2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR STALLED AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON, AND DROVE TO MY MECHANIC. HE DROVE AROUND TO TRY AND RE CREATE THE PROBLEM. AFTER 100 OR SO MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT TURNED OUT TO BE CODES P2111 AND P2112 WHICH TURNED OUT TO BE THROTTLE BODY CODES. I HAD TO PAY TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY AND IS NOT A RECALLED PART. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING UP A SLIGHT HILL ON A STATE HIGHWAY WITH A 45 MI/HR SPEED LIMIT WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE YELLOW 'DOGBONE' WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO OUR DESTINATION. COMING HOME, THE CAR FAILED AGAIN, AND SO ONCE EACH OF THE NEXT THREE DAYS. WE TOOK IT TO OUR DEALER AND HAD TO WAIT A WEEK FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY TO BE DELIVERED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (3 YR OLD , 6 MONTH OLD AND MY HUSBAND) THROTTLE SUDDEN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED. WHEN WE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR THE THROTTLE RESPONSE SEEMED BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY ( AS THIS IS MY FAMILIES ONLY CAR) I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY GIRLS IN THE CAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON OHIO ROUTE 306, THE CAR LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER ABRUPTLY, IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. DUE TO THE FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY, I WENT FROM 45 TO ZERO ON AN INCLINE WITH MANY CARS BEHIND ME HONKING. I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT WHILE THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING I HAD NO THROTTLE POWER AT ALL. FORD DOES NOT SEE A PROBLEM HERE AND SAID IT IS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE. HAD MY DAUGHTER BEEN DRIVING AND THIS HAPPENED TO HER, I WOULD HAVE BEEN CONCERNED FOR HER SAFETY WITH THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND DANGEROUS CONDITIONS GETTING OUT OF THE VEHICLE. THOUGH I WAS NOT AS CONCERNED FOR MYSELF, THE FAILURE PUT ME IN AN EXTREMELY VULNERABLE AND DANGEROUS STATE. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON I64 SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH ON THE WAY HOME FROM WILLIAMSBURG , MY CAR , WHILE IN A LOT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE , STALLED AND THE " WRENCH " LIGHT CAME ON . LUCKILY I HAD GOOD CONTROL OF THE CAR TO PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE . THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WOULDN'T RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF AND AFTER 10 MINUTES, ATTEMPT TO RESTART CAR WHICH WAS SUCCESSFUL. CAR RUN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 140 ADDITIONAL MILES, THEN STALLED TO LOW POWER AND LACK OF THROTTLE RESPONSE YET AGAIN. TURNING OFF AND THEN TURNING BACK ON WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN GETTING THE VEHICLE TO RUN NORMAL AGAIN. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AND VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE CULPRIT AND WAS ON BACKORDER. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM, WHY ARE PEOPLE BEING PUT AT RISK FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH, WITHOUT BEING INFORMED OF THE POTENTIAL OF PROBABLE STALLING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 29,000.

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT (DIFFERENT DAYS) WHERE I'VE BEEN DRIVING AND THE CAR STARTS TO LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STUTTERS AND LOSES POWER. THE PAST TWO TIMES (DIFFERENT DAYS), IT HAPPENED ONCE AND I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. TODAY I WENT 3-4 MILES IN THE CITY AND IT HAPPENED 5-6 TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD. I HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN OUR AREA. THEY SAID THEY DO THIS SAME REPAIR (THROTTLE) 2-3 TIMES A WEEK. I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND DISGUSTED WITH FORD. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTS AND STILL NO RECALL. ARE THEY WAITING UNTIL SOMEONE GETS KILLED BEFORE THEY WILL DO SOMETHING? THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WOULD COST ABOUT $500 AND LUCKILY THEY HAVE THE PART IN STOCK. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY HIGHWAY, GOING APPROXIMATELY 62 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN MY CAR JUST STARTED TO DIE. I WENT FROM 62 MILES PER HOUR, DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR IN A FEW SECONDS, MY WRENCH WARNING LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE ON, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT I WAS NOT REAR ENDED OR THAT I WAS NOT THE CAUSE OF AN ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS BEST I COULD, TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT AND TRIED TO MOVE, IT CHUGGED AND THERE WAS NOT ANY POWER. I SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND TRIED AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO GET ANOTHER COUPLE OF MILES TO WORK. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THE COST IS $425.00 PLUS TAX TO FIX, MADE ME SICK. AFTER SEEING ALL OF THE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, I CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS NOT A RECALL ITEM, IT IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN. MY CAR IS A 2010 FUSION, I HAD TO SPEND $325.00 AT 30,000 MILES FOR NEW ROTORS, SO THIS REALLY IS UPSETTING. *TR

DRIVING VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE STARTS SURGING AND FAILS TO RESPONSE TO GAS PEDAL MOVEMENT. THE DTC CODE DISPLAYED TWO DAYS LATER WITH CODE READER CONNECT PRE-FAILURE WAS P2111. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER. THIS HAPPENED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. MANAGED TO STOP CAR / RESTART AND MADE OUR WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. VEHICLE WAS JUST PAST THE 3 YEAR/36000 WARRANTY PERIOD. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY TO NOT GET SLAMMED IN THE REAR FROM THESE INCIDENTS. THIS IS APPARENTLY HAPPENING WITH A LOT OF 2010 FORD FUSIONS. *TR