2011 Ford Fusion Hybrid Driver assistance Problems

MY DASH WARNING LIGHTS FOR THE BRAKE SYSTEM, ADVANCED TRACTION CONTROL, BRAKE FAILURE, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALL OF A SUDDEN AND MY BRAKE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR WHEN I WAS COMING TO A STOP... ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MY BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS ARE ALL IN GOOD SHAPE. MY TIRES ARE IN GREAT SHAPE AS WELL. THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR.

NHTSA ID

11231854

Incident

Jul 12, 2019

Mileage

108,000 mi

POWER STEERING FAILURE AFTER WARNING AS VEHICLE WAS STARTED. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH SUPERHUMAN EFFORT DIRECTLY TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER IN ESCONDIDO, CALIFORNIA WHERE WE WERE WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. INTERNET SOURCES INDICATE THAT THIS FAILURE IS COMMON AND WE IDENTIFIED A RECALL RELATED TO THE ISSUE. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING RACK AND REFUSED TO APPLY THE KNOWN ISSUE RECALL. THE DEALER STATED THAT ALTHOUGH OUR VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE HERMOSILLO PLANT DURING THE TIME PERIOD STATED IN THE RECALL, OUR VIN DID NOT REGISTER THE RECALL.

NHTSA ID

11204156

Incident

Apr 24, 2019

Mileage

81,032 mi

I WAS DRIVING RIGHT BEFORE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND THE SERVICE ADVANCTRAC AND POWER STEERING LIGHTS CAME ON. I STOPPED MY CAR AT THE LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO HAVE WENT AWAY; HOWEVER, THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.

NHTSA ID

11129342

Incident

Sep 12, 2018

Mileage

122,000 mi

WE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON OUR FORD FUSION HYBRID 2011 BECAUSE THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH AND THE CAR SHUDDERED AND WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. WE ALSO HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED. FORD'S "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03" COVERS THE FUSION 2011 MODEL BUT EXPLICITLY DOES NOT COVER THE HYBRID. APPARENTLY THEY DO NOT WANT THEIR HYBRID CUSTOMERS TO BE SATISFIED. IT IS VERY UNSAFE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY CAN FAIL AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND ALLOWING FORD TO WAIT UNTIL IT HAS FAILED TO REPLACE IT, AND REFUSING TO COVER THE COST FOR HYBRID MODELS, IS UNACCEPTABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT LOW SPEED WHEN IT FAILED.

NHTSA ID

11114431

Incident

Jul 23, 2018

Mileage

78,000 mi

SISTER WAS DRIVING A 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID HOME FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 80MPH AS SHE LOST POWER STEERING. SHE WENT UP AN EMBANKMENT AND FLEW THREW THE AIR AND HIT A PILLAR. WE KNOW ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT WAS COMING ON THE DAY BEFORE THAT FROM HER GOOGLE ACTIVITY. SHE WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO TELL US BECAUSE SHE DIED IN THE CRASH THAT WAS CAUSE FROM THE POWER STEERING LOSS ON 8/29/17. SHE WAS 17 YRS OLD. THIS IS A TRAGIC LOSS FOR OUR FAMILY AND IS NOT OK FOR FORD TO SELL CARS LIKE THIS. SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!!!!

NHTSA ID

11044929

Incident

Aug 29, 2017

Mileage

69,800 mi

I AM CONTACTING YOU REGARDING A FATAL CAR ACCIDENT THAT MY SISTER WAS JUST KILLED IN ON 8/29/17. SHE DROVE A 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID. MY MOTHER DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE ISSUES MANY PEOPLE HAVE WITH THESE MODEL CARS. SHE WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT THE CAR IF SHE DID. MY SISTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN WITNESSES SAID THAT FOR REASONS UNKNOWN TO THEM OUT OF NO WHERE MY SISTERS CAR VEERED TO THE RIGHT ONTO AN OVERPASS EMBANKMENT ON I-580 AT THE 132 OVER PASS CROSSING JUST WEST OF VERNALIS, CA. SHE THEN WENT OVER THE ENTIRE EMBANKMENT AND BECAME AIRBORNE FOR 127 FEET BEFORE SMASHING INTO THE CONCRETE PILLAR THAT SUPPORTS THE 132 BRIDGE. SHE WAS KILLED INSTANTLY AND PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT 4:10 PM. IN THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL COLLISION REPORT IT SAYS THAT THE CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS AN UNSAFE RIGHT TURN. BUT THERE IS NO ROAD TO TURN ON, SO WHY WOULD SOMEONE TURN THERE? SHE DID NOT TRY TO TURN, WE BELIEVE THAT HER STEERING WHEEL VEERED TO THE RIGHT AND LOCKED UP ON HER MAKING HER LOSE CONTROL OF HER CAR. THIS IS BECAUSE THROUGH 2010 TO 2013 FORD FUSION MODELS HAVE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE EPAS STEERING SUDDENLY GOING OUT AND KICKING THE MANUAL STEERING IN. IN 2015 THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE EPAS STEERING. WHEN I CHECKED MY SISTERS VIN # TO HER CAR, IT LISTS 2 RECALLS, ONE BEING THE EPAS STEERING AND THE OTHER BEING THE AIRBAG RECALL THAT WAS A MAJOR ISSUE AS WELL. WE ARE NOT CONCERNED WITH THIS BEING THE CAUSE OF MY SISTERS ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONCERNED WITH THE EPAS STEERING AND HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THE RECALL, ENOUGH TO KNOW THAT THIS IS WHAT MALFUNCTIONED IN HER VEHICLE AND CAUSED HER TO CRASH, KILLING HER.

NHTSA ID

11043769

Incident

Aug 29, 2017

Mileage

69,305 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 29,237. UPDATED 01/31/2017*CT

NHTSA ID

10937063

Incident

Dec 12, 2016

Mileage

29,237 mi

POWER STEERING AND ADVANCETRAC FAILED DURING DRIVING. THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN. I BARELY COULD AVOID A COLLISION. IN AN EARLIER EVENT, THE HYBRID SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED AND THE CAR ACCELERATED WITH MAXIMUM ELECTRIC POWER DESPITE THE FOOT BEING OFF THE ACCELERATOR. THE VEHICLE COULD BE STOPPED AND AND WORKED AGAIN NORMALLY AFTER TURNING OFF THE IGNITION KEY.

NHTSA ID

10811046

Incident

Dec 17, 2015

Mileage

40,799 mi

LOST POWER STEERING AND THE ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM. THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TO HARD TO TURN FOR MY WIFE AND MADE THE CAR UNDRIVEABLE. IT WAS TRAILERED TO A DEALER FOR REPAIR. THIS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS YEAR AND VERY COSTLY TO FIX.

NHTSA ID

10732591

Incident

Jun 29, 2015

Mileage

55,003 mi

ACCELERATION WENT OUT. JUST QUIT WORKING WHILE ON INTERSTATE. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER THREE LANES TO SHOULDER. FORD DEALER MECHANIC TOLD ME "HAVE TO RESET COMPUTER. THAT IT HAPPENS". IT WAS SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. FIRST TIME WAS THREE YEARS AGO WHILE PULLING OUT OF PARKING LOT. *TR

NHTSA ID

10712100

Incident

Nov 1, 2014

Mileage

52,259 mi

DRIVE BY WIRE THROTTLE BODY FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO LOSS ALL POWER ON CROWDED HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED. HAD TO CROSS SEVERAL LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO OFF HIGHWAY SAFELY. BARELY AVOIDED SEVERAL ACCIDENTS TRYING TO GET PULLED OUT OF TRAFFIC LANES. *TR

NHTSA ID

10641849

Incident

Oct 6, 2014

Mileage

41,337 mi

THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONTROL PANEL WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED. IT FELT LIKE IT STALLED OUT. THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR HAS VERY LOW MILES ON IT AND IS PRACTICALLY BRAND NEW. I DID NOT FEEL SAFE. *TR

NHTSA ID

10627988

Incident

Aug 24, 2014

Mileage

19,279 mi