Ford Fusion / 2018
2018 Ford Fusion problems
Owners have filed 574 complaints about the 2018 Ford Fusion with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 34.7% of them — the clear leader, ahead of power train at 19%.
Complaints574
Crashes11
Fires1
Injuries8
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 34.7% · 199
Power train 19.0% · 109
Engine and engine cooling 15.2% · 87
Unknown or other 8.2% · 47
Electrical system 4.5% · 26
Fuel/propulsion system 3.8% · 22
Steering 3.3% · 19
Wheels 2.3% · 13
Severity
Of those complaints, 11 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 8 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 15 model years of the Ford Fusion in this data, 2018 draws comparatively few complaints; 2010 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 333 in the last three years against 211 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 89,000 miles.
In owners' own words
Check engine light, lots of white smoke out of tailpipe and dark black spark plugs at 15,000 miles! Dealer said I got bad gas or vandalism therefore no warranty coverage. I had to pay a local mechanic to replace spark plugs, pump out and replace fuel. Two weeks later I receive a Ford letter stating coolant can leak into the cylinder bores causing exactly happened to my vehicle. Now I have to seek reimbursement. Engine · reported at 15,895 miles
It was losing calling but no coolant leak, rough idle/driving and blows white smoke out of the exhaust and threw the code p1299 so I took it to a garage and they told me it was the cylinder head gasket but my car has no recalls on it and I looked up my problem and it said 2013-2018 ford fusions with the 1.5l built before June 2019 and mine was built in feb 2018 and I havenât received any mail about a recall. Engine
The contact owns a 2018 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving out of the driveway, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000. Engine · reported at 85,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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