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Sounds like a misfire. You should definitely buy a new car! Lol

I have 30k miles on my 2010 Fusion 6 spd manual. Last oil change they suggested an air filter on the inspection page but the service advisor didn't try to sell it to me. I looked at it and it didn't seem that dirty. If its an oiled filter, it definitely looked pretty dry. Should I just go ahead and buy one? Oh it still has the original cabin air filter too, but there was no mention of that. I gotta feeling they were just trying to blow me out of there real quick!

Yeah I tried tapping the brakes, it didn't do anything. I talked to the Field Service Engineer from Ford. He said that this is a normal condition. It is strategy programmed to increase fuel economy. He also said to just use the service brakes going downhill. Next vacation I'll see if I can't get them to overheat and fade!

I just noticed if you push in the clutch pedal just past the free play area while you are in a lower gear, it will think you're gong to shift and close the throttle a little more. I don't like doing that because it's not good for the clutch!

Well they should be able to save fuel by cutting the fuel injectors when coasting. More sporty driving is especially affected when you downshift before a turn and the car keeps going!

No, the clutch isn't slipping. It's on it's third clutch because Veterans Ford doesn't know what they are doing. I can tell it is the way the car is programmed to drive. While the clutch is engaging, it will slow me down. But when it is engaged, it feels like the PCM will open the IAC as to make it not decel. I think it's strategy programmed to make the car drive more smoothly. But I know how to drive a stick, and I chose a stick because I want to be in control of the throttle. You can see when you take it out of gear while you are rolling, the RPMs won't drop to idle. It tries to match your speed.

Update: Now at 23k mi the car is grinding in third and fourth gear. This time I said screw Veterans Ford and took it to a Lincoln dealership. They gave me a nice convertible mustang rental They pulled the transmission for the 4th time now and I talked to the mechanic. Veterans Ford stripped out one of my CV axle nuts. They had my CV boots on(sorta) with plastic zip ties. They also put a bolt in the wrong hole that was obviously too long because it poked through the transmission case sending a chunk of aluminum inside the transmission! Why do I still have this car?

They said it was because the selling dealer installed the clutch wrong. When I told them Veterans Ford must have done the work before I bought it, it was suddenly a failed pilot bearing!

I have had my 2010 Fusion for 1 year. I bought it new. The transmission has been out 4 times because of the stupid mechanics at the dealership. This last time it would grind every time I shifted into third and fourth. This time they just gave me a replacement. Does anyone else have complaints of the RPMs falling too slowly? Also when I let off the gas, or down shift the car doesn't decelerate. It annoys the crap out of me! I could be in first or second and take my foot off the gas at 4k RPMs and the car would just keep rolling. I have complained but they say its a normal condition. I think the since the RPMs fall so slowly, its causing the syncros to do more work and causing premature failure. What do you guys think?

Autos are booty.

Do they even have dash kits and wiring harnesses out for these yet?

My biggest problem is to get a fast fusion you have to get an automatic transmission which completely sucks all the fun out of it. I have a 2.5l w/ a 6 speed which is fun, but it would be so much better with a 3.5 awd. You couldn't give me and automatic if it were free!

The attorney said I need some proof that the work was done prior to them selling me the car and the cost had to be greater than $650. I have a friend in a ford dealership who pulled the history, but they did it internally so no record with ford. The lawyer also said he could do something to try and force them to give up the records, but that could get expensive. If I lost the case I'd have to pay him and the dealer could come after me for their attorney's fees too, which could end up costing more than the car. I'm going to talk to other attorneys and the news station. Thanks for that idea BTW.

I have a 2010 and wanted to do the same thing. Pictures, prices, part numbers?

So I recently bought my fusion and down the road there were all these rattling noises from the engine. I took it to the closest Ford dealer and they told me whoever did the transmission work reinstalled it wrong and wouldn't be covered in warranty. I was caught off guard because the car was new. After talking to the place I bought the car from, they explained to me how a customer took it home ona 24hr test drive and burned up the clutch and said they would pay the other dealer to fix it. I told them I bought a new car I don't want this used one I want to exchange it for a new car. The sales manager laughed at me and said that's not going to happen. Apparently when a customer damages the transmission, they aren't required to tell you but, if it gets a little scratch and gets paint work they do. Well a week and a half go by and I get my car back only to have it go berserk and lose power steering the next day. So I had it towed back and it was conveniently just a battery. They wouldn't give me any paperwork on the work they did either. So when I got the car back again I noticed a new rattling noise and the clutch just didn't feel right. So now the car is on it's third clutch. The mechanic broke the intake resonator so it's loud as hell and Ford won't lemon it cause it's "fixed" now. Well I don't feel comfortable knowing the transmission, the subframe and all the other crap required to come out to do a clutch as been out three times! That opens the door to so many issues down the road. I'm going to hire a lawyer and if he can't sue them for fraud or get my money back I don't know what to do. I was thinking of causing an issue where I could maybe get it lemon lawed for sure. Any suggestions?