2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHEEL STUDS FRACTURE WHILE IN MOTION ON SMOOTH ROADWAYS CITY STREETS AS WELL AS HIGHWAYS AT VARIABLE SPEEDS BETWEEN 5MPH TO 60MPH . STUDS HAVE BEEN REPLACED 7 TIMES. ISSUE IS REOCCURRING.

RECALL 15S34 FUEL TANK AND PURGE VALVE INSPECTION: I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR RECALL AND I DELIVERED MY VEHICLE FOR INSPECTION ON FEBRUARY 20, 2016. FORD REPLACED MY PURGE VALVE BECAUSE IT HAD FAILED. MY PAPERWORK SHOWS THE INSPECTION WAS COMPLETED PRIOR TO 0830.THE PROBLEM IS I BEGAN TO SMELL GAS A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE SMELL BECAME WORSE AND I RETURNED MY VEHICLE TO FORD ON NOVEMBER 28, 2016 FOR INSPECTION. FORD SAID MY TANK IS CRACKED AND NEED REPLACEMENT. I ASKED FORD TO COVER THE COST OF THE TANK REPLACEMENT AND THEY REFUSED. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD COVER THIS COST DUE TO CONDITION OF THE TANK. THE TANK'S CRACK WAS CAUSED BY INTERNAL PRESSURE (SEE PHOTOS). I DON'T BELIEVE THE TANK WAS PROPERLY INSPECTED. I DON'T BELIEVE THE FORD DEALER COULD HAVE TESTED THE SYSTEM AND REPLACED THE PURGE VALVE AND DROPPED THE TANK AND TESTED THE SYSTEM IN ONE HOUR. NOTE: THE DEALER OPENS AT 0730 ON SATURDAYS AND THE INVOICE SHOWS THE DEALER COMPLETED EVERYTHING AT 0829. INVOICE DOES NOT SHOW THE DEALER USING A GASKET AFTER TANK INSPECTION. PLEASE HELP ME RECOVER THE COST OF THE TANK REPLACEMENT.

THE BRAKES SEEM TO LOSE PRESSURE, SO THAT THE PEDAL HAS TO BE PUSHED ALMOST ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR BEFORE GRABBING. IT TAKES LONGER TO STOP THAN IT SHOULD IN THOSE INSTANCES. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, BUT IS NOT A CONSISTENT PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS IT CAN FIND NO PROBLEM. IT SEEMS AS IF IT COULD LEAD TO A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF IT OCCURRED AT THE WRONG TIME. IT OCCURS WHEN DRIVING AND TRYING TO COME TO A STOP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON A SNOWY, WET, OR SLIPPERY ROADWAY, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS AND IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS UNTIL THE BRAKES WORKED CORRECTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 97,490. UPDATED 02/21/17*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOOR OF THE VEHICLE. THE STOPPING DISTANCE INCREASED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE BRAKE CYLINDER FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,046. UPDATED 02/15/2017*CT *TR

BRAKE PEDAL HAS EXCESSIVE TRAVEL; BRAKES WILL WORK BETTER AFTER INITIAL PEDAL DEPRESSION, NO SIGN OF BRAKE FLUID LEAK,NOT LOW ON BRAKE FLUID, NO INDICATION OF BAD MASTER CYLINDER. THIS HAPPENS WHETHER THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR STATIONARY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ALL FOUR DOOR HANDLES FAILED TO OPEN. THE CONTACT HAD TO PULL HARD ON THE DRIVER SIDE LOCK IN ORDER FOR THE DOOR TO OPEN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A COLLISION CENTER TWICE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WITHOUT WARNING, DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS WE LOST POWER. GOT THE CAR STARTED AGAIN AND REALIZED THERE WAS NO HEAT, THEN NOTICED THE TEMPERATURE GAUGE WAS ON HOT. THE BATTERY LIGHT, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. WE EVENTUALLY HAD TO BE TOWED AT A COST OF $460. THE MASTER MECHANIC IDENTIFIED THE WATER PUMP CRACKED, THEN RESEALED ITSELF AND COOLANT MIXED WITH THE OIL WHICH KILLED THE ENGINE. HE SAID THERE WOULD HAVE NOT BEEN ANY WARNING AND THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SEEN BEFORE AND IS CATASTROPHIC. WE NOW HAVE TO REPLACE THE ENGINE AT A COST OF $8000. THERE ARE FORUMS ONLINE WITH OTHER FUSION OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE BUT NO RECOGNITION OR RECALL FROM FORD. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THIS CAR SINCE THE DAY I BOUGHT IT. I HAD TO HAVE MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACED TWICE, ALSO NOT A RECALL BY FORD BUT A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. I GUESS THEY ARE OK WITH HAVING CARS LITERALLY TURNING OFF AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS BEFORE THEY FIX THE ISSUES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN ALL THE SUDDEN MY SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHTS COME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS STILL WORKING I WAS ON THE WAY OUT OF TOWN SO I STOPPED SHUT MY CAR DOWN AND RESTARTED AND GOT THE ERROR SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING LIGHTS AND LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKY AT THIS TIME I WAS DRIVING AND NOT EITHER OF MY TEENAGE SONS. NOT SURE WHY THESE GO OUT UNEXPECTEDLY WITH NO WARNING BUT SEEING THAT THERE ARE LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS HAPPENING YET THE RECALL STARTS IN 2011 TO FIX THIS? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, STATED THAT THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER STEERING, THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED TO SERVICE THE EPS, AND THE STABILITY TRACTION CONTROL AND VARIOUS WARNING INDICATORS FLASHED. THE CONTACT HAD TO COAST THE VEHICLE OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART IT, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER WHO INDICATED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO REPLACED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND NOTICED A LEAK FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAIN ON TOP OF THE STEERING GEAR. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR IN THE STEERING COLUMN NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE DEALER'S MECHANICAL DIAGNOSIS WAS A SUFFICIENT SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.