My 2017 Ford Fusion Titanium AWD 100k ReviewIt's been 5 years since I've purchased my Fusion and it just turned over 100k a few weeks ago. I've driven mostly in the Midwest and it's seen all best/worst of the 4 seasons. It's been driven through blizzards, torrential rains, and 110 degree highway runs. It's been fairly reliable during my time, only once stranding me on the side of the road.
Maintenance: I was pretty good maintaining the vehicle. I got the oil changed changed between 5-7k miles. I used either Motorcraft Partial Synthetic at Quicklane or Castrol Magnatec /Edge at my local shop. Only used 93 Octane gas, mostly filled at Costco. Out of the 72k I've tracked on Fuelly, I averaged 22.2 I flushed the transmission twice, PTU drain and fill once (due for another) and rear diff drained and filled once. New tires and brakes both have been replaced once. Each year air filter, cabin air filter, and wipers changed. Hand waxed 1-2 times a year.
The Good: The 2.0 Ecoboost was a solid midrange engine (behind the 2.7 and above 2.5 hybrid, 2.5 and 1.5). Acceleration, from 50-90 power is strong. Starts to run out of breath just over 5k RPM. Handled respectably for a FWD bias system, especially in class. AWD never let me down. Sync 3 with Apple Car play (pretty much standard now but not in 2017) was really good. It's great on expressway driving and is comfortable for long trips.
The Bad: Eco or Boost but not both. City MPG was pretty bad. Mind you, I live in an urban area with horrible stop and go traffic, but sometimes would get 17-18 mpg. Ford lug nuts (enough said).Fit and finish could been better. The A pillars rattle over rough roads. The transmission was always weird. 2-3 shift felt weird 90% of the time. The paint chips easily and the hood shows it. It left me stranded with transmission cable issue and couldn't shift.
Issues I experienced
1. Blown Speaker (fixed under warranty)
2. PTU seal leak (fixed under warranty)
3. Sunglass holder would not shut (fixed under warranty)
4. Transmission cable from shifter to trans needed replacing (not fixed under extended powertrain warranty)
Potential Issues: Engineering flaw with head design. If coolant intrusion occurs because of this engineering flaw, that will be 4-5k to fix. It was surprisingly left out of the recent customer satisfaction program which was only covers the 1.5. This reason alone made me fork over money for an extended powertrain warranty.
Would I buy again? Maybe. That's a tough question. Overall I'm mostly satisfied with my purchase. Fit and finish and retail value are pretty poor compared to an Accord. The Accord V6 would have been my first choice, if it had AWD. When I purchased, the Fusion had the market cornered for AWD (not so much anymore).
In nutshell, it did its job as a family hauler without much fuss. It's kind of a boring car though. It had few issues but nothing too terrible quality wise. The potential engine issue was much unexpected as earlier iterations of the 2.0 Ecoboost were fairly reliable. I knew going in the transmission had reports of being wonky and needing good maintenance to keep going. These two reasons make it a maybe and why I am actively looking to order a replacement vehicle.Mon, 11 Jul 2022 23:43:52 +0000
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