2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE CAR HAS DIED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE WRENCH AND ENGINE LIGHT WILL GO ON, IT DID IT ONCE ON JULY 27, AUG. 24 AND 25 AND ON SEPT 4, IT DIED TWICE ON THE FREEWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THE FORD SERVICE DEPT. DIAGNOSED IT AS A "FALTERING THROTTLE BOX". THERE IS A WAIT OF A MONTH FOR THESE. *JB

CAR LOSES POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED, RPMS DROP TO IDLE, ENGINE IDLES ROUGH AS IF IT IS NOT GETTING SUFFICIENT AIR OR FUEL, AFTER TURNING ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING, ENGINE OPERATION RETURNS TO NORMAL. INCIDENT HAS RECURRED ONCE. *JB

ENGINE DROPPED TO 900 RPM. COASTED TO STOP. VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED MADE IT TO TOWN. DIAGNOSED BY DEALERSHIP AS THROTTLE BODY. PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TILL OCTOBER. THEY HAVE CAR WE HAVE RENTAL BECAUSE WE HAD EXTENDED WARRANTY. IF WE DIDN'T HAVE THAT WE WOULD BE IN TROUBLE. *JB

JUST FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY SO CALLED "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 172 POINT PASS INSPECTED 2010 FORD FUSION" THE CAR STARTS ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION RIGHT AFTER I STARTED TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT AS THIS WAS GOING ON I'M ALSO TRYING TO TURN LEFT, WHICH WAS A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE I BASICALLY CUT SOMEONE OFF WHILE TURNING BECAUSE, I HAD NO ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER TO AVOID THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHOSE HAD TO GO THROUGH IT FROM ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THE INTERNET. THIS MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 81,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED MULTIPLE TIMES, BEFORE IT STOPPED COMPLETELY. UPDATED 10/22/13

VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR, JUST PRIOR TO ENTERING FREEWAY ON RAMP. WRENCH ICON APPEARED ON CONSOLE. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS FOLLOWING, SO WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD SAFELY. CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. TURNED OFF CAR - WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GET HOME SAFELY. REVIEWED SYMPTOMS ON LINE - CONSISTENT WITH THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, WHICH APPEARS TO BE A FREQUENTLY REPORTED PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER NEXT DAY - CONFIRMED IT WAS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. SERVICE MANAGER INDICATED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE FUSION, AND THEY SEE ONE OR TWO A MONTH AT JUST THIS DEALER. PART HAD BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR SOME TIME, BUT LUCKILY HAD JUST COME IN, SO VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED SAME DAY (OUT OF WARRANTY, OF COURSE - 3 YEAR OLD CAR WITH 40000 MI). SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH POTENTIAL SAFETY IMPLICATIONS THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF - WHY ISN'T THIS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL AND REPLACEMENT BEFORE THIS HAPPENS TO SOMEONE AT 70 MPH? *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THE VEHICLE MOVED ONLY A FEW FEET INTO AN INTERSECTION BEFORE FAILING TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED, AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THREE WEEKS LATER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT APPX 65-70 MILES PER HOUR - CAR STARTED RATTLING AND THEN SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY - CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TRIED TO DRIVE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE - ENGINE WORKED FINE, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *JB

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY VEHICLE "STALLED" ('LIMP" HOME MODE) FOR NO REASON, THE TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I SAFELY PULLED THE CAR OVER, AS I SLOWED DOWN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO "JERK". THE ONLY WAY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THIS WAS BY PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE. THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 15-20 MIN. I PULLED BACK ON TO THE ROAD AND A VERY SHORT TIME LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND AGAIN IT WAS "FINE" (OPERATIONAL). I THEN MADE IT THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. THIS HAPPENED LATE ON A SATURDAY EVENING OF LABOR DAY WEEKEND. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP ON TUESDAY AND ON MY WAY THERE IT WENT INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" 4 TIMES IN A 7 MILE COMMUTE. FORD DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I AM WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD IF THEY ARE GOING TO COVER THE EXPENSE AS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $460.00 +TAX TO PERFORM THE REPAIR. *JB