CarComplaints.com Notes: Power steering problems started rearing their ugly head in the 2010 Fusion, so you'd think Ford had plenty of time to make sure those problems didn't creep into the 2012. But here we are.
And much like the power steering, we’re still seeing the same throttle body failures that started in 2010 continue in 2012.
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
42,000 miles
About These NHTSA Complaints:
This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated while driven at various speeds. The contact's husband a certified mechanic, replaced one water hose. The contact became aware of NHTSA campaign numbers: 12V551000 (engine and engine cooling) and 17V209000 (engine and engine cooling) however, the VIN was not included. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed that the VIN was not included. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.
Traveling along and accelerator pedal did not respond to pressing and steering was hard to steer. Car was still running. Loss of power steering and no gas pedal. Pulled over and turned car off and restarted. Issue went away but came back 20 miles later. I called dealer shenandoah Ford and was told this is normal and nothing to worry about and keep driving.
While driving down the road, car went into limp mode and warning light came on. Pulled car off road, engine sputtering. Turned car off and back on. All of the above issues disappeared.
State of NJ had a 2012 Ford Fusion that was back to the dealership 5 times for a check engine light. On the 6th attempt to fix the problem at the dealers, the vehicle caught fire and burned to the grouind while out on a road test with a dealership employee. The vehicle is a total loss. The dealership has not disclosed what caused the fire. I recently was informed of the recall for 2013 Ford Fusion and thought maybe the 2012's may have a problem also. The dealership information is as follows: All american Ford, 375 route 17 South, paramus, NJ. Contact is [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that an abnormal noise and shaking was exhibited by the vehicle upon starting. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised the contact that they were unable to repair the vehicle because they could not determine the cause of the failure. The manufacturer was notified who advised the contact that they would send an investigator to further inspect the failure. The investigator never showed up and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 1,000 and the current mileage was 1, 3000.
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- Clinton, TN, USA