Tovenaire Report post Posted January 26, 2021 Hello All! My wife and I just purchased a Fusion Titanium Hybrid from Enterprise (2019). We chose to give up our 2005 Passat for reasons. It is a good looking car that does offer plenty of space (except for the trunk), and will provide a lot of safety features not currently available. In a snap comparison, the Fusion feels good, but not quite as tight or connected to the road as the Passat. But that doesn't bother my wife as much as me, and it'll be her daily driver. It is nice and quiet, especially at a stop since it is a hybrid. She was reading the user manual last night telling me about a lot of the features. I admit, as she was saying some of the items, they sound great and will allow the driver to focus on the road, but internally, all I could think of is "another electronic feature likely to fail that will be expensive to diagnose and repair." Either way, this is the way society is moving. I've scanned over the forum, and am looking forward to being a member. I've found a couple of the introductory stickies by HybridBear and GrySql. Thank you for those. We'll be going through these threads and links throughout the next few evenings. One question - Is there a thread of "common issues" to the Fusion with links to walkthroughs for fixing these issues (although being a hybrid, I'm considering hanging up some of the tools for this car). I didn't find a specific one when I did a search, but did find the TCB forum insightful as a start point. Tovenaire 1 Sky14FFH reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sky14FFH Report post Posted February 4, 2021 (edited) Welcome to the forum. The only known common problem is a slight buzz or vibration coming from the glove box lower right area when the ICE is at a certain rpm, about 2100rpms on mine. There's also a winter heating problem. And lastly the occasional anomaly of wrench light that will appear once but never come back again. But these quirks could be only on the pre-2016 models. Unless you like to change your own oil once a year you won't need many tools. Perhaps a small socket set for changing the engine air intake filter and the cabin air filter. I use a torque wrench on the lugs after having the tires serviced (changed or rotated)at the dealer just to make sure the bolts are perfect and I can get them off in case of a flat. After 70,000 miles I changed my rear brake pads. Cost me $25 for premium pads. Looking at the old pads they probably could have gone another 10000 miles. If you have a lighter foot you may not have to change them for over 100,000 miles. Tires last until the end of warranty and I had to buy new ones at about 60,000. Some people get way more miles out of everything. Edited February 4, 2021 by Sky14FFH Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
