TAKATA RECALL. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT IN REGARDS TO MY VEHICLE THAT IS ALREADY RECALLED. MY CAR HAS BEEN RECALLED FOR A PASSENGER AIRBAG THAT IS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG ISSUE. MY CAR WAS RECALLED IN JUNE OF 2016. THAT INITIAL RECALL NOTICE WAS MY ONLY INFORMATION SENT TO ME BY FORD. I HAVE NOT SEEN ANY UPDATES TO THIS RECALL SINCE. WHEN I CALL I GET THE USUAL CANNED RESPONSE FROM A REPRESENTATIVE THAT THERE IS NO FIX YET. I HAVE BEEN CHECKING THEIR WEBSITE REGULARLY. TODAY THE SITE DOESN'T EVEN SHOW MY CAR AS BEING RECALLED WHICH I HOPE IS JUST A PROBLEM WITH THEIR WEBSITE. MY CAR IS CLOSE TO 10 YEARS OLD WITH THIS AIRBAG AND MY ENVIRONMENT HAS BEEN VERY HUMID AND HOT DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS WHICH CAN CONTRIBUTE TO THESE AIRBAGS RUPTURING. IT WOULD BE NICE TO AT LEAST GET SOME SORT OF TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN FORD HOPES TO HAVE A FIX, OR EVEN AN IDEA OF WHEN THIS IS GOING TO BE REMEDIED. A SIMPLE ANSWER OF FOURTH QUARTER 2017, OR WHATEVER, I DON'T CARE. I DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS CAR EVEN THOUGH I CAN'T AFFORD NOT TO SINCE IT IS MY COMMUTER CAR. I DON'T ALLOW ANYONE TO RIDE IN THIS VEHICLE EITHER.
2007 Ford Fusion complaints
Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 2007 record →
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG MAKES A SQUEAKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING. SEPARATION BETWEEN THE AIRBAG AND THE DASH IS ALSO NOTICEABLE. PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG FOR THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN UNDER RECALL SINCE 6/1/2016 BUT FORD DEALERSHIP IS STATING NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AND THEY HAVE NO ETA ON WHEN THEY WILL BE AVAILABLE. IN THE MEANTIME, WE ARE UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING THE CAR WITH THE AIRBAG ACTING AS IT IS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER INFLATOR. THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG STARTED TO SEPARATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AT HOME, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE SOFT, TO THE FLOOR, SEVERAL TIMES DURING NORMAL BRAKING IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. IT GREATLY INCREASED STOPING DISTANCE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED ON SNOW COVERED OR ROUGH SPOTS ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE EVENTS OCCURRED ON ASPHALT PAVED ROADS. IT SELF CORRECTS FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 07-09 FUSIONS AND MILANS.
INFORMED RECENTLY THAT FAMILY IS DRIVING A VEHICLE WITH RECALLED AIRBAGS. CALLED LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS GIVEN NO INDICATION OF A KNOWN FIX FOR THE RECALL AT THIS TIME AND DOES NOT HAVE IN TIMELINE FOR THE SOLUTION. REQUESTED AGAIN A SOLUTION FOR A NOW FOR UNSAFE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD DUE TO A RECALL. NO SUCH SOLUTION COULD BE GIVEN.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR BAG HAD DETERIORATED TO THE POINT THAT THE AIR BAG HAD EXPANDED NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED MORE THAN THREE MONTHS AGO AND INDICATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS WAITING FOR THEM TO INVESTIGATE THE FAILURE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE SUPPLIED TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/02/17*LJ *AS
THE DASH AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS SEPARATING FROM THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG IS LOCATED.
TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD IN JULY 2016 STATING THAT A DEFECT IN THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD CAUSE DEATH TO THE PASSENGER IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. IT FURTHER STATED THAT I WOULD RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER WHEN PARTS ARE AVAILABLE. NOW, 8 MONTHS LATER, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANOTHER LETTER, AND THE LOCAL DEALER DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL SERVICE AND DOES NOT KNOW WHEN THOSE PARTS WILL BE AVAILABLE. BASED ON INFORMATION ON THE FORD WEB SITE I DETERMINED THAT MY CAR IS HIGH RISK FOR SERIOUS AIR BAG MALFUNCTION BECAUSE OF ITS AGE (10 YEARS) TEMPERATURE FLUCTUATIONS, AND HUMIDITY VARIATIONS. IN SPITE OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION, KNOWN BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY FOR A LONG TIME THEY HAVE NOT PERFORMED THE CORRECTION NOR ADVISED ME WHEN THEY WILL PERFORM IT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TAKATA RECALL I AM UNABLE TO BE PROVIDED WITH ANY MORE INFORMATION AS TO WHEN OR HOW THE PROCESS OF REPLACING THE AIR BAGS IS TO PROCEED. I AM THE ONLY OWNER AND DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CARS HAS JUST ABOUT 40,000 THOUSANDS MILES ON IT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THE FORD COMPANY HAS NO INTEREST IN REPLACING THE AIR BAGS ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ALMOST 10 YEARS OLD!!!!! I DRIVE THIS CAR DAILY AND I HAVE DEEP FEARS AND CONCERNS THAT I WILL HAVE AN ACCIDENT THAT WILL INVOVLE INJURIES FROM THE DEFECTIVE AIR BAGS. I WANT A MORE TRUTHFUL AND MORE DETAILED ANSWER FROM THE FORD COMPANY INSTTEAD OF THEY(WHO EVER THEY ARE) ARE MAKING PARTS .
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. ...UPDATED 05/17/17 *BF THE CONTACT HAS NOTICCED THAT THE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG IS HOUSE IS STARTING RISE. *AS
THIS HAD BEEN A REPEAT ISSUE I WOULD HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE ALSO PRESSING THE BREAK. THERE WOULD BE A BRIEF SOUND OF THE ABS KICKING IN, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND ALARMING LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WOULD BE A MOMENT WHERE BACK PRESSURE WILL BE FELT, THEN WOULD PASS THAT THRESHOLD AND FULLY PRESSING THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WOULD BE NECESSARY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR SOME TIME (USUALLY THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE) AND REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE BRAKES WHILE STOPPED MIGHT RETURN IT TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SAME PROBLEM AS OF TODAY 3/2017 CHARLESTON, WV
TAKATA INFLATORS: I CURRENTLY HAVE A LARGE GAP IN THE COVER OF MY PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GIVE WAY. CAN I EXPEDITE THE REPAIR PROCESS?
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE OF DASHBOARD PROTRUDED OUT AND WAS FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BECAME VISIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PART NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS EXPANDING ON THE DRIVER SIDE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE IN THE AIR BAG LOCATIONS. THE CONTACT WENT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIR BAG DEACTIVATED, BUT WAS INFORMED THAT THIS COULD NOT BE DONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/23/17*LJ UPDATED 10/18/2017*JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
EITHER IN 2008 OR 2009, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2007 FORD FUSION, I WAS GREETED WITH THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE OF MY BRAKES GOING OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. FIND OUT THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WITHIN 3-4 YEARS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, AND WAS FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THE THERMOSTAT, THE ENGINE WOULD ALWAYS RUN TOWARDS THE COOL END, NEVER GOING ABOVE 1/3 OF THE WAY TO THE HALFWAY MARK. THAT WAS FIXED AFTER YEARS OF FAILED ATTEMPT. AND ALL THE WHILE, I NEVER HAD A FUNCTIONING AIR CONDITION UNIT AND WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR YEARLY, AND THEN FOUND TO BE RELATED THE CAR ALWAYS RUNNING TOO COOL. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET TWICE, BECAUSE OIL WOULD APPEAR IN PLACES IT SHOULD NOT (I ALWAYS MAINTAIN MY CAR BY DOING THE OIL CHANGES, ETC ON TIME). THIS PAST SUNDAY, I WAS DRIVING AND GOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE TO 65, THEN 60, THEN WOULD NOT GO PAST 40 SO I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE BACK HOME. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I SMELLED BURNT OIL, AND THE SAME ISSUE WITH OIL BEING WHERE IT SHOULD BE HAPPENED AGAIN. MECHANIC IS TELLING ME IT IS DONE, AND AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO JUST MY CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED MANY HORRIFYING STORES ON THE SAME ISSUE, WITH SOME PEOPLE'S FUSIONS COMBUSTING AND STALLING THEM ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOTIFY THE FORD COMPANY TODAY OF ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO MY CAR, JUST SO THEY HAVE I
AS OF FEB 2017, I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IN WINTER OF 2014 AFTER GOING OVER A PATCH OF ICE AND THE ABS ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES STILL APPLIED BUT FELT LIKE MANUAL MODE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DIFFICULT BRAKING THE ISSUE RESOLVED ITSELF AND NORMAL BRAKING RESUMED. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME I BRAKED IN A GRAVEL AREA OR SUCH WITH LIMITED TRACTION AND THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE, IT WOULD CREATE A BRAKE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IN OCTOBER 2015, THE ISSUE BECAME PERMANENT, HOWEVER I FOUND I COULD CORRECT IT TEMPORARILY BY PULLING THE FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WITH ENGINE OFF, STARTING THE CAR WITH IT OUT AND REINSERTING THE FUSE SEEMED TO RESET THE MODULE AND IT WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN FOR A DAY OR 2 AT BEST BEFORE REVERTING BACK TO THE SOFT PEDAL ISSUE. I ALSO NOTED, PULSING THE PEDAL AND THEN SLAMMING ON THE PEDAL, AS YOU WOULD DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, WOULD CREATE A NORMAL PEDAL FEEL AT TIMES, BUT THAT IS NOT NEEDED DURING TYPICAL DRIVING AND WOULD IMMEDIATELY REVERT BACK TO POOR PEDAL FEEL. I'VE RECENTLY CALLED MY LOCAL FORD PARTS DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FOR A 2007 FORD FUSION, PART # 7E5Z 2C215A, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PART FOR THE 2008 FUSION WOULD FIT OR WORK WITH A 2007 ECU. SO I'M LEFT WITH FINDING ONE IN A SCRAP YARD OR TAKING A CHANCE THAT A $1,235 2008 PART MAY WORK WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP, AS IF IT WERE NOT THAT I AM A CAUTIOUS DRIVER WITH MY VEHIC
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE BRAKE SOFTENING ISSUE THAT OCCURS ON SOME FUSIONS AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR THE BRAKES TO RECOVER. THE MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED LAST WEEK AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE PROPER BREAKING OCCURS. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE IF I NEED TO STOP QUICKLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR PEDESTRIAN, I AM AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT WHEN I BRAKE ON A ROUGH, OR UNEVEN ROAD. THE PEDAL REMAINS SOFT UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, AND NOT USED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN ONCE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN LATE 2015. I SPENT OVER $500 GETTING A MAJORITY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON MONDAY, FEB 13, 2017.
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON 2 OCCASIONS; BOTH TIMES THE ANTI-LOCK HAS ENGAGED BRIEFLY AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SOFT", TRAVELING QUITE FAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN I BRAKED ON AN ICY SPOT.
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE ON THE AIRBAGS IN JULY 2016 STATING THAT I WOULD BE CONTACTED WHEN PARTS BECAME AVAILABLE. I HAVE RECEIVED NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION SO I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN DECEMBER 2016. THE DEALER TOLD ME PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL SOMETIME IN 2017; POSSIBLY THE SECOND OR THIRD QUARTER OF 2017
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. ...UPDATED 05/19/17 *BF *CN
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN JUNE. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
I RECEIVED AN EMAIL ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL ON PASSENGER SIDE. MY CAR DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS COMING APART AS IF SOMETHING EXPLODED UNDER THE DASHBOARD. I AM NOT SURE WHY IT IS COMING UP BUT I WILL NEED IT CHECKED OUT TO MAKE SURE THIS IS NOT AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR BAG. IF THESE AIR BAGS ARE EXPLOSIVE I WANT THIS FIXED ON MY CAR ASAP. I JUST NOTICE THAT MY DASH BOARD IS COMING UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE BUT I DID NOT KNOW WHAT CAUSED IT. I NEED THIS LOOKED AT ASAP.
TAKATA RECALL IT'S BEEN 6 MONTHS SINCE I'VE BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL AND STILL NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION HAS FOLLOWED. THERE HAS CERTAINLY BEEN ENOUGH TIME PASSED FOR A SOLUTION TO HAVE BEEN ARRANGED. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR AND I'M WORRIED ABOUT HER SAFETY. PLEASE TAKE ANY ACTION THAT YOU CAN TO EXPIDITE A SOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THANKS.
MY AIRBAG INDICATOR IS ON
AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT, GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED COUNTY ROAD.
WHILE DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FUSION APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES AN HOUR AND APPROACHING A STOPLIGHT, I APPLIED THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN AND THE CAR PASSED OVER A ROUGH PATCH OF ROAD WITH SEVERAL POTHOLES. THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND MOVED DOWN TOWARDS THE FLOORBOARD AND THE CAR COASTED WITHOUT CONTINUING TO SLOW DOWN. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THEN APPLYING THE BRAKES AGAIN, THE PEDAL WAS STILL SOFT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO COAST AND EVENTUALLY CAME TO A STOP WELL INTO THE INTERSECTION AFTER THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS MASHED TO THE FLOOR. THE SOFT BRAKE ISSUE CONTINUED AS I DROVE THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. THE REPAIR SHOP HAS BEEN ABLE TO REMEDY THE FIX BY BLEEDING THE BRAKE LINES BUT THE ISSUE HAS RECURRED OVER TIME AND THERE DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE A PERMANENT FIX MADE AVAILABLE. THIS IS THE FOURTH OCCURRENCE OF THIS "SOFT BRAKE" PROBLEM OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS. EACH TIME IT HAS OCCURRED I HAVE AVOIDED A COLLISION BUT WORRY THAT I MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY THE NEXT TIME THIS OCCURS. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW IN JULY 2007 AND HAD NO BRAKE ISSUES UNTIL TWO YEARS AGO. GIVEN THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM, I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND NOTICED THAT OTHERS ARE BEGINNING TO HAVE THE SAME EXPERIENCE THAT I AM AND HAVE REPORTED IT. I HOPE THE NHTSA IS ABLE TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE AND ISSUE A RECALL THAT WILL MAKE THESE VEHICLES SAFER FOR EVERYONE ON THE ROAD. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
2007 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL REPAIR OF AIRBAGS ON VEHICLE. *LD
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL HASN'T TAKEN PLACE YET. IT IS TAKING AN UNREASONABLY LONG AMOUNT OF TIME.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO HAVE THE CLUTCH REPLACED. WHILE HAVING THE REPAIRS COMPLETED, THE TECHNICIAN FRACTURED A TORQUE MOUNT THAT CONNECTED THE ENGINE TO THE TRANSMISSION. ALL THE PARTS WERE REPLACED ON THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REPAIRS, WHILE DRIVING IN THE SNOW AND CHANGING LANES, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL STARTED SPINNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE TORQUE MOUNT FRACTURED AGAIN. THE CONTACT HEARD A KNOCKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE TORQUE MOUNT WAS REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 106,000.
TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A NOTICE OF RECALL DATED JULY 2016,FOR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT. I WAS LIVING IN ZONE A, BUT HAVE SINCE RELOCATED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE COVER AREA OF THE AIRBAG IS NOW SEPARATED, AND I DO NOT ALLOW ANYONE TO BE SEATED IN THE PASSENGERS SEAT. I WOULD LIKE TO ADD THAT I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF MY SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASE. IN THE WORST CASE SCENARIO SHOULD SOMEONE BE SEATED IN THE PASSENGER AREA AND THE BAG DEPLOYS IN A NON ACCIDENT TIME OF TRAVEL I WILL BE LEFT WITH NO OTHER OPTION BUT TO SEEK CIVIL ACTION FOR ALL DAMAGES, BOTH INJURY AND INTERIOR DAMAGES. I AM ONLY WRITING SO THAT THERE A RECORD AS TO BE NOTED. THANK YOU *TR
"TAKATA RECALL" : SINCE I RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS RECALL IN JULY 2016, I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP, CALLED FORD, CALLED NHTSA, AND FILLED OUT A COMPLAINT FORM THAT WAS MAILED TO ME BY NHTSA. THE DASH IN MY CAR IS BULGING ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MY MECHANIC IS TELLING ME THE AIR BAG IS LIKELY "TWISTED." I BELIEVE THIS QUALIFIES ME FOR AN IMMEDIATE REPAIR. FROM WHAT I READ ON THE RECALL SITE, FORD CAN DO AN "INTERIM" REPAIR ON HIGH RISK VEHICLES DEFINED AS: OLDER VEHICLES EXPOSED TO HIGH HUMIDITY/HIGH TEMP. I LIVED IN SANTA FE NM FROM MAY - AUGUST 2016 - WHICH IS ABOUT THE TIME I NOTICED THE SUDDEN BULGE IN THE DASH. I CURRENTLY LIVE IN FLORIDA WHICH IS ANOTHER HIGH HUMIDITY/HIGH TEMP CLIMATE. FORD SHOULD CONSIDER MY VEHICLE AS "HIGH RISK" AND SEND ME THE PAPERWORK I NEED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. AT THE VERY LEAST, THEY SHOULD SEND ME A VOUCHER SO I CAN TAKE IT TO ANY FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET IT CHECKED - FREE OF CHARGE. THE SUDDEN BULGE IN THE DASH ABOVE THE AIRBAG IS CLEARLY AN INDICATION SOMETHING IS WRONG. FORD SHOULD BE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO GET MY CAR CHECKED AND REPAIRED AT NO CHARGE TO ME. AT THIS POINT, NO ONE FROM FORD HAS CALLED OR MADE ANY ATTEMPT TO OFFER ME A SOLUTION. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT RECOURSE I HAVE TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS NOT AVAILABLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 05/03/17*LJ *CN
I RECEIVED NOTICED OF THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAVING A RECALL ON IT MONTHS AGO. FORD HASN'T NO IDEA ON WHEN THIS PART WILL BE IN AND IN THE MEANTIME, I DON'T FEEL SAFE HAVING OTHERS IN MY PASSENGER SEAT. WHY SHOULD IT BE TAKING THIS LONG FOR FORD TO RECEIVE THEIR PARTS? I HAD A FRIEND THAT RECEIVED A SIMILAR RECALL FOR TOYOTA AND HAD HERS FIXED A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
MY 2007 FUSION FREQUENTLY HAS SOFT BRAKES, THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS SQUISHY AND GOES DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND I AM UNABLE TO STOP WITHIN MY DESIRED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS HOWEVER LAST NIGHT IT HAPPENED IN MY GARAGE. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES (JUNE 24, 2016 THROUGH JAN 9, 2017) AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. I HAVE HAD 2 MASTER CYLINDERS, BRAKES FLUSHED 2 TIMES, 2 NEW FRONT ROTORS, AND PAID FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT THE ONLY CODE DISPLAYED WAS THAT THE CAR NEEDED NEW SPARK PLUGS. *TR
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