2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

FORD KNOWS OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK IN THE CARS BUT FORD AND NHTSA WONT DO A RECALL ON THEM AND IT IS COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX. FORD RAN A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM ON IT BUT THE OF COURSE STOPPED IT. I CAN NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE GOVERNMENT WOULD ALLOW FORD TO SCREW THE PUBLIC ON A MAJOR REPAIR.

DRIVING...SPEED ALL OF A SUDDEN DROPPED TO AROUND 2 MPH...WOULD GO NO FASTER....YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON INSTRUMENT PANEL ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE SOON LIGHT, IF I HAD BEEN IN TRAFFIC THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT...BY ALL INDICATIONS ...THE THROTTLE BODY IS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM..READ VARIOUS REPORTS OF OTHER 2010 FORD FUSION OWNERS WITH THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM...THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED WITHOUT DELAY...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT FREEWAY SPEEDS WARNING LIGHT STARTED FLASHING STATING, "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" I THEN IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER STEERING AND LUCKILY WAS GOING STRAIGHT SO MUSCLING THE STEERING WASN'T OVERLY DIFFICULT. GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING RETURNED. 5 DAYS LATER WHILE DRIVING SLOWLY THE SAME THING HAPPENED BUT NOW RESTARTING THE CAR DOESN'T GET THE PROBLEM TO GO AWAY. POWER STEERING ISN'T WORKING ON THE CAR AT ALL. WHEN I START THE CAR THE INFO SCREEN READS: POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTS APPEARS. IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL, THEN AN ALARM SOUNDS AND THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR SERVICE ADVANCETRAC APPEARS AND STEERING GETS SLIGHTLY EASIER BUT POWER STEERING IS STILL NOT FUNCTIONING. VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW BUT I HAVE TO GET TO WORK AND DON'T HAVE THE MONEY TO GET IT FIXED.

THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE, CAUSING FOR UNEXPECTED LUNGING AND STALLING OUT DURING ACCELERATION. HAPPENS AT VERY UNPREDICTABLE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN REPLACED 2 TIMES AT A COST OF APROX. $180

THE POWER STEERING IN MY CAR WILL TURN OFF FOR NO REASON AT ALL. IT IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE. I CAN RE-START THE CAR AND THEN IT'LL BE FINE FOR AWHILE, AND THEN GO OUT AGAIN FOR NO REASON. IT CAN HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING VERY FAST.

MY STEERING WHEEL IS "LOCKED". IT HAS BEEN DOING THIS FOR A WHILE NOW, BUT I WOULD JUST TURN THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON AND IT WOULD WORK. WELL ON THURSDAY MORNING 9/14/2017 THIS DIDN'T WORK ANYMORE. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM AND LEARNED THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS VERY SAME ISSUE ON THE 2011 FORD FUSION, BY THE WAY MY CAR IS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THESE CARS HAVE THE SAME ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND WHAT MAKES IT SO BAD THEY ARE BEING REPLACED WITH THE EXACT SAME PART THAT IS POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE. MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP SAYS SINCE IT WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR BECAUSE MY CAR IS A 2010 MODEL BUT THE RECALL IS FOR THE PART, NOT THE CAR. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD BE HELD FINANCIALLY RESPONSIBLE FOR A DEFECTIVE PART JUST BECAUSE IT WAS INSTALLED IN A VEHICLE NOT ON THE RECALL LIST.

EVERY TIME THIS VEHICLE HAS THE TIRES ROTATED THERE IS A BROKEN FRONT RIGHT SIDE WHEEL LUG. TWICE IT HAS HAPPENED AT THE LOCAL FORD DEALER,WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED IN 2012 AND 2 WHEEL LUGS ON THE REAR WERE REPLACED. THE TIRE SHOP REFUSES TO ROTATE THE TIRES UNLESS I REPLACE ALL THE ORIGINAL FORD CAPPED WHEEL NUTS. THIS IS A FORD PROBLEM AND HAS BEEN FOR SOME TIME IT IS TIME THAT SOME TYPE OF ACTION IS TAKEN'

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE HAD A FLAT TIRE AND WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE LUG NUT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (BERGSTROM FORD OF FOX VALLEY IN NEENAH, WI, 920-727-9000) FOR TIRE ROTATION, BUT THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO ROTATE THE TIRES WITHOUT CHANGING ALL THE LUG NUTS AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT UNLESS THERE WAS A RECALL, THE CONTACT WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED BY THE CONTACT'S FRIEND. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.

WENT TO THE STORE AS I TURNING TO PARK A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT THE POWER STEERING AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING, ONCE I CAME OUT OF THE STORE AND STARTED THE CAR, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS STILL ON POWER STEERING FAULT. I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE STATED THEY COULD RESET THE COMPUTER TO CLEAR THE WARNING LIGHT, SO I TOOK IT TO A DEALERSHIP, PAID $105.00 TO CLEAR THE ERROR. THE ISSUE WAS GONE AND I HAD POWER STEERING THAT WAS ON A WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, WELL FRIDAY MORNING WHEN I ON MY WAY TO WORK THE SAME WARNING MESSAGE CAME ON AGAIN AND I HAD NO POWER STEERING AGAIN. I WENT ON THE INTERNET AND RESEARCHED ON HOW TO RESET BY DISCONNECTING THE BATTERY WOULD RESET IT. NO LUCK ON THAT. WHY HAVEN'T FORD DONE A RECALL ON THE 2010 FORD FUSION WHEN THEY KNOW IT HAS A POWER STEERING PROBLEM. THIS IS NOT SAFE AT ALL, IT CAN CAUSE A WRECK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER WHEEL STUDS FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE WHEEL STUDS NEEDED TO BE TO REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.