2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

CRUISE CONTROL ON 65MPH@2000RPM WITH NO INPUT FROM DRIVER, RPM SUDDENLY JUMPS TO 3500 NO SPEED CHANGE, LOSS OF POWER OR JERKING OF CAR. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS TO 2000 SMOOTHLY,ALL SEEMS FINE. TURN ON CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, RPM JUMPS IMMEDIATELY TO 2700, AGAIN SMOOTHLY. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS AGAIN TO 2000. DRIVE HOME W/O CRUISE CONTROL NO PROBLEM. ON TRIP TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON DASH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES SUDDENLY COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. MOTOR RUNS SMOOTHLY BUT DOESN'T REACT TO ACCELERATOR. PULL OVER, TURN OFF MOTOR, WAIT 1-2 MIN. WRENCH ICON IS GONE, ALL SEEMS OKAY, DROVE ON TO DEALER. *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY. WE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WE LOST SPEED AND HAD TO PULL OVER. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING, CRUISING OR AT IDLE, THE ENGINE STALLS THEN DIES. WHEN RESTARTING ENGINE STUMBLES BADLY AND DIES. THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING INTO INTERSECTIONS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ETC. MIL IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WE WILL BE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, BUT WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE US. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I PRECEDED TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK AND WENT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A WEEK LATER THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS MORE THEN ONCE. CLOSE TO A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I QUICKLY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED TO SLOW. THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MY RPMS DROPPED BELOW 500. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND STARTED IT. THE CAR STARTED AND IDLED JUST FINE. I REVVED THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES. RPMS STAYED IN THE NORMAL RANGE. I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED TO MOVE. IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE RPMS DROPPED AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED AND IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE TOW AND REPAIRS COST ME OVER $500. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, EXPERIENCED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT AS I MANEUVERED VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATE ON AVAILABILITY. NUMEROUS EMAILS TO FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WILL DRIVING. THE CAR MUST BE SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOME OF THE TIME. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE EVIDENT AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE NEED FOR THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, PART #DS7Z-9E926-A. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE, AS FAR AWAY FROM THE SHOULDER AS I COULD GET...SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD TO MAKE MY WAY OVER THE 4 LANES TO PULL OVER. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND DROVE FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SINCE THIS FIRST TIME, IT HAS NOW OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, NO PATTERN AT LEAST 10 TIMES - ONE TIME I WAS GOING ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND CARS GOING 50+ MPH HAD TO STOP TO AVOID T-BONING ME. TOOK MY CAR INTO MECHANIC, THEY SAY ITS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THAT IT WILL BE MORE THAN A MONTH WAIT FOR REPAIR BECAUSE FORD CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR THIS FAULTY PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF. IN RESEARCHING MY CARS ISSUE ONLINE I AM STUNNED TO SEE SO MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOMEONE TO REALIZE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION??? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? REALLY? I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE APPROX 6 MO'S AGO WITH JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. RIDICULOUS THAT IT'S NOW NEEDING THIS REPAIR. I CAN'T DRIVE THIS CAR FOR OVER A MONTH NOW, DUE TO FORD'S INABILITY TO KEEP UP. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT CAN'T RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE STOPPING AT ANY TIME/SPEED. SO UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. *TR