2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THEN A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY CAR HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ITS A COMMON THONG WITH 2010 FORD FUSIONS, BUT FOR SOME REASON FORD WON'T EITHER FIND A WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY SEEM TO HAVE THROTTLE BODIES THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND PUTTING THEIR DRIVERS LIVES IN DANGER. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW IT COST ABOUT $500 TO GET IT FIXED IF YOUR VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION SLIPS AND RESULTED IN MY INABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE DEALER, VAN BORTEL IN ROCHESTER, NY, HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION RE-BUILD AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR A SEAL THAT LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS PURSUANT TO A PROGRAM FIX FROM FORD (THE VAN BORTEL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT). THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BRIDGE! *TR

WE WERE SITTING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A TRUCK STRUCK US FROM THE REAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE FRONT SEATS RECLINED TOWARD THE BACK SEATS. I NOTED THAT THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL POSTED ON YOUR SITE. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS FROM FORD. I RECEIVED THE CAR THE SAME MONTH THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I AM UPSET THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND ANOTHER RECALL BUT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT MY CAR NEEDED THIS REPAIR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT FORTUNATELY OUR INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES. *TR

WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVEN WITH HITTING THE GAS ALL I GOT WAS A JERK FORWARD. I MADE IT UP THE HILL LURCHING FORWARD ALL THE WAY AND GOT HOME (ONLY A BLOCK). RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT REALLY NEVER GETS FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO? HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO THE SEARCH SITES: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/FORD/FUSION/ HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM/70/7761889/FORD/2010-FORD-FUSION-TRANSMISSION/PAGE18.HTML#IXZZ1TLQ3UK95. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATING, WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE FINE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS RUNNING OK. THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY, BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER FUSIONS.

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT 3 WEEKS AGO AND NOTICED SHIFTING ISSUES 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK BLACK AND HAD A BURNT SMELL. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE (UPDATES) NEEDED FOR TRANSMISSION??? ALSO WAS TOLD THAT IS THE NORMAL COLOR OF THE TRANNY FLUID?? BURNT BLACK... *TR

CAR HAS 2.5 ENGINE AND 6F35 AUTO TRANSMISSION. CAR EXHIBITS "FLARE" WHEN SHIFTING. TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN COLD. PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AT AROUND 42,000 MILES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

DRIVING CHILD TO SCHOOL - CAR'S SPEED STARTS DECLINING EVEN THOUGH ACCELERATOR WAS BEEN PRESSED (CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING BETWEEN 50 -55 MILES). GOT CAR OFF ROAD. SWITCHED CAR OFF, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN. DROVE CHILD TO SCHOOL, CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND PLACED CAR IN REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY WENT OUT 4,000 MILES AGO AND PART AND LABOR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300.00 AND CAR SHOULD BE READY TO PICK UP BY 5 P.M. NEXT DAY. GOT RENTAL CAR FROM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD LATER SAME DAY CAR WENT TO SHOP THAT THROTTLE CONTROL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND HOPEFULLY WITH ME PAYING AN EXPEDITED DELIVERY CHARGE IT WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY IF NOT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT DAY DAY OR 2. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE DAYS. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION THROUGH RUSH HOUR ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHILE ON A BRIDGE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED OFF THE BRIDGE AND TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. I GOT BACK INTO ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY FUSION AGAIN BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. THE RPM JUMPED, MY CAR JERKED FORWARDED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP SINCE IT WAS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE BODY SHOP RAN TESTS AND SAID THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR THEM. SINCE PICKING MY CAR UP, IT HAS LOST POWER FOUR TIMES IN TWO DAYS. THREE OF THE TIMES HAPPENED WHILE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE! NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IS A DISTURBING FEELING. MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP SINCE IT IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE FUSION'S FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD I OWN AND CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE IT IN. *JS