2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I CONTINUOUSLY HAVE POWER STEERING FAILURE AND HAVE TO STEER MANUALLY. I STARTED THE CAR GOT A LOW TIRE PRESSURE NOTICE AND WENT TO GET AIR. ON THE WAY TO THE AIR PUMP, I GOT A SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE. I PUT AIR IN THE TIRE. WHEN I GOT BACK INTO THE VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN. I CHANGED THE TIRE AND STILL NO POWER STEERING. I'VE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT AND THE COST BEING AROUND $1500. FORD'S DEALERSHIP IS THE ONLY PLACE IN MY AREA THAT CAN FIX IT.

MY 2010 FORD FUSION STARTED EXPIERENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHILE AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT LAST WEEK. THE CAR SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL WHILE THE GEAR SHIFT WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. AFTER PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR FOR SEVERAL SECONDS THE CAR SLAMED INTO GEAR. I TOOK IT IMMEDIATELY FOR REPAIR. THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUES WITH THIS TRANSMISSION PROIR TO THIS EVENT. THE CAR HAS EXACTLY 111,856 MILES ON IT TO DATE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP DID AN UPDATE ON THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE AND TRANSMISSION CONTROL MODULE. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CAR WAS FOUND TO NEED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT FORD FUSIONS HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES. I CONTACTED FORD SO THAT THEY COULD DOCUMENT YET ANOTHER COMPLAINT ABOUT ONE OF THEIR FUSIONS HAVING TRANSMISSION FAILURE, AND ASKED THAT THERE BE A RECALL ISSUED. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO INTENTION OF ISSUING A RECALL. SO I AM ASKING THE NHTSA TO PUT SOME PRESSURE ON THEM TO SERIOUSLY CONSIDER ISSUING A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INJURED DUE TO A TRANMSSION FAILURE ON THE ROAD.

THE ORANGE WARNING LIGHT FOR STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM CAME ON ONCE PERHAPS 6 WEEKS AGO, BUT IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME WENT OFF, WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. NOTHING ELSE UNTIL 10 DAYS AGO WHEN STEERING LOCKED AS I TURNED LEFT TO LEAVE A PARALLEL PARKING PLACE--ALONG WITH AN "ADVANCETRAC SERVICE NEEDED" MESSAGE ON DASH. FORD SERVICE DID ANALYSIS, FOUND "THE ELECTRONIC STEERING GEAR IS BAD AND ESTIMATE TO REPAIR $1900." PART #61358; CODES THEY RETRIEVED WERE U3000-49 AND U3000-72. CAR IS SERVICED REGULARLY AND VERY RECENTLY HAD ITS 60K SERVICING. I CAN'T AFFORD THE $1900 SO WANTED TO GET ESTIMATES FROM OTHER AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE PROVIDERS.TO SEE IF I COULD DUPLICATE WHAT HAD HAPPENED, I DID A TEST DRIVE AROUND MY BLOCK THIS MORNING AND PARALLEL PARKED AGAIN WHERE I WOULD NEED TO TURN LEFT AGAIN AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. A "POWER ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE CAME ON AND AGAIN THERE WERE SEVERAL SECONDS WHEN THE STEERING WAS NOT UNDER MY CONTROL. THIS APPEARS TO BE A TOO-COMMON PROBLEM.

AFTER TURNING THE IGNITION ON POWER STEERING FAILED TO WORK. I TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON AGAIN AND POWER STEERING WORKED. FAULTY POWER STEERING RACK.

I JUST HAD TO PAY 1900. TO HAVE MY 2010 FORD FUSION POWER STEERING FAULT ASSIST REPAIRED, ALTHOUGH IT APPEARS THE 2011-2012 MODELS ARE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT, AND THE CAR IS THEN NOT ABLE TO BE DRIVEN. IF THIS HAPPENS WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING YOU LOSE COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE OWNED AND DRIVEN FORDS FOR OVER 15 YEARS (TAURUS AND FUSION) THAT I BOUGHT BRAND NEW, AND I MAINTAIN MY GARAGE KEPT CARS. MY FUSION HAS 73,000 MILES SO THE POWER STEERING SHOULD NOT GO OUT ON MY CAR AT NO FAULT OF MY OWN. THIS POWER STEERING FAULT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL BEFORE MORE ACCIDENTS AND OCCURRENCES HAPPEN ENDANGERING PEOPLES SAFETY. I DRIVE WITH LITTLE CHILDREN IN MY CAR REGULARLY AND I AM THANKFUL I WAS ALONE WHEN MY STEERING WENT OUT. PLEASE CONSIDER INCLUDING THIS POWER STEERING FAULT ASSIST PROBLEM IN 2010 FORD FUSIONS TO BE A RECALL. IT IS DANGEROUS AND VERY COSTLY TO BE FIXED AS I HAVE LEARNED. THANKS FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION.

LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION, DUE TO TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. THE ENGINE RUNS AT HIGH RPM, BUT CAR DOESN'T MOVE. THIS ONLY HAPPENS AFTER CAR/TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR HOUR OR MORE. IT APPEARS BASED ON INTERNET SEARCHING, TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 6F35 TRANSMISSIONS IN FUSIONS AND ESCAPES. THIS HAPPENS MOSTLY ON CITY DRIVING - WHICH AFTER IT IS ON HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS IN THE TOP GEAR. ON HOT DAY, WHEN THE CAR IS WELL WARMED UP, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IS VERY DIFFICULT AND COULD CAUSE ACCIDENTS.

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILS. POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE FLASHES ON THE DISPLAY AND THE VEHICLE BECOMES NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ALARM CHIMED, POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE FLASHED ON THE DASH DISPLAY, AND THE CAR WAS SUDDENLY WITHOUT STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL BACK INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY GOING TO WORK THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A CATASTROPHE. AFTER CHECKING FOR LOOSE WIRES OR OTHER OBVIOUS DEFECT UNDER THE HOOD, I DECIDED TO RESTART THE CAR. WHEN IT STARTED THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. I DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE IT THAT DAY ( I ALSO OWN A 2007 F-150) AND TOOK OUR OTHER FORD VEHICLE. TODAY WHEN I WENT OUT TO CHECK IT AGAIN THE PROBLEM HAS RETURNED AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WHEEL LUG STUDS FRACTURED ON BOTH FRONT WHEELS OF THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND PURCHASED PARTS TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,500.

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILS, REQUIRING THE VEHICLE TO BE SHUT OFF IN ORDER TO RESET IT. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.