2011 Ford Fusion: fire, smoke or burning smell

Filed Oct 15, 2026 · Electrical · OH · fire

The vehicle caught fire July 7, 2026 after it was parked and we were in bed, woke up to the front dash and under the steering wheel being melted. The ignition was melted severe damage to the entire driver's side

Filed Jul 6, 2026 · Electrical · OH

On July 4, the electrical system under the dash caught fire and burned the ignition and dash, all the electrical under the dash

Filed Aug 22, 2023 · Brakes · 150,000 miles · MI

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 70 MPH, she noticed smoke coming from the front passenger’s side tire. The contact stated that the ABS warning light was illuminated. The contact was able to park on the side of the road for an hour before restarting and continuing driving to her destination. The contact took the vehicle to an independent mechanic, where it was determined that the brake hose needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact’s husband replaced the front passenger’s side brake hose himself. A dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

Filed Jul 28, 2022 · Electrical · 80,000 miles · FL

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with the air conditioning activated, there was a burning odor inside the vehicle. The contact reached under the glove box and discovered that the heat sink and wiring harness connecting the fan was extremely hot to the touch. The contact indicated that no flames were present but the wires were visibly charred and burnt. The contact stated that the heat sink and wiring harness connection to the fan had been replaced on multiple occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Filed Oct 3, 2020 · Brakes · 35,000 miles · CA · fire

While driving in traffic on a city street at about 45 MPH, the brakes stopped working so that we were unable to fully stop safely. There was smoke coming out of a tire and burning inside of the wheel. The ABS system suddenly stopped working and we were lucky that we didn't hit anyone.

Filed Aug 28, 2020 · Electrical · 103,000 miles · WA

Heater/defrost blower speed controller and associated wiring failure causing wire smoke coming out from under dash board. If I didn't turn off climate control, I suspect it could have escalated to an electrical fire. Without defrost working, it is hard to see out of windshield.

Filed Jun 12, 2018 · Body · 71,250 miles · LA

Malfunctioning door latches 2011 ford fusion -- my door handle won't work and I have discovered that the same part is recalled on other models but not on the 2011. This is a safety issue as I have to crawl out my passenger side door.it's sad that ford has recalled other year models of the fusion; however, the 2011 is not in the recall. This needs to be recalled because this is a major safety issue!!!! I sure hope I never get a bind or situation where I need to get out of the car very quickly (car won't start & on fire, etc.) because I will not be able to get out of the car fast enough to be safe because I will not be able to roll down my driver's side window to get out of it. Ford needs to recall this safety issue a.s.a.p!!!! I've attached copies of a previous recall that ford released for the same exact thing (malfunctioning door latch) on the 2013-2014 ford fusion; however, this should include the 2011 ford fusion as well!!!! I've also attached a copy of the same exact complaints of other owners of ford fusion's having the same exact problem as my car!!!! This is a major safety issue as I've previously stated above!!!!

Filed Oct 6, 2016 · Fuel system · 95,000 miles · LA

My car almost caught on fire while I was working. The fuel tank had a crack in it and gasoline was leaking out. These fumes were inhaled by my grandkids and me. When I took my car in ,the ford dealer kept my car from 12/8/2015 until 07/27/2016. I had to ride in a rental this long.a recall was issued in january. I felt that as a consumer, I was treated unfairly and the risk of my family was not consider a factor when this car could have burst into flames at any time.

Filed Jun 17, 2015 · Electrical · 110,000 miles · VA · fire

The blower resistor and blower resistor plug has caught fire and melted. I have pictures. This causes you AC to come on and off intermittently.

Filed Oct 6, 2014 · Engine · 80,000 miles · CA · fire

I purchased my 2011 ford fusion used with 60k miles on it some months back. I noticed a few times when I'm driving a distance of 45 minutes or more a wrench light will seldomly come on and nothing happens it just stays on. Then there has been a few times where the wrench light comes on have lost power while driving 65-70mph and my car shakes and it slams back into gear like as if I reved up my engine and dropped it into drive. Note,this only seems to happen when I drive on the freeway for a long period of time. This happend again today on 10/5/2014 but this time I was about a half mile away from my exit off the freeway and my car filled the freeway with smoke coming from underneath my car and I noticed flames coming from the front engine compartment.

Filed Aug 17, 2014 · Airbags, Body · 175,000 miles · NY · crash

I entered the cvs parking lot and made a right turn and proceeded to enter the open parking space . I stepped on the brake to shift to the park position when all of a sudden the car jolted forward accelerating in a forceful manner( like it had a mind of its own). I keep pressing down on the brake but the car would not stop and keep going straight and hit the fence on front of the parking space causing the car to bounce back. Despite my afford to stop the car with the brake it did not work. The air bag deployed and smoke and a burning smell started to come out of the car, I got out of the car immediately . I was lucky that I was not on the road and hit another car or a person.I know the my car has a problem.

Filed May 30, 2014 · Electrical, Lights · 96,500 miles · OH · fire

Was driving and pulled up to a stop light and noticed a foul smell that smelled like brakes from vehicle next to me. Pulled into my work and the smell got really strong and I noticed some smoke starting to roll from the trunk of my car. I opened the trunk to find that the trunk had caught fire. I was able to put the fire out but the whole light assembly had been burned along with some wiring and the molding that houses the light assemblies. Recall issued for ford taurus but not fro fusion with same bad parts.