2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

ERRATIC SHIFTING. SLIPPING CLUTCHES. HOLDS ONTO GEARS WITH NO SHIFT. ACCELERATION HESITATION. EXTREME AT TIMES. TWICE, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AND MERGE ONTO EXPRESSWAY, THE ENGINE DROPPED TO ALMOST IDLE FOR OVER A SECOND. WHEN THE ENGINE DID CATCH IT WENT TO RED LINE SO QUICKLY HAD TO LET UP ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS FURTHER CONFUSED THE TRANS. NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED BUT WAS NOT ONLY BECAUSE OF THE QUICK REACTION OF THE OTHER DRIVERS. SOFTWARE HAS BEEN RELOADED TWICE. NOT ANY BETTER. FORD KEEPS PROMISING A FIX IS COMING. BEEN WAITING OVER A YEAR. *TR

1. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT AND TELLTALE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATE. WHILE DRIVING IN HOT WHETHER THE ABOVE OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN A 54 MILE TRIP. ONCE ILLUMINATED, THE CAR HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND IDLES AT 1000 RPM (LIMP MODE AS DESCRIBED BY FORD). THE 'LIMP MODE' DOES NOT PROVIDE ENOUGH POWER TO PULL OVER AND STOP SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. IN ODOR TO HAVE THE EPROM RESET, THE OPERATOR MUST PLACE THE CAR IN PARK; TURN OFF THE ENGINE FOR APPROX. 2 MINUTES. I FOUND THAT TURNING OFF THE AC, THEREBY REDUCING THE AMBIENT TEMPERATURE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, THAT THE CONDITION RESOLVED ITSELF LONG ENOUGH TO DELIVER THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSTICS. DEALERSHIP FOUND THAT THE 'THROTTLE BODY" UNIT WAS FAULTY. INITIALLY, I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS WOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY. NOW FORD HAS CHANGED THE STATED 'COVERED UNDER WARRANTY" STATEMENT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE 'THROTTLE BODY' UNITS ARE ON BACK ORDER FOR 10-12 DAYS. SOUNDS LIKE THIS OCCURRING FREQUENTLY TO "THROTTLE BODIES" WITH NO STOCK AND BACK ORDERED. BOTTOM LINE FORD MAY NEED TO INVESTIGATE AND PREPARE FOR A RECALL. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL ISSUES WITH MY 2010 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SEL V6. I'VE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL TIMES. THEY FINALLY DID A REPROGRAM DEC 09, 2010 WITH 8K MILES. THEN COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REBUILD 2/15/11 WITH 11K MILES ON IT. NOW I'M EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS YET AGAIN AT 16K. I HAVE TO TAKE IT RIGHT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ALWAYS TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG. THE TRANS HAS TO ADAPT TO MY DRIVING AGAIN. WHY IS THE CAR SHUTTING OFF? TRANSMISSION SURGING GEARS, NOT PICKING UP, CAR BUCKING IN THE MORNING WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. IT'S BEEN TERRIBLE. I HATE DRIVING IN RUSH HOUR BECAUSE I NEVER KNOW WHAT MY CAR IS GOING TO DO. EVERY TIME I TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. I'M SICK OF PAYING $30 A DAY FOR REPEATED TRANSMISSION ISSUES. IT'S OUT OF HAND AND UNSAFE. I HAVE A TODDLER IN MY CAR. THIS IS THE WHOLE REASON I BUY NEW CARS...SO THAT I NEVER WORRY ABOUT BEING STRANDED AND I FEEL SAFE WITH MY BABY IN THE CAR. THIS IS THE WORST CAR I'VE EVER OWNED. *TR

TRANSMISSION IS ACTING VERY ERRATIC. THE TRANSMISSION "FLARES" CAUSING RPMS TO GO UP QUICKLY REGARDLESS OF THROTTLE POSITION. IT ALSO SHUDDERS WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ALMOST AS IF SEARCHING BETWEEN GEARS WHILE MAINTAINING A STEADY SPEED. ALSO, IT SHIFTS VERY ROUGHLY, COMPARABLE TO AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER OPERATING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, AND THESE ABRUPT SHIFTS CAUSE THE CAR TO WANT TO ACCELERATE. I HAVE HEARD REPORTS OF PEOPLE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAIL WHILE CRUISING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND BEING A FATHER OF TWO LITTLE ONES, WANT TO SEE TO IT THIS PROBLEM GETS FIXED. FORD DENIES THERE ARE ANY PROBLEMS, YET A BIT OF RESEARCH SHOWS THERE ARE MULTIPLE LEMON LAW SUITS AGAINST THE 2010 FORD FUSION. I HAVE NOT YET TAKEN IT TO A DEALERSHIP AS I HAVE HEARD THERE REALLY IS NO SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEMS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE HAVE NOT SEEN ANY IMPROVEMENT. IN FACT, MANY HAVE REPORTED COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE FROM THE SO-CALLED "FIXES". *TT

2010 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION SLIP. HAD SOFTWARE UP DATE DONE DIDEN'T FIX IT. HAD VALVABODY REPLACED DIDEN'T FIX IT AFTER THE THIRD ATTEMPT AT A REPAIR I WANTED FORD TO REPLACE THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION THEY WOULD NOT. THEY REBUILT IT, IT WAS BETTER BUT NOT LIKE I THOUGHT IT SHOULD BE. NOW IT IS MAKING A NOISE AGAIN AND THE FORD TECH CAN'T HEAR IT. FORD NEEDS TO MAKE GOOD ON THEIR PRODUCT MY FUSION IS ABOUT TO BE OUT OF WARRANTEE THEN WHAT WILL I DO I DON'T HAVE MONEY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION EVERY 6MO. *TT

ENGINE HESITATES FROM A STOP AND BUCKS AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. HARD PICK-UP. RPM'S UP TO MAX WITHOUT VEHICLE ACCELERATION. FEELS LIKE TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. FIRST VISIT, 5/18/2010 (8767 MILES-BOUGHT NEW AT 15 MILES-10/10)/ PRESENTLY, JULY, 2011, CAR WITH 22,000 IS IN FOR 4TH RETURN TO DEALER: 10/2010 CAR 1 YEAR OLD, 14,000 MILES, LOCAL OIL REPAIR SHOP NOTICES BOTH LOWER BALL JOINTS BOOTS SPLIT, RETURNED TO DEALER TO RESOLVE. STILL HESITATING AND JERKING AND BUCKING, PARTICULARLY DURING GEAR SHIFTS. SECOND VISIT, 11/2010 RETURNED FOR SAME DRIVING PROBLEMS. THIRD VISIT 6/30/11 SERVICE SHOP NOTICES LEAK UNDER CARRIAGE, RETURNED TO DEALER. SERVICE MANAGER AND I CHECK UNDER CARRIAGE, STILL OBVIOUS LEAK, HE TOLD ME IT WASN'T A LEAK, WE BOTH HAD GREASE/OIL/SOMETHING ON OUR HANDS. REFUSED TO EXTEND RENTAL CAR COVERAGE AS CAR IS "COMPLETELY FIXED", LEFT WITH CAR, WROTE ON TICKET, "LEAK STILL UNRESOLVED". RETURNED FOR FORTH VISIT 7/8/2011 ADMITS LEAK "SOMEWHERE". ALSO, SEALANT AROUND WINDSHIELD MELTS AND BECOMES TACKY IN HOT WEATHER (TEXAS). HAD DEALER RESEAL LAST SUMMER. NOW, AREA IS GETTING TACKY AGAIN. WILL THIS OCCUR EACH SUMMER AND WILL SEAL HOLD DURING HARD RAIN?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED FOURTEEN INCHES FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE WINDSHIELD WAS INSTALLED AND REPAIRED BY A GLASS COMPANY. THE CONTACT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING $800 TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. A YEAR LATER, THE WINDSHIELD CRACKED AGAIN IN THE SAME PLACE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

MULTIPLE FRACTURES OF WHEEL STUDS ON 2010 FORD FUSION, CREATING VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONE FAILURE WAS FOUR STUDS AT ONCE, LEAVING ONLY ONE STUD AVAILABLE TO PREVENT COMPLETE FAILURE AND LOSS OF CONTROL. *TR

I PURCHASED A NEW 2010 FORD FUSION AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH ONE TIRE LOSING AIR FOR SEVERAL MONTHS NOW BUT THEY HAD BEEN UNABLE TO FIND THE LEAK UNTIL RECENTLY. FINALLY AFTER GOING TO TWO TIRE CENTERS ON FRIDAY THEY WERE ABLE TO FIND THAT, AS I UNDERSTAND IT, THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE TIRE/RIM THAT CAUSED AN INDENT IN THE TIRE AT THE INNER BEAD THAT CAUSED A SLOW SEEPING LEAK. I HAVE A STATEMENT FROM THE OWNER OF THAT TIRE CENTER THAT IN NO WAY WOULD A SEAL BE A PERMANENT FIX. I THEN HAD TO TAKE IT INTO THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BEADS WERE NOT SEALING TO THE ACTUAL RIM. A BEAD SEAL WAS DONE ON ALL FOUR TIRES BUT NEITHER THE TIRE OR THE RIM WAS REPLACED. I REQUESTED A NEW TIRE BUT WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS WHAT WAS BEING DONE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND TO COME BACK IF THE PROBLEM CONTINUES. I HAVE READ OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STATEMENTS THAT OTHERS HAVE EVEN EXPERIENCED BLOW-OUTS AT VERY LOW MILEAGE. I HAVE A 16 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WITH A LEARNER'S PERMIT AND AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE. SHE NEEDS DRIVING HOURS ON THE HIGHWAY BUT THIS IS GOING TO BE VERY DIFFICULT TO DO SINCE I AM WORRIED ABOUT THERE BEING A PROBLEM WITH MY TIRES. THIS IS A VEHICLE THAT WE HAD PLANNED ON POSSIBLY PASSING DOWN TO HER, BUT IF THERE IS NOT A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE THEN, WE MAY HAVE TO PURCHASE NEW TIRES AND RIMS JUST TO FEEL COMFORTABLE DOING SO. I DON'T THINK THAT WE SHOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE FOUR TIRES AND RIMS AFTER PURCHASING A BRAND NEW VEHICLE, AT JUST APPROXIMATELY 12,000 MILES. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION WITH MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER TIRES P225/ 50 R17. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE TIRE WITH SPARE TIRE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO HOME. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED, SINCE THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT TIRE MILEAGE WAS 15,500.