2011 Ford Fusion Electrical System Problems
- 156
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 156 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 5 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 61 records
- throttle body · 23 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- steering wheel · 14 records
- steering assist · 13 records
- engine light · 11 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 56 |
| 60–100k mi | 37 |
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
| 100–150k mi | 19 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
The vehicles wiring is heating up and i'm concerned it may start a fire, also the car occasionally turns off by itself, i would like to to know if there is a recall on my vehicle, please reach out to me as soon as possible.
ODI 10725662
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Burnt tail light sockets some melting as well because the bulb was stuck inside socket
ODI 10723618
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Went to town and parked the car went in to the store and when i started to leave i noticed that the power steering didn't work. I drove the car home with no power steering. It's a good thing this didn't happen while going the speed limit. The dealer said that this is a common problem my question is why has it not been recalled if it's a common problem.
ODI 10717090
Electrical System
A wrench lite up on my car ad my check engine light came on while driving and your slows down while driving and you can not get your car to go. I had to stop and restart my car 4 times within 40 miles. This needs to be a safety recall. I had kids in my car and i live 40 miles out of town. I got really scared and did not know what is going on. I am not paying a mechanic to fix this when ford knows it is a problem.…
ODI 10713908
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that there was a failure in which the vehicle experienced intermittent stalling. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who was unable to replicate and diagnose the failure, although they had been notified several times. The vehicle continued to stall and the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic who replaced the throttle body, but the contact was…
ODI 10991222
Electrical System · Power Train · Steering
Twice now my vehicle has lost power steering while driving. The lights suddenly come on saying "service power steering now" "service advancetrac". The first time this happened they were able to reset the computer stating it was an issue with the electronic computer. Now it has happened again and it is completely unsafe. This is not the only electrical issue i have had with this car. About a year ago the electronic…
ODI 10676144
Electrical System · Steering
When turning on the vehicle, i get a "power steering assist fault" error message. The car loses power steering and i am not able to turn the wheel. *tr
ODI 10662615
Electrical System
The hvac blower relay or controller overheated and began smoking melting the housing for the wiring. *tr
Fire reported
ODI 10678773
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that the service engine and the wrench warning lights illuminated intermittently. In addition, the vehicle stalled several times without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000. Updated 6/30/15*cn updated 9/18/15*js
ODI 10695360
Electrical System · Steering
Power steering assist fault. Over the last 3 months, have had multiple random power steering assist faults. By shutting down vehicle and restarting, these have cleared in the past, but on nov.2, 2014, upon start of vehicle, power steering assist fault occurred and would not clear. Was forced to drive car home without power steering and almost crashed multiple times. In addition, this fault sometimes has occurred at…
ODI 10651895
Electrical System · Steering
I got in my car after work and there was dinging and a notification appeared on the dash that my power steering needed service now. I could not move my wheel or steer at all. After taking it in to the service station i was told the my electronic steering gear had malfunctioned, i believe they referred to it as the epas system. It is a complete malfunction of the power steering system and i am lucky that i was not…
ODI 10648466
Electrical System · Steering
Driving to the store power steering just went out know warning. *tr
ODI 10705078
Electrical System · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that the low tire pressure indicator illuminated and the power steering malfunctioned. The contact had to exert excessive force to turn the steering wheel. The dealer stated that the computer had to be reprogrammed and reset. The manufacturer was notified. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 37,000.
ODI 10641125
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
This happened to me on multiple occasions where i will be driving and my car just looses power and the throttle wont work. I have been lucky enough not to have been in an accident but have almost been in two because of the problem. I have to pull over and shut the car off for a couple of minutes before i can start it back up and when i try to start it back up it has a hard time starting. *tr
ODI 10637774
Electrical System · Steering
Driving to work 25 mph and suddenly my power steering went out, then the traction control system(tsc) lights went on. *tr
ODI 10625893
Air Bags · Electrical System · Service Brakes
MESSAGE REGARDING ENGINE FUNCTION
ODI 10649181
Electrical System · Power Train
Pulled from a red light and car started shaking vigorously. Pulled over safely into a parking light and a wrench lit up on the dash board. Took it to a near by auto parts store, clerk scanned it and said it was a throttle body malfunction. *tr
ODI 10618526
Electrical System · Steering
My daughter was driving my car and all of a sudden power steering and advance trac system light displays on the dash, cut the car off and restarted no change. With all these complaints i pray that for do something about this, now my car is outside in the parking lot, not sure if im going to be able to pay to get it fix bc i was just laid off my job. *tr
ODI 10618363
Electrical System · Steering
My 16 teen year old son was driving, he is only on a learners permit when the lights and chimes went off and he lost power steering. It took me and him to pull it off the road. Thank god he was on a straight away! Shut the car off and it reset. Next day i am driving 50 mph when i loose power steering i manage to stop and pull off to the side of the road. Tried the turn off trick and did not work. Husband took…
ODI 10617802
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
After stopping at a stop sign, when i pushed the accelerator, the vehicle jerked and would not accelerate past the idle drive speed; a wrench light displayed on the dash; i slowly maneuvered into a parking lot. After restarting the vehicle, i managed to get home and drive the car for several days without issue. A quick internet search led me to suspect the throttle body. On about july 29th, the same thing happened.…
ODI 10618284
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
On june 27, 2014 i took my car to a dealership for a recall to reprogram it. On july 14, 2014, my car just stopped running while i was driving. After several attempts, it did restart after i turned off the air conditioner and radio. The next day i brought it into the dealership once again. The service person told me the same thing happened to several other customers after the initial recall and that now the throttle…
ODI 10616378
Electrical System · Steering
Power steering failed numerous times, the latest of which was today. Usually it happens when just departing the driveway, but it once happened while moving on a street - it's scary. I understand the power steering is electrical. I had to replace the battery a couple months ago and i thought that might have taken care of the problem, but it has recurred within the last couple of weeks. I bought the car used and…
ODI 10652469
Electrical System · Seat Heater/Cooler · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. While driving at low speeds, the steering wheel seized and the battery warning indicator illuminated. The failure recurred numerous times. The contact stated that the heated seats failed without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer numerous times where the failure was not duplicated. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately…
ODI 10822216
Electrical System · Steering
Sudden loss of power steering while stopped in traffic..resolved on restart...3rd such incident over the last several months...other incidents of power steering loss have occurred while at freeway speeds and also while waiting at stop lights...resolves on restart...restarts at less than 30 seconds after the failures will not set trouble codes, so that diagnosis is not possible... *js
ODI 10598258
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. While driving 25 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of power; however, it still had some electrical function. Prior to the failure, the vehicle was remedied under ford's customer satisfaction program 13n03, but the failure recurred. The throttle body was replaced and the vehicle was reprogrammed three times. The failure occurred seven times. The manufacturer was made aware…
ODI 10807706