2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THE RECALL IN AUGUST OF 2018. NO PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIPS TO COMPLETE THE REMEDY, AND I AM TOLD THE PARTS WILL LIKELY NOT BE AVAILABLE BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. FORD SEEMS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (ED WITTMEIER FORD LINCOLN, 2288 FOREST AVE, CHICO, CA 95928, 1-(530) 895-8181) STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD BEEN WAITING FOR THE PART FOR OVER TWO YEARS. A LOANER VEHICLE OPTION WAS NOT DISCUSSED WITH THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

DRIVER SIDE DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. IT WILL LOCK AND UNLOCK, HANDLE WILL MOVE, DOOR WILL NOT OPEN. I HAVE TO OPEN THE WINDOW AND USE THE HANDLE ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR. THIS IS HAZARDOUS TO BE TRAPPED INSIDE OF MY CAR IN AN EMERGENCY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S SON WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING AND IT BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. WORTHINGTON FORD (LOCATED AT 2950 N BELLFLOWER BLVD, LONG BEACH, CA 90815, (562) 420-3333) WAS CONTACTED, BUT THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 161,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER (BELL FORD, 1200 NJ-27, COLONIA, NJ 07067) CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. *DT UPDATED 12/20/18*JB

ABS MODULE SEEMS TO CAUSE RANDOM LOSS OF BRAKING -- VEHICLE STARTS BRAKING NORMALLY, THEN SUDDEN LOSS OF HYDRAULIC AND PEDAL GOES ALMOST TO FLOOR BEFORE SOME BRAKING RESUMES. IT'S A RELATIVELY INFREQUENT PROBLEM ( FOUR TIMES IN 6 MONTHS) WITH NO APPARENT TRIGGER, AND HAS HAPPENED WHEN PULLING STRAIGHT INTO A PARKING SPOT, STOPING FOR A STOPLIGHT, AND TURNING OFF OF A FREEWAY ONTO AN OFF-RAMP. WEATHER CONDITIONS DURING OCCURERENCES WERE DRY AND SUNNY TWICE, RAINING ONCE, AND OVERCAST AND ABOUT 50 DEG F ON THE MOST RECENT (OCT. 10, 2018) OCCASION. AN UNRELATED MATTER HAS TO DO WITH THEIR WHEEL LUG NUTS. THEY HAVE A TWO-PART CONSTRIUCTION, AND THE OUTER LAYER SWELLS SO THAT IT CANNOT BE SERVICED USING THE OEM TIRE CHANGING HARDWARE SUPPLIED WITH SPARE TIRE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER (DIERS FORD LINCOLN, 2445 N BROAD ST, FREMONT, NE 68025, 402-721-1471) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TAKATA RECALL. FORD IN A NUMBER OF COMMUNICATION EXPRESSED THAT PARTS TO SATISFY THIS RECALL WOULD BE AVAILABLE DURING THE SECOND OR THIRD QUARTER OF 2018. IN A CONVERSATION WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, FORD ADVISED PARTS ARE NOT YET AVAILABLE AND NO CERTAINTY OF DELIVERY DATE. BELIEVE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE FORD TO PROVIDE AN UPDATED STATUS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED JOHN MYERS FORD (16634 NORTHWEST FWY, HOUSTON, TX 77040, (713) 766-3600) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE AND STATED THAT THE CONTACT WAS ADDED TO THE WAITING LIST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND CAUSED THE STEERING WHEEL TO BECOME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER (LARRY H. MILLER SUPER FORD, 1340 SOUTH 500 WEST, SALT LAKE CITY, UT 84115) STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000. *TT*JB CONSUMER STATED STEERING WAS AT FAULT. *JB