2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN JERK, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WITH NO POWER OR ACCELERATION WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SHOOK ROUGHLY AND I TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND IT GO TO THE POINT WHERE I NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. LUCKILY FOR ME, THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH ALOT OF OTHERS, SO PEOPLE ARE AT RISK WITHOUT REALIZING IT. ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE THE FUSION FOR MY FAMILY WAS BECAUSE IT WAS MARKETED AS SAFE AND RELIABLE. SO FAR THE CAR HAS PROVED TO BE NEITHER. *TR

THREE TIMES, THE CAR HESITATED AND NEARLY STALLED, THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. IT WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME BUT TRAFFIC WAS DISRUPTED ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND VERY SCARY. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. UNFORTUNATELY PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED AND WE ARE WITHOUT A VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS IS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND DIED. I TRIED TO START IT AND FINALLY DID AFTER 3 TRIES. IT WOULD NOT TAKE GAS AND ONLY JUMPED FORWARD SLOWLY-THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON-LUCKY FOR ME A POLICE CAR PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND PROTECTED ME FROM CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME.I CALLED A WRECKER TO TAKE THE CAR HOME. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE FORD HOUSE THE NEXT DAY-THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY-HAD TO BE ORDERED. I GOT ONLINE LATER AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER DRIVERS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN PUT ON A RECALL LIST BECAUSE OF ALL THE INCIDENTS? *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER FOLLOWED BY FLUXUATING RPM AND NO THROTTLE CONTROL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. DOOR CAN BE OPENED AT HIGH SPEED AND CAN ALSO BE OPENED WHEN LOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. I AM CONCERNED THE LATCH HANDLE WILL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CAR CANNOT BE SECURED AGAINST POTENTIAL THEFT. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND COULD BE EASILY CORRECTED THROUGH A RECALL. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WAS LOST. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR LESS THAN A 1/2 MILE WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT REAPPEARED, THROTTLE WAS LOST AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IT SHOWED DOWN. PULLED OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED JUST A FEW YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, EXCEPT NOW THE CEL LIT UP AS WELL. PULLED TO THE SIDE AGAIN--CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS IT SLOWED. HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALER. HAD THE FREEWAY BEEN BUSIER I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. *TR

AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY GOING DOWN AN ONRAMP, REACHED ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY POWER CUT OUT. CAR WAS IN DRIVE, YET I COULD REV ENGINE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ORANGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY REPEATED ALTHOUGH NOW WAS NO LONGER IN NEUTRAL, POWER DIED. AGAIN ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART. THIS MORNING (3RD TIME IN 4 DAYS) THE CAR REPEATED THE PROBLEM TURNING INTO A STORE STALLING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR

VEHICLE JUST WENT LIMP!! I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND LOST ALL POWER. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WORKED JUST FINE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING UP FROM BEHIND ME. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THIS RESET THE GAUGES AND I COULD BEGIN DRIVING HOME (LESS THAN A MILE AWAY). ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP, VETERANS FORD IN TAMPA, FL. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR NAMED [XXX], WHO THROUGH MY DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPTOMS SAID THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAD JUST FIXED THREE FUSIONS THAT VERY DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID IT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE 2010 FUSION MODEL AND THEY FIX MANY OF THESE. SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD REALIZE THEIR IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND IT IS UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART IN MY OPINION AS IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME BETWEEN 400-700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR