2012 Ford Fusion complaints

WHILE DRIVING TO A FAMILY MEMBER BIRTHDAY PARTY LESS THEN 15 MILES FROM OUR RESIDENCE, WE BEGAN PULLING ONTO THE ROAD AND THAT WHEN IT THE DISPLAY SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND IT WAS HARD TO TURN. AS WE TURNED ON THE THE ROAD WHILE DRIVING OUR 3 YOUNG CHILDREN ON THE BACK WITH NO POWER STEERING WE ALMOST GOT TBONED. THE CAR HAD ONLY 69K ON THE MILEAGE IT HAD JUST PASSED THE WARRANTY REPAIR LIMIT. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN A EASY FIX LIKE MOST OTHER VEHICLES THEY HAVE A CHAIN OR BELT BUT THIS IS COMPLETELY ELECTRICAL. THE PART THAT REALLY HAS MADE ME UPSET AND FRUSTRATED WAS WHEN MY SISTER IN LAW A CLOSE FRIEND WITH THE SAME YEAR MAKE AND MODEL RECEIVED NOTICES THAT THEIR CARS WERE UP FOR A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. SO I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED IF THEY COULD CHECK ON IF MY CAR WAS UP FOR RECALL SINCE MY CAR ACTUALLY HAD THE POWER STEERING GO OUT ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP RESPONDED WITH A "NO, BECAUSE MY CAR WAS NOT ON THE DESIGNATED LIST OF A CERTAIN TIME, PLACE AND DATE IT WAS MANUFACTURED TO BE APPLICABLE FOR THE RECALL". IT MAKES NO SENSE THAT IF THEY ARE RECALLING SOME WITH THE POWER STEERING ISSUES WHY NOT ALL, ESPECIALLY THE ONE THAT ARE ACTUALLY HAVE REAL ISSUES AND ARE A POSSIBLE THREAT TO THE SAFETY OF ONES FAMILY.

I WENT IN FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE AND CAR CHECK UP. THEY TOLD ME THERE IS BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE MASTER CYLINDER INTO THE BRAKE BOOSTER AND IT RUSTED. BACK BRAKES AND ROTORS NEEDED, FLUSHING SYSTEM $1400? THEY SAID I WAS LUCKY CAUSE THEY COULD GIVE OUT AT ANYTIME CAUSING A FATAL ACCIDENT.

DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR OPENER BROKE. TO ME THIS COULD BE QUITE SERIOUS WHAT IF I'M IN A CRASH AND CAR CAUGHT FIRE WITH DOOR NOT OPENING PROPERLY I COULD BURN TO A CRISPY CRUNCH.IN A SITUATION LIKE THAT IT WOULD BE GOOD TO BE ABLE TO GET AT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE DON'T YA THINK?

CAR EXHIBITS A DRONE/MOAN OR RATTLE NOISE. THE NOISE TYPICALLY OCCURS WHILE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, UNDER LIGHT THROTTLE AT 45-61 KM/H (28-38 MPH) AT 1300-1400 RPM, IN 5TH GEAR. THE NOISE MAY BE PRESENT WITH THE A/C ON OR OFF BUT IS TYPICALLY AGGRAVATED WHEN THE A/C COMPRESSOR CYCLES ON. THIS IS THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AT TSB 11-10-26, BUT THAT TSB ONLY APPLIES TO ESCAPE AND MARINER VEHICLES EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE ALSO APPLIES TO FUSIONS. THIS TSB SHOULD APPLY TO ALL VEHICLES AFFECTED, NOT JUST SOME. SEE VIDEO FOR EXACT SOUND: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=PMCS-0SAU5W THANKS

I NOTICED A KNOCK WHENEVER I TURNED THE WHEEL WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHILE PARKED. THE STEERING BECAME INCREASINGLY HARDER AS THE DAYS PASSED. THE CARS WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED SO I TOOK IT INTO GOODYEAR TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THEY TOLD ME THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FUSION HAD ONLY 59,000 MILES ON IT. THE MECHANIC THAT WORKED ON MY CAR TOLD ME HE PREVIOUSLY WORKED FOR FORD AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR BECAME AJAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO CLOSE THE DOOR; HOWEVER, IT FAILED TO LOCK PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000. ..UPDATED 06/06/17 *BF UPDATED 09/22/2017*JS

ON APRIL 2 2016 I DROVE TO OUR LOCAL WALMART IN OCEANSIDE CALIFORNIA. AFTER SHOPPING I STARTED MY 2012 FORD FUSION AND THE POWER ASSISTED STEERING HAD FAILED AND I COULDNT DRIVE THE CAR. HAD IT TOWED TO NORTH COUNTY FORD WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT ON THIS CAR DUE TO ITS PRODUCTION DATE OF MARCH 6TH 2012.THE RECALL WAS FOR 2012 FORD FUSIONS PRODUCED BEFORE FEBUARUY 28TH 2012. BECAUSE MY VEHICLE WAS PRODUCED 6 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL IT WAS NOT COVERED THUS I WAS RESPONSIBLE TO PAY THE $1658.00 REPAIR BILL. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T HELP ME DUE TO THE PRODUCTION DATE. I BELIEVE THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE WIDENED TO COVER ALL FORD PRODUCTS THAT HAVE THIS ISSUE. WHILE THIS PROBLEM DID'NT HAPPEN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT STILL SEEMS TO ME TO BE A BIG SAFETY CONCERN AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN .

MU 2012 FORD FUSION LOST POWER TO THE STEERING ON THE HIGHWAY SO WHEN I PULLED THE STEERING WHEEL HARD SO I CAN GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I FINALLY GOT TO TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE STEERING WHEEL WILL NOT MOVE AND A MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD APPEARS AND SAY SERVICE "POWER STEERING KNOW" SO I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK AND WHEN IT GOT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT IS A PROBLEM WITH ELECTRONIC STEERING RACK AND PINION FAULTY AND IT WOULD COST ME 1,500 DOLLERS TO GET IT FIX SO I STARTED RESEARCHING ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS A RECALL BUT MY CAR WAS NOT AFFECTED AND I DON'T KNOW HOW CAUSE ITS ALOT OF PEOPLE WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2012 FORD FUSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOTS POWER STEERING WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE FAILED AND STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,069.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A LEAKY FUEL TANK AND CANISTER PURGE VALVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 134,000.

I HAD A SERVICE ADVANCTRAC LIGHT ON MY DASH AND THEN A POWER STEERING FAILURE LIGHT ACTIVATE ON THE DASH AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT APPROX. 40MPH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME SAFELY. ARRIVED HOME AND WENT ONLINE AND FOUND A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM ON THE 2012 FUSIONS. I TOOK TO FORD AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY $1600 TO REPLACE WHAT THEY CALL A RACK AND PINION ISSUE.

SHORTLY AFTER STARTING MY VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING FAILS AND THE ALARMS SOUND LEAVING MY VEHICLE UNABLE TO PERFORM SAFELY. THIS HAPPENS RANDOMLY AND WITHOUT NOTICE. THERE ARE NO KNOWN CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I'VE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIP AND THEY'VE STATED THAT MY VEHICLE ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL AND TO REPAIR THE ISSUE COULD COST UP TO $1,600

THE VEHICLE HAS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. ALSO THE CAR WILL HAVE A HARD JERKING WHILE DRIVING.. THIS DOESNT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT IS GETTING NOTICBLY WORSE.

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LATCH IS BROKEN, DOOR BOUNCE BACK, WILL NOT LOCK.. I HAVE TO LIFT THE HANDLE AND PUSH THE LATCH UP TO SHUT THE CAR DOOR.

EVERY TIME I TURN MY CAR ON THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY STIFF AND WITH LIGHT NOTIFICATION SAYING " POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED"... MY CAR HAS POWER STEERING FLUID IN IT. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND WAIT ABOUT 20 MINS TO TRY TO START IT AGAIN.

I REPLACED A FLAT TIRE ON MY VEHICLE NO PROBLEMS BEFORE HAND. ONCE I PUT THE SPARE ON AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE MY STEERING WAS HARD TO CONTROL. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME. I IMMEDIATELY CHANGED THE TIRE AND ASSUMED THAT THE LIGHTS WILL BE GONE. I HAVE A MESSAGE FOR SERVICE POWER STEERING, ADVANCE TRAC. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THEY DIDN'T HAVE A RECALL. I LOOKED AND RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT THERE IS ONE BUT MY VIN WASN'T UNDER IT.

DRIVING AT 60 MPH I COULD HEAR FRICTION WORSENS AND CAR WOULD LOSE MOMENTUM EASILY BECAUSE OF THE FRICTION. THEN I START TO HEAR A KNOCKING SOUND SOMEWHERE IN THE ENGINE PERHAPS OR THE WHEEL UNSURE AND AS ALL THAT WORSENS, I CAN FEEL THE CAR LOSING CONTROL LIKE IT'S GOTTEN A FLAT TIRE. POWER STEERING GOT STIFFER WHILE THE CAR KIND OF DRIFTED LEFT AND THEN RIGHT AS THO I WAS GOING TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS REALLY SCARY SO I IMMEDIATELY SLOWED DOWN BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL ON THE STEERING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT THAT WHILE REVERSING AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INCLINE AND SHE CONTINUED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT IT TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT TURNED VIOLENTLY TO THE RIGHT IN ORDER TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE NEIGHBORS HOUSE AND CRASHED INTO A FENCE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, AN ABNORMAL SOUND WAS HEARD FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FLYWHEEL FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, THE CONTACT REVERSED FROM THE DRIVE WAY AND THE BRAKE PEDAL STUCK TO THE FLOOR BOARD CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY, SHUT OFF ENGINE, TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR RELEASE MECHANISM BROKE, AND FAILED TO UNLATCH THE DOOR. HAD TO ROLL WINDOW DOWN AND USE THE EXTERIOR HANDLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THIS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED THE TIME IT TOOK TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE INSIDE DRIVER'S DOOR RELEASE HAS BROKEN IN THE SAME WAY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT PARKED THE VEHICLE AND EXAMINED THE POWER STEERING FLUID, WHICH WAS STILL PRESENT IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE TURNING IN A PARKING AREA, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL TO GET IT TO TURN. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE CONDITION CONTINUED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

IT NORMALLY HAPPENS WHEN ACCELERATING.SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION. IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. IT JERKS VERY HARD WHEN SHIFTING. I HAD THIS ISSUE ADDRESS AT THE FORD DEALER ON 30 SEP 2014 AND THEY STATE THEY COULD NOT FIND THE PROBLEM.DEALER SHOWS MILEAGE IN AND MILEAGE OUT AS THE SAME. DOESN'T APPEAR THAT THEY DROVE IT TO FIND THE ISSUE.

OUR FORD FUSION CONTINUES TO STOP WORKING AT 45+ MPH. WE WILL BE DRIVING AND THE CAR BASICALLY STALLS, EXCEPT IT STILL HAS POWER AND SHAKES VIOLENTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 DAYS. WE HAD A SAME PROBLEM BACK IN DECEMBER, BUT FORD WOULD NOT REPAIR IT BECAUSE THE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NEVER ON. PREVIOUSLY, THE ONLY ERROR THE DEALERSHIP COULD PROVIDE WAS ERROR CODE P21111 AND STATED THE THROTTLE VALUE WAS STUCK OPEN. HERE WE ARE 3 MONTHS LATER AND IT IS WORSE. FORD HAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THROTTLE VALUES, BUT FORD WONT FIX THE ISSUE. WE ARE TAKING IT TO THE SHOP AGAIN AND REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE ISSUE IS FIXED. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. WE WERE DRIVING 65MPH WHEN IT STALLED. THAT IS NOT SAFE!!!!!

TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ERRATICALLY, COMPLETED FORD REFLASH OF TCM (TSB# 12-6-12) AND MADE THE TRANSMISSION FLARE AND GEAR PAUSE GO AWAY. HOWEVER NOW THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING IT A FEW HUNDRED MILES SHIFTS VERY HARD. THIS ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE FORWARD IN AN INCONSTANT MANNER (EXAMPLE - PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL THE SAME AMOUNT 2 DIFFERENT TIMES FROM A STOP RESULTED IN A JACK RABBIT START AND THE OTHER ACCELERATED MORE SMOOTHLY WITHOUT THE SUDDEN JOLT.) THE VEHICLE WILL DO THIS REPEATEDLY BUT ONLY IN LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATIONS, 1/2 THROTTLE AND ABOVE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS PERFECT. THE 6F35 TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR ISSUES AS THE 2010-2016 MODEL FUSION / ESCAPE VEHICLES HAVE THESE ISSUES WHEN SEARCHING FOR COMMON ISSUES OR REMEDIES FOR THE ISSUES I'VE EXPERIENCED.

DOORS FAIL TO LOCK AUTOMATICALLY WHEN DRIVING AND WHEN PARKED FAIL TO AUTOMATICALLY UNLOCK. MUST PULL LOCK TAB AND HANDLE TO UNLATCH DOOR. HANDLE STOPS JUST SHORT OF RETURNING TO ORIGINAL POSITION AFTER OPENING DOOR. HANDLE CAN BE PUSHED IN AND THE DOOR WILL LOCK WHEN THE ELECTRICAL LOCKING BUTTON IS PUSHED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND THE STEERING ABILITY SEIZED. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND THEN TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CONTACT TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MODULE FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,418. UPDATED 05/18/16*LJ *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE STEERING COLUMN SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. MOMENTS LATER, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE REMEDY WAS INSUFFICIENT AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

DIRIVERS SIDE INTERIOR DOOR LATCH NOT WORKING, HAVE TO OPEN WINDOW AND OPEN DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE.

WHEN STARTING THE CAR, I WILL GET A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WARNING. THE POWER STEERING WILL NOT WORK. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND ON TO TRY TO CLEAR THE ERROR AND RESET THE POWER STEERING. THIS NORMALLY WORKS. SOMETIMES IT TAKES MULTIPLE TRIES TO CLEAR AND FUNCTION NORMALLY. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS ERROR WILL OCCUR WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I AM ALSO CONCERNED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL OF FORD VEHICLES WITH THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED 6 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK.

POWER STEERING FAILURE , FORD RAN OFF ROAD AT HIGH SPEED

TURNED MY CAR ON TONIGHT AND AN ALERT CAME ACROSS MY DISPLAY: POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. MY CAR WAS IN PARK. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALSO ON AT THIS TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO DRIVE, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE PEDAL FAILED TO DEPRESS AND THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

"FORD RECALL" MY FORD FUSHION STEERING SWITCHED TO AUTOMATIC WITHOUT WARNING. THIS CAUSED MY VEHICLE TO BE DIFFICULT AT TIME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. MY VEHICLE WAS FINE WHEN I PARKED IT AFTER WORK ONE EVENING, WHEN I LEFT TO GO TO WORK THE NEXT DAY I COULDN'T STEER IT. WHEN I TOOK IT BACK TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY CONFIRMED THAT IT WAS INDEED THE SAME ISSUE MENTIONED IN THE RECALL.

MY NAME IS [XXX] , I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2012 ,I AM THE OWNER FROM THIS CAR, BUT MY BROTHER IN LAW IS THE PRINCIPAL ( [XXX]). IM SPENDING TOO MUCH MONEY ABOUT THIS CAR AND FORD ALWAYS HAS A EXCUSE SO THAT THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER THE WARRANTY. MY PROBLEM ALWAYS IS THE SAME ( POWER STEERING GET HARD AND MY ENGINE FLASHING IT NEEDS TO BE CHECK),I DON'T HAVE MONEY TO RESOLVE EVERY TWO MONTH WHEN MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. THE LAST PROBLEM WAS TWO DAYS AGO, THE SAME PROBLEM, THEY TOLD ME I HAD TO MAKE ALIGNMENT THAT WHY MY STEERING POWER STEERING GOT HARD, I WENT TO STORE REPAIR ( FIRESTONE TO FIX ), WHEN I WENT BACK TO FORD, THEY WAS TELLING DIFFERENT EXCUSE ABOUT MY STEERING POWER. MY LAST PROBLEM WITH MY CAR I WAS RECORDING ALL CONVERSATION ,BUT THEY DIDN'T NOTICE IT,IN THIS CONVERSATION IS INCLUDED THE MANAGER [XXX] , HIS SECRETARY [XXX] , MECHANICS, TELLING THAT'S WHY MY CAR IS NOT WORKING. I RECORDED EVERYTHING. THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THAT MY CAR HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW I ASKED [XXX] , WHY MY ENGINE IS FLASHING ? SHE TOLD, BEFORE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WITH MY CAR , I HAD TO PAY $79 IF I WANT TO KNOW ABOUT IT. MY CAR HAS 97000 MILES, MY CAR STILL HAS WARRANTY. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP WITH MY CASE, BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO FIX MY CAR. I CANT DRIVE MY CAR NOW. I DON'T SPEAK ENGLISH SO MUCH, BUT MY BROTHER IN LAW ,HE CAN SPEAKS BETTER. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS AND HISTORY SHOWING HOW MANY TIMES MY CAR HAD PROBLEMS AND I ALSO I HAD THE AUDIOS THE LAST CONVERSATION WITH THEM!. I BO

TURNED MY CAR ON AND AN ALERT CAME ACROSS THE SCREEN OF MY DASH. POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION. THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG LIGHT WAS ALSO ON AT THIS TIME.

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR OPENED. I COULD NOT CLOSE IT FROM THE INSIDE. I HAD TO STOP REALIZED IT WOULD CLOSE AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALER AND HAD THE LATCH REPLACED FOR $209.87

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT AT 30 MPH, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE STEERING COLUMN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT SUDDENLY ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE RPMS RAPIDLY INCREASED AND THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO MOVE FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT SHIFTED THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL AND THE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE. THE CONTACT POWERED THE VEHICLE OFF, WHICH POWERED THE ENGINE OFF. THE CONTACT LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES, RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 03/18/16*LJ UPDATED 03/22/16.*JB

I WAS IN MOTION ON 83-S DRIVING 55MPH. ALL AT ONCE, ALL OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED AND I WAS UNABLE TO STEER MY CAR LIKE I AM ABLE TO NORMALLY. AS A RESULT, I CRASHED INTO THE CEMENT BARRIER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. DUE TO THIS CRASH MY CAR HAS BEEN DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS.

POWER STEERING ASSIST WENT OUT AND BLEW FUSE #42 UPON IGNITION START UP. ALSO ACTIVATED WARNING LIGHTS SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. ABS, TRACTION CONTROL AND BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ON. SAME PROBLEMS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN # 15V340000 RECALL, BUT WHEN I TOOK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID MY VIN MISSED BY ONE MONTH. IT WILL COST $2000 TO REPAIR. LOOKED ON INTERNET AND MAY SAME COMPLAINTS WITH SAME VIN # SEQUENCE. MILEAGE WAS AROUND 60,000. ALSO CALLED FORD TO COMPLAIN CAS-8612152. NEW FUSE AND SYSTEM RESET ONLY SOLVES PROBLEM FOR SMALL AMOUNT OF TIME. SECOND TIME, I WAS STATIONARY AT A STOP SIGN. THANKFUL THAT I WASN'T DRIVING AT THE TIME. PARKED THE VEHICLE IN GARAGE AT THAT TIME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 68 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,550. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHT FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE POWER STEERING SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,177.

TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL MAKES A LOUD GRATING NOISE WHETHER THE CAR IS SITTING STILL OR IN MOTION. WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE PROBLEM. AFTER CHECKING THE CAR, THE MECHANIC SAID THE RACK AND PINION IS DEFECTIVE. WHEN WE CONTACTED THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN SEPTEMBER 2015, I EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM AND INQUIRED ABOUT A RECALL. THE MAN SAID SOME 2012 FUSIONS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THE STEERING, BUT THIS VIN WAS NOT. THE WARRANTY ENDED IN AUGUST 2015, THE PROBLEM APPEARED THE FIRST WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 2015.

AS I PUT CAR IN DRIVE TO TAKE OFF THE TRANS MADE A LOUD BANG SOUND AND DIDN'T WANT TO GO FORWARD. REVED UP HIGH AND THEN TOOK OFF.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE SERVICED, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS WERE SWOLLEN AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE YEARS LATER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.