The Lane Check

Cars › Ford › Fusion › 2011

2011 Ford Fusion: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
23%
573 of 2,453 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2011 Ford Fusion. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 23% of relevant complaints.

Better than 81% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 331 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 21%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
Share this car

Looking at a specific Fusion?Check its VIN: the full report, quotes about its own engine, and whether its recalls are still open. First report free.

Check a VIN
Drivetrain complaints
573
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
2,784
this model year
Fires reported
10
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
9
80 crashes · 46 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING1,427 · 51%
AIR BAGS330 · 12%
ENGINE276 · 10%
POWER TRAIN268 · 10%
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL256 · 9%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM202 · 7%

The years either side

2010
38%
1,709 of 5,125
2011
23%
573 of 2,784
2012
14%
301 of 2,613
2013
46%
816 of 1,955
2014
39%
504 of 1,427
2015
48%
473 of 1,061
2016
54%
873 of 1,691
2017
71%
807 of 1,191
2018
77%
374 of 504
2019
60%
272 of 467
2020
50%
112 of 229
2021
no data
2022
no data
2023
no data

Manufacturers fix things mid-generation. A bad year next to a clean one is common; the fix usually arrived in between.

What owners reported

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM10/14/2016FIRE3 INJURED
GAS LEAKING ON GROUND DUE TO FAULTY FUEL TANK. CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN IN AN LEFT WITH DEALER FOR 6+ MONTHS. PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON REOCCURRING.
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER,STEERING,ENGINE02/06/20201 INJURED
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V227000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT KIRK AUTO COMPANY (235 STATE HWY 7 FRONTAGE RD, GRENADA, MS 38901). THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION W…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTR05/09/2016CRASH1 INJURED
AFTER MANY FAILED TEMPS FROM FORD FOR MY BODY THROTTLE ISSUES & FORDS DEALER REFUSAL TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, BC THE CODE ISN'T PRESENT WHEN THEY HOOK UP THEY'RE DEVICE TO IT(FORD RULES). EVEN THOUGH IS KNOWN WITH FORD THEY CODE WILL CLEAR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF OR IN MY CASE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHEN …

Three of 573 drivetrain complaints. The full report shows more, with quotes about the engine in the car you are looking at first.

Recall campaigns on this model year (9)

AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisi…
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Ford Ranger vehicles, 2006-2011 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, 2007-2010 …
STEERING:ELECTRIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM
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 Mila…

This does not say whether a particular car has an open, unrepaired recall. That depends on the VIN.

Before you buy a 2011 Ford Fusion

Have the VIN?Paste it and get the full report for that car. First report free, then a 30-day pass covers a whole car search.

Check a VIN

Experimental model-level information. This is not a vehicle inspection, vehicle-history report, financial advice or purchase recommendation. It describes patterns across a model year, not the condition of any individual vehicle.