2007 Ford Fusion Structure

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAM ON THE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTED UP. THE CONTACT CALLED THEODORE ROBINS FORD AT (800) 494-0756 (LOCATED AT 2060 HARBOR BLVD, COSTA MESA, CA 92627) AND WAS INFORMED TO SCHEDULE A DIAGNOSTIC APPOINTMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

WHILE GOING AROUND A CURVE AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH, MY CAR DOOR WHICH HAD BEEN CLOSED AND LOCKED, FLEW OPEN AND WOULD NOT LATCH CLOSED AGAIN.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN FROM THE INSIDE.

WHILE PARKED AND A PASSENGER TRIED TO OPEN THE BACK DOOR ON DRIVER'S SIDE, THE HANDLE EXPLODED AND SENT A PIECE OF THE HANDLE INTO THE FRONT SEATING AREA. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN INJURY DUE TO THE SIZE AND SPEED OF THE PROJECTILE. IT NEARLY MISSED THE FRONT PASSENGER. I HAVE CHECKED WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS.

ON JAN. 20 2016, I WAS DRIVING MY 2007 FUSION AND PULLED INTO MY DRIVEWAY AND THE DRIVER'S DOOR POPPED OPEN ON IT'S OWN. LUCKILY I WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND IT DID NOT HIT ANY THING. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LATCH AND COULD NOT CLOSE IT. I HAD TO USE A HEAVY BUNGEE CORD TO HOLD DOOR CLOSED SO I COULD DRIVE IT TO DEALER FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD THAT THE DOOR HINGES FAILED, CAUSING DOOR TO DROP AND BREAK THE SPRING PAWL IN DOOR LATCH. SO $900 LATER THEY REPAIRED THE DOOR AND I WAS ABLE TO OPERATE CAR SAFELY AGAIN. I FEEL THAT THE HINGES WERE FAULTY AND CAUSED A SAFETY FAILURE. I SEE THAT SOME NEWER MODELS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR FAULTY DOOR HINGES CURRENTLY. THIS RECALL SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 2007 MODELS. I FEEL I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FOR ALL OR PART OF WHAT HAD TO PAY TO FIX IT. ALSO SHOULD SEE IF THIS AFFECTING OTHER OWNERS. MILEAGE WAS 96,575.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS OUT OF PLACE AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE TO BE EXPOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

UPON EXITING MY VEHICLE, I OPENED THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AS USUAL WITH NO EXTRA FORCE WHEN I FELT A "SNAP" FROM WITHIN THE HANDLE. THE HANDLE STUCK OUT AND DOES NOT RETURN BACK TO THE NORMAL POSITION AFTER PULLING ON IT. I ROLLED DOWN MY WINDOW TO OPEN MY DOOR USING THE EXTERIOR HANDLE AND HAD TO RESET THE LOCK INSIDE THE DOOR JAM. WHEN EXITING MY VEHICLE, I NOW HAVE TO PULL THE HANDLE OUT HALFWAY AND THEN PULL THE LOCK ABOVE AND THE HANDLE AT THE SAME TIME TO DISENGAGE THE LOCK AND OPEN THE DOOR. BESIDES THIS, THE REST OF THE FUNCTIONALITY SEEMS TO WORK AS EXPECTED. NOT SURE WHY THE INSIDE OF THE HANDLE IS MADE OUT OF PLASTIC AND NOT METAL AS I'VE READ DOZENS OF FORUMS ON THE SAME ISSUE AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD.

WHILE DRIVING THE REAR RIGHT DOOR OF MY '07 FUSION BECAME AJAR. THE DOOR BECOMES AJAR WHILE TURNING LEFT AND RIGHT. ALSO THE REAR RIGHT DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE SECURELY AND HAS TO BE GENTLY PRESSED INTO THE FRAME OF THE CAR IN ORDER FOR THE LATCH TO BE SOMEWHAT SECURE.

DOOR LATCH FAILURE ON DRIVER'S DOOR. DOOR WOULD NOT STAYED CLOSED. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST SIX MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE HOOD RANDOMLY UNLATCHES. THANKFULLY THE SAFETY LATCH KEPT THE GOOD FROM COMPLETELY OPENING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. IT JUST HAPPENED TO US TODAY IN FACT. I HOPE THE SERVICE AGREEMENT WILL COVER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. I SEE THAT ANOTHER PERSON COMPLAINED OF THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THIS SITE ON 2010. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO BECOME VISIBLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT A BUBBLE DEVELOPED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DASHBOARD COVER AREA OVER PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS STARTING TO BULGE AND I CAN SEE AIRBAG. CONCERNED ABOUT FAILURE OF AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT. INTERNET SEARCH HAS FOUND THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT AND APPARENTLY FORD DOES NOT DO ANYTHING IF THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, WHICH, MINE IS. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN IN ANY TYPE OF MISHAP TO CAUSE THIS PROBLEM. LETS GET FORD TO REPAIR OR REMEDY THE VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS FAULT. *TR

THE OPEN HANDLE FROM IN CAR ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR BROKE INSIDE DOOR PANEL. UNABLE TO GET OUT FROM INSIDE CAR. IF AN ACCIDENT WERE TO OCCUR I WOULD BE UNABLE TO ESCAPE FROM VEHICLE. THERE ARE SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ON MULTIPLE YEAR FORD FUSIONS FROM 2006 TO 2010 ONLINE THERE ARE YOU TUBE VIDEOS ON IT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL THIS CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD WITH GRAVE CIRCUMSTANCES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS LIFTED UP NEAR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGERS SIDE WAS DETERIORATING NEAR THE AIR BAG. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGERS SIDE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,543.

THE DOOR OPENING MECHINISIM HAS BROKEN MULTIPLE TIMES (3 TO DATE) IN WHICH THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN AS IF AN ACCIDENT DID INCUR THE DRIVER WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS CAR IS 7 YEARS OLD WITH 125K MILES AND IT HAS BROKEN 3 TIMES. THIS NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND A PROPER FIX PROVIDED AS IT IS DUE TO FAULTY DESIGN AND IS A SAFETY RISK. *TR

THE PAINT BEGAN TO FADE OFF THE HOOD TO A WHITE COLOR. YOU CAN BARELY SEE ANY RED NOW. THE REST OF THE PINT LOOKS MINT. I TAKE VERY GOOD CAR AS IT IS MY BABY. THIS ISSUE BEGAN WHEN IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. I HAVE ALWAYS OWNED FORDS. I OWN 3 NOW. FORD, YOU OWE ME A HOOD PAINT JOB. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD BECOME COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 83,000. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN

ALL FOUR OF THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLES HAVE BROKEN, THEY ARE PLASTIC. THEN JUST THIS WEEK YOU CANNOT LOCK THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. *TR

2007 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED A YEAR AGO, THE DASHBOARD AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG BECAME UNGLUED AND IT IS NOW STICKING UP. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED IT WOULD COST $1100 TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY IF NEEDED. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS DETERIORATING. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG WOULD BECOME COMPROMISED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE DASHBOARD WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. *TR

THE INTERIOR DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT OPEN THE DOOR. I HAVE TO UNLOCK THE DOOR MANUALLY & REACH TO THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. *TR

DASH PAD HAS SEPARATED AT EDGE OF PASSENGER AIRBAG. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN ANY CRASHES OR ANY ABNORMAL ROUGH TREATMENT. DEALER LOOKED AT DASH AND SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF, 1 OWNER CAR, SCHEDULED SERVICE DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP ONLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT THAT THE DEALER SHOULD FIX. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE WAS CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 15 MPH WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FLEW OPEN INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 67,927.