26th Nov 2010, 14:45
"WRONG. J.D. Powers ranks Ford ahead of ALL Japanese car makers in initial quality."
Wrong, wrong... J.D. Powers placed Acura and Lexus above ALL domestic companies in overall reliability. Sorry, check your facts completely before posting! Lexus has more perfect scores than ANY other company.... you know Toyota based Lexus. Toyota ranks low for now, but that'll change after the recall fiasco passes! Seems the recall fiasco hasn't hurt any company for the long term, since they all have had major recalls, and now we are focused on Toyota.
Consumer Reports mentions the Fusion as ONE car that has exceeded the norm for domestics. In fact they came out and said in a very recent article that the domestic companies have made great strides in quality, but still have a long way to go to convince the public that they are as good as the imports. And since Consumer Reports is just that... consumers reporting on their experience, it would be impossible for any domestic to rank higher right now. The Fusion was given a forecasted high reliability rating. This was wayyyyyy back in 2006. Now 6 model years later, they are having tranny problems and other quality issues, so they are on par or lower then any of the competition in reality. The resale is suffering too, if you look at KBB's values.
17th May 2014, 18:01
"My Fusion is currently worth exactly the same as it was two years ago,"
I find the above comment very difficult to believe unless of course the vehicle was a total wreck & worthless two years ago, and still is today; this claim seems improbable if not impossible.
24th Nov 2010, 18:56
"I strongly suspect this review is bogus."
Really? Then how do you explain the recent test of the Honda Accord, Ford Fusion and Toyota Camry in which a 2007 Camry with 100,000 miles was pitted against a brand new Accord and Fusion. The Camry came out on top straight across the board. I for one do not think this review is bogus. Having driven and worked on many Ford Fusion's, it sounds pretty typical if you ask me.