2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *TR

2 DAYS IN A ROW, DRIVING 40-50 MPH AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSES ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT IS STALLING OUT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO THEN TURN THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL, NO WRENCH LIGHT, NO PROBLEMS... UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AROUND AND WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT OURSELVES IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A BUSY ROAD OR HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY FUSION OWNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A STOP SIGN AND PULLING ONTO A MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RAN ROUGH BELOW 1000RPMS. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH LITE UP AND CAR WON'T MOVE HARDLY AT ALL. WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC AREA OF THE STREET. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. RAN FINE FOR 1/2 A BLOCK AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO A SIDE STREET THIS TIME. REPEATED THE NOTED PROCESS ABOVE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AFTERWARD. CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND DROPPED OFF THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. HE STATED IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY OR RELATED PROBLEM BASED ON MY DESCRIPTION. NO CODES PRESENT ON THE COMPUTER AFTER THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF ON RESTART. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, WRENCH LIGHT CAME OUT, CAR DIED DOWN TO 900 RPM AND FLUCTUATED ERRATICALLY WITH NO GAS PEDAL RESPONSE AT ALL. DODGED SEVERAL CARS TRYING TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD TO TURN OFF AND TURN CAR BACK ON, PROBLEM THEN WENT AWAY AND HAPPENED AGAIN ROUGHLY 20 MILES AGAIN DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CAR WILL NOT DRIVE PAST 20 MILES WITHOUT HAVING AN ISSUE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND THE CAR LOST ALL RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR, PRESSING ON THE GAS DID NOT ACCELERATE THE CAR. PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND CAR RAN A ROUGH. TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED. CAR RESTARTED FINE AND DROVE FINE AFTER THAT FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP. MY WIFE DROVE THE CAR THE NEXT DAY AND HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN WHILE SHE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. SHE SAW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON (I DON'T RECALL IT COMING ON, BUT MAY HAVE JUST MISSED IT). *TR

IT 68000 MILES HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON THIS 2010 FORD FUSION 2.5 .THIS IS NOT UNDER THE 80000 MILE COVERAGE,AND IT IS A PART OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT IS COVERED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON I-77 AT 65 MPH, THE CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED TO A STOP. THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT THE CAR WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. FORTUNATELY A BRAVE PASSERBY PULLED OFF ONTO THE LEFT MEDIAN, STOPPED TRAFFIC IN THE LEFT LANE, DIRECTED ME TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL & PUSHED MY CAR OVER THE LEFT LANE AND ONTO THE LEFT MEDIAN. A STATE HIGHWAY PATROLMAN, COINCIDENTALLY, CAME BY AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. HE PUSHED ME FARTHER OFF THE ROAD, FEARING A REAR END COLLISION. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE TOW COST OVER $80. IF I HAD NOT PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY THIS REPAIR WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $700. THIS WAS A TERRIFYING INCIDENT AS THIS IS A HEAVILY TRAVELED STRETCH OF INTERSTATE. I CONSIDER MYSELF VERY UNFORTUNATE THAT I WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. IF THE GOOD SAMARITAN HADN'T HELPED,I WOULD HAVE HAD TO EITHER STAY IN MY VEHICLE & RISK A REAR END COLLISION OR TRY TO LEAVE MY CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE, CROSS THE LEFT LANE BY FOOT, AND WAIT FOR ASSISTANCE ALONG THE LEFT MEDIAN. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT IN FORD FUSIONS HAS BEEN WELL-DOCUMENTED. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. I WORRY FOR MY NEPHEW & SON-IN-LAW WHO BOTH HAVE 2010 FUSIONS. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR ACCELERATION SEIZE TO ACCELERATED. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY WERE I PUT MY HAZARDS ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED 5 MINUTES THEN STARTED BACK UP. I TURNED AROUND DROVE HOME. THIS HAPPEN TWO TIMES BEFORE ON THE SAME DAY. I READ A FORUM OF OTHER FUSIONS OWNERS WHO THIS HAPPEN TO. THEY ALL SAID IT WAS THE FULL THROTTLE BODY. I REPLACED THE PART AND NOT HAD A PROBLEM SINCE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WHILE AT 25-30 MPH, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SAFELY MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET, BUT HAD IT OCCURRED ON A MULTI-LANE FREEWAY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. VEHICLE EVENTUALLY CAME TO A SPEED OF 2-3 MPH. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT WAS ABLE TO REACH 10 MPH WHILE DRIVING FOR SERVICE. LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO RE-CREATE THE SCENARIO. THE NEXT DAY, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ENCOUNTER ROUGH ACCELERATION FROM IDLE, WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE SAME MECHANIC, WHO ENCOUNTERED THE ROUGH ACCELERATION, AND DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. PART WAS REPLACED, BUT MECHANIC NOTED IT WAS ON "CRITICAL NATIONWIDE BACK-ORDER" BECAUSE OF WIDE-SPREAD FAILURES OF THIS SAME PART ON FUSIONS AND OTHER FORD MODELS. SITUATION APPEARS TO BE RESOLVED. *TR