Thomas R

Built a scale model of the Cougar II in the 1960's, here's the real thing! https://www.hemmings.com/blog/2018/11/25/lost-concept-cars-the-shelby-cobra-based-ford-cougar-ii/

1st dealer found no problem. Took it to a 2nd dealer and they found catalytic converter bad, replaced at no cost, under warranty (<70K mi)

I go to Jiffy Lube, in and out in an hour or less, and $80 for full synthetic.

My other car is a BMW. Just changed the plugs at 148K miles. They were factory (NGK) platinum.

I bought an Autozone Duralast Gold because it was higher rated by users than the Platinum. My Ford battery was marginal at 3 yrs. My replacement has been trouble free. 5 yr warranty. 650 cold cranking amps vs 500 for stock Ford battery.

The Fusion does weird things when the battery is marginal. If the battery is 3 yrs or more old, get a new one and save yourself a lot of grief.

Had my car inspected at 34K and the rear brakes were wearing faster than the front, I anticipate replacing them at around 55K miles. My BMW has an oil service interval of 15K miles, with full synthetic. But on the conservative side, I have always change it at 7500. Once I am out of drivetrain warranty I will get oil changes for the Fusion on the same interval, and with full synthetic instead of the blend that Ford uses. Replaced my swollen lug nuts with solid at last tire change.

Guess I better turn on that "lane keeping" feature.

Ah yes, right under "Airbags"!

Thanks drolds1, us newbies haven't seen all the posts like you may have. Is the OLDS part of your name related to the car? I used to have a '73 Cutlass upgraded to "442".

I see my 2014 SE has ABS, but is there active Stability Control too?

I checked the window sticker I downloaded for my car. It turns out mine are Halogen, they only look like the Xenon projectors on my BMW.

kenycoulter posted this picture of his Fusion in an earlier post. His headlight covers look clean and the low beams look a lot like the projector lights on my Fusion.

The sound is cutting out on some of the speakers according to the wife. I googled the amplifier location and it showed this thread. Apparently the early 2g Fusions have the amp in the dashboard. I noticed the newer models moved it to the trunk. Did the early ones have overheating of the amp? Or are these sound problems due to cheap electrical contacts?

My wife's Honda transmission croaked at 85,000 mi. $1800 to rebuild. Got rid of it at 150,000 mi. Got her a Fusion. Fingers crossed!