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 · Steering
Power steering assist faults out. Have to turn the car off and turn back on. Very dangerous. Has happened 3 times now. *tr
ODI 10595317
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving along the highway my gauges on the instrument panel went out momentarily, and then came back on with the message "service advancetrac." i didn't think much about it because it went away when i turned my car off and back on. A couple weeks later (starting june 16th) the instrument panel kept going out every time i drove the vehicle, and multiple messages came up in the message center about getting my…
ODI 10605646
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
The power steering is not working.the vehicle is hard to make turns. I only had this car almost 3 years and i purchased it used. The power steering is gone and i have seen a lot of complaints about this model with power steering problems. I know there should be some kind of recall on this vehicle. I can not afford to have this fixed. I am hoping that you all will check into this. It is unsafe. I am considering the…
ODI 10670363
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
While driving to work all of a sudden my advance trac light went on and there was no steering at all. All the lights went dead and i had to stop in the middle of the street. I tried to get the car to the side of the road before stopping but wasn't able to maneuver it, it was too hard to steer. After stopping short i finally was able to force the steering wheel to turn and moved to the side of the road. I read the…
ODI 10648141
Electrical System
Something to do with the electrical in the power steering. *tr
ODI 10594127
Electrical System · Steering
Pulled out of a parking lot onto a main street when vehicle lost all power. It was dark and the car is black and i feared someone would hit me since the hazard flashers were now inoperative. Vehicle had to be pushed onto a side road. A similar incident occurred in july 2013 but the vehicle was in the garage at the time so it wasn't a safety issue. At that time the dealer installed a new battery since the original…
ODI 10592914
Electrical System · Steering
I started the car up and a warning read power steering assist fault. Restarted the car and no progressive . A little over two weeks later, i started the car and it then read service advancetrac in addition to previous warning. *tr
ODI 10593136
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Was driving and pulled up to a stop light and noticed a foul smell that smelled like brakes from vehicle next to me. Pulled into my work and the smell got really strong and i noticed some smoke starting to roll from the trunk of my car. I opened the trunk to find that the trunk had caught fire. I was able to put the fire out but the whole light assembly had been burned along with some wiring and the molding that…
Fire reported
ODI 10595048
Electrical System · Engine
While driving our car, my wife (along with my 9 month old baby girl) experienced a sudden loss of power and shaking engine. The car was not drivable so she pulled onto a side street and parked the car, leaving them stranded. No engine warning lights ever came on. This is exactly as described (minus the lack of check engine light) in the "ford customer satisfaction program 13n03" letter that we received a few months…
ODI 10582827
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife, [xxx], was driving our fusion. She had traveled approx. 1/4 mile and was approaching a stop sign at bayside dr. Newport beach,ca at the harbor is. Dr. Intersection. Suddenly, the car accelerated, catching her by surprise she went through the intersection and was narrowly missed by two oncoming cars. She told me later that it happened a second time on the freeway (she was on her way home) but was not in…
ODI 10579623
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 ford fusion. Consumer writes in regards to throttle body customer satisfaction program recall notice. *smd
ODI 10566150
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 ford fusion lost power and stalled and found out that the electrical throttle body needed to be replaced for a cost of 500.94 by a mechanic because it is not covered by ford even thought there are many complaints about this bad part in the fusions. There should be a recall on this and/or reimbursement for getting it fixed. Only had the car 6 months with less than 28k miles on it. *tr
ODI 10560847
Electrical System · Power Train
Battery, starter and flywheel. Flywheel missing teeth possibly after failed battery. Originally my car was jump started by aaa 01/2014 due to battery failure. Was advised to get battery replaced. Which was reluctantly replaced by ford at 36,805 01/2014. Unfortunately, this may have triggered a noise that i ignored for a time, where when the car would start sometimes it would make a loud noise. It was not every…
ODI 11024113
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Battery goes dead after sitting a few days. Possible sign of electric throttle body failure.!!??? Battery replaced twice in 4 months, charges normally. While looking for possible electrical problems associated with the 2011 fusion (11k miles) i discovered there is many, many people complaining of throttle body failure. I went to the local dealer and called ford and asked them to replace the throttle body and trace…
ODI 10575929
Driveshaft · Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Latch · Rim · Steering · Suspension · Tires · Wheels
Began having problems with this vehicle the second month after purchase. The first incident was steering wheel locked and i could not control the direction of the car. I ended up on the left side of the road off the shoulder before i could stop it. It happened on several occasions. Car dies for no reason. I end up having it towed or restarted by charging battery. The battery always has a full charge. Also i have…
ODI 10865008
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The error occurred as i was driving on a major 8-lane highway. I was about a quarter-mile from my exit (after being on the highway for 60 miles) when i felt a "clunk" and an orange-lit wrench appeared on my dash. As i turned onto the exit ramp, i slowed to a stop at a stop-light, waiting to turn left. While the brake was depressed, the car was attempting to move forward very abruptly, as part of it's "limp home"…
ODI 10552708
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving downtown and next thing i know my wrench light comes on and i lose all power to my ford fusion. I was scared because i didn't know what was going on. I couldn't do anything until i pulled off the road and shut my car off and restarted it. This problem has happened to me multiple times within the past 3 weeks. I would have to say its happened at least 15 times in those 3 weeks. I am starting to get…
ODI 10553934
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway at about 65mph, i began to exit and came down to 40. Once i started to slow down i felt the car tug, it was odd because it had never done that before but i finished exiting and tried to pick up speed again but couldn't. The rpm went down, wrench signal came out on dash, i pushed on the gas and nothing, it did not have anymore power. Luckily there were many businesses to my right to where…
ODI 10552321
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Lucky me, i happened to have two of these failed designed vehicles. My wife has a 2010 that developed throttle body problems at 35000 miles and now mine at 87500 miles. The 2010 left her stranded with zero engine power, in the middle of busy roads a total of two times before the dealership (palm coast ford) on the third visit decided that just cleaning and spraying down the failing hardware didn't cut it and finally…
ODI 10550141
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who diagnosed that the battery cable assembly was burned, causing five fuses to malfunction. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The failure and current mileage was 51,960. Updated 01/07/14*lj updated 1/17/2014 *js
Fire reported
ODI 10548136
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Was traveling 45 mph wrench light came on and stalled. *tr
ODI 10548256
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at all times, the vehicle would start to surge and buck then loose power. It never completely died but when i pulled over it ran terrible and would not accelerate. I turned it off for a few seconds and restarted it. It would run for a while, good, then the problem would reoccur. The engine light came on, i had the code checked. The result was a faulty throttle body or sort in the throttle body module.…
ODI 10547721
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My wife had my 6 month old sign in the backseat when she was pulling out from a stop sign into a 4way when the car lurched and the accelerator quit responding in the middle of the street a truck nearly t boned her on the driver side where our son was in his car seat upon diagnostics the electronic throttle body was stuck open. I've found similar issues with similar vehicles although the dealership informed me my…
ODI 10547534
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened multiple times varying from accelerating from a stop to highway speeds of 60+ mph. 2011 ford fusion sel suddenly loses all power and wrench icon illuminates and no acceleration happens at all. The engine remains at idle with fluctuations from 800-1200 rpms. Had to cross multiple lanes and was almost ran into by three cars going a lot faster than me while i was listing to the emergency lane. Once…
ODI 10546696
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On september 15, 2013 i was driving on a major surface street at approximately 35 miles per hour when the car just stopped working. Completely powerless. I saw two lights on the dashboard: the battery and the oil. There may have been more but i was more focused on safety and oncoming traffic than the lights on the dash. I decided not to take a chance of getting rear ended (injured or killed) so at the first big…
ODI 10544199