2012 Ford Fusion wheels problems
Owners reported wheels problems in 29 complaints for the 2012 Ford Fusion, <1% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 29 1% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 88,000 miles 18 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When wheels problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 4 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 2 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 18 wheels complaints that report mileage, the median is about 88,000 miles, and 39% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
"takata recall" I received the notification concerning the airbag recall in the mail the day before the vehicle was involved in an accident and was eventually considered to be a total loss. The airbag in the drivers side did deploy and pieces of what I thought were glass were embedded in my skin on my left hand though there wasn't any glass in that area that seemed to be loose. I also noticed that the airbag continued to burn for an extremely long time.
It all started with slipping and movement in the front left tire. It so happened to be the axle and steering knuckle. As I was doing a tire rotation I noticed that the rear left tire has a wavy inside pattern worn out and the right rear tire is worn out from the inside. From my understanding all the wheels have to be adjusted correctly because if I were to buy a new set of tires they will be worn out the same way I found the original set and all tires should be worn out evenly if there is not a problem with the…
Other problems reported for the 2012 Ford Fusion
- Steering 1,482 complaints
- Air bags 406 complaints
- Electrical system 164 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 156 complaints
- Engine 116 complaints
- Brakes 115 complaints
- Body & structure 100 complaints
- Cruise control 86 complaints