2008 Ford Fusion
Problems, recalls and owner-reported issues
Air bags is the leading concern among 1,353 owner complaints filed for this model year. This is the 7th highest complaint count among 15 Fusion model years with reports.
Of the 2008 reports, 53 involved a crash and 6 involved a fire. 29 people were injured.
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
Air bags, frontalFeb 16, 2021
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, 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 inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1-866-436-7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Campaign 21V081000 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
1,353 reports, newest first.
Service brakes, Feb 16, 2016
MY BRAKES KEEP FAILING ON MY CAR , EVEN AFTER NEW BRAKES. THEY GO ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 6 DIFFERENT ACCIDENTS, ONCE HAVING TO TAKE THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND DAMAGING A RIM. IT STARTED AT 14000 ISH OFF AND ON AND I ONLY HAVE 59000 ON IT NOW, AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE CARE OF THIS. I HAVE READ SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME. I MEAN THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS , BUT FOR ANYONE IN FRONT OF ME. I WANT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TO KNOW I HAVE REPORTED THIS ISSUE, AND I ALSO HAVE PRINTED A FILE OF ALL COMPLAINTS I HAVE FOUND. THEY NOT ONLY FAIL, BUT THEY GRIND..... WITH NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES AS EVERYONE ELSE IS SAYING. I CANNOT DRIVE IT IF IT RAINS OR SNOWS, BECAUSE YOU JUST CANNOT STOP THE CAR. I NEARLY WAS IN A PILE UP ON THE HIWAY AS WELL. IT IS SCAREY. I WOULD CHALLENGE THEM ON THIS. THE OTHER DAY I COULD NOT STOP AGAIN. THIS IS A PROBLEM ....SO MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THE SAME THING.
Service brakes, Feb 10, 2016
THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS SLIDING INTO TRAFFIC DUE TO ICY CONDITIONS. AFTER HITTING THE BRAKES HARD AND ENGAGING THE ABS SYSTEM THE BRAKES BECAME SPONGEY AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER HAVING TO HIT THE BRAKES HARD AGAIN AND THIS TIME WE WERE ON AN INTERSTATE. MY MECHANIC HAS REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, AND ADJUSTED THEM. AFTER THIS HAPPENING SEVERAL TIMES MY MECHANIC RESEARCHED IT TO FIND THE THE ABS MODULES ON THIS MODEL ARE FAULTY. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND EXPENSIVE DEFECT ON THIS AUTOMOBILE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE I HAVE READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS WITH THIS MODEL AND THE SAME DEFECT HAS BEEN NOTED.
Service brakes, Feb 7, 2016
ABS ACTIVATED WHEN SLOWING FOR A RIGHT HAND TURN ON WET ROADS THEN BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR AND GOT VERY SOFT. CAR WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN, HAD TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. ABS INDICATOR CAME ON. AFTER RESTARTING CAR BRAKES RECOVERED TO NORMAL HOWEVER ABS INDICATOR COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY.
Air bags, Feb 5, 2016
THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BULGING OUT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID AIRBAG IS AT RISK FOR DEPLOYING, BECAUSE THAT IS WHAT IS BULGING... IT HAS GOTTEN WORSE YOU CAN TELL AIRBAG IS PUSHING ON THE DASH. WE HAVE TRIED FIXING IT BUT ITS THE BULGING AIRBAG THAT IS THE ISSUE NOT THE DASH ITSELF. I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT OTHER PEOLE ARE ALSO HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR AIRBAG. PLEASE RECALL, BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.
Service brakes, Feb 1, 2016
APPROACHING A STOP SIGN ON A MORNING WITH SOME ICE ON THE ROADS, THE ABS ENGAGED AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. ALL SUBSEQUENT BRAKING ATTEMPTS RESULT IN THE PEDAL GOING DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND INCREASED STOPPING DISTANCE. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE YEARS WITH THIS CAR. DIFFERENT COMPONENTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED BUT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. IT TYPICALLY GOES AWAY ON ITS OWN EVENTUALLY. DOESN'T FEEL LIKE A SAFE SITUATION.
Exterior lighting, Engine, Feb 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE HEADLIGHTS FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Service brakes, Jan 28, 2016
ONCE THE ABS APPLIED BRAKE PEDAL CAN BE SMASHED TO THE FLOOR
Power train, Jan 25, 2016
2013 WE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT (92K MILES) IN AUGUST 2014 HAD TO TAKE BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP I HAD A PROBLEM WITH SHIFT SOLENOID STICKING THEY REPAIRED. IN 2015 BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAME PROBLEM. JANUARY 25, 2016 BACK TO TRANSMISSION SHOP SAME PROBLEM AND THEY HAVE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSION. I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PUT 2500.00 FOR A REBUILT TRANSMISSION TWICE.. 65K MILES LATER IT IS BAD AGAIN. I DON'T DRIVE HILLS OR MOUNTAINS. I LIVE FLAT LAND AND I DRIVE A LOT OF HWY MILES. THIS IS BULL!!!! I WENT TO SEE IF THERE ARE ANY RECALLS ON IT AND THERE IS NOT BUT I SEE A WHOLE LOT OF COMPLAINTS. ALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. UPON YOUR REQUEST I CAN FORWARD THE PAPERWORK FOR THE REPAIRS ONCE MY CAR HAS BEEN DONE THIS WEEK. I WANT FORD TO STEP UP AND TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN R I WAS HOLDING ON TO THE STEERING WHEEL BECAUSE IT JERK SO HARD I THOUGHT IT WAS GOING TO SEND ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND I HAVE OWNED SO MANY OF THEM OVER THE YEARS.
Service brakes, Jan 25, 2016
WHILE TRYING TO STOP THE CAR WHILE IN MOTION, THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR, AND IT TAKES LONGER THAN IT SHOULD TO STOP THE CAR. FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AFTER STARTING TO PRESS THE BRAKE, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR WILL NOT STOP EVEN THOUGH THE BRAKE IS PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. I'VE ALMOST BEEN IN SEVERAL WRECKS AND HAVE ONLY AVOIDED THEM BY PRESSING MY BRAKES WELL BEFORE I HAVE NEEDED TO THE POINT OF TRYING TO STOP AT GREEN LIGHTS JUST IN CASE. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO 3 DIFFERENT FORD DEALERSHIPS TO TRY AND FIX THE BREAKS TO THE POINT WHERE THE BRAKE BOOSTER, CALIPER, AND BRAKE MODULE HAVE ALL BEEN REPLACED YET THE BRAKES STILL DO NOT WORK PROPERLY. I HOPE THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN BE RESOLVED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED BECAUSE HE OR SHE WAS UNABLE TO STOP HIS OR HER CAR DUE TO THE FAULTY BREAKS.
Air bags, Jan 22, 2016
I AM THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF A 2008 FORD FUSION WITH A PROBLEM WITH THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH BUCKLING AT THE BOTTOM OF WHERE THE AIRBAG IS . THIS CAUSES ME CONCERN ABOUT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYING AT ANY TIME EVEN IF IT IS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT OR IF NEEDED TO DEPLOY AND IT FAILS TO DO SO . HELP !!! I AM NOT THE ONLY FORD OWNER WITH THIS ISSUE .THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN BEING NOTICEABLE IN 2012 AND HAS PROGRESSIVELY GOTTEN WORSE.
Service brakes, Jan 14, 2016
IN NOVEMBER 2015 I TOOK MY 2008 FORD FUSION TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT. AS I RECALL, I HIT A REGULAR OLE POT HOLE AND THE BRAKES WERE NON-EXISTENT UNTIL I PUSHED THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC, HE SAID THERE WAS POWER STEERING IN MY MASTER CYLINDER, AND THAT I NEEDED MY MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED. I ALLOWED HIM TO DO SO AND THE BRAKES WERE WORKING PROPERLY AGAIN. IN DECEMBER OF 2015 I WAS PULLING INTO TED'S HOTDOGS AND THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC AND HE NOTICED THE SOFT PEDAL. AFTER BLEEDING OUT THE BRAKES THE BRAKES RETURNED TO WORKING PROPERLY. HE SAID HE SAW NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND CALLED IT, "WEIRD." WHEN I PICKED IT UP EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. JANUARY 13TH, 2016 I WAS RETURNING HOME. THERE WAS SNOW ON THE GROUND AND I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO MY STREET. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT SOFT AGAIN. THIS MORNING MY MOTHER TOOK IT TO WORK AND SHE WAS FORCED TO RUN A RED LIGHT AT 5:30 AM BECAUSE SHE COULD NOT STOP BECAUSE THE PEDAL WAS SOFT. EVERY TIME THE PEDAL WENT SOFT, IT WAS BECAUSE I WAS MAKING A TURN. THE SPEEDS I WAS GOING AT WERE 40MPH, 35MPH AND 20MPH. AFTER FURTHER RESEARCH, I HAVE LEARNED THAT IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE MASTER CYLINDER, BRAKES, ROTORS NOR CALIPERS, BUT HAS TO DO WITH THE ABS AND HCU.
Service brakes, Jan 12, 2016, crash
LIGHT SNOW ON ROADS WHEN I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN. APPROACHED SLOWLY AND BEGAN TO LIGHTLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FELT/HEARD ABS ENGAGE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL LOST ALL RESISTANCE AND WENT TO THE FLOOR. BEGAN FRANTICLY PUMPING THE BRAKES AND, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 PUMPS, THEY RETURNED. PULLED AWAY FROM INTERSECTION AND LIGHTLY APPLIED BRAKES ON A DRY AREA OF PAVEMENT; SAME RESULT AS ABOVE. ABS INDICATOR LIGHT IS NOT ON. IMMEDIATELY TOOK VEHICLE TO A REPAIR FACILITY (PUMPING MY LEG OFF EVERY TIME I HAD TO DECREASE SPEED) AND THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. STATED THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY WITH THE ABS HCU (AS THEY HAD SEEN THE SAME ISSUE OCCUR ON A LINCOLN MKS). PEDAL RESTORED TO NORMAL WHILE TRAVELING HOME FROM SHOP.**UPDATED 9/28/16 TWO DAYS AFTER I REPORTED THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT, I WAS DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE AND BEGAN TO BRAKE AS I APPROACHED A BUSY INTERSECTION (THREE DIRECTIONS OF TRAFFIC BUT ONLY 1 DIRECTION HAS TO STOP). VERY SMALL SPOTS OF UNMELTED SNOW WERE PRESENT ON THE ROAD AND AGAIN, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I ALSO WENT BEYOND MY DESIRED STOPPING POINT ON THIS OCCASION, AS WELL. IN FACT, THE VEHICLE ONLY STOPPED BECAUSE I WRECKED INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THAT WAS WAITING TO TURN.*SMCH
Structure, Jan 11, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.
Service brakes, Jan 7, 2016
HAD INSTANCE TO HIT BREAKS WHEN SLIDING ON ICE. CAR STOPPED AND ABS WAS WORKING. AFTERWORDS, PEDAL DEPRESSED TO FLOOR. I COULD STOP BY PUMPING THEM, BUT THOUGHT THEY HAD SUFFURED FAILURE. MECHANIC I TOOK THE CAR TO, SAID HE RESET COMPUTER CODE, FOUND AIR IN LINE, AND THEY WORKED FINE FOR OVER A YEAR. LAST MONTH, THEY DID THE SAME THING. THIS TIME OVER THE COURSE OF A COUPLE OF DAYS WHILE WERE AWAY FROM HOME, WE STOPPED VERY CAREFULLY. THEY DID SEEM TO CORRECT THEMSELVES OVER THE COURSE OF TIME. RETURNED TO MECHANIC, WHO WENT ONLINE TO TRY AND FIND REASON FOR PROBLEM, AFTER FINDING NO OTHER PROBLEM WITH SYSTEM, BELIEVES THAT THE FAULT LIES IN THE ABS MODULE. THESE INCIDENTS ALL HAPPENED DURING EXTREME BRAKING PROCEEDURES.
Service brakes, Jan 7, 2016
AFTER AN ABS EVEN THE BRAKES BECOME SPONGY OR EVEN NON-EXISTANT. 2 DIFFERENT DEALERS SAY NO PROBLEMS. THIS ISSUE HAS NEARLY CAUSED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS AS THE BRAKES ARE INCONSISTENT. ON-LINE SEVERAL PEOPLE POINT TO A FAILURE OF THE HBU. I JUST NEED TO KNOW IF THIS IS IT. I CAN NOT KEEP THROWING MONEY AT THIS ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO EITHER STEP UP AND RECALL THIS OR TELL DEALERS WHAT TO FIX.
Fuel/propulsion system, Dec 23, 2015, crash
EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE GETS GAS, IT DOESN'T EVEN NEED TO BE A FILL UP, THE ENTIRE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT IS CONSUMED WITH GAS FUMES. WE TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERS AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO PROBLEM YOU'RE PROBABLY JUST OVER FILLING IT WHEN YOU GET GAS OR THEY ARE SPILLING GAS BUT THAT IS NOT THE ISSUE AT ALL, I'M POSITIVE ABOUT IT. WE CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND THEY SENT US TO ANOTHER DEALER WHO SAID THE SAME THING. I THINK THERE MAY BE A PROBLEM WHICH WOULD REQUIRE REMOVAL OF THE GAS TANK AND THEY JUST DON'T WANT TO DO IT. HAS THERE BEEN ANY SAFETY RECALLS ABOUT THIS? THIS CAR IS MY MOTHERS AND I DON'T KNOW HOW SHE HASN'T PASSED OUT WHILE DRIVING FROM THE FUMES, IT REALLY IS TERRIBLE AND WE HAVE NO ANSWERS. I'M A FORMER MECHANIC FROM YEARS AND YEARS AGO AND KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE, MAYBE A VACUUM HOSE OR FITTING OR THE GAS TANK ITSELF, I SEE ONLINE OTHER YEARS HAD A SIMILAR PROBLEM ABOVE THE GAS TANK WITH A PLASTIC FITTING CRACKING. SHE HAS BEEN DEALING WITH THIS PROBLEM SINCE SHE GOT THIS CAR TWO OR THREE YEARS AGO. SHE DID HAVE ANOTHER CAR HIT HER FROM BEHIND ON THE DRIVERS SIDE BUMPER WHEN PARKED AND IT WAS REPAIRED AT A BODY SHOP BUT THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERS AFTER THAT TIME.
Air bags, Dec 22, 2015
THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS COME AWAY FROM THE SEAM AND IS BUBBELING. NOW THEIR IS A POWDER SUBSTANCE THAT'S BROWN THAT IS COMING OUT OF THEIR AS IF THE BALLOON IS DRYING UP. ALAMOGORDO IS A HOT AREA WHERE TEMPS RANGE FROM 90-100 DEGREES. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOTHING HAS HIT THE DASHBOARD TO CAUSE IT TO BUBBLE OR THE SEEMS COME ATTACHED. IT JUST STARTED GRADUALLY HAPPENING. I AM AFTRAID THAT IF I GET IN AN ACCIDENT THE AIR BAG WILL NOT DEPLOY, OR THAT IT WILL DEPLOY FOR NO REASON, AS IT SEEMS VERY UNSTABLE. I HAVE SEEN OTHER FUSIONS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ATTACHED PICTURE FROM DIFFERENT ANGLES FOR YOU TO SEE
Service brakes, Dec 21, 2015
WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING, I HEARD A POP NOISE AND THEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD THE BREAKS CHECKED, ROTOR, PAD, FLUID AND HAD THEM BLED. NOTHING WRONG AND NO CHANGE. I TOOK THEM 3 DIFFERENT PLACES AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. IF I PUMPED THE BREAKS, THE PEDAL WILL COME BACK, BUT IF I HIT A POTHOLE, MINOR BUMP OR IF ITS WET, SNOW OR ICE...THEY GO OUT AGAIN AND I AM TERRIFIED OF WRECKING AND HURTING MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE! I TOOK IT IN SOMEWHERE ELSE AND THEY WERE ABLE TO TELL ME IT'S THE ABS SYSTEM AND THAT IT MAY NEED A NEW ABS MODULE WHICH IS QUITE EXPENSIVE! I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE, BUT I HAVE NO CHOICE; WORK AND HOME. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE! I HAVE NOW SEEN THIS PROBLEM REPORTED SEVERAL TIMES AND NO RECALL? WHY IS THIS NOT TAKEN CARE OF? I WONDER HOW MANY ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN DUE TO THIS? WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO HAVE IT RECALLED? IT IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECTIVE ABS PROBLEM...THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING.
Service brakes, Dec 1, 2015
I WAS COMING TO A STOP WHILE TURNING IN A THIN PATCH OF MUD, THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT NEARLY ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR CAUSING A DRASTIC DROP IN BRAKING CAPABILITY. APPARENTLY, AFTER AN "ABS EVENT", A VALVE IN THE ABS CONTROL UNIT STICKS OPEN ROBBING THE SYSTEM OF PRESSURE. AFTER THE ABS EVENT, I WAS ABLE TO RE-PRESSURIZE THE SYSTEM BY PUMPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES.
Vehicle speed control, Nov 27, 2015
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $900. WAS TOLD THE PCM OR THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOT OUR VIN NUMBER, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED? AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS ANYONE BEEN HURT YET? IF FORD DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE FIX THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE A WARNING REGARDING THE ISSUE.
Service brakes, Nov 25, 2015
I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SIDE STREET ON A MONDAY NIGHT. IT HAD SNOWED ON SATURDAY AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME THAWING AND ICING. I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGED. AFTER THAT THE BRAKES LOST THEIR PRESSURE MAKING BRAKING MORE DIFFICULT. I DEFINITELY COULD NOT STOP FAST IF I NEEDED TOO MAKING IT A DANGEROUS SITUATION. THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN AUGUST OF 2015 AS WELL. I DROVE THE 1/2 MILE TO MY HOUSE AND DECIDED I WOULD TAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY ON MY WAY THERE THE BRAKES ONCE AGAIN ENGAGED THEREFORE, NOT SHOWING UP ON ANY TEST. AGAIN, JUST LIKE IN AUGUST. I HAVE MANY CONCERNS WITH THIS PROBLEM, I DO NOT FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING PEOPLE IN MY VEHICLE, PEOPLE WHO KNOW I HAVE A PROBLEM DO NOT WANT ME TO DRIVE THEM AND THEN THERE'S MY DAUGHTER WHO I WILL NOT ALLOW TO DRIVE THE CAR. I WOULD NOT WANT TO SELL THE CAR KNOWING THAT WHOEVER PURCHASED IT WOULD BE CAUGHT OFF GUARD BECAUSE THEY WOULD BE UNAWARE OF THE PROBLEMS THAT SEEM TO BE HAPPENING TO OTHERS AS WELL, BUT YET THERE IS NO RECALL! GO FIGURE THAT NOTHING WILL BE DONE UNTIL SOMEONE (A CHILD) IS KILLED DUE TO GREED! GO TO THE FOLLOWING LINKS FOR MORE OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS: HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM & HTTP://FORDPROBLEM.COM/2008-FORD-FUSION-SERVICE-BRAKES-PROBLEMS-DEFECTS//COMPLAINT/2008/FORD/FUSION/HYDRAULIC+BRAKE
Service brakes, Nov 23, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HCU BECAME JAMMED IN THE OPEN POSITION, CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STICK TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HCU WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.
Service brakes, Nov 19, 2015
BRAKE PEDAL WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. DRIVING ON THE STREET ABOUT 25-30 MILES PER HOUR WHEN BRAKE WAS PRESSED AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITH NO WARNING OR LIGHTS POPPING UP. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED IT WITH THE NEED FOR THE MASTER CYLINDER TO BE REPLACED, CALIPERS SERVICED AND SYSTEM BLEED. THAT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM AND I LEFT WITH AN UNSAFE VEHICLE AND WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD SON IN THE VEHICLE. TOOK THE CAR BACK AND AFTER 5 DAYS THEY TOLD US THAT WE NEED A NEW HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE COST FOR THE REPAIRS IS OVER $2000. MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE SINCE THERE ARE OTHER CUSTOMERS COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY HAVE THE EXACT SAME VEHICLE. A RECALL IS NEEDED FOR THIS ISSUED SINCE IT'S UNSAFE AND SOMEONE CAN GET HURT WITHOUT ANY SIGNS. MANUFACTURER IS NOT TAKING ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE COST OF THE REPAIRS SINCE THERE ARE NO OPEN RECALLS OR WARRANTIES.
Engine, Nov 9, 2015
2008 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET ISSUES. *SMD THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE ENGINE FRONT COVER GASKET, CRANK SEAL, OIL PAN GASKET, VALUE COVER GASKET AND SERPENTINE BELT TENSIONER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED RIGHT AWAY, OR THE ENGINE WOULD BLOW. *JB
Service brakes, Nov 1, 2015
SOFT PEDAL, GOES ALMOST TO THE FLOOR, HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT HAS BEEN CHANGED, BRAKES HAVE BEEN BLEED MANUALLY AND POWER BLEED. COMMON ISSUE FORD KNOWS ABOUT INVOLVING 2007 AND 2008 FORD FUSIONS. ALREADY CALLED FORD AND COMPLAINED. VERY COSTLY FIX FOR THE CONSUMER $950 PART. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN IT OCCURRED. IT ALSO DID IT WHEN HITTING A BUMP AND THE ABS TURNED ON, THE PEDAL REMAINED SOFT, NO ABS LIGHT OR BRAKE LIGHTS ON.