general problems of the 2013 Ford Fusion - part 1

The power steering module/rack, passenger side air bag safety is a risk due to steering not working properly/ seat belt constantly locking yes yes others inspected seat belt sensor has been on several months service steering assist/lane keep system malfunction service required and steering assist fault - all came on when it got cold and steering won’t work now.

I own a 2013 Ford Fusion se with a 1. 6l ecoboost engine. Prior to the incident, the vehicle displayed a “check charging system” warning and the engine overheated. After parking the vehicle and shutting it off, a fire started under the hood in the engine compartment. The fire occurred shortly after the overheating warning and while the vehicle was not running. The fire appeared to originate in the engine bay area and caused significant damage. There were no prior accidents or modifications to the vehicle.

1. After vehicle is given gas it won’t crank. 2. Tire sensors won’t turn off. Even with brand new tires and mounts. 3. Random electrical malfunctions. (flickering dash lights, delayed engine start after turning the key, light bouncing back and forth between gears, etc. ).

Unknown and it's whole electrical system is failing and constantly keeps shutting the car off saying no key detected and strands me more places than I can count it's stalled out in the middle of the road and said no key detected and I had to wait for it to basically let me start the car back up after like being shut off for 20 mins or if I unhooked the battery and hooked it back up then it would start and only go for a day or so and the heat only works if it's raining outside.

The rear view camera of my Ford Fusion has started to sporadically function. It started out with an occasional blank screen showing, followed by a message that the camera is not available and to call the dealer. Over the past month or so (July 2025) it is erroring more than 50% of the time. I am afraid of backing up now as I'm so used to using the camera to properly make sure everything is clear behind me. I have already been in a near-miss situation because the camera was not working, and I didn't see the vehicle that was approaching my car in a blindspot. My vehicle has roughly 190,000 miles and only recently has the camera started giving out. I saw on the news a recall of more than 120,000 Ford vehicles within similar rearview camera failure issues and I wanted to make sure that my situation was also recorded with the NHTSA for my particular year, make, and model. Thank you.

The rear view camera will display a black screen or the image will be reversed causing confusion and dangerous reversal actions. Also the camera will go black in the middle of parking or not display at all. The transmission will slip without warning and the vehicle will have have to be shut down and restarted in order to drive correctly.

Low coolant light keeps coming on. Overheat light then comes on causing car to go into limp mode and causing me to almost get hit. I have had this happen almost ten times now and all Ford can tell me is my warranty ran out and it will cost more than car is worth, which is true. Ford knew the problem with these cars and they can't help us now. I don't know what to do, everyone with a Ford eco is having same problems,we need help!.

Car will stahl and lock steering wheel when yielding into traffic or driving. The advance trak light along with auto hill assist will pop up on dashboard stating to repair the issue.

Been getting a low coolant warning, coolant is not low ,is actually over limit. Car then says overheating service now,goes into limp mode. Engine light comes on. I cannot drive car until it shuts off, sit awhile and then go. Engine light on get a p1299 reading,have had that reading for years,they replaced motor while under warranty ,now four years later the exact same thing is happening and I have no warranty,I cannot pay for this . This is an ecoboost 1. 6 motor and needs recalling,I read where thousands of people are having the exact same problems,this is not new. . . Please help us people trying to help ourselves with the exact problems over and over again. The 2013 ecoboost 1. 6 has given me problems for years and it just now started again big time on Aug 12 2024.

My car has been flashing a “power steering assist fault” message since I bought it. Lately, it’s been flashing the warning more frequently. I purchased the vehicle new.

Complete computer system is not working, won’t show me how many miles I have, won’t blow out any air. My windows won’t roll down. This happens at least 10 times a year. I put it in drive and it went backwards as I pressed on the gas pedal and the brake locked up. So I turned it on and off and same thing happened.

The backup camera fails to show an image from behind the car over 75% of the time. The display in the car is black upon putting the car in reverse, within about 2 seconds a message displays “rear view camera is unavailable. Please contact your dealership. ” the collision sensors (rear cross traffic) also does not work when the camera is not working. Looking at multiple online sites, as well as a friend who has a similar model Fusion as I do, there are many many reports of this issue . My car is low mileage (63,141). Ford also has multiple recalls for this issue on other models and years, this car should be included in the recalls.

I bought my car in 2020 and immediately when I got home my car had died and I had to have it towed back to the dealership. Since then I have had 2 new batteries, 1 new lithium battery, and a new transmission. Issues with my vehicle include but are not limited 1. Sporadically when I am driving all my dash lights come on and my power steering goes out and my car becomes difficult to steer safely. 2. My car has rolled back twice while I am in park. 3. Passenger airbag randomly will fault when I am driving. 4. My e-brake will randomly fault while I am driving. All of these issues happen very often and are happening more and more often. I have brought my car in a few times but I am told it needs to replicate the issues in order to be diagnosed but these issues happen sporadically and I cannot demonstrate them at will.

I bought from a dealer in live oak and told there was no recalls I only had car 2 months and the car transmission is acting crazy it smells like burnt oil or brake fluid leaking the radio has a major electrical problem it turns off and resets if I use the bluetooth to talk through radio. This car all in all has been nothing but huge problems and here I am paying a car note on a car that's barely drivable.

As I was going down the highway my car started smoking dramatically. There were no warning lights so I assumed it might be a belt. I pulled to the side of the road and opened the hood to find flames coming from the backside of the engine. I have had it in the shop now for the last two months and the initial thought was that the water pump could have caused the issue. However, after that set of repairs it was burning oil. Further investigation has shown that the head is cracked.

Although this vehicle is 10 years old it has only logged less than 17k miles (near new condition). A few months back it was noted that the backlighting on the console, steering wheel, interior door panels and overhead console were inoperative under non-daylight conditions. At night, it's driving blind from an instrumentation perspective. Controls cannot be located as they cannot be seen. This backlighting has a mind of its own. Upon entering the vehicle all the lighting in question lights up and then times out (?) activating outside lighting (headlights) when you expect and need the backlighting, it just isn't there. Disconnecting the battery for 12 hours (reboot) did nothing to solve the problem. Personally, I believe the slap-happy lighting engineers went way overboard with warning and flashing lights on this vehicle. The lighting in question is there, not just when needed. Due to this over-engineering I refuse to pay shop labor prices to troubleshoot or replace parts on a premium vehicle. As this car has become the "recall queen" I feel it was placed on the market well before its time and as a consumer I'm now the guinea pig in the field. Never another Ford. Note: uploaded file shows console section and backlighting is on. Ignition is off and if car is started the backlighting eventually turns off. Activating the headlights the console and all other backlighting remains dead.

While driving my vehicle into the garage, I placed the car into the p(park) gear and the car continued to roll. I had to hit the emergency break to stop the vehicle. The fuel line keeps cracking although it has been replaced multiple times causing gas to be leaking from the vehicle even after filling the car up.

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact veered into a parking lot where the contact pumped the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact observed a moist patch underneath the front of the vehicle after moving the vehicle. The contact also stated that the windows failed to operate after the power window button was depressed. Additionally, the a/c unit was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The system was reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

2013 Ford Fusion with 99,799 miles on it; went out to go start it after work one day, unable to get into car or start car as battery was completely drained. Did not leave lights on etc. Had someone jump car; on way to repair shop, car shut down and would not restart; thankfully I was not on a highway. Since that time, it has had 2 new batteries placed in it, will run for about 5 minutes then shut off and you cannot restart it again; it has also been to 2 repair shops and is presently at the Ford dealership as my shop was not able to determine what was wrong. Cooling fan also noted to be running after car died yet still not able to restart. Read on Ford forums that this has happened to other Fusion owners of the same year. Up to this point, intermittently the battery saver message would come across the dash however I had that looked at and was cleared out. With the car just shutting down without any warning on a busy street in the city, this could have ended a lot worse: I could have been hit or even killed. No warning lights appeared on dash aside from powertrain light after it was jumped but after that, there was nothing. Car was essentially dead and I could not get it to restart. When it was running I could not get the car to go over 10mph in a 35mph zone.

-electronic parking brake system (brakes, electrical) -if the parking brake fails due to electrical component failure/premature degradation as well as the transmission bushing recall simultaneously, the vehicle could move on it's own while unattended causing accident/harm. -the vehicle is now in a dealer shop, work status has not been updated. -inspection in progress by manufacturer dealership -audible alarm with warning message "electronic brake malfunction, service now".

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after shifting to the drive(d), the transmission experienced hard shifting. Also, while shifting to the park(p) the transmission would remain in drive(d) even though the gear selector indicated that the transmission was in park(p). During the failure the vehicle would erroneously drive forward. The contact was able to manually shift the transmission to the park(p) from under the hood while a second person depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission shift cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on 3 separate occasions for the failure but each time the failure reoccurred. Additionally, all audible safety features such as the horn, alarms, seatbelt alarms were inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120,000.

Windows will roll down unexpectedly without any warning. This has happened multiple times. I have not had inspected by dealer, however when I take the vehicle in for the two other recalls I will report them issue to the dealer.

Trunk randomly pops open while driving.

The following warning lights come on causing the power steering to go. 1 abs 2 service advance trac 3 hill assist not available 4 check rear park aid.

My 2013 Ford Fusion se had the high pressure fuel pump start leaking and dripped fuel on the exhaust and started the car on fire while driving down the road. This caused about $7,000. 00 in damage but could have easily gotten out of control and caused injury or death to occupant(s). I reached out to Ford motor company and did a chat log asking for assistance and to make them aware. Ford motor company case number cas-34734107-h6j0z5. What is dangerous about this design is that Ford chose to design and install a secondary high pressure fuel pump directly above the exhaust manifold and the engineers surely would have known the durability and longevity along with possible outcomes due to normal use over time. For the same reason you are not to refuel a hot engine, a fuel pump should not be placed directly over the exhaust manifold. I believe Ford motor company should be held accountable for their finished product liability. This is dangerous enough that they should remove these vehicles from service until a safe solution is available and deployed in my opinion.

Was sold the car with no inspection and was pushed to get this 2013 Ford Fusion. Lights inside car flickers on and off rather car is on or off; caused to get new battery.

On 10/31/21 at approximately 7:30 pm my dashboard alerted me with a steering assist fault after making a turn on a rotary on mystic valley pkwy somerville MA 02144. After entering the rotary my vehicles steering wheel become stiff and hard to move and staring moving towards the left side close to the curbs. I was traveling at around 20mph. I was able to move the vehicle to a near by park that was located on the same street as the rotary (dilboy stadium). After parking the vehicle, I shut it off and restarted it. After doing so, the alert disappeared and I was able to drive the vehicle normally. After leaving the park 5 minutes later the alert popped back again. I was driving in a straight line so the steering assist did not cause much of a problem, however I could feel the stiffness of the steering wheel. When I arrived to my destination, after performing a left turn my vehicle once again starting leaning towards the left side almost causing me to hit the curb. At around 9:00pm I had towed the vehicle to a Fords dealership. On Monday the 1st I was able to drive the vehicle with same steering wheel conditions to an independent dealership who performed a check and received a fault code of c200d:49 with the solution of replacing power steering rack with module which could only fixed at a Ford dealership due to the module. In the situation described above I was very fortunate that I was not driving at high speed in an area with high traffic, as an accident would’ve most likely occurred. I know that there is no recall on my specific VIN however I am aware that other vins with the same year and model have recalls on them. I do not have any other alerts on the car. The fault I came across is a safety hazard not only to myself but other cars on the road. After digging around on the web the steering wheel fault is a common error that a lot of Ford owners come across and I believe that an investigation needs to be launched to protect the safety of drivers and pedestrians.

All locks in car start clicking then 3-5 seconds laters trunk opens. Happens at random time sometimes happen when car is parked or while driving. It's been going on for about 1. 5 years have took its to 3 different Ford dealership all couldn't fine what the problem is. It's is a 2013 Ford Fusion with about 122000 miles. The most recent was 3/26/2021 woke up the next morning the truck was open. A couple of days before we where driving about to merge on the freeway they truck open had to pull over to close.

Trunk opens unexpectedly when either parked or in motion.

Leaving gas station. Car just stops driving while in the driving gear. So I pulled over slowly to the side of the road and I had a warning to �see manual� �hill assistant not available� �stop safely now� and it was showing traction control on. It will not drive. And runs weird now.

As soon as I started it the power steering assist fault light came on. Then the coolant overheating warning came on and DE rated the vehicle. Then I shut it off. Was in my driveway.

Battery drain everyday resulting in a need to jump start every time we need to use the car. We had the apim replaced in July 2020 after Ford diagnosed this as the problem. Now after four months and $1500. 00 we are having the same exact issue and Ford is saying the backup camera is the cause for the power drain, and they are telling us it will be another $1300. 00 to fix this issue. This dealer autonation Ford valencia, CA. Has had the car there for 5 weeks now and back in July 2020 they had the car for 4 weeks!!!!! we believe they did not fix the issue that caused the battery drain and now want to charge us again to fix the mistake.

The dash lit up notifying of a parking brake error while driving. Got home, parked car, turned car off. Went inside for about two minutes. When came back outside, there was smoke rolling out of the window. Put fire out. After examining, the fire appeared to have started from something electrical in the center counsel on the right side. It caught the seat on fire, melted the counsel, and the roof. No smoking of any sort has been allowed in my car since I got it. It was stationary when the fire started, but it was immediately after being driven.

On multiple occasions, driving at speeds over 60mph for more than 50 miles, causes a system alert that says steering assist fault and the power steering goes out. The first time I was able to pull over before the power steering went out. The next time, my boyfriend was driving and he had to veer onto the shoulder. Most recently, my grandmother drove my car to the airport and was unable to get the vehicle out of traffic turning into the airport as she was not strong enough to maneuver the car into the parking lot. I regularly keep up with all necessary maintenance and have brought the car to modica brothers as well as a local mechanic and they have both told me it is bolt corrosion as they assessed all other possibilities. Upon research, I found a recall for Ford Fusions manufactured in hermosillo in 2013 under recall #19s26. I contacted Ford about having my car added to the recall and was advised to reach out to NHTSA. As this is a big safety hazard, I wish to have this addressed immediately.

The backup camera on my Fusion has been failing to function properly this has occurred on multiple occasions while driving in the city as well as on the highway. When in reverse the screen goes black or has multiple squiggly lines going across then an error that cameras is not available when I put the car into drive the camera will sometimes appear and show what's behind the car, however, when placed back into reverse I get the same error I was on vacation in FL and rented a brand new 2020 Ford and the camera malfunctioned the same way while driving in the city I attempted online research and found that its not only the Fusion but many Ford vehicles with the camera back up malfunction.