Four problems related to transmission gear slipping have been reported for the 2012 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2012 Fusion.
Transmission slipping no warning lamp or code.
Transmission has delayed gear shifting, gear slipping and the engine revs without the car accelerating. To put it simply the transmission has failed. Twice!.
When turning on the windshield wipers to low setting, they initiate at full speed with small breaks in between going to the correct set wiper speed. Have to turn off completely several times in order for the correct setting to register finally. Automatic transmission has hard slipping shifting going from 1st to 2nd gear when accelerating from a stopped position, very similar to the Ford focus powershift transmission recall.
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.