2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING ASSIST OVER STEERED CAUSING ME TO GO INTO AN ONCOMING LANE. AT THAT TIME SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON CAME ON AND SERVICE ADVANCETRAC CAME ON. AFTER I GOT THE VEHICLE SAFELY HOME I RESTARTED IT AND IT SAID SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AS WELL AS SERVICE ADVANCETRAC.

STARTED THE CAR IN THE MORNING TO TAKE KIDS TO SCHOOL, AND AS SOON AS WE LEFT THE DRIVEWAY AND DROVE ABOUT 50 YARDS DOWN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD STREET AT ABOUT 15 MPH, THE SERVICE POWER STEERING AND THE SERVICE ADVANCTRAC LIGHT AND WARNINGS APPEARED IN THE INFORMATION AREA ON THE DASHBOARD. THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE ABOUT 5 MILES TO THE SCHOOL WITH SOME MUSCLING OF THE STEERING WHEEL REQUIRED. ONCE AT THE SCHOOL, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RETURNED TO THE VEHICLE ABOUT 20 MINUTES LATER. I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND IMMEDIATELY THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW WARNING APPEARED AS WELL AS THE SERVICE ADVANCTRAC WARNING AND LIGHT. THIS TIME I WAS BARELY ABLE TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL AND GET BACK HOME. IF I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40 MPH, IT WAS SLIGHTLY EASIER TO STEER. BUT WHEN TURNING AT SLOW SPEEDS, I HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE WHEEL. I ATTEMPTED TO RESET THE WARNINGS BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY AND WAITING 10 MIN BEFORE REATTACHING THE BATTERY. IT DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. HAVEN'T DRIVEN IT SINCE.

THE PARKING BRAKE BUTTON HAS DETERIORATED AND BROKEN FREE FROM THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE. THIS DEFECT PREVENTS THE PARKING BRAKE FROM ENGAGING AND RISKS UNINTENDED MOVEMENT OR ROLLING OF THE CAR.

" TAKATARECALL" POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT SHOWED ON THE DASH WHEN I TURNED ENGINE ALONG. STEERING VEY HARD AND UNABLE TO RIDE THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKING IN A SHOPOING MALL. RECALLS ON 2011 , 2012 AND 2014 PRESENTING SAME MECHANICAL PROBLEM STILL WAITING FOR 2010 RECALL.

WHEN I TURNED ON MY VEHICLE AND WENT TO MOVE, I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I HAD A MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAIL". I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE ERROR WENT AWAY. I AM CALLING THE FORD DEALER NOW FOR MORE INFORMATION/

WHILE DRIVING SERVICE STEERING NOW CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING STARTED. LUCKILY A STRONG MAN WAS DRIVING AND WAS ABLE TO GET VEHICLE HOME, IF WIFE WAS DRIVING COULD HAVE BEEN A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL IN A PERIOD OF 30 DAYS I LOST POWER STEERING CONTROL TWICE WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE. ON BOTH OCCASSIONS I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AND THE POWER STEERING CONTINUE WORKING. DUE TO THE HARZARD AND SAFETY ISSUES OF THIS FAULTY POWER STEERING PUMP, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY FORD LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD FIX IT AND NEEDED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, COST WAS OVER $1,600.00 DOLLARS. THE SAME DAY I FOUND OUT THAT THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE SAME MODEL BUT 1 YEAR NEWER. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE MY MANUFACTURE DATE DID NOT CORRESPOND TO THE CURRENT OPEN RECALL # 15S18. THE CAR IS RUNNING FINE RIGHT NOW BUT AS YOU CAN UNDERSTAND THIS IS A FAULTY POWER STEERING ISSUES AND I DONT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS CAR LIKE THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE LUG NUTS AND WHEEL STUDS PREMATURELY FRACTURING ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. ONE OF THE LUG NUTS FRACTURED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ANOTHER LUG NUT WAS MISSING MONTHS LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO WAS SERVICING THE WHEELS WHEN THE STUD PREMATURELY FRACTURED ON THE SAME WHEEL. THE MECHANIC RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT A RECALL REPAIR HAD BEEN PERFORMED AND PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,292.

MY VEHICLE HAS THE TENDENCY OF REDUCING ACCELERATION, WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 OR ABOVE THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. IF YOU ARE IN THE FAST LANE AND YOUR CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE WHAT CAN YOU DO IF THERE IS LOTS OF TRAFFIC BEHIND YOU, THIS WILL DEFINITELY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE YOU HAVE NO WHERE TO GO AND CARS ARE RIGHT UP ON YOU. THIS IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME 4 TIMES WHEN I WAS ON JUST THE STREETS AND NOT THE HIGHWAY, I WAS GOING 45 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOSES SPEED AND IT WENT ALL THE WAY DOWN AND NO MATTER HOW MUCH I TRIED TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER, SO I COASTED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND CALLED MY SON TO MEET ME BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW IF IT WOULD START AGAIN. IT DID BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I STARTED DRIVING IT AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING. I GOT A LITTLE CLOSER TO HOME AND PULLED OVER TO THIS EXXON GAS STATION; SIT THERE UNTIL MY SON CAME AND HE STARTED IT AGAIN AND HE FOLLOWED ME HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID IT AGAIN; IT HAS DONE THIS 4 TIMES EVEN THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHOM I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WANTED ME TO PAY THEM $115 OUT OF POCKET FOR A DIAGNOSTIC THAT I SHOULD NOT BE PAYING ANYTHING THAT IS THEIR MISTAKE OR MESS UP. I WILL SEE IF I CAN ROUND UP ENOUGH COMPLAINTS FOR A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, BECAUSE WHY WOULD I HAVE TO PAY FOR SOMETHING THAT'S THEIR FAULT WHEN THE CAR WAS BUILT.

VEHICLE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AFTER DROPPING MY WIFE OFF. STEERING FAILED AS I WAS BACKING UP (VEHICLE IN MOTION WHEN FAILURE OCCURRED). DISPLAY INDICATED VEHICLE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE (OR WORDS TO THAT EFFECT) SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH LOSS OF ASSIST. NOTE THAT LOSS OF ASSIST DOESN'T DEFAULT TO MANUAL STEERING EFFORTS. ONE CAN MANUALLY STEER BUT ONLY WITH HERCULEAN EFFORT. MY WIFE WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO STEER. VERY LUCKY THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHILE ON THE ROAD AT SPEED (WHICH IS 90% OF THIS VEHICLES DRIVING).