2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID Complaints

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED THE NICK NICHOLAS FORD INC (352-726-1231, 2901 FL-44, INVERNESS, FL 34453) AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

ISSUE WITH BLOWER MOTOR SHORTING OUT AND SMELL OF MELTING PLASTIC FROM BLOWER MOTOR CABLING. BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED ONCE AND HAS SINCE GONE OUT AGAIN DUE TO SAME ISSUE IN LESS THAN 1 YEAR.

SEVERAL TIMES WHEN I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OR JUST STARTING TO DRIVE MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. I THEN HAVE TO TURN THE MOTOR OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND THEN IT WILL BE ALRIGHT. TWICE I HAD PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE AND STARTED FORWARD IT WENT OUT AND ANOTHER TIME I HAD STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT AND STARTED TO GO AND IT WENT OUT AGAIN. I WAS ON A CITY STREET AT THE TIME.

I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 6/6/2018 AS OF TODAY 82/2018 MY AIR CONDITIONING HAS STOPPED WORKING 6 TIMES. THE WIRES UNDER THE DASH ARE EXTREMELY HOT AND THERE'S A "BURNING SMELL" COMING THROUGH MY VENTS. TONIGHT EVERY TIME I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON THE AIR CONDITIONING DIDN'T COME ON. THE WIRES THAT ARE CONNECTED TO THE BLOWER BOX APPARENTLY HAVE A SHORT ON IT. IT GOES OFF WHILE IN MOTION AND STOPPED. THIS ALONE ISN'T SAFE FOR AN INDIVIDUAL BUT HIGHLY UNSAFE FOR CHILDREN THAT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE

TAKATA RECALL - WE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD AND CONTACTED THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN JUNE 2018. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE DEALERSHIP WOULD HAVE THE PART TO FIX THE AIRBAG IN SEPTEMBER 2018, AND WE WERE GIVEN A RENTAL CAR IN THE MEANTIME. IT IS NOW 8/30/2018, WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT WHEN WE CAN HAVE THE CAR FIXED AND WERE TOLD IT HAS BEEN PUSHED TO THE 4TH QUARTER, SO NOW SOMETIME IN OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2018. THE CAR IS SITTING IN OUR DRIVEWAY, NOW WITH A DEAD BATTERY, AND WE PLANNED TO GIVE IT TO OUR NEWLY LICENSED 16-YEAR-OLD. THIS HAS BEEN AN UNREASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME AND IS CAUSING MY FAMILY HARDSHIP.

SEAT: HEATING ELEMENT IN LEATHER SEAT WENT BAD. TEMP WAS GREATER THAN 150 DEGREES. AIR CONDITIONING: BLOWER MOTOR FAN CONTROL WENT OUT 2 TIMES WITHIN 600 MILES (82,100 AND 82,600)

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BILLY HOWELL FORD LINCOLN (1805 ATLANTA HWY, CUMMING, GA 30040, (770) 887-2311) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V340000 (STEERING) AND 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED CASE NUMBER: CAS15441933. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS) AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING).

SUN VISORS DO NOT STAY IN THEIR SEATING CLIPS. THIS CAUSES THEM TO FALL INTO OUR FIELD OF VISION UNEXPECTEDLY. ALSO, WHEN USING THEM, THEY DROOP INTO OUR FIELD OF VISION

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V024000 (AIR BAGS); 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. THE DEALER (COLLEGE STATION FORD, 1351 EARL RUDDER FWY. S, COLLEGE STATION, TX 77845, (979) 431-3382) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM 35MPH TO TAKE A RH TURN INTO PARKING LOT. UPON INITIATING TURN, POWER STEERING FAILED & SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FAILURE OCCURRED AS VEHICLE HAD STARTED TURN, CREATING AN IMMEDIATE HIGH-FORCE PULL TO THE LEFT AND REQUIRING CORRECTIVE DRIVER ACTION TO CONTINUE WITH THE RIGHT TURN OR IMPACT CARS IN THE PARKING LOT. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE TURN AND BRING VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP, ALBEIT VERY DIFFICULT GIVEN GRIP STRENGTH REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN TURN ON STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT POWER STEERING. UPON