2010 Ford Fusion complaints

THE POWER STEERING ON MY CAR NO LONGER WORKS. THE VEHICLE INFORMATION CENTER SCREEN READS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND THEN A YELLOW LIGHT ILLUMINATES FOR "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". MY CAR HAS BEEN IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, WELL MAINTAINED, AND RELIABLE UP UNTIL THIS HAPPENED. FORD MOTOR COMPANY HAS RECALLED MY YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL FOR STEERING ISSUES, BUT MY VIN WAS NOT ASSIGNED THEREFORE FORD WILL NOT REPAIR MY CAR. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ERROR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDISCLOSED SPEED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE INSPECTED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE AND SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 119,000.

I BOUGHT A 2010 FORD FUSION AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 105000 MILES. AFTER 4 MONTHS, NOTICED A TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAK FROM DRIVERS SIDE. MECHANIC REPLACED THE SEAL AND LEFT CV SHAFT. I PAID $580 FOR THE REPAIR. CAR BROKE DOWN AFTER DRIVING 3 MILES AFTER REPAIR. HAD TO TOW BACK TO THE SHOP. THEY CHANGED THE SEAL AGAIN BUT I NOTICED THE OIL LEAK AGAIN. FEW DAYS LATER IT GOT WORST AND NOW I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE AXCEL, SEAL AND BUSHING NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE REPAIR IS NOW $600. I READ IN A LOT OF FORUMS THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS. I WISH I HAD KNOWN ABOUT THIS ISSUE EARLIER. WOULD HAVE NEVER BOUGHT FORD FUSION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE BRAKE PEDAL WAS SPONGEY WHEN DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKING DISTANCE WAS EXTENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANDERSON FORD (2207 NORTH BELT HWY, ST. JOSEPH MO), TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ABS MODULE AND HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 257,000.

I BOUGHT THE CAR USED AND THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT BY THE THIRD DAY AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE POWER STEERING AND THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I HAVE A TWO YEAR OLD WHO IS IN THE CAR WITH ME AS WELL WHICH IS NOT SAFE. I HAVE SEEN MANY PEOPLE SINCE 2016 WITH THE SAME ISSUE I HAVE A IT IS VERY PRICEY TO FIX. WHY IS THERE NO RECALL ON THE 2010 BUT IT'S ONE FOR 2011 AND UP!

REQUEST TO ADD VIN # TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID#: 19V904000. BRAKE PEDAL ALWAYS WENT DOWN MORE THAN NORMAL. IN JUNE 2018, HAD REAR BRAKE PADS, CALIPER AND ROTORS REPLACED. OCTOBER 2018, HAD FRONT ROTORS REPLACED, MARCH 2020 HAD REAR BRAKE, CALIPERS AND ROTORS REPLACED AGAIN. MECHANIC BLED THE BRAKES AND COULD NOT ESTABLISH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE, BUT TESTED AND THERE WERE NO LEAKS. MECHANIC SAID THIS VEHICLE SHOULD BE ON THE RECALL LIST BECAUSE THERE IS NO REASON FOR THE BRAKES TO BE REPLACED THIS OFTEN, THE FLUID IS NOT GETTING WHERE IT NEEDS TO BE. VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE FORD SERVICE AND THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR THEM TO BLEED THE BRAKES WHEN I JUST HAD A MECHANIC DO IT. MY MECHANIC CALLED THEM TO EXPLAIN, BUT SINCE THE VIN # IS NOT ON THE RECALL, THEY ARE NOT HANDLING THIS ISSUE PROFESSIONALLY. IT IS THE VALVES WITHIN THE HBS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT THAT IS PROHIBITING THE VALVES FROM CLOSING PROPERLY WHICH IS WHY MY MECHANIC COULD NOT PRESSURIZE THE BRAKE FLUID IN THE SYSTEM. THE PEDAL GOES ALL THE WAY TO THE GROUND; THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEREFORE, I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS VIN# BE ADDED TO THIS RECALL SO REPAIRS CAN BE MADE. THEY WILL NEED TO BLEED THE BRAKES ANYWAY AFTER REPLACING THE VALVES IN THE HCU. THIS CAR IS NOT DRIVEN EVERY DAY, AND SAT IN THE GARAGE MOST OF THE TIME FROM 2018 TO MARCH 2020. I DO HAVE RECEIPTS WITH DESCRIPTIONS OF WORK DONE. THIS IS A SCHOOL CAR AND I DON'T WANT TO RISK MY CHILD BEING IN AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS. THANK YOU FOR YOUR

'POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT' THIS SHOWED UP ON MY SCREEN AS I WAS DRIVING AND THEN IT SLOWED ME DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. THEN AFTER A FEW WEEKS MY POWER STEERING WHEEL WENT OUT AND NOW IT SAYS 'SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW'

THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION THE THIRD DAY I HAD IT. YES IT WAS A USED VEHICLE. THE STEERING WHEEL IS VERY HARD TO TURN(STIFF). I SEEN THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT WASN'T FOR MY VEHICLE BUT I HAVE SEEN HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE! I HAVE SEEN THINGS ALL THE WAY BACK FROM 2016 ABOUT THE POWER STEERING BEING FAULTY AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING. BUT WHEN INNOCENT PEOPLE AND CHILDREN DIE DUE TO THIS ARE YOU GOING TO FEEL BAD!

MARCH 29TH 2020 I WENT TO LEAVE MY HOME, STARTED MY CAR AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. ADVANCE TRACK CAME ON AND SO IS THE POWER STEERING ASSIST. I'M SO GRATEFUL MY KIDS WERENT IN THE CAR. I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHY THIS ISNT BEING RECALLED AS MANY OTHERS ARE EXPERIENCING ON THE 2010 AS WELL. NOT JUST 2011 2012. STEP IT UP FORD.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST AND THE TRAC HAS STOPPED WORKING. CAR IS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

THE POWER STEERING HAS GONE IN MY CAR, I HAVE BEEN LOOKING INTO THIS FOR ABOUT SIX MONTHS NOW AND REALIZED THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THE YEAR PRIOR TO IN THE YEAR AFTER MY MAKE UP MODEL FOR THE SAME ISSUES WHY HAS MY VEHICLE NOT THEN ISSUED A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM .

INTERMITTENTLY SHOWS BRAKE/ADVANCED TRACTION FAILURE. BRAKE PEDAL MUST BE PUSHED VERY HARD WHEN IT IS NEEDED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. SOMETIMES THE FAILURES ARE SEVERAL MONTHS APART AND USUALLY GO AWAY AFTER ONE OR TWO RESTARTS. TODAY THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN BUT I AM UNABLE TO CLEAR IT BY RESTARTING THE CAR. THE CAR WILL NOW HAVE TO GO TO THE DEALER ONCE MORE. I AM NOT BLAMING THE DEALER AS THEY HAVE DONE WHAT THEY CAN. FORD HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR A LONG TIME. THIS VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION SHOULD HAVE BEEN RE PAIRED BY NOW. TODAY'S PROBLEM HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A CITY ST. IN THE PAST IT MOSTLY HAPPENED WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER IT HAD BEEN PARKED.

CAR ACCELLERATION IS SLUGGISH/WEAK AFTER CAR COMES TO COMPLETE STOP. POSES REAL DANGER WHEN ENTERING TRAFFIC, ESPECIALLY LEFT TURNS WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED BY SEVERAL OTHERS. CAUSE IS DESIGN DEFECT IN VEHICLE/BATTERY AGE COUNTER IN CAR'S COMPUTER. ONLY ALLOWS FOR ONE DIGIT. CAUSES BATTERY TO STOP WORKING PROPERLY AFTER CAR REACHES 10 YEARS OF AGE. MY CAR WAS PURCHASED IN AORIL 2010. HAD LOCAL AUTO SHOP RESET COUNTER TO "0". (CAR HAS ONLY 77,000 MILES) NOW FUNCTIONS AS INTENDED. COPY OF REPAIR INVOICE ATTACHED. I WILL SEND COPY TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY RQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT AFTER FILING REPORT HERE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE PEDAL FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT USED THE PARKING BRAKE AND PULL THE VEHICLE OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO SUNBELT FORD OF ALBANY LOCATED AT (2926 N SLAPPEY BLVD, ALBANY, GA 31701) WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED FAILURE WAS CONFIRMED. THE CONTACT WAS THEN GIVEN AN ESTIMATE FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT LINKED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 121,000.

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE OTHER MORNING THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT MESSAGE CAME ON. NO POWER STEERING. HAVE READ REPORTS OF A RECALL FOR THIS? WHEN I SEARCHED MY CAR BY VIN NUMBER IT DID NOT SHOW AS A RECALL. IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE OR NOT?

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND WENT TO THE FLOORBOARD. NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED EVERY DAY FOR SIX MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN UNKNOWN DEALER. THE VIN WAS CHECKED AGAINST RECALLS HOWEVER, A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS NOT PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON I85 IN ATLANTA AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLES AHEAD OF ME WILL BRAKE SUDDENLY CAUSING ME TO JAM MY BRAKES ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. INSTEAD OF STOPPING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE, IT CONTINUES TO GO FORWARD AND I ALMOST REAR END THE CAR AHEAD OF ME. I REPLACED THE MASTER CYLINDER AND ALL FOUR ROTORS, BRAKES AND CALIPERS. ALL TO NO EFFECT. AT SLOW SPEEDS IT WILL PULL TO ONE SIDE DURING BRAKING OR FEEL AS IF IT IS GRABBING ONE SIDE THEN THE OTHER INSTEAD OF A SINGLE SMOOTH PRESSURE. AT HIGHER SPEEDS YOU HAVE TO DOUBLE PUMP TO GET THE BRAKES TO ENGAGE WITH ANY FIRMNESS. THERE IS A ABS CONTROL UNIT RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE 19V904000 BUT IS FOR PLANT SPECIFIC VEHICLES. THIS RECALL NEEDS TO BE EXPANDED TO ALL 2010 FORD FUSIONS.IM GOING TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND HOPE THE RECALL IS EXPANDED. AS IT IS, IT SITS IN MY YARD BECAUSE WE ARE TOO AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE BRAKE LIGHT CAME ON MY DASH THEN BEGAN TO BLINK. I STARTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED MY BRAKES WERE NOT WORKING, I COASTED TO A STOP AND CALLED TRIPLE A. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES. I DROVE THE CAR OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN I CAME TO THE FIRST STOP SIGN AGAIN IT FELT LIKE I HAD NO BRAKES. I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 15 MPH SO I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR BY PUSHING EXTREMELY HARD DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND USING THE AID OF MY EMERGENCY BRAKE. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND AFTER 2 DAYS THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR HAD A PROBLEM THAT ONLY THE DEALERSHIP CAN FIX. THE CAR NEEDED THE BRAKE SYSTEM SOFTWARE UPDATED BECAUSE OF A GLITCH RESULTING IN THE BRAKE HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT TO GET STUCK OPEN OR REACT SLOWLY.

I HAVE A FORD FUSION 2010 WE PURCHASED LAST YEAR AND APPARENTLY IT HAD THROTTLE ISSUES THAT WE COVERED A FEW YEARS AGO OUR CAR IS STARTING TO ACT UP WITH THIS TO WHERE LAST WEEK I COULD HAVE DIED ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN PA CAUSE I LOST ENGINE POWER AND YOUR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO FIX THE PROBLEM IF SOMETHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY I WILL SUE FORD BECAUSE YOUR COMPANY IS REFUSING TO HELP FIX MY CAR BECAUSE IT'S PAST THE 10 YEARS OR 150,000 IT SHOULD NOT MATTER. I KNOW IT'S THE THROTTLE CAUSE BOTH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH WILL COME ON AND IT SHAKES BAD PLEASE I WANT THIS FIXED BY FORD AT NO CHARGE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE PULLED OUT IN FRONT OF THE CONTACT CAUSING THE CONTACT TO SLAM ON HIS BRAKES AND CRASH INTO THE OTHER VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE DOOR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S FRONT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY CAUSING THE CONTACT TO HIT THE STEERING WHEEL WITH HIS CHEST. THE CONTACT WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE HOSPITAL BY AMBULANCE AS HE SUSTAINED BRUISING TO THE CHEST AND HAD DIFFICULTY BREATHING. THE OTHER VEHICLE OCCUPANT INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. A POLICE REPORT WAS FAILED. THE POLICE TOWED THE VEHICLE TO A TOW LOT. THE VEHICLE WAS AWAITING INSPECTION BY THE INSURANCE COMPANY. THE DEALER DON HINDS FORD (12875 FORD DR. FISHERS, IN 46038) WAS CONTACTED AND MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUES BUT NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 62,000.

THE EV SYSTEM IS NO LONGER WORKING. THE HYBRID BATTERY IS HEALTHY AND THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES IT IS EXPECTED TO LAST THE LIFETIME OF THE VEHICLE. MANY OTHERS HAVE NOTED THIS ISSUE AS THE BATTERY "AGING OUT" AS PROGRAMMED BY FORD. A SUGGESTED REMEDY IS TO RESET THE BATTERY TO AGE >0;<10. WITHOUT THIS RESET, THE HYBRID RUNS ON ONLY THE GAS MOTOR. AT TIMES, THIS DELAYS ACCELERATION BOTH FORWARDS AND BACKWARDS AS THE GAS MOTOR (ICE) STARTS BACK UP AFTER STOP. THIS HESITATION CAN EASILY CAUSE A WRECK WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC FROM A STOP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HER DAUGHTER THE DRIVE, WHOM WAS ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE AND WHILE THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE ENDED UP CRASHING INTO THE SIDE OF A RESTAURANT BUILDING. THE CONTACT STATED HER DAUGHTER HAD HEAD, NECK, AND BACK INJURIES BUT DID NOT IMMEDIATELY GO TO THE HOSPITAL UNTIL THE NEXT DAY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE LOT TO BE INVESTIGATED FOR PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. THE INSURANCE COMPANY HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT AT AN AUTO AUCTION SO THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,811.

MY SERVICE ADVANCETRAC MESSAGE CAME UP ON MY DISPLAY WHILE I WAS DRIVING. THEN AS I WAS LEAVING EHERE I WAS I STARTED MY CAR AND THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW CAME UP ON MY DISPLAY, IT ALSO HAD A TIRE PRESSURE SENSOR FAULT MESSAGE. I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND IT WON'T RESET. I HAVE UNHOOKED THE BATTERY TERMINALS, TAKEN IT AND HAD ALL THE CODES RESET. THE DASH WAS CLEAR FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES BUT I STILL HAD NO POWER STEERING. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR 2011 AND 2012 FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUES IM HAVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE ?POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT " ILLUMINATED ON THE MESSAGE CENTER AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND DROVE NORMAL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHICH REVERING FROM A DRIVEWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WACONIA FORD, 235 MINNESOTA 5, WACONIA, MN 55387, THEY DETERMINED THAT THE STEERING CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. *DT CONSUMER STATED FORD HAD ANNOUNCED A RECALL FOR STEERING ISSUES ON 2011-2013 MODELS BUT NOT 2010 FUSION MODELS.*JB

THE FIRST TIME 27 FEB I HAD JUST FINISHED FILLING UP WITH GAS AND WENT TO START THE CAR AND EXIT. ALARM SOUNDED AND POWER STEERING FAIL ON THE DASHBOARD. CAR HARD TO TURN. TURNED OF CAR RESTARTED AND HAS FINE. 2ND TIME 4 MARCH 1830 STARTED CAR TO DRIVE AND STEERING LOCKED UP AND ALARM SOUNDED

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS CAR FROM A PRIVATE PARTY. THERE IS A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT DISPLAYING ON THE SCREEN AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING. THE PREVIOUS OWNER INFORMED ME OF THE ISSUE BEFORE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. AND AFTER READING THAT THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE BUT NOT FOR MY MODEL YEAR I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHY. ANY INFORMATION IS APPRECIATED

CAR DISPLAYS WARNING OF "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT" AND CAR LOOSES ABILITY TO STEER. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE CAR IS BOTH STATIONARY AND MOVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO WRECK WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR.

PERCEIVED LOSS OF BRAKES AS NOTED IN TSB-09-22-11. DEALER SAYS NO RECALL EXISTS FOR THIS CAR BUT THE PROBLEM OCCURRING. BRAKE SYSTEM WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT NOTICABLY CLOSER TO THE FLOOR WHEN DEPRESSED

HAD THE REAR BRAKES REPLACED AT TIRES PLUS DUE TO BRAKE FLUID LEAKING. THEY FLUSHED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND NOW WE ARE GETTING AN ABS HCU (HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT) CODE AND THE VALVES ARE NOT CLOSING PROPERLY. WHEN I GOOGLED THIS ISSUE, IT APPEARS FORD RECALLED APPROXIMATELY 600,000 VEHICLES WHICH INCLUDED THE 2010 FORD FUSION, HOWEVER MY VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THIS ISSUE IS CAUSING THE BRAKE PEDAL TO NOT ENGAGE. MY SON BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A TIRES PLUS IN DULUTH, MN DUE TO THE ISSUE WHEN HE'S DRIVING.

THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP AND WOULD NOT LET ME DRIVE THE CAR. THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT DRIVING. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALER AND IT WILL COST MORE THAN $1700 TO FIX. I SEE THERE ARE RECALLS BECAUSE OF THIS AND I WANT TO KNOW WHY MINE IS NOT RECALLED? I AM A SINGLE MOM AND A CAREGIVER AND DON'T MAKE MUCH MONEY. I CAN'T AFFORD THIS. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND I HAD TO LEAVE IT AT MY SCHOOL UNTIL I COULD GET IT TOWED.

AFTER A THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT , MY POWER STEERING RACK WENT OUT NOW ITS VERY HARD TO TURN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND THE STEERING CEASED WITH THE SERVICE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARRIAGE FORD, INC. (908 E LEWIS AND CLARK PKWY, CLARKSVILLE, IN 47129) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO VEHICLE TO TRI-COUNTY FORD LOCATED AT (4032 COMMERCE PKWY, LA GRANGE, KY 40031), WHERE THE DEALER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ON BEHALF OF THE CONTACT. THE MANUFACTURER AGREED TO ASSIST FINANCIALLY TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

UPON 9 YEARS OF AGE MY 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID (ANY MANY OTHERS) NO LONGER FUNCTIONS AS A HYBRID VEHICLE AND WILL ONLY USE THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE. THIS CAUSES A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE EV MOTOR IS SUPPOSED TO KICK IN FROM A STOP UPON ACCELERATION. THIS CAUSES A SIGNIFICANT DELAY IN ACCELERATION WHILE IT TRIES TO USE THE EV MOTOR BUT CANNOT DUE TO THIS LIMITATION. WHILE AT ROUNDABOUTS OR WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE. FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO ADDRESS THIS OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE THE FACT THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTS.

MY VEHICLE EXPERIANCED AN ABS EVENT A COUPLE OF MONTHS WHILE DRIVING ON A LIGHTLY SNOW COVERED ROAD. SINCE THE EVENT THE BRAKE PEDAL REQUIRES EXTRA EFFORT TO STOP THE VEHICLE, ULTIMATELY ENDING WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL BEING DEPRESSED TO THE FLOOR BOARD. MY VEHICLE IS EXHIBITING IDENTICAL SYMPTOMS OUTLINED IN FORD'S RECALL 19S54, HOWEVER AFTER SPEAKING WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE I WAS INFORMED THAT MY VEHICLE PRODUCTION DATE OF MAY 2010 IS NOT INCLUDED IN THEIR RECALL. BEING THAT THIS ISSUE AFFECTS OTHER 2006-2010 FORD FUSION VEHICLES I FEEL THAT MY VEHICLE SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE ABOVE MENTIONED RECALL. (19S54) MY LOCAL MECHANIC INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM TODAY AND CAME TO THE SAME CONCLUSION, THAT THE ISSUE IS LIKELY BEING CAUSED BY A DEFECT WITHIN THE ABS VALVE UNIT.

WHILE DRIVING I INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING. BEFORE I COULD SHUT THE CAR DOWN AND IT'LL RESET BUT NOW IT WON'T EVEN DO THAT. I'M SCARED IF MY WIFE DRIVES IT AND IT FAILS AND COULD CAUSE A FATAL ACCIDENT.

STEERING FAULT MESSAGE ON DISPLAY SCREEN WHEN WARM STARTING CAR. COULD NOT MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT WITH ENGINE RUNNING. TURNED OFF CAR. LET IT SET 4 45 MIN AND THEN RESTARTED. MESSAGE AGAIN FLASHED BUT WENT AWAY, DROVE CAR IMMEDIATELY TO DEALER. SEE ATTACHED.

IT HAS BEEN DISCOVERED THAT IN MANY IF NOT ALL FMC 4 DOOR SEDAN HYBRIDS WITH THE 2.5 LITER ENGINE AND NICKLE METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES, OEM SOFTWARE STARTS TO DRASTICALLY REDUCE ELECTRIC VEHICLE OPERATION SOMETIME AFTER THE HYBRID WARRANTY EXPIRES. THE EFFECT OF THIS IS THE CAR'S ACCELERATION AND FUEL EFFICIENCY IS DRASTICALLY REDUCED AND AUTOMATIC PERIODIC BATTERY RE-CONDITIONING CEASES. THE CAR ESSENTIALLY CEASES TO FUNCTION AS A HYBRID AND THE ENGINE RUNS ALL THE TIME EXCEPT WHEN AT A STANDSTILL. UP TO 70,000 VEHICLES MAY BE AFFECTED. IT HAS BEEN FOUND THAT THIS ID CONTROLLED BY A BATTERY AGE FEATURE IN THE SOFTWARE. RESETTING THIS AGE TO ANY LOWER VALUE RESTORES COMPLETELY NORMAL HYBRID BEHAVIOR AND PERFORMANCE. FMC HAS REFUSED TO DO THIS INSTEAD QUOTING BATTERY REPLACEMENT FOR $8,000 AS THE SOLUTION. D.O. E. TESTS MANY YEARS AGO SHOWED ROBUST PERFORMANCE OF THE BATTERY OUT TO 160,000 MILES IN ACCELERATED TESTING. THE FIX IS A TEN MINUTE SOFTWARE BATTERY AGE CHANGE THAT FMC REFUSES TO DO. THE REDUCED ACCELERATION IS A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE ATKINSON CYCLE ENGINE WAS NOT DESIGNED TO BE UNASSISTED BY THE BATTERY AND HAS VERY SLOW POWER ACCELERATION WITHOUT IT.

WHEN PUTTING CAR INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE THE POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE POPS UP AND THE WHEEL LOCKS AND THERE IS NO CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT'S SCARY BECAUSE WHAT HAPPENS IF I'M ON THE ROAD DRIVING AND IT HAPPENS. IT'S HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 MONTHS

DRIVING HOME FROM COCOA BEACH ON THE HIGHWAY(80 MILES) GOT ABOUT HALF WAY HOME AND I GOT THE MESSAGE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW AND SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC. CONTINUED DRIVING WITH POWER STEERING TILL I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. IT COMES AND GOES BUT AT SOME POINTS IT FEELS AS IF MY STEERING LOCKED UP AND BECOMES VERY SCARY. COST OF REPLACEMENT IS OVER 700+ SO I GUESS UNTIL WE GET HURT OR END UP DEAD FORD WON'T DO A THING. MY LAWYERS ARE INFORMED AND READY TO POUNCE.

MY 2010 FORD FUSION'S BRAKES SUDDENLY WENT SOFT WHILE I WAS DRIVING IN AUGUST 2019. ADDITIONAL BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS REQUIRED TO STOP THE CAR, SO I HAD TO LEAVE LARGE SPACES BETWEEN MY CAR AND OTHER CARS IN ORDER TO HAVE ENOUGH STOPPING DISTANCE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO MY LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO HAD TO FLUSH THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND INSTALL A NEW HCU. THE REPAIRS COST OVER $1400. IN DECEMBER 2019, A RECALL WENT OUT FOR 2010 FORD FUSIONS FOR THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE. I CONTACTED FORD TO FIND OUT IF I COULD GET REIMBURSED FOR THE REPAIRS. FORD INFORMED ME THAT MY PARTICULAR 2010 FORD FUSION IS NOT COVERED IN THIS RECALL, BECAUSE IT IS ONLY COVERING FORD FUSIONS BUILT BETWEEN FEBRUARY 2009 AND JULY 16, 2009. THEY SAID THAT MY FORD WAS BUILT ON JULY 22, 2009 (6 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL CUT-OFF DATE), AND IS THEREFORE NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL, EVEN THOUGH IT HAD THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL AND THE MECHANIC HAD TO MAKE THE EXACT SAME REPAIR THAT IS PRESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. NHTSA, I HAVE LOOKED THROUGH OTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINS AND HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE, AND WHO HAVE BEEN TOLD BY FORD THAT THEIR CAR IS NOT COVERED FOR THE RECALL BECAUSE IT FALLS OUTSIDE THAT VERY SPECIFIC DATE RANGE. I URGE YOU TO EXPAND THE DATE RANGE FOR THIS RECALL. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAPPENS SUDDENLY, WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION, AND IMPAIRS VEHICLE STOPPING DISTANCE SIGNIFICANTLY. IT HAS HAPPENED ALREADY TO MANY PEOPLE, NOT ONLY THOSE WHO HAD FORD FUSIONS BUILT BE

LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THE MESSAGE CENTER DISPLAYED "POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAULT". INSTANTANEOUS LOSS OF POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE TRAVELING AT A LOW SPEED IN A PARKING LOT. I SERIOUSLY HOPE FORD WILL ISSUE A RECALL AND REPAIR OUR VEHICLES.

THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE COULD NOT BE CONTROLLED. WE WERE IN A STORE PARKING LOT AND GOING SLOW OUT OF A PARKING SPOT SO THERE WAS NO DAMAGE. IF THIS HAPPENED ON THE ROAD DOING 35 MPH THINGS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DIFFERENT. .

FROM 6/2019 UNTIL 1/2020, INTERMITTENT AND SIGNIFICANT BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WOULD OCCUR AFTER AN ABS EVENT, SUCH AS LOSS OF TRACTION DUE TO ROUGH ROAD (E.G. GRAVEL, POT-HOLE). THIS WOULD HAPPEN WHILE BRAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR COMING TO A STOP IN THE CITY. BRAKING WAS SEVERELY REDUCED AFTER EVENT WITH GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT AFTER PUMPING THE BRAKE PEDAL. DURING A SNOWSTORM IN 1/2020, FREQUENT ABS EVENTS OCCURRED DUE TO LOSS OF TRACTION, AND THE ISSUE TRANSITIONED FROM BEING INTERMITTENT TO CONSTANT. EXCESSIVE BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS CONSTANT AT ALL SPEEDS (IN PARK, CITY, HIGHWAY) AND THE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED BY DEALER AS A FAILURE OF THE ABS HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT (HCU). DEALER RECOMMENDED REPLACEMENT OF HCU AND FLUSH OF BRAKE FLUID WITH REPLACEMENT OF DOT4 FLUID AT VEHICLE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THIS ISSUE, WITH THE SAME REPAIR PLAN, WAS FOUND BY THE VEHICLE OWNER TO BE ADDRESSED UNDER A RECALL FOR 2006-2010 MODEL YEAR FORD FUSIONS (19S54); HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE OWNER'S 2010 FORD FUSION WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. FROM THE OWNER'S EXPERIENCE, IT IS CLEAR THAT THE ISSUE ADDRESSED IN THE RECENT RECALL MUST BE EXPANDED TO INCLUDE MORE VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE OWNER'S VEHICLE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO (GALPIN FORD LOCATED AT 15505 ROSCOE BLVD, NORTH HILLS, CA 91343) BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE COST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V904000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC). THE MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. CONSUMER STATES THAT FAILURE HAS OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. ON EACH OCCASSION THE ABS WARNING LIGHT AND BRAKE FAILURE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER SAYS THAT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF THE WARNING LIGHTS GO OFF AND THEN BRAKES WORK AGAIN. *DL

MY FUSION INTERMITTENTLY LOSES ITS ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. ALL OF A SUDDEN, I HAVE TO REALLY STRUGGLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AS THE POWER ASSIST JUST STOPS WORKING. I PULL OVER, SHUT OFF THE CAR AND ITS POWER ASSIST RETURNS. DO NOT KNOW IF TURNING OFF THE CAR HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH IT.

WITHING DRIVING LESS THAN 5 MINUTES, THE BRAKES BECAME NON-RESPONSIVE. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND PRESSING ON THE BREAK PEDAL HARDER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO FINALLY COME TO A STOP. WE WERE DRIVING LESS THAN 40 MPH. WE HAD TO DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOORBOARD TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. IT WAS TERRIFYING. HEARD THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN CONTACTING FORD THEY JUST GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER & HASN'T REACHED OUT TO ME SINCE EVEN THOUGH MY ISSUE WAS RECENT & THE RECALL WAS RECENT. AFTER THIS HORRENDOUS CUSTOMER SERVICE AND LACK OF RESPONSE, THIS WILL BE MY LAST FORD. THE REPAIRS COST US OVER ALMOST 2K.

MY POWER STEERING HAS NOW FAILED TWICE WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET THE POWER STEERING TO WORK AGAIN. BOTH TIMES, IT HAPPENED ON A CITY STREET WHILE I WAS MAKING A TURN.

POWER STEERING WENT OUT AND IT SAYS SERVICE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM & SER ICE POWER STEERING

STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE WHEN STARTING THE CAR, PUTTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO REVERSE AND BEGIN BACKING THE CAR OUT, THE STEERING POWER ASSIST FAILURE NOTIFICATION DISPLAYS AND THE VEHICLES STEERING IS DISABLED. ALTHOUGH CURRENTLY OCCURING ONLY WHEN BACKING UP, I CONSIDER THIS CAR AS UNSAFE AS IT SEEMS IT COULD JUST AS EASILY OCCUR WHEN ON THE FREEWAY

THE VEHICLE HAS A SOFT BRAKE PEDAL FOR APPROXIMATELY THE LAST 18 MONTHS AND FURTHER BRAKE TRAVEL IS REQUIRED TO GET THE SAME OR SIMILAR BRAKING PERFORMANCE, OFTEN TO THE FLOOR. OCCASIONALLY, THIS BECOMES CONCERNING WHEN COMING TO A STOP LIGHT OR STOP SIGN AS THE VEHICLE DOES NOT SEEM TO ALWAYS SLOW OR STOP CONSISTENTLY. ADDITIONALLY, A PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SITTING FOR A FEW HOURS, SUCH AS OVERNIGHT OR AFTER WORK. WHEN FIRST APPLYING THE BRAKES, THERE IS ALMOST NO BRAKING THAT HAPPENS. THIS IS AT SLOW SPEEDS, 1-5 MPH. EXAMPLE, APPROXIMATELY WEEKLY, WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE THE VEHICLE WILL CONTINUE TO ROLL A FEW FEET (3-5 FEET) EVEN WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL IS DEPRESSED ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR. THIS IS AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS, DEFINITELY UNDER 5 MPH. AT THOSE SPEEDS THE VEHICLE SHOULD STOP IMMEDIATELY. THIS HAS RESULTED IN NEARLY BACKING INTO VEHICLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A FORD DEALER TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE DEALER STATED A HYDRAULIC CONTROL UNIT IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM WAS STUCK AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS DIAGNOSIS IS VERY SIMILAR, IF NOT THE SAME AS NHSTA CAMPAIGN 19V904000 AND FORD RECALL 19S54. HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOT CONSIDERED PART OF THAT RECALL DUE TO DATE OF MANUFACTURE. SINCE THE PROBLEMS SEEM TO BE THE SAME, PLEASE URGE FORD TO EXPAND THE RECALL TO INCLUDE ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES FOR THIS SAFETY ISSUE.