2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP ONTO A BUSY AVENUE WHEN THE "WRENCH LIGHT" ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER & COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 1 MILE. DROVE TO THE HOME OF A FRIEND AND HAD HIM GO WITH ME TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. CAR SHOOK HARD AND NEARLY DIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND MANY TIMES AT 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC EVEN ON NEW CARS WITH AS FEW AS 1300 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. IN MANY CASES RATHER THAN LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE OPPOSITE WILL HAPPEN AND THE CAR GOES FULL THROTTLE FORWARD! THERE IS AN AVALANCHE OF DOCUMENTATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO DO A SAFETY RECALL. THE NHTSA'S SOLE REASON TO EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE IS SAFETY AND THIS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE. REST ASSURED THAT IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT FORCE FORD TO DO A RECALL PEOPLE WILL DIE. AS FOR MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHERS I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, WE WILL BE FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND THE NHTSA FOR FAILING TO ACT DESPITE THE LARGE VOLUME OF READILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

CAR STOP RUNNING,WHILE GOING DOWN TWO LANE BRIDGE, DEALER SHIP REPLACE THROTTLE BODY, THEIR COMMENT WE HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY'S. *TR

GOING ABOUT 75 MPH WITH CRUISE ON WHEN PROBLEM OCCURRED. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES ITS ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. I PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY TURN 1000 RPM. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER THAT AND IT'LL START DRIVING NORMALLY AGAIN. THE PROBLEMS SEEMS TO BE WITH A BAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY PART. CONTACTED FORD ABOUT SAFETY PROBLEM. MANY EXAMPLES ON THE INTERNET OF OTHER OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55MPH I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND THEN WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE THE GAS PEDAL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE ON. CAR DIED IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE WITH 3 LANES AND NO SHOULDER. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I PULLED CAR TO RIGHT LANE TURNED CAR OFF AND ON CAR CONTINUED ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALER. ADVISED NO MESSAGE WAS MARKED IN COMPUTER. THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG COULD NOT REPEAT PROBLEM. 5 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME IN TRAFFIC THE CAR ONCE AGAIN LOST ALL POWER WOULD NOT RECOGNIZE GAS PEDAL, CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PUSHED CAR TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED CAR OFF AND ON CONTINUED 100 FEET CAR DIED AGAIN 17 MORE TIMES. I HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION CONTROL. CAR NOW SHIFTS HORRIBLY, AND HAS A JUMP WHEN YOU LET OFF GAS. CAR HAS STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. FORD NEEDS TO ADMIT THERE IS ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE V6 FUSIONS. I HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH MY FORD EDGE AND MERCURY SABLE. *TR

WHILE MAKING A TURN MY CAR LOST ALL POWER. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES FOR MY CAR TO BE ABLE TO START AGAIN. NO ERROR CODES WERE POSTED. SINCE THEN I HAVE BEEN HAVING INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT POWER LOSSES WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE IDLING. DRIVING IN REVERSE IS DIFFICULT AND I HAVE TO PRACTICALLY BURN MY CLUTCH JUST TO BACK UP. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER WHO SAID THAT THE SPARK PLUGS HAD GONE BAD AND THEY REPLACED THEM. THE CAR RAN SMOOTHLY FOR A FEW WEEKS BUT THE POWER LOSS RETURNED. I HAVE NOT TAKEN IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE THEY HAVE PROVEN TO BE INCOMPETENT. I SUSPECT THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION AND MY CAR STOPPED ON ME. I WAS DRIVING ON I-30 IN DALLAS TEXAS AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK MY CAR TO MACHAIK FORD IN DESOTO, TEXAS AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE WAS BAD AND THAT IT WOULD COST $542.00 DOLLARS. WHY WANT FORD HELP ME AND ALL THE OTHER DRIVES THAT ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE CONTACT WOULD WAIT A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART THE ENGINE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO RAN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED HER THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,241.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR STALLED OUT, WENT INTO SAFE MODE, AND HAD TO COAST OFF THE ROAD. HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND TOOK THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP. MECHANIC DIAGNOSED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND ATTEMPTED TO CLEAN IT. AFTERWARDS THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. JUST PURCHASED A USED MERCURY MILAN WITH 31,600 MILES ON AND HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCUR. FORD EVIDENTLY HAS AN ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLIES ON THESE MODEL OF CARS THAT CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. *TR

THE VEHICLE LOSS POWER WHILE DRIVING AND COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE DRIVING IN THE INTERSTATE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO LAMARQUE FORD AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. LAST WEEK, I WAS AGAIN GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME I HAVE 40300 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THE PARTS WARRANTY WAS ONLY GOOD FOR A YEAR. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND IT WILL TAKE 2 TO 3 WEEKS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PART. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT AFTER READING ON YOUR SITE, IT IS VERY WELL KNOWN WITH THIS CAR. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR SINCE IT JUST COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN AND HESITATES TO START BACK UP. IT HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MANY TIMES, INCLUDING LATE AT NIGHT WHILE PICKING UP MY CHILD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR ON A SUNNY DAY ABOUT 35 MPH THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ABRUPTLY TO 5 MPH. THE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT CAME ON AND SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK IMMEDIATELY MESSAGE WENT ACROSS THE MESSAGE CENTER. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER. LIGHT AND MESSAGE WERE ON WHEN I DROPPED OFF THE CAR TO THE DEALER. DEALER STATING COULD NOT REPEAT PROBLEM. *TR

GEARS JUST DROPPED OUT AND CAR SIMPLY IDLED. HAD TO PULL OVER INTO LEFT TURN LANE AND TURN OFF VEHICLE AND RESTART. CAR WORKED FINE AGAIN FOR TWO WEEKS WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT HAPPENED MOST RECENTLY ON 06/06/12 THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY. ONCE ON THE WAY TO THE OFFICE, ONCE ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE OFFICE, AND ONCE ON THE WAY BACK FROM MY FINANCIAL ADVISOR'S OFFICE WHEN I HAD MY FIANCE IN THE CAR. *JS

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V574000 NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED. MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAD A FRONT WHEEL STUD BREAK OFF ON THE DRIVERS SIDE AT APPROX. 43,500 MILES. THE DEALER AND FORD CUSTOMER CARE TOLD ME IT WASN'T UNDER THE RECALL BUT REPLACED IT IN "GOOD FAITH" SINCE THE CAR WAS ALREADY AT THE DEALER FOR A NON-RELATED RECALL. AT 63,688 A STUD BROKE OFF OF EACH OF THE FRONT WHEELS. DEALER AND FORD AGAIN TOLD ME IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THIS COST ME $267.58. AFTER MUCH COMPLAINING FORD DECIDED TO REIMBURSE ME FOR $167.58 AND CHARGE ME A $100 DEDUCTIBLE. NOW AT 81,000 MILES YET ANOTHER WHEEL STUD BROKE OFF OF THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT WHEEL AND AGAIN THE DEALER AND FORD TELL ME I'M NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS FOR 2010 FUSIONS, WITH STEEL WHEELS BUILT AT THE HERMOSILLO PLANT - WHICH MINE WAS. THE RECALL DATE RANGE WAS DECEMBER 1, 2009 THROUGH NOVEMBER 13, 2010. MY VEHICLE BUILD DATE NOVEMBER 28, 2009 (WHICH WAS A SATURDAY) JUST 2 DAYS PRIOR TO THE BEGIN DATE. THIS VEHICLE WAS BUILT AT THE PLANT IN QUESTION AND IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AS SPECIFIED IN THE RECALL (A TOTAL OF 4 LUG STUDS HAVE BROKEN OFF WITH A POSSIBILITY OF 6 MORE BREAKING) BUT BECAUSE OF 2 DAYS (WHICH COULD VERY POSSIBLY BE A BACK-DATE FOR AN ACCOUNTING OR A PRODUCTION REPORT) FORD CLAIMS IT'S NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. THIS IS FORD'S WAY OF IGNORING THEIR RESPONSIBILITY TO A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THERE ARE NUMEROUS CLAIMS ON THIS SITE REGARDING THIS SITUATION. NHTSA SHOULD EXPAND THE RECALL AND REQUIRE FORD TO REPLACE ALL LUG STUDS (NOT JUST THOSE THAT ARE BROKEN AT THE TIME) ON THE ENTIRE 2010 PRODUCTION OF FUSIONS BUILT IN HERMOSILLO WITH STEEL WHEELS. THIS IS NOT ABOUT THE COST OF REPAIR, THIS IS TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY THAT FORD COULD PREVENT. *TR

WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AT 43,000 MILES A CHECK FUEL FILL INLET WARNING APPEARED. I MAIN TENDED THE INLET SYSTEM AND THE WARNING AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD DISAPPEAR. AS TIME WENT ON I NOTICED THAT WHEN I WOULD MERGE ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY, MY CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE. I HAVE COME VERY CLOSE TO DEATH AND CAUSING OTHERS INJURIES BECAUSE OF THIS. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY CHECKED AFTER THE RECALL AND THE MECHANIC SAID THAT THE THROTTLE WASN'T THE ISSUE. A P0456 APPEARED AND THAT MEANS A SMALL EVAPORATE LEAK. I ASKED THE DEALERSHIP IF THEY PERFORMED A SMOKE TEST AND HE SAID NO. AFTER PAYING 90$ FOR A DIAGNOSTIC FEE THAT WASN'T PERFORMED ACCORDINGLY TO THE TAB BULLETIN, I BECAME VERY ANGRY AND FRUSTRATED WITH FORD. EVERY IME I SWITCH GEARS OR EVEN ACCELERATE MY CAR JERKS SO HARD THAT I HEAR WHAT IS MY ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION LOUDLY SHIFTING. THIS PAST WEEK MY CAR WON'T START. IT TAKES 15-20 SECONDS TO TURN ON. AFTER SOMEONE JUMPED THE VEHICLE WHEN I WAS STUCK AT WORK, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DISAPPEARED, MY SYNC AND VOICE FEATURED DISAPPEARED, AND NOW I CAN'T EVEN CHARGE MY PHONE! ALSO, THE AIR CONDITIONER QUIT WORKING AS WELL. I FEEL AS THOUGH ALL OF THE CARS FUNCTIONS ARE DELETING THEMSELVES FROM THE CAR. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND I CANNOT CONTINUE TO WORK BECAUSE OF IT. HOW CAN I PAY FOR AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR WHEN I CAN'T DRIVE TO MAKE THE MONEY? I TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF THE VEHICLE AND DO NOT FEEL FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS POORLY MANUFACTURED CAR. THEY NEED TO RECALL THE 2010 FORD FUSION BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT OR EVEN SOMETHING WORSE. *TR

MY FUSION HAS BECOME ERRATIC IN LOW GEAR SHIFTS. WHEN TRYING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AND TURN ONTO A HIGHWAY IT WILL ACT AS THOUGH IT IS IN NEUTRAL AND I HAVE NO POWER TO GET OUT IN TRAFFIC. I HAVE BEEN ALMOST HIT ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY DO TO THIS MECHANICAL FAILURE. I TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS LOW ON TRANSMISSION FLUID AND THEY REPAIRED A SEAL AND REPROGRAMMED IT AS FORD DIRECTED. I TOOK THE CAR ON A TRIP AND I WAS UNABLE TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC AGAIN AND IT RAN AT OVER 5000RPM ON THE HIGHWAY FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. IT FINALLY FLIPPED A CODE AND I RETURNED IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DID A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL AND REPLACED OVER 15 PARTS. THIS TOOK TWO WEEKS WITH THEM HAVING TO DEAL WITH FORDS WARRANTY DEPARTMENT. I PICKED UP THE CAR ON 6/6/2012 AND IT DID NOT EVEN MAKE IT TO MY PLACE OF WORK, 12 MILES AWAY, WITHOUT THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AGAIN AND IT REMAINING IN NEUTRAL. THIS CAR IS A DEATH TRAP!! I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CAME AND PICKED IT UP. IT IS NOW 6/12/2012 AND I STILL DO NOT HAVE A CAR TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP IS FIGHTING WITH FORD TO HAVE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. FORD HAS CONTACTED ME SEVERAL TIMES AND IT SEEMS AS THOUGH THEY DO NOT CARE THAT THIS CAR IS A DANGER TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. I WANT MY CAR BACK IN WORKING CONDITION. I AM PLEASED WITH MY DEALERSHIP OF CHOICE FOR SERVICE AS THEY HAVE BEEN VERY POLITE AND HELPFUL WITH ME. FORD HAS GIVEN ME NOTHING TO DRIVE IN THE MEANTIME. PEOPLE, IF YOU HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH YOUR CAR MAKE SURE FORD HEARS YOUR COMPLAINT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

I HAVE PURCHASED THIS FORD FUSION NEW FROM ROGERS FORD IN ODESSA TEXAS. 1N 2011 AS 2010 LEFTOVER CAR QUITS RUNNING AT ANY SPEED OR JUST LOOSE ALL POWER THEN I MUST PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD/MEDIAN TO RESTART CAR. THEN IT MAY RUN CORRECTLY FOR 50 MILES OR 50 FEET THEN, REPEAT WITH SAME PROBLEM. THIS STARTED AT 38,000 MILES NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CODE IS P2111 THROTTLEBODY. I HAVE MYSELF (DEALER WILL NOT INSTALL USED PART) REPLACED THROTTLEBODY 3 TIMES (USED NEW IS NOT AVAILABLE) BECAUSE WHEN I SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR CO. AND DEALERS THEY STATED A MASS NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER AND EVERY DEALER I HAVE SPOKEN WITH HAS NO IDEA WHEN PART WILL BE AVAILABLE. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS BY ALMOST BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS/SEMIS WHEN ENGINE POWER QUITS OR WHEN IT STALLS I LOOSE POWER STEERING AND BRAKES. I HAVE SPOKE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY TODAY 06/17/2013 1300 HRS AND WAS TOLD TO BRING TO ANY FORD DEALER AND I CALLED THREE FORD DEALERS AND WAS TOLD CANT GET PART IT IS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT SAFELY MANEUVERED TO THE SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

ON 5/12/12 COMING HOME FROM A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WITH THE CRUISE ON AT AROUND 65 MPH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. WHEN RESTARTING SEEMED HARD TO START...LIKE AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE. ARRIVED HOME SAFELY (WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED). ON 5/13/12 (SUNDAY) SAME ISSUE EXCEPT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES DURING A 30 MILE TRIP. THE LAST TIME I HAD PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK I WAS WORRIED IT WOULDN'T START...TURNED AND TURNED BUT SLOWLY...AGAIN SOUNDED LIKE AN ALTERNATOR. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL A FEW MONTHS BACK AND OF COURSE NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. SHORT STORY IS WHEN I HIT "RESUME" TO GET IT BACK TO THE SPEED IT WAS WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL THE RPM'S WILL RUN 5000-6000 FOR F A R LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. THE CAR WILL BE TO THE DESIRED SPEED AND IT WILL STAY AT THE HIGH RPM FOR 4-6 SECONDS INSTEAD OF KICKING INTO THE NEXT GEAR WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS HARD ON THE ENGINE AND GAS MILEAGE. NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN THEIR INVESTIGATION OF MATTERS AND NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR ITSELF. *TR

IN RESPONSE TO FREE PRESS NEWS ARTICLE FROM SUNDAY 7/14, I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH THE SAME TRANSMISSION ISSUES. FORD CLAIMED THEY INSTALLED THE A FIX FOR THE ISSUE, BUT PROBLEMS PERSISTED. VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHILE ON THE FREEWAY ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. PLEASE EXPAND INVESTIGATION TO INCLUDE FUSIONS.

THE CAR WOULD NOT START ON THE FIRST TWO TRIES AND I LET IT SIT A MOMENT AND IT STARTED ON THE THIRD TRY. *TT

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND GOING UP A HILL WHEN I FELT THE VEHICLE SLOW ACCELERATION AND THEN IT REVVED BACK UP. THE TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT LURCHED. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND SINCE IT WAS AFTER 9:00 P.M. WHEN I GOT HOME, I COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. ON MAY 11, 2012 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 5TH GEAR AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN SO THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 5-6 DAYS. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN GEAR, HESITATING DURING SHIFTS, OR COMING OUT OF GEAR COMPLETELY DURING ACCELERATION. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIMMYING DOWN THE ROAD IN CERTAIN GEARS. THE CAR IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR. *TR

WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE, RPMS WOULD REV TO BETWEEN 4000-5000 BUT CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. ONCE IT FINALLY STARTED (AFTER THREE TRIES), CAR FINALLY JERKED FORWARD AND SHUDDERED BEFORE SPEEDING UP. AFTER DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I THEN TRIED TO REVERSE THE CAR AND IT JERKED AND GRINDED EXTREMELY HARD. SMELLS LIKE SOMETHING IS BURNING AT TIMES. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE ALREADY, BUT STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17, THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE EXAMINING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING DRY ROT AROUND THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIELAGES WERE 28,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD! TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN 10 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RESEARCHING OTHER FORD FUSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WE TESTED THE CHIP OF THE CAR AND GOT A CODE OF P2112, INDICATING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS COMES BEHIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM REQUIRING A NEW BATTERY AFTER 50,000 MILES, A PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING OFF THE SUNROOF AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND THE SUNGLASSES SPRING BREAKING AT 35,000 MILES! THIS IS THE SECOND FORD I HAVE OWNED AND WE WERE THRILLED WITH OUR FORD FIVE HUNDRED, BUT THE FUSION SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS GOOD QUALITIES! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THEIR THROTTLE PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF US IS INJURED OR KILLED WHILE WE COAST TO SAFETY ON THE INTERSTATE IN A MALFUNCTIONING CAR! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO SHUT DOWN MODE. A WRENCH SYMBOL SHOWED ON PANEL. I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A DRIVE WAY AND AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON THE WRENCH WENT OFF AND THE CAR RAN NORMAL. I TOOK TO THE SHOP AND NOTHING SHOWED ON THE COMPUTER. IT THEN HAPPENED 5 MORE TIMES. BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NOW SAYS THAT IT IS BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IS NOT COVERED. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE IT APPEARS TO BE A BIGGER PROBLEM AND FORD SHOULD RECALL. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS THAT IT IS OBVIOUS THAT IT IS A DEFECT. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO GET KILLED. FORD FIX THIS NOW. I HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED BUT I SHOULDN'T. IT WOULD BE VERY INTERESTING TO SEE HOW MANY HAVE BEEN FIXED TO DATE JUST BY FORD AND NOT OTHER COMPANIES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH MICHELIN HYDRO-EDGE TIRES, SIZE 215/60/R16. THE DOT NUMBER WAS APXN4XX0110. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SIDEWALLS OF ALL FOUR TIRES WERE CRACKED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE WHEN THE FAILURE WAS DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWIATING A REPLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE TIRES WAS 17,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE OF THE VEHICLE WAS 35,100. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 7/23/12 *CN MICHELIN REFUSED TO ADJUST THE DEFECTIVE TIRES UNDER WORKMANSHIP AND MATERIAL WARRANTY. THEY REFERRED TO DEFECT AS COSMETIC CRACKING

2010 FORD FUSION: WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 1000 RPMS AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 - 1000 RPMS. WRENCH LIGHT (THROTTLE / TRANSMISSION) ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A CRAWL AT LESS THAN 5MPH. THE CAR'S THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I BECAME A SERIOUS REAR-END HAZARD IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I AM JUST BARELY UNDER WARRANTY (AND JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1 WEEK AGO) SO I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER - THEY "CHECKED" THE CAR AND FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THEIR COMPUTER SCAN AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE - SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, TWICE. THIS TIME IT DID IT AFTER A COLD START IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE AFTERNOON - AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT OFF ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR. BRINGING THE CAR IN TOMORROW AGAIN...WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT A SAFETY RISK - MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE BECAUSE ONE OF THE BENEFITS STATED IN THE OWNER'S MANUAL WAS THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE TOWED WITH FOUR WHEELS TOUCHING THE PAVEMENT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND AS A RESULT, DESTROYED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. UPDATED 09/26/12*LJ THE COSUMER STATED FORD OFFERED TO PAY 1/3 THE REPPAIRS ALONG WITH THE DEALER AND THEE OWNER. THE CONSUMER TRADED TO THE VEHICLE IN SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT 4 WHEEL TOWABLE. UPDATED 09/27/2012 *JS

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I PUT ON THE GAS THE CAR JUMPED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION BUT STILL HAD POWER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I TOOK THE CAR TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE DIAGNOSTIC TEST STATED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD. THE MECHANIC CLEANED THIS PART GOOD AND THE SENSORS. THE CAR HAS RUN FINE FOR ABOUT THREE WEEKS WITH OUT ANY PROBLEMS UNTIL 06/11/12 THEN IT STARTED AGAIN IT HAS DONE IT FOUR TIMES SINCE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WILL NOT GO OFF. I HAVE USED HIGH TEST GAS IN IT. *TR

I AM GUESSING AT THE "COMPONENT SELECTION" ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD; CAR PITCHED OR LUNGED FORWARD; WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PANEL; RPM'S DROPPED; CAR SLOWED DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL DID NO GOOD; CAR WAS STILL RUNNING; CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WAITED FOR HELP TO COME. RESTARTED CAR, IT WENT ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND DID THE SAME THING; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED IT TO ME; WITHIN TEN MINUTES AND 5 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HILLY TWO LANE STATE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY OR THROTTLE RAIL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE, OR IF, IT IS REPAIRED; STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED CAR BACK AND PARTS ON BACK ORDER! INTERNET SEARCH LEAD ME TO NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND SOME WERE TEMPORARY FIX THAT LED TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION CAR STALLED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 2 MTHS AGO. HAD TO PULL OVER. CRANKED IT WAS FINE. DAYS LATER, ENGINE BEGINS TO CRANK EVERY FEW DAYS, SLOW AT FIRST BUT WILL START. BEEN GOING ON SINCE. 3 WKS TODAY, CAR POWERS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THIS MORNING ON MAIN INT. HWY.THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. HAD TO "COAST" TO ER LANE. CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED, TURNED CAR OFF. RECRANKED ENGINE. WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY. WHILE EXPLAINING THE ISSUE, AN EMPLOYEE OVERHEARD AND SAID "DO YOU DRIVE A FUSION?" I SAID YES, HE SAID ITS YOUR THROTTLE BODY. HE SAYS THIS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR! CONFIRMED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY PART AFTER INSPECTION. PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. TOLD I COULD DRIVE CAR HOME. THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART COMES IN. DEALER CALLED THIS EVENING AND SAID MY MANF. WARRANTY WAS PAST TIME, AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY TECH WOULD NOT COVER THROTTLE BODY PART. PART EXPENSE $261 PLUS TAXES AND 30 MINUTES LABOR TIME TO INSTALL. I'M DISTURBED TO KNOW FORD IS AWARE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT STALLED AT 65 MILES AN HOUR!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO PULL THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE. SOME FIRST IMPRESSION. I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD CLAIMING THE "BUILT FORD TOUGH" MOTTO. THIS ISN'T TOUGH, ITS DANGEROUS! I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE BEING LESS THAN 2YRS OLD, A PART ALREADY HAS TO BE REPLACED? SERIOUSLY?? FORD SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL??????????? MINE MAKES NUMBER 320........ A RECALL SHOULD BE AFTER 2 PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING THE SAME THING. *JS

THIS GOES ON REPEATEDLY AT ALL SPEEDS BUT USUALLY WORSE WHEN ABOVE 50 DEGREES OUTSIDE AND ESPECIALLY WHEN APPLYING SLIGHT PRESSURE TO GAS PEDAL WHETHER CARE IS ALREADY MOVING OR AT STOP THE CAR ENGINE JUST STOPS AND LITTLE WRENCH SIGN COMES ON AND YOU COAST TO STOP AND THEN HAVE TO RESTART. ( I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE SEVERAL BATTERIES DUE TO ALL THIS RESTARTING) . ALSO THIS SEEMS TO BE TRIGGERED OR AGGRAVATED WHEN YOU HIT SLIGHT BUMP IN ROAD. THIS OCCURS THE LEAST NUMBER OF TIMES ON DAYS WHEN WE LEAVE IN DRIVEWAY. WE DON'T TAKE CARE ON HIGHWAY ANYMORE FOR OBVIOUS SAFETY REASONS. FOR EXAMPLE DRIVING AROUND TOWN IN ATLANTA TODAY IT DOES THIS AND STOPS BETWEEN 20 AND 40 TIMES PER HOUR. NO ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO EXPLAIN OVER THE PAST YEAR THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON. THIS IS AGGRAVATING SINCE SOMETIMES IT WILL HAPPEN IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS. FORD OF COURSE IS CLUELESS AND NOT HELPFUL HAVING SUGGESTED THAT PERHAPS IT WAS BAD GAS OR CAUSED BY USING OFF AIR CONDITIONING TOO MUCH SINCE THIS IS ATLANTA. OF COURSE IT IS NEITHER SINCE WE HAVE TRIED MULTIPLE GAS STATIONS AND IT HAPPENS WHEN AC IS NOT ON.. I THINK HENRY FORD HAD THE ENGINEERING BETTER ON THE MODEL T BUT WE OWN IT NOW AND WE ARE NOW STUCK WITH IT. NO MORE AMERICAN CARS FOR THIS FORMER MICHIGAN RESIDENT. LOYALTY TO DETROIT IS NOT MUTUAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE IN PARK, THE INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT HAD TO OPEN THE DOOR BY OPENING THE WINDOW AND OPENING THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DOOR HANDLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THEN LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE CAR STOP RUNNING THERE WAS NO BREAKDOWN LANE. TURNED ENGINE OFF WAITED A MINUTE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR IT WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALSO WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT CAR OFF WAITED A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES CAR STARTED AND ACCELERATED BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER BUT WHEN I CALL SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION SLIPS AND RESULTED IN MY INABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE DEALER, VAN BORTEL IN ROCHESTER, NY, HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION RE-BUILD AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR A SEAL THAT LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS PURSUANT TO A PROGRAM FIX FROM FORD (THE VAN BORTEL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT). THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BRIDGE! *TR

WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVEN WITH HITTING THE GAS ALL I GOT WAS A JERK FORWARD. I MADE IT UP THE HILL LURCHING FORWARD ALL THE WAY AND GOT HOME (ONLY A BLOCK). RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT REALLY NEVER GETS FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO? HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO THE SEARCH SITES: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/FORD/FUSION/ HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM/70/7761889/FORD/2010-FORD-FUSION-TRANSMISSION/PAGE18.HTML#IXZZ1TLQ3UK95. *TR

THE FIRST TIME, THE CAR WAS PULLING ON TO A MAIN ROAD GOING UP TO 15 MPH WHILE TURNING RIGHT. THE CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER, STALL (ONLY ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP), MANY WARNING LIGHTS INCLUDING THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND DINGED. AFTER SHUTTING THE KEY OFF AND WAITING UP TO A COUPLE OF MINUTES, ENGINE STARTED FINE AND DROVE NORMALLY. 1 MONTH LATER, THIS EXACT SCENARIO HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE TURNING RIGHT FROM A COMPLETE STOP. 1 MONTH LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WITH ONLY THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON (THE CAR WAS CURVING TO THE RIGHT AT ABOUT 40 MPH). 2 DAYS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AT ABOUT 35 MPH. THIS TIME THE CAR WOULD START UP, AND BE FINE UNTIL WE ACCELERATED. WE NARROWLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT WHEN THE CAR DID THE SAME THING A SECOND TIME. IT THEN DID IT A THIRD TIME AND WE WAITED TO START THE CAR. WE WERE THEN ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME NORMALLY WITH A CODE ALERT ON THE DASH. I TOOK THE CAR TO GET A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SHOWED CODE P2111. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH A FOUR CYLINDER ENGINE. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK, I STARTED SPEEDING UP FROM AN INTERSECTION, ONLY TO EXPERIENCE A COMPLETE AND TOTAL LOSS OF POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME, THE ENGINE STARTED MISFIRING (ROUGH IDLE AT LESS THAN 550 RPM), BUT ALL SYSTEMS WHERE STILL WORKING. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED NO RESULTS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, STOP THE ENGINE, LET THE CAR SIT FOR ABOUT 15 SECONDS, AND THEN RESTARTED IT. WHEN THE ENGINE RESTARTED, THE CAR STARTED UP AND RAN LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. YESTERDAY (JUNE 1ST), THE FUSION DID THE EXACT SAME THING, EXCEPT THIS TIME I WAS PULLING INTO AN INTERSECTION (APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES PER HOUR). I HAD A CATASTROPHIC LOSS OF POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, THE ENGINE WAS MISFIRING (ROUGH IDLE), THE REST OF THE SYSTEMS CONTINUED WORKING. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS COMING IN MY DIRECTION AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT, STOP THE CAR, AND THEN RESTART IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS NEEDING A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THEY QUOTED THE PRICE AND LABOR AT $400 FOR THE REPAIR. I'VE HAD THIS CAR LESS THAN 1 YEAR AND IT ONLY HAS 49,800 MILES ON IT. IF I HAD BEEN PULLING ONTO A BUSY STREET AND EXPERIENCED THE SAME LOSS OF POWER, IT COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSION, AND THE REPLACEMENT PART HAS BEEN "REDESIGNED" ACCORDING TO THE DEALER WHERE I TOOK MY CAR FOR REPAIR. *TR

WE WERE SITTING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A TRUCK STRUCK US FROM THE REAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE FRONT SEATS RECLINED TOWARD THE BACK SEATS. I NOTED THAT THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL POSTED ON YOUR SITE. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS FROM FORD. I RECEIVED THE CAR THE SAME MONTH THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I AM UPSET THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND ANOTHER RECALL BUT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT MY CAR NEEDED THIS REPAIR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT FORTUNATELY OUR INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE UNDER NORMAL CONDITIONS AT SPEED ON AN OPEN HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION RESPONSE, A 'WRENCH' WARNING LIGHT CAME ON THE VEHICLE GAUGE CLUSTER. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE THE CAR SAT, IDLED ROUGHLY, AND I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO I STARTED THE CAR AND THE SYMPTOMS (INCLUDING THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT) WERE GONE. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER SERVICE DESK AND AFTER ANALYSIS WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO EVENTS CAPTURED BY THE VEHICLE COMPUTER. I WAS TOLD TO DRIVE THE CAR AND REPORT ANY ADDITIONAL INSTANCES OF THE PROBLEM. AFTER THE ISSUE RESURFACED AGAIN THREE WEEKS LATER, I AGAIN BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE TEAM AT MY DEALERSHIP. AFTER AGAIN NOT FINDING EVENTS LOGGED IN THE COMPUTER, THEY INSTALLED A TEMPORARY DATA RECORDER FOR ME TO MANUALLY ENGAGE THE NEXT TIME THE ISSUE APPEARED. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM THE VERY NEXT DAY, THE RECORDER CAPTURED THE EVENT AND REFLECTED THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE UNIT. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE IT IS CLEAR THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF CASES OF THIS SAME PROBLEM DOCUMENTED IN VARIOUS FORMS AND SITES ON THE WEB INDICATING THIS IS A KNOWN, SYSTEMIC PROBLEM FOR FORD WITH THE FUSION THROTTLE BODY. THE NATURE OF THE PROBLEM, EFFECTING VEHICLE CONTROL, AT SPEED, IS DANGEROUS AND WOULD SEEM TO WARRANT A MORE PROACTIVE APPROACH TO THE ISSUE BOTH BY FORD AND BY THE NHTSA. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATING, WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE FINE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS RUNNING OK. THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY, BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER FUSIONS.

CAR HAS 2.5 ENGINE AND 6F35 AUTO TRANSMISSION. CAR EXHIBITS "FLARE" WHEN SHIFTING. TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN COLD. PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AT AROUND 42,000 MILES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

DRIVING CHILD TO SCHOOL - CAR'S SPEED STARTS DECLINING EVEN THOUGH ACCELERATOR WAS BEEN PRESSED (CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING BETWEEN 50 -55 MILES). GOT CAR OFF ROAD. SWITCHED CAR OFF, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN. DROVE CHILD TO SCHOOL, CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND PLACED CAR IN REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY WENT OUT 4,000 MILES AGO AND PART AND LABOR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300.00 AND CAR SHOULD BE READY TO PICK UP BY 5 P.M. NEXT DAY. GOT RENTAL CAR FROM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD LATER SAME DAY CAR WENT TO SHOP THAT THROTTLE CONTROL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND HOPEFULLY WITH ME PAYING AN EXPEDITED DELIVERY CHARGE IT WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY IF NOT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT DAY DAY OR 2. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE DAYS. *JS

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP.. THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING, WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR A STREET.. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN AUGUST 2012. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2012, AND IT RAN FINE UNTIL JULY 2012.. THAT'S WHEN I WOULD BE RIDING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER, WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER TO THE CAR, NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AT ALL..AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER.. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WASN'T BAD AND CLEANED THE MASS AIRFLOW FOR $416.. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM..NOW THE WORST THING HAPPENED, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE AND FORD REFUSES TO RECALL THESE CARS... THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH.. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER , SO THAT SHOULD BE A REASON FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED!!! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO GET SOME JUSTICE ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE CUT OUT CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL IN TRAFFIC. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY FUEL INJECTOR #2. SAME ISSUE HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 5000 MILES LATER THEN AGAIN 10000 MILES LATER. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND SUDDENLY I WAS LOSING POWER. THE CAR WAS ON BUT STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE LITTLE WRENCH CAME ON. I COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. IT STARTED TO VIBRATE AND MAKE NOISE. I SHUT IT OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. IT SEEMED NORMAL SO I STARTED TO DRIVE HOME. I GOT ABOUT 3 MILE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT HAS STEADILY DONE THIS ABOUT 2-3 TIMES A WEEK NOW. ONE TIME I WAS GOING 65-70 ON THE EXPRESS WAY AND HAD TO COAST OFF. THE LAST TIME I WAS TURNING LEFT AND I HAD THE GREEN LIGHT I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. MY LIGHT TURNED RED I COULD HAVE BEEN PLOWED INTO AND KILLED. I BOUGHT THIS CAR MAY 2011. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR FOR 1 YEAR IT HAD 65000 MILES, I HAVE NO WARRANTY ON THIS CAR AND CAN NOT AFFORD TO HAVE IT FIXED. THIS IS DANGEROUS ARE THEY WAITING FOR DEATHS TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT? I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY FAMILY IF THAT HAPPENS TO SUE FORD. FORD KNOWS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND SHOULD FIX IT.

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN POWER WAS ABRUPTLY REDUCED AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A ROUGH IDLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE NOT AFFECTED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE CAR RAN FINE AND I PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR STARTED FINE, BUT A HALF MILE LATER THE CAR'S POWER WAS AGAIN REDUCED WITH A ROUGH IDLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I STOPPED SAFELY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES; EACH TIME POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING. I LIMPED BACK HOME AND CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

MY 2010 FUSION HAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND I GET THE ANSWER THAT ITS MY PROBLEM NOT THEIRS. I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR A PART TO FIX THIS THAT HAS BEEN ON BACK ORDER SINCE APRIL BUT OF COURSE THIS WILL BE AT MY EXPENSE. I SEE THAT THIS PROBLEM IS EFFECTING HUNDREDS OF OTHER 2010 FUSIONS AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS WOULD NOT REACH RECALL STATUS? IT ALSO WILL ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN WHICH IN ITS SELF IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN. *TR