2016 Ford Fusion airbags problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Mar 11, 2025ILAirbagsDriver Assistance & Safety TechOther / Unknown

   air bag light comes on sometimes not other car panic alarm goes off at random times backup camera sometimes work sometimes glitches

   NHTSA complaint #11647621 · source
2. Filed Mar 2, 2025VAAirbagsDriver Assistance & Safety TechFuel, Hybrid & EV Propulsion

   My airbag light suddenly came on this morning and my light blinking off for the airbag was blinking my whole trip to work. I've also had my catalytic converter replaced and my check engine warning still says their is an issue when everything has been replaced Lights on my mirrors also don't cut on when someone is in my blind spots the symbol is there but they don't light up My back up camera has not worked correctly since a few weeks after I got the car. I have taken it to…

   NHTSA complaint #11645789 · source
3. Filed Feb 6, 2024INCrashTowedAirbagsBrakes

   I went to pick my daughter up from school as usual and the brakes would not work when I tried to stop in the turn loop. It caused me to crash the side of the car into a cement light post.

   NHTSA complaint #11570173 · source
4. Filed Jun 26, 2023GAAirbags

   When I got into my car today, the “airbag” symbol near the speedometer as well as the dash kept flickering off and on. My trip was 20 minutes and the illumination flickered off/ on the entire time. My car is steadily becoming increasingly unsafe to drive

   NHTSA complaint #11529030 · source
5. Filed Apr 26, 202340,000 miORTowedAirbagsBrakes

   The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 30 MPH, the brake pedal was depressed and went to the floorboard. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic, who informed the contact that the brake hydraulic line needed to be replaced. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 23V162000 (Service Brakes, Hydraulic). Additionally, the air bag warning light was illuminated intermittently. The…

   NHTSA complaint #11519099 · source
6. Filed Apr 19, 2023VACrash1 injuredAirbags

   After a rear-end collision, my passenger front air bag light comes on intermittently. Because of this, I don't know if the air bag was compromised or if the collision caused a faulty sensor. I can't get an answer from Ford.

   NHTSA complaint #11517907 · source
7. Filed Jan 25, 2023VAAirbagsEngine

   The airbag sensor keeps popping on and off in the car… Also, the car is not shifting properly between gears… There is supreme hesitation involved.. there is so much noise coming from the steering column and/or the airbag system.. just out of the blue

   NHTSA complaint #11503728 · source
8. Filed Sep 29, 2022ORCrashTowedAirbags

   On August the 17th, 2022 at approximately 1 pm our vehicle was rear-ended and was pushed into another vehicle from a dead stop in a traffic jam by a Chevy Van traveling between 45 and 50 mph until impact. Not a single airbag had deployed during or after the accident.

   NHTSA complaint #11487153 · source
9. Filed Jun 14, 2021PAAirbags

   2016 ford fusion. Consumer writes in regards to an issue with the body control module. The consumer stated in 80 degree weather the windows would not roll down and the a/c was inoperable. On separate occasions the radio became inoperable, the display screen went black, the door locks fail, and the heating/defrost/cooling system fail.

   NHTSA complaint #11420880 · source
10. Filed Feb 10, 202199,494 miTXAirbags

    I was driving down the highway and the front airbag malfunction light came on. It was rainy and roads were wet when it came on.

    NHTSA complaint #11395639 · source
11. Filed Jan 23, 2021TXAirbagsElectrical SystemLighting

    While in motion the abs light, traction on/off, and hill assist is not available is lit up. Also, the speedometer is sporadic. Haven't had any work done recently so that isn't the cause.

    NHTSA complaint #11389599 · source
12. Filed Jan 20, 2021106,000 miUTAirbagsSteering

    A few weeks after having recealls performed for the steering and airbag issues, i was driving on the freeway and got a warning light(attached) that said "steering fault service now". The steering bacame slightly sticky but still drivable. After reacbing my destination and restarting my car, i then received the same fault light as well as traction control, and airbag lights. I have had zero issues with this vehicle as long as i've owned it prior to it being at the dealer for…

    NHTSA complaint #11388994 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology