2013 Ford Fusion — Problems & Complaints
NHTSA has 1,957 owner complaints on file for this vehicle. Every report below was filed by a real owner with the US government's road-safety agency.
Ford Fusion — Complaints by Model Year
Years flagged AVOID have at least twice this model's average complaint count — the strongest public-data signal of a bad year.
5,129 complaints
2,794 complaints
2,616 complaints
1,957 complaints
1,430 complaints
1,066 complaints
1,722 complaints
1,111 complaints
442 complaints
378 complaints
183 complaints
What Owners Complain About Most
Recent Owner Reports
Steering stopped working during drive home. It is now at my house. Safety was impacted because it became problematic during the drive. I had an independent mechanic evaluate the car today, he stated that this make and model of a vehicle is known to have this problem, and diagnosed it with a need to replace the steering rack. A warning appeared during the drive right before we …
MY 2013 FORD FUSION POWER STEERING FAILED, GET POWER ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE AS WELL AS LANE ASSIST FAILURE MESSAGE VERY DANGEROUS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT HAD TO USE EXCESSIVE STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE LOW POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PAUL CERAME FORD (11400 NEW HALLS FERRY ROAD, FLORISSANT, MO 63033, (314) 838-2400) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE V…
The contact owns a 2013 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while her son was driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled with a whining sound coming from the vehicle. There was no warning light illuminated. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic where the vehicle was diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was then towed to another independent mecha…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INDICATING SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HERB CHAMBERS FORD OF WESTBOROUGH (310 TURNPIKE RD, RTE. 9, WESTBOROUGH, MA 01581) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED BY THE DEALER TO THE MANUFACTURER …
Recalls & Crash Tests
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Problems Checker
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