2015 Ford FUSION HYBRID

Problems, Recalls & Reliability Report

Average

Quick Summary

The 2015 Ford FUSION HYBRID has 65 owner complaints filed with NHTSA — that's 0.8x the segment average of 80. The most common issue is steering problems (23% of all complaints), specifically: good afternoon, i want to bring this to your attention. i don't know if it's a problem with ford or with me. so please bear with me. i just purchased the above vehicle about 3 weeks ago. it is brand new. this vehicle comes with a feature called "active park assist." it is new to me and have never o.

5 crash reports 1 injury

Total Complaints

Recalls Issued

—/5

Safety Stars

0.8x

vs Segment Avg

Known Problems

STEERING

15 complaints

23%

• GOOD AFTERNOON, I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROBLEM WITH FORD OR WITH ME. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I JUST PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT IS BRAND NEW. THIS VEHICLE COMES WITH A FEATURE CALLED "ACTIVE PARK ASSIST." IT IS NEW TO ME AND HAVE NEVER O
• STEERING WHEEL CAME LOOSE COMING OUT OF PARKING GARAGE AND ALMOST WRECKED. DEALER STATED THEY TIGHTENED THE BOLT AND HOPEFULLY IT DOESN'T COME LOOSE AGAIN. HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION COOLER REPLACED AT 300 MILES WHICH BROKE DOWN ON HIGHWAY. EMERGENCY BRAKE WARNING CAME ON DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY EMERGEN
• 2015 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO STEERING WHEEL SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE KEYS TO THE VEHICLE WERE STOLEN AND REQUESTED INFORMATION ON HOW TO HANDLE THE SITUATION. *JS

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 1 crashes

“GOOD AFTERNOON, I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROBLEM WITH FORD OR WITH ME. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I JUST PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT IS BRAND NEW. THIS VEHICLE COMES WITH A FEATURE CALLED "ACTIVE PARK ASSIST." IT IS NEW TO ME AND HAVE NEVER O”

— NHTSA complaint filing

BRAKES

10 complaints

15%

• TODAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 - 6:50PM, ON OUR WAY HOME APPROACHING CROWLEY ROAD IN BURLESON, TEXAS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BRAKING BECAME UNSTABLE AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. PR
• WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY BUT IN GEAR OR THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE ON AN INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE STOPS ON AN INCLINE, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE APPLIED AND THE EMERGENCY BRA

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500💥 2 crashes

“TODAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 - 6:50PM, ON OUR WAY HOME APPROACHING CROWLEY ROAD IN BURLESON, TEXAS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BRAKING BECAME UNSTABLE AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ELECTRICAL

9 complaints

14%

• MY 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR AND GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WAS DEAD. NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. CALLED FORD ROAD SERVICE AND CAR WAS DRAGGED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW AND STIL
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE CHECK BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE BRAKES FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO STOP AFTER DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD. PR
• WHEN A DOOR IS OPENED WHILE THE CAR IS STATIONARY BUT IN GEAR OR THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED WHILE ON AN INCLINE AND THE VEHICLE STOPS ON AN INCLINE, THE PARKING BRAKE ENGAGES BUT THE DASHBOARD LIGHT DOES NOT ILLUMINATE. WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE IS ON, THE BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE APPLIED AND THE EMERGENCY BRA

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“MY 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR AND GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WAS DEAD. NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. CALLED FORD ROAD SERVICE AND CAR WAS DRAGGED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW AND STIL”

— NHTSA complaint filing

ENGINE

6 complaints

• THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 9/2/2015. THIS TIME I WAS DR
• THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE FIRST TIME THE PART TOTALLY FAILED AND LEFT US ON THE ROAD SIDE ON A VERY DANGEROUS STRETCH OF HWY 101 AND WAS REPLACED. 1708 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE CODE WAS P0340 AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE
• I PURCHASED MY USED 2015 FORD FUSION WITH ON 70,000 MILES ON IT ON A TUESDAY, ON THE FOLLOWING THURSDAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO BE DIAGNOSED AND WAS TOLD IT JUST NEEDED COOLANT. SO THEY ADDED COOLANT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE......BUT

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

“THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 9/2/2015. THIS TIME I WAS DR”

— NHTSA complaint filing

TRANSMISSION

6 complaints

• THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 9/2/2015. THIS TIME I WAS DR
• THIS CAR HAS BEEN IN TWICE FOR A CAM POSITION SENSOR. THE FIRST TIME THE PART TOTALLY FAILED AND LEFT US ON THE ROAD SIDE ON A VERY DANGEROUS STRETCH OF HWY 101 AND WAS REPLACED. 1708 MILES LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. THE CODE WAS P0340 AGAIN. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE
• TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHEN THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SHIFT FROM PARK INTO DRIVE TO START THE IGNITION, SHE WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS AND "PARKING GAUGE ENGAGED" APPEARED. THE CONTACT ALSO HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED

Typical onset: 50K miles Est. repair: $500

— NHTSA complaint filing

Estimated Repair Costs

STEERING(~50K mi)

$500

BRAKES(~50K mi)

$500

ELECTRICAL(~50K mi)

$500

ENGINE(~50K mi)

$500

TRANSMISSION(~50K mi)

$500

Estimates based on average reported repair costs. Actual costs vary by location, shop, and severity.

🔍 Pre-Purchase Inspection Checklist

Based on 65 owner complaints for this specific year, here's what to check or ask about:

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STEERING: GOOD AFTERNOON, I WANT TO BRING THIS TO YOUR ATTENTION. I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S A PROBLEM WITH FORD OR WITH ME. SO PLEASE BEAR WITH ME. I JUST PURCHASED THE ABOVE VEHICLE ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO. IT IS BRAND NEW. THIS VEHICLE COMES WITH A FEATURE CALLED "ACTIVE PARK ASSIST." IT IS NEW TO ME AND HAVE NEVER O
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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BRAKES: TODAY, 21 FEBRUARY 2017 - 6:50PM, ON OUR WAY HOME APPROACHING CROWLEY ROAD IN BURLESON, TEXAS, THE BRAKE SYSTEM STARTED WARNING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. WE STOPPED THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE BRAKING BECAME UNSTABLE AND WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ELECTRICAL: MY 2015 FORD FUSION HYBRID HAD 11,000 MILES ON IT. I OPENED MY GARAGE DOOR AND GOT IN TO GO TO WORK AND CAR WAS DEAD. NO ELECTRICAL RESPONSE. CALLED FORD ROAD SERVICE AND CAR WAS DRAGGED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND ONTO A FLAT BED AND TAKEN TO MY DEALERSHIP. CAR HAS BEEN IN SHOP FOR A WEEK NOW AND STIL
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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ENGINE: THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE AND SUDDENLY A MESSAGE LIGHT CAME ON THAT SAID TRANSMISSION NOT IN PARK. THE CAR SUDDENLY CUT OFF AND I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT RESTARTED. IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON 9/2/2015. THIS TIME I WAS DR
Typically appears around 50K miles. Repair cost ~$500
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General: Get a pre-purchase inspection from an independent mechanic ($100-$200)