2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I NOTICED SEVERAL TIMES THAT THE CAR TENDS TO SHIFT HARD (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). NOW I'VE HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT COMING ON, THE CAR STALLING, AND STARTS SHIMMYING AND SHAKING. HAD IT BACK TO THE DEALER ON MONDAY AND THEY SAID THEY FIXED IT. HOWEVER, THIS MORNING, I HAD THE SAME INCIDENT OCCUR. IT IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND HOPEFULLY FIXED WITHOUT ANY COST TO ME. I WILL BE TRADING THIS FORD FOR ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR. I HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WHEN I OWNED A FORD EDGE AND TRADED IT IN. I ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD EDGE MYTOUCH SCREEN GOING OUT ON ME AS WELL. *TR

I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN HOPES THAT FORD WILL BE FORCED TO ISSUE A RECALL REGARDING THE DANGEROUS ACCELERATION ISSUE THE FUSIONS ARE HAVING. MY CAR WILL LOSE POWER WHEN DRIVING. I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL ALMOST TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR TO ACCELERATE ONCE I HAVE LOST POWER AND THE CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. THE ISSUE BEGAN ON JUNE 3, 2014 AND WORSENED TODAY, JUNE 4, 2014. I DO NOT HAVE ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR WRENCHES. I HAVE ONLY TRAVELED BACK ROADS AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE CAR AT A HIGH SPEED DUE TO FEAR OF HAVING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS REGARDING A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SO, I AM TAKING MY CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP ON TOMORROW, JUNE 5TH TO HAVE MY SIMILAR ISSUE DIAGNOSED. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL ONLY BE FOR AN UPDATE TO MY POWER TRAIN SYSTEM; WHICH IS NOT WHAT I READ IN THE LETTER. I WANT TO HAVE MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AND THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE SO TO PREVENT ANY FUTURE AND MORE DANGEROUS FAILURES. I AM ALSO FEARFUL BECAUSE OF THE 'ONE-TIME' REPAIR PROGRAM, I WILL BE OUT OF LUCK AND A BUNCH OF MONEY SHOULD MY THROTTLEBODY FAIL AFTER THE POWER TRAIN UPDATE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 50 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING, EVEN AS I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR. THE LIGHTS, RADIO AND A/C STAYED ON. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF AT LEAST 50 MPH TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER. AS I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THE CAR RUMBLED AND SHUDDERED FOR SEVERAL SECONDS. I WAITED A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. FORD COVERED THE PROBLEM UNDER AN "EXTENDED WARRANTY" FOR A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, BUT I FEEL THAT MY SAFETY WAS IN JEOPARDY BY NOT FIXING THE PROBLEM BEFORE MY CAR ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT AT HIGH SPEED. IN THIS AREA, HAVING A CAR SUDDENLY DIVE FROM 50 MPH TO ALMOST NOTHING CAN GET YOU KILLED. THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED BY A SAFETY RECALL, RATHER THAN WAITING TO SEE WHO SURVIVES THE PROBLEM TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. *TR

THE GAS TANK HISSES AND THE CAR BEGINS TO DIE WHEN THE CAR IS SITTING IDOL. THE MANUAL STATES TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RELIEVE THE PRESSURE BY PUSHING THE CAP OF WHERE YOU WOULD PUT THE FUEL IN THIS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. WHEN GAS IS PUT INTO THE CAR TO REFILL THE TANK THE CAR DOES NOT START INSTANTLY. THE IGNITION CONT. TO TURN OVER AND IT TAKES SEVERAL TIMES OF TURNING THE KEY TO GET THE CAR TO START. AFTER GAS IS PUT IN THE CAR THE CAR RUNS SLOW THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO JERK AND DIE WHEN THE CAR STOPS FOR LIGHTS OR TO TURN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH CAME ON. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND THE CAR ACTED FINE BUT REPEATED THIS PROCESS 5 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME.CAUSING CARS TO ALMOST RUN IN TO THE BACK OF THE CAR. FOUND ON LINE WHERE, FORD WAS EXTENDING A WARRANTY ON 2010 FUSION THROTTLE BODY FOR 150,000 MILES. TOOK THE CAR IN TO THE KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD DEALERSHIP IN BELMONT,NC AND SERVICE MANAGER SAID THIS WAS TRUE IF IT WAS INDEED THE THROTTLE BODY. CALLED BACK LATER TO CHECK AND SAID THAT IT WAS INDEED THE THROTTLE BODY BUT MY CAR EVEN THOUGH ITIS A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH LOW MILES IS NOT COVERED BUT HAD NO REASON WHY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 30MPH WHEN SUDDENLY IT FELT LIKE I LOST THE BRAKES FOR A MOMENT. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF TURNING AND I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK UP AND I COULD BARELY STOP THE CAR. I HAVE SINCE FIGURED OUT THAT THE ABS IS NOT WORKING AND BECAUSE OF THIS THE POWER STEERING IS NOT WORKING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED. I AM THANKFUL I WAS NOT GOING ANY FASTER WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION THAT I PURCHASED LAST MONTH. THE CAR FELT AS IF IT SIMPLY STOPPED WORKING AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THANKFULLY, IT OCCURRED AT A LOW SPEED, THOUGH IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING. APPARENTLY, THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND FORD SAYS IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR, AND I FEEL AS THOUGH THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART WILL FAIL AGAIN. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN WITH OUT WARNING THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DESK AND WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE A "COMPUTER GLITCH". I STARTED AND DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MILES BACK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN OUR LONG DRIVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE I COULD NOT DUPLICATE, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON MY ERRANDS. THIS TIME I TRAVELED ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE SAME POWER FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND AFTER 36 HRS HAD MY CAR BACK. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N03) AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. LUCKILY FOR ME MY EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ON A RURAL ROAD. HAD IT HAPPENED ON A MULTILANE, HIGH SPEED ROAD A VERY SERIOUS MULTICAR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE IT SUDDENLY FELT LIKE IT STALLED, BUT IT ACTUALLY HAD NOT. BEFORE I COULD SAFELY PULL OFF THE ROAD IT BEGAN VIOLENTLY JERKING THE WHOLE CAR. GAS AND BRAKE CONTROLS WERE EFFECTED AND THE CAR WAS DIFFICULT TO GET OFF THE ROAD SAFELY AND DIFFICULT TO STOP IT FROM MOVING FORWARD ONCE I GOT OFF THE ROAD. I QUICKLY PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A WRENCH LIGHT DURING THIS INCIDENT. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING FINE. I STARTED TO DRIVE TO THE BODY SHOP I USE AND AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES IT DID IT AGAIN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL AND I WAS SCARED I WOULD BE HIT BY ANOTHER CAR. AFTER MAKING IT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN, I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I EVENTUALLY DID GET IT TO MY BODY SHOP, BUT THE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. FORD SHOULD RECALL THIS PART AND FIX IT! *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH THE ENGINE DROPS TO IDLE. YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE CAR. *TR