2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE. WHEN I REACH SPEEDS AROUND 45 AND ABOVE, THE CAR SEEMS TO STALL AND THE THROTTLE CUTS OUT, LEAVING ME WITHOUT A WAY TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF BUSY HIGHWAYS, LET MY CAR REST FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN START IT BACK UP. IT SEEMS RELUCTANT TO START. TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONCLUDED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND I WOULD NEED IT REPLACED. GOOGLED FORD FUSION THROTTLE BODY AND MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD THE SAME THING HAPPEN, INCLUDING ACCIDENTS CAUSE BY IT. *TR

CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE ENGINE WOULD RESTART BUT RAN VERY ROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY. THE OTHER OCCASION WAS AT AN INTERSECTION. BOTH TIMES THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO AUTONATION IN UNION CITY, GEORGIA. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON I-85 SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 50-60 MPH IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC, BETWEEN EXITS 27 AND 26, THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT DROPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR CONTINUED DECELERATING AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED (AT THE RAMP FOR EXIT 26), THE CAR RATTLED AND IDLED VERY HARD AND WAS SHAKING. THE BATTERY LIGHT APPEARED, THEN THE OIL LAMP APPEARED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS TOWED AN HOUR LATER TO KEITH HAWTHORNE FORD IN BELMONT. ON MONDAY, JULY 29, 2013, THE SERVICE MANAGER, STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED; WHEN THEY HOOKED-UP THE CAR TO THE TESTING MACHINE, IT DID NOT SHOW ANY CODES. THEY REPLACED THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY, I PAID FOR REPAIRS AND HAVE THE FAILED THROTTLE BODY IN MY POSSESSION. *TR

I BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR A ROUTINE INSPECTION. WITH ONLY 32,459 MILES (MOSTLY HIGHWAY) I WASN'T EXPECTING ANY PROBLEMS. MY MECHANIC FOUND THAT MY BRAKES WERE SO RUSTED THAT THE REAR ONES WERE FUSED TOGETHER WITH RUST. HE WAS AS SURPRISED BY THIS AS I WAS. I SAW THE PARTS AND HAVE USED THIS SHOP FOR YEARS. HE NEVER SAW ANYTHING LIKE IT IN A CAR WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW, AND POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS. SO $900.00 LATER, I STILL HAVE TO WORRY THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. I DOUBT I'M THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

FOUR INCIDENCES SINCE ONSET. WHEN ACCELERATING, AT APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE CAR APPEARS TO STALL. A "WRENCH" (MAINTENANCE) LIGHT COMES ON. THEN, WHEN PUSHING GAS PEDAL, IT APPEARS AS IF THE CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE FUEL. PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF AND RESTART CAR AND PROCEEDS NORMALLY. *TR

AFTER DRIVING OVER 50 MILES, MY CAR STALLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND LET IT IDLE, BUT IT RAN ROUGH. ONCE I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON, IT RAN OKAY. IT STALLED AGAIN LATER IN THAT SAME TRIP. THEN IT STALLED AGAIN TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. LUCKILY, I WAS ON A NON BUSY ROAD WITH A SHOULDER. THEN IT SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, BUT AFTER DRIVING OVER 50 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS NERVOUS BECAUSE ONCE IT STALLED AS I WAS TURNING ONTO A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER. I WAS CONCERNED THAT A CAR WOULD COME OVER THE HILL AND HIT ME WHILE I WAS TURNING IT OFF AND RESTARTING IT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. WHEN THEY ORDERED THE PART, INITIALLY, I WAS TOLD THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER AND WOULDN'T BE IN UNTIL MID-AUGUST. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS PART WHEN IT TAKES SO LONG TO GET THE PART. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE TO WAIT THAT LONG FOR A PART. NOW TODAY, MY SISTER-IN-LAW, WHO ALSO HAS A 2010 FUSION STARTED HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AND SHE HAS A LOT LESS MILES ON HER CAR (ABOUT 40,000). READING ALL OF THE ISSUE OTHERS ARE HAVING WITH THIS PART ON THE INTERNET, I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART AND MY REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE FELT MY CAR JERK LIKE IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND THEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER RESTARTING IT, IT WAS FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT AT TURNS OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FUSIONS. SINCE IT WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND A TON OF COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE MINE. I CALLED FORD AND ASKED ABOUT THE RECALL HOWEVER MY CAR WAS NOT UNDER RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. AND THERE WAS NOTHING THEY WOULD DO TO MAKE IT GOOD. SO I'M STUCK PAYING THE REPAIR BILL FOR SOMETHING EVIDENTIALLY IS A COMMON PROBLEM. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND DANGEROUS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT APPROX. 65MPH DOWNHILL WHEN I LOST THROTTLE POWER. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO BOTTOM OF HILL. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND DROVE A FEW MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. APPEARS TO BE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT MANY OTHERS ARE HAVING. CONTACTED FORD DEALERSHIP AND OBTAINED NEW THROTTLE BODY. WILL BE PUTTING IN NEW THROTTLE BODY TOMORROW. FORD DEALERSHIP PARTS EMPLOYEE STATED THAT I SHOULD SAVE MY RECEIPTS AS A RECALL IN THE FUTURE COULD RESULT IN REIMBURSEMENT FOR MY NEW PART. THIS REALLY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED AT BY FORD BEFORE SERIOUS INJURIES ARE INCURRED. *TR

AS YOUR DRIVING YOUR VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JUST LOOSES POWER, 2ND TIME IN TWO YEARS THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER THIS TIME, FORD WILL NOT HELP OR ASSIST WITH REPAIR IF VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY.. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, CAR LOOSES POWER AT ANY SPEED AND I WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY A SEMI TRACTOR TRAILER. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON ; ON COMPUTER FROM DIAGNOSTIC PEDAL IDS SELF TEST CODE SHOWS UP IS P2112. *TR

DRIVING CAR DOWN THE STREET AND IT WENT INTO IDLE MODE. HAD TO PULL OFF STREET. CAR HAD NO POWER. TURNED CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RESTARTED. RAN FINE FOR A WHILE AFTER THAT. THE FAILURE HAPPENED MORE FREQUENTLY AS TIME WENT BY. HAD THROTTLE BODY REPLACED ON JULY 18. CAR HAS RAN FINE SINCE THEN. *TR