general problems of the 2012 Ford Fusion - part 1

I was driving to my drs appointment and as I was pulling up to the hospital I saw a message from my dash and my steering wheel locked up and I had to get it towed and then sent to the dealership but since I had made a few of previous attempts to get it fixed with u guys it wasn’t getting no response, so I had to go get it fixed force and I ended up with a bill. .

Ive had multiple accidents trying to get this car repaired . There are recalls all the way up to 2010 yet 2011 are also having the same hydraulic issues and abs issues . This is outrageous I have to spent over 3000 dollars and the issues still is resolved especially when im paying for manufacturers error. I am not hard on any of my cars but this one is horrible.

Power steering turns off when you go above a certain speed and the service advance power steering comes on.

Their is a recall for Ford abs module yet their needs to be one for 2012 Ford Fusions se as well I have paid over 3200 dollars for my brakes alone . I have had 2 near misses and was in an unreported incident today from power loss on my breaks . Very unsafe for me and those around.

Steering failed rack and pinion.

The car suddenly accelerated 3 times since it was purchased new in 2011. The 1st time I was parking and the car suddenly accelerated and hit a cement wall. The second time I was also entering a parking spot and the car suddenly accelerated and crashed into a tree. I took it to my dealer and they were unable to replicate the problem. This was in 2015. On 9/13/2022 I was about to make a right turn and suddenly the car accelerated at high speed and crossed over the road onto the golf course before I was able to slow it down. I immediately parked the car and haven't driven it since. I feel that it is unsafe to drive especially since the dealer was unable to identify the problem.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and was slow to accelerate. The air bag warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 175,000.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact was driving at low speeds the vehicle accelerated without warning and crashed into the vacuumn machine at the car wash. The contact applied the brakes and shifted into neutral but the vehicle wa slow to respond. There were no reported injuries ,police report, air bag deployment, or fire. The vehicle was towed to jarrett Ford of charlotte county 3156 tamiami trail, port charlotte, FL 33952(941) 625 6141 but was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 84,000. Ap.

My vehicle has been stalling while I am either driving on a highway, turning or stopped at a light. This is extremely dangerous while driving on the highways in NJ.

Was accelerating in my vehicle when the car hesitated and then just shut off in the middle of the road showing only an orange wrench light on the dash. Thankfully I was driving in town and actually to the dealership to get my airbag recall fixed when this happened and nobody other than my boyfriend was behind me. I turned the key into the off position and turned it back on and the dash (wrench) light indicator went off. I could have seriously injured myself or another vehicle due to what seems to be be a system failure! I refused to take my car home from the dealership until they checked into it. They acted as if it was no big deal because the (wrench) light on the dash went off but I'm very concerned it's a safety issue and bad accidents can be a result of this.

When I was driving on the paved road about 15 miles per hour I let off the accelerator while engaging a slight curve in the road and the car all of a sudden sped up out of control. The brakes had no effect on stopping the car. So I steered away from traffic ahead and went into an open field. The car got up to around 50 mph, and 60 yards out I hit a 10 foot wide trench by 2 foot deep. The front end hit the other side and the airbag went off. The brakes finally stopped the car about 30 yards from the trench. The decorative front end and the back end was tore off along with miscellaneous brackets. The radiator was pushed up into the hood with no leaks.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while the vehicle was stopped and the gear shift selector was in the park position the vehicle independently accelerated. The vehicle jumped a curb, blew out the driver's side front tire and crashed into a guard rail at a bus stop. There was no injuries sustained. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to dick smith Ford located at 9505 e state rte 350, raytown, mo 64133, (816) 353-1495. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 98,000. Ah.

Tl the contact owned a 2012 Ford Fusion. While parking the vehicle in a parking space, the vehicle surged at an unknown speed, drove over a concrete median, and crashed into two plastic tanks. None of the air bags deployed. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed to a dealer to be diagnosed. The insurance company towed the vehicle to a facility, investigated the failure, and determined that it was destroyed. The driver sustained injuries to the neck, collar bone, scarring to the left hand, left wrist, and left arm as well as chest pains from the seat belt restraining tightly. The front passenger also sustained chest pains from the seat belt restraining tightly. Both occupants received medical treatment. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 22,000.

My car takes about 2 mins to start. The gas acceleration goes from normal to slow when I'm driving. I go into reverse and my car stalls and jerks really hard. When I'm at a stoplight or a stop sign my car will act like it's losing power and the whole car shakes. The lights on the dash come on then disappear days later with new lights on such as check engine doors open ect. There are times I will be driving and my car will slow down on its own like I hit my breaks. When I was backing up going in reverse the car jerked and I hit someone however it was in a parking lot. There was no damage to the other vehicle. When I put the car back in drive after I had it in reverse from backing up I backed up again there has to be something wrong within the car itself. I'm worried about my safety as well as others. The malfunctioning of the car has been going on since about a month after I got it and it's been almost 2 months since it's beenin my possession.

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.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the windows roll down and the sunroof opens op on their own. The contact stated that the mileage on the odometer meter rolls back. The dealer and manufacturer had not yet been contacted. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 76,000. Am.

Throttle body- our 2012 Ford Fusion will intermittently stall, which has become a hazard driving, especially on the highway. The wrench light will come on, but once turning the car back on, the light will go off. After a dozen or more times, the check engine light finally came on and we were able to bring it to our mechanic. He pulled the code p2111 (throttle body). He cleaned out the throttle because that what he thought would fix it and cleared the code. The problem happened again and we then researched online and found that this is a major issue with Ford owners. However, Ford has claimed that this is not a hazard so has not declared a recall, but has extended a warranty for the part. Unfortunately, since our code was cleared our Ford dealership will not fix this under warranty even after giving them the code that popped up. They have had the car for days and have not experienced it themselves so they will not fix it. The only options we now have are #1 paying out of pocket or #2 driving the car hoping that the check engine comes back on which Ford has suggested. Needless to say this is extremely dangerous and we are very disappointed that the only option they have for us is to send us away to have it stall again so they can get their code when knowing there are what looks like hundreds of complaints online. Also, since the check engine light only came on once, we will probably have to experience a dozen more stalls for it to come on again. We are at a loss.

The advancetrac system has gone bad, forcing me to lose power steering and power to the engine. Incredibly hard to diagnose the exact problem. Replaced multiple sensors and fuses and issue still exist.

City traffic, 30mph. Only had traveled a few miles. Temperature was in the low 90's and dewpoint in the low to mid 60's. Wrench tool icon illuminated and the vehicle shook and total loss of power. Could only go 3-5 mph. Pulled off the road. Turned off car and restarted. Icon was off and car ran fine. Service scan tool did not find any faults. After the scan, the dash message center displayed the message: "service advancetrac". Intermittent problem with no other error messages and appears to be a common on Ford vehicles. Simply restarting the vehicle should not erase the source of the problem. This is a very dangerous situation if this occurs at highway speeds because of the total loss of power.

The electronic throttle body has failed twice within 500 miles. (the vehicle has 71500 as of this writing) both times this has occurred at approximately 35 mph while driving on a flat stretch of road at a steady speed with little input from the accelerator. In both circumstances the car has thudded into "limp mode" where the car can only coast of the road. A restart seems to clear the problem.

For a while know my car would randomly stop. All of a sudden it would decrease in speed and then shake at which time I would pull over and shut the car down after some time I am able to start the car up again and get back on the road. No mechanic can actually find anything wrong with my car so they just keep telling me to come back if it does it again. At first I thought it was the fuel filter so I was told by the mechanic to use fuel injection cleaner in my car. I have done that and it appeared to work however it started up again. I have been having this issue off and on for a while but can never find the issue. I am wondering why hasn't there been a recall on this. I noticed that with this model year everyone is having the same issue. I live in houston and our freeways are not the best places to break down.

I just hit 40,000 miles, vehicle has become very unsafe, while driving vehicle shuts off. Acceleration take too long and once it kicks in it slams into gear. If I need to reverse it won't find the gear and when it does , I slams into gear, the wrench continues to appear on dash when said event is happening. There should be a recall on that transmission or engine. Very unsafe. When vehicle stalls it becomes a hazard to everyone around me. If someone could please contact me this would be great. Upon searching what the problem could be I noticed numerous complaints about the same issue. Please help! I don't have any photos of the vehicle shutting down and what a hazard it can be . Tell me what to do please.

#1 takata recall #2 throttle actuator control system stall engine to a limp in traffic unexpectedly very dangerous.

"takata recall" and vehicle speed limit possible steering problem.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. While driving less than 20 mph and turning into a parking space, the vehicle momentarily surged or raced without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the cause of the failure was undetermined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000.

My 2012 Ford Fusion with 36k miles loses acceleration and idles rough until it is shut off and re-started. A wrench symbol is displayed when this happens. No check engine light is displayed. Does not matter at what speed. Very dangerous when on interstate hwy. A car that loses power in 2016? unacceptable, unforgettable and unforgiving.

While driving on a city street car stalls and shake this happened four times within two months, had it diagnosed at a local shop no code reading was discover.

July 15,2016 my 2012 Ford Fusion, with 30,212 miles jerked and stalled. Had to coast to the side of the road. To restart and the wrench light came on. Took to dealer on July 18 was told it sounded like the emission throttle but have to run test I need to pay 115. 00 that would go toward the repair have a extended warranty but she states it's on me.

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.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that when he tried to move from a stop light, the vehicle jerked and sounded like it was about to quit and suddenly and acelerated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer who advised that the vehicle was doing what it was suposed to do. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 25,000. The VIN was not provided. Fe.

I purchased a used 2012 Ford Fusion with 30k miles on it in 2015. While driving on the freeway at 70mph the vehicle lost all power causing me to almost crash. The throttle body was diagnosed as the issue and was supposedly fixed under Ford customer satisfaction 13n03. Fast forward to July 15th, 2016 and the same thing happened while on the freeway. My car is now sitting at my local Ford dealership and either the dealership isn't fixing the car correctly or Ford has more issues they are hiding.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph the vehicle decelerated to about 5 mph. The wrench warning indicator illuminated. The contact had maneuver to the side of the road where a construction crew was working. The contact came to a complete stop. The contact re started the vehicle and drove to an independent mechanic. The diagnosis was that the throttle body had to be replaced because it was damaged. The vehicle was not repair. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 64,000. Bp.

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.

According to the driver, the vehicle was put into reverse backing out of a parking spot, then when the car was put into drive the vehicle would not stop gaining high speeds up to 50mph. The engine rpms were high and the car was "out of control" as the driver had their foot pressed on the brake. The Fusion struck a few parked cars and eventually hit a vehicle head on coming the opposite way in a parking lot. There was one fatality as a result of the crash and other minor injuries from the victims. According to Ford a notice was sent out in January of 2014, field service action number: 13n03, which they offered an extended warranty for the defective part but never explicitly stated a throttle body could stay open causing the vehicle to surge or runaway causing a fatal accident. See also 10649303.

According to the driver, the vehicle was put into reverse backing out of a parking spot, then when the car was put into drive the vehicle would not stop gaining high speeds up to 50mph. The engine rpms were high and the car was "out of control" as the driver had their foot pressed on the brake. The Fusion struck a few parked cars and eventually hit a vehicle head on coming the opposite way in a parking lot. There was one fatality as a result of the crash and other minor injuries from the victims. According to Ford a notice was sent out in January of 2014, field service action number: 13n03, which they offered an extended warranty for the defective part but never explicitly stated a throttle body could stay open causing the vehicle to surge or runaway causing a fatal accident. See also 10649298.