2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRACK WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT LOSING POWER STEERING OR OTHER ISSUES. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE THE NEXT MORNING, THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL MOTOR NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OPENED A CASE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT 80,00 MILES. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. UPDATED 06/21/17*LJ *CN

AS MY WIFE WAS DRIVING TO WORK, APPROXIMATELY A FIVE MINUTE RIDE TO WORK. SHE NOTICED THAT THE HEATED SEAT WHERE VERY HOT. SHE PULLED THE CAR OVER TO FIND A SMALL BURN MARK IN THE SEAT AND ON HER BUTT. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS COME UP WITH A "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" MESSAGES ON THE DASH BOARD. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING IN THE VEHICLE TO BE STIFF AND VERY DIFICULT TO MAKE A TURN ON THE ROAD. I MANAGED TO MAKE IT HOME DRIVING AT A REDUCED SPEED AND BY AVOIDING MAKING TURNS WHEN POSSIBLE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT.

POWER STEERING FAILURE. THIS SAME ISSUE HAS BEEN RECALLED ON THE 2011-2015 MODELS, BUT NOT ON 2010. I THINK IT IS RELATED.

WHILE DRIVING, THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP MAKING THE VEHICLE ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THANKFULLY IT MANAGED TO GET TO A SAFE STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 245,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" CAME UP ON THE DISPLAY. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER STEERING. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE WHEEL JERKED TO THE LEFT WHEN THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. THIS IS HAZARDOUS AND COULD CAUSE WRECKS. FOR A LITTLE RESEARCH I SEE THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN TO THEM.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 116V384000 (AIR BAGS). 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 MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

LONG TERM RECALL NOTICE NHTSA #16V384, MANUFACTURER RECALL #16S26 (TAKATA AIRBAGS), SINCE JUNE 2016 (POSSIBLY LONGER). THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY FOR THIS RECALL. EVERY DAY THAT THIS RECALL GOES WITHOUT REPAIR COULD POSSIBLY MEAN THAT THAN MANY LIVES ARE LOST IN ACCIDENTS RELATED TO THIS. WHEN WILL THERE BE A REMEDY?

THE EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) UNIT JUST FAILED ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION S. THE PROBLEM INDICATOR LIGHT HAS FLASHED ON STARTUP A FEW TIMES OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUT FINALLY CAME ON PERMANENTLY YESTERDAY, 01/26/2017. WHEN THE INDICATOR TEXT CAME ONTO THE ERROR SCREEN IT SHOWED THE FOLLOWING TEXT AND ALL POWER ASSIST TO MY STEERING WAS GONE: POWER STEERING FAILURE AND ADVANCE TRACK FAILURE MY DEALER HAS TOLD ME THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE ON MOST FORD FUSION MODEL YEARS, BUT A RECALL HAS ONLY BEEN ISSUED FOR THE LAST FEW YEARS AND DOES NOT INCLUDE MINE! HE DESCRIBED THE ISSUE AS ONE WHERE THE RIBBON CABLE THAT CONNECTS THE EPS UNIT IS PRONE TO DISINTEGRATION, AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY DESIGNED, AND THE FIXED EPS UNITS DO NOT HAVE THIS DESIGN FLAW. THE FIX FOR THIS IS MORE THAN $2000 DOLLARS, AND SHOULD NOT BE PLACED ONTO THE CONSUMER SINCE THIS CRITICAL SAFETY PART WILL FAIL ON ALL FORD FUSION MODELS OVER TIME... SOME SOONER AND SOME LATER. THIS IS NOT AN INCONVENIENCE LIKE A BROKE RADIO OR A LEAKING HOSE. THIS IS A A DISASTROUS SITUATION OF THE FIST ORDER. HOW MANY LIVES IS FORD WILLING TO SACRIFICE AS STEERING FAILURES OCCUR AROUND THE WORLD, BEFORE THEY DECIDE TO TAKE ACTION?