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If you have a broken peg in your overhead console lid (photo1.jpg), your Ford dealership will charge you close to $300 to fix it ($200 for the overhead console + labor). Here's how I fixed it for $35: Buy a used overhead console from eBay. Remove the lid from the overhead consoles. To remove the lid, take a flat-head screwdriver and give it a hard push against the left tab (photo2.jpg) as you firmly pull the left side of the lid towards you. To make the job easier (albeit more time consuming) when removing the lid inside your car, you can remove the entire console before pushing against the tab. Replace the broken lid with the lid that came with the item you purchased in step 1. Be careful when inserting the right peg into the hole -- each half of the peg needs to be slotted into the corresponding half of the spring (photo3.jpg). You can inspect the replacement lid to see how it's put together. [Note: This was originally posted in 2010-2012 Fusion Hybrid, but it applies to newer models as well.]

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If you have a broken peg in your overhead console lid (photo1.jpg), your Ford dealership will charge you close to $300 to fix it ($200 for the overhead console + labor). Here's how I fixed it for $35: Buy a used overhead console from eBay. Remove the lid from the overhead consoles. To remove the lid, take a flat-head screwdriver and give it a hard push against the left tab (photo2.jpg) as you firmly pull the left side of the lid towards you. To make the job easier (albeit more time consuming) when removing the lid inside your car, you can remove the entire console before pushing against the tab. Replace the broken lid with the lid that came with the item you purchased in step 1. Be careful when inserting the right peg into the hole -- each half of the peg needs to be slotted into the corresponding half of the spring (photo3.jpg). You can inspect the replacement lid to see how it's put together.

I made a little cheatsheet of all the voice commands that fits on one piece of double-sided paper that I've folded and stored in the glove compartment for quick reference. It's attached below in case anyone finds it useful. I told my 4yo daughter that our new car has an older relative of Alexa and she's super excited to ride in it and hear us control things with our voice just like at home ^_^. sync_cheatsheet.pdf

Thank you for your input. I ended up getting a 2011 Mercury Milan Hybrid from a local private seller (the Ford Fusion was from a dealer that was over an hour's drive from my house). I will pick up my new used Milan later today -- so excited! ^^

Thanks lolder, I'll be sure to take it to the Ford dealer after I buy it to ask them about this code. Regarding the battery, I'll leave it in for now since it was just replaced by Ford only a few months ago. When it comes time to replace the battery, I found this video that was very helpful: Instead of going through all that work to modify the battery tray, someone in the comments mentioned a group size 96R battery is a perfect match for the Ford OEM battery, so no modifications necessary. UPDATE: I just got off the phone with the mechanic and confirmed that they did not remove the battery and did not fully charge the battery before doing this test, so I will skip replacing the low voltage battery and hope for the best. If there is indeed a problem with the low voltage battery, then that battery icon should appear in the instrument panel, right. UPDATE 2: I got the battery inspected at the Ford dealership and they confirmed that it's defective. Since it was just replaced in March, they replaced the battery with the one in the photo free of charge :-).

Hi murphy, thanks for the info! I will ask the mechanic on Monday whether he fully recharged and removed the battery before testing. The fact that he referred to the battery as "the battery that starts the engine" suggests maybe he's not familiar with servicing hybrids.

So I'm in the process of buying a 2011 Mercury Milan Hybrid and took it to a mechanic for pre-purchase inspection. Everything is fine with the car except for these two issues: Starter battery failed load test (see attached photo). I'm surprised by this because I can see from the service records that the owner had the car serviced at a Ford dealership a few months ago and they replaced the battery. I'm also confused by the "no start" result because I was able to start the engine just fine during the test drive and the drive over to the mechanic's shop the next day. At one point in the past the OBD had triggered a P0A7C-00 code. Even though this code is no longer active, should I be worried? The mechanic advised the owner to ask Ford what they did to resolve this code, if anything. According to the description, common problems that trigger this code can include:Converter failureHigh voltage control module failureHybrid transaxle assembly failureMotor electronics coolant temperature sensor failureYikes! To be fair, when I test drove the car, it was very smooth and silent, and I didn't see any warning icons in the instrument panel. Still, the fact that this code was triggered once before worries me. Please let me know if I'm just being paranoid or if these are potentially serious issues that I should have the owner look into before completing the purchase. This would be the first time I have ever owned a hybrid or a Ford/Mercury vehicle, so it's a big deal and I hope that everything works out because I really dig this car :D.

I'm glad I read your message on time (I was planning on taking a trip to the dealer this weekend since they are over an hour from where I live). I thought it was a good deal because I swear by the CarGurus app and it's listed as "Good Deal" on there: https://www.cargurus.com/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action#listing=210260357 $7k is also not accurate because the dealer said I should add about 11% for the out-the-door price, which puts this car at $7760. Wow, FF with 2.2k miles for $5k is unheard of! I think the deal you saw is not typical because I have been monitoring search listings for a FFH for awhile and have never seen such a great deal in Northern California.

Hi guys, thanks so much for the info. This will be really helpful when I visit the dealer.

I'm interested in a 2010 Fusion Hybrid with 105k miles on it for about $7k. Naturally, I have some concerns about the high mileage. From your experience, is 105k miles too much for a Fusion Hybrid? Does having an 8yo NiMH battery reduce your MPG by much? What should I ask the dealer or inspect in the car to see whether it's in good shape or will likely break down soon after I drive it off the lot? Right now I'm just planning to see if there are any warning lights when I test drive the car, but maybe there are other things I should be checking that I'm not aware of.