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2008 Ford Fusion drivetrain & axles problems

44 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2008 Ford Fusion, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
44 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
81,000 miles 36 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
1 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2008 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 81,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 2 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 4 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 8 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 8 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 4 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 3 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 0 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 81,000 miles
Based on 36 complaints that include mileage. 25% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles2
20k to 40k miles4
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles8
80k to 100k miles8
100k to 120k miles4
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles3
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles0

What the data shows

Of the 36 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 81,000 miles, and 25% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 1 crash, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

Purchased the car for my daughter's 16th birthday. I believe it only had 20,000 miles on it. She had if for 2 years and has always thought the car ran a little "sluggish". In april, 2013 the car began to decelerate when stepping on the gas, and would not shift properly. Brought it to the ford dealer we purchased it from, who told us the transmission was gone and it needed to be replaced.

Reported at 42,000 miles, April 2013 Injury

I was driving on the highway at approximately 60 MPH, when my car started to lose speed. I was on an incline at the time which made it worse. I almost caused an accident. Afterwards I pulled over. My wrench light came on. Indicating that there is a problem with the throttle body. My car when in to limp mode. After doing extensive research on this matter, I did find that there has been a recall for the throttle body replacement in north carolina. I did call ford and mentioned that to then.

Reported at 118,000 miles, May 2014

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