Three problems related to engine overheat 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.
Engine temp nears red but doesn't overheat. Some white smoke cold starting. I told dealer about this but since it only was during cold start it wouldn't replicate. Warranty lapsed. Overheating more often so I took it to dealer. Declined due expiration of warrantee. Recently engine overheated and started to shut down on a freeway in traffic. Slowing vehicles in traffic are dangerous. Engine light codes read misfire cylinder 2. The car is family's only source of transportation. We cant afford to purchase a new engine from Ford and Ford cant guarantee a new motor wont repeat these issues. Our local dealer duped us by not acknowledging that many other owners have had similar problems. Worried that this car will leave me stranded in the heat, bankrupt us, or be the cause of an accident.
The antifreeze is leaking into the cylinders, fouling out the spark plug causing the engine to miss fire. With this happening, it's using antifreeze burning it out the exhaust pipe , which causes the engine to overheat. Please look into this, I heard it can blow the engine and it's expensive to replace.
2016 Ford Fusion received from dealer on Dec 2015. At 39 miles on the odometer, Fusion would not start, and all alarms came on (low tire pressure, engine overheat, parking brake, parking sensors, etc). Car started after hitting ok and several more cranks. Feb 2015 - at about 2500 miles, the car would not start for the second time, and the third time was at 3000 miles, all with the same exact alarm behavior. The fourth time occurred on March 7, 2016 with 3200 miles on odometer; the car died in the middle of the highway and while going 45mph in rush hour traffic. There was no engine power, no steering power, no power brakes, nothing but alarms. I was fortunate to not be in an accident. The Ford dealership has taken the car in twice with absolutely no repairs and no reported diagnostic codes. Ford has experienced the same intermittent starting issues with the car in their possession, but they refused to conduct long-term diagnosis because they simply were not able to isolate the problem. This is the third time it's going into the dealer and now it's a safety issue because the car loses power while in operation.