2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THROTTLE BODY FAULTS W/OUT WARNING (FORD PART 9E926). WHEN DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE ENGINE LIGHT (WRENCH) APPEARED AND THE CAR ABRUPTLY LOST ACCELERATION DECREASING IMMEDIATELY FROM 70 MPH TO APPROX 10 MPH IN HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. ENGINE IDLE BOUNCED BETWEEN 1.5 AND 3.5 RPM CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I WAS DRIVING WITH MY 5 YEAR OLD SON AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AND NEARLY STRUCK SEVERAL TIMES BY OTHER CARS ON THE INTERSTATE STILL TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED WHILE I HAD TO SWITCH LANES LIMPING AT 10MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CLEAR THE ENGINE ERROR AFTER I REACHED THE SHOULD AND PROCEED. HOWEVER THIS HAS CONTINUED TO OCCUR AND EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS RUNNING WITHOUT THE ENGINE LIGHT THE RPM BOUNCES AROUND AND THE ENGINE WILL NOT IDLE PROPERLY. THE SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION AND LOST THRUST STALLING AND BLOCKING ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IN THE LAST MONTH I WOULD ESTIMATE THIS HAS OCCURRED 3-4 TIMES PER WEEK DURING NORMAL DRIVING. I CONTACTED FORD AND WAS INFORMED THERE WAS NO RECALL HOWEVER THE PART IS ON INDEFINITE BACK-ORDER AND UNAVAILABLE TO ME FOR REPAIR. IT MAY BE SEVERAL WEEKS BEFORE I CAN EVEN OBTAIN THE PART. I AM FORCED TO DRIVE THIS CAR NOT KNOWING WHEN IT'S GOING TO SHUT DOWN AGAIN AND HOPING THAT I AM NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WHILE I WAIT FOR THE PART. THIS IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON A STATE ROAD GOING APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO GO UP AN INCLINE AND THEN ENGINE SPUTTERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. SAME THING HAPPENED A WEEK LATER GOING ABOUT 5-10 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY WHICH WAS REPLACED. *TR

WEDNESDAY, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR THE $423.74 RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES SERVICE. THE CAR HAD NEVER STALLED BEFORE THIS SCHEDULED SERVICE. FRIDAY I WAS TRAVELING ON A THREE LANE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND PASSING A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING, STEERING, AIR, RADIO, ETC. BUT THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I MADE MY WAY WITHOUT POWER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COASTING SLOWLY. AS I SLOWED I ONCE TRIED MOVING THE CAR FROM DRIVE TO LOW BUT STILL NO POWER. WHEN MY CAR HAD ALMOST STOPPED I COULD FEEL A BUMPY LOW POWER AS I PRESSED THE GAS. THE CAR STOPPED AND I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THE STARTER WAS BAD, BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND BEHAVED NORMALLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT NOT A RECALL. IT COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

MY CAR'S THROTTLE HAS FAILED ABOUT 20 TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW DAYS. ABOUT 10 OF THOSE FAILURES OCCURRED ON A DANGEROUS INTERSTATE HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE CAR LOSES THROTTLE AND MUST BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND RESTARTED EACH TIME. THE POTENTIAL FOR AN ACCIDENT WAS HIGH AND I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON I-65 AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/DRIVETRAIN MALFUNCTION LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS RAPIDLY SLOWING IN DENSE TRAFFIC WITH NOWHERE TO LULL OFF ON THE LEFT SIDE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE RIGHT THROUGH 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC AS THE CAR SHUT OFF. I CALLED MY MECHANIC WHO ADVISED ME TO RESTART IT AND DRIVE TO SAFETY IF POSSIBLE. I DONE SO AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. I TOOK IT TO MY FATHER'S WHO USED A CODE SCANNER AND FOUND A SAVED CODE OF P2111. THIS IS THE CODE FOR TAC STUCK OPEN. AFTER INVESTIGATION I FOUND THAT FORD HAS NUMEROUS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY UNITS WHICH REQUIRE REPLACEMENT. I BELIEVE THE SHEER VOLUME OF THESE ISSUES ARE INDICATIVE OF A BAD PRODUCT WHICH PRODUCES A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD. I COULD HAVE STALLED AND CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WASN'T ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT IN TIME. THIS ALSO COULD POSE A RISK IF SOMEONE WAS TURNING LEFT THROUGH TRAFFIC. *TR

WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR SLOWED DOWN SHAKE BAD AND NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AT ALL, HAD IT TOWED IN FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILURE, NOT COVERED UNDER POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

WEDNESDAY, TWO DAYS BEFORE THE INCIDENT I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO FORD FOR THE $423.74 RECOMMENDED 60,000 MILES SERVICE. THE CAR HAD NEVER STALLED BEFORE THIS SCHEDULED SERVICE. FRIDAY I WAS TRAVELING ON A THREE LANE INTERSTATE IN TRAFFIC AND PASSING A VEHICLE IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WHEN I REALIZED THAT I HAD COMPLETELY LOST POWER. EVERYTHING WAS WORKING, STEERING, AIR, RADIO, ETC. BUT THERE WAS NO POWER WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS PLACED IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I MADE MY WAY WITHOUT POWER TO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND THE SIDE OF THE ROAD COASTING SLOWLY. AS I SLOWED I ONCE TRIED MOVING THE CAR FROM DRIVE TO LOW BUT STILL NO POWER. WHEN MY CAR HAD ALMOST STOPPED I COULD FEEL A BUMPY LOW POWER AS I PRESSED THE GAS. THE CAR STOPPED AND I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I IMMEDIATELY TRIED TO START THE CAR AGAIN BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. IT WAS LIKE THE STARTER WAS BAD, BUT AFTER 5 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND BEHAVED NORMALLY. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH IT BUT NOT A RECALL. IT COSTS OVER $500 TO FIX. I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

IT FIRST HAPPENED ON TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 2013 WHILE DRIVING ON A MAIN ROAD RETURNING TO MY HOME. THE SPEED WAS 50 MILES PER HOUR AND ALL OF A SUDDEN A WRENCH TOOL LIGHT SHINES AND MY CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN TO 5 MILES AND THEN STOPS. LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT AND I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND COULD TURN INTO A DRIVEWAY OF A CAR WASH. IT WAS A SCARY THING AND I WAS ALL ALONE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO GO 1 MILE TO MY HOME AND PARK THE CAR. I THOUGHT IT MIGHT BE A FLUKE. I DIDN'T DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL THURSDAY WHEN IT OCCURRED ON THE SAME STREET CLOSE TO THE SAME PLACE. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME. ON SATURDAY, I WAS TRAVELING THE TOLL ROAD AND GOING 65 MILES PER HOUR TRYING TO GET TO A BIBLE STUDY WHEN IT JUST SLOWED AND QUIT. I HAD NUMEROUS CARS ROARING AROUND ME. I STOPPED THE ENGINE AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT DID IT 3 MORE TIMES BEFORE I GOT TO MY LOCATION. AFTER MY MEETING I WENT DIRECTLY TO MY FORD DEALER. I HAD TO RENT A CAR FROM THE AIRPORT BECAUSE THEIR SERVICE WAS CLOSING AND THEY COULDN'T START ON IT UNTIL MONDAY (TODAY) SEPTEMBER 9TH. I FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. WITH MY SENIOR DISCOUNT IT IS COSTING ME $595.84. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CARD FOR 16 MONTHS. IT HAD 39K MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. NOW I SEE THIS THING HAS HAPPENED TO MANY MORE CARS. WHEN IS IT GOING TO STOP? FORD MUST DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO ACCELERATE AT A LOW SPEED. THE CONTACT PERFORMED THE REPAIR HIMSELF WHICH INCLUDED THE REPLACEMENT OF THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

CAR LOST POWER TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON STARTED HARD BUT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 10 MORE MILES AND IT DID THE SAME THING. VERY DANGEROUS ON EXPRESSWAY LOOSING POWER. *TR