2012 FORD FUSION Seats Problems
10 NHTSA complaints on file
Seats Issues in the 2012 FORD FUSION
10 seats complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 FORD FUSION. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 2 resulted in injury.
10
Complaints
1
Crashes
0
Fires
2
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Seats Complaints
My car has a very hard time shifting when I go to take off, I have not been in a wreck because of it yet but when it does shift it shifts very hard I’m afraid to even pull onto a busy road I’m worried one day it will just not shift and I’ll cause a crash.
HEATED DRIVERS SEAT GOT TOO HOT TO SIT IN AND NOW THE HEATING ELEMENT IS NOT WORKING THE SWITCH WILL COME ON FOR A FEW SECOND THEN SHUT OFF. THE FIX IS $600 REPLACING ELEMENTS ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC "THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE" THE HEATING UP OF THE SEAT WAS A HUGE CONCERN BUT NOW SEAT DOES NOT HEAT . PLEASE HELP
THE DRIVER SEAT, WHEN I TURN ON THE HEATED SEAT IT GETS SO HOT IT BURNS YOU.
IN 2017, MY PASSENGER SEAT WARMER QUIT WORKING AND IN 2018, MY DRIVERS SIDE SEAT WARMER STOPPED WORKING. BOTH ACT THE SAME. WHEN THE SWITCH IS PRESSED TO ACTIVATE THE HEATER, THE LIGHT IS ON FOR ~3 SECONDS AND THEN IT GOES OFF. THE SEAT DOES NOT HEAT.
I PURCHASED MY FUSION IN SEPTEMBER AND IN NOVEMBER STARTED USING THE HEATING OPTION ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SEAT. IT WOULD GET SO HOT I HAD TO SHUT IT OFF AS IT FELT LIKE IT WAS BURNING ME, MY SKIN WAS EXTREMELY SORE AFTER USING THE HEATER FOR A SHORT TIME.EN IN DECEMBER IT QUIT WORKING COMPLETELY. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP RECENTLY AND WAS TOLD IT WOULD COST AROUND $500 TO FIX AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER IT. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ABOUT THIS AND AM HOPING FORR A RECALL OR ASSISTANCE IN PAYING TO HAVE THIS FIXED.
THE HEATED SEAT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BECOMES VERY HOT AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES. PASSENGER HEATED SEAT IS OK. IT BECOMES HOT ENOUGH THAT IT HAS TO BE TURNED COMPLETELY OFF OR IT SEEM AS IT MAY EVEN CAUSE A BURN. I HAVE NOT LEFT IT ON CONTINUALLY TO SEE HOW HOT IT WOULD GET.
DRIVER SEAT, HEATER GOT SUPER HOT TO THE POINT OF BURNING A FEW TIME, THEN STOPPED WORKING ALTOGETHER BY 68K MILES. BRAKES, RIGHT SIDE FRONT COMPLETELY WORE THRU OUTSIDE PAD ONLY BY 48K MILES, RIGHT REAR DID SAME THING BY 70K. IN BOTH INSTANCES ONLY ONE PAD WAS SHOT. WHY ONLY ONE PAD WEARING TO BACKING PLATE, LOOKS LIKE PADS NOT RELEASING. ELECTRICAL, ALL WINDOWS, INCLUDING MOON ROOF, OPEN BY THEMSELVES WHILE NOWHERE NEAR CAR AND IT'S LOCKED.
DRIVERS HEATED SEAT GETS TO HOT AND THEN SOME TIMES DOESN'T WORK.
I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN A TOYOTA COROLLA REAR-ENDED MY VEHICLE. THE SPEED OF THE COROLLA WAS PROBABLY BETWEEN 40 - 50 MILES / HOUR BASED ON A ROAD SPEED OF 40 MILES / HOUR. MY DRIVER SEAT COLLAPSED BACKWARD DURING THE IMPACT LEADING TO INJURY OF BOTH MY SHOULDERS, BURST A COUPLE OF CERVICAL SPINE DISCS, LEAD TO BULGING THORACIC DISCS AND A SLIPPED LUMBAR VERTEBRAE, BILATERAL KNEE INJURY FROM SLIDING UP THE CHAIR, LEFT PERENNIAL NERVE PARESIS, INTERMITTENT NUMBNESS OF UPPER AND LOWER EXTREMITIES AND CHRONIC BACK PAIN. I WAS LUCKY THAT NOBODY WAS SITTING BEHIND ME IN THE CAR, OTHERWISE MY HEAD WOULD HAVE IMPACTED THEIR BODY PARTS. I CONTACTED FORD COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT FAILURES OF THEIR SEATS IN REAR-END IMPACTS. INITIALLY, THEY OFFERED TO INSPECT THE CAR SEAT TO ASSESS IF A FAILURE HAS OCCURRED AND FIX IT. HOWEVER, A COUPLE OF...
PASSENGER AIRBAG INTERMITTENTLY TURNS OFF WHILE A FULL SIZED ADULT IS IN PASSENGER SEAT. *TR
Other 2012 FORD FUSION Problem Areas
Steering
1,420 complaints
Air Bags
404 complaints
Electrical System
156 complaints
Power Train
155 complaints
Unknown Or Other
117 complaints
Engine
111 complaints
Service Brakes
102 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
85 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
80 complaints
Structurebody
75 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
58 complaints
Suspension
33 complaints
Wheels
23 complaints
Exterior Lighting
20 complaints
Structurebodydoor
19 complaints
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
16 complaints
Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch
15 complaints
Steeringrack And Pinion
10 complaints
Seat Belts
8 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
7 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
6 complaints
Steeringhydraulic Power Assistpower Steering Fluid
6 complaints
Traction Control System
6 complaints
Visibilitywiper
6 complaints
Wheelslugsnutsboltsstuds
6 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
5 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
5 complaints
Tires
5 complaints
Structurebodydoorhandleinterior
4 complaints
Equipment Adaptivemobility
3 complaints
Steeringsteering Control Module
3 complaints
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
2 complaints
Equipmentapplianceair Conditioner
2 complaints
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
2 complaints
Fuel System Gasolinestorageevaporative Emissionscanister
2 complaints
Service Brakes Airantilockcontrol Unitmodule
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Suspensionfrontcontrol Arm
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
1 complaint
Air Bagsfrontalpassenger Sideinflator Module
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignition
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignitionanti Theftcontrol Module
1 complaint
Equipment
1 complaint
Exterior Lightingheadlights
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Warnings
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlock
1 complaint
Parking Brake
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm
1 complaint
Seatsfront Assemblyhead Restraint
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsmaster Cylinder
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Steeringgear Box Other Than Rack And Pinion
1 complaint
Steeringhydraulic Power Assist System
1 complaint
Steeringrack And Pinionrack
1 complaint
Steeringsteering Wheel Handle Baryawangle Sensor
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armlower Arm
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontstabilizer Bar
1 complaint
Tether Lower Anchor On Car Seat Or Vehicle
1 complaint
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
1 complaint
Tiressidewall
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint
Tiresvalve
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitydefrosterdefoggerhvac System
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevices
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield
1 complaint