2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A LIGHT, THE VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE BEYOND 2 MPH. THE CONTACT FELT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT GETTING THE PROPER FLOW OF GASOLINE TO THE ENGINE. THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED, THE DEALER REWIRED THE ENGINE BUT THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

WAS HEADING HOME DOWN A NARROW BACK HILL WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. HAD TO COAST DOWN THE HILL & WHEN I REACHED THE BOTTOM I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME I NEEDED TO CHANGE A FILTER & MY BATTERY WAS BAD. BOUGHT A NEW BATTERY AT SEARS DID NOT HAVE THE MONEY FOR THE FILTER (+PLUS I WAS TOLD THAT WAS PROBABLY NOT THE PROBLEM). LAST WEEK MERGING ONTO AN EXPRESSWAY RAMP @ 60MPH IT BOGGED DOWN TO 0 RPMS AND I THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO GET OVER SO I WAS OUT OF THE WAY OF THE TRAFFIC SO I COULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON (TOOK ME SEVERAL XS) SO I COULD FINISH MY ERRAND. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO MY NUMEROUS TIMES NOW SO I AM HESITANT TO EVEN TAKE THIS CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY. NOW I AM FINDING THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND IT SOUNDS LIKE WHAT MY CAR IS DOING. IF THERE ARE SO MANY OF THESE COMPLAINTS WHY IS FORD NOT MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM...Y DO WE HAVE TO SHELL OUT THE $500.00 TO FIX A CAR THAT IS 3 YEARS OLD. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HWY AT 45MPH AND IT FELT LIKE THE ENGINE JUST STOPPED. FOOT WAS ON THE GAS BUT COULD NOT DO ANYTHING BUT COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE TRYING TO AVOID TRAFFIC. STOPPED THE CAR AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER A MINUTE IT STARTED AND WAS RUNNING FINE FOR ABOUT A MILE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET HOME SAFELY BY SWITCHING GEARS MANUALLY. TOOK I TO THE DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY HA TO BE REPLACED. EVEN THOUGH I PAID FOR THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I WAS WE'LL WITHIN THE 5YEAR 50,000 MILE POWER TRAIN COVERAGE THEY STILL TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN AND I HAD TO PAY $100.00 DEDUCTIBLE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST POWER WHILE ACCELERATING. WRENCH ICON CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER. CAR SHUTTERED WHEN TURNED OFF. WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND DRIVE HOME. DIAGNOSIS: MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. 3 WEEKS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME WAS NOT ABLE TO RESTART. COULD COAST AT 12 MPH BUT WHENEVER ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED CAR SHUTTERED AND LOST POWER. DIAGNOSIS: THROTTLE BODY AND COIL. *TR

REAR BRAKE PADS WORN OUT AT 21000 MILES. MANUAL TRANSMISSION SO PARKING BRAKE MUST BE USED WHENEVER PARKED. FRONT BRAKES ALMOST NO WEAR. ALSO WE HAVE COLD WEATHER HERE. ?*TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR DIES AND STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND I COULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY THREE KIDS, IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BUSY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS IS IT GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE DEATHS FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES NOW ONCE WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 35. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

***THROTTLE BODY**** DURING SEVERAL TIMES OF DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I ACCELERATED AND THE RPM ON THE CAR JUMPED SUDDENLY AND STUCK AT A HIGH POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS IN WHICH THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN USE OF IT. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2010 FORD FUSION BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND HIT THE 20-25 MPH MY CAR HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR AND WHEN IT DOES IT JERKS. I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALERSHIP AND AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND TRANS CODES THEN I WAS TOLD THAT WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION. I WAS TOLD IT DID THIS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS COLD. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT DID THIS WHEN IT WAS COLD. UPON RESEARCHING KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE I CAME ACROSS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND AM WONDERING NOW IF THAT IS MY ISSUE WITHOUT THE STALLING ISSUE. WILL CONTINUE TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNTIL MY ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR ROADWAY AT 50 MILE PER HOUR,THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUTS DOWN, ALMOST STALLING, AND I AM UNABLE TO START VEHICLE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. *TR

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN IDLING VERY ROUGH. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH ~900-1200 RPM AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL (ALMOST TO THE FLOOR). ONCE STOPPED I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. I ACCELERATED BACK TO TRAFFIC SPEED AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN A THIRTY MINUTE PERIOD THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. EN ROUTE TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME THING OCCUR THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES DURING THE TEN MILE DRIVE TO THE DEALER. EACH INCIDENT WAS IDENTICAL. THE DEALER FOUND NO CODES (SINCE THE LIGHT HAD CLEARED WHEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON) AND HOOKED UP AN INCIDENT RECORDER. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SHUT DOWN THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES AND CAPTURED THEM ON THE RECORDER - UPON RETURN TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE ANY CODES TO INVESTIGATE (?) THE DEALER 'THOUGHT' THEY KNEW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS (EVEN THOUGH THEY "HADN'T SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE") AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SINCE REPLACEMENT I HAVE NOT HAD ANY ADDITIONAL MISHAPS. I'M GLAD I DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER BUT, AS I EXPLAINED TO THE DEALER, I FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. I HOPE THEY FIX THIS ISSUE ASAP - THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AND SOON! *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME ON HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ALARMED SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING NOW. MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME. THANK GOD IT DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I CALLED A FORD DEALER THEY SUGGESTED I PULL OVER TRY TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN TO SEE IF MESSAGE WOULD DISAPPEAR IT DIDN'T. THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO BRING IT IN TO BE SERVICED. JUST FOR THEM TO LOOK AT IT IT'S $130. WHEN I LOOKED ON INTERNET I SEEN THAT THERE HAS BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BUT NO RECALLS. I ALSO SEEN THAT IT IS VERY COSTLY AND THE PROBLEM RECURS. WHY NO RECALLS YET? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS AND TURNING LEFT. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 86,500.

TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. WE HAD TO NEGOTIATED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE AROUND TRAFFIC. NOTIFIED FORD AND SANDS RED HILL FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TRAVELING AROUND 45MPH. I SAW COMPLAINTS ONLINE (WEB) AND PAID SANDS TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE COST WAS 385.51. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-49 SO., APPROX. 60 MPH IN PEAK MORNING TRAFFIC, THE ENGINE STALLED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. NOTICED A "WRENCH" ICON LIT ON DASH. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND AFTER A FEW MINUTES, RE-STARTED ENGINE. ALL CLEAR ON DASH, SO CONTINUED ON TO WORK. CALLED HUB CITY FORD AND BROUGHT CAR IN THE NEXT MORNING. THE "THROTTLE BODY" WAS CHANGED. NO OTHER WARNING OR LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

LAST WEEK, AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, MY FORD FUSION CUT BACK TO ABOUT 5 MPH AND I SLOWLY CHUGGED HOME. TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND STILL THE SAME. WAITED ABOUT AN HOUR AND RESTARTED AND IT WORKED FINE. TODAY AS I WAS COMING HOME AT 70 MPH IT DID THE SAME. SO I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND WAITED AWHILE AND RESTARTED IT. IT WORKED OKAY. I HAVE READ THAT THIS A PROBLEM WITH FORD FUSIONS THAT IS BEING INVESTIGATED SO I'LL LIKE TO ADD MY COMPLAINT TO THE INVESTIGATION. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 40 MPH AND WOULD NOT PULL UP A SHALLOW GRADE HILL ABOUT 1 MILE FROM THE HOUSE. CAR WAS STARTED "COLD". WIFE PULLED OFF ROAD AND ENGINE DIED. "WRENCH" SYMBOL CAME ON DASH. I ARRIVED ABOUT 15 MINUTES LATER AND STARTED CAR TO MOVE IT FURTHER OFF THE ROAD. IT RAN SO I TOOK IT BACK HOME, NO APPARENT ISSUE. CALLED DEALER AND GOT IT IN THE NEXT DAY. DEALER IS ABOUT 2.5MILES FROM MY HOME. DEALER COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND WE DROVE IT HOME. DID NOT DRIVE IT FOR ABOUT A WEEK. SECOND INCIDENT: WIFE AT A BUSY CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. CALLED ME AFTER GETTING CAR STARTED AND MOVED TO A SAFE LOCATION ABOUT 1/2 MILE FROM INTERSECTION. "WRENCH" AND "BATTERY" LIGHTS CAME ON DASH. ABOUT 2 HOURS LATER WE TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER WITH NO APPARENT PROBLEM. DEALER INFORMED ME THE COMPUTER CODED A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THROTTLE BODY CHANGED. WE HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR OVER 10 MILES SINCE THEN. WIFE NO LONGER TRUST CAR. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES APPEAR TO LOSE POWER AND GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE". A NON-DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A "P2111" ERROR CODE FOR "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN". THIS SYMPTOM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE RATES OF SPEED, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPLACE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

1ST INCIDENT: PULLED INTO TRAFFIC, LOST ALL POWER. CAR BEGAN TO RUN ROUGH. COASTED TO SIDE ROAD TO PULL OFF. AFTER SAT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES, CAR STARTED AND DROVE FINE. FORD CLAIMED COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. 2ND INCIDENT (5/21/2013): LOST ALL POWER WHILE IN PASSING LANE GOING 75 MPH ON I-75, JUST SOUTH OF OCALA, FL. AFTER SAT IDLE FOR 5 MINUTES, CAR STARTED AND DROVE FINE REMAINDER OF TRIP. DID NOT TAKE CAR IN. 3RD, 4TH & 5TH INCIDENTS (5/24/2013), LOST ALL POWER WHEN DOING IN-TOWN DRIVING. RAN VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT SAID ISSUE WITH TROTTLE CONTROL (?). AGAIN SAT IDLE A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE FINE FOR SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. 4TH & 5TH INCIDENTS HAPPENED IN 15-20 DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF AN UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 03/20/13*LJ

I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN WHEN MY 2010 FORD FUSION LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZZARD LIGHTS ON. THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH ILLIUMNITATED (BATTERY, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, OIL PRESSURE). I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINTUE THEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WAS A LITTLE ROUGH TO START UP BUT ONCE IT DID IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND FOUND THAT MANY, MANY PEOPLE REPORT THE SAME PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS THAT IT IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY PART. I DON'T KNOW THIS FOR SURE BUT THAT IS WHAT OTHER POSTS ARE SAYING. I AM AFRAID THAT THE DEALERSHIP WON'T BE ABLE TO REPOLICATE THE PROBLEM AND THEREFORE WON'T FIX IT. I WISH THAT FORD WOULD ACKNOWLEDGE THE ISSUE WITH THE FUSION AND ISSUE A RECALL, THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WHEN YOUR CAR LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING HOME THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE RPMS DROPPED TO BELOW 1000. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER WHERE THE CAR SHOOK AND DIED OUT. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD NOT START. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT STARTED. *TR

THROTTLE BODY! I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES FOR A WHILE NOW. STARTED WITH THE CHECK FUEL INLET CAP LIGHT COMING ON. FYI, I HAVE NOT FUEL CAP FOR THIS CAR. HAD IT CHECKED, THOUGHT IT WAS A SENSOR PROBLEM. THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE. THEN THE ISSUES STARTED TAKING PLACE. HAD A FEW INCIDENTS WHERE I WOULD BE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON IN THE CAR AND IT WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE ANY THROTTLE CONTROL. I WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE, CAR WOULD STILL BE RUNNING, BUT ONCE STOPPED WOULD SHAKE AND SPUTTER, I WOULD TURN IT OFF AND THEN IT WOULD FIRE RIGHT BACK UP. SOMETIMES THIS WOULD TAKE PLACE MAYBE 3 TIMES BACK TO BACK AND THEN WOULD NOT DO IT ANYMORE. I KEPT BEING TOLD, WHEN IT HAPPENS BRING IT IN....THAT IS EASIER SAID THAN DONE. IT IS HAPPENING MORE OFTEN AND NOW AT LOWER SPEEDS AND AS OF LAST WEEK, AS I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. NOW IT IS PARKED, CAN'T GO 2 MILES WITHOUT IT SHUTTING OFF. I HAVE FOUND OUT THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT SEEMS THAT MANY OTHER ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES, YET THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. FORD IS TELLING ME THE PART IS BACK ORDERED, AND THAT I MAY HAVE TO WAIT A MONTH FOR IT TO COME IN. I WORK AND HAVE TWO KIDS AND NOW FORD WOULD LIKE FOR ME TO WAIT TO GET IT FIXED. FYI.....A RENTAL CAL IS ABOUT $700 FOR A MONTH! UNACCEPTABLE! AND I OWE TOO MUCH ON IT TO BE WORTH MY WHILE TO TRADE IT IN. FRUSTRATED BEYOND BELIEF! *TR

I WAS SLOWING DOWN AS THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED. THE ENGINE STALLED AND CUT OUT. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. IT TOOK SEVERAL TRIES TO GET THE CAR STARTED. OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS, THE CAR STALLED WHILE WE WERE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TRAFFIC AT 45 TO 50 MILES AN HOUR. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THEY REPLACED THE PARTS AT A COST OF $438.64. WE HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF OTHER FORDS OF THE SAME AGE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

ON FEB 13 2013 I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR NOSED OVER, SLOWED TO APPROX 8MPH, WITH ENGINE SURGES OF UP TO 1500 RPM, AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS IT RAN NORMALLY. ON FEB 17 2013 IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING, I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 40 MINUTE DRIVE OF 3 MILES BACK HOME BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. AFTER THE CAR SET FOR SEVERAL HOURS IT STARTED AND RAN CORRECTLY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY CORRECTED THE TROUBLE. ON FEB 18, 2013 I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND FROM ONLY MY DESCRIPTION WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD 3 IN STOCK AND MY THREE YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON FEB 21, 2013, LESS THAN A MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED SO I DROVE THE CAR BACK HOME, I CALLED A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER WHO SOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY AT A DISCOUNT. IT TOOK ME ABOUT TEN MINUTES TO INSTALL THE THROTTLE BODY, AND THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING AS IT SHOULD. *TR

AS I ACCELERATED FROM A RED LIGHT, THE CAR SPUTTERED AND SEEMED TO STALL. THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASHED ON BUT DIDN'T STAY ON. SINCE IT DROVE FINE AFTER THAT, WE DIDN'T TAKE IT IN. ABOUT A MONTH LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I RESEARCHED IT ONLINE AND REALIZED MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. WE CALLED FORD AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. IT HAPPENED 6 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE BEFORE WE GOT IT. FORD REPLACED (AT A CHARGE TO US!) THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS BEEN FINE SINCE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD ONLY IDLE. WRENCH SYMBOL LIT. SHUT CAR OFF RESTARTED AND CAR WAS OK UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT INCLUDING FAILURES IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. ADDITIONAL FAILURES OCCURRED AT SLOWER SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES OVER A PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT WAS UNABLE TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

PUT 0 DOWN FOR SPEED BECAUSE NOT SURE WHAT THE SPEED WAS DUE TO THE CAR ACCELERATED WHILE PARKING CAR. CAR JUMPED A CURB AND CAR CRASHED INTO A BUILDING . TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MY CAR WAS PURCHASED AND THEY SAID THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. IMAGINE THAT! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKING, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO A CURB THEN INTO A BUILDING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED 05/21/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 20 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AND ADVISED HER THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS JAMMED IN THE CLOSED POSITION AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,800.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, HE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL SUNK INTO THE FLOORBOARD. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DISENGAGE THE PEDAL BY TAPPING IT TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 26,000. UPDATED 3/5/14*CN UPDATED 03/21/14

HAD MY OIL CHANGED JAN 2013 AND WAS TOLD MY TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS COMPLETELY EMPTY AFTER HAVING IT CHANGED PRIOR 3 MONTHS BEFORE AND TOLD IT WAS FINE. THEN NOTICED FEB 09 ISH 2013 THAT THERE WAS A GOOD AMOUNT OF TRANSMISSION FLUID ON MY GARAGE FLOOR. WAS TOLD THIS HAPPENS ALOT ON THE 2010 FUSION AND IT NEEDS TO BE A RECALL WITH THE PROBLEMS IT CONTINUES TO HAVE. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING AROUND 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WE SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH.THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NOBODY ON THE ROAD BEHIND US OR WE MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED FROM THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN ACCELERATION. WE WERE TOLD BY OUR DEALER THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACING. THEY REPLACED IT BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY (I WAS TOLD BY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT NO WARRANTY COVERS THAT PART). HOW CONVENIENT THAT THEY SPECIFICALLY DON'T COVER A PART THAT IS CLEARLY DEFECTIVE. I AM NOT SURE IF ANYONE HAS DIED FROM THIS PROBLEM, BUT I HAVE TWO TEENAGE SONS WHO DRIVE THAT CAR AND I DON'T TRUST IT ANYMORE. AFTER READING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE, AND ELSEWHERE, I DEMAND THAT AN INVESTIGATION BE DONE INTO THIS FAULTY PART BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR WILL STALL AND HAVE NO POWER. FOUND TO BE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF CASES INVOLVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE OF SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TRAVELING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU LOSE POWER. *TR

LUG NUTS HAVE BEEN REPEATEDLY FRACTURED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN THE FAST LANE, THE FUEL SEEMED TO SUDDENLY CUT OFF. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING AT IDLE AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN FORCING ME TO PULL OVER. THIS WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING DUE TO THE FACT THAT I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND NEEDED TO GET OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN A HURRY. AFTER TURNING ON THE FLASHERS AND TURNING OFF THE ENGINE, MY WIFE REMINDED ME OF THIS INCIDENT OCCURRING TWICE BEFORE TO HER RECENTLY BUT ON LOCAL ROADS. WE HAD BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FORD AND THEY DIDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO I STARTED THE ENGINE AND PROCEEDED TO MOVE THE CAR AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS NOW RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I DROVE HOME AND BROUGHT THE CAR DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALER.THEY ENDED UP REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH COSTS US $497.79. THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED BY FORD'S EMISSION WARRANTY (5 YR/ 50,000 MI). I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT CAN EASILY LEAD TO INJURIES AND POSSIBLE FATALITIES UNLESS IT IS IMMEDIATELY ADDRESSED. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE RESPONDED SLOWLY TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000. *TR

THIS CAR HAS CONTINUALLY HAD MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. WE BOUGHT THE CAR IN APRIL OF 2012 AND LESS THAN A YEAR LATER WE WERE TOLD WE NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION AFTER WE BEGAN LOSING POWER DURING OPERATION (A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN!). THE CAR STALLS OUT, THE WRENCH LIGHT (AND SOMETIMES THE ENGINE LIGHT) COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES POWER AND SHAKES. TWO TRANSMISSIONS LATER, THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. HAPPENING AGAIN YESTERDAY (A WEEK AFTER WE HAD A NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN). THERE IS NO CODE FOR THE DEALER TO RECOGNIZE. THE ONLY THING WE KEEP GETTING FROM THIS CAR IS THE STRESS OF FAILURE AND SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND MY ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE RPM'S DROPPED TO IDLE, ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING BUT WOULD ONLY COAST. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ICON CAME ON AND LATER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO A STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK WHICH IS WHEN THE CAR BEGAN JERKING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT IT WAS A ROUGH RESTART. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF AND IT APPEARED TO RUN FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT MANY OWNERS OF THE FORD FUSION HAVE HAD THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THEIR THROTTLE BODY. THIS ALSO IS AFFECTED BY OTHER MODELS OF 4 CYLINDER ENGINES. MY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE STATED THAT THEY HAD NO CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I INFORMED THEM OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THEY TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THIS WAS NOT A RECALLED PART. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES AFTER THIS, RESULTING IN TWO NEAR TRAFFIC CRASHES AND ALMOST GETTING TBONED WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FINE FOR A DAY OR SAY, BUT WITH NO WARNING STOP RUNNING, SOMETIMES AT THE MOST INCONVENIENT TIMES. I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IT DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I PURCHASED A NEW THROTTLE BODY FROM MY DEALERSHIP FOR $185 WITH TAX AND REPLACED THE PART MYSELF BECAUSE IT WAS VERY SIMPLE. I AM IN NO MEANS A MECHANIC, I AM A COP AND IT TOOK ME ONLY 5 MINUTES TO REPLACE IT. I HOPE FORD IDENTIFIES THIS PROBLEM BEFORE A TRAFFIC CRASH OCCURS DUE TO THE VEHICLE STALLING WITHOUT WARNING. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 65 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW ALERT CAME ON. LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE EXPRESSWAY. CAR HAD TO BE TOWED AS STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED IN POSITION. FORD DEALER TELLS ME HAD COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FILED, I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAS NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TRIED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE BUT THE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE DOOR LATCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,500.

STARTED DRIVING TO GET HOME FROM WORK AND SUDDENLY THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON, DIDN'T NOTICE ANYTHING UNTIL I DID A TURN. THE STEERING FELT STIFF, NOT REALLY PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PROBLEM GOT HOME SHUT OFF THE CAR. THE NEXT MORNING HEADING TO WORK TURNED ON THE CAR AND THEN THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHT HAD COME ON AS WELL. AFTER THAT THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE, I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEELS. DID SOME RESEARCH AND A LOT OF FUSIONS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND SO FAR NO RESULTS WITHOUT SPENDING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS AT THE DEALER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING FROM 70 MPH AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO RE-ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL MOMENTS, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED RAPIDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT NO FAILURE CODES WERE GENERATED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THEN STALLED. THE THROTTLE/ TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHILE STILL IN DRIVE BUT FAILED TO PROPERLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND TOOK OVER A MINUTE TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SCHEDULED TO GO BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE WAS 8,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 9,000. UPDATED 4/24/13 *CN UPDATED THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONSUMER WAS PRESSING THE GAS AND BRAKE AT THE SAME TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. 06/10/2013 *JS

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT, AND A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAD TO MAKE SOME PRETTY SEVERE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY ALMOST-STALLED CAR. I COULDN'T GET ANY POWER OUT OF IT WITH THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I COASTED OFF INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY, THE CAR BARELY STAYED RUNNING. IT SHOOK AND MISSED LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AIR. THERE WAS A YELLOW WRENCH ICON ON, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I SHUT DOWN AND REFIRED, AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO STORED DATA TO ANALYZE, AND THAT IT DIDN'T DO IT TO THEM ON THE TEST DRIVE. THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. 2 MINUTES OF GOOGLING SHOWS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON THESE CARS. WE NEED A RECALL!! WHAT IF PEOPLE HADN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION WHEN MY CAR FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION? THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG CRASH. *TR

THERE WAS A POOL OF OIL ON FLOOR, UNDER CAR ( LEFT FRONT SIDE) COMING FROM THE BUSHING OF THE HALF SHAFT AXEL ASSEMBLY. THE LEAKING WAS FROM THE HALF SHAFT SEAL. REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BY FORD PER TSB 12-11-6 FORD REPLACED HALF SHAFT SEAL AND BUSHING. ALSO JOINT AND STUB SHAFT ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE TURNING LEFT ON A GREEN ARROW MY ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE, ENGINE DID NOT STOP RUNNING BUT WOULD ONLY COAST @ ABOUT 2 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT ICON AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR WAS JERKING DURING THIS SLOW COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND COMPLETELY SHUT IT OFF.(AS I WAS HITTING MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND PRAYING I DIDN'T GET HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS THE LIGHT HAD CHANGED BY THIS TIME.) AFTER A ROUGH RESTART, IT APPEARED TO RUN FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC AND HAD MY FUEL SYSTEM CLEANED, BUT AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND FINDING MANY OWNERS OF THE FORD FUSION HAVE HAD THIS RECURRING PROBLEM, SEEMINGLY WITH THEIR THROTTLE BODY, I AM VERY AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR AS THIS PROBLEM OCCURS WITH NO WARNING BEFOREHAND AND AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. I DID NOTIFY FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD NO CUSTOMER SERVICE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. WHEN I INFORMED THEM OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS ONLINE, THEY EXPLAINED THAT THEY ONLY ACKNOWLEDGE "OFFICIAL FORD WEBSITES". I PRAY THAT FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. *TR

AS I CAME TO A FULL STOP AT A SIGNAL THE CAR COMPLETELY DIED - NO LIGHTS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. SECOND TIME I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT APPROX 5-10 MPH AND IT DIED AS I CAME OUT OF TURN. BOTH TIMES IT STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. FORD DEALER DID COMPLETE CHECK AND EXTENDED ROAD TEST ON 2-5-13 BUT COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND THERE WERE NO COMPUTER ERRORS GENERATED. BOTH INCIDENCES THE FAILURE OCCURED DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC ON MAJOR STREETS WITHIN THE CITY. MY CONCERN (OTHER THEN IT DYING) IS THAT NOTHING LIT UP OR DISPLAYED ON THE DASH TO INDICATE THE ENGINE WAS NOT RUNNING. IT WASN'T UNTIL I PUT ON FOOT ON THE GAS PEDAL I REALIZED IT WAS NOT RUNNING. *TR