2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

2010 FORD FUSION. 19,000 MILES. NOTICED A MISSING LUGNUT ON 4/11/11. ONE WHEEL STUD ON FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL HAS SNAPPED OFF. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS BRAKING FROM APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE EXHIBITED AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESUME DRIVING YET THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 19,500.

2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID FRONT SEAT HEADREST/RESTRAINT. THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS PROTRUDE FORWARD WELL PAST THE PREFERRED ALIGNMENT OF THE SPINE. THE DRIVER IS COMPELLED TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE WITH HEAD PUSHED FORWARD. THIS POOR ERGONOMICS HAS RESULTED IN NECK AND BACK PAIN, HEADACHES, AND GENERAL DISCOMFORT. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD CONSIDER A REDESIGN AND MAKE SUCH REDESIGN AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS. *TR

LEASED A NEW 2010 FORD FUSION ON 1/30/10. I HAD 2 TIRE ISSUED WITH THIS VEHICLE. FLAT LEFT REAR ON ABOUT 5/17/11 WITH 5349 MILES WHICH WAS PLUGGED AND A BLOW OUT ON A HIGHWAY ON ABOUT 11/17/2010 WHICH WAS SO BAD I HAD TO REPLACE THE TIRE (NOT OVER 10,000 MILES) I BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS GROUP OF TIRES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR PASSENGER SIDE WHEELS WERE BENT AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WAS REPLACED AND THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE TO DRIVE WITH THE OTHER DEFECTIVE WHEEL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 17,229. UPDATED 05/04/11 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE PULLED TO THE LEFT AND THERE WAS A VIBRATION COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. ALSO, THE WHEELS WERE BENT. UPDATED 07/08/11

FOUND TWO MISSING LUG NUTS/STUDS FROM THE LEFT REAR TIRE OF A 2010 FORD FUSION. CAR HAD ONLY 10,000 MILES AND THE TIRES/WHEELS HAD NEVER BEEN SERVICED. I FOUND 1 LUG NUT WITH THE STUUD IN IT LAYING IN MY STREET. STUD LOOKS LIKE A CLEAN BREAK NOT TYPICALLY ASSOCIATED WITH OVERTIGHTENING. AFTER INSISTING, THE DEALER REPLACED BOTH. WILL KEEP AN EYE ON THE REST BASED ON NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS FOUND ONLINE. *TR

THIS VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR A KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE IN JUNE 2010. FORD APPEARS TO HAVE REPROGRAMMED THE COMPUTER TO CHANGE SHIFT POINTS. SHIFTING IS SMOOTHER BUT STILL IT DOES NOT PERFORM LIKE A NORMAL FORD TRANSMISSION (I HAVE DRIVEN FORDS SINCE 1964). TIME OUT OF SERVICE WAS ONE DAY. JAN 20, 2011 WHILE MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED. THERE WAS NO POWER AND CAR HAD TO COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SITTING FOR THE AMOUNT OF TIME THAT WAS REQUIRED FOR ME TO REACH HER I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT FOUR MILES AWAY. THE TRANSAXLE SEAL WAS LEAKING AND FLUID WAS LOW. THE REQUIRED PARTS WERE ON BACKORDER AT FORD AND WE HAD TO WAIT FOR PARTS. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED ON JAN. 31, 2011 (11 DAYS OUT OF SERVICE). ON FEB.12, 2011, THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN BY ME AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN DISENGAGED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CALL FORD ROAD SERVICE FOR A TOW. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I TRIED TO START THE ENGINE TO RECORD THE MILEAGE AND THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RUN, ACTING AS IF THE TIMING WAS COMPLETELY OUT OF SYNC. IT BUCKED AND MISSED FIRED AS IF THE TIMING WAS NOT CORRECT (I HAD EXPERIENCED THIS ONCE BEFORE WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE ONE MORNING IN LATE SEPT. 2010 BUT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED IT SINCE THAT TIME THOUGHT WE HAD GOTTEN SOME BAS GASOLINE). ON BOTH OCCASIONS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION HAS DISENGAGED, THE CHECK ENGINE, MAINTENANCE REQUIRED AND TRANSMISSION SERVICE REQUIRED WAS DISPLAYED ON THE DASH BY THE COMPUTER BUT THE DEALER CLAIMS THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE RECORDED BY THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. THE TRANSMISSION DISENGAGED AGAIN ANT HIGHWAY ON MARCH 11, 2011. THIS IS WELL DOCUMENTED ON THE WEB AND WILL CAUSE A DEATH IF FORD DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM.

2010 FORD FUSION TRANSMISSION FLARES AND HARD SHIFTS. HAVE HAD THE CAR IN TWICE FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS INCLUDING LEAKING TRANS FLUID FROM THE LEFT FRONT HALF-SHAFT. RECENTLY THE WRENCH LIGHT CAM ON AT THE END OF A 900 MILE TRIP BUT WENT OFF A DAY LATER. I HAVE HAD A HALF SHAFT, CLUTCH, RELATED SEALS AND BUSHINGS (TOOK 10 DAYS TO REPAIR) REPLACED BEFORE THE CAR REACHED 21,000 MILES. THERE IS A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM WITH EH 6F35 TRANSMISSION USED IN MULTIPLE FORD CARS AND TRUCKS. FORD COVERED THE COST OF REPAIRS UNDER WARRANTY AND ONLY PAID FOR A RENTAL BECAUSE I BOUGHT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AT PURCHASE. FORD IS AT A LOSS HOW TO FIX THESE 6F35 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND IS DELIBERATELY VAGUE WHEN QUESTIONED. I SPENT $25,000 ON THIS CAR AND AM WORRIED ABOUT IT'S SAFETY AND DURABILITY. I THINK FORD IS HOPING THE WARRANTY RUNS OUT BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS. THE 6F35 TRANSMISSIONS NEED REPLACED. NOT MORE COMPUTER PCM FLASHES. I READ THAT ON SOME OF THE 6F35 TRANSMISSIONS HAD BORE HOLES MANUFACTURED INCORRECTLY. I THINK FORD IS TRYING TO COVER UP THIS PROBLEMS AND TRYING CHEAP FIXES THAT DON'T RESOLVE THE ISSUE. OWNERS ALL OVER THE INTERNET ARE HAVING SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

I DISCOVERED MISSING LUG NUTS ON TWO SEPARATE WHEELS ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION SE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL AND THE REAR DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL. AS I LOOKED CLOSER, I NOTICED THAT THE WHEEL STUD BOLT HAD BROKEN OFF. I DO NOT KNOW WHEN THE WHEEL STUDS BROKE ALTHOUGH THE ONE ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED SOME TIME AGO AS THE SURFACE OF THE BREAK HAS ALREADY CORRODED. THE SURFACE OF THE BREAK ON THE FRONT PASSENGER WHEEL APPEARS TO BE MORE RECENT AS THERE IS LITTLE TO NO CORROSION. THIS ISSUE DID NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR ANY VEHICLE DAMAGE THAT I AM AWARE OF AT THIS TIME. THE VEHICLE HAS 17,460 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED AT THE END OF MAY 2010. THIS VEHICLE IS USED FOR PERSONAL USE - I DRIVE IT TO AND FROM WORK WHICH IS A 65 MILE ROUND TRIP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TIRE STUDS FRACTURED SEVERAL TIMES AND WERE REPLACED YET THE FAILURE CONSISTENTLY RECURRED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT COMMON FOR A VEHICLE WITH SUCH LOW MILEAGE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,500.