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I can tell you as a fact, the 2010 Fusion is a far better built car than the 2009 Camry Hybrid I had, whether or not Toyota made any significant improvements on the 2010 model, without me driving one, I cant tell, but the Fusion Sport I have is a far better riding, handling, driving car than the Camry I had. Material quality is better, fit and finish is better, and the car is Quiet, even at 110 MPH.
I can see why Ford is using Mexico to build the car, the Mexicans are hard working people who seem to put their pride into what they make, unlike the unions in this country.
Not that it really matters to me where a car is designed, assembled, and/or where the parts are manufactured, but I don't think you should define "american-ness" by where the parts happen to be put together. Surely there are still cars that were designed in the US by a US based company and are assembled only in the US from mostly US parts that would be more American than a Camry.
Like I said I researched and found the Ford Fusion to be the best value for me and yes I do realize that it is assembled in Mexico and has 50% American parts. I took a lot of heat from my family when I was the first one to purchase a new "foreign" 1986 Toyota 4X4 pickup. I was in a union and it was not well liked there either but I wanted the best value for my money. Now looking at my family my Dad is the only one to have a Ford The rest have Honda and Toyota. I just thought it was a bonus that Ford has in my eyes the best sedan for my budget and they refused bail out money from our government. As far as making things in Mexico I think if they have robust Quality systems in place that they can build a great car and have bigger budgets to buy higher quality materials. I would like for them to be built in the USA to give Americans Jobs but ultimately the car companies have to build the best value for the consumer or they will get eaten alive from competitors like the Korean car companies.
Tonight my wife, 2 yr old daughter and I were going to meet relatives for dinner. We pull into the restaurant's parking lot and hear a ding ding. I look at the dash board and there is a red message saying to check the brake system. We are still moving at around 3 miles an hour I press the brakes and nothing. It was like you never even touched them. I put on the emergency brake and slowly coast into an open space. I turn off the car, restart it and everything is back to normal. No check brake system message and brakes work. I did not want to leave my car at the restaurant, so I had my family ride with someone else and I cautiously drove the car about 5 miles to a friend's house and had no problems.
Since this is the eve of Thanksgiving. I will say that I'm thankful for the fact that my family and I were only going 3 mph instead of 65 when the brakes went out. Needless to say I am very concerned that this may happen again at any time.
Has anyone else experienced this? I will be contacting the dealer after Thanksgiving and keep you posted on the outcome.">
You had 100% brake failure, I would be scared to death to drive the car without a good exam and explanation from Ford as to what happened!
"You had 100% brake failure" If it wasn't 100% it felt like it was. There was no slowing down.
I finally found some other people that have had the same problem on another
forum There has been a TSB (technical service bulletin) on it and its due to a faulty connector. So Ford is aware of the problem.
I'm calling the dealer tomorrow to get it checked out.
I think this is the site for the official Ford TSB notices. As of 11/26 there are none listed for the 2010 Ford Fusion????????
As a side note: Dealership said they don't do rentals. Said that Ford does not allow them to do rentals anymore. Said they would call enterprise for me and I could get a rental for $23 a day. First brand new car so don't know if that's the norm. Got the Ford Focus. Miss the Fusion already.
Acdii you are right. After doing some more research I learned the first half of the break is electric and the bottom half would be ABS. So I didn't press down hard on it enough. But even then, still not something I want happening again.
Koho955 I found this information in another forum which there is a link in a earlier post. I had a hard time finding it too. I then did a search for TSB Number: 09-12-13 and found it. The link is above under TSB. Says the defect is for models made on or before 5-15-09.
One of the Mazda dealers did not have their own rentals, and so I had to be carted over to Enterprise and have them try to upsell me on insurance coverage, as Mazda only paid the rental charges. The other dealer (Mazda/VW) had in house rental/loaner service and was far more convenient, when I used that option.
Also, my dealer promised me that as long as they do the service and it takes more than 90 minutes they will give me a loaner or rent me a car. It must be the dealer I purchased the car at though.
The 2010 Ford Fusion has no recalls yet!
I'm going to have to look into other dealerships around here and see what their rental and loaner policies are. All the dealerships should give some type of rental or loaner for when a car purchased from them is under warranty. Not just say sorry we don't do it at all.
I don't know what Ford's current policy is, though.
Keeping my fingers crossed that my car will never see the inside of the service bay!
Anyone else experience this? I know it doesn't make mechanical sense: engine parts loosen up and get quieter? You'd think it would get louder.
I almost purchased a Milan in September of 08 but it was a little more than I wanted to spend.
There are a few things that I don't like about the car that I didn't notice until I drove it on a daily basis.
-They put an exit handle above the window on all the doors EXCEPT the drivers.
- No button on the trunk to open it....you need to push the button on the key fob.
-The buttons on the key fob are tiny and they are impossible to use at night in the dark.
-I am not overweight and I find the driver's seat to be very uncomfortable on a long drive (20 minutes or more). The bottom seat is very hard on the butt. The headrest is not adjustable and it really needs to be.
-The position of the wiper/turn signal arm is too high
I know I am sounding really picky about now but you have to wonder how some of these things get by the Ford "professional test drivers"?
Anyone else have any complaints?
The handle is not for exit, its purpose to let passengers to hold to something when car is on the move. Driver holds steering wheel so he does not need that handle.
I found seats at Fusion very comfortable and head rest is also very good designed. It is close to head unlike in other cars and will better protect your head from damage in case of rear end hit.
Agree about stalk position. And also all dashboard controls are very low.
We have had our Fusion SEL for 14 days and here is a response from the Boss (my wife)
*She uses the steering wheel to help exit the car.
* There is a trunk release button left of the steering wheel and you can open with the key fob or the old fashion way of using the key in the hole on the trunk lid.
*Yes the key fob has small buttons but she hopes that she can remember the positions soon.
*Headrest does adjust up and down.
Turn signal arm is higher than last car but does not bother her.
When I asked her about the hard seat she just looked at me with no response (maybe too many questions at once)
Our salesman took 1.5 hours to go over every little adjustment, programmed her phone to the bluetooth and sirius radio and even put CDs in the changer. I was about ready to kill him but now I see the benefit. Other than too many buttons and ours is a 2.5 L 4 banger which has plenty of power but a little noisy when you mash on the gas we do like this car alot. I have been told by other 2.5 owners that the noise does go down when the engine breaks in. We have 700 miles on it now and averaging 26 MPG per computer read out
Not all cars have a Holy S*iT bar on the drivers side, so non issue on the Fusion.
Head rests are specifically designed to prevent whiplash injuries in a crash, and adjust up and down, but could use a bit of refinement, or take a page from Hyundai and make them adjustable front to back. They don't bother me or my wife, but my mother doesn't like them.
I find the wiper stalk just right, it is about the same position as the Toyota, and Hyundai, but much higher than say the F350 or Panther cars. You get used to it after a while, it just feels in the wrong place after driving other cars with it much lower, and coming from the Camry which has the lights on the left and a stalk on the right for the wipers, it takes a lot more getting used to that, than its height.
Seat comfort is more of a personal thing, the seats in the Sport are more comfortable than the SEL, but the cushion in the SEL is a bit wider, the corner on the Sport is directly under my left thigh behind the knee, but a little leg adjustment and the seat is fine. Compared to the Camry seats, these are much much better in comfort.
great input and suggestions on key fob.
I do miss my Holy S*it hand bar though. Every car I have ever owned has had one and I love to hold it while driving on the highway for some reason. When I went to grab it on day one.....something was definitely missing but I will get used to it.
Maybe I will break the habit for my next car!
Today, in an unusual occurance, I actually saw 2, one was the same color as mine, and you know what? It looked good! :shades:
(I know, I know, beauty is in the eye...)
Best regards, Lehrer 1
Hey give Ford some credit for the great reviews the Fusion gets. If you think people over estimate the new car that they buy jump over to the Toyota forum and look under the 2010 Camry tab and you will find 9 out of 10 people complaining about their recent purchase.
I do feel if Ford makes a few very minor changes to the Fusion, it can't be beat in this price range.
Ford needs to tighten the steering on non-sport models and change the position and height of the center arm rest and the left side door arm rest as well. Also it would be REALLY nice if they added a button on the trunk so you don't have to use the key-fob or dashboard button every time you want to open it.
I have had my 2010 Fusion Sport for 3 months now, 7000 miles, and my only complaint is the position of the buttons, BUT I knew about those before I even bought the car, so it is a non issue. I have ZERO complaints about the car, the tires leave a little to be desired, but those weren't made by Ford.
I really like the seat and back warmers now that the weather is cold. My bum is toasty warm in minutes, and when I over work my back, they work wonders in relaxing the muscles on my way home. If Ford added a smart key system like that on the Camry, it would make the Fusion an even better car, that is the only thing I miss about the Camry.
When I bought my Fusion, there was only one flaw I found, the drivers door panel around the handle was puffy and bulged out. The dealer ordered a new panel, I brought my car in after work, and 15 minutes later had a new panel installed which was perfect. At first I thought the car had a sync issue, turned out to be my Ipod. For the first time ever, I cannot think of a single gripe about a car I own. Every car I ever bought had something wrong with it that really irked me, and I had LOT of cars, but I cant think of anything on this car, I got used to the button locations so it's not an issue. The performance of this car is outstanding, the handling is amazing, it turns flat around curves, the acceleration great, would be even better if it had some good tires on it, but next year that is on my list. The car is comfortable, the seats very supportive, plenty of leg room, could use a bit more storage, but that would also mean more junk in the car:) The looks, the color, all meld together into a good looking car, I got the Sport that is the same color as the one you always see in ads, in Sport Blue.
I have gotten used to the button stack on the dashboard of the Fusion and kinda like it. I drove a ridiculously expensive 2007 Acura MDX for 3 years and I still had to take my eyes off the road to hit the rear defroster without hitting 18 other buttons. They all looked and felt the same. Also, the buttons on the Fusion steering wheel (especially the cruse control) are way better than the MDX.
I'm not sure I understand this comment, wouldn't this mean anyone could come along and press the button and open your trunk? :confuse:
Our minivan has that but, then it does not have the equivalent of a trunk unlock button on the key fob. I'm satisfied with just the button on the remote, myself, but at least now I understand what you are talking about. :shades:
rhawk: I traded an 08 Accord and looks like some others have traded newer Camry's in for the Fusion and have been happy so far. I wish you luck on your purchase and hope Ford is really on the right track for a long time. I am in my mid 40s and have to tell you that it feels good to buy from an American company with so much heritage
you bought exactly the same car I am looking for. Is it 2010 model? How much did you paid for it?
Best regards, Lehrer.
The 2011 Edge gets new styling tweaks outside and new dash inside. The others just get minor changes.