2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

MY 2010 FORD FUSION IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AS NUMEROUS OTHERS...THE THROTTLE BODY. .....MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME IT WILL COST ME ABOUT 600 $ TO REPAIR. ....THIS IS AN ONGOING SCAM IN PART BY FORD.... IM SURE THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS....I PROMISE YOU I WILL TRADE THIS CAR IN FORD A HONDA ACCORD....ATLEAST THEY RUN HONESTLY.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOCALLY ON 6/15/2013, I STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND UPON ENTERING THE INTERSECTION AND MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE CAR ALMOST STALLED AND THEN STARTED TO BUCK AND SURGE. I TURNED THE CORNER BUT COULD NOT DRIVE ANY FASTER THAN 20 MPH AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SURGE, THEN ALMOST STALL, THEN SURGE AGAIN AS I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD 1/4 - 1/2 MILE TO THE ENTRANCE OF MY DAUGHTER'S DEVELOPMENT. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND PUT IT IN PARK. MY DAUGHTER CAME TO MEET ME AND I DROVE THE CAR UP THE BLOCK TO HER HOUSE WITHOUT STEPPING ON THE GAS BUT LETTING IT "COAST", DURING WHICH IT AGAIN CONTINUED TO SURGE THEN ALMOST STALL, THEN SURGE AGAIN. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. THEY TOLD US THEY COULD NOT GET THE PART FOR ANOTHER 3 WEEKS SINCE IT WAS ON BACK-ORDER NATIONALLY, BUT INFORMED US THAT IT WAS OK TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE CAR, AS IT COULD SURGE INTO AN INTERSECTION OR STALL SUDDENLY, SO WE INVESTIGATED THROTTLE BODY ISSUES ON FORD CARS ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THERE WERE NUMEROUS SIMILAR ISSUES NATIONWIDE. SO WE DETERMINED TO LEAVE THE CAR AT THE DEALER UNTIL IT COULD BE REPAIRED AND DRIVEN SAFELY. WE FELT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO FILE THIS REPORT SINCE WE FEEL THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY.

SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR IT WOULD OCCASIONALLY FAIL TO START ON THE FIRST TURN OF THE KEY. THE ENGINE WOULD CRANK FOR 5+ SECONDS UNTIL I TURNED THE KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION, REMOVED THE KEY AND TRIED AGAIN. IT WOULD ALWAYS START ON THE SECOND TRY... JUST RECENTLY (BEGINNING OF JUNE 2013) I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER WAS GOING FROM 7000 TO 4000RPM AT STOP SIGNS AND TRAFFIC LIGHTS BUT THE CAR NEVER STALLED. ON 6/26/13 AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN TO ABOUT 30 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT THE CAR DID NOT STALL. I GRADUALLY PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY HAZARDS ON TRYING NOT TO CAUSE ALARM TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE IGNITION KEY OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY FOR 10-20 SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE OK SO I DROVE THE CAR HOME. ON 6/27/13 I DROVE MY CAR APPROXIMATELY 100 MILES TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS BUT ON THE WAY BACK I WAS 20 MILES INTO MY RETURN TRIP AND DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 65MPH ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY WHEN I EXPERIENCED THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM FROM THE DAY BEFORE (YESTERDAY). THIS TIME I WAS IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC COMING OUT OF NYC. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE GSP. AGAIN I WAITED 10-20 SECONDS AND RESTARTED. THE IDLE WAS ROUGH FOR A FEW SECONDS BUT WAS FINE AFTER THAT SO I MERGED BACK ONTO THE HEAVILY CONGESTED ROAD. AFTER ANOTHER 20-30 MILES THE CAR FAILED FOR THE 3RD TIME. THIS TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER EASILY BECAUSE I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE KNOWING A POWER LOSS WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME. I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE SO FAR BECAUSE THE CAR HAS STARTED BACK UP AND IT WAS STILL DAYLIGHT. MY FEAR IS TRAVELING AT NIGHT ON A ROAD WITHOUT A SHOULDER WHICH I DO A LOT AND NOT GETTING IT STARTED. *TR

***** BAD THROTTLE BODY******** MY WIFE AND SON WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF GOING THROUGH A INTERACTION A CAR ALMOST HIT THEM TO THE RAPID LOSS OF SPEED. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU HAVE NO POWER AND VERY LITTLE CONTROL OF THE CAR. THIS HAS HAPPEN ABOUT FOUR TIMES NOW. LOOKS LIKE FORD IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT THIS AND AFTER THIS DID IT ON ME TODAY 6/27/13 SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IN A ACCIDENT OR HURT REAL BAD. FROM LOOKING AT ALL THE REVIEWS THIS IS A DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR WORST. PLEASE HELP US GET THIS ON A RECALL LIST. THANK YOU. *TR

CAR STARTED JERKING AND THE THROTTLE LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. HAD DIFFICULTY MANEUVERING IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS FAILED THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION, AT A NORMAL SPEED OF 45 MPH, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION CUT OFF COMPLETELY WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD. I NOTICED THIS WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTICED THAT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MOVE MY CAR BESIDE COASTING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET OFF THE ROAD, HOWEVER, IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, I MIGHT HAVE GOTTEN IN TO AN ACCIDENT. AFTER PARKING MY CAR, I NOTICED THE RPMS WERE JUMPING A BIT, AND AN ORANGE WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASHBOARD SIGNAL. I TURN OFF THE VEHICLE, AND TRIED TURNING IT ON AGAIN. THE VEHICLE GAVE A SLIGHT HESITATION AND THEN STARTED RIGHT UP. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME WITH THE SAME RESULT. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET FIXED, AND THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON ISSUE THEY HAVE BEEN SEEING WITH MY VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY, IN WHICH GETS STUCK AND SHUTS DOWN THE ENGINE. THEY INDICATED THAT THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE THAT IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS IS A POTENTIAL HAZARD THAT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT INVOLVING INJURY OR DEATH. THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED, AS IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE IN MY VEHICLE. I AM LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GUIDE MY CAR OFF THE ROAD. HAD I BEEN ON THE HIGHWAY OR ON THE TRAIN TRACKS, I COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND GOT A FLAT TIRE. AT THE SAME TIME I RECEIVED AN ERROR ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AND TO SERVICE THE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM. I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS RELATED TO THE FLAT TIRE. I GOT THE TIRE REPLACED AND THE TIRE PRESSURE ERROR CLEARED BUT I STILL HAVE NO POWER STEERING. IWAS TOLD THAT THE TWO ISSUES WERE NOT RELATED AND THAT THE POWER STEERING IS COMPLETELY SEPARATE. I SEE MANY MANY MANY COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH 2010-2011 FORD FUSIONS. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ASAP. NOTHING BROKE ON MY CAR AND THE FLUIDS ARE FINE SO THERE IS NO REASON FOR THIS ERROR AND FOR THE POWER STEERING TO STOP WORKING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL FORWARD POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHEN THE ENGINE CUT OUT, AND A COUPLE OF PEOPLE HAD TO MAKE SOME PRETTY SEVERE EMERGENCY MANEUVERS TO AVOID ACCIDENTS DUE TO MY ALMOST-STALLED CAR. I COULDN'T GET ANY POWER OUT OF IT WITH THE GAS PEDAL. WHEN I COASTED OFF INTO SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY, THE CAR BARELY STAYED RUNNING. IT SHOOK AND MISSED LIKE IT DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH AIR. THERE WAS A YELLOW WRENCH ICON ON, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I SHUT DOWN AND REFIRED, AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL DEALER, AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THERE WAS NO STORED DATA TO ANALYZE, AND THAT IT DIDN'T DO IT TO THEM ON THE TEST DRIVE. THEY SAID THERE WASN'T A PROBLEM. 2 MINUTES OF GOOGLING SHOWS A HUGE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON THESE CARS. WE NEED A RECALL!! WHAT IF PEOPLE HADN'T BEEN PAYING ATTENTION WHEN MY CAR FAILED IN THE INTERSECTION? THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A BIG CRASH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION ON THE INTERSTATE, AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN I STARTED FEELING IT "SURGE". IT WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AT THE TIME, AND IT FELT LIKE IT WAS SURGING UP A COUPLE OF MPH OVER THE SET POINT, AND THEN FALLING BACK A COUPLE OF MPH BELOW THE SET POINT. IT WAS LIKE THE CRUISE WAS HUNTING FOR THE SET SPEED. SUDDENLY, THERE WAS A LURCH AND I LOST ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE. CRUISE DISCONNECTED AND I STARTED COASTING DOWN RAPIDLY. THERE WAS VERY NEARLY A REAR-END COLLISION WITH THE GUY BEHIND ME AS I WAS LOSING SPEED SO QUICKLY. THERE WAS A YELLOW WRENCH ICON LIT ON MY DASHBOARD, BUT NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I MANAGED TO COST OVER TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. WHEN I STOPPED AND PUT IT IN PARK, THE ENGINE RAN EXTREMELY ROUGHLY. IT STUMBLED AND MISSED LIKE IT WASN'T GETTING ANY AIR. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A MINUTE, REFIRED IT, AND IT RAN PERFECTLY. WE CONTINUED OUR TRIP AND HAD IT LOOKED AT WHEN WE GOT BACK. OR LOCAL FORD DEALER SAID "THERE ARE NO STORED CODES, IT DIDN'T DO IT FOR US, AND THERE ISN'T ANYTHING WRONG." THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES TO ME AND EVERY TIME THE DEALER SAYS THE SAME THING. 2 MINUTES WORTH OF GOOGLING SHOWS THAT THERE SEEMS TO BE A MASSIVE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES THAT FORD HAS ON THESE CARS. WE NEED A RECALL! WE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED OR KILLED IN A WRECK ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR