2016 Ford Fusion problems
Owners have filed 2,120 complaints about the 2016 Ford Fusion with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 20.9% of them, narrowly the most common, ahead of power train at 14.7%.
Complaints2,120
Crashes101
Fires10
Injuries44
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 20.9% · 443
Power train 14.7% · 311
Unknown or other 10.0% · 211
Steering 8.4% · 178
Electrical system 7.1% · 150
Back over prevention 6.2% · 131
Engine and engine cooling 5.1% · 109
Service brakes 4.0% · 85
Severity
Of those complaints, 101 describe a crash, 10 describe a fire and 44 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 15 model years of the Ford Fusion in this data, 2016 sits 5th by complaint volume. 2010 draws the most.
Filing volume has held steady, 642 in the last three years against 694 in the three before.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 75,104 miles.
In owners' own words
My antifreeze AND oil keep going empty after driving the car after so many days..... there is no leak on the ground, and i do not smell anything inside the cab. No lights are on the dash I took it and has them plug it in just incase and the only thing that came back as a possible issue is the brake pad. Otherwise they said there was no issue However, there is an issue and no one can seem to figure out what it is! Engine
Unknown, but believe that is it coolant leak related as the vehicle has been losing coolant. We have been needing to fill with coolant. The fan was running occasionally. The vehicle has no power. This is dangerous because the vehicle could have shut off while driving. The vehicle has not yet been seen by the dealership but will been getting an appointment to do so. There were no warning lights or any other warnings. Engine · reported at 145,330 miles
While driving on Interstate 75 from Fort Lauderdale to Tampa, the check engine light began to flash and the car began to shake violently. I had to bring it into a Ford dealer in Naples FL. It turns out that there is a known coolant intrusion issue into the engine and a class action lawsuit has been filed against Ford. There are a number of technical service bulletins as well however they are not issuing a recall. Engine
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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