2007 Ford Fusion: tire blowout or tread separation

Filed Mar 11, 2014 · Tires · 84,000 miles · MN

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion equipped with goodyear dunlop signature tires, size 255/50/r17. The contact stated that the tires were wearing prematurely. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who stated that the tires were working up to standards. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The tires were replaced. The dot number and VIN were unavailable. The tire failure mileage was 18,000. The vehicle failure and current mileage was 84,000.

Filed Oct 14, 2012 · Airbags, Body · 77,598 miles · NY

The airbag is sticking out of the dashboard and ford doesn't want to do anything about it. I believe that being this is safety concern and should be covered by ford. I have contacted them because we have a concern that the airbag will fail or just blow out of the dashboard without any notice.

Filed Sep 5, 2012 · Tires, Wheels · IA

Se v6, tires: when I inflate the tires to the pressure recommended by ford on the door sticker, the result is rapid tire wear on the outsides of the tires (under inflated). When I inflate the tires according to the tire manufacturers recommendation on the sidewall, the tires do not wear out on the outside (under inflated), nor in the middle (over inflated). Ford recommends a tire pressure that is 9 psi lower than the tire manufacturer recommends. Apparently they did not learn from firestone that the tires can fail due to overheating when they are under inflated, resulting in blow outs at freeway speed and deaths due to the resulting accidents. Nor did they change their ways as a result of damage awards for lawsuits due to under inflated firestone tire failures. Perhaps the damage awards were too small.

Filed Apr 5, 2012 · Visibility · 87,000 miles · OH

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion. The contact stated that air would not blow out from the vents when the air conditioner was activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the engine blower plug needed to be replaced. The vehicle had not been repaired. The failure mileage was 87,000 and the current mileage was 92,000.

Filed Mar 25, 2011 · Tires · 43,379 miles · PA

Tl* the contact owns a 2007 ford fusion with michelin weatherwise rear tires, line size p205/60/t16, serial numbers wea28z and wea28x. The contact stated that the tires would wobble excessively when driving any speed. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic who examined the tires and discovered that the tire belts were failing and causing the tires to become out of round. The rear tires were replaced. The tire failure mileage was 19,000. The vehicle failure and current mileage was 43,379. The VIN was not available.

Filed Jul 26, 2010 · Tires · 22,695 miles · KS

Our 20 year old son was driving home from college when his left front tire blew out. He was able to maintain control and get to the side of the road and call roadside assistance. The rim was damaged in the process. After ordering a new rim and wheel, I was going to drive it to the dealership when we noticed that the left rear tire was now flat. Once we were able to get enough air in it to drive to the dealership, we did. At the dealership it was discovered that all the valve stems were either cracked or leaking, so they all had to be replaced. We were unaware that the 2007 fords had faulty valve stems, had we known this, we would have replaced them for safety concerns. We were lucky, only one valve stem broke while our son was driving and he maintained control, the 2nd valve stem lost air while parked in our drive. This could have been much worse and I shudder to think of what might have happened.

Filed Apr 21, 2010 · Tires · 26,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns 2007 ford fusion equipped with continental conti pro contact p205/60r16 tires. The contact stated that she noticed a bubble on the side wall of the front passenger side tire. The vehicle was taken to a tire center and the failed tire was replaced with a tire of a different make. The tires were rotated frequently to reduce the risk of failure but the failure would still occur intermittently to three out of the four original tires. Each time the failed tire was replaced with a tire of a different make. Only the continental tires experienced the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 26,000. The current mileage was approximately 37,500.

Filed Jun 10, 2009 · Tires · 26,000 miles · WI

We have a 2007 ford fusion. Since january 1st we have had 4 tire failures, or so we thought. The problem seems to be faulty chinese valve stems. Each time. It was an immediate loss of air. First three replaced at ford dealers, who made no comment about the investigation. The fourth at a tire store who's mechanic explained to me what was really going on. Our problems began on jan. 1st and continued until may 23rd,approx. One every 6 weeks!

Filed Nov 3, 2008 · Tires · 41,005 miles · CA

Total tread separation on left front tire causing blowout @ highway speed had to drive on rim to get to safe area to replace destroyed tire with spare.

Filed Aug 29, 2008 · Tires · 10,500 miles · ID

Sudden deflation and sidewall separation of a tire sidewall. Vehicle e model 2007 ford fusion sel, 4cyl, tire michelin pilot sport mxm4 all season 225/50vr17 93v 10500 miles total on vehicle and tires. Right front tire experiences a sudden deflation while driving on a city street at roughly 25-30 MPH. The vehicle was stopped and the tire removed. The outer sidewall of the tire was fully separated and the sidewall cord structure was separated as well. The vehicle wheel rim was undamaged on the outer and inner faces. The tires had been checked recently for proper inflation and were in good condition. An inspection of the tread area did not show any signs of puncture that would facilitate rapid deflation. The vehicle has been used on paved streets almost exclusively and the streets in the areas of use are in reasonably good condition. No damage to the vehicle is apparent from the tire failure due to the low speed. No other property damage besides the loss of the tire. Web search reveals other owners of ford fusions with this size tire have been experiencing rapid deflation failures and tread separations.

Filed May 7, 2008 · Airbags · 30,776 miles · CA · crash · 3 injuries

Tl*the contact was an attorney whose client owns a 2007 ford fusion. While driving 75 MPH, a tire blew out. The vehicle spun around three times, rolled over three times, and landed in a ditch on the side of the freeway. The air bags failed to deploy and three passengers were injured. A police report was filed. The current and failure mileages were 30,776. Updated 6/9/08 *cn the attorney wrote in on behalf of client.