Used 2014 Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A) Consumer Reviews
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Looks nice but poor execution.
CM, Lexington, KY, 11/18/2015
Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
39 of 47 people found this review helpful
So, I have had my 2014 2.0 AWD Fusion for a little over a year now. I purchased it as a highway crusier for work and because of the advertised fuel economy. I also rent quite a few cars as well for work to balance out the mileage but still managed to put 24k miles on my car in 1 year. What I like: The car is very comfortable and quite to drive over long distances. My favorite part would be the front seats. I like how they are contoured and support my back while driving. The car is also very quiet while driving. The stereo is also sounds quite nice. The trunk in the car is huge and I have been able to haul all kinds of stuff that I have not been able to put in my car before. Also, the backup camera/sensors are quite nice and convienient. What I do not like: MPG: The MPG is no where near what Ford claims. I mentioned earlier that I rent quite a few cars for work and I almost always hit the EPA rated highway mileage or I am close to it. With the Fusion (EPA rated 31 MPG) I am lucky to hit 28 MPG on the highway, 25-26 is typical and I have even seen as low as 22 MPG. Needless to say I am very disappointed. I have even tried overinflating the tires by a few PSI to see if that helps to no avail. Premium gas also does not make a difference. Transmission: The transmission is probably the worst that I have driven. The common hard shift between 2nd and 3rd is almost always present and the dealer said this is all operating within specification according to their computer (I saw this with my own eyes while driving with the technician). Now, if I put the car into sport mode and let the car shift on its own it feels like a rookie manual transmission driver. It constantly jerks while down-shifting and up-shifting. This also raises concerns with long term transmission reliability as the shocks to the transmission cannot be good in the long term. HVAC: The automatic HVAC controls just pain do not work well, especially in the months where heat is required. What happens is that after car warms up and the cabin temperature it starts blowing cold air. Now, why would anyone want that? Also, the fan controls do not go to a low enough setting when controlled manually. Tires: Not a problem with the car but Ford put poor tires on the car for snow traction. Engine: Like other reviews of the 2.0 Fusion, the car seems underpowered for the engine rating. Windows: It is not possible to just put the driver's window down on its own and drive. If this is done there is a horrible buffeting (this might not be the best term to describe this) that happens inside the cabin. The manual even calls this out and the solution is to open another window. This just shows poor engineering on Ford's part. Sync: This is not so much an issue with Sync but more so with any car with touch controls and not real buttons. The controls do not have a place in a car. Tactile buttons will always work better. You can reach over and feel your way around and find the control without hitting 5 other things at the same time. The same goes for touch screens. It forces you to be very precise and that means more time with eyes not on the road. I know there are the steering wheel controls and the arrow buttons are not responsive enough and it still means time with eyes not on the road to follow the screen by the speedometer. I will avoid any vehicle with touch controls in the future. Visibility: The A and C pillars are quite large and do hamper visibility. More than most other cars that I have driven. The rear view mirror also does not adjust enough for my liking. I just cannot tilt it high enough for my liking and I have the driver's seat in its lowest possition. Final thoughts: I would not buy a Fusion again. I am not going to sell it as it does not make financial sense but I am not going to buy another.
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Make friends at your local gas station
Doug Miller, Colorado Springs, CO, 08/12/2015
updated 02/16/2021
Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
9 of 11 people found this review helpful
I love the way this car looks and drives.... but, it's never seen a gas station it doesn't want to stop at. Getting a combined mpg of less than 21 is simply not ok for a modern car with a 4 cylinder engine. I'm sure it's the AWD that's costing me at the pump, but I never expected to take such a huge hit over the EPA estimates. I'm no leadfoot, and I regularly get better than the EPA estimates in most my cars. Finally, I'll never buy another car with a built in navigation system. I've had one previously (in a '99 Volvo), but this one is much worse. First, it can't be used while the car is moving. I know. I know. It's a safety thing. But if my passenger can't use it while I'm driving, then it's simply not going to get used at all because we both have smart phones, and I'm not interested in stopping to fiddle with the nav system. And of course, the navigation system needs map updates. Ford sets the price on these at $149 per annual(ish) update. That's right, for the cost of a Garmin GPS with lifetime map updates, you can buy a one-time map update. Besides, why on earth would I buy another Garmin? I've got a smart phone. It's maps are updated in virtual real time, and the google traffic updates are FAR more accurate. I'm glad I didn't pay extra for the nav system, but it will always be there as a constant reminder of poorly implemented technology. Not sure how long I'll keep this car. I'm just not interested in pouring money into a gas hog. Updated a year later. My commute is much shorter now, so a tank of fuel lasts longer. MPG's still too low to be considered reasonable. Final update. The car has been quite reliable. I still never use the nav system, and I've seen the mpg move up. Took a 5,000 mile road trip and averaged 27 on the highway. Not really good, but not terrible.
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Sweet With Some Glitches
Dennis Toomey, Vandalia, OH, 03/29/2017
updated 04/08/2020
Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
4 of 4 people found this review helpful
First of all, the car looks great. Performance is sweet with the 2.0 Turbo with 240 horsepower. No trouble passing. I love not having to take the key out of my pocket to start the car, open the trunk, or lock the doors. Negatives: I'm 6 ft. tall and bang my head when I get in. Not a good design for any driver over 6 ft. or taller. The glove box is poorly designed. You have to move stuff around just to shut it and it's not very big. The Ford Touch screen sucks. Turns on by itself, and very distracting and frustrating trying to adjust heat and cool up and down by pointing your fingertips on a + or - sign. Give me old school round knobs that I can turn left or right. The trunk is long but not high enough to make loading any amount of luggage or cargo practical. There are no daytime running lights and no rear window wiper which would sure be nice. All in all a decent car but Ford needs to think of driver ease and practicality a lot more.
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Almost the perfect car
Splatticus, Columbus, OH, 12/02/2021
updated 03/03/2025
Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful
Bought from a Chrysler dealer in 2016 with 64k miles on the odometer. Recently clicked past the 100k mark (end of 2021). The only thing that has become dodgy is the rear camera, which I don't see the point of anyway -- sometimes it works, and sometimes it doesn't. Still looks and feels like a new car. Replaced tires and battery at some point. The new tires have better traction and a smoother ride. Replaced the tranny fluid and spark plugs recently. The car handles well, although it's tuned to understeer near its limits like most appliance cars, despite the lightness of the front end made possible by the little 2l engine. The handling nannies don't interfere with wild driving; they only kick in when something ridiculous is being asked of the car. Steering feedback is light, but present -- it's easy to feel impending traction loss. It's super comfortable, no matter how long you may be stuck behind the wheel. Acceleration is brisk. Gas mileage is mediocre at around 22 mpg with maybe 30% highway driving, but hey, 240 hp, so what did I expect? A match to the EPA claims? Not gonna happen on this car. I do wish I could replace the shift table in the tranny firmware, though, to make the shifts occur at lower rpm -- this would probably increase the mpg, because boost or no boost, high rpm is the enemy of good fuel economy. At moderate acceleration, it shifts kind of hard from 2nd to 3rd, a well known issue, and Ford claims there is no firmware update to fix it, so if you're worried about damage, you can release the gas pedal for a half second when the shift is about to happen. I guess whoever wrote the firmware forgot to cut fuel and add delay during that particular shift, and there's no one maintaining the code. Anyway, I love the car and expect it to stay healthy for another 100k miles. Update: Early 2025, 127k miles. Added a tow hitch at some point. Plenty of power and braking for towing. One coil-pack failed a couple of years ago, so I changed all four, which is an easy and inexpensive DIY operation. (Diagnosis requires an OBD II code reader, which is cheap and easy to use, and the OBD connector is easy to access.) No change in the car's health or drivability. No squeaks or rattles. No rust. No decrease in power or fuel economy. Not burning oil. Also has had none of the supposedly common engine problems. Seems destined to be a nice car until at least 200k miles, namely another ten years.
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Would not buy again
furCL1962, Ashburn, VA, 01/09/2018
Ford Fusion Titanium 4dr Sedan AWD w/EcoBoost (2.0L 4cyl Turbo 6A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful
The transmission never shifted into Drive properly. There was a delay in shifting then the transmission would slam into Drive. Mechanics said it needed a PCM software update. The PCM and the TCM software was updated and it didnt change anything. This started occurring within one month of vehicle purchase (New). This is a known problem and will eventually lead to a Valve Body Replacement or full transmission rebuild which would be very expensive. There was constant problems with the software. The GPS was often off by several hundred feet. It would show you driving down the road except the GPS line of travel would be off to the left of the actual line of travel. The car often refused to start even with a full battery, constantly acting like it was in remote start mode where the engine is running but the power is off. Except the engine and power would both be off but the car "brain" would think differently. Because many of the systems require power to b in sleep mode, many times the battery would be dead after just a couple of hours sitting. Diagnosing a parasitic drain showed the drain was normal, but the battery that came stock with the car was not enough to stay charged with the parasitic draw that is in fact normal. Battery replacement was mandatory for a new car and should not have been. But it did fix the problem. There are many videos online with people with the same problem with the Fusion and Focus. Sitting still the glass in the sunroof cracked. The temperature was in the 70's and the car was not moving with no trees, other cars or anything else around. It simply cracked. The glass in these roofs is made to shatter. Others have complained about the same problem. This occured within about two months of purchasing the vehicle. As I was told, "It isn't Fords problem". Well it is now since we went back to Kia. After buying three new trucks and three new cars in five years we thought we would give Ford a try since we did like the Fusion Titanium when we test drove. However, that experience with Ford, attitudes in service whenever we brought it in for service and the complete 180 from our experience with Kia had us completely ignore Ford when we were looking for a new car. Bottom line. Thirty seven years of car buying and ovr 20 new cars and 10 new trucks that was our first Ford and it will be our last Ford.
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