2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

THE STEERING ISSUE ON THE CAR HAPPENED ONLY TWO WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. CAR BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, THOUGHT PERHAPS FOR SOME REASON THERE WAS NO FLUID IN IT. CAM TO LEARN THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT USE A POWER STEERING PUMP, RATHER IT HAS AN ELECTRIC MOTOR THAT ASSISTS THE STEERING. AFTER DOING SOME SEARCHES, I FOUND OUT THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE. CONTACTED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN TO HAVE IT CHECKED OUT, CAME TO LEARN THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED TO THE COST OF 1500.00... I AM BESIDE MYSELF AS I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR!!! THIS IS A RECALL ITEM, BASED ON ALL THE REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE, FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE HERE AND REALIZE THEY HAVE A PROBLEM AND BAD DESIGN TO GET THESE COMPONENTS REPLACED OUT ON THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE SERIOUSLY GETS INJURED. THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN THIS GOES OUT AND IF SOMEONE LIKE AN OLDER PERSON OR YOUNGER INEXPERIENCED DRIVER RUNS INTO THIS SITUATION THE PROBLEM IS GOING TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY... THE FAILURE HAPPENS WITHOUT ANY INDICATIONS. FORD RECALL THE PART AND FIX THESE CARS!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP SIGN HE WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE WHICH CAUSED HIM TO CRASH INTO THE BACK OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

I WAS IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC TO TURN LEFT AT A TURN SIGNAL. THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME WENT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED YELLOW, THE TRUCK IN FRONT OF ME STOPPED. I WENT FROM ACCELERATING TO BRAKING, AND THE BRAKE WAS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, BUT THE CAR WAS STILL ACCELERATING. I OBVIOUSLY REAR-ENDED THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. HE SAID HE COULD SEE ME AND LET OFF HIS BRAKE WHEN HE REALIZED MY CAR WASN'T STOPPING. LUCKILY, NO ONE WAS INJURED. I HAVE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT TONIGHT AT A DEALERSHIP. THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITHOUT INCIDENT, AND I THOUGHT I WAS JUST IMAGINING IT. *JS

TOOK MY FUSION IN FOR OIL CHANGE AND TIRE ROTATION. TECHNICIAN NOTIFIED ME THEY CANNOT ROTATE TIRES WITHOUT DAMAGING LUG NUTS. FORD USED SLEEVED LUG NUTS (CHROME SLEEVE OVER STEEL LUG NUT) SO WHEN THE LUG NUT CORRODES UNDERNEATH THE SLEEVE EITHER FALLS OFF (REDUCING THE DIAMETER OF THE NUT SO THE WRENCH ROUNDS OFF THE LUG NUT) OR IT SWELLS (INCREASING THE DIAMETER OF THE LUG NUT SO THE WRENCH WILL NOT PROPERLY FIT ONTO THE LUG NUT). THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. HOW DO YOU PROPERLY ROTATE YOUR TIRES AT THE RECOMMENDED INTERVALS IF THE FACTORY LUG WRENCH WILL NOT FIT THE LUG NUTS? AND IF YOU HAD A FLAT IN A REMOTE AREA HOW COULD YOU CHANGE YOUR TIRE AND DRIVE TO SAFETY? WHEN I CALLED FORD MOTOR CO. THEY TELL ME THIS IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY OR RECALL SO THEY WILL NOT REMEDY THE SITUATION. VERY DISAPPOINTING THAT FORD WOULD PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS AT RISK AND NOT STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT FOR SUCH A BASIC YET CRUCIAL COMPONENT OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

WHEN I START MY CAR AND DRIVE OUT OF PARKING IT SPUTTERS FOR A BIT. THEN LATER ON I WILL COMPLETELY LOOSE THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I LOOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN. HAS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A INTERSECTION, AND SIDE ROADS. I HAD THE THROTTLE REPLACED AND IT STILL HAPPENS...... *TR

GOOD DAY, I BOUGHT MY CAR USED BACK IN 2011. I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES IN THE 3 YEARS REGARDING THE TINTED WINDOWS. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY WORK DONE ON THEM WHILE I OWNED THE VEHICLE EITHER. LAST WEEK THE SERVICE STATION REJECTED AN INSPECTION STICKER DUE TO THIS ISSUE. MY WINDOWS ARE AT A 27 AND I WAS TOLD THAT SHOULD BE AT A 35. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING AT CARS TODAY WHO'S TINTED WINDOWS DO NOT LOOK ANY DIFFERENT THAN MINE AT ALL. WHY ARE SOME PEOPLE ALLOWED TO GET AWAY WITH SOME THINGS IF ITS THE LAW... AND OTHERS DO NOT? PLEASE ADVISE. UNFAIR TREATMENT! THE LAW IS THE LAW AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE A REJECTION WHEN EVERYONE ELSE IS DRIVING AROUND WITH THE SAME TINT. DID THE LAW RECENTLY CHANGE? THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS MATTER. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON N THE CAR KINDA JUST GOT STUCK IN MOTION SOMEONE ALMOST SLAMMED IN THE BACK OF ME IT JERKED WON'T KEEP GEARS AFTER I TOOK IT TO THEM THEY SAID THEY WON'T FIX IT AND MADE IT WORSE AND THERE ARE RECALLS ON ALL THE STUFF THAT'S GOING WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY MISDIAGNOSED WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT I WILL N EVER PURCHASE FROM FORD AGAIN! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND LOST POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AN HOUR LATER AND RESUMED TO NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,800.

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THE DANGEROUS ACCELERATION ISSUE THE FUSIONS ARE HAVING. MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ONCE I HAVE LOST POWER AND THE CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. THE ISSUE BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2014 AND WORSENED TODAY, JUNE 4, 2014. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WRENCHES. I HAVE ONLY TRAVELED BACK ROADS AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AT A HIGH SPEED DUE TO FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SO, I AM TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON TOMORROW, JUNE 5TH TO HAVE MY SIMILAR ISSUE DIAGNOSED. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL ONLY BE FOR AN UPDATE TO MY POWER TRAIN SYSTEM; WHICH IS NOT WHAT I READ IN THE LETTER. I WANT TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE SO TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE AND MORE DANGEROUS FAILURES. I AM ALSO FEARFUL BECAUSE OF THE 'ONE-TIME' REPAIR PROGRAM, I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK AND A BUNCH OF MONEY SHOULD MY THROTTLEBODY FAIL AFTER THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE. *TR

WHEN OUR VEHICLE A 10'FORD FUSION SEL SEDAN STARTED THIS THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SHAKE AND DIE WHEN THE SPEED WOULD EXCEED FORTY MPH THEN AFTER A COUPLE DAYS OF NOT BEIN ABLE TO DRIVE OVER FORTY MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO AT ALL IT WOULD START AND JERK AND DIE TO THE POINT THAT THE VEHICLE COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. *TR

IT STARTED OUT THAT WHEN I FILLED UP MY FUEL TANK I WOULD TRY TO START THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START, I WOULD HAVE TO TRY SEVERAL TIMES THEN IT WOULD START. IT THEN STARTED SHAKING AND IDLING ROUGH WHEN I CAME TO A STOP. THEN AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT JUST DIED. I WOULD PULL OVER AND START AGAIN THEN WOULD DIE. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE VAPOR LOCK THAT WENT BAD WHICH IN TURN CAUSED GAS TO GET INTO MY OIL. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS PART CAUSED FUEL TO GET INTO THE VAPOR CANISTER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWED ME THAT SEVERAL FORD FUSION WITH THE CAP LESS FUEL HAS CAUSED SEVERAL PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE SINCE STATED THEY HAVE UPGRADED THE CAP LESS GAS TANK BUT WHAT ABOUT THE 2010. IT ENDED UP COSTING ME 700 FOR BOTH PARTS BUT THE ISSUE THAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. PLEASE HELP..... *TR

EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IN ATTEMPTING TO GET UP TO 60 MPH ON A LOCAL 4 LANE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LURCHED WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE GEARS. THE VEHICLE CANNOT ACCELERATE SMOOTHLY AND REVS INCONSISTENTLY. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES AT 30,000 MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHAULED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A DEALER TO REPROGRAM THE COMPUTER AND REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V232000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AFTER A FILL-UP A SMELT GAS, ONCE I CHECKED UNDER THE VEHICLE I COULD SEE FUEL LEAKING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE GAS TANK. MY MECHANIC HAS REMOVED THE TANK AND FOUND CORROSION AND A SPLIT IN THE TOP OF THE TANK. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE BRAND NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, AND AS FAR AS I KNOW IT HAS NEVER BEEN SUBMERGED IN WATER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE ROADS WERE BUMPY WHICH CAUSED THE AIRBAG LIGHT TO TURN ON . THE LIGHT DOES NOT TURN OFF EVEN AFTER THE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN. THE CAR IS IN NEED OF REPAIR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE STOPPED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE ENGINE SOON WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL LINE AND FLAP NEEDED TO BE CLEANED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE STRUCK A CURB AND THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,927.

I BOUGHT MY 2010 FORD FUSION SEL V6 WITH 12000 MILES AND DRIVE IT DAILY 120 MILES/DAY TO WORK. IT HAS 106,000 MILES NOW. LAST WEEK, FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" INDICATORS FLASHED ON WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AT NIGHT, USING CRUISE CONTROL. ARRIVED HOME SAFELY, NEXT MORNING, NO POWER STEERING. DROVE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO HOOKED IT UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, AND CLEARED MESSAGES, POWER STEERING NOW FUNCTIONING AGAIN. THE SECOND TIME THIS OCCURRED THE DEALERSHIP LOOKED AT SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE WHEEL ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. I HAVE NOT USED CRUISE CONTROL WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE SECOND EPISODE, NEARLY A YEAR AGO. LAST WEEK, WHEN THE THIRD FAILURE OCCURRED, MY FRIEND WAS DRIVING THE CAR AND HAD ACTIVATED THE CRUISE CONTROL, AND I HAD WARNED HIM THAT I BELIEVED THERE WAS SOME RELATIONSHIP FACTOR WITH USING CRUISE CONTROL AND THE LOSS OF POWER STEERING. I DRIVE QUITE ROUGHLY, AGGRESSIVELY, AND HAVE HIT MANY BUMPS WITH NO LOSS OF POWER STEERING. DURING THE FIRST AND SECOND OCCURRENCE THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ACTIVATED, A ROUGH SPOT WAS ENCOUNTERED, AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW -ADVANCETRAC" MESSAGES CAME ON, WITH CONSEQUENTIAL LOSS OF POWER STEERING. NO MECHANICAL WORK SEEMS TO MATTER, ONLY EFFECTIVE ACTION IS CLEARING THE MESSAGES AND REESTABLISHING POWER STEERING BY HOOKING UP TO DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A SOFTWARE GLITCH MAYBE INVOLVING A SENSOR. I AM NOT A MECHANIC. WILL THE RECALL/REPLACEMENT OF THROTTLE ASSEMBLY SOLVE THIS PROBLEM?? FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND RESPOND TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 30 MPH THE ENGINE WILL LOOSE POWER AND THE RPMS WILL DROP AND THEN REV BACK UP. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THERE IS A QUICK ACCELERATION, LIKE MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY, PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET. THE WORST EXPERIENCE HAPPENED JUST LAST NIGHT, MARCH 2,2015. I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP ON TO A BUSY STREET AND THE CAR STUTTERED AND SHOOK AS IF IT WAS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OF THE CAR AND TRAFFIC WAS COMING TOWARDS ME IN BOTH DIRECTIONS. OUT OF NOWHERE THE VEHICLE CLICKED INTO GEAR AND ACCELERATED. WE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY LAST YEAR AND ARE STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS. REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY HAS MADE NO DIFFERENCE. THIS VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE TO DRIVE IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 19V001000 (AIR BAGS) AND 14E028000 (EQUIPMENT), BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE EQUIPMENT RECALL CAMPAIGN AND WAS CHECKING WITH THE MANUFACTURER. AUBURN FORD (1650 GRASS VALLEY HWY, AUBURN, CA 95603, (888) 823-6591) WAS CONTACTED AND WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING, EVEN AS I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND A/C STAYED ON. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF AT LEAST 50 MPH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. AS I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR RUMBLED AND SHUDDERED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. FORD COVERED THE PROBLEM UNDER AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY BY NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT AT HIGH SPEED. IN THIS AREA, HAVING A CAR SUDDENLY DIVE FROM 50 MPH TO ALMOST NOTHING CAN GET YOU KILLED. THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL, RATHER THAN WAITING TO SEE WHO SURVIVES THE PROBLEM TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. *TR

TAKATA INFLATORS

THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION THAT I PURCHASED LAST MONTH. THE CAR FELT AS IF IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, IT OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED, THOUGH IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD SAYS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR, AND I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH CAME ON. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE CAR ACTED FINE BUT REPEATED THIS PROCESS 5 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME.CAUSING CARS TO ALMOST RUN IN TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. FOUND ON LINE WHERE, FORD WAS EXTENDING A WARRANTY ON 2010 FUSION THROTTLE BODY FOR 150,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BELMONT,NC AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS TRUE IF IT WAS INDEED THE THROTTLE BODY. CALLED BACK LATER TO CHECK AND SAID THAT IT WAS INDEED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT MY CAR EVEN THOUGH ITIS A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH LOW MILES IS NOT COVERED BUT HAD NO REASON WHY. *TR

DRIVING ON FWY AT 65 MPH WHEN ENGINE DIES IN MY 10 FUSION! PUSHING GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN NO ACTION RPM GAUGE TO 0 AS I MOVED TO SHOULDER. MY GOD WAS WATCHING OVER ME AS I HAVE NO IDEA HOW I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER AVOIDING CARS ALL AROUND ME AND NOT CAUSING A WRECK OR GETTING HURT. CAR STARTED UP AFTER 5 MINUTES OF PRAYERS AND DROVE TO DEALER WHO WAS LESS THAN 1 MILE AWAY. CAR DIED AGAIN 200 YARDS FROM DEALERSHIP BUT STARTED UP AND MADE IT TO DEALER. THEY RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM-THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND FORD HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY TO 150K ON CAR FOR THIS REASON VIA "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13NO3". ISSUE WAS FIXED NEXT DAY, CAR IS FINE NOW. HAD RECEIVED NOTIFICATION FROM FORD INDICATING THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY MAY DEVELOP CONTAMINATION..." THE FACT THAT THE CAR DIED AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AT FWY SPEEDS AND DID NOT GET HURT OR HURT ANYONE ELSE IS A MIRACLE. FORD RECOGNIZED THE PROBLEM AND CHOSE TO NOT ACT BUT CHOSE TO WAIT UNTIL A MECHANICAL FAILURE OCCURS BEFORE ACTING. I HAVE THIS QUESTION FOR FORD EXECUTIVES, KNOWING THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY MAY BE CONTAMINATED...." WOULD YOU ALLOW YOUR SONS AND/OR DAUGHTERS TO DRIVE A FORD? FORD WILL SPEND MILLIONS OF $'S PROMOTING THEIR VEHICLES INSTEAD OF PROACTIVELY CORRECTING THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. MY SON WILL BE 16 NEXT YEAR AND HE WANTS AN F150, MY DAUGHTER WILL BE 16 IN 3 YEARS AND SHE WANTS A MUSTANG. THEY WILL NOT BE DRIVING FORD PRODUCTS. I WILL ENSURE THAT ALL MY FAMILY/FRIENDS/PEERS AND ACQUAINTANCES HEAR OF MY NEAR DEATH EXPERIENCE DRIVING MY FUSION WHILE FORD KNEW THAT THERE MAY BE AN ISSUE AND DID NOT ACT. HERE'S A RECOMMENDATION TO FORD - REMOVE ME FROM YOUR MAIL ADVERTISING LIST AND SAVE SOME $. HERE'S A BETTER RECOMMENDATION PROACTIVELY CORRECT THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR DIES DRIVING A FORD THAT "MAY DEVELOP CONTAMINATION..." *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT STALLED, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAD NOT. BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD IT BEGAN VIOLENTLY JERKING THE WHOLE CAR. GAS AND BRAKE CONTROLS WERE EFFECTED AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND DIFFICULT TO STOP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD ONCE I GOT OFF THE ROAD. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A WRENCH LIGHT DURING THIS INCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE BODY SHOP I USE AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I WAS SCARED I WOULD BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN, I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I EVENTUALLY DID GET IT TO MY BODY SHOP, BUT THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX IT! *TR

SEVERAL INCIDENT OVER THE PAST TWO YEARS POWER STEERING WOULD DEFAULT, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, POWER STEERING DEFAULT WOULD APPEAR ON DASH. I WOULD TURN CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON THE POWER STEERING WOULD BE BACK ON. THIS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. ON MAY 15TH I PARKED MY CAR. WENT TO CHURCH, CAME OUT OF CHURCH, MOVED MY CAR TO A DIFFERENT PARKING SPOT, TURNED CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND HAS BEEN EVER SINCE. I WAS QUOTED AT 1800 TO GET IT FIXED BY DEALERSHIP. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 48,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING IT I NOTICED IT STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR. SO I TOOK ONE OF THE TIRES OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE PADS WERE BADLY WORN SO I WENT DOWN TO THE PART STORE, GOT NEW ROTORS AND PADS. AFTER INSTALLING, I NOTICED THE ROTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR HAD A LARGE CRACK ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ROTOR JUST UNDER WHERE THE PAD HITS THE ROTOR. IT IS ALMOST CRACKED ALL AROUND. I AM NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT TO ME, THAT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY; THESE ROTORS WERE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE FOR 48,000 MILES. ONE GOOD POT HOLE, AND THE WHOLE TIRE AND EVERYTHING COULD HAVE CAME OFF BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED ROTOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR UPDATED 11/10/2014 *JS

I AM A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER. I DEPEND ON FORD VEHICLES. MY LIFE, LITERALLY DEPENDS UPON IT. THAT BEING SAID, I WILL NEVER OWN A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 93,XXX MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK, MY FUSION LOST ALL POWER, AND FORCED ME TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS ACTION NEARLY RESULTED IN A MAJOR INJURY, REAR END COLLISION. ALL THIS OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY // U.S GOVERNMENT, IS BEYOND BELIEF. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY FROM AN OUTSIDE RETAILER, (NOT A FORD FACTOR PART) INSTALLED IT IN MY GARAGE, AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES AS OF THIS POSTING. HOW THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN JUSTIFY $400 TO $500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM PART, IS BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING. HOW IS THIS NOT YET A GOVERNMENT RECALL?? I MAY BE FORCED TO DRIVE FORD VEHICLES IN ORDER TO DO MY JOB, BUT TO REITERATE, MY FAMILY WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING. I AM GRATEFUL MY FUSION SHUT DOWN RATHER THAN ACCELERATE. I GUESS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MUST HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY. NOW IT JUST TAKES THE USELESS GOVERNMENT MORONS TO FORCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ADMIT TO, AND FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDDLE. THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY FOR A FEW SECONDS. A FEW DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER AND WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. AGAIN I REMOVED THE KEY AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE. HE COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. *JS

I HAD MY DAUGHTER AND 4 MONTH OLD GRANDSON WITH ME. WE DROVE 7 MILES TO TOWN TO GO TO GROCERY STORE WITH NO CAR TROUBLES. PARKED AND WENT INTO STORE UPON RETURNING AND STARTING MY VEHICLE IT STARTED DINGING AT ME AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHY UNTIL I TRIED TO PULL OUT AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. AT THIS POINT I NOTICED I HAD 2 MESSAGES "SERVICE ADVANCTRAC" AND "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD FOR MY POWER STEERING FLUID ONLY TO DISCOVER THAT I HAD NONE AND THAT THE CAR HAD ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED BOTH MESSAGES WENT AWAY AND CAR RAN FINE. IN JULY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS OUT OF STATE, 5 HRS FROM HOME, ON THE FREEWAY HEADING HOME WHEN I HAD TO PULL OFF AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND RESTART IT THEN I MADE IT HOME. IN SEPTEMBER IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME MY DAUGHTER HAD MY CAR COMING HOME FROM THE GROCERY STORE IN TOWN WITH HER 8 MONTH OLD SON COMING UP A HILL OUT OF TOWN LIMITS. SHE SHUT IT DOWN AND RESTARTED THEN MADE HOME. NOW ITS OCTOBER AND ON SUNDAY THE 26TH I DROVE TO TOWN FOR CHURCH WITH MY FOSTER SON AND THE CAR RAN FINE. WHEN I LEFT CHURCH I STARTED THE CAR AND BOTH MESSAGES APPEARED AGAIN BUT SHUTTING OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT FIX IT. I HAD TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING. MY HUSBAND DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY FOR 1/2 HR AND THAT DIDN'T FIX IT EITHER. I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN THE 2010-2012 FORD FUSION AND ITS A COSTLY PROBLEM THAT I CANT PAY FOR SO NOW MY CAR HAS TO SIT AND I HAVE NO MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY SINCE I LIVE IN THE COUNTRY WITH NO PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. PLEASE HELP!! *TR

WHILE FILLING THE CAR WITH FUEL, IT WAS NOTICED THE STRONG ODOR OF GASOLINE PRESENT. UPON PARKING AT HOME, IT WAS NOTICED THE PRESENTS OF GASOLINE LEAKING FROM THE FUEL TANK. THIS HAD BEEN REPEATED ALL SUMMER OF 2014. I HAD BEEN ABLE TO DETERMINE THE LEAK WAS COMING FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE, ABOUT 6 INCHES FORWARD OF THE REAR TIRE. IF THE TANK WAS FULL, IN A MATTER OF HOURS THERE WOULD BE A POOL OF GASOLINE AND THE FUMES AROUND THE VEHICLE. THE FUMES ARE PRESENT EVEN OUTSIDE ON THE OPEN AIR. ON JANUARY 20, 2014 I HAD THE FUSION INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED, AUTO PARK FORD, STURGIS, MICHIGAN. THE MAIN REASON WAS FOR THE THROTTLE BODY RECALL. I ASKED THE SERVICE MANAGER TO DROP THE FUEL TANK AND TAKE A LOOK TO SEE WHY IT WAS LEAKING. WE HOPED IT WOULD BE A SEAL, WHICH WOULD NOT BE A BIG DEAL. HOWEVER, THEY FOUND A HOLE IN THE TANK, RUSTED THROUGH 1/4 OF THE WAY DOWN FROM THE TOP OF THE TANK. THE COST OF FIXING THE TANK IS OVER $1700.00, THIS IS BEYOND ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE A 2003 FORD EXPEDITION AND A 2006 CHEVY IMPALA AND DO NOT HAVE FUEL LEAKS. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY A NEWER VEHICLE WOULD HAVE SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. A SIMPLE SPARK COULD IGNITE THE FUMES PRESENT AND KILL MY FAMILY. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO EXCEPT HOPE THAT FORD LOOKS INTO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOT CONTACTED FORD. IF YOU WANT ANY FOLLOW UP CONVERSATION, PLEASE DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ME. RESPECTFULLY [XXX] [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).? *JB

ENGINE SPUTTERING, LOSS OF POWER ,CUT OFF THEN RESTART. MUTIPLE TIMES TO GET HOME. MANUAL TRANSMISSION, REPLACED IGNITION COIL STILL HAPPENING, POSSIBLE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS.

WHILE DRIVING AT FREEWAY SPEED MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST ACCELERATION AND STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING (SURGING OUT OF CONTROL). THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WAS GREATLY DIMINISHED. THIS SITUATION COULD LEAD TO FATAL CRASH AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER AND GET THE CAR TOWED HOME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN WITH OUT WARNING THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DESK AND WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE A "COMPUTER GLITCH". I STARTED AND DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MILES BACK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN OUR LONG DRIVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE I COULD NOT DUPLICATE, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON MY ERRANDS. THIS TIME I TRAVELED ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE SAME POWER FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND AFTER 36 HRS HAD MY CAR BACK. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N03) AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. LUCKILY FOR ME MY EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ON A RURAL ROAD. HAD IT HAPPENED ON A MULTILANE, HIGH SPEED ROAD A VERY SERIOUS MULTICAR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD POWER ON BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE.

ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE DRIVERS DOOR TO OBTAIN FUEL. INTERNAL DOOR LATCH FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO LOWER DRIVERS WINDOW AND USE OUTER DOOR LATCH TO OPEN DOOR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WOULD HINDER OR PREVENT EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF A FIRE OR FLOOD, ESPECIALLY IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE DISABLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN HELPED FOR A BIT THEN ENGINE STARTED STUMBLING AGAIN. DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT REVEALED ERROR CODE P2111, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM -STUCK OPEN. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN (13N03) FOR THIS ISSUE THAT IS NOT ADVERTISED TO CONSUMERS UNLESS THEY RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY FOR MY 2010 FORD FUSION. I RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS IN THE MAIL LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS RECEIVING THIS WARRANTY. YESTERDAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATION AND MADE AN EXTREME JERK MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY- THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS AND ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE HIT ME. TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE, FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. I AM NOT COVERED FOR THEIR STUPID EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. FORD NEEDS A FULL RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE BEYOND WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY ALREADY CONNED ME INTO AN UNNECESSARY $1400 REPAIR BEFORE, NOW I FEEL THAT I AM ONLY BEING CONNED AGAIN. OWN UP TO YOUR MISTAKES FORD! I'M TIRED OF HAVING MY SAFETY AT RISK BECAUSE OF YOU! *TR

THE GAS TANK HISSES AND THE CAR BEGINS TO DIE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING IDOL. THE MANUAL STATES TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RELIEVE THE PRESSURE BY PUSHING THE CAP OF WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE FUEL IN THIS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN GAS IS PUT INTO THE CAR TO REFILL THE TANK THE CAR DOES NOT START INSTANTLY. THE IGNITION CONT. TO TURN OVER AND IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR THE CAR RUNS SLOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND DIE WHEN THE CAR STOPS FOR LIGHTS OR TO TURN. *TR

TRAVELING ON I-10 NEAR BEAUMONT TX, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER/SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, TACHOMETER JUMPING AND WITH BRAKES AND STEERING WORKING. I COULD NOT GET IDLE TO STEADY, WRENCH LIGHT ON; SO I SHUT DOWN ENGINE. RESTARTED WAS SLOW BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL DRIVING. NEXT MORNING TOOK IT TO KINSEL FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT OUT FRIDAY AND FOUND NO ISSUES. YESTERDAY MAY 3RD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. KNOWING THE POSTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, KINSEL SHOULD NOT HAVE SENT ME ON A 7 HOUR TRIP BACK TO DALLAS!!! THIS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. *TR

I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN IT LEFT OR RIGHT. I LUCKILY WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT WHERE I DRIFTED INTO AND CALL AAA. MY CAR HAD TO GET TOWED. WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

I WAS GOING AROUND A TURN AND MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND I COULD NOT TURN MY WHEEL RIGHT OR LEFT. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A PARKING LOT WHERE I DRIFTED INTO AND CALLED AAA. MY CAR HAD TO GET TOWED AND WAS NOT DRIVABLE. I HAD NO PRIOR WARNINGS BEFORE MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *TR

AS I WAS PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC FROM THE DRIVEWAY OF THE GROCERY STORE MY CAR SEEMED AS IF IT STALLED AS I WAS DRIVING. IT WOULD NOT MOVE AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. IT DID NOT GO OFF. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE. I PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON SO THE APPROACHING CARS COULD GO AROUND ME. I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO HESITATE A BIT BUT THEN STARTED AND I PROCEEDED TO GO HOME. THIS WAS THE SCARIEST THING I HAVE EVER EXPERIENCED. I AM JUST THANKFUL THAT MY KIDS AND I WERE NOT HURT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ABOUT 3 TO 4 MONTHS AGO. I DID NOT KNOW ABOUT THE RECALL AT THAT TIME. BOTH INCIDENTS OCCURRED WITHOUT NOTICE AND WHILE I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. WHILE ALL OTHER CONTROLS REMAINED (STEERING, BRAKING, HVAC), THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT ACTIVATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE INDICATED A TRANSMISSION ERROR. THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE MAKES IT VERY HARD TO POSITION THE VEHICLE SAFELY ON THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A FORD GARAGE WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. WHILE IT WAS A KNOWN ISSUE, FORD ONLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE ITEM AND DID NOT RECALL THE VEHICLE. GIVEN THE DANGER ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED BEFORE THE VEHICLE LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WHILE ON AN INTERSTATE. *TR

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, I NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE WHEEL STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF FUSION BUT MY CAR HAS MANUFACTURED ON 3/28/2009 AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 4/1/2009 THROUGH 4/30/2009. SINCE MY FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE RECALL ADDRESSES, I SUBMIT THAT THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES THAT FAILED TO GET COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THE DANGER OF THEM HAVING WHEEL BOLT FAILURES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND A REMEDY OFFERED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE IS UNABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD (CASE #CAS4265584) AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. NEITHER OF THOSE CONTACTED COULD OFFER A SOLUTION AND I AM LEFT WONDERING IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TT

2010 FORD FUSION SE 2.6L DROVE VEHICLE TO RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. WHEN WE CAME OUT AFTER APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS STARTED CAR, WITHIN 30 SECONDS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. PUT CAR IN REVERSE, TRIED TO DRIVE BUT WAS SO UNBELIEVABLY TIGHT, COULD ALMOST NOT TURN AT ALL. PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. WAITED APPROX 20 SECONDS AND RESTARTED CAR. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" LIGHT CAME IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. DROVE ACROSS PARKING LOT TO GAS STATION TO PURCHASE POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID...IT'S ELECTRICAL. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF AT THE GAS STATION EVIDENTLY THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF BECAUSE WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE. - I HAD MY FAMILY..2 SMALL KIDS AND HUSBAND IN THE CAR..THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING...AFTER DOING ALL THE RESEARCH TONIGHT ABOUT THIS FAILURE...I'M HONESTLY VERY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE MANY FUTURE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ABOUT 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE COMING UP FOR SURGERY...AND I'M SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING FORD'S THINKING ON NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS NO LONGER ABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WHILE I WAS DRIVING THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND AS I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS IT JUST INCREASED RPM'S BUT DIDN'T MOVE THE CAR. I PULLED OFF INTO A PARKING LOT TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND IT BEGAN TO RUN AGAIN, BUT LOST ALL COMPUTER INFORMATION SO THE MECHANIC COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE ALL POWER. I MADE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND LEFT IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT RAN. I TOOK IT TO A DEALER, WHERE FORD REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE EVEN THOUGH THE PART IS UNDER WARRANTY. DROVE THE CAR FOR THREE WEEKS AFTER THAT WHEN IT OCCURRED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE ONCE AGAIN FORD HAS REFUSED TO FIX THE ISSUE. *TR