2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

DRIVING AT 40 MPH ENGINE WENT INTO "LIMP MODE". THE ENGINE REMAINS RUNNING, BUT NO POWER. PULLED OVER AND SHUT ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED AND RAN FINE EXCEPT THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS AT ALL DIFFERENT SPEEDS. LOSING POWER AND/OR SPEED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN TRAFFIC COULD PROVE TO BE VERY DANGEROUS. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALER. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE VALVE WAS STICKING AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THIS OCCURRED BECAUSE OF THE GASOLINE ADDITIVES THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES, BUT NOW I AM HEARING THAT IT IS PROBABLY FROM A DEFECTIVE CIRCUIT BOARD. VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR FOR A FAIRLY NEW VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS NOT HAPPENED SINCE THE REPAIR WAS DONE. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT. SERVICE POWER STEERING MSG ALONG WITH SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MSG CAME UP ON DASH. TOOK CAR TO DEALER NEXT MORNING( SATURDAY 10/6/2012) STEERING STILL NOT WORKING AND SERVICE MESSAGES STILL ON DASH. SERVICE WRITER MOVED CAR LATER THAT DAY BECAUSE THEY DID NOT HAVE A TECHNICIAN LOOK AT IT. HE STATED WHEN HE MOVED THE CAR THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING(PROBLEM EXISTED) . CAR SAT AT DEALER UNTIL MONDAY 10/8 THEY CALLED AND SAID IT WAS WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM...THEY WOULD DRIVE IT AND SEE IF THEY COULD REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. IT IS NOW WEDNESDAY 10/10 AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STEERING PROBLEM. THEY DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP ME.....SERVICE MANAGER SAID FORD WILL NOT LET THEM REPLACE PARTS ON A TRIAL AND ERROR BASIS.... BEFORE THEY CAN REPLACE A PART THEY MUST BE ABLE TO CONFIRM IT IS BAD.....THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CAR CANNOT BE DRIVEN SAFELY IF THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. *TR

AFTER PULLING ONTO A HIGHWAY MY FORD FUSION BEGAN TO JERK AND LOSE ACCELERATION. WHAT A HORRIBLE FEELING AT 6AM...IN THE DARK......WITH A HIGHWAY FULL OF SEMI TRUCKS WONDERING IF YOU CAN GET OFF THE ROAD BEFORE YOU ARE HIT! I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NOTICE MY WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE WAS NO CHANGE IN THE RPM'S. IT WAS LIKE THE ENGINE WAS DEAD BUT STILL RUNNING. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON THREE TIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT AND I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. A FEW HOURS LATER THEY CALLED AND TOLD ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. OF COURSE THIS PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY MY 100,000 CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WARRANTY!! AND ON TOP OF THAT THE DEALERSHIP CHARGED ME A $157.00 DIAGNOSTIC FEE....LIKE FORD DOESN'T KNOW THEY HAVE AN ISSUE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG. CAR SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOOSE POWER. I SEEMED TO KICK OUT OF GEAR AND STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO COST TO A STOP. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THE PROBLEM STARTED, BUT AFTER I CUT THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF AND ALL WORKED FINE. THIS HAPPENED 1 TIME THE FIRST DAY AND TWICE THE NEXT. NOTHING ELSE HAPPENED FOR 3 MORE DAYS BUT ON THE FOURTH DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. EACH TIME I HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. ONE TIME I WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION, SINCE THE COAST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE ON A VERY DARK ROAD. *TR

ON OCTOBER 4, 2012, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AROUND 40 M.P.H. ON A FOUR LANE STREET WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED/LOCKED FOR NO REASON. THE ELECTRONIC DISPLAY SAID "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT. SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" I DROVE STRAIGHT FOR 5 MILES AND KNEW THERE WAS A DEALER ON THE LEFT SIDE AND MANAGED A WIDE LEFT TURN INTO THE DEALERSHIP. WHEN I WAITED FOR THE REPRESENTATIVE TO COME TO MY CAR, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND HE ASKED TO SEE THE DISPLAY. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, THE DISPLAY WAS GONE AND THE POWER STEERING WAS BACK ON. I LEFT THE DEALER AND WENT ON-LINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM. I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT IS USELESS TO TAKE THE CAR TO FORD FOR SERVICE BECAUSE DEALERS CLAIM THAT THE COMPUTER IS NOT SHOWING A DIAGNOSTIC CODE AND THEY NEED TO "REPLICATE THE PROBLEM" (WHICH IS HIGHLY UNLIKELY THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE AT THE DEALER). I ALSO LEARNED THAT IT HAS HAPPENED TO SOME CUSTOMERS MANY TIMES AND THERE IS NO WARNING OR REASON WHY THE PS SUDDENLY FAILS. FURTHER, IT APPEARS THAT DEALERS HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. IT IS DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF IT FAILS WHEN TRYING TO MAKE A TURN. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE AND IT COULD BE ANYTHING. I THEN CALLED CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS FOR FORD AND FILED A COMPLAINT. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD GET BACK TO ME TODAY, OCTOBER 5, 2012. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING. THIS NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED IMMEDIATELY. I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY A NEW CAR. I ALSO CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIENCE SELL MY CAR WITH THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. I FEEL THAT FORD IS FORCING ME TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE CAR AND I AM EXTREMELY SCARED THAT THE PS WILL GO OUT AGAIN IN A SITUATION THAT WILL CAUSE ME TO CRASH OR WORSE. *TR THE CONSUMER STATED THE DEALER REPLACED THE STEERING RACK. THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING HAS NOT FAILED SINCE. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO STEER HARD AND WOULD PULL TO THE LEFT OR RIGHT WHEN BRAKING. ALSO, A SEAL FROM THE TRANSMI

I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 19000 MILES. I HAVEN'T EVEN HAD IT A MONTH YET. IT IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED VEHICLE. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK YESTERDAY, I STOPPED IN A LINE OF TRAFFIC AT A RED LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED. DURING ACCELERATION, THE CAR JERKED THEN LOST ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM AND "PUTTERED". I WAS ABLE TO "PUTTER" TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT UP, SO I PULLED OUT THE OWNER'S MANUAL TO SEE WHAT IT MEANT...POWERTRAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED IT WITH NO OTHER INCIDENTS ON MY WAY HOME. THANK GOD I WASN'T IN ANY HEAVIER TRAFFIC OR MULTIPLE LANES! FROM WHAT I'VE BEEN READING, SOME PEOPLE HAVE LOST ACCELERATION GOING 50+ MPH IN INTERSTATE/HIGHWAY TRAFFIC! IF THIS PROBLEM ISN'T ADDRESSED, AND SOON, SOMEONE WILL BE SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE DUE TO A DEFECT IN FORD'S DESIGN. *TR

AT 11:45 PM, I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON I-64, AT 68 MPH, WHEN MY CAR QUICKLY DECELERATED. DESPITE MY APPLYING MORE GAS, MY CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER RAPIDLY AND BEGAN SHUDDERING. IT WAS THEN THAT THE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED MY VEHICLE OFF AND PUT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON. I WAITED FOR A 5 MINUTES BEFORE STARTING THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED ROUGHLY BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER AND COULD/WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS AT THIS TIME THAT BOTH THE WRENCH AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. AGAIN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAITED. AFTER ANOTHER 10-15 MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN. THIS TIME IT STARTED WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON. I KEPT MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND REMAINED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHILE I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES TO THE CLOSEST EXIT OFF THE INTERSTATE WHERE I PROMPTLY PARKED MY CAR. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE BACK GOING 65 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT LIMP, LOST ALL POWER. I BARELY MADE IT THE SHOULDER. I WAS SO SCARED I TOOK MY DAUGHTER OUT THE CAR AND STAND HER ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH, WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE WRENCH ON. I HAD IT TOWED, BUT I COULD HAVE SAVED SOME CASH BECAUSE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT RAN FINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ' NO ERROR CODE, THEY TEST DRIVE IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TURNS OUT IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF IT CLEARS THE ERROR CODE, HOW STUPID IS THIS! WHO IS GOING TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING WHILE GETTING A TOW. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND SURE ENOUGH ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB I TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BOX,' LET'S HOPE THIS FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY STALLED. THE ENGINE STILL APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (MINIMAL RPMS), BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, SO THE SLOWDOWN TO A CRAWL WAS RATHER DRAMATIC. I WAS ABSOLUTELY LUCKY I WAS NOT INJURED AS I WAS NEARLY CLIPPED BY AN 18-WHEELER AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE WRENCH-SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED, BUT WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY MY BATTERY SHORTED OUT. THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP (WILLIS FORD OF SMYRNA, DELAWARE) WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY "CODES" FROM THE TEST THEY RUN. SO ALL THEY ENDED UP DOING WAS REPLACING MY BATTERY. I PICKED MY CAR UP THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON AND IT SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT MORNING (THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 4TH, THE SECOND ON THE 6TH), THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALBEIT I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH. ONCE AGAIN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DOVER, DELAWARE (WINNER FORD) ALSO COULD NOT GET THE CODE. BUT AFTER MY RESEARCH AND EXPLANATIONS, THEY WERE IN ROUGHLY 80% AGREEMENT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, SO WITH MY PERMISSION THEY REPLACED IT. THAT WAS ON THE 11TH OR 12TH. THEY HAD KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND DROVE IT THEMSELVES TO TRY AND GET THE SITUATION TO REPLICATE, WHICH THEY COULDN'T DO. SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT OF THIS PROCESS, BUT KNOWING THAT THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE LESS CRAZY. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME CAR LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALSO SHUDDERED PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED THE CAR. FAULT CLEARED AFTER THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 3.0 FORD FUSION ON SECONDARY ROADS, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER 5 MINUTES, IT COULD BE RESTARTED AND DRIVEN BUT AFTER APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS, IT WOULD LOSE POWER AGAIN AND COAST TO A STOP. IT STRANDED MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER UNTIL TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE BODY, AND CHARGED APPROXIMATELY $700.00 TO REPLACE THE PART AND PERFORM A RECOMMENDED FUEL SYSTEM CLEANING. REPEATED EMAIL TO FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE RESULTED IN A DENIAL OF RESPONSIBILITY BECAUSE THEY WERE UNDER NO WARRANTY OR RECALL OBLIGATION. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE WRITER WHO TOLD ME THAT THIS PROBLEM APPEARED TO BE CONSISTENT FOR FUSIONS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COMPUTER MODULE WAS RESET. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE ON THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR (AND OTHER DOORS AS I HAVE READ), BREAKS AT THE POINT OF CONTACT WITH THE SPRING RELEASE. ONCE THE HANDLE HAS BROKEN THE DOOR CANNOT BE OPENED FROM THE INSIDE. OCCUPANTS MUST ROLL DOWN A WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE, EFFECTIVELY TRAPPING THE OCCUPANT INSIDE THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE WINDOWS NOT ROLL DOWN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN CAR LOST POWER. THE ROUTE I TAKE HAS A HIGH VOLUME OF SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. AFRAID THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL I COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE HAD IT TOWED THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN DEC. OF 2012. IT IS NOW DEC. OF 2013 AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 48000 MILES. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT COSTLY. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR KICKS OUT OF GEAR INTO IDLE MODE, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURN OFF ENGINE. RESTARTED ENGINE WITH LONGER THAN NORMAL CRANKING TIME. GEAR CHANGES (AUTOMATIC) CONTINUES TO BE SLUGGISH AND HAPPENS AT HIGHWAY AND CITY SPEEDS. *TR

THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS WHILE CAR IS AT SPEED. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DISPLAY AND THEN THE CAR LOSES POWER AND BEGINS TO SHUDDER. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTING IT RESETS THE DISPLAY AND STARTS FINE. PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT BUT DANGEROUS AS THE CAR STOPS WORKING WHILE THE CAR IS GOING ANYWHERE FROM 25 TO 45 MPH. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR KICKS OUT OF GEAR INTO IDLING MODE, WILL NOT ACCELERATE, SHAKES VIOLENTLY. PULL OVER, TURN IT OFF, RESTART IT WITH NO PROBLEMS. SLUGGISH GEAR CHANGES (AUTOMATIC) HAPPENS AT TOWN AND HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON STEADY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. HEADLIGHTS STAYED STILL ON AND HAZARD LIGHTS WORKED. I TRIED STARTING THE CAR BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED NO MOVEMENT OF THE CAR NOR ANY INCREASE IN ENGINE SOUND. AFTER TRYING TO START IT SEVERAL TIMES, IT SEEMED LIKE IT STARTED BUT NOT A NORMAL START. THE ENGINE APPEARED TO BE VERY ROUGH BUT AGAIN, NO FAST ENGINE SOUND. IT KIND OF LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHICH WAS ON A VERY SLIGHT INCLINE. NO PRESSING OF THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED ANY SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. THE CAR WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AS IT LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT MAYBE 2 MILES PER HOUR. ONCE I GOT IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC, I DID TURN IT OFF. I GAVE IT ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND IT STARTED NORMALLY. NO MORE WRENCH LIGHT. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. I DROVE HOME ? ABOUT 90 MILES WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. I REPORTED THE PROBLEM TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER. THE DEALER HAS BEEN SUPPORTIVE. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT BEEN SUPPORTIVE. WHEN I CALLED THE FORD DEALER EXPLAINING THE SYMPTOMS, THE SERVICE COORDINATOR?S FIRST QUESTION WAS, ?IS IT A FUSION?? HE ALREADY KNEW IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS. HE SAID THAT I AM NOT GOING TO LIKE WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. HE SAID THAT FORD WILL NOT ALLOW HIM TO DO THE 30-MINUTE REPAIR UNLESS A CODE IS AVAILABLE IN THE OBD UNIT. I BROUGHT IT IN AND NO CODE WAS FOUND. THEY TRIED FOR TWO DAYS TO GET IT TO CODE. THE SERVICE MANAGER PLEADED WITH FORD?S UPPER LEVEL TO ALLOW THE REPAIR BUT THEY WERE INFLEXIBLE. THEIR RESPONSE ? ?NO CODE, NO REPAIR.? FORD?S CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER WAS USELESS! THEY OFFERED NO HELP. THE LOCAL DEALER HAD SIX CARS THE WEEK AFTER MY CAR DIED WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS MINE. I WAS PLACED BACK ON THE ROAD WITH FORD KNOWING I WOULD AGAIN BE STRANDED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 4 WEEKS LATER. *TR

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND CAR JUST LOSES POWER!!! LUCKILY NO ONE NEAR US. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT RAMP AND IT DID IT AGAIN! A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH. WENT TO NEAREST GAS STATION AND ATTENDANT COULD NOT HELP MUCH SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP GOING. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT SEEMED FINE THIS TIME AND DROVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN WHILE RIVING ON BUSY STREET APPROX 40 MPH AND CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER; WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND CAR EVENTUALLY DIED THIS TIME. MANAGED TO ROLL TO SIDE OF STREET AND TURNED KEY OFF. RESTARTED AND THEN AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES DID THE SAME THING; THIS TIME BARELY AVOIDING A MAJOR COLLISION! THIS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN A COUPLE OF MILE RADIUS BEFORE I COULD GET TO A GARAGE; VERY DANGEROUS! DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND COMPUTER CODES REVEAL IT IS STICKING OPEN AND CLOSED. AFTER RESEARCH ON COMPUTER HAVE DISCOVERED COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM FROM THEIR FUSIONS. FORD MUST ISSUE A RECALL! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR SURGE ACCELERATION. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY NIECE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER, THEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO HARM OR DAMAGE, WHEN I CHECKED FOR A DTC IT POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY, $200 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I PULLED OUT OF MY WORKS PARKING LOT AND GOT 50 FT. CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, SHAKE/ VIBRATE VIOLENTLY, AND EMERGENCY WRENCH LITE LIT UP. WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IN PARK, IT SHOOK. I WENT TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE SAFELY. THANK GOOD NESS I WAS ON A DOWNHILL AND COULD COAST TO A SIDE ROAD (BUT STILL NOT SAFE WHERE I WAS). ONCE I WAS PULLED OFF MAJOR ROAD, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAS TOO AFRAID TO DO ANYTHING ELSE. I CALLED FOR A TOW. 24 HOURS LATER, I WAS TOLD MY CAR'S COMPUTER CODE SAID IT HAD A BAD THROTTLE BODY. IT WAS REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW, REVISED THROTTLE BODY - UNDER WARRANTY WHICH ENDS IN 37 DAYS. IT HAPPENS TO MANY FORD FUSIONS. IT'S TIME FOR FORD TO OWN UP AND SEND OUT THE RECALL NOTICES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT/KILLED. *TR

DRIVING 55-60 MPH ON FREEWAY WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER. IT DID NOT STALL. IT WOULD JUMP AHEAD INCHES AT A TIME IF I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR BUT VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS CARS BEHIND ME HAD NO WARNING THAT I WAS GOING TO SUDDENLY JUST STOP. IT TOOK ME 10 MINUTES AT LEAST TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND THIS ONLY BECAUSE A LONG HAUL TRUCKER FINALLY REALIZED WHAT WAS HAPPENING AND BLOCKED TRAFFIC FOR ME TO LIMP TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. THIS HAPPENED ON 9/25/12, THEN AGAIN ON 9/26/12. THE ONLY IMMEDIATE FIX IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF,LET IT SIT A FEW MINUTES THEN START IT UP AGAIN. IT SEEMS TO RESET WHATEVER IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THROUGH PRIVATE CONTACTS I WAS PUT IN TOUCH WITH A FORD PLANT MANAGER WHO HAD ME GO TO A CERTAIN DEALERSHIP AND HAD A RECORDER PUT ON THE CAR. IT NEVER DID IT WHILE THE RECORDER WAS ON THE CAR. THEY TOLD ME THEY FELT IT WAS A THROTTLE VALVE PROBLEM BUT THAT MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IF IT KEPT HAPPENING I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE A VERY EXPENSIVE REPAIR IF THE CAR KEPT DOING THIS. IT DID IT ONCE MORE AFTER THE RECORDER WAS TAKEN OFF AND HAS NOT DONE IT SINCE NOVEMBER 2012. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FUSION. I PURCHASED THE CAR AS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED. THE CAR STALLED 6 TIMES ON THE WAY HOME LAST NIGHT. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CAR WOULD SHAKE AND SPUTTER. I WOULD SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART AND COULD PROCEED FOR A SHORT DISTANCE. THE LAST TIME IT STALL ON THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. I TOOK IT IN AND LET THE DEALER KNOW WHAT HAD OCCURRED AND THEY CALLED BACK INDICATING IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM OUT OF MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. THE COST IS $500. THE POWER TRAIN SYSTEM IS COVERED BUT THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT (EVEN THOUGH THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSES THE POWER TRAIN TO GO INTO STALL)? AT WHAT POINT WILL THEY MAKE THE CHOICE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY THAT IS IN THESE CARS ARE NOT UP TO PAR AND A SAFETY HAZARD AND MAKE IT A RECALLED ITEM? *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, THE CAR WOULD LOOSE POWER. IT WOULD NOT DIE BUT WOULD NOT HAVE ANY ACCELERATION. WHEN I PULLED OFF THE ROAD THE IDLE WOULD GET VERY ROUGH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP, THEN IT WOULD OPERATE PROPERLY FOR AWHILE. THEN IT WOULD DO THE SAME THING AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND DIFFERENT SPEEDS. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2012. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PEDDLE WAS PUSHED AND WAS SHAKING AS I PULLED OVER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET THE CAR RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. I TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT. MAY 27 2013, 8 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS LOSING POWER AGAIN. HAPPENED ONCE ON THE 27TH AND 4 TIMES ON THE 28TH AS I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO WORK AND AS I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. CAR IS AT DEALERS NOW WAITING FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR STOPPED GETTING POWER WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS. A YELLOW WRENCH WARNING DASH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND HAD NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO GET OVER A LANE TO GET OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. I LUCKILY GOT OVER WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF OR DIE. THE CAR IDLED AND CONTINUED TO SHAKE SO I POPPED THE HOOD AND CHECKED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEVEL. THE LEVEL WAS SLIGHTLY LOW WHICH WAS STRANGE CAUSE I HAD TO ADD HALF A QT OF TRANS FLUID THE MONTH BEFORE BECAUSE THE SHIFTING WAS ROUGH. THE FLUID WAS VERY DARK COLORED AND SMELLED SCORCHED. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES THEN I CHECKED THE OIL, OK. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, ADDED A LITTLE MORE TRANS FLUID AND THE CAR SEEMED TO BE OK TO GET ME THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK. I LEFT IT IN A PARKING LOT FOR THE NIGHT AND RETURNED TO CHECK IT OUT IN THE LIGHT. I JACKED IT UP AND FOUND SOME FLUID SLOWLY COMING OUT OF THE PLACE WHERE THE AXLE GOES INTO THE TRANSMISSION. I CALLED THE FORD SERVICE CENTER, EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND EXPLAINED WHAT I FOUND. I HAD THE RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION DONE IN 2011 FOR FORD FUSION 2010S BUT THE ROUGH SHIFTING HAS BEEN A PROBLEM SINCE I BOUGHT IT. I HAVE HAD CONSTANT TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTING ROUGH AND NOW LOSING ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 55MPH. IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. MY CAR IS NOW AT 76,800 MILES AND FORD SERVICE REP SAYS THE BILL IS ON ME CAUSE THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY IS UP AND THE RECALL FOR THE SAME PROBLEM DOESN'T COVER ME ANYMORE. I WANT MY CAR FIXED WITH THIS PROBLEM AND I CANT AFFORD TO KEEP GOING TO THE SHOP EVERY TIME THIS KEEPS ACTING UP. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT BY THIS. LUCKILY MY 1YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS NOT WITH ME THIS TIME. *TR

I WAS SLOWING TO A STOP WHEN MY CAR SHUDDERED AND THE ENGINE SEEMED TO DIE. I HAD A ERROR SYMBOL FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND THE ENGINE HAD NO MORE POWER. IT WAS STUCK IN IDLE NOW EVEN THOUGH I WAS JUST DOING 35 MILES PER HOUR COMING TO A STOP. AS I FINALLY BRAKED TO A STOP THE ENGINE WAS SURGING, BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED TO THE ENGINE, IT WAS AS IF IT WAS JUST TURNED ON AND PLACED IN DRIVE ONLY. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO, I HAD TO GET THROUGH 2 INTERSECTIONS ON IDLE SPEED ONLY. I FINALLY PULLED OVER PAST THE INTERSECTIONS AND TURNED MY CAR COMPLETELY OFF. I THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS WORKING NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO TOLD ME THIS IS COMMON AFTER A NEW BATTERY IS PLACED IN THESE FUSIONS. THEY NOTICED MY RECENTLY PURCHASED USED CAR (PURCHASED ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THIS) HAD A BRAND NEW BATTERY IN IT. THEY TOLD ME WITH A NEW BATTERY, THE CARBON BUILDS UP DRAMATICALLY AND DAMAGES THE THROTTLE BODY. SO I NEED TO BUY A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND HAVE THE CARS ACCELERATION COMPUTER REPROGRAMMED. AND THIS MIGHT HAPPEN EVERY TIME I GET A NEW BATTERY? PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS OCCURRENCE WITH OTHER FORD DEALERSHIPS. I HAVE READING THIS SAME STORY ALL OVER THE WEB. WHY DOESN'T FORD DO SOMETHING TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE WHILE DECELERATING. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE AS THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,300.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FUSION DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE RPM'S INCREASED WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. AFTER SHUTTING THE CAR OFF AND WAITING A MINUTE, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CONTINUE WITH NO ISSUES. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 DAYS LATER. AFTER RUNNING A GOOGLE SEARCH, I FOUND THAT THERE ARE PLENTY OF OTHER FUSION OWNERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. I HOPE FORD IS ABLE TO RECTIFY THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

ON WAY HOME FROM WORK, DRIVING FOR 30 MILES, GOING 50 MPH, UPON CHANGING LANES, THE ACCELERATION DIED. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, JUST GOT THROUGH THE EIGHT MILES OF CONSTRUCTION WITH NO SHOULDER AND ONLY ONE LANE. IF IT HAPPENED THEN, I COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR AT LEAST ANGERED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM WORK BY STOPPING TRAFFIC WITH NO WAY TO GET AROUND ME. AS THE CAR WAS IDLING, THE TACH WAS JUMPING ALL OVER THE PLACE, SO I PUT IT IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE ADDITIONAL MILE HOME. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT. CANNOT GET IN FOR SEVERAL DAYS. HOLDING MY BREATH DRIVING IT BACK AND FORTH TO WORK ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS UNTIL THEN. MY FIRST MAJOR DISAPPOINTMENT WITH FORD FOR NOT RECALLING THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A GOLDEN WRENCH. SUDDENLY, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND SO HAPPEN TO BE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE DURING AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. IT WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT CAUSING OR GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR SEEMED TO SHAKE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT TWO MINS AND STARTED IT BACK. I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE AS I TRAVELED HOME BUT ABOUT 10 MILES LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. TODAY WHICH IS THE 2ND OF OCTOBER THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING, COMING FROM MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. THIS IS ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK BECAUSE MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!! *TR

75 WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED CAR WOULD STOP BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED. THE CAR WOULD GO INTO LIMP MODE AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE OBD SYSTEM'S & THE WRENCH(POWERTRAIN LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED . I PROCEEDED TO PULL OFF ON TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. LIGHTS RESET AND CAR WOULD RUN OKAY. THIS OCCURRED 12 TIMES PRIOR TO THE OBD CODES COULD BE DETERMINED. CODE P2111 AND VARIOUS RELATED CODES. THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THIS PROBLEM COULD POTENTIALLY HAVE CAUSED A FATAL COLLISION IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 45000.00 MILES ON IT. AFTER HAVING OWNED IT FOR ONLY ABOUT 2.5 MONTHS I AM HAVING PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AT 55 MILES PER HOUR IT ALMOST STOPS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. IT DOES THIS WITH NO WARNING. I AM ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE AS I COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. ONCE I TURN THE CAR OFF THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES OUT I AM ABLE TO START IT BACK UP. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES. TODAY IT HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN MY AREA WHEN I CALLED SAID IT WOULD BE HARD TO DIAGNOSE BECAUSE THE PROBLEM IS INTERMITTENT. BY READING THE COMPLAINTS FROM EVERYONE ON THE 2010 FORD FUSION THIS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. MY FEAR IS THAT SOMEONE WILL SLAM INTO MY CAR NOT REALIZING IT HAS STOPPED IN THE ROAD. I REALLY THINK IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CANNOT BELIEVE WITH BEING SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM FORD HAS NOT DONE SOMETHING TO CORRECT IT BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED FROM WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART THEY HAVE PUT ON THEIR CARS. *TR

THE CAR BASICALLY STALLED WITHOUT TURNING OFF. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 2 MPH. ONCE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK, THE CAR IDLED VERY ROUGH. THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN RE-STARTING THE CAR IT STARTED POORLY, BUT ONCE STARTED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. THE CAR THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED 3X THAT DAY. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. FORD WILL NOT FIX IT CITING THEY CANNOT SEE THE CODE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

ON FREEWAY GOING 65MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL IN PAUSE MODE. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE I HEARD A NOISE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON & I LOST ALL POWER ALTHOUGH THE MOTOR CONTINUED TO IDLE AT VERY LOW RPM. AFTER BEING TOWED, THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP AND SEEMED FINE. TOOK IT TO FORD AND THEY FOUND NO CODES COMING UP. 3 WEEKS LATER THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. FORD AGAIN SAID NO CODES. I READ ALL OF THE REPORTS ABOUT THE BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS PEOPLE WERE HAVING, I TOLD THE DEALER TO REPLACE IT EVEN IF THEY WERE NOT GOING TO PAY FOR IT. THE DEALER INSISTED HE HAD NEVER HEARD ABOUT THIS PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I GAVE HIM 11 PAGES OF COMPLAINTS FROM THE NHTSA WEBSITE. FORD DID NOT PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY ISSUE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY IN TIME BEFORE GETTING HIT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR JUST QUIT GOING FORWARD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS STILL RUNNING. IT WOULD NOT ACCEPT MORE GAS TO MOVE IT FORWARD. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES, I COULD START IT AND IT WOULD MOVE FORWARD FOR A BIT AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. I FINALLY FOUND A PLACE I COULD PULL OFF THE ROAD AND WALKED THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. WHEN MY FIANCE CAME HOME A FEW HOURS LATER HE WENT AND GOT THE CAR AND IT RAN WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND CONTINUED TO DO SO FOR A MONTH OR SO WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME IT STARTED AND RAN AGAIN AFTER JUST A COUPLE OF MINUTES. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY COULDN'T FIND THE PROBLEM. THE NEXT TIME WAS IN AUGUST 2013 AND A FAULT FINALLY SHOWED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. OF COURSE THIS WAS AFTER MY WARRANTY WAS UP AND NOW I HAVE TO PAY OVER $600 TO GET IT FIXED. I HAVE BEEN DOING RESEARCH AND WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? I AM NOW 900 MILES FROM HOME AND THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE ON MY WAY TO INDIANA WHERE I AM MOVING. I WAS STUCK FOR HOURS ON I 30 W UNTIL THE CAR FINALLY DECIDED TO MOVE AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET ME INTO AUBURN, INDIANA WHERE THE FORD DEALER WILL HAVE TO FIX IT BEFORE I CAN HEAD HOME AND I HAVE NO GUARANTEE IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM IF JUST THE THROTTLE BODY IS CHANGED. I HOPE IT ISN'T A COMPUTER CHIP ON THE MOTHER BOARD! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS IN TRAFFIC AND NEITHER THE BRAKE PEDAL NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL FORWARD. IMMEDIATELY, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED TO 35 MPH. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO CONTROL THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION BUT THE STEERING WHEEL AND THE BRAKES HAD BECOME OPERABLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED TOE, A BRUISED STERNUM AND BRUISING TO THE FOREHEAD. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL VIA AMBULANCE. THE POLICE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION CENTER AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT AN ENGINEER WOULD BE SENT TO INSPECT THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE CRASH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SLIGHT SURGING AND HAD TAKEN TO THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN RECALIBRATED THE COMPUTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD AND HAD NO POWER PUSHING ON THE GAS AND WOULD DO NOTHING I HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OFF FINALLY COASTED TO A DRIVE AND SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED BACK UP AND IT RAN FIND FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN AS I WAS GOING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY I GAVE IT GAS AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING AND I NEARLY GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AND FORD WON'T PUT A RECALL ON IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX IT AFTER MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HOPE FORD RESOLVES THIS ISSUE. *TR

READ IN PAPER THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT FORD THROTTLE BODY. I WAS IN FAST LANE ON I-66 ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS ROOM ON LEFT APRON TO PULL OFF. CAR RESTARTED WHEN I TRIED--WENT 1000 FEET AND STOPPED AGAIN; NOW IN RIGHT LANE AND PULLED OFF. KNEW THERE WAS AN OFF RAMP 1/4 MILE AHEAD AND LIMPED ON APRON WITH CARS PASSING. THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY ESTIMATION. WHEN RESTARTING, IT WAS HARD TO TELL IF AUTO WAS RUNNING OR NOT. WHEN RESTARTING AUTO BACKFIRED ETC. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT HAD REPORTED TO FORD DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION SOMETIME "CLUNKED" WHEN I PUT AUTO IN REVERSE IN THE MORNING. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR

WAS DRIVING IN MORNING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LURCHED AND STALLED. CAR WAS DEAD AND ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT IT OFF. I'D RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCALFORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN JERKING SINCE WE BOUGHT IT I BELIEVE IN 2012. IT JERKS AT 25 TO 35 (EST...) AND NOT ALL THE TIME. IT ALSO DOES IT WHEN YOU PUT IT INTO DRIVE COMING OUT OF REVERSE. I HAVE NERVES PROBLEMS AND I FEEL IT MORE THAN MOST PEOPLE. MY HUSBAND IT HEALTHY AND HE IS NOW SEEING WHAT I HAVE BEEN TALKING ABOUT. IT IS DOING IT PRETTY FREQUENTLY NOW. ITS APRIL 2014. GOING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL WE FOUND OUT IT WAS REPLACED AT 8000 MILES (EST) WITH PRIOR OWNER. ALSO ARE TAIL LIGHTS EDGING KEEPS CHIPPING OR BREAKING OFF. I SEE IT ON MOST FORD FUSION. AND LASTLY OUR GAS TANK LID IS BEYOND LOOSE. IT IS ALWAYS BLOWING OPEN. WE HOPE IT DOESN'T NEVER GET RIPPED OFF OR THAT WATER DOESN'T IN TO THE GAS. SIMPLE BUT MAJOR PROBLEMS. THIS NEW OF CAR SHOULD NOT KEEP HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY I-80 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 M.P.H. DUE TO BUSY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HI-WAY, I WAS NOT USING THE CRUISE-CONTROL. WHEN WE EXPERIENCED THE INCIDENT, I HAD PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON AN UPHILL SECTION. ON THE UPHILL SECTION, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. EVEN WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. AS I WAS COASTING ON THE SHOULDER, I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE (EV SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND EITHER) WITH NO AVAIL. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK, TURNED-OFF THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE AND RADIO. I REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY AND RE-INSTALLED IT AND PROCEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PROPULSION SYSTEM (EV MODE) RESPONDED. WE ACCELERATED ON THE SHOULDER IN EV MODE AND WE REACHED SPEED THE GAS ENGINE RESPONDED AND WE WERE BACK ON I-80 AND TRAVELING WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS IS FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH US BUT RESEARCHING THIS PHENOMA, THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER FORD FUSION HYBRID OWNERS. WE ARE CONCERNED THE PROPULSION SYSTEM MAY SHUT-DOWN IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN ENGINE SPEED SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND ALMOST GOT INTO A CRASH TRYING TO GET TO THE ROAD SIDE. WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND IT COST ME $500.00 THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY,GO FIGURE. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT PROPERLY AFTER HEAVY ACCELERATION,THEY SAID IT WAS NORMAL. IT'S NO WONDER WHY PEOPLE SHY AWAY FROM SO CALLED AMERICAN CARS,IT WILL BE MY LAST. *TR

I HAD NOT HAD ANY ISSUES WITH MY CAR, BUT I LEFT MY HOUSE TO DRIVE MY DAUGHTER TO TUMBLING WHICH WAS 7 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. I WAS ABOUT 3 MILES FROM MY HOME WHEN A WARNING SOUND AND THE LIGHTS ON MY DASHBOARD STATED CHECK POWER STEERING. I ASSUMED THAT I NEEDED POWER STEERING. I ARRIVED AT TUMBLING, PARKED FOR AN HOUR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR A NEW MESSAGE WAS ON THE DASH STATING SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCE AUTOTRAC. I PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND BACKED UP, BUT WHEN I TURNED THE STEERING WHEEL IT WAS LOCKED, I COULD BARELY MOVE THE WHEEL. I WAS BLOCKING THE TRAFFIC IN THE PARKING LOT AND HAD TO PULL FORWARD AND PARK. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND RECEIVED THE SAME MESSAGE. THEREFORE I WAS STRANDED IN THE PARKING LOT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD SERVICE DEPT. THEY TOLD US THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH FORD FUSIONS AS WELL AS OTHER FORDS BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL. I PAID FOR THEM TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE RESULTS WERE THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO REPLACE THE STEERING PANEL FOR $1500 AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER, BUT FIRST THEY RESET THE CODES, AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING WAS GONE THE CAR TEST DROVE AND DROVE HOME FINE. THE NEXT MORNING I LEFT TO TAKE MY DAUGHTERS TO SCHOOL AND THE SAME CYCLE OF EVENTS HAPPENED I WAS AFRAID TO TURN THE CAR OFF WHEN I DROPPED THEM OFF AT SCHOOL SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE STRANDED. I KEPT THE CAR ON AND DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR PAID AGAIN FOR A TEST AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING. I TOLD THEM TO REPAIR THE CAR. I CALLED FORD CO. AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS ISSUE AND ALTHOUGH I SAW NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET THEY WERE NOT TRUE. MEANWHILE MY CAR IS READY AND I HAVE TO COME UP WITH 1500 FOR AN ISSUE THAT FORD KNOWS THEY ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH. I AM AFRAID MY CAR WILL HAVE PROBLEMS AGAIN, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO STEERING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE THE INTERIOR DRIVERS SIDE DOOR HANDLE DETACHED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.