2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AT THE PROPER TIME WHICH RESULTS IN THE CAR STUTTERING LATER AS THE PROBLEM WORSENS THE CAR STARTS HESITATING TO ACCELERATE AND THEN HARD SHIFTS WHICH JOLTS THE CAR. THIS PROBLEM PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE WITH INCIDENTS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND WITH HARSHER JOLT THAT FEEL LIKE YOUR CAR IS BEING REAR ENDED. PERMANENT DAMAGE WILL OCCUR. SINCE THE PROBLEM OCCURS AT LOWER SPEEDS IT COULD BE HAZARDOUS WHEN PULLING ON TO THE ROAD FROM A PARKING LOT OR CROSSING THE ROAD TO AND HOME OR PLACE OF BUSINESS AND WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP LIGHT. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN MAKING A WEIRD HUM/GRIND/LOW PITCHED ROAR NOISE FOR QUITE SOME TIME NOW. I TOOK IT IN, IT WILL COST 1,800 DOLLARS TO REPLACE MY POWER STEERING RACK. BUT- APPARENTLY YOU CANT JUST BUY THE RACK, YOU MUST BUY THE WHOLE KIT (MOTOR, TIE RODS, RACK, CLAMPS, YOU NAME IT). BECAUSE ITS BEEN REDESIGNED! ...I WONDER WHY. YET THERE IS NO RECALL. FYI- IF I DIDN'T FIX, THE POWER STEERING WOULD HAVE SOON FAILED, LEAVING ME STRANDED. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY LITTLE GIRL IN THE BACK GOING 65 MPH, THEN SUDDENLY THE CAR WENT LIMP, LOST ALL POWER. I BARELY MADE IT THE SHOULDER. I WAS SO SCARED I TOOK MY DAUGHTER OUT THE CAR AND STAND HER ON THE FAR SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH, WITH THE SERVICE ENGINE WRENCH ON. I HAD IT TOWED, BUT I COULD HAVE SAVED SOME CASH BECAUSE AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR IT RAN FINE. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG ' NO ERROR CODE, THEY TEST DRIVE IT AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TURNS OUT IF YOU SHUT THE CAR OFF IT CLEARS THE ERROR CODE, HOW STUPID IS THIS! WHO IS GOING TO KEEP THE CAR RUNNING WHILE GETTING A TOW. I DROVE IT FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN IT HAPPEN AGAIN, AND SURE ENOUGH ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER AND FROM MY RESEARCH ON THE WEB I TOLD THEM TO CHANGE THE THROTTLE BOX,' LET'S HOPE THIS FIX THE ISSUE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF DAUGHTERS SCHOOL AND BELL WENT OFF AND MESSAGE DISPLAYED STATING ADVANCED TRAC POWER STEERING DISABLED. THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE, TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THEY WANT $1800 FOR A NEW POWER STEERING RACK PLUS LABOR. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AMONG 2010 FUSIONS. WE ARE EXPLORING OTHER OPTIONS. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES APPEAR TO LOSE POWER AND GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE". A NON-DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A "P2111" ERROR CODE FOR "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN". THIS SYMPTOM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE RATES OF SPEED, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPLACE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, I LOST ALL ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO START UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TODAY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE MIDDLE LANE, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM GRATEFUL TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED. THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR DIES AND STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND I COULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY THREE KIDS, IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BUSY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS IS IT GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE DEATHS FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES NOW ONCE WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 35. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

DRIVING AND CAR SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OFF ONTO SHOULDER. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE MOTOR WAS NOT RESPONDING. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

MY CAR HAS BEEN CONSTANTLY SHIFTING OUT OF GEARS WHEN DRIVING. IT HAPPENS WHETHER I AM GOING 10 MPH TO 60 MPH. THE CAR WILL SLOW DOWN, JERK BACK, THAN CATCH UP TO GEAR (AUTOMATIC DRIVE). I BROUGHT THE ISSUE UP TOT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER PURCHASE OF THE USED AUTO ($20K) MILES AND THEY INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. AT $35K I WAS DRIVING DOWN MY STREET GOING 20 MPH WHEN THE CAR JERKED RAPIDLY AND SHUT DOWN. I WAS STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET WITH THE CAR FAILING TO RESTART. THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT (WRENCH) CAME ON AND I WAS STUCK TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT TO DO NEXT. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR TO START UP AGAIN AFTER 3 TRIES AND I WAS ABLE TO GET INTO WORK BUT TOOK THE BACK STREETS INSTEAD OF THE HIGHWAY. ALL OF THIS HAPPENED AFTER I HAD THE CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP THE DAY BEFORE AND IT PASSED THE 120 POINT INSPECTION. I ACTUALLY PRINTED OFF ALL 306 COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE REGARDING THIS ISSUE AND TOLD THE DEALER WHAT TO FIX AS I DID NOT WANT TO GET ANY RUN AROUND. THE DEALER TOOK IT OUT ON 3/20 AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING TO THE SERVICE TEAM AND LUCKILY THEY WERE ABLE TO WITNESS THE CRITICAL ERROR. THEY AGREED TO FIX IT BUT ARE NOW TRYING TO STICK IT TO ME. THE CAR WAS UNDER 36K ORIGINAL WARRANTY BUT THE CAR WAS ORIGINALLY PURCHASED ON 3/5/2010 AND THE INCIDENT HAPPENED ON 3/18/2013. THE DEALER TOLD ME I WAS TWO WEEKS PASS THE WARRANTY SO I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I FORTUNATELY BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY AND THEY ARE NOW TRYING TO MAKE ME PAY THE $100 DEDUCTIBLE WHICH I AM FIGHTING. *TR