2010 Ford Fusion complaints

AFTER DRIVING MY CAR A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR STARTED TO STALLED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATED. THE CAR JUST STARTED SHAKING AND FINALLY STOP RUNNING WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT COMING ON. I HAD TO TURN THE ENGINE OFF COMPLETELY AND TRIED TO STARTED IT AGAIN, BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS STILL ON AND KEPT ON SHAKING AGAIN. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WAITED APPROXIMATELY ONE MINUTE AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER, BUT I AM ASKING THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO INVESTIGATE FORD FUSION PROBLEMS WITH THEIR "THROTTLE BODY" THAT HAS MULTIPLE TROUBLES REPORTS FROM FORD FUSION OWNERS. HOW CAN THE GOVERNMENT ALLOW VEHICLES THAT ARE DANGEROUS TO DRIVERS WHEN THE VEHICLES START STALLING ON THE ROAD AND ESPECIALLY ON THE FREEWAY. PLEASE DEMAND FORD RECALL THEIR FUSION TO REPLACE THE "THROTTLE BODY" STALLING PROBLEMS AND REIMBURSEMENT THE OWNERS FOR THEIR COST ASAP. *TR

THE 2010 FORD FUSION WILL, AT RANDOM, LOSE POWER. ACCELERATOR IS NON RESPONSIVE AND THE THROTTLE BODY/TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. IT BEGINS TO IDLE ROUGH AT APPROX. 1000RPM AND WILL NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. I'VE HAD THE CAR FOR JUST OVER 1 YEAR AND THIS INCIDENT HAS HAPPENED DOZENS OF TIMES. IT HAS HAPPENED WHILE AT FREEWAY SPEEDS, AS WELL AS TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP LIGHT. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS CLOSE CALLS AND LITERALLY FEAR FOR MY SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMS TO NOT BE ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, HOWEVER AS SOON AS I'VE PICKED IT UP FROM THEM ITS DONE IT WITHIN SEVERAL MILES, ONLY FOR ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO THEM AND GET THE SAME RESPONSE A WEEK OR TWO LATER. FORD NEEDS TO SOLVE THIS HUGE PROBLEM BY ISSUING A RECALL AND THEY NEEDED TO DO IT LAST YEAR. I'VE LITERALLY SEEN THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE IN FORUMS WITH THIS SAME EXACT PROBLEM, YET NOTHING SEEMS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT. IT'S ALMOST AS IF THE ONLY THING THAT WILL OPEN FORD'S EYES WILL BE A SERIOUS TRAGEDY TO OCCUR. ISN'T THE POINT OF A RECALL TO PREVENT THAT FROM HAPPENING? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 2 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO BECOME RESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE RANGE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC, BUT WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A FAILURE CODE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON 12/25/12, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME STIFF AND WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ON 12/29/12, WENT TO CHECK CAR AND COULD NOT DRIVE IT AT ALL. YOU COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE POWER STEERING RACK HAD TO BE REPLACED. THEY SAID SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE WIRING. I ALSO SAW ONLINE THERE WERE MANY COMPLAINTS CONCERNING THE SAME ISSUE. BECAUSE OF THIS, IT THOUGHT THERE COULD BE A POSSIBLE DEFECT. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD WITH LOW MILEAGE. I MOSTLY USE THE CAR TO DRIVE BACK AND FORTH TO WORK, WHICH IS 6 MILES AWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS, BECAUSE YOU COULD NOT STEER THE CAR ONCE THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. *TR

WE WERE THREE HOURS FROM HOME IN THE LATE AFTERNOON WHEN THE POWER STEERING SERVICE SOON LIGHT CAME ON. WE HAD ONE MORE STOP TO MAKE SO WE DID AND TRIED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING FLUID NOT KNOWING THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD ELECTRIC ASSIST STEERING. WHEN WE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE TO GO TO THE AUTO PARTS STORE AND THE ALARM CAME ON AND THE READING ON THE DASH SAID POWER STEERING SERVICE NOW AND THE VEHICLE THEN WAS VERY HARD TO STEER. AFTER FINALLY FIGURING OUT THAT WE HAD THE POWER ASSIST STEERING AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THAT WE COULD DO ABOUT IT AT THAT TIME. THE SALESPERSON TOLD US THAT WE COULD STILL DRIVE IT BUT IT WOULD BE VERY DIFFICULT. WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME AND PRAISE THE LORD WE DID GET HOME SAFELY. WE TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC AND HE SAID THAT THE PART TO REPLACE IT WOULD BE AROUND $1,000.00 NOT INCLUDING LABOR. IN DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR THIS VEHICLE BUT THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET FOR IT. I WOULD LIKE TO ENTER THIS COMPLAINT SO THAT FORD WILL LOOK INTO MAKING THIS DEFECT A RECALL AND HELP THE CONSUMERS THAT HAVE PURCHASED THESE VEHICLES. MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE LESS THAT 6 MONTHS AGO AND WE LOVE IT BUT THIS PROBLEM HAS REALLY BEEN A DISAPPOINTMENT NOT TO MENTION THE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP IT HAS PLACED ON US. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

GOT OFF THE EXPRESSWAY AND WHILE STOPPED AT LIGHT SMELLED "SOMETHING". 3 BLOCKS LATER AT MY HOUSE I FELT THE HEAT FROM THE REAR WHEELS ON MY LEGS AND REALIZED THE SMELL WAS FROM REAR BRAKES. JACKED UP BOTH REAR WHEELS AND FOUND THE WHEELS ALMOST IMMOVABLE. REAR PADS WORN DOWN TO 2-3MM! FRONT PADS STILL HAD 10MM OF PAD REMAINING ON ALL FOUR PADS! NO PROBLEM (OR USE OF) WITH PARKING BRAKE. CALIBERS HAD BEEN STICKING - DRAGGING FOR QUITE SOME TIME TO WEAR DOWN TO ALMOST NOTHING WHILE LEAVING FRONT BRAKES WITH YEARS LEFT ON THEM. CAR WAS STILL IN WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 60 MPH AND THE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF THREE LANES SO IT PROVED DIFFICULT TO GET TO THE RIGHT BREAK DOWN LANE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND AFTER ABOUT TEN SECONDS I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND RETURN TO THE HIGHWAY. THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN ABOUT A HALF A MILE FURTHER DOWN THE ROAD. ONCE AGAIN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE PROBLEM DID NOT HAPPEN AGAIN THAT DAY. I HAD THE PROBLEM LOOKED AT LATER THAT AFTERNOON AT A LOCAL FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED IT AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE CAR WAS 3,000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. FORD CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE DID NOT FEEL THEY SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPAIR. THIS HAS OCCURRED TWICE IN THE PAST IN DECEMBER AND EACH TIME I WAS TRAVELING 60 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO DONE. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION FAILED ME AND MY FAMILY YESTERDAY IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. THE CAR WENT INTO AN IDLE MODE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC AND RUN UP THE CURB TO GET MY FAMILY TO A SAFE AREA. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND THEN BACK ON AND THE CAR STARTED. THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE FAILED UNIT AT MY COST. I SEE ON THE WEB, THAT A FAILED THROTTLE BODY IS A RECURRING PROBLEM FOR THE FORD FUSION. THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY 15 DAYS OR 5000 MILES OUT OF WARRANTY. MY COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $328.50. *TR

MY CAR IS A FORD FUSION BOUGHT IN MARCH 2010 WITH ONLY 33,400 MILES, STILL UNDER FULL WARRANTY. I WAS DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC, GOING ABOUT 50 MPH, WHEN MY ACCELERATOR STOP WORKING. THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT SAFETY, THANK GOODNESS. WHEN I STARTED TO HIT MY BRAKES TO STOP, THE CAR JERKED A BIT LIKE IT DID NOT WANT TO STOP. I STOPPED, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, AND IT STARTED BACK UP OK. NO LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I THEN PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AGAIN AND NOT EVEN 5 MINS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I COASTED INTO ANOTHER PARKING LOT, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS PROCEEDED TO HAPPEN 5 MORE TIMES BEFORE MAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS DUE TO A DIRTY THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT NEEDED CLEANING. I SPENT $250 TO CLEAN IT BECAUSE CLEANING IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. TWO WEEKS LATER, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING ABOUT 75MPH WHEN THIS ALL HAPPENED AGAIN, THANK GOODNESS I WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART MY CAR. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED SOME HOTLINE AND WERE TOLD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ALTOGETHER. I HAVE NOT HAD ANY PROBLEMS SINCE BUT I WISH I HAD KNOWN THIS EARLIER. I WAS TERRIFIED OF GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT AND WISH FORD WOULD HAVE RECALLED IT BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I PRAY THAT NO ONE IS KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS SIMPLE PART THAT SHOULD BE REPLAC

I PURCHASED MY CAR ON 1/24/10. BEGINNING IN APRIL/MAY OF 2011 MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL WITHOUT WARNING. AT FIRST IT WOULD HAPPEN AT STOPLIGHTS. I BEGAN TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO CAPTURE AN ERROR CODE OR REPLICATE THE ISSUE. THEY SENT ME AWAY. IT THEN ESCALATED TO STALLING UPHILL GOING 35 MPH ON A CURVY ONE LANE ROAD. AGAIN, BROUGHT IT BACK TO THE DEALER WITH THE SAME RESULT, NO ERROR CODE COULDN'T REPLICATE, SO NO FIX. AT THIS TIME I BEGAN TO INVESTIGATE ONLINE ONLY TO FIND NUMEROUS FORUMS OF OTHER 2010 FORD FUSION (SPORT AWD) OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME SPONTANEOUS STALLING ISSUES. AGAIN, FORD SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO FIX BECAUSE NO ERROR AND COULDN'T REPLICATE. OVER THE PAST 3 YEARS WE HAVE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE IN 5 TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE (CURRENTLY AT DEALER NOW FOR THREE WEEKS). THIS STALLING ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AT STOPLIGHTS, GOING 35 MPH UPHILL AND 75 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. THERE IS NO WARNING EXCEPT THE CAR WILL JERK THEN THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF. WE HAVE BEEN LUCKY SO FAR THAT WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WHILE AVOIDING AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT'S BEEN CLOSE SOMETIMES. IN DECEMBER 2012 I CONTACTED FORD DIRECTLY TO REQUEST A REPURCHASE OR REPLACEMENT. THEY HAVE DENIED MY CLAIM BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED ENOUGH DURING A SET PERIOD OF TIME. I HAVE EXPRESSED REPEATEDLY TO THEM MY CONCERN NOT ONLY FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY BUT OF OTHER MOTORISTS ON THE ROAD AND ALL THOSE OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I AM BEYOND FRUSTRATED W

TIRE VALVES ALL STARTED GIVING ME PROBLEMS. I WOULD WAKE UP TO FLAT TIRES EVERY MORNING. WHEN I WOULD FIX ONE, THE OTHER WOULD START LEAKING AIR AS WELL. I HAD TO CHANGE ALL FOUR OF THEM BECAUSE COINCIDENTALLY THEY WERE ALL LEAKING AIR. THE STAFF AT THE DEALERSHIP WERE ALSO TRYING TO BLAME ME SAYING THAT I MUST'VE HIT SOMETHING. IT'S NOT ME, IT'S THE CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED GOING OUT AFTER ONLY TWO OR THREE MONTHS OF PURCHASING IT. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. FORD DEALERSHIP TOOK CARE OF IT. *TR

WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE THE RPM'S DROP TO 0 WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WITH TRYING TO ACCELERATE, THE WRENCH SYMBOL ILLUMINATES ON THE DASH. AT THE TIME OF THE THROTTLE FAILURE THERE WAS A SEMI TO MY RIGHT AND A SEMI BEHIND ME, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO PULL TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD WHILE DECREASING SPEEDS. UPON PULLING OVER AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUTTING OFF THE CAR THE CAR STARTS UP AS USUAL. *TR

HAD 2 SEPARATE INCIDENTS, 1ST WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH WHEN CAR JERKED, CRUISE CONTROL DISENGAGED, LOST ACCELERATION, WRENCH SYMBOL APPEREAD ON DASH AND TRYING TO ACCELERATE MADE CAR JERK EVEN MORE. FORTUNATELY I WASNT ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT CAR OFF, READ MANUAL FOR WHAT THE SYMBOL MEANT THAN I STARTED CAR AND SYMBOL WAS GONE. I DECIDED TO GO AHEAD AND FINISH TRIP HOME AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. NEXT DAY GOING TO LOCAL GROCERY STORE GOING ABOUT 10MPH HAD EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN. I JUST SPOKE WITH DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT CAR FROM AND ITS TO BE LOOKED AT TOMORROW. I HAD JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR 3WKS AGO, SO PRETTY DISAPPOINTED IN FORD AND PRAY THAT NOBODY GETS INJURED WITH THIS MECHANICAL ISSUE, I DEFINITELY WONT BE ALLOWING MY CHILD TO RIDE IN THE CAR UNTIL ITS COMPLETING REPAIRED, AND BY READING OTHER CONSUMERS ISSUES MAY BE NEVER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN THE MIDDLE LANE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, TACHOMETER STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, AND CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. WAS ABLE TO GET CAR OVER TO SHOULDER. TURNED CAR OFF, ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND IMMEDIATELY STARTED THE SAME PROBLEM. I HAD TO GET THE CAR TOWED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO CHANGE LANES AS QUICKLY AS I DID. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE THROTTLE DRIVE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR HAS ONLY 23000 MILES. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,502.

FIRST EVENT WAS WHILE EXITING A MALL PARKING LOT; STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL, AND INSTEAD OF ACCELERATING THE CAR SEEMED JUST ABOUT TO STALL. I GOT OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND BEFORE SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE NOTICED THE "WRENCH" SYMBOL ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR, NOTING THE "WRENCH" WAS NO LONGER ON, PUT IT IN GEAR AND DROVE OFF. THE CAR RAN FINE UNTIL 12/28/12, WHEN WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROX 70MPH ON I-90 THE ENGINE BEGAN TO AGAIN DOWN SHIFT AND LOSE POWER. THE THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS THE MORNING OF 12/29/12; IN EACH ABOVE INCIDENT I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE TRAFFIC WAY, PARK, SHUT OFF THE CAR, RESTART IT AND DRIVE AWAY. THE WRENCH WAS ILLUMINATED EACH TIME. ON 01/03/13 MY CAR WAS SERVICED BY THE DEALER FROM WHERE I PURCHASED IT, AND THEY SAID THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAD ONE IN STOCK AND REPLACED IT. KUDOS TO THEM, BUT, MORE THAN A LITTLE UNNERVING. AND IF IT WAS REPLACED WITH THE SAME STYLE UNIT, HOW DO I KNOW IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN, PERHAPS AT A MOST INOPPORTUNE TIME? AT THE TIME OF WRITING THIS I DON'T HAVE THE VIN AVAILABLE, HOWEVER, FWIW, THE BUILD DATE IS JUNE 2010. IT IS THE SEL AWD WITH THE V-6 ENGINE, 3.0L I BELIEVE. *TR

IN MARCH 2012 I HAD THE CAR SERVICED FOR A RECALL FOR DEFECTIVE WHEEL STUDS. AT THE TIME I HAD DISCOVERED A BROKEN OFF WHEEL STUD ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL. I HAD IT REPAIRED PER THE RECALL NOTICE AT PERRY FORD IN POWAY , CA WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM BY REPLACING THE LUG NUTS. NOW IN JANUARY OF 2013 I HAVE ANOTHER WHEEL STUD BROKEN OFF ON THE SAME WHEEL WHICH HAD BEEN SERVICED. THE RECALL WAS SUPPOSED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ON ALL WHEELS BY REPLACING THE LUG NUTS. IT HAS NOT RESOLVED THE PROBLEM AS I NOW HAVE ANOTHER WHEEL BOLT COMPLETELY SHEARED OFF AT THE WHEEL FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT SEEMS REPLACING THE LUG NUTS IS NOT A SOLUTION AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS CONDITION AS I HAVE NOW HAD TWO OF FIVE BOLTS BROKEN OFF ON ONE WHEEL. CLEARLY THE WHEEL STUDS NOT THE NUTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND REPLACING LUG NUTS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *TR

MY FORD FUSION WAS PARKED IN THE PARKING LOT WHILE SHOPPING. TEMPERATURE APPROXIMATELY 15 DEGREES F. BEFORE GOING INTO THE STORE, I HAD SET THE PARKING BRAKE, AS THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE. UPON EXITING THE STORE AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, I DISENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE. HOWEVER, THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE DID NOT DISENGAGE. INSTEAD, A LOUD GRINDING SOUND OCCURRED. THE BRAKE EVENTUALLY DISENGAGED, BUT BY THIS TIME, THE BRAKE ROTOR WAS EXTREMELY HOT. THIS HAD OCCURRED ONE TIME PREVIOUSLY, ALSO ON A COLD DAY WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN INTO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE RIGHT REAR ROTOR HAD OVERHEATED AND BEEN DAMAGED. PADS AND ROTORS WERE REPLACED. UPON PICKING THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP, I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 3 MILES TO HOME, AND WHEN I EXITED THE CAR, THE RIGHT ROTOR WAS VERY HOT AND THE SMELL OF BURNING BRAKES WAS PRESENT IN THE GARAGE. THE LEFT ROTOR WAS COOL ENOUGH THAT I COULD PLACE A HAND ON IT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. I WAS UNABLE TO EVEN MOMENTARILY TOUCH THE RIGHT ROTOR. IN THIS PARTICULAR CASE, I HAD NOT ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE, AS THE VEHICLE WAS PICKED UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND THE PARKING BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED ONLY 13000 MILES PREVIOUSLY (38000 MILES) DUE TO EXCESSIVE REAR BRAKE PAD / ROTOR WEAR. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION SE (46,000 MILES), I FELT A BUMP AS IF WAS HIT FROM THE REAR OR THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP. THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I PULLED THE CAR OVER. WHILE PARKED ON THE EMERGENCY LANE THE CAR KEPT SURGING AND THE RPM BOUNCED BETWEEN 500 AND 1000 RPMS. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I RESTARTED THE CAR AS IF THERE WERE NO ISSUES. APPROX. 8 MILES LATER STILL TRAVELING AT 70 MPH IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING AS BEFORE. THIS TIME WHEN RESTARTING, THE STARTER STAYED ENGAGED FOR APPROX 10 SECONDS AFTER RELEASING THE KEY. THE CAR HAD THE SAME STALLING ISSUE 12 MORE TIMES FOR THE NEXT 15 MILES TO MY HOME. I SPOKE TO THE DEALER, HE SAID IT IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HE ACKNOWLEDGED IT IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT NOT A RECALL SO MY OUT OF WARRANTY COST WOULD BE AROUND $600. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY FORD BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED, IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE STEERING COMPUTER MODULE WAS RESET. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 132,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE ADDITIONAL TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,000. UPDATED 02/11/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH AND DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL, WHICH ABNORMALLY TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ALSO ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKES AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF A SECOND TIME. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY FURTHER BRAKING ISSUES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER A PARKING SPACE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, JUMPED A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A STORE WINDOW. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRUISES TO THE BODY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED FOR SURGE ACCELERATION. IT WAS CONCLUDED THAT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

DRIVING AT 30 MPH, SLIDING CAR ICON APPEARED AND NOTICED A SLIGHT STIFFNESS IN STEERING. MADE IT HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. NEXT MORNING UPON STARTING CAR, I HAD NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. TWO DAYS LATER, POWER STEERING HAS NOT RETURNED, BUT THE 'SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW' INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON. DEALER IS TELLING ME NO HISTORY OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. ALTHOUGH I HAVE FOUND IT ALL OVER THE INTERNET WITH 2010, 2011. AND 2012 FUSIONS AND ESCAPES. NHTSA, PLEASE HELP! *TR

WHEN THE WEATHER GETS BELOW FREEZING THE PARKING BRAKE FREEZES - YOU CAN RELEASE THE PARKING BRAKE WITH THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE AND THE PARKING BRAKE WARNING LIGHT GOES OFF BUT THE PARKING BRAKE STAYS ENGAGED WITH THE DRIVER UNKNOWING THAT THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT RELEASE. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE DRIVER IS NOT AWARE OF THE PARKING BRAKE BEING ENGAGED UNTIL THE BRAKES GET SO HOT THAT SMOKE BEGINS TO POUR FROM THE REAR WHEELS WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF THIS CAUSING A FIRE FROM ALL THE HEAT. ALSO WHEN THE PARKING BRAKE DOES NOT RELEASE AND YOU APPLY THE BRAKES WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES DO NOT RESPOND THE SAME AS WHEN THEY ARE APPLIED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING EVERY TIME THE WEATHER GETS BELOW FREEZING SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT NEW AND THE DEFECT HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES WITH THEM MAKING AN EFFORT TO CORRECT THIS DEFECT BUT IT HAS NOT HELPED AND THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. THIS VEHICLE IS IN NORTH ALABAMA WHERE THE WEATHER GETS COLD BUT NOT IN AN AREA IN THE NORTHERN STATES WHERE THE WEATHER IS MUCH COLDER. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE FOR THE NIGHT WAS 30 DEGREE F AND IT HAS NOT RAINED IN OVER A WEEK. I OWN THREE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE PARKED IN THE SAME AREA AS THIS VEHICLE THAT DO NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM AS WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) AND WAS REPAIRED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE LUG NUTS FRACTURED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND WAS REPAIRED EACH TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 7,243.

THE VEHICLE LOST POWER STEERING, TRACTION CONTROL, AND BRAKES UPON ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND ENDANGERING OTHER DRIVERS, I WAS FORCED TO CRASH INTO THE CONCRETE WALL BARRIER ON THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE ON RAMP. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD UNTIL AFTER COMING TO A STOP AND THE ENGINE DIED. AT THAT POINT THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 -60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN STALL WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR ON AN INTERMITTENT BASIS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MANUFACTURER WAS LATER CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 63,000.

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A LOCAL ROAD AT THE LIMIT WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT WARNING INDICATOR CAME ON, AFTER THE INDICATOR WAS ON THERE WAS NOT THROTTLE RESPONSE, ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND YET NO POWER GOING TO THE WHEELS. I WAS ABLE TO ROLL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT ON HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS, CAR WHILE AT IDLE WAS JERKING AND BUCKING. I THEN LIMPED THE VEHICLE TO A PARKING LOT, PLACED IT IN DRIVE AND FILMED THE ISSUE WITH A CELL PHONE IN A PARKING LOT AND NARRATED AS TO WHAT WAS HAPPENING. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT DOWN AND THEN RESTARTED THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND NO CODES SHOWED UP IN A DIAGNOSTIC AND THE DEALERSHIP "COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM" BUT SUSPECTED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CONTROLLER AS THIS WAS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE CONTACT SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE THEN FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL RESPONSE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IT WOULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING, BUT FIRST HAPPENED AFTER SPEEDING UP AFTER GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES. ON THAT LAST DAY, THE DAY OF THE APPOINTMENT AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT REACT TO THE INPUT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. YOU WOULD HAVE TO PULL OVER, ASSUMING THERE WAS A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER, AND SHUT THE CAR OFF IN PARK THEN RESTART IT. EVERYTHING WOULD BE NORMAL UNTIL IT ACTED UP AGAIN, ANYWHERE FROM 1 MILE TO 5 MILES LATER. OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, YOU CAN'T POWER THE VEHICLE TO GET OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC IT WERE TO HAPPEN ON A TURN OR MERGING ON A FREEWAY. A WRECK COULD VERY EASILY HAVE HAPPENED FROM THIS FAILURE. IT ENDED UP BEING A BAD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND THE TOTAL COST TO REPLACE WAS $352.40. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 40MPH ON A BUSY MAIN ROAD I PULLED INTO THE TURNING LANE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN MY CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND DUE TO THE CAR NOT ACCELERATING THIS HAS CONSISTENTLY HAPPENED AT LEAST 8-9 TIMES IN A 4 DAY PERIOD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, MY CAR STALLED AND WENT INTO "SAFETY MODE" OR LOW POWER MODE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING OVER, NOTICED THE CAR WAS IDLING ROUGH. THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT, AFTER A FEW SECONDS OF ROUGH STARTING THE CAR TURNED BACK ON, THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE VEHICLE DROVE FINE AGAIN. HOWEVER, THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES LATER THAT DAY AND THROUGH OUT THE WEEK. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE, SINCE THERE WERE NO CODES CURRENTLY ON AT THE TIME OF SERVICE. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, I'VE FOUND THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE, YET FORD REFUSES TO REPLACE THIS UNDER WARRANTY, OR REPLACE IT UNLESS THERE IS HARD EVIDENCE THAT IS THE ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS AND ENGAGES VERY HARD, CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD. ON ONE OCCASION I NEARLY REAR-ENDED A CAR IN FRONT OF ME BECAUSE OF THIS. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS THE CAR WILL SHIFT RAPIDLY BETWEEN TWO ADJACENT GEARS, AS IF IT IS "CONFUSED". CAR WILL SOMETIMES NOT SHIFT AT ALL; THE RPM'S JUST SIT AT THAT THRESHOLD FOR A WHILE BEFORE KNOCKING HARD INTO THE NEXT GEAR, AGAIN CAUSING A DANGEROUS LURCHING MOTION. WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR WILL LOSE POWER SUDDENLY, MORE PROMINENT WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING UP A STEEP INCLINE. YOU COULD KEEP PRESSING THE GAS BUT AMAZINGLY THE CAR SEEMS TO LOOSE MORE POWER WHEN YOU DO THIS. THE ONLY WAY TO GET POWER IS TO OPEN THE THROTTLE 100 PERCENT IN WHICH CASE THE CAR AGAIN JERKS INTO GEAR VERY HARD. THIS SITUATION HAS HAPPENED PLENTY OF TIMES AND IS VERY SCARY. ON SOME OCCASIONS THE POWER WAS NEEDED TO ACCELERATE IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR IN ANOTHER LANE, TO AVOID AN OBSTACLE IN THE ROADWAY. THE LATEST INCIDENT THAT OCCURRED WAS VERY SCARY. THE TRANSMISSION WAS MAKING A FUNNY SOUND, ALMOST LIKE A ZIPPER BEING ZIPPED. THIS SEEMED ODD TO ME BECAUSE IT SOUNDED ALMOST LIKE THE GEARS WERE RUBBING UP AGAINST SOMETHING, HOWEVER I DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING OF IT BECAUSE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE OPERATING PROPERLY. THEN I WENT TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ACROSS CROSS TRAFFIC. WHEN THERE WAS A BREAK IN TRAFFIC I PRESSED THE GAS, THE RPMS WENT UP TO ABOUT 5K AND THE CAR SLOWLY GRINDED INTO GEAR, ALMOST LIKE A PERSON WHO DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A ST

FORD FUSION 2012 3.0L V6 SEL GOES INTO "LIMP-MODE" WITHOUT WARNING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. A SLIGHT SHUDDER IMMEDIATELY BEFORE TRIPPING THE "LIMP-MODE" WHERE THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES DISABLED. NO OR MINIMAL POWER IS AVAILABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC SAFELY. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, HOWEVER, THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. ONCE THE CAR TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED, THE CAR RUNS NORMALLY UNTIL THE SYMPTOM HAPPENS AGAIN. NO OTHER SYMPTOMS ARE PRESENT PRIOR TO GOING INTO "LIMP-MODE". BROUGHT THE CAR TO A MECHANIC AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY SAVED ENGINE CODES AND COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. NO WORK WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM DUE TO NO EVIDENCE OF IT IN THE COMPUTER. HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND CREATES A HAZARDOUS DRIVING EXPERIENCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR TO GET ON FREEWAY IT BOGGLED DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO TURN OFF AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND WRENCH SYMBOL SO PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CAR WAS SHAKING AS IF IT HAD NO GAS SO TURNED OFF FOR 3 MIN AND TURNED BACK ON AND DROVE NOT EVEN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD AND IT DID THE SAME THING SO TURNED OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT RAN AS IF WAS FINE NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER STARTED DOING THE SAME THING ONCE YOU DRIVE AND IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE IT BOGGLES DOWN AND LIGHTS COME ON. GOT IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS HAPPENING IN A LOT OF FORD FUSION 2010 CARS. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT 50MPH W/NO CRUISE SET. VEHICLE JERKED HARD AND ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS LOST. VEHICLE STARTED RUNNING ROUGH AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS OBSERVED TO BE ON. SECOND INCIDENT W/ CRUISE SET AT 60MPH, VEHICLE JERKED AND CRUISE WAS AUTOMATICALLY DEACTIVATED. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF SIDE OF ROAD AT WHICH POINT VEHICLE WAS OBSERVED RUNNING ROUGH AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED. VEHICLE BEGAN RUNNING FINE. THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED HOURS AFTER SECOND INCIDENT WITH NO CRUISE ON AND VEHICLE TRAVELING AT 60MPH. VEHICLE JERKED HARD AND BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AS PULLING OFF SIDE OF ROAD. WRENCH LIGHT WAS OBSERVED ON AGAIN. UPON RESEARCH OF ISSUE, IT WAS NOTED THAT SEVERAL OTHER CONSUMERS WITH SAME VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SAME ISSUE (SOURCE: HTTP://WWW.FORDFUSION.NET). IN EVERY CASE THAT CONSUMERS POSTED ON THE FORUMS, THE THROTTLE BODY HAD BEEN FOUND FAULTY BY A FORD DEALER AND WAS REPLACED. SOME USERS ALSO NOTED THAT THEIR INCIDENTS OCCURRED ON BUSY POPULATED HIGHWAYS IN WHICH SAFETY COULD HAVE BEEN COMPROMISED. *TR

DRIVING ALONG SUDDENLY DING DING..SERVICE ADVANCTRAC AND POWERSTEERING THE DISPLAY SAID AND THE STEERING BECOMES HARD AND PULLS. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING BACK FROM SHOPPING, HAD THE CRUISE SET AT 65 MPH. THE CAR LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND NOTICE THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD COME ON. WE PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND I NOTICE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH AND STILL WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN AFTER PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK. WE WERE CONTEMPLATING WHO WE COULD CALL AT SUCH A LATE HOUR. I DECIDED TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND SEE IF WOULD RESTART, IT IN FACT DID AND THE ENGINE SEEM TO BE RUNNING NORMALLY. WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION WITH OUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE CAR HAS REMAINED IN THE DRIVEWAY SINCE THE INCIDENT. THIS IS THE FIRST PROBLEM WE HAVE HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE, WE BOUGHT IT USED IN FEBRUARY OF THIS YEAR. IT HAD 29,700 MILES ON IT AND HAD NO ISSUES REPORTED TO CAR FAX. IT WAS A ONE OWNER VEHICLE AND THAT WAS A RENTAL CAR FROM INITIAL SALE OF CAR IN HAWAII. *TR

POWER STEERING INTERMITTENTLY GOES OUT FOR NO REASON WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING VERY UNSAFE SITUATION. DASH WARNING SAYS SERVICE ADVANCTRAC AND SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. FORD DEALER RESETS THE CODE AND THEN IT WORKS FINE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT TIME(THIS TIME A MONTH LATER). FORD CHARGES $100 TO RESET THE CODE EACH TIME, THEN SAY THEY CAN'T FIND A REAL PROBLEM. THEY SUGGEST TO REPLACE A POWER STEERING UNIT FOR $1500, BUT THEY CAN'T GUARANTEE THAT IT WILL FIX THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENS, IT IS PRACTICALLY IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE WHEEL WHEN CAR IS SITTING. EVEN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, IT IS STILL VERY HARD TO TURN. I WON'T LET MY WIFE DRIVE THIS VEHICLE ANY LONGER. NO ADVANCE WARNING WHEN IT HAPPENS. THERE IS A LOT OF TRAFFIC ONLINE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, BUT THE FORD DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED A PUDDLE OF LIQUID NEAR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A HAIRLINE FRACTURE ON THE FUEL TANK, WHICH WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 165,000.

2010 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE PROBLEMS. * SMD THE CONSUMER STATED TWICE, WITHIN THE PAST TWO WEEKS, WHILE DRIVING AT SPEED, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY, AND WITHOUT ANY ACTION BY HIM, WENT TO IDLE. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT. FORTUNATELY, HE WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF TRAFFIC. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WAIT, THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND RAN FINE. THE LOCAL FORD DEALER DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING IN THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED, PRESUMABLY WITH AN IDENTICAL PART. UPDATED 01/23/13 UPDATED 05/13/13

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN A MONTH THAT WE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPAIRED. THE FIRST TIME, THERE WERE ERROR CODES THAT COULD BE USED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM BUT IN LESS THAN A MONTH THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND THIS TIME THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY HAS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ALL PROPULSION SYSTEMS DID NOT WORK. THE BRAKES WORKED FINE BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAR WHEN I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE FIXED AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THIS PROBLEM 2X AND COULD HAVE BEEN HURT WHEN I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON THE HIGHWAY AND JUST ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD IN TIME. *TR

TELL US WHAT HAPPENED: MY HUSBAND AND I HAD PURCHASED A 2010 FORD FUSION IN JULY 2012. ABOUT 20 SOME DAYS AFTER PURCHASE. I GOT INTO THE CAR AND STARTED THE CAR TRYING TO GO UP MY DRIVEWAY AND THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED THEY PICKED THE CAR UP AND GAVE US A LOANER TO DRIVE. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. AROUND AUGUST OF 2012 MY HUSBAND, MY GRANDSON AND I WERE DRIVING AND WENT TO MAKE A TURN ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AGAIN PLACING MY FAMILY IN A DANGEROUS SAFETY SITUATION. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAPPENED AND THEY PICKED UP THE CAR AGAIN. THIS TIME THEY MENTIONED THERE WAS ISSUE WITH WIRING AND THE PCV VALVE WHICH ALSO DEALT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND ASSURED ME THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. LAST WEEK MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY AND PROCEEDED TO PASS AN EIGHTEEN WHEELER WHEN OUT OF NOWHERE THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON FOR ABOUT 15 OR 20 SECONDS AND THANKFULLY WENT BACK INTO GEAR. MY HUSBAND WAS GOING OVER 70 MILES AN HOUR AND LOST ALL ACCELERATION WITHOUT WARNING! THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SAFETY CONCERN. THIS NOW WOULD BE THE SECOND TIME IT PLACED OUR LIVES IN DANGER. WE NO LONGER HAVE THE CAR BUT I FEAR THAT SOMEONE ELSE WILL BUY THIS CAR AND SOMETHING WORSE COULD HAPPEN THE THROTTLE BODY IN THIS CAR WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. ONCE THROUGH THE MANUFACTURE, CAR FAX R

POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS POWER STEERING WAS LOST. LUCKILY I AS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND PARK VEHICLE SINCE I WAS ONLY TRAVELING 35 MPH. HOWEVER, THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN SINCE THERE WAS BASICALLY NO NOTICE BEFORE LOSING ALL POWER STEERING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN FREEWAY, MY SPEED AROUND 65 MPH. THE CAR STARTING STALLING, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL. I MANAGE TO GET MY CAR TO THE SHOULDER AFTER CROSSING 4 LANES. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE CAR EVENTUALLY STALLED OUT. I RESTARTED THE CAR; IT TOOK A FEW EXTRA SECONDS THAN USUAL. THE CAR DROVE FINE TO WORK. IT HAPPEN AGAIN WHEN I LEFT WORK AT AN INTERSECTION (PRETTY SCARY) 35MPH. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT LANE AND PUT CAR IN PARK, SHUT DOWN SPUTTERING ENGINE. I RESTARTED AND MADE IT HOME THROUGH RUSH HOUR. THE NEXT DAY, FRIDAY MORNING, I PULLED OUT OF MY GARAGE THE STALLING STARTED WITHIN 20 YARDS FROM GARAGE AT 5MPH. THEN AGAIN WHEN I GOT OFF WORK BUT THIS TIME IT OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES; ONCE AS I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP. STALLED 3 TIMES ON FREEWAY, I MANAGE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY ON NEXT OFF RAMP AFTER 3 RESTARTS. THE CAR KEPT STALLING OVER AND OVER NO RESPONSE FROM GAS PEDAL EVERY FEW FEET I HAD TO RESTART. THERE WAS NO WAY I WAS GOING TO MAKE IT HOME. I DIDN'T TRUST MY CAR FOR SAFE DRIVING. I MANAGED TO GET MY FORD FUSION TO A FORD DEALERSHIP CLOSE BY. THE FORD PERSONNEL SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF FORD FUSIONS STALLING. THEY PUNCHED IN MY VIN IN THE COMPUTER AND FOUND NO RECALLS. SINCE IT?S A HOLIDAY WEEKEND, CAR WON?T BE LOOKED AT UNTIL TUESDAY. NO LOANERS CARS AVAILABLE FROM FORD, I HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR THE TIME BEING. I GOGGLED 2010 FORD FUSION STALLING AND IT POPPED UP RIGHT AWAY. I FOUND OUT THAT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR QUIT AWHILE TO FOR

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE: FIST OCCURRENCE- DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL OF A SUDDEN NO POWER. PRESSING ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENS. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK. THE CAR STARTING SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. TURNED CAR OFF, THEN BACK ON AND EVERYTHING WAS OKAY. ABOUT 6 HOURS LATER THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS PASSING IN THE FAST LANE, THEN SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AGAIN, NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SAME SCENARIO AS THE FIRST. TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND NO ERROR CODES REGISTER. HE CHECKED TWICE. SO FOR A WEEK AND A HALF THE CAR WAS FINE. THEN HAPPENED TWICE AGAIN, NO WARNING, JUST LOST POWER. THIS TIME A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AFTER I PUT THE CAR IN PARK. HAD IT TOWED TO THE AUTO SHOP AND A CODE DID REGISTER THIS TIME. HAD IT TAKEN FOR FORD AND THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION ESPECIALLY WHEN SPEEDING UP TO PASS AS THE SPEED LIMIT ON THAT PART OF THE HIGHWAY IS 75 SO CARS WERE COMING UP FAST BEHIND ME. IF I HAD CAUSED AN ACCIDENT AND INJURIES OCCURRED THE FIST OR SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, IT WOULD HAVE SEEMED MY FAULT AND THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN NO ERROR CODES TO AT LEAST VALIDATE WHAT HAPPENED. PLEASE, PLEASE, ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT. NOT TO MENTION THE PEOPLE JUST OUT OF WARRANTY THAT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STARTED SHAKING REALLY BAD AND HAD NO POWER PUSHING ON THE GAS AND WOULD DO NOTHING I HAD NO WHERE TO PULL OFF FINALLY COASTED TO A DRIVE AND SHUT IT OFF AND STARTED BACK UP AND IT RAN FIND FOR ABOUT A MONTH THEN AS I WAS GOING ACROSS THE HIGHWAY I GAVE IT GAS AND IT WOULD DO NOTHING AND I NEARLY GOT HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE HAVING THE SAME TROUBLE AND FORD WON'T PUT A RECALL ON IT. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED. I'M CURRENTLY TRYING TO GET THEM TO FIX IT AFTER MY WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME THIS IS A SERIOUS ISSUE AND HOPE FORD RESOLVES THIS ISSUE. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION ON NOV 8 2012 DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 67 MILES PER HOUR WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON AND SET, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. REPAIR LIGHT (LIGHTED WRENCH) CAME ON, CRUISE CONTROL WENT FROM GREEN TO AMBER. ENGINE REMAINED ON BUT ACCELERATOR NO LONGER WORKED. WHEN ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED, ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. VEHICLE COASTED TO A STOP. BRAKES, STEERING, AND LIGHTS STILL WORKED. ONCE STOPPED, SHIFTED TO PARK AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND STILL NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR. RESTART TOOK A FEW EXTRA SECONDS BUT DID START. CAR OPERATION RETURNED TO NORMAL. CRUISE CONTROL WORKED. NO FURTHER ISSUES. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, NO RAIN OR WIND, ROAD WAS SMOOTH. *TR