Hermanator Posted May 2, 2014 at 02:03 PM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 02:03 PM In the six months I have my Fusion energi I have had two tire sidewall failures. I NEED a spare that will fit in trunk. Any ideas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:33 PM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:33 PM Do not have any ideas about the spare, but just out of curiosity what brand of tire did you have that had failures? And did you hit a curb or something at speed? I can not remember the last time I had an issue with tire defects -- it was the 90s or 80s I think. Maybe you got a bad batch of tires? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:48 PM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 04:48 PM In the six months I have my Fusion energi I have had two tire sidewall failures. I NEED a spare that will fit in trunk. Any ideas Here is the thread from the Tires and Wheels section that might help: http://www.fordfusionenergiforum.com/topic/2049-temporary-donut-spare-tire-search/?p=13352 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
murphy Posted May 2, 2014 at 05:49 PM Report Share Posted May 2, 2014 at 05:49 PM Note that the wheel well in the trunk of an Energi is not available for a spare tire. The cooling fans for the battery are in the center of the wheel well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermanator Posted May 3, 2014 at 01:00 PM Author Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 at 01:00 PM Do not have any ideas about the spare, but just out of curiosity what brand of tire did you have that had failures? And did you hit a curb or something at speed? I can not remember the last time I had an issue with tire defects -- it was the 90s or 80s I think. Maybe you got a bad batch of tires?Tires are michelin A/V energy savers. I hit curbs at very very low speed, one backing into parking spot, and the other parallel parking. The impact was not great. The disturbing thing is I cannot trust car to take any trips out of my local area. NEVER DRIVE A CAR WITH NO SPARE!!!!!!!!! Ford shows their lack of concern by not offering some sort of compact spare, and yes, a doughnut will fit in trunk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meyersnole Posted May 3, 2014 at 04:29 PM Report Share Posted May 3, 2014 at 04:29 PM Sorry you are having issues with your tires, Michelin tires are usually very reliable. Again maybe you had a bad set of tires, the dealer should be able to determine that. If you hit curbs you will run the risk of damaging the sidewalls, that and road debris can cause failure. But this is not just a Ford issue, this is an industry decision: check out this edmunds article on the topic. And the car does have the fix a flat system (which you probably should not use unless you are unable to contact roadside assistance (which they also provide)). If they did put a spare in the trunk, how many would complain about even more lack of usable space? More or less than complain about the lack of a spare? Probably would have been a good idea to offer the donut tire as an option, I am sure many would have ticked off that choice. Hopefully you found some useful information in the threads I linked above in your search for a spare. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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