2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR MAKES A MUFFLED CLUNKING NOISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING TOWARDS 0. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RUNS FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND DOES IT AGAIN, THIS TIME THE NOISE IS LOUDER, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN SMELL BURNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL BE ABOUT $600 TO REPAIR IT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 34 DAYS AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN WINDBER, PA GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN WITH A TRI AXLE COAL TRUCK ON MY BUMPER, AS I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR MADE A POP NOISE. LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AWAY, I COULD NOT GET ANY GAS TO THE ENGINE, I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD BUT THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY.I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE CAR JUST COASTED ALONG THE SIDE UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY ON THE CURVE, MIGHT I ADD. I TURN MY CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM HE TOLD ME TO CALL LAUREL FORD AND SEE IF THEY COULD TOW IT FOR US. I LEFT THE CAR SIT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO A APPOINTMENT IN SOMERSET I DID NOT WANT TO BE LATE, WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE APPOINTMENT THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP NO WRENCH LIGHT I DROVE TO LAUREL FORD, I WENT IN TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP THEY LOOKED OVER MY CAR AND ADVISED ME THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WAS UNSURE WHEN HE COULD GET THE PART. I DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY WITH NO PROBLEM, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TO GO TO WORK ON TUEDAY 7 MILES FROM HOME THE CAR DID THE SAME THING WENT TO GIVE IT GAS AND THE CAR SHUT OFF I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND IT STARTED BACK UP NO WRENCH LIGHT. WENT TO WORK GOING HOME FROM WORK IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOT ONLY THE WRENCH LIGHT BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I GOT THE CAR HOME CALLED LAUREL FORD AND TOOK THE CAR TO THEM FOR REPAIR THERE IS NOT PART TO BE FOUND ITS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND ITS BEEN TWO WEEKS I HAVE CALLED FORD AND HAVE NOT GIVEN ME A TIME OR DATE OF WHERE THE PART IS OR IF THE PART IS AVAILABLE. I CALLED FORD SERVICE TWICE AND GOT THE SAME ANSWER I FEEL THAT FORD HAS DROPPED THE BALL ON THIS NOT HAPPY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN NOVEMBER 2012, GOING ABOUT 70MPH MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. JULY 25 2013 I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, FROM JULY 25TH TILL AUG 3 THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT TIMES ALL GOING ABOUT 30MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS AUG 2/3. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON AUG 6 2013 WERE THEY TOLD ME MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $670, AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. I SEE THAT ALOT OF OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. IM NOT PAYING TO FIX AND PART THAT IS FAULTY IN SO MAN Y VEHICLES. *TR

WHEN EXITING OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY, I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IN PARK, AND AS I WAS SHUTTING IF OFF IT SHOOK/RATTLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND ON AUGUST 2, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN (TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH) I AGAIN LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, THIS TIME I DIDN'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN BEFORE HAND. AGAIN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT DOWN (STILL GOT THE RATTLE AND WRENCH LIGHT) AND RESTARTED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY SINCE YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE REAR ENDED IN ADDITION TO NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO PULL OVER. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE LOOKED INTO AND CORRECTED TO THE BEST OF FORD'S ABILITY BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UPON STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT RAN FINE BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE BUT NO LIGHTS WERE ON AND IT DID NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. A FEW WEEKS LATER, DRIVING ON A STREET ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WENT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE THE NEXT DAY AND THEY PUT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE ACTIVATOR. I HAVE JUST LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE DEALER TODAY AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK IF THEY WILL FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AS MY DAILY DRIVE TO WORK IS ON EXPRESSWAYS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO A SHOULDER TO PARK ON. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM; I WAS ACCELERATING GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE ENGINE QUIT. I HAD TO PUT IT PARK AND RESTART IT, IN TRAFFIC. THIS SAME ISSUES HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, THE CAR JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING. ON JULY 27TH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ALONG WITH A NEW ISSUE: I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT STARTED RUNNING RUFF AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

CAR DIED AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALMOST NEW. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY? *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO AT ABOUT 4:30 PM AT RUSH HOUR TIME. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY KIND OF NOTICE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN I TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. I MANAGED TO GET OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. FINALLY I TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTING IT. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY, TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. NO WARNING. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION. I'M BEING TOLD IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A WRENCH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IF THE WRENCH WAS NOT ILLUMINATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE NOR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE O START THE CAR AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I REPLACED THE BATTERY SINCE LATER THAT DAY MY CARD WOULDN'T TURN ON. *TR THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS HEADED TO THE AIRPORT ON MY MORNING COMMUTE; I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV VERY LOUDLY THEN I MY CAR STALLED OUT. I HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT I HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, THE COST IS $345.00 FOR THE PART AND $190.00 FOR THE LABOR. ALL WHILE I AM STILL PAYING ON THE LOAN. *TR