 fusion, mkz.
• 10057732Jul 1, 2014Electrical system. Lincoln/ford: after a cold start, the instrument cluster is emitting, intermittently, chimes instead of audio system which affects door ajar, parking brake or parking aid and audio control module (acm) needs reprogramming to latest software version. Model 2013-14 fusion, mkz.
• 10057727Jul 1, 2014Engine, Electrical system. Ford: there is an intermittent delay engagement of starter or cranking engine, on some vehicles, when ignition key has been turned to start. Model 2013 fusion s, se.
• 10057723Jul 1, 2014Equipment. Ford: a job aid was developed and now available for the ptu internal or external fluid leakage for all wheel drive vehicles.
• 10056184May 14, 2014Electrical system. Lincoln/ford: in powertrain control module (pcm), that allows anti lock brake system (abs) and output shaft speed sensor (oss) signal faults, a software error has occur and disabled on board diagnostic (obd) monitors with no illumination of malfunction indicator lamp (mil). Model 2011-2014 f-super duty, escape, taurus,fusion, mkt, mkz.
• 10056037May 9, 2014Equipment. Lincoln/ford: when ever the air conditioner is activated, on some vehicles, there is an odor of mustiness or organic type emitting from front vents. Model 2013-2014 mkz, fusion.
• 10055948May 2, 2014Equipment. Lincoln/ford: the remote start and dual zone automatic temperature control would blow cold air at remote start and the defrost is not available in settings of instrument cluster. Model 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
• 10056204May 1, 2014Transmission and drivetrain, Engine. Ford: at bottom of transmission housing is accumulation of fluid and if its sticky and honey colored likely excessive grease applied to torque converter hub or rust inhibitor applied to flexplate at time of manufacturing. Model 2013-2014 escape, fusion.
• 10056203May 1, 2014Equipment. Ford/lincoln: the temperature display settings and/or the blower control may be stuck or inoperative and needs to be reprogram. Model 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
• 10056377Apr 25, 2014Engine, Exterior lighting. Ford/lincoln: when headlamp switch is in autolamp position, after engine start up, the ambient lighting is inoperative, intermittently and body control module (bcm) needs reprogramming to latest calibration. Model 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
• 10056375Apr 25, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: the damper housing to transmission case joint, there is a fluid leak caused by an adherence rtv failure. 2013 c-max, 2013-2014 fusion, mkz.
• 10055799Apr 11, 2014Transmission and drivetrain. Ford/lincoln: when cause of illuminated malfunction indicator lamp (mil) has been repaired, diagnostic trouble code (dtc) p06b8, in powertrain control module, will not be cleared. Model 2013 c-max, fusion, mkz.
• 10054926Mar 5, 2014Electrical system. Ford: throttle body will develop contamination on internal motor contacts resulting in an intermittent electrical connectivity and malfunction indicator lamp (mil) or wrench light will illuminate. Model 2009-2013 fusion, milan, escape, mariner. *pe updated 5/7/14.
• 10055312Mar 1, 2014Equipment, Engine cooling. Ford: some model vehicles manual for powertrain control/emission diagnostic (pc/ed) has been updated regarding improved cooling fan circuit due to a lack of air conditioning, a malfunctioning indicator lamp (mil) and overheating.

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