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Ford Fusion/Mercury Milan Real World MPG
Share and compare your Fusion/Milan's actual MPG with other owners.
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I had the Duratec 3.0 in my Escape. Having had this car now for a month I notice this engine is much smoother and quiet at idle. You can't even tell the engine is running, unless you look at the tach.
Thanks for the link on quality. I wonder why this wasn't on the news or in the paper??
Simple, it's a Ford
This tin can car is a P-O-S!
A Bentley gets 10 mpg. A Honda Accord averages 30 mpg.
What is the lemon law on returning cars with BELOW avg mpg??
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diang, take it back to dealer, have it checked over. 13.9 is way, way low. Driving habits also are a key factor in MPG.
65mph: 36mpg
70mph: 33mpg
75mph: 29mpg
Having learnt that, I settled on 65mph for the rest of the trip. Again, a V6's optimal speed should be higher.
btw, I haven't reached 1000 miles yet. After breakin, how big an improvement can I expect?
The idea of breaking in is to let allow all elements to fit each other. You do it by allowing your car regularly through upshifts and downshifts and not revving it.
You probably did not ruin anything yet, but do not use cruise control for another few hundred miles and do not go with constant speed for extended periods.
2018 430i Gran Coupe
Expect gas mileage to improve as the miles are added on. Many Mazda6 owners get well over 30 MPG with the 4-cyl as soon as 5-6K miles
btw, who else also thinks the 98-05 Intrepid is also a beauty? That's my previous car and I really loved it.
It's mostly for the rest of the mechanicals. It's mostly about exposing the drivetrain engine to changing loads - in this case rolling hills would do some of the job. Revving up recommendation varies by manufacturer, but none recommends constant engine speeds for prolonged periods.
My Subaru explicitly says no cruise control and no 4000+ rpm, except "emergency", which was virtually impossible to keep with WRX :shades: .
2018 430i Gran Coupe
my car does not have a tach, but does have an 'upshift' light. i rarely see it go on.
My highest MPG per tank to date is 20.595 (dealer fill - high octane?) and the lowest is 19.144. Can't wait to see how the car does on a trip.
On the same route, I have gotten about 18 out of a Sonata V6, 19 out of a Taurus, 27 out of a Camry V6, 26 out of an Accord V6, about 24 out an Altima I4 and 20 out of a Mazda6 V6. All the above were rental cars - fairly new with < 10k miles.
I must also add that except for the Altima I4, teh Fusion felt like it had the weakest engine. Of course with Taurus 'the boat' you are scared of even trying to figure out how powerful it is lest its terrible handling does you in, but still the Fusion definitely felt underpowered.
I still love my stick-shift Celica GTS, 32mpg+ on the above route Of if weighs just 2400lbs and is an I4 but it is faster than them I luv it (thought its altogether in a different category)
10/14/2006 87 $2.199 15.690 $34.50 362.90 23.13
10/29/2006 89 $2.099 15.337 $32.19 397.40 25.91
10/31/2006 87 $2.199 11.370 $25.00 284.20 25.00
11/6/2006 87 $2.109 14.223 $30.00 381.70 26.84
11/25/2006 87 $2.169 15.444 $33.50 362.40 23.47
12/21/2006 87 $2.199 9.323 $20.50 161.10 17.28
12/28/2006 87 $2.139 13.792 $29.50 332.30 24.09
12/30/2006 87 $2.169 10.950 $23.75 296.70 27.10
1/12/2007 87 $2.049 11.157 $22.86 205.90 18.45
I drive an 06 Fusion SE V6. I'm at about 3200 miles. I'm getting my first oil change this week and hopefully the PCM/TCM update. I might also have a intermittent problem with an ignition coil. I'll let you know if my mileage improves after these services.
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got as low as 15.0 MPG before in the city.
been driving long distance highways recently and upped it to 17.6MPG
i usually rev to 5-6k rpm in the city and highway speeds 90% of time above 100mph
What PCM/TCM update?
FORD: 2006-2007 Fusion
LINCOLN: 2006 Zephyr
MERCURY: 2006-2007 Milan
This article supersedes TSB 06-18-7 to add a production fix date.
ISSUE:
Some 2006-2007 Fusion, Milan, and 2006 Zephyr vehicles built before 9/4/2006, equipped with a 3.0L engine, and Aisin F21 automatic transmission may exhibit one (1) or more of the driveability and/or transmission symptoms listed below:
Engine Driveability:
DTC P0606
Powertrain lacks response
High idles after starting engine and lasting about 2 minutes
Intermittent hard to start
Transmission:
Shifts too early / too late / too often
Gear changes take too long to complete
Shifts rough or jerky from park
Slow downshifts
Takes too long to engage and/or hesitates while shifting from park to drive or reverse
ACTION:
Reprogram the powertrain control module (PCM) and transmission control module (TCM) to the latest calibration
I own an 06 SEL v6 and had this done. Having owned the car for almost 9 months and knowing how the car drives/shifts. To put it in a nut shell the car is more responsive. All 06 owners of Milans/Fusions should have the updated codes put in. Its under warranty and its worth it. :shades:
Mark.
the problem is more with the software and electronics not the transmission itself...if it could even be construed as a problem at all.
Picked up the car one week ago. I am getting 26.2 MPG overall since inception per the trip computer at 512 miles. I will be calculating manually as well once I have a few tank fulls.
Trip computer says average speed 38 MPH so car must have been idling quite a bit at the dealer before delivery. I average between 60 & 65 MPH on the highway.
I believe I will get closer to 28 MPG once it is broken in.
I was initially questioning myself on getting the V6 but am sure glad I did.
The difference between 19 mpg (EPA city estimate) for this power train and 13 mpg is $539.24 EXTRA a year, based on 10,000 miles driven with gas at $2.22 per gallon. :sick: :lemon:
You just must have a commute that results in poor mileage. I was getting 19 mpg in with that Ford 3.8L in a '97 Windstar. But now my kid is driving it to school...shorter trips...and getting about 10 mpg.
When CR did their much tougher mpg test of the Fusion V6, they got 14 mpg city and that was w/o AWD. You drive must be more like their test than EPA's
Please don't fill up this board too. Everyone who drives a Fusion knows you are having gas milage problems.
:P
I have a SEL V6 (no AWD) and my computer shows 27.4 MPG while my hand calcs are at 27.1 MPG - a slight variance.
Each tank has gotten a little better as the engine breaks in, two of the past three tanks have gotten slightly more than 28 MPG (I believe it was 28.13 and 28.17).
The engine is turning around 1800 RPM at 60 MPH - I did notice an increase of about 1.5 MPG lowering my speed from 65 to 60 MPH.
Eric
The bottom line is this for those of you complaining about the mileage with their 3.0L V6 in their Fusion/Milan, your fuel mileage will definately improve as you put more miles on your car. Last year about this same time, I made the same trip when I had my Milan only a few weeks. Then I only got around 28 MPG. So all I can say is, be patient, the fuel mileage does improve over time.