Worst 2012 Ford Fusion Problems
Top 3 most-reported issues with average mileage at failure.
Steering Defects
Airbags
Electrical Faults
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All Problems by Category
Every NHTSA complaint category for the 2012 Ford Fusion.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Avg Mileage | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steering Defects | 1,426 | 46 | 2 | 90,854 mi | |
| Airbags | 404 | 36 | — | 65,473 mi | |
| Electrical Faults | 157 | 8 | 4 | 65,280 mi | |
| Transmission / Drivetrain | 156 | 3 | — | 71,684 mi | |
| Engine Problems | 111 | 1 | 2 | 65,214 mi | |
| Brakes | 102 | 15 | — | 81,264 mi | |
| Unintended Acceleration | 85 | 17 | — | 61,612 mi | |
| Electronic Stability Control | 80 | 7 | — | 95,124 mi | |
| Body Structure | 75 | 12 | — | 66,986 mi | |
| Fuel System | 58 | 3 | — | 56,147 mi | |
| Suspension Failures | 33 | 3 | — | 85,951 mi | |
| Wheel Issues | 23 | 2 | — | 81,244 mi | |
| Headlight/Taillight Failures | 20 | — | 1 | 71,125 mi | |
| Structure:Body:Door | 19 | 1 | — | 59,614 mi | |
| Steering:Electric Power Assist System | 16 | — | — | 109,127 mi | |
| Latches/Locks/Linkages:Doors:Latch | 15 | — | — | 67,905 mi | |
| Seat-Related Issues | 10 | 1 | — | 64,932 mi | |
| Steering:Rack And Pinion | 10 | — | — | 107,714 mi | |
| Latches / Locks | 8 | — | — | 66,078 mi | |
| Seat Belt Issues | 8 | 2 | — | 41,563 mi | |
| Hydraulic Brakes | 6 | — | — | 133,400 mi | |
| Steering:Hydraulic Power Assist:Power Steering Fluid | 6 | — | — | 122,535 mi | |
| Traction Control System | 6 | — | — | 69,380 mi | |
| Wipers & Visibility | 6 | — | — | 70,600 mi | |
| Wheels:Lugs/Nuts/Bolts/Studs | 6 | — | — | 51,667 mi | |
| Engine & Cooling | 5 | — | 1 | 42,000 mi | |
| Gasoline Fuel System | 5 | — | — | 53,862 mi | |
| Tire Defects | 5 | — | — | 23,093 mi | |
| Structure:Body:Door:Handle:Interior | 4 | — | — | — |
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Recalls for 2012 Ford Fusion
5 NHTSA recall campaigns affecting ~4,434,437 vehicles.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2011-2012 Ford Fusion vehicles without a 3.5L engine and Lincoln MKZ hybrid electric vehicles, 2011 Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with a 3.5L GTDI engine and 2013 Ford Taurus, Ford Flex, Lincoln MKS, and Lincoln MKT vehicles equipped with any available engine. The affected vehicles have electric power steering assist systems that may shut down as a result of a steering motor sensor fault.
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2012 Ford Fusion — FAQ
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Source: NHTSA (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration) complaint and recall databases, aggregated by VinItel.
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