What 2,604 owners told NHTSA about the 2012 Ford Fusion Hev

ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2015 I WAS ON MY WAY TO A FUNERAL TRAVELING ON 695 IN OWINGS MILLS MARYLAND AND EXPERIENCED THE LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. WHILE TRYING TO STEER BACK THE STEERING WHEEL DID ABSOLUTELY NOTHING AND ALSO THE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR WAS ALWAYS A MAJOR PROBLEM. THE GEAR SHIFT WOULD STICK OR SOMETIMES HARD TO PUT BACK IN PLACE. FROM THIS MY CAR WAS TOTALLED.

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9/2/2015 OWNER DRIVING A 2012 FORD FUSION SE ON HIGHWAY WHEN AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLAY IN A SEVERE CRASH. VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. IMPACT WAS INITITATED BY A FLAT BED TOW TRUCK SIDEWIPED ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PROPELLED TWO LANES THE AIR BAG SYSTEM FAILED TO RECOGNIZE THE IMPACT. DRIVER BRACED FOR IMACT WHEN AIR BAG DID NOT ENGAGE. DRIVER ALIVE TODAY BECAUSE OF INSTINCT NOT AIR BAG SAFETY SYSTEM.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE STEERING THROUGH A CURVE. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE SIDE OF A TREE AND WENT DOWN INTO THE CANAL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

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DRIVING NORTH ON A THREE LANE ROAD IN WHICH I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHILE THERE WAS A VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF ME IN THE MIDDLE LANE. THE VEHICLE IN THE MIDDLE LANE TRIED MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO A STREET IN WHICH THAT LANE WAS NOT POSSIBLE. THE VEHICLE BRAZED THE RIGHT SIDE OF MY VEHICLE AND DIVERTED ME TO CRASH HEAD ON INTO AN OVERPASS CEMENT STRUCTURE. MY FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE SPEED I WAS TRAVELING BEFORE I WAS HIT AND RAN INTO THE OVERPASS STRUCTURE WAS 35-40 MPH AND THE SPEED OF MY VEHICLE WHEN IT RAN INTO THE OVERPASS STRUCTURE AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WAS 25-30 MPH. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN CLAIMED AS A TOTAL LOSS. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH GOING DOWN A HILL, THE ANTI-SWAY AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IT WAS UNKNOWN IF THERE WERE ANY INJURIES SUSTAINED OR IF THERE WAS A POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN INSPECTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

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VEHICLE WAS HIT TWICE ON RIGHT (PASSENGER) SIDE. IMPACT WAS HARD AND CONTINUOUS AND PUSHED THE CAR AGAINST BARRIER WALL ON LEFT SIDE. THE CAR WAS TOTALED. FRONT PASSENGER SIDE DOOR WAS SEVERELY DENTED. NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED ALTHOUGH VEHICLE WAS SUPPOSED TO BE EQUIPPED WITH SIDE AIR BAGS.

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CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN DOWN STEEP DRIVEWAY BY MY 88-YEAR-OLD FATHER. HE SAYS CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT HIM GIVING IT GAS. HE IS BACKED UP BY BLACK BOX, WHICH SAYS NO PRESSURE ON ACCELERATOR. HE ALSO SAYS BRAKES DIDN'T WORK, WHICH IS NOT BACKED UP BY BLACK BOX, WHICH SAYS NO PRESSURE ON BRAKE EITHER. CAR LEFT DRIVEWAY, HIT TREE, AND ENDED UP APPROX 200 YARDS DOWN STEEP HILL. BLACK BOX SAYS ROLLING OCCURRED. ONLY PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. NO FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND NO DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. INJURIES TO BOTH HIM AND HIS COMPANION RESULTED IN HOSPITALIZATION TO BOTH. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A COMPLETE STOP, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE CAUSING IT TO CRASH INTO AN EMBANKMENT. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. ALSO, THE REAR PASSENGER SUSTAINED HEAD, NECK, BACK AND SHOULDER INJURIES. BOTH REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000.

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I WAS WEARING MY SEAT BELT HIT HEAD ON DRIVER FRONT BY ANOTHER DRIVER GOING APPROX 45MPH, CLEAR CONDITIONS. COLLISION FORCED OFF ROAD AND I HIT PARKED SUV WITH MY FRONT PASSENGER FRONT. NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OCCURRED DURING EITHER HIT, SELF BELT DID NOT LOCK, I WAS FORCED UPWARD HITTING MY HEAD ON INSIDE ROOF HANDLE ABOVE DRIVER DOOR, THEN THROWN FORWARD HITTING MY CHIN ON STEERING WHEEL. I WAS KNOCK UNCONSCIOUS FOR 3-4 MINUTES, FRACTURED FRONT TOOTH, DISLOCATED JAW, SUFFERED OPTIC NERVE INJURY, CONCUSSION, BACK AND NECK INJURIES. I WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL. THE INITIAL BODY SHOP REPORT DID INDICATE THE AIR BAG MODULES HAD TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALED AFTER IT WAS DETERMINED THE REPAIRS COST MORE THAN THE VEHICLE WAS WORTH. DAMAGE INCLUDE ENTIRE FRONT END, HOOD, BROKEN, WINDSHIELD, RADIATOR, ENGINE, UNDERBODY, DRIVER DOOR, REAR DOOR REAR BUMPER AND ROOF. AIR BAGS WERE STILL INTACT. PICTURES WERE TAKEN AT ACCIDENT SCENE, TOWING FACILITY AND AT SALVAGE YARD. I STILL SUFFER FROM THE INJURIES AND AM CURRENTLY ON SSI UNABLE TO WORK. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT SIDE AND FRONT AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED AN INJURY TO THE LEFT EYE AND REQUIRED MEDICAL TREATMENT. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY INCREASED ACCELERATION AND FAILED TO DECELERATE WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT THEN CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY WITH THE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURE WRIST AND INJURIES TO THE RIGHT KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED OF THE INCIDENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE SEVERE BODY DAMAGES TO THE FRONT END WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 8,037. UPDATED 05/06/2014*LJ *TR

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2012 FORD FUSION INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE ON PASSENGER SIDE. THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT LOCK AND THE FRONT PASSENGER AND THE DRIVER WERE THROWN IN THE CABIN. IN ADDITION, ACCORDING TO BODY REPAIR SHOP AND INSURANCE ADJUSTERS, IMPACT WAS AT THE LOCATION OF THE SENSOR FOR SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS. HOWEVER, THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN FACT, BRACKET FOR AIR BAG SENSOR WAS BROKEN, BUT IT COULD NOT BE DETERMINED WHETHER THE BRACKET WAS BROKEN PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT OR UPON IMPACT. REAR PASSENGER RECEIVED A SEVERE HEAD INJURY. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO TAKE VEHICLE IN TO A DEALER AND HAVE THE RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE ("RCM") REPLACED AND TO SEND THE ORIGINAL TO THE COMPANY FOR ANALYSIS. THEY ARE PAYING FOR THIS. FURTHER RESEARCH INDICATES THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR FORD FIESTAS RELATED TO THE PROGRAMMING OF THE RCM AND ITS FAILURE TO DEPLOY AIRBAGS THAT COULD LEAD TO INJURIES TO A REAR PASSENGER. THIS SOUNDS VERY SIMILAR, AND MAY WARRANT AN INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF THAT RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED TO OTHER FORD VEHICLES. UNFORTUNATELY, ONE WOULD ONLY KNOW OF THE FAILURE IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. *TR UPDATED 3/27/13 *CN UPDATED 05/09/2013 *JS

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 3 MPH AND CROSSING AN INTERSECTION WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED BRUISED RIBS, TENDONITIS ON HER RIGHT ARM AND SHOULDER AND NECK PAIN. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE DRIVER OF THE OTHER VEHICLE SUSTAINED A BRUISED WRIST AND PAIN TO THE LEFT KNEE AND LEG. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,100.

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