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Has anyone had this issue? When plugging in my Ford Fusion Energi to a Level 1 or Level 2 charge I get a flashing ring port (I heard it called "the flashing ring of death") and it never charges. I am heading to the dealer this morning to see if I can get any help. [Video] http://youtu.be/UX-PZa2Wtzk On the inside display I see "Fault - Inside Car". I have had my Fusion for more then a year and I love my car. This is the first major issue I have had. I hate driving on gas so I need to get this fixed.

Well, I've had my first unusual, significant concern with my ride. 26k miles on it, bought new 2013. In general, I've never had a problem with the car aside from some annoyances, such as having the FCIM take a crap on me. Replace, update, done. Calibrations are all up to date. I have never put the car under heavy acceleration before today. Was at a rest stop with 2 lanes of traffic closed, so not much of a re-entry ramp. I saw an opening, hit the gas while in EV Later mode (about 80% of wide open, didn't even reach the yellow part of the power meter), got up to about 35MPH and heard the engine RPMs go way up while feeling the car reduce acceleration speed, and had the MIL or check engine light start flashing at me. I had too much traffic behind me and no place to pull off so I continued to accelerate to speed. No warnings about stopping safely, etc. Once I hit the needed speed (for me, 65MPH), the ICE returned to normal RPMs, and it behaved as normal. After a few cycles of hybrid and having the ICE alternate between EV and running, the MIL went dark, which took about 3 minutes. This was all in EV Later. I'm sort of wondering if the battery was reaching the bottom threshold of hybrid, so therefore it came out of power depletion mode while under heavy acceleration. That would explain the reduction in power... however... it doesn't explain the flashing MIL. I'm going to try pulling codes from it tomorrow and see if anything is stored. I was reluctant to try it again since I was about 90 miles from home, but now that I am home, I'm going to wind up destroying my driving score to try to get it to do that again. If it does, off to the dealership I go. Yay for a 5 year powertrain warranty and Ford Premiumcare. The car has been babied... usually no more than 2 1/2 bars of acceleration... ECO cruise used... never really travel faster than 65. I love the car and I know and understand issues happen. Now the fun part of trying to get it to do it again, especially while in dealership hands.