2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

ON SEPTEMBER 30TH I WAS DRIVING HOME AND I HAD ONLY DRIVEN LESS THAN A MILE AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH AND MY CAR QUICK MOVING. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MOVE ABOUT 1 MILE PER HOUR SO I GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT IT OFF. IT WAS DARK AND I WAS ALONE. I WAS GOING TO CALL AAA FOR A TOW AND I DECIDED I WOULD TRY TO START THE CAR AND SEE WHAT WOULD HAPPEN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS MOVING LIKE NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN ON OCT 5TH AND OCT 7TH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND BOTH TIMES I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC TO AVOID GETTING HIT BOTH TIMES MY SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO TWO CAR REPAIR SHOPS AND THEY CAN NOT FIND ANY THING WRONG WITH IT WHEN THEY CONNECT IT TO THEIR DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE. FROM SEPTEMBER TO CURRENT DATE THE CAR HAS DONE THIS AT LEAST ANOTHER 10 TIMES. SOMETIMES THE SPEED MAY BE AT 55 OR 60 MILES PER HOUR. I DID CONTACT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND I WROTE A LETTER TO THE FORD COMPANY NEITHER PARTY HAS DONE ANYTHING TO HELP ME. THERE IS A DEFECTIVE IN THEIR PRODUCT. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER SUGGESTED IT MAY BE VALUE BODY AND THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I CONTINUE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO WORK AND BACK WAITING FOR IT TO BREAK DOWN OR TO BE KILLED IN AN ACCIDENT WHEN IT QUITS IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY AND I AM UNABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC. SO MUCH FOR THE COMMERCIAL "NUMBER 1 MOST DEPENDABLE CAR IN AMERICA ". MY FORD FUSION SUCKS. *TR

"UNKNOWN OR OTHER" IN THIS CASE WOULD LIKELY RELATE TO "POWER TRAIN" AND/OR "ELECTRICAL," BUT DEFINITELY RELATES TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE IGNITION TUMBLER RELEASES THE KEY IN ANY POSITION--PARK, NEUTRAL, DRIVE, OR LOW--RATHER THAN IN ONLY PARK. DRIVERS OF CARS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS ARE ACCUSTOMED TO SETTING HAND BRAKES USING GEARS. PRIOR THE THE DATE OF INCIDENT ABOVE, I RECALL MOVING SLIGHTLY FORWARD ON A SLIGHT SLOPE, AND I SIMPLY APPLIED THE HAND BRAKE TO AVOID PUTTING MORE STRAIN ON DRIVE COMPONENTS. AFTER A DEAD BATTERY (DUE TO LIGHTED DASH GEAR POSITION INDICATOR) AND A JUMP START, IT WAS DAYS LATER THAT I REALIZED THAT THE KEY HAD BEEN REMOVED WITH THE CAR IN GEAR. THE FORD DEALER AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SAY REPAIR CONSISTS OF REPLACING THE SHIFT ASSEMBLY (INCLUDES SENDING UNIT WHICH HAS NO "OUTPUT") AT A COST TO ME OF $487.65 + TAX. THEY CLAIM THIS IS NOT A POWER TRAIN ISSUE AND THAT MY "CPO" EXPIRED LESS THAN A MONTH EARLIER, THIS ON A FORD "CERTIFIED" CAR. PUBLIC SAFETY IS INVOLVED BECAUSE A ROLLING CAR CAN CAUSE HAVOC. *TR

LOST PARKING FUNCTION ON THE TRANSMISSION. PARKING FUNCTION IS MISSING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO MOVE AFTER I PARK THE CAR. DIDN'T REALIZE UNTIL AFTER I PARKED MY CAR. WAS WALKING TOWARDS THE BUILDING THAT I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS ROLLING BACK AND HAD TO RUN BACK, UNLOCK THE CAR AND THEN PUSH THE BRAKE. AFTER INVESTIGATING REALIZED THAT THE "P" FUNCTION WAS MISSING. DID HEAR A HUGE CLUNKING NOISE WHEN I TRIED TO PARK IN THE FIRST PLACE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ACTION NEEDS TO BE TAKEN TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE AND MAKE FORD PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION FOR THE 2.5 L 6F35 TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A BAD TRANSMISSION AND THE PARKING PAWL BROKEN INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS NECESSARY TO USE PARKING BRAKE TO KEEP THE CAR STEADY DURING PARKING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, SHAKE AND DECELERATE ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND AFTER RESTARTING, WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT A FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000. UPDATED 02/15/12*LJ THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON DEC 28TH AND WAS RETURNED TO THE CONSUMER THE NEXT DAY. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THE SECOND TIME THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO PULL UP CODE FROM THE VEHICLE'S COMPUTER, WHICH STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, ALONG WITH A NEW BATTERY. UPDATED 02/29/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE FOLLOWING MORNING WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE REAR BRAKE PADS WERE SEVERELY RUSTED AND HAD DAMAGED THE ROTORS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,900. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT SOON AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE FUSION SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH, AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE PROBLEM AND THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. WE'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT TWICE NOW. THEY SUSPECT A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND A BIT DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND IT HAPPENED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE MULTIPLE CARS PASSED ME AND SWERVED AROUND ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED YESTERDAY THREE TIMES IN ONE 30 MINUTE PERIOD. THE DEALER SAID THAT FORD HAS GIVEN THEM NO HELP IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY INSTEAD OF THE FUSION. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. *TR

I OWN A 2010 FORD FUSION WHICH WE PURCHASED OCTOBER 2010. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO MY LOCAL REPAIR/INSPECTION PROVIDER (NOT THE FORD DEALER) TO HAVE OIL CHANGE, TIRE ROTATION AND INSPECTION STICKER. WHILE MY CAR WAS THERE IT WAS NOTED THAT ONE OF THE WHEEL STUDS (FRONT PASSENGER) WAS SNAPPED OFF AND APPEARED TO HAVE HAPPENED AWHILE AGO BECAUSE THE EXPOSED COMPONENT WAS RUSTED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT I CONTACT FORD DEALER TO SEE IF COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND INSPECTION COULD NOT PROCEED UNTIL REPAIRED. I BROUGHT IT TO FORD DEALER WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED THE NEXT DAY. THEY STATED IT WAS NOT COVERED AND WOULD NOT EVEN INSPECT IT FOR DEFECTS. STATED THERE WAS NO POSSIBLE WAY IT COULD FRACTURE ON ITS OWN AND MUST HAVE HAPPENED AT PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOP WHEN THEY WERE TAKING THE WHEELS OFF FOR ROTATION. THEY STATED IT WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $125 TO REPAIR ONE STUD. I DECLINED AND RETURNED TO THE PREVIOUS REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS REPAIRED FOR HALF THE COST. IT SHOULD ALSO BE NOTED THAT MY TIRES HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED BEFORE AND THIS DEFECT WAS NOTED PRIOR TO THE ROTATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STARTED THE IGNITION AND PRESSURE APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO UNEXPECTEDLY SURGE FORWARD. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKE PEDAL REPEATEDLY BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. THE SIMILAR FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE DIFFERENT TIMES WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 02/03/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED AGAIN. UPDATED 02/10/12

MY CAR IS EQUIPPED WITH THE 6F35 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING LINGERING DEFECTS. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN LATE NOVEMBER 2011 AND NOTIFIED THEM OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY INVOICE READS, REPROGRAM PCM TO LATEST LEVEL AND RESET FLUID LEVEL PER TSB 11-11-23. THE PROBLEMS CONTINUE. I WILL ADMIT THAT THE FLARING PROBLEM HAS IMPROVED, ALTHOUGH THE REMAINING PROBLEMS PERSIST WHILE THE OVERALL FEELING OF TRANSMISSION DEGRADATION SEEMS TO BE ACCELERATED. MY TRANS. CONTINUES TO STRUGGLE AND FEEL WORN OUT DURING LOW END ACCELERATION. AN INSPECTION OF MY VEHICLE FROM A PROFESSIONAL MECHANIC DISCOVERED BURNED UP CLUTCH MATERIAL WITHIN THE CONTAMINATED TRANSMISSION FLUID. HE SHOWED IT TO ME, AND I SAW IT WITH MY OWN EYES. THE DEALERSHIP I WAS JUST AT WASN'T ABLE TO FIND ANY BURNED UP CLUTCH MATERIAL IN MY FLUID OR THE LEFT FRONT AXLE HALF SHAFT SEAL LEAK WHICH MY MECHANIC ALSO DISCOVERED UPON HIS INSPECTION. I FIND IT VERY FISHY THAT THESE 2 PROBLEMS AUTOMATICALLY DISAPPEARED BY THEMSELVES, IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER FROM FORD MADE REPAIRS TO MY VEHICLE WHILE IT WAS IN HIS OR HER POSSESSION DURING THE DEFENDANTS LEGAL INSPECTION FOR MY LEMON LAW SUIT AT ELDER FORD IN TROY, MICHIGAN. WHAT FORD DID TO MY CAR WAS ILLEGAL, A DEFENDANTS INSPECTION ALLOWS FOR OBSERVATION ONLY, NOT REPAIRS. I CONTINUE TO EXPERIENCE VERY HARD ABNORMAL SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS AND AN UNCONTROLLABLE FORWARD LURCH/JOLT WHILE DRIVING IN CITY CONDITIONS WHICH IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. SOMETIMES I WILL HAVE A DELAYED ENGAGEMENT INTO DRIVE. THE SHUDDERING VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE AFTER DRIVING THE CAR FOR A SHORT WHILE CONTINUES. I CONTINUE TO HAVE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM DEALING WITH A BURNING OIL OR GREASY SMELL COMING THROUGH THE AIR VENTS. THE ABNORMAL HIGH PITCHED HUMMING DRONE SOUND CONTINUES. *TR

MY TRIP ODOMETER CONTINUES TO MALFUNCTION DESPITE BEING REPLACED WITH A BRAND NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I WILL PARK THE VEHICLE, RESET THE TRIP ODOMETER TO 0.0, AND WHEN I RETURN THE NEXT DAY OR SEVERAL HOURS LATER THE TRIP ODOMETER WILL INCREASE IN MILEAGE BY ITSELF! FOR EXAMPLE, THE TRIP ODOMETER WILL NOW READ 0.1, 0.4, 0.6, 0.7, OR 0.9. APPARENTLY THIS IS A DESIGN FLAW WITHIN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER FOR THIS VEHICLE THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR DISCOVERING, WHICH EXPLAINS THE WARRANTY PROVIDING ME WITH A BRAND NEW INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. THE FORD DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THAT THE TRIP ODOMETER IS ROUNDING OFF TO THE TENTH BASED UPON THE CURRENT TENTH THAT THE MAIN ODOMETER IS ON. I QUESTIONED THE DEALERSHIP ON THE FACT OF WHETHER OR NOT MY MAIN ODOMETER WAS BEING COMPROMISED? WHILE THE MAIN ODOMETER IS CAUSING THE TRIP ODOMETER TO MOVE WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN, CAN THE TRIP ODOMETER CAUSE THE MAIN ODOMETER TO MOVE WITHOUT BEING DRIVEN AS WELL? THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME NO, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS SITUATION COULD BE A TWO WAY STREET, AND IF IT IS THEN FORD IS GUILTY OF ODOMETER FRAUD!!!!! *TR