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I figured as much it was bogus. I have over 158,000 miles on my Fusion and thankfully the trans is still holding in there *knocks on wood*. I did have a few leaks over the years. I had to replace the driver side axle seal & axle due to leaking under extended warranty, then again due to it leaking under ford service parts warranty. Then about a year and a half ago the trans lines were leaking. Just glad I keep some extra fluids around. Its been holding tight since then, but I still feel a bit paranoid over it.

I keep seeing this supposed class action lawsuit regarding Ford Fusion 6F35 transmissions from 2010-2017. Is this a legit thing or is it bogus? Seems strange to me as it only names the Fusion, however this trans was also used in the Escape, fwd Explorers, some Transit Connects & I believe this was also shared with some Chevys. Anybody have any insight to this? https://lemonlawhelp.com/ford-fusion-lawsuit-repeated-transmission-problems/

That's getting close to 3.5 water pump territory which is an 11 hour job due to being internal to the motor. I don't know what engine you have, but the 3.5 was no longer available in the fusion after 2012. Even if yours has the electric water pump it only retails for around $100 from the Ford dealer. I'd recheck those labor times he's charging you

My '08 SE 2.3 had 189,000 when it met its unfortunate demise. Outside regular maintenance I had to replace air pump & valve, power steering pump, master cylinder & p/s front axle. My '12 SEL 2.5 is currently at 136,000. Had to replace d/s front axle & seal twice (both times warranty), both driver side calipers (warranty), FCIM (warranty dealer damaged while performing p/s airbag inflator recall), parking brake cable assembly & transmission lines.

Wow that crazy. I'm not sure how the newer ones are setup. My 2012 2.5 is just one belt and the passenger wheel has to come off to replace it. If you have two belts one is probably a streachy belt and that needs a special tool which you can probably rent from autozone or advance. Hope all works out

Yep, ran into this issue with my '12 a couple years ago. Replaced them with dormans, but don't recall the part number off hand. Also ran into this with my Grand Cherokee, but funny enough I don't recall this ever happening in the 7 years I had my '08 Fusion

How did you determine the passenger tie rod needing replacement? Does the wheel have play side to side or up & down? To me what your describing sounds like a wheel bearing

One difference between the Mazda 2.3 and the Ford 2.3 although nearly identical is the Mazda has an electric power steering whereas the Ford is belt driven. The Mazda 3 had a big recall on those electric power steering pumps a few years ago. There are some other differences I don't recall off hand, but I believe they are mostly electrical.

I didn't want to keep waiting incase the line fully let go. I got them replaced with the ford lines & did the upper ones going into the trans as well. $600 down the drain, but hopefully these last. Sure pays to regularly check the fluids.

I need to replace the transmission lines on my '12 2.5 SEL. When I went to do my oil change I noticed the underside of the car was soaked. Traced it back to the transmission cooler lines under the radiator which were rotten looking and soaked. Also found my trans fluid to be on the low side, but still in the useable range, but am going to top it off with some LV I have leftover at home. Are there better replacements options than the Ford ones like stainless steel or is that just it? The Ford guy told me its common for these to go bad.

Some great info guys I greatly appreciate the help. I also didn't realize the 1.5 runs a timing belt opposed to a chain which I am not a fan of. I'm still gonna try to stick with the 2.5 for her. I did come across a clean '16 with a 2.5 about 35-40 mins from here so were going to go check it out this weekend if its still there.

Thanks alcohenusa, but that's over her price range and too far away lol. I appreciate the thought though. Waldo, Generally looking at OE brand dealers, but a reputable licensed used car dealer is not ruled out. Most dealers will offer some kind of warranty upsell whether it be just powertrain or something that covers major components with some kind of deductible. The latter is what I got on my '12 Fusion for 3 years/unlimited miles when I purchased it at a Dodge dealer with 70k at 5 years old. I will check into the rental company used cars see whats out there. Regarding the cooling system issues....I heard something about the 1.5 being prone to head gasket issues. Is there any truth to that?

I'm trying to help my niece who is in need of a new car to travel to school with by the end of summer. She stated she really likes the Fusion her neighbor has which is a dark grey 2018 titanium. She's driven my '12 2.5 SEL & said she really likes it. My in-laws want her to buy from a dealer so she has some kind of a warranty with it. Needless to say the pickings out there have been very slim. I did come across a very clean dealer maintained 2014 SE with 80,000 miles, however it is a 1.5 ecoboost. My experience is only with the 2.3/2.5 engines & know those are pretty solid engines so I was exclusively looking to find a 2.5. This one just happened to stick out to me and looks sharp in the dark side metallic paint. I don't know much about the 1.5 ecoboost and was hoping some of you out there with experience may know if they are prone to issues or if they're built to last.

Going out to lunch today my Fusion decided to pop on the CEL, but seems to run fine otherwise. Stopped home got my scanner & came up with P0456 very small evap leak. I reset it and so far after driving about 15 miles it hasn't come back on yet. Is there anything common that causes this code to pop up? Its a 2012 with the 2.5

I prefer using Purolator Pureone. The oil stays noticeably cleaner after a couple thousand miles, but they are also pricey. I tend to stock up when I can find a good sale on them. Otherwise I go OE with the Motorcraft or Mazda brand filters.