2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID Complaints

POWER STEERING FAILURE. LOST POWER STEERING DURING LEFT TURN ONTO STREET. HAD TO RESTART CAR IN INTERSECTION TO REGAIN POWER STEERING. CALLED FORD DEALER WHO SAID I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR EVALUATION AND NECESSARY REPAIR. *TR

PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, THE DASH ON THE VEHICLE REPORTED POWER STEERING AND ACTIVETRAC ISSUES. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO MY DESTINATION SAFELY, ALBEIT, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE VEHICLE DASH REMAINED IN REGARDS TO POWER STEERING AND ACTIVETRAC. THIS MORNING HOWEVER, THE CAR HAS MALFUNCTIONED AND THE POWER STEERING IS NO LONGER ACTIVE. DOING RESEARCH, I NOTICED THAT NHTSA AND A LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA IS ATTEMPTING TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE WITH FORD MOTOR COMPANY. WHAT ARE MY OPTIONS? *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHTS CAME ON DASH, FOLLOWED BY RED SERVICE POWER STEERING LIGHT ON DASH, THEN SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW LIGHT AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING. EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER INTO PARKING SPACE. NOT DRIVABLE. TOWED TO DEALER. SUPPOSEDLY REPAIRED AFTER 3 DAYS AT DEALER. SIX DAYS LATER SAME THING HAPPENED, STILL IN MY DRIVEWAY, NOT YET TOWED BACK TO DEALER. *TR

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT ON THE CAR TWICE. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AFTER THE 2ND EVENT AND THEY RESET THE SERVICE CODE TO CLEAR THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT FIND A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH THE CAR. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL AUTO REPAIR FACILITY AND THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE CAR BATTERY. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN IT RECURRED. A GOOGLE SEARCH FOUND THIS PROBLEM OCCURS FREQUENTLY ON THE FORD FUSION AND MOST PEOPLE HAVE EXPRESSED CONCERN ABOUT HOW DANGEROUS THIS IS AS THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING. IN MY VIEW THIS IS A CRITICAL DESIGN FLAW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE BRAKES FAILED AND FORCED THE CONTACT TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE BRAKE PEDAL TO SUCCESSFULLY STOP THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND REPLENISHED THE BRAKE FLUID. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BRAKE SIMULATOR SENOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES OVER THE PAST 3 MONTHS. WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STEERING WOULD QUIT WORKING, MAKING DIFFICULT TO STEER. WARNING ON DASH "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". WENT TO ROADSIDE AND TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE/RESTART AND THE PROBLEM WOULD GO AWAY. I AM A RATHER STRONG MAN, IF A PERSON OF SMALL STATURE WERE DRIVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. ON 11/1/2014 THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITH THE SAME WARNING. ATTEMPTS TO TURN OF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. THE FORD DEALERSHIP STATED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING FAILED, TOLD ME THAT IT WAS COMMON IN VEHICLES WITH ELECTRIC POWER STEERING. COST FOR MY REPAIR WAS $1,900.00. *TR

THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER TAKING IT IN TO THE DEALER I WAS ADVISED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT IF I DIDN'T REPLACE THE PART THE ENGINE COULD STOP AT SOME UNKNOWN TIME IN THE FUTURE. HE ALSO ADVISED THAT FORD HAD A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS PART AND THAT A RECALL HAD BEEN DONE FOR THIS PART FOR OTHER FORD VEHICLES BUT NOT YET FOR THE FORD FUSION. HE ADVISED TO KEEP THE BILL JUST IN CASE THERE WAS A FUTURE RECALL. WHEN THE DEALER IS TELLING YOU THAT MULTIPLE PROBLEMS ARE COMING FROM THIS SPECIFIC PART I THINK THERE SHOULD PROBABLY BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THIS MATTER. *TR

MY HYBRID EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER ON 2 OCCASIONS.1ST WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MI ON SEP 6, 2014. DRIVING 35MPH ON A PARKWAY WRENCHES APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD DISPLAY & THEN SUDDEN & IMMEDIATE LOSS OF POWER FOLLOWED.NO RESPONSE TO FULL ACCELERATOR PUSH. MOTOR POWER SHUT DOWN & ONLY ELECTRIC POWER ALLOWED US TO LIMP OFF THE ROAD, HEADED UPHILL AT MAX SPEED OF 10 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO DEALER WHO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE CONDITIONS OR "GET IT TO ACT UP" IN THE WEEK+ A HALF THE CAR WAS THERE.ODOMETER READING SHOWS 700 MI PUT ON PRESUMABLY IN EFFORT TO MAKE DIAGNOSIS.THEIR SUGGESTION WAS TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE SINCE NO DIAGNOSIS COULD BE MADE,DESPITE OUR PROTEST THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE.CALLED FORD CUST.RELATIONSHIP CTR 800# ON SEP15 TO SEEK ASSISTANCE.CASE WAS OPENED BUT NO ACTION TAKEN.THEY CONCURRED WITH DEALER THAT NO REPAIRS WERE TO BE MADE WITHOUT DIAGNOSIS.AGAIN,WE VOICED CONCERN THAT THE CAR WAS UNSAFE.DEALER SUSPECTED THROTTLE BODY ISSUE BUT WITHOUT DIAGNOSIS INSIST THAT REPAIRS WOULD BE AT OUR COST $400-$500. 2ND OCCURRENCE WAS OCT 2 2014.WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC EXPERIENCED IMMED & SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER,NO RESPONSE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS,ELECTRIC POWERED LIMP OFF UPHILL ROAD AT MAX SPEED OF 10 MPH.WAS ADVISED BY DEALER NOT TO ATTEMPT STARTING THE CAR ONCE IT DIED IN EFFORT TO MAINTAIN ERROR REPORT IN SYSTEM. WE ADHERED TO THIS ADVICE AND HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALER A 2ND TIME WITHOUT STARTING IT. DEALER WAS AT THE READY WITH THE PHRASE "THROTTLE BODY" AND ASKED IF WE HAD RECEIVED ANY LETTERS IN REGARDS TO SUCH.VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS HAVING CARBON BUILDUP THAT CAUSED THROTTLE BODY TO SHORT OUT. REPAIRS MADE AT OUR EXPENSE $709.NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ARE DOCUMENTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE OF THROTTLE BODY ISSUES! HYBRID OWNERS HAVE REPORTED AS WELL. OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR REPAIRS OF DEFECTIVE PARTS OUT OF THEIR OWN POCKET DESERVE COMPENSATION BY FORD. *TR

I WAS LEAVING MY DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CAR MADE A CHIMING NOISE AND THE POWER STEERING CUT OUT. THE TRACTION CONTROL IS ALSO LOCKED ON ENGAGED. IT TAKES NOTICEABLE AND INCREASED EFFORT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE DUE TO THE INABILITY TO MAKE SHARP TURNS. I OFTEN END UP PARTIALLY IN THE OTHER LANE BEFORE BEING ABLE TO COMPLETE A TURN. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER OF THREE CHILDREN AND IN COLLEGE. I HAVE HEARD THE REPAIR IS ESTIMATED TO BE AROUND $1,900 AND THE ONLY PERSON IN TOWN WHO CAN FIX IT IS THE DEALER. *TR

CAR LOST POWER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO HAS TOLD ME THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS WILL COST ME ROUGHLY $500. THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED. IT HAS BEEN INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA (ACTION NUMBER PE13003). FORD DOESN'T WANT TO CALL IT A RECALL AND THE NHTSA DOES NOT CALL IT A RECALL. FORD HAS AGREED TO FIX ABOUT 1.6 MILLION CARS UNDER "CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" 13N03. UNFORTUNATELY FOR ME, THE CONSUMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM IS VIN SPECIFIC. WHILE MANY 2010 FORD FUSIONS ARE COVERED, MY VEHICLE IS NOT. *TR