general problems of the 2016 Ford Fusion - part 2

60 problems related to back over prevention have been reported for the 2016 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2016 Fusion.

36 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/18/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notifications of NHTSA campaign numbers: 23v162000 (service brakes, hydraulic) and 25v695000 (back over prevention). However, the parts to do the recall repairs were not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a distorted image while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The message "rear-view camera not available" was displayed. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact stated that the vehicle was purchased in 2025, and the rearview camera was not functioning as intended. The failure mileage was approximately 116,000.

37 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/16/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the rearview camera was intermittently inoperative. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that there was an internal short and that the rearview camera needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The contact researched and became aware of an unknown NHTSA recall; however, the VIN was not included. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

38 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 04/04/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a live image and a black image intermittently, with the message "rearview camera issues - see dealer" displayed on the infotainment screen. Additionally, the contact stated that upon shifting to drive(d), the rearview camera live image remained displayed for approximately 3 seconds. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

39 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 03/16/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the back over prevention camera malfunctioned and displayed a solid black image or a distorted image. The contact stated that the failure created a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The contact was informed of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The contact stated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall, and that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,000.

40 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 03/02/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera was flashing on and off with a blank image. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

41 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 02/01/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while in reverse(r), the rearview camera would display a blank image intermittently. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, where an unknown diagnosis was made, and the contact was given an estimate for the repair. The vehicle was not repaired. Upon investigation, the contact related the failure to a recall. The manufacturer notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA hotline to file a vehicle safety complaint. The failure mileage was unknown.

42 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/02/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the back over prevention camera displayed a solid black screen or a partial screen, with the message "contact dealer" displayed. The contact indicated that the failure created a visibility hazard for the driver. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not repaired. The local dealer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 163,000.

43 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The contact stated that while in reverse(r), lines appeared on the screen. The contact stated that over a while the lines on the screen became worse. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.

44 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2025

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera failed to display an image, and occasionally displayed a blank image. The message "camera unavailable - please contact dealer" was displayed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The contact related the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v315000 (back over prevention); however, the year, model, and VIN were not included in the recall. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 142,000.

45 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 12/20/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.

46 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 11/24/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact stated that the back-over prevention camera would black out intermittently. The failure had become more persistent over time and would fail whenever in reverse. While reversing out of a parking space, the back-over prevention camera displayed a black screen. The contact continued in reverse, and another vehicle ended up hitting the vehicle in the center of the rear bumper. The crash caused damage to the other vehicle's front bumper. There were no injuries and no medical attention needed. The air bags deployed. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who confirmed the remedy was not available. The damage to the vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure and confirmed the same as the dealer. The manufacturer referred the contact to the dealer. The failure mileage was approximately 119,000.

47 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 11/01/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The contact stated that intermittently while reversing, the screen was blank. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 110,000.

48 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/10/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the back over prevention camera had malfunctioned. While reversing, the screen image was blank. Occasionally, the camera worked as needed for a day or two. There were no warning lights illuminated. The contact linked the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 25v442000 (back over prevention). The local dealer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

49 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/17/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reversing, the rearview camera was inoperable intermittently. An unknown dealer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

50 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 04/14/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The dealer was contacted. The contact stated that the rear-view camera displayed a black image while in reverse(r). The dealer was notified of the failure; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

51 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 03/17/2024

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera displayed a black screen while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The contact stated that the failure obstructed the driver's visibility, which prevented the driver from safely operating the vehicle. The local dealer was contacted and confirmed that the part was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 85,000.

52 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 12/17/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that upon shifting to reverse(r), the rearview camera displayed a black image, and a message advising to contact Ford motor company was displayed on the screen. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the camera needed to be replaced. The contact purchased the camera from amazon, and the mechanic replaced the rearview camera; however, the failure recurred. The contact later received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the contact was informed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

53 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 07/15/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while shifting into gear, the digital screen failed to illuminate, and the screen was black. No warning light was illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 116,090.

54 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 05/08/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing into a parking space, the rearview camera displayed a mirrored image. Additionally, the rearview camera failed to function as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA hotline. The failure mileage was 92,000.

55 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 02/02/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera failed to function as intended while the vehicle was in reverse(r). The failure obstructed the driver's visibility, preventing the driver from safely operating the vehicle. In addition, the sensor failed to alert the driver of an object or a person behind the vehicle and occasionally the screen image was frozen. The local dealer was not contacted. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was unknown.

56 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/15/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear-view camera was distorted. The contact also stated that the hvac system would turn on independently. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

57 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 01/14/2023

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the driver's and passenger's side rearview mirrors' blind spot detection system was inoperable. A message advising that unknown sensors were inoperable was displayed intermittently, and the contact was required to press "ok". Additionally, a message advising that unknown sensors were inoperable was constantly displayed on the instrument panel. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 25v695000 (back over prevention); however, the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that the rearview camera image was distorted or blank while in reverse(r). The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was confirmed that the part to do the recall repair was not yet available. The contact stated that while reversing at approximately 5 mph, the failure recurred, causing the vehicle to crash into a pole. The contact stated that the rear bumper was damaged. There was no injury sustained. The vehicle was taken to an autobody repair shop, where the contact was informed that the rear bumper needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

58 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 10/02/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the rear view camera would suddenly fail and blackout intermittently. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer who confirmed their failure related to NHTSA campaign number:22v644000 (back over prevention) however their VIN was not included due to the recall including different years/makes/models. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred them to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 105,000.

59 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 09/11/2022

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera image was blurred, black, green, or blue. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the rearview camera had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. Additionally, the contact stated that the failure was initially occurring intermittently but had become persistent. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but no assistance was provided. The contact referenced an unknown recall but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 48,000.

60 Back Over Prevention problem

Failure Date: 06/04/2021

The contact owns a 2016 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while reverse the back prevention camera display screen went blank and the warning message saying, "back camera unavailable contact the dealership. " the vehicle was not diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that there was no recall for the failure and did not provide any assistance. The failure mileage was 55,000.



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