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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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3FAHP0JG5AR••••••2012 Ford FUSION
This build draws 2.5× more complaints than the average 2012 Ford FUSION build (38 vs 15).
38on this build
2222on the model
144builds in total
1involved a crash
Most reportedPower Train 11Steering 9Vehicle Speed Control 8Electrical System 6
What owners of this build wrote
Vehicle Speed ControlcrashMar 2010
The contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was driving into a parking space at 1 mph when the vehicle suddenly lunged forward and crashed into a fenced barrier. There were no injuries but a police report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an automotive body shop but no…
SteeringMay 2023
Lost turn signal on front of car but have on back air bags or on recall do to Decoty air bags and my steering going down the road went from soft to hard and couldn’t turn my car at all loss of power steering
Service BrakesNov 2019
When my fusion hits a bump my brakes pedal goes almost to the floor. When I brake hard and turn wheels my brake pedal goes almost to the floor. When I brake on wet pavement my brake pedal almost goes to the floor. When my brake pedal almost goes all the way to the floor and I…
Air BagsFeb 2018
Takata recall. The contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 18V046000 (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…
Electrical SystemFeb 2015
2010 ford fusion sel. 2010 ford fusion sel. At approximately 50,000 miles I experienced a driver heated seat failure while in a cold climate below 40 degrees, heater element got really hot to the point where it was uncomfortable and burning skin on back and seat then a complete…
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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 3FAHP0JG5AR125058 · decoded Sep 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.