2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

CAR SUDDENLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING LOSES ALL POWER. FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL.

I WAS TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY CAR MADE A BANG AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COST OVER 4 LANES DODGING TRAFFIC TO GET TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD COME TO STOP. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW JUST OVER A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN 1 DAY. DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FUSION AND ESCAPE OWNERS. IT ALSO SEEMS THERE MAY BE AN INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY AS TO WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. NOW IF FORD WAS TO FIX THIS IT WOULD BE 1 THING, BUT AFTER ALMOST KILLING ME ON THE INTERSTATE I NOW HAVE TO FORK OVER $400 TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES SHORT OF THE 30K MILE WARRANTY, THE 3 YEAR STIPULATION ON MY WARRANTY ENDED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE IGNITION AND ELECTRICAL POWER REMAINED ON, BUT THE THROTTLE BECAME COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I TURNED THE IGNITION COMPLETELY OFF. I TURNED IT ON A MINUTE LATER, THE CAR STARTED UP, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I DROVE TO MY NEAREST FORD DEALER WHERE I WAS TOLD IT'S A COMMON PROBLEM WITH A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A HUGE ACCIDENT, BUT THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC ON THE FREEWAY AT THE TIME.

UPON ACCELERATING FROM STOP AT CITY INTERSECTION TO 30 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION. COASTED INTO NEARBY LOT. "WRENCH" LIGHT ON. TURNED CAR OFF. LUCKILY, NO CAR HAD BEEN APPROACHING FROM REAR, AND THIS WAS BEFORE ENTERING RAMP TO BUSY 60 MPH HIGHWAY. CAR RAN, AS IF NORMAL AFTER RE-STARTING, WRENCH LIGHT OUT. DROVE 15 MILES TO DEALER SERVICE SHOP. SHOP PERFORMED FORD'S THROTTLE BODY TEST PROCEDURE AND VERIFIED THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. SHOP REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY; CAR AT 54,000 MILES. FROM RESEARCHING, SEE THAT THIS A PREVALENT ISSUE WITH INCREASING RATE OF OCCURRENCE (A TOP 5 CAR COMPLAINT OVER PAST 90 DAYS). GIVEN THE APPARENT INCIDENT RATE, INTERMITTENT NATURE, AND ODDS OF OCCURRING WITH SUDDEN SURPRISE IN TRAFFIC MOVING AT SPEED, CLEARLY PRESENTS A HAZARDOUS CONDITION AND COMPROMISES SAFETY IN OTHERWISE NORMAL DRIVING CIRCUMSTANCES. EVIDENTLY PROBLEM OCCURS WITHIN PREDICTABLE RANGE ON ODOMETER, WHICH PROBABLY INDICATES SOME MANUFACTURING DEFECT LEADING TO PREMATURE FAILURE. ALONG WITH THE RESULTING SAFETY RISK EXPOSURE, THIS DOES NOT REASONABLY MEET AUTOMOTIVE CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS FOR THE EQUIPMENT AND TECHNOLOGY. AS MORE VEHICLES GO THROUGH THIS MILEAGE RANGE, MAY BECOME EPIDEMIC WITH INCREASING ODDS FOR BAD OUTCOMES. WANTED TO ADD MY EVENT TO THE LIST; MAYBE CAN SAVE SOMEONE ELSE POTENTIAL SERIOUS ACCIDENT AND INJURY. TO THIS POINT, THE CAR SEEMS GOOD OTHERWISE, BUT THIS ITEM NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY AND BY ALL RIGHTS GET REMEDIED IN A PROACTIVE MANNER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 121,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, 65 MPH AND MY CAR JUST LOSES POWER. CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED, TOOK IT IN AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY, IT'S BEEN 3 WEEKS AND STILL NO PART, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER.

WHILE ACCELERATING HEARD A CLUNK AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION AND THROTTLE. THROTTLE LIGHT CAME ON, CAR RAN ROUGH. HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON. CAR RAN FINE, LIGHT WENT OFF AND I CONTINUED HOME. NOW IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK WHILE GOING 65 ON THE INTERSTATE. SAME SCENARIO. IT HAPPENED AGAIN YESTERDAY AND TWICE THIS MORNING. CRUISE WAS SET THE LAST 3 TIMES, GOING 68 ON THE INTERSTATE. LAST TIME IN ADDITION TO THE THROTTLE WARNING LIGHT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON EVEN AFTER RESTARTING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN BAD ON THE INTERSTATE, BUT THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC. IT IS NOW AT THE SHOP WAITING ON THE VERDICT.

DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE LOST POWER. PULLED OVER AND TURNED OF VEHICLE. WAITED 1 MINUTE AND STARTED VEHICLE UP AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 15 TIMES SINCE THE FIRST TIME AND MOST OF THEM OCCURRED WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. ALWAYS HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE AND START THE VEHICLE BACK UP AND CAN CONTINUE ON. NO PATTERN EXCEPT OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOVE 80 DEGREES. *JB

CAR ENGINE SHUT OFF AT 40 MPH , STEP ON GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. CAR JERKS AND SPUTTERS. MUST PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF ENGINE. WAIT 2 MINUTES AND TRY TO RESTART. RETURNED TO DEALER WITHOUT SUCCESS 3 TIMES. CAR HAS SHUT OFF 6 TIMES SINCE AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. A REAL SAFETY HAZARD! *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,727. UPDATED 09/25/13*LJ UPDATED 09/27/2013 *JS