snoopy0812

yeah I've noticed the same thing on my O7', my mechanic just told me that the smell will go away, it's just new parts and what not. I don't believe him. Mine only has 11k on it, so if you got the same issue at 37k, I'm going to assume that the smell won't go away with time.

This might be a bit late, but I have a 2007 SE AWD and I live in Northern Canada, we get -30 to -40 for almost 2 months solid. My Fusion held nice, and worked great. Ford sneakily has been replacing front CV shafts on the AWD Fusions here because they grease that was used in them isn't designed for such cold temps for long times. While this wasn't a safety issue, it did make a nasty noise until the grease warmed up. Once the joints were switched, never heard the sound again, but interestingly enough, the steering felt tighter. I don't regret my choice and they do great in snow, ice, and cold temps.

Hi! I'm really new to the Forum, I'd like to know if anyone has installed Halogen-Xenon headlights in the Fusion? Due to the increased wattage is there a chance of damaging my wiring or headlight enclosure? Anyone experienced anything like this? The bulbs I have to replace my OEM's are rated at 170W, will this cause a problem? Any information will be a great help!

I used to work at a Ford dealership as a salesman, and no where did it tell us what the Fusion's AWD system was. As I own a AWD Fusion I was very curious, and dissappointed when even a salesman wasn't given the information, and our techs just said it was a computer controlled limited slip system. I live in northern Canada, and we get probably about 3 feet of snow at a time, since this was my first winter with the car, I didn't bother with snow tires and just used relied on my AWD. I never got stuck once. Stopping is another question, ABS only does so much, and AWD doesn't help stopping, so you might want winter tires to help with stopping, but with stock All-Season Micheline tires, I never got stuck or slid (other than stopping). However, due to the weight balancing (60/40) the back end does give a little when cornering in snow at 50-60 kph, but nothing too drastic. I hope this helps you a bit.