2014 Ford Fusion: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Jan 9, 2020 · Electrical, Visibility · 83,150 miles · MI

Drove a short distance to meet a friend. When I came out to go home my dash lights would not work, door chime and seat presets inoperative. Also determined on the way home that I had no turn signals, window controls, high beams or radio. Looked online to discover that fords are susceptible to electrical issues. The low key battery warning had been on all day prior to this happening. This is very dangerous as it is winter here and we are expecting rain and snow.

Filed Dec 22, 2019 · Electrical, Visibility · 92,150 miles · IL

Turn signals suddenly did not function/wipers also non -function - steering wheel button controls - non- function did some internet research and several had the same issue happen - several ford techs resolved with cycling the high beams on the vehicles- I did the same and resolved the issue as well- this is a safety hazard and fellow ford fusion owners need to be alerted this can happen suddenly .

Filed Aug 19, 2019 · Acceleration, Electrical · 93,800 miles · GA

I have lost ability to accelerate while driving on highway and vehicle would not go above 40 MPH on I-20, a 70mph road system, car jolts or jumps even without foot on accelerator so that I have no control over the car's acceleration. Gas gauge jumps wildly and randomly from 22 mpg to 99 mpg. Brake lights and other lighting systems remain on when car is completely shut down and headlights and interior lights are turned to off position. Additionally, after the car is in park and turned off, vehicle will jump forward several inches. Several additional inconsistent light issues when car is turned on and off. Passenger seatbelt does not work. Problems began 2018 and continue to present day. Local ford dealership unconcerned and unhelpful in prioritizing the repairs after multiple calls and direct discussion with service manager.

Filed Jun 9, 2019 · Electrical, Lights · 112,000 miles · TN

When my right or left blinker is on, my headlights flicker making it hard to see at night.

Filed Oct 17, 2018 · Electrical · 55,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle experienced electrical failures, which affected the air conditioning, windows, heater, door locks, and defroster. The contact had to disconnect the battery after parking the vehicle because the headlights remained illuminated. The dealer (prime ford auburn, 780 washington st, auburn, ma 01501, (508) 832-6261) diagnosed that one of the computer modules may be defective. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and referred the contact to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was 55,000.

Filed Apr 18, 2017 · Electrical, Lights · 5,000 miles · VA

The headlights do not provide adequate lighting at night. When driving at night the lights dim as you increase speed. I have gone to two dealerships both telling me they are "fine" "nothing wrong". I have complained to ford corp about this issue but they do nothing to help remedy the situation. Drivers side lighting cluster will not keep lights for more than a year before I have to replace the light bulbs. I haven't had to replace the passenger side lightbulbs more than once in comparison. On top of that the sync system has had issues from about month three of ownership. They have replaced part of the computer but now have no idea what is wrong. It is "normal" for my A/C and heat to take control of itself and change with me having no way to control it. The heated seats will turn on by themselves, the power windows do not work when this happens, and my bluetooth will not stay connected to my phone. I have spoken to two dealerships about these issues and once again "it is fine" "nothing is wrong". Apparently this issue leaves no problem code to give a place to start for repair. I have video taped it and still they can find nothing wrong with the system. It is becoming hot here now and this all seams to be a health risk for myself and passengers. All of this tends to happen when driving at any speed and any time of day. I have a hard time believing that "everything is fine/normal" with the car.

Filed Jun 25, 2015 · Visibility · 3,500 miles · IL

On a cool rainy evening in oconomowoc, wi, the inside of the windshield became covered with film that could not be wiped off with a cloth, a squeegee, or a blackboard eraser. Visibility was marginal on a dark road, but when facing oncoming headlights, the windshield lit up and completely lost its transparency. Multiple times, crashes were barely avoided by dead reckoning of the continuation of the lane locus. Since that time we have purchased rainx compound for cleaning inside of windshield and used it multiple times, with some positive results, but still have remaining streaks. Event may have been aggravated by environmental conditions. Defroster, even with high heat, could not eliminate the windshield problem at the time...updated 09/08/15 *bf updated 10/14/2015

Filed May 22, 2015 · Electrical · 15,800 miles · NJ

I leased my se fusion oct 2014 .. About 6 months later I noticed that all of my inside electronis would fail. I would lose radio, air, heat, seat power, windows, door locks, only things that would work were engine, headlights, and windsheild wipers. The car was taken into ford and they saw the diagnostic code and called manufacturer to see how to fix. About 4 months later it happened again. This time ford had my car for a week and replaced wires and fuses and we felt this time is was fixed and wouldn't have anymore issues. Well today may 22nd on my 25 minute drive into work it happened as I got onto highway, about 10 minutes later reset. Before I could even get into work it went out again this time took about 20 minutes to reset and in that time was late to work because my window was down and could not leave it that way. My car was nothing but a headache for ford the last time they had it and as they have tried to fix it we are still experiencing issues as I am now awaiting to hear what will be done with it now. My biggest concern is if and when I loose power to even my engine as I am on the highway heading to or home from work.

Filed Jan 21, 2015 · Lights · 1,000 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam became abnormally dim causing the visibility to become poor from a distance. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000. Updated 04/07/15*lj updated 11/3/2015

Filed Jun 13, 2014 · Lights · 2,000 miles · TX

I went to my dealership in mexico complaining about the autolamp function, the autolamp is expected from the customer to avoid distraction while driving and conditions like tunnels are ahead it should turn on the lights as you enter or a couple of seconds later, however reality is that the headlights turn on after 13 seconds and that can't be reduced by the dealer, according to the dealer that's how the car was designed (not only for mexico) and that's a big security risk , in a very dark tunnel 13 seconds it's to late and people could die due to an accident. I encourage ford motor company to take real action to correct and recall this function to be corrected asap world wide, it's incredible that with such good car they missed this little but highly important detail.