2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

WAS ON THE INTERSTATE, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN JERKING. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. IN THE PAST 2 MONTHS, MY ORIGINAL THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD, NUMBER 2 WAS BAD, AND NUMBER 3 WAS BAD. NOW I AM ON THROTTLE BODY NUMBER 4, WHICH I BOUGHT NEW FROM A DEALERSHIP IN CALIFORNIA. IT TOOK DAYS TO FIND IT, AS NEW THROTTLE BODIES ARE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER. I WONDER WHY? *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN MY CAR STOPPED. I PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WOULD NOT GO. I BARELY PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES IT RESTARTED. I ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED THE FOLLOWING DAY BECAUSE IT DID THE SAME THING ON A HILL. I HAD TWO SMALL CHILDREN IN THE CAR THIS TIME. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME OVER $500 TO FIX AND THE PART WOULD TAKE SEVERAL DAYS TO COME IN DUE TO IT BEING ON BACK ORDER FROM IT HAPPENING SO OFTEN. I ALMOST GOT HIT WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD AND 6 MONTH OLD IN THE CAR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. IT HAPPENS OUT OF NO WHERE AND AT ANY SPEED. THANK GOODNESS I WASN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN!!! FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND MAKE THIS A SAFETY RECALL!! THE DEALER SAID HE IS SEEING IT IN MOSTLY ALL 2010-2012 FUSIONS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING NO FASTER THAN 25MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO STALL, AND ACCELERATING MADE THE RPMS GO UP, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I PULLED OVER, AND FELT MY CAR SHUDDER, SO I TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I RESTARTED, THE RESTART WAS IFFY, BUT THE CAR FINALLY WAS GOOD FOR THE LAST MILE OF MY JOURNEY. FAST FORWARD ABOUT 7 HOURS, COMING HOME FROM DINNER, AND SAME THING HAPPENED. IT'S VERY SCARY! AND TOMORROW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AN HOUR AWAY AND AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE ON THE NJ TURNPIKE! MIND YOU, THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FORD HAD IT IN THEIR GARAGE FOR TWO WEEKS. I HADN'T REALLY HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, BUT IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE HAS RESURFACED. VERY UNSAFE. IT'S TIME FOR A GOVERNMENT ISSUED RECALL SINCE FORD WILL NOT DO ONE VOLUNTARILY! *TR

I WAS DRIVING NO FASTER THAN 25MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, IT FELT AS THOUGH MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO STALL, AND ACCELERATING MADE THE RPMS GO UP, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. I PULLED OVER, AND FELT MY CAR SHUDDER, SO I TURNED IT OFF. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, I RESTARTED, THE RESTART WAS IFFY, BUT THE CAR FINALLY WAS GOOD FOR THE LAST MILE OF MY JOURNEY. FAST FORWARD ABOUT 7 HOURS, COMING HOME FROM DINNER, AND SAME THING HAPPENED. IT'S VERY SCARY! AND TOMORROW I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT AN HOUR AWAY AND AM AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE ON THE NJ TURNPIKE! MIND YOU, THE FIRST WEEK I OWNED THE CAR I HAD TO BRING IT IN FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THEY SAID IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND FORD HAD IT IN THEIR GARAGE FOR TWO WEEKS. I HADN'T REALLY HAD A PROBLEM SINCE THEN, BUT IT APPEARS THIS ISSUE HAS RESURFACED. VERY UNSAFE. IT'S TIME FOR A GOVERNMENT ISSUED RECALL SINCE FORD WILL NOT DO ONE VOLUNTARILY! *TR

WHILE DRIVING ~70 MPH, MY CAR STALLED - THE GAS WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE AND THE RPM WENT TO 1K. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR. BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 5 AND 0 ZERO MILES AN HOUR, THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY (I HAVE WITNESSED THIS WITH THE HOOD UP - IT IS ABNORMAL) AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL TURNED ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT REPEATED ITSELF EVERY 30 TO 60 MILES ON A 300 MILE TRIP. AFTER THIS TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS "FINE" FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS, 1000-1500 MILES - CITY OR HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY DIED AT ONE POINT. ALSO, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT RESPONSIVE - IT WOULD HICCUP. OCCASIONALLY THE HICCUP WOULD OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON 6/20, THE EVENT OCCURRED ONCE MORE, BUT AT LOW SPEED AND DURING DECELERATION - 30-40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TWICE AND DRIVE ANOTHER HALF A MILE TO A PARKING SPOT. FOUR HOURS LATER, I TRIED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HALF A MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT NEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR 5 TO 7 TIMES TO REACH A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE ERROR CODE P2112 WAS PRODUCED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE TECHNICIANS SUGGESTED PART DS70-9E926-D, ALL OR PART OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TSB 10-21-6 ADDRESSES A SIMILAR PAIR OF PARTS IN 7T4Z-9E926-FA AND 8S4Z-9E926-B LABELED "ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY" AS WELL. THE PART IS CURRENTLY UNDER BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA ON THE BACK ORDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE INDICATIVE OF A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON A BROAD SCALE WITHIN THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES. THE RED MCCOMBS DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY TAKING THE POSITION THAT MY CAR/CAR PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FOMOCO AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR TAKEN CARE OF BY RECALL. *TR

NO ACCELERATION. GAS PEDDLE FULLY USED CAUSED NO ACCELERATION. THE CAR SHUTTERED AND RPM'S WERE SPORADIC. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE PLACED IN PARK TO TURN OFF ENGINE. AFTER MULTIPLE FAILED STARTS, THE CAR STARTED, BUT WOULD NOT STAY ON. WAS ABLE TO FINALLY GET THE CAR STARTED, BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION. AFTER A FEW STOPS AND STARTS OF THE ENGINE, WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE. AT 3 MORE STOPS, THE CAR STALLED AND REQUIRED MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS BEFORE THE ENGINE WOULD REMAIN STARTED. I AM AWARE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL OF CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWN A 2010 FORD ESCAPE. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IT LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,640. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONTACT DROVE ONTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE NORMALLY WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND AFTER IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE DEALER STATED THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG; HOWEVER, THE IDENTICAL FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR EVEN AT LOWER SPEED (CAN HAPPEN AT ANY TIME), FEEL A SHUDDER AND HAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. VERY VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IN TRAFFIC!!!!!! A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. ONLY COASTING, I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT IT IN PARK. CAR HAD A VERY SHAKY IDLE, LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO STALL. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED FOR ABOUT 1 MIN, THEN STARTED VEHICLE BACK UP., BUT ONCE IT WAS BACK ON IT SEEMED FINE. WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THOUGHT IT WAS BAD GAS. 1 MONTH OR 2 LATER AFTER FIRST INCIDENT, SAME EVENT OCCURRED AGAIN, MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS GOING TO MY SONS BASEBALL TOURNAMENT AND MISSED FIRST INNING CAUSE OF THIS SAFETY ISSUE. SINCE FORD DEALER WOULD NOT GET IT IN QUICKLY AND DID NOT TELL ME THIS WAS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM, I TOOK TO ADVANCE AUTO AND RAN THE OBDII SCAN TOOL. WHAT DO YOU KNOW FAULT P2111 AND P2112. CALL FORD DEALER BACK AND PART IS ON BACKORDER. 7 PEOPLE AHEAD OF ME FOR SAME ISSUE. WENT ON INTERNET. THIS IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE ALL THE WAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO GET THIS RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT!!!!! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET HIT OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND PEOPLE WILL GET HURT. RIDICULOUS. FORD GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER AND DO THE RIGHT THING. *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 59674 MILES ON 4/4/13. ON THE DRIVE HOME I EXPERIENCED A LURCHING OCCASIONALLY WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. (IT IS AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.) THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS LIT. THE LURCHING CONTINUED TO GET WORSE. IT BUCKED AND IDLED ROUGH. IT DIED SOMETIMES (MOSTLY WHILE IDLING), LEAVING ME BLOCKING TRAFFIC, TILL I COULD PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART. THE LURCHING WAS THE MOST CONCERNING, BECAUSE THE CAR BECAME HARD TO CONTROL. I HAD TO WORK HARD TO KEEP FROM GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I FOUND THIS SITE AND OTHERS DESCRIBING THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND I RECOGNIZED THAT WAS THE EXACT PROBLEM I WAS HAVING. I CALLED TWO FORD DEALERSHIPS, BOTH OF WHOM SAID THEY COULDN'T GET THE THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE SO MANY ARE FAILING THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH SUPPLY. ONE DEALER SAID THAT PEOPLE WERE JUST BRINGING IN THEIR FUSIONS AND PARKING THEM AT THE LOT UNTIL A THROTTLE BODY WAS FOUND. AT THE DEALERSHIP, THE CLERK WAS ON THE PHONE WITH THEIR PARTS DEPARTMENT UNHAPPY THAT SHE HAD TO TELL A ANOTHER CUSTOMER IT WOULD BE 3-4 WEEKS BEFORE THEY WOULD GET A THROTTLE BODY FOR THEIR 2010 FORD FUSION (NOT MINE). I BEGRUDGINGLY I AUTHORIZED THE $95 DIAGNOSIS FEE. I WAITED 3 HOURS. THEN SHE TOLD ME THEY SAID IT WAS A FAULTY MAF SENSOR AND WOULD COST $500. I REMEMBERED READING THE COMPLAINTS HERE THAT OTHERS WERE TOLD THE SAME THING, ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM REOCCUR AND THEN HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I CHOSE NOT TO HAVE THE WORK DONE AND LEFT AN ORDER IN THE PARTS DEPARTMENT FOR A THROTTLE BODY. FROM THE MOMENT I DROVE OUT OF THE DEALERSHIP THE CAR WAS WORKING FINE. I THINK THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY. I WILL HAVE MY MECHANIC INSTALL A NEW $70 MAF AND WAIT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY TO FAIL EVENTUALLY, AS I FULLY EXPECT IT TO DO. THE DEALERS KNOW THIS IS A RAMPANT PROBLEM. THIS NEEDS A RECALL! *TR