2013 Ford Fusion

[Aikouka]

How weird is that? Mine is just the passenger side, and it's just popped loose the one time. After I snapped it back in it hasn't given me any troubles...I'm wondering if it has something to do with the proximity to the door speakers, as the speaker grill butts up against that interior piece.

I don't think that mine are as loose as you're describing. If I fidget with them, I definitely feel a bit of play, which is probably the reason why. I might just be wussing out and not putting enough pressure on them to put them back in place. I have a tendency to do that to avoid accidentally breaking things.

My little console tray never goes anywhere. You have it sitting on the tabs, yeah? I don't have anything in mine though, and seldom open the console itself. My Ipod just sits in there and does it's thing and I have a pig tail USB cord running out of the front to charge the phone.

Yeah, it's in the tabs, but it doesn't really seem to fit snugly at all. It's almost like the tray should be about 1/8" wider to fit properly.

I find it strange that the CD player can't (or wont) identify what CD is in the player. It plays them fine, but just says "Track 1", etc...I thought this was a pretty run of the mill thing for cars in this day and age. Am I just wishful thinking?

That would require a database to identify which CD you've inserted. I think that's what Gracenote essentially does with MFT (it also provides cover art). I'm not sure if Sync has that too, but it might be a feature that you need to enable.

 

[LTC8K6]

The Gracenote database is how CD's are recognized. It probably needs an update. Gracenote does have to be enabled, apparently.

 

[alevasseur14]

Most CDs these days come with the album and track information embedded in the cd itself. I think it's called CD TEXT or something like that. If you burn a mix album from, say, iTunes, there is an option to include the text info in the burn. Any CD I burn always includes track info now. I don't have any knowledge of how MFT works but I would imagine it relies mostly on info on the CD before it looks to Gracenote.

 

[jwhitely]

Have a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid (Mytouch) and a iPhone 4S, when placing calls the recieving party hears the fan running from the AC, like the mic is in vent. It is like standing next to a large waterfall. I hear the other person just fine but they have a hard time hearing me over the whooshing sound.

Does anyone on the forum have this issue? Ihave no issue in my F150 with the same MyTouch system in it.

 

[Aikouka]

So, I've been toying more with the very fun voice commands for playing a specific song, and I can't figure out if I'm doing something wrong (if there's a better command) or if Sync is just failing (surprise!). I'm mostly having an issue with this one song... Invincible by Two Steps from Hell off their album Invincible. If I say "Play Invincible", it will ask whether I want the album or the song. If I say "song", it will play Invincible... by Muse -- there is no multiple results screen like usual. If I say "Play Invincible by Two Steps from Hell", it will ask whether I want the album or the song, and if I say "the song", it will say that it's going to play the song, and the current song blanks out like it's going to change, but nothing happens. It's not like it's incapable of playing the song, because I got to it by just playing the album.

 

[mb]

Ah, okay... now I see where the confusion came from. When you said latch, I thought you mean this part as that's commonly called the latch. However, the plastic part behind the door handle does seem to be the culprit, but I don't know if mine will just snap into place. I started hearing the same noise from the driver's side, and it stopped when I put pressure on that plastic piece on both the left and right side of it.

Also, you know that little holder tray in the center console? Does that thing ever stay in place? Whenever I open my center console, my tray has always fallen in. I would just take it out, but I'm actually using it to hold coins and other small items.

The picture has been deleted.. was it of the door handle on the inside? Because I've had an awful rattling from the passenger side. I can wiggle the piece of plastic behind the handle around but I can't get it to snap into anything.

 

[mb]

Have a 2013 Ford Fusion Hybrid (Mytouch) and a iPhone 4S, when placing calls the recieving party hears the fan running from the AC, like the mic is in vent. It is like standing next to a large waterfall. I hear the other person just fine but they have a hard time hearing me over the whooshing sound.

Does anyone on the forum have this issue? Ihave no issue in my F150 with the same MyTouch system in it.

I don't have an iphone but I haven't had any issues with my BT. Have you tried repairing it? Have you tried pairing another phone?

 

[LTC8K6]

http://www.blueovalforums.com/forums/index.php?/topic/52559-1-week-3-problems/#entry828911

 

[mb]

Hmm. I checked all four of the handles and the plastic behind all four are loose. Odd that I only hear the rattling from the front passenger side...

 

[mb]

Oh and I saw a brief discussion about MPG. I'm at 3200 miles on my 2.0 Ecoboost FWD. I've been getting right around 22MPG so far. My drive is mostly city though. Oh and I use 93 octane if anyone is wondering.

 

[ussfletcher]

Oh and I saw a brief discussion about MPG. I'm at 3200 miles on my 2.0 Ecoboost FWD. I've been getting right around 22MPG so far. My drive is mostly city though. Oh and I use 93 octane if anyone is wondering.

Does it require such a high octane?

Hmm from a brief search it appears that its a 3 hp drop to run it on 87 octane.

 

[mb]

Does it require such a high octane? I highly doubt that you are getting much benefit over 87.

Hmm from a brief search it appears that its a 3 hp drop to run it on 87 octane.

I've only done two tanks at 87 - the very first one, and one a few weeks ago just to see. The one I did a few weeks ago I got the same 22MPG.
It could just be my imagination but it does feel a tad peppier with 93, so I'll stick with it, but yeah 87 is perfectly acceptable for the car.

 

[Aikouka]

My biggest problem when it comes to gas mileage is the fact that I don't think any of my data points are worthwhile. To give you an idea, I think only two of my fill-ups ever put the fuel gauge at or above the full line. I filled it up the other day, and I was able to fill it up all the way. It actually stopped the first time at 4 gallons, and my car said that I had used about 9 by that point (and I was near a quarter remaining of a 16 gallon tank ). So, I pushed the nozzle in a bit further and let it go again. I actually ended up putting more fuel in than my car said that I used, which leads me to believe that my last fill-up wasn't adequate.

I also think that I've finally figured out why my car keeps indexing the USB drive. I originally thought it had something to do with putting it into reverse too soon after starting the car, but I don't think that's the problem. From what I can see, if I turn the car on too quickly after opening the door, it will index the USB drive. Now, that sounds kind of crazy, but you have to keep in mind that the electronics sort of "come alive" when you open the door (all of the screens turn white). One thing I have noticed is that even though the electronics aren't really showing anything, the USB drive's activity light does blink during this period. It's my guess that the car is doing some sort of check on the drive during this period, and if I interrupt it, it probably assumes the drive is new for whatever reason.

That's a really hard thing for me though because my '07 Altima also had push-button start, and I was really used to just getting into the car and starting it in one fluid motion. So, now I try to force myself to get into the car, close the door, put my seat belt on, get all comfy, and then start the car.

The picture has been deleted.. was it of the door handle on the inside? Because I've had an awful rattling from the passenger side. I can wiggle the piece of plastic behind the handle around but I can't get it to snap into anything.

The photo was of a door latch, which really isn't that important to the discussion. I was just confused by the original terminology for awhile.

Anyway, yeah... I think it is that little plastic piece that you're talking about that's causing the rattling. I also have the same situation as you where I can wiggle it a bit, but it will never stay in place. I'm wondering if it gets somewhat worse at higher speeds because I also have speed-sensitive volume turned on. So, my radio will automatically turn my music up louder, and guess where the speaker is... right beside that plastic piece!

 

[JTsyo]

Got my first hypermile tank this week. 49.2 mpg. Think I can break 50 if I stay off the highways.

On the negative side I have to take the car in for the gas tank leak recall

 

[Aikouka]

I've had my Fusion for a few months, and it's finally reaching the summer. Well, that means I end up driving home before nightfall, which means I get the glorious pleasure of driving into the sun while traveling home. Normally, this has never been a problem for me in my Altima, and I didn't even own a pair of sunglasses. I've just never had a need for them, and they're a pain with glasses anyway. I don't think I lasted a week in my Fusion before I went out and got some super sexy clip-ons (don't judge me! :$). For a while, I couldn't figure out why I was having issues driving, but it finally dawned on me. The Fusion doesn't have the sun shading at the top of the windshield! Are all of them like that? I really want that shading back, and if it's supposed to be there, I should be able to get them to put it there.

Oh, and washed my car, saw that someone dinged my left-rear fender. People wonder why I always park all the way in no-man's land!

 

[Topweasel]

I've had my Fusion for a few months, and it's finally reaching the summer. Well, that means I end up driving home before nightfall, which means I get the glorious pleasure of driving into the sun while traveling home. Normally, this has never been a problem for me in my Altima, and I didn't even own a pair of sunglasses. I've just never had a need for them, and they're a pain with glasses anyway. I don't think I lasted a week in my Fusion before I went out and got some super sexy clip-ons (don't judge me! :$). For a while, I couldn't figure out why I was having issues driving, but it finally dawned on me. The Fusion doesn't have the sun shading at the top of the windshield! Are all of them like that? I really want that shading back, and if it's supposed to be there, I should be able to get them to put it there.

Oh, and washed my car, saw that someone dinged my left-rear fender. People wonder why I always park all the way in no-man's land!

Sometimes that doesn't help. 2 weeks into mine I parked in an empty work parking lot on the weekend. 3 Hours later I come out to a completely empty parking lot with a really really huge scratch on the door. From someone swinging as hard as possible their drivers side rear door into my passenger side rear door.

 

[Aharami]

has anyone here gone thru the decision process between the new Fusion and the new Mazda 6? I test drove both. I love the seats in the mazda 6 and like the way it handles. But think it lacks power. Wasn't too enamored with the seats or the center console of the Fusion. But loved the power of the 2L ecoboost.

 

[LTC8K6]

has anyone here gone thru the decision process between the new Fusion and the new Mazda 6? I test drove both. I love the seats in the mazda 6 and like the way it handles. But think it lacks power. Wasn't too enamored with the seats or the center console of the Fusion. But loved the power of the 2L ecoboost.

The Mazda 6 2.5L 6M is a relative dog, being almost 1.5 seconds slower to 60 than an Accord 2.5L 6M

Withe the Autos, the Mazda was .4 sec quicker.

 

[Aharami]

im cross shopping the Mazda 6 GT and the Fusion Titanium (both auto), both of which are ~$30K. But the Mazda is down in power by quite a big margin

 

[LTC8K6]

im cross shopping the Mazda 6 GT and the Fusion Titanium (both auto), both of which are ~$30K. But the Mazda is down in power by quite a big margin

You seemed to want a quicker car...so I threw in the Honda.

The Mazda with the Auto was 0-60 in the mid 7's.

The Fusion 2.0L Auto is in the high 6's.

 

[LTC8K6]

I have read that the 1.6L Fusion is actually more fun to drive than the 2.0L Fusion.

 

[Mermaidman]

im cross shopping the Mazda 6 GT and the Fusion Titanium (both auto), both of which are ~$30K. But the Mazda is down in power by quite a big margin

As LTCK86 said, you should check out the new Accord. I've rented both the Fusion and the Accord, and the Accord is quite an impressive car overall, even in rental form!

 

[Topweasel]

I have read that the 1.6L Fusion is actually more fun to drive than the 2.0L Fusion.

The manual for the most part (the 1.6 is the only one with an option). It also feels a bit peppier because it tends to hang around higher revs giving you a better feel for when you have let off the gas. It's also like 200lbs lighter.

 

[LTC8K6]

The manual for the most part (the 1.6 is the only one with an option). It also feels a bit peppier because it tends to hang around higher revs giving you a better feel for when you have let off the gas. It's also like 200lbs lighter.

They are adding a 1.5L shortly, with supposedly the same power in auto front drive only configuration.

http://blog.caranddriver.com/2014-f...led-less-displacement-same-horsepower-as-1-6/

 

[Aharami]

As LTCK86 said, you should check out the new Accord. I've rented both the Fusion and the Accord, and the Accord is quite an impressive car overall, even in rental form!

yea will definitely check out the accord v6