2012 Ford Fusion complaints

WAS PULLING OFF FROM A STOP SIGN AT A NORMAL TAKEOFF. ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING CAME ON. TRIED TO DO THE RESET THAT I FOUND ONLINE. NOTHING FIXED IT. HAD TO DRIVE HOME 90 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING. WILL TAKE TO DEALER IN THE MORNING. I'VE HAD THE CAR 4 DAYS AND IT WAS BOUGHT AS A CERTIFIED USED VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN STEERING I COULD HEAR A NOISE AND I FELT SHAKE ON STEERING WHEEL. HAD TO TAKE TO DEALER. *TR

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 FUSIONS 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). *TR

WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH IN 2012 FORD FUSION SEL V6 (36,000 MILES) CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER BUT QUICKLY REGAINED IT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAR SUDDENLY AND DANGEROUSLY LOST POWER AGAIN AND DIDN'T REGAIN IT. I MANAGED TO ROLL TO CURB; WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON INCLUDING WRENCH. I STEPPED ON GAS BUT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND TEN MINUTES INTO WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, I TRIED TO START VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOME. BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH FUSIONS, MECHANICS AT FORD DEALERSHIP SUSPECTED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY DIDN'T APPEAR DURING DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK TO SEE IF THEY COULD CATCH CODE AND GET AUTHORIZATION FOR REPAIR. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THIS CAR WHILE DRIVING IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE SERIES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THROTTLE BODY REPAIR DONE BY FORD BECAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS TURNING ONTO THE STREET AT ABOUT 25 MPH AND AS I APPROACHED MY HOME, THE ADVANCE TRAC SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHT CAME ON. STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AS I TRIED TO TURN INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND I RAN OVER THE CABLE BOX ON THE CURB BECAUSE IT WAS HARD TO TURN AT THAT POINT. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, THERE WERE PROBLEMS WITH AIR PRESSURE IN THE TIRES AT LEAST THREE TIMES. LIGHT CONTINUALLY CAME ON INDICATING LOW TIRE PRESSURE. CAR WAS PURCHASED ON NOVEMBER 2, 2013. DEALERSHIP OFFERED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, WE SIGNED PAPERS FOR IT. WHEN IT CAME TIME TO USE IT, THE WARRANTY WAS NOT THERE. WE DIDN'T SIGN ANY CANCELLATION PAPERS FOR IT. NOW WE HAVE TO DEAL WITH A BOGUS DEALERSHIP/FINANCE COMPANY AND PAY FOR A PART THAT MAY OR MAY NOT BE NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE RACK AND PINION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING AROUND 30MPH, WARNING LIGHT AND INFORMATION DISPLAY INDICATED "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" THEN "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED. I PULLED OFF ROAD TO PARKING LOT, SMELLED A BURNING SCENT IN THE HEAT/AC VENTS. POWER STEERING WAS DISABLED AS SOON AS I WAS ABLE TO PARK MY VEHICLE. NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE PRIOR TO INCIDENT. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES LEADING UP TO THIS AND THE DEALER WOULD SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. CAR JUMPS FORWARD WHEN IDLING, CAR LOOSES POWER WHEN ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY. LASTLY WAS COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND NEARLY HIT BY BUS WITH KIDS IN CAR. THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY, A/C MOTOR ETC....TWO WEEKS GONE BYE AND IT IS STARTING AGAIN. I NEED TO GIVE THIS CAR TO MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE BUT IT IS NOT SAFE. *TR

AS MY WIFE ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE UP TO 35MPH THE ENGINE SEEMED TO CEASE FUNCTIONING OR SHUT ITSELF DOWN RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THE THROTTLE BODY IS SAID TO BE THE CULPRIT. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS KNOWN PROBLEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WILL THEY BE REPLACING ONE DEFECTIVE PART FOR ANOTHER? HAS THERE BEEN AN APPLIED FIX? THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE LUNGED IN REVERSE, CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LUNGED FORWARD. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN WITH CAUTION TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,445. ...UPDATED 03/07/14 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE LUNGED FORWARD AND LOST POWER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. UPDATED 03/13/14

TRIP HOME FROM WORK, APPROX 45 MILES INTO MY TRIP, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 72 MPH AND STALLS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I CANNOT ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. PULL TO SHOULDER, CAR IDLES ROUGH. TURN OFF AND BACK ON. CONTINUED TRIP WITHOUT PROBLEM. NOV. 14. 2013: CAR TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CANNOT RETRIEVE ANY ERROR CODES. MENTION THROTTLE BODY BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY NEED TO CHECK THIS BUT REPLACED A SUPPOSED DEAD BATTERY. NOV. 15, 2013: ON DRIVE BACK HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 20 MILES INTO MY DRIVE, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT SET AT 70 MPH STALLED AGAIN WITH WRENCH LIGHT. HAVE NO REACTION AT ALL WITH GAS ACCELERATOR. PULLED OVER TO STOP. CAR IDOLS ROUGH. TURNED AND BACK ON AGAIN. NOV. 15, 2013:STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD DIED. THIS WAS A SECOND INSTANCE WITH MY CAR ON NOVEMBER 15TH. NOV. 20, 2013: ON DRIVE HOME , APPROX. 20 MILES OUT, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 75 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR,THE CAR STALLED. AGAIN NO REACTION USING THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO HIT BREAK TO GET BEHIND VEHICLE DUE TO INCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY BAD SITUATION. NOV. 22, 2013: IN AM APPROX 20 MILES FROM HOME HEADING TO WORK, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX. 70 MPH, CAR STALLS. NOV. 27: CAVENDER DEALERSHIP (SELMA,TX) ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AN ERROR CODE ON THE CAR BUT FOUND RESEARCH INFORMATION ON THE THROTTLE BODY ON 2012 FOR FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MY CAR. CAVENDAR DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE

TRIP HOME FROM WORK, APPROX 45 MILES INTO MY TRIP, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 72 MPH AND STALLS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I CANNOT ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. PULL TO SHOULDER, CAR IDLES ROUGH. TURN OFF AND BACK ON. CONTINUED TRIP WITHOUT PROBLEM. NOV. 14. 2013: CAR TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CANNOT RETRIEVE ANY ERROR CODES. MENTION THROTTLE BODY BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY NEED TO CHECK THIS BUT REPLACED A SUPPOSED DEAD BATTERY. NOV. 15, 2013: ON DRIVE BACK HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 20 MILES INTO MY DRIVE, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT SET AT 70 MPH STALLED AGAIN WITH WRENCH LIGHT. HAVE NO REACTION AT ALL WITH GAS ACCELERATOR. PULLED OVER TO STOP. CAR IDOLS ROUGH. TURNED AND BACK ON AGAIN. NOV. 15, 2013:STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD DIED. THIS WAS A SECOND INSTANCE WITH MY CAR ON NOVEMBER 15TH. NOV. 20, 2013: ON DRIVE HOME , APPROX. 20 MILES OUT, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 75 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR,THE CAR STALLED. AGAIN NO REACTION USING THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO HIT BREAK TO GET BEHIND VEHICLE DUE TO INCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY BAD SITUATION. NOV. 22, 2013: IN AM APPROX 20 MILES FROM HOME HEADING TO WORK, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX. 70 MPH, CAR STALLS. NOV. 27: CAVENDER DEALERSHIP (SELMA,TX) ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AN ERROR CODE ON THE CAR BUT FOUND RESEARCH INFORMATION ON THE THROTTLE BODY ON 2012 FOR FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MY CAR. CAVENDAR DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE

SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, POWER STEERING DISABLED AND TRACTION CONTROL DISABLED. MAKING TURN ONTO SIDE STREET INCIDENT OCCURRED. NO ACCIDENT INVOLVED. FIRST TIME A SIMPLE TURN OF THE KEY FIXED THE PROBLEM NOW IT IS COMPLETELY DISABLED. TOOK TO DEALER THEY CONFIRMED IT AS THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY ON THE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM. PART COST FROM FORD $900. OUTRAGEOUS FOR A WELL MAINTAINED 2012 WITH 40,000 MILES. PLEASE RESEARCH DEALER SAID THEY HAD NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THIS... THANK YOU *TR

I WAS TURNING INTO THE PARKING LOT AND I GOT A "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THE STEERING WHEEL WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE FAULT CLEARED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE WHEN MY TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. AN ERROR CAME ON SCREEN SAYING "POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT". MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY BUT STILL UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP STATES THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THAT WARRANTY. BECAUSE OF THIS I ALMOST WRECKED THE CAR AS STEERING BECAME VERY LIMITED. THE DEALER ALSO STATES THIS AN INTERNAL STEERING MODULE AND MUST BE REPLACED. MY CAR IS TOO NEW FOR A COMPUTER MODULE TO BE GOING OUT. *TR

I NOTICED A "JUMPY RIDE' DURING TRIP TO ALBUQUERQUE AND BACK....FIRST ROAD TRIP SINCE BUYING CAR IN APRIL,'13. IT WAS SORT OF A SHIFTING OF A GEAR WHEN THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTHING LIKE THAT AT THAT SPEED. STARTED NOTICING AROUND TOWN AT 35 THE SAME JUMPY FEELING...JUST SEEMED LIKE TOO MUCH SHIFTING. THE RIDE IS VERY "ROUGH" ...NEVER HAD A CAR LIKE THIS...LOVED MY '09 FUSION, BUT THIS ONE STINKS. AFRAID IT'S WEARING OUT THE TRANNY AND COULD BE DANGEROUS. 3 DEALERS HAVE JUST BLOWN ME OFF ALONG WITH THE CORPORATE PERSON I TALKED TO...A "[XXX]" FOR MY REGION FOR FORD. I AM WORRIED AND CAN GET NOTHING DONE! INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5,000. ..UPDATED 12-30-13 *BF UPDATED 1/14/2014 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE IN REVERSE, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE LURCHED BACKWARD, CAUSING HER TO CRASH INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,200. UPDATED 11/21/13*LJ

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE GAS STATION TO PUT AIR IN MY TIRE AND AS I WAS TURNING INTO THE GAS STATION MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP ON ME AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC & SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHTS BEEPED AND CAME ON. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE I COULDN'T TURN MY WHEEL TO GET INTO THE GAS STATION. I GOT THE AIR AND STARTED MY CAR BACK UP AND THE LIGHTS BEEPED AND CAME ON AGAIN. I HAD TO DRIVE TO WORK WITH NO POWER STEERING AND WAS ALMOST HIT A COUPLE OF TIMES BECAUSE I'M NOT USE TO TURNING THE WHEEL, IT'S SO HARD AND MY ARMS AND CHEST HURT FROM THIS ALREADY. I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET THIS SERVICES BUT NEED A SAFE RUNNING CAR AS I'M A SINGLE MOM OF TWO AND PURCHASED THIS CAR THINKING FORD WAS RELIABLE. VERY WORRIED AND STRESSED, WHAT AM I TO DO NOW??? *TR

CAR GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF AND ON AGAIN TO FIX IT. TURNS OUT IT'S A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY, A WIDESPREAD ISSUE. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS VEHICLE STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN AND GO INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE. AFTER PULLING OFF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE ISSUE WENT AWAY. FORD DEALER TESTED AND FOUND FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED IT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 30 IN TRAFFIC AT ABOUT 70 TO 75 MPH THE CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I HAD TO COAST OFF THE ROADWAY AND KILL THE CAR AND RESTART IT. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HAS OCCURRED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM WITH OTHER FUSION OWNERS FROM 2010 TO 2012 AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM NATIONWIDE. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE ON A RECALL BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT OR KILLED. *TR

1ST CASE 10/12/13 LOST POWER STEERING - NO ERROR CODE FOUND & RESET 2ND CASE 10/21/13 LOST POWER STEERING AGAIN BOTH CASES DRIVING UNDER 25 MPH. BOTH CASES HAD DAUGHTER WITH ME. I AM CONCERNED ON SAFETY ISSUE AND REQUESTING A RECALL. CONCERNED BECAUSE IN BOTH CASES WITH THE UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER STEERING I AM NOT ABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL OF THE CAR. WARRANTY IS UP. VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH READING THIS IS ALSO HAPPENING TO OTHERS! NOT ACCEPTABLE FORD. *TR

ON 10/9/2013 I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN WHEN I PROCEEDED TO GO ON A GREEN LIGHT, MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR LIGHTS ON MY DASH WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THERE WAS A CAR BEHIND ME THAT ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. WENT TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK WITH HAZARDS ON, IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AND TRIED TO START THE CAR TWO MORE TIMES BEFORE THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS BEEN GIVING ME ISSUES WITH HESITATION AND VIBRATION FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO FORD AND THEY HAVE CHECKED MY CAR 2 TIMES AND NEVER WAS ABLE TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. BEFORE I TOOK IT TO FORD THE CAR HAS STALLED ON 6/19/2013 PRIOR TO TAKING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD SHOP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE PROGRAMMING AND THEY INSTALLED THE UPDATE FOR THE COMPUTER, BUT IT NEVER SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THE LAST TIME IT STALLED ON ME, MY HUSBAND, WHO IS AN ACURA TECHNICIAN, PULLED THE P2111 CODE OUT USING A POCKET CODE READER OUT OF FREEZE FRAME DATA. THERE WAS NO CODES STORED IN PCM 6 HRS AFTER THE INCIDENT. 2 DAYS LATER CHECKED FOR FREEZE FRAME DATA AGAIN AND THERE WAS NO FREEZE FRAME DATA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE, RESTART IT AND RESUME NORMAL FUNCTION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000. ...UPDATED 12/03/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SHUT DOWN 3 TIMES DISPLAYING THE WRENCH WARNING. UPDATED 12/6/2013 *JS

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING DURING DRIVING. LIGHT CAME ON AND MESSAGE ABOUT POWER STEERING AND TO CHECK ADVANCETRAC. STEERING CAME BACK AFTER I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES. WARRANTY IS NOW UP OF COURSE ON THE CAR. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. CAR IMMEDIATELY-WITHOUT WARNING- LOST POWER TO ACCELERATE. WENT TO A LIMP DRIVING MODE. WARNING LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON. WAS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. HAD TO MANEUVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. ALMOST WAS HIT FROM BEHIND. CAR SHOOK AND STUTTERED. TURNED OFF IGNITION AND WAITED A COUPLE MINUTES. STARTED CAR, ALL WARNING LIGHTS CLEARED. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY OTHER IN INCIDENT. FEW DAYS LATER SAME MALFUNCTION HAPPENED AGAIN. CAR LOST ACCELERATION AND HAD TO LIMP TO SAFE PLACE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND DIAGNOSIS WAS THROTTLE BODY. A COMMON PROBLEM BUT NOT A RECALL. WOW. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND A LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND 2 MESSAGES APPEARED ON DASH - SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. IT BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THIS CONTINUED FOR SEVERAL MILES AS I WAS IN A CARPOOL LANE AND UNABLE TO PULL OVER ANYWHERE. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE I WAS TURNING I WOULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT CLEARED THE MESSAGES AND THE STEERING FUNCTIONED CORRECTLY AGAIN, HOWEVER THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS WE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PRIOR TO THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE SHOWING UP. *TR

I TOOK A HARD TURN TO AVOID A COLLISION AND HIT A CURB. THE STEERING GOT HARD, THE ADVANCED TRACK LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE PROBLEM WONT GO AWAY. *TR

I WAS PICKING UP MY GIRLS FROM PRESCHOOL AND WHEN RETURNING HOME, I LOST POWER STEERING GOING AROUND A CORNER. A FEW CHIMES SOUNDED AND A "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" MESSAGE CAME ON THE DASHBOARD READ OUT. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT A LOT OF FORD FUSION OWNERS SEEM TO BE EXPERIENCING AND I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS IN SOME SORT OF RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,743.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING A DRIVEWAY, THE STEERING WHEEL EXHIBITED A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,500.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENGINE STALLS WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS NEAR FUEL GAUGE. ROUGH IDLING BELOW 1000 RPM. TURN CAR OFF AND WAIT ONE MINUTE. RESTART CAR AND DRIVE WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON THE INTERSTATE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. STARTED STALLING, ENGINE STOPPED RUNNING. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. WE DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL TWO WEEKS LATER WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT ABOUT 35 MPH. AGAIN, AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE SINCE WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE A CAR IS A NECESSITY BUT IT IS ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC, ON A BUSY MULTILANE, HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. FROM READING THIS SITE, WE HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR AND WE QUESTION WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR, AT VERY LEAST, A CONSUMER ALERT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STARTING SPUTTERING; THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BEGAN DECELERATING AND I HAD TO COAST TO MEDIAN. I SAT FOR AWHILE AND CRANKED UP TO COAST TO SAFE SIDE OF ROAD. REPAIRMAN SAID IT APPEARED TO BE SOMETHING IN THE ACCELERATOR SYSTEM/THROTTLE SYSTEM. THOUGHT IT NEEDED A NEW PART BUT ENDED UP CLEANING THE THROTTLE AND OTHER PARTS. IT DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 2 WEEKS UNTIL SATURDAY AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A STORE PARKING LOT AFTER GETTING OFF INTERSTATE SAFELY. NOW THE REPAIRMAN HAS IT AND SAYS IT IS CHECKING OUT OKAY; DRIVING FINE WITH NO CUT OFF ISSUES. THIS CAR SCARES ME AND DON'T WANT TO DRIVE ANYMORE.. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,200.

NOTICED A NOISE IN RIGHT FRONT QUADRANT WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING THROUGH LOCAL PARKING LOT. NOISE APPEARED HAVE A "ROTATING' COMPONENT. SUSPECTED A CV JOINT FAILURE. DEALER DETERMINED A FAILURE IN LOWER BALL JOINT. DESIGN REQUIRES REPLACEMENT OF LOWER CONTROL ARM ASSEMBLY. RECOMMENDED REPLACING BOTH LOWER CONTROL ARMS. COST TO ME IS $750.00. DEALER REP'S STATED THAT FAILURE IS THE RESULT OF ABSENCE OF GREASE FITTINGS IN SUSPENSION ASSEMBLIES. OEM REPLACEMENTS MAY NOT HAVE GREASE FITTINGS EITHER. *TR

WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE POWER ASSIST FAULT INDICATION OCCURRED. AS THE CAR CHANGED TO MANUAL STEERING IT PULLED THE CAR TO THE LEFT CAUSING THE CAR TO CROSS INTO THE OTHER LINE BEFORE COULD REACT TO THE MANUAL STEERING. THE CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER UNDER MANUAL STEERING, TAKING A LOT OF FORCE TO MAKE TURNS EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. ONCE GOT TO A PLACE TO STOP, THE ONLY THING THAT WOULD RESET THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT WAS BY TURNING THE CAR TOTALLY OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN 6 MORE TIMES SINCE THEN. HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIXED, BUT THEY JUST SAID NO CODE OF THE FAULT WAS SHOWN AND THAT WAS IT. NOT ONLY IS THIS A SAFETY FACTOR UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS BUT WOULD BE A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM ON ICE OR SNOW DRIVING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED OFF THE ROADWAY WHERE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN FOR REPAIRS OR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN. I COASTED INTO THE INTERSECTION AND STOPPED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT SO I WAS NOT IN DANGER, BUT THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED AND IT IS CONCERNING THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS NOT MADE AN EFFORT TO REPAIR. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. I AM CONCERNED THAT FORD HAS MANY VEHICLES THAT HAVE THIS DEFECT AND ARE NOT MAKING AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STICK. AS TIME PROGRESSED THE VEHICLE PERFORMED IN A MANNER REMINISCENT OF HAVING A FLAT TIRE AND THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE TO CHECK THE TIRES BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

POWER STEERING SERVICE TRACK LIGHT CAME ON DURING CAR START UP AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AND THE SERVICE LIGHT WENT OFF. I LOOKED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND THE SYSTEM IS ELECTRONIC. THIS PROBLEM REPEATED ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS DURING STARTUP AND WAS RESOLVED SIMILARLY. ON AUGUST 23, 2013 THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN BUT RESTARTING DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. NO OTHER PROBLEMS OTHER THAN LOW AIR PRESSURE SERVICE LIGHT. *JB

MY SON GOT INTO THE CAR, GOING TO THE STORE, HE SAID SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I SAID WHAT, HE SAID WHEN I CRANKED IT UP, SOUND LIKE I HEARD IT CLICKING. HE CHECK THE OIL, IT WAS A HALF OF A HALF QUART LOW. HE LEFT IN 2 SECONDS HE CALLED BACK, SAID SOMETHING IS WRONG, SO HIS DADDY WENT WHERE HE WAS, IT WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT LOST SPEED, IT WOULD ONLY GO 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR. AFTER GETTING IT BACK HOME, IT SAT A LITTLE WHILE AND IT WAS GOOD TO GO. LABOR DAY I WAS ON INTERSTATE 85 IT DONE THE SAME THING TO ME, BUT I HAD TO CALL A WRECKER I WAS TO FAR AWAY FROM HOME. NOW EVERYONE WANT ME TO PAY FOR THE TESTING OF THE CAR TO DETERMAN WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. FORD NEED`S TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS TOO MANY COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ THEM. !!!! DON`T WAIT UNTIL DEATH OCCURS!!!!. *JB

DROVE HOME NORMALLY AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. WENT TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE CARE INDICATED A "POWER STEERING FAILURE - SERVICE ADVANCE TRAK" MESSAGE. SHUTTING OFF AND RESTARTING THE CAR DID NOT CHANGE THE RESULT. CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED REPLACED. $1900.00 WARRANTY REPAIR. *JB

MY 2012 FORD FUSION SEL/3.0L V6 WAS BEING DRIVEN ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT 55+ MPH. POWER STEERING FAULT/SERVICE AUTOTRAC WARNING CAME ON SUDDENLY. POWER STEERING FAILED; DRIVER HAD VERY DIFFICULT TIME CONTROLLING CAR ON HIGHWAY. STEERING WAS VERY DIFFICULT FOR REMAINDER OF DRIVE. AFTER IT WAS SHUT OFF AND TURNED BACK ON, FAULT CLEARED, WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE, AND STEERING WAS FINE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES WITH NO ISSUES. NEXT TIME CAR WAS TURNED ON AND PUT INTO GEAR, FAULT CAME BACK. SHUT OFF, TURNED BACK ON, IT CLEARED AGAIN. $1600+ QUOTED TO FIX ISSUE WITH STEERING GEAR. CAR HAS 45,000 MILES ON IT. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND ON THE DASH OF MY CAR DISPLAYED A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. WHICH THEN IT BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I QUICKLY PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. IT FIXED THE PROBLEM AND THE MESSAGE ON MY DASH WENT AWAY. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED TWICE MORE OVER THE YEAR AND FINALLY TODAY AS I GOT IN MY CAR THE SAME MESSAGE CAME UP AND WOULDN'T GO AWAY. SO NO I CANT DRIVE MY OWN CAR AND I LIVE IN A REMOTE PART OF THE U.S. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AS THE STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS ADVISED TO THE CONTACT THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,000. UPDATED 03/18/14*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED FAILURE OCCURED 3 OTHER TIMES BUT HAVE SINCE BEEN FIXED AND RUNNING PERFECTLY. *TR

FOR SEVERAL MONTHS, MY 2012 FORD FUSION WOULD OCCASIONALLY HAVE A POWER STEERING FAILURE. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE WOULD SOLVE THIS. HOWEVER, TODAY, THE POWER STEERING FAILURE IS NOT GOING AWAY. MY HUD READS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" I WILL BE TAKING IT TO GET SERVICED AT MY FIRST OPPORTUNITY. SEARCHING THE INTERNET IMPLIES THAT THIS IS A NEARLY UBIQUITOUS PROBLEM. *JS