2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I HAD JUST STARTED AND WAS EXITING A RETAIL ESTABLISHMENT. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND DRAMATICALLY LOST SPEED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHICH ACCORDING TO THE MANUAL INDICATES A POSSIBLE POWERTRAIN/TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD) AND DROVE TO A SAFE LOCATION. I WAS LUCKY THAT AT THE TIME I WAS DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED AND APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT. IF A CAR HAD BEEN BEHIND ME SOMEONE WOULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH ICON AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

CAR LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, VEHICLE SLOWLY COASTED TO A STOP DESPITE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, ONLY WORKED AFTER TURNING VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING WITH THE KEY. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE AT ABOUT 45MPH. THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND THEN JUST STOPPED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I SHUT IT OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. HOWEVER THE CAR WAS ACTING THE SAME. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED (CODE PEWEE). *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AND WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. SEVERAL TIMES IT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO STALL IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN TURNING LEFT, STOP WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY FREEWAY, AND QUICKLY ACCELERATE WHEN MY FOOT HAS BEEN ON THE BRAKE PEDDLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMPS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 66,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR POWER SHUT OFF AND THEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN I HAD TO RESTART THE CAR, IT TOOK A WHILE BUT IT CAME ON AND RAN GOOD FOR A FEW MONTHS AND IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES AFTER THAT. EVERY TIME THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND AN ISSUE. THIS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON AND I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS MY THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT NO RECALL. *TR

DRIVING 40-60MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOSES THROTTLE CONTROL, WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. AFTER IT HAPPENED I TOOK IT FOR SERVICE AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES. IT HAS HAPPENED 6 MORE TIMES, AND I WAS ALMOST IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY TODAY. CAR CONTINUES TO IDLE AFTER LOSING SPEED, BUT RUNS ROUGH. TURNING THE CAR OFF, AND BACK ON- AND IT RUNS NORMALLY AGAIN. AFTER WEB SEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH DEFECTIVE THROTTLES AND NHTSA IS INVESTIGATING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE POWER STEERING CONTROL SOFTWARE WAS CORRUPT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 105,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AT A SPEED OF 70 FROM WORK ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR POWERED DOWN ALL OF A SUDDEN. A WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DID NOT WORK I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I STOPPED MY CAR THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS TREMBLING SO I TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS THEN TURNED IT BACK ON SURPRISINGLY THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF AND THE CAR WORKED FINE AGAIN. I KEPT DRIVING CAREFULLY AT A SPEED OF 60 NOW AND 20 MILES LATER IT STALLED AGAIN. MY CAR AT THE MOMENT IS AT 43,000 MILES I BOUGHT IT NEW IN JUNE 2010. I TOOK IT TO O'REILLYS SO THEY CAN TROUBLESHOOT AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I CONTINUED TO CALL A FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE I STILL HAVE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WHICH COVERS THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE SALES REP. SAID IT DID NOT COVER THE THROTTLE BODY. AT THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THIS PROBLEM WILL COST ME $93.00 TO FIND THE PROBLEM, $150.00 FOR THE SERVICE AND $400.00 FOR THE PART. I AM A NMSU STUDENT LIVING IN TEXAS AND DRIVE 30 MILES EVERYDAY TO SCHOOL AND SADLY CANNOT AFFORD THIS KIND OF EXPENSE. I'M AFRAID TO KEEP DRIVING IT CAUSING TO GET REAR ENDED WHILE THE CAR STALLS OR EVEN WORST CAUSING A CAR INCIDENT LEAVING INJURIES. *TR