2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT STUDS AND LUG NUTS WERE DETACHING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN CONFIRMED THAT THE STUDS WERE FRACTURED. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

WHILE ROTATING THE TIRES, I NOTICED THAT TWO OF THE WHEEL STUDS HAD SHEARED OFF THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS MODEL OF FUSION BUT MY CAR HAS MANUFACTURED ON 3/28/2009 AND THE RECALL ONLY COVERS VEHICLES MANUFACTURED FROM 4/1/2009 THROUGH 4/30/2009. SINCE MY FAILURE IS IDENTICAL TO WHAT THE RECALL ADDRESSES, I SUBMIT THAT THERE ARE SOME VEHICLES THAT FAILED TO GET COVERED BY THE RECALL AND THE DANGER OF THEM HAVING WHEEL BOLT FAILURES SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY FORD AND A REMEDY OFFERED. I HAVE CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALER AND HE IS UNABLE TO OFFER A SOLUTION. I ALSO CONTACTED FORD (CASE #CAS4265584) AND THEY REFUSED TO TAKE ANY ACTION. NEITHER OF THOSE CONTACTED COULD OFFER A SOLUTION AND I AM LEFT WONDERING IF THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TT

APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS AGO, I WAS DRIVING DOWN RT 28 IN FAIRFAX, VA. I WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH WHEN MY CAR TURNED OFF. NO POWER STEERING, NO BRAKES, TO SPEED. THE CAR BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON HIS BRAKES AND NARROWLY MISSED REAR ENDING ME. I MADE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TOOK MY CAR TO KOONS FORD STERLING, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED FORD MOTOR CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND ALSO TOLD THEM THAT I GOGGLED IT AND FOUND MANY OTHER PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. I WAS TOLD THAT FORD HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I PAID TO HAVE THE WORK DONE. FAST FORWARD...............THREE WEEKS AGO WE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD TELLING US THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOW BEING RECALLED AND IF WE HAVE ALREADY HAD THE WORK DONE, WE SHOULD TAKE THE RECEIPT UP TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR OUR REFUND. WELL THAT WAS ON APRIL 1. STILL NOTHING. EACH TIME I CALL I'M TOLD THAT IT'S STILL UNDER REVIEW. ASIDE FROM THE FACT THAT I PROBABLY WILL NEVER GET A REFUND, I'M WONDERING HOW MANY PEOPLE DIED FROM THIS. IT TOOK FORD 2-3 YEARS TO DO THIS RECALL. *TT

TRAVELING ON A ROAD IN ORLANDO FL AND LOST SPEED AND THEN EVENTUALLY LOOSING POWER AND HAD TO DRIFT OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. FINALLY WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR JUST TO BE ABLE TO GET IT BACK TO MY HOME. HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD WENT BAD. HAD TO GET IT REPLACED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING AT A GOOD SPEED AND ALL OF A SUDDEN YOU LOOSE POWER, THANK GOD I DIDNT GET IN A ACCIDENT. I SEE THAT THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS PART WITH FORD BUT MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED. *JS

AXLE SEAL ON DRIVERS SIDE HAD FAILED. I HAD TO HAVE SEAL AND AXLE REPLACED, LEAKING LARGE AMOUNTS OF TRANSMISSION FLUID NEXT TO TIRE. AXLE WAS REPLACED WITH REDESIGNED PART AT MY COST. *JS

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY "STALL" (ENGINE STAYS RUNNING, BUT LOSES ALL POWER). CAN TURN OFF ENGINE, AND RESTART VEHICLE AND WILL RUN. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. PREVIOUS ATTEMPTS NO "CODE" HAS BEEN STORED, SO DEALER WOULD PROVIDE NO RESOLUTION TO THE ISSUE. *JS

2010 FORD FUSION SE 2.6L DROVE VEHICLE TO RESTAURANT FOR DINNER. WHEN WE CAME OUT AFTER APPROX 1 1/2 HOURS STARTED CAR, WITHIN 30 SECONDS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" LIGHT CAME ON AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. PUT CAR IN REVERSE, TRIED TO DRIVE BUT WAS SO UNBELIEVABLY TIGHT, COULD ALMOST NOT TURN AT ALL. PUT CAR BACK IN PARK AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. WAITED APPROX 20 SECONDS AND RESTARTED CAR. "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE" LIGHT CAME IMMEDIATELY BACK ON. DROVE ACROSS PARKING LOT TO GAS STATION TO PURCHASE POWER STEERING FLUID AND FOUND OUT THAT MY VEHICLE DOES NOT HAVE POWER STEERING FLUID...IT'S ELECTRICAL. WHILE THE ENGINE WAS OFF AT THE GAS STATION EVIDENTLY THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF BECAUSE WHEN WE RESTARTED THE CAR IT WAS FINE. - I HAD MY FAMILY..2 SMALL KIDS AND HUSBAND IN THE CAR..THIS WAS VERY FRIGHTENING...AFTER DOING ALL THE RESEARCH TONIGHT ABOUT THIS FAILURE...I'M HONESTLY VERY FRIGHTENED TO DRIVE IT ANYMORE. I HAVE MANY FUTURE DOCTOR APPOINTMENTS ABOUT 2 1/2 HOUR DRIVE FROM MY HOUSE COMING UP FOR SURGERY...AND I'M SERIOUSLY QUESTIONING FORD'S THINKING ON NOT RECALLING THE VEHICLES FOR THIS PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK CAR HAD A THUMP THEN LOSS OF POWER(COULDN'T ACCELERATE ) AND AMBER WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AND SAFELY AS I COULD. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGH. PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF CAR FOR 2 SECONDS, AND TURNED BACK ON. CAR RAN FINE, UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER WHEN EXACT SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR

AFTER DRIVING FOR ~20 MINUTES AND THE ENGINE WARMING UP, THE ENGINE WILL SURGE WHEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP AFTER BRAKING. THERE IS ALSO A SMELL OF GAS. IMMEDIATELY AFTER REFUELING, THE ENGINE IS DIFFICULT TO START. ONCE STARTED IT RUNS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WANTS TO LURCH AWAY. *TR

I STARTED MY CAR THEN SUDDENLY THE LARAM APPEAR AS (SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC) HOWEVER I DIDN'T NOTICE ANY CHANGE IN MY CAR , I HAD MY STEERING WORKING AND MY BRAKES FINE , AFTER THAT I WENT FEW MILES THAN TURNED OFF THE CAR , AFTER THAT THE ALARM DISAPPEARED , AFTER A WHILE IT APPEARED AGAIN AND I CONTINUE MY TRIP THEN PARKED THE CAR AND AFTER 1:30 HOURS I TURNED ON AND THE ALARM DISAPPEARED AND NEVER APPEARED AGAIN TILL NOW WHICH MEANS AFTER A DAY. *TR