The owns contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that their daughter was driving approximately 55 mph when the steering wheel began jerking and shaking. While slowing down to make a right turn when the power steering suddenly failed causing them to crash into a guardrail. The air bags did not deploy. The vehicle was towed due to the power steering failing and being too difficult to drive. The driver did not receive any injuries or medical attention. A police report was not filed. The vehicle was taken to a certified mechanic who installed a power steering and performed a computer flash. The failure persisted after the repair and had begun to do so more consistently. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred to the federal safety agency Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 140,000.
2012 Ford Fusion: airbags did not deploy in a crash
28 of the 2,519 complaints about the 2012 Ford Fusion describe airbags did not deploy in a crash.
- owner complaints
- 28
- of this car's complaints
- 1%
- typical mileage
- 81,000
- recalls
- 4
Airbags did not deploy in a crash by model year
What owners say
The contact stated their sister owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that their sister was driving approximately 45 mph when the steering wheel suddenly locked and failed to turn left or right. The driver then veered off to the side of the road where due to the lack of steering, the vehicle crashed into a tree stump. No air bags deployed. The driver did not have injuries or need medical attention. No police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the dealer who then informed the contact that the failure related to Customer Satisfaction Program 15N01 (Steering) which was under the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering) however the customer satisfaction program had since expired. The vehicle had not been repaired as of yet. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 219,000.
I was involved in a side collision but my airbags did not deploy.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 MPH when attempting to make a left turn, the power steering suddenly failed. The contact crashed into a pole on a corner nearby. The air bags did not deploy. A police report was not filed. There were no injuries. The vehicle was not towed. The contact contacted the dealer (mtn. View ford 301 e 20th st, chattanooga, tn 37408; (423) 756-1331) who informed that there was no recall open. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and confirmed there was no recall. The approximate failure mileage was 115,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that two years ago, while driving, the steering lost power without warning. The vehicle was taken to the an unknown ford dealer in milwaukee, wi, where the vehicle was repaired at the owner's expense. The failure recurred two years later, while his wife was driving, and caused the vehicle to hit a guard rail and crashed into a ditch. There was no warning. The air bag did not deploy. There was no police report and no report of any injury. The vehicle was damaged but was not towed. The contact met his wife at the scene and drove the vehicle to the gordie boucher ford of menomonee falls dealer, located at: n88w14300 main st, menomonee falls, wi 53051 where the technician stated that the recall, the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v340000 (steering), did not apply to the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall and the warranty expired, the vehicle was over 150,000. The vehicle was not repaired. The initial failure mileage was approximately 130.
On september 26, 2014, I was involved in an accident as we were driving on a city street to where my passenger seat belt did not work upon frontal head on impact or my airbags didnt go off causing me to collide into the dash board. This caused ligament tearing in my right hand/shoulder as that was the initial impact. Now I have to continue to suffer from limitations on the use of my right hand/shoulder complications. For the brake issue beginning december 1, 2019. It has come up that the emergency brake is sticking and tearing through my brakes as I am driving on the street or even highway causing it to smoke around my back tires. I nearly lost my life once, and do not want it to happen again, but when checking brake recalls it's only up to a 2010 model and I have a 2012 model. This issue has caused the padding on my breaks to completely disappear leaving me unable to come to a stop.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While driving at 30 MPH and the contact was about to make a left turn, another vehicle crashed into the vehicle. The air bags did not deploy. The contact sustained chest and knee injuries that required medical attention. The contact did not know if the the other two occupants of the other vehicles were injured. The contact mentioned being slightly blacked out after the crash. A police report was filed. The contact's son in law drove the vehicle back to the contact's residence. The dealer and the manufacturer were not contacted and notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,061.
Hit a deer and the air bag did not deploy. Moving at 45 MPH sometimes on start up steering assist doesn't come on - parked today (05.29.19) advancetrac light came on and the car is making growling type noises.- driving parking lots and streets
I had an accident with my car.it was basically a t bone accident to a large SUV . It was a really bad accident but surprised that the air bags didn't deploy. I ended up going to the emergency and was told that I have muscle inflammation . I also hit the bottom of my right leg and have multiple bruises. I was wearing seatbelt that helped me but no airbag was activated.
Got in a head on collision with a large animal and totaled my vehicle going 55 MPH and my airbags didn't deploy. My whole front end was crushed.
On may 23, 2017 vehicle hydroplaned and went down an embankment. The drivers side airbag did not deploy. It was on a city street. Suffered number 2 fracture of neck
While driving 70mph on the highway our vehicle was suddenly smashed into by another vehicle. The other vehicle smashed into us at 45 degree angle and from behind on the driver's side of our vehicle while going approx. 70mph itself. The other vehicle hit our vehicle precisely where our vehicle's owner's manual describes our side impacts air bag sensors to be but our driver's side airbag did not deploy. No airbags deployed at all. Ford motor company has serviced our driver's side airbag several times, and in this case just weeks prior to our accident and deployment failure. Ford has serviced our driver's side airbag on 3 separate occasions, 2 of which we have documentation for. The missing documentation is the result of a change in ownership of one of the dealerships, and change in computer records.
Service bulletins that may apply
Related recalls
Air bags: frontal: driver side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2007-2011 Ranger, 2006-2012 Fusion, Lincoln Zephyr, Lincoln MKZ, 2006-2011 Mercury Milan, 2007-2010 Ford Edge, and Lincoln MKX vehicles. The driver's side air bag inflator may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, high temperatures, and high temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants, resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver-side airbag inflator or module with an alternate one, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed on April 9, 2021 for the passenger side, and November 14, 2022 for the driver side. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S12.
Recall number 21V158000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2005-2014 Mustang, 2004-2011 Ranger, 2009-2011 Mercury Milan, 2006 Ford GT, 2008-2012 Fusion, 2007-2010 Edge and Lincoln MKX, and 2009-2010 Lincoln MKZ vehicles. These vehicles may be equipped with a driver or passenger frontal air bag inflator used as a replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the frontal air bag, an inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Ford will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the driver and passenger air bag module, and replace either the module or the inflator, if necessary, free of charge. The recall began March 17, 2021. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 21S05.
Recall number 21V081000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- Ford Motor Company (Ford) is recalling certain 2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Ford is recalling certain 2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2011-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles and 2011-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Ford is also recalling certain 2010 Ford Edge and Lincoln MKX vehicles, 2010-2011 Ford Ranger and Mercury Milan vehicles, 2010-2012 Ford Fusion and Lincoln Zephyr/MKZ vehicles, and 2010-2014 Ford Mustang vehicles sold, or ever registered, in the states of AK, CO, CT, ID, IA, ME, MA, MI, MN, MT, NH, NY, ND, OR, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, and WY or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules, used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 13, 2019. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall 19S01.
Recall number 19V001000 · Recall details
Air bags: frontal: passenger side: inflator module
- What is wrong
- 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, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" above, Ford is recalling certain 2009 Ford Ranger, Edge, Fusion and Mustang, Lincoln MKX, MKZ and Zephyr and Mercury Milan vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, unless included in "Zone A" or "Zone B" above, Ford is recalling certain 2007-2008 Ford Ranger, Edge and Lincoln MKX, 2006-2008 Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr and MKZ, 2005-2008 Ford Mustang and 2005-2006 Ford GT vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the passenger frontal air bag, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.
- Risk
- An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
- Remedy
- Owners are advised not to drive their vehicles until the repair has been performed. Ford will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. Interim letters informing owners of the recall and that parts are not yet available began mailing March 1, 2017. Owners will receive a second notice when remedy parts become available. Owners may contact Ford customer service at 1‑866‑436‑7332. Ford's number for this recall is 19S01.
Recall number 17V024000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2012 Ford Fusion no deployment
Is airbags did not deploy in a crash a common problem on the 2012 Ford Fusion?
28 of 2,519 owner complaints about the 2012 Ford Fusion (1%) mention airbags did not deploy in a crash. The model year with the most reports is 2010.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 2012 Ford Fusion?
There are 4 recalls and 2 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
Other symptoms on the 2012 Ford Fusion
Power steering loss 779Loss of power 232Steering lock-up 157Door locks 122Engine failure 112Stalling 77Jerking 57Check engine light 50ABS 47Ball joint 32Airbag light 30Brake failure 29Harsh shifting 21Hesitation 21Steering noise 19Grinding brakes 16Won't start 15Slipping 13Won't shift 13Sudden acceleration 11Warning lights 10Knocking 9Headlights 9Fire or smoke 8Overheating 7Pulling 7Shudder 6Transmission failure 6Wipers 6Adaptive cruise 5Battery drain 5Spongy pedal 5
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