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Nothing so far, except for one headlight bulb burned out and was replaced under warranty for free. The bulb burned out sometime before 5,000 miles, but I could not tell it.
I am averaging about 28mpg with about a forth of those miles being in heavy city traffic. Not bad at all for a V-6 and an automatic four door roomy car with a huge trunk.
My only complaint is that I am disappointed that Ford does not offer the keypad combination entry keypad on the driver’s door at any cost on this car. I love this “life saving” option as my mother has it on her 1998 Mercury Grand Marquis and we lock the keys up in the car all the time, hidden, like when at ball games, the lake, hiking, or when we play super hard with the kids at parks and the city pool. When we pick the car up from being serviced, the next day before the shop opens, we just have them lock the keys up in the car under the visor. This keypad should be on all cars. I bought the top of the line Fusion and in all the excitement of buying the car, I didn’t even realize that the car didn’t offer this option until I had already signed for the car and got it home.
I tell you this key pad is super had to live without, even if your going out to check the mail and you then remembered that you need to get something out of the car, you don’t have to go back in the house and get the key, you just type in your code. You can send the kids to the car to get something out of it while at school functions with out having to trust them with not loosing the keys.
Anyway, I don’t want to sound like I work for Ford, because I don’t, but once you have relied on such a safety and convince option such at this, you will never want a car that does not have it.
My Impala was a company issued car and I had no choice in that matter, I gave up the company car to receive an additional $500 a month in salary.
Anyway if you want a solid car I can recommend the Fusion as mine has 22,000 miles on it and it still runs and drives like brand new. I think that Ford does have a winner with the Fusion. If you buy one, get the red color, but I can’t believe that ABS doesn’t come standard. ABS was like a $500 option.
Anyway the are great cars with plenty of power and good mpg.
I agree with your comments about the lack of a keypad. I used to own a 1994 Mercury Cougar XR-7 V8 with every available option and it of course had this marvelous feature. I have since upgraded to a BMW and although it too has remote entry, I do find myself missing the keypad. I believe it was one of my favorite features I have ever had on a car. I hope the Fusion continues to perform well for you. I have faith in this new design; my only question lies with the powertrain as I have noticed that automatics with more than four speeds don't tend to last as long for whatever reason.
I intend to purchase a Milan and wanted the keypad myself having had one on my Explorer. The key pad is available as a dealer purchased item. This is a universal FORD part that fits many late-model Ford products with remotes and power locks - comes in black only. It cost about $155 and can be installed by the owner. It is battery powered, and is applied to any surface with a self-stick tape - no drilling, no wiring. It can be found at www.fordacessories.com - under Fusion, Milan, etc. Interior parts. Dealers may not be aware of this nor does this part appear in all of the vehicle accessry brochures.
You say this piece of junk drives like a 34K car??? I rode in one of these things and the car has one of the WORST interiors I have ever seen, especially the "Chrome" which is nothing more than chrome plated tape that will peel in a year or two. Ford is losing sales to more superior brands and this car won't change that.
Saying the interior looks like crap is your opinion.
Yes, it is just your opinion, NOT the truth. I've seen the interior of the Fusion, and it looks just fine! I will agree that the interior of the Hyundai Azera looks pretty good too, but as far as the new Camry and Accord, well lets just say that their exterior looks/styling discourage me from even looking at the interior.
Sit in an Accord or Camry and you will see the interior is lightyears ahead of any Ford product, ironic given that they are in the same class as the Fusion.
Yes, the interior of the Camry is, well, fantastic, but that's where the accolades end. The lack of power made me afraid to enter the highway, the acceleration reminded me of my old Escort; seriously, the way it handled, I felt twenty years older.
This sounds simple, but I learned having a company car myself{driving 4 states) to always carry one extra key in my other pocket. Remotes can fail and even the car battery can go dead leaving the door combination inoperable... if you rely on the door keypad vs. an extra key you may encounter a no win situation.
The camry lacks power?? The new 07 camry gets about 263 horses which is powerful, The fusion doesn't even come close.
Well, did you consider that maybe he doesn't have an 07 Camry, and even if he did, he probably didn't have the 268 hp engine. The base motor for the Camry is a 158hp 2.4 which is crazy considering the car weighs almost 3500 lbs. The base 2.3 Fusion has 2 more horsepower and weighs less, but isn't as fast 0-60. The optional engine for the Fusion is a 221 hp V6 with a 6-speed auto. The Camry may be slightly ahead of the Fusion performance wise, but I would take a Fusion any day, because it looks 10x better, and I don't buy the "Toyota is superior to all American brands, period" hype. I see just as many negative reviews of Toyota cars as American ones on this site.
I think he meant the base engine in the camry, not the v6.
Yeah, but the Lotus Elise has 190 horsepower and it's almost twice as quick. Horsepower means nothing.
Also, I don't know what the hype of Honda's and Toyota's are. My first car was a Toyota, then I got another one (after hating my first one), and then moved to Honda. Then I sold that Accord, and got a Civic. Sold the Civic 2 weeks later. Bought another Civic. Sold that one 2 months later. Bought a Ford, been driving it ever since. Over 190K miles and it still runs like new. And I do mean new. Sorry, but I'm a Ford lover and a Honda hater.
Here you can find the keypad. The previous link is misspelled.
http://www.fordaccessories.com/product/FordAccessories/Cars/Fusion/keyless-entry-pad/FordKeylessEntryKeyPad.aspx.
I didn't hear complaints about the transmission, but apparently the 2.4L engine is almost dangerously slow. It's only got 158 horsepower, and trying to move a 3000+ lb. car! Whoever came up with that idea needs to be slapped. The review I read claimed that to stay at or above the speed limit on hills you have to have the accelerator to the floor! That's not underpowered, that's dangerous!
Compare those Toyota's to a comparable Ford of the day such as an Escort or Contour and you probably would have been in tears and not buying Fords anymore.