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 · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I have been sensing a surge in engine power for several months in my 2011 fusion. I suspected a throttle body problem and googled for information. I found all of the information on the nhtsa website about throttle body problems for this car as well as information in other forums. It was a good thing as i was prepared for what happened today. I had just left my house when the dreaded (and expected) loss of engine…
ODI 10543321
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
My wife was driving down the highway and the engine bucked and seemed to stall, then recovered. The previous week it had stalled completely. Shortly after it stalled while i was driving it again and did not recover. *tr
ODI 10543379
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
Car experienced a sudden loss of power during acceleration from a stop sign. Lost 99% of power and missed heavily. Nearly rear-ended. Pulled over, turned car off, waited a few minutes and restarted the car. Ran fine. Drove approximately 15 miles and 25 minutes before parking the car; problem did not recur. Drove approximately 20 miles and 30 minutes to dealership; problem did not recur. Dealership diagnosed the…
ODI 10541909
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
The engine shook violently. The wrench light and check engine light suddenly appeared. The speed of the car went from 45 mph to 0 in an instant. Then the entire car powered off. I managed to pull over to the shoulder as this happened and not being able to accelerate at all. I turned the car on again with keys in ignition. Started to drive and the same series of events happened again and my car completely powered…
ODI 10537282
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I left from my home in the early afternoon. The car had not been used since the previous evening. About 2 miles from my house i got onto a state route and started to go up a slight hill. I had accelerated up to approximately 45 mph and the engine started running really rough, then stalled. The check engine light lit up. It seemed to go down to idle with no response from engine while pushing the pedal. I glided to…
ODI 10543381
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving with my daughters in the car in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. I was traveling the speed limit, at or around 55 mph, when all of a sudden the car went limp. There was no acceleration and the car immediately began to coast. A wrench light and the engine light went on. With no ability to speed up, i had to navigate through two lanes of high speed traffic with a paralyzed car to get me and my…
ODI 10534789
Electrical System · Engine
Three issues have arisen in the last month: 1) while slowing down to turn a corner, to stop or after a stop and starting to accelerate, my car stalls 2) at a stop light, my car jumps - will intermittently stall when going to accelerate 3) after putting gas in the tank it is very difficult to turn over. *tr
ODI 10536647
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving 45mph on state road 45 in southern indiana, which is very curvy. Let off gas, then when i went to accelerate, pedal went completely to the floor. Car then started sputtering. No acceleration at all. Finally got car off of state highway. Car never completely died, just absolutely no acceleration, throttle body sensor bad! This is a safety issue! Had i been going faster and vehicles behind me, there would have…
ODI 10534001
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Drove a mile from our home to pick up pizza. Went into the shop for about 5 minutes, came out and started the car. Backed out of the space and pulled across a divided road to head home and the car sputtered and lost power so that i had to pull over to the side. The check engine light was lit. I shut down the car and it started right up and the check engine light was clear. It repeated this issue again about 1 week…
ODI 10543378
Electrical System · Steering
Dash board reports power steering assist fault. Difficulty steering. Drive to parking place. Turn car off. Two hours later return to car. Turn on car and the power steering is ok. Second fault at 46045 miles. Car was parked. Turn car on. Power steering assist fault. Turn car off. Turn car on. Power steering ok. *tr
ODI 10534739
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Vehicle lost engine power and would not accelerate. Vehicle was maneuvered to the road side where it was shut off for 1 minute. Upon restart, vehicle drove and accelerated normally. After driving for 5 minutes, vehicle again lost engine power and would not accelerate. Vehicle was again maneuvered to the road side and shut off for 1 minute. Upon restart, vehicle drove and accelerated normally. Condition was…
ODI 10533371
Electrical System · Steering
After having my car for 3 months or so i had the first incident with the power steering failing on my car while driving with a warning message that stated "power steering assist fault, service advancetrac" i was able to pull over turn the vehicle off and back on and the problem would be corrected, the last event with.with this same problem did not clear the message, i have read a number of blogs with peep owning…
ODI 10625860
Electrical System
While driving at 60 mph on the highway, vehicle appeared to "stall" causing a sudden loss of acceleration. This occurred on three separate occasions in the past week. Vehicle malfunction caused vehicle to enter "limp" mode. *tr
ODI 10534191
Electrical System
While driving my car to work, i was on the highway and the car suddenly lost power and the engine stalled. I had to pull over twice on the way to work while navigating interstate traffic. My car engine stalled and i had to pull over - i took it to the dealer on friday and they took care of it really fast, but it appears that they have knowledge of it happening alot. This is a major safety issue for me, as i have to…
ODI 10533530
Electrical System
While driving in heavy traffic on interstate, engine began to loose power and as my speed decreased i pulled off the highway and though engine remained running and intermittently coughed or vibrated, i turned the ignition off and called for a tow truck. During slow down, dash warning lights displayed a wrench and also possibly a wiggly line symbols. While driving before trouble started i attempted to cut back my…
ODI 10533517
Electrical System · Steering · Unknown Or Other
Driving at city speeds and the power steering completely fails. Turn the vehicle off and then on again and it fixes the problem. Drive some more and a few days later, it happens again. A few days later, it completely goes. Take the car to the local ford dealer and am charged $1832.35 for a new rack and pinion. Ladies and gentlemen, a rack and pinion won't fix itself if you turn the car on and off. I did some…
ODI 10608930
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Auto suddenly slowed down, became jerky, and had minimum response gsa pedal pressure. I pulled over, shut off the engine, restarted the engine and was able to continues driving. Ford dealer performed ids test, no codes, ran pinpoint tests by symptom. Test etb. Failed. Replaced electronic throttle body,cleared kam and road test. Total cost $433. *tr
ODI 10531756
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train · Steering
***note: this started in may 2013 happened 3 times. Dealership replace an intake sensor and then it happened again as listed below. This is putting me and my daughters in danger everytime this happens without prior warning. ---------------------------------------- july 19, 2013 @ 3:29 am: without warning this time the "check engine" indicator came on , the car made a weird noise like a dying rumble/purring noise as…
ODI 10525708
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on a highway with a fair amount of traffic the gas pedal quit working then my car stalled out. This all happened very quickly. I was able to pull to side. I restarted the car merged back on highway and in 1/4 to 1/2 mile it did it again. Once again i was able to restart it and merged back into traffic hoping to make it to the next exit, but it did it again in less then 1/4 mile. I restarted it and…
ODI 10526017
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine cut-off going at 5 mph. According to aamco code p2112 appeared on their reader. This code has to do with the throttle actuator control system. Took car to local ford dealer and was told that the part, throttle body and motor asy., are on national back order. It took at two days or two weeks to receive the part. This is not acceptable; ford and their dealers should have this part available immediately. Does…
ODI 10525078
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Unknown Or Other
Went to start car and it would not start. Ford roadside towed it the next day. After trying various things for 3 weeks ford engineering called to tell me it was due to a lightning strike. Insurance believes it is a warranty claim as the car is still under warranty; ford will not honor this as a warranty claim. No one at ford has been able to give me a cost for repairs already attempted or for further repairs to make…
ODI 10534467
Electrical System · Engine · Steering
I wanted to contact you about a serious safety issue in my 2011 ford fusion. I took it in for service in january 2013 and was told that the throttle body needed replaced after my car stalled a few times. I was told then the throttle body was backordered. I tried again in june and was told that this is a common problem and they are still backordered. After that, i was told that i could simply take the key out and put…
ODI 10526031
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving my 2011 ford fusion s with a v4 engine on 07/03/2013 at approximately 19:15 in the evening. I was traveling on a slight incline on a two-lane road at a speed of approximately 50 m.p.h. When all of the sudden the car stalled and would not longer accelerate. I pulled off the road and the car began to shake and the transmission slipped while shifting down. I turned off the car and then turned it on again.…
ODI 10523445
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
2011 fusion w/ 3.0 liter 6cyl. While traveling at approximately 50 mph the engine suddenly bogged down. I pressed the gas pedal and nothing happened. I was able to pull over to the side and the engine was still running. A wrench light came on. I put the car in park and tried the gas pedal again with no response. I turned the engine off, waited a few seconds, then turned it back on. I was able to drive home, then to…
ODI 10522436
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving on the freeway at 65mph during heavy afternoon traffic when my car all of a sudden died and i had to quickly veer off to the service lane dodging honking, angry drivers nearly almost getting hit by one. Luckily an accident was diverted by smart driving by me. After coasting to a stop, i turned the car off and turned it back on. Thinking it was a minor hiccup, i drove back onto the road. After 10 miles…
ODI 10520516