2012 Ford Fusion complaints

IT HAS BEEN 16 MOTHS SINCE RECEIVING THE RECALL NOTICE. FORD HAS FAILED TO REMEDY THE LIFE THREATENING SAFETY RECALL IN A TIMELY MANNER. BOTH FORD AND THE NHTSA ARE NEGLIGENT IN PROTECTING CONSUMERS. BASED ON FORD'S CONTINUED EFFORTS TO GET EXEMPTED FROM THE RECALL IT IS OBVIOUS THEY WERE NOT TRYING TO OBTAIN THE REPLACEMENT PARTS. THEY CAN DESIGN AND LAUNCH A NEW VEHICLE IN LESS TIME THAN THEY HAVE TAKEN TO NOT REMEDY THE FIX. THEY WILL NOT PUT FORTH THE REQUIRED EFFORT TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM UNTIL THEY ARE FINED AND IT COSTS THEM MORE TO IGNORE THE RECALL THAT IT DOES TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE NHTSA ONLY GIVES CONSUMERS EXCUSES ON BEHALF OF FORD. THE NHTSA IS SUPPOSED TO PROTECT CONSUMERS NOT THE MANUFACTURERS.FORD HAS MISSED THE MANDATE TO HAVE THE REMEDY PARTS BY DECEMBER 31, 2017, BUT THE NHTSA HAS DOES NOTHING TO FINE AND COMPEL FORD TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL.

I EXPERIENCING A 'THROTTLE BODY' MALFUNCTION. MY VEHICLE STALLS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS IN REFERENCE TO THIS ISSUE, BOTH ONLINE AS WELL AS IN PERSON. THIS IS A HIGHLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM FOR MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. ON THE HIGHWAY THIS CAN / WILL CAUSE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO MANY OTHER MOTORISTS AS WELL. FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS AS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT ISSUE AND, BY DOING SO, IS PLACING COUNTLESS PEOPLE AT RISK UNNECESSARILY. I AM FED UP WITH DEALERSHIPS COVERING UP FOR DANGEROUS MANUFACTURING ISSUES. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. THIS PROBLEM IS GETTING WORSE EVERY DAY.

CAR MADE "POPPING" NOISE FOR A DAY OR TWO FROM WHAT SEEMED TO BE THE FRONT SUSPENSION. THEN THE WARNING LIGHT "SERVICE ACCUTRACK" CAME ON, A FEW MINUTES LATE THE WARNING "SERVICE POWER STEERING" CAME ON. POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK, ALTHOUGH A LITTLE JERKY, UNTIL I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE WARNING "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" CAME ON AND THE POWER STEERING NO LONGER WORKED

DRIVING MY FAMILY HOME, MY DASHBOARD DISPLAYED A MESSAGE TO "SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON" STEERING WASN'T AN IMMEDIATE PROBLEM...HOWEVER, A FEW HOURS LATER, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND WHEN I TURNED THE WHEEL THE STEERING WAS VERY HARD TO DO, VERY STIFF. THERE WAS ALSO A MESSAGE THAT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD THAT SAID TO "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW". I CONTACTED A MECHANIC & THEY INFORMED THAT I COULD POSSIBLY RESET THE POWER STEERING, BY JUST TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF A FEW TIMES. HOWEVER, THIS METHOD DID NOT WORK. COMPUTER IS HAVING TROUBLE UPLOADING THE VIDEO

I WAS ON THE ROAD PACK SADDLE IN JONESTOWN TX 78645, WHEN I PULLED ON TO ROAD 1431. A LARGE TRUCK WITH A CRASH GUARD HIT ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE @ 60MPH. THE ACCIDENT TURNED MY CAR INTO A HORSE SHOE, AND SENJT ME INTO ON COMING TRAFIC. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED AND SAVED BOTH ME AND MY WIFE BUT, THE RESIDUE THAT CAME WITH THE ACTIVATION PEPPERD ME IN THE FACE AND RUINED MY GLASSES. IF I HAD NOT HAD MY GLASSES ON,I WOULD HAVE LOST MY VISION DUE TO SUCH. WE WERE ON A COUNTY ROAD.TURNING LEFT AND MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

PURCHASED A 2012 FUSION SEL WITH 35XXX MILES IN FEB16. DURING THE SUMMER OF 2016, THE A/C BLOWER BEGAN TO FUNCTION INTERMITTENTLY ' MANIPULATION OF THE WIRE HARNESS SUPPLYING POWER TO THE RESISTOR WOULD CAUSE THE BLOWER TO TURN ON/OFF. THE BLOWER ONLY RAN AT ONE SPEED (I.E. THE RESISTOR WAS BAD). THE BLOWER AND RESISTOR WERE REPLACED. THE ISSUE IS ONCE AGAIN OCCURRING AT ~80,000 MILES. THIS IS A WELL-DOCUMENTED COMPLAINT (BLOWER PULL TOO MUCH CURRENT AND FRIES THE RESISTOR) WITH THIS VEHICLE AND, OFTENTIMES, FORD DEALERS ARE ONLY REPLACING/REPAIRING THE BLOWER AND RESISTOR. HOWEVER, IN MY EXPERIENCE (AND LIKELY MANY OTHERS), THE WIRE HARNESS ALSO NEEDED TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AS CONTINUITY THROUGH THE WIRING IS ALSO AFFECTED WHEN THIS ISSUE FIRST OCCURS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING. FURTHERMORE, THEIR DEALERSHIPS/SERVICE CENTER PERSONNEL ARE NOT ADEQUATELY EDUCATED ON HOW TO PERMANENTLY CORRECT THIS ISSUE (THIS IS EVIDENT BY THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS THAT REFERENCE THE ISSUE RECURRING AFTER ONLY THE BLOWER MOTOR AND RESISTOR ARE REPLACED). THEY ARE CHARGING FUSION OWNERS $500+ TO PUT A TEMPORARY BAND AID ON AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE THAT SHOULD BE WELL UNDERSTOOD BY NOW.

CLIENT APPROACHED AN INTERSECTION WITH A LEFT TURN, APPLIED THE BRAKES. THEY WENT TO THE FLOOR, VEHICLE NEVER STOPPED OR SLOWED DOWN UNTIL RUNNING THROUGH A SIGN, INTO AN EMBANKMENT. CLIENT WAS SEVERELY INJURED AS A RESULT. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY STORED AT A TOW YARD. WE HAVE 30 DAYS TO GET THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY THE NHTSA. PLEASE CONTACT MY OFFICE TO GET THE ADDRESS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. ALSO, THE POWER TRAIN WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED BUT, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ABOVE 5 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN THE CONTACT'S DRIVEWAY. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING COLUMN MADE AN ABNORMAL POPPING NOISE WHILE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BEING TURNED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JIM CLICK FORD LINCOLN EAST TUCSON (6244 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CONTROL ARMS NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 83,000. *TT

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE BACK HOME FROM THE MOVIES AND I HAD MY NEPHEWS WITH ME. THE MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DASH SAYING 'SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW' IT WAS MIDNIGHT SO I WAS NOT ABLE TO CALL ANYONE TO SEE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS. THANKFULLY I MADE IT HOME AND DROPPED MY NEPHEWS OFF AT THEIR HOMES. THE NEXT DAY I WAS GETTING READY TO LEAVE TO WORK AND THE MESSAGE WAS STILL THERE AND I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. APPARENTLY THIS YEAR IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL OF OTHER FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE.

THIS IS OUR COMPLAINT BEFORE THE SERIOUS INJURY/DEATH OCCURS. OUR PASSENGER AIRBAG REQUIRES REPLACEMENT BUT NOW OUR VIN HAS BEEN DROPPED FROM YOUR CURRENT LISTING. FORD RELEASE MARCH 2017, 'A RUPTURED INFLATOR MAY RESULT IN METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING VEHICLE OCCUPANTS CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.' I CAN'T DRIVE OUR FINE CAR ON THE FREEWAY AND RISK MY WIFE'S LIFE. THE BAG NEEDS REPLACEMENT NOW TO FORESTALL A FUTURE COMPLAINT OF INJURY OR DEATH AND RESULTING LAWSUIT!

LOWER CONTROL ARMS PREMATURE WEAR AFTER POWER TRAIN REPROGRAM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LEHIGHTON FORD (54 BLAKESLEE BLVD DR E, LEHIGHTON, PA 18235) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS INCLUDED IN AN UNKNOWN RECALL FOR THE STEERING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER STATED THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT SOFT. AS A RESULT OF THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000.

4/19/18 I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE AND THE STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE CAME UP AND STEERING LOCKED UP. ( SO I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE TO THE DRIVEWAY- LESS THAN 10 MILES /HOUR) DEALERSHIP SAID THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THERE HAD BEEN SOME KIND OF EXTENSION ON THE WARRANTY BUT MINE WAS NOT COVERED B/C IT WAS TOO OLD OR TOO MANY MILES. I HAD TO SPEND OVER $1300 TO REPAIR THIS. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO COMPLAIN AND TRY TO GET AN EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IF SOMETHING LIKE THIS WAS ALREADY A PROBLEM WHY WOULD THE NOT COVER IT. THEY SAID THEY DID HAVE A RECALL AND I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN IN AUGUST OF 2015 FOR THE FIX SO THE SAID IT HAD BEEN MORE THAN A YEAR FROM THAT DATE AND NOW NOT COVERED AGAIN. HOWEVER, SINCE THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT THEY FIXED BEFORE, I FEEL THERE IS STILL AND ISSUE WITH THE STEERING OUT THERE SINCE IT WAS THE SAME PART THAT WENT BAD AND IS A VERY DANGEROUS THING TO GO BAD IN SUCH A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. FORD STATED THAT THIS WOULD BE REPORTED AND TO SAVE MY RECEIPT.

I OWN A FORD FUSION AND SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE STOPPED WORKING. IT APPEARS THAT THE HINGES BROKE AND THE DOORS COULD NOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE AND THEN 2 MONTHS AGO THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR DID THE SAME THING. I WENT TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT IT IS COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE FUSIONS AND SEVERAL CUSTOMERS HAS BEEN COMING IN WITH THE EXACT ISSUE, AND FORD WON'T OFFER A RECALL. JUST TO HAVE ONE DOOR HANDLED FIXED US COSTING ME $345. THIS IS 1/3 OF MY SALARY EVERY TWO WEEKS. 2 YEARS AGO THE ENGINE STALLED ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE DRIVING NOW I HAVE TO PUT UP WITH NOT BEING ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE CAR FROM THE INSIDE. I HAVE TO ROLL THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPEN THE CAR FROM THE OUTSIDE IN ORDER TO GET OUT OF MY CAR. IN THE EVENT OF AN EMERGENCY I WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO EXIT THE VECHUCLE. FORD NEEDS TO OFFER A RECALL ON THESE PARTS.

I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR THE RECALL #15S18 WHICH IS FOR A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I WAS QUOTED BY FORD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND THAT I NEEDED A NEW STEERING GEAR. THEY QUOTED ME $2000 TO FIX IT. COME TO FIND OUT THE PART IS PART OF THAT RECALL, HOWEVER I'M JUST PAST THE MILEAGE LIMIT. I HAVE 152,000 MILES ON MY CAR, AND THE LIMIT IS 150K. FORD WON'T BUDGE WITH THE REPAIR. WON'T GIVE ME A BREAK SINCE IT'S LITERALLY 2,000 MILES OVER. THIS STEERING ISSUE IS A MASSIVE SAFETY HAZARD....AND DOESN'T NEED TO HAVE A MILEAGE LIMIT APPLIED TO IT. THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR RECALLS IS 10 YEARS. MY CAR IS ONLY 6 YEARS OLD. RECALLS NEEDS TO BE GOOD FOR THAT 10 YEARS, REGARDLESS OF MILEAGE. IF THE NTHSA COULD LOOK INTO THIS AND MAYBE GET FORD TO CHANGE THE RECALL BY ELIMINATING THE MILEAGE LIMIT FOR SAFETY REASONS, I WOULD APPRECIATE IT. I CALLED FORD CORPORATE AND ASKED THEM TO GIVE ME A BREAK SINCE IT'S ONLY 2,000 MILES OVER, AND THEY REFUSED. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER FORD AGAIN. CLEARLY THEY ARE MORE CONCERNED WITH PROFITS THAN THEY ARE FIXING A DEFECTIVE PROBLEM WITH THEIR OWN VEHICLES.

TAKATA RECALL FORD HAS SENT TWO NOTICES DATING BACK TO MARCH 2017 TELLING ME TO CONTACT MY DEALER AUTONATION MARGATE FL FOR REPAIR AND EVERY TIME I CONTACT THEM THEY TELL ME THE PARTS AREN'T AVAILABLE. I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IN THIS CAR AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO GET THIS ACCOMPLISHED. IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER FORD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. UPON EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MCCARTHY FORD OF NORTH RIVERSIDE (2100 HARLEM AVE, NORTH RIVERSIDE, IL 60546, (708) 422-7000) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR LATCH FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PULL OFF OF THE ROADWAY, THE VEHICLE DRIFTED TO THE RIGHT. THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED ALL THE WAY TO THE LEFT AND SEIZED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A GUARDRAIL. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON I 85 IN ALABAMA TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70MILES PER HOUR.I NOTICED THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING,THE SPEEDOMETER STARTED FLUCTUATING, UNTIL I LOST SPEED CONTROL.THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. MY VEHICLE HAD 70,000 MILES;DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES A DAY. I MADE THE DECISION TO TURN AROUND AND GO HOME DRIVING IN THE RIGHT LANE WITH NO SPEEDOMETER OR A SPEEDOMETER THAT WOULD START FLUCTUATING WHILE MY CAR WAS JERKING. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER.THE DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE 070/071/072.THEY TOLD ME NO WARRANTY AND IT WOULD BE $1,000 TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY I DID NOT HAVE $1000 TO FIX THE PROBLEM. MY CAR OPERATED OK UNTIL A FEW DAYS WHEN IT STARTED JERKING,SPEEDOMETER FLUCTUATED UNTIL IT WENT TO READING 0 MPH. AT THIS TIME I WAS ON I 20 IN ATLANTA. THIS TIME I WAS AFRAID OF BEING REAR ENDED WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT DUE TO NOT PICKING UP ENOUGH SPEED. I FEEL THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND FORD SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSORS. CASE IN POINT CONCERNING FORD DEALER QUOTING $1000-I FOUND SOMEONE TO REPAIR FOR UNDER $100. I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO FIX MY CAR THE PREVIOUS YEAR. DEALER SAID THEY WOULD HAVE TO SPEND 4 PLUS HOURS LABOR DUE TO WHERE THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR IS LOCATED. PERSON FIXING MY CAR SAID THE TRANSMISSION SPEED SENSOR IS EXTERNAL EASILY ACCESSIBLE. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND THE DEALER IN THIS VERY SCARY ISSUE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DEAN ARBOR FORD (3382 W M-55 WEST BRANCH, MICHIGAN 48661) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TOO HARD TO STEER AND TURN

CV AXLE JOINT WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING IN CONSTRUCTION.

CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THEN IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY. NEXT DAY STARTED, THEN STALLED IMMEDIATELY AND WOULD NOT START. THE FIRST TIME WE WERE ON TRAFFIC CIRCLE, AND SECOND TIME IN GARAGE

TAKATA: MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT ABOUT OCBTER OF 2017 AND I'VE BEEN TO A FEW MECHANICS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEIRS BEEN RECALLS ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE OF THEIR POWER STEERING GOING OUT AND TO TAKE IT TO A DEALERSHIP AND THAT THEY CAN FIX IT FOR FREE BECAUSE IT'S ONE OF THE RECALLS LIST ONLINE AND I'VE TRIED CALLING THEM AND LETTING KNOW THAT THEIR HAS BEEN REPORTS OF RECALLS ON THE POWER STEERING BUT THEY KEEP TELLING ME THAT'S THERE'S NO RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE AND FROM MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS IS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED AND FIX DUE TO THE RECALLS TO THESE VEHICLES. IT WENT OUT WHILE I WAS IN MOTION ON THE ROAD.

RECALL 15S18 STEERING GEAR, WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHILE TURNING THE MAKE A NOISE . TOOK IT TO JIM CLICK FORD BECAUSE A CODE DIDN'T SHOW ON DASH FORD WILL NOT COVER THE COST TO REPLACE THE STEERING GEAR WHICH IS THE ISSUE WITH THE CAR. SO WE ARE UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IT IS DANGEROUS/ UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. THE STEERING MAKE NOISE WHEN IN MOTION, STATIONARY ON STREET AND HIGHWAY WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL. NHTSA #1227804 /FORD CASE#14458165

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE ODOMETER DISPLAY. THIS COULD NOT BE RESET BY TURNING OFF THE IGNITION FOR 10 SECONDS AND TURNING ON THE IGNITION AGAIN. THIS MESSAGE HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT FOR 6 MONTHS. IT WOULD APPEAR OFTEN WITH FIRST START UP ON RAINY AND RAINY ON COLD DAYS. NEVER OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING. I DROVE THE CAR TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. THE STEERING TAKES A GREAT EFFORT TO TURN THE WHEEL. HAD A NEAR MISS ACCIDENT WITH WOOD TRASH ON THE HIGHWAY. THE REPAIR SHOP SAID THIS COULD BE COVERED BY AN EXTENDED RECALL. THE FORD DEALERS WE CALLED SAID THEIR SYSTEM WAS DOWN NOT ABLE TO CHECK VIN FOR RECALL. IT HAS ABOUT 83000 MILES AND 6 YEARS OLD. THE STEERING FAILURE IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY DEFECT. I'VE DRIVEN CARS BEFORE WITHOUT POWER STEERING - EASY COMPARED TO THIS FAIL. THIS FAILURE IS EXTREMELY UNSETTLING FEELING WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A CURVE OR TURN. CHECK BACK LATER TO SEE IF FORD REPAIRED THIS.

DOOR LATCHES STOPPED WORKING NOT ABLE TO OPEN ANY DOORS AND THE CHECK OIL LIGHTS COMES ON BUT JUST HAD MULTIPLE OIL CHANGES DEALER NOT ABLE TO RESET SYSTEM THE SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN THE STEARIN WHEEL.

ERROR CODE C1277 POWER STEERING FAILURE. DRIVING DOWN THE HWY POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT/WARNING COMES ON AND POWER STEERING GOES OUT. TOOK EVERYTHING IN MY POWER TO KEEP THE CAR BETWEEN THE LINES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE FOR IT MAKES THE VEHICLE VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

THE THROTTLE STUCK (2ND TIME, BOTH TIMES SIMILAR) RECENT EXPERIENCE:03/20/2018: LOCATION: ENTRANCE RAMP PA TURNPIKE AT SOMERSET EXIT. THE TURNPIKE TRAFFIC WAS MOVING EXTREMELY SLOWLY DUE TO WEATHER\ACCIDENT (ESTIMATE 15 25 MPH). I HAD PURPOSELY HUNG WAY BACK (100 - 150 FT) OF CAR AHEAD OF ME AS DRIVER DID NOT SEEM EXPERIENCED OR CONFIDENT. AFTER THINKING THAT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS GOING TO MAKE ITS MERGE, I STARTED ACCELERATING UP TO THE THEN TURNPIKE TRAFFIC SPEED. THE CAR IN FRONT THOUGH DID NOT MERGE BUT STOPPED INSTEAD. I THEN NEEDED TO SLOW DOWN OR STOP. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO SLOW DOWN, MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO SLOW DOWN, THROTTLE SEEMED STUCK. I THEN STARTED PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AS HARD AS I COULD. THOUGH MY CAR DID STOP BEFORE HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT, IT WAS AN EXTREMELY TENSE EXPERIENCE. PREVIOUSLY, A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE. I DID NOT REPORT AT THAT TIME. IN THAT EXPERIENCE, I WAS APPROACHING AN INTERSECTION IN THE CITY OF ERIE. MY APPROACH WAS ON A SLIGHT UPHILL. THE LIGHT CHANGED FROM GREEN TO RED AND I WENT TO STOP. AGAIN, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE THROTTLE STUCK. AS IT WAS ON AN UPHILL I WAS EXPECTING TO USE LITTLE OR NO BRAKE. MY CAR THOUGH KEPT AT SPEED. AGAIN, I JUMPED ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH BOTH FEET AS HARD AS I COULD. IN THIS CASE, I DID LIGHTLY STRIKE THE BACK OF A VEHICLE THAT STOPPED AHEAD OF ME AT THE TRAFFIC SIGNAL. THE CAR I HIT DID NOT RECEIVE ANY DAMAGE. MY CAR THOUGH HAD A GRILL PIECE PUNCTURE THE AIR CONDI

WENT TO OPEN MY DOOR TO GET OUT OF MY CAR & OUT OF NOWHERE THE DOOR HANDLE WOULD NOT WORK. TO GET OUT OF MY CAR RIGHT NOW I NEED TO PUT DOWN THE WINDOW & REACH OUT TO OPEN WITH OUTSIDE HANDLE OR GET OUT PASSENGER SIDE DUE TO COLD TEMPERATURES & NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT THE WINDOW DOWN. IT'S REALLY INCONVENIENT. I HAVE SEEN WHERE OTHER VEHICLES HAVE HAD RECALLS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS.

TAKATA RECALL - 2012 FORD FUSION; I RECEIVED A LETTER IN MARCH 2017 REGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUE AND THE NEED TO REPLACE MY PASSENGER AIRBAG. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER, GRAND LEDGE FORD, SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST YEAR AND AM CONTINUALLY TOLD THE PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AND I WILL RECEIVE ANOTHER LETTER WHEN IT IS. A YEAR IS AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO WAIT ON A PART TO RECTIFY SUCH A SAFETY HAZARD. WHAT IS THE RESOLUTION FOR THIS MATTER?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK" WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED AND THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY MALFUNCTIONED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER (BROOKLAND FORD IN BROOKLAND, MI) WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 97,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AS THE RECALL NOTICE WAS RECEIVED OVER A YEAR AGO. THE DEALER (ANDERSON FORD BULLHEAD CITY, 2585 AZ-95, BULLHEAD CITY, AZ 86442) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT RECENTLY RECEIVED A POSTCARD FROM TK HOLDINGS, ALERTING HER THAT THEY FILED FOR BANKRUPTCY. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. *TT *JS

2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL. *LD *JS

COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY. ALMOST CAUSED A SEVERE, DEADLY ACCIDENT. WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND GET TOWED HOME. HAD A MECHANIC CHECK IT OUT AND EVERYTHING LOOKS FINE, STARTED UP AND POWER STEERING HAS RETURNED. I AM TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE NOW, SO I AM CARPOOLING TO WORK. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL, MANY FUSIONS ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE, YET NO RECALL ON MY VIN! THAT IS WRONG. FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED MY RECALL NOTIFICATION LETTER FROM FORD APPROXIMATELY A YEAR AGO. WHEN I SPOKE WITH KEN GRODY FORD IN CARLSBAD, CA, I WAS TOLD THEY AREN'T GOING TO REPLACE PASSENGER AIRBAG AS I DO NOT RESIDE IN HIGH HUMIDITY AREA. I RECENTLY ASKED AGAIN AND WAS INFORMED BY KEN GRODY FORD THESE PARTS WILL NEVER BE AVAILABLE; THEREFORE, IT WILL NOT BE REPLACED.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THUNDER BASIN FORD (1100 W 2ND ST, GILLETTE, WY 82716, 307-682-4738), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A LETTER LAST YEAR MARCH OF 2017 THAT THE INFLATOR IN THE PASSENGER AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY LISTED ALL THE POSSIBLE DANGERS IF NOT REPLACED IN A TIMELY MANNER; YET I STILL HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM RESOLVED. I HAVE CONTACTED DEALERS ON MY OWN BUT THEY HAVE NO REPLACEMENT PART IN STOCK. MY DAUGHTER DRIVES THIS CAR A LOT, AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THE LONGER WE DELAY THE MORE LIKELY AN ACCIDENT CAN OCCUR. IS THERE ANY OTHER AVENUE FOR REPLACEMENT??

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2017. AFTER CONTACTING THE LOCAL DEALER (SPRADLEY BARR FORD, 4809 S. COLLEGE AVE, FORT COLLINS, CO) AND THE MANUFACTURER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS IS THE THIRD TIME MY STEERING HAS LOCKED UP ON MY CAR WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD! THIS PART ON FORD FUSIONS WAS RECALLED A COUPLE YEARS BACK AND THIS PART IHAVE BEEN FIXED BY FORD DEALERSHIPS MULTIPLE TIMES. IF A PART IS UNDER RECALL AND FIXED WHY DO I HAVE T CONTINUE TO KEEP GETTING THE SAME ISSUE FIXED!

LETTER FROM SENATOR ISAKSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE REPAIR DATE FOR 2012 FORD FUSION TWO SAFETY RECALL NOTICES. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME COMPLETING THE RECALL REPAIRS. *JS

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE A RECALL LETTER DATED MARCH 2017. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD REGARDING A TIMEFRAME FOR THE REPAIR TO BE DONE. I WAS TOLD WHEN THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE, FORD WILL CONTACT US. SO, I HAVE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT MAY KILL MY PASSENGER IF I SHOULD GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHY SEND A LETTER AND NOT REPAIR THE CAR??? FORD SHOULD HAVE TO MAKE ARRANGEMENTS IF THEY CANNOT BACK THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS ONLY WORTH THE PAPER IT'S WRITTEN ON. SHAME ON NHTSA AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY. YOU ARE BOTH A JOKE!

VEHICLE WAS IN PARK, IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW TO OPEN THE DOOR WITH THE OUTSIDE DOOR LATCH. TOOK TO FORD DEALER, GROSS MOTORS IN SPENCER, WI. THEY REPLACED BROKEN PART IN LATCH ASSEMBLY, COST $100. VEHICLE HAS 55,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ED BUTTS FORD (1515 N HACIENDA BLVD, LA PUENTE, CA 91744, (800) 960-3673), BUT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANYTHING , THANK GOD. WAS CONTACTED BY TK HOLDINGS INC. THAT I HAD A DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS ON MY CAR. I VERIFIED THIS ON YOUR SITE IN 2017 WHICH SHOWED MY VEHICLE AS NEEDING MY AIRBAGS REPLACED. I CALLED KEN STOEPEL FORD AND THE LADY THAT ANSWERED "POOH PAHED'' THIS AND SAID IT WAS B.S. NOW I'M NOT SO SURE AND AM TIRED OF PEOPLE PLAYING RUSSIAN ROULETTE WITH MINE AND MY FAMILY'S LIVES. COMPLAINT INVOLVES TAKATA AIRBAGS AND THE POSSIBLE INJURY ASSOCIATED WITH A COLLISION.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. CROMLEY'S FORD INC (610 WILSON RD, NEWBERRY, SC) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL I RECEIVED A NOTICE ONE YEAR AGO ABOUT A RECALL TO MY FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. THE NOTICE STATES THAT THE AIRBAG COULD RUPTURE IN AN ACCIDENT AND MAY CAUSE METAL FRAGMENTS TO STRIKE PASSENGERS RESULTING IN SERIOUS INJURY OR EVEN DEATH. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY FURTHER COMMUNICATION ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I JUST CALLED FORD TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THIS FIXED, AND THEY SAID THEY STILL DON'T HAVE THE PARTS. SO I'VE BEEN DRIVING MYSELF AND MY CHILD AROUND IN A CAR THAT COULD KILL US IN AN ACCIDENT FOR A WHOLE YEAR, WITH NO RESOLUTION IN SIGHT. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.

THE FIRST TIME MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT WAS WHEN I WAS TURNING ONTO A BUSY INTERSECTION AND WAS ALMOST HIT BY TWO CARS THAT WERE GOING PRETTY FAST. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO A NEARBY FORD SERVICE CENTER AND THE FIXED THREE RECALLS: THE THROTTLE BODY, THE POWERTRAIN, AND POWER STEERING. NOT EVEN 8 MONTHS LATER, THOSE SAME THREE ISSUES WENT OUT AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHEN I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70 MPH. I ENDED UP SPINNING AND DAMAGED MY FRONT BUMPER TRYING TO PULL OVER AND BE SAFE.