Ford Fusion Sidewall Problems
- 11
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
- 7
- Years with records
- 2007–2014
- Stored years
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 11 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
Complaints by year
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 8 |
| 100–150k mi | 1 |
Complaint evidence
Latest stored owner-submitted records. Open a year for the full list.
Sidewall · Tires
Goodyear dot mmfujnr33815 goodyear tire mts/235/45r18 94v. Second tire i had to replace on new ford fusion (nitrogen). 1st the whole sidewall completely seperated from tire. Service dept. At ford said they have never seen that happen before. Said it was a defective tire. Now i have a golf ball size lump on my sidewall of the tire. No apparent reason. It is time for goodyear to be investigated & reimburse consumers.…
ODI 10904979
Sidewall · Tires
I have a 2014 ford fusion that comes with continental tires. In the 14 months i have owned the car , i have had 2 tires blow out. Prior to this car i never had a flat tire, now i've had 2 . The first blowout was at 1000 miles and the second tire blew out at 8000 miles. Both happened on roads where all the other cars drove by without issue. There are complaints all over the internet about how easily continental tires…
ODI 10703035
Sidewall · Tires
I purchased a set of 4 nitto motivo tires size 225/45zr18xl with the top rating (y) with a 60,000 mile warranty, dot # 73j7 l6k4213 on march 12, 2014 at discount tire for my 2008 ford fusion. My vehicle at the time had 91,602 miles on it and today has just over 107,000 miles. My vehicle was traveling through town with a speed limit of 30 and heard a loud pop noise. The side wall of the front driver side tire blew…
Crash reported · 2 injuries
ODI 10618073
Sidewall · Tires
In the past three months since purchasing a 2013 ford fusion with 235/40 19 continental tires (contiprocontact) i have had 3 sidewall blowouts while traveling at less that 20 mph on paved roadways. This tire choice for this car might not be suitable since it has a relatively small (40) aspect ratio. *tr
ODI 10553355
Sidewall · Tires
Driving to work like any other day, suddenly i heard a pop. Wasn't too sure what it was but then my tire pressure low message popped up. After realizing what it was, i had to call roadside assistance to change it out and i examined the tire and saw that the outside wall was tore up and there wasn't any holes in the tread. *tr
ODI 10482636
Sidewall · Tires
Tl* the contact owns michelin energy saver tires, size p225/50/r17, that were equipped on a 2010 ford fusion. While examining the tires, the contact noticed that all four tires were experiencing dry rot around the sidewall. The tires had not been diagnosed or repaired. The current and failure mielages were 28,000.
ODI 10457771
Sidewall · Tires
I was driving south on i-495 outside of boston on clean pavement on a hot, sunny day when my right front tire blew out. I did not hit anything. The tire was destroyed, and i had to replace it. The tire had 16,300 miles and good tread. *kb
ODI 10416883
Sidewall · Tires
Tl*the contact owns a 2008 ford fusion. The vehicle has continental, contipro-contact tires, size 225/60r17. The dot number was p5xv-46mb. The contact was driving approximately 15 mph on april 6, 2010 when the passenger side front tire exploded. The road conditions were not a factor. The vehicle was driven to the side of the road with caution. The identical failure previously occurred with another tire. A ford…
ODI 10324288