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CarComplaints.com Notes: Power steering problems started rearing their ugly head in the 2010 Fusion, so you'd think Ford had plenty of time to make sure those problems didn't creep into the 2012. But here we are.

The Electronic Power Assist Steering (EPAS) is a mess. It fails at an alarming rate. Don’t believe us? Take a look at NHTSA’s data on the subject.

And much like the power steering, we’re still seeing the same throttle body failures that started in 2010 continue in 2012.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
3 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
7 / 2
Average Mileage:
53,028 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2012 Ford Fusion fuel system problems

fuel system problem

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2012 Ford Fusion Owner Comments (Page 1 of 3)

problem #54

Apr 182021

Fusion

  • 69,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My car just dies while I'm driving. Are there recalls I haven't been notified about that could be causing this? if so, how do I get it repaired in the most expeditious manner. I only have the one car and it is pretty unsafe at this point.

- Melbourne, FL, USA

problem #53

Nov 262020

Fusion

  • 55 miles
I was getting gas and I cut my car off when I got back into my car it did not start. I continued to start it. Car would not start. I popped the hood and touched the battery some and tried starting the car the car started then about 5 minutes after driving it suddenly cuts off. This is a ongoing issue. Car suddenly stops in the middle of street almost causing accidents that can nearly kill someone!!! very unsafe and extremely dangerous. This happened on highway and street. And its so random no signs just cuts off at any speed.

- Cincinnati, OH, USA

problem #52

Dec 082020

Fusion

  • 149,000 miles
The wrench light comes on and the vehicle cuts off it will start back up but it's random and cuts off anytime it wants. It's done this while parked and moving. Throttle body extended warranty. My car is under the 150,000 miles and met the requirements for this to be replaced and I took it to ravenel Ford ravenel SC and was told that because they didn't get that code that they we're allowed to fix

- Moncks Corner, SC, USA

problem #51

Jun 202020

Fusion

  • 105,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Throttle control/transmission wrench symbol lluminates when the powertrain or a AWD fault has been detected. If the indicator stays on or continues to come on, which it does. Then car will continue to run but jerks and lunges. Pressing on the accelerator does absolutely no good. I do not feel safe driving said car. Thank the dear lord I was not pulling out on U.S. 98 in navarre fl. I was still in my neighborhood and was able to chug my way back home. Tomorrow, 06/22/2020 will be having car towed to a professional and licensed mechanic. Vehicle has sufficient fuel, that is not the problem. After mechanic has evaluated situation I will have documentation to submit.

- Navarre, FL, USA

problem #50

Apr 182019

Fusion

  • 72,259 miles
Car suddenly loses engine power (has happened 5 times since April 2019) and on the highway just starts coasting rapidly slowing down (like it is only using battery power). A warning light also come on (a red triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle) with the words "stop safely now" (see image). In the 5 times it has happened, the first time was at approximately 30 mph in the city, the remaining times were all at 50-65 mph on the highway. Each time, there was no turning, breaking or activating any other system in the car (radio, cruise control etc). In each case, we pulled over and turned off the car. After a few minutes, the car was restarted without issue until the next time it happened (typically every 1-2 months except this month where it happened two days in a row).while I do not know what the cause of this problem is, there are dozens of reports from others reporting a similar problem, some of which they thought was related to a problem with the differential pressure feedback sensor (dpfe) at fault some of time, and incorrectly measuring exhaust gas re-circulation (egr) pressure (repair pal websie for example). The web is full of these complaints but when we took the car to Ford, they claim that this has never been reported before. They took the car and drove it for a few miles, didn't have the problem and so said there were no problems. I don't want to let my daughter drive the care anymore because I am worried of her having an accident if she is driving on the highway and suddenly the car stops. Interestingly, this problem seems to be occurring in Ford Fusion of multiple model years suggesting that there is a defect in design, particularly since some of the occurrences are being reported in newer model years.

- Yarley, PA, USA

problem #49

Jun 182019

Fusion

  • 135,000 miles
Vehicle stalls out completely and stops running when encountering stops or low RPM's.

- Lansing, MI, USA

problem #48

May 172019

Fusion

  • 62,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Car will stall out and gets no power periodically. Sometimes this happens in heavy traffic, on interstate, etc. Extremely dangerous situation and several people have had similar problem with this car. Will not show a code when taken to repair shop. Have already had throttle body replaced, front O2 sensor. Car only has 62,000 miles on it.

- Tifton, GA, USA

problem #47

Mar 192019

Fusion

  • 110,000 miles
Takata recall as of today May 10,2019 we have not recieved any recall order for air bags system.also our car is loosing power while driving it.to a complete stall. This is be address with our mechanic, several attempts to repair.issues continues

- Edinburg, TX, USA

problem #46

Mar 212019

Fusion

  • 2 miles
I was going 55 miles an hour on busy street in Florida, all of sudden car was getting no gas, had to pull over, shut off car and restart, this has happened twice, very spuratic, very dangerous, had it towed to executive auto, they could not find anything, and could not get it to fail again. Do not trust

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #45

Dec 012018

Fusion

  • miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Wayne Ford (444 us-46, wayne, NJ 07470, (973) 256-8800) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

- Newark, NJ, USA

problem #44

Dec 202018

Fusion

  • 55,300 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Motor starts sputtering and then dies, I stop, then I start it up and its fine -for a while.

- Columbia, SC, USA

problem #43

Sep 102018

Fusion

  • 87,000 miles
Vehicle wouldn't start and got towed to the dealership. After inspection they found the fuel pump unit housing cracked and electrically shorted, blowing the fuse. Both the fuel pump and the fuse needed replaced. Car has 87K miles. This could have failed anywhere on the road

- Twinsburg, OH, USA

problem #42

Jul 222018

Fusion

  • 5 miles
Upon accelerating from a rolling stop, the car will sputter and stall out infrequently. The battery and altenator have been tested at different places and all have passed the tests.

- Portland, OR, USA

problem #41

Jun 252018

Fusion

  • 94,015 miles
The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the canister purge valve was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. Capital Ford (4900 capital blvd, raleigh, nc) was called and informed the contact of customer satisfaction program number: 16B38 (powertrain control module reprogramming and canister purge valve inspection). The contact was informed that the VIN was not applicable to the program. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that NHTSA was responsible for recalls being issued. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The failure mileage was approximately 94,015.

- Stem, NC, USA

problem #40

Feb 162018

Fusion

  • 143,000 miles
Just had recall # 16B38 done 1/24/18. Driving my husband to work and my engine light came on, took it to have scan done and it's my gas tank or cap? the tech told me my tank is not breathing, neither am I. not a happy camper. There is currently a recall on the air bags, # 17S01. That's all I need to have an air bag go off and kill everyone in the car. There is also a recall # 15S18 the steering. I would really appreciate it if you could get these recall's taken care of and re do the recall # 16B38. Something went wrong. The car is in Michigan, so we need a Ford dealer in Michigan. Please email me or call me as soon as you can get this set up. Also just replaced front and rear brakes, rotors. Then turned around got new tires and was told I needed a front end alignment, done it. Love my car but hate the cost to fix, Ford is expensive. Thank you

- Jamestown, TN, USA

problem #39

Jun 212017

Fusion

  • 123,873 miles
In April 2017 I had a recall on throttle body. I quickly took the car to dealer for repair. On 6/21/17 I was driving and the car suddenly died and would not start. After having car towed to dealer I again had throttle body and motor assembly replaced

- Bergholz, OH, USA

problem #38

May 082017

Fusion

  • 68,000 miles
Driving on 6 lane divided highway during morning rush hour traffic at about 30 mph when I lost power to the vehicle and wrench light came on. Got pushed to the dealer that was a block away. The dealer said they did their $129 test - no faults and my car was ready to drive home. I wasn't going to leave until it was safe to drive. There was another $129 test that they could do. This test didn't find anything but when the tech was driving it stalled on him. They replaced the purge valve ( for free, wasn't charged for either test) but he hoped that this fixed the problem. Two days later, had the same problem on another 6 lane divided highway going about 30 mph and was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me. I let the vehicle sit for about 5 minutes and it was rough starting but got back to the dealership. It's been at the dealership for over 24 hours and they are "scratching" their heads to determine what is wrong.

- Woodbridge, VA, USA

problem #37

Jan 012017

Fusion

  • 90,000 miles
While driving down the hiway car stalls and completely stops and won't start for 5-10 minutes. Ford replaced the etb throttle body in Sept 2016 and continued to stall and they replaced the canister purge valve in Nov. 2016 both were recalls and it stalled again. They said they can't tell whats wrong now cause it would not stall while they had it. So dangerous! and don't know where to go next. Wonder if someone will get killed.

- Shelton, NE, USA

problem #36

Jan 052017

Fusion

  • miles
Check engine light came on and error code is P0452 - evap system pressure/pressure fuel tank pressure

- Mechanicsville, VA, USA

problem #35

Oct 052016

Fusion

  • 68,000 miles
Takata inflator: On September 23rd I was driving to work using local stet and all of a sudden my car lost all power, it would not accelerate when I hit the gas. Several warning lights came on inside the car including the engine light. It happen once again on Oct 5, 2016 while driving on 408. Thank god that the traffic was heavy and I was able to place the car into park, turn the engine off and then on again. I the traffic was not heavy I could have been badly injured. I did not notice any recalls for this issue. Please don't let someone loose they life before the issue is fixed

- Orlando, FL, USA

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