Major Problems with 2008 Ford Fusion Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2008 Ford Fusion

2008 Ford Fusion AIR BAGS Victims: 3 Mileage: 30000 miles

2008 Ford Fusion ENGINE Victims: 2 Mileage: 42000 miles

2008 Ford Fusion TIRES Victims: 2 Mileage: 107000 miles

Browse 2008 Ford Fusion complaints by category

Problems with AIR BAGS, SERVICE BRAKES and POWER TRAIN are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Ford Fusion owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AIR BAGS i was driving home from work on rt. 511or lorain street in oberlin ohio. the light on lorain and s....	620 ~ 23864 miles
SERVICE BRAKES was driving and as i went around a corner the brake pedal (which was slightly depressed) went completely to the...	393 ~ 108738 miles
POWER TRAIN used vehicle purchase 2 days ago my husband and i drove the car on a test drive and it went...	41 ~ 69661 miles
STRUCTURE tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact noticed that field mice were entering the vehicle through the headliner....	35 ~ 73077 miles
ENGINE while on a trip to new buffalo michigan my 2008 ford fusion began to sputter and limp (as if it...	33 ~ 88098 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER drivers interior door handle broke. there wasnt any warning it just no longer worked. in order to open the door...	32 ~ 133566 miles
BODY > STRUCTURE tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that as he entered the vehicle he noticed that...	31 ~ 99205 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM customer was traveling on roadway when he noticed smoke. pulled over and opened hood to have smoke billow out. inspection...	26 ~ 83277 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL accelerated from stop sign and accelerator stuck at half wide open. had to use brake to stop the vehicle. this	21 ~ 60452 miles
DOOR > BODY > STRUCTURE used interior handle on a ford fusion 2008 in a normal manner and it snapped off. the car can no	12 ~ 62903 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM on an interstate merge ramp the fusion suddenly lost power and felt like it would stall. wrench light came on...	10 ~ 67589 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2008 ford fusion 2wd 4 cyl one rear brake caliper has seized causing damage to rotor now causing un-even breaking	9 ~ 25305 miles
STEERING over time the vehicle developed gradually more slackness and free play in the steering response. i initially attributed the condition...	8 ~ 76918 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that the door locks were not functioning properly. at times...	7 ~ 62328 miles
SEAT BELTS i was driving home from work on rt. 511or lorain street in oberlin ohio. the light on lorain and s....	7 ~ 13836 miles
SUSPENSION i had my 2008 ford fusion se checked out due to the rear tires were going bald. i have put...	4 ~ 67336 miles
TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the vehicle has continental contiprocontact tires size 225/55r17. the front passenger tire blew...	4 ~ 43886 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds the vehicle lost...	3 ~ 24000 miles
MASTER CYLINDER > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving 20 mph the brakes failed. the...	3 ~ 46333 miles
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN we own a 2008 ford fusion 6 cyl. awd. shortly after we bought it we started having trouble with the...	3 ~ 75600 miles
LATCH > DOORS > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. while driving with the automatic door lock engaged the force was so hard...	3 ~ 85731 miles
VISIBILITY/WIPER tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that the front and rear driver side and rear...	2 ~ 30000 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL the problem initially began because i had to brake hard to avoid an accident on the freeway and the brakes...	2 ~ 109500 miles
EQUIPMENT brake issue. softening of hydraulics of brakes in 2008 ford fusion se. occurs whenever abs are activated. now it occurs...	2
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY driver door lock jams and gets stuck leaving you locked inside the vehicle. in the event of a need to...	2 ~ 70500 miles
POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS > VISIBILITY tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that the rear windows failed. the contact took the...	2 ~ 84500 miles
SEATS tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the contact stated that while driving 30 mph the heated seat light...	2 ~ 59500 miles
LATCH > HOOD > LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. while driving 60 mph the contact noticed that the hood suddenly opened without...	2 ~ 91000 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. the vehicle has continental contipro-contact tires size 225/60r17. the dot number was p5xv-46mb....	2 ~ 62250 miles
CRUISE CONTROL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. while driving 69 mph with the cruise control engaged the contact tapped the...	2 ~ 25500 miles
WHEELS wheel studs are twisting off and stretching when putting the lug nuts back on at the recommended torque of 98...	1
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC 2008 ford fusion. consumer writes in regards to anti-lock braking system problems. *smd...	1
FRONT > SUSPENSION 2008 ford fusion. front wheel bearing failure at 31 000 miles. *tr...	1 ~ 31000 miles
CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM) > AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. while driving various speeds the vehicle suddenly experienced random hesitation and jerking....	1 ~ 70000 miles
PARKING BRAKE on a 2008 ford fusion se 4 cylinder i have had to replace the right rear brakes twice before 50...	1 ~ 50000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL tl * the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. while driving at approximately 60 mph the contact engaged the accelerator...	1 ~ 28874 miles
FUEL PUMP > DELIVERY > FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 2006 ford fusion fails to start or even crank trying to start. been to 3 different ford dealerships in 3...	1
LINKAGES > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL accelerated from stop sign and accelerator stuck at half wide open. had to use brake to stop the vehicle. this	1 ~ 5400 miles
SIDE/WINDOW > AIR BAGS 2008 ford fusion side air bag did not deploy during a car crash. consumer states that her car was hit	1

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