2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

AS I WAS DRIVING TO THE STORE MY CAR STALLED, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE I WAS ABLE TO MOVE ANOTHER 200 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN, REPEATEDLY I WOULD NEED TO PUT IT IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND BEGIN AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 TIMES SINCE LAST NIGHT. I AM NOT UNABLE TO SAFELY TRAVEL TO WORK OR ANY OTHER LOCATION DUE TO THIS SITUATION. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING THE MOTOR SHUT DOWN, NO POWER AND BEGIN TO MISFIRE. AFTER PULLING OVER AND WAITING, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE MOTOR. THIS HAPPENED THREE TIMES WITHIN 120 MILES. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A AUTO REPAIR SHOP AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS DONE. THE CODES REVELED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN THE ENGINE JERKED AND CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO ONE TO THE RIGHT OF ME SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. ONCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR STARTED TO JERK VIOLENTLY EVEN WHILE IN PARK. I HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS DEFECTIVE. I COULD HAVE DIED! *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAR WILL STALL AND HAVE NO POWER. FOUND TO BE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. FORD CLAIMS THAT THERE WAS NO PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT IF YOU SEARCH THE INTERNET YOU CAN SEE SEVERAL OF CASES INVOLVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I FEEL FORD SHOULD HAVE TO REPAIR UNDER A RECALL BECAUSE OF SUCH A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN WHEN TRAVELING AND HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND YOU LOSE POWER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. THE CAR ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE PEDAL. THE CAR SLOWED AND LUCKILY COULD BE PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP IT STARTED BUCKING. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND RAN OK FOR THE REST OF THE TRIP TO WORK. THE CAR HAD THE SAME FAILURE ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK AND ON THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING. THE DEAL SERVICE HAS DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

CAR WAS STOPPED AT STOP LIGHT. WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE , BUT ONLY CREEP ALONG. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A PARKING LOT JUST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WHERE CAR WAS STOPPED. TOWED TO DEALER WHERE THEY TOLD US IT NEEDED A NEW ELECTRONIC THROTTLE. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED OUT AT AN INTERSECTION, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND OTHER DASH INDICATORS CAME ON. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CONTACTED AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO OUR LOCAL DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED THIS MORNING THAT THE NECESSARY PART, AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, IS ON BACK-ORDER NATIONWIDE AND DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE THE PART AVAILABLE FOR INSTALLATION UNTIL THE WEEK OF 7/8 AT THE EARLIEST AND THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY, THUS COSTING APPROXIMATELY $500.00. A QUICK GOOGLE SEARCH INDICATES THAT NHTSA HAS LAUNCHED A PROBE INTO THIS ISSUE. *TR .

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKED AND THE RPMS DROPPED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED THE CARE AGAIN. NO LIGHTS WERE ON SO I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY (ROUGHLY 15 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS) AND SOMETIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT'S THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE BATTERY LIGHT. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER THE SPEED, NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE, NO MATTER THE NUMBER OF THINGS USING THE BATTERY (BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES). IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND GOT IT TO THE SHOP TO TELL US IT WAS CODE P2111, SOMETHING WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. IT NEEDS REPLACED, SO THEY SAY - BUT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *TR

***THROTTLE BODY**** DURING SEVERAL TIMES OF DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, I ACCELERATED AND THE RPM ON THE CAR JUMPED SUDDENLY AND STUCK AT A HIGH POSITION FOR SEVERAL SECONDS IN WHICH THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND ON I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN USE OF IT. THIS IS HAPPENING FREQUENTLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LUG NUTS HAD BECOME BENT AND OUT OF SHAPE. THE CONTACT CHANGED FROM SUMMER TO WINTER TIRES AND ALL OF THE LUG NUTS WERE FOUND TO BE WARPED. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS) AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE CONTACT COULD NOT TIGHTEN THE LUG NUTS BECAUSE THE LUG NUTS WERE BENT, CRACKED AND NO LONGER FITTING THE LUG WRENCH THAT WAS SUPPLIED IN THE VEHICLE BY THE MANUFACTURER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR