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
Service brakes, Nov 1, 2016
AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES AND ENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM, THE BRAKES HAVE NOW GONE "SOFT" AS THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS NOT RESET ITSELF AND THE BACKSIDE VALVE REMAINS OPEN. I NOW MUST PRESS THE BRAKES ABOUT 90% OF THE DISTANCE TO THE FLOOR EVERY TIME IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO STOP APPROPRIATELY. AFTER SOME BASIC RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE WITH 07 AND 08 FORD FUSIONS. THE MECHANIC CANNOT FIGURE OUT A SURE FIX AND ANY SUGGESTED FIX IS VERY COSTLY WITH NO GUARANTEE OF SUCCESS. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THIS???? VERY UNSAFE!!
Service brakes, Jul 14, 2016
WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKE PEDAL BEGAN TO FAIL, AS I PRESSED DOWN ON THE BRAKE IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES DID NOT ENGAGE, I QUICKLY RELEASED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND PRESSED AGAIN, THE BRAKES THEN ENGAGED BUT THE PEDAL STILL TRAVELED DOWN PAST ITS NORMAL POSITION. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT ON A CITY STREET (ASPHALT-NO APPARENT DAMAGE TO ROAD), I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND NOT HIT ANYTHING BECAUSE I WAS DRIVING AT A LOW RATE OF SPEED AND QUICKLY REAPPLIED THE BRAKE.
Service brakes, Apr 11, 2016
I HAVE HAD TWO INCIDENTS WHERE MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND I HAD NO BRAKES. THE FIRST TIME, OCTOBER 21, 2015, THE DEALER COULDN'T PINPOINT THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED REPLACING THE REAR BRAKES WHICH WERE WORN (NOTE: THEY HAD PASSED INSPECTION NO LONG BEFORE THIS TIME). I AGREED TO THIS REPAIR. THEN ON APRIL 2, THE PEDAL ONCE AGAIN WENT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I BRAKED. I PUMPED THE BRAKES AND WAS ABLE TO STOP FOR A RED LIGHT WITHOUT HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THIS TIME THE DEALER REPLACED THE ABS VALVE MODULE, FLUSHED AND REPLACED THE BRAKE FLUID. LUCKILY DURING BOTH INCIDENTS I WAS DRIVING ON CITY STREETS AT LOW SPEEDS. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED AFTER I HIT A POT HOLE WITH MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE. AS SOON AS I BRAKED THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE SECOND TIME I HIT A ROUGH PATCH WHERE THE STREET HAD BEEN DUG UP AND TEMPORARILY PATCHED. I SUSPECT THERE IS SOMETHING GOING ON BETWEEN THE ABS SYSTEM AND THE BRAKES. EVEN WITH THE LATEST REPAIR I HAVE LOST ALL CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR'S BRAKES. I WOULD HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED HAD A CAR BEEN DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF ME OR HAD I BEEN TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. I DO NOT WANT TO EXPERIENCE ANOTHER INCIDENT OF THIS SUDDEN, UNEXPLAINED BRAKE LOSS.
Service brakes, Mar 9, 2016
WHILE DRIVING AROUND 25 TO 30 MPH ON WET ROADS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, I WAS BRAKING NORMALLY AND MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS OVER A MAN HOLE COVER. THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. THE BRAKES HAVE NEVER RETURNED TO A NORMAL FEEL. I'VE HAD THE MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED AND BRAKES BLED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND WAS FINALLY TOLD THAT THE ABS VALVE MODULE WAS STUCK OPEN. I WAS QUOTED OVER $1,000 BY FORD DEALERSHIP. CAN'T AFFORD IT SO I'VE LEARNED TO LIVE WITH A SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL. I JUST PRAY I DON'T NEED TO STOP SUDDENLY.
Power train, Service brakes, Engine, Nov 16, 2015
THE IDLER ARM BOLT HAS BROKEN 4 OR 5 TIMES NOW. ONCE IT HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING BUT THANKFULLY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. LAST TIME WAS IN A PARKING LOT
Service brakes, Oct 20, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING A STOP ON AN UNEVEN ROAD, THE BRAKES WERE UNRESPONSIVE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES BEFORE IT BECAME RESPONSIVE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000. .....UPDATED 12/15/15 *BF *CN
Service brakes, Apr 6, 2015
I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE DEALER TO HAVE MY BRAKES CHECKED. I WAS TOLD I NEEDED NEW BRAKES AND ROTORS, AFTER REPLACING BRAKES AND REAR ROTORS DROVE THE CAR OUT , LESS THAN A QUARTER OF A MILE ON THE WAY HOME BRAKE PADDLE WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR.RETURN TO THE DEALER WAS SUGGESTED I NEED A MASTER CYLINDER , THE MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED WAS TOLD THAT WAS NOT THE PROBLEM. NO ONE KNEW EXACTLY WHAT IT WAS FOR TWO DAYS, I WAS CALLED AND INFORM IT WAS ABS VALVE MODULE. FORD DEALER HAD TO ORDER VALVE MODULE ONE WEEK LATER STILL WAITING. DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. (MANY COMPLAINTS) *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jan 15, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.
Service brakes, Nov 18, 2014, crash
COMPLETE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE! I WAS THE THIRD VEHICLE IN LINE WAITING FOR A RED LIGHT TO CHANGE. THE LIGHT CHANGED AND WE ALL STARTED MOVING FORWARD. WE MOVE STRAIGHT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. ABOUT 200 FEET PAST THE INTERSECTION TWO STRAY DOGS RUN ACROSS THE ROADWAY. THE ROADWAY IS A DIVIDED FOUR LANE WITH PASSING LANES AND IS A 40 MPH ZONE. THE TWO VEHICLES IN FRONT WERE ABLE TO STOP. AS I APPLIED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, I HAD THIS SENSE THAT SOMETHING IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM LET GO. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. I REMEMBER PUSHING FOR ALL I WAS WORTH ATTEMPTING TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BUT HAVING THE SENSE THAT THE VEHICLE IS JUST NOT STOPPING. THE ACCIDENT WAS WRITTEN UP AS UNAVOIDABLE DUE TO THE TWO DOGS AND NO DRIVER WAS CITED. THAT EVENING AS I HAD TIME TO RELIVE THE ACCIDENT, I RECALLED THE SENSE OF THE BRAKES HAVING FAILED. THE NEXT DAY I WENT INTO THE BODY SHOP AND TOLD THEM WHAT I REMEMBERED AND ASKED THEM TO INSPECT THE BRAKES AS PART OF THE REPAIR ASSESSMENT. THEY FOUND THAT THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS COMPLETELY GONE EXCEPT FOR THE EMERGENCY BRAKES. THE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEM SHOWED NUMEROUS CODES IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE BODY SHOP HAD SOMEONE FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY COME AND CHECK ON THE BRAKES AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE ABS SYSTEM HAD GONE OUT. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION IT WAS DETERMINED THAT BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED THE ACCIDENT, AND NOT THE ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED THE BRAKING SYSTEM TO FAIL. IT WAS DETERMINED THAT WHEN THE SYSTEM WENT DOWN THAT THE ABS SYSTEM BLEW OUT PRESSURE LINES AND ALSO CAUSED AND ELECTRICAL FAILURE THAT BURNED ELECTRICAL LINES AND BLEW OUT THE FUSES. IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING 70 MPH, I MIGHT NOT BE HERE TO TELL ABOUT IT. IS THERE A HISTORY OF THIS PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR? EQUIPMENT FAILURE LIKE THIS KILLS PEOPLE. *TR
Service brakes, Nov 3, 2014
AFTER ABS ENGAGED, LOW BRAKE PRESSURE. (PEDAL TO FLOOR - LITTLE STOPPING ABILITY) BRAKE PRESSURE RETURNED AFTER "PUMPING UP" BRAKES. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED MORE THAN TWICE, WITH DIFFERENT OPERATORS. *TR
Service brakes, Sep 25, 2014
DRIVING ALONG AND WENT TO STOP AT A STOP SIGN AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR THEN STARTED STOPPING VERY SLOWLY. TOOK IT THE THE MECHANIC SHOP AND THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. DROVE IT HOME AND IT DID IT ONE TIME AGAIN. CONTINUED DRIVING IT FOR ABOUT 300 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST NIGHT. THIS TIME THE BRAKE FAILED AT 4 STOPS IN A ROW. THEN IT ENGAGED AGAIN AND WAS FINE THE REST OF THE 20 MILES HOME. THE DEALER MECHANIC SAID IT MAY HAVE SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ABS BUT IT WILL BE EXPENSIVE TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR BECAUSE IT ONLY HAPPENS INTERMITANTLY. I HAVE READ NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER FUSION OWNERS FORUMS FOR THE SAME PROBLEM . ONE PERSON SAID IT COST $2000 TO FIX. FORD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN AND SET UP A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT ONLY FOR HYBRIDS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I WENT RIGHT THROUGH THE STOP SIGN AND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED IF THE OTHER PERSON HADN'T SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. *TR
Steering, Service brakes, Engine, Aug 4, 2014
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BOLT FRACTURED AS A RESULT THE PULLEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS A NOISE COMING FRONT HE ENGINE. THE DEALER STATED THE REPLACED THE IDLER TENSIONS PULLEY. HOWEVER, HE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS. THE CONSUMER WENT TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO INFORMED HIM, THE PROBLEM WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN, BECAUSE THE BOLTS THAT HELD THE PULLEY IN PLACE, WERE TOO SMALL IN DIAMETER AND WOULD BREAK AT SOME POINT. AS THE CONSUMER WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, HE HEARD A NOISE THEN LOST POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. UPDATED 11/10/13
Power train, Service brakes, Engine, May 10, 2014
VERY NOTICEABLE IS THE JERKING OF THE CAR, ESPECIALLY WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Engine, Aug 18, 2013
I HAD PURCHASED MY 2007 FORD FUSION NEW AND HAD A FEW ODDITIES DURING THE COURSE OF OWNERSHIP. WITHIN TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP I HAD A BATTERY SHORT OUT. AT THREE YEARS I HAD TO HAVE A HEFTY BRAKE SERVICE DONE BECAUSE OF A CLICKING NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. I NOTICED AT FOUR YEARS THAT WHEN I WOULD REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION AND OPEN THE DOOR, THE CAR WOULD CHIME AS IF THE KEY WAS STILL IN IT. THE DEALER HAD NO IDEA WHAT CAUSED THE CHIMING AND IT HAPPENED SPORADICALLY. THE BIGGEST ISSUE WAS IN LATE NOVEMBER OF 2011, I WAS MERGING ON TO THE HIGHWAY AND GOING TO PASS A VEHICLE; MY CAR BEGAN TO REV REALLY HIGH, BUT I WAS NOT ACCELERATING THAT MUCH. I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL THEN BACK TO FIFTH GEAR STILL NO ACCELERATING. AT THAT MOMENT THE CHECK ENGINE CAME ON AND I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS DEAD AND COSTING. AFTER I STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHERE THEY SPENT TWO WEEKS OF TEARING APART MY MOTOR. THEY DETERMINED THAT A BOLT CAME LOOSE RELEASING MY TIMING BELT DESTROYING MY ENGINE. I PURCHASED AND EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH SAVED ME $7500 IN REPLACEMENT COST. AFTER TWO MORE WEEKS I HAD THE CAR BACK. I NOTICED BELT NOISE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS LOUDER THAN THE ORIGINAL ENGINE. WITHIN A MONTH THE CAR WOULD NOT START AGAIN. THE CHIP IN THAT KEY WENT OUT, AND WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE CHIMING AND THE BELTS. THEY INFORMED ME; THE KEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED (COSTING $300 DOLLARS), MY BELTS WERE FROM THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND NOW STRETCHED OUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND THE STARTER WAS GOING OUT. THE MYSTERY OF THE CHIMING WAS FINALLY SOLVED. FORD OFFERED ME EMPLOYEE PRICING ON A NEW CAR BUT WOULD NOT BY BACK MY FUSION. THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED ME NOTHING. THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AND EXCLUSIVELY SERVICED THERE. *TR
Service brakes, Aug 4, 2013
WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT I DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND IT WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. THE CAR DID NOT STOP. I PUT CAR IMMEDIATELY INTO PARK AND THEN PUMPED BRAKES. PRESSURE SEEMED TO RETURN TO THE BRAKES SO I PROCEEDED TO BACK OUT AGAIN, TESTING BRAKES CONSISTENTLY. BRAKES SEEMED TO RESPOND BUT SEEMED "SOFT" STILL. I DROVE CAR TO MECHANIC WITHOUT INCIDENT, THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS THE MASTER CYLINDER. MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS NOT THE MASTER CYLINDER BUT RATHER THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL MODULE AND THAT HE HAD SEEN THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH FOUR OTHER FORD VEHICLES, TWO OF THEM FUSIONS. MECHANIC STATED THAT WHEN HE LOOKED UP THE SYMPTOMS I REPORTED TO HIM IN HIS "IDENTIFIX/OEM" DATABASE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAME UP ASSOCIATED WITH A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN FROM FORD, INCLUDING THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOW TO REPAIR THE PROBLEM. HE COULD NOT FIND A RECALL NOTICE FOR THIS PROBLEM, HOWEVER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT AND I AM PERPLEXED AS TO WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. I WILL BE CONTACTING THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO INVESTIGATE FURTHER. MY MECHANIC REPAIRED THE PROBLEM WHICH COST JUST OVER $2000 AND DID INCLUDE HIM TAKING THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER TO RESET THE ABS AND ASSOCIATE THE REPAIR WITH MY VIN. TWO DAYS SINCE REPAIR AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY BRAKE PROBLEMS. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Air bags, Seat belts, Nov 12, 2010, crash
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SWERVED INTO ANOTHER LANE. THE BRAKES LOCKED WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPIN UNCONTROLLABLY. WHEN THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN AND ACCELERATED UP AN EMBANKMENT AND INTO A DIRT MOUND. THE SEAT BELT FAILED TO SECURE THE CONTACT AND CAUSED HER TO FORCEFULLY STRIKE THE WINDSHIELD AREA. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED EYE, NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY DURING THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,096.
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Oct 3, 2010
I HAVE JUST SPENT $230 TO HAVE THE REAR BRAKE DISKS REPLACED ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION. THEY WERE SO PITTED FROM CORROSION THAT THEY MADE A TERRIBLE NOISE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THEY MIGHT EVEN HAVE BEEN A SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL I KNOW. THE FRONT ONES WERE REPLACED A MONTH AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2007 FOR THE SAME REASON. THE CAR HAS BEEN DRIVEN A MERE 20,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC TELLS ME THAT THE FRONT DISKS WILL PROBABLY NEED REPLACEMENT AGAIN IN A YEAR OR TWO. FURTHER, HE TELLS ME THAT IT DIDN'T MATTER THAT THE WARRANTY PERIOD WAS PAST ( BY A COUPLE OF MONTHS), BECAUSE THIS IS CONSIDERED A "WEAR" PROBLEM AND, THEREFORE, NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. IS MY EXPERIENCE UNIQUE AMONG FUSION OWNERS? I BET NOT. CLEARLY, FORD HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON ITS BRAKE DISK MATERIALS SPECIFICATION. I WILL CERTAINLY LOOK AT OTHER BRANDS BEFORE I EVEN CONSIDER BUYING ANOTHER FORD. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Aug 10, 2010, crash
THE POWER BOOSTER IN MY 2007 FORD FUSION FAILED AFTER ONLY A FEW MONTHS OF THE BRAKES FEELING "OFF" AT RARE, RANDOM TIMES. IT WENT OUT, RENDERING MY BRAKES USELESS OVER 55 MPH AND CAUSED ME TO REAR END SOMEONE BECAUSE THE BRAKES WOULD NOT STOP THE CAR. *TR
Service brakes, Electric, Sep 2, 2008
I NOTICED THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE MAKING NOISE ON 8-25-08. I BROUGHT MY CAR INTO THE SHOP TO GET AN OIL CHANGE AND HAVE THE BRAKES LOOKED AT. I WAS TOLD MY REAR BRAKES WERE METAL TO METAL ON THE INSIDE PADS. I NEEDED NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES ON THE CAR AND THEY REPLACED THE REAR BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS BUT COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WENT WRONG. I WAS THEN CHARGED $310 TO HAVE THEM REPLACED. MY FRONT BRAKES ARE ONLY WORN DOWN 10%. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Jul 3, 2008
I HAVE HAD MY VEHICLE SINCE APRIL 2007. SINCE THAT TIME MY CHECK BRAKES AND BRAKE FLUID LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON WHILE DRIVING. I PULL OVER AND POP THE HOOD TO CHECK MY BRAKE FLUID LEVELS AND IT IS OKAY. I MENTIONED THIS TWICE TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENTS WHEN BRINGING MY VEHICLE IN FOR ROUTINE OIL CHANGES AND THEY HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING WRONG OR A REASON FOR THIS LIGHT TO KEEP COMING ON IN THE DASH GAUGES. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM AND IF SO WHAT IS THE SOLUTION. COULD THIS BE A RELAY OR SWITCH THAT IS FAULTY. I WOULD JUST LIKE TO NOT HAVE THIS LIGHT COMING ON 10-20 TIMES A DAY WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE IT IS ANNOYING TO HAVE TO KEEP PUSHING THE RESET BUTTON ON MY DASH. THE RED BRAKE SYMBOL DOES HOWEVER STAY LIT ONCE I PRESS THE RESET BUTTON. *TR
Service brakes, Hydraulic, Feb 28, 2008
I HAVE A FORD FUSION 07 THE PROBLEM THAT I HAVE IS THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS RUST SO BADLY WHEN I DON'T DRIVE FOR A WEEK OR TWO THE BRAKES SHUDDER BADLY WHAT CAN BE DONE TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM? I HAVE A OLD 95 BUICK THAT IS UNDER THE SAME CARPORT THAT CAN SET FOR A MONTH OR LONGER AND DOES NOT SHUDDER AFTER SITTING LONGER THAN THE FORD I AM RETIRED AND DO NOT DRIVE EITHER VEHICLE VERY MUCH. *TR
Steering, Suspension, Service brakes, Hydraulic, Electrical system, Structure, Sep 20, 2007
2007 FORD FUSION BOUGHT NEW DOES NOT FUNCTION WELL IT TAKES A WHILE TO CRANK. WINDOWS BEGAN TO MOLD, CAR SHAKES, VIBRATES , SWERVES OF ROAD WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION WELL CAR MAKES NOISES. TIRES DO NOT PERFORM WELL TIRES HAVE TROUBLE SLOWING DOWN. *JB