2012 Ford Fusion Power Train Problems
- 116
- 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 116 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 0 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 21 records
- light came · 12 records
- lost power · 11 records
- accelerator pedal · 9 records
- wrench light · 9 records
- failure mileage · 8 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 1–30k mi | 40 |
| 30–60k mi | 29 |
| 60–100k mi | 22 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
City traffic, 30mph. Only had traveled a few miles. Temperature was in the low 90's and dewpoint in the low to mid 60's. Wrench tool icon illuminated and the vehicle shook and total loss of power. Could only go 3-5 mph. Pulled off the road. Turned off car and restarted. Icon was off and car ran fine. Service scan tool did not find any faults. After the scan, the dash message center displayed the message: "service…
ODI 11023407
Power Train
Vehicle experiences sudden loss of power at any speed without any warning. The powertrain warning light illuminates, the car becomes unable to accelerate beyond 15mph, and the car must be pulled over in dangerous traffic conditions. Once pulled over and placed in park, the engine attempts to rev itself until the vehicle is turned off. After restarting the vehicle several times, the powertrain warning light will turn…
ODI 11023363
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The electronic throttle body has failed twice within 500 miles. (the vehicle has 71500 as of this writing) both times this has occurred at approximately 35 mph while driving on a flat stretch of road at a steady speed with little input from the accelerator. In both circumstances the car has thudded into "limp mode" where the car can only coast of the road. A restart seems to clear the problem.
ODI 11011745
Power Train
While driving the vehicle has issues while transmission is upshifting . Have had vehicle serviced for complaint at ford yet continues to be an issue even after repair was made
ODI 11150238
Electronic Stability Control · Power Train · Steering
The electric power stearing went out while i was driving on the highway going 70 mph and pulled me off to the side of the highway and blew out my tire.
ODI 11073483
Engine · Power Train
My 2012 ford fusion sel, when accelerating from a stationary point on a city street, my engine loses power and starts to sputter before the engine shuts off on its own. This problem has happened many times in the middle of traffic, where i'd have to completely stop, put the gear in park, and restart the engine.
ODI 10994291
Power Train
I own a 2012 ford fusion and the car has started shutting down when i slow and while stopped at lights. It jerks at times which made me think it was bad gas or something like that. Then it started shutting off. I've taken it to several auto places and no one can tell me what it is. I have read and researched this problem and found that it's happening a lot. Why is there not a recall from ford on this? I will think…
ODI 10970138
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
For a while know my car would randomly stop. All of a sudden it would decrease in speed and then shake at which time i would pull over and shut the car down after some time i am able to start the car up again and get back on the road. No mechanic can actually find anything wrong with my car so they just keep telling me to come back if it does it again. At first i thought it was the fuel filter so i was told by the…
ODI 10969334
Power Train · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. On two different occasions, after air was applied to the front driver's side tire, the contact attempted to drive when the steering wheel became difficult to maneuver. The advance trac service power train indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to rob sight ford ([redacted], kansas city, mo 64145, [redacted]) where it was diagnosed that the vehicle needed to be…
ODI 11055360
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I just hit 40,000 miles, vehicle has become very unsafe, while driving vehicle shuts off. Acceleration take too long and once it kicks in it slams into gear. If i need to reverse it won't find the gear and when it does , i slams into gear, the wrench continues to appear on dash when said event is happening. There should be a recall on that transmission or engine. Very unsafe. When vehicle stalls it becomes a hazard…
ODI 10958346
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. After the contact placed the vehicle in the park position and exited, the vehicle began to roll. The contact was able to get back into the vehicle and stop it from moving. The key was removed from the ignition; however, the vehicle would not restart. The contact stated that the 'vehicle not in park' warning indicator illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was not…
ODI 10936468
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that there was a sudden loss of power. The vehicle failed to accelerate, lunged forward, and jerked while in motion or making a turn. In addition, the power train warning indicator flashed several times. Two dealers were notified of the failure, but the dtc was not present; therefore, the failure was unable to be replicated and diagnosed. The manufacturer…
ODI 10967830
Power Train
Lose of power. Must stop and restart car. Very close calls on highway with children in car. Both on highway and in town. Not safe to drive, 3rd time in 2 days.
ODI 10907473
Body · Power Train
So with in the pass week of 8/8/2016 thru 8/13/2016. I have had a wrench light come on 3 different times and car almost shut off, while driving down the street. So pull over and shut off and crank it back up and go on. However, its becoming a problem and come to find out this maybe throttle control/transmission issue. Somebody gonna get hurt, cause you never know when it gonna cut out on you. Also both door latches…
ODI 10895518
Power Train
Harsh shifts between 1-2 and or 2-3, flares when accelerating at times..... Clutches seem to be slipping inside the tramsmission at times during hard acceleration....harsh downshifts... When slowing down for a traffic light but not coming to a complete stop and trying to accelerate the car acts "boggy" when the air is on. It seems like it can't decide which gear it should be in.
ODI 10896074
Engine · Power Train · Steering
Over the past week my 2012 ford fusion decelerated, idled roughly, lost power steering and power breaking and the wrench dummy light came on. All 4 times it occurred below 30 mph in clear conditions. The car is extremely hard to handle and luckily i was in areas where i could pull over safely. Once pulled over i was able to restart the car and resume driving. I have brought in my car twice to a local mechanic who…
ODI 10889333
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting · Power Train
I am facing electrical issue in my car very frequently. The electrical problem occurs two ways, 1) while running 2) while starting the car while running:- when the electrical issue come while car is running then the below problem occurs, 1. Transmission should not be set to parking, if set to parking then we cannot move to neutral or drive. It will be stuck and tow is the only option. 2. Turn lights will not work.…
ODI 10872517
Power Train
When i'm either taking off or in motion riding down any type of road or highway a wrench light comes on some time. I look the icon up and it says something about the power tran or transmission. While in motion it feel as if i lost speed and then the wrench icon pops on. When taking off i can feel a jerk as if it can't get the power to shift and go.
ODI 10865173
Power Train
Transmission shifting erratically, completed ford reflash of tcm (tsb# 12-6-12) and made the transmission flare and gear pause go away. However now the vehicle after driving it a few hundred miles shifts very hard. This also causes the vehicle to accelerate forward in an inconstant manner (example - pushing on the gas pedal the same amount 2 different times from a stop resulted in a jack rabbit start and the other…
ODI 10846198
Power Train
As i put car in drive to take off the trans made a loud bang sound and didn't want to go forward. Reved up high and then took off.
ODI 10819115
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While attempting to accelerate from a stop light, the vehicle jerked and sounded as if it would stall. The vehicle suddenly accelerated and was taken to a local dealer, but no failures could be found. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to nhtsa to file a complaint. The failure mileage was 25,000. The vin was not provided.
ODI 10818620
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I purchased a used 2012 ford fusion with 30k miles on it in 2015. While driving on the freeway at 70mph the vehicle lost all power causing me to almost crash. The throttle body was diagnosed as the issue and was supposedly fixed under ford customer satisfaction 13n03. Fast forward to july 15th, 2016 and the same thing happened while on the freeway. My car is now sitting at my local ford dealership and either the…
ODI 10885649
Engine · Power Train
I was traveling down a surface street when the car suddenly lurched forward and then lost all engine power. I was able to coast to a turn lane and shut the car off safely. The engine idle was extremely rough and sputtering. After restarting the car it operated normally until i reached my destination. This was the 2nd time today that the car malfunctioned in the same manner.
ODI 10747705
Power Train · Service Brakes
What feels like is brakes sticking. 1st noticed when backing out of driveway one morning. I put car in reverse it wouldn't move without acceleration. On good days it moves on it's own. When it's acting up and i let off acceleration, car stops itself abruptly without applying brake. Early this week me and my son were stopped at drive thru window (thank god not at a stop light). When i went to accelerate to leave, my…
ODI 10731932
Power Train
The driver-side transmission axle seal is leaking fluid. This is a known issue on multiple vehicles with the 6f35 transmission. It could become a safety issue if the transmission is allowed to get too low on fluid. *tr
ODI 10703512