2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

FEB 25, 2016, SUDDENLY THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER, PANEL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE, POWER STEERING FAILURE.. 2010-2012 FORD FUSIONS WITH KNOWN POWER STEERING FAILURE PROBLEMS, YET THE 2010 ISN'T IN THE RECALL? HUNDREDS HAVE THIS SAME PROB WITH THEIR 2010 FUSIONS! DANGEROUS, HAPPENED AS SOON AS I STARTED THE CAR, BUT HAD TO GET MEDICATION TO ELDERLY PARENT NEARBY, WHILE DRIVING AFTER A MI SNOWSTORM! NOW, HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED, LET ALONE PAY TO FIX THIS? CAN'T TURN THE WHEEL WITHOUT EXTREME EFFORT, ALSO SMELL AN ODD 'BURNY' SMELL..NOT TO MENTION, THIS CAR ALREADY HAS A FUEL SYSTEM RECALL (LETTER REC'D IN JAN 2016) BUT DEALERSHIP STILL SAYS THEY DON'T HAVE THE PARTS AND IT'S THE END OF FEB 2016...THE POWER STEERING WAS RECALLED IN THE FOLLOWING 2 YEARS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE--WHAT IS STATUS FOR 2010 FUSIONS WITH THIS PROBLEM! HELP!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT MADE NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO RECOVER THE POWER STEERING, BUT WAS UNSUCCESSFUL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED. UPDATED 04/22/16*LJ UPDATED 6/6/18*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE IGNITION WAS TURNED TO THE ON POSITION, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR AND THE FUEL INLET WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL INLET FILLER NECK WAS LEAKING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 04/29/16*LJ

1ST TIME, I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AFTER DRIVING 50 MILES WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR REV'D LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT GO INTO GEAR. AFTER SEVERAL TRIES, IT WENT INTO GEAR AND DROVE OK. THE 2ND TIME, I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 60 MPH, AND THE CAR STARTED REVING AT 4,000 RPMS AND LOST ALL POWER. I PULLED OVER, PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND BACK IN GEAR SEVERAL TIMES TILL IT STARTED AGAIN. I PULLED OUT AGAIN ON THE 4 LANE AND THE CAR CONTINUED REVING AT AROUND 4,000 RPMS AND HAD NO POWER SO I GOT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN. THE "WRENCH" TROUBLE LIGHT LIT UP. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, SAT ABOUT 5 MINUTES, STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WORKED FINE. I TOOK IT STRAIGHT TO A FORD DEALER WHO COULD NOT FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT.

TOOK CAR IN FOR SAFETY RECALL NUMBER 15534. DUE TO MYSELF AND FAMILY NOTICING A GAS SMELL IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME. TOOK TO FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY EXAMINED AND A CRACK WAS NOTED AND CORROSION OF MY FUEL TANK. WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT RELEASE THE CAR BACK TO ME. I WOULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR APPROX. 10 MONTHS. THEY ARE PROVIDING ME WITH RENTALS, HOWEVER, HAVE TO TRADE IN EVERY MONTH. CONTACTED FORD CORP. TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE TO ASSIST WITH POSSIBLY TRADING MY VEHICLE IN AND PURCHASE ANOTHER FROM FORD. THEY TOLD ME "SORRY, THERE IS NOTHING THAT WE WILL DO. YOU JUST HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE." I AM STILL PAYING FOR MY CAR, HOWEVER, IT WILL BE SITTING AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR ATLEAST 10 MONTHS. CAN FORWARD ACTUAL CAR REPORT FROM FORD DEALERSHIP, IF NEEDED.

MY SEVENTEEN YEAR OLD SON POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AT NIGHT. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT, BUT THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD HE MADE IT HOME. HOWEVER NOW WE HAVE A FAULTY VEHICLE WITH ALOT OF COMPLAINTS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AND YET FORD STILL HASN'T DONE ANYTHING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED OR DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT NOTICED FUEL WAS LEAKING UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VAPOR PIPE ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,177.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 05/03/2016*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE PART THAT FAILED WAS THE SAME PART THAT WAS ON RECALL. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED TO BE INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/17/17*JS

WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE THE "POWER ASSIST STEERING FAULT" MESSAGE DISPLAYS. TURNING THE CAR OFF AND AND ON WILL OCCASIONALLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE, BUT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY THE PAST COUPLE WEEKS AND DAYS. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE STEERING WHEEL CANNOT BE TURNED AND ALL CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE IS LOST. DEALERSHIP SAYS THE ENTIRE POWER ASSISTS SYSTEM ($1200 PART + ~$400 IN LABOR) NEEDS ADDRESSED. THEY INDICATED IT'S THE SAME PROBLEM / FIX THAT'S SEEN IN THE 2011-2012 FORD FUSION RECALL, HOWEVER THE 2010 MODEL ISN'T INCLUDED.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, A "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" MESSAGE APPEARED IN THE MESSAGE AREA AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN TO DIRECT THE VEHICLE. THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING, AND MANUAL FORCE WAS NEEDED TO SAFELY REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM A 45-MPH HIGHWAY.