2007 Ford Fusion
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 1,064 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 9th highest complaint count among 15 Fusion model years with reports.
Of the 2007 reports, 58 involved a crash and 5 involved a fire. 56 people were injured and 1 person died.
What owners report most often
Recalls and investigations
Air bags, frontal, driver side, inflator moduleMar 10, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
Campaign 21V158000 on NHTSA.gov
Service brakes, hydraulic, antilock/traction control/electronic limited slip, control unit/moduleDec 18, 2019
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2006-2010 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles. The valves within the ABS Hydraulic Control Units (HCU) may react with brake fluids containing specific corrosion preventative additives. This reaction may cause the valves to not close properly.
If the valves do not properly close, additional brake pedal travel may be required to stop the vehicle, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will flush the brake system with DOT 4 fluid and install a new brake fluid reservoir cap. In addition, the HCU will be tested to detect a possible stuck valve condition, replacing the HCU as necessary. All services will be performed free of charge. The recall began April 1, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S54.
Campaign 19V904000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDo not drive until repairedJan 10, 2017
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Campaign 17V024000 on NHTSA.gov
Air bags, frontal, passenger side, inflator moduleDo not drive until repairedMay 31, 2016
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles, and 2005-2011 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain model year 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles and 2005-2008 Ford Mustang vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Any vehicle not included in "Zone A", or "Zone B" is not included in the safety recall. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Ford mailed interim letters informing owners that parts are not yet available on July 15, 2016. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Campaign 16V384000 on NHTSA.gov
EquipmentMay 29, 2014
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain all weather driver side accessory floor mats sold for use in model year 2006-2011 Ford Fusion and Mercury Milan, 2006 Lincoln Zephyr, and 2007-2011 Lincoln MKZ vehicles manufactured November 9, 2007, through October 31, 2010. The affected floor mats may move and possibly interfere with the accelerator pedal.
The floor mat could shift such that it could interfere with the accelerator pedal, preventing its return to an idle position, which could result in unintended vehicle speeds, increasing the risk of a crash.
Ford will notify owners, and dealers will install new replacement mats, free of charge. The recall began in July 2014. Owners may contact Ford's customer service at 1-800-392-3673. Ford's number for this recall is 14S07. NOTE: Vehicles built after October 31, 2010, while potentially equipped with the same floor mats, are equipped with a Brake Over Accelerator (BOA) feature that prevents simultaneous accelerator and brake application, allowing the vehicle to be safely stopped by pressing firmly and steadily on the brake pedal.
Campaign 14E028000 on NHTSA.gov
Representative owner complaints: service brakes
147 reports, newest first. Show all
Air bags, Service brakes, Nov 16, 2017
I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE TAKATA RECALL AND THEY CONTINUE TO TELL ME THAT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE ADDITIONALLY, LAST WINTER MY ABS BRAKING SYSTEM AFTER A SHORT SLIDE ON ICE, THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME VERY SOFT AND REMAINS THAT WAY CURRENTLY AND I AM CONCERNED THAT IF I HAVE TO BRAKE HARD FOR A SEVERE STOP THAT IT WILL NOT STOP PROPERLY. IT HAPPENED WHEN I BRAKED ON A STREET WITH ICE, THE ABS KICKED IN AS THE TIRE SLIDE ON THE ICE, THEN AFTERWARDS THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS TO BE DEPRESSED SIGNIFICANTLY MORE TOWARDS THE FLOOR OF THE CAR THAT IT USED TO FROM THE INCEPTION OF PURCHASING THE CAR
Service brakes, Nov 14, 2017, crash
I WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT THAT SHOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED. I WAS DRIVING AND TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED AND I ATTEMPTED TO STOP, HOWEVER WHEN I APPLIED PRESSURE AND THEN FELT MY PEDAL DROP AND GET SPONGY, I THEN HAD TO APPLY MUCH MORE PRESSURE BUT IT WASN'T ENOUGH. WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH STOPPING DISTANCE ALMOST DOUBLED. I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID A DIRECT REAR END COLLISION AND MANAGED TO VEER OFF TO THE RIGHT AND ONLY HIT THE OTHER CAR ON THE RIGHT REAR SIDE BUMPER. I HAVE NEVER BEEN IN ANY ACCIDENT REPORTS WHERE I HAVE REAR ENDED A PERSON AND IN THIS CASE I COULD FEEL THE BREAK PEDAL DROP UNDER ME. I FILED THE ACCIDENT REPORT WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS IS THE STATEMENT THAT I GAVE TO THEM. "P1 WAS TRAVELING W/B IN THE NUMBER 3 LANE OF US HIGHWAY 50 WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR ON OCTOBER 20TH 2017 AT APPROXIMATELY 6:19PM. TRAFFIC WAS MODERATE AND WAS BEGINNING TO COME TO A SLOW DOWN. P1 NEEDED TO TAKE EXIT 6B TOWARD CA-99 SOUTH IN 1.9 MILES SO I USED MY RIGHT TURN SIGNAL TO INDICATE I WAS SWITCHING FROM LANE 3 TO LANE 2. AS P1 PROCEEDED TO MERGE INTO THE NUMBER 2 LANE TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING DOWN AND I WAS ENTERING THE LANE AT 25 MILES PER HOUR. STILL TRAVELING WEST BOUND IN THE NUMBER 2 LANE JUST NORTH OF THE 59TH STREET OVERPASS, P2 WHO IS NOW DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF P1 SLAMS HIS BREAKS AND BEGINS TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. P1 WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 FEET BEHIND P2 AT 25 MPH AND ALSO APPLIED THE FULL FORCE TO THE BREAKS. WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES I FELT A SPONGY FEELING ON MY BRAKE PEDAL, AND IT DIDN'T BEHAVE THE SAME AND I HAD TO REAPPLY MUCH MORE FORCE AT WHICH TIME IT WAS TOO LATE. I COLLIDED WITH THE OTHER VEHICLE AT ABOUT 10 MPH "
Service brakes, Nov 11, 2017, crash
ON OCTOBER 20, 2017 MY ELDERLY MOTHER HAD TRAVELED ABOUT 150 MILES OUT OF TOWN. WHEN TRAVELING A TWO LANE ROAD A FUNERAL PROCESSION WAS COMING THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. SHE HAD PULL THE CAR HALF WAY OFF THE ROAD WITH ONE SIDE OFF THE ROAD AND THE OTHER ON THE ROAD. WHEN EVERYONE STARTED TO GO AGAIN THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. WHEN MY MOTHER TRIED TO STOP SHE HAD NO BRAKES. SHE TRIED TO LEAVE THE ROAD TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF HER BUT SHE ENDED UP HITTING THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE CAR.. THANKFULLY MY BROTHER-IN-LAW WAS BEHIND HER. HE DROVE THE FORD FUSION 150 MILES USING THE EMERGENCY BRAKES FOR STOPPING HER CAR.IT WAS MOSTLY INTERSTATE MILES TO GET HER HOME. IF THE BRAKES HAD NOT FAILED UNTIL SHE WAS ON THE INTERSTATE THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL INCIDENT. HER 2007 FORD FUSION HAS 85,000 MILES. SHE LOVED THE CAR BECAUSE IT HANDLES AND RIDES SO WELL EVEN THOUGH THE DASH IS BUCKLING AND COMING APART. NOW SHE IS AFRAID OF IT. HER MECHANIC REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER WHICH DID NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT WHICH CORRECTED THE ISSUE. THIS IS A RARE PART TO FAIL AND IT IS A REAL ISSUE.
Service brakes, Nov 5, 2017
I MADE A PANIC STOP TO AVOID HITTING A PEDESTRIAN. THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED WITH THIS STOP. THE CAR STOPPED CORRECTLY. I ARRIVED AT THE NEXT INTERSECTION TO STOP AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ROLLED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. I PUMPED THE BRAKE PEDAL FOR TEN MINUTES BEFORE NORMAL BRAKE PEDAL PRESSURE WAS ACHIEVED. THE CAR WAS LATER CHECKED OUT FOR THE LOW PEDAL AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO HAVE A DEFECTIVE ABS MODULE/UNIT. I AM DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITH THE ABS FUSE REMOVED TO AVOID THIS FROM OCCURRING AGAIN UNTIL THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ABS UNIT IS MADE. THIS MUST BE RECALLED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS.
Service brakes, Oct 27, 2017
FROM TIME TO TIME MY ABS BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR UNEXPECTEDLY AND CAR IS HARD TO STOP. THE PEDAL STAYS SOFT FOR A PERIOD OF TIME OR DAYS AND THEN RETURNS TO IT'S NORMAL POSITION. I'VE TAKEN IT TO MY MECHANIC BUT THEY CAN FIND NOTHING WRONG. SOME THINGS NOT RIGHT AND IT SOUNDS SIMILAR TO THE PROBLEM WITH THE 2007 FUSION HYBRID BRAKE PROBLEM THAT WAS RESOLVED WITH CSP-10B13, TSB-09-22-11
Service brakes, Oct 18, 2017, crash
I HAVE A 2007 FORD FUSION SEL V6. THE CAR HAD 87,000 MILES. IT WAS ON THE WAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING. THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWED DOWN SO I WAS SLOWING DOWN TOO. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE PADDLE ALL THE TIME AT THAT MOMENT. THE SPEED SLOWED DOWN FROM ABOUT 35 MPH TO ABOUT 20-25 MPH. THEN IT FELT SUDDENLY NOT WORKING. I TRIED TO PRESS THE BRAKE HARDER BUT DID NOT WORK. THE ABS DIDN'T WORK EITHER. THERE WAS NO BRAKING SOUND OR MARK ON THE ROAD. THE CAR WOULDN'T STOP. I REAR ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. WATCHED THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AFTER THE CRASH, THE CAR KEPT MOVING FORWARD WHILE THE FRONT CAR PULLED FORWARD. I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR BEFORE MOVING THE SHAFT TO PARK POSITION AND TURNING THE CAR OFF.
Service brakes, Oct 7, 2017
AFTER ENGAGING ABS, BRAKES ARE VERY SOFT AND BRAKE PEDAL NEEDS TO BE PUSHED TO THE FLOOR TO STOP THE CAR. BRAKES WERE FINE BEFORE AND AFTER INDETERMINATE NUMBER OF BRAKING ATTEMPTS BRAKES EVENTUALLY RETURN TO NORMAL. USUALLY AFTER A FEW DAYS OF DRIVING. ONLY CONSISTENT CONDITION THAT TRIGGERS THE DEFECT IS ACTIVATION OF ABS. HAS HAPPENED IN WINTER ON ICE, SUMMER IN RAIN OR GRAVEL.
Service brakes, Oct 4, 2017
LEAKING ABS PUMP, THUS ALSO SUCKS AIR IN CAUSING INEFFICIENT BRAKING. SEARCHED ONLINE AND LOOKS LIKE LOT OF PEOPLE HAVE FACED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE ABS PUMP OF RELATED FORD CARS, LINCOLN, MILAN, FUSION ETC. THE MENTIONED VEHICLE ONLY HAS 90K MILES ON IT. ITS TOO EARLY FOR ABS PUMP TO FAIL.
Service brakes, Aug 10, 2017
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED, BUT FELT SOFT AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER (CAPITOL FORD LOCATED AT 4490 CERRILLOS RD SANTA FE, NM 87507) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 147,622. UPDATED 12/13/2017 *LN *JS
Service brakes, Jul 10, 2017
A WHILE AGO I BRAKED OVER A MAN HOLE COVER AND THE ANTI LOCK BRAKES KICKED IN AND I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. EVER SINCE THIS HAPPENED THE BRAKES PUSH ABOUT 70% DOWN BEFORE ENGAGING. IT SEEMS SOMETHING HAS CHANGED WITH THE ABS SYSTEM WHEN THEY ENGAGE TOO EASILY. IVE INSPECTED THE BRAKES AND NOTICED NOTHING WRONG.
Service brakes, Jun 26, 2017
WHEN IN MOTION, THE BRAKES HAVE TO DEPRESSED FURTHER TO THE FLOOR THAN WHEN NEW. THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS CHANGED OUT UNDER WARRANTY BUT THE PROBLEM WAS STILL THERE.
Service brakes, Jun 7, 2017
BRAKE PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR WHEN ABS ENGAGED. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME ABS IS ENGAGED. PUMPING BREAKS RECOVERS PEDAL FEEL.
Service brakes, Jun 1, 2017
PER YOUR WEB SITE AND INVESTIGATION PE16017, MY 2007 FUSION IS EXHIBITING THESE EXACT SYMPTOMS REGARDING BRAKING DISTANCE. PLEASE BE ENSURED THIS IS A REAL PROBLEM THAT FORD SHOULD RECALL. IT IS FRIGHTENING. I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID HITTING SOMEONE. FROM THAT POINT FORWARD, MY BRAKES EASILY REQUIRE 30-50% MORE PRESSURE (SOMETIMES MORE) TO STOP THE VEHICLE.
Service brakes, May 2, 2017
THE ABS GOES OFF WHEN APPLYING THE BREAKS AT RANDOM TIMES WHEN IT SHOULD NOT BE, SUCH AS ON DRY PAYMENT, MAKING BREAKING DISTANCES LONGER. THE EVENT OCCURS MOSTLY AT SPEEDS BELOW 45 MPH AND HAS BEEN PRIMARILY OBSERVED IN LOCAL TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS OCCURS IT SEEMS TO BE WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL, SUCH AS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A RIGHT OR LEFT HAND TURN. THERE ARE NO ABS WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH, BREAKS ARE NEWER ALONG WITH TIRES.
Steering, Service brakes, Apr 30, 2017
ABS CONTROL UNIT HAS RECENTLY GONE BAD. SINCE THEN, IT TAKES MUCH LONGER TO STOP. FORD MECHANIC SAID IT IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANYMORE. NEEDS REPLACING ASAP.
Service brakes, Apr 26, 2017
MY BRAKES HAVE GONE SOFT AFTER A INCIDENT THIS PAST WINTER WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES WHILE GOING OVER A ROUGH ROAD. I HAVE REPLACED THE BRAKES, YOU HAVE TO PUMP THE BRAKES TO GET IT TO STOP. THE BRAKES FUNCTION, THEY ARE SOFT WHEN APPLIED. MY DEALER, MATHEWS FORD LOCATED IN OREGON, OHIO STATED I NEED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL BOX.THE DEALER STATED THE COST TO REPLACE THE PART WOULD BE $1400.00. THEY ALSO EXPLAINED I AM NOT THE FIRST TO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED REGARDING MY COMPLAINT AND POSSIBLE RECALL. REGARDS, [XXX] [XXX]@GMAIL.COM ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Service brakes, Mar 21, 2017
WHEN PULLING INTO THE GARAGE AT HOME, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR
Service brakes, Mar 16, 2017
THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS GONE SOFT, TO THE FLOOR, SEVERAL TIMES DURING NORMAL BRAKING IN THE LAST FOUR MONTHS. IT GREATLY INCREASED STOPING DISTANCE. IT SEEMS TO HAVE OCCURRED ON SNOW COVERED OR ROUGH SPOTS ON THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THE EVENTS OCCURRED ON ASPHALT PAVED ROADS. IT SELF CORRECTS FAIRLY QUICKLY. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE THE SAME AS REPORTED BY OTHER OWNERS OF 07-09 FUSIONS AND MILANS.
Service brakes, Mar 8, 2017
THIS HAD BEEN A REPEAT ISSUE I WOULD HIT A BUMP OR POTHOLE WHILE ALSO PRESSING THE BREAK. THERE WOULD BE A BRIEF SOUND OF THE ABS KICKING IN, FOLLOWED BY A SUDDEN AND ALARMING LOSS OF BRAKE PRESSURE. WHILE PRESSING THE BRAKES, THERE WOULD BE A MOMENT WHERE BACK PRESSURE WILL BE FELT, THEN WOULD PASS THAT THRESHOLD AND FULLY PRESSING THE BRAKE TO THE FLOOR WOULD BE NECESSARY TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS WOULD CONTINUE TO OCCUR FOR SOME TIME (USUALLY THE DURATION OF THE DRIVE) AND REPEATEDLY PUMPING THE BRAKES WHILE STOPPED MIGHT RETURN IT TO NORMAL FUNCTIONALITY ONLY FOR A LITTLE WHILE. SAME PROBLEM AS OF TODAY 3/2017 CHARLESTON, WV
Other or unspecified, Service brakes, Engine, Feb 23, 2017
EITHER IN 2008 OR 2009, SHORTLY AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW 2007 FORD FUSION, I WAS GREETED WITH THE FIRST MAJOR ISSUE OF MY BRAKES GOING OUT ON ME WHILE DRIVING. FIND OUT THIS WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE MASTER CYLINDER. THE ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON WITHIN 3-4 YEARS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE, AND WAS FOUND TO BE RELATED TO THE THERMOSTAT, THE ENGINE WOULD ALWAYS RUN TOWARDS THE COOL END, NEVER GOING ABOVE 1/3 OF THE WAY TO THE HALFWAY MARK. THAT WAS FIXED AFTER YEARS OF FAILED ATTEMPT. AND ALL THE WHILE, I NEVER HAD A FUNCTIONING AIR CONDITION UNIT AND WOULD HAVE TO REPAIR YEARLY, AND THEN FOUND TO BE RELATED THE CAR ALWAYS RUNNING TOO COOL. OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS, I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE GASKET TWICE, BECAUSE OIL WOULD APPEAR IN PLACES IT SHOULD NOT (I ALWAYS MAINTAIN MY CAR BY DOING THE OIL CHANGES, ETC ON TIME). THIS PAST SUNDAY, I WAS DRIVING AND GOING AROUND 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE TO 65, THEN 60, THEN WOULD NOT GO PAST 40 SO I PULLED OFF THE INTERSTATE AND DROVE BACK HOME. OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS I SMELLED BURNT OIL, AND THE SAME ISSUE WITH OIL BEING WHERE IT SHOULD BE HAPPENED AGAIN. MECHANIC IS TELLING ME IT IS DONE, AND AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS NOT SOMETHING UNIQUE TO JUST MY CAR. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE HAVE REPORTED MANY HORRIFYING STORES ON THE SAME ISSUE, WITH SOME PEOPLE'S FUSIONS COMBUSTING AND STALLING THEM ON THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOTIFY THE FORD COMPANY TODAY OF ALL THE SAFETY ISSUES AND OTHER ISSUES RELATED TO MY CAR, JUST SO THEY HAVE IT DOCUMENTED ON THEIR END AS WELL. I AM APPALLED THIS CAR DOES NOT HAVE RECALLS OTHER THAN THE ONE RELATED TO THE AIRBAGS, WHICH THEY CAN NOT FIX YET, POSING MY PASSENGER AT RISK.
Service brakes, Feb 21, 2017
AS OF FEB 2017, I HAVE APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES ON MY CAR. IN WINTER OF 2014 AFTER GOING OVER A PATCH OF ICE AND THE ABS ENGAGING THE BRAKE PEDAL BECAME SPONGY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BRAKES STILL APPLIED BUT FELT LIKE MANUAL MODE. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS OF DIFFICULT BRAKING THE ISSUE RESOLVED ITSELF AND NORMAL BRAKING RESUMED. HOWEVER, EVERY TIME I BRAKED IN A GRAVEL AREA OR SUCH WITH LIMITED TRACTION AND THE ABS WOULD ENGAGE, IT WOULD CREATE A BRAKE ISSUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. IN OCTOBER 2015, THE ISSUE BECAME PERMANENT, HOWEVER I FOUND I COULD CORRECT IT TEMPORARILY BY PULLING THE FUSE ASSOCIATED WITH THE ABS CONTROL MODULE WITH ENGINE OFF, STARTING THE CAR WITH IT OUT AND REINSERTING THE FUSE SEEMED TO RESET THE MODULE AND IT WORKED PROPERLY AGAIN FOR A DAY OR 2 AT BEST BEFORE REVERTING BACK TO THE SOFT PEDAL ISSUE. I ALSO NOTED, PULSING THE PEDAL AND THEN SLAMMING ON THE PEDAL, AS YOU WOULD DURING EMERGENCY BRAKING, WOULD CREATE A NORMAL PEDAL FEEL AT TIMES, BUT THAT IS NOT NEEDED DURING TYPICAL DRIVING AND WOULD IMMEDIATELY REVERT BACK TO POOR PEDAL FEEL. I'VE RECENTLY CALLED MY LOCAL FORD PARTS DEPARTMENT, AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART FOR A 2007 FORD FUSION, PART # 7E5Z 2C215A, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE, AND THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT THE PART FOR THE 2008 FUSION WOULD FIT OR WORK WITH A 2007 ECU. SO I'M LEFT WITH FINDING ONE IN A SCRAP YARD OR TAKING A CHANCE THAT A $1,235 2008 PART MAY WORK WITH MY VEHICLE. PLEASE HELP, AS IF IT WERE NOT THAT I AM A CAUTIOUS DRIVER WITH MY VEHICLE, ACCIDENTS MAY HAVE OCCURRED DUE TO THIS ISSUE.
Service brakes, Feb 19, 2017
I WANT TO ADD MY NAME TO THE BRAKE SOFTENING ISSUE THAT OCCURS ON SOME FUSIONS AFTER THE ABS IS ACTIVATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND IT TAKES DAYS FOR THE BRAKES TO RECOVER. THE MOST RECENT TIME OCCURRED LAST WEEK AND THE BRAKES ARE STILL SOFT AND THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR BEFORE PROPER BREAKING OCCURS. I AM VERY CONCERNED BECAUSE IF I NEED TO STOP QUICKLY TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR PEDESTRIAN, I AM AFRAID I WON'T BE ABLE TO. PLEASE CONTINUE TO INVESTIGATE. DUE TO THE NATURE OF THIS PROBLEM, I FEEL THIS ISSUE SHOULD BE A RECALL. FEEL FREE TO CONTACT ME IF YOU HAVE ADDITIONAL QUESTIONS ABOUT THIS ISSUE.
Service brakes, Feb 16, 2017
THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT WHEN I BRAKE ON A ROUGH, OR UNEVEN ROAD. THE PEDAL REMAINS SOFT UNTIL THE CAR IS SHUT OFF, AND NOT USED FOR AN EXTENDED TIME PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME MORE THAN ONCE. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN LATE 2015. I SPENT OVER $500 GETTING A MAJORITY OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM REPLACED. IT JUST HAPPENED AGAIN ON MONDAY, FEB 13, 2017.
Service brakes, Feb 11, 2017
I HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES ON 2 OCCASIONS; BOTH TIMES THE ANTI-LOCK HAS ENGAGED BRIEFLY AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT "SOFT", TRAVELING QUITE FAR. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING OVER A ROUGH SPOT AND APPLIED THE BRAKES. THE SECOND TIME THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED WHEN I BRAKED ON AN ICY SPOT.
Service brakes, Feb 3, 2017
AFTER HITTING A BUMP IN THE ROAD THE BRAKES BECAME SOFT, GOING ALMOST TO THE FLOOR. I WAS DRIVING ON A PAVED COUNTY ROAD.