2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ON THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE. I'VE ONLY HAD THIS VECHILE FOR ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AND HEVE HAD SEVERAL MAJOR ISSUES WITH IT. THE POWER STEERING PROBLEM HAS BEEN THE BIGGEST ISSUE. I WAS ORIGINALLY TOLD THE THE PART WAS ON RECALL, THEN AFTER JUMPING THROUGH SEVERAL HOOPS I ENDED UP HAVING TO PAY $1314.17 TO HAVE IT FIXED MYSELF. LESS THAN 24 HOURS AFTER PICKING THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP THE SAME PROBLEMS ARE OCCURRING, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED ON ALL VEHICLES, IT IS VERY DANGEROUS TO BE DRIVING AND COMPLETELY LOOSE CONTROL OF YOUR VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR THIS TIME, BUT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORST. I HAVE AND WILL CONTINUE TO FILE COMPLAINTS AGAINST FORD UNTIL THIS DEFECTIVE PART UNTIL SOMETHING IS DONE.

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 5. - 10 MPH, WHILE IN MOTION, NO MATTER HOW FAR THE ACCELERATER WAS DEPRESSED. IT WAS DRIVEN TO THE CLOSEST REPAIR SHOP AND WE WERE TO,D IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE REPAIR HAS WORKED TO DATE.

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AND LOST THE POWER STEERING FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I LOST THE POWER STEERING AT LEAST THREE TIMES AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY GARAGE. THE MOST RECENT TIME I LOST MY POWER STEERING, I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STEEP HILL WITH A CURVE AND HAD TO USE ALL MY STRENGTH TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, SO THAT I WOULD NOT DRIVE OFF THE ROAD INTO THE DITCH. THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY SCARY EXPERIENCE. I AM UPSET THAT THE NTSB HAS NOT FORCED FORD TO RECALL ALL 2010 FUSIONS FOR THIS COMMON PROBLEM OF LOSING THE POWER STEERING. THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE POWER STEERING PROBLEMS IN FORD FUSIONS ARE ALL OVER THE INTERNET. ALSO, THERE WAS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BROUGHT AGAINST FORD FOR THIS POWER STEERING PROBLEM IN THE 2010-2014 FORD FUSIONS IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA. WHY HASN'T THE NTSB DONE MORE ABOUT THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM?

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION SEL AWD V6 WHICH I PURCHASED ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE STARTED NOTICING SHIFTING PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR. IT FIRST STARTED ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO NOW. THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT COULDN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT GEAR TO GO IN, WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN THROUGH TRAFFIC IT HESITATED A LOT & THEN FIGURED OUT WHAT GEAR TO GET INTO, BARELY AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT. I WAS THEN COMING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT WITH MY SISTER & IT CLAMMED DOWN IN GEARS AS WE STARTED TO STOP & THEN LUNGED FORWARD 2 TIMES ALMOST HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE SHOP & THEY SAID THEY NEEDED TO REFLASH THE PCM, THIS WAS DONE THE DAY BEFORE YESTERDAY. I GOT IT BACK YESTERDAY & IT STARTED DOING THE EXACT SAME THINGS. I HAVE SEEN THAT A RECALL NOTICE WAS SENT OUT TO SOME PEOPLE YEARS AGO WITH A TIME LIMIT ON GETTING THIS FIXED. RECALL NOTICE 10B15. IT SAID IT ENDED IN APRIL OF 2011. CAN THR BE A TIME LIMIT ON THIS SORT OF THING? SOME PEOPLE DON'T HAVE $1,000'S OF DOLLARS TO FIX CARS. WHAT CAN SOMEONE DO TO CORRECT THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING MESSAGE ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT RESUMED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE OF THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL LUG NUTS WERE MISSING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT DISCOVERED THAT THE WHEEL STUDS OF THE ENTIRE VEHICLE WERE FRACTURED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. UPDATED 02/12/16*LJ

I STARTED SMELLING GASOLINE EVERY TIME I WOULD GET OUT OF MY CAR OR WALK TOWARDS IT. I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I HAD "SPILLED SOME". I PROCEEDED TO SMELL IT AND NOTICED IT WAS GASOLINE. SO I LOOKED UNDER MY CAR AND REALIZED THAT IT HAD A GAS LEAK. I TOOK MY CARD TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE FOUND MY FUEL TANK SEAL HAS CRACKED. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO FOR THE SAFELY OF THE CONSUMER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE REPAIRS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

ENGINE WOULD DROP TO IDLE AND NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL, ONLY RESTARTING WOULD SOLVE. ESCALATED TO ENGINE COMPLETELY DYING REQUIRING A RESTART OFTEN AT HIGHWAY SPEED. ON 10/20 DRIVING TO AIRPORT IN CHICAGO, CAR DIED A TOTAL OF 7 TIMES. CALLED FORD CORPORATE REGARDING THE ETB CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM, FOUND MY VEHICLE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. ON 10/22 TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND THE ETB WAS REPLACED AT CUSTOMER EXPENSE. WAS TOLD THAT THE CODES WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE ETB'S BEING REPLACED UNDER THE CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM. CALLED FORD CORPORATE AGAIN, BUT WOULD NOT INCLUDED IN THE PROGRAM. A SERIOUS POTENTIALLY LIFE-THREATENING ISSUE WHEN A VEHICLE STALLS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. SUGGEST THAT ALL OF THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE SATISFACTION PROGRAM OR THE PROGRAM SHOULD BE UPGRADED TO A RECALL PROGRAM.

ONCE I PULLED OUT OF MY APARTMENT PARKING LOT HEADING TO WORK, THE DASHBOARD INDICATED THAT I NEED TO "SERVICE POWER STEERING SOON". AS I PROCEEDED FURTHER, THE DASHBOARD MESSAGE INDICATED THAT I NEEDED TO "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THE STEERING WORKED WELL DURING THE COMMUTE TO WORK. ONCE I GOT TO WORK AND PARKED, I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. WHEN I STARTED THE ENGINE, THE MESSAGE ON THE DASHBOARD REPLIED "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. IN THE PAST THREE MONTHS, THE POWER STEERING HAS STAYED IN THE SAME CONDITION. NO BETTER, NO WORSE. FURTHERMORE, THIS INCIDENT IS MORE SUSPICIOUS CONSIDERING THE FACT THAT FORD HAS ISSUED RECALLS ON 2011-2014 FUSIONS FOR THIS ISSUE.