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2014 Ford Fusion — Problems & Complaints

NHTSA has 1,430 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.

1,430
Complaints
filed with NHTSA
56
Involved a Crash
owner-reported
12
Involved Fire
owner-reported
47
Injuries
across all reports
Years to Avoid

Ford Fusion — Complaints by Model Year

Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.

5,129 complaints

2,794 complaints

2,616 complaints

1,957 complaints

1,430 complaints

1,066 complaints

1,722 complaints

1,111 complaints

442 complaints

378 complaints

183 complaints

0 complaints

Problem Areas

What Owners Complain About Most

Steering 344 reports
Power Train 253 reports
Engine 215 reports
Electrical System 177 reports
Unknown Or Other 163 reports
Service Brakes 130 reports
Seat Belts 84 reports
Structure 78 reports
In Their Own Words

Recent Owner Reports

Air Bags ODI 11707744 12/30/2025

The contact owns a 2014 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the air bag warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed with a front driver's side seat belt and seat belt retractor failure. The contact was informed that the front driver's side seat belt retractor and seat belt needed to be replaced.…

Steering ODI 11499477 12/30/2022

I was driving my car when our of no where, the power steering stopped functioning and two messages started to flash on my dashboard: "Steering Assist Fault Service Required" and "Service Advancetrac" This was very dangerous as I could not steer the car. Once I was able to get the car home, I scanned it and received these two codes: "C0051 Steering Wheel Position Sensor" "…

Steering ODI 11499568 12/30/2022

While driving on the highway, I noticed a "hitch" in the steering. The car would wander one way or the other and when I attempted a normal, minor steering correction, the wheel would hit a "hitch" which would require a little more of a tug to get past the "hitch". It became a real issue to drive the car in a straight line without zig zagging down the road, because minor correc…

Steering ODI 11445636 12/30/2021

I was making your left turn into a parking spot and suddenly I've got lights on my dash service advanced track check rear Park aid ABS light on traction control lights on airbag light on and power steering got tight

Wheels ODI 11385668 12/30/2020

TIRE IN FOR SERVICE, FIRESTONE REP STATED LUG NUTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, THEY ARE "MUSHROOMING" WHICH COULD CAUSE AN INABILITY TO REMOVE THE LUG NUTS IN CASE OF ROADSIDE EMERGENCY.

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Recalls & Crash Tests

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Questions

FAQ

Is the 2014 Ford Fusion reliable?
Owners have filed 1,430 safety complaints with NHTSA for the 2014 Ford Fusion, most often about steering. Compare the complaint counts across model years above — a year with far more complaints than the model's average is the strongest 'avoid' signal in public data.
Which Ford Fusion years should I avoid?
The rule of thumb used by analysts: a model year whose complaint count is well above the model's own average (we flag 2× or more) usually had a real manufacturing or design problem — not just noisy reporting. Use the year-by-year strip on this page.
Where do these complaints come from?
Directly from NHTSA, the US government road-safety agency. Any owner can file a Vehicle Owner Questionnaire; NHTSA publishes them as public domain data. We cache each lookup for up to 7 days.
Do complaints mean a recall is coming?
Sometimes. NHTSA opens defect investigations when complaint patterns emerge, and investigations can end in recalls. Check the recalls page for this vehicle to see what has already been recalled.