2007 Ford Fusion complaints

UNABLE TO REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION. SHIFT LEVER BUTTON WILL NOT FULLY EXTEND TO ALLOW THE SELECTOR TO GO INTO PROPER POSITION SO THAT THE KEY CAN BE MOVED. I HAVE PUSHED AND LET IT SNAP BACK OUT AND HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GET IT OUT ONCE OR TWICE BUT NOW STAYS IN MOST OF THE TIME. THIS HAS JUST STARTED ON THIS 2007 FUSION WITH IN LAST 7 DAYS. *TR

WHEN BACKING UP HILL INTO A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR DOES NOT OBEY THE COMMANDS OF THE DRIVER. SINCE THERE IS AN EXCESSIVE DELAY IN THE THROTTLE, I END UP RELEASING THE ACCELERATOR COMPLETELY WHEN I NEED TO SLOW DOWN BECAUSE THE CAR DOES NOT SLOW DOWN RIGHT AWAY. THE CAR THEN GOES INTO A "HOLD" MODE WHERE IT PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING FORWARD. ONCE IT IS IN THAT MODE, IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL UNTIL ABOUT ONE SECOND AFTER THE PEDAL HAS REACHED A LEVEL WHERE THE RPM OF THE ENGINE WOULD INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY BEYOND THE HOLDING RPM. DUE TO THE DELAY AND LACK OF RESPONSE DURING THE FIRST PART OF THE PEDAL TRAVEL, THE ACCELERATOR IS DOWN TOO FAR WHEN THE CAR FINALLY RELEASES THE "HOLD" ON THE THROTTLE AND THE CAR GOES BACKWARD AT A MUCH HIGHER RATE OF SPEED THAN DESIRED. THE ONLY WAY I CAN BACK UP HILL SAFELY IS TO APPLY THE BRAKES FULLY WITH MY LEFT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, REV THE ENGINE UP WITH MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE BY PARTIALLY RELEASING BRAKE PEDAL WITH MY LEFT FOOT WHILE HOLDING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STEADY WITH MY RIGHT FOOT. THE BRAKES DON'T HAVE A DELAY TO THEM. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE 3.0 LITER V6 WITH 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

I WAS UNABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION. A BIT OF RESEARCH REVEALED THAT THIS COULD BE DUE TO A FAULTY PART IN THE GEAR SHIFTER. AFTER MESSING AROUND WITH THE SHIFTER FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, IT FINALLY LOCKED FULLY INTO PARK AND I WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY. *TR

THE ENGINE BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY REVVING/ACCELERATING AFTER THE CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK, ALTHOUGH NOTHING IS NEAR OR TOUCHING THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING, ENGINE IDLE RETURNS TO NORMAL. THE ENGINE SPEED HAS INCREASED FROM UNDER 1000 RPM (NORMAL) TO 4000 RPM BEFORE I'VE SHUT THE CAR OFF (IT APPEARED THAT IT WOULD JUST KEEP INCREASING). PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED IN FEB. 2009 AND THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND NO COMPUTER CODES AND COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED TO OCCUR ROUGHLY ONCE OR TWICE A MONTH, EACH TIME UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES (NO EASILY IDENTIFIABLE TRIGGER), UNTIL OCT. 2009, WHEN I REQUESTED THE DEALER REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS REPAIR SEEMED TO WORK, BUT THEN AGAIN, IN JAN. 2010, THE ENGINE REVVED ON ITS OWN AFTER THE CAR WAS PLACED IN PARK. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL WORSEN AND POSSIBLY OCCUR WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY THOUGHT IT WAS JUST MY OPERATION, THE FLOOR MAT INTERFERING WITH THE GAS PEDAL, OR MY IMAGINATION AS IT HAD HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE OVER THE LAST 18 MONTHS. HOWEVER, THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY WAS QUITE EVIDENT WITHOUT ANY OTHER OUTSIDE INFLUENCE. I HAD BEEN DRIVING IN OUR RURAL AREA USING THE CRUISE CONTROL OF OUR FUSION. I TAPPED ON THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CONTROL, AND SLOWED TO A STOP SIGN. AFTER TRAFFIC CLEARED I STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CROSS THE INTERSECTION. AS I STARTED TO MOVE, THE PEDAL DROPPED NOTICEABLY FROM THE SOLE OF MY SHOE AND THE FUSION IMMEDIATELY ACCELERATED AT A RATE GREATER THAN MY DESIRE AND NOT UNDER MY CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY DISENGAGED THE CRUISE CONTROL VIA THE STEERING WHEEL ON/OFF BUTTON AND ALL OPERATION RESUMED TO NORMAL. *TR

THIS MORNING, WHEN THE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 5 DEGREES, THE TURN SIGNALS FAILED TO WORK FOR A RIGHT TURN, THEN FOR A LEFT TURN. WHENEVER THE TEMPERATURE IS NEAR OR BELOW ZERO, THE TURN SIGNALS FAIL TO WORK. IT IS SOMETIMES POSSIBLE TO GET THEM TO WORK BY PUSHING AND HOLDING THE LEVEL, BUT NOT EVEN THAT WORKS AT ABOUT -10 DEGREES OR COLDER. THE DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT IT, THEY JUST SAY, "CAN NOT DUPLICATE." THIS IS ABOUT THE FOURTH TIME THIS WINTER THAT I HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING THEM TO WORK. THE LACK OF A SIGNAL FOR A LANE CHANGE AND THE DISTRACTION OF TRYING TO GET IT TO WORK COULD LEAD TO A COLLISION. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH A FORD FUSION SE, V6 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE STALLS ON HARD BRAKING, REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED. SINCE I WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, I WAS ACROSS BOTH LANES WHILE I WAS IN PARK STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO ACCIDENT, EITHER BY NOT HAVING POWER TO MANEUVER OR ANOTHER CAR COULD HAVE HIT MY VEHICLE WHILE IT BLOCKED BOTH LANES. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS JUST BELOW 10 DEGREES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS WARM. ON RESTART, THE ENGINE IDLED AT 1500 RPM, WHICH MAKES STOPPING THE VEHICLE DIFFICULT SINCE THE ENGINE FIGHTS THE BRAKES. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 30 MPH TO 55 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AT ABOUT 50 MPH. THE CAR CONTINUED AT FULL THROTTLE FOR ABOUT 5 MORE SECONDS WHILE I MOVED MY FOOT TO THE BRAKE AND BEGAN TO ATTEMPT TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE OVERSHOT THE INTENDED SPEED BY ABOUT 20 MPH BEFORE IT BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO THE INTENDED SPEED OF 55 MPH. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION IF THERE HAD BEEN OTHER TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY BIDES THE TRUCK TAILGATING ME WHEN I WAS DOING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE, V6 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

WHEN DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL AND ROUNDING A CORNER, THE SPEED LIMIT DROPPED FROM 55 TO 45MPH. I TAPPED THE BRAKE TO DISENGAGE THE CURSE CONTROL AND ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE SPEED MANUALLY. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DO 45. IT OSCILLATED BETWEEN 50 AND 40MPH. I FINALLY HIT THE SET BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL AS THE SPEEDOMETER PASSED 40M. THE DISTRACTION OF TRYING TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE COULD HAVE LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS NOT ABLE TO DEVOTE MY FULL ATTENTION TO THE ROAD AHEAD OF ME. THE VEHICLE IS A 2007 FORD FUSION SE, V6 WITH 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *TR

I DRIVE A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CAR IS A "BEAST" TO HANDLE ON ROADS THAT HAVE ICY RUTS. I LIVE IN MINNESOTA AND THIS HAS BEEN A TERRIBLE YEAR FOR ICE. IF I HIT AN ICY PATCH WITH ONE SIDE OF MY CAR AND THE REST OF THE ROAD IS FREE OF ICE, IT FEELS LIKE THE BACK END OF THE CAR WILL SPIN AND I WILL LOSE CONTROL. TOP SPEED IF THERE ARE ANY ICY SPOTS IS 25 TO 30 MPH. (THE REST OF THE TRAFFIC PASSES ME; I PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET TRAFFIC PASS.) MY HUSBAND AND I WENT TO COMPLAIN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD BY A SALESPERSON THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT SAME "FISHTAILING" EXPERIENCE THEMSELVES. WHEN ASKED WHY FORD HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS ISSUE, WE WERE TOLD NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED. WE HAVE CHECKED "BLOGS" ON-LINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FUSION OWNERS. WE WERE TOLD AT THE DEALERSHIP THAT "THIS IS JUST THE WAY IT IS" AND THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT. WOULD YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE? FORD AND ITS DEALERSHIPS ARE STICKING THEIR HEADS IN THE SAND EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE FOR FUSION DRIVERS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FUSION AWD IN CRUISE CONTROL WHEN FORWARD MOTION STOPPED ( I WAS IN THE 3RD OF 5 LANES IN TRAFFIC) A TROUBLE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD. CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. RESTARTED CAR AND EVERYTHING RESET AND ABLE TO DRIVE . PROCEEDED HOME 200 MILES . IT DID IT AGAIN ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME REST. DEALERSHIP RECALIBRATED MODULE. *TR

WE PURCHASED OUR 2007 FORD FUSION USED, RECENTLY. WE HAVE NOTICED THAT, WHENEVER WE OPEN THE DOOR, THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT GOES ON, AS EXPECTED. HOWEVER, IT STAYS ON FOR AT LEAST 20 MINUTES (WHILE WE ARE DRIVING TOO). IT IS QUITE ANNOYING (AND ILLEGAL, I UNDERSTAND) TO BE DRIVING IN THE DARK WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHT ON. WE HAVE TRIED TO OPEN THE INTERIOR DOME LIGHT COVER, BUT CANNOT. SINCE THERE IS NO WARRANTY ON THE VEHICLE, PLEASE ADVISE IF THIS IS NORMAL FOR THIS MAKE. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION LIGHT SWITCH ,WITH FOG LIGHT, SWITCH BEZEL CLIPS ARE BREAKING. THE WHOLE ASSEMBLY FELL OUT DUE TO HAVING WEAK MOUNTING CLIPS. THE NORMAL SWITCH THAT DOESN'T REQUIRE YOU TO PULL ON IT TO TURN ON THE FOG LIGHTS PROBABLY DOESN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE. I USE MY LIGHTS DAY AND NIGHT INCLUDING THE FOG LIGHTS DURING THE DAY FOR SAFETY. THIS COULD CAUSE WIRE BREAKS AND POSSIBLY AN ELECTRICAL SHORT IF A NEW BEZEL WITH STRONGER MOUNTING CLIPS AREN'T INSTALLED. *TR

FORD FUSION 2007 KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. I JUST HAD IT IN TO FORD TWO WEEKS AGO FOR THE SAME THING AND PAID $438. *TR

FORD FUSION. 2007 KEY WON'T COME OUT OF IGNITION. WAS TOLD IT WILL COST $438 TO FIX AND IT IS A RESULT OF A BENT PEN. THIS IS NOT SOMETHING I HAVE DONE. FORD FORUM WEB PAGE HAS MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH CREAKING AND CLUNKING NOISE IN THE FRONT END, MOSTLY HEARD WHEN PARALLEL PARKING. I BROUGHT IT TO FETTE FORD AND THE FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH NO ARGUMENT. I WOULD CHECK AGAIN, TRY TALKING WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER. TELL HIM THAT THEY ALREADY FIXED BLUE 07 FUSION SE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO GOT A FREE LOANER CAR, IT TOOK 3 DAYS TO FIX. HOPE THIS HELPS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. APPROXIMATELY FIFTEEN MINUTES AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, IT CAUGHT FIRE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FLAMES. IT WAS RULED AS AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 8/24/09 *CN UPDATED 08/26/09. *JB

WE HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION. SINCE JANUARY 1ST WE HAVE HAD 4 TIRE FAILURES, OR SO WE THOUGHT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAULTY CHINESE VALVE STEMS. EACH TIME. IT WAS AN IMMEDIATE LOSS OF AIR. FIRST THREE REPLACED AT FORD DEALERS, WHO MADE NO COMMENT ABOUT THE INVESTIGATION. THE FOURTH AT A TIRE STORE WHO'S MECHANIC EXPLAINED TO ME WHAT WAS REALLY GOING ON. OUR PROBLEMS BEGAN ON JAN. 1ST AND CONTINUED UNTIL MAY 23RD,APPROX. ONE EVERY 6 WEEKS! *TR

NO A/C , ELECTRICAL NOT SUPPLIED TO COMPRESSOR , NO HELP FROM FORD , LACK OC CONCERN. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2007 FUSION AT END OF MARCH. SINCE THEN I HAVE NOTICED ON A DAILY BASIS THAT WHEN I AM AT A COMPLETE STOP AND TRY TO START THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY. I PEEL OUT ALMOST 75 PERCENT OF THE TIME. THE GAS PEDAL SHOULDN'T BE THAT HESITANT OR TOUCHY. I AM AFRAID TO CHANGE MY OWN OIL WHICH I HAVE DONE ALL MY LIFE. I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING RIGHT OFF THE RAMPS. I AM VERY AFRAID OF MERGING INTO TRAFFIC AT STOP SIGNS. ESPECIALLY THIS NEXT YEAR FOR THE WINTER SEASON. I HAD A FEW INSTANCES AT THE END OF THE SNOW SEASON I COULDN'T EVEN GET GOING IN MY OWN DRIVEWAY BECAUSE OF THE OVER POWER. I WOULD JUST SPIN OUT WITH THE INSTANT OVER ACCELERATION. ALSO AT STOP SIGNS THAT WERE SNOW COVERED. (THAT HAS NEVER HAPPENED WITH ANY OTHER VEHICLES I HAVE OWNED.) ALSO THE ACCELERATION OF TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE THERE IS A MAJOR HESITATION TO SWITCHING FROM OVERDRIVE TO DRIVE AND BACK AGAIN. *TR

WAS DRIVING 2007 FUSION DOWN THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED CAR OFF. SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND RESTARTED VEHICLE. VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY PROBLEMS OR DUPLICATE IT. *TR

07 FORD FUSION REQUIRED TWO LEAKING STEMS TO BE REPLACED SINCE JAN 09. 4/6/09 TRAVELING ON I-4 OUTSIDE OF TAMPA AT 70 MPH WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT, NO POP OR ANYTHING, JUST NOTICED A CHANGE IN THE ROAD NOISE SO I TOUCHED THE BREAK AND IT GOT LOUDER. I DID NOT LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND GOT SAFELY TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHEN THE TREAD PART OF WHEEL CONTINUED TO ROLL/BOUNCE DOWN THE BREAKDOWN LANE. A ROAD RANGER STOPPED AND CHANGED MY TIRE FOR ME, ASKED WHERE I WAS GOING AND TOLD ME TO BUY A NEW TIRE. PURCHASED NEW TIRE FOR $278 FROM A FORD DEALER WHO TOLD ME TO CONTACT TIRE MANUFACTURER FOR WARRANTY. THERE ARE NO OBVIOUS PUNCTURES IN THE TREAD, IMPOSSIBLE TO TELL IF ANY DAMAGE TO THE SIDEWALL AS THERE WASN'T MUCH LEFT ON THE RIM AND COULDN'T TELL ON THE TREAD PART. I HAVE THE PIECES IN MY POSSESSION. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT AFTER 2 TIRES GOING FLAT AND STEMS HAVING TO BE REPLACED THE STEM (WHICH HAD NOT BEEN REPLACED) FAILED AND CAUSED THE FLAT TIRE. ON 4/10/09 DROVE TO WORK, CAME OUT FOR LUNCH LEFT REAR WAS FLAT AND ANOTHER STEM HAD TO BE REPLACED. I'M NOT SURE IF WHEN I PURCHASED THE NEW TIRE, THEY PUT ON A NEW STEM BUT ACCORDING TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER THEY ALL LOOK OK AS OF TODAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I DO NOT HAVE THE OLD STEMS. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE SHUTS OFF. CONSUMER STATES THE VEHICLE IS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP THREE TIMES. FOR THE SAME ISSUE. *JB

ON 3/18/09, I HAD A TIRE FAIL ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION BECAUSE OF A RE-CALLED DILL # 414 VALVE STEM. I HAD TO REPLACE THE MICHELIN TIRE THAT HAD 10,487 MILES ON IT. I ALSO REPLACED THE OTHER THREE VALVE STEMS THAT WERE CRACKED (ALSO DILL #414). I AM SIX WEEKS AWAY FROM TRAVELING FROM MICHIGAN TO FLORIDA AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS OF 70 MPH. IF THIS TIRE HAD FAILED AT THOSE SPEEDS, I DON'T THINK I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO CONTROL MY VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. FORD MOTOR CO. (GORNO FORD DEALERSHIP IN WOODHAVEN, MI.) HAS NO INFORMATION ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I CALLED TECH INTERNATIONAL (CLAY JOHNSON AT 740-967-9015), HE SAID THAT FORD MOTOR CO. DEARBORN IS WELL AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM THAT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FATAL INJURY. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS IN MY CUSTODY. *TR

THE 2007 FORD FUSION DEVELOPED ERRATIC ELECTRICAL POWER AND STARTING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CABLES HAD ESSENTIALLY DISINTEGRATED FROM BATTERY POSTS ALONG CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF THE CABLES, ALSO DESTROYING THE BATTERY WITH EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND SPLITTING THE PLASTIC CABLE SHEATHS. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD BUT HAD 42,000 MI. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH IMMEDIATELY FOUND 3 OTHER 2006-2007 FUSIONS WITH SAME OCCURRENCE, ALL JUST SLIGHTLY OVER THE 36,000MI WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB, HAS NOT VOLUNTEERED TO COVER ANY OF THE $428 COST. THIS IS A CLEAR QUALITY CONTROL PRODUCT FAILURE, UNACCEPTABLE ON ANY 2-YR-OLD VEHICLE, AND COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A FIRE OR STRANDING SITUATION. *TR

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE COMMANDS OF THE DRIVER IN A TIMELY FASHION AND THE RESPONSE IS UNPREDICTABLE. WHILE WAITING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN FROM A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED CITY STREET, A PEDESTRIAN CROSSED IN FRONT OF ME IN A CROSSWALK. AFTER THE PEDESTRIAN HAD CROSSED, I PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN BUT THE PEDESTRIAN DID NOT STOP. INSTEAD, HE MADE A SUDDEN TURN TO HIS RIGHT AND PROCEEDED ACROSS THE CROSSWALK WITHOUT LOOKING. I STOPPED PART WAY ACROSS THE INSIDE LANE OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE PEDESTRIAN STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE CROSSWALK, LOOKED AT ME AND WAVED WHILE ONCOMING TRAFFIC APPROACHED. HE THEN PROCEEDED THE REST OF THE WAY ACROSS THE CROSSWALK. IN ORDER TO AVOID A HEAD ON COLLISION FROM A CAR THAT TURNED LEFT INTO THE ONCOMING INSIDE LANE AND RACED TOWARD ME, I GAVE THE ACCELERATOR A QUICK NUDGE PART WAY DOWN. THE VEHICLE REDLINED THE ENGINE AND BURNED RUBBER. THE SAME INPUT FROM THE DRIVER TWO DAYS BEFORE WHEN IT WAS COLD WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SLUGGISH RESPONSE. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR, AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO SPIN THE TIRES ON THE DRY PAVEMENT, PROPELLING THE CAR FORWARD TOWARD THE PEDESTRIAN WHO WAS ABOUT ONE STEP FROM THE SIDEWALK ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE STREET. I BARELY MANAGED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE PEDESTRIAN AND FINISH THE TURN WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR. IN GENERAL, THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SLOW DOWN FOR QUITE SOME TIME WHEN I RELEASE THE ACCELERATOR. THE ONLY WAY TO SLOW DOWN IN A TIMELY MANNER IS WITH THE BRAKES. *TR

THE DEFROSTERS TAKE THE AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONLY. THIS PULLS IN EXHAUST GASES DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. SETTING THE CONTROL TO DEFROST AND FLOOR ONLY ALLOWS TEMPORARY RECIRCULATION OF INSIDE AIR, BUT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY RESELECTS THE OUTSIDE AIR AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVES THAT ALLOW CONTINUOUSLY RECIRCULATION OF INSIDE AIR DO NOT PUT ANY WARM AIR ON THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN DRIVING IS STOP AND CRAWL TRAFFIC IN THE WINTER, THE DRIVER MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN BREATHING EXHAUST GASES OR FOGGED WINDOWS. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT A ONE DAY EVENT. THIS IS AGGRAVATED BY THE UNSHIELDED VENT ON THE HOOD THAT DRAWS IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH DIRECTS THE EXHAUST GAS LADEN AIR UP OVER THE HOOD TO THE VENT. IN SUB ZERO WEATHER, THE EXHAUST GASES TEND TO REMAIN NEAR THE GROUND AND THE LARGE WINDSHIELD REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT HOT AIR TO REMAIN UNFROSTED AT THE TOP WHERE THE TALLER DRIVERS NEED TO SEE THROUGH. *TR

THE DEFROSTERS TAKE THE AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE ONLY. THIS PULLS IN EXHAUST GASES DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC. SETTING THE CONTROL TO DEFROST AND FLOOR ONLY ALLOWS TEMPORARY RECIRCULATION OF INSIDE AIR, BUT THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY RESELECTS THE OUTSIDE AIR AFTER A FEW MINUTES. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVES THAT ALLOW CONTINUOUSLY RECIRCULATION OF INSIDE AIR DO NOT PUT ANY WARM AIR ON THE WINDSHIELD. WHEN DRIVING IS STOP AND CRAWL TRAFFIC IN THE WINTER, THE DRIVER MUST CHOOSE BETWEEN BREATHING EXHAUST GASES OR FOGGED WINDOWS. THIS IS AGGRAVATED BY THE UNSHIELDED VENT ON THE HOOD THAT DRAWS IN AIR FROM THE OUTSIDE AND THE SHAPE OF THE VEHICLE WHICH DIRECTS THE EXHAUST GAS LADEN AIR UP OVER THE HOOD TO THE VENT. IN SUB ZERO WEATHER, THE EXHAUST GASES TEND TO REMAIN NEAR THE GROUND AND THE LARGE WINDSHIELD REQUIRES SIGNIFICANT HOT AIR TO REMAIN UNFROSTED AT THE TOP WHERE THE TALLER DRIVERS NEED TO SEE THROUGH. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT A ONE DAY EVENT. *TR

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE EXCESSIVELY DIRECTIONAL AND FAIL TO LIGHT THE ROAD ON LOW BEAM. WHEN DRIVING ON A ROAD WITH HILLS AND CURVES, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT LIGHT THE VALLEYS WHEN AT THE TOP OF THE HILLS AND DO NOT LIGHT THE ROAD SUFFICIENTLY AROUND CORNERS. IF THE DRIVER SELECTS HIGH BEAM, THE DRIVERS OF ONCOMING VEHICLES ARE BLINDED, EVEN IF DRIVING ON A FREEWAY WITH A WIDE MEDIAN WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE POINTED ACROSS THE MEDIAN WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CURVE. THE ONLY WAY TO SEE POTHOLES DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF THE CAR AT NIGHT IS BY TURNING ON THE FOG LIGHTS SINCE THE FRONT BUMPER CAUSES A SHADOW IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE, AND THE STYLING OF THE HEADLIGHTS PREVENTS LIGHT FROM GETTING TO THE SIDES OF THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT A ONE DAY EVENT. *TR

THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAIL TO CLEAR THE WINDSHIELD DURING HEAVY RAIN RESULTING IN A NEARLY COMPLETE LOSS OF VISIBILITY. WHILE DRIVING SOUTH ON A FREEWAY AT NIGHT, IT SUDDENLY BEGAN TO RAIN HEAVILY. I TURNED THE WIPERS ON TO THE HIGHEST SPEED AVAILABLE. I QUICKLY LOST VISIBILITY AND COULD NOT DETERMINE WHERE THE EDGES OF THE ROAD WERE. I RELEASED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR DID NOT SLOW DOWN. I APPLIED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY, AND THE TAILGATING TRACTOR-TRAILER VEHICLE (18 WHEELER) PASSED ME AND CONTINUED ON AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH. THE SPRAY FROM THE TRUCK MADE IT IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE MORE THAN A FEW FEET IN FRONT OF ME. EVEN AFTER THE TRUCK WAS PASSED AND I HAD SLOWED TO THE MINIMUM SPEED OF 45MPH, I STILL COULD NOT FIND THE EDGES OF THE ROAD OR SEE THE LANE MARKINGS. NO SETTING OF THE HEADLIGHTS OR FOG LIGHTS HELPED. THE AMOUNT OF RAIN ON THE WINDSHIELD IS AGGRAVATED BY THE SHAPE OF THE CAR, WHICH DIRECTS THE RAIN FROM THE HOOD TO THE WINDSHIELD AND THE LONG SLOPING WINDSHIELD GATHERS MORE RAIN THAN OLDER VEHICLES. *TR

THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND ALWAYS DELAYED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL INTERPRET A SMALL QUICK DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR THE SAME AS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY OF TWO TO THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AT ALL. THE SAME ACTION CAN RESULT IN WIDELY VARYING RESPONSES OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, APPARENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AND ENGINE. THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY AND SEEMS TO USE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE MOVEMENT. THAT COUPLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY SHIFTING TO SET THE ENGINE SPEED AT NEAR IDLE IN ALL BUT FREEWAY DRIVING MAKES MANUALLY CONTROLLING THE SPEED WITHIN 5 MILES PER HOUR WHEN NEAR A SHIFT POINT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE. THE CONSTANT SHIFTING AND REFUSAL TO SLOW DOWN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR IS RELEASED MAKES IT IMPOSSIBLE TO MANUALLY CONTROL THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE ACCURATELY ON HILLY ROADS. THIS IS A CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, NOT A ONE DAY EVENT. *TR

AS I APPROACHED A GREEN TRAFFIC, THE SUN WAS IN MY EYES, SO I MOVED THE SUN VISOR DOWN SO THE SUN WAS BLOCKED BUT I COULD STILL SEE THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. WHEN I LET GO OF IT, IT WOULD NOT STAY UP AGAINST THE WINDSHIELD AND HUNG STRAIGHT DOWN, BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC LIGHT. IF IT HAD TURNED RED, I NEVER WOULD HAVE KNOW IT. I HAD TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAD HOLDING UP THE VISOR AND ONE HAND ON THE STEERING WHEEL. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALERSHIP I TOLD THEM THAT THE VISOR HAS NEVER STAYED UP EXCEPT AGAINST THE CAR CEILING AND WE BOTH LOOKED AT A 2008 MODEL, WHICH WORKS FINE. HE SAID THAT THEY COULD ORDER A NEW VISOR, BUT THE REPLACEMENT WOULD BE IDENTICAL, SO IT WOULDN'T DO ANY GOOD. I FEEL THAT IT IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH ONE HAND ON THE WHEEL AND THE OTHER HAND EITHER BLOCKING THE SUN OR HOLDING THE VISOR UP. *TR

I HAVE AN INCIDENT TO REPORT RELATED TO PE08060. AFTER GETTING MY TIRES ROTATED I HAD A FLAT THE NEXT DAY. THE CAUSE WAS A BAD VALVE STEM. SINCE I HAD READ A NEWS ARTICLE ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM I HAD ALL 4 REPLACED. 2 OF THE STEMS HAVE CRACKING SIMILAR TO THAT DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE. THE PART IS TR414. *TR

I OWN 2007 FUSION SE THAT HAS A VIBRATION IN FRONT-END OF VEHICLE WHEN YOU ACCELERATE QUICKLY OR WET PAVEMENT AND THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL GRABS INTERMITTENTLY AND ON DRY PAVEMENT IT PULLS EXTREMELY TO THE RIGHT AND SOME TIMESONE CAN LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE IF YOU AREN'T EXPECTING THIS ACTION TO HAPPEN. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY TIRE LOST AIR RAPIDLY. WHEN I MADE IT TO THE TIRE SHOP THEY SAID ALL OF THE VALVE STEMS WERE WORN AND THE FLAT TIRE WAS RUINED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER SINCE IT'S A 2007 FUSION AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I ASKED THE DEALER TO REPLACE THE REMAINING VALVE STEMS AND PUT AN OEM TIRE ON IT. I KEPT 3 OF THE WORN VALVE STEMS AND THEY MATCH AN INVESTIGATION THAT IS CURRENTLY UNDERWAY WITH SHANGHAI BAOLONG AUTOMOTIVE CORPORATION / TOPSEAL. THE CODE ON THE VALVES IN QUESTION ARE TR414. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COMPLAIN AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL IT'S DECIDED WHETHER THERE WOULD BE A RECALL OR NOT BUT THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THE CURRENT INVESTIGATION. TOTAL COST TO REPLACE 1 TIRE AND REMAINING VALVES WAS $300. I ALSO QUESTIONED FORD CORP ON WHAT COMMUNICATION THEY HAD WITH THE DEALERS TO SPOT THESE DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS AND THEY COULDN'T COMMENT. MY CONCERN WAS THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE FOR INSPECTIONS, OIL CHANGES, AND TIRE ROTATIONS AND NOTHING WAS EVER SAID TO ME. *TR

ON 11-12-08 I PARKED MY 20007 FORD FUSION IN THE GARAGE AT 7:00 PM . ON THE MORNING OF 11-13 08 AT 6;00 AM THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE WAS FLAT. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPAIR. THEY FOUND THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED SAME. I FEEL THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED AS THE TIRES WERE PROPERLY INFLATED. WHEN I INQUIRED IF THIS WAS COVERED BY WARRANTY, I WAS TOLD IT WASN'T. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.

TOTAL TREAD SEPARATION ON LEFT FRONT TIRE CAUSING BLOWOUT @ HIGHWAY SPEED HAD TO DRIVE ON RIM TO GET TO SAFE AREA TO REPLACE DESTROYED TIRE WITH SPARE. *TR

DECREASED TIRE INFLATION WHICH HAS ED TO THE REPLACEMENT OF TWO OF MY TIRES. *TR

A VALVE STEM ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION LEAKED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WHEN I GOT IT REPAIRED WAS TOLD IT WAS A VALVE STEM...MY CAR ONLY HAS 17,000 MILES ON IT AND WAS TOLD THIS SHOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED...2 DAYS LATER, ANOTHER FLAT TIRE ON A DIFFERENT TIRE WHILE I WAS DRIVING TO WORK...I STOPPED AND GOT A CAN OF 'FIX-A-FLAT- AND WHEN PUTTING IT IN THE TIRE, NOTICED IT WAS LEAKING AT THE VALVE STEM...I HAD 8 MORE MILES TO DRIVE TO WORK...TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT, I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE DUE TO A SIDE WALL BUBBLE FROM DRIVING IT WITHOUT PROPER INFLATION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS FLAT. HE REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VALVE STEM WAS DEFECTIVE AND MADE THE REPLACEMENT. APPROXIMATELY THREE WEEKS LATER, HE CHECKED THE TIRE PRESSURE OF THE REMAINING THREE TIRES AND FOUND IT TO BE LOW DUE TO CRACKED VALVE STEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VALVE STEMS WERE NOT DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VALVE STEM INFORMATION WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 25,400 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN UPDATED 11/07/08. *JB

ON SATURDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 6TH 2008 I WAS DRIVING TO WORK IN MY 2007 FORD FUSION AND MY TIRE WENT FLAT. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND ON THE FOLLOWING MONDAY I DROPPED IT OFF AT JIM TRUE FORD IN BROOKVILLE INDIANA WHERE I HAD PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE TIRE HAD GONE FLAT DUE TO A CRACKED VALVE STEM AND THAT THE TIRE AND VALVE STEM WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED . A NEW TIRE HAD TO BE ORDERED AND WAS REPLACED ON THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 11TH 2008. THE COST OF PARTS AND LABOR TO REPLACE THE VALVE STEM AND TIRE WAS $229.37. *TR

I OWN A 2007 FORD FUSION. PUTTING THIS SHORT I HAD A FLAT TIRE ON DRIVERS FRONT ON JULY 21, 2008 WENT TO GET IT FIXED THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME IT WAS THE VALVE STEM, HAD TO MISS 3 HOURS OF WORK , I DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT AT THE TIME . THEN ON AUGUST 23, 2008 ONLY ONE MONTH LATER I HAD JUST ENTERED THE FREEWAY HEARD MY TIRE BLOW ON THE BACK RIGHT LUCKILY HAD AN EXIT RIGHT THERE SLOWLY DROVE OFF THE FREEWAY FOUND MY TIRE BLOWN, WE WERE FORTUNATE I DIDN'T LOSE CONTROL AND GET INTO A CRASH, HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE SERVICE THE TECHNICIAN AGAIN SAYS IT WAS A CRACKED VALVE STEM, I'M LIKE WHAT AGAIN, NEXT DAY I HAD TO GO PURCHASE A BRAND NEW TIRE WHICH I DIDN'T HAVE MONEY FOR, THEN 2 DAYS LATER AUGUST 27, 2008 GETTING READY FOR WORK IN THE MORNING MY NEIGHBOR COMES TO MY DOOR TELLS ME MY DRIVERS SIDE REAR TIRE WAS FLAT, I'M LIKE WHAT AGAIN, SURE ENOUGH IT WAS FLAT I HAD TO CALL AAA ROADSIDE SERVICE AGAIN, THIS TIME I LOOKED SURE ENOUGH THE VALVE STEM WAS CRACKED AND THE TECHNICIAN VERIFIED THIS. I CALLED MY WORK AND TOLD THEM I'M GOING BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR AND SHOW THEM. I SHOWED ALL DOCUMENTATION OF ALL THE OTHER TIRE TROUBLES AND SHOWED THE TIRE THAT JUST WENT FLAT, IM SURE HE KNEW ABOUT THE RECALL, NEVER SAID A WORD HE SAID THEY WOULD TAKE A LOOK AND HE WAS GOING TO CHECK THE OTHER FRONT TIRE THAT HADN'T BEEN CHECKED. 2 HOURS LATER HE SAID NO CHARGE AND HE FIXED BOTH VALVE STEMS. SO I AM JUST TRYING TO FIND OUT HOW TO GET MY MONEY BACK OR COMPENSATED FOR AL

I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE ON 8-25-08. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE SHOP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL ON THE INSIDE PADS. I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. I WAS THEN CHARGED $310 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. MY FRONT BRAKES ARE ONLY WORN DOWN 10%. *TR

SUDDEN DEFLATION AND SIDEWALL SEPARATION OF A TIRE SIDEWALL. VEHICLE E MODEL 2007 FORD FUSION SEL, 4CYL, TIRE MICHELIN PILOT SPORT MXM4 ALL SEASON 225/50VR17 93V 10500 MILES TOTAL ON VEHICLE AND TIRES. RIGHT FRONT TIRE EXPERIENCES A SUDDEN DEFLATION WHILE DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AT ROUGHLY 25-30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND THE TIRE REMOVED. THE OUTER SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE WAS FULLY SEPARATED AND THE SIDEWALL CORD STRUCTURE WAS SEPARATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WHEEL RIM WAS UNDAMAGED ON THE OUTER AND INNER FACES. THE TIRES HAD BEEN CHECKED RECENTLY FOR PROPER INFLATION AND WERE IN GOOD CONDITION. AN INSPECTION OF THE TREAD AREA DID NOT SHOW ANY SIGNS OF PUNCTURE THAT WOULD FACILITATE RAPID DEFLATION. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN USED ON PAVED STREETS ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY AND THE STREETS IN THE AREAS OF USE ARE IN REASONABLY GOOD CONDITION. NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE IS APPARENT FROM THE TIRE FAILURE DUE TO THE LOW SPEED. NO OTHER PROPERTY DAMAGE BESIDES THE LOSS OF THE TIRE. WEB SEARCH REVEALS OTHER OWNERS OF FORD FUSIONS WITH THIS SIZE TIRE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING RAPID DEFLATION FAILURES AND TREAD SEPARATIONS. *TR

VALVES ON WHEELS DRY ROTTING AND CRACKING ON VEHICLE, 2007 FORD FUSION. TIRE REPAIR SHOPS ARE SAYING A RECALL IS OUT ON THESE VALVES BUT NO RESPONSE FROM FOMOCO. HAVE HAD 2 INCIDENTS OF FLAT TIRES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION - CRACKS IN FRONT SUBFRAME EFFECTING STEERING YESTERDAY I WAS INFORMED BY A FORD DEALER, DON REID FORD IN MAITLAND FLORIDA, THAT THE LIKELY EXPLANATION FOR THE "NOTCHY" FEEL IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION IS PROBABLY DUE TO CRACKS AT WELD SEAMS IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD SERVICE TECH THAT THE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE A BAD STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SO FAR THE DEALER IS THINKING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD BY THIS FORD TECH THAT THE WELD CRACKING PROBLEM IS A "KNOWN ISSUE" AT FORD AND HE AGREES 100% THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I CAN FEEL LOOSENESS / CLUNKING IN MY STEERING WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND TURNING. THIS IS NOT AN ALIGNMENT ISSUE SINCE, ON THE FORD FUSION, THE FRONT ALIGNMENT IS NOT ADJUSTABLE. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS TO THE SAFETY OF THE VEHICLE AND AM BEING TOLD IT MAY COST OVER $1,000 TO REPAIR THIS OBVIOUS MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I FIRST NOTICED THIS ISSUE A FEW WEEKS AGO ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 1ST WHILE MAKING A 3 POINT TURN IN A TIGHT PARKING LOT. THE CONDITION IS PROGRESSIVELY GETTING WORSE. PLEASE HELP. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION WITH DEFECTIVE REAR BUMPER. CONSUMER STATES THAT THE REINFORCEMENT BAR IS TWICE THE SIZE AND STRENGTH OF THE AVERAGE BAR AND TRANSFERS ANY IMPACT TO THE VEHICLE AND THE OCCUPANTS. *KB THE IMPACT WAS TO THE REAR BUMPER ONLY, BUT DAMAGED THE REAR BODY TRIM PANEL AND BROKE THE SEAM SEALS UNDER THE BACK GLASS AND BUCKLED THE QUARTER PANEL. *JB

I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2007. SINCE THAT TIME MY CHECK BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I PULL OVER AND POP THE HOOD TO CHECK MY BRAKE FLUID LEVELS AND IT IS OKAY. I MENTIONED THIS TWICE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WHEN BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG OR A REASON FOR THIS LIGHT TO KEEP COMING ON IN THE DASH GAUGES. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND IF SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION. COULD THIS BE A RELAY OR SWITCH THAT IS FAULTY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOT HAVE THIS LIGHT COMING ON 10-20 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING TO HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE RESET BUTTON ON MY DASH. THE RED BRAKE SYMBOL DOES HOWEVER STAY LIT ONCE I PRESS THE RESET BUTTON. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. CONSUMER STATES THAT SHE WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHICH SHE WAS BROAD SIDED AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SHE ALSO STATES SHE WAS INJURED IN THIS ACCIDENT DUE THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. *KB