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Replying to: wayne21 (Nov 24, 2009 7:22 pm) Like I said I researched and found the Ford Fusion to be the best value for me and yes I do realize that it is assembled in Mexico and has 50% American parts. I took a lot of heat from my family when I was the first one to purchase a new "foreign" 1986 Toyota 4X4 pickup. I was in a union and it was not well liked there either but I wanted the best value for my money. Now looking at my family my Dad is the only one to have a Ford The rest have Honda and Toyota. I just thought it was a bonus that Ford has in my eyes the best sedan for my budget and they refused bail out money from our government. As far as making things in Mexico I think if they have robust Quality systems in place that they can build a great car and have bigger budgets to buy higher quality materials. I would like for them to be built in the USA to give Americans Jobs but ultimately the car companies have to build the best value for the consumer or they will get eaten alive from competitors like the Korean car companies.
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Replying to: hackattack5 (Nov 25, 2009 8:24 am) |
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I bought this car in June of this year. Have had no complaints about it. I love the car. It just hit the 10k mark a few weeks ago. The vehicle health reports said everything is okay, oil changed when recommended, check the fluids etc. Tonight my wife, 2 yr old daughter and I were going to meet relatives for dinner. We pull into the restaurant's parking lot and hear a ding ding. I look at the dash board and there is a red message saying to check the brake system. We are still moving at around 3 miles an hour I press the brakes and nothing. It was like you never even touched them. I put on the emergency brake and slowly coast into an open space. I turn off the car, restart it and everything is back to normal. No check brake system message and brakes work. I did not want to leave my car at the restaurant, so I had my family ride with someone else and I cautiously drove the car about 5 miles to a friend's house and had no problems. Since this is the eve of Thanksgiving. I will say that I'm thankful for the fact that my family and I were only going 3 mph instead of 65 when the brakes went out. Needless to say I am very concerned that this may happen again at any time. Has anyone else experienced this? I will be contacting the dealer after Thanksgiving and keep you posted on the outcome.">
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Replying to: 2010_ffhowner (Nov 25, 2009 9:00 pm) You had 100% brake failure, I would be scared to death to drive the car without a good exam and explanation from Ford as to what happened!
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Replying to: koho955 (Nov 26, 2009 10:55 am) "You had 100% brake failure" If it wasn't 100% it felt like it was. There was no slowing down. I finally found some other people that have had the same problem on another forum There has been a TSB (technical service bulletin) on it and its due to a faulty connector. So Ford is aware of the problem. I'm calling the dealer tomorrow to get it checked out.
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Replying to: 2010_ffhowner (Nov 26, 2009 8:06 pm)
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Replying to: koho955 (Nov 27, 2009 7:51 am) I think this is the site for the official Ford TSB notices. As of 11/26 there are none listed for the 2010 Ford Fusion???????? |
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Replying to: 2010_ffhowner (Nov 25, 2009 9:00 pm) 
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Replying to: acdii (Nov 27, 2009 8:28 am) As a side note: Dealership said they don't do rentals. Said that Ford does not allow them to do rentals anymore. Said they would call enterprise for me and I could get a rental for $23 a day. First brand new car so don't know if that's the norm. Got the Ford Focus. Miss the Fusion already. Acdii you are right. After doing some more research I learned the first half of the break is electric and the bottom half would be ABS. So I didn't press down hard on it enough. But even then, still not something I want happening again. Koho955 I found this information in another forum which there is a link in a earlier post. I had a hard time finding it too. I then did a search for TSB Number: 09-12-13 and found it. The link is above under TSB. Says the defect is for models made on or before 5-15-09.
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Replying to: 2010_ffhowner (Nov 27, 2009 7:52 pm) One of the Mazda dealers did not have their own rentals, and so I had to be carted over to Enterprise and have them try to upsell me on insurance coverage, as Mazda only paid the rental charges. The other dealer (Mazda/VW) had in house rental/loaner service and was far more convenient, when I used that option. |
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