2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

STARTING IN JUNE 2013 MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON I95 AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I COULD AND TURN THE CAR OFF, TURN IT BACK ON. BY THE TIME I GOT IT FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 IT WAS HAPPENING UP TO 10 - 20 TIMES PER DAY! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT BECAUSE THE BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE REPAIRS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WENT ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PAID AND MY VEHICLE IS FIXED BUT THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE - I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SO MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS IT STALLING DURING A LEFT HAND TURN WHERE I HAD TO TURN IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND TURN IT BACK ON. *JS

INCIDENT # 1 - I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD NO POWER AND IT WAS JUST CHUGGING SO TO SPEAK, I PRESSED THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO POWER. THERE WAS A SIDE STREET CLOSE I CHUGGED INTO THIS STREET. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AS NORMAL. INCIDENT #2 - THREE (3) DAY AFTER ABOVE INCIDENT #1, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER, THERE WAS ANOTHER EXIT TO THE RESTAURANT I CHUGGED INTO THAT EXIT. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AS NORMAL. INCIDENT #3 - ONE (1) DAY AFTER ABOVE INCIDENT #2, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, DRIVING 55 MPH AND I HEARD THE CAR POWER DOWN AND I HAD NO POWER AT ALL. I WAS IN A LANE WITHOUT A SHOULDER, JUST A CONCRETE DIVIDER. I CHUGGED OVER TO THE SMALL AREA BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. I COASTED ON THIS AREA UNTIL I CAME TO THE END OF THE DIVIDER AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND, WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO START IT AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND LEFT FOR EVALUATION. THEY CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE FORD FUSION AND ADVISED US TO CALL THE DEALER (EDIE GILSTRAP MOTORS, SALEM, IN). OUR 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN AUGUST AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE OF THE "THROTTLE BODY". *LN UPDATED 12/31/2013 *JS

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE ON CRUISE AND WAS SHAKING UNTIL I AT IDLE. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE BETWEEN OTHER CARS TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHUT IT OFF. I SAT FOR A MINUTE AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE AND WENT ON. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER FROM THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, A LOT MORE DANGEROUS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ILLUMINATED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. UPDATED 10/30/2013 *JS

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION THAT HAS BEEN STALLING THE LAST MONTH OR 2.. IT HAS DONE THIS 12 TO 15 TIMES NOW.. AT ONE TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.. CODE SHOWS IT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY... FORD WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE!!..I GUESS PEOPLE NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE!.. AND LATEST PROBLEM THE TRANS HAS BEEN ACTING FUNNY?.. I FEEL LIKE MY MONEY ON THIS CAR AS BEEN STOLEN .. SORRY FORD THIS IS MY LAST CAR FROM YOU.. *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STOPS WORKING (NO RESPONSE) AND THE ENGINE GOES INTO IDLE AND DISPLAYS WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU PULL OVER (IF POSSIBLE) AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS AND WORKS FINE. AT FIRST THIS WAS INTERMITTENT BUT ON MY 25 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK IT HAPPENED ABOUT 8-10 TIMES LEAVING ME STALLED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON HIGHWAYS AND IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WITH NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PART FAILURE AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS ON SHELF TO REPAIR AND THAT FORD MIGHT BE LOOKING TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND RECALL BUT DID NOT AN ANSWER AT THIS TIME. FORD IS LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND POSSIBLE LAWSUITS IF NOTHING IS DONE. *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE TO MY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO SAFETY AND FORTUNATELY ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT I WAS NOT HIT. I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON TO FIX THE ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY RESEARCH SHOWED ME THAT MANY OTHERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. I NEED THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BUT NO PLACE IS SELLING THIS PART. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS COULD TURN OUT FOR OTHERS

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAD TO MOVE OVER ONTO THE BIKE LANE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I COULD NOT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION. I THEN TOWED MY VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND STATED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS, BUT ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET SEVERAL 2010-2012 FORD FUSIONS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.

CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SPUTTERED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAPPENED 3-4 MORE TIMES, THEN TOOK TO A FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY AND WAS NOTIFIED THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER DUE TO MANY CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. NOTIFIED FORD WITH NO RESULTS.