2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

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.

TAKATA RECALL - I'VE INQUIRED EVERY SIX MONTHS FOR A LONG TIME OF MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND HAVE BEEN TOLD REPEATEDLY, THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PARTS AND I WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE AIR BAG RECALL FIX. MEANWHILE, I AND MY FAMILY ARE USING THE VEHICLE FULLY KNOWING WE MAY BE INJURED IN CASE OF AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. WHEN WILL THIS SITUATION BE REMEDIED?

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR IN THE HIGH WAY. ALL THE SUDDEN THE POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT. ALMOST CAUSED A FATAL ACCIDENT WITH AND 18 WHEELER. WE WERE EXTREMELY SCARE MY TWO CHILDREN AND I. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS ASAP!!!!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO TURN INTO A PARKING LOT, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, AND THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" MESSAGE APPEARED. THE ABILITY TO STEER BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000. UPDATED 08/15/17*LJ *CN

THE HORN NO LONGER WORKS. WE HAVE CHANGED THE FUSE SEVERAL TIMES AND NOTHING HAS HELPED. THE MANUAL HAS NO INFORMATION ABOUT IT

BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT. WARNING LIGHT CAME ON..POWER STEERING FAULT ASSIST. I TURNED THE CAR OFF THINKING I HAVE TO MAKE A CALL TO BE TOWED. WHEN THE LIGHT CAME ON I COULDN'T STEER IT. WITHIN A FEW SECONDS I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. DROVE APPROX. 2 MILES TO MY RESIDENCE. TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND IT WAS DETERMINED DTC'S V300049-INTERNAL ELECTRIC FAILURE V300072-ACUATOR STUCK OPEN. BECAUSE IT WASN'T PRESENTING AT THE TIME OF THE TEST WAS TOLD...IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO GET A POWER STEERING RACK. EST. $1663.46. FORD ALSO CHECKED FOR RECALLS AND INFORMED ME THAT IF IT WAS A 2011 IT WOULD BE COVERED BY RECALL. I'M VERY UNEASY ABOUT DRIVING UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN AS I FEEL THIS PROBLEM COULD RESULT IN A ACCIDENT WHICH COULD VERY EASILY RESULT IN PERSON INJURY OR DEATH!!! I'M SHOCKED THAT FORD DIDN'T INCLUDE THE 2010'S IN THIS RECALL!!! I INTEND TO SEEK A LEGAL COUNCIL WITH THE ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT...THE CAR WILL BEGIN BUCKING, DECELERATE, LOSE POWER, AND LIGHTS ON DASH WILL START FLASHING... RENDERING THE DRIVER PRETTY MUCH HELPLESS. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS PRIOR TO FORDS THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY RECALL. EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED FORD WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE PROBLEM CAUSE NO DIAGNOSTIC CODES WERE PRESENT. THIS PROBLEM WILL OCCUR AND THE CAR WILL BE FINE THEN WILL REOCCUR RANDOMLY. THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED AND THE PROBLEM APPEARED TO RESOLVE ITSELF FOR 2YRS. THE CAR IS NOW HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM...I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND AFTER 2 DAYS IN THE SHOP AGAIN NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND BY THE TECHNICIANS. THE CAR AGAIN CONTINUES TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEMS IMMEDIATELY AFTER PICKING UP FROM SERVICE CENTER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED 250 MILES TO MY HOUSE WHERE IT NOW SITS ROTTING AWAY FOR FEAR OF DRIVING THIS VEHICLE.

VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT. TURNING SLIGHTLY TO ENTER TRAFFIC AND THE WHEEL STOPPED TURNING. INFORMATION ON DASH PANEL APPEARED AFTER LOSS OF CONTROL. THE VEHICLE HIT THE CURB AND CAME TO A STOP. THANKFULLY I WAS NOT YET GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE ON RAMP. VEHICLE SAYS POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE.

POWER STEERING SPORADICALLY STOPS WORKING, THANKFULLY THIS HAS ONLY HAPPENED IN MY DRIVE WAY AND SUBSEQUENT RESTART OF THE CAR SOLVED THE PROBLEM. THEIR IS A RECALL ON 2011 FUSIONS, THIS NEEDS TO COVER 2010 AS WELL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.