2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I HAVE OBSERVED SEVERAL POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULTS ON THE VEHICLE, USUALLY RESOLVED BY RESTARTING THE CAR. TONIGHT, HOWEVER, RESTARTING IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. THE CAR WAS NOT IN MOTION AT THE TIME. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT DEVELOP THE PART YET, AND ALSO WAS NOT SURE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND A CHIMING NOISE WAS HEARD. ALSO, THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC AND POWER STEERING WARNING MESSAGES DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND A COUPLE OF FAILURE CODES RELATED TO THE POWER STEERING APPEARED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 151,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND WERE NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

WAS DRIVING THROUGH A TURN ON A COUNTRY ROAD WHEN THE POWER STEERING QUIT WORKING RESULTING IN A CRASH. DAMAGE TO PASSENGER SIDE FRONT FENDER, DOOR, RIGHT FRONT WHEEL AND BOTH TIRES DAMAGED. NO INJURIES, APPROXIMATE SPEED AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS 40 MPH.

THE ELECTRIC SEAT MOTOR WILL NO LONGER RAISE OR LOWER THE FRONT HALF OF THE SEAT. THIS IS REGARDLESS OF IF THE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION OR NOT.

TODAY, APRIL 20 2017, WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE I HAD 2 SERVICE LIGHTS COME ON.. "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC" & "SERVICE POWER STEERING". I HAD NEVER HAD THESE LIGHTS POP UP SO IT TOOK ME BY SURPRISE BUT FIGURED I WOULD HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OVER THE WEEKEND, I COULDN'T EVEN DO THAT BECAUSE NO MORE THAN 10 MINUTES LATER MY CAR WENT COMPLETELY STIFF ON ME WHILE I WAS STILL ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AT 65MPH. IT WAS THE SCARIEST FEELING AND ALL I COULD THINK WAS THAT I WAS SO GLAD I HAD ALREADY DROPPED MY 6 YEAR OLD OFF AT SCHOOL BECAUSE AT LEAST IF I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT HE WOULDN'T BE INJURED. I AM ONLY 5'2" AND AROUND 140LBS AND IT TOOK EVERYTHING I HAD TO TRY AND TURN INTO MY JOBS PARKING LOT. LUCKILY I DID MAKE IT TO WORK BUT ONCE I PARKED I COULD FEEL THAT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS NOT GOING TO BUDGE SO I NOW NEED TO GET A TOW TRUCK TO HAUL MY CAR AND MYSELF BACK HOME. I'M AT A LOSS FOR WORDS FOR THE PEOPLE OF FORD WHO KNOW THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE, YET HAVE DONE NOTHING TO RIGHT THEIR WRONG TO THEIR CUSTOMERS.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/01/17*LJ UPDATED 11/1/2017*JS

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT INDICATED. ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) NOT FUNCTIONING. EPAS SYSTEM FAULT INDICATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH. EPAS QUIT FUNCTIONING ENTIRELY AND STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT WITHOUT THE ASSIST. ACCIDENT WAS BARELY AVOIDED. EPAS WILL NOT RESET AND I WAS TOLD BY A FORD DEALERSHIP THERE ARE CURRENTLY 8 CARS IN THE U.S. THAT THEY CANNOT DIAGNOSE OR REPROGRAM. THEREFORE I HAVE AN OTHERWISE GOOD VEHICLE THAT IS UNDRIVABLE.

PRIMEWELL VALERA TOURING II TIRES CRACKING ON THE SIDEWALLS AND INTERIOR AFTER UNDER 2 YEARS OF USE. MULTIPLE OTHER SIZES ARE RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM UNDER THE SAME MODEL AND ARE MADE OF THE SAME MATERIAL. THE ENTIRE TIRE MODEL NEEDS TO BE RECALLED NOT JUST SPECIFIC SIZES. IT IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD FOR ALL DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I RISKED MY TIRE EXPLODING AND CRASHING AS A RESULT OF FAULTY MANUFACTURING AND THE USE OF CHEAP MATERIALS.

2010 FORD FUSION SE. I LOST POWER STEERING ASSIST WHILE DRIVING. AFTER PULLING OVER I RESTARTED THE CAR BUT THE ISSUE REMAINED I NOW ONLY HAVE MANUAL STEERING. MY WIFE AND I STOPPED BY THE DEALER WE WERE TOLD THAT FORD DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECALLS LISTED FOR OUR MODEL .BUT AFTER RESEARCHING I SEE THAT 2011 AND UP HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE ELECTRONIC ASSIST POWER STEERING.

THE BRAKES IN MY FORD FUSION 2010 HAVE BEEN GOING LOOSE WHILE DRIVING. THE PEDAL WOULD GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM SUDDENLY I ALMOST HAD AN ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES. TWO MECHANICS TOLD ME IT'S A FAULTY ABS PUMP. I PARKED MY CAR BECAUSE I'M AFRAID I WOULD KILL MYSELF IF I DRIVE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS PART IS VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX PLEASE INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT'S OCCURRING WITH A LOT OF FUSION OWNERS.

I GOT AN SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD FOR MY CAR ON 06012016 (10 MONTHS AGO...) AND THEY STILL DO NOT HAVE ANY REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR IT. MAY I STILL GET MY CAR REGISTERED THIS YEAR? IT IS THEIR MISTAKE, NOT MINE. NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:16V384; RECALL DATE: JUNE 1, 2016 MANUFACTURER RECALL NUMBER: 16S26. SUMMARY: THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. THIS DEFECT REPORT IS IN RESPONSE TO TAKATA DIRS 16E-042, 16E-043, 16E-044. SAFETY RISK: THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR COULD RUPTURE IF THE VEHICLE IS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WHERE THE SUPPLEMENTAL FRONTAL AIRBAGS ARE DESIGNED TO DEPLOY. THIS DEFECT REPORT IS IN RESPONSE TO TAKATA DIRS 16E-042, 16E-043, 16E-044.

2010 FORD FUSION ELECTRONIC POWER ASSIST STEERING (EPAS) I WAS DRIVING MY FAMILY AROUND TOWN, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 2017, WHEN A MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE DASH SAYING, "SERVICE AVANCETRAC". I STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. 20 MINUTES LATER WE GOT BACK IN OUR CAR TURNED IT ON AND THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. THE WARNING ON THE DASH NOW READS, " SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW". THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE FIRST WARNING OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED ALTOGETHER. THIS SEEMS TO ALREADY BE A REPORTED PROBLEM FOR THIS VEHICLE AND IS CURRENTLY BEING INVESTIGATED BY THE NHTSA. I AM THANKFUL THIS DIDN'T OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR ANY OTHER SCENARIO THAT PUTS MY FAMILY IN HARM'S WAY.

WHEN ACCELERATING INTO TRAFFIC THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF LEAVING ME CROSSED OPPOSED TRAFFIC. WILL USUALLY START RIGHT AWAY AFTER. CAR HAS TO BE IN PARK TO RESTART. ON OCCASION THE SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES AND WILL NOT RESTART WITHOUT LOCKING AND UNLOCKING THE CAR. PERFORMING THIS ACTION WHILE BLOCKING TRAFFIC (IN BOTH DIRECTIONS) CAN'T BE SAFE IN ANY WAY. THE CAR ALSO DIES AT SPEED EVEN WHEN THE CRUISE HAS BEEN SET FOR OVER A HOUR. HELP PLEASE. THANKS [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

LEFT MY SISTERS HOME ON CHRISTMAS EVE AND WITHIN .25 MILE I RECEIVED A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING A STEERING ISSUE. WITHIN MINUTES MY STEERING WHEEL TIGHTENED UP SO TIGHT THAT MY STEP SON HAD TO GRAB THE WHEEL TO HELP ME TURN INTO A GAS STATION. IT WAS EXTREMELY FRIGHTFUL BECAUSE THE ROAD WE WERE ON WAS VERY CURVY AND IT WAS AT NIGHT! AFTER FEW TRIES WE ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. MY SON LUCKILY WHO IS A VERY STRONG AND BIG 19YR OLD DROVE US HOME WHILE STATING THE STEERING FELT VERY TIGHT THAT HE ADMITTED IT REQUIRED GREAT STRENGTH TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR SINCE 2010 AND THIS MODEL HAS HAD A FULL THROTTLE BOTTLE RECALL (TWICE) A GAS TANK LINE RECALL, AIR BAG RECALL (WHICH I'M STILL WAITING FOR) AND THE A/C HAD TO BE REPLACED. THIS CAR IS AND HAS BEEN THE WORST MODEL OF ALL FUSIONS. I TOOK THIS CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHO THEN EXAMINED THE CAR AND DETERMINED IT WAS THE STEERING GEAR THAT HAS WENT OUT ON MY CAR AND IT WILL BE $1795 TO REPLACE!! THAT'S HALF THE PRICE OF WHAT THIS CAR IS EVEN WORTH NOT TO MENTION I HAD ALREADY PAID $1200 TO GET THE A/C FIXED OVER THE SUMMER. I SEARCHED ONLINE TO SEE IF OTHERS HAD THE SAME GEAR ISSUE AND BEHOLD GOOGLE SHOWS A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT IT AND OVER 500 RECALL COMPLAINTS YET FORD HAS NOT RECALLED IT! SERIOUSLY? I FEEL CONSIDERING THE PAST RECALLS ON THIS MODEL THAT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. IF MY STEP SON HAD NOT BEEN WITH ME TO ASSIST TURNING THE WHEEL, I WOULD HA

RECALL COMPLAINT: I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE ON MY CAR'S AIRBAG IN JUNE 2016. AS OF APRIL 2017, THE RECALL HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF. I UNDERSTAND IT TAKES TIME TO MANUFACTURE PARTS NEEDED FOR RECALLS BUT THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY LONG FOR A RECALL, COMPARED TO PAST RECALLS I'VE HAD TO DEAL WITH.

STEERING RACK MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND WILL INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER STEERING. DOES IT PARKED OR WHILE DRIVING. NOISE IS WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL.

JUST REPLACED THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE FOR THE 3RD TIME. THEY HAVE BROKEN REPEATEDLY AND DO NOT ALLOW YOU TO EXIT THE VEHICLE.

"TAKATA RECALL" RECEIVED AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE FROM FORD 6-1-2016. HAVE MADE MANY CALLS TO FORD AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THEY DO NOT HAVE PARTS TO MAKE REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN ALMOST ONE YEAR AND THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. PLEASE PUT PRESSURE ON FORD TO FIX THIS ISSUE. PLEASE RESPOND TO ME AT: [XXX] THANK YOU. *DL INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN I START THE CAR FROM A COLD START. THE DASH DISPLAY SHOWS "POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT". THEN I HAVE MANUAL STEERING. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTART THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS HAS HAPPENED NOW ABOUT ONCE EVERY 1-2 MONTHS. HAPPENS WHEN I START THE VEHICLE FROM A STATIONARY POSITION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TIRE PRESSURE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTED TO THE LEFT AND JERKED. THE WARNING ADVANCE SERVICE TRACK ILLUMINATED TO "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW". IN ADDITION, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE CONTACT COASTED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND LATER TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,477.

TAKATA RECALL. I AM TRADING THIS CAR IN TODAY BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN OVER 9 MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL, JUNE 1, 2016, AND I'M TIRED OF MAKING MY HUSBAND SIT IN THE BACK SEAT BECAUSE I AM FEARFUL OF THE DEFECTIVE PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYING. I WAS NOT GIVEN FULL VALUE FOR MY TRADE BECAUSE THERE IS STILL NO REMEDY. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY UNACCEPTABLE.

THE SAME RECALL FOR OTHER FORD MODELS IN 2015 REGARDING THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH DESCRIBES EXACTLY THE SAME DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE ON DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR. MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT AND WHEN I TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR HANDLE TO LET MYSELF OUT, THE DOOR HANDLE CORNER WHERE THE TENSION TO OPEN DOOR CHIPPED. I DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION AT THE TIME BECAUSE IT WAS STILL ABLE TO OPEN; HOWEVER, ON 3-23-17 AT ABOUT 9AM THE DOOR HANDLE TENSION WAS LOST ALL TOGETHER SO I WAS ACTUALLY LOCKED IN CAR WHILE PARKED. I SEARCHED THROUGH INTERNET TO FIND IF THIS ISSUE HAS REPEATED FOR OTHER FORD OWNERS, BUT ONLY FOUND FORD TAURUS, MKS, FIESTA AND 2011 FORWARD. WHAT OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION WITH THE SAME EXACT ISSUE WITH THE DOOR HANDLE AS DESCRIBED? FORTUNATELY OR UNFORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED SO THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS. HOPING FORD WOULD EXPAND THE RECALL TO 2010 FORD FUSIONS SO TO PREVENT ACCIDENTS HAPPENING. THANK YOU!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM), BUT THE REMEDY FAILED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED 90 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE ERROR CODE WAS IN REFERENCE TO THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TAKATA RECALL IT IS TAKING TOO LONG TO HAVE THIS FIXED AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE POWER STEERING GEAR ASSEMBLY AND THE POWER STEERING RACK, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT'S MOTHER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) IN JUNE OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

AFTER DRIVING IN DALLAS THX, I DROVE HOME ON HIGHWAY 183. ONCE I GOT OFF 183 IN TURNED TO THE STREET IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD WHERE KIDS AFTER SCHOOL WERE PLAYING OUTSIDE AND MY KIDS. I TURNED INTO MY DRIVEWAY BUT AS I WAS STILL DRIVING ALL STEERING WAS LOST AS SOON AS I STRAIGHTENED IT. IF I HADN'T WENT HOME AND WAS STILL DRIVING I COULD OF REALLY HURT SOMEONE OR KIDS OR MYSELF REALLY BAD OR CAUSED A DEATH!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE POWER ASSIST WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 101,000.

TAKATA RECALL - I RECEIVED THE SAFETY RECALL IN JULY OF 2016 AND STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED NOTICE THAT THERE IS A SOLUTION. I WOULD NOT CONSIDER THIS "IN A TIMELY MANNER". THIS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN THE CAR WITH MY FAMILY MEMBERS.

MY POWER ASSIST UNIT HAS WENT TOTALLY OUT, HAVE MADE NUMEROUS CONTACTS WITH DEALER AND FORD WITH NO HELP, HOWEVER I WORK WITH SOMEONE WHO JUST HAD THEIR 2010 FUSION POWER ASSIST REPLACED BY RECALL AND HIS WAS NOT OUT! I AM STILL DRIVING WITH ABSOLUTELY NO POWER STEERING AT ALL!

POWER STEERING ASSIST IS LOST ON A REGULAR BASIS. THE PROBLEM CAN BE ALLEVIATED MOST OF THE TIME BY TURNING THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN RESTARTING THE CAR. SOMETIMES IT MAY TAKE REPEATING THIS PROCESS MULTIPLE TIMES. LUCKILY THE POWER STEERING ASSIST HAS NEVER STOPPED WORKING WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION.

TAKATA RECALL, FORD NOTIFIED ME JUNE 1, 2016, BUT HAS STILL NOT PROVIDED A REPAIR AND IT IS MARCH 16, 2017. THIS IS MY PRIMARY FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. ADDITIONALLY, I AM MARRIED WITH TWO CHILDREN AND CANNOT IN GOOD CONSCIOUS HAVE SOMEONE RIDE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT IN THE EVENT THE AIR BAG WOULD DEPLOY.

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM (EPAS) HAS FAILED AND I CAN NO LONGER TURN MY STEERING WHEEL. FORD STATES THAT IN THE CASE OF THIS ISSUE, THE CAR CAN BE MANUALLY TURNED, BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE. THE STEERING WHEEL WITHOUT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING IS IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN UNLESS SUPER HUMAN STRENGTH. IF THIS SYSTEM WOULD HAVE FAILED ON ME AT HIGH SPEEDS, I WOULD HAVE CRASHED AND COULD HAVE DIED OR EVEN KILLED OTHERS. THIS SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BY FORD IMMEDIATELY. FORD HAS ALREADY RECALLED THEIR GEN 1 EPAS SYSTEM ON 2011 FORD VEHICLES BUT THIS SAME SYSTEM HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED SINCE 2008 AND IS EQUIPPED IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION. THIS RECALL SHOULD COVER ALL VEHICLES THAT ARE EQUIPPED WITH THE GEN 1 EPAS SYSTEM FOR SAFETY REASONS. THE SYSTEM FAILED ON ME AS I WAS DRIVING HOME ON CITY STREETS (MODERATE SPEED). THE STEERING BECOME EXTREMELY STIFF AND HARD TO STAY IN MY LANE.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP WITH POWERASSIST ERROR CODE. THIS HAPPENED IN 2014. THERE WAS A RECALL BUT IT APPLIED ONLY TO YEARS 2011-2012. I HAD TO SPEND $2000 TO HAVE THE IT REPLACED. IT HAPPENED AGAIN LAST WEEK(SAFETY CONCERN). THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS A SOFTWARE GLITCH. THEY RESET THE CODE($400) BUT IT LOCKED UP AGAIN YETERDAY. PROBLEM NOT FIXED. I THINK I HAVE A LEMON. NOT HAPPY WITH RESPONSE AS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN WITH STEERING WHEEL LOCKING UP . I DO NOT HAVE ANOTHER $2000 TO SPEND

THE ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE INVOLVES THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER, AT SEPARATE TIMES, LOST ACCELERATION WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE TIMING OF BEING ON THE ROAD WAS DIFFERENT AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. WE BOTH WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE BOTH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHEN THE ACCELERATION FAILED. FORD DID RECALL THE PRODUCT AT ONE TIME, HOWEVER, NOW THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE 2ND FAIL. THIS APPEARS TO BE EITHER AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR VENDOR DEFECT IN THE PART. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS COLLISIONS COULD OCCUR WHEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON HIGH SPEED ROADS AS WELL AS DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO GAGE THE SPEED OF THE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/08/17*LJ *AS

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME TURNING ON A CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOSS ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING (EPS) MAKING EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO STEER AND TURN, I WENT OFF THE ROAD BUT WAS ABLE TO AVOID ACCIDENT. ABS, TRACTION LIGHT, BRAKE LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH AND ADVANCTRAC MESSAGE IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CLUSTER. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT ANY POWER STEERING AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN THE VEHICLE SINCE, TO AVOID FURTHER ACCIDENT/DAMAGE. I STARTED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM ONLY TO FIND OUT MANY OTHERS HAD EXPERIENCED THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THEIR 2010 FORD FUSION.

TAKATA RECALL: RECEIVED RECALL LETTER BACK IN JUNE OF 2016. MY AIRBAG HAS STILL NOT BEEN REPLACED. HOW LONG DOES THIS TAKE??

2010 FORD FUSION IDLER PULLEY BOLT SHEERED OFF ALONG WITH PIECE OF ENGINE BLOCK AND PULLEY RESULTING IN A NEAR ACCIDENT AS DRIVE BELT, AND POWER STEERING FAILED AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO PAST 20 MILES PER HOUR (ON HIGHWAY). MY WIFE (5 MONTHS PREGNANT) WAS DRIVING AT THE POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN THE PULLEY AND BOLT SHEERED OFF. HER CAR WAS NEARLY STRUCK FROM BEHIND BY SEVERAL VEHICLES AS WELL AS NOT BEING ABLE TO STEER THE CAR HERSELF. LOOKING AT FORD FUSION BLOGS, THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS NOT FIXED IN THEIR EARLIER MODELS. THIS DESIGN AND/OR STRESS FAULT CAUSES SAFETY CONCERNS AS WELL AS COSTLY REPAIRS SINCE PIECE OF THE ENGINE BLOCK CAN SHEER OFF WITH THE IDLER PULLEY BOLT.

DRIVING AT ABOUT 15 MPH STRAIGHT AHEAD, WENT OVER A VERY SMALL BUMP, A BIG NOISE AND THE FRONT END ON THE DRIVERS SIDE SUDDENLY DROPPED. INSPECTION REVEALED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT SPRING HAD RUSTED OUT AND BROKEN NEAR THE BOTTOM CAUSING THE SPRING TO SLIP OUT AND PUTTING ALL THE WEIGHT ON THE STRUT CAUSING THE FRONT END TO COLLAPSE ON THAT SIDE. TURNS OUT THE FRONT PASSENGER FRONT SPRING WAS ALSO RUSTED EXTENSIVELY AT THE BOTTOM ALTHOUGH IT HAD NOT YET BROKEN. ENDED UP HAVING TO REPLACE BOTH FRONT SPRING/STRUT ASSEMBLIES. CONCERNED THAT IF THIS HAD BROKEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR GOING AROUND A SHARP CURVE, COULD OF CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. THINKING THAT THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE LIMITED TO NORTHERN STATES WHERE ROAD SALT IS USED MORE HEAVILY.

THIS COMPLAINT IS CONCERNING THE EPAS (ELECTRONIC POWER ASSISTED STEERING) WHICH WENT OUT WHILE IN-MOTION, FIRSTLY; WHILE DRIVING TO MY LOCAL DMV FOR ROUTINE PLATE RENEWAL, *BEFORE* I WAS SET TO BEGIN MY PLANNED DRIVE OF OVER 800+ MILES CROSS COUNTRY TO VISIT WITH MY SIGNIFICANT OTHER, THE EPAS WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED ACROSS MY DASHBOARD LED DISPLAY, AS WELL THE ADVANCETRAC SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT. ONCE I NOTICED THE WARNING, I BEGAN THE PROCESS OF MOVING OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND INTO THE PARKING LOT CLOSEST TO MY DMV- AS I'VE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE FALLING INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE REPEATEDLY AND SUDDENLY BEFORE THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE REAL CAUSE AND WAS RECALLED. I WAS PREPARED TO NAVIGATE MYSELF TOWARDS A SAFE VANTAGE POINT AND FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG, BUT WHILE DOING SO I LOST ALMOST COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE POWER STEERING AS THE EPAS COMPLETELY GAVE OUT. I WAS THANKFULLY SAFE, HAVING DECIDED IT WAS BEST TO RENEW MY PLATES, BUT IF I HAD JUST DECIDED TO EMBARK ON MY PLANNED 14 HOUR DRIVE CROSS COUNTRY? I COULD'VE BEEN STRANDED, I COULD'VE BEEN IN A MAJOR ACCIDENT- SHOULD THE EPAS HAD GONE OUT ON THE HIGHWAY, I COULD HAVE DIED. FORD SEEMED EAGER TO DISPEL MY FEAR THAT THIS WAS A LARGER ISSUE, RATHER THAN AN ISOLATED INSTANCE, BUT IT'S CLEAR TO ME FROM ASSESSING SIMILAR PEOPLE'S EXACT SAME ISSUES WITH THIS MAKE AND THIS YEAR OF VEHICLE, IT'S NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT. IT'S A MASSIVE AND SYSTEMIC DEFAULT WITH THE ENGINEERING, PRODUCTION,

POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHILE DRIVING. DASHBOARD LIGHTS INDICATE POWER STEERING IS OUT. VERY SCARY. PULLS EXTREMELY HARD TO LEFT AND RIGHT T ANY GIVEN TIME.

INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE SPRINGS BREAK CAUSING PEOPLE TO BE UNABLE TO EXIT THEIR CAR. WINDOW MUST BE ROLLED DOWN AND EXTERIOR HANDLE USED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. BOTH INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE HANDLES (FRONT AND REAR) DOORS ON MY VEHICLE ARE CURRENTLY INOPERABLE. I CONTACTED FORD & WAS TOLD TO TAKE IT TO MY NEAREST DEALER FOR INSPECTION. UPON DOING SO, THE TECHNICIANS AND PARTS MANAGER INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THE REPAIRS WILL COST ME APPROXIMATELY 350.00 IN PARTS AND LABOR TO MAKE MY VEHICLE SAFE AGAIN. THIS CAR IS DRIVEN DAILY BY MY SPOUSE, IF SHE OR MY GRANDCHILDREN NEEDED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE QUICKLY THEY COULD NOT. MY FAMILY IS LITERALLY TRAPPED IN THE CAR. I WILL BE FORCED TO SPEND THE 350.00 DOLLARS TO KEEP MY FAMILY SAFE. IF FORD TECHNICIANS ARE AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, MY QUESTION IS "WHY HASN'T FORD ISSUED A RECALL FOR THESE HANDLES"

POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT. THE TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT HAS COME ON AND BEEN ON. LUCKILY IT HAS HAPPENED AT HOME SO THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING. HOWEVER TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE THE COST IS APPROXIMATELY 1500. I HAVE BEEN MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS VEHICLE AND HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DRIVE IT DUE TO THE COST TO FIX IT. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE NOT ONLY ON MY CAR BUT FUSIONS IN GENERAL.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE INTERIM RECALL NOTICE FROM THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD BE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 05/04/17*LJ

WHEN I STARTED MY CAR THE LOW TIRE PRESSURE LIGHT CAME ON, BUT EVERYTHING SEEMED TO BE WORKING FINE. I DROVE A FEW BLOCKS ON CITY STREETS WITH NO PROBLEM, AND THEN THE STEERING WHEEL SUDDENLY BECAME TIGHT AND DIFFICULT TO MOVE AND THE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT AND POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON. ABLE PULL OVER CAREFULLY, BUT NOT SAFE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. DIAGNOSED AS POWER STEERING FAILURE - HAD TO REPLACE RACK AND PINION.