2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME AND ON JUNE 2ND IT HAPPENED TO ME 9 TIMES DURING A 20 MILE TRIP. WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD, DOESN'T MATTER WHAT SPEED/ACCELERATING/DECELERATING, THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I WILL LOSE ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAVE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WHEN I DO THE VEHICLE SHAKES VICIOUSLY. TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND IT STARTS WITH A SLUGGISH START. THE VEHICLE WILL RUN FOR A LITTLE BIT THEN REPEAT THIS CYCLE. THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE PROBLEM AND IT IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER! THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY BECAUSE I CAN EASILY SEE SOMEONE MAKING A LEFT TURN LOOSE THE THROTTLE AND GET HIT BY ON ONCOMING VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT CUTTING IT OFF AND BACK ON NO LONGER FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP THE THROTTLE BODY IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED SO EVERYONE KNOWS TO HAVE IT FIXED. AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT WAS FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH. *TR

THE WRENCH ICON LIT ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE QUICKLY DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, AND COST 900 DOLLARS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEYOND 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR, WHEN CAR JUST STARTED SHAKING THEN STOPPED, GLIDED OVER TO BREAKDOWN LANE. CAR STARTED AGAIN AFTER A MINUTE OR SO WENT ON OUR WAY. NEXT DAY CAR STOPPED AGAIN, TWICE. TOOK IT INTO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS ON BACK ORDER BUT WE CAN CLEAN IT, THEY DID AND CHARGED $250 FOR SERVICE. WELL IT IS HAPPENING AGAIN AND AGAIN. WE BOUGHT THIS CAR BRAND NEW IN 2010 FOR OUR RETIREMENT CAR, IT HAS ONLY 38000 MILES. WE ARE AFRAID TO TAKE LONG TRIPS, SO WE ARE STUCK TO HOME WITH ONLY GROCERY STORE AND OTHER RUNS. WHAT A RETIREMENT!!!!!!!!! WE TRADED IN A 2003 CROWN VICTORIA, FORD OF COURSE. MY FIRST CAR WAS A 1962, GALAXIE 500 AND HAVE HAD FORDS EVER SINCE, CAN SEND YOU PICTURES OF ALL OUR FORDS. NEVER HAD A FORD WITH A PROBLEM, EVER, TALK ABOUT SCARY, WE ARE IN OUT UPPER 60S AND DRIVING THIS CAR IS SO REALLY SCARY. WE DO NOT NEED TO HAVE OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT KEEPS HAPPENING, SAD FOR US. *TR

VEHICLE CUT OFF AFTER IT REACHED 50 MPH AND WOULD START BACK AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES OFF. *TR

AFTER HAVING STEERING RACK REPLACED AT A COST OF $2000, I HAD DRIVEN A TOTAL OF AROUND ABOUT 350-400, APPROX. 3 DAYS AFTER HAVING GOTTEN THE CAR BACK AND I GOT THE SAME WARNING SERVICE POWER STEERING, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC. I PARKED THE CAR IMMEDIATELY. AS SOON AS IT WAS TURNED BACK ON, THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE COMPLETELY. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. I THEN HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR ANOTHER WEEK WHILE ANOTHER STEERING RACK WAS PUT IN. THE SERVICE MANAGER AT MY DEALERSHIP SAID THAT AN ENGINEER AT FORD TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS A FAULTY COMPONENT IN THE STEERING RACK FOR THIS MODEL CAR. (STILL NO RECALL?) I GOT MY CAR BACK AFTER ANOTHER WEEK AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 250 MILES IN A TOTAL OF 4 DAYS WHEN THE WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED AGAIN. ALL IN ALL, I HAVE OVER 3000 INVESTED IN THIS REPAIR. HAVE HAD MY CAR TOWED 3 TIMES IN 3 WEEKS. I AM SCARED TO PUT MY TODDLER IN THIS CAR. *TR

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE LOST RPM, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. REPEATED RESTARTS OF THE ENGINE MET WITH LOW RPM AND SURGING ENGINE CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD NOT "SETTLE DOWN" BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY - TOMORROW, JUNE 3RD). THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2013. [SEE NHTSA ODI REFERENCE NUMBER 10500133]. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2010 FORD FUSION SEL AWD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE YELLOW WRENCH APPEARED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE DTC WITH MY SCANNER AND GOT BOTH P2111 AND P2112. BOTH ARE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD IS BACK ORDERED ON THIS PART AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVE ABLE WITHOUT IT. IF THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE CAR LOSS ALL POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO VIBRATE EXCESSIVELY IN A JERKING MOTION WITH AN ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH SYMBOL. THE WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED UNTIL THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE FAILURE OCCURRED NINE TIMES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS WHILE TRYING TO GET HOME. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON REMAINED ON ONCE WE ARRIVED HOME. CAR HAS BEEN AT FORD DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS NOW WAITING ON A FUEL BODY THROTTLE WHICH IS APPARENTLY ON BACK ORDER NATIONWIDE. WHY THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS VERY DANGEROUS MECHANICAL ISSUE IS BEYOND ME! *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHILE OPENING CAR DOOR IN USUAL MANNER. DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN USING HANDLE, NOR WILL DOOR LOCK USING EITHER HANDLE OR KEYRING REMOTE. *TR