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2012 Ford Fusion: engine and transmission complaints

NO ELEVATED SIGNAL
14%
301 of 2,160 relevant owner complaints are about the engine, transmission or fuel system

No elevated drivetrain complaint concentration in the available NHTSA records for the 2012 Ford Fusion. Engine, transmission and fuel system account for 14% of relevant complaints.

Better than 94% of the 1,230 model years we track (2010–2023).

Excludes 453 airbag, lighting and seat-belt recall complaints that would otherwise mask the signal (unadjusted: 12%).

NHTSA data checked September 13, 2026
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Drivetrain complaints
301
engine, transmission, fuel
Total complaints
2,613
this model year
Fires reported
9
owner-reported
Recall campaigns
6
111 crashes · 66 injuries

Complaints by component

STEERING1,509 · 58%
AIR BAGS436 · 17%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM176 · 7%
POWER TRAIN162 · 6%
SERVICE BRAKES130 · 5%
UNKNOWN OR OTHER126 · 5%

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

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PRO10/22/2014CRASH5 INJURED
ACCORDING TO THE DRIVER, THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO REVERSE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, THEN WHEN THE CAR WAS PUT INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP GAINING HIGH SPEEDS UP TO 50MPH. THE ENGINE RPMS WERE HIGH AND THE CAR WAS "OUT OF CONTROL" AS THE DRIVER HAD THEIR FOOT PRESSED ON THE BRAKE. THE FUSION STRUCK A FEW …
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES,ENGINE05/21/20232 INJURED
Their is a recall for Ford Abs Module yet their needs to be one for 2012 Ford Fusions Se as well I have paid over 3200 dollars for my brakes alone . I have had 2 near misses and was in an unreported incident today from power loss on my breaks . Very unsafe for me and those around
AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,ENGINE05/03/2018CRASH2 INJURED
I WAS ON THE ROAD PACK SADDLE IN JONESTOWN TX 78645, WHEN I PULLED ON TO ROAD 1431. A LARGE TRUCK WITH A CRASH GUARD HIT ME ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE @ 60MPH. THE ACCIDENT TURNED MY CAR INTO A HORSE SHOE, AND SENJT ME INTO ON COMING TRAFIC. ALL OF THE AIR BAGS WERE ACTIVATED AND SAVED BOTH ME AND MY WIFE BUT, THE RESIDUE T…

Three of 301 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 (6)

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 2012 Ford Fusion and Mustang and Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, Californi…
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…

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