Ford Fusion / 2008
2008 Ford Fusion problems
Owners have filed 1,533 complaints about the 2008 Ford Fusion with NHTSA. Air bags account for 41.6% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of service brakes at 31.2%.
Complaints1,533
Crashes67
Fires6
Injuries37
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Air bags 41.6% · 638
Service brakes 31.2% · 479
Structure 5.4% · 83
Service brakes, hydraulic 4.8% · 74
Power train 3.1% · 48
Unknown or other 2.5% · 39
Engine 2.5% · 39
Electrical system 1.8% · 28
Severity
Of those complaints, 67 describe a crash, 6 describe a fire and 37 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 15 model years of the Ford Fusion in this data, 2008 sits 7th by complaint volume. 2010 draws the most.
Filings have fallen off, 13 in the last three years against 123 in the three before. That is normal as a generation leaves the road.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 97,000 miles.
In owners' own words
After the recall of the air bag. I never had the air bag light on the dash on. After the dealer fix my air bag it would turn and off most of the time but after taking the car back to get it check the light was not on the dash but after a few month the light is on now and it won't turn off the dealer ship want to charge me to fix the problem now it's on all the time even if I'm stop or moving on the freeway. Air bags · reported at 98,700 miles
Takata recall.The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that nhtsa campaign number: 16v384000 (air bags) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The dealer new south Ford (1200 n frontage rd, meridian, ms 39301) stated that the part was unavailable for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not contacted. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect. Air bags
Dash board is curling up around the passenger side air bag.The front window defrost vent is coming out of the dash board . We have had the door handles break in half replaced .This is a safety issue the dash could come apart at any time or the passenger air bag could go off? W/ the front window vent out of the cut out in the dash this part on the driver side up could pop up and cause the window to break . Air bags · reported at 86,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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