There are 2 stored owner reports matching the body & structure leading-label group for the 2018 Ford Fusion in our NHTSA-sourced dataset. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
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Open the full vehicle complaint log (all categories)BACK PASSENGER DOOR UNLATCHES WHILE DRIVING SPORADICALLY. FORD PREVIOUSLY HAD A RECALL ON THE 2016 MODEL HOWEVER, THEY ARE STATING THAT THIS DOES NOT FALL UNDER THE RECALL. MY 4 YEAR OLD SON SITS IN THE BACK SEAT IN HIS CAR SEAT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. MY VEHICLE IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW AND THEY ARE FILING A CLAIM THROUGH MY 3RD PARTY WARRANTY COMPANY AND MAKING ME PAY FOR THE DEDUCTIBLE AND I SUSPECT THE LOANER VEHICLE. I JUST PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN MARCH 2020 AND I HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN SINCE PURCHASE. *TR
CAR WAS IN MOTION ON A CITY STREET ABOUT 40 MPH GOING STRAIGHT AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BECAME UNLATCHED AND PARTIALLY OPENED. A NOISE ON THE DASH SOUNDED AND STATED THE DRIVERS DOOR WAS AJAR, AND THE LIGHTS ON THE INSIDE OF THE DOOR TURNED RED. IT SEEMED TO BE PARTIALLY LATCHED STILL SINCE IT WOULD NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY, BUT I HAD TO USE THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND THEN CLOSE IT ALL THE WAY AGAIN. I HAD ALREADY TRAVELED ABOUT 1 MILE FROM MY HOME WHEN THE DOOR PARTIALLY OPENED, AND THERE WERE NO DASH OR WARNING SIGNS IT WAS OPEN WHEN I LEFT. TEMPERATURE OUTSIDE WAS CLEAR, NO RAIN OR WIND AND ABOUT 50-55 DEGREES OUTSIDE. CAR WAS PRIOR IN THE GARAGE BEFORE I LEFT ABOUT 1130 PM.
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.
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Vehicle import recorded: Apr 29, 2026. This is the stored import date, not confirmation that every source was successfully refreshed.