THERE IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF WATER THAT LINES MY PASSANGER SIDE CARPET FLOOR, ANYTHING THAT IS ON THE FLOOR SOAKS THE WATER UP AND GETS WET AND THE CARPET IS ALWAYS DAMP WITH LIQUID, I'M TOLD IT'S SOMETHING WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING BUT IT HAPPENS WHEN I USE THE HEAT AS WELL.
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. AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/27/2016 *SS *JS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. .....UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *CN
GOING DOWN THE ROAD AT SPEED, CAR MAKES NOISE THEN LOSSES ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON. VERY DANGEROUS TO HAVE HAPPEN ON BUSY STREET. PULL OVER, TURN MOTOR OFF, RESTART THE CAR AND NO WRENCH LIGHT, CAR CAN GO WITHOUT PROBLEM. HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS.
LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ALONG HIGHWAY OR CITY STREET. CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE AS YOU PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHTS UP ON THE DASH. SHUT ENGINE OFF, RESTART ENGINE AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL GOES AWAY AND THE CAR RUNS NORMALLY. UNTIL THE NEXT TIME, WHICH MAY BE MONTHS TO YEARS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS RAISED OVER THE POSITION OF THE AIR BAG COVER. SINCE THE FAILURE, THE AIR BAG SENSOR LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.
TRAVELLING ON HIGHWAY AT STEADY CRUISING SPEED. ROAD WAS FLAT AND STRAIGHT. THROTTLE BODY FAILED SUDDENLY AND LEFT ME WITHOUT ANY ACCELERATION ABILITY. HAD TO PULL OFF TO SIDE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITHOUT RESPONSIVE GAS PEDAL AND CAR DECELERATING QUICKLY.
DRIVER INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE, DOOR CAN ONLY BE OPENED BY OUTSIDE OR BY RIGGING.
THE LEFT FRONT TURN SIGNAL STOPPED WORKING. IT WILL LIGHT UP WHEN THE PARKING LIGHTS ARE ON, BUT WILL NOT FLASH WITH THE TURN SIGNAL IS ACTIVATED.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ILLUMINATED AS SOON AS THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, AS THE PASSENGER OCCUPANT CONTROL WEIGHT MODULE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 134,353.
I TOOK MY 2007 FORD FUSION TO A DEALERSHIP IN REGARDS TO MY PASSENGER SIDE DASH HAD BEGUN TO BULGE IN THE BEGINNING OF THE YEAR. THEY STATED IT WAS O.K. AND I DID NOT NEED TO WORRY ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING. I ASKED THEM HOW MUCH WOULD IT BE TO FIX IT AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT COULD NOT BE FIXED; AND NO ONE RECOMMENDED HOW TO FIX IT. THE BULGE HAS GOTTEN WORSE AND IT LOOKS AS IF THE AIRBAG IS GOING TO DEPLOY. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP ON AUGUST 19, 2015 AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY DOES NOT FIX COSMETIC WORK OR TRIM.
PCM FAILED ON A 2007 FORD FUSION SE V6 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS RESULTED IN NEAR-IMMEDIATE ELECTRICAL FAILURE, STALLING THE CAR AFTER APP. 30 SECONDS. USER FORUMS ONLINE SEEM TO INDICATE THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH 2007 FUSIONS, POSSIBLY STEMMING FROM ECU FAILURE (ALTHOUGH OPINIONS ARE UNDECIDED ON WHETHER A FEEDBACK ISSUE CAUSES THE ECU TO FAIL, OR THE ECU FAILS AND CAUSES FEEDBACK). DAMAGE TO THE CAR INCLUDED FRYING ALL SIX SPARK PLUGS, AND SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO ALL SIX IGNITION COILS WHICH NECESSITATED REPLACEMENT, AS WELL AS NECESSITATING REPLACEMENT OF PCM UNIT. FORD ALSO DRAWS A DISTINCTION BETWEEN THE WARRANTY ON THE ECU (8 YEARS / 80,000 MILES) AND THE WARRANTY ON THE PCM (3 YEARS / 36,000 MILES) WHEN ASSESSING THE DAMAGE - SINCE THIS FAILURE COMMONLY RESULTS IN DAMAGE TO THE PCM, THEY ALMOST ALWAYS SEEM TO ELECT TO CONSIDER ONLY THE PCM WARRANTY. TOTAL COST TO DRIVER: APP. $2,000 PLUS LABOR.
I BROUGHT MY FORD FUSION 2007 INTO TIRES PLUS TO HAVE A/C REPAIRED. I HAD THOUGHT IT WAS THE A/C SENSOR IN THE DASH, AS THEY ARE NOTORIOUS FOR FAILING IN THIS MAKE AND MODEL. I WAS RIGHT. DESPITE THIS, I WAS NOT LISTENED TO (I'M JUST A DUMB FEMALE, RIGHT?), AND THE MECHANICS REPLACED THE COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, AND CONDENSER, ONLY TO FIND A/C DID NOT WORK. IN THE PROCESS, THEY ALSO MOVED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND THE POWER PUMP AND DRAINED THE CAR OF ALL POWER STEERING FLUID. I WAS SENT ON MY WAY. I WAS LITERALLY UNABLE TO LEAVE THEIR LOT DUE TO NO POWER STEERING!! THE CAR ALSO VIBRATED SIGNIFICANTLY NOW AT STOP LIGHTS. I WAS CONCERNED THEY DAMAGED THE MOTOR MOUNTS AS WELL. THE STEERING HAS GROWN SIGNIFICANTLY STIFFER AND DIFFICULT TO TURN. FIRESTONE/TIRES PLUS AGREED TO REPAIR THE A/C SENSOR BUT ONLY IF I AGREED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN OCONOMOWOC. I WAS UP AGAINST THE WALL, AS I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING ISSUE AND SAFETY. IT IS INCREDIBLY SCARY TO HAVE POWER STEERING FAIL WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT 60 MPH! THE FORD DEALERSHIP TREATED ME BADLY (NO SURPRISE) AND TOLD ME "THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE POWER STEERING." I BROUGHT IT TO ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF FIRESTONE, AND NOW, I WAS TOLD THAT YES, I AM CORRECT, THE MOTOR MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACING. THEY DID A BRIEF INSPECTION OF POWER STEERING AS WELL AS A FLUSH, AND TOLD ME THERE WAS "NOTHING WRONG." WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR FROM THE GORDIE BOUCHER DEALERSHIP IN JANESVILLE,
AS I OPENED THE DOOR, I PULLED THE KNOB TO OPEN AND HEARD A CLICK. I FELT A CLICK AND NOW THE KNOB DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO OPEN THE DOOR ON THE OUTSIDE.
THE AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THE SERVICE REP SAID THAT THE PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE. HE SAID THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND IT WOULD COST ME $868.00 TO FIX IT. I CAN'T AFFORD IT SO WE'RE DRIVING IT WITH THE LIGHT ON. I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE IT BECAUSE MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR FUSIONS AS WELL AS A HOST OF OTHER MAKES MAKES, MODELS, AND YEARS....UPDATED 09/22/15 *BF UPDATED 11/28/2017*CN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT START. THE VEHICLE WAS EXAMINED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC LATER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE PULLEY BOLT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 60,000.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING OUT OF DASH.
WHILE DRIVING THE REAR RIGHT DOOR OF MY '07 FUSION BECAME AJAR. THE DOOR BECOMES AJAR WHILE TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO THE REAR RIGHT DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE SECURELY AND HAS TO BE GENTLY PRESSED INTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE LATCH TO BE SOMEWHAT SECURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 70 MPH, THE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED AND THE DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN AND CLOSE THE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V246000 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 11/02/2017*CN
PASSENGER SIDE DASH AROUND AIR BAG IS BULDGING
LOSS OF POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. LUCKILY THERE WAS MINIMAL TRAFFIC AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT BEING HIT OR RUN OVER BY A TRACTOR TRAILER.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS TOWED. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FUSE WAS BLOWN FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE SPARK PLUGS AND IGNITION COIL PLUGS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING UP ON ONE SIDE. I PARK IN A GARAGE AND I'M IN WI SO WE DON'T GET EXTREME HEAT, SO I'M NOT SURE WHY I'M HAVING A ISSUE. IT'S EITHER AN AIRBAG ISSUE OR A DASHBOARD ISSUE. MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG LIGHT APPEARS TO BE WORKING FINE...IT ONLY GOES ON WITH A PASSENGER OR WHEN MY PURSE GETS TOO HEAVY AND ITS ON THE SEAT. ALSO, MY ACCELERATOR PETAL MAKES A WEIRD STATIC-SOUNDING NOISE WHEN IT'S AT A CERTAIN POSITION. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH SPEED, IT HAPPENS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, SO IT'S ONLY WHEN THE PETAL IS HELD IN THE SAME SPOT WHICH IS ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN TO THE FLOOR. IF I PRESS THE PETAL DOWN BEYOND THIS SPOT OR RAISE MY FOOT SO THE PETAL IS ABOVE THAT SPOT, THE NOISE STOPS...ONLY TO RETURN AGAIN WHEN THE PETAL EVENTUALLY LANDS BACK IN THAT PROBLEMATIC SPOT (ABOUT HALFWAY DOWN).
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AROUND THE AIRBAG IS BULGING. IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE AS TIME GOES ON. I AM WORRIED THAT IF I WAS EVER IN AN ACCIDENT, THE PASSENGER WOULD NOT BE PROTECTED.
UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE, I OPENED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AS USUAL WITH NO EXTRA FORCE WHEN I FELT A "SNAP" FROM WITHIN THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE STUCK OUT AND DOES NOT RETURN BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION AFTER PULLING ON IT. I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW TO OPEN MY DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE AND HAD TO RESET THE LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR JAM. WHEN EXITING MY VEHICLE, I NOW HAVE TO PULL THE HANDLE OUT HALFWAY AND THEN PULL THE LOCK ABOVE AND THE HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK AND OPEN THE DOOR. BESIDES THIS, THE REST OF THE FUNCTIONALITY SEEMS TO WORK AS EXPECTED. NOT SURE WHY THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND NOT METAL AS I'VE READ DOZENS OF FORUMS ON THE SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.
KEY GETS LOCKED UP IN IGNITION NOT ALLOWING REMOVAL AND WILL RANDOMLY LOCK STEERING WHEEL
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS BULGING UP OUT OF THE DASH
THERE IS A BULGING ON MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, MY PASSENGER LIGHT AIRBAG COMES ON I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 93000 MILES ON MY FORD FUSION.
I WENT TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE HANDLE SNAPPED BACK AT ME. I WENT TO OPEN THE DOOR AGAIN AND NOW THE HANDLE IS BROKEN. I HAVE TO OPEN MY WINDOW AND OPEN MY DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. ALSO, WITH THE DOOR BEING BROKEN MY CAR LOCKS HAVE A MIND OF THERE OWN. SOMETIMES THE LOCKS LOCK BY THEMSELVES AND SOMETIMES THE ALARM IS ACTIVATED BY ITSELF. MY MAIN CONCERN IS THAT IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT OR THERE IS A FIRE, MY FIRST INSTINCTS IS TO OPEN MY DOOR AND GET OUT OF THE CAR. I CAN'T DO THIS WITHOUT OPENING THE WINDOW AND PUTTING MY HAND OUTSIDE THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. I JUST HOPE I AM NOT PANICKING TO MUCH THAT I REMEMBER HOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. I FEEL THIS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE. I USED GOOGLE TO SEE IF THERE WERE ANY RECALLS AND FOUND NOTHING, ALL I FOUND IS THAT QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WITH FORD FUSIONS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY WERE NO HELP THEN I CONTACTED THE FORD CORP. AND ALL THEY DID WAS TAKE MY INFO.
DASHBOARD AROUND FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS BULGING UP AND WILL LIKELY INTERFERE WITH PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE BAG IN CASE OF ACCIDENT. THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM WITH FIRST GENERATION FUSIONS THAT FORD REFUSES TO ADDRESS.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AUTOMATICALLY OPENED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
DOOR LATCH FAILURE ON DRIVER'S DOOR. DOOR WOULD NOT STAYED CLOSED. *TR
DRIVING TO WORK ON DATE MENTIONED SOUNDED LIKE A SHOT GUN WENT OFF IN THE CAR, MY REAR WINDOW SHATTERED! I PAID $285.00 TO HAVE IT REPLACED! UPON REMOVAL OF SHATTERED GLASS THE REPAIRMAN NOTICED THAT MY REAR DEFROSTER ELECTRICAL CONNECTION HAD MELTED AND THEREFORE WAS THE CULPRIT! IT OVERHEATED AND SHATTERED THE REAR WINDOW! *TR
THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT APPROXIMATELY NOVEMBER 1ST, 2014 AFTER DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAVING THE GEAR SLIP AND NOT ACCELERATE PAST 25 MPH WITH HIGH RPMS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE FROM A STOPPED POSITION, THE CAR JOLTS VERY ABRUPTLY AS WELL. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REBUILT PER AAMCO RECOMMENDATION. ON APRIL 29TH, 2015, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE. AAMCO STATED THAT THE SOLENOIDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TOTAL COST FOR REPAIRS HAS BEEN $2,500 TO DATE. *TR
RIGHT REAR DOOR ELECTRIC DOOR ACTUATOR JAMMED AND DOOR COULD NOT BE OPEN. HAD TO REMOVE A THREE YEAR OLD CHILD FROM THE RIGHT DOOR SIDE, REMOVED INTER DOOR PANEL AND AL REAR SEAT COMPONENTS, STILL COULD NOT RELEASE DOOR LATCH WHICH WAS JAMMED IN THE LOCKED POSITION. TOOK VEHICLE TO LB SMITH FORD LEMOYNE, PA . THEY HAD IT FOR SIX DAYS. THEY HAD TO BREAK THE DOOR LOCK ACTUATOR APART, WHICH I HAVE THE OLD ACTUATOR AND CABLE ASSEMBLY. THEY HAD TO ORDER PARTS WHICH THEY DID NOT STOCK. THEY REPLACED DOOR LATCH/LOCK ACTUATOR ASSY. AND INNER DOOR HANDLE CABLE. TOTAL COST WAS $247.06 PARTS AND $232.50 LABOR. MY PROBLEM IS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SINCE WE TRANSPORT YOUNG CHILDREN. IN AN EMERGENCY HOW DOES SOME ONE GET THE DOORS OPEN. JAWS OF LIFE?NO SIGNS OF FAILURE BEFORE THIS. JUST FAILED PICKING UP THE CHILDREN AND NOT BEING ABLE TO OPEN THE RIGHT REAR DOOR.
ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, PRIMARILY IN COLDER WEATHER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ON THE DASH BOARD REMAINS ON AFTER STARTING. THIS HAPPENS UNPREDICTABLY AT RANDOM INTERVALS. ONCE THE ENGINE IS WARM, SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTING WILL RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I AM TOLD THAT THE AIR BAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF THE AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD DETACHED FROM THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS, AFTER REPLACING BRAKES AND REAR ROTORS DROVE THE CAR OUT , LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE ON THE WAY HOME BRAKE PADDLE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR.RETURN TO THE DEALER WAS SUGGESTED I NEED A MASTER CYLINDER , THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. NO ONE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FOR TWO DAYS, I WAS CALLED AND INFORM IT WAS ABS VALVE MODULE. FORD DEALER HAD TO ORDER VALVE MODULE ONE WEEK LATER STILL WAITING. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. (MANY COMPLAINTS) *TR
I HAD JUST WENT TO THE STORE, DROPPED MY COUSIN OFF AT HOME RIGHT UP THE STREET FROM MY HOUSE. I PULLED OUT ON THE HIGHWAY AND GAVE IT GAS AND THE CAR WOULDN'T GO OVER 10 MPH. I NOTICE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, A CAR WAS COMING UP FAST, SO I PULLED OVER OUT THE WAY UNTIL THE WAY WAS CLEAR, THEN I PUTTED ALL THE WAY HOME. THE CAR HAD NO POWER. I HAVE BEEN GOOGLING THESE PROBLEMS, AND I HAD A MECHANIC COME TO MY HOUSE AND PUT THE DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE ON MY CAR AND IT CAME BACK WITH A CODE OF: P2110 2007 FORD FUSION - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - FORCED LIMITED RPM ....READ MORE: HTTP://ENGINE-CODES.COM/P2110_2007_FORD_FUSION.HTML#IXZZ3SVZZPPZK. AS I AM STILL GOOGLING, LOOKS LIKE I WILL HAVE TO GET THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. WELL IT HASN'T BEEN A YEAR SINCE THAT CAR LEFT ME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD TO GO THE CHEAP WAY OF GETTING THE COMPUTER FIXED AND ALL COILS REPLACED WHICH WAS 800.00. NOW ITS SAYING I HAVE TO GET THE COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED AGAIN. I AM NOT FINANCIAL STABLE TO KEEP PUTTING MONEY INTO A CAR WHERE THE COMPUTER KEEPS MESSING UP, AND, ME DRIVING IT AND LOSING POWER IS REALLY DANGEROUS BECAUSE IT COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF I COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE HIGHWAY... I READ THERE WAS A WARRANTY ON THIS UP UNTIL JANUARY 2015 BUT I WAS UNAWARE OF THAT. MY CAR HAS 1756500 GIVE OR TAKE ON IT A LITTLE *TR
I WAS ON THE THRUWAY WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL A GREEN WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN I STARED THE CAR IT WAS FINE. THE CAR HAD 24,000 MILES ON IT. WHEN THE CAR HAD 33,110 ON IT I WAS ON THE THRUWAY IT SEEMED TO STALL AND LOSE POWER. I LIMPED HOME. I CALLED FORD THEY SAID I HAVE TO BRING IT IN BUT THE GREEN LIGHT MUST BE ON. TO TEST IT. THE CARS GREEN LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AND LOSE POWER SO I DROVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THE CAR LOST POWER IT WILL GO 21 MPH. IT HAS 33,226 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID NO RECALL ON IT AND NO CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. SO I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT HOME YES DRIVE IT HOME AND COME BACK IN TWO DAYS.
AIR BAG IS BULGING OUT OF THE DASHBOARD. I HEARD LOTS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS & THOUGHT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THESE AIRBAGS! *TR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SWERVING FROM ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE VEHICLE ROLLED OVER AND THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SEAT BELT ON THE REAR LEFT HAND SIDE FAILED TO LOCK CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO BE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND MINOR INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED TO 3 OCCUPANTS. AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH, THE EJECTED PASSENGER WAS PARALYZED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.
FOR THE PAST MONTH I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOSS OF ACCELERATION. MY CAR BASICALLY GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" WHEN THE PROBLEM ARISES. THE CAR LOSES ALL ACCELERATION AND CAN ONLY GO ABOUT 10MPH. THE FIRST TIME I NOTICED IT, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AND THE CAR STARTED TO MAKE A "HICCUP" FEELING RESULTING IN TOTAL LOSS OF ACCELERATION POWER. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE WRENCH ICON LIGHTS UP. THE ONLY WAY TO START DRIVING AGAIN IS TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE WRENCH ICON IS OFF AND SEEMS TO DRIVE FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM AT LEAST 8 TIMES PER WEEK, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS WELL FOR A FEW DAYS THEN DISAPPEAR. I HAVE NOTICED THAT 2010-2013 FORD FUSIONS HAVE HAD A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM ASSIGNED BY FORD FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM, PROVIDING A 10 YEAR/150,000 MILE WARRANTY FOR THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WHY ARE THE EARLIER MODELS NOT COVERED UNDER THIS SAME PROGRAM WHEN THEY ARE CLEARLY HAVING THE SAME ISSUES (ACCORDING TO THE NUMEROUS REPORTS LISTED ON HERE)??!! *TR
BACK IN JUNE,2014 I NOTICED SOMETHING WEIRD ON MY DASH. FOR SOME REASON THE DASH ABOVE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS BUBBLING UP. AT FIRST I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE THE HEAT FROM THE SUN, SO I STARTED PARKING MY CAR IN THE SHADE TO AVOID HIGHER TEMPS HITTING THE DASH. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT HELP. THE BUBBLE KEPT GROWING AND GROWING. NOW IT'S SO LARGE THAT I AM WORRIED THAT THE AIRBAG HAS BECOME COMPROMISED. I AM CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY DEPLOY WHEN I'M DRIVING OR POSSIBLE NOT DEPLOY IF I AM IN A CAR ACCIDENT. IT APPEARS THERE ARE QUITE A FEW PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. PLEASE FIX THIS FORD!! VERY DANGEROUS! *TR
DASH UNDER AIRBAG, ABOVE GLOVE BOX ON PASSENGER SIDE. BULGING AND AIRBAG LIGHT ON. *TR
DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH WHEN TOTAL LOSS OF POWER. DROVE HOME DOING ABOUT 20 MPH WITH HIGH RPMS. #2 COIL BURNT AND MELTED, BLOWN PCM. HAD TO HAVE PCM REPROGRAMMED AND REPLACE ALL 6 COIL PACKS. SEEMS TO BE A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 AWD, FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
HAD TO REPLACE AN IGNITION COIL FOR A MISFIRE OBD CODE. AFTER REPLACING COIL PROBLEM STILL EXISTED, SO I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND A GREAT NUMBER OF OTHER FUSION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. NOW I AM SUPPOSED TO REPLACE ALL THE IGNITION COILS AND THE PCM. WITH THE NUMBER OF AFFECTED VEHICLES BEING STAGGERING I FEEL THAT THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ABOVE THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT IS EXPOSED. NOW MY AIRBAG LIKE WILL NOT TURN OFF. *TR
THE AIR BAG ON PASSENGER SIDE IS POPPING OUT FROM DASH. I AM WORRIED THE AIR BAG MY NOT WORK PROPERLY IN AN ACCIDENT OR MY DEPLOY WHILE DRIVING. *TR
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