2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

ON A HIGHWAY I STARTED FROM A STOP AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION MOVED FORWARD AND THEN DROPPED INTO IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR AND I WAS FORCED TO PULL DRIFT OFF THE HIGHWAY INTO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND MOVED SLOWLY TO THE DEALER FOR AN ASSESSED FAULTY ORIGINAL ELECTRONIC THROTTLE ASSEMBLY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT FOR $629.00 WITH A BACKLOG OF 9000 OF THOSE PARTS IN THE FORD SUPPLY SYSTEM. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE STREET GOT UP TO 30MPH WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME & I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. TURNED THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURNED THE CAR BACK ON STARTED UP FINE. DIDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL A WEEK LATER, SOME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, IT SEEMS TO LOSE POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT IS DISPLAYED, SENDING THE CAR INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE PAST WEEK AND A HALF. LUCKILY I WAS ON BACKROADS AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER BOTH TIMES THE CAR LOST POWER AND ULTIMATELY SHUT DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BOTH TIMES AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL WAS NO LONGER DISPLAYED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD, WHERE THEY DETERMINED (BASED ON CODES STORED IN THE COMPUTER) IT TO BE THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. FROM ONLINE RESEARCH THIS SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS, AND A HIGHLY DANGEROUS ONE. I TRAVEL ON THE HIGHWAY DAILY TOO AND FROM WORK AND THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE PROBLEM TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH! HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A RECALL/CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT SO I CAN GET SOME SORT OF REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE $550.00 THIS REPAIR IS GOING TO COST. OF COURSE THIS IS NOT CONSIDERED A "POWERTRAIN" ISSUE, SO IT DOES NOT FALL UNDER MY WARRANTY. *TR

AT THE END OF AN INTERSTATE ON RAMP, THE FORD FUSION CLUNKED,STALLED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS IN A VERY DANGEROUS PLACE. LOTS OF HONKING THAT I COULD DO NOTHING ABOUT. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON A COUPLE OF TIMES, I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A LESS DANGEROUS PLACE. TOWED IT TO THE FORD GARAGE WHERE THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,600. UPDATED 12/24/13*LJ THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED. THE CONSUMER STATED HE PURCHASED THE PART FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALER AND INSTALLED IT HIMSELF. THERE HAVE BEEN NO FURTHER PROBLEMS.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. THE WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT HAD DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT INCIDENT. I SHUT OFF THE IGNITION. AFTER ABOUT 3 MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE WRENCH ICON DISAPPEARED. THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION PERFORMED NORMALLY AFTER THAT. *TR

LAST WEEK WHILE BRINGING MY CHILDREN TO SCHOOL MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGAN TO SHAKE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN IT JUST COMPLETELY DIED. I AM VERY THANKFUL THIS HAPPENED WHILE I WAS STILL ON A SIDE STREET IN OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RUNNING AGAIN AND DROVE IT RIGHT HOME. THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING ON BUSY ROADS NOT KNOWING WHY IT DIED...ONCE THE CAR WAS RESTARTED THE LIGHT WAS GONE...HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS MY BATTERY. ONLY CODES THEY COULD FIND WERE FOR LOW VOLTAGE...I ARGUED IT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE ETC...HAD THEM CHANGE MY BATTERY PICKED UP THE CAR ON THURSDAY...HAPPENED AGAIN ON SUNDAY. CALLING THE DEALER AGAIN TOMORROW BUT AGAIN THE LIGHT IS OFF SO THEY PROBABLY WON'T BE ABLE TO PULL A CODE..SO FRUSTRATING AND UNSAFE! *TR

WAS DRIVING THROUGH A SUBDIVISION WHEN CAR STARTED TO JERK AND STALL OUT. WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE, RESTART VEHICLE AND RETURN TO THE ROAD. THIS HAS SINCE HAPPENED 3 TIMES WITHIN THE PAST WEEK, ONCE UPON A 4 LANE BOULEVARD. I BELIEVE FORD MOTOR CO. IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE YET HAS DONE NOTHING TO RECALL AND REPAIR THE PART. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR AS NO WARNING IS GIVEN THAT IT IS GOING TO DIE. IT JUST DIES AND LORD HELP YOU! I PLAN TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW AND TRADE IT IN ON A CHRYSLER PRODUCT. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY CAR LOOSES POWER, THE GAS PETAL HAS NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINE. I PRESS THE PETAL AND IT HAS NO RESPONSE, NO RPM RESPONSE. EACH TIME I MUST PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE CAR OFF (REBOOT). IT APPEARS TO BE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE - IT CONTINUES TO TAKE PLACE AT VARIABLE SPEEDS AND WITH AND WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL TURNED ON. IT'S TAKEN PLACE SEVERAL TIMES ON THE INTERSTATE, CAUSING ME TO CROSS 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO "REBOOT" MY CAR. IT'S TAKEN PLACE FOR RTHE PAST 10K MILES - GETTING MORE FREQUENT EACH WEEK. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION *JUST* TURNED 30K MILES;THE BASIC WARRANTY ENDED 7/31/13. ON 10/13 DRIVING 60 MPH ON I-95 IN THE MIDDLE LANE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED-NO ENGINE POWER/RESPONSE WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR. A WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT ON MY DASH. WITH NO ENGINE POWER TO QUICKLY PULL OVER, I WAS AFRAID OF BEING HIT & BARELY COASTED OVER 3 LANES TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP & IT STARTED BUCKING.I REALIZED THE CAR HAD NOT STALLED--IT HAD LOST ENGINE POWER. I PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF & ON TO START THE CAR. IT STARTED FINE, IDLED FINE, NO WRENCH LIGHT LIT; I EASED MY WAY BACK INTO TRAFFIC. ALMOST IMMEDIATELY THE SAME THING HAPPENED: THE CAR SEEMED TO STALL-LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE.THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT; THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT.FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE & COULD COAST INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE; THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AGAIN. I AGAIN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF & ON AGAIN TO START THE CAR. AGAIN, THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT, & THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED LIT. I GINGERLY REENTERED TRAFFIC & DROVE HOME SLOWLY IN THE RIGHT-HAND LANE.MY MECHANIC RETRIEVED A SERVICE CODE OF P2111 WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. I RESEARCHED-THIS IS KNOWN PROBLEM, THERE HAVE BEEN MANY COMPLAINTS, THERE IS A TSB, & THERE HAS BEEN COMMUNICATION BETWEEN NHTSA & FORD MOTOR COMPANY. I CALLED MY DEALER, EXPLAINED, GAVE THEM THE CODE, TOLD THEM WHAT I FOUND & THAT IT SHOULD FALL UNDER THE EMISSIONS DEFECT WARRANTY (IT IS TECHNICALLY AN EMISSIONS DEFECT), IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SINCE MY CAR WAS BARELY OUT OF THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY & ONLY HAS 30,000 MILES ON IT, IT WAS A GOODWILL MATTER.FEARFUL OF BREAKING DOWN AGAIN I HAD THE CAR TOWED ~30 MILES TO THE DEALER.THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY & IT WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THE REPAIR COST WOULD BE $420.58!! *TR