2007 Ford FUSION problems and owner complaints
Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
1,064 owner complaints analyzed
4 distinct recall campaigns
85,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2007 model year. Data snapshot: . 538 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 614 of 1,064 complaints (57.7%). A complaint can name multiple components.
| Topic | Matching reports | Share of complaints |
|---|---|---|
| Braking behavior | 173 | 16.3% |
| Transmission and shifting | 41 | 3.9% |
| Steering behavior | 31 | 2.9% |
| Engine operation | 29 | 2.7% |
| Electrical and battery issues | 27 | 2.5% |
| Fuel system concerns | 1 | 0.1% |
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Air Bags | 614 |
| Service Brakes | 126 |
| Power Train | 60 |
| Engine | 56 |
| Electrical System | 47 |
| Structure:Body | 42 |
| Unknown Or Other | 36 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 33 |
Air Bags: 614; Service Brakes: 126; Power Train: 60; Engine: 56; Electrical System: 47; Structure:Body: 42; Unknown Or Other: 36; Vehicle Speed Control: 33
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| Under 25,000 | 32 |
| 25,000 to 49,999 | 68 |
| 50,000 to 74,999 | 106 |
| 75,000 to 99,999 | 130 |
| 100,000 to 149,999 | 155 |
| 150,000 and above | 47 |
Under 25,000: 32; 25,000 to 49,999: 68; 50,000 to 74,999: 106; 75,000 to 99,999: 130; 100,000 to 149,999: 155; 150,000 and above: 47
100,000 to 149,999 miles has the most reports with usable mileage (155). 526 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
| Category | Count |
|---|---|
| 2007 | 10 |
| 2008 | 20 |
| 2009 | 22 |
| 2010 | 38 |
| 2011 | 27 |
| 2012 | 26 |
| 2013 | 39 |
| 2014 | 84 |
| 2015 | 52 |
| 2016 | 84 |
| 2017 | 339 |
| 2018 | 208 |
| 2019 | 44 |
| 2020 | 22 |
| 2021 | 23 |
| 2022 | 12 |
| 2023 | 5 |
| 2024 | 6 |
| 2025 | 3 |
2007: 10; 2008: 20; 2009: 22; 2010: 38; 2011: 27; 2012: 26; 2013: 39; 2014: 84; 2015: 52; 2016: 84; 2017: 339; 2018: 208; 2019: 44; 2020: 22; 2021: 23; 2022: 12; 2023: 5; 2024: 6; 2025: 3
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Braking behavior appears in 173 complaint narratives. Transmission and shifting appears in 41 complaint narratives. Steering behavior appears in 31 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10202728 · 2007-09-12 (September 12, 2007)
VEHICLE PULLS TO THE RIGHT, BRAKES ARE WORKING CORRECTLY WINDOWS ARE BEGINNING TO MOLD, CD HAS EATEN UP CD'S, TIRES DO NOT GRIP ROAD WELL. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10202728 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10203506 · 2007-09-20 (September 20, 2007)
2007 FORD FUSION BOUGHT NEW DOES NOT FUNCTION WELL IT TAKES A WHILE TO CRANK. WINDOWS BEGAN TO MOLD, CAR SHAKES, VIBRATES , SWERVES OF ROAD WHEN BRAKES APPLIED, BRAKES DO NOT FUNCTION WELL CAR MAKES NOISES. TIRES DO NOT PERFORM WELL TIRES HAVE TROUBLE SLOWING DOWN. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. 295 miles reported. Look up ODI 10203506 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10258659 · 2009-02-14 (February 14, 2009)
THE VEHICLE RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND ALWAYS DELAYED. SOMETIMES THE CAR WILL INTERPRET A SMALL QUICK DEPRESSION OF THE ACCELERATOR THE SAME AS FLOORING THE ACCELERATOR. THERE IS ALWAYS A DELAY OF TWO TO THREE SECONDS BEFORE IT RESPONDS AT ALL. THE SAME ACTION CAN RESULT IN WIDELY VARYING RESPONSES OF THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION, APPARENTLY DEPENDING ON THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AIR AND ENGINE. THE ACCELERATOR IS VERY TOUCHY AND SEEMS TO USE ONLY A SMALL PORTION OF THE MOVEMENT. THAT COUPLED WITH THE TRANSMISSION CONSTANTLY S…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10258659 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10311724 · 2010-02-18 (February 18, 2010)
WHEN TRAVELING AT ABOUT 35 MPH WITH A FORD FUSION SE, V6 AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, THE ENGINE STALLS ON HARD BRAKING, REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE BROUGHT TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED. SINCE I WAS MAKING A LANE CHANGE BEFORE I REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE HAD STALLED, I WAS ACROSS BOTH LANES WHILE I WAS IN PARK STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS COULD HAVE LEAD TO ACCIDENT, EITHER BY NOT HAVING POWER TO MANEUVER OR ANOTHER CAR COULD HAVE HIT MY VEHICLE WHILE IT BLOCKED BOTH LANES. THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS JUST B…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10311724 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10189087 · 2007-04-27 (April 27, 2007)
WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE FROM SIDE TO SIDE AND WHEN I WENT TO SLOW DOWN THE VEHICLE TO PULL OVER TO SEE WHAT WAS THE PROBLEM, THE SHAKING OF THE STEERING WHEEL INCREASED AND I LOST CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO GO INTO THE DITCH. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND REPLACED A TIRE VALVE. IT HAD AN AIR LEAKAGE BUT NOT THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FAILURE. *JB
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10189087 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10238931 · 2008-08-19 (August 19, 2008)
2007 FORD FUSION - CRACKS IN FRONT SUBFRAME EFFECTING STEERING YESTERDAY I WAS INFORMED BY A FORD DEALER, DON REID FORD IN MAITLAND FLORIDA, THAT THE LIKELY EXPLANATION FOR THE "NOTCHY" FEEL IN MY STEERING WHEEL ON MY 2007 FORD FUSION IS PROBABLY DUE TO CRACKS AT WELD SEAMS IN THE FRONT SUBFRAME OF THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD BY ANOTHER FORD SERVICE TECH THAT THE ISSUE COULD ALSO BE A BAD STEERING COLUMN INTERMEDIATE SHAFT AS A RESULT OF THIS CONDITION. THIS VEHICLE IS 1 1/2 YEARS OLD AND SO FAR THE DEALER IS THINKING IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER W…
Owner-reported narrative. 45,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10238931 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10433119 · 2011-10-28 (October 28, 2011)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ONCE STARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN DIRECTLY TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT TWO OF THE ENGINE COILS FAILED, CAUSING THE COMPUTER TO FAIL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,181. UPDATED 11/16/11*BF ... THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS R…
Owner-reported narrative. 59,181 miles reported. Look up ODI 10433119 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10260313 · 2009-02-28 (February 28, 2009)
THE 2007 FORD FUSION DEVELOPED ERRATIC ELECTRICAL POWER AND STARTING FAILURE. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE BATTERY CABLES HAD ESSENTIALLY DISINTEGRATED FROM BATTERY POSTS ALONG CONSIDERABLE LENGTH OF THE CABLES, ALSO DESTROYING THE BATTERY WITH EXCESSIVE CORROSION AND SPLITTING THE PLASTIC CABLE SHEATHS. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD BUT HAD 42,000 MI. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH IMMEDIATELY FOUND 3 OTHER 2006-2007 FUSIONS WITH SAME OCCURRENCE, ALL JUST SLIGHTLY OVER THE 36,000MI WARRANTY AND NOT COVERED. FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A TSB, HAS NOT VOLUNTEERED …
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10260313 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10267255 · 2009-04-29 (April 29, 2009)
NO A/C , ELECTRICAL NOT SUPPLIED TO COMPRESSOR , NO HELP FROM FORD , LACK OC CONCERN. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 43,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10267255 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11191705 · 2019-03-26 (March 26, 2019)
DOOR HANDLE DRIVER SIDE GAS TANK AIR BAGS RECALL BUT NO DOOR HANDLE
Owner-reported narrative. 49,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11191705 at NHTSA ↗