2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TAKATA RECALL. I RECEIVED TWO LETTERS IN THE MAIL FROM FORD DISCUSSING THE NEED TO RECALL AND REPLACE THE AIRBAGS IN MY VEHICLE, DATED APPROXIMATELY FEBRUARY AND MARCH 2018. THE LETTERS INDICATED THAT I WOULD BE NOTIFIED AT A LATER DATE AS TO WHEN AND WHERE I COULD TAKE MY VEHICLE TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED. SINCE THEN, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DOCUMENTATION OR UPDATES ON THE MATTER AND HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY DIRECTION ON REPLACING MY AIRBAGS. IT HAS BEEN OVER A YEAR NOW SINCE FORD HAS ISSUED THIS RECALL AND THEY STILL HAVE DONE NOTHING.

I WAS JUST LEAVING A GAS STATION WHEN I HEARD BEEPING. I LOOKED DOWN AND SAW MY POWER STEERING ASST FAILURE LIGHT WAS ON AND MY SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK LIGHT. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING. I HAVE LOOKED UP AND SEEN YOU GUYS HAVE COVERED THE 2011 TO 2012 BUT NOT THE 2010 EVEN THOUGH THEY ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS) IN JANUARY OF 2018. AFTER CHECKING THE VIN, THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE DEFECT WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER AND LOCAL DEALER WERE NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

POWER STEERING HAS FAILED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK DURING DRIVEWAY LOW-SPEED MANEUVERING FOLLOWING COLD START AND CAR BECAME DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. IN ONE OF THE TWO CASES A FAULT MESSAGE APPEARED. POWER STEERING WAS RESTORED BY TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING. NO DAMAGE OCCURRED DUE TO LOW SPEED (1-3 MPH) BUT HAD THIS HAPPENED A MINUTE LATER TWO NEIGHBORHOOD CHILDREN WALKING TO THEIR SCHOOL BUS WOULD HAVE BEEN ENDANGERED.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AND MY POWER STEERING JUST WENT OUT ON ME OUT OF NOWHERE WITH NO WARNING AS I WAS TURNING RIGHT, MAKING IT SO I COULDN'T TURN THE WHEEL. THIS CAUSED ME TO HIT A CURB WHICH LUCKY DIDN'T DAMAGE MY FENDER OR BUMPER BUT DAMAGED MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE CAUSING IT TO BE PUSHED BACK. NOW THERE IS 'SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW' WARNING ON MY CAR. FORD SAID I WOULD NEED A NEW STEERING RACK AND I'VE SEEN SO MANY OTHER ONLINE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM AND A RECALL FOR THE 2011 MODEL, BUT NOT THE 2010.

WHEN I START THE CAR, THE SCREEN ON THE DASH READS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". I AM UNABLE TO TURN THE WHEEL AT THIS TIME. WHEN I TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR, IT WORKS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHILE STATIONARY IN THE PAST WEEK.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT CALLED BILL CURRIE FORD AT 813-872-5555 (LOCATED AT 5815 N DALE MABRY HWY, TAMPA, FL 33614) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. SELINSGROVE MOTORS (10 N SUSQUEHANNA TRAIL, SELINSGROVE, PA 17870, (570) 374-8131) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

IN MOTION: BRAKES STOPPED WORKING PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING (MODULATOR FOR ABS FAILED) AND POWER STEERING LOCKED UP THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE POINT THAT IT REQUIRED SIGNIFICANT EFFORT WHILE DRIVING WHICH CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR MY 17 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A DIRECT HIT ACCIDENT AT APPROXIMATELY 50-55 MPH. NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED IN THE CAR.