2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID Engine Problems
8 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine Issues in the 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID
8 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
0
Fires
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Injuries
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Deaths
All Engine Complaints
PLEASE REFER TO ATTACHED FILES.
ENGINE FAILED AT STOPLIGHT WITH LOSS OF POWER STEERING ON 6/26/16. RESTART SUCCESSFUL. SUBSEQUENT MULTIPLE ENGINE FAILURE CHIMES OCCURRED. DEALER "REPAIRED WIRING". SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES SINCE, NOT FURTHER INCIDENTS (ENGINE FAILURES OR MULTIPLE CHIMES).
WITHOUT ANY ISSUES IN THE 6 MONTHS I'VE OWNED THE CAR, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN. THE BATTERY APPEARED FULL. GAS TANK IS FULL. AFTER ONLY DRIVING FOR 1/4 MILE, THE STOP SAFELY NOW WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR SHUT DOWN. LUCKILY WE WERE RIGHT NEXT TO A CONVENIENCE STORE AND WERE ABLE TO GET AWAY FROM TRAFFIC. IF WE WERE ON A 2 LANE ROAD, WE WOULD OF BEEN STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART AND MOVE 10 FT AT A TIME. STILL WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR
SEVERAL TIMES WHEN ON TOLL ROAD AT LEGAL SPEED CAR WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND ENGINE STOPPED/STALLED, PULLED OVER TO SIDE, TURNED ENGINE OFF, AND IT STARTED. TOOK IT TO DEALER WHO REPLACED TRANSMISSION PUMP (?) I TOOK CAR OUT AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. READ NEWSPAPER ACCOUNTS OF NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF ESCAPES AND FUSION STALLING ISSUES, BUT DEALER AFTER SECOND OCCURRENCE SAID THEY HAD NO INFORMATION ON ANY INVESTIGATION. I AM VERY RELUCTANT TO DRIVE CAR AFTER MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AND AFTER READING OF POSSIBLE INVESTIGATION PENDING. *TR
WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR FROM PARK, ALL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, CAR WOULD NOT TURN OVER. LET CAR RESET, AND ABLE TO TURN IT OVER. DROVE TO DEALERSHIP. NOT ABLE TO FIND CODES FOR PROBLEM. FUEL CANISTER REPAIRED. *TR
WHILE DRIVING TO NATURAL BRIDGE, VA ON INTERSTATE 81. WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, PULL OVER SAFELY WARNING CAME ON, ENGINE SHUT OFF, BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR DISENGAGED, AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. IMMEDIATELY PUT ON HAZARDS AND TRIED TO PULL OVER. AVOIDED SIGNS AND MANEUVERED CAR SAFELY TO A SPEED WHERE I COULD STOP CAR BY PUTTING IN PARK. ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR. WHEN ABLE TO OBTAIN ?GREEN CAR? LIGHT (AS INDICATED SAFE TO DRIVE), PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND PUSHED ACCELERATOR. CAR JUMPED FORWARD AND STALLED. ABLE TO RESTART CAR AFTER 10-15 MINS. AFTER THIS OCCURRED, CAR WAS HAVING TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND WAS SHAKING WHILE DRIVING. COULD NOT HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP DUE TO LOCATION. CONTACT DEALERSHIP RIGHT AWAY AND BROUGHT IT TO THEM AS SOON AS RETURNING HOME (APRIL 15TH). DEMANDED IT TO BE FIXED BEFORE RETURNING CAR. UNSAFE AND UNACCEPTABLE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT GET CODES OR...
PICKED UP THE CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY (9/25/12) AFTER THEY FOUND SOMETHING WRONG AND WAS DRIVING ON STATE ROUTE 228 AT 55 MILE PER HOUR. WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, PULL OVER SAFELY WARNING CAME ON, ENGINE SHUT OFF, BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR DISENGAGED, AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PUT HAZARDS ON FOR CARS BEHIND ME AND PULLED OVER QUICKLY AVOIDING A SIGN ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER 10-15 MINS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR BY LETTING IT RESET. AFTER GETTING GREEN CAR INDICATOR, I WENT TO TURN AROUND TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAR JUMPED FORWARD AND STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION OF STATE ROUTE 228 AND BUCK HILL RD. I WAS ABLE TO HAVE IT START, JUMP, AND STALL TWO TIMES (ENOUGH TO GET ME OUT OF THE INTERSECTION). UPON ARRIVING THE DEALERSHIP, THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES THAT WERE DISRUPTED. THE...
THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD ILLUMINATED. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO BRING IT IN THAT DAY. DRIVING AT 45 MILES AN HOUR, AGAIN, WARNING CHIME SOUNDED, PULL OVER SAFELY WARNING CAME ON, ENGINE SHUT OFF, BRAKES AND ACCELERATOR DISENGAGED, AND ALL DASHBOARD LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT CAR OFF. I WAS TOO FAR FROM DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT TOWED AND WAS WORKING (I TRAVEL FOR MY JOB). CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN. ABLE TO RESTART IT AFTER 2-3 ATTEMPTS. BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. NO CODE FOR NO START OR SHUT OFF BUT CODE FOR FUEL CANISTER. PROBLEM ADDRESSED, FIXED, AND CAR RETURNED TO ME. COULD NOT ACTIVATE, CAR RETURNED WITH INSTRUCTIONS TO 'HAVE IT TOWED HERE AND DO NOT RESTART IT WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN. AFTER, THIS INCIDENT, I TRADED CARS WITH MY BROTHER (WHO WORKS 5...
Other 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID Problem Areas
Steering
36 complaints
Air Bags
32 complaints
Service Brakes
15 complaints
Electrical System
12 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
10 complaints
Unknown Or Other
7 complaints
Power Train
3 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Structurebody
2 complaints
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slipcontrol Unitmodule
1 complaint
Suspension
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Traction Control System
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Control
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint