2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND CAR SPUTTERS AND ENGINE BRAKES. ALMOST REAR ENDED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. LOOKED UP ISSUE AND FOUND THE IS ALREADY A RECALL FORD WARRANTY PROGRAM NUMBER 13N03 BUT DEALERSHIP STATED MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. CALLED FORD THEY ALSO SAID MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. MY 2010 FORD FUSION SPORT HAS THEY SAME ISSUES AS CARS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PROGRAM BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER SAID PROGRAM. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO MYSELF. MORE CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROGRAM AND RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

FORD HAS HAD A PROBLEM WITH THEIR AC EQUIPMENT SINCE 2006. THEY HAVE IGNORED THIS PROBLEM AND HAVE LEFT TO OWNER FOR REPAIRS. THE PROBLEM HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE AC BUT WITH THE TEMPERATURE SENSOR EVAPORATOR. WHICH CAN EITHER OVER HEAT OR FREEZE UP BEHIND THE DASH. IT COST MOST OWNER A HIGH LABOR COST FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THIS DEFECT THAT FORD IS AWARE OF. VEHICLES INVOLVE WITH THIS PROBLEM ARE NOT JUST THE FORD FUSION BUT ALSO THE LINCOLN LS AS WELLAS THE 2012-2014 FUSIONS. BEINGS THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, THEY BARE THE RESPONSIBILITY TO RECTIFY THE DEFECT. *TR

AS I PULLED OUT ONTO A BUSY STREET GOING TO WORK MY CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO GAS, I HAD THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR WITH NO RESPONSE OTHER THAN A WEAK ATTEMPT AT A LURCH. I HAD TO PULL OVER (PARTIALLY OFF OF THE ROAD) INTO A NEIGHBOR'S YARD TO AVOID BEING HIT BY A LARGE TRANSPORT TRUCK COMING UP ON ME RAPIDLY. I PUSHED IT INTO A "TURNED AROUND" POSITION AND BETWEEN PUSHING AN THE LURCHING GOT BACK HOME. THE ROAD I WAS ON WAS TOO NARROW AND TOO BUSY TO JUST LEAVE IT. I HAVE A HISTORY OF BACK SURGERY AND THIS DID NOT HELP!!!! AFTER I GOT IT TO THE HILL NEAR MY HOME I COASTED IN STILL WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE GAS. THERE WAS AN ORANGE LIGHT ON WITH A WRENCH PICTURE. I LOOKED THIS UP ONLINE AND FOUND NUMEROUS SITES WITH OTHERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH NO HELP FROM FORD! SOME WERE ACTUALLY REAR-ENDED ON THE INTERSTATES SO I WAS FORTUNATE IN THAT ASPECT! (SO FAR!) THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS ISSUE AND IT SEEMS THAT FORD CANNOT DIAGNOSE IT UNLESS THE LIGHT IS CURRENTLY ON! THE CODE ERASES ONCE THE ENGINE IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED SO THEY "CANNOT" DIAGNOSE IT AND THEREFORE SEND US BACK OUT IN THE DEFECTIVE VEHICLE. THERE IS NO WARNING THAT THIS IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN AND THERE IS NO WAY TO "MOVE FAST" ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. THIS COULD BE FATAL IN FAST MOVING THICK TRAFFIC WITH LARGER VEHICLES COMING UP FROM BEHIND AT SPEED LIMITS OF 70 MPH. THE CAR WILL NOT MOVE WHEN IT DOES THIS AND RPMS DO NOT GO ABOVE 1000RPM. ARE RECALLS ONLY DONE WHEN SOMEONE DIES? IF SO, I NEED TO TRADE THIS CAR IN ASAP! *TR

MYSELF AND TWO PASSENGERS (INCLUDING 10 MONTH OLD) WERE RIDING NORTHBOUND ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH. OUR 2010 FORD FUSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO SAFE MODE (AKA "LIMP HOME MODE") WHERE THE CAR CONTINUES TO HAVE POWER (STEERING, BRAKES, HVAC SYSTEMS) BUT IT DOES NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. WE WERE TRAVELING ALONG AT ~3-5MPH WITH OTHER TRAFFIC STILL TRAVELING FULL SPEED. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS VEHICLE. A FORD DEALER HAD JUST PERFORMED RECALL 13B17 ON THE VEHICLE, WHICH RECALIBRATED THE POWERTRAIN. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DID NOT INSTALL A NEW THROTTLE BODY, WHICH IS COVERED ON THIS VEHICLE IN SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. *JS

ON JUNE 28, 2014 WHILE BACKING UP MY 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID IN A PARKING LOT I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE. BRAKES WENT TO THE FLOOR. WARNING LIGHTS DID GO ON AS I WAS BACKING UP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE REPAIR THAT WAS DONE WAS AN "OVERLAY OF HARNESS AND INSTALLATION OF A CUTOFF PRESSURE SENSOR." THE PART WAS C JUMPER WIRING. NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THIS HAD NEVER HAPPENED BEFORE. *JS

SLOWED DOWN ON HIGHWAY TO MAKE RIGHT TURN INTO SHOPPING CENTER. LOST POWER. HAD TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. HAPPENED AGAIN ONE WEEK LATER. *JS

ON THE HOME I WAS TURNING ONTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD STREET, AND AT A SUDDEN IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAD TO FORCE MY STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT AND COME TO A DRAMATIC STOP TO KEEP FROM GOING INTO THE HOUSE ON THE CORNER. THIS IS AN ON GOING PROBLEM AND I HAVE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO COMPLAIN AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN, BUT BECAUSE I DON'T HAVE THAT $100.00 FEE FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE MY VEHICLE I HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TURN AWAY. MY STEERING WHEEL HAS LOST POWER COUNTLESS OF TIMES AND MY LIFE IS IN DANGER. THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION AND I CANT AFFORD TO PURCHASE ANOTHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME....PLEASE PLEASE!!!! HELP I DON'T WANT TO DIE OR BE SERIOUSLY HURT!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO 25 MPH AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHEN I START MY CAR AND DRIVE OUT OF PARKING IT SPUTTERS FOR A BIT. THEN LATER ON I WILL COMPLETELY LOOSE THE ACCELERATION. I HAVE TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. IT WILL WORK FOR A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I LOOSE ACCELERATION AGAIN. HAS HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY, AT A INTERSECTION, AND SIDE ROADS. I HAD THE THROTTLE REPLACED AND IT STILL HAPPENS...... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,560.