2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

ON 5/12/12 COMING HOME FROM A SOFTBALL TOURNAMENT WITH THE CRUISE ON AT AROUND 65 MPH THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE. COASTED INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED. WHEN RESTARTING SEEMED HARD TO START...LIKE AN ALTERNATOR ISSUE. ARRIVED HOME SAFELY (WAS ABOUT 5 MILES FROM HOME WHEN INCIDENT HAPPENED). ON 5/13/12 (SUNDAY) SAME ISSUE EXCEPT IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES DURING A 30 MILE TRIP. THE LAST TIME I HAD PULLED OVER AND PUT IT INTO PARK I WAS WORRIED IT WOULDN'T START...TURNED AND TURNED BUT SLOWLY...AGAIN SOUNDED LIKE AN ALTERNATOR. I HAD ISSUES WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL A FEW MONTHS BACK AND OF COURSE NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. SHORT STORY IS WHEN I HIT "RESUME" TO GET IT BACK TO THE SPEED IT WAS WHILE ON CRUISE CONTROL THE RPM'S WILL RUN 5000-6000 FOR F A R LONGER THAN IT SHOULD. THE CAR WILL BE TO THE DESIRED SPEED AND IT WILL STAY AT THE HIGH RPM FOR 4-6 SECONDS INSTEAD OF KICKING INTO THE NEXT GEAR WHICH OBVIOUSLY IS HARD ON THE ENGINE AND GAS MILEAGE. NOT HAPPY WITH THE DEALERSHIP IN THEIR INVESTIGATION OF MATTERS AND NOT HAPPY WITH THE CAR ITSELF. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND GOING UP A HILL WHEN I FELT THE VEHICLE SLOW ACCELERATION AND THEN IT REVVED BACK UP. THE TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT LURCHED. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND SINCE IT WAS AFTER 9:00 P.M. WHEN I GOT HOME, I COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. ON MAY 11, 2012 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 5TH GEAR AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN SO THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 5-6 DAYS. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND WOULD BE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT ANY GIVEN DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2010 FORD FUSION: WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 1000 RPMS AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 - 1000 RPMS. WRENCH LIGHT (THROTTLE / TRANSMISSION) ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A CRAWL AT LESS THAN 5MPH. THE CAR'S THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I BECAME A SERIOUS REAR-END HAZARD IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I AM JUST BARELY UNDER WARRANTY (AND JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1 WEEK AGO) SO I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER - THEY "CHECKED" THE CAR AND FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THEIR COMPUTER SCAN AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE - SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, TWICE. THIS TIME IT DID IT AFTER A COLD START IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE AFTERNOON - AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT OFF ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR. BRINGING THE CAR IN TOMORROW AGAIN...WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT A SAFETY RISK - MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17, THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE EXAMINING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING DRY ROT AROUND THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIELAGES WERE 28,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD! TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN 10 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RESEARCHING OTHER FORD FUSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WE TESTED THE CHIP OF THE CAR AND GOT A CODE OF P2112, INDICATING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS COMES BEHIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM REQUIRING A NEW BATTERY AFTER 50,000 MILES, A PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING OFF THE SUNROOF AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND THE SUNGLASSES SPRING BREAKING AT 35,000 MILES! THIS IS THE SECOND FORD I HAVE OWNED AND WE WERE THRILLED WITH OUR FORD FIVE HUNDRED, BUT THE FUSION SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS GOOD QUALITIES! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THEIR THROTTLE PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF US IS INJURED OR KILLED WHILE WE COAST TO SAFETY ON THE INTERSTATE IN A MALFUNCTIONING CAR! *TR

EXTREME OVER HEATING OF LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) REAR BRAKES LEADING TO PREMATURE AND UNEVEN PAD FAILURE. PADS APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME SO HOT THAT THERE IS ASH PRESENT ON THEM. *TR

I AM GUESSING AT THE "COMPONENT SELECTION" ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD; CAR PITCHED OR LUNGED FORWARD; WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PANEL; RPM'S DROPPED; CAR SLOWED DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL DID NO GOOD; CAR WAS STILL RUNNING; CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WAITED FOR HELP TO COME. RESTARTED CAR, IT WENT ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND DID THE SAME THING; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED IT TO ME; WITHIN TEN MINUTES AND 5 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HILLY TWO LANE STATE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY OR THROTTLE RAIL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE, OR IF, IT IS REPAIRED; STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED CAR BACK AND PARTS ON BACK ORDER! INTERNET SEARCH LEAD ME TO NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND SOME WERE TEMPORARY FIX THAT LED TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION CAR STALLED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 2 MTHS AGO. HAD TO PULL OVER. CRANKED IT WAS FINE. DAYS LATER, ENGINE BEGINS TO CRANK EVERY FEW DAYS, SLOW AT FIRST BUT WILL START. BEEN GOING ON SINCE. 3 WKS TODAY, CAR POWERS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THIS MORNING ON MAIN INT. HWY.THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. HAD TO "COAST" TO ER LANE. CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED, TURNED CAR OFF. RECRANKED ENGINE. WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY. WHILE EXPLAINING THE ISSUE, AN EMPLOYEE OVERHEARD AND SAID "DO YOU DRIVE A FUSION?" I SAID YES, HE SAID ITS YOUR THROTTLE BODY. HE SAYS THIS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR! CONFIRMED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY PART AFTER INSPECTION. PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. TOLD I COULD DRIVE CAR HOME. THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART COMES IN. DEALER CALLED THIS EVENING AND SAID MY MANF. WARRANTY WAS PAST TIME, AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY TECH WOULD NOT COVER THROTTLE BODY PART. PART EXPENSE $261 PLUS TAXES AND 30 MINUTES LABOR TIME TO INSTALL. I'M DISTURBED TO KNOW FORD IS AWARE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT STALLED AT 65 MILES AN HOUR!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO PULL THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE. SOME FIRST IMPRESSION. I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD CLAIMING THE "BUILT FORD TOUGH" MOTTO. THIS ISN'T TOUGH, ITS DANGEROUS! I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE BEING LESS THAN 2YRS OLD, A PART ALREADY HAS TO BE REPLACED? SERIOUSLY?? FORD SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL??????????? MINE MAKES NUMBER 320........ A RECALL SHOULD BE AFTER 2 PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING THE SAME THING. *JS

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THEN LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE CAR STOP RUNNING THERE WAS NO BREAKDOWN LANE. TURNED ENGINE OFF WAITED A MINUTE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR IT WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALSO WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT CAR OFF WAITED A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES CAR STARTED AND ACCELERATED BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER BUT WHEN I CALL SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JS