2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I AM A CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL OFFICER. I DEPEND ON FORD VEHICLES. MY LIFE, LITERALLY DEPENDS UPON IT. THAT BEING SAID, I WILL NEVER OWN A FORD VEHICLE AGAIN. I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 93,XXX MILES ON THE ODOMETER. AS I WAS TRAVELING TO WORK, MY FUSION LOST ALL POWER, AND FORCED ME TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS ACTION NEARLY RESULTED IN A MAJOR INJURY, REAR END COLLISION. ALL THIS OCCURRED DURING THE HOURS OF DARKNESS, ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, IN THE GREATER SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA. HOW THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET REQUIRED IMMEDIATE ATTENTION BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY // U.S GOVERNMENT, IS BEYOND BELIEF. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY FROM AN OUTSIDE RETAILER, (NOT A FORD FACTOR PART) INSTALLED IT IN MY GARAGE, AND HAVE HAD NO ISSUES AS OF THIS POSTING. HOW THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY CAN JUSTIFY $400 TO $500 DOLLARS TO REPLACE THIS PROBLEM PART, IS BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING. HOW IS THIS NOT YET A GOVERNMENT RECALL?? I MAY BE FORCED TO DRIVE FORD VEHICLES IN ORDER TO DO MY JOB, BUT TO REITERATE, MY FAMILY WILL NEVER AGAIN PURCHASE A FORD VEHICLE. EVERY CLOUD HAS A SILVER LINING. I AM GRATEFUL MY FUSION SHUT DOWN RATHER THAN ACCELERATE. I GUESS THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY MUST HAVE LEARNED SOMETHING FROM THE TOYOTA MOTOR COMPANY. NOW IT JUST TAKES THE USELESS GOVERNMENT MORONS TO FORCE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TO ADMIT TO, AND FIX THIS OBVIOUS PROBLEM. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDDLE. THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEY FOR A FEW SECONDS. A FEW DAYS LATER THIS HAPPENED A SECOND TIME. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 10 MILES AN HOUR AND THE CAR AGAIN LOST POWER AND WAS SHAKING AND MAKING NOISES. AGAIN I REMOVED THE KEY AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND DRIVE NORMALLY. THE THIRD TIME THIS HAPPENED THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND LURCHED FORWARD. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE CLEANED THE THROTTLE. HE COULD FIND NOTHING ELSE WRONG. *JS

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 48,000 MILES, WHILE DRIVING IT I NOTICED IT STARTED TO MAKE A GRINDING NOISE IN THE REAR. SO I TOOK ONE OF THE TIRES OFF AND NOTICED THAT THE PADS WERE BADLY WORN SO I WENT DOWN TO THE PART STORE, GOT NEW ROTORS AND PADS. AFTER INSTALLING, I NOTICED THE ROTOR ON THE RIGHT REAR HAD A LARGE CRACK ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE ROTOR JUST UNDER WHERE THE PAD HITS THE ROTOR. IT IS ALMOST CRACKED ALL AROUND. I AM NOT AN ENGINEER, BUT TO ME, THAT IS A FACTORY DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY; THESE ROTORS WERE IN TERRIBLE SHAPE FOR 48,000 MILES. ONE GOOD POT HOLE, AND THE WHOLE TIRE AND EVERYTHING COULD HAVE CAME OFF BECAUSE OF THE CRACKED ROTOR. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS, THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR UPDATED 11/10/2014 *JS

ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE DRIVERS DOOR TO OBTAIN FUEL. INTERNAL DOOR LATCH FAILED AND WOULD NOT OPEN DOOR. HAD TO LOWER DRIVERS WINDOW AND USE OUTER DOOR LATCH TO OPEN DOOR. I BELIEVE THIS TO BE A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS IT WOULD HINDER OR PREVENT EGRESS FROM THE VEHICLE IN THE CASE OF A FIRE OR FLOOD, ESPECIALLY IF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WERE DISABLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE AND SHUDDER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. TURNING THE CAR OFF, THEN ON AGAIN HELPED FOR A BIT THEN ENGINE STARTED STUMBLING AGAIN. DIAGNOSTIC EQUIPMENT REVEALED ERROR CODE P2111, THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM -STUCK OPEN. FORD HAS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CAMPAIGN (13N03) FOR THIS ISSUE THAT IS NOT ADVERTISED TO CONSUMERS UNLESS THEY RESEARCH THIS ISSUE. THIS COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER WHEN THIS EVENT OCCURRED. *TR

CAR HAS HEAVY VIBRATION DURING HIGHWAY DRIVING. CAR HAS BEEN IN FOR SERVICE TWICE IN THIRTY DAYS WITH A FOUR WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND TIRES BEING REBALANCED, BRAKES HAVE ALSO BEEN CHECK. VIBRATION STILL THERE 1000 MILES LATER. LOOKING FOR SOME ANSWERS BEFORE CONCRETE WALL IS COMING AT ME AT 65 MPH! *TR

FORD ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE THROTTLE BODY FOR MY 2010 FORD FUSION. I RECEIVED MULTIPLE LETTERS IN THE MAIL LETTING ME KNOW THAT MY CAR WAS RECEIVING THIS WARRANTY. YESTERDAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATION AND MADE AN EXTREME JERK MULTIPLE TIMES ON THE FREEWAY- THIS COULD HAVE KILLED MYSELF, MY PASSENGERS AND ANYONE WHO MAY HAVE HIT ME. TODAY, I WAS TOLD THAT BECAUSE MY VEHICLE HAS A SALVAGED TITLE, FORD WOULD NOT FIX THE THROTTLE BODY COMPONENT. I AM NOT COVERED FOR THEIR STUPID EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. FORD NEEDS A FULL RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY, FOR PEOPLE LIKE ME WHO ARE BEYOND WARRANTY COVERAGE. THEY ALREADY CONNED ME INTO AN UNNECESSARY $1400 REPAIR BEFORE, NOW I FEEL THAT I AM ONLY BEING CONNED AGAIN. OWN UP TO YOUR MISTAKES FORD! I'M TIRED OF HAVING MY SAFETY AT RISK BECAUSE OF YOU! *TR

TRAVELING ON I-10 NEAR BEAUMONT TX, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER/SPEED. I PULLED OFF THE FREEWAY, TACHOMETER JUMPING AND WITH BRAKES AND STEERING WORKING. I COULD NOT GET IDLE TO STEADY, WRENCH LIGHT ON; SO I SHUT DOWN ENGINE. RESTARTED WAS SLOW BUT I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE NORMAL DRIVING. NEXT MORNING TOOK IT TO KINSEL FORD DEALER, THEY CHECKED IT OUT FRIDAY AND FOUND NO ISSUES. YESTERDAY MAY 3RD IT HAPPENED AGAIN. KNOWING THE POSTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, KINSEL SHOULD NOT HAVE SENT ME ON A 7 HOUR TRIP BACK TO DALLAS!!! THIS ALMOST GOT ME KILLED. *TR