2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY NIECE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER, THEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO HARM OR DAMAGE, WHEN I CHECKED FOR A DTC IT POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY, $200 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO DODGE MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE MY CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTART THE CAR. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. IT IS BEYOND ME HOW THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, CONSIDERING MY CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 40K MILES ON IT. AFTER A TOW TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD (4 DAYS LATER) THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD POWER AND ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. I HAD TO PULL INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND AND MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE FOR A FEW SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO THE CLOSEST EXIT. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2010 FUSIONS. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS ON BACK ORDER AND IT MAY BE BETWEEN 2 WEEKS AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE FIFTH TIME THAT THIS TYPE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS AND THERE IS NO POWER. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS. ARE ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!!!! VEHICLE IS ALWAYS WARMED UP NEVER HAPPENS WHEN JUST STARTING OUT! WAS THE THROTTLE BODY.... *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER, BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SOME VERY BASIC RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND IT ISN'T BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE, AT LEAST, HELPING CONSUMERS COVER THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2012. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PEDDLE WAS PUSHED AND WAS SHAKING AS I PULLED OVER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET THE CAR RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. I TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT. MAY 27 2013, 8 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS LOSING POWER AGAIN. HAPPENED ONCE ON THE 27TH AND 4 TIMES ON THE 28TH AS I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO WORK AND AS I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. CAR IS AT DEALERS NOW WAITING FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 ON INTERSTATE 4 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION STARTED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY BUSY INTERSTATE AS IT RUNS THROUGH DOWNTOWN, ORLANDO IS THE MAIN ROUTE TO WALT DISNEY WORLD AND TAMPA, FL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT BACK UP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN LAST YEAR AND HAD IT REPAIRED COSTING ME AROUND 800.00 WHICH I DID NOT HAVE AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS FINE AND NOW HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM, THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I WAS LUCKY, THOUSANDS OF CARS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TRAVEL THIS INTERSTATE. I WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AGAINST FOR TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AGAIN. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART SO THAT OTHERS DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS. I HAVE FOUND THAT FOR SOME REASON IT IS INEVITABLE TO HAPPEN WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE SOMEWHERE CAN GET THIS TAKE CARE OF. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *TR

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT MUST BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM SINCE THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED FOR WEEKS. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT GET KILLED BEFORE THEY ADMIT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES/HR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO HESITATE, THEN NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY FLASHERS AND PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND SITTING THERE FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. *TR