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2016 Ford Fusion cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 47 complaints for the 2016 Ford Fusion, 2% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
47 2% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
41,000 miles 34 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
9 and 0
Injuries and deaths
3 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2016 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 41,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 12 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 5 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 7 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 0 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 2 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 41,000 miles
Based on 34 complaints that include mileage. 71% 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 miles12
20k to 40k miles5
40k to 60k miles7
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles0
140k to 160k miles2
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 34 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 41,000 miles, and 71% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 9 crashes, 3 injuries.

What owners wrote

My 18 year old daughter was driving the fusion attempting to enter a highway ramp (route 22 in springfield nj) to go dorm shopping for school. Upon entering the highway and accelerating on the ramp the vehicle stalled and became unresponsive to acceleration while pressing down in the pedal. The vehicle behind her began to accelerate; the fusion then lost all power, the vehicle stuck her in the rear and pushed my daughters fusion into an active lane with traffic traveling at 55 MPH and up.

Reported at 8,000 miles, August 2016 CrashInjury

Car stopped accelerating in the middle of the highway, yellow wrench light came on and airbag light came on. The car started shaking and came to a complete stop. I barely made it to safety on the highway full of cars. I pulled over and turned it off because it wouldn't drive. I turned it back on and it drove fine. I have researched this and realized this has been happening to thousands of people who own 2016 fusions and yet there is no recall. I am terrified of driving it.

Reported at 72,000 miles, March 2018

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