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 · Unknown Or Other
At first the rpm's would increase ( around 500 rpm's) when the car upshifted when it was cold. As the motor and transmission warmed up the increase in rpm's upon upshift lessened. It appeared to me that the transmission was "slipping" as it went through the gears...you could hear the engine speed up and watch the tach to confirm what i was hearing from the engine. I took car to dealer and they checked it out. They…
ODI 10749335
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
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While driving approximately 45 mph and depressing the accelerator pedal, the accelerator pedal failed to respond without warning. The contact depressed the accelerator pedal several times before the vehicle responded and the speed increased. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer but the failure was unable to be determined. The vehicle…
ODI 10714589
Power Train
As my wife accelerated the vehicle up to 35mph the engine seemed to cease functioning or shut itself down resulting in an inability to accelerate. A wrench warning light illuminated and she was forced to the shoulder of the road. She shut down the vehicle and restarted it with no further complications at this time. This happened under normal driving conditions. After researching this issue, the throttle body is said…
ODI 10554901
Power Train · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I have had numerous problems with stalling, loss of acceleration, dying with my fusion. It hesitates when driving and stalls when driving and stopped. The wrench and engine light are on again. I am very concerned for my safety due to these issues as there is never any warning of when it's going to occur. I have previously had my throttle body repaired/replaced but the same problems continue.
ODI 10746561
Engine · Power Train · Steering
I have had several issues leading up to this and the dealer would say nothing is wrong. Car jumps forward when idling, car looses power when accelerating on highway. Lastly was complete loss of power and nearly hit by bus with kids in car. They replaced throttle body, a/c motor etc....two weeks gone bye and it is starting again. I need to give this car to my daughter to drive but it is not safe. *tr
ODI 10555792
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
Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 30 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure recurred on several occasions. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate failure mileage was 34,000.
ODI 10544490
Power Train
I was driving down a four lane highway and the car starting sputtering; then the check engine light and tool light came on and the car began decelerating and i had to coast to median. I sat for awhile and cranked up to coast to safe side of road. Repairman said it appeared to be something in the accelerator system/throttle system. Thought it needed a new part but ended up cleaning the throttle and other parts. It…
ODI 10543818
Power Train
I was driving down the road when i lost ability to accelerate. I coasted to the side of the road and into a parking lot. I put the vehicle in park and shut it off and it spit & sputtered before shutting off. I turned it back on and it ran fine. Took it to the dealer who said i needed a new throttle cable. 2 days back and the engine light is on again. I know of 2 other people with the same vehicle that have had the…
ODI 10525640
Power Train
The power steering went out in the car of my teenage driver. Without warning, displayed a message on the dash board 'power steering assist fault' then the swerving car light came on, then the message 'service advance track'. The car has be turned off and turned back on for this problem to go away and the power steering to return to normal. Happened again on 6/25/13 going down the highway at 60 mph, same messages.…
ODI 10521637
Power Train
The car was bought a week ago and barely driven since then but now i am experiencing the same problem many owners are with the transmission. It will shift fine 1-2 but then when it goes from 2-3 it seems to slip and then engine revs up causing the car to lurch forward and then it somewhat slams into 3rd gear kind of hard like. Have not notified anyone yet but i notice so many people are having the same shifting…
ODI 10520916
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
Power Train
After taking off from a stop my transmission would slam when going into 2 gear, sometimes it would not shift into 2nd going back into first and revving up to almost 7k rpm and then shift jerking the car when shifting. Took it too the dealership they flashed the transmission and said that would fix it. It did for about 24 hours then it got worse so i took it back, then they installed a "software" update to the…
ODI 10536461
Power Train
I had stopped to the gas island to put air in the tires. After backing out of the spot i went to accelerate and to my surprise the car would not take any gas. The wrench light came on and the car began to sputter and shake. I cut the car off and started it again but had to race the engine to get it to catch. Later the same evening i again had backed out of a parking space and the same thing happened again. I was…
ODI 10516074
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
Power Train
This started last year...we bought the car new in feb. 2012....we have taken the car to youngblood ford in madison, georgia where we bought the car at least four times...sometimes when you slow down to stop the transmission shifts hard and the car jerks....making a noise...then after this happens and you pull off again the gears stall in between shifts and almost stalls....have almost been hit in an intersection…
ODI 10567777
Power Train
When attempting take of from a stop car takes nearly 2 seconds to respond and transmission shifts horribly at times. *tr
ODI 10595303
Power Train
The transmission in my 2012 ford fusion (2.5l 4 cylinder, 6 speed sport shift transmission) will shift extremely hard and unexpectedly at both low and highway speeds. At low speeds when beginning to slow, the car will suddenly drop into a low gear, thus causing a loud "clunk" sound and the car to suddenly slow (as if hitting the brakes hard). At highway speeds, especially when climbing steep hills, the car's…
ODI 10661362
Power Train · Visibility/Wiper
The transmission slams when shifting. Have had the computer reflashed at the dealership which fixed the problem for a few days. At about 30000 miles, the windshield wipers started going crazy (turning on/ off whenever, going different speeds whenever). *tr
ODI 10533924
Power Train
At the beginning of acceleration, the transmission shifts hard. The rpm's go above 3 and then there is a hard shift and the rpm's go down to 2 1/2 and then finally down to 1 1/2. This is only to get to 30 mph and it has a hesitation to gain speed. My husband drives it mostly and he says that he has noticed it for a while. I just noticed it in the past week or so. I have spoken to other fusion owners and some of them…
ODI 10501903
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While driving my new ford fusion, only 5 months since purchase, the vehicle lost power and stalled. When i took it to the dealer they could find nothing wrong and said what's the issue it started didn't it? The same thing happened again in may and july of 2014. It is a known issue with ford and a customer satisfaction was issued to replace the throttle body, but the dealership won't do so because no code shows up…
ODI 10618456
Power Train
Powershift automatic transmission problems. When accelerating, vehicle loses power and makes loud clunking noise. Had car in on september 12 on the first visit, they did not find a problem; however, i do not think they looked at the transmission as my ticket indicated there was a noise coming from the rear of the car. The car continued to have problems. On 10/19/12, the pcm was reprogrammed and they said…
ODI 10491952
Exterior Lighting · Power Train
As i was coming from bible study this night; my car turned off; i saw a screw driver symbol appear and it went dead. After waiting for awhile for my husband, we were able to crank it again and proceed home. Two days later; it did the same thing. We took it to stokes of beaufort, where we purchased it and was told that there was a recall on our year. They advised us to take it to oc welch; and was told there that…
ODI 10641916
Power Train
Was accelerating to get on the interstate and the car delayed in accelerating. Since it was a new car (purchased in june on 2012) i really didn't think much about it. Over the last two years, this problem happens intermittently with a delay/harsh shift, a grumbling/vibration in the car when shifting in lower gears from 2nd to 3rd. This also occurs during down shift between 3rd and 2nd gears causing the car to "lurch…
ODI 10606458