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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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1FAHP3F23CL••••••2012 Ford FUSION
This build draws 6.5× more complaints than the average 2012 Ford FUSION build (100 vs 15).
100on this build
2220on the model
144builds in total
4involved a crash
3injuries
Most reportedPower Train 47Steering 25Structure 12Engine 10
What owners of this build wrote
Air BagscrashNov 2020
My two sons were turning left when they were t-boned by another vehicle. My sons vehicle was struck in the right rear. The side air bags went off but not the two fronts. Also their seat belts did not tighten. Bc of this both sons suffered tbi's, one very severe and is still…
Power TraincrashJul 2019
Have been under a recall regarding the transmition on my 2012 ford focus for 7 years. Have been very patient dealing with the dealership. They've told me that the parts on back order, did a computer fix multiple times and told me to drive the car as is... Stopped answering my…
SteeringcrashJul 2012
In june 2012, my daughter was driving and her front passenger tire exploded. This was the 3rd set of new tires we had placed on this vehicle (by 30,000 miles - averaging 10,000 miles per set of tires). Then in july 2012, she was driving home and started to skid. She was not able…
Fuel/propulsion SystemDec 2022
My car is often displaying a pending P1450 (unable to bleed up fuel tank vacuum) check engine light code. Whenever, I fill my car with gas, it take a few tries to get the car to start. My car has also lost power several times while driving without warning - and took a while to…
Electrical SystemNov 2019
The car stalled while driving. The engine shut off and unable to restart. Had it towed to autonation in tustin and are refusing to fix it because part of the power module is broken. They are trying to say it has been tampered with. Reprogramming the power module is part of the…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 1FAHP3F23CL379237 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.