2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

LOST POWER IN THE CENTER LANE OF I-75, ALMOST CAUSED A LARGE ACCIDENT. CAR WAS ROUGH IDLING IN MEDIAN. TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP,REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW I SEE THERE ARE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, I COULD HAVE KILLED SOMEONE! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE BRAKES FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS WERE BOTH ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE BOOSTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE REPAIR WOULD RECTIFY THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

NOTICED A NOISE IN THE REAR END OF OUR CAR IN DECEMBER. MADE APPOINTMENT ASAP WITH DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED CAR AT. NOISE WAS WORSE ON DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED REAR BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL. HAD BRAKE PADS AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED AND THEY GROUND DOWN AND FIXED REAR SLIDES. ON 03/18/2013 BRAKES WERE GOOD WITH 22,454 MILES. LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED ON 02/28/2012 BECAUSE OF 11S23 RECALL. FEEL BECAUSE CAR WAS BUILT IN MEXICO THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKE DISC AND THEY WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT. WE APPROACHED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NOT ACCEPTABLE. I TOLD THEM I WOULD COMPLAIN TO YOUR AGENCY. BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER-VERY PREMATURE WEARING. *TR

TRAVELING ON N.J. PARKWAY...SUDDENLY, ENGINE JUST STOPPED WORKING AND I HAD NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATOR. HAD BEEN IN MIDDLE LANE AT THE TIME AND AS I TRIED TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD CARS HAD TO SWERVE INTO AROUND ME BECAUSE OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF SPEED. I REPORTED THIS TO DEALER, BUT SERVICE MANGER ACCREDITED THE PROBLEM TO WATER IN GAS LINE OR DIRT IN FILTER. AS OF THIS WRITING, A RECALL WAS ISSUED FROM THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS, HAD IT REPAIRED 2 WEEKS AGO, BUT TODAY, SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION SEL V6 ENTERED VEHICLE FOR ERRAND. VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY, HOWEVER AFTER SHORT DISTANCE POWER STEERING ALMOST LOCKED UP, INFO ON DASH STATED SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAK SYSTEMS NOW. HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK WITH NEW FORD PARTS. FIRST ONE LASTED FOUR WEEKS THEN TROUBLE MESSAGE ON DASH ACTIVATED. VEHICLE STILL DROVE NORMALLY. UPON PARKING AND RESTARTING STEERING WAS ALMOST LOCKED UP AGAIN. REPLACED RACK SECOND TIME. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY FOR TWO WEEKS THEN SYSTEM ACTED AS IT HAD BEFORE THE FIRST RACK WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS STEERABLE FOR VERY STRONG PERSON BUT AVERAGE COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE, WOULD WITHOUT DOUBT LEAD TO CRASH AND INJURY WERE IT TO OCCUR WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 50MPH, SUDDENLY THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A PULL OFF SECTION ON SIDE OF ROAD. TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO KEEP GOING. THROTTLE BODY IS CAUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,459. *TR

COUPLE MONTHS AGO THE CAR STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS SHIFTING FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. THE MAIN PROBLEMS WAS FROM 1 TO 2. AT A TIME, ON A RED LIGHT, THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE FOR A FEW SECONDS EVEN THOUGH THE ACCELERATOR WAS BEING PRESSED. THEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JUMP AND STARTED GOING. THE CAR STARTED JUMP FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. LATER THERE WAS A TRANSMISSION OIL LEAK. AND THE CAR IS GETTING WORSE THERE IS NO SMOOTH TRANSITION BETWEEN THE VELOCITIES AND THE DEALER SAID WE HAD TO PAID FOR LABOR AND PARTS. IT SEEMS UNFAIR TO HAVE TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURER'S ISSUE. THE TRANSMISSION ON THIS MODEL IS DEFECTIVE AND THERE SHOULD BE A CHECK-OUT TO THIS PROBLEM. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN THE PAST 3 DAYS. AT THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, WE WERE DRIVING RATHER SLOWLY, APPX. 35 MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING, AND STARTED MISFIRING VIOLENTLY. DEPRESSING THE FUEL PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. THE YELLOW WRENCH WARNING ICON ON THE DASH WAS LIT. WE WERE GOING DOWN A SLIGHT HILL ON SIDE STREET, SO IT WAS EASY TO DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ALLOWED IT TO RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES, BUT IT CONTINUED TO MISFIRE AND SEEMED STARVED FOR FUEL. IT DID KEEP RUNNING FOR ABOUT 5-10 MINUTES MORE BEFORE WE SHUT IT OFF. WHILE WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK, MY HUSBAND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND RAN FINE WITH NO WARNING LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY THE MECHANIC CHECKED IT BUT COULD FIND NO ISSUE OR RECORD OF AN ERROR CODE. HE ADDED "DRY GAS" IN CASE THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO WATER FREEZING IN THE FUEL LINE. THE WEATHER IS QUITE COLD. THE THIRD DAY (TODAY) I FILLED THE FUEL TANK AND ADDED ANOTHER BOTTLE OF "DRY GAS". I DROVE APPX 35 MILES (IN SEVERAL SEGMENTS) THEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS IN TRAFFIC, GOING APPX 55 MILES PER HOUR. THE BEHAVIOR WAS IDENTICAL: PRONOUNCED MISFIRING, NO POWER, FUEL PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT, WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ON. I WAS FORTUNATE TO HAVE BARELY ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET MOST OF THE WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY. THIS TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS. AGAIN, IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE FINAL 6 MILES OF MY COMMUTE. IN RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, IT SEEMS THAT THE CAUSE MAY BE THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY. WE WILL BE TAKING THE CAR BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I WILL BE HAPPY TO REPORT BACK ON THE RESOLUTION. *TR

POWER STEERING FAILURE WHILE DRIVING. FORD ADVANCTRAK AWD FAILURE. TOTAL LOSS OF STABILITY/TRACTION CONTROL, ABS, AND STEERING. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HOME ON THE FREEWAY AT 3:30 PM DURING HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE CAR QUICKLY STARTED JERKING AND SLOWED DOWN FROM 55 MPH TO LESS THAN 20 MPH. SHE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT. UNFORTUNATELY, MY WIFE WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF HEAVY TRAFFIC AND SHE HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WHERE SHE PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. EVEN WHEN THE CAR WAS INITIALLY PLACED IN PARK IT CONTINUED TO JERK UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS SHUT-OFF. SHE INDICATED THAT THE CAR RIDE FELT SIMILAR TO A MECHANICAL BULL WITH ALL THE JERKING MOTION. NEEDLESS TO SAY MY WIFE WAS PETRIFIED WITH DRIVING OUR CAR AND FEARED FOR HER LIFE WITH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC! AFTER A FEW MINUTES SHE STARTED THE CAR AND IT APPEARED FINE FOR HER TO DRIVE (10 MILES) HOME. WHEN SHE GOT HOME WE CALLED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND COST OVER $600 FOR THE REPAIR WHICH IS OUTRAGEOUS SINCE WE HAVE LESS THAN 26,000 ACTUAL MILEAGE. THIS WAS A VERY SCARY AND UNSAFE SITUATION. WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T HAVE A CAR ACCIDENT. WE ARE CONCERNED THAT FORD MOTOR COMPANY IS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AND THEY ARE NOT BEING PROACTIVE TO CORRECT IT. WILL THIS BE ANOTHER TOYOTA CAMRY TRAGEDY WITH PEOPLE GETTING HURT AND / OR KILLED IN CAR ACCIDENTS BEFORE THIS PROBLEM GETS CORRECTED?????????? *TR

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WRENCH LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. TWO DAYS LATER, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. FOUR DAYS LATER, 55 MPH, SAME THING. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND CODE. CODE WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND AS P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON, THE PREVIOUS CODE, AND THAT I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME EXPERIENCE. APPARENTLY THEY CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE PART IF THEY DON'T EXPERIENCE IT THEMSELVES, AT LEAST NOT TO BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD IN IT. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING APPROX 25MPH, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN OFF VERY QUICKLY, THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION 5 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT OFF CAR. A HALF AN HOUR LATER, WENT TO TURN ON CAR AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC/SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE AT ALL LET ALONE TURN. HAD TO PUT HAZARDS ON AND CONTINUE DRIVING WHILE ALMOST HITTING ABOUT 5 CARS DUE TO NO POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY COSTLY PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND VERY MANY CASES OF THIS OCCURRED, I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2010 FUSIONS. *TR

AFTER GETTING GAS MY WIFE AND I PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND MID TURN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. NO WARNING STUCK RIGHT IN THE LANE OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. *TR

CAR GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE MANY TIMES. MY MOTHER DRIVES THIS CAR AND HAS ALMOST BEEN HIT BECAUSE OF IT GOING INTO "LIMP" MODE. THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT DEALER TO FIX (HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIR). *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE LOCAL HIGHWAY, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SHAKE. THE SERVICE AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT RUSH HOUR AND THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT. AFTER PULLING OFF OF THE ROAD, I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND BACK ON. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO OPERATE NORMALLY. THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW MILES LATER. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER THE RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY DRIVE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. LUCKILY I HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND IT ONLY COST ME $100, UNLIKE SOME OF THE OTHER FOLKS WHO HAVE REPORTED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE IF THE TRAFFIC WAS HEAVIER OR IF I WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD QUICKLY. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT - I PULLED OUT ONTO A MAIN STREET & THE MOTOR CUT OUT. ALSO WHEN I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE (GOING TO WORK) WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MPH...AND THE MOTOR CUT OUT. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE BERM OF THE ROAD- SHUT THE CAR OFF & RESTART IT. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I CANNOT TELL WHEN IT WILL SHUT DOWN & WHERE I AM AT ON THE HIGHWAY...& IF I CAN GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE HITS ME! THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 5 TIMES NOW & I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF GETTING HIT BY ANOTHER CAR! (A WRENCH SHOWS UP ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL EACH TIME THIS HAPPENS!) *TR

CAR DRIVING FINE WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOSES ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE LITTLE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. PULLED CAR OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. WHEN I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, IT BEGAN WORKING AGAIN. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS A FEW WEEKS AGO. VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE THROTTLE RESPONSE. UPON CHECKING INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT THIS PROBLEM IS NOT UNCOMMON. YOU NEED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND GET FORD ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING ON STRAIGHT AWAY ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. LOST POWER IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH NO TIME TO PULL OVER ,PUSH ON GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED MOTOR NEVER DIED COMPLETELY BUT HAD NO POWER TO MOVE.THEN PUT SHIFTER INTO PARK SHUT OFF VEHICLE WAITED A MINUTE THEN RESTARTED IT ,RAN FINE AFTER THIS FOR THIS 5 MILE TRIP,BUT THIS IS HAPPENING EVERY DIFFERENT TRIP MADE ,EVERY DAY,SOMETIMES MORE THAN ONCE A TRIP ,AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR

FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT 25MPH. "SERVICE POWERSTEERING" MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN UPON TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND "SERVICE STEERING NOW" CAME UP ALONG WITH "ADVANCE TRAC DISABLED" AND NOW THE POWER STEERING QUIT COMPLETELY. STILL HAVE MANUAL STEERING WHICH WASN'T BAD ON CLASSIC CARS WITH HUGE STEERING WHEELS BUT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH THE TINY WHEEL IN THE FUSION. QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE SHOWED ME THAT I WASN'T ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THAN 100'S OF OTHERS HAVE/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A PANIC SITUATION. *TR

I HAD JUST HA THE OIL CHANGED AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MORROW, GA. WHO ALWAYS DO AND INSPECTION TO SEE IF THERE ARE OTHER SERVICES NEEDED, WHICH THEY FOUND NO ONE. TWO WEEKS LATER ON MY WAY HOME THE ENGINE RAN HOT. AS IT TURNS OUT THE WATER PUMP HAD FAILED BECAUSE OF PLASTIC IMPELLERS THAT ARE IN THE WORKMANSHIP. CALL FORD IN DETROIT TO INQUIRE AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I'M NOT SURE IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE HAD THE SAME FAILURE WITH THIS CAR OR NOT, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW. *TR

I OWN 2 2010 FORD FUSION, I SEE THERE IS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT REGARDING THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THE NHTSA INVESTIGATING A POSSIBLE RECALL. I HAD TO HAVE MINE REPLACED DUE TO THE POWER STEERING GIVING OUT WITH NO WARNING. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS INJURED. IT COSTED ABOUT $1500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE. I HAD TO PURCHASE THE NEW RACK FROM FORD (FORD ONLY PART) AND NOW IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN. THE POWER STEERING IS STARTING AGAIN. I THINK THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, THERE ARE TO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT. I HAVE BEEN ON THE FORD FORUM AND THE POWER STEERING AND THE FUEL EVAPORATION LEAK ARE MAJOR COMPLAINTS WITH THE CAR. MY CAR WOULDN'T EVEN PASS STATE INSPECTION BECAUSE IT INDICATES EVAPORATION LEAK ON A CAP LESS SYSTEM. TO FIND THE FUEL LINE LEAK OR FUEL NECK LEAK WILL COST SO MUCH MONEY. BOTH OF MY VEHICLES HAVE THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS TOGETHER POWER STEERING AND CAN NOT PASS INSPECTION. THERE SHOULD BE A SERIOUS RECALL ON THESE ISSUES. IT REALLY ASHAME FORD WON'T ISSUE A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE PARTS BECAUSE THERE WERE NO REPORTED INJURIES , NO JUST TOTALED CARS!

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE WAS LOST. THE VEHICLE DECELERATED QUICKLY AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AN ORANGE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY AND A LOUD MISFIRING SOUND WAS COMING FROM THE EXHAUST. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, I COULD NOT GET ABOVE 3 MPH. I RE-STARTED THE CAR, AND THE ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGES "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" AND "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM" APPEARED ON THE SCREEN WHILE TWO YELLOW TRACTION CONTROL LIGHTS AND THE RED BRAKE LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE ONCE MORE, BOTH OF THESE INDICATORS WERE GONE. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE SAFELY TO THE DEALER WHO DIDN'T PERFORM ANY DIAGNOSTICS NOR DRIVE THE VEHICLE, BUT WAS STILL "90% SURE" THAT THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD DOES NOT COVER THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER THE 5 YR/60,000 MI POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, NOR WILL MY AFTERMARKET "EXCLUSIONARY COVERAGE" WARRANTY BY PORTFOLIO. THE ESTIMATED COST TO INSTALL A NEW THROTTLE BODY IS $321 WITHOUT DIAGNOSTICS. NO REPAIR HAS BEEN DONE YET AT THIS TIME, AS I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY AS WELL AS THE DEALER THAT SOLD ME THE VEHICLE USED. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER STOPPING AND RESTARTING THE CAR THE CAR DROVE FINE. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT A LOCAL FORD DEALER WITH A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

SATURDAY AFTERNOON ON 11/23/13 WE WERE DRIVING 57 MPH WHEN THE CAR BUCKLED AND THE LITTLE WRENCH CAME ON. WE WERE BARELY ABLE TO GET OFF SIDE OF THE ROAD SINCE THERE WAS A DITCH BESIDE US AND WE WERE ON A STATE ROUTE SO THERE WERE CARS COMING TOWARDS US AND VEHICLES BEHIND US. WE WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED THE CAR AND HEADED ON OUR WAY. LATER ON THAT SAME DAY AROUND 10PM THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AND WE HAD NO POWER WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND THE LITTLE WRENCH COMES ON. THIS TIME THERE WAS LESS TRAFFIC AT NIGHT SO WE WERE ABLE TO SOMEWHAT GET OFF THE ROAD. AGAIN WE SAT THERE FOR AWHILE, STARTED IT BACK UP AND HEADED STRAIGHT BACK TO OUR HOUSE. SINCE WE KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS ALREADY DUE TO MY WIFE HAVING THE SAME MAKE, MODEL, YEAR OF THE CAR AND HER OWN MOTHER HAVING TO REPLACE THE SAME THING. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED REPLACE. WE ARE ABLE TO CALL THE SAME DEALERSHIP THAT MY CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED FROM THE SAME PLACE WHERE MY WIFE GOT HER CAR FROM AND GET THE PART NEEDED. MY WIFE'S STORY WITH HER CAR IS A BIT MORE INTENSE WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OF 70 MPH THE CAR BUCKLED AND LOST ALL POWER AND CARS WERE FLYING BY ALMOST NOT ALLOWING ME TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF IT. IF THEY REALLY WANT ME TO BE A HAPPY FORD CUSTOMER I WOULD HOPE THEY WOULD RECALL THIS KNOWING PEOPLES LIVES AND SAFETY ARE AT RISK WHEN THE CAR LOSES ALL CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF I HAVE TO COME BACK AND VOICE ANOTHER COMPLAINT. I COME FROM A FAMILY OF FORD OWNERS AND I'M THINKING IT WILL STOP WITH US. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION I EXPERIENCED SOMETHING I WAS AT A RED LIGHT. WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SHOOK HEAVY 3 TIMES I SUDDENLY PULLED OVER TO CHECK OUT THE PROBLEM I PULLED OFF AFTER PULLING OVER THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN THEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED IN ITS OWN I APPLIED THE BRAKE THEN TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT MY CAR DIDN'T MOVE I ACCELERATED ONE MORE TIME MY CAR THEN SHOOK THEN TOOK OFF. I FOUND A FORUM WEBSITE CALLED FORDFUSION.NET EVEN ON THE MOTOR TREND WEBSITE SEVERAL PEOPLE SPEAK OF ONCE HAVING THIS PROBLEM I'M HAVING WITH MY FORD FUSION FORD DOESN'T WANT TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT BECAUSE THEY SAID I'M NOT UNDER WARRANTY I FEEL I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT WAS ONCE ON RECALL WITH THIS CAR I WORK AND I'M IN GRAD SCHOOL MY CAR IS A MUST HAVE FOR ME I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO I EVEN INFORMED FORD THAT THEIR WAS SEVERAL PEOPLE ON A WEBSITE ONLINE THAT COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM EVEN AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED THIS IS MY FIRST VEHICLE I'VE OWNED I'M IN DISBELIEF AND REALLY REGRET PURCHASING A FORD CAR PLEASE HELP ME. *TR

DRIVER WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME FROM WORK WHEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED WORKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING. DRIVER STATED THAT SHE HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE WHEN THE ACCELERATION STOPPED WORKING THAT SOUNDED ALMOST LIKE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS, ONLY THE TANK WAS FULL AT THE TIME. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED, AT THAT POINT IT WAS OK. MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS MADE IN FORUMS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM, IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. FROM MY RESEARCH ONLINE, EVERYONE THAT HAS HAD THERE VEHICLE CHECKED STATED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING GEAR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEFECT WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT RECALLED. THE VEHICLE MILEAGE WAS 43,850.

THE PROBLEM I AM ABOUT TO DESCRIBE HAS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 5 DAYS. TRAVELING DOWN THE INTERSTATE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WITH NO RESPONSE FROM THE THROTTLE. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON RPM'S WENT TO 1000 EACH TIME. AFTER PULLING OVER AND SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE ENGINE BOUNCED AND COUGHED AND THEN RAN NORMAL WITH NO YELLOW WRENCH. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND WILL HAVE THE PROBLEM TAKEN CARE OF TOMORROW. HOW COME THEY ALL KNOW IT'S A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM BUT FORD IS NOT ADDRESSING THE SAFETY ISSUE WITH CUSTOMERS. IT IS ALL OVER THE INTERNET AN OBVIOUS KNOWN PROBLEM. TOYOTA GOT KILLED FOR SUDDEN ACCELERATION BUT FORD DOES NOTHING FOR SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. *TR

THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE 6TH TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE WITH NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD. WHILE DRIVING, THE RPMS WILL RANDOMLY DIP DRIVE, THE ENGINE AND OIL LIGHTS COME ON, AND THE CAR SHUTS DOWN EITHER TO AN IDLE, STALL, OR COMPLETELY DOWN. IT WILL TURN BACK ON WITH NO ISSUES AFTER POWERING DOWN THE VEHICLE AND HAS NO LIGHTS ON UPON RESTART. THE PROBLEM WITH THIS IS THAT IT IS INTERMITTENT AND THE CODES ARE NOT BEING SAVED TO THE UNIT PER FORD. BECAUSE OF THIS, THEY STATE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE IT CANNOT BE FIXED. THIS CREATES A TREMENDOUS SAFETY HAZARD AS THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHUT DOWNS IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING WITH NO WARNING AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY OR ACCIDENTS. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING ON AND OFF NOW FOR MONTHS IN WHICH I HAVE HAD TO BE AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE SAME ISSUE ALMOST MONTHLY AND STILL GET NO RESOLUTION. IN ADDITION, THIS APPEARS TO OCCUR IN MOST VEHICLES COMING NEAR THEIR 60K MILE WARRANTY EXPIRATION IN WHICH FORD WILL NOT COVER THE ISSUE IF IT REPLICATES AFTER THIS TIME. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 31,000. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 01/09/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE LUG NUTS AND WHEEL STUDS PREMATURELY FRACTURING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. ONE OF THE LUG NUTS FRACTURED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ANOTHER LUG NUT WAS MISSING MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO WAS SERVICING THE WHEELS WHEN THE STUD PREMATURELY FRACTURED ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,292.

I WAS ON AN ON RAMP ON THE WAY IN TO WORK IN THE MORNING WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST PROPULSION. I WAS ACCELERATING AND THEN THE ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND THE ENGINE IDLED ROUGHLY BETWEEN 750-1000 RPM. THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT CAME IN AND I WAS ABLE TO ROLL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. I TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE MALFUNCTION HAD APPARENTLY CLEARED AS THE ISSUE HAS YET TO RETURN, BUT WILL. I SAY 'WILL RETURN' BECAUSE THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN 23SEP WHILE ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING 35MPH DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ($) AND THEY FOUND NOTHING AND HAD NO IDEAS AS TO THE POTENTIAL CAUSE. I WAS WILLING TO ACCEPT IT AS A FLUKE, BUT NOW THAT IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN I KNOW THERE MUST BE A PROBLEM. I AM HESITANT TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR ANOTHER $80 DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHEN IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT ISSUE... (NEARLY 95% OF THE COMPLAINTS OF THIS VEHICLE ON THIS WEBSITE). IS THERE A RECALL IN THE WORKS FOR THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION? *TR

GOING DOWN 4 LANE ROAD AT 45-50 MPH. VEHICLE LOST POWER & IDLE ABILITY. SHUT IT OFF & AFTER A FEW MINUTES, IT STARTED UP AGAIN BUT CONTINUED TO REPEAT THIS MALFUNCTION SEVERAL TIMES. DEALER CHECKED CODES & REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL & EMISSIONS PURGE VALVE. INFORMED THAT THIS WAS COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

THE CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD ENOUGH SPEED TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THE ISSUE SEEMED TO RESOLVE ITSELF. I HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE MILES TO MY HOUSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE .THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

I WAS ABOUT TO DRIVE ONTO TO THE MAIN HIGHWAY AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY, DROPPED SPEED TO LESS THAN 10MPH, NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR, CAR WOULD NOT GO. I WAS TERRIFIED BECAUSE IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND BEING A FEMALE ALONE AT NIGHT WITH A CAR ACTING UP IS NOT COMFORTABLE. I PULLED OVER AFTER ALMOST BEING HIT AFTER THE DRASTIC DECELERATION, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND RESTARTED IT. IT DROVE FINE ABOUT 2 MINUTES BEFORE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE, I WAS TRYING TO JUST GET HOME. THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES BEFORE I REACHED MY HOME WHICH WAS 10 MINUTES AWAY. I WAS ON MY WAY TO PICK UP MY CHILD AND AM THANKFUL THAT HE WAS NOT IN THE CAR AT THIS TIME. IS IT GONNA TAKE SOMEONE BEING SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED BEFORE FORD RECALLS ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES AND FIXES THE ISSUE. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A DIE HARD FORD SUPPORTER DRIVING NO OTHER MANUFACTURER BUT AFTER THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BEING PUT IN JEOPARDY I AM SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING ANOTHER MANUFACTURER AND MOVE ON FROM FORD. THE ISSUE IS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

NOV 14, 2013 - BURLESON, TX - POWER TRAIN I HAD ALMOST THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS THE PERSON WHO POSTED ON 11/14 FROM BURLESON, TX. WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE GAS, BUT IT DIDN'T HELP. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND DID MANAGE TO PULL INTO A NEARBY HOTEL PARKING LOT. SHIFTING IT INTO MANUAL, 2ND GEAR, AS I WAS DOING THIS SEEMED TO PROVIDE A LITTLE POWER. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT DROVE LIKE NORMAL, THEN REPEATED THE ISSUE AFTER I MADE ANOTHER STOP ON THE WAY HOME ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. I HAVE SCHEDULED IT FOR SERVICE FOR MONDAY, 11/18 SO I DON'T YET HAVE THE DEALER DIAGNOSIS, BUT GIVEN THE NUMBER OF SIMILAR ISSUES I'M SEEING ON THIS SITE, I WANTED TO GET MY INCIDENT IN AS WELL AS IT APPEARS THAT THIS MAY BE A RECALL ISSUE, SO MY COMPLAINT VERY MUCH MIRRORS THE ONE FROM BURLESON, TX, WHERE HE OR SHE FOUND 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF 2010 FORD FUSION OWNERS FACING OR HAVING FACED THIS SAME ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR SEEMED TO GO INTO A NEUTRAL DROP AND STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PRESSED THE GAS, BUT THERE WAS NO USE. I HAD TO TURN ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND IT SHOOK FOR A FEW SECONDS. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, IT DROVE LIKE NORMAL, AND THEN REPEATED THE ISSUE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO FORD TODAY, TO FIX THE ISSUE. I WAS CALLED 6 HOURS LATER AND TOLD THAT THE "THROTTLE BODY" NEEDED REPLACING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE, IT APPEARS THAT THERE ARE 10'S OF THOUSANDS OF FORD FUSION OWNERS (SAME YEAR, SAME MODEL) FACING OR HAD FACED THIS SAME ISSUE. I CALLED FORD, TO SEE IF THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP SAID THAT THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH EVIDENCE TO MERIT A RECALL. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I HAD BEEN ON THE FREEWAY OR A ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED FOR SURE. THIS MAKES ME QUESTION FORD'S COMMITMENT TO QUALITY AND SAFETY WITH THEIR PRODUCTS. *TR

I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION SE. SIX WEEKS PRIOR TO NOVEMBER 13, 2013, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY SHAKE OR SOMETIMES JERK! ON THE EVENING OF NOVEMBER 13TH, I WAS DRIVING A SHORT DISTANCE FROM HOME IN THE DARK. I CAME TO COMPLETE STOP AT A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY THREE TIMES AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLED! I WAS STUCK AT A RIGHT TURN LANE WITH NO PLACE TO PULL OVER OR TO LET ANY CARS GO BY! IN FACT MANY DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE VERY IMPATIENT HONKING THEIR HORNS AND SQUEEZING BY AROUND THE CORNER! AS I WAS PANICKING I NOTICED THE BATTERY AND OIL LIGHT ON AND DID NOT NOTICED ANY OTHER IDIOT LIGHTS ON. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND COULD NOT MOVE, I NOTICED I COULD PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE! I WAS ABLE DRIVE AROUND THE CORNER INTO THE GAS STATION, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION JERKED AND MADE A LOUD "CLUNK" NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING LIGHTLY, THE VEHICLE "SURGED" THRU THE GAS STATION, FINDING MYSELF AT A FAST SPEED I HAD TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES! THAT EVENING I WENT ONTO THE INTERNET AND SAW HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ON THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY!" ALL OF THESE CUSTOMERS HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE OR VERY SIMILAR TO MINE! I WAS VERY SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR TWENTY MILES TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE MADE IT THERE WITHOUT STALLING. THE TECHNICIANS RAN A TEST ON THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY"AND TO MY SURPRISE THE VEHICLE PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. ALSO ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS TOOK THE CAR HOME TO SEE IF IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN SO THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THIS EXPENSE WITH A RENTAL CAR! FOR THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND OTHERS THE "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY" WAS REPLACED AT MY EXPENSE OF $430.00. I KNEW THE PROBLEM WOULD NOT DISAPPEAR OR GO AWAY OR IMPROVE AND NOBODY'S LIFE IS WORTH A FEW HUNDRED DOLLARS! *TR

INSTANCE #2 (IN 2 DAYS). UNRESPONSIVE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I WENT OUT TO MY CAR IN THE MORNING TO GO TO WORK. STARTED IT UP, BACKED OUT AND WENT ABOUT 20 FEET AND THE CAR STARTED SPUTTERING HARD WITH THE WRENCH LIGHTING UP JUST LIKE THE DAY BEFORE. I STOPPED AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND NOTICED WHEN IT WAS TURNING OVER IT DID IT A LOT LONGER THAN USUAL, ALMOST LIKE IT WAS STUCK OR SOMETHING. I DROVE IT ABOUT 1 MILE TO A BREAKFAST PLACE WITH NO PROBLEMS, SHUT IF OFF AND WENT IN. (NOTE - THERE IS AN INSTANCE #3 RIGHT AFTER THIS ). *TR

INSTANCE #3 (IN 2 DAYS). AFTER I LEFT THE BREAKFAST PLACE (SEE INSTANCE #2), I DRIVE ABOUT A MILE AND IT STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND WOULD NOT GO. I TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS WAS AT A LIGHT THAT JUST TURNED GREEN IN HEAVY ATLANTA MORNING TRAFFIC BTW. ~~I DRIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED WHAT IT WAS DOING. INTERESTING THING IS THE SERVICE WRITER SAID HE WAS PRETTY SURE HE KNEW WHAT IT WAS AND SAID THROTTLE BODY BUT COULD BE THE ENGINE. ~~ HE SAID HE THOUGHT IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY BUT I GOT A CALL LATER SAYING, SORRY, NO THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I DID AN INTERNET SEARCH AND FOUND CARCOMPLAINTS.COM WITH FIVE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS MADE, YEAR AND MODEL THAT HAD THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM IN 2013. ADD TO THIS THE SERVICE WRITER AT THE DEALERSHIP KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS JUST BY MY INITIAL DESCRIPTION. WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL? A CAR SUDDENLY LOOSING ALL PROPULSION IS A DANGER TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS. *TR

THE FUSION WILL STALL AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WHEN DRIVING THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL BECOMES USELESS AND IT IS LEFT TO COAST DOWN THE ROAD. THE ONLY THING YOU CAN DO IS PULL OVER, IF POSSIBLE AND PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. THEN THE CAR SHAKES LIKE CRAZY LIKE THE ENGINE WILL EXPLODE IF YOU DON'T SHUT IF OFF FAST ENOUGH. THERE ENTIRE TIME THE TACHOMETER IS BOUNCING UP AND DOWN AND GAS PEDAL IS USELESS. PUTTING IT IN PARK DOES NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. YOU HAVE TO SHUT DOWN THE CAR. ONCE SHUT OFF, YOU CAN WAIT A FEW SECONDS AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS WILL USUALLY START DECENT BUT SOMETIMES WILL BE HARD TO START. THEN IT WILL DRIVE NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND 2 X TODAY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE. THERE IS NO CHUGGING OR WARNING, IT WILL JUST STOP LETTING YOU USE THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTS SHAKING VIOLENTLY. I FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS EXPENSIVE TO FIX AND DANGEROUS IF YOU DON'T AS YOU CAN NOT ALWAYS SIMPLY PULL TO THE SIDE AND RESTART YOUR CAR. NOT SAFE FOR ME OR MY PREGNANT WIFE. FIX THE PROBLEM FORD. *TR

STEERING DASH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WAS NOT WORKING ON RE-START. THE STEERING GEAR BOX WAS REPLACED AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR IS SHOWING CODES FOR TRANSMISSION AND ANTI-LOCK BRAKE COMPONENTS. WHEN THE CODES ARE CLEARED THE STEERING IS OK FOR A WHILE. *TR

INSTANCE #1. UNRESPONSIVE GAS PEDAL. I PARKED MY FUSION AT THE STORE AND WENT IN FOR 20 MINUTES. CAME OUT, STARTED THE CAR, BACKED UP AND PULLED AWAY SLOWLY. ABOUT 30 FEET FROM THE PARKING SPOT IN A HEAVILY CONGESTED AREA THE CAR JERKED HARSHLY AND SPUTTERED WITH THE WRENCH LIGHTING UP. IT WOULD BARELY MOVE EVEN THOUGH I TRIED TO TAP THE GAS AND THEN TRIED HARDER TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY AND INTO A PARKING SPOT.. FINALLY, I GOT IN A PARKING SPOT AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. I POPPED THE HOOD AND REMOTE STARTED THE CAR. THE ENGINE RAN NORMAL WITH NO SPUTTERING. I GOT BACK IN THE CAR AND DROVE 1.5 MILES HOME WITH NO PROBLEMS. (SEE INSTANCE #2). *TR

I WAS DRIVING NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 IN SEATTLE WHEN I SUDDENLY FELT A "TUG" AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE RIGHT-HAND LANE WHERE THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE AND DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGH BRIDGE. THE ELECTRICAL REMAINED ON. A STATE TROOPER PUSHED US OFF THE HIGHWAY AND I HAD THE CAR TOWARD TOWED. MY MECHANIC REPLACED THE BATTERY BUT A MONTH LATER (DEC. 15) THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN IN NEARLY THE SAME LOCATION (MONTLAKE EXIT OF I-5 NORTHBOUND). THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP AND DRIVE IT HOME. THE DEALER (AUTONATION IN BELLEVUE) DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS VERY SIMILAR TO INCIDENTS BEING INVESTIGATED BY NHTSA PER A REPORT IN USA TODAY: HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/02/25/PROBE-FORD-CARS-SUVS-STALLING/1945799/. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH WHEN A "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" MESSAGE CAME UP. AT THIS POINT, IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. I THEN PARKED MY VEHICLE, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON. THE MESSAGE WAS STILL THERE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THE POWER STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE COST (PARTS AND LABOR) IS $1,830.73. THIS AN ABSURD COST THAT I HAVE TO INCUR BECAUSE I NOTICED MANY PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED SOMETHING FAMILIAR. IN MANY CASES, IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THE SERVICE MESSAGE WENT AWAY WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED MAKING IT SEEM LIKE A SENSOR ISSUE; HOWEVER, IN MY CASE, I'M BEING TOLD THAT THE RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.