2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

MY CHILD WAS DRIVING MY FORD 2010 FUSION AND IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING THE ENGINE AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CAR WAS MELTED. FIRE DESTROYED THE FRONT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR . THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR OTHER WARNING SIGNS DISPLAYED ON THE CAR DASHBOARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT POSTED SPEED, POWER STEERING ASSISTANCE UNEXPECTED FAILED. DRIVER ERROR NOTICE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" DISPLAYED IMMEDIATELY, FOLLOWED SOON BY "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC." JUST BARELY KEPT THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD, AVOIDING A RATHER LARGE DITCH. LOCAL MECHANIC DIAG REVEALED THE FOLLOWING RELEVANT DIAG CODES: * C1277 (INVALID OR MISSING DATA FOR STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR) * C1963 (STABILITY CONTROL INHIBIT WARNING). *TR

TOTAL LOSS OF STEERING WHILE PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY. WARNINGS ON DASH FOR SERVICE STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC.

SINCE PURCHASING MY CERTIFIED PREOWNED 2010 FORD FUSION I HAVE HAD 6 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE 1-2 WHEEL STUDS BROKE OFF COMPLETELY FROM THE WHEEL. THE LAST INCIDENT I HAD 4 OUT OF THE 5 BREAK OFF AND HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I CONTACTED FORD CONCERNING THIS ISSUE ON THE THIRD OCCASION OF ME REPLACING THE STUDS. THEY GAVE ME AN INCIDENT # AND TOLD ME TO GIVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHEN THEY FIXED THE WHEEL. AFTER GIVING THE DEALERSHIP ASSOCIATE THE NUMBER SHE EXPLAINED THAT IT HAD BEEN DENIED BY FORD STATING THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL BUT MY WHEEL WAS NOT THE RIGHT SIZE. THE DEALERSHIP STILL REPLACED THE STUDS FOR FREE AS A COURTESY TO ME. THIS LAST TIME I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN THEN TURNED LEFT ONTO A HIGHWAY AND AS SOON AS I TURNED THE STUD BROKE OFF AND I RAN OVER IT.I HAVE ALSO HAD THEM BREAK OFF DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND HIT THE SIDE OF MY CAR. THE MOST CURRENT INCIDENT HAPPENED YESTERDAY 12/12/2016 WITH THE CAR BEING TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/13/2016. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO OPERATE. IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 139,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. 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.

POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT TURNING IN PARKING LOT.GOT IT TO THE SHOP HE FINALLY GOT TO WORK ON IT AND EVERYTHING WORKED FINE CAN'T FIX WHAT'S NOT BROKE. PICKED IT UP AND BEFORE MY WIFE GOT HOME SUDDENLY WENT OUT AGAIN COMING DOWN A CITY STREET, NO WARNING VERY DANGEROUS 2011-12 WAS RECALLED FOR SAME REASON NEED TO INCLUDE 2010.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT DOWN A CITY STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY WENT OUT AND WERE TWO WARNING MESSAGES "SERVICE POWERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". WITH DIFFICULTY, THE CAR WAS PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA A COUPLE HUNDRED FEET DOWN THE ROAD. THE FORD MECHANIC THAT DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE ADVISED US THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR HAD GONE OUT AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT $1850 TO REPLACE IT. WE WERE LUCKY THIS HAPPENED AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT. IF IT HAD HAPPENED NEAR OTHER VEHICLES WHILE TURNING IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 180,000.