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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE IDLED WHILE IN DRIVE. THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND WAS DIAGNOSED AS AN ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE INCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,926. UPDATED 11/29/13*LJ

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LAST WEDNESDAY, 7/24/13, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE COMING HOME FROM WORK IN THE FAR LEFT HAND LANE WHEN MY ENGINE SHUT OFF AND PUT ME IN A REALLY BAD SITUATION. I HAD TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC, WHILE NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE, TO GET TO GET BACK TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR SEEMED TO BEING WORKING FINE, BUT WHEN I HIT THE GAS THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE LIGHTS, GAUGES, AND RADIO STILL WORKED AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED TWICE AND BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER. TODAY, 7/30/13, ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THANKFULLY THIS TIME I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT RATHER ON A BUSY CITY STREET, AND WAS ABLE TO QUICKLY AND SAFELY GET OUT OF THE WAY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ACCELERATION POWER WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

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MY 2012 FORD FUSIONS GAS PEDDLE ACCEL GOT STUCK FULL THROTTLE, THEREFORE MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING PROPERLY TO STOP THE VEHICLE, BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT AND BACK RAMMED INTO NEIGHBORS WALL WITH STRUCTURE DAMAGE AND TOTALING MY VEHICLE. *TR

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WHILE TRAVELING THEIR IS A LACK OF POWER, HESITATION OR SURGING... VERY SPORADICALLY... BUT ALWAYS AFTER A LONG STOP. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IMMEDIATELY AFTER PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY, TRAVELED OVER A CONCRETE PARKING CHOCK AND CRASHED INTO A RESTAURANT. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 20,000.

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WE WERE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. WE WERE FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OUT OF TRAFFIC AND TURN OFF THE MOTOR. AFTER WAITING APPROXIMATELY 15 MINUTES, WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND DRIVE SAFELY TO A RELIABLE AUTOMOTIVE SHOP WE HAVE USED FOR OVER 20 YEARS. FINALLY AFTER A WEEK OF TESTING, THEY WERE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM WE HAD EXPERIENCED.THEY REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR,AT OUR CONSIDERABLE EXPENSE, AND WE BROUGHT THE CAR HOME MORE THAN A WEEK LATER. WE DROVE THE CAR WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL TUESDAY,OCTOBER16TH WHEN THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME AT ABOUT 30MPH. AGAIN, AFTER WAITING 10-15 MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND WAS DRIVEN SAFELY TO THE AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT REMAINS 5DAYS LATER. THIS IS A GREAT INCONVENIENCE SINCE WE LIVE IN AN AREA WHERE A CAR IS A NECESSITY BUT IT IS ALSO A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THIS PROBLEM COULD EASILY HAPPEN WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC OR ON A BUSY MULTILANE,HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY. FROM READING THIS SITE, WE HAVE BECOME AWARE THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS NATURE FOR THIS MAKE AND MODEL YEAR AND WE QUESTION WHY THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR,AT VERY LEAST, A CONSUMER ALERT. *TR

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SINCE SEPT. 1, 2011 WHEN I TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR I HAVE HAD THE FOLLOWING HAPPEN ABOUT ONCE A MONTH. THE LAST TIME WAS ON JULY 26, 2012 AT 3171 MILES. WHEN COMING TO A STOP FOR A LIGHT OR SLOWING TRAFFIC AND APPLYING THE BRAKES THE ENGINE STARTS TO RACE AND THE CAR FEELS LIKE IT WANTS TO SURGE FORWARD. WITH CONTINUED PRESSURE ON THE BRAKES, AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE ENGINE RACING AND SURGING STOPS AND THE CAR STOPS. I THINK IT MAY BE A PROBLEM WITH A COMPUTER. *TR UPDATED IVOQ 09/26/12

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DRIVE INTO THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC, SHE ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE, PUTTING HER IN SUBSTANTIAL DANGER ON THE FREEWAY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSIS, BUT THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A DEFECT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 8,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. UPDATED 05/31/12*LJ

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SLOW DOWN OR STOP. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION AND THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION ON FILE. THE MANUFACTURER THEN SUGGESTED THAT THE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS WERE THE CAUSE OF THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE ALL WEATHER FLOOR MATS. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,000.

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