2012 Ford Fusion Electrical System Problems
- 106
- 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 106 stored complaint records:
- 6 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 4 indicate fire
- 2 indicate a death
What owners report
- power steering · 51 records
- steering wheel · 14 records
- service power · 10 records
- failure mileage · 9 records
- failure recurred · 9 records
- same thing · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 30 |
| 60–100k mi | 28 |
| 1–30k mi | 20 |
| 100–150k mi | 11 |
| 150–400k mi | 1 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System
I have lost power steering several times while driving my 2012 ford fusion - mostly on the highway. *tr
ODI 10676181
Air Conditioner · Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While the vehicle was on and in the park position, the air conditioner failed. The contact stated that the air condition unit started emitting hot air. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact was informed that the air condition actuator and wires was burned. The vehicle was repaired; however, the remedy failed to repair the vehicle. The…
Fire reported
ODI 10749698
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Service Brakes
Left for work this morning and first time i used my right turn signal, the signal made that fast clicking sound indicating the vehicle had a bulb that needed to be changed. After work i stopped by autozone to buy a replacement bulb. I removed the socket from the lens, and noticed that the bulb is melted into the socket. The bulb cannot be removed from the socket. I then checked the drivers side rear tail light bulb,…
ODI 10619460
Electrical System
The problem with this car, is when car is in motion it would cut of loose power, no gas to engine. Put car in neutral and restart car. This is a constant problem started.
ODI 10763643
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Steering
I got off the highway and when coming off the ramp i got an error message stating advancetrac power steering failure. There was also a chime and the dashboard light came on. I read that turning off your engine will reset it and it did but i am afraid to drive the car. *tr
ODI 10606858
Electrical System · Steering
When stopped at a red light, power steering failed and warning message to service advancetrac. Not the first time, don't remember dates of prior incidents. Turning off ignition and restarting car solved problem (for now). *tr
ODI 10588710
Electrical System
Yesterday in the evening while there was a rain storm the front lights of my 2012 ford fusion went out completely, luckily for us school teachers there was sufficient daylight to help us get home from work. Several months ago, the same thing occurred while i was traveling on a busy wilmington, delaware state road.earlier the right side brake light fizzled which was replaced on february 10, 2014 and the driver's side…
ODI 10578201
Electrical System · Steering
While driving the vehicle the service power steering notification came up on the dash. Car was still drivable with no loss of power steering. Car was shutdown once arrived at destination. When restarting car the service power steering now was displayed. Car was placed in to drive, no power steering was identified in addition to service advancetrac was displayed. *tr
ODI 10568124
Electrical System
MY HORN NO LONGER WORKS. *TR
ODI 10574881
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Received a letter extending the warranty of the throttle body, but i feel this is a safety issue, especially at high speeds on interstate highways, and should be a recall issue not a warranty extension. *tr
ODI 10562906
Electrical System · Power Train · Service Brakes
The vehicle will stop running while sitting still (at light, stop sign), i took it in and to the dealership and they said oh yeah there's a computer update. I was never advised of the update and had to have my car die in the middle of several busy roads. After the update the car did not die any longer but that was a safety issue that should have been addressed i had to come in. The car will bog down when you press…
ODI 10873383
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Pressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems · Steering
I was turning onto the street at about 25 mph and as i approached my home, the advance trac system light came on and then the service power steering now light came on. Steering wheel locked up as i tried to turn into the driveway and i ran over the cable box on the curb because it was hard to turn at that point. Prior to this incident, there were problems with air pressure in the tires at least three times. Light…
Crash reported
ODI 10557384
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the vehicle stalled after the wrench engine indicator illuminated. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 80,000.
ODI 10664252
Electrical System · Engine · Unknown Or Other
On 10/5/2013, i had to call roadside rescue to jump start car. I took vehicle to advance auto on 10/6/2013 to test battery. The printout results found, indicator light was yellow, cold cranking amps 500 on battery, temperature was to high at 124degrees. On 10/7/2013, call roadside rescue to jumpstart vehicle. I let the vehicle idle for a bit, hoping to recharge the battery back to full function. On 10/8/2013 called…
ODI 10648259
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
September 24, 2013-i was driving home and the car began to shut down. The wrench came up and it lose all power. I was able to coast into the median as it was 5;00 traffic. I turned completely off and restarted again. December 5, 2013.. The same thing happened as i was on a side street. I turned off and restarted. 2/24/2014 i was going to work and it cut off on very busy 6 lane highway. It was very scary as no one…
ODI 10565630
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline
My son got into the car, going to the store, he said something wrong with the car. I said what, he said when i cranked it up, sound like i heard it clicking. He check the oil, it was a half of a half quart low. He left in 2 seconds he called back, said something is wrong, so his daddy went where he was, it was still running, but lost speed, it would only go 2 or 3 miles per hour. After getting it back home, it sat a…
ODI 10541805
Electrical System · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
I started my car as normal and shifted into drive. After i had started driving my vehicle had began to shake & the accelerator would not work. I turned the engine off and waiting a few moments and turned back on and the exact same thing happened again. The third time i started the vehicle the check engine light and service wrench were lit on the dash. The third time i turned on the vehicle it was able to drive with…
ODI 10537011
Electrical System
After some time i noticed the blower cutting off on the ac, for a short period of time then it would come back on. This happened about 3 times then one morning i got into the car and the blower would not come on at all. I smelled a burnt smell as well, i took into ford and they stated that they module that controls the blower motor had burnt up, and just so happens that it was outside of warranty by 2k miles. The…
ODI 10536455
Electrical System · Steering
Was in the car at stop light. When i went to step on the gas the warning lights came on and car had no power steering. Car was very hard to steer and could have caused an accident. Got to a parking garage and managed to park and turned off the car. Restarted it and power steering came back on. It happened again about a week later in my driveway as i went to leave. Turned car off and it came back on again. Took car…
ODI 10652568
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 60 mph, the air conditioning system failed to blow any air from the vents. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis where it was stated that the motor and wires had burned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The vin was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 36,000.
Fire reported
ODI 10531999
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
On 10/9/2013 i was stopped at a light and then when i proceeded to go on a green light, my car stalled without any warning or lights on my dash while in traffic. There was a car behind me that almost rear ended me. Went to restart the vehicle and it did not start right away. I had to put the car in park with hazards on, in the middle of traffic, and tried to start the car two more times before the car started again.…
ODI 10548179
Electrical System · Steering
Two failures reset by turning car off and on. One, permanent, still not working. Worst failure was the second one while on the freeway. *tr
ODI 10644098
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I noticed a "jumpy ride' during trip to albuquerque and back....first road trip since buying car in april,'13. It was sort of a shifting of a gear when there should have been nothing like that at that speed. Started noticing around town at 35 the same jumpy feeling...just seemed like too much shifting. The ride is very "rough" ...never had a car like this...loved my '09 fusion, but this one stinks. Afraid it's…
ODI 10551709
Electrical System · Power Window Devices And Controls
Windows on driver and passenger front windows found open after car came home, power turned off, and locked. I came home in the rain, so i know that i did not open windows. *tr
ODI 10507286
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Suspension
There have been four incidents with the car: *the battery had to be replaced in less than a year *the car shut off on the interstate in 60 miles per hour traffic *car taken in june 2014 for a recall *last incident, car is 2 years old with 44,000 miles, front end failure; parts needed to repair include lower control arm and tie rod ends at a cost of approximately $1500 i've called ford to report the latest incident…
ODI 10617805