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Found this great site by accident. Will cross post. Technical Service Bulletins of the 2017 Ford Fusion There been 49 technical service bulletins issued for the 2017 Ford Fusion

Ford has some pretty amazing pricing, rebates and incentives now for (some of) the 2017s. Seems the more higher end the car, the better the savings. Especially the Platinums if you can find them. Maybe would go for an Energi now over the Hybrid. Was considering a Trade-In of my 2017 if it makes sense, but being wiser now from the TSBs and recalls of the 2017 (all of them fixed and car is great!) - I was wondering what surprises await if I buy a 2017, or at least wait 6 months maybe? Anybody have a list or know of known issues with the Energis and Hybrids already for 2017? It's early in the model year, but I figured these would start showing up soon!

Over the past few days and nights I have been diligently researching the California Air Resources Board (CARB) rules in an effort to clarify what emissions warranty covers your vehicle. There seems to be a lot of misunderstanding regarding Standard California vs. Extended California emissions warranties. Some of this information can be found in the Ford Warranty Guide for your model year vehicle beginning around page 21. Keep in mind that the CARB state warranties are in ADDITION TO the Federal Emissions warranties in your Warranty Guide beginning around page 16. This is a rather complex and history rich subject, so I will try to keep it to a bare minimum and still get the info across. I have attached several exhibits including the California Low Emission Vehicle Regulations, an FFH and an FFE Emission Information Label, the CA certification sheet for the 2013 FFH and one for the 2013 FFE so you can see the difference. Let me just start by saying that many of you are under the impression that CARB mandates the extended warranty in the affected states. They do not. They only mandate in the respect that if an automaker wishes to certify a given vehicle to a certain classification, it MUST meet the mandated criteria for that classification. I want to make it perfectly clear that the extended warranty is provided optionally and voluntarily by the vehicle MANUFACTURER in order to certify a vehicle in a given classification. There are many different classifications and I'm going to stick to the ones that affect the FFH/FFE communities for brevity. Those are Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (PZEV), Advanced Technology Partial Zero Emissions Vehicle (AT PZEV) and the newest one, enhanced AT PZEV now called Transitional Zero Emissions Vehicle (TZEV). The Low Emission Vehicle Program has been/is being phased-in over time and we are currently in the second "tier" of the program (LEV II). The LEV III exhaust emission standards and requirements are contained in sections 1961.2 and 1961.3 of Title 13, California Code of Regulations (CCR), and will be phased in over the 2015 through 2025 model years. At our current (LEV II) tier, there are 3 tailpipe exhaust standards: Low Emission Vehicle (LEV), Ultra Low Emission Vehicle (ULEV), and Super Ulta Low Emission Vehicle (SULEV). This will become important in a minute. You will recall that the Warranty Guide States: California Advanced Technology (AT) Partial Zero Emission Vehicle (PZEV) extended emission warranty coverage applies if your vehicle meets the following two requirements: Your vehicle is registered in a state that has adopted and is enforcing California AT PZEV emissions warranty regulations applicable to your vehicle at the time of repair, and Your vehicle is certified as an AT PZEV in California as indicated on the vehicle emission control information label. Looking at the 2014 FFH Emission Information Label below, you will notice that is is certified for sale in California as a "ULEV II" (because it met the ULEV II tailpipe standard and we are currently in the LEV II part of the program). Now look at the 2013 FFE Emission Information label below and notice that it is certified as "SULEV II enhanced AT PZEV". It met the SULEV II tailpipe standard and is certified by Ford as an AT PZEV. Per the CARB rules, to get this certification, the manufacturer must demonstrate compliance with all of the following requirements: (A) SULEV Standards. For 2009 through 2013 model years, certify the vehicle to the 150,000-mile SULEV exhaust emission standards for PCs and LDTs in subdivision 1961(a)(1). (B) Evaporative Emissions. For 2009 through 2013 model years, certify the vehicle to the evaporative emission standards in subdivision 1976(b)(1)(E) (zero-fuel evaporative emissions standards). © OBD. Certify that the vehicle will meet the applicable on-board diagnostic requirements in sections 1968.1 or 1968.2, as applicable, for 150,000 miles; and (D) Extended Warranty. Extend the performance and defects warranty period set forth in subdivision 2037(b)(2) and 2038(b)(2) to 15 years or 150,000 miles, whichever occurs first except that the time period is to be 10 years for a zero emission energy storage device used for traction power (such as a battery, ultracapacitor, or other electric storage device). NOTE: Later model years are included in the regulations as well, with some standards higher. Read them for yourself beginning on pg 186 of the CA regs. Now I would point you to the actual CARB vehicle certificates attached below. For the FFH (under the Exhaust Emission Standard Category, you will note it is certified as a ULEV NOT SULEV, and (under the Useful life column), you will note that the EXH(aust) emission standard is only certified for 120K miles, NOT 150K as required by Para. (A) above. Therefore, it DOES NOT QUALIFY for the AT PZEV certification and gets the STANDARD CALIFORNIA EMISSIONS WARRANTY. For the FFE (under the Exhaust Emission Standard Category, you will note it is certified as a SULEV and (under the Useful life column), you will note that the EXH(aust) is certified for 150K miles thereby meeting all the criteria for AT PZEV certification and it gets the EXTENDED EMISSION WARRANTY. I hope this has been helpful because it surely was time consuming, but certainly worth the time if you now understand what your warranty is. I'm sorry if it's bad news for some of you because I know you wanted that extended warranty if you're in a CARB state. Salesmen say all kinds of things when you're buying a car, but you know what they say, if it isn't in writing............ CA LEV Regs 1-15.pdf CA_Emissions_Cert_2013_FFH.pdf CA_Emissions_Cert_2013_FFE.pdf

I hope the Tesla business model will catch on and other manufacturers will start providing warranty service like this! http://www.greencarreports.com/news/1086629_life-with-tesla-model-s-three-days-of-service-nirvana

A few days ago when the temp dropped down to zero the left tail light lens cracked on our car. When I put my laptop bag in the trunk leaving for work there was no crack and when my wife dropped me off at the office 1.3 miles later the lens had started to crack from the top down. Over the days since the crack has grown almost all the way across the lens from top to bottom and has started expanding sideways. My dealer ordered a new lens to install today with my new shift knob, but Ford has denied approving this as warranty work. Ford says that the lens couldn't crack from cold but that something had to hit it. The Service Writed said he will keep trying to get Ford to allow the repair, but he wasn't optimistic that they would approve it. The dealer has said that they wouldn't charge me for labor to install it, just the part, if Ford continues to deny the claim. However, it will still certainly be an expensive part, and it should be covered under warranty. So I want to see what advice you guys have for me of what I can do to get Ford to cover it. Is there someone I can contact (like a Zone Manager)? Would Ford's 1-800 number customer service do anything for me? Thanks.