2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

MY 2010 FORD FUSION STALLED MANY TIMES LAST WEEKEND. I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IT IN PARK, AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON, AND IT RAN FINE TO GET ME HOME. I HAD NO FURTHER PROBLEMS WITH IT UNTIL TODAY, ROUGHLY A WEEK LATER. IT STALLED ON ME TWICE AT SPEED, AND I HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN IT OFF, AND RESTART THE ENGINE, UPON WHICH IT RAN FINE. EACH TIME IT STALLED, THE WRENCH ICON LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD AFTER IT STALLED, BUT DID NOT STAY ON ONCE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. TODAY AFTER THE THIRD STALL, I NOTICED THE CAR WAS KIND OF JERKING AS I PULLED IT TO A STOP, BUT AS I PRESSED THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT THIS IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR (TPS). THIS SWITCH ALMOST GOT ME KILLED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MORE THAN ONCE AND IT'S A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GET KILLED BECAUSE FORD HAS YET TO RECALL THIS PART!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 43,000. ...UPDATED 01-30-14 *BF UPDATED 01/30/14

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO STALL AS IF IT WAS RUNNING OUT OF GAS AND WRENCH LIGHT (CHECK ENGINE) CAME ON. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT. TWO DAYS LATER, DRIVING ABOUT 25 MILES PER HOUR, EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. FOUR DAYS LATER, 55 MPH, SAME THING. IT IS NOW AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE UNABLE TO FIND CODE. CODE WAS PREVIOUSLY FOUND AS P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. I EXPLAINED WHAT WAS GOING ON, THE PREVIOUS CODE, AND THAT I HAVE SEEN HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME EXPERIENCE. APPARENTLY THEY CANNOT JUST REPLACE THE PART IF THEY DON'T EXPERIENCE IT THEMSELVES, AT LEAST NOT TO BE COVERED BY EXTENDED WARRANTY. WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL. DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY 11 MONTH OLD IN IT. *TR

FIRST TIME THE POWER STEERING QUIT WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN AT 25MPH. "SERVICE POWERSTEERING" MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE POWER STEERING WAS WORKING AGAIN UPON TURNING OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTING IT. A FEW DAYS LATER THE POWER STEERING QUIT AND "SERVICE STEERING NOW" CAME UP ALONG WITH "ADVANCE TRAC DISABLED" AND NOW THE POWER STEERING QUIT COMPLETELY. STILL HAVE MANUAL STEERING WHICH WASN'T BAD ON CLASSIC CARS WITH HUGE STEERING WHEELS BUT MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO DRIVE WITH THE TINY WHEEL IN THE FUSION. QUICK SEARCH ON GOOGLE SHOWED ME THAT I WASN'T ALONE WITH THIS ISSUE AND THAN 100'S OF OTHERS HAVE/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND I'M LUCKY IT DIDN'T HAPPEN IN A PANIC SITUATION. *TR

ON MY WAY TO WORK DOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN CAR LOST POWER. THE ROUTE I TAKE HAS A HIGH VOLUME OF SEMI TRUCK TRAFFIC. AFRAID THAT I WOULD BE REAR ENDED I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF THE NEXT MONTH UNTIL I COULD NOT GET IT TO MOVE HAD IT TOWED THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN DEC. OF 2012. IT IS NOW DEC. OF 2013 AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 48000 MILES. THIS IS NOT ONLY DANGEROUS BUT COSTLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR 45 MPH, I GOT AN ERROR ON THE DASHBOARD SAYING, "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "ADVANCE TRACK SYSTEM MALFUNCTION". AT THAT MOMENT, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND I COULD HARDLY STEER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE BECAUSE IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND AS OF THIS DATE, THERE IS NO RECALL OR "BULLETIN" ON FILE AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF SOMEONE IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HANDLE THE CAR IF THIS HAPPENS. I'VE READ MANY POSTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM ONLINE AND A FEW HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS. I FOUND A MECHANIC TO RESET THE POWER STEERING, BUT HE COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THE COMPUTER NEEDS TO BE REPROGRAMMED AND ONLY A DEALER CAN DO THIS BECAUSE THE CODES NEEDED ARE PROPRIETARY AND FORD WON'T GIVE THEM OUT. I'M ALSO FILING A COMPLAINT WITH FORD ON THIS ISSUE, BUT DON'T EXPECT TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM. *TR

ON MONDAY 12/23/13 THE FUSION SHOWED A LOW TIRE PRESSURE MESSAGE AND THE STEERING WHEEL STARTED TO SHAKE SLIGHTLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN THE LOWER SPEEDS. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR UP ON 12/26/13 AND PROCEEDED TO TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE, THE POWER STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. I'VE READ THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MANY OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME OR SIMILAR ISSUES WITH THE FORD FUSION OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 65 MILES MY RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT AND I LOST ALL POWER STEERING FUNCTION. THE "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" WARNINGS APPEARED. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND INSTALLED THE SPARE. UPON RESTARTING THE CAR THE WARNINGS REMAINED AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING ASSIST AT ALL. IT IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN A CORNER OR PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE FORCE NEEDED TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IS UNBELIEVABLE. JUDGING BY THE COMPLAINTS FILED, AND THE VOLUME OF POSTS ON THE INTERNET, DATING BACK TO 2006, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS ISSUE HAS NEVER BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE WHICH COULD MOST CERTAINLY RESULT IN ACCIDENTS AND POTENTIAL FATALITIES. *TR

MERGED ON THE HIGHWAY HEADING TO WORK. AT APPROX 60 MPH, OR HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR DECELERATED QUICKLY AND RPMS DROPPED BELOW 1,000. AFTER A MORE PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR JERKED THEN ACCELERATED BACK TO NORMAL SPEED. ONCE PRESSURE WAS RELEASED THE CAR'S RPM DROPPED BELOW 1,000 AND STARTED TO DECELERATE QUICKLY. ALL OF THIS OCCURRED DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. A FRIEND OF MINE HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAID THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE MANY ONLINE FORMS THAT EXPLAIN THE SAME SCENARIO I EXPERIENCED WITH THE SAME PART MALFUNCTION. *TR

NOTICED A NOISE IN THE REAR END OF OUR CAR IN DECEMBER. MADE APPOINTMENT ASAP WITH DEALERSHIP WE PURCHASED CAR AT. NOISE WAS WORSE ON DRIVE TO DEALERSHIP. INFORMED REAR BRAKES WERE METAL ON METAL. HAD BRAKE PADS AND REAR ROTORS REPLACED AND THEY GROUND DOWN AND FIXED REAR SLIDES. ON 03/18/2013 BRAKES WERE GOOD WITH 22,454 MILES. LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED ON 02/28/2012 BECAUSE OF 11S23 RECALL. FEEL BECAUSE CAR WAS BUILT IN MEXICO THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE REAR BRAKE DISC AND THEY WERE INCORRECTLY BUILT. WE APPROACHED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEY TOLD IT WAS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. NOT ACCEPTABLE. I TOLD THEM I WOULD COMPLAIN TO YOUR AGENCY. BRAKES SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER-VERY PREMATURE WEARING. *TR