2008 Ford Fusion complaints

THE DASH PAD SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS BULGING UPWARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG CASING LIFTED AND WAS SEPARATING FROM THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD. THE SPEED INCREASED TO 70 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/03/15*LJ UPDATED 10/26/2017*CN

PASSENGER AIRBAG IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY BUT IT WILL COST ME OVER $1,500.00 TO DO IT. I'VE READ ONLINE REVIEWS AND I'M SEEING A LOT OF OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT SAME THING. HOPEFULLY YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT BEFORE IT GETS TO LATE. DESPERATE CONSUMER.

MANY TIMES AFTER THIS INITIAL INCIDENT, MY 2008 FORD FUSION WOULD AGAIN NOT START UPON FIRST FULL TURNING OF IGNITION KEY. THEN UPON SECOND ATTEMPT IT STARTS. THE FIRST KEY TURNING RESULTS IN CRANK BUT NO TURNOVER OF ENGINE, LONG CRANK. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A MONTH, SOMETIMES 2-3 TIMES A MONTH. INVOICE [XXX], DATED 3/1/2011 AND ODOMETER READING 53088, FROM FLUORESCENT GARAGE & RADIATOR; 549 ST. FERDINAND; FLUORESCENT, MO, DESCRIBES MY ATTEMPT TO SOLVE PUZZLING LONG CRANK. THEIR INVOICE DESCRIPTION OF WORK, RELATED TO THE PROBLEM: "HARD TO START SOME TIMES LONG CRANK, NO CODES STORED, SCAN DATA NORMAL. CLEANED ELECTRIC THROTTLE PLATE. FUEL PUMP MARGINAL ON SCOPE. POSSIBLE ECM UPDATE/ FLASH PER/ IDENTIFIX.". THIS DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO FEW DAYS LATER, HAD MY 2008 FORD FUSION CHECKED OUT FOR PROBLEM AT DAVE SINCLAIR AUTO, FORD DEALER IN ST. PETERS, MISSOURI, SINCE CAR WAS WITHIN 100,000 MILES WARRANTY, INVOICE [XXX], ODOMETER READING 53195, DATED 3/4/2011. INVOICE DESCRIPTION: "A CRANKS. WONT START. SUSPECTS FUEL PUMP. CAUSE: 06 EEC TEST FOUND PATS CODES, NONE RELATED TO FUEL PUMP. REPROGRAMMED PCM. ALL TESTS PASS. 97233 CP 95.00 PARTS: 0.00 LABOR: 95.00 5.70 ENVIRONMENTAL FEE. TOTAL CHG 101.13 W SALES TAX. TECHNICIAN SAID THEY REPLACED FUEL PUMP AND I HAD TO SIGN STATEMENT THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR FURTHER WORK IF FUEL PUMP WAS REPLACED. THIS ANNOYED ME. MY DAD, [XXX] , WORKED AT THE HAZELWOOD, MISSOURI LINCOLN-MERCURY-FORD PLANT FOR MANY YEARS. IT WAS DIFFICUL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTED AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE FAILURE RECURRED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,750.

DASHBOARD IS PEELING UP IN FRONT OF THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG

THE FRONT SIDE PASSANGER AIR BAG TOP IS PEALING UP.

DASHBOARD PEELING BACK IN FRONT OF PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. VERY COMMON ISSUE FOR 2006-2009 FUSIONS WHICH FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE AS A SAFETY ISSUE OR OFFER REPAIR WITHOUT SIGNIFICANT COST TO OWNER. DASHBOARD PEELS BACK AND BUBBLES IN FRONT OF WHERE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYS AND MAY CAUSE INTERFERENCE WITH AIRBAG OPERATION. THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OR RESULT OF IMPROPER CARE BY OWNERS, THE PROBLEM IS TOO WIDESPREAD. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED ITEM OR FIX.

CAR PARKED AT THE DRIVEWAY, STARTED THE CAR, SEE AN ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT IN THE DASHBOARD, TRIED TO ACCELERATE GAS PEDAL, IT APPEARS THERE'S NO ACCELERATING POWER. RPM UNSTABLE, ENGINE SHAKING. CALLED AAA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AAA TECHNICIAN CHECKED AND STARTED THE CAR ITS THE SAME ISSUE. HE RECOMMENDED TO DISCONNECT THE POSITIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RESET COMPUTER SYSTEM. DISCONNECTED WAIT FOR 10 SECONDS AND RE-START THE ENGINE, THEN EVERYTHING WORKED. TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER, SERVICE ADVISOR BELIEVE TO BE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. VERIFIED IN THE COMPUTER IF THERE'S A RECALL FOR 2008 FORD FUSION, HOWEVER NOTHING REPORTED AT THIS TIME. *TR

BRAKES FAILED, WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. HAD TO PUT THE CAR INTO FIRST GEAR, PULL OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, AND PUMP MADLY TO GET BRAKES TO FINALLY STOP THE CAR. THIS IS THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED, AND BY FAR THE WORST INCIDENT. HAD TO PAY FORD DEALER $1688.00 FOR NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND NEW HCU. WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL. SO FAR, NONE. BUT SCORES OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON SEVERAL WEB SITES DESCRIBE THE SAME SITUATION, SAME COST TO REPAIR. *TR

STARTED WITH VERY LOUD SOUNDS COMING FORM THE CAR - THOUGHT IT WAS THE FRONT END. TOOK IT TO FORD IN PASO ROBLES, CA THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. TRANSMISSION FAILURE BEGAN WITH FAULTY SHIFTING - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED FORD IMMEDIATELY THEY SET MY APT TIME 4 DAYS LATER - I HAD TO PARK MY CAR UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT IN. THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED ON 5/29/2014. IT IS NOW 4/1/15 AND THE SAME NOISES ARE COMING BACK AND I EXPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO HAVE TO BE REPLACED AGAIN VERY SOON. *TR

RIGHT SIDE DASHBOARD LIFTED UP WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I TOOK IT TO FORD PASO ROBLES, CA THEY DIDN'T HAVE A SOLUTION TO REPAIR OTHER THEN TAKE IT TO AN UPHOLSTERY COMPANY MAYBE THEY COULD GLUE IT DOWN. DOESN'T SEEM VERY SAFE - THE AIRBAG COULD GET CAUGHT ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH IN A PARKING LOT, THE DRIVER CRASHED UNEXPECTEDLY INTO A POLE. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. A POLICE REPORT AND A FIRE REPORT WERE FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES, BRUISES TO THE CHEST AREA, AND LACERATIONS TO THE FOREHEAD WHICH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,501.

THE DASHBOARD HAD BEGUN TO SLIGHTLY BULGE AND HAS NOW PEELED AWAY FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD ISSUE, OF WHICH FORD HAS NO REMEDY IN PLACE FOR EXCEPT REPLACING THE ENTIRE DASH. FOR A CAR WITH RELATIVELY LOW MILES OVER THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP, THIS SEEMS LIKE AN ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE CORRECTED. I HAVE NO WAY OF KNOWING HOW IT MAY AFFECT DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIR BAG, AND I'M NOT SURE I WANT TO FIND OUT. *TR

LOSE BRAKES AFTER ABS WENT ON - HAS HAPPEN FEW TIMES EACH YEAR I HAVE OWN THE CAR. *TR

REPLACED ALL 4 PADS AND ROTORS. DRIVERS SIDE REAR IS STICKING. IT HAS HEATED UP SO MUCH IT HAS WARPED THE NEW ROTOR. THE OTHER 3 STAY COOL AND WORK AS EXPECTED. AFTER LOOKING ONLINE I FOUND CALIPER FAILURE VERY COMMON ON THE FORD FUSION. I REPLACED CALIPER AND BRAKE HOSE. STILL STICKING. SINCE I CAN ONLY GET REMANUFACTURED CALIPERS, I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO KEEP RETURNING UNTIL I GET ONE THAT WORKS PROPERLY. THESE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED OR REPLACEMENTS ISSUED. *TR

2008 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD

2 YRS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS BUGLING, I CALLED THE FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR RECALL FOR THIS, I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD $1000.00 - $ 1500.00 TO REPAIR, NOW THIS IS A DEFECT ON THE COMPANY, NOW IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED AND MY 92 GRANDMOTHER IS SITTING THERE , SHE IS GOING TO BE BRUISED, WHAT IF MY MOTHER @ 73 IS SITTING THERE AND WE CAN'T AVOID A POTHOLE AND IT'S DEPLOYED, WHAT IF THE SUN ( WHICH IS AN ACT OF GOD) CONTINUE TO SPAN OUT THE DASHBOARD, MY INSURANCE WILL NOT PAY FOR FORD MOTOR CO DEFECT... THE CONSUMER IS RESPONSIBLE PER CUSTOMER SERVICE, I WAS TOLD TO SAVE MY RECEIPT AND COULD BE REIMBURSED (COULD BE) SEEM TO BE NO ONE IS READING THIS COMPLAINT AND HOLD FORD LIABLE FOR WOULD COULD BE PREVENTED... INJURY, MEDICAL BILLS, MISSED WORK, SUFFERING, POSSIBLE DEATH, WHY WAIT!! *TR

HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED! CRITICAL SAFETY SYSTEM FAILURE. DRIVING ON RESIDENTIAL STREET AT AROUND 30 MPH, CLEAR AND DRY CONDITIONS. MADE A HARD STOP TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROAD. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED AND THEN THE BRAKES FAILED, BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. PUMPED THEM AND THE BRAKES WERE NOW SPONGY AND WENT TO THE BOTTOM AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY MECHANIC AND HE CHANGED THE BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER AND IT FAILED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER TO CHANGE THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT ON THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM. IT FAILED AND WAS STUCK OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THIS CAR. COST TO REPAIR WAS $1678.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK. THE DEALER LOCATED A FAILURE CODE AT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WARRANTY REPLACEMENT PROGRAM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 82,000.

BRAKES GO SOFT HAD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED DOING IT AGAIN IT'S MY DAUGHTER CAR WHY HASN'T FORD RE-CALLED THEM TO REALLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE CHROME ON THE INTERIOR DRIVER DOOR HANDLE IS PEELING AWAY ON TOP CREATING A RAZOR SHARP EDGE. THIS SLICED MY FINGER. *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DASH WAS COMING UNDONE (SEPARATING FROM THE DASH AND STICKING UP) IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG OF MY 2008 FORD FUSION. THE DASH IS NOW CURLED UP SO MUCH THAT I FEAR THAT IT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, THERE ARE NO KNOWN STATEMENTS REGARDING THE FOAM VINYL SEPARATING FROM THE DASH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD FRACTURED NEAR THE AIR BAG AREA. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE SUMMER AND TURNED OFF DURING COLD WEATHER CONDITIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP AND PRESSING HARD ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND THE ABS SYSTEM RAPIDLY PUMPED. SINCE THE CAR WAS NOT STOPPING LIKE IT SHOULD I HAD TO PUMP THE PEDAL AGAIN TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER THIS I HAD TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL NEARLY TO THE FLOOR TO PROPERLY BRAKE THE CAR. CHECKING BRAKE FLUID LEVEL I FOUND IT WAS NORMAL. THE FIRST AUTO REPAIR SHOP CHANGED THE MASTER CYLINDER, FOUND NO IMPROVEMENT, AND RE-INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL MASTER CYLINDER. THE SECOND AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED IT REQUIRED AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER TO COMMUNICATE WITH A "SOLENOID" TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD AUTO REPAIR (A FORD DEALER) STATED NO PROBLEM FOUND WITHOUT MAJOR DIS-ASSEMBLY AND LIKELY $$$ TO FIX. HOWEVER THE BRAKES WORKED A LITTLE BETTER BUT STILL "MUSHY" WHEN DEPRESSING THE PEDAL. THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN BRAKING HARD ON A ROUGH ROAD THE ABS RAPIDLY PUMPS WITH WORSENING OF BRAKING. IT GENERALLY RECOVERS SOMEWHAT OVER TIME BUT STILL TOO "MUSHY" FOR A NORMAL BRAKING. EX-FORD REPAIR MAN SUGGESTED CHECKING RECALLS AND HAVE FOUND SIMILAR EXPERIENCES ON THIS WEBSITE. SURPRISED TO FIND NO RECALL YET. *TR

THE BRAKES ON MY 2008 FORD FUSION SUDDENLY STARTED GOING TO THE FLOOR. I COULD PUMP THEM UP AND WOULD HAVE BRAKING ABILITY BUT THEY WOULD AGAIN GO TO THE FLOOR THE NEXT TIME I WENT TO STOP. I CHECKED THE BRAKE FLUID LEVEL IN THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER RESERVOIR. IT WAS AT THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC. HE FOUND LEAKAGE AT THE REAR OF THE BRAKE RESERVOIR. THE MASTER BRAKE CYLINDER WAS REPLACED. I HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE THEN. *TR

THE VEHICLE HAS BULGING DASH BOARD AT THE PASSENGER SIDE /AIRBAG CASE AND THE AIRBAG SIGNAL IS ALWAYS ON . I NOTICED IT AROUND 3 MONTHS AGO. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE AT DANA MOTORS IN STATEN ISLAND ,WAS TOLD NO A RECALL ON AIRBAG AND THEY DO NOT FIX BULGING DASH BOARD..PLEASE HELP. *TR

IN THE SUMMER OF 2013 I NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER DASH WAS COMING UNDONE (SEPARATING FROM THE DASH AND STICKING UP) IN FRONT OF THE AIRBAG OF MY 2008 FORD FUSION. THE DASH IS NOW CURLED UP SO MUCH THAT I FEAR THAT IT MAY INTERFERE WITH THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. AT THE TIME OF THIS COMPLAINT, THERE ARE NO KNOWN STATEMENTS REGARDING THE FOAM VINYL SEPARATING FROM THE DASH. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF ANY RESEARCH HAS BEEN CONDUCTED TO ENSURE THAT THIS DOES NOT AFFECT THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

PASSENGER DOOR LATCH/LOCK BROKE, UNABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE OWN THIS FUSION SINCE 2008 THIS IS THE THIRD TIME A DOOR LATCH/LOCK HAS BROKEN. THE PREVIOUS TWO TIMES HAVE BEEN ON THE DRIVER SIDE, FIRST TIME MILEAGE WAS AROUND 40,000 SECOND TIME WAS AROUND 80,000. BELIEVE THIS CAN BE A SAFETY ISSUE IS THE CAR IS INTO A CAR ACCIDENT OR IS FORCE INTO THE WATER THE DRIVER OR PASSENGER WOULD BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE THE CAR. *TR

DRIVING SLOW THROUGH THE CITY WHEN HAD TO TAP BRAKE PEDAL FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS VEERING INTO MY LANE. UPON DOING SO, MY BRAKES WENT SOFT AND I NOTICED THAT I HAVE TO PUSH PEDAL SIGNIFICANTLY FURTHER BEFORE I SENSE ANY SLOWING OF MY VEHICLE. EVER SINCE, MY BRAKES HAVE STAYED THIS WAY AND I'M UNCOMFORTABLE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LIKE THIS. TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WHEN THEY RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ON IT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 1.5 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME, THE ABS SYSTEM WAS REPLACED AND IT WAS NORMAL FOR ABOUT A YEAR. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN.

ON THREE OCCASIONS, 10/6/12, 6/23/14, AND 1/3/15 OUR FORD FUSION 2008 HAS EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH BRAKING. IN ALL THREE OCCURRENCES THE PROBLEM HAS IDENTICAL OR NEARLY IDENTICAL. THEY OCCURRED FOLLOWING AN ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATION AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25 AND 40MPH. THE FIRST TWO WERE IN DRY WEATHER WHEN BRAKING WHILE GOING OVER A POTHOLE AND THE THIRD WAS WHILE DRIVING ON SNOW COVERED PAVEMENT. AFTER THE ABS ACTIVATED, THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALMOST ALL PRESSURE AND WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKING WOULD INITIATE. BRAKING DISTANCE WAS SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASED IMMEDIATELY. IN BOTH OF THE FIRST TWO CASES, THE CAR WAS TAKING IN FOR DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR, HOWEVER THE ISSUE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPLICATED. IN BOTH OF THE FIRST TWO CASES, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF WITHIN A FEW DAYS. I AM CONCERNED WITH THE INCREASING FREQUENCY AS WELL AS THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS THAT ARE VERY SIMILAR TO MY EXPERIENCE AND I URGE ADDITIONAL INVESTIGATION TO PREVENT DAMAGE TO PROPERTY OR LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

DRIVER'S SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO POWER WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN FROM EXTERIOR. WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IF PERSON NEEDED TO EXIT VEHICLE QUICKLY. NOTICED THERE WERE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS UNDER BOTH "LATCHES/LOCKS" AND "STRUCTURE" THAT WERE THE SAME OR SIMILAR. I DIDN'T CHECK OTHER MODEL YEARS, HOWEVER SINCE THE FAILED PART FITS SEVERAL OTHER MODEL YEARS I WOULD THINK THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

MY DAUGHTERS CAR SO WHEN IT STARTED I NOT SURE. I DROVE THE CAR AND STEPPED ON THE BRAKES THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE PEDAL WOULD PUMP BACK UP. TOOK CAR AND HAD THE BRAKES BLED. THAT DIDNT WORK.THEY PUT ON A NEW MASTER CYLINDER BRAKE ARE MUSHY AT BEST. DEALER NO HELP.THERE AT LEAST 20 REPORTS ON THIS SIGHT FOR THIS MODEL ARE YOU GOING TO WAIT TILL SOMEONE GETS KILLED????READ YOUR OWN WEBSITE FOR THIS CAR. *TR

I WAS ON THE ON RAMP FOR THE HIGHWAY AND ACCELERATED TO ENTER AHEAD OF UPCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER. I ENTERED THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN ON ME. I MANAGED TO GET INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE BEFORE BEING HIT BY THE ONCOMING TRACTOR TRAILER. I TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO START CAR AGAIN. IT DID START AND I DROVE HOME. VEHICLE SEEMED FINE THE NEXT FEW DAYS EXCEPT FOR AN INCIDENT WHERE CAR WAS OFF, NO KEYS IN IT, BUT BELL KEPT GOING OFF WHEN I OPENED THE DOOR. HAD TWO MORE INSTANCES WHERE CAR STALLED WHEN FIRST STARTED IN MORNING, THOUGHT IT WAS JUST COLD. FIVE DAYS AFTER FIRST INCIDENT IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I STARTED CAR AND IT STALLED SEVERAL TIMES. WHEN I STEPPED ON GAS IT FELT ODD, LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING THE GAS. I PROCEEDED TO PUT IN DRIVE, GOT A THIRD OF A MILE FROM HOME AND THE EXACT SAME THING OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR JUST COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. WOULD NOT START FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES BUT ONCE STARTED I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME. HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES AND I AM TERRIFIED I WILL BE BADLY HURT OR HURT SOMEONE ELSE BY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. NO WARNING JUST A COMPLETE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. NOW AFTER ALL INSTANCES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS COME ON. *TR

BELT IDLER PULLEY ATTACHMENT BOLT BROKE OFF WHILE NEGOTIATING A CORNER, DETACHING THE PULLEY FROM THE FRONT OF THE MOTOR CAUSING SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING ASSIST, ALTERNATOR CHARGING, AND ENGINE COOLING. FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.3L MOTOR. THIS ISSUE HAS NOW HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES, WITH MULTIPLE PARTS REPLACED EACH TIME IN AN ATTEMPT TO FIX THE UNDERLYING ISSUE. A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE REVEALS THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FORD/MAZDA 2.3L 4 CYLINDER. *JS

THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG HAS BUCKELED AND WILL NOT RETURN TO THE ORIGINAL POSITION. YOU CAN SEE THE FOAM INSIDE. I CALLED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND IT HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. I HAD THOUGHT DUE TO THE HOT WEATHER IT HAD BUCKELED AND IT WAS A RARE CASE BUT AS I AM READING THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR FORD WITH THE 08 FUSION. HOPING WITH MORE COMPLAINTS THIS WILL BE FIXED. *JS

2008 FUSION SE-V6 AWD MODEL (FWD + IT HAS A DRIVE SHAFT THAT GOES TO THE REAR WHEELS FOR AWD). SEVERAL MILES BEFORE I BROUGHT IT IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE BELOW PROBLEM THE CAR BEGAN MAKING A HOWLING/WHIRRING NOISE AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE ONLY WHEN THE CAR WAS IN MOTION WHICH GOT LOUDER AS THE SPEED INCREASED. IMY FORD DEALER TOLD ME THE NOISE WAS BECAUSE OF A BAD DRIVESHAFT AND IT SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP AS DRIVING IT THE WAY IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY CAR HAD JUST COME OUT THE MANUFACTURER'S 60,000 MILE WARRANTY AND I WAS NOT PLEASED TO LEARN THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $1103.35 FOR THE REPAIR. THE DEALER TRIED TO GET FORD TO OK THE REPAIR UNDER MY JUST EXPIRED WARRANTY. IF THE SHAFT SUDDENLY FAILED, IT COULD CAUSE CONTROL PROBLEMS SO IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE PARTICULARLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH I FOUND THAT FORD WAS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND EVEN ISSUED AN INTERNAL TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN # TSB 08-14-1 STATING THAT THE OEM DRIVESHAFTS ON THE 2008 FORD FUSION AWD MODELS WERE NOT "KEYED" CORRECTLY WHEN MANUFACTURED AND OVER A PERIOD OF TIME WILL EVENTUALLY FAIL AND DISLODGE FROM THE VEHICLE. A REVISED SHAFT WAS MANUFACTURED AND SHOULD BE USED TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE SHAFTS. FORD KNEW OF THE POTENTIALLY PART FAILURE BUT RATHER THAN NOTIFY THE OWNERS OR HAVE A SAFETY RECALL, THEY CHOSE TO KEEP IT "IN-HOUSE" AND ONLY FIX IT WHEN THE OWNERS REPORTED IT. SINCE THE MOST FAILURES SEEMED TO OCCUR NEAR THE 60,000 MILE POINT (MINE WAS JUST OVER THAT), FORD CHOSE TO ADOPT A "W

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TO THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD LINER SEPARATED AND CRACKED, WHICH ALSO EXPOSED FOAM. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD SEPARATED AT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTING SYSTEM CONTROL AREA, CAUSING THE LIGHT COVER PANEL TO FRACTURE AND EXPOSE THE WIRES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT REPLACED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE AND NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER AND THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

1ST INCIDENT - BRAKING, ENTERING EXIT RAMP - HIT POT HOLE. BRAKES WENT SOFT. HAD TO PUSH TO FLOOR IN ORDER TO SLOW THE CAR. BRAKES CONTINUED TO BE SOFT ON DRIVE. VERY UNSAFE. WHEN DESTINATION WAS REACHED I TURNED THE CAR ON AND OFF THREE TIMES WHILE PUMPING THE BRAKES (WHILE OFF AND WHILE ON). AFTER LETTING THE CAR SET FOR A WHILE THE BRAKES RESET. 2ND INCIDENT - SNOWY, ICY. GOING LESS THAN 40 MPH BRAKING FOR STOP SIGN. ABS ENGAGED, BRAKES WHEN SOFT AND COULDN'T GET CAR SLOWED. DROVE FOR 2 MILES AND PULLED OFF. TURNED CAR ON AND OFF TWICE WHILE PUMPING BRAKES (WHILE OFF AND WHILE ON). COULD NOT GET BRAKES TO RESET. DROVE HOME AND HAVE IT OFF TO SEE IF MORE TIME ALL ALLOW IT TO RESET. BOTH INCIDENTS I WAS NEARLY IN VERY BAD ACCIDENTS. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL AND THERE ARE COUNTLESS COMPLAINTS ON VARIOUS BLOGS ONLINE REGARDING '06, '07 AND ESPECIALLY '08 FORD FUSIONS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

WAS IN 4TH GEAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE PEDDLE. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, RPM'S STARTED TO REV, ALL OF SUDDEN, RPM'S DROPPED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD. *TR

CRACKED DASHBOARD THAT EXPOSES THE AIRBAG. POWER TRAIN COIL ON DAMAGE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND NEEDING TO COME TO A STOP THE BRAKE PEDAL IS SOFT AND GOES STRIAGHT TO THE FLOOR. WE HAVE HAD THE BRAKES CHECKED AND ALL THE FLUID AND THOSE ARE FINE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT IT COULD BE THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT PROBABLY THE HYDRAULIC CYLINDER UNIT. THE DASH BY THE PASSANGER AIR BAG IS LIFTING FROM THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE SEEN MANY OF THE SAME EXACT POST FOR BOTH ISSUES. A RECALL NEEDS TO BE MADE ON THESE PARTS BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS HURT. THIS IS UNEXCEPTABLE THAT FORD IS NOT TAKING CAR OF THESE ISSUES. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH AS MANY PEOPLE THAT ARE REPORTING THE SAME EXACT ISSUES THAT MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING. TAKE THIS SERIOUS PLEASE, SUBMIT THROUGH RECALLS SO PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO DIE OR GET SERIOUSLY HURT IN AN ACCIDENT TO GET YOUR ATTENTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO STOP. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRED EXCESSIVE FORCE IN ORDER TO STOP. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO RELEASED THE AIR FROM THE ABS SYSTEM BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG INDICATOR CAME ON AND HAS MOSTLY STAYED ON THE ENTIRE TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND EXPOSING THE AIRBAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

A FEW YEARS BACK I GOT INTO MY 2008 FORD FUSION AND I REMEMBER IT BEING A VERY HOT SUMMER DAY. I LOOKED OVER AT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG/DASH BOARD AREA AND PART OF THE DASH WHERE THE SEAM IS, WAS STICKING OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PUSH IT BACK IN RIGHT AWAY BUT NOW I CAN'T. THE DASH ABOVE WHERE THE AIR BAG IS JUST ALWAYS STICKS OUT NOW. I FIGURED SINCE IT WAS SO HOT THAT DAY THAT'S WHY IT HAPPENED. I STILL HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO GET IT FIXED AND IT DOESN'T SEEM SAFE TO ME. I'VE LOOKED ON NUMEROUS WEBSITES AND HAVE READ THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE WITH THE SAME CAR AND YEAR HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. *TR

THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG, THE DASH THAT COVERS IT IS OPENING UP. FOR A CAR THIS CAR THAT IS FROM 2008 SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING . FOR THE DASH TO BECOMING UP LIKE THAT TO WHERE YOU CAN SEE THE AIR BAG IS REALLY BAD. WHAT HAPPENS IF THE AIR BAG GOES OFF AND GETS SUCK ON THE TIP OF THE OPEN DASH SOMEONE COULD GET REALLY HURT OR EVEN DIE. I DID TAKE IT TO THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY SAID THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY CLOSE TO 1,000 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIX AND THAT IT WOULD NOT COUNT AS A RECALL. I HAVE NOT GOT IT FIX AND I AM HOPING THAT IT DOES NOT GET WORSE AS TIME GOES ON.

WHILE DRIVING AROUND A CORNER I PRESSED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, HEARD A SNAP OR POP SOUND AND IMMEDIATELY THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SOFT AND MOVED TOWARDS THE FLOOR. BRAKING POWER WAS REDUCED AND ABS APPEARED TO NOT FUNCTION (NO CLICKING SOUND). SINCE THIS EVENT MY BRAKES HAVE NOT RECOVERED AND I STILL HAVE SOFT BRAKES WITH REDUCED BRAKING POWER. TO WORK PROPERLY I NEED TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO RESTORE TEMPORARILY THE PRESSURE. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THE PAST TWO TIMES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL USE AFTER A DAY OR SO. IN THE PREVIOUS TWO INSTANCES I EXPERIENCED THE SAME RESULT BUT THE INTITIATION WAS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT. 1ST INCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY STOPPING ON WET PAVEMENT. THE ABS STARTED TO ENGAGED AND THEN SEEMED TO DISENGAGE...RESULT SOFT BRAKES FOR A DAY. THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS INTITATED BY SLOWING DOWN FOR A STOP SIGN AND HITTING A SMALL BUMP IN THE ROAD WHICH CAUSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO GO TO THE FLOOR AND SOFT BRAKES FOR A DAY. I AM SEEING MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUE ON THE INTERNET BOARDS BUT APPEARS THERE IS NO KNOWN SOLUTION ONLY EXPENSIVE REPAIRS THAT DO NOT SOLVE THE ISSUE. SEE THIS LINK FOR MORE COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE PANEL WAS SWELLING FROM THE AIRBAG PRESSURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.