2007 Ford Fusion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED SUDDENLY WHILE THE CONTACT WAS ENTERING AN INTERSECTION. A LOCAL MECHANIC REPAIRED THE COILS, SPARK PLUGS AND COMPUTER, WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ONCE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE COILS FAILED, CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,181. UPDATED 11/16/11*BF ... THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS REPLACED, UPDATED 01/06/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON SHIFTING INTO REVERSE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SURGED BACKWARD UNTIL SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT IN THE EARLY STAGES, THE FAILURE ONLY OCCURRED WHEN THE HEATER WAS ACTIVATED. OVER TIME, THE FAILURE PROGRESSED AND BEGAN TO OCCUR WHEN THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED UNTIL THE FAILURE PROGRESSED TO A SPORADIC FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER BUT AGAIN, THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR, ONLY FROM THE EXTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN AT ALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE DOOR HANDLES WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 155,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR OR EXTERIOR. IN ORDER TO ENTER THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AT APPROX. 85K MILES ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION, THERE WAS A NOTICEABLE ISSUE IN THE FRONT END. THOUGHT IT MAY HAVE BEEN SOME SLIGHT DAMAGE TO THE FRONT A END A WHILE BACK AND HAD A HALF AXLE REPLACED AT 88K MILES. NO CHANGE SINCE AND HAVE HAD MANY COMPONENTS LOOKED AT. TODAY, FORD TELLS ME THERE ARE SEVERAL CODES IN THE COMPUTER RELATED TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. NO INDICATOR LIGHT HAS EVER COME ON TO LET ME KNOW I HAVE BEEN DRIVING WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION. MANY PEOPLE ON THE FORD FUSION FORUM (FORDFUSION.NET) HAD REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE IN MODELS FROM 2006 THROUGH 2010. FORD BARES RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE AND HAVE SWEPT IT UNDER THE RUG. LETTING PEOPLE DRIVE AROUND WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION, THE COMPUTER NEVER LETTING PEOPLE KNOW AN ISSUE EXISTS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM AND SAFETY ISSUE.. LAST TIME I EVER BUY AMERICAN. *TR

THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE DOOR LOCKS NO LONGER WORK AND I HAVE TO REACH OUTSIDE OF THE WINDOW TO GET OUT OF THE CAR WHEN THE DOOR LOCKS AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE YET THE DEALER HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL AND THEY DO NOT BACK UP THE PART UNDER ANY WARRANTY. MY FEAR IS THAT IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH THE DOOR WILL FLY OPEN OR THAT MY VEHICLE WILL BE BROKEN INTO AS THE DOOR NO LONGER LOCKS. *TT

DRIVE SHAFT CARRIER BEARINGS WENT OUT. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. HAVE TO REPLACE DRIVE SHAFT ENTIRELY! COST OF ABOUT 900 DOLLARS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT OPENED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR AND THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE WAS REPLACED WAS REPLACED BY THE OWNER. . THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 42,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE, BUT DID NOT INFORM THE CONTACT WHAT CAUSED THE DOOR HANDLE TO FAIL. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THERE WAS NO RECALL RELATED TO THE DOOR FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILES WERE 41,582.

2007 FORD FUSION SE - SAFETY ISSUE!! INTERIOR DOOR LATCH PROBLEM (DRIVER' DOOR) I CANNOT GET OUT OF MY FORD FUSION WITHOUT ROLLING DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. **THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN!!** I HAVE READ SEVERAL ONLINE FORD FUSION FORUMS AND FOUND THERE ARE MANY MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR FORD FUSION. *CAN YOU PLEASE ISSUE A 'RECALL' ON THE INTERIOR DOOR LATCHES OF THE 2007 FORD FUSION SE*** THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY CONCERN, ESPECIALLY IF SOMEONE MUST GET OUT OF THE CAR QUICKLY. THANK YOU. VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: [XXX] MILEAGE: 50400 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

2007 FORD FUSION VIN# [XXX]. APPROXIMATELY 77,500 MILES. MY AIR CONDITIONER SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING WARM. ALSO HAVE A SMELL IN MY CAR OF ANTIFREEZE/COOLANT. DEALER RE-CHARGED THE COMPRESSOR. *KB INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *KB

THE A/C SUDDENLY STARTED BLOWING HOT AIR. THE A/C SYSTEM HAD OVER 200 PSI WHICH BURNED UP THE A/C COMPRESSOR. COMPRESSOR WAS CHANGED AND NOW IT IS READING THAT IT IS 40 DEGREES. FAILURE IN THE A/C EVAPORATOR TEMPERATURE SWITCH. *TR

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. CAN NO LONGER OPEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FROM THE INTERIOR. *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION AND ALL FOUR OF THE DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN AND HAVE READ COUNTLESS FORUMS ABOUT OTHERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. AM WONDERING WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE AN 07 FORD FUSION, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND BOUGHT THE CAR WITH ZERO MILES IN 06. RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND I NOTICED THAT THE RPM'S GO UP SO HIGH THEN YOU FEEL LIKE AN IMPACT WHICH IS WHEN THE CAR CHANGES GEARS. I ALMOST GOT REAR-ENDED DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE I HAVE NOTICED THAT MANY FORD OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND THEY SAY MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY SO THEIR IS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I ALSO THINK THIS PROBLEM IS CAUSING MY BACK TO HURT I NOTICED THAT AFTER THIS OCCURS WITH MY CAR I GET PAIN IN MY BACK LIKE IF IT WAS WHIP LASH. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION--MY KEYS ARE GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION WHICH TO ME CAUSE A RISK OF SOMEONE STEALING YOUR CAR. THE KEY WILL NOT RELEASE AND IF THE WARRANTY OR EXTENDED WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, FORD WILL NOT PAY TO HAVE THE CAR REPAIRED. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN IN EXISTENCE WITH THE FOCUS & FUSION SINCE 2003 AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. I HAD TO LEAVE MY CAR UNLOCKED AFTER LUNCH BECAUSE I COULD NOT GET THE KEYS OUT OF THE IGNITION. I WORK AT A PLACE WHERE THE PARKING LOT IS LARGE AND I WAS ON EDGE ALL AFTERNOON PRAYING THAT NO ONE WOULD STEAL MY CAR. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND THEY WERE NO HELP AT ALL. IT WAS LIKE AN "OH WELL". MY ISSUE IS, IF FORD KNOWS OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE IGNITION, WHY HAVEN'T FORD RECALLED THESE CARS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. I GOOGLED THIS PROBLEM AND YOU WILL BE AMAZED AS TO THE COMPLAINTS OF KEYS GETTING STUCK IN THE IGNITION. THE FORD DEALERSHIPS STATES THAT THE SHIFTER KNOB ASSEMBLY IS WHY MINE WAS STUCK AND I ALSO SAW THE SAME PROBLEM WHEN I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE. PLEASE, PLEASE HELP ME TO HELP OTHER CONSUMERS AS MYSELF IN GETTING FORD TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE. THANKS *TR

I HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION SE AWD WHICH I PURCHASED NEW FROM FORD. THE PROBLEM STARTED WITH HE TRANSFER CASE WHICH WENT AND HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS OUT OF THE 3 YEAR 36K WARRANTY. THE NEXT PROBLEM IS THE DRIVE SHAFT NOW HAS TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT THE SEALED BEARING ARE GONE. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A DRIVE SHAFT FAILURE BUT AS I SEARCH THE INTERNET I SEE THAT BOTH THE TRANSFER CASE AND DRIVE SHAFT APPEAR TO BE AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THE AWD FUSIONS. *TR

FROM 42,000 TO 45,000 MILES, OVER 3 MONTH PERIOD, CREAKING, SQUEAKING SUSPENSION SOUNDS AT LOW SPEED HAVE BECOME PROGRESSIVELY WORSE TO THE POINT IT IS INCREDIBLY LOUD, DISTRACTING AND ANNOYING. EXAMINATION BY MECHANICS YIELDS NO EXPLANATION. THIS SERIOUSLY AFFECTS THE RESALE VALUE. I WOULDN'T BUY IT, SOUNDING LIKE THIS, AND SO FAR UNABLE TO REPAIR IT. WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ADVICE/HELP OFFERED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION WITH MICHELIN WEATHERWISE REAR TIRES, LINE SIZE P205/60/T16, SERIAL NUMBERS WEA28Z AND WEA28X. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TIRES WOULD WOBBLE EXCESSIVELY WHEN DRIVING ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO EXAMINED THE TIRES AND DISCOVERED THAT THE TIRE BELTS WERE FAILING AND CAUSING THE TIRES TO BECOME OUT OF ROUND. THE REAR TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. THE VEHICLE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,379. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOOR MECHANISM FAILED AND ALTHOUGH THE DOOR WOULD CLOSE, THE LATCH WOULD NOT ENGAGE. THE DEALER ADVISED THERE WERE NO RECALLS FOR THE FAILURE AND REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE AS THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SHIFTING HARD, CAUSING AN UNUSUAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. LATER, THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UNDER 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT BETWEEN GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I WAS DRIVING ON A EAST ON A COUNTRY ROAD IN THE MORNING AND THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES. I PUSHED THE VISOR UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND IT WOULD NOT STAY IN PLACE AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD. IT RETURNED TO THE VERTICAL POSITION, WHERE IT MOST OBSTRUCTS VISIBILITY. BECAUSE OF THE POSITION OF THE VISOR, I DID NOT SEE A DEER UP AHEAD TILL THE LAST MINUTE, HAD TO BRAKE HARD, AND CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING THE DEER. THESE DEFECTIVE VISORS MAKE DRIVING EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I EITHER HAVE THE SUN IN MY EYES, OR I HAVE THE VISOR SEVERELY OBSTRUCTING MY VISIBILITY.

THE DASH PANEL ON MY 2007 FUSION SUDDENLY LIT UP - OIL LIGHT, AIR BAG LIGHT, ETC. - AND AFTER STOPPING THE CAR IT WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE BATTERY CABLES (ESPECIALLY THE POSITIVE ONE) WERE HIGHLY CORRODED. AFTER REMOVING THE CORROSION AND REPLACING THE BATTERY IT STARTED. FIVE WEEKS LATER IT FAILED TO START AGAIN. BOTH TIMES THE RADIO AND LIGHTS WORKED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT START. I TRIED JUMPING IT OFF, BUT IT DID NOT EVEN TRY TO TURN OVER. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE BATTERY CABLES AND 20 FEET OF CABLE WIRE WERE COMPLETELY CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS FEWER THAN 48,000 MILES ON IT. I DO NOT LIVE IN A HIGH SALT AREA EITHER. APPARENTLY THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY EITHER. I BELIEVE THAT SUBSTANDARD EQUIPMENT WAS USED AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A NOTICE SENT OUT TO OTHER FUSION OWNERS TO TAKE ANY PRECAUTIONARY STEPS TO AVOID THIS ' IF THERE ARE ANY. ULTIMATELY, I THINK FORD SHOULD COVER THIS REPAIR. IT IS CLEARLY DUE TO SHODDY CABLES AND WIRING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SPRING WAS BROKEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR PANEL, CAUSING THE HOOK TO FALL DOWN. WHEN ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WOULD NEED TO TURN THE LATCH UPWARD IN ORDER TO CLOSE THE DOOR. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE LATCH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND TO FILE A COMPLAINT WITH NHTSA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 46,000.

2007 FORD FUSION SEL AWD; HOOD LATCH REPEATEDLY RELEASES, SOMETIMES AT FREEWAY SPEEDS AND SOMETIMES WHILE CAR IS PARKED AND WHEN RETURNING TO A LOCKED VEHICLE NOTICE THE HOOD IS "POPPED" AND ONLY SAFETY LATCH IS HOOKED. I AM SOMEWHAT FEARFUL THAT AT SOME POINT THE SECONDARY LATCH MIGHT FAIL AT SPEED AND CAUSE INJURY OR FATALITY. *LN

I PARKED MY 2007 FORD FUSION AT MY HOUSE AND I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. I MADE SURE THAT MY CAR WAS IN PARK, AND STILL MY KEY WOULD NOT COME PUT OF THE IGNITION. MY BOYFRIEND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY, AND TRIED TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY THE KEY COULD COME OUT. WE REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH, AND THE IGNITION SWITCH SENSOR AND IT STILL NOT WORKING. I WOULD LIKE FOR THIS TO BE REPORTED AND I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION IN WHICH SHE WOULD TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 28,300. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2010 I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FORD FUSION THAT I BOUGHT NEW IN NOVEMBER 2007. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND TRIED TO TAKE OFF THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. FROM THEN ON THE THESE LIGHTS ALWAYS APPEAR WHILE DRIVING. ALSO, THE MESSAGING CENTER READS "ODOMETER DATA ERROR" AND THE SPEEDOMETER IS NO LONG FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CAR DO NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. THE RPM WAS VERY HIGH EVERY TIME THAT THE CAR TRY TO CHANGE GEARS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WERE I PURCHASED IT ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BEFORE THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD STALE WHEN TAKEN OFF AND SOMETIMES IT WOULD JUST SHUT DOWN. EVERY TIME I TOOK IT BACK I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WEREN'T ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. NOW THAT THE WARRANTY IS EXPIRED I WAS THEN TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR AND THE MAIN WIRE COMPONENT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATED UP AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A DIRT MOUND. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT AND CAUSED HER TO FORCEFULLY STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED EYE, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,096.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD NOT ALLOW HER SEE BEYOND TEN FEET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PERFORMING NORMALLY. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 4,000.

INSIDE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BROKE, CAN'T OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. CAR HASN'T BEEN FIXED AS OF YET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED AN UNUSUAL NOISE AND THEN KICKED INTO GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE BACK INTO GEAR AND THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC SHOP WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL VALVE BODY HAD WORN OUT AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO HAVE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

I HAVE JUST SPENT $230 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE DISKS REPLACED ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION. THEY WERE SO PITTED FROM CORROSION THAT THEY MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEY MIGHT EVEN HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL I KNOW. THE FRONT ONES WERE REPLACED A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2007 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A MERE 20,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FRONT DISKS WILL PROBABLY NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN A YEAR OR TWO. FURTHER, HE TELLS ME THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS PAST ( BY A COUPLE OF MONTHS), BECAUSE THIS IS CONSIDERED A "WEAR" PROBLEM AND, THEREFORE, NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IS MY EXPERIENCE UNIQUE AMONG FUSION OWNERS? I BET NOT. CLEARLY, FORD HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON ITS BRAKE DISK MATERIALS SPECIFICATION. I WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT OTHER BRANDS BEFORE I EVEN CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER, MANUAL TRANSMISSION. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL IN WINTER WEATHER. I HAVE DRIVEN OTHER MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ON SNOW AND ICE WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS CAR IS TERRIBLE. I LOST CONTROL ONCE TRAVELING ABOUT 20 MPH AND DID $2000 FRONT END DAMAGE. SUDDENLY, THE FRONT WENT SLIGHTLY LEFT AND THE REAR WENT TO THE RIGHT AS I SPUN AROUND, HIT A MAILBOX POST AND BARELY MISSED A TELEPHONE POLE. OTHERWISE I LIKE THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE NOISY 4 CYLINDER ENGINE (OVER 60 MPH). *TR

TOOK 2007 FORD FUSION IN UNDER WARRANTY THREE TIMES STATING IT WAS SHIFTING HARD, RPMS WERE HIGH AND THAT FELT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER BEING DISMISSED EACH TIME THE WARRANTY LAPSED AND THE CAR LOST THE TRANSMISSION IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. AS THIS WAS A REPORTED PROBLEM ON MY SERVICE RECORDS, TRIED TO GET FORD TO COVER THEIR PRODUCT AND SHOW CUSTOMER LOYALTY WITH NO AVAIL. LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION OR POWER BEHIND IT. STARTED TAKING VEHICLE IN JUNE 2009, THEN DEC 2009 AND LASTLY IN FEB 2010. AFTER BEING DISMISSED 3 TIMES I CONTINUED NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS SINCE THE CAR WAS DEEMED TO BE "NORMAL" NOW IT DOES NOT HAVE 2ND OR 4TH GEAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING FROM CANYON TO NORRIS IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, I ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE MANUALLY WHILE CLIMBING A STEEP HILL, BUT FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE. THE DESIRED SPEED WAS 45, WHICH IS THE MAXIMUM SPEED IN YELLOWSTONE. THE THROTTLE HAS A DELAY OF ABOUT ONE SECOND, SO IT IS CONTINUALLY 1 SECOND BEHIND THE COMMANDS OF THE DRIVER. THE RESULT IS THAT THE VEHICLE ALWAYS OVERSHOOTS THE SPEED BECAUSE THE DRIVER FIRST EXPECTS A RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT GETS NONE AND CONTINUES TO PUSH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FARTHER DOWN. WHEN THE VEHICLE REACHES THE DESIRED SPEED, THE DRIVER LETS UP ON THE ACCELERATOR, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE ACCORDING TO THE COMMAND 1 SECOND AGO. THE DRIVER THEN CONTINUES TO LET UP ON THE PEDAL BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET RESPONDED TO THE COMMAND TO REDUCE RPM. THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS UP WHEN THE DRIVER LETS OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE THEN UNDERSHOOTS THE DESIRED SPEED AND THE DRIVER PUSHES THE ACCELERATOR DOWN AGAIN. THE VEHICLE AGAIN DELAYS ITS RESPONSE AND THE TRANSMISSION ADDS AN ADDITIONAL DELAY OF ABOUT 2 SECONDS. THE NEXT OVERSHOOT IS WORSE. THIS OSCILLATION CONTINUES UNTIL THE DRIVER GETS FRUSTRATED AND SETS THE SPEED CONTROL. THE SPEED CONTROL STILL FAILS TO MAINTAIN SPEED WHEN THE GRADE CHANGES RAPIDLY, BUT THE SLOW DOWN IS MUCH LESS AND IT RECOVERS IN A COUPLE SECONDS AND MAINTAINS SPEED THE REST OF THE WAY UP THE HILL. THE DRIVER THEN HAS TO RIDE THE BRAKES ON THE WAY DOWN THE OTHER SIDE OF THE H

WE OWN A 2007 FORD FUSION WITH APXM. 40 K MILES. IT WAS SOLD WITH MICHELIN TIRES THAT I BELIEVE TO BE DEFECTED AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE JUST REPLACE THE THIRD OUT OF FOUR TIRES. EACH TIRE WAS BLOWN OUT THE SIDEWALL. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD AND MICHELIN AND GOTTEN NO HELP WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF THESE TIRE FROM EITHER. I HAVE READ ON OTHER WEBSITE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THESE SAME TIRES. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES FROM THIS. *TR

THE POWER BOOSTER IN MY 2007 FORD FUSION FAILED AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF THE BRAKES FEELING "OFF" AT RARE, RANDOM TIMES. IT WENT OUT, RENDERING MY BRAKES USELESS OVER 55 MPH AND CAUSED ME TO REAR END SOMEONE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. *TR

IN FEB 2008 I BOUGHT A NEW 2007 FORD FUSION. THE PROBLEM I'M HAVING IS WITH MICHELIN TIRES (225/50R17). THREE OF THE FOUR TIRES HAVE DEVELOPED BUBBLES AND HAD TO BE REPLACED WITHIN THE PAST YEAR. THE FIRST WAS JULY 19, 2009, THE SECOND WAS JULY 2, 2010 AND THE THIRD WAS AUGUST 4, 2010. I CONTACTED MICHELIN WHO GAVE ME THE RUN-AROUND BUT NO SOLUTION. I TOOK THE LAST TIRE TO A MICHELIN DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT MICHELIN WOULDN'T GIVE ME ANYTHING BECAUSE AN AUTHORIZED DEALER DIDN'T REPLACE THE TIRE. HOW CAN I GO AROUND FINDING A PARTICULAR DEALER WHEN I'M SETTING ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A FLAT TIRE? I WENT TO THE FIRST PLACE I FOUND WHO COULD REPLACE THE TIRE. EACH TIME I WAS OUT OF TOWN WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, THE FIRST TWO TIMES I WAS EVER OUT OF STATE SO IT'S NOT LIKE BEING AT HOME WHERE YOU CAN LOOK IN THE YELLOW PAGES OR SURF THE NET AND FIND AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER THAT I CONTACTED AFTER THE 3RD FAILURE SAID IT WAS DUE TO IMPACT FROM POTHOLES. DUH! IT'S SUMMERTIME. POTHOLES HAVE BEEN REPAIRED. I FEEL THAT MICHELIN (AND REPRESENTATIVES) HAVE FAILED ME AS A CONSUMER. THEY CLAIM TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT THEY DO - STAND BEHIND BECAUSE THEY SURE DON'T STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND HANDLE THE PROBLEM. I FEEL THAT I HAD 4 DEFECTIVE TIRES EITHER MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT OR DRY ROT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE NEVER IN THE HISTORY OF DRIVING (40+ YRS) HAVE I REPLACED A TIRE FOR A BUBBLE IN IT AND NOW 3 IN LESS THAN A YEAR????? NO MORE MICHELIN FOR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A SUBSTANTIAL AMOUNT OF MOISTURE INSIDE OF THE REAR BRAKE LIGHT, WHICH WAS CAUSING THE INNER CASING TO STAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A RARE OCCURRENCE AND SHE SHOULD REMOVE THE LIGHT TO CLEAN ANY MOISTURE FROM THE CASING. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO REMOVE AND CLEAN THE CASING BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 55,000.

OUR 20 YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING HOME FROM COLLEGE WHEN HIS LEFT FRONT TIRE BLEW OUT. HE WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL AND GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. THE RIM WAS DAMAGED IN THE PROCESS. AFTER ORDERING A NEW RIM AND WHEEL, I WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN WE NOTICED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE WAS NOW FLAT. ONCE WE WERE ABLE TO GET ENOUGH AIR IN IT TO DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP, WE DID. AT THE DEALERSHIP IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT ALL THE VALVE STEMS WERE EITHER CRACKED OR LEAKING, SO THEY ALL HAD TO BE REPLACED. WE WERE UNAWARE THAT THE 2007 FORDS HAD FAULTY VALVE STEMS, HAD WE KNOWN THIS, WE WOULD HAVE REPLACED THEM FOR SAFETY CONCERNS. WE WERE LUCKY, ONLY ONE VALVE STEM BROKE WHILE OUR SON WAS DRIVING AND HE MAINTAINED CONTROL, THE 2ND VALVE STEM LOST AIR WHILE PARKED IN OUR DRIVE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE AND I SHUDDER TO THINK OF WHAT MIGHT HAVE HAPPENED. *TR

THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE FORD FUSION SE PUTS EXCESSIVE PRESSURE ON THE CARPEL TUNNELS OF THE HANDS, WHEN IT IS HELD NATURALLY, WHICH LEADS TO NUMBNESS AND TINGLING IN THE FINGERS. THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARD AND SHAPED MORE LIKE A WAGON WHEEL THAN A STEERING WHEEL. I HAVE TRIED STEERING WHEEL COVERS, BUT THEY ONLY HELP A LITTLE. THE SHAPE OF THE WHEEL IS STILL A PROBLEM EVEN WITH A PADDED STEERING WHEEL COVER. *TR

THE SEAT BELT DOES NOT STAY SNUG AGAINST THE HIPS DUE TO THE LACK OF A MANUAL ADJUSTMENT. NO MATER HOW MANY TIMES I TRY TO MAKE IT SNUG, IT WORKS ITS WAY UP TOWARD THE BELLY. IT ALSO DOES NOT HOLD ME IN PLACE IN THE SET DURING SUDDEN MANEUVERS AS A MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE SEAT BELT BUCKLE WOULD. *TR

THE SEAT DOES NOT SUPPORT THE BACK BETWEEN THE HIPS AND THE SHOULDER BLADES UNLESS RECLINED, WHICH IS NOT A DESIRABLE DRIVING POSITION. THE ADJUSTABLE LUMBAR SUPPORT PUSHES ON THE TOP AND MIDDLE OF THE PELVIS AND RESULTS IN PINCHED NERVES IN THE BACK. THE SEAT CUSHION HAS VERY HARD, RAISED SIDES, THE ROOF OF THE CAR IS LOW AND CURVED DOWN ON THE SIDES, THE CAR IS LOW TO THE GROUND AND THE SEAT IS WELL INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE END RESULT IS THAT IF I AM TRYING TO GET INTO THE VEHICLE AND MY HIP HITS THE SIDE OF THE SEAT INSTEAD OF THE SOFT PART IN THE MIDDLE, I PULL MUSCLES IN MY SIDE. THE ASSIST HANDLE IS NO ASSISTANCE AND IT IS ACTUALLY A HAZARD IN A ROLLOVER SINCE IT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS HEAD INJURIES. IT IS RIGHT NEXT TO MY HEAD WITH THE POWER SEAT IN ITS HIGHEST POSITION (ABOUT THE ONLY POSITION THAT ALLOWS ACCESS TO THE PEDALS AND STILL PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE THIGHS). I AM 5 FEET 11 INCHES TALL. I HAVE INJURED MYSELF SEVERAL TIMES TRYING TO GET IN AND OUT OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH SHE ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AND LUNGE FORWARD. WHEN SHE APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, THE VEHICLE STOPPED; YET, WHEN SHE RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. SHE STATED THAT THIS WAS AN ON GOING FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY INSTALLED A DEVICE TO CAPTURE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT SHE STATED THAT SHE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. SHE ALSO STATED THAT FOR THE PAST YEAR WHENEVER SHE SHIFTED GEARS INTO PARK THE RPMS INCREASED UP TO 4,000-5,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,212 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,800.

ON APPROXIMATELY MAY 12, 2010 AS I PARKED MY 2007 FORD FUSION IN PARKING LOT OF CONVENIENT STORE I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE MY KEY FROM THE IGNITION. I NOTICED MY STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT LOCK. I RETURNED HOME AND MY HUSBAND MADE SURE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK AND STILL THE KEY WOULD NOT TURN ALL THE WAY BACK SO THAT THE WHEEL COULD LOCK AND KEY COULD BE REMOVED. HE DISCONNECTED MY BATTERY POST AND THEN TRIED TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS AND THIS IS THE ONLY WAY THE KEY WOULD TURN BACK ENOUGH TO LOCK THE WHEEL AND BE REMOVED. I CALLED A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY REPORTS OF THE FUSION BUT DID HAVE REPORTS ABOUT ANOTHER MODEL. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THIS REPORTED BECAUSE THIS CAN BE COSTLY. I AM NOW CONVINCED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE PARKED, THE CONTACT WAS REMOVING ITEMS FROM THE TRUNK WHEN THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONED CAUSING THE TRUNK TO FALL; THE CONTACT WAS SLIGHTLY INJURED AS A RESULT. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 35,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY WOULD NOT RELEASE FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND ROLL DOWN THE DRIVEWAY ALTHOUGH IT WAS IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE SHIFTER ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,010.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2007 FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTI PRO CONTACT P205/60R16 TIRES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE SIDE WALL OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE CENTER AND THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A TIRE OF A DIFFERENT MAKE. THE TIRES WERE ROTATED FREQUENTLY TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FAILURE BUT THE FAILURE WOULD STILL OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY TO THREE OUT OF THE FOUR ORIGINAL TIRES. EACH TIME THE FAILED TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A TIRE OF A DIFFERENT MAKE. ONLY THE CONTINENTAL TIRES EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 26,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,500.