2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. CANNOT ACCELERATE. PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. CAR STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHICH HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND MORE FREQUENT. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY DEALER SO I HAVE TO BUT THE PART AND INSTALL IT MYSELF. NO CODES SHOW UP JUST A WRENCH. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT TO REPLACE BUT IF I TAKE IT TO THEM THEY WILL CHARGE A FEE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEN THEY CHARGE ANOTHER FEE FOR REPLACING THE PART. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I GLIDED TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DROVE IT A WEEK AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. WE BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER WHO HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO RECORDINGS. THEY PERFORMED SOME MAINTENANCE AND NOW I SEE ON MY BILL A STATEMENT THAT SAYS "MAY NEED THROTTLE BODY IF CONCERN HAPPENS AGAIN" IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 4TH OF JULY 2013, ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 70 MPH. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OVER TWO LANES AND GET ON THE SHOULDER. THE CAR BUCKED AND COUGHED A FEW TIMES AND WE TURNED IT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO START AGAIN AND GO HOME, ALL OF US VISIBLY SHAKEN AND NOW VERY ANGRY AT THE DEALER. *TR

TRAVELING IN CENTER LANE OF FIVE LANE EXPRESSWAY, I-85 IN ATLANTA. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTING SHAKING, DRIFTED OVER THROUGH TRAFFIC TO CURB AND SHUT OFF. THERE WERE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT WHEN I CRANKED IT UP IT RAN OK AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES ON MY 38 MILE COMMUTE HOME. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STEERING, WRENCH CAME ON DASHBOARD LIGHT, STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER. TOLD NOTHING SHOWED ON COMPUTER- THOUGHT LIKELY THROTTLE BODY. REPAIRED- NOT COVERED UNDER 60K DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. TODAY 7/9/13, WENT TO START PARKED CAR- ROLLED FORWARD WHEN IN PARK AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE. PUT BRAKE BACK ON , WOULD NOT START. TOWED- TOLD TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ISSUE AND WOULD REQUIRE 3-4 HOURS OF INVESTIGATION TO DIAGNOSE AS NOTHING AGAIN SHOWED ON COMPUTER. CAR W/ 59,200 MILES- AGAIN THEY NOTED MAY AGAIN BE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN A 24 MILE DRIVE (TO AND FROM WORK) AUTO ZONE SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY STICKING. I WENT TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY 2010 FUSION EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AT AROUND 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I RE-STARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE STALL DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A FASTER SPEED. A CO-WORKER OF MINE ALSO HAS A 2010 FORD FUSION AND HAD THIS SAME ISSUE A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GETTING NO GAS. IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I ASSUMED THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD GOTTEN IT WET. I STUTTERED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AFTER SITTING FOR 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. I THEN LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME THE 10 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 MORE DAYS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN ON 7-5-2013 DURING A 30 MILE TRIP IT DID THE SAME THING. STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT COULD GET NO GAS. WE PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR AND MADE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN TRYING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, CAR WOULD SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON A SIDESTREET! WAS A SCARY 2 MILE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 9 HOURS THEY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE "THROTTLE ARM". AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND HAVING TO SPEND $427 TO GET THIS FIXED IS RIDICULOUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TR