2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

POWER STEERING FAULT LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE IN PARK, LED TO COMPLETE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND REPLACEMENT REQUIRED, RACK AND OPINIONS PLUS RODS LEFT AND RIGHT

FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE. WITH TWO REPORTED INVESTIGATIONS, ONE REMAINING OPEN BY NHTSA, ONE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT , WHY IS THERE NOT A RECALL ON THE SUSPECTED FAULTY MODULE? I ALSO OWN A 2013 FORD TAURUS WHICH WAS HAS A RECENT RECALL ON THE SAME PART. THERE MUST BE SOME FAULTY DESIGN OR PROCESS THAT IS CAUSING THESE PARTS TO PREMATURELY FAIL. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A CONSUMER TO BE FACED WITH A $2,000 REPAIR ON AN ELECTRONIC COMPONENT OF A VEHCILE AFTER ONLY 6 YEARS OF NORMAL OPERATION. MOVING PARTS, BRAKES, ETC ARE SUBJECT TO WEAR BASED ON AGE AND USAGE. ELECTRONICS, WHILE THEY CAN WEAR BY USAGE, A SIX YEAR LIFESPAN ON A CRITICAL ELEMENT OF THE VEHICLES CONTROL AND OPERATION IS SIMPLY UNACCEPTABLE. PLEASE INSTITUTE A RECALL ON SUSPECT OR PROVEN DEFECTIVE ELEMENTS IN THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM OF THESE VEHICLES. THERE ARE MANY SMOKING GUNS.

WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE POWER STEERING SUDDENLY FAILED. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, RESTARTED THE CAR, AND THE POWER STEERING WORKED AGAIN. ALTHOUGH I HAD NO FURTHER TROUBLES WITH IT, LATER THAT WEEK I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THE RACK-AND-PINION STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, OR THE POWER STEERING COULD FAIL AGAIN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. IT WAS AN APPROXIMATELY $2,000 REPAIR JOB. THE CAR HAD FEWER THAN 42,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT.

LETTER FROM SENATOR NELSON ON BEHALF OF CONSTITUENT RE 2010 FORD FUSION RECALL FOR TAKATA AIRBAGS. *SMD

HARD & ROUGH SHIFTING FROM 1-2 DURING STARTUP AND DRIVING. TRANSMISSION JOLTS VEHICLE FORWARD OR FEELS LIKE THE VEHICLE IS GOING TO STALL MID-INTERSECTION OR WHILE GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY.

POWER STEERING FAILED SUDDENLY WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND TURNING ON A CITY STREET. IT ALMOST LED TO AN ACCIDENT.

STEERING TRAC WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ONCE I PUT MY VEHICLE IN DRIVE (AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE) ON THE WAY TO WORK. CALLED THE DEALERSHIP FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE CHECKED OUT. ON THE WAY TO DEALERSHIP WARNING LIGHT WENT OFF THEN CAME BACK ON. DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE APPROXIMATELY $2,000.00 TO REPLACE POWER STEERING. THIS VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000 MILES. THE STEERING IS AN ABSOLUTE MUST ON A VEHICLE - I AM AMAZED THAT THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS NOT ISSUED SOME FORM OF RECALL OR ASSISTANCE IN REPLACING. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD PRODUCT THAT WILL BE PURCHASED BY THIS FAMILY.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT STARTED EVERY NOW AND THEN WHEN TRYING TO REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPOT. CAR COULD BE TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED TO RESET. AFTER IT DID THIS ABOUT 10 TIMES, POWER STEERING ASSIST WOULD NOT RESET ITSELF. HAD TO DRIVE THE CAR WITH NO POWER STEERING TO THE SHOP FOR REPAIR. REPAIR COSTS WERE $1900.

LOSS POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING WE HAVE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM OF LOOSING POWER STEERING WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES AT START UP AND THEN ITS HAPPENED 4 TIME IN THE PAST 8 MONTHS. WE HAVE TAKEN THE CAR INTO THE SERVICE STATION FOR THIS AND THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. WE FIND THAT IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART SEEMS TO FIX THE PROBLEM FOR NOW , BUT ITS STILL HARD TO TURN WHEN MOVING SLOW . THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS YEAR FUSION. FORD IS TELLING ME THERE ARE NO ISSUES BUT THAT'S NOT WHAT I'M SEEING.THE IS TELLING ME THE FIX COULD BE AROUND $2000.00 .

TAKATA RECALL - FORD HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A TIMELY FIX FOR MY AIRBAG DEFECT. GIVEN THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH, I CONSIDER THIS UNACCEPTABLE THAT AFTER NEARLY SIX MONTH I HAVE BEEN OFFERED NO SOLUTION. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE FORD HAS NO REPLACEMENT AIRBAGS. I AM SURE IF I WERE IN AN ACCIDENT REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF A DEPLOYED BAG PAID FOR BY ME OR INSURANCE, THE BODY SHOP WOULD HAVE ONE. THIS IS SIMPLY FORD WAITING FOR TAKATA TO PROVIDE ONE FOR FREE INSTEAD OF JUST GIVING ME ONE THEY ALREADY HAVE. I GUESS IF IT KILLS ME, THEN FORD WILL ENJOY PAYING MY SURVIVORS MILLIONS INSTEAD OF GIVING ME A 300 DOLLAR AIR BAG UP FRONT.