2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

LOST OF POWER STEERING CONTROL WHILE DRIVING. MESSAGE CENTER SHOWS 'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT'. CHECKED THE INTERNET AND APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE, 2011 AND LATER WERE RECALLED, BUT NOT 2010? EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE REPAIR, ESPECIALLY AS IT RELATES TO OVERALL VALUE OF VEHICLE.

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY SPRINGS ON MY CAR AFTER IT IS ONLY 9 YEARS OLD. THS DOES NOT SEEM TO BE NORMAL.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND AS I WENT TO TURN I NOTICED IT WAS HARD TO TURN SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN TURNED IT BACK ON AND MY SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON.

2010 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THE AIRBAG RECALL COMPLETED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE REPAIR COULD NOT BE COMPLETED DUE TO BRACKET HOLDING THE AIRBAG BEING DAMAGED. THE CONSUMER WAS HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE BRACKET REPAIR, BUT COULD NOT AFFORD THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONSUMER'S RESIDENCE, BUT WAS RETURNED SEVERELY DAMAGED. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO OPEN THE SUN ROOF, IT MOVED A QUARTER OF AN INCH AND FAILED TO OPEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

SEVEN WHEEL STUDS HAVE BROKEN OFF ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE. SIX SINCE NOVEMBER, 2018. I DON'T KNOW WHEN THEY HAPPENED OR HOW, BUT NOTICED. ONE BROKE A LONG TIME AGO ON THE BACK LEFT WHEEL AND I DROVE ON IT FOR SEVERAL YEARS. I NOTICED AT THANKSGIVING TWO MORE ON THE FRONT LEFT WHEEL AND FIXED IT PROMPTLY, ONLY DRIVING TO PICK UP PARTS, REPLACING ALL FIVE ON THE FRONT TIRE AND THE BROKEN ONE OF THE BACK TIRE. IN JANUARY 2019, I NOTICED TWO MORE ON THE BACK WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND REPLACED ALL FIVE. IN APRIL 2019, I NOTICED TWO MORE ON THE BACK WHEEL SHEARED OFF AND REPLACED THOSE TWO. AT THIS POINT, I AM SHOPPING FOR A NEW CAR, BUT WANTED TO RAISE THE ALARM THAT THERE COULD BE SOMETHING GOING ON WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE 190,000 MILES ON IT AND THE HUBCAPS (WHICH ARE KNOWN TO FALL OFF ON THIS VEHICLE) HAVE FALLEN OFF ON THREE OF THE FOUR WHEELS, INCLUDING THE TWO THAT HAVE HAD PROBLEMS.

POWER STEERING FAILS WHILE OPERATING. INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS IT'S A VERY COMMON ISSUE.

AFTER STARTING THE CAR, I GET MESSAGE "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". AFTER MOVING JUST A FEW FEET, THE TRACTION LIGHT COMES ON AND I GET MESSAGE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THE DEALERSHIP TELLS ME THE ELECTRIC RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THE PART ALONE IS OVER $1600. FROM MY UNDERSTANDING, THE 2011 AND 2012 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED, AND THE 2010 MODELS HAVE THE SAME PART NUMBER FOR THE RECALLED RACK.

'TAKATA' I HAVE LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM WITH MY FORD FUSION 2010 WHICH IS THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING AND THERE IS NO RECALL ON THE VECHILE BUT SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE MODELS AFTER IT HAVE A RECALL BUT NONE FOR THE 2010 MAKE. I FEEL AS IF, THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ANY AND EVERY VECHILE FORD MAKES. NO MATTER THE YEAR OR MODEL. THE MANUFACTURER MADE THE VECHILE AND OF ITS A PROBLEM THAT WAS NOT CAUSED BY CUSTOMERS BUT BY THE MANUFACTURER THEN IT SHOULD BE FIXED. SOME PEOPLE CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX PROBLEMS THAT ARE SO EXPENSIVE AND THE CHARGE OF LABOR LIKE MYSELF! MY VECHILE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE POWER STEERING LIGHT HAD COME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. ALSO, THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND POWERED OFF THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DROVE HOME WITH NO POWER STEERING ABILITY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO A FEW INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING PUMP AND RACK FAILED AND MAY NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: CAS-17625481. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.