Car suddenly loses engine power (has happened 5 times since april 2019) and on the highway just starts coasting rapidly slowing down (like it is only using battery power). A warning light also come on (a red triangle with an exclamation mark in the middle) with the words "stop safely now" (see image). In the 5 times it has happened, the first time was at approximately 30 MPH in the city, the remaining times were all at 50-65 MPH on the highway. Each time, there was no turning, breaking or activating any other system in the car (radio, cruise control etc). In each case, we pulled over and turned off the car. After a few minutes, the car was restarted without issue until the next time it happened (typically every 1-2 months except this month where it happened two days in a row).while I do not know what the cause of this problem is, there are dozens of reports from others reporting a similar problem, some of which they thought was related to a problem with the differential pressure feedback sensor (dpfe) at fault some of time, and incorrectly measuring exhaust gas re-circulation (egr) pressure (repair pal websie for example). The web is full of these complaints but when we took the car to ford, they claim that this has never been reported before. They took the car and drove it for a few miles, didn't have the problem and so said there were no problems. I don't want to let my daughter drive the care anymore because I am worried of her having an accident if she is driving on the highway and suddenly the car stops. Interestingly, this problem seems to be occurring in ford fusions of multiple model years suggesting that there is a defect in design, particularly since some of the occurrences are being reported in newer model years.
2012 Ford Fusion fuel system complaints
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Vehicle stalls out completely and stops running when encountering stops or low RPM's.
Car will stall out and gets no power periodically. Sometimes this happens in heavy traffic, on interstate, etc. Extremely dangerous situation and several people have had similar problem with this car. Will not show a code when taken to repair shop. Have already had throttle body replaced, front o2 sensor. Car only has 62,000 miles on it.
Takata recall as of today may 10,2019 we have not recieved any recall order for air bags system.also our car is loosing power while driving it.to a complete stall. This is be address with our mechanic, several attempts to repair.issues continues
I was going 55 miles an hour on busy street in florida, all of sudden car was getting no gas, had to pull over, shut off car and restart, this has happened twice, very spuratic, very dangerous, had it towed to executive auto, they could not find anything, and could not get it to fail again. Do not trust it
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact received notification of the federal safety agency campaign number: 18v735000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the parts to do the repair were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. Wayne ford (444 us-46, wayne, nj 07470, (973) 256-8800) was contacted and confirmed that the parts were not available for the recall remedy. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Vin tool confirms parts not available.
Motor starts sputtering and then dies, I stop, then I start it up and its fine -for a while.
Vehicle wouldn't start and got towed to the dealership. After inspection they found the fuel pump unit housing cracked and electrically shorted, blowing the fuse. Both the fuel pump and the fuse needed replaced. Car has 87k miles. This could have failed anywhere on the road
Upon accelerating from a rolling stop, the car will sputter and stall out infrequently. The battery and altenator have been tested at different places and all have passed the tests.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that the check engine warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the canister purge valve was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. Capital ford (4900 capital blvd, raleigh, nc) was called and informed the contact of customer satisfaction program number: 16b38 (powertrain control module reprogramming and canister purge valve inspection). The contact was informed that the VIN was not applicable to the program. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the federal safety agency was responsible for recalls being issued. The contact was referred to the federal safety agency. The failure mileage was approximately 94,015.
Just had recall # 16b38 done 1/24/18. Driving my husband to work and my engine light came on, took it to have scan done and it's my gas tank or cap? The tech told me my tank is not breathing, neither am I. Not a happy camper. There is currently a recall on the air bags, # 17s01. That's all I need to have an air bag go off and kill everyone in the car. There is also a recall # 15s18 the steering. I would really appreciate it if you could get these recall's taken care of and re do the recall # 16b38. Something went wrong. The car is in michigan, so we need a ford dealer in michigan. Please email me or call me as soon as you can get this set up. Also just replaced front and rear brakes, rotors. Then turned around got new tires and was told I needed a front end alignment, done it. Love my car but hate the cost to fix, ford is expensive. Thank you
In april 2017 I had a recall on throttle body. I quickly took the car to dealer for repair. On 6/21/17 I was driving and the car suddenly died and would not start. After having car towed to dealer I again had throttle body and motor assembly replaced
Driving on 6 lane divided highway during morning rush hour traffic at about 30 MPH when I lost power to the vehicle and wrench light came on. Got pushed to the dealer that was a block away. The dealer said they did their $129 test - no faults and my car was ready to drive home. I wasn't going to leave until it was safe to drive. There was another $129 test that they could do. This test didn't find anything but when the tech was driving it stalled on him. They replaced the purge valve ( for free, wasn't charged for either test) but he hoped that this fixed the problem. Two days later, had the same problem on another 6 lane divided highway going about 30 MPH and was almost rear ended by vehicle behind me. I let the vehicle sit for about 5 minutes and it was rough starting but got back to the dealership. It's been at the dealership for over 24 hours and they are "scratching" their heads to determine what is wrong.
While driving down the hiway car stalls and completely stops and won't start for 5-10 minutes. Ford replaced the etb throttle body in sept 2016 and continued to stall and they replaced the canister purge valve in nov. 2016 both were recalls and it stalled again. They said they can't tell whats wrong now cause it would not stall while they had it. So dangerous! And don't know where to go next. Wonder if someone will get killed.
Check engine light came on and error code is p0452 - evap system pressure/pressure fuel tank pressure
Takata inflator: on september 23rd I was driving to work using local stet and all of a sudden my car lost all power, it would not accelerate when I hit the gas. Several warning lights came on inside the car including the engine light. It happen once again on oct 5, 2016 while driving on 408. Thank god that the traffic was heavy and I was able to place the car into park, turn the engine off and then on again. I the traffic was not heavy I could have been badly injured. I did not notice any recalls for this issue. Please don't let someone loose they life before the issue is fixed
My 2012 ford fusion with 36k miles loses acceleration and idles rough until it is shut off and re-started. A wrench symbol is displayed when this happens. No check engine light is displayed. Does not matter at what speed. Very dangerous when on interstate hwy. A car that loses power in 2016? Unacceptable, unforgettable and unforgiving.
While driving my car any where city street or the highway, it will stall out or cut off with out any warning at all. It has happen ten times in the last two months. All most was rear ended because of this problem three time close calls. Have taking car and had it plug in for electronic check but no code shows up . This problem needs to be addressed I have read on line of a lot of other ford fusion owners having the same complaint. This very dangerous problem and should be addressed . Ford dealers just want to though parts at this problem but they will not or can not tell me what the real calls of this dangerous problem is. I sure hope with your help all the ford fusion owners can get this resolved before some one get killed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While driving, the vehicle stalled. After numerous attempts, the vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was towed to a mechanic where it was diagnosed that the fuel pump needed to be changed. The failure recurred and another mechanic diagnosed that the fuel control module needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.
I was in new orleans for a family reunion. Leaving the reunion my car wouldn't start. I had a friend to check it and power wasn't going to the pump. We changed the fuel pump assuming that it had went out and change fuses too. After that thinking that everything was ok, while driving to work in morning traffic going 45 to 50 MPH. The car stopped, I couldn't give it gas or anything. I had to hurry up and turn a block and sit in the middle lane. I tried turning the key it turned but didn't start. I checked the fuse and battery and that didn't work. I stayed in car for about 15 minutes before it started again. After starting it I thought everything was ok I was wrong. Had to work and tried starting car it was doing the same thing. I had it towed to a auto part place to get diagnosed and the results came back stating it was the fuel pump. I had it towed back to my home and had another fuel pump install and it continued doing the same thing. I had my car towed back to auto part place and they said that the car would start but the electric would stay to the fuel pump. Please help!!! Now I don't trust my car anymore.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. The contact stated that there was an abnormal fuel odor in the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the failure was due to a leaky fuel tank and canister purge valve. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v793000 (fuel system, gasoline); however, the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 134,000.
Our ford fusion continues to stop working at 45+ MPH. We will be driving and the car basically stalls, except it still has power and shakes violently. It has happened 5 times in the last 3 days. We had a same problem back in december, but ford would not repair it because the the check engine light was never on. Previously, the only error the dealership could provide was error code p21111 and stated the throttle value was stuck open. Here we are 3 months later and it is worse. Ford has an extended warranty on throttle values, but ford wont fix the issue. We are taking it to the shop again and refuse to drive it until the issue is fixed. It is unacceptable that this continues to happen. We were driving 65mph when it stalled. That is not safe!!!!!
Rapid uncontrolled acceleration followed by sudden loss of power. Speed is reduced to under 10 MPH, the wrench light turns on when this occurs. Power is restored after turning the vehicle off and back on. This problem has occurred twice in the last week, in rush hour traffic, and nearly resulted serious accidents involving both our vehicle and vehicles behind us trying to avoid our almost stalled vehicle. This is a very dangerous defect! The car behind us swerved in front of a semi truck which nearly caused a chain reaction crash in 70 MPH traffic. The second vehicle, behind the one that cut off the semi, nearly rear ended us as we limped along at under 10 MPH. It was almost impossible to get the vehicle to the shoulder from the center lane in both instances. We purchased the vehicle used almost two years ago and have not received a safety notice concerning this defect.
Engine light came on. Car is 38 months old, 24,818 miles. Fuel filler neck corroded through. $800 repair as it was just out of warranty
While leaving my place of work this afternoon the vehicle went into 'home mode', drastically reducing the speed and response (none or very limited acceleration available). I got off the roadway and used a wireless scanner and it reported no dtc codes, but an accelerator actuator stuck open. After removing the scan tool dongle and turning key completely off, it allowed me to drive 45 miles (my daily one way commute) with no issues. I'm certainly concerned of this happening on a bigger, faster highway. And, no, I didn't get no notice before the no-recall recall happened.
On august 12th, 2015, while driving on the highway at 65 MPH in the center lane, all of a sudden my car stalled and I was not able accelerate. The wrench light came on and I had to quickly coast off of the highway. Once I made it off of the highway I turned the car off and waited a few minutes. When I turned it back on, the wrench light went off and I was able to drive off. It happened again on aug. 14th and 15th, same situation...driving on the highway at 65 to 70 MPH. I have not taken my vehicle in to the dealership yet.
While I was driving on the highway my car stalled out. I was able to pullover on the side of the road. The car started like jerking. The wrench light came on as well as the engine light. It started right back up. It stopped for awhile, but it's been doing it more often now.
While slowing up to stop at intersection and pulling into drive gas goes wide open sticking. Barely could get vehicle to stop. After maxium pedal pressure was finally able to get vehicle stopped before wrecking into rd and or hittingthe car in my sisters drive. I was afraid to drive vehicle home from sisters house tonight. She witnessed the incident as a passenger in her drive.
The fuel nozzle got stuck in the capless system. Now I am driving with the nozzle stuck in my tank neck. I got the fire dept trying to remove the nozzle. It is really unsafe driving with the nozzle and the cap not perfectly closed. There are dozens of complaint out there on the internet and I wonder why ford has never done anything about that.
Car hesitates on acceleration. Happens intermittently but seems to be more prevalent in the morning when first taking off. Even after the car is warmed up and I stop for a light and then try to take off, it will at times hesitate to the point where I feel like I may get rear-ended.
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