2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE ENGINE SURGES WHEN STOPPED AT A LIGHT OR THE BRAKE IS APPLIED. THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR SEVERAL MONTHS. I ALSO ALMOST RAN INTO ITEMS IN THE GARAGE AS I PULLED IN SLOWLY AND THEN IT SURGED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO HAVE IT INSPECTED AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR AND THROTTLE BODY HAVING CARBON BUILD UP. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE JUST STARTED COASTING, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE ANYMORE, LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE, OUT OF TRAFFIC, THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON, THE RPM STARTED MOVING BACK AND FORTH AND THE CAR STARTED JUMPING, AND THE WRENCH APPEARED. THE FIRST TIME I TRIED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT START, I WAITED A COUPLE OF SECONDS AND IT EVENTUALLY STARTED AND THEN AFTER ABOUT 2 MILES, IT CUT-OFF AGAIN. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I HAVE HAD THREE OR FOUR CARS FROM FORD, THIS IS THE FIRST TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM LIKE THIS. IN ADDITION, FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES. IF FORD DOES NOT RECALL THESE VEHICLES, MY SUGGESTION WOULD BE THAT MR. STEVEN KENNER, GLOBAL DIRECTOR, WHO FEELS THAT THERE IS NO UNREASONABLE RISK, PLACE HIS FAMILY INTO THESE FORD VEHICLES AND LET THESE VEHICLE STOP ON THEM AT NIGHT, OR ON THE EXPRESSWAY, OR WHERE EVER THEY MAY BE. IT IS EXTREMELY RIDICULOUS THAT A SEMI-NEW CAR THAT BARELY HAS MILES ON IT WOULD HAVE A PROBLEM SUCH AS THIS. AS OF THE DATE, OF MY COMPLAINT, I AM LOOKING AT 907 COMPLAINTS. THIS IS RIDICULOUS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT; THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO OPERATE AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE ENGINE AND THROTTLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND WITHIN FIFTEEN MINUTES THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. A CERTIFIED MECHANIC PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT DETECTED A TROUBLE CODE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.

THROTTLE BODY IS APPARENTLY DEFECTED...WHEN I TRY TO ACCELERATE THE CAR SHUTS OFF AND YOU LOSE THROTTLE. YOU HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO REGAIN ANY SPEED. THIS HAPPENED 8 TIMES IN A 3 MILE AREA. TAKEN TO HAVE THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT AND WAS GIVEN CODES P2112, P2111, PO685. APPARENTLY ON LINE THIS IS A REAL ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS AND THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER WITH FORD DEALERSHIPS. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY HAZARD AS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC JUST SHUTS OFF AT ANY GIVEN TIME. *TR

THERE HAS BEEN SEVERAL INCIDENTS OVER THE PAST 2 DAYS. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THERE WAS NONE. THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS SHAKING. I PULLED OVER AFTER FINALLY GETTING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN AFTER A FEW MINUTES, RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE. THAT EVENING ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET AND IT DID THE SAME THING. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. ITS ALMOST LIKE IT RESETS ITSELF IF I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO TURNS OFF ONCE I TURN THE CAR ON AND OFF. *TR

WAS RIDING ON INTERSTATE WHEN CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO MOVE TO SHOULDER TO AVOID HITTING ME. I PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TURNED OFF ENGINE AND STARTED BACK UP WITH NO PROBLEM. WENT TO AUTO PLACE TO GET IT CHECKED THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT CHECK WITHOUT ENGINE LIGHT ON. CAR RAN FINE UNTIL 6/21/13, GOING 45 MPH AND CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I PULLED ON SIDE OF ROAD RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE BUT ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. WENT TO AUTO PLACE TO GET CHECKED AND IT GAVE A CODE OF P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN. AFTER RESEARCHING CODE I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM. I KEEP THINKING ABOUT WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED ON THAT INTERSTATE. NOW I AVOID THE INTERSTATE UNTIL I CAN AFFORD REPAIRS. *TR

THE ENGINE STALLS AND THROTTLE BECOMES ON RESPONSIVE . WHEN THE VEHICLE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED IT IS FINE FOR A WHILE . THIS OCCURED THREE TIMES IN THE LAST THREE WEEKS . I DO ALOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM . *TR

AS I DROVE MY 2010 FORD FUSION SE 6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION UP TO A SPEED OF 50 MPH, I WAS NOTICING A COUPLE JERKS OF ACCELERATION AND THEN COMPLETELY LOOSING POWER.I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART IT. APP-ON RESTARTING I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO AUTO ZONE WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT MY FUEL INJECTORS PROBABLY NEEDED A GOOD CLEANING. SO I BOUGHT SOME CLEANER AND RAN I THROUGH MY ENGINE. THAT SEEMED TO HAVE WORKED UNTIL 3 DAYS LATER I WAS COMING HOME WITH MY SISTER AND HER FRIEND ON THE FREEWAY, DURING RUSH HOUR DRIVING 75MPH THIS TIME, AND MY CAR DIDN'T ONLY STALL ONCE, BUT THREE TIMES ON MY DRIVE HOME. HOWEVER, THIS TIME MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SO WHEN I ARRIVED BACK HOW AND DROPPED OF MY SISTER AND HER FRIEND I DROVE TO AUTO ZONE AND ADVANCED AUTO PARTS TO GET AN OBD II READING. BOTH READINGS WERE P2111, MEANING THAT MY THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN AND NOT RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDDLE. NOW BOTH COMPANIES SUGGESTED THAT I JUST CLEAN MY THROTTLE BODY AND THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. BEFORE I DID THIS I CALL MY FORD DEALER TO SEE IF THIS PART WAS UNDER WARRANTY OR ANY KIND OF RECALL AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALL. THEY ALSO SUGGESTED THAT I JUST CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT WOULD FIX MY PROBLEM. SO I CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT NOW THE CAR IS STALLING MORE THAN BEFORE. I TRIED LOOKING UP THE PART SO THAT I COULD REPLACE IT BUT FOUND OUT THAT FORD HAS ALREADY DISCONTINUED THAT PART AND IS TELLING PEOPLE TO BY THE NEW PART, BUT THEY NEVER DID A RECALL FOR THE PART. THIS PARTICULAR PART CONTROLS THE AIR FLOW INTO THE ENGINE, IF IT MALFUNCTIONS THE THROTTLE BODY CLOSES UP AND THE CAR IDLES, NO MATTER HOW FAST YOU ARE GOING. THIS IS A SEVER SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR. IF THEY DON'T SOMEONE CAN BE SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR WORSE, KILLED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD ONLY GO 5 MPH. THE ENGINE TROUBLE (WRENCH) SIGNAL CAME ON. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER RAN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS AND DETERMINED THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PART ORDERED AND IS ON BACKORDER - MAY BE 3 WEEKS BEFORE PART IS AVAILABLE. THE LOSS OF POWER AND SUDDEN DECLINE IN SPEED COULD HAVE CAUSED A NASTY ACCIDENT. *TR