ABS BRAKE ACTIVATION CAUSES BRAKES TO BE MUSHY AND NON-RESPONSIVE AFTER BRAKING EVENT, THIS ISSUE ALMOST RESULTED IN A NEAR ACCIDENT, PEDAL CONTINUES TO BE SOFT.
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 →
'TAKATA RECALL' I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH BOTH MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND FORD CORPORATE SEVERAL TIMES SINCE I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE PARTS BEING AVAILABLE FOR RECALL 19V-001 AND 16V-384 BUT THEY HAVE MOT FIXED MY VEHICLE. I FIRST CONTACTED FORD IN OCTOBER 2018. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND IF THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO FIX MY CAR I WOULD LIKE COMPENSATED FOR ITS VALUE
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED SAM GALLOWAY FORD LINCOLN AT 888-807-0288 (LOCATED AT 1800 BOY SCOUT DR, FORT MYERS, FL 33907) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
I TOOK MY 2007 FORD FUSION TO THE HALDEMAN FORD DEALERSHIP IN ALLENTOWN, PA IN RESPONSE TO NHTSA RECALL 19V-001. WHEN THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE MANAGER (VICTORT) THAT ALTHOUGH A NEW AIR BAG INFLATOR WAS INSTALLED, THE AIR BAG STILL WOULD NOT INFLATE BECAUSE THE WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD WOULD NOT GO OUT. I WAS TOLD THAT AS LONG AS THE WARNING LIGHT WAS ON THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO SPEND OVER $1200 TO REPAIR A ROD UNDERNEATH THE SEAT THAT CONTROLLED THIS FUNCTION. WITHOUT THE REPAIR OF THIS ROD, THE AIR BAG WOULD NOT INFLATE IN AN ACCIDENT, LEAVING ME WITHOUT AIRBAG PROTECTION. SINCE THIS REPAIR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, THE REPAIR WOULD ONLY BE COMPLETED IF I PAID THEM THE OVER $1200 REPAIR COST. I WAS CHARGED $110 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC THEY PERFORMED TO CONFIRM THAT THIS, IN FACT, WAS THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING FURTHER COULD BE DONE AT THE DEALER- SHIP TO RESOLVE THE FACT THAT THE AIRBAG WOULD NOT BE MADE FUNCTIONAL UNLESS I PAID THEM OVER $1200. I ASKED FOR A TELEPHONE NUMBER TO REPORT THIS TO FORD. I CALLED FORD ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THE HALDEMAN DEALERSHIP HAD THE RIGHT TO CHARGE ME $110 FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC SINCE THEY NEED TO DEFINITELY DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ACTIVATION OF THE WARNING LIGHT. I PRESUME THAT SINCE THEY CHARGED ME TO DO THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST THEY WILL STAND BEHIND THE RESULTS OF THAT DIAGNOSTIC TEST. I WAS ALSO TOLD BY THE FORD REPRESENTATIVE THAT THE PROBLEM THAT WAS CAU
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED AN UNKNOWN RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR THE AIR BAGS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. DALE EARNHARDT, JR. CHEVROLET (3127 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304, (850) 270-1463) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE AND THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
I PURCHASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY BRAKE ISSUES. YESTERDAY DRIVING ON COMPACT SNOW AND ICE AT ABOUT 25 MPH THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM ENGAGED WHILE SLOWING TO START A TURN. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE THE ABS ENGAGED A SECOND TIME. AT THIS POINT I WAS ALREADY PASSED THE INTERSECTION. SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS VERY SPONGY AND WILL TRAVEL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE ANY BRAKING OCCURS. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET SHOWS THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. INFORMATION IS NOT CLEAR WHAT THE ISSUE IS. SOME REPORT THE MASTER CYLINDER OTHERS STATE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT IS TO BLAME. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF SEVERAL SERVICE CALLS REQUIRED AND MANY $$$ TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM.
THIS IS A CONTINUATION OF COMPLAINT 11171753 WHERE I REPORTED ISSUES WITH FORD FUSION ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. TURNS OUT THE OFFICE OF DEFECTS INVESTIGATION HAVE HAD A PE GOING FOR SEVERAL YEARS ON THIS ISSUE. PE16-017. RECENTLY, AN OPEN INVESTIGATION HAS BEEN INITIATED. EA18002. THIS ACTION INCREASED THE MODEL YEARS AND MODELS EFFECTED. MY LOCAL FORD DEALER INSPECTED MY CAR AND DETERMINED THE HYDRAULIC MODULATOR IS IN FACT DEFECTIVE. HE ALSO INFORMED ME HE CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE FORD HAS DISCONTINUED THE PART. FORD HAS DISCONTINUED THE AWD VERSION OF THE MODULATOR. THE FWD VERSION IS STILL AVAILABLE. WHAT THIS MEANS IS I NOW HAVE AN UNSAFE CAR THAT CANNOT BE REPAIRED.*DT *TR
DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE, CAR SUDDENLY SHUDDERS, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED ONTO THE NEAREST EXIT RAMP AND DROVE AT REDUCED SPEED UNTIL ABLE TO STOP. SHUT OFF CAR, THEN TURNED IGNITION KEY TO CHECK DIAGNOSTICS. ALL GOOD? STARTED CAR, DROVE MAYBE 50 FT WHEN WRENCH AND EMISSIONS LIGHTS CAME ON AND CAR WENT INTO 'LIMP' MODE. GOT OFF OF RAMP AND SHUT OFF CAR FOR 5 MIN. RESTARTED CAR, EMISSIONS LIGHT ON ONLY, BUT CAR WAS DRIVE-ABLE DROVE 20 MILES @ 60-65MPH WITH NO PROBLEM UNTIL I GOT HOME. OUTSIDE TEMP WAS -5F. NEXT MORNING CHECKED CAR WITH OBD2 DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. A 'P2110' CODE APPEARED, SIGNIFYING TAC/PCM ISSSUE/S. AFTER CHECKING EARLIER NHTSA RECORDS, THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES! MY WIFE USES THE SAME CAR, AND IF WHAT HAPPENED TO ME HAPPENED TO HER, MOST LIKELY THE RESULTS WOULD HAVE BEEN FATAL!!! IS SOMEONE DYING HAVE TO BE WHAT WILL GET A RECALL? PLEASE DO SOMETHING. THANK YOU.
TAKATA RECALL 16S26/NHTSA RECALL 16V-384 URGENT AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL VIN:(XXXXXX) THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR.LARSON FORD DEALERSHIP AT 1801 FRONTAGE ROAD, NEBRASKA CITY, NE 68410 & SAKELARIS FORD OF ROLLA AT 25 WEST SEVENTH STREETROLLA, MO 65401 SALES: 888-859-7436 SERVICE: 888-472-6456 PARTS: 866-375-6895 PHONE: (800) 367-2406WHERE BOTH CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE, VEHICAL HAS EXPERIENCED A FAILURE DURING A CRASH MY FORD FUSION IS A 2007 TO ME THAT WOULD BE CONSIDERED AN OLDER CAR. IT SHOULDNT HAVE HAD TO BE ON A LONG WAIT LIST. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, ON A HIGHWAY, BRAKING,SPEED WAS 40MPH DUE TO ROAD CONDITIONS WITH SNOW STATING TO FALL, MY DAUGHTER BRACKED TO TO AN ACCIDENT AT THE OTHER END OF A BRIDGE. WHEN BREAKING HER FUSION STARTED TO SLIDE INTO THE RIGHT WALL OF THE BRIDGE COLLIDING THE CONTINUING TO SPIN TO THE OPPISTITE SIDE HITTING THE OTHER WALL AND THEN SPINED INTILL IT STOPPED HORIZANTOL IN TRAFFIC CAUSING A F150 TO COLLIDE WITH HER CAR. THE AIRBAGS DIDNT DEPLOY IN THE FUSION AS THEY SHOULD HAVE. PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. WALDORF FORD (2440 CRAIN HWY, WALDORF, MD 20601, (301) 843-2400) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. *DT CONSUMER STATED HE DID NOT HERE FROM THE MANUFACTERER.*JB
BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT WITH LONG TRAVEL WITHOUT WARNING. VERY INTERMITTENT BUT VERY SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS BECAUSE YOU AREN'T EXPECTING IT. NO WARNING. SOMETIME WEEKS OR A MONTH BETWEEN EVENTS. FORUMS SEEM TO PINPOINT ABS SYSTEM. TODAY, MY WIFE CAME CLOSE TO RUNNING DOWN CHILDREN IN A CROSSWALK. REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR ANY MORE WHICH REQUIRES ME TAKING HER TO WORK ETC. NOT GOOD SITUATION. FIX IS APPROX 1000.00 AND DEALER ONLY SINCE SPECIAL EQUIPMENT IS REQUIRED TO WORK ON ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL VALVES. OUCH....*DT *TR
"TAKATA RECALL" THE VEHICLE WAS, IN MOTION, ON A HIGHWAY, BRAKING, DUE TO ICY WEATHER. THE PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS ROAD CONDITIONS, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE FIRST HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE THE WENT ACROSS LANES HIT THE RIGHT SIDE THE ENDED UP HORIZONTAL IN THE ROADWAY WHEN STRUCK BY AN F150.I BELIEVE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED CAUSING LESS DAMAGE TO MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND AS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES IT AS A SAFETY FEATURE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).' *PM
COMPLAINT NUMBER: 11166693 VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 3FAHP07147R(XXX) YOUR VEHICLE'S MAKE MODEL AND MODEL YEAR: FORD FUSION 2007 NOTE: YOUR VIN, MAKE, MODEL, AND YEAR ARE ALL PROTECTED UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT. WHAT PART OF YOUR CAR WAS AFFECTED? AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER WHAT HAPPENED? "TAKATA RECALL" 10/14/2018CLAIM #25-6161-P75 DOL:10/14/2018 NAME INS; (XXX) CONTACT INS (XXX) OWNER CONTACT (XXX) THE VEHICLE WAS, IN MOTION, ON A HIGHWAY, BRAKING, DUE TO ICY WEATHER. THE PROBLEM THAT CREATED THE UNSAFE CONDITION WAS ROAD CONDITIONS, NEITHER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, VEHICLE FIRST HIT THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE BRIDGE THE WENT ACROSS LANES HIT THE RIGHT SIDE THE ENDED UP HORIZONTAL IN THE ROADWAY WHEN STRUCK BY AN F150.I BELIEVE AIRBAGS SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED CAUSING LESS DAMAGE TO MY DAUGHTER AND HER FRIEND AS IN THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES IT AS A SAFETY FEATURE. WHEN DID THIS HAPPEN? 10/14/2018 WAS THERE A CRASH? YES WAS THERE A FIRE? NO WAS THERE AN INJURY OR FATALITY? YES HOW FAST WERE YOU GOING? 40 ABOUT HOW MANY MILES WERE ON YOUR VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT? UNSURE FIRST NAME: (XXX) LAST NAME: (XXX) EMAIL: (XXX) ADDRESS 1: (XXX) ADDRESS 2: CITY: SALEM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *CW
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. ON THREE OCCASIONS, THE IDLE PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. FOSTER FORD, INC (311 ARIZONA AVE, HOLTON, KS 66436, (785) 364-4646) WAS NOTIFIED BY PHONE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
DRIVING TO PHOENIX FROM TUCSON ON I-10 AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH, TRAFFIC AHEAD CAME TO A STOP. THERE WAS A LOT OF DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAR AHEAD AND OURSELVES, BUT WHEN WE HIT THE BRAKES ABRUPTLY, THE BRAKES APPLIED THEN FAILED WITH PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. RELEASED THE PEDAL AND REAPPLIED AGAIN AND THE BRAKES AGAIN STARTED TO SLOW THE CAR THEN AGAIN FAILED AND RELEASED. WE HAD NO PATH TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO AVOID IMPACT BECAUSE OTHER VEHICLES HAD PULLED TO THE SIDE, OR WERE IN THE OTHER LANE. WE IMPACTED THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AHEAD OF US WITH MINIMAL BRAKES. THE AZ DPS AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE OF BRAKES, BUT A TICKET WAS STILL ISSUED. TO MY KNOWLEDGE THE VEHICLE BRAKES OR COMPUTER HAS YET TO BE CHECKED AS THE FUSION WAS CONSIDERED A TOTAL LOSS; THIS VEHICLE HAD ONLY 65,000 MILES ON IT, AND IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. THERE WERE THREE OF US IN THE FUSION AND THE AIRBAGS WORKED FLAWLESSLY, WE ALL WALKED AWAY. ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES WERE WELL AND WALKING AROUND FOR TWO HOURS UNTIL ONE WAS TALKED INTO AN AMBULANCE RIDE BY A PARAMEDIC TECH.
THE NHTSA RECALL 17V-024 HAS BEEN OPEN SINCE JANUARY 2017 . I AM STILL WAITING TO GET IT REPLACED.. ALSO, THE AREA AROUND THE AIR BAG INFLATOR ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL IS BECOMING CURLED UP ALL AWAY AROUND THE INSTALLATION.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. GERVAIS FORD (5 LITTLETON RD, AYER, MA 01432, (978) 772-6600) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND MADE NO MENTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED FOR MONTHS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TT CONSUMER STATED AIR BAG WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 28,2019.*JB
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAM ON THE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTED UP. THE CONTACT CALLED THEODORE ROBINS FORD AT (800) 494-0756 (LOCATED AT 2060 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92627) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
IDLER PULLEY WHEN DRIVING THE IDLER PULLEY BROKE I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN I END UP HITTING AN ISLAND BREAKING TO MY TIE RODS ON THE OUTER TIE RODS ON BOTH FRONTS THIS IS THE FIFTH IDLER PULLEY FORD MOTOR CREDIT CHARGE ME $500 TO FIX IT IT'S BEEN LESS THAN 200 MILES I TOOK IT BACK AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $165 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FOR THE SAME PROBLEM THIS IS RIDICULOUS
DRIVING DOWN A HILL AND THE BRAKE WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND ALMOST COULDN'T STOP, HAD EVERYTHING CHECKED WITH THE BRAKES AND FLUID AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH BRAKE FLUID LEVEL, BRAKE PADS BUT NOTHING HAS BEEN REMEDIED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE AN ABS MODULE AND THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. TO TAKE IT TO A DEALER AND HAVE THEM FIX THIS ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WOULD COST AROUND 2,500.00. MY CAR ONLY HAS AROUND 50,000 MILES ON IT AND I AM THE ONLY OWNER WHO IS 72 YEARS OLD. PROBLEMS NEED TO BE TAKEN CARE OF QUICKER WITH RECALLS ALSO BECAUSE I'M STILL WAITING FOR MY AIRBAG RECALL AND THAT HAS BEEN FOR A YEAR NOW AND WHEN I CALL OR TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO FIX THE RECALL AND GET A RENTAL CAR WHICH I ALSO GOT A NOTICE THAT I WAS ELIGIBLE TO GET, THE DEALER WILL NOT GIVE ME A LOANER CAR NOR DO THEY EVEN KNOW OF WHEN THE TAKATA AIRBAGS WILL BE REPLACED. HOPEFULLY NO ONE GETS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS 'RECALL'. I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE HOLDUP IS BUT, I DON'T APPRECIATE GETTING A RECALL NOTICE AND WASTING MY TIME TAKING MY CAR IN FOR IT AND THEN BEING TOLD THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. FOR IT. WHAT PISS POOR SERVICE OUR AUTO INDUSTRY IS SINKING TO.
WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A DRY, PAVED ROAD, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ACTIVATED WHILE PASSING AND THE VEHICLE'S RPMS FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 AND 2000 WITH BARELY ANY ENGINE POWER. VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF, TURNED BACK ON AGAIN, AND APPEARED TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC AND THROUGH TESTING THEY IDENTIFIED THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAD MELTED SEVERAL ENGINE COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. BEFORE REPLACING THE MODULE, ALL NEW SPARK PLUGS AND ENGINE COILS WERE ADDED AND THE CAR WAS STARTED UP. IT EXHIBITED THE SAME BEHAVIOR BEFORE THE COILS AND PLUGS WERE REPLACED, AND FOR THE BRIEF TIME IT WAS ACTUALLY ON, IT MELTED ANOTHER NEW COIL. TSB FOR THE 07 FUSION WAS CONFIRMED AND THE PCM WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH ALL NEW COILS. PCM WAS TAKEN TO THE FORD DEALER FOR REPROGRAMMING. REPLACEMENT AND REPROGRAMMING OF PCM AND ALL 6 COILS AND SPARK PLUGS FIXED THE ISSUE. VEHICLE HAS 84K MILES ON IT AND SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS SAFETY ISSUE.
"TAKATA RECALL"MY CAR WAS INVOLVED IN A FENDER BENDER WITH THE AIR BAG NOT DEPLOYING, PRIOR TO THAT THE CHECK AIRBAG LIGHT REMAINED ON. THE MARLOW AUTO BODY COLLISION CENTER LOCATED IN OXON HILL MARYLAND DID TRY TO LOOK AT IT AS TO WHY I DID NOT TURN OFF, THEY EVEN REPLACED THE FUSE, HOWEVER I RECEIVED A LETTER IN THE MAIL INFORMING ME THERE WAS A RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED AND TRIED TO BRING THE VEHICLE INTO FORD LOCATED IN CAMP SPRINGS MARYLAND ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND THEY STATED THEY NEVER RECEIVED THE PART AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO ACCOMMODATE MY REPAIR. I HAVE SINCE WENT BACK TO MARLOW AUTO BODY THIS YEAR 2018 FOR HELP BUT THEY STATED I SHOULD CONTACT THE NHTS TO COMPLAIN.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOORBOARD IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ABS PUMP MALFUNCTIONED AND ALLOWED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE DEALER (PALLOTTA FORD LINCOLN, 4199 CLEVELAND RD, WOOSTER, OH 44691, (330) 345-6600) PERFORMED SEVERAL REPAIRS FROM BLEEDING THE BRAKES TO REPLACING THE MASTER CYLINDER; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER (THOROUGHBRED FORD, 8501 N BOARDWALK AVE, KANSAS CITY, MO 64154) STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER FAILED TO PROVIDE THE PART FROM THE SUPPLIER WITHIN A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (SUPERIOR FORD, 4303 LA-19, ZACHARY, LA 70791, (225) 654-2611) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DEALER WOULD FOLLOW-UP WITH A CALL ONCE THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE, BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A CALL FOR MONTHS. THE CONTACT WAS PLACED ON A WAITING LIST FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
AIR BAG RECALL - NHTSA RECALL NUMBER17V024 WHY DOES IT TAKE ALMOST 2 YEARS TO FIND THE REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL?? WE ARE DRIVING AROUND WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG THAT COULD EXPLODE! PLEASE HELP.
KEEP GOING TO DEALER TO HAVE CAR FIXED AN THEY KEEP PUTTING IT OFF. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR 4 YEARS. KEEP GETTING LETTERS FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO GET THEM FIXED BUT THE DEALER KEEPS SAYING THEY HAVE NONE . THEY HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE3M TO COME IN. GOT A LETTER FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON JUNE 18TH TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER AND I WOULD BE ABLE TO RENT A CAR. FOR4RD WOULD PAY FOR $30.00 A DAY FOR THIS RENTAL UNTIL MY CAR WAS FIXED. DEALER SAYS THEY CAN CAN'T DO IT. FORD MOTORS SAYS THAT THE CAR SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN FOR IT IS NOT SAFE.
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA I WAS IN A ACCIDENT IN JULY OF 2018 MY AIR BAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY AND I AND TWO OTHER PEOPLE WE'RE HURT. WE ALL WE'RE TAKING TO THE HOSPITAL, I SUFFERED FROM MUSCLE STRAIN AND CERVICAL SPRAIN. I WORK IN PRODUCTION AND THE PILLS NOR THE SHOOTS HELPED. I WAS IN A LOT OF PAIN WHEN I RETURN TO THE JOB. I ENDED UP QUITING BECAUSE OF THE PAIN. I CHANGED MY JOB AND SINCE I STILL HAVE DIFFICULTY'S WHEN IT'S SWOLLEN WITH SHARP PAIN. I'M VERY SCARY TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE SINCE THE ACCIDENT..
TAKATA RECALL - I HAVE PHONED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SEVERAL TIMES REGARDING THE RECALL FOR MY 2007 FORD FUSION & THERE IS NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO FIX THE RECALL. IT HAS BEEN ABOUT 2 YEARS NOW & STILL NO PARTS AVAILABLE. WHEN I WENT TO FILE A CLAIM TODAY ON THE WEBSITE WWW.AUTOBIRBAGSETTLEMENT.COM, AS THIS IS THE DEADLINE TO FILE CLAIM FOR CLASS ACTION, IT TELLS ME I AM NOT ELIGIBLE TO FILE A CLAIM, ALTHOUGH IT SHOWS MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED.
TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE CALLED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHEN FIRST HEARING OF THE RECALL. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS TAKEN CARE OF THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD CONNECT WITH ME WHEN THEY GOT IT. IT HAS BEEN WELL OVER A YEAR, NO PART, NO CALL.
SINCE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM GRESHAM FORD ON 12/10/16, THERE HAVE BEEN THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL WHILE BRAKING AND DID NOT STOP WHEN EXPECTED. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO AVOID COLLISIONS ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 7/28/17. THE ROADS WERE DRY. I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN I SAW STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD AND HAD TO STOP QUICKLY. I HAD PLENTY OF TIME TO SLOW DOWN AND STOP, HOWEVER, WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES, THE TIRES SQUEALED, VEHICLE SKIDDED AND ACTUALLY LEFT TIRE MARKS ON THE ROAD AND I WAS VERY CLOSE TO NOT BEING ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. I TOOK THE FORD IN TO GRESHAM FORD TO GET THE BRAKES CHECKED THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD BY A SERVICE TECH. THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE, BUT THAT I MIGHT WANT TO GET THE ABS CHECKED OUT. THE NEXT INCIDENT OCCURRED ON JANUARY 11, 2018, WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH IN THE RAIN. I TAPPED THE BRAKES LIGHTLY AS I ENTERED INTO SOME WATER THAT HAD POOLED (NOT DEEPLY) ON THE ROADS. MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL AND STARTED HYDROPLANING. I COULD NOT PULL OUT OF THE HYDROPLANE FOR 20-30 SECONDS. MY CAR WAS PULLING TOWARDS THE EXTERIOR GUARDRAIL FOR SOME TIME AND THEN SUDDENLY IT WAS AS IF SOMEONE GRABBED MY STEERING WHEEL AND PULLED IT AS HARD AS THEY COULD TO THE LEFT. I STARTED TRAVELING DIAGONALLY ACROSS LANES OF TRAFFIC, BUT WAS ABLE TO RECOVER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STOPPED HYDROPLANING AT THAT POINT. THE THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED ON OCTOBER 26, 2018
TAKATA RECALL I WAS FIRST NOTIFIED OF THE AIRBAG RECALL IN MARCH OF 2017. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT PARTS ARE STILL NOT AVAILABLE. WHEN WILL THE AIRBAG ISSUE BE ADDRESSED BY FORD? ONCE THIS AND THE LIKELY ABS RECALL ARE ADDRESSED, IF EVER, I WOULD LIKE TO SELL MY VEHICLE, BUT CANNOT DO SO IN THE MEAN TIME BECAUSE I DO NOT WANT SOMEONE TO GET INJURED OR KILLED.
TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT MY AIRBAGS WERE AVAILABLE AND TO CONTACT MY DEALER. UNFORTUNATELY, I AM A MILITARY MEMBERS AND AM STATIONED OVERSEAS. I CALLED FORD DIRECT IN THE STATES AND THE DEALER I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM AS WELL. FORD DIRECT TO LED ME TO CALL FORD DIRECT IN SPAIN AND THEY COULD NOT HELP ME WITH MY CAR. FORD DIRECT SPAIN SAID THE CAMPAIGN IS NOT GOING ON IN EUROPE AND THEY WOULD CONTACT ME IF IT STARTED. I ALSO CALLED A FORD REP IN GERMANY THAT THE LOCAL DEALER TO ME TO CALL AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT GET ME THE PART. THE FIX IS TO NOT SIT ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE CAR. ALL I WANT IS TO WORK WITH A DEALER IN THE STATES TO SHIP (BY BOAT IF NEED BE) THE PART TO TH DEALER HERE. THEY SAID THEY WOULD BE HAPPY TO FIX IT ONCE IT WAS HERE. FORD DOES NOT SEEM TO CARE TO DO ANYTHING TO HELP ME WITH MAKING MY CAR SAFE TO DRIVE OTHER THAN GIVING ME A PHONE NUMBER OF THE COMPANY HERE. IS THERE ANY WAY TO HELP SUPPORT MILITARY MEMBERS AFFECTED BY THE RECALL WHO ARE STATIONED OVERSEAS OR AM I TO DEAL WITH THIS ISSUE FOR 3 TO 4 MORE YEARS TILL I GET TO THE STATES?
THEY HAD SUPPOSE TO REPLACED MY AIR BAG ABOUT ONE YEAR AGO. BUT FORD STILL YET MADE THE PARTS TO REPLACE IT. AN WHERE THE AIR BAG SIT IT STARTIN TO PUFF UP. SO I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S GONNA DEPLOY OR NOT
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (LARRY H MILLER FORD LINCOLN DRAPER, 11442 LONE PEAK PKWY, DRAPER, UT 84020, 801-590-0561) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. 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). THE CONTACT CALLED DOAN FORD INC AT 740-782-1965 (LOCATED AT 66870 BELMONT MORRISTOWN RD, BELMONT, OH 43718) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TOP RAIGHT SIDE IN PASENGER SIDE IS DAMAGE.FROM LAST 2 YEARS. AND PART IF THE DRIVER SIDE IS DEMAGE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. LINDSAY FORD (11250 VEIRS MILL ROAD, WHEATON, MARYLAND 20902, (888) 457-7005) WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE AVAILABLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2018. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAKATA RECALL I HAVE BEEN GETTING PROMISING LETTERS THHAT THE AIRBAG WILL BE REPLACED BY THIS AND THAT DATE.IT IS DANGEROUS AND INCONVIENT. FIND THE PART.
TAKATA AIRBAG.....DEALER NOT RESPONDING TO GETTING AIRBAG REPLACED. WE LIVE IN MESQUITE , NV.
SAFETY RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED ON JUNE 2018 AND THERE HAS BEEN NO FOLLOW UP IN REGARDS TO THE RECALL SAFETY NOTICE BEING RECONCILED. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED WHEN THE PARTS WILL BECOME AVAILABLE FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR. I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED IN REGARDS TO SCHEDULE MY REPAIR. I AM CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY PASSENGERS IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED IN A TIMELY MANNER.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. OVER THE COURSE OF TWO YEARS, THE CONTACT RECEIVED FOUR RECALL NOTICES FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED RON LEWIS FORD BEAVER FALLS (201 7TH AVE, BEAVER FALLS, PA 15010, (724) 843-1000) SEVERAL TIMES TO ARRANGE AN APPOINTMENT, BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER MADE NO MENTION OF A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND THE AIR BAGS WERE VISIBLE. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS MIGHT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED RIVERTOWN FORD AT (706) 653-7420 (LOCATED AT 1680 WHITTLESEY RD, COLUMBUS, GA 31904) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
"TAKATA RECALL" WHY HAS THIS TAKEN OVER 3 YEARS TO GET REPLACEMENTS FOR MY FORD CAR? THE AIRBAGS FOR MY HONDA VEHICLES WERE REPLACED WITHIN 6 MONTHS.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARNET FORD (1610 WILMINGTON PIKE, WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA 19382, (610) 358-5600) WAS MADE AWARE OF THE RECALL IN JUNE OF 2016 AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE 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 WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER (ADAMSON FORD, 1922 2ND AVE S, BIRMINGHAM, AL 35233, 844-352-6600) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TAKATA RECALL
TAKATA RECALL. I WAS NOTIFIED AT LEAST SIX MONTHS AGO THAT MY VEHICLE WAS AFFECTED BY THIS RECALL AND THAT DUE TO A PARTS SHORTAGE IT COULD NOT BE REMEDIED RIGHT AWAY. I HAVE NOT HEARD ANYTHING SINCE.
Reading these
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
Full record for the 2007 Ford Fusion → · Every Fusion year → · How the figures are calculated →