CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Fusion doesn’t have the same track record of power steering failure as the previous 3 model years. Of course, those owners said their steering failed at 60k–100k miles. So this appears to be a classic "wait and see" scenario.
In the meantime, there’s plenty of interior accessory problems to complain about. By themselves, each is a barely a blip on the radar. But combined, they give you that feeling of what the hell have I gotten myself into?
10.0
really awful
Crashes / Fires:
4 / 73
Injuries / Deaths:
6 / 0
Average Mileage:
71,287 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.
This incident occurred at the beginning of summer.the engine idle does not advance when the airconditioner is placed in service. While stopped in the driveway or at stop signs or red lightes. Engine idles very rough....you can feel it in the steering wheel and the gearshift and the floor pan. Have complained to Ford and the local Ford dealership and have been told this is normal, or there is no code to tell the smart techies what to look for.a 25000 dollar car that idles like a model T.I am very disappointed in Ford for not at least trying to correct this problem.turn the air off...engine vibration goes away.I just wondered if anyone else out there in Ford land has this problem.last visit to Ford dealership was 7-25-13. No joy.
On two occasions the vehicle spontaneously accelerated while backing out and pulling into the garage. This happened with 2 different drivers and conditions were similar with very low speeds and we were able to stop the vehicle both times by applying the brakes.
Ok, I traded in my 2009 Fusion 6 cyl for the 2013 1.8 ecco boost. Obviously when I test drove it I drove under normal conditions. At any rate, when you need to pass and step on the gas pedal the car hesitates and seems to have no power at all. The gas miliage is around 22 mile per gallon highway. No where near what was advertised. I was told this engine was comperable to my V6. No way! has anyone else reported this issue? in addition the sync system keeps freezing up on phone calls.
While driving to work on the highway 65-mph the engine shuts off without warning, the instrumental panel starts acting up as if you are turning on and off the key. They found a lose wire to the instrumental cluster on the second time they replaced the instrumental cluster. It has been taken back six times and now the dashboard shuts down and I lose lights, signals, and other electronic features. I have lost power steering and brakes in between. They offered me an extended warranty"?" it is a shame that a consumer who buys a car from a dealership has to go through the grinder just to get out of their lemon. I just want to get out of this vehicle.
While driving on a city road with my foot on the gas at 35-40mph, the transmission erratically shifted into a lower gear on the transmission, causing the engine rpms to near instantaneously to go from 1750-2000rpms to just over 4000rpms. Through the RPM increase the vehicle maintained the previous 35-40mph speed. Ultimately, was forced to brake to bring the engine rpms down.
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- Muscle Shoals, AL, USA