2012 Ford Fusion complaints

I HAVE ALREADY BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR THE POWER STEERING RECALL, AND 2 MONTHS LATER I LOST MY POWER STEERING AGAIN. PLEASE ADVISE ME AS TO WHAT I DO NEXT.

POWER STEERING FAILURE HAD TO DRIVE IT TO DEALER WITH NO POWER STEERING. THEY NOW WANT $1,700 TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL ON 2102 FORD FUSION STEERING BUT APPARENTLY NOT MINE. HOW DOES A POWER STEERING FAIL ON A THREE YEAR OLD VEHICLE ?

WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED AND PUT INTO REVERSE, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL WAS VERY HARD TO TURN. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND NO CHANGE, STILL NO POWER STEERING. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM FOR OUR VEHICLES MAKE MODEL AND YEAR, HOWEVER, THEY SAID OUR VEHICLE IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH THE RECALLED PROBLEM OCCURRED IN OUR VEHICLE. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY AN UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT OCCURRED WITH OUR VEHICLE, AND MOST LIKELY WITH OTHERS TOO, AND SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN FORD'S RECALL. HOW CAN THEY SAY OUR CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL WHEN THE UNSAFE, RECALLED DEFECT OCCURRED IN OUR VEHICLE?

WHILE MERGING ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY IT BECAME NECESSARY TO SLOW DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THEN TO SPEED UP TO ACHIEVE THE 55 MPH TRAVELING SPEED OF TRAFFIC THAT I WAS MERGING WITH, THE CAR HESITATED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS AND THEN "CLUNKED" INTO GEAR AND SPED UP WITH OVERDRIVE ENGAGED. THE TRAFFIC BEHIND AND NEXT TO ME WAS CONTINUING AT THE SPEEDS THEY WERE TRAVELING AT CAUSING A POTENTIAL COLLISION. THIS CONTINUES EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD MY DEALER CHECK OUT THE TRANSMISSION SEVERAL TIMES. IT APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM WHEN MY CAR HAS TO DOWNSHIFT AND THEN IMMEDIATELY UPSHIFT TO ATTAIN SPEED QUICKLY AS WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME SLOWS PRIOR TO MERGING WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE NARROWLY AVOIDED A COLLISION THREE TIMES AS A RESULT OF THIS HESITATION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE VEHICLE, THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A HAND INJURY THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO AVOID CRASHING INTO AN ANIMAL IN THE ROAD, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE ANIMAL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BUT THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. UPDATED 12/01/15*LJ *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO OPEN THE FRONT DRIVER AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE DOORS, THEY BECAME INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

THE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, IS WHEN CAR IS IN MOTION IT WOULD CUT OF LOOSE POWER, NO GAS TO ENGINE. PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART CAR. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM STARTED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE POWER SERVICE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING LOST ALL POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

9/2/2015 OWNER DRIVING A 2012 FORD FUSION SE ON HIGHWAY WHEN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLAY IN A SEVERE CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IMPACT WAS INITITATED BY A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK SIDEWIPED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPELLED TWO LANES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT. DRIVER BRACED FOR IMACT WHEN AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE. DRIVER ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF INSTINCT NOT AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT DROVE THE VEHICLE HOME WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT REACHED OUT TO THE MANUFACTURER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EQUIPPED WITH THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART, BUT WAS MANUFACTURED IN A DIFFERENT PLANT THAT WAS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. CAR IS VERY HARD TO STEER IN MANUAL MODE. FORD WILL NOT PAY TO FIX SINCE THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT 1 WEEK AFTER RECALL BUILD DATES. IT IS THE SAME PROBLEM THAT VEHICLES IN THE RECALL EXPERIENCE. THE RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE ALL 2012 FUSIONS.

JUST GOT MY 2012 FORD FUSION 2 MONTHS AGO FROM THE LOT AND WHILE DRIVING IT NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I TURNED IN TO A PARKING SPACE.. THOUGHT IT WAS A CV JOINT OR BEARING.. COME TO FIND OUT FROM MECHANIC THAT THE STEERING RACK AND PINION NEED REPLACED AND WOULD BE A 1,700 DOLLAR FIX.. VERY UPSET I TOOK THIS TO FORD WHERE THEY PRETTY MUCH TOLD ME THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME AS IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT REALLY ANGERS ME SEEING AS HOW THIS IS VERY COMMON IN ALL THE FUSIONS I HAVE READ UP ON, AND THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NOT MADE RIGHT AT ALL FOR ANY OF THE FUSION OWNERS 10-14.. HORRIBLE. DO NOT FEEL LIKE I SHOULD BE MAKING SUCH A SERIOUS REPAIR LIKE A STEERING RACK FOR A VEHICLE THAT IS JUST 3 YEARS OLD. VERY DISAPPOINTED AND VERY MUCH SO INTERESTED IN INVESTIGATING MORE INTO THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED UPON FORD FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. KNOWING THAT THE STEERING COULD GO OUT AT ANY TIME AND POSSIBLY KILL OR SERIOUSLY INJURE SOMEONE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED TO FUNCTION. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR VENTS BEGAN TO BLOW HOT AIR. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS ON AND IN THE PARK POSITION, THE AIR CONDITIONER FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITION UNIT STARTED EMITTING HOT AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE AIR CONDITION ACTUATOR AND WIRES WAS BURNED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,000.

AT FIRST THE RPM'S WOULD INCREASE ( AROUND 500 RPM'S) WHEN THE CAR UPSHIFTED WHEN IT WAS COLD. AS THE MOTOR AND TRANSMISSION WARMED UP THE INCREASE IN RPM'S UPON UPSHIFT LESSENED. IT APPEARED TO ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS "SLIPPING" AS IT WENT THROUGH THE GEARS...YOU COULD HEAR THE ENGINE SPEED UP AND WATCH THE TACH TO CONFIRM WHAT I WAS HEARING FROM THE ENGINE. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY CHECKED IT OUT. THEY SAID EVERYTHING WAS FUNCTIONING NORMALLY HOWEVER THE CAR STILL DOES IT. NOTE THAT THE CAR WAS UNDER THE 3 YEAR BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AT THE TIME AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE CAR HAS A 60K POWERTRAIN WARRANTY ANYWAY. I DID NOT LIKE HIS STATEMENT. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE GETTING WORSE AS IT SOMETIMES REVS BETWEEN SHIFTS WHEN IT IS WARMED UP. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND REVIEW MY PROBLEM FURTHER. I PLAN TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER FORD DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY SAY. PLEASE ADVISE.

ON 06/25/2015 ,I TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE DOOR HANDLE MECHANISM REPAIRED..I WAS TRAPPED IN MY CAR AND I COULD NOT GET OUT.THEY REPAIRED IT AT MY COST,INV254478,$174.14.WHICH IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPAIRED UNDER SAFETY DEFECT.THE DOOR COULD NOT BE LOCKED AND IN A ACCIDENT THE DOOR COULD FLY OPEN.ON 08/17/2015 THE OTHER DOOR (PASSENGER SIDE) HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND I WAS ADVISED BY JOE ALVARADO THAT THE SAFETY DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED PAST 30,000 MILES.I COULD NOT ENTER PART.

ON AUGUST 12TH, 2015, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH IN THE CENTER LANE, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED AND I WAS NOT ABLE ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD TO QUICKLY COAST OFF OF THE HIGHWAY. ONCE I MADE IT OFF OF THE HIGHWAY I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG. 14TH AND 15TH, SAME SITUATION...DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 TO 70 MPH. I HAVE NOT TAKEN MY VEHICLE IN TO THE DEALERSHIP YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE DEALER PERFORMED THE REQUIRED INSPECTION FOR THE RECALL AND ADVISED THAT THE SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED; HOWEVER, THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE IN REVERSE. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY TIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TO NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER PARKING VEHICLE AND RE-ENTERING, I DISCOVERED THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE LOCKING MECHANISM IS BROKEN. I AM UNABLE TO LOCK THE DOOR EITHER MANUALLY OR WITH THE KEY FOB.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES. THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND I HAD NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE. I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH AND SPUTTERING. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY FOR THE NEXT 15 MILES WHEN I REACHED MY DESTINATION.

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A SURFACE STREET WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A TURN LANE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF SAFELY. THE ENGINE IDLE WAS EXTREMELY ROUGH AND SPUTTERING. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT OPERATED NORMALLY UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. THIS WAS THE 2ND TIME TODAY THAT THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED IN THE SAME MANNER.

DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN FROM THE INTERIOR. HAD TO ROLL WINDOWS DOWN AND OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE LEVER, INSIDE THE DOOR WAS BROKEN OFF AND WOULD NOT ENGAGE THE DOOR RELEASE. THE ENTIRE DOOR HANDLE COMPONENT WAS REPLACED. THERE WAS NO ABNORMAL USE OR FORCES APPLIED TO THE HANDLE, AND THE HANDLE ITSELF SEEMS TO BE INTACT AND OPERATIONAL FROM VISUAL INSPECTION.

I HAVE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS WITH STALLING, LOSS OF ACCELERATION, DYING WITH MY FUSION. IT HESITATES WHEN DRIVING AND STALLS WHEN DRIVING AND STOPPED. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT ARE ON AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY DUE TO THESE ISSUES AS THERE IS NEVER ANY WARNING OF WHEN IT'S GOING TO OCCUR. I HAVE PREVIOUSLY HAD MY THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED/REPLACED BUT THE SAME PROBLEMS CONTINUE.

WHILE BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH AND WE LOST ALL POWER STEERING. STEERING WAS BASICALLY IMPOSSIBLE AT THAT POINT.TRIED SHUTTING IT DOWN AND RESTARTED TO NO AVAIL. ALSO THE FAULT DISPLAYED TOGGLED BETWEEN POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY WANT 1600 BUCKS FOR A NEW STEERING RACK. I TRIED TO EXPLAIN ABOUT THE RECALL BUT THEY " CLAIM " MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. RIDICULOUS, COME ON FORD DO PEOPLE HAVE TO DIE FOR YOU TO PAY ATTENTION?

I WAS DRIVING HOME ON SATURDAY EVENING WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND THE WORDS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT CAME UP. I WAS ON A 3 LANE STREET IN THE MIDDLE LANE WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND JUST BARELY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK, HOWEVER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY AND AGAIN TONIGHT AND NOW IF I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT THE MESSAGE REMAINS AND THERE IS NO POWER STEERING. I TAKE CARE OF MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDDAUGHTER AND WILL NOT TAKE THE CHANCE TO PUT HER IN THE CAR. IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. UPDATED 9/28/15 *LN *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH MAKING A TURN, THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED AND THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED THE IGNITION, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103,000.

THE AIR BLOWER FOR HEAT/AC AND THE FRONT WINDOW DEFROSTER STOPPED WORKING. THIS RE-OCCURRED IN FEBRUARY 2015 AND JUNE 2015.

POWER STEERING FAILED WHILE DRIVING 2 TIMES

LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 2 TIMES

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE BECAME UNLATCHED AND WAS ABLE TO BE PUSHED OPEN WHILE THE DOOR WAS SHUT. THE DOOR IS ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM THE OUTSIDE WHILE THE VEHICLE IS "LOCKED" BECAUSE THE DOOR HANDLE DOES NOT LATCH CORRECTLY.

THE RIGHT REAR TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I CHANGED IT I NOTICED THE PLASTIC SOCKET WAS A LITTLE BURNT. THE NEXT WEEK THE LEFT TAIL LIGHT WENT OUT. WHEN I WENT TO CHANGE IT I NOTICED IT WAS FAR WORSE. IT TOOK EVERYTHING JUST TO GET THE BULB OUT. IT WAS BURNT. NOW THE NEW BULB WON'T STAY IN THE SOCKET.

WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MY CAR STALLED OUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULLOVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR STARTED LIKE JERKING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE ENGINE LIGHT. IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. IT STOPPED FOR AWHILE, BUT IT'S BEEN DOING IT MORE OFTEN NOW.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH MY CAR START TO STALL TO WHERE IM NOT ABLE TO GET ANY GAS. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. WHILE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE I HAD TO MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. AS I MAKE IT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER MY CAR STARTS TO JERK IN WHICH THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND START THE CAR IN WHICH IT STARTS BACK UP. AS IM DRIVING MY CAR STALLED ON ME AT LEAST FIVE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT HOME. I TOOK MY CAR TO A MECHANIC TO DO A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY TO SEE IF THAT WOULD WORK BUT IT ONLY LASTED A DAY UNTIL MY CAR STARTED TO STALL AGAIN ON ME AS I DROVE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FAILED TO OPEN THE DOOR PROPERLY. THE CONTACT HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH WAS POTENTIALLY FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V2460009 (LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

ON 6-14-15 HAD JUST TURNED INTO A ROAD WHEN INSTRUMENT PANEL RUNG AND SHOWED SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING. WAS TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE SPOT TO PARK AND IT IMMEDIATELY RUNG AND SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO DRIVE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THE STEERING GEAR WAS TO BE REPLACED AND FORD COVERED EVERYTHING DUE TO THE RECALL. ON 7-7-14 3 WEEKS AND ONLY 597 MILES LATER THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED, TOWED VEHICLE TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID ITS SHOWING THE SAME CODES AS BEFORE BUT NOW THE CONTROL ARM BUSHINGS ARE NEEDING REPLACED AND IT WILL COST $1,200.00 TO FIX AND FORD IS NOT COVERING ANYTHING. CANNOT AFFORD TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND SHOULDN'T HAVE TO. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE CHECKED INTO. I HAVE READ SEVERAL OF THE COMPLAINTS AND IT SEEMS THAT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT NEEDS TO BE INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL THAN IS. TOO MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SURE HOPE NO ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED FOR THIS TO HAPPEN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING); HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING MODULE CODES DID NOT SHOW A FAILURE AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000.

POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING ON HIGHWAY EXIT RAMP. NARROWLY AVOIDED HITTING GUARDRAIL. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" ERRORS APPEARED. USED MANUAL STEERING TO GET HOME. STARTED CAR THE NEXT DAY, AND THE PS WAS WORKING AND NO ERRORS WERE DISPLAYED. USED CODE READER, BUT NO ERROR CODES FOUND.

I BOUGHT A 2012 FORD FUSION JULY 8, 2015. I NOTICED THE DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE WAS A LITTLE FLOPPY AND NOT FLUSH LIKE THE OTHER HANDLES. THEN, I DISCOVERED WHEN I USE THE LOCK BUTTON ON MY KEY FOB, THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR DOES NOT LOCK. HAVE TO USE KEY HOLE LOCK. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE NEWER MODELS, I THINK THIS MODEL NEEDS A RECALL AS WELL!

I EXPERIENCED COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE IN MOTION APPROACHING CURVE IN ROAD. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY INCIDENT ! NEARLY CRASHED HEAD ON WITH A MOTORCYCLE. STILL NEXT DAY, NO POWER STEERING. CAR HAS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 10,000 MILES AND ITS THREE YEARS OLD. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FEARING SERIOUS ACCIDENT POTENTIAL. WHEN CONTACTING LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP TO INQUIRE ABOUT A POSSIBLE RECALL ISSUE, THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF STEERING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD FUSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN AT 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE POWER STEERING DEFAULT WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE ABOUT WHAT PART NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 ( STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN THE STEERING LOCKED. I STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND COULDN'T STEER THE CAR. CAME VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY ONCOMING CARS. EVENTUALLY WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ADVANCETRAC WARNING WAS ON AND POWER STEERING. AFTER I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE IT WENT AWAY AND GOT BACK TO NORMAL. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED THOUGH. TODAY I STOPPED AT METRO FORD IN RAYNHAM MA AND ASKED IF THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THE ONLY ANSWER WAS THAT I SHOULD MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. NOW LOOKING ONLINE I SEE THIS HAS BEEN A PROBLEM FOR SEVERAL MODEL YEARS. IS THERE ANY WORD FROM FORD?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

IN THE MIDDLE OF A LEFT TURN, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER STEERING. THE POWER STEERING REMAINED INOPERABLE TO MY DESTINATION.

WHAT FEELS LIKE IS BRAKES STICKING. 1ST NOTICED WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY ONE MORNING. I PUT CAR IN REVERSE IT WOULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT ACCELERATION. ON GOOD DAYS IT MOVES ON IT'S OWN. WHEN IT'S ACTING UP AND I LET OFF ACCELERATION, CAR STOPS ITSELF ABRUPTLY WITHOUT APPLYING BRAKE. EARLY THIS WEEK ME AND MY SON WERE STOPPED AT DRIVE THRU WINDOW (THANK GOD NOT AT A STOP LIGHT). WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO LEAVE, MY CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. EMBARRASSED I ACCELERATED HARDER AND FINALLY GOT IT MOVING BUT IT SOUNDED LIKE BRAKES WERE STICKING, I COULDN'T GO OVER 15 MPH, CAR WOULDN'T SHIFT WAS AT 3 RPM, AND ANY TIME I LET OFF GAS PEDAL THE CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED DEAD IN TRACKS. TERRIFIED I DROVE CAR A FEW BLOCKS TO MY DAD AND AS I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY THEY FREED UP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS MY BRAKES GET REAL STIFF (HARD TO PRESS) HE COULD FEEL THE HEAT ROLLING OFF FRONT TIRES AND THEY SMELLED REALLY HOT. TOOK TO 3 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS AND NONE CAN FIND A CAUSE BECAUSE THE BRAKES AREN'T ACTING UP AT THAT POINT IN TIME. THEY NEED TO SEE IT IN ACTION BEFORE THEY CAN GET AN IDEA. SO HERE I AM 2 MONTHS NOW STILL DRIVING LIKE THIS. THIS HAPPENS AT LEAST ONCE A WEEK. COMES AND GOES. TODAY I HAD PCM UPDATED AND POWERTRAIN REPLACED AND AFTER THAT WHEN THE MECHANIC GOT IN CAR TO MOVE IT, IT DIDN'T WANT TO MOVE. HE DESCRIBED IT AS IT WAS LIKE HAVING NO POWER. THEY HOOKED IT UP AND IT SHOWED POWER TRAIN. SO THEY REPLACED IT. HE DON'T THINK IT WAS MY BRAKES DOING THIS BUT YET THE OTHER DEALERSHIP SAID

WHILE DRIVING CAR WARNING INDICATOR ON CLUSTER FLASHED "SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK NOW, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO DRIVE FINE. PARKED CAR AT STORE AND UPON RETURN AND STARTING OF CAR PULLED OUT OF PARKING LOT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER CAR AT THIS POINT, THEN WARNING ON DASH DISPLAYED "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW", AND "SERVICE ADVANCED TRAK NOW". WAS ABLE TO GET CAR TO DEALER, BUT AS OF TODAY 7/2/2015 THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIX IT. AND HAS STATED OVER THE LAST WEEK AND A HALF THAT PARTS HAVE BEEN ORDERED AND MAY BE IN ANY DAY, BUT CAN NOT PROVIDE A TIME FRAME FOR THE PARTS OR THE FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING), BUT THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT AND RIGHT. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO STEER THE VEHICLE. THE SERVICE POWER STEERING WAS DISPLAYED ACROSS THE MESSAGE BOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PINION RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. UPDATED 09/25/15*LJ UPDATED 11/03/2017*CN

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS VERY HARD - PARTICULARLY AT LOWER GEARS (1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD). IT IS A HARD ENOUGH SHIFT TO JOLT THE PASSENGERS AT TIMES. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER YOU ACCELERATE RAPIDLY OR SLOWLY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS EVALUATED AT TWO SEPARATE DEALERSHIPS SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED (AS A CPO VEHICLE). THE SECOND EVALUATION WAS MEDIATED BY FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER CARE. BOTH TIMES I WAS TOLD THAT THE HARD SHIFTING WAS "A KNOWN ISSUE" AND THAT ITS BEHAVIOR WAS TYPICAL FOR THIS 6F35 TRANSMISSION. ITS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD WOULD KNOWINGLY ALLOW THIS ISSUE TO CONTINUE WITHOUT TRYING TO RESOLVE IT. MY PRIMARY CONCERN IS THAT THIS "KNOWN" ISSUE WILL CAUSE THE UNTIMELY FAILURE OF MY TRANSMISSION DUE TO THE HARD SHIFTING.