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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 2013 Fusion doesn’t have the same track record of power steering failure as the previous 3 model years. Of course, those owners said their steering failed at 60k–100k miles. So this appears to be a classic "wait and see" scenario.

In the meantime, there’s plenty of interior accessory problems to complain about. By themselves, each is a barely a blip on the radar. But combined, they give you that feeling of what the hell have I gotten myself into?

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 20
Injuries / Deaths:
2 / 0
Average Mileage:
52,180 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2013 Ford Fusion electrical problems

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2013 Ford Fusion Owner Comments (Page 1 of 7)

problem #139

Jan 222023

Fusion

  • 144,206 miles

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

The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 10 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the vehicle inadvertently accelerated. The contact veered into a parking lot where the contact pumped the brake pedal until the vehicle stopped. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact observed a moist patch underneath the front of the vehicle after moving the vehicle. The contact also stated that the windows failed to operate after the power window button was depressed. Additionally, the A/C unit was inoperable. The vehicle was taken to a dealer several times to be diagnosed; however, the mechanic was unable to determine the cause of the failure. The system was reset. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

- Asbury Park, NJ, USA

problem #138

Feb 042023

Fusion

  • miles
While driving my vehicle into the garage, I placed the car into the P(park) gear and the car continued to roll. I had to hit the emergency break to stop the vehicle. The fuel line keeps cracking although it has been replaced multiple times causing gas to be leaking from the vehicle even after filling the car up.

- Coolidge, AZ, USA

problem #137

Jan 042023

Fusion

  • miles
2013 Ford Fusion with 99,799 miles on it; went out to go start it after work one day, unable to get into car or start car as battery was completely drained. Did not leave lights on etc. Had someone jump car; on way to repair shop, car shut down and would not restart; thankfully I was NOT on a highway. Since that time, it has had 2 new batteries placed in it, will run for about 5 minutes then shut off and you cannot restart it again; it has also been to 2 repair shops and is presently at the Ford dealership as my shop was not able to determine what was wrong. Cooling fan also noted to be running after car died yet still not able to restart. Read on Ford forums that this has happened to other Fusion owners of the same year.Up to this point, intermittently the battery saver message would come across the dash however I had that looked at and was cleared out. With the car just shutting down without any warning on a busy street in the city, this could have ended a lot worse: I could have been hit or even killed. No warning lights appeared on dash aside from powertrain light after it was jumped but after that, there was nothing. Car was essentially dead and I could not get it to restart. When it was running I could not get the car to go over 10mph in a 35mph zone

- Lansing, MI, USA

problem #136

May 182020

Fusion

  • miles

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

The cars dashboard lights kept lighting up and not long after I was on the freeway and the car caught onfire under the hood and burnt down complete loss

- Stockton, CA, USA

problem #135

Oct 072022

Fusion

  • miles
-Electronic parking brake system (Brakes, Electrical) -If the Parking brake fails due to electrical component failure/premature degradation as well as the transmission bushing recall simultaneously, the vehicle could move on it's own while unattended causing accident/harm. -The vehicle is now in a dealer shop, work status has not been updated. -Inspection in progress by manufacturer dealership -Audible alarm with warning message "Electronic brake malfunction, Service now"

- Waterbury, CT, USA

problem #134

Jul 232022

Fusion

  • 120,000 miles
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after shifting to the drive(D), the transmission experienced hard shifting. Also, while shifting to the park(P) the transmission would remain in drive(D) even though the gear selector indicated that the transmission was in park(P). During the failure, the vehicle would erroneously drive forward. The contact was able to manually shift the transmission to the park(P) from under the hood while a second person depressed the brake pedal. The vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who diagnosed that the transmission shift cable bushing was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired on 3 separate occasions for the failure but each time the failure reoccurred. Additionally, all audible safety features such as the horn, alarms, and seatbelt alarms were inoperable. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The failure mileage was 120,000.

- Philadelphia, PA, USA

problem #133

Nov 222021

Fusion

  • miles

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

Was sold the car with no inspection and was pushed to get this 2013 Ford Fusion. Lights inside car flickers on and off rather car is on or off; caused to get new battery.

- Inglewood, CA, USA

problem #132

May 252022

Fusion

  • miles
Windows will roll down unexpectedly without any warning. This has happened multiple times. I have not had inspected by dealer, however when I take the vehicle in for the two other recalls I will report them issue to the dealer.

- Cleveland , GA, USA

problem #131

Jul 262019

Fusion

  • miles
I was traveling with my family and a light came on the dash. I pulled over to check my manual and it said it was a power steering fault. Once I started my car again the power steering was completely gone and I had to drive 10 hours back home with no power steering which was extremely hard for someone who has never driven a vehicle like that. I seen online there was a recall for 23 ford fusions but of course mine isn-€™t on the list. I found 177 complaints on this and I don-€™t understand why this is not a recall. If this had happened while driving I could have been seriously injured or killed or harmed another life. Please take that into consideration!

- Scottsburg , IN, USA

problem #130

Nov 242021

Fusion

  • miles
My 2013 Ford Fusion SE had the high pressure fuel pump start leaking and dripped fuel on the exhaust and started the car on fire while driving down the road. This caused about $7,000 in damage but could have easily gotten out of control and caused injury or death to occupant(s). I reached out to Ford Motor Company and did a chat log asking for assistance and to make them aware. Ford Motor Company Case number CAS-34734107-H6J0Z5. What is dangerous about this design is that Ford chose to design and install a secondary high pressure fuel pump directly above the exhaust manifold and the engineers surely would have known the durability and longevity along with possible outcomes due to normal use over time. For the same reason you are not to refuel a hot engine, a fuel pump should not be placed directly over the exhaust manifold. I believe Ford Motor Company should be held accountable for their finished product liability. This is dangerous enough that they should remove these vehicles from service until a safe solution is available and deployed in my opinion.

- Wausau, Wi, WI, USA

problem #129

Jun 192019

Fusion

  • 26,000 miles

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

My family and I drove to the beach and we parked. Then when were driving home on the freeway I lost power in the steering wheel. It took all my strength/ muscle to keep control of car. That is when a light came on. I managed to get home at that point we pulled out the manual to look up the symbol. It too about 1 hour along with the internet just to figure that it was the power assisted system. It stated that the steering would be with out power and could potential lose control all together. We immediately called to have it towed from home to dealer after looking up recalls I noticed their was a recall for the same thing that happen to me but on the East coast. However my VIN number said my car was not part of that recall. But the year make model was. It is my belief that Ford should be responsible to fix this issue not only because of that but even though my car is a 2013 it have less than 30,000 miles on it. Showing it was not driven much or missed used. It is obviously a defect in part or manufacture installation or whatever. Very disappointed in my Ford dealers and company for not fixing it and making me do so espacial because there is a recall on it out there showing it is a defect.

- Corana, CA, USA

problem #128

Mar 262021

Fusion

  • miles
All locks in car start clicking then 3-5 seconds laters trunk opens. Happens at random time sometimes happen when car is parked or while driving. It's been going on for about 1.5 years have took its to 3 different Ford dealership all couldn't fine what the problem is. It's is a 2013 Ford Fusion with about 122000 miles. The most recent was 3/26/2021 woke up the next morning the truck was open. A couple of days before we where driving about to merge on the freeway they truck open had to pull over to close.

- Corcoran, CA, USA

problem #127

Mar 082021

Fusion

  • 115,746 miles
Trunk opens unexpectedly when either parked or in motion.

- Lancaster, PA, USA

problem #126

Feb 022021

Fusion

  • 101,442 miles
Leaving gas station. Car just stops driving while in the driving gear. So I pulled over slowly to the side of the road and I had a warning to 'see manual' 'hill assistant not available' 'stop safely now' and it was showing traction control on. It will not drive. And runs weird now.

- Big Rapids, MI, USA

problem #125

Dec 012020

Fusion

  • miles
Battery drain everyday resulting in a need to jump start every time we need to use the car. We had the apim replaced in July 2020 after Ford diagnosed this as the problem. Now after four months and $1500 we are having the same exact issue and Ford is saying the backup camera is the cause for the power drain, and they are telling us it will be another $1300 to fix this issue. This dealer autonation Ford valencia, ca. Has had the car there for 5 weeks now and back in July 2020 they had the car for 4 weeks!!!!! we believe they did not fix the issue that caused the battery drain and now want to charge us again to fix the mistake.

- Canyon Country, CA, USA

problem #124

Feb 012021

Fusion

  • 231,310 miles
As soon as I started it the power steering assist fault light came on. Then the coolant overheating warning came on and de rated the vehicle. Then I shut it off. Was in my driveway

- Vinita, OK, USA

problem #123

Sep 102020

Fusion

  • 132,000 miles
The backup camera on my Fusion has been failing to function properly this has occurred on multiple occasions while driving in the city as well as on the highway. When in reverse the screen goes black or has multiple squiggly lines going across then an error that cameras is not available when I put the car into drive the camera will sometimes appear and show what's behind the car, however, when placed back into reverse I get the same error I was on vacation in fl and rented a brand new 2020 Ford and the camera malfunctioned the same way while driving in the city I attempted online research and found that its not only the Fusion but many Ford vehicles with the camera back up malfunction

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

problem #122

Oct 172020

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 176,000 miles
The dash lit up notifying of a parking brake error while driving. Got home, parked car, turned car off. Went inside for about two minutes. When came back outside, there was smoke rolling out of the window. Put fire out. After examining, the fire appeared to have started from something electrical in the center counsel on the right side. It caught the seat on fire, melted the counsel, and the roof. No smoking of any sort has been allowed in my car since I got it. It was stationary when the fire started, but it was immediately after being driven.

- Cumberland, WI, USA

problem #121

Sep 302020

Fusion

  • 80,000 miles
On multiple occasions, driving at speeds over 60mph for more than 50 miles, causes a system alert that says steering assist fault and the power steering goes out. The first time I was able to pull over before the power steering went out. The next time, my boyfriend was driving and he had to veer onto the shoulder. Most recently, my grandmother drove my car to the airport and was unable to get the vehicle out of traffic turning into the airport as she was not strong enough to maneuver the car into the parking lot. I regularly keep up with all necessary maintenance and have brought the car to modica brothers as well as a local mechanic and they have both told me it is bolt corrosion as they assessed all other possibilities. Upon research, I found a recall for Ford Fusion manufactured in hermosillo in 2013 under recall #19S26. I contacted Ford about having my car added to the recall and was advised to reach out to NHTSA. As this is a big safety hazard, I wish to have this addressed immediately.

- Vidor, TX, USA

problem #120

Aug 162020

Fusion

  • 136,500 miles
This past Sunday our son drove our Fusion less than 1.5 miles to church, parked it and went inside. Around 5 minutes later, someone saw smoke coming out of it. The engine compartment caught on fire. The car had not been driven before that since Thursday evening. The car had the recall work done over 2 years earlier when we purchased it for the coolant issue suspected of engine fires. The car had no other issues and had it's state inspection a little over a month ago. Our insurance company has decided not to conduct an investigation as to the cause. Is this something you would be interested in investigating?

- Lanse, PA, USA

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