2017 Ford Fusion problems
Owners have filed 1,404 complaints with NHTSA about the 2017 Ford Fusion. Engine is the most reported problem area, at 38% of complaints. After that come drivetrain & axles (22%) and electrical system (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 1,404 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Engine 38% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 55 and 10
- Injuries and deaths
- 40 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 70,000 miles 763 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 104 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 89 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 101 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 171 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 125 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 70 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 58 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 22 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 14 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Among the 763 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 70,000 miles. For engine specifically, the median reported mileage is about 78,000 miles (279 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 55 complaints mention a crash; 10 complaints mention a fire; 40 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2017 ranks 8th most-complained-about out of 15 model years of the Ford Fusion with enough data (614 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
I was stopped on the freeway when a truck rear-ended me twice and I ended up rear-ending the person in front of me. None of my airbags deployed.
This car didn't stop with in 40ft when the speed is 25 MPH and happened to collide with another car which changed lanes abruptly.
On may 13, 2017 or there about my 2017 ford fusion from a stopped during take off accelerated very fast almost causing me to run into the rear of another vehicle. On may 15, 2017 I took my car in for service and told technician about it. He could not find a problem. Again on september 20, 2017 I took my car in specifically to have the acceleration problem checked out and again no problem was found. I was told to bring the vehicle in soon as it happened.
Check engine light keeps coming on saying that its engine misfire in cylinder 2. . My mechanic replaced the spark plug it happened again, we replaced the coil and it did it again. Finally they told me that the coolant was leaking into the cylinder which is causing a misfire and therefore has also cracked the block on the engine. I get home and there is a notice from ford. Recall 19b37 to reprogram this issue. I scheduled the update to be done and ford tells me I need a new engine now.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while depressing the brake pedal; brake fluid was seen leaking from underneath the front passenger’s side wheel. Additionally, the vehicle would not immediately start while pressing the brake pedal and START/STOP button. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer and manufacturer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 138,000.