2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED MY 2010 FORD FUSION BACK IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR I NOTICED WHEN I STARTED MY VEHICLE AND HIT THE 20-25 MPH MY CAR HESITATES TO GO INTO GEAR AND WHEN IT DOES IT JERKS. I TOOK IT INTO MY DEALERSHIP AND AT FIRST I WAS TOLD THEY FOUND TRANS CODES THEN I WAS TOLD THAT WAS A MISCOMMUNICATION. I WAS TOLD IT DID THIS BECAUSE THE CAR WAS COLD. I HAVE NEVER OWNED A VEHICLE THAT DID THIS WHEN IT WAS COLD. UPON RESEARCHING KNOWN ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE I CAME ACROSS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND AM WONDERING NOW IF THAT IS MY ISSUE WITHOUT THE STALLING ISSUE. WILL CONTINUE TO GO BACK AND FORTH WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY UNTIL MY ISSUE IS TAKEN CARE OF. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED ON OUR 2010 FORD FUSION WHILE ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH. WITHOUT WARNING, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO CONTROL ACCELERATION. THANKFULLY THE FREEWAY WAS NOT TOO BUSY AND GETTING TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER WAS POSSIBLE. I AM PAYING FOR THE COST OF REPAIR. AFTER READING SEVERAL ARTICLES ABOUT THE NHTSA LOOKING INTO THE SITUATION, I BELIEVE THIS MALFUNCTION (WHICH IS COMMON) POSES A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND WARRANTS A RECALL. LOSING ACCELERATION ABILITY WITHOUT WARNING AT THE WRONG TIME COULD PROVE FATAL FOR THE DRIVER AND OTHER DRIVERS NEARBY. *JB

ON AUGUST 18,2013 I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN CAR WENT LIMP( DID NOT STALL), IDLE WAS VERY ROUGH. AFTER TRYING FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, WE TURNED OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED CAR. THE CAR WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT WEEK. THEN ON AUGUST 25, 2013 THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AGAIN, REPEATED TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. ON AUGUST 26, 2013, I WAS WAIT IN A DRIVE THROUGH AND THE CAR STALLED. I HAD TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING BY TWO FOOTING IT ( ONE FOOT ON GAS ALL THE TIME AND ONE ON BREAK AS TO NOT HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME). I THEN CALLED MY MECHANIC AND WE REPLACED THE BATTERY SINCE IT READ WEAK, AND NO CODES COME UP WHEN PUT ON COMPUTER. THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AFTER HE DID RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM, HE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PART. IT IS GOING TO CAUSE A DEATH ONE OF THESE TIMES WHEN THE CAR GOES LIMP TRAVELING ON HIGHWAYS AND SUCH. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING MY CAR SEEMED TO "SURGE". ALMOST FELT LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL A FEW TIMES AT STOP LIGHTS AND SUCH. THEN WHILE GOING 45-50 MPH MY CAR WOULDN'T RESPOND WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR. WHEN I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT IN MY DASH THAT CAME ON. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR I RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN WITH THE SURGING PROBLEM UNTIL I REACHED MY DESTINATION. NO WRENCH LIGHT WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS COMING TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWO TIME IN THE PAST 4 WEEKS. THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN DRIVEN AT LEAST A FEW MILES BEFORE THIS OCCURRED BOTH TIMES. PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY. THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO NOT BE IDLING TO SLOW. *JB

VEHICLE STALLED IN MOTION. IT HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES, WITHOUT ANY WARNING OR ANY SIGN OF MALFUNCTION.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, MY CAR SLOW DOWN QUICKLY AND A LIGHT CAME ON THAT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH. I HAD TO PULL OVER QUICKLY AND TRY TO RESTART THE CAR, IT RESTARTED AND I WAS ON MY WAY. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES AND EVENTUALLY, THE VEHICLE WOULD START, BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, TO BE TOLD I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS TWO YEARS OLD. THE WARRANTY WAS UP DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND THE COST WAS AROUND $600. THIS APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT FORD IS NOT STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE AND COVERING THE COST OF THE REPAIR.

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD GOING APPROX 45 MPH. SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE THROTTLE RESPONSE AND/OR STALL ALL TOGETHER. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR-ENDED ONCE ALMOST BY A SEMI-TRUCK. I HAVE DONE MY RESEARCH ON THE SYMPTOMS CONCERNING MY VEHICLE, AND HAVE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS DUE TO A FAILING THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE ALSO FOUND OUT THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED ON QUITE A LOT OF FORD FUSIONS BUILT AT LEAST BETWEEN 2006 AND 2011. I AM QUITE SURPRISED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES' PARTS, THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE. *JB

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. HAD I BEEN IN THE CENTER OR FAR LEFT LANE, MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED. AAA TOWED ME TO A FORD DEALER AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *JB