2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TAKATA RECALL IT HAS OVER 24 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL CAME OUT AND YET I HAVE ONLY RECEIVED ONE NOTIFICATION BY MAIL AND THAT WAS TO TELL ME THAT I HAD A RECALL ON MY AIRBAG. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING MY VEHICLE AND THE LACK OF PARTS HAS MADE MY VEHICLE PRETTY USELESS IF I WAS TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE SOME ACCOUNTABILITY WITH FORD AND PUSHING THOSE PARTS DOWN TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP THAT WAY OTHER PEOPLE CARS CAN GET FIX.

ON A STREET ROAD WHILE DRIVING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. ERROR MESSAGE: STEERING ASSIST DEFAULT CAME ON. NO ACCIDENT BUT THE CAR HAS BEEN SOWN SINCE FRIDAY AS I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED. I WOULD LIKE A RESOLUTION. MAKING PAYMENTS ON THE CAR.

WHILE PARKED AND STARTING MY CAR, A MESSAGE THAT THERE IS A "POWER ASSIST STEERING FAULT" APPEARS. THIS APPEARS ON EVERY START AND DOES NOT GO AWAY. STEERING IS NOW FAR TO STIFF TO DRIVE SAFELY. IT HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS MOMENT, BUT RESEARCH INTO THE ISSUE APPEARS WIDESPREAD WITH FORD'S EPAS SYSTEM AND COME WITH PROHIBITIVE REPAIR COSTS VERSUS CARS WITH THE OLDER SYSTEM. THAT FORD ALREADY RECALLED SEVERAL MODEL YEARS PROVES THEY KNOW OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE YET TO INCLUDE 2010 MODELS.

ABOUT A WEEK AGO, I GOT THE STABILITY SYSTEM CODE A FEW TIMES WHEN I WOULD START THE CAR. I WOULD TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND IT WOULD RESET AND BE NORMALLY DRIVABLE. AFTER THE SECOND OR THIRD TIME, I NOTICED THAT THERE WASN'T POWER STEERING WHEN I FIRST TURNED ON THE CAR, AND IF I TRIED TO TURN THE WHEELS, THE STABILITY CONTROL LIGHT WOULD COME ON. THEN THE POWER STEERING ASSIST LIGHT STARTED COMING ON FIRST AND IF I DIDN'T DO ANYTHING EXCEPT TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR THE CODE WOULD CLEAR AND I COULD DRIVE. YESTERDAY (15 SEP 2018) THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILED AND WON'T COME BACK ON. WE DROVE IT, WITHOUT POWER STEERING, TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS NOT CURRENTLY COVERED BY THE RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V046000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. ECHELON FORD (4 S WHITE HORSE PIKE, STRATFORD, NJ 08084, (856) 627-8400) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED SEVERAL TIMES. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, AND EPS WARNING INDICATORS RANDOMLY FLASHED. THE CONTACT, A MECHANIC, CHECKED FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE, WHICH INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE WITH THE STEERING WHEEL ANGLE SENSOR EITHER OPENING OR SHORTING OUT. THE CODE ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE WAS A CONNECTION FAILURE AND THE ABS MODULE MAY BE FAULTY. HASSETT FORD-LINCOLN (3530 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, (516) 785-7800) AND FORD LINCOLN OF QUEENS BOULEVARD (139-48 QUEENS BLVD, JAMAICA, NY 11435, (718) 657-8888) INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS EXCLUDED FROM ANY EPS AND BRAKE RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN MANUFACTURER RECALL CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11S23; HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER INDICATED THAT THE STATUTE FOR THE RECALL CAMPAIGN HAD EXPIRED AND THE VEHICLE OWNER'S REQUEST EXCEEDED A REASONABLE TIMEFRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THREE STUDS FRACTURED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL AND ONE STUD FRACTURED ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. THE DEALER (DCH FORD OF THOUSAND OAKS, 3810 THOUSAND OAKS BLVD, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91362, 805-497-2711) STATED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON JANUARY 27, 2012; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT REPORTED THAT THE REMEDY FAILED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT MENTION IF THE RECALLED OEM STUDS WERE REPLACED WITH NEWLY DESIGNED OEM STUDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND REMAINED WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT FOUR STUDS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ON THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE WHEEL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,954. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

VEHICLE SHOWED INTERMITTENT "SERVICE ADVANCETRAK" LIGHT AND WOULD INTERMITTENTLY GO INTO FULL ABS MODE AT LOW SPEED ON SMOOTH, DRY PAVEMENT. THE ABS PART OF THE PROBLEM CAUSED US TO MISS SEVERAL TURNS FOR LACK OF EFFECTIVE BRAKING AND, AT LEAST ONCE, TO END UP FOUR FEET PAST A STOP SIGN AND INTO THE CROSSING LANE OF TRAFFIC. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED THE L/R ABS SENSOR TWICE BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED 9 MONTHS AND THEN 3 MONTHS LATER. THE THIRD TIME, WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PERSONALLY OBSERVE THE FINAL AND CORRECT DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR OF THE PROBLEM. THERE WAS A BUILDUP OF RUST AND SCALE ON THE SENSOR MOUNTING POINT WHICH HAD GRADUALLY FORCED THE PLASTIC SENSOR FURTHER AND FURTHER FROM NOTCHED SENDER WHEEL UNTIL, EVENTUALLY, THE SENSOR BECAME INTERMITTENT. THE COMPUTER APPARENTLY INTERPRETED THIS AS A LOCKED WHEEL AND THEN WENT INTO FULL ABS MODE. THAT'S WHAT THE REAL MECHANIC SAID, ANYWAY, AND HIS REPAIR HAS WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT FOUR MONTHS NOW (THE R/H SENSOR ALSO WENT INTERMITTENT FOR THE SAME REASON ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO AND WAS ALSO SUCCESSFULLY REPAIRED BY CLEANING UP THE MOUNT AND REINSTALLING THE ORIGINAL 2010 SENSOR). THE FORD DEALER'S MECHANIC APPARENTLY NEVER CLEANED UP THE SURFACE OF THE MOUNT ON EITHER OF HIS REPAIRS. JUST TORQUING DOWN THE NEW SENSOR WAS EVIDENTLY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT WORK FOR A WHILE. THIS WOULD NOT BE WORTH BOTHERING YOU OVER BUT FOR THE RANDOM ABS PART WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED US TO BE IN A PRETTY SERIOUS ACCIDENT ON AT LEAST ONE OCCASION (THE STOP SIGN!). I DID NOT OBSERVE ANY OBVIOUS PATTERN OR RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE LIGHT COMING ON AND/OR THE ABS MALFUNCTION. RUST IS A COMMON PROBLEM HERE IN THE NORTHEAST. THE MECHANIC WHO SOLVED THE PROBLEM SAID HE HAS RUN INTO SIMILAR ISSUES WITH OTHER CARS. IT MIGHT BE WORTH AT LEAST A SERVICE BULLETIN.

2010 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PARTS BEING UNAVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG SAFETY RECALL.*LD *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN IT WAS DEPRESSED, WHICH CAUSED DIFFICULTY STOPPING THE VEHICLE. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE WRENCH AND BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD TO BE DEPRESSED WITH FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LIBERTY FORD PARMA HEIGHTS (6600 PEARL RD, PARMA HEIGHTS, OH 44130, (440) 888-2600) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SENSOR FAILED AND THE BRAKE BOOSTER, BRAKES, AND PADS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 137,000.