2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

THE CAR BASICALLY STALLED WITHOUT TURNING OFF. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO 2 MPH. ONCE STOPPED AND PLACED IN PARK, THE CAR IDLED VERY ROUGH. THEN TURNED OFF THE CAR. WHEN RE-STARTING THE CAR IT STARTED POORLY, BUT ONCE STARTED THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. THE CAR THEN DROVE NORMALLY. THIS HAPPENED 3X THAT DAY. I AM LUCKY I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT WHEN I LOST ALL POWER AND HAD TO PULL OVER. FORD WILL NOT FIX IT CITING THEY CANNOT SEE THE CODE. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF AN ACCIDENT. *TR *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THE POWER ASSIST WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THAT THE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

WE WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY I-80 AT APPROXIMATELY 70 M.P.H. DUE TO BUSY VEHICULAR TRAFFIC ON THE INTERSTATE HI-WAY, I WAS NOT USING THE CRUISE-CONTROL. WHEN WE EXPERIENCED THE INCIDENT, I HAD PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAINTAIN SPEED ON AN UPHILL SECTION. ON THE UPHILL SECTION, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. EVEN WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, I WAS ABLE TO NEGOTIATE MANEUVERING THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER. AS I WAS COASTING ON THE SHOULDER, I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND TRIED TO START THE ENGINE (EV SYSTEM DID NOT RESPOND EITHER) WITH NO AVAIL. AFTER COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, I SHIFTED THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK, TURNED-OFF THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM AND THE AND RADIO. I REMOVED THE IGNITION KEY AND RE-INSTALLED IT AND PROCEEDED TO START THE VEHICLE, THE PROPULSION SYSTEM (EV MODE) RESPONDED. WE ACCELERATED ON THE SHOULDER IN EV MODE AND WE REACHED SPEED THE GAS ENGINE RESPONDED AND WE WERE BACK ON I-80 AND TRAVELING WITH THE TRAFFIC FLOW. THIS IS FIRST TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED WITH US BUT RESEARCHING THIS PHENOMA, THIS EVENT HAS HAPPENED WITH OTHER FORD FUSION HYBRID OWNERS. WE ARE CONCERNED THE PROPULSION SYSTEM MAY SHUT-DOWN IN AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT AND CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION! *TR

WAS DRIVING IN MORNING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR LURCHED AND STALLED. CAR WAS DEAD AND ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, MY ENGINE LOST POWER. RPMS WENT DOWN, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS NOT RESPONSIVE. I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND PUT IT IN PARK. THE ENGINE IDLED VERY ROUGHLY. I SHUT OFF THE CAR, WAITED 5 SECONDS AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THE ENGINE DID RESTART AFTER SOME EFFORT BY THE STARTER. I DROVE DOWN THE ROAD, AND THE CAR BEHAVED NORMALLY. THIS SEEMINGLY ISOLATED INCIDENT INCREASED IN FREQUENCY IN THE FOLLOWING WEEKS. SOMETIMES UP TO 5 TIMES A DAY. I TOOK MY CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER, AND THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS $355. I RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE FAIRLY COMMON AMONG 2010 FORD FUSION OWNERS. THE ONLINE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FUSION THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS WERE EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE SYMPTOMS I EXPERIENCED. THE DANGER LIES IN THE FACT THAT THE CAR BASICALLY STALLS WITHOUT WARNING AND MUST BE RESTARTED BEFORE NORMAL DRIVING CAN RESUME. I HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM AT BOTH HIGHWAY AND CITY SPEEDS. A STALLED ENGINE IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME (MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, FREEWAY, WHILE PASSING, ETC.) COULD HAVE DISASTROUS EFFECTS. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2010 FORD FUSION IN JUNE AND ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER, IT DECELERATED AND THE WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD, WHILE I WAS DRIVING. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY OR THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. I PULLED OVER STARTED THE CAR UP AND IT WAS FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER, I WAS 2 BLOCKS FROM MY HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED 4 TIMES AND CONTINUES TO RANDOMLY HAPPEN. THE TIME BETWEEN INSTANCES OF THIS OCCURRING CAN BE MINUTES, HOURS, DAYS OR WEEKS APART. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND FOUND HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS AND QUESTIONS REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. I WAS AMAZED AND APPALLED THAT SUCH A COMMON AND VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE HAS NOT BEEN ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL. I DID PURCHASE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER ANYTHING THAT HAS TO DO WITH WHAT IS LIKELY TO BE CAUSING THIS ISSUE, WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY. SO UNTIL I CAN AFFORD TO GET THIS FIXED, I AM STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE FOR FEAR OF CAUSING AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED. *TR

MY 22 YEAR OLD SON AND I HAD MADE A ROUNDTRIP FROM TALLAHASSEE, FLORIDA TO THOMASVILLE, GEORGIA. APPROXIMATELY ONE AND A HALF OR SO MILES FROM MY HOUSE, THE RPMS ON THE CAR BEGAN WAVING WILDLY, THE CAR JERKED SLIGHTLY, AND CAME TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP ON THE ROAD, WITH A TRUCK TRAVELING RIGHT BEHIND ME. I PRESSED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOORBOARD, BUT THE CAR SLOWED TO A CRAWL. THE TRUCK BEHIND ME PASSED. I MANAGED TO KEEP THE CAR GOING TO MY HOUSE; WE COULD HAVE WALKED THERE FASTER. AGAIN, THIS WAS WITH THE ACCELERATOR PRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I HAD 55, 187.1 MILES ON MY CAR, WHICH I BOUGHT IN APRIL, 2010, NEW. I RESEARCHED THIS (IT WAS LABOR DAY WEEKEND AND I HAD NO TRANSPORTATION TO SPEAK OF!). I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP; THEY CLOSED ON SATURDAY AT 2:00 P.M. THEY TOWED MY CAR IN ON TUESDAY MORNING. I TOLD THEM I SUSPECTED A THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BASED ON WHAT I SAW RE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. I REPORTED THIS TO THE NATIONAL FORD WEBSITE. THEY TOOK MY COMPLAINT. THE DEALER TOLD ME THE NEXT DAY THAT MY THROTTLE HAD FAILED, AND FORD WOULD NOT ASSIST IN ANY PAYMENT FOR REPLACEMENT. I ADVISED THEM I WAS A LAWYER, AND THEY ARE LOOKING AT A PRODUCTS LIABILITY DESIGN DEFECT OR TORT LAWSUIT (IF SOMEONE GETS KILLED WHEN THE CAR DIES ON THE HIGHWAY). FORD COULD CARE LESS. I HAD TO PAY $394 FOR THE LABOR AND PART. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER OF THEIR CARS. THIS WAS MY 3RD FORD. IT IS NOT NECESSARILY THE MONEY I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT; IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT THAT COULD CAUSE SERIOUS PERSONAL INJURY OR DEATH, BUT FORD IS ENGAGED IN A BEANCOUNTING EXERCISE AT THIS POINT. REMEMBER THE PINTO? *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY, AT APPROXIMATELY 55-60 MPH, WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR STALLED, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN, THE NEXT DAY. THE CAR ALSO BEGAN TO SHAKE PRIOR TO TURNING THE CAR OFF. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS, IF NOT MORE, COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS SAME ISSUE. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE I WAS ADVISED THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE "THROTTLE BODY". THE FORD DEALER COMMENTED THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT AMONG THE 2010 FUSIONS. AGAIN, SINCE DISCOVERING THIS PROBLEM, I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ONLINE IN REFERENCE TO THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH FORD, AS THIS PART/DEFECT IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH MY VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD, WITH 58,000 MILES. THIS IS A TREMENDOUS SAFETY CONCERN, WITH CAR LOSING ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. *TR

LOSS OF ACCELERATOR CONTROL. WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR ENTERED EMERGENCY MODE AND HAD TO BE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED. DIED 2 MORE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEED. CODES ON CAR FROM CHECK ENGINE LIGHT READ P2111 AND P2112. DEALER COMPLETED A THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2012. COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE PARTICULAR VEHICLES. DEALER WAS AWESOME WITH THE REPAIR AND HELP WITH SITUATION. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING IN GEAR, HESITATING DURING SHIFTS, OR COMING OUT OF GEAR COMPLETELY DURING ACCELERATION. ALSO THE TRANSMISSION IS SHIMMYING DOWN THE ROAD IN CERTAIN GEARS. THE CAR IS GETTING TO THE POINT WHERE IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AND THIS IS MY FAMILY CAR. *TR