2010 Ford Fusion Speed Control & Cruise Problems

Electronic Throttle Body Car lost power on busy, construction road Manufacturer issued secret warranty to owners and did not send out notice Multiple certified mechanics have inspected the vehicle Check engine, ABS, service advance trac, and power train lights were on and i am uncertain when they first came on

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle went into Limp Mode and stalled with the check engine warning light illuminated. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where the contact was informed that the vehicle could not be properly diagnosed until the warning light was illuminated while diagnosing the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that he received a recall notice on the electronic throttle body and was concerned that while driving the vehicle would stall again. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 123,000.

While driving my 2010 Ford Fusion, on five separate occasions (two times less than a week apart) and over the last five months, while stopping for traffic lights, traffic or pedestrians the brake pedal travelled just inches from the floor and extra effort was needed in attempt to activate the brakes hoping to come to a complete stop. On two jarring instances collision was avoided only by swerving the vehicle to keep from hitting a wayward pedestrian and the other instance was with another vehicle backing out in a mall shopping center. On all five occasions there was an associated amber ABS light on the dash, a sudden drop in brake pressure and severely degraded to no braking power during application. The brake fluid reservoir is appropriately filled with the manufacturer specified DOT 3 brake fluid and there are no leaks in the system whatsoever. I’ve been told at the Ford dealership that my vehicle will not be able to be inspected or seen by appointment for a little over 2 months (late Oct 2022). I’ve contacted Ford’s customer service at 1-866-436-7332 and they stated that my VIN# is not included in the recall: 19S54. It’s apparent that my vehicle is experiencing all of the identical issues which prompted the Ford recall 19S54. Please assist so the Ford Fusion community can resolve this issue before another catastrophic event occurs.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle lost motive power and would not accelerate more than 40 mph. The accelerator pedal would go to the floorboard when depressed however, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact was able to restart the vehicle as the failure occurred intermittently. The contact had a code reader reading with the failure code P112 - throttle actuator body control stuck closed. The dealer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that he needed to pay for replacement of the throttle body and calibration. The vehicle was not diagnosed by the dealer nor repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that there were no recalls relating to the failure. The failure mileage was 144,866.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE HER SON WAS DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER, SPUTTERED, AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD LOCATED AT 7800 E. LLOYD EXPY, EVANSVILLE, IN 47715, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2010 WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR AND APPARENTLY IT HAD THROTTLE ISSUES THAT WE COVERED A FEW YEARS AGO OUR CAR IS STARTING TO ACT UP WITH THIS TO WHERE LAST WEEK I COULD HAVE DIED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PA CAUSE I LOST ENGINE POWER AND YOUR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY I WILL SUE FORD BECAUSE YOUR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO HELP FIX MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S PAST THE 10 YEARS OR 150,000 IT SHOULD NOT MATTER. I KNOW IT'S THE THROTTLE CAUSE BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH WILL COME ON AND IT SHAKES BAD PLEASE I WANT THIS FIXED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE

INTERMITTENTLY MY BRAKES WILL GO OUT, MOST OFTEN THIS HAPPENS AFTER THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN OFF AND I TURN IT OFF AND TRY TO REVERSE THOUGH IT ALSO HAPPENS WHEN IN DRIVE. IT HAS HAPPENS ON ACCESS ROADS, THE HIGHWAY, MY DRIVEWAY AND MOST OFTEN IN PARKING LOTS. MY CAR WILL ROLL AND BE COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE TO THE FACT THAT I HAVE MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE BRAKE PEDAL GOES SOFT AND I CAN PRESS IT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. MY BRAKE LIGHT, ABS LIGHT, ETC ON THE DASHBOARD ALL LIGHT UP AND MY CAR KEEPS ROLLING. I TRY TURNING MY VEHICLE ON AND OFF AS SOMETIMES EVEN THE EMERGENCY BRAKE OR PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK WILL NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. I HAVE ALMOST HIT OTHER CARS AND PEDESTRIANS BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE AND IT IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND COME TO FIND OUT A KNOWN GLITCH FOR SOME 2010 FORD FUSIONS.

MIDDLE OF FREEWAY DRIVING, CAR DEACCELLERATED AND WENT INTO LIMP HOME MODE. SAFELY STOPPED AND ERROR CLEARED ON RESTART. DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, TECHNICIAN INDICATED THE TEST GRAPH HAD A SPIKE UPON TESTING. LIKELY UNIT OF FAILURE.

I HAD ALREADY GOTTEN MY THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED THE YEAR BEFORE MY CAR STARTED JOLTING AS IF IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AGAIN. THIS TIME THOUGH THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP WHEN I TRIED ACCELERATE FROM STOP, RPMS WOULD GO ALL THE WAY UP TO 5 BEFORE SWITCHING GEARS AND THE SPEEDOMETER WOULD MOVE UP AND DOWN WHILE ELECTRICAL LIGHTS FLICKERED. TOOK IT TO FORD AND NOTHING WAS FOUND SO I GOT AN OIL CHANGE AND TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THAT SAME DAY THE CAR STARTED DOING IT AGAIN. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO FORD THEY OFFERED TO CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND RETURNED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. NOT EVEN 24HRS AFTER STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK CAR TO AUTO ZONE THEY IMMEDIATELY FOUND AN ERROR FOR THE CAMSHAFT POSITION SENSOR. BROUGHT CAR BACK TO FORD WHERE THEY HAD ME LEAVE IT FOR TWO DAYS FOR THE TRANSMISSION TECH TO LOOK AT IT. THEY THEN SAID OIL HAD LEAKED ONTO THE SENSOR CAUSING THE CAR TO DRIVE THAT WAY. REPLACED THAT AND THE HEAD THAT WAS LEAKING. CAR WAS STILL JOLTING AND DRIVING AS IF THROTTLE BODY WAS MESSED UP BUT WORSE. I BROUGHT MY CAR BACK THAT SAME WEEK THEY FOUND A SENSOR THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WHOLE WHILE I WAS 8-9 MONTHS PREGNANT AND ENDED UP SPENDING 1200 DOLLARS ON SOMETHING THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN FIXED THE FIRST TIMR AND IN MY OPINION A SIDE EFFECT FROM THE CAR HAVING A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY FOR SO LONG BEFORE THEY ALLOWED IT TO BE FIXED.

RAPID DECELERATION: WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY RAPID DECELERATION OCCURRED. CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 25MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED. EXITED FREEWAY.. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR OPERATED NORMAL. NO ERROR ICONS SHOWED. ABOUT A HALF MILE FROM HOME PROBLEM REOCCURRED CRAWLED HOME AT 10MPH. NEXT SEVERAL DAYS PROBLEM DID NOT REOCCUR. ABOUT A WEEK LATER SAME PROBLEM REOCCURRED WHILE DRIVING HOME ..10MPH. SPOKE TO FORD SERVICE TO SEE IF THEY WOULD COVER REPAIRS AND THEY DECLINED. TOOK IT TO MY REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. $600. VERY SCARY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN THIS OCCURS ON THE FREEWAY.

ON 3 SEPERATE OCCASIONS I HAVE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN RAPID ACCELERATION WITH MY AUTO. FIRST WHILE SLOWLY ACCELERATING FROM A PARKING SPOT IN A CROWDED DEPARTMENT STORE PARKING LOT. SECOND WHILE SLOWLY MOVING FORWARD IN A FAST FOOD DRIVE THRU LINE. BARELY MISSING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. AND THIRD WHILE SLOWING DOWN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AGAIN MOVING SLOW EXITING A PARKING LOT. ALL THREE TIMES I'VE HAD TO ALMOST STAND ON THE BRAKE TO STOP AND SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND KILL THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH APPRX 130,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE REVERSING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED VERY HIGH BEFORE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING THE ENGINE, THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY FOUR HOURS LATER. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REV VERY HIGH AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. WHILE DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CAUSED THE DRIVER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE DRIVER SHIFTED INTO PARK TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME AND A CAR IN BACK OF ME. CAR VIOLENTLY SHOOK AND SPED FORWARD AT A FAST SPEED. CAR VEERED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND WENT UP OVER THE CURB. CONSUMER'S FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE WHOLE TIME. CONSUMER PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. ENGINE WAS RACING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JD BYRIDER (1561 WEST LIBERTY AVE, PITTSBURGH, PA) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MOTOR MOUNT WAS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. *BF*JB

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED THE END OF JULY 2018 FOR MY DAUGHTER TO DRIVE. SHE INFORMED ME TODAY THAT FROM TIME TO TIME IT AS IF THE CAR STALLS OUT WHEN DRIVING IT OR WHEN SHE TRIES TO ACCELERATE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE JUST A FEW MINUTES AGO AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. SEE THE LINK ATTACHED: HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/FORD/FUSION/2010/ENGINE/SUDDEN_DECELERATION_LOSS_OF_POWER.SHTML THIS WAS JUST FROM ONE WEBSITE AND THERE ARE SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE. IT WOULD SEEM TO ME THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MY QUESTION IS IF THIS HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOUR ATTENTION, WHY WOULD YOU NOT DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHEN IN TRAFFIC CAN BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD LEAD TO CAR ACCIDENTS. SHE IS LIVING IN ATLANTA AND I AM IN ORLANDO SO SHE JUST MENTIONED IT TODAY WHEN I TALKED TO HER BUT SHE SAID IT HAS HAPPENED A FEW TIMES SINCE SHE HAS HAD IT THE LAST FEW MONTHS.

TAKATA RECALL I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL WHERE I WAS GOING AND UNABLE TO ACCELERATE OR DECELERATE. I HAVE NO CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT IS NOT AN ALL THE TIME PROBLEM, BUT DOES HAPPEN VERY OFTEN. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN IT HAPPENS AND THE CAR ACCELERATES BRIEFLY BEFORE INSTANTLY SHUTTING OFF. THE WRENCH SYMBOL ALSO COMES ON BEFORE THIS ALL TAKES PLACE. I COULD BE USING CRUISE CONTROL OR JUST NORMAL DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS IN BOTH SITUATIONS. THE VEHICLE TENDS TO DO IT NO MATTER WHERE YOU ARE SUCH AS A HIGH WAY OR ON A REGULAR CITY STREET. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT NUMEROUS (SIX) TIMES TO SEE WHY IT DOES THIS. THE MECHANIC HOOKS IT UP TO THE COMPUTER EVERY TIME AND STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG BUT THEN RESETS THE SYMBOL LIGHTS SO THEY GO OUT. THE CAR WILL BE FINE FOR A WEEK OR SO AND THEN DO IT AGAIN! IT IS SCARY WHEN IT HAPPENS AND I TRY NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR DUE TO THIS ISSUE. HOW CAN YOU FIX SOMETHING THE MECHANICS STATE IS NOT BROKEN? SOMETHING ISNT RIGHT WITH THE VEHICLE AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED TO SEE WHY IT DOES THIS! IT CAN NOT ONLY BE MY CAR!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, IT OPERATED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER CLONINGER FORD (1241 US HWY 70 SE, HICKORY, NC 28602), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON AND I LOST ACCELERATION. VERY HAZARDOUS SITUATION. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

MY CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT DECELERATED ON ITS OWN AND THERE WAS NO GAS PEDAL....THROWING A THROTTLE ACTUATOR CCONTROL SYSTEM CODE SAYING WAS STUCK OPEN...THIS HAS HAPPENED A COUPLE TIMES NOW BUT CODE CLEARED BEFORE COULD LOOK AT...TOOK TO LES STUMPF FORD THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING TIL THE CODE STASYS ON FOR THERM TO TEST....SO I AM SUPPOSED TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE FOR A KNOWN PROOBLEM THAT THE COMPANY WAS SUED ABOUT AND CREATED A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION EXTENDED WARRANTY INSTEAD OF RECALLING IT UNTIL IT DOES IT AGAIN....AND I AM AT ABOUT 142000 AND ONLY COVERS TIL 150000

DRIVING...SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN DROPPED TO AROUND 2 MPH...WOULD GO NO FASTER....YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT...BY ALL INDICATIONS ...THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM..READ VARIOUS REPORTS OF OTHER 2010 FORD FUSION OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM...THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY...

ON MAY 25, 2017 I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT OVER A SPEED BUMP AND ROUNDED A BUILDING PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE. FROM THE SPEED BUMP TO THE PARKING SPACE THE SLOW SPEED IS PERFECT FOR PULLING IN THE SPACE. I WAS BRAKING TO A STOP WHEN MY CAR LURCHED FORWARD ONLY STOPPING WHEN IT STRUCK THE BUILDING. MY FOOT WAS ON THE BRAKE THE ENTIRE TIME, AS WITNESSED BY MY PASSENGER. I'M 4'10" TALL AND UNLIKE PUTTING MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE, I HAVE TO STRETCH TO REACH THE ACCELERATOR - SO THERE IS NO MISTAKING THE TWO. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME WE HAD EVER EXPERIENCED A LURCHING ACTION IN OUR FUSION. WE HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ACTION IN OUR FREESTYLE AND HAVE MANAGED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM IN THAT VEHICLE, BUT THIS WAS THE FIRST AND LAST TIME TIME IT HAPPENED IN THE FUSION. THE PREVIOUS OWNER MENTIONED A RARE TRANSMISSION "HICCUP" HIS MECHANIC COULD NEVER FIND. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING THE FUSION SINCE OCTOBER 2016 AND IT DROVE BEAUTIFULLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE WARRANTY EXTENSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.