2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TURNED ON THE HEADLIGHTS COME ON BUT THE TAIL LIGHTS DO NOT COME ON UNLESS YOU TURN THE SWITCH FOR THE LIGHTS. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THEY DROVE WITHOUT TAIL LIGHTS AND GOT A TICKET. THE CONTACT HAD NOT SPOKEN TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,260 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 37,148. *TR

I OWN A V6 2010 FORD FUSION AND ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 65 MPH THE ENGINE HAS STALLED WITHOUT WARMING. AT THE TIME THE ENGINE STALLS, A SERVICE LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTS DOWN. IN BOTH INSTANCES, THE CAR COULD BE RESTARTED, AND THE SERVICE LIGHT DISAPPEARED UPON RESTART. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER BOTH INCIDENTS, AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO IDENTIFY A FIX AS THE SERVICE CODE IS NOT BEING STORED IN EVENTS OF ENGINE FAILURE (AND THE LIGHT IS NOT STAYING ON AFTER RESTART). THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS IT HAS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING ON MAJOR HIGHWAYS AT HIGH SPEEDS. I HAVE SEEN ENTRIES FROM OTHER OWNERS ON BOTH THE NHTSA SITE AND OTHER BLOGS SITTING THE SAME PROBLEM, YET FORD IS UNWILLING TO ACCEPT THAT THIS IS A PERVASIVE PROBLEM AND IS NOT WORKING TO FIND A SOLUTION. WE HAVE ESCALATED FROM THE DEALERSHIP UP TO THE CORPORATE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH NO SUCCESS. *TR

DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY CAUSES CAR TO LOSE POWER. *TR

WHEN I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED OUT. LUCKILY I WASN'T IN FRONT OF A TRUCK OR ON THE FREEWAY. VERY SCARY MY CAR ONLY HAS 15391 MILES ON IT. THIS CAR WAS ALSO LEAKING OIL. I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THIS CAR. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THIS PROBLEM DIDN'T SHOW UP AT FIRST SO THE SERVICE PERSON KEPT THE CAR LONGER AND FINALLY IT DID THE SAME THING AND LOST ALL POWER SO THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE THE GASKET THAT WAS LEAKING OIL. ALSO A FEW MONTHS EARLIER ONE OF THE COILS WENT BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. *TT

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY 2010 FUSION (35,265 MI) LOST ACCELERATION. JERKED CAR INTO THE MEDIAN AND PUT INTO PARK, IT IMMEDIATELY BEGAN IDLING VERY ROUGH AND ALMOST SPUTTERING TO CUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT DISPLAYED. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MOMENT AND THEN CUT THE CAR BACK ON. I PRESSED THE GAS AND THE CARS RPM SHOT UP TO OVER 5000 RPM. IT THEN IDLED NORMALLY AND I MERGED BACK IN TRAFFIC JUST HOPING TO GET IT TO MY OFFICE. I MADE IT ANOTHER 2-3 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN, THIS TIME BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIT UP. I IMMEDIATELY CUT IT OFF, RESTARTED IT AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DECIDED TO GET OFF AT THE EXIT I WAS CLOSE TOO AND PARK THE CAR AS I KNEW I WAS GOING TO CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF I DID NOT GET IT OFF THE ROAD. I CAME TO THE TOP OF THE EXIT RAMP AND SAT IN TRAFFIC FOR A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR SEEMED OKAY, NO ROUGH IDLE NOTHING STRANGE EXCEPT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL DISPLAYED. I MERGED INTO TRAFFIC OFF THE RAMP AND IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SAME THING OCCURRED, NO ACCELERATION, I HAD MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR. I GOT IT INTO A PARKING LOT AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. I HAD THE CAR TOWED IN GOT A LOANER TO DRIVE INTO WORK. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CALLED ABOUT AN HOUR LATER AND SAID THE CAR IS FIXED AND I CAN COME GET IT. THEY SAID THEIR WAS AN ISSUE IN MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND THEY HAVE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I LOVE THIS CAR BUT AT 35,000 MILES I SHOULD NOT HAVE ALREADY HAD A BAD BATTERY AND NOW THIS ISSUE. I AM STARTING TO NOT TRUST THE CAR. I HOPE THE ISSUE IS FIXED, BUT I AM ALMOST SCARED TO GO PICK IT UP TONIGHT. I HAD NO IDEA OF THESE ISSUES UNTIL I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AFTER THE THIS MORNING. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STALLING RECURRED TWICE AFTERWARD. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER AND AFTER A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT A CYLINDER WAS MISFIRING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE COIL WIRE TO THE CYLINDER BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER REPAIRS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,586.

CAR SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD INTO REVERSE--FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO DROP OUT OF THE CAR. DOES NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY; FEELS LIKE ACCELERATING IN A HIGHER GEAR WHEN STARTING OFF. DOES NOT SEEM TO SHIFT GEARS WHEN DRIVING. SHIFTS HARD WHEN CHANGING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. ALSO FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION DROPS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH AND LOW SPEEDS. CAR HAS BEEN INTO THE DEALER ON 4 SEPARATE OCCASIONS OVER 9 MONTHS AND PROBLEM STILL ISN'T FIXED. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS HAD ISSUES FOR THE LAST MONTH WITH THE LACK OF ACCELERATING WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK IT TO ADVANCED AUTO WITH A CODE OF P2112. TOOK IT TWICE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WITH THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER TELLING ME NOTHING. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION WITH MY TWO KIDS IN THE CAR AND LOST ALMOST ALL POWER AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY AN 18 WHEELER. DEALER SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WILL COST ME $520 DOLLARS AND IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THOUSANDS OF REPORTED PROBLEMS WITH THIS VERY SAME PROBLEM WITH FORD NOT BEING HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FAULTY EQUIPMENT...SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

WHEN CAR IS DRIVEN FOR THE FIRST TIME OR CAR HAS HAD A FEW HOURS TO COOL OFF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES TO SHIFT FROM 2-3 AND 3-4. USUALLY SEAMS TO SLIP FROM 3-4. *TR

TRAVELING ON THE STREET AT ABOUT 40 MPH, CAR SHUDDERED TO A STOP. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED HOME. CAR STARTED THE NEXT DAY. CAREFULLY DROVE THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY SHOULD NOT BE FAILING AT 60000 MILES. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE BRAKE SYSTEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN FEB 2010, FORD ISSUED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM RECALL TO REPROGRAM THE BRAKE SYSTEM. UNFORTUNATELY, THE GENERAL RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE MALFUNCTION WITH HIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE. SINCE THAT TIME, HE HAS CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM THAT PROMPTED THE RECALL. THE MALFUNCTION OCCURRED RANDOMLY AND WITH NO WARNING. THERE WERE TIMES, WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN FOR MONTHS, WITH NO PROBLEM. BUT, THEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE MALFUNCTION WOULD OCCUR AGAIN. ACCORDING TO FORD, THE BRAKE SYSTEM SOFTWARE MAY UNNECESSARILY CAUSE THE REGENERATIVE BRAKE SYSTEM TO TRANSITION TO CONVENTIONAL BRAKES, IF THAT OCCURS THE RED BRAKE WARNING LAMP WILL ILLUMINATE, THE MESSAGE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM WILL APPEAR AND A WARNING CHIME WILL SOUND. THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE ISSUE DID OCCUR, AT TIMES HE WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE, TURN IT OFF AND RE-START IT; OTHER TIMES HE WOULD HAVE TO LET THE VEHICLE SIT FOR AN HOUR OR MORE.

ON OCTOBER 1, 2011, WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE, GOING LESS THAN A FEW MILES AN HOUR AND APPLYING THE BRAKE , THE CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD AND ACCELERATED ON ITS ON - JUMPED THE CURB AND CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDOW OF A BUSINESS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY CONTROL WARNING LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR AN INSPECTION, WHO INSTALLED A NEW RELAY FOR THE FUEL PUMP AND LOCATED A FAILURE WITH THE CATALYTIC ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000. UPDATED 08/06/13*LJ UPDATED 08/06/2013 *JS

ON SEPTEMBER 30TH I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I HAD ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN A MILE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND MY CAR QUICK MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE ABOUT 1 MILE PER HOUR SO I GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. IT WAS DARK AND I WAS ALONE. I WAS GOING TO CALL AAA FOR A TOW AND I DECIDED I WOULD TRY TO START THE CAR AND SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS MOVING LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON OCT 5TH AND OCT 7TH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND BOTH TIMES I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID GETTING HIT BOTH TIMES MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO CAR REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH IT WHEN THEY CONNECT IT TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. FROM SEPTEMBER TO CURRENT DATE THE CAR HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 TIMES. SOMETIMES THE SPEED MAY BE AT 55 OR 60 MILES PER HOUR. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND I WROTE A LETTER TO THE FORD COMPANY NEITHER PARTY HAS DONE ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE IN THEIR PRODUCT. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SUGGESTED IT MAY BE VALUE BODY AND THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK DOWN OR TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT QUITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I AM UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. SO MUCH FOR THE COMMERCIAL "NUMBER 1 MOST DEPENDABLE CAR IN AMERICA ". MY FORD FUSION SUCKS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO GET ON FREEWAY IT BOGGLED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND WRENCH SYMBOL SO PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CAR WAS SHAKING AS IF IT HAD NO GAS SO TURNED OFF FOR 3 MIN AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE NOT EVEN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID THE SAME THING SO TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT RAN AS IF WAS FINE NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING ONCE YOU DRIVE AND IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE IT BOGGLES DOWN AND LIGHTS COME ON. GOT IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF FORD FUSION 2010 CARS. *TR

POWER STEERING WAS IN A PARKING LOT. IT COULD BE STEERED BY MAN POWER. TOOK TO FORD GARAGE AND WAS THE POWER STEERING RACK. WAS ADVISED IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGH SPEED AND ON CURVES WHICH WE HAD JUST DONE THAT DAY. *TR

I PREVIOUSLY SENT A COMPLAINT BECAUSE MY CAR KEPT STALLING, WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON, BUT WHEN I TURNED CAR OFF THEN TURNED ON, IT WOULD RUN, BUT THEN THEY COULDN'T GET THE CODES. BASED ON MY INTERNET RESEARCH, LOOKS LIKE 2010 FUSIONS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM BETWEEN 30,000 AND 50,000 AND IT IS ALWAYS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE THE CODES WERE NOT COMING UP. I JUST WANTED TO GIVE YOU AN UPDATE, I PURCHASED MY OWN CODE READER AND AFTER MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (VERY DANGEROUS) THREE MORE TIMES, WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET THE CODE MYSELF. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND WITH THE CODE THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO LOOK IT UP.....AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY....JUST LIKE I TOLD THEM SINCE EVERY 2010 FORD FUSION BETWEEN THIS MILEAGE IS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. SINCE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT ON THIS CAR AND IS DANGEROUS BECAUSE CAR STALLS IN MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, IT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! I DON'T WANT ANYONE TO GO THROUGH WHAT I WENT THROUGH, AND I WOULD LOVE TO GET REIMBURSED FOR THE MONEY I HAD TO PAY ON FORDS DEFECT. THANK YOU *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT SOON AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE FUSION SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH, AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE PROBLEM AND THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. WE'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT TWICE NOW. THEY SUSPECT A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND A BIT DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND IT HAPPENED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE MULTIPLE CARS PASSED ME AND SWERVED AROUND ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED YESTERDAY THREE TIMES IN ONE 30 MINUTE PERIOD. THE DEALER SAID THAT FORD HAS GIVEN THEM NO HELP IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY INSTEAD OF THE FUSION. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING 45 MPH LOST ACCELERATION AND COASTED TO SIDE OF THE ROAD. WRENCH OR SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS AND RESTARTED CAR AND SERVICE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAR OPERATED NORMALLY. TOOK THE CAR TO NEAREST DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T PULL UP ANY DIAGNOSTIC CODES AND FOR ME TO WAIT FOR THE PROBLEM TO OCCUR AGAIN AND BRING IT BACK. CAR ONLY HAS 37000 MILES AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH OTHER FUSION OWNERS. ALL THE CARS THAT HAVE BEEN REPAIRED HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION DOWN A VERY BUSY MAIN ROAD IN ATLANTA, IT DIED. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND GET ONTO A SIDE STREET TO PARK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE UNDER WARRANTY, BUT LESS THAN A MONTH LATER I WAS GETTING ON A BUSY FREEWAY HERE IN ATLANTA. ABOUT THE SAME SPEED, 45MPH, IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, BUT THIS TIME IT DID CONTINUE RUNNING. EVENTUALLY IT PICKED UP AGAIN. IT IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE SHOP HAVING THE TRANSMISSION CORRECTED. FORD DID ISSUE A RECALL LAST YEAR WHICH WAS SUPPOSED HAVE CORRECTED THIS ISSUE, AND I DID TAKE THE CAR IN FOR THE RECALL WHEN I HAD ONLY HAD IT FOR 30 DAYS. THAT WAS OVER A YEAR AGO, AND IT HAS "SKIPPED" BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS THE WHOLE TIME WHICH HAS MADE ME UNEASY, BUT EVENTUALLY BECAME THE NORM. ANYWAY, THE RECALL DID NOT CORRECT THE ISSUE. MY FEAR IS THAT WHEN I AM UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, OR WHEN THE CAR SIMPLY SHUTS DOWN, I WILL BE REAR ENDED AND CAUSE A SERIOUS CAR ACCIDENT INVOLVING OTHERS AS WELL AS MYSELF. THIS IS MY FIRST AMERICAN BRAND CAR AND I WANT TO LOVE IT, BUT FEELING UNSAFE DRIVING IT IS MAKING IT DIFFICULT. I WANT THIS ON FILE BECAUSE ALTHOUGH I HAVE A WARRANTY ON MY CAR, I THINK FORD SHOULD BE CORRECTING THE ISSUE FOR ALL FORD FUSION OWNERS SINCE OUR SAFETY IS AT RISK. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE THROTTLE MISSION CONTROL FAILURE SWITCH ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED FIFTEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,800 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 62,882.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE THE MECHANIC NOTICED THE FRONT RIGHT AXLE NUT HAD COME LOOSE. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. THE DEALER INSTALLED A NEW AXLE NUT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WAS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE THE TIRE TO DISCONNECT FROM THE VEHICLE AND CAUSE A CRASH. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 37,571. UPDATED 10/14/11 *BF UPDATED 11/02/11

WHEN I GO TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND, 2ND TO 3RD, ETC, IT SEEMS LIKE THE CAR IS NOT REGISTERING THE CHANGE IN GEARS. AS SOON AS I SHIFT AND ATTEMPT TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING, THE ENGINE WILL REV UP TOO FAST AND THEN DROP DOWN AND REV UP NORMALLY. *TR WHENEVER I ATTEMPT TO USE CRUISE CONTROL, GOING UP A HILL CAUSE THE ENGINE TO REV TO QUICK AGAIN, SHUTTING OFF CRUISE CONTROL. MY CAR IS 10 MONTHS OLD WITH JUST 23,000 MILES (5700 OF WHICH WERE ON IT BEFORE I BOUGHT IT) AND THE DEALERSHIP I TOOK IT TO IS TRYING TO TELL ME THAT IT'S NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, AND THAT THE CLUTCH AND CLUTCH PLATE NEED TO BE REPLACED. THEY'RE ALSO SAYING IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT IT WILL COST ME $1300 + TAX TO REPAIR. I DON'T DRIVE THIS CAR HARD, NOR DO I DO ANY TYPE OF RACING OR MODS TO IT. IT'S A CAR I USE FOR WORK MAINLY. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO REASON THE CLUTCH SHOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED SO SOON. THERE ARE NUMEROUS SITES WITH THIS SAME ISSUE WITH SIMILAR FUSIONS. POINT IS, I'M NOT PAYING FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

CAR STOP RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR,JUST COAST ALONG WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON DASH. PICKED UP CAR TODAY PAID 200,17 FOR REPAIR GOT 4 MILES AWAY FROM SHOP CAR STOPPED AGAIN. *TR

SEVERE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. ENGINE RPM'S INCREASED RAPIDLY BUT VEHICLE DID NOT SPEED UP. CAUSED A NEAR COLLISION WHEN TRYING TO CUT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC. *TR

SINCE I PURCHASED MY FORD FUSION IN 2010, I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT PROBLEMS. NOT ONLY MECHANICAL BUT, ALSO WITH THE DEALERSHIP. MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ALL THE TIME. ADDITIONALLY, IT SHAKES AND JERKS. THE DEALERSHIP INITIALLY WAS RESPONSIVE TO MY CALLS AND CONCERNS. FOR THE LAST FEW MONTHS, THAT HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES, TO INCLUDE TODAY ? ALL FOR THE SAME THING AS LISTED ABOVE. EACH TIME, I WAS TOLD THEY HAD FIXED THE ISSUE. IN ADDITION, THEY SAID THEY WOULD WASH/FILL UP THE GAS TO WHERE I LEFT IT. THIS WAS DONE CORRECT ONCE. AT ONE POINT, MY CAR WAS IN THE SHOP FOR A MONTH. THEY DECIDED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ? WHICH THEY WOULD DO FREE OF CHARGE. ON THE DAY THIS REPAIR WAS TO BE MADE, THEY ALL OF A SUDDEN CHANGED THEIR MINDS AND RENEGED ON THAT COMMITMENT - CLAIMING THEY HAD FOUND THE REAL ISSUE WHICH, AS IT TURNS, OUT THEY DID NOT. WHEN I HAD COME TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, I FOUND A PACK OF CIGARETTES IN MY MIDDLE CONSOLE ALL HALF SMOKED. OBVIOUSLY, SOMEONE WAS SMOKING IN MY CAR WHICH SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED. *TR SINCE I WAS GETTING NOWHERE, THE SERVICE MANAGER SUGGESTED I FILE A CLAIM WITH THE FORD REPLACEMENT CAR PROGRAM. I WAS TOLD BY DJ, KOON? SALES MANAGER, THE REPLACEMENT PROCESS SHOULD TAKE ONLY A WEEK. HE EVEN SUGGESTED THAT I SHOULD NOT MAKE ANOTHER PAYMENT ON MY VEHICLE. I STARTED THIS CLAIM PROCESS ON DECEMBER 1, 2011. I WAS FINALLY SENT A BREAKDOWN WORKSHEET FROM CORPORATE, IN PARTICULAR, JEFF TERRELL, ON FEBRUARY 3, 2012. HE STATED I WOULD NEED TO PAY NEARLY $6,000 UP FRONT FOR THE USED MILES ON MY CAR. ALSO, HE SAID IN ORDER FOR THEM TO SET ME UP WITH A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE, I WOULD HAVE TO TAKE OUT ANOTHER LOAN. I WROTE HIM BACK IMMEDIATELY ON FEBRUARY 3, 2012 AND AGAIN TODAY, FEBRUARY 7, ASKING HOW HE CAME TO THAT AMOUNT. I HAVE YET TO HEAR BACK FROM HIM. *TR

MY CAR HAS WENT OUT 3 TIMES IN WEEK TWICE ON THE FREEWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IT SLOWS DOWN THEN A WRENCH SYMBOL COMES ON. I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 3 WEEKS AGO. TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPT THAT I NEED TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED,. THEY ORDERED THE PART AND SAID I NEED TO PAY $100 DEDUCTIBLE. I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED OUT CORRECTLY I WOULDN'T HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TOLD ME I NEED A NEW BATTERY!! THREE WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED IT!! THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED BY THEM FOR FREE, THEY SAID I WOULD NEED TO BUY A NEW BATTERY AND IT WOULD BE $109.00 MORE PLUS THE DEDUCTIBLE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED IN THIS CAR. I LOVE THE WAY IT LOOKS BUT AM SO UNSATISFIED WITH THE PERFORMANCE. IF I GET INTO AN ACCIDENT I HOLD FORD CO COMPLETELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DAMAGES, AS I SEE THEY HAVE HAD MANY COMPLAINTS AND THEY ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I AM LOOKING INTO AN ATTORNEY BECAUSE THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE SOLD IF IT HAS THIS DEFECT, IT IS PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER!! WHAT ARE THEY WAITING FOR TO SEE HOW MANY DEATHS WILL OCCUR BEFORE THEY LET PEOPLE KNOW NOT TO BUY IT. I PLAN ON TELLING EVERYONE NOT TO PURCHASE I FORD. I SHOULD HAVE PURCHASED A HONDA/LIKE BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DECELERATING, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BY FORCEFULLY APPLYING THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38,000.

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION AND THIS IS MY SECOND ENTRY INTO THIS DATABASE FOR A BROKEN STUD. AFTER ~21000 MILES, A SECOND STUD ON THE FRONT DRIVERS WHEEL HAS FAILED BY SHEARING COMPLETELY. ONCE AGAIN THE DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE THE BROKEN STUD, LEAVING ME TO WORRY OVER THE REMAINING STUDS. ALSO, IT HAS TAKEN TWO NIGHTS FOR THE DEALERSHIP TO RECEIVE THE NEW STUD. *TR

SELLING / SERVICING DEALER BEGAN ADVISING OF CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY ~15000 MI. ~20000 MI WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE LOST POWER, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND THROTTLE CONTROL / TRANSMISSION LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE ROUGH IDLED. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AFTER ~ 30 SECONDS. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. READ/CLEARED DTC P2111. REPORTED TO DEALER ON 07 SEPT 2011 BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE. DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE PRIOR TO 35000 MI SERVICE (19 NOV 12) ENGINE CODES WERE LOST. DEALER PERFORMED INDUCTION SERVICE. AFTER 40000 MI SERVICE (24 MAY 13) HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE ABOVE FAILURE WITH DTC P2111 WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. ON 8 JUNE 13 HAD 3 OCCURRENCES AT VEHICLE SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH WITH ONE AT LESS THAN 25 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING (ENTERING TRAFFIC). VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DIFFERENT DEAL WITH A FAILED THROTTLE BODY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE 2010 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSIONS. I TOOK THE CAR IN ON 12/31/10 TO AUTOMAX FORD, KILLEEN, TX. THEY TOLD ME THAT NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT AND IT IS FINE. ON 3 AUGUST 2011 MY CAR FELT LIKE IT DID A DOWNSHIFT WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. AT THIS POINT MY ACCELERATOR FAILS TO WORK. THE CAR IS NOT IN ANY GEAR AND EVEN WHEN I GIVE THE CAR GAS THE ENGINE WILL NOT REV. I THEN HAVE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. WHILE IN PARK THE CAR IDLES REALLY HEAVY LIKE AND STUTTTERS TO KEEP GOING SO I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON IT WILL TURN OVER ABOUT 6 OR 7 TIMES BEFORE IT STARTS. I HAVE TO DO THIS PROCESS EVERY TIME THE CAR DOES THIS WHICH HAS BEEN ABOUT 6 TIMES IN THE PAST TWO DAYS. THE INCIDENT HAPPENS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IN REGULAR CITY DRIVING. I BELIEVE AUTOMAX FORD HAS FAILED TO DO THE INSPECTION RIGHT AND NOW THE RECALL LETTER IS EXPIRED AS OF APRIL 2011. I WAS ALSO DEPLOYED OVERSEAS DURING THAT TIME PERIOD OF EXPIRATION. *TR

THIS PROBLEM IS DUE TO A FAULTY TRANSMISSION OR TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS, AS OUTLINED BY FORD RECALL 10B15. THE CAR JERKS/SLIPS AND IT FEELS AS IF THE GEARS ARE NOT CATCHING UPON ACCELERATION. I RECEIVED THE 'RECALL' LETTER FROM FORD DESCRIBING THIS PROGRAM, AND IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY PREFORMED THE MODULE RECALIBRATION AND TOLD ME EVERYTHING WAS FINE. HOWEVER, 40,000 LATER, MY TRANSMISSION STARTED EXHIBITING THE PROBLEMS DESCRIBED ABOVE AND FORD IS NOW REPLACING MY ENTIRE TRANSMISSION, ALTHOUGH NOT PAYING FOR THE RENTAL CAR. *TT

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2010 FUSION SE SHIFTS ERRATICALLY IN THE LOW GEARS. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO I TOOK IT TO THE FORD STEALERSHIP. I HAD PULLED THE TRANSMISSION DIPSTICK AND NOTICED THAT THE FLUID WAS GREYISH BLACK COLORED. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE FLUID WAS SUPPOSED TO BE THAT COLOR. I ASKED THEM TO GET A BRAND NEW QUART OF THE MERCON LV FLUID, AND PROVED IT WAS A DARK RED. I TALKED THEM IN TO REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FOR FREE. I SWEAR THE DEALERSHIPS LIE THROUGH THEIR TEETH TO KEEP FROM DOING ANYTHING FOR FREE UNDER WARRANTY. THE VEHICLE STILL SHIFTS FUNNY; IN THE FIRST TWO GEARS IT FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS EVEN THOUGH IT REALLY ISN'T SLIPPING. ITS JUST A CHOPPY SHIFT OF GEARS. THEY SAID THE WAY IT SHIFTS IS NORMAL, HOWEVER, WHEN I ASKED THEM TO PUT THAT IN WRITING AND SIGN IT, THEY WOULDN'T DO IT. THE RESPONSE WAS "IT HAS A 60K MILE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY." WAY TO CHANGE THE SUBJECT! APPEARS TO ME THAT FORD AND ITS CROOKED DEALERSHIPS ARE QUICK TO SELL YOU A CAR, BUT SLOW TO TAKE CARE OF YOU AFTER THE SALE. (IF THEY TAKE CARE OF YOU AT ALL THAT IS.) I THINK MIKE ROWE SHOULD TELL PEOPLE THIS ON THE FORD TV COMMERCIALS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE HOOD FLEW UPWARDS AND OBSCURED THE FIELD OF VISION. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER AND CLOSED THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 26,500.

WHILE PULLING INTO TRAFFIC, MY FORD FUSION LOST POWER, WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO ACCELERATE AND STARTED THRUSTING FORWARD AND JERKING AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO SAFETY, PUT IT INTO PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT 30 SECONDS, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE. FOUR DAYS LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I TOOK MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY TOLD ME THEY COULDN'T GET ANY CODES AND HAD ME COME AND GET IT. ABOUT TWO MILES DOWN THE ROAD, IN MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO GET TO SAFETY, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT BACK. THEY STILL COULD NOT GET IT TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, THERE WERE NO CODES BEING THROWN, SO THEY TOLD ME TO COME AND GET THE CAR. I TOLD THEM ABOUT THE NUMEROUS ONLINE COMPLAINTS I FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND EVERY TIME, IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. HE SAID THEY CAN'T JUST REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL THEY GET THE CODES. HE TOLD ME TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT DIES AGAIN, TURN THE CAR OFF BUT NOT BACK ON AND GET IT TOWED TO THEM, THEN MAYBE THEY CAN GET THE CODES. I AM SCARED AND FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING IT. LOOKING AT PAST TIMES IT DIED, IT WAS WHILE DRIVING FOR A WHILE, THEN SHUT OFF THEN RAN SHORTLY AFTER. IT SEEMS TO ONLY BE AN ISSUE WITH THE 2010'S, AND ALWAYS HAPPENS BETWEEN 30-40 THOUSAND MILES, AND IT'S ALWAYS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. I CAN'T EVEN TELL YOU HOW MANY COMPLAINTS I READ ONLINE AND I PERSONALLY KNOW OF TWO OWNERS THAT HAD THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY IT IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO BE RECALLED/REPAIRED. I AM SCARED AND FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING A CAR THAT I AM JUST WAITING ON DYING; I HAVE NEVER BEEN PLACED IN DANGER WITH A VEHICLE LIKE THIS. NO ONE SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DRIVE IN MIDDLE OF BUSY TRAFFIC JUST WAITING FOR IT TO DIE SO THEY CAN TRY AND GET A CODE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WITH PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THERE WAS NO POWER RESPONSE AND THE RPMS BEGAN TO DECREASE. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWELVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,500. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A VERY BUSY ROAD AT 45 MPH, MY ACCELERATOR CUT OUT, REDUCING ENGINE POWER TO IDLE AND CAUSING ME TO ALMOST BE HIT BY 3 DIFFERENT VEHICLES WHILE TRYING TO FIND A PLACE TO STOP. I HAD MY WIFE AND MY INFANT SON IN THE CAR. THIS WAS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A VEHICLE THIS NEW! THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON..BUT WENT OFF AFTER I SHUT THE VEHICLE DOWN AND RESTARTED, TO WHICH THE CAR THEN RAN NORMAL. I THEN HAD IT ACCELERATE UNCOMMANDED, AT THAT POINT A SHUT IT DOWN AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM WAITING TO HEAR WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT IT. 37,000 MILES SEEMS TERRIBLY LOW TO BE HAVING THESE TYPES OF "ISSUES" IT IS A 2010 FORD FUSION SE 3.0L, AND I AM NOT HAPPY! *TR

FORD 6F35 TRANSMISSION HAS "DEAD SPOTS", JERKINESS AND HARD SHIFTING SINCE I OWNED THE CAR. AT 56,500 MILES, TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS FOUND TO BE LEAKING FROM THE DRIVE SHAFT AXLE AND THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION IN THIS CAR IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION PURCHASED IN DECEMBER 2010 CONTINUES TO HAVE THE HOOD RELEASED WHEN DRIVING. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TAKEN BACK TO PAULI FORD MANY TIMES SINCE I OWNED THE CAR.....WITHOUT SUCCESS IN FIXING THE PROBLEM, I HAVE INFORMED PAULI FORD/ST. JOHNS MICHIGAN AND ALSO FORD MOTOR CO. OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT MY CONCERN IS THAT WHILE DRIVING AN ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. THE LAST DATE THE HOOD OPENED IS BELOW BUT THE PROBLEM HAS CONTINUED SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OWNED. *TR

WHILE GOING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY I EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUES. MY CAR STALLED OUT SHUT OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL AND STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLE. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WAITED ABOUT FIVE MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP DROVE MAYBE ANOTHER TEN MILES AND IT STARTED AGAIN. ON THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT FROM AND THEY MADE IT SEEM AS IF I HAD NO IDEAL OF WHAT I WAS TALKING ABOUT. ONCE THEY REALIZED I KNEW THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY THAT WAS THE PROBLEM I WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS NOT A PART THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR IT OUT OF POCKET. I TOOK THE TIME TO TALK TO SEVERAL REPS AT FORD AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF THE MECHANIC DID NOT THINK IT WAS DEFECTIVE THEN THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. I TALKED TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. SO I ENDED UP PAYING $479.05 FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND HAVING TO BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR A TOTAL OF FOUR DAY. ONLY TO GET IT BACK WITH A CRACKED WINDSHIELD, BUT THAT IS A DIFFERENT ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATING. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

JUST STARTING OFF FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT THE CAR STARTED TO STALL. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO MONTROSE FORD WHERE THEY DETERMINED A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE PART WAS ORDERED AND REPLACED A FEW DAYS LATER. ON THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER WHILE DRIVING THE BRAKES FAILED. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO GANLEY FORD ON THE 19TH OF SEPT. THEY INITIALLY DETERMINED IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM THAT WAS REPAIRED IN AUGUST. ON THE 21ST OF SEPT. THE MAINTENANCE PEOPLE DROVE THE CAR WITH A COMPUTER CONNECTED TO ANALYZE WHAT WAS HAPPENING BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG. NOW THEY SAY THE PROBLEM IS HYDRAULIC RELATED BUT WILL NEED TO KEEP THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 30 DAYS TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IS REALLY WRONG. INSIDE THE CAR IS AN INTERMITTENT NOISE. IT CAN ONLY BE HEARD WHEN JUST STARTING OUT OR AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. GANLEY FORD HAS NO IDEA WHERE THIS NOISE IS COMING FROM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND MADE THE CARE DOWNSHIFT AND UPSHIFT THE CAR HARD. I HAD TO APPLY THE BRAKES HARD BECAUSE THE RPMS WHERE JUMPING AS I CAM TO A COMPLETE STOP. THEN WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR SHIFTED HARD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING. IN ORDER TO CORRECT THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT WOULD STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT IT OFF. UPON RESTART, THE VEHICLE WOULD OPERATE AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.

2010 FORD FUSION STUDS BREAKING OFF. SECOND TIME IN 4 MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, MY 2010 FORD FUSION SUDDENLY SLIPPED GEARS ON ITS OWN. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL, THE ENGINE WAS TURNING BUT THE CAR WASN'T ACCELERATING. I WAS NEARLY REAR ENDED. I MANAGED TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAS AFRAID TO CONTINUE BUT THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE IT A TRY. THE CAR STARTED OK AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. THE NEXT WEEK, MY HUSBAND HAD THE SAME EXPERIENCE. MY HUSBAND TOOK THE CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALERSHIP CALLED AND TOLD US THAT THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND THEIR COMPUTER TESTS DID NOT DETECT ANY PROBLEMS. I TOLD THEM OF THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS I FOUND ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND THAT I DIDN'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR. THEY SAID THEY HAVEN'T HEARD OF ANY COMPLAINTS NOR ANY TSBS ON THIS CAR! I SENT THEM A LINK TO THIS WEBSITE AND TOLD THEM TO READ IT. WILL THEY STILL SAY NOTHING WAS WRONG BECAUSE THEIR COMPUTERS CAN'T DUPLICATE IT? OR DO THEY THINK I LIKE BEING WITHOUT A VEHICLE AND WASTING EVERYONE'S TIME? *TR

THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION V6 AFTER ONLY HAVING 45,000 MILES ON IT. ON VEHICLE NOT EVEN 2 YEARS OLD; A PART THIS IMPORTANT SHOULDN'T FAIL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED BUT THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO GENERATE A FAILURE CODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 21,000.

DRIVING ON THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE AT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S JUMPED ABOVE 4 AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE ENGINE. PULLED TO THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I WAS GOING UP HILL INTO THE TRUCK LANE AND THEN EVENTUALLY ON TO THE BERM AS THE TRUCKS WERE NOW RUNNING FASTER THAN ME GOING UPHILL. IT WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN THROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A FORD DEALERSHIP ON THE TURNPIKE WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE CAR FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS TOOK A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS. FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR AS I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THEREFORE NO RENTAL COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND A POOR INITIAL REPAIR BY FORD. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE IN WEST VIRGINIA IN ORDER TO COMPLETE MY DRIVE HOME AND HAD TO DROP THE RENTAL IN COLUMBUS. $185 + GAS + DEPOSIT AND RESULTING NSF FEES IN MY CHECKING ACCOUNT FOR A 12 HOUR CAR RENTAL THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER. UPON GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IT RAN SMOOTHLY UNTIL OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A NATIONAL CHAIN OIL CHANGE COMPANY WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD SEE TRANSAXLE FLUID ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND THAT THE REPAIR COMPLETED IN WEST VIRGINIA DID NOT GET THE PAN SEALED PROPERLY AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FAULTY SEAL, WHICH THEY REPAIRED BUT IT TOOK THEM 14 DAYS TO DO SO. FAST FORWARD TO MAY AND ANOTHER HARD SHIFT WITH A LURCH FORWARD AND THEN NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE ENGINE. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHO COULD FIND NO ERROR CODES AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. 5/13 - MOTHER'S DAY AND IT HAPPENS AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT IS NOW ON AND THE CAR RUNS ROUGH. TAKING TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN TOMORROW. *TR

THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT COMES ON IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION MOST OF THE TIME IT IS AFTER IT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR AWHILE THEN SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED SOON AFTER BUT YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 35 MPH NO MATTER HOW FAR YOU PUSH THE ACCELERATOR WHEN TRYING TO ASCEND A STEEP HILL IT WOULD ONLY GO 10 MILES PER HOUR. *TR