2008 Ford Fusion complaints

AFTER I PURCHASE MY VEHICLE ABOUT 2 1/2 YEARS AGO I CONTACTED MY DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES IN THE PAST AND I LET THEM KNOW IT FELT LIKE MY CAR WAS NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY AND I WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST HOW FORD'S DRIVE. EVENTUALLY THE DEALER ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE THE COIL STATING THAT IT HAD BEEN BURNED OUT IN THE LLAMA PROBLEM SHOULD BE FIXED. NOW BACK IN AUGUST IT JUST GOT COMPLETELY WORSE. I WAS DRIVING AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AT A GREEN LIGHT AND MY CAR WOULD NOT PROCEED, AT THAT POINT I CONTINUED TO PRESS ON THE GAS AND EVENTUALLY MY CAR SLOWLY PICKED UP AND BEGIN TO GO NOW EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE MY CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS STALLING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX. 15-20 MPH APPROACHING A BUSY INTERSECTION BEGAN APPLYING BRAKES AND THEY INSTANTLY FELT SOFT AND SPONGY AND WENT NEARLY TO THE FLOOR I CONTINUED TO APPLY PRESSURE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO GET SOMEPLACE SAFE AND AT EVERY BRAKE THE BRAKES WERE VERY SOFT AND NEEDED A LOT OF ADDITIONAL SPACE TO STOP AND WENT ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. IN REVIEWING ALL FORUMS THIS SEEMS A COMMON AND SUDDEN ISSUE. MINE OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, POPPING OR ABS ENGAGING. ALLOWING THE CAR TO SIT AS IT IS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND WILL SEE HOW IT FEELS TOMORROW. I AM QUITE FRANKLY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AND HAVE TO GET TO WORK SOMEHOW... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR, THE DOOR LATCH BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND USE THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE IN ORDER TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE ALREADY. THE FIRST TIME, THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AFTER DRIVING OVER SOME WATER ON THE HIGHWAY. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOT SOFT, WENT DOWN ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, AND DID NOT RESET ITSELF. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH THE DECREASED BRAKING POWER. I CALLED A FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM, ALTHOUGH I COULD HEAR SOME SNICKERING IN THE BACKGROUND. I TOLD THEM I FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM ONLINE OF OTHER FUSION OWNERS COMPLAINING OF THE VERY SAME THING. THEY COULD ONLY OFFER AN APPOINTMENT IN 2.5 WEEKS TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT. I CALLED AN INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND A MECHANIC LOOKED AT IT THE SAME DAY, CHECKED A FEW THINGS AND ADDED SOME BRAKE FLUID TO THE MASTER CYLINDER (MC). THE BRAKING POWER RETURNED. HE SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW MC IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN. A FEW WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ABS BRAKES ENGAGED AFTER I BRAKED TO AVOID A CAR MAKING A SURPRISE TURN IN FRONT OF ME. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND BECAME SOFT. IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKING POWER AT ALL. I HAD TO PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL EXTREMELY HARD IN ORDER TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. I GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND KEPT PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY TO GET IT TO RESET. AFTER A FEW ATTEMPTS, IT RESET ITSELF TO ITS NORMAL POSITION. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER A FEW DAYS LATER. THEY COULD GET THE ABS TO ENGAGE, BUT COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL GOING TO THE FLOOR. THEY DID NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO, AND COULD ONLY OFFER A $2000 "FIX" THEY WOULD NOT GU

THIS CAR IS ALL WHEEL DRIVE. THE CENTER SUPPORT BEARINGS ALSO CALLED CARRIER BEARINGS ON THE CENTER DRIVESHAFT GOING FROM THE POWER TAKE OFF UNIT TO THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL WENT BAD MAKING A VERY LOUD ROARING NOISE. AS A MECHANIC MYSELF, TRUCKS HAVE THESE BEARINGS AND THEY RARELY GO BAD IF AT ALL BUT AT HIGH MILEAGES. FAILURE AT 35000 MILES IS UNHEARD OF. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN TO SEPARATE AT THE AIRBAG SEAM ON THE LOWER SIDE AND BUBBLED OUT, APPROXIMATELY 3-4 INCHES. *TR

2008 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ALL WEATHER FLOOR MAT ISSUES WITH ACCELERATOR PEDAL RECALL NOTICE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED SHE DID NOT USE RUBBER FLOOR MATS IN HER VEHICLE. HOWEVER, ON JULY 25, 2012 SHE EXPERIENCED A FRIGHTENING SUDDEN ACCELERATION WHEN SHE SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND THEN TO DRIVE. SHE NOTICED SOME UNUSUAL MOVEMENT AS SHE SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THEN TO DRIVE, THERE WAS DEFINITELY UNWANTED ACCELERATION. SHE WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND TURNED IT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE FLOOR MATS WERE NOT IN THE WAY OF THE ACCELERATOR WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE BATTERY, DUE TO LOW VOLTAGE CODES AND IT WAS EXPLAINED TO HER, THE BATTERY WAS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND MY CAR WOULD NOT GO PASS 20 MPH. I HADN'T PREVIOUS HAD ANY PROBLEMS FROM MY VEHICLE. THE CAR SHUT OFF AND I GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I WOULD NEED A NEW COMPUTER AND MY CURRENT COMPUTER WAS BURNING OUT MY IGNITION COILS. IT TURNED OUT TO BE ABOUT ~$1800 WORTH OF WORK. I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM IS BECOMING MORE COMMON AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE COMPUTER AND IGNITION COILS SOON IF IT'S NOT ALREADY IN THE WORKS. OF COURSE, THE ONLY RECALL I NOTICED FOR THIS VEHICLE IS THE FLOOR MATS. THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS AFTER THE CAR WAS FIXED. *TR

PASSENGER SIDE DASH, LEATHER IS LIFTING AWAY FROM DASH, RIGHT UNDER THE AIR BAG COVER. DEALER SAID I HAVE TO REPLACE COMPLETE DASH FOR 1500.00 I DID NOT REPAIR. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN SNOW AND WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES THE ABS MADE A LOUD NOISE AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. SINCE THEN MY BRAKES GO ALMOST TO THE FLOOR BEFORE STOPPING. *TR

AIR BAG READINESS LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL STARTED COMING ON AND GOING OFF. AFTER A WEEK IT STARTED STAYING ON AFTER STARTING UP THE CAR AND IT DOES NOT GO OFF. NEXT THE SEAT BELT LIGHT STAYS ON AFTER YOU HAVE LOCKED IN YOUR SEATBELT ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AND NO ONE IS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. *TR

GLUE HOLDING VINYL AROUND PASSENGER AIRBAG IS BAD. YOU CAN SEE THE FOAM PADDING UNDERNEATH. DEALER AND LOCAL BODY SHOP WILL NOT FIX. WILL NOT PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT DOES NOT HAVE ONE PIECE VINYL ON DASHBOARD. *TR

IN THE DRIVEWAY AND TURNED THE CAR ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE AND THE ENGINE TOOK A WHILE TO KICK ON. THE SCAN TOOL SAID ERROR CODE P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK CLOSED. *TR

DRIVER'S DOOR ON LEFT SIDE OF VEHICLE, DOOR LOCK AND UNLOCK LATCH BROKE, RENDERING DOOR INOPERATIVE, CAN ONLY ENTER AND EXIT VEHICLE BY USING OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH (ROLL DOWN WINDOW, REACH YOUR ARM OUT, PULL LATCH TO OPEN, ROLL WINDOW BACK UP AND EXIT VEHICLE, BUT WILL NOT LOCK) AND DOOR WILL NO LONGER LOCK, REMAINS UNLOCKED AT ALL TIMES, PART NUMBER 6E5Z5422601A IS THE FAULTY PART PLASTIC BREAKS JAMMING THE UNLOCK LATCH FROM MOVING. THE CHROME PLASTIC OF THE HANDLE IS NICE, BUT CLEARLY A METAL COMPOSITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN USED IN THE DESIGN INSTEAD OF PLASTIC, AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE WEB APPEARS TO BE SEVERAL CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. PART PRICES RANGE FROM $70.00 - $192.00 DEPENDING ON THE SELLER / BUSINESS, SUCH AND ISSUE THAT EVEN THE CHINESE ARE MAKING MONEY BY MANUFACTURING THE PART. SAFETY CONCERNS ARE EXITING THE VEHICLE IN AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER IS TRAPPED, HAVE NOT SEEN ANYTHING ON WEB OF ACCIDENT DEATHS DUE TO FAULT, BUT I'M SURE IT'S COMING. *TR

2008 FORD FUSION PURCHASED FROM CAR MAX. LIP OF DASH THAT SURROUNDS THE FRONT OF THE AIR BAG COVER HAS PEELED OUTWARD AND APPEARS READY THE BLOW. SURELY THIS IS AN OVERSIGHT OR PROJECT DESIGN FAILURE FROM FORD. *TR

MY CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, THEN MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. WITHIN 20 MY CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS OFF. HAD TO TOW IT TO A MECHANIC, TO TELL ME THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY IS BURNING UP THE COILS IN MY ENGINE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS, AND THERE WAS NOT. IN FACT AS I LOOK ON THE INTERNET I HAVE SIMILAR STORIES ABOUT THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I TOLD THE DEALERSHIP THAT AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. ALSO ON THIS SITE I READING HOW SOME OF THEM THE DASHBOARD CURLS UP, MINE IS ALSO DOING THAT. I BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW, JUST PAID IT OFF AND THIS HAPPENS. I EVEN FINANCE THROUGH FORD, YOU THINK THEY WOULD TRY TO HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD WAS SEPARATING WHICH COULD POSSIBLY EXPOSE THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

THE DASHBOARD RIGHT BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IS WARPING. THE FORD DEALER WANTS $1000 TO REPLACE IT ON A CAR THAT IS 6 YEARS OLD WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE WARPING ALREADY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN TO AIRBAG POTENTIALLY NOT DEPLOYING CORRECTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER'S SIDE DASHBOARD MATERIAL WAS BULGING WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

I CANNOT EXIT THE VEHICLE DRIVER'S SIDE USING THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE. I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND THEN OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE OUTSIDE HANDLE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON ITS OWN. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING ONE DAY. I HAVE BEEN ON LINE AND OTHER FUSION OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE CONTACTED FORD AS I HAVE AND FORD WON'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM IN THAT, IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE BATTERY CABLE GOT CUT SO THERE WAS NO POWER TO THE VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO CLIMB OVER THE CENTER COUNSEL TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THROUGH THE PASSENGER DOOR IF IT DIDN'T BECOME INOPERABLE IN THE ACCIDENT. I WOULD ASSUME THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD ALSO OCCUR WITH THE PASSENGER DOOR AS WELL SO I'M NOT FEELING ALL THAT SAFE AT THE MOMENT. I'M GOING TO SPEND THE MONEY TO GET IT REPAIRED, BUT IN TODAY'S ECONOMY, SOME PEOPLE COULDN'T AFFORD THAT. *TR

AFTER BRAKING ON ICE, THE ABS ENGAGED THEN THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. IT WAS SNOWING VERY BADLY AND THE SPONGINESS CONTINUED UNTIL THE CAR SAT STILL FOR HOURS AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE RETURNED. EIGHT MONTHS LATER ON A HOT, DRY DAY, WHILE BRAKING OVER A RAISED JOINT ON THE PAVEMENT, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKES AGAIN BECAME SPONGY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AGAIN. WE CAME HOME AND BLED THE BRAKES THINKING THE ACTION OF THE ABS MIGHT HAVE AGITATED THE BRAKE FLUID CAUSING BUBBLES, BUT THE FLUID WAS NOT FOAMY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF AIR CAME OUT. BUT THE BRAKES TWO DAYS LATER ARE STILL SPONGY. WE LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND FORUM AFTER FORUM ON WEBSITES COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, BUT THERE ARE NO RECALLS ON THIS VEHICLE, BUT OTHER FORD VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR ABS ISSUES. I AM SCARED THE BRAKES WILL FAIL WHEN I NEED THEM THE MOST. *TR

I PURCHASED A SET OF 4 NITTO MOTIVO TIRES SIZE 225/45ZR18XL WITH THE TOP RATING (Y) WITH A 60,000 MILE WARRANTY, DOT # 73J7 L6K4213 ON MARCH 12, 2014 AT DISCOUNT TIRE FOR MY 2008 FORD FUSION. MY VEHICLE AT THE TIME HAD 91,602 MILES ON IT AND TODAY HAS JUST OVER 107,000 MILES. MY VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING THROUGH TOWN WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 30 AND HEARD A LOUD POP NOISE. THE SIDE WALL OF THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY PULL TO THE LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC, LOST CONTROL, AND SMASHED INTO THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER AND PUSHED THE VEHICLE INTO A CURB THUS TOTALING MY CAR AND PROBABLY THE OTHER VEHICLE AS WELL AT NOON TODAY JULY 30, 2014. THE POLICE REPORT REFLECTS MECHANICAL FAILURE AS THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT AND I HAVE WITNESS STATEMENTS FROM A COUPLE THAT WERE TRAVELING BEHIND MY VEHICLE THAT THEY, TOO, HEARD A LOUD POP JUST PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. I CONTACTED DISCOUNT TIRE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IN THE WHEEL, TIRE, AND PICTURES AND THEY WOULD FORWARD MY INFORMATION TO NITTO SO THAT THEY CAN START A CLAIM. NITTO DID NOT ANSWER THEREFORE I WAS GIVEN THE PHONE NUMBER AND I WILL TRY TO CONTACT THEM TOMORROW. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT MY CONSUMER RIGHTS ARE AS FAR AS GETTING THE COST OF MY VEHICLE, THE OTHER VEHICLE, MEDICAL BILLS, TOWING COSTS, AND TIME LOSS AND SUFFERING PAID. THIS IS SIMPLY UNFAIR AND I AM ANGRY THAT A DEFECT DUE TO THEIR TIRE HAS NOW COST ME A LOSS OF MY CAR AND NEITHER MY INSURANCE OR I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. *TR

ONCE AROUND APRIL 27TH OR SO I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO DALLAS. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN SO I APPLIED MY BRAKES, THE CAR DID NOT STOP RIGHT AWAY. I BEGAN TO PANIC AND BEGAN TO PUMP THEM AND THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED ABOUT A FOOT BEHIND THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THEN ON ANOTHER OCCASION, ON OR ABOUT JULY 13TH I WAS DRIVING ON A STREET NEAR WHERE I PURCHASED THE 2008 FORD FUSION. AS I APPROACHED A RED LIGHT I BEGAN TO APPLY MY BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP IT BEGAN TO CLICK AND WAS ALREADY PAST THE CORNER, I LOOKED OVER MY LEFT SHOULDER AND TRAFFIC WAS STARTING TO COME MY WAY SO I LET UP OFF THE BRAKES AND ACCELERATED. I AM VERY AFRAID AND HAVE CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY THAT SAID THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE BRAKES FOR MY VIN. I HOPE I DON'T HAVE TO BE A STATISTIC BEFORE THE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE WITH THIS CAR. I JUST BOUGHT IT 11 MONTHS AGO, SO I HAVE A LONG TIME TO PAY FOR IT. *TR

I HAVE A 2008 FORD FUSION WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DASH FAILING TO ADHERE TO THE DASH PANEL, THE FOAM ON THE AIRBAG IS VISIBLE, MY FORD DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THEY WON'T DEAL WITH IT DUE TO SAFETY AND REGULATIONS- NOW WHAT?! WAIT FOR IT TO EXPLODE AND KILL SOMEONE?????!!!!!! *TR

ITS THE ABS. I HAVE CHANGED THE BRAKES GOTTEN NEW MASTER CYLINDER AND I STILL CANNOT GET FULL BRAKE CONTROL. STILL PUSHING PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. MY MECHANIC CHECKED ON THIS SITE WHICH SHOWED OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM. WHICH HE STATED IS A FACTORY DEFECT. *TR

TRANSMISSIONS ARE GOING OUT ON THESE CARS BETWEEN 2006-2010. WHICH WILL LEAVE PEOPLE STRANDED IN THE ROAD WAY WHICH COULD BECOME A HAZARD. THE REASON FOR THIS ISSUE IS BECAUSE FORD PUT A DEFECTIVE PROGRAM IN THE COMPUTER FOR THE TRANSMISSION WHICH CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO FAIL. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF THE ISSUE WAS LOOKED IN TO THANK YOU. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13N03 (THROTTLE BODY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

THE FRONT DASH AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BULGING - THE GLUE IS NOT HOLDING THE COVER OVER THE AIRBAG IN ITS PLACE. THE DASH IS BULGING HERE. VERY UGLY AND I FEAR MORE DAMAGE OR DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE POWER LOCKS FAILED. IN ADDITION, THE REAR DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SIDE POWER LOCKS FAILED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE WINDOW HAD TO BE OPENED MANUALLY AND THE DOORS WOULD HAVE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. . THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

AFTER ABS ENGAGED THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOW VERY SOFT AND REQUIRES THAT THE PEDAL TO BE PUSHED COMPLETELY TO FLOOR. APPROX 3MONTHS AGO NEW BRAKE PADS AND AT LEAST 2 ROTORS WERE REPLACED AS WELL AS THE BRAKE FLUID WAS FLUSHED. SO I KNOW THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS IN GOOD SHAPE AT THAT TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAL AROUND THE PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS COMING UNGLUED CAUSING THE AIR BAG TO BULGE OUT OF THE DASH BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,470.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN INFORMED THAT THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE WRENCH SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I WASN'T FAMILIAR WITH WHAT THAT LIGHT MEANT. WHEN I GOT HOME I LOOKED IN THE OWNERS MANUAL FOR SUGGESTIONS. I GOT NEW GRAS, MADE SURE THE GAS CAP WAS TIGHT, AND WAITED FOR 3 COLD STARTS TO SEE IF IT WOULD GO OFF. THEN WE WENT TO LEAVE BIN THE CAR AND VIT WOULDN'T GO, EVEN WITH THE ACCELERATOR PUSHED ALL THE WAY DOWN. I CALLED A FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TOWED THERE. IN DOING RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE COMMON WITH FORD FUSIONS AND I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE CHANGES OR A RECALL. MY RESEARCH TOLD ME WHAT WAS WRONG BEFORE THE CAR LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AS THE ISSUE IS SO SEARCHABLE ON THE INTERNET! *TR

DASH BOARD IS CURLING UP AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG.THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROST VENT IS COMING OUT OF THE DASH BOARD . WE HAVE HAD THE DOOR HANDLES BREAK IN HALF REPLACED .THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THE DASH COULD COME APART AT ANY TIME OR THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COULD GO OFF? W/ THE FRONT WINDOW VENT OUT OF THE CUT OUT IN THE DASH THIS PART ON THE DRIVER SIDE UP COULD POP UP AND CAUSE THE WINDOW TO BREAK . *TR

I PURCHASED A 2008 FORD FUSION AWD/6 SPEED IN 2009 WITH ONLY 107 MILES. I KEPT RECORD OF ALL REQUIRED MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR. JUST RECENTLY PLANNING TO TAKE A VACATION FROM COLORADO TO SEE MY SON AT NELLIS AIR FORCE BASE, SO LAST MONTH I GOT ALL MAINTENANCE DON'T IT AGAIN. OIL CHANGE, TRANSMISSION & POWER STEERING FLUSH, ETC. I PARKED THE CAR WITH NO PROBLEM. THE NEXT DAY, I STARTED THE CAR AND IT HAS NO POWER, I DROVE IT DOWN THE DRIVE WAY AND HAVE I TO TURN AROUND. THE ENGINE WAS KNOCKING SO BAD THE I THOUGHT I WOULD FALL OFF ON THE GROUND. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE MECHANIC AND THE SAID THE COIL IS BAD, THEY REPLACE TWO COILS THAT COST $600.00. RIGHT WHEN THE MECHANIC IS GOING TO CALL US TO PICK UP THE CAR, THEY SAID IT WAS RUNNING WORSE. NOW THEY SAID THOSE COILS MELTED, AND NOW THE PCM NEED REPLACEMENT. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR PMC ON 2008 FORD FUSION BUT YET SEVERAL MECHANIC SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL. I EXPECT TO COME OUT OF POCKET FOR AT LEASE $2000.00. *JS

MY 2008 FORD FUSION SE 2.3L, 5-SPEED MANUAL, HAS SHUT OFF ON THE HIGHWAY WITH NO WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 65+MPH. THE ENGINE WOULD SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND STALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO COAST AND ATTEMPT TO CONTROL MY CAR AT SPEED UNTIL I COULD GET THE ENGINE RESTARTED. I WAS UNABLE TO JUST TURN THE KEY FORWARD TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND HAD TO TURN THE KEY BACKWARDS ALL THE WAY INTO THE "OFF" POSITION BEFORE ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ALWAYS RESTART ON THE 1ST OR SECOND ATTEMPT. THIS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE OVER A 2 WEEK PERIOD AT HIGH SPEEDS BEFORE SUDDENLY WORSENING AND CAUSING MY VEHICLE TO STALL AND NOT RUN IN IDLE OR RANDOMLY AT ANY SPEED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY (ENGINE FAULT CODES INCLUDED P0128, P0607, P2107) BUT REFUSED TO COVER ANY PORTION OF THE REPAIR DESPITE THE VEHICLE HAVING ONLY 35,500 MILES AND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT SIMILAR SAFETY ISSUES ON SIMILAR VEHICLES/COMPONENTS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE HOOD WOULD UNLATCH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 74,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHERE MY DASHBOARD AIRBAG IS ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE IS IT IS BULGING(SEEING FOAM CURRENTLY). *TR

TRAVELED FROM CT TO MARATHON, FL, ARRIVING AFTER NOON. WITHIN SIGHT OF THE HOTEL DESTINATION THE ENGINE BEGAN TO BREAK DOWN AND RUN ROUGH. I ALSO SMELLED SMOKE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE HOTEL PARKING LOT BEFORE THE ENGINE QUIT ALTOGETHER. A LOCAL SHOP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS TWO CYLINDER MISFIRES AND FAILED IGNITION COILS. 57 MI FROM THE DEALER IN KEY WEST AND OVER 100 MI FROM MIAMI, I ELECTED TO HAVE A LOCAL ASE CERTIFIED SHOP REPLACE THE COILS. REFLASHING THE PCM SHOWED A NEW SET OF CODES AND THAT THE PCM WAS FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACCORDING TO MACHADO FORD IN MIAMI, THERE WERE NO PCMS IN FORD'S INVENTORY IN ALL OF THE US. SEARCHED FOR REMANUFACTURED PCMS WAS FRUITLESS AS WELL. FINALLY CONTACTED ARMSTRONG FORD IN HOMESTEAD AND THEY SAID THEY COULD FIX THE CAR. $996.56 TO THE SHOP IN BIG PINE KEY. TRANSPORTED THE CAR TO HOMESTEAD ON FRI 2/21. MONDAY THE DEALER HAD LOCATED A PCM AND REPLACEMENT WAS COMPLETED UNDER WARRANTY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON WEDNESDAY AND LEFT FOR JACKSONVILLE IN THE AFTERNOON. 120 MI NORTH IN JUPITOR, THE ENGINE FAILED AGAIN. WE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE FL TURNPIKE'S 70 MPH TRAFFIC UNTIL WE COULD HAVE THE CAR TRANSPORTED TO MULLINAX FORD IN WEST PALM, ARRIVING AFTER THE SERVICE DEPT HAD CLOSED. THE NEXT DAY I LEARNED THAT ALL THREE CATALYTIC CONVERTERS WERE PLUGGED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. TWO CONVERTERS WERE AVAILABLE AND WERE REPLACED ON 2/28. THE THIRD CONVERTER WAS BACK ORDERED WITH AN EXPECTED AVAILABILITY OF 3/31. SINCE T

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PUTTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, THE VEHICLE JERK VIOLENTLY AND MADE AN ABNORMAL SOUND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 61,374.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE LEFT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE AS A RESULT THE VEHICLE SPUN OUT AND CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TAKEN TO A HOSPITAL WHERE SHE SUSTAINED INTERNAL BLEEDING INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I BOUGHT A 2008 FORD FUSION. I HAVE UNDER 100,000 MILES AND THE OIL PAN CAME OFF AND BLEW MY MOTOR. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND ANGRY ABOUT THIS SITUATION. I TOOK VERY GOOD CARE OF THE CAR. GOT OIL CHANGES AND CHECKED THE OIL WEEKLY. THERE WAS NO OIL LEAKS WHATSOEVER. WHEN I CONTACTED FORD I WAS GREETED WITH RUDENESS AND A DON'T CARE ATTITUDE. IS THIS HOW YOU TREAT YOUR CUSTOMERS ON A DAILY BASIS? THERE WAS NO WARNING OR INDICATION THAT THE MOTOR WAS GONNA BLOW UP. I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR MOTOR BLEW OUT. LUCKILY I WASN'T HURT OR ANYONE ELSE. PLEASE CONTACT ME THAT YOU RECEIVED THIS INFORMATION. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF A 2008 FOR FUSION. THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG HAS BEEN PEELING UP AND PRESENTING POSSIBLE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION RISKS/AESTHETICS PROBLEM FOR AROUND A YEAR NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT AND BEEN TOLD IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE, NO ACTION WAS TAKEN TO REPAIR THE DEFECT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO LOSE SPEED. I WAS ON AN INCLINE AT THE TIME WHICH MADE IT WORSE. I ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AFTERWARDS I PULLED OVER. MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. INDICATING THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR WHEN IN TO LIMP MODE. AFTER DOING EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS MATTER, I DID FIND THAT THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT IN NORTH CAROLINA. I DID CALL FORD AND MENTIONED THAT TO THEN. THEY HAD ME GIVE THEM MY VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AND TOLD ME THAT IT DOES NOT APPLY TO MY VEHICLE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS CAN BE A SAFETY RECALL FOR SOME, BUT NOT FOR ALL. *TR

MY WIFE PARKED HER 2008 FORD FUSION IN OUR GARAGE AND AS SHE TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE THE INSIDE LEFT DRIVER'S DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT OPEN THE DOOR. SHE TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR SEVERAL TIMES AND ALMOST PANICKED. SHE WAS TRAPPED INSIDE. FORTUNATELY HER CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH A MICROSOFT SYNC SYSTEM AND SHE WAS ABLE TO CALL ME INSIDE THE HOUSE FROM THE GARAGE. I CAME TO HER AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE BECAUSE THE DRIVER'S DOOR LOCK DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY DISENGAGE WHEN SHE SHUT THE KEY OFF. SHE ROLLED DOWN THE WINDOW AND I REACHED INSIDE TO TEST THE INNER DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK. THE LOCK WAS STUCK AND THE HANDLE JUST MOVED FREELY BACK AND FORTH AS I PULLED ON IT. FINALLY, AFTER WIGGLING THE INNER LOCK BACK AND FORTH MANY TIMES I WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE DOOR LOCK. I THEN COULD OPEN THE DOOR BY USING THE OUTSIDE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE. SHE GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE AND I PROCEEDED TO EXAMINE THE DOOR MECHANISM. I REMOVED THE COVER PLATE AND SAW THAT THE PLASTIC ACTUATOR ARM ON THE INNER END OF THE DOOR HANDLE HAD BROKEN IN TWO AND PART OF IT HAD GOTTEN CAUGHT UP IN THE LOCKING MECHANISM. SO I CAME INSIDE AND SEARCHED ON-LINE TO BUY A NEW REPLACEMENT HANDLE. DURING MY SEARCH I DISCOVERED THAT PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE UNITED STATES ARE CLAIMING THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH SEVERAL DIFFERENT YEARS OF FORD FUSIONS. FORTUNATELY FOR MY WIFE SHE WASN'T INVOLVED IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND COULDN'T GET OUT OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED BUT I BELIEVE IT'S

I WAS SLOWING TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY OF MY WORK, WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN I FELT KIND OF A POPPING SENSATION IN THE BRAKING AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. I HAD ALREADY DRIVEN AROUND THAT MORNING WITH NO ISSUES, PROBLEMS OR INCIDENTS. I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND SLOWLY DROVE THE CAR TO THE SHOP, WHERE THE BRAKE PEDAL CONTINUED TO GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO GET MY CAR TO STOP. THE MECHANIC INSPECTED AND PER THEIR REPORT: "THERE ARE NO VISIBLE BRAKE FLUID LEAKS PRESENT AT THIS TIME. A THOROUGH VISUAL INSPECTION WAS PERFORMED ON THE ENTIRE BRAKING SYSTEM INCLUDING BRAKE PADS, ROTORS, CALIPERS, BRAKE LINES, CLIPS, SCREWS, ABS CONTROL MODULE, ELECTRONICS ETC. 2- UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION IT WAS ALSO DETERMINED THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS BECOMING MORE COMMON WITH FORD FUSION OWNERS (SEE SAFECAR.GOV) AND AFTER REVIEWING IDENTIFIX THERE APPEARS TO BE A EQUAL AMOUNT OF FAILURES BETWEEN THE MASTER CYLINDER AND NO ABS MALFUNCTION ERROR CODES AND NOT BEING ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE CLIENTS COMPLAINT DURING A EXTENDED ROAD TEST." WHEN I PICKED UP MY CAR THE AFTERNOON AFTER TAKING IT TO THE SHOP, THE BRAKES WERE VERY HARD AT FIRST APPLICATION AND THEN THEY WENT BACK TO NORMAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WAS EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXPOSED TO THE SUN FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

CAR WAS A LOANER FROM LOCAL CAR DEALER DURING WORK ON MY CAR. DURING DRIVE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND JUMPING CURB, HITTING STREET SIGN, RETAINING WALL, LIGHT POLES AND FINALLY A HOUSE. FROM POLICE REPORT: "THERE WAS TIRE SCUFF AND SKID FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL/TIRE IN ROAD INDICATING A POWER-BRAKE WHEEL SPIN. AT POINT OF REST WHEEL APPEARED TO CONTINUE TO SPIN BECAUSE IT DUG INTO THE GROUND." NO CITATIONS GIVEN, CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

2008 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE IGNITION KEY SWITCH FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER RETURNING TO HIS VEHICLE, WITH THE KEYS IN HIS HAND, HE OPENED THE DOOR, PUT THE KEY IN THE IGNITION TO TURN IT, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. A DIAGNOSIS REVEALED A FAILED CHIP IN THE KEY WENT BAD. THE KEY FOB HAD TO BE REPLACED AND A NEW KEY HAD TO BE MADE. *JB

MY 2008 FORD FUSION PURCHASED BRAND NEW ALSO HAS THE BULGING DASHBOARD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. IT NOT ONLY LOOKS BAD BUT WHO KNOWS IF THE AIR BAG WILL EVEN DEPLOY IN A FRONT END CRASH? *TR