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2012 Ford Fusion drivetrain & axles problems

156 complaints about drivetrain & axles have been filed for the 2012 Ford Fusion, which is 5% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
156 5% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
51,000 miles 125 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
3 and 0
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When drivetrain & axles problems show up

Drivetrain & axles complaints by mileage, 2012 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 51,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 28 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 22 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 19 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 16 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 15 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 11 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 7 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 2 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 51,000 miles
Based on 125 complaints that include mileage. 55% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles28
20k to 40k miles22
40k to 60k miles19
60k to 80k miles16
80k to 100k miles15
100k to 120k miles11
120k to 140k miles7
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles2
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 125 drivetrain & axles complaints that report mileage, the median is about 51,000 miles, and 55% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 3 crashes.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 ford fusion. While the vehicle was parked with the key removed from the ignition, it rolled away and crashed into another parked vehicle. There were no injuries and a police report was not filed. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing or repairs. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not included in a recall. The contact was referred to NHTSA. The approximate failure mileage was 141,000.

Reported at 141,000 miles, March 2019 Crash

Yesterday 2/15/2020 out of no where the (service power steering now, and the advance trac light came on under normal driving conditions doing 55MPH on a curvy road. The problem is common and very unsafe for drivers. Not to mention extremely expensive to fix. Now why is it that only some of the cars are covered in the recall when all fords with the newly designed electronic steering are affected by the failure of this system!

Reported at 130,000 miles, February 2020

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