2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WHILE I WAS UP TO SPEED (65 MPH), THE CAR'S WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND LOST POWER. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TRIED THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION, AND WENT TROUBLE-FREE ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. THE CAR HAD THE SAME OCCURRENCE ON MONDAY, JULY 8. AT THAT TIME, I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST: $387.00. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 113,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES I WAS JUST STARTING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT SO IT WAS NOT AS DANGEROUS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY DID NOT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON A LOCAL ROAD (35 MPH) THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST MOST OF IT'S POWER AND STARTED SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A GAS STATION AND GET A TOW TO MY DEALERSHIP...THEY TELL ME IT'S THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND WILL COST ABOUT $500. GOING ONLINE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THIS MODEL. THE SEVERITY OF THIS TYPE OF BREAKDOWN (SOME PEOPLE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER MAKES THIS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE DEALT WITH. I WAS LUCKY, BUT AM STILL OUT $500. *TR

THE MORNING OF JULY 8, 2013 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE (WITH CONSTRUCTION) WHEN MY CAR STALLED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION WRENCH FLASHING. I AT LEAST HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GO ABOUT 100 FEET TO WHERE THERE WAS A SHOULDER THAT THEY WERE NOT DOING CONSTRUCTION ON. I ENDED UP SHUTTING MY CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS. I THEN TURNED MY CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF IT STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING FINE. I ENDED UP GETTING BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN IT HAPPEN TO DO THE SAME THING. AT THIS POINT I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY ' SHUT MY CAR OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL FLASHING. I WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT THERE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT RECEIVE THE PART FOR 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DAYS THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE THEM TO INSTALL THE PART. I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR EVEN AFTER THIS PART IS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND COULD OF EASILY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS GOING AROUND. I HOPE THAT FORD TAKES THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUS AND TAKES SOME ACTION. SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT WITH THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION! *TR

DRIVING CAR APPROX. 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, ENGINE JUST STOPS, NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON(FORD OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS IT TO BE THROTTLE BODY/DRIVE-TRAIN). THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY'S OCCURRENCE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR FROM DRIVETIME AND TOOK IT TO THEIR MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A STORED CODE, WAS I DO NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE CONCERNING SOME INCIDENT, WE NOTICED THAT OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AND THE CAR JUST QUITS. APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS ABOUT BECAUSE A CAR A LOCAL DEALER AND THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER. YESTERDAY, 7/10 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE WAS P2112(THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED). SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DIED, EXCEPT THE POWER WAS STILL ON. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND PULL OVER, ALTHOUGH THIS HWY DOESN'T HAVE A SHOULDER, JUST A GRASS MEDIAN. THERE IS A CURB SO I WAS STILL FORCED TO JUST COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE. AS THE CAR COMES TO A STOP, IT SHAKES. I HAVE TO TURN POWER OFF BY TURNING KEY, THEN TURN KEY TO START CAR AGAIN. IT TURNS OVER A COUPLE TIMES, THEN STARTS AND I'M ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. IT DID THIS AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THAT SAME EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, NOTHING, THEN THE THIRD DAY, SAME THING. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND REMAINS. OF COURSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME, I WAS ON THE HWY AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT, AGES 7 AND 9. I MOSTLY FEARED NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AS I WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AT FIRST. AFTER RESEARCH AND USING A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, I HAVE LEARNED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE PROVIDE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS SO THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME ASAP. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE DRIVE POWER. WRENCH LITE CAME ON AS I TRIED MY BEST TO MOVE OUT OF HARMS WAY.DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT THIS EXCITING VEHICLE FAILURE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS THE LIMP-HOME MODE WHICH ONE ENCOUNTERS WHEN A THROTTLE BODY HAS MALFUNCTIONED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT IS CLEAR UPON INTERNET RESEARCH THAT THIS IS OCCURRING FAR TOO OFTEN. WHEN MY FORD SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 37 MONTH OLD CAR I LEFT IN DISGUST. I THEN HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE SUM OF $350. I TRUST NHTSA WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A REAL DANGER AND INSIST UPON A RECALL OR INFORMATION NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HASN'T DONE THIS ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. *TR

DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY 2010 FORD FUSION BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ALREADY IN THE FAR RIGHT TRAVEL LANE SO I COULD PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. I CUT THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY WORKPLACE. BASED UPON MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF THIS ISSUE WITH FORD TO INSTITUTE A RECALL TO RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK, AND HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE CURB TO TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER WE STARTED IT AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE STAYING. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN THAT AREA. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THAT MOST OF THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. WE WERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME AND HAD TO MAKE IT BACK TO VIRGINIA. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO WHERE THE CODE P2111 SHOWED UP AS THE ERROR WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP LATER THIS WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR CAR NOW. I CALLED FORD TODAY AND WAS INFORMED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS OF NOW. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2010 FORD FUSIONS AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR