There are 9 owner-reported visibility & wipers complaints for the 2016 Ford Fusionin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 60 MPH, the sunroof detached from the vehicle and flew off. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repair by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 69,000. The VIN was not available.
Windshield wiper motor works and there’s windshield wiper fluid and wind water tank but when you pull the windshield wiper flu lever to disperse clean your windshield nothing comes out taking it to mechanic. He can’t find anything wrong with it fluid go somewhere when you pull the lever except for on the windshield. Don’t know where it goes because you can empty the fluid tank out and not see anything on the ground or on the car
The drivers side sun visor will fall down in front of my face when I try to adjust it. It will dangle from its wires on the left side (main pivot point). This is very dangerous when it happens while driving. It cannot be put back in its place without stopping the car and repositioning it back in the whole that it fell out of. And it Will fall out again when moved. It has happened several times to me and my wife.
My back up camera is blue all time , I saw so many people have the same issue, ford need to publish a recall on 2016 ford fusion as well, they did a recall on other vehicles recently, but not on this 2016 ford fusion
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPER SWITCH WAS ACTIVATED HOWEVER, THE WINDSHIELD WASHER AND WIPERS WERE INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTORS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.
THE WIPERS WILL STOP INDIVIDUALLY AND RANDOMLY WHEN IN USE. IT SEEMS TO BE MORE OF AN ISSUE DURING LIGHT RAIN BUT HAS HAPPENED DURING HEAVY RAIN ON OCCASION AS WELL. I HAVE BEEN TO MY DEALER FOR THIS AND THEY SAID I NEEDED NEW WIPER BLADES. THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTEE AT THAT TIME. IT HAS REOCCURRED AND I WILL VISIT MY DEALER AGAIN. I HAVE SEEN OTHER COMPLAINTS ON FUSION AND OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM. THE DATE I USED IS THE DATE OF LAST OCCURRENCE NOT THE DATE OF FIRST OCCURRENCE. SINCE THIS IS MY DAUGHTERS CAR SHE THOUGHT IT WAS OKAY FOR THE WIPERS TO HANG ONCE IN A WHILE. I DO NOT ACCEPT THIS AS A SAFE FEATURE!
THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS ARE WAY TO SLOW WHEN DRIVING IN A MINIMAL AMOUNT OF RAIN. I HAVE TRIED TURNING THEM INTO THE HIGHEST FREQUENCY. IT IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE TO PULL OFF THE RODE AND STOP TO WAIT FOR THE RAIN TO STOP. THIS COULD CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY NOT ONLY MYSELF BUT TO OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. IT IS VERY HAZARDOUS AND I REALLY WISH THIS ISSUE CAN BE FIXED. IT FEELS VERY HAZARDOUS
WINDSHIELD WASHER SQUIRTERS ARE AIMED TOO LOW. AT SPEED, ESPECIALLY HIGHWAY SPEED, THE FLUID IS BLOCKED BY THE WIPER BLADES. THE TOP OF THE WINDSHIELD GETS VERY LITTLE, IF ANY, FLUID. DANGEROUS ON THE HIGHWAY!! I HAVE SPOKEN WITH FORD AND MY DEALER. FORD CLAIMS THE SQUIRTERS THEMSELVES ARE NOT ADJUSTABLE AND THAT THEY OPERATE AS DESIGNED. HAVING TRIED OTHER FUSIONS LIKE MINE, THEY ARE ALL OPERATING THIS WAY. IT IS DANGEROUS. MY PHOTOS ARE OF THE CAR STATIONARY, IN MY GARAGE. THE PHOTO WITH THE RED LINE SHOWS THE POINT AT WHICH THE SQUIRTERS HIT. THE OVERSPRAY ABOVE THEM DOES NOT HAPPEN AT SPEED!
2016 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE WINDSHIELD AND DASHBOARD ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE SUN SHINED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD ONTO THE DASHBOARD, IT REFLECTED A 'V" ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ON THE DASHBOARD. THE EDGES OF THE "V" REFLECTED ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE FRONT WINDSHIELD AND INTERFERED WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE CENTER CUT OUT IN THE CENTER OF THE DASHBOARD ALSO REFLECTED ONTO THE INSIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD, BUT SINCE IT WAS CENTERED IT DID NOT INTERFERE WITH THE DRIVER'S VISION. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REFLECTION ON THE DRIVER'S WINDSHIELD WAS A DESIGN DEFECT. IF THE "V" WAS NOT CUT INTO THE DASHBOARD ABOVE THE INSTRUMENT PANEL, THERE WOULD BE NO REFLECTION. IF THE DASHBOARD WAS ANTI-GLARE THE PROBLEM WOULD PROBABLY BE SOLVED. *JB
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026