2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHILE WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WITHOUT ANY WARNING A TRUCK HIT ME IN THE REAR AND PUSHED ME IN FRONT OF THE VAN ALSO WAITING FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AS A RESULT MY CAR SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE TO THE REAR AND FRONT AND ALSO MY REAR WINDOW WAS COMPLETELY BUSTED OUT. MY AIR BAG NEVER DEPLOYED. MY CAR WAS TOTALED. I WAS TRANSPORT TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE. I SUSTAINED A CONCUSSION AND INJURIES TO MY NECK, BACK, WRIST, KNEES, ANKLES, FEET AND ARMS ETC. I HAVE NUMBNESS IN MY TOES AND RADIATES DOWN MY ARMS AND LEGS. MY FACE WAS SWOLLEN AND HAVE PAINFUL PRESSURE AND NUMBNESS IN MY FACE. I ALSO SUFFER FROM SLEEPLESS NIGHTS FROM THE PAIN AND HEADACHE DAILY. AND A HOST OF OTHER SYMPTOMS. I AM HAUNTED BY THIS DAY AND CAN STILL HEAR THE INITIAL BANG AND THE FEELING LIKE I WAS GOING TO BE CRUSHED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING A 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED STEERING WHEEL WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

THERE WAS A FLAT TIRE ON THE VEHICLE CAUSING THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) TO HAVE A PROBLEM. WHEN THE TIRE WAS AIRED UP, THE ERROR ON THE POWER STEERING DID NOT GO AWAY. I HAVE READ FROM MANY ONLINE WEBSITES AND RESOURCES THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. DEALERSHIPS ACT LIKE THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD ABOUT IT, BUT IF YOU TYPE IN THE YEAR MAKE AND MODEL AND STEERING, IT PULLS MANY PAGES OF THE EXACT PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN READING REPORTS FROM THESE SITES AND THEY ALL SAY IT IS SOMETHING ELSE WRONG WITH IT AND ALL THE DEALERSHIPS REPLACE SOMETHING DIFFERENT JUST TO MAKE MONEY. I HAVE TALKED TO MANY MECHANICS THAT ARE NOT ASSOCIATED WITH FORD AND IF THE CODE IS CLEARED FROM THE COMPUTER, OR RESET SO TO SPEAK, THE PROBLEM IS ERASED BUT THE DEALERSHIPS DON'T WANT TO DO THAT BECAUSE THAT IS HOW THEY MAKE MONEY. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION SEL V6 ENTERED VEHICLE FOR ERRAND. VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY, HOWEVER AFTER SHORT DISTANCE POWER STEERING ALMOST LOCKED UP, INFO ON DASH STATED SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCE TRAK SYSTEMS NOW. HAVE REPLACED POWER STEERING RACK WITH NEW FORD PARTS. FIRST ONE LASTED FOUR WEEKS THEN TROUBLE MESSAGE ON DASH ACTIVATED. VEHICLE STILL DROVE NORMALLY. UPON PARKING AND RESTARTING STEERING WAS ALMOST LOCKED UP AGAIN. REPLACED RACK SECOND TIME. VEHICLE DROVE NORMALLY FOR TWO WEEKS THEN SYSTEM ACTED AS IT HAD BEFORE THE FIRST RACK WAS REPLACED. CURRENTLY VEHICLE IS STEERABLE FOR VERY STRONG PERSON BUT AVERAGE COULD NOT STEER VEHICLE. THIS ISSUE, WOULD WITHOUT DOUBT LEAD TO CRASH AND INJURY WERE IT TO OCCUR WHILE ON HIGHWAY. *TR

WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN 4 LANE HIGHWAY WHEN CAR STALLED AND DIED DUE TO BAD THROTTLE BODY. CARS BEHIND HER HAD TO CHANGE LANES, ONE TRUCK HAD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. THE RED WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I'VE HEARD OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE VERY SAME ISSUE WITH NOTHING BEING DONE. I'M REPORTING NOW BECAUSE I'VE GOT ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE DRIVER SIDE AXLE LEAK. ALSO ANOTHER ISSUE I'VE SEEN MULTIPLE REPORTS ON. I BOUGHT EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT HAVE BEEN OUT $200 FOR DEDUCTIBLE. THESE ARE ISSUES THAT FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE RECALLS. THE BAD THING IS I'VE HAD TO WAIT FOR THE PARTS BOTH TIMES BECAUSE ITS SUCH A BAD ISSUE THAT EVERYTHING IS ON BACKORDER. PLEASE GET THESE THINGS TAKEN CARE OF BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. MY WIFE WAS VERY CLOSE TO GETTING HIT BY A BIG TRUCK. I THINK PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN OUT MONEY FOR THESE THINGS SHOULD ALSO GET REFUNDED. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON BOTH ISSUES. THANK YOU.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING LOOSE POWER, HAVE TO STOP AND SHUT OFF AND RESTART VEHICLE TO GET THROTTLE RESPONSE BACK. HAD TO HAVE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THERE ARE SEVERAL CASES OF THIS LISTED ON INTERNET. SHOULD BE THE SAME ISSUE AS IN YOUR INVESTIGATION PE13003. I WOULD LIKE TO BE KEPT INFORMED IF THIS TURNS INTO A RECALL, AS I WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE ME FOR THE COST OF REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING APPROX 25MPH, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN OFF VERY QUICKLY, THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL GLITCH. ARRIVED AT DESTINATION 5 MINUTES LATER AND SHUT OFF CAR. A HALF AN HOUR LATER, WENT TO TURN ON CAR AND THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC/SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHTS WERE ON. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR TO THE NEAREST GAS STATION, THE CAR WOULD BARELY MOVE AT ALL LET ALONE TURN. HAD TO PUT HAZARDS ON AND CONTINUE DRIVING WHILE ALMOST HITTING ABOUT 5 CARS DUE TO NO POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND EXTREMELY COSTLY PROBLEM. AFTER HAVING THIS HAPPEN TO ME I HAVE BEEN RESEARCHING AND VERY MANY CASES OF THIS OCCURRED, I AM VERY SHOCKED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE 2010 FUSIONS. *TR

DROVE TO WAL-MART AT AROUND 5 MINUTES AFTER DRIVING MY STEERING WENT OUT AND GOT A MESSAGE SAYING SERVICE POWER STEERING AND ADVANCED TRACK. A FRIEND OF MINE ALSO OWNS THE SAME VEHICLE AND HE ALSO EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE HIGHWAY WHEN THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT ENGAGE. I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT IT WOULD NOT, THE CAR JUST LOST POWER BUT DID NOT STOP RUNNING. *TR

I WAS IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC AND ENCOUNTERED A HARD BRAKING SITUATION. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND MET NO RESISTANCE FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR WITH NO ABS ENGAGING. I NEVER EVEN GOT A SQUEAL OF THE BRAKES WORKING. I WAS AT LEAST A CAR LENGTH BACK WHEN I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES. I ENDED UP HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT, THEY IN TURN HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF THEM. IRONICALLY I WAS THE ONLY ONE HURT FROM THIS CRASH. I FRACTURED MY FOOT FROM HITTING THE BRAKE SO HARD. I CAN'T IMAGINE THIS IS A NORMAL BRAKE FUNCTION. I BOUGHT THIS CAR AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR WITH 4000 MILES IN NOVEMBER 2013. I HAVEN'T HAD MY FIRST SERVICE SINCE THE PURCHASE. ROAD CONDITIONS BARE,FLAT SURFACE AND DOWNHILL. WEATHER AROUND 30 DEGREES AND SOME LIGHT FOG. I WILL RETURN TO DEALER TO INSPECT BRAKES. *TR