2010 Ford Fusion complaints

DRIVING ON THE WEST VIRGINIA TURNPIKE AT 65-70 MPH WHEN THE RPM'S JUMPED ABOVE 4 AND LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO POWER FROM THE GAS PEDAL TO THE ENGINE. PULLED TO THE FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I WAS GOING UP HILL INTO THE TRUCK LANE AND THEN EVENTUALLY ON TO THE BERM AS THE TRUCKS WERE NOW RUNNING FASTER THAN ME GOING UPHILL. IT WAS THE MOST DANGEROUS DRIVING SITUATION I HAVE EVER BEEN THROUGH. I WAS ABLE TO LOCATE A FORD DEALERSHIP ON THE TURNPIKE WHERE I COULD LEAVE THE CAR FOR THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. THE REPAIRS TOOK A TOTAL OF 25 DAYS. FORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER CAR AS I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED AND THEREFORE NO RENTAL COVERAGE EVEN THOUGH THE ISSUE WAS A KNOWN ISSUE DUE TO FAULTY PARTS AND A POOR INITIAL REPAIR BY FORD. I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE IN WEST VIRGINIA IN ORDER TO COMPLETE MY DRIVE HOME AND HAD TO DROP THE RENTAL IN COLUMBUS. $185 + GAS + DEPOSIT AND RESULTING NSF FEES IN MY CHECKING ACCOUNT FOR A 12 HOUR CAR RENTAL THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER. UPON GETTING MY VEHICLE BACK IT RAN SMOOTHLY UNTIL OCTOBER OF THE SAME YEAR. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO A NATIONAL CHAIN OIL CHANGE COMPANY WHO ADVISED THAT THEY COULD SEE TRANSAXLE FLUID ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK OF THE UNDERBODY OF THE VEHICLE. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHO FOUND THAT THE REPAIR COMPLETED IN WEST VIRGINIA DID NOT GET THE PAN SEALED PROPERLY AND THE FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM THE FAULTY SEAL, WHICH THEY REPAIRED BUT IT TOOK THEM 14 DAYS TO DO SO.

I WAS DRIVING HOME AND GOING UP A HILL WHEN I FELT THE VEHICLE SLOW ACCELERATION AND THEN IT REVVED BACK UP. THE TRANSMISSION/THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT CAME ON SO I PULLED OVER. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE IT LURCHED. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND SINCE IT WAS AFTER 9:00 P.M. WHEN I GOT HOME, I COULDN'T TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. ON MAY 11, 2012 I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME THAT THE VEHICLE SLIPPED FROM 4TH GEAR INTO 5TH GEAR AND THIS SHOULD NEVER HAPPEN SO THEY WERE GOING TO HAVE TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND I WOULD BE WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 5-6 DAYS. AFTER RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, AND THE VEHICLE REGAINED NORMAL OPERATION ONCE RESTARTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING AND WOULD BE EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES THROUGHOUT ANY GIVEN DAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED BUT DID NOT PERMANENTLY CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

2010 FORD FUSION: WHILE DRIVING AT 65MPH ON A HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED. TACHOMETER DROPPED TO 1000 RPMS AND FLUCTUATED BETWEEN 500 - 1000 RPMS. WRENCH LIGHT (THROTTLE / TRANSMISSION) ILLUMINATED AND THE CAR COASTED TO A CRAWL AT LESS THAN 5MPH. THE CAR'S THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I BECAME A SERIOUS REAR-END HAZARD IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR RAN FINE. I AM JUST BARELY UNDER WARRANTY (AND JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 1 WEEK AGO) SO I BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER - THEY "CHECKED" THE CAR AND FOUND "NOTHING WRONG" WITH THEIR COMPUTER SCAN AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO ERROR CODE - SO THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO. THE DAY AFTER I PICKED THE CAR UP FROM THE DEALER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING, TWICE. THIS TIME IT DID IT AFTER A COLD START IN THE MORNING AND AGAIN WHEN I LEFT WORK IN THE AFTERNOON - AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND SHUT OFF ONCE I RESTARTED THE CAR. BRINGING THE CAR IN TOMORROW AGAIN...WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS. WHAT A SAFETY RISK - MY WIFE REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS MICHELIN ENERGY SAVER TIRES, SIZE P225/50/R17, THAT WERE EQUIPPED ON A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE EXAMINING THE TIRES, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT ALL FOUR TIRES WERE EXPERIENCING DRY ROT AROUND THE SIDEWALL. THE TIRES HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MIELAGES WERE 28,000.

I AM GUESSING AT THE "COMPONENT SELECTION" ABOVE. I WAS DRIVING 30 MPH IN A NEIGHBORHOOD; CAR PITCHED OR LUNGED FORWARD; WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON PANEL; RPM'S DROPPED; CAR SLOWED DOWN AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL DID NO GOOD; CAR WAS STILL RUNNING; CAR COASTED TO A STOP. WAITED FOR HELP TO COME. RESTARTED CAR, IT WENT ABOUT 1/2 MILE AND DID THE SAME THING; TOOK TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED IT OUT AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND RETURNED IT TO ME; WITHIN TEN MINUTES AND 5 MILES, IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE EXCEPT I WAS GOING 50 MPH ON A BUSY HILLY TWO LANE STATE HIGHWAY. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY OR THROTTLE RAIL. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT ONCE, OR IF, IT IS REPAIRED; STILL HAVEN'T RECEIVED CAR BACK AND PARTS ON BACK ORDER! INTERNET SEARCH LEAD ME TO NUMEROUS OCCURRENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE AND SOME WERE TEMPORARY FIX THAT LED TO OTHER PROBLEMS WITH THE THROTTLE AND TRANSMISSION. *TR

EXTREME OVER HEATING OF LEFT (DRIVERS SIDE) REAR BRAKES LEADING TO PREMATURE AND UNEVEN PAD FAILURE. PADS APPEAR TO HAVE BECOME SO HOT THAT THERE IS ASH PRESENT ON THEM. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO ACCELERATION. I HAD TO TURN ON THE HAZARDS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND DROVE FINE FOR ANOTHER 30 MINUTES BEFORE THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. 2 DAYS LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON THE INTERSTATE AGAIN, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD! TODAY IT HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ONLY GOING 45 MPH AND HAPPENED THREE TIMES IN 10 MILES. WHEN I GOT HOME I IMMEDIATELY BEGAN RESEARCHING OTHER FORD FUSION PROBLEMS AND FOUND THIS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE. WE TESTED THE CHIP OF THE CAR AND GOT A CODE OF P2112, INDICATING THE THROTTLE BODY WAS MALFUNCTIONING. THIS COMES BEHIND AN ELECTRICAL PROBLEM REQUIRING A NEW BATTERY AFTER 50,000 MILES, A PLASTIC PIECE BREAKING OFF THE SUNROOF AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED AT 40,000 MILES, AND THE SUNGLASSES SPRING BREAKING AT 35,000 MILES! THIS IS THE SECOND FORD I HAVE OWNED AND WE WERE THRILLED WITH OUR FORD FIVE HUNDRED, BUT THE FUSION SEEMS TO HAVE MORE PROBLEMS THAN IT HAS GOOD QUALITIES! FORD REALLY NEEDS TO FIND A FIX FOR THEIR THROTTLE PROBLEM BEFORE ONE OF US IS INJURED OR KILLED WHILE WE COAST TO SAFETY ON THE INTERSTATE IN A MALFUNCTIONING CAR! *TR

2010 FORD FUSION CAR STALLED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 2 MTHS AGO. HAD TO PULL OVER. CRANKED IT WAS FINE. DAYS LATER, ENGINE BEGINS TO CRANK EVERY FEW DAYS, SLOW AT FIRST BUT WILL START. BEEN GOING ON SINCE. 3 WKS TODAY, CAR POWERS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THIS MORNING ON MAIN INT. HWY.THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. HAD TO "COAST" TO ER LANE. CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED, TURNED CAR OFF. RECRANKED ENGINE. WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY. WHILE EXPLAINING THE ISSUE, AN EMPLOYEE OVERHEARD AND SAID "DO YOU DRIVE A FUSION?" I SAID YES, HE SAID ITS YOUR THROTTLE BODY. HE SAYS THIS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR! CONFIRMED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY PART AFTER INSPECTION. PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. TOLD I COULD DRIVE CAR HOME. THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART COMES IN. DEALER CALLED THIS EVENING AND SAID MY MANF. WARRANTY WAS PAST TIME, AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY TECH WOULD NOT COVER THROTTLE BODY PART. PART EXPENSE $261 PLUS TAXES AND 30 MINUTES LABOR TIME TO INSTALL. I'M DISTURBED TO KNOW FORD IS AWARE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT STALLED AT 65 MILES AN HOUR!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO PULL THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE. SOME FIRST IMPRESSION. I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTE

I WAS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO RUN ROUGH THEN LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT PLACE ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE CAR STOP RUNNING THERE WAS NO BREAKDOWN LANE. TURNED ENGINE OFF WAITED A MINUTE ATTEMPTED TO RESTART CAR IT WAS STILL RUNNING ROUGH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ALSO WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. SHUT CAR OFF WAITED A COUPLE OF MORE MINUTES CAR STARTED AND ACCELERATED BUT NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER BUT WHEN I CALL SERVICE THEY SAID IT WAS NOTHING JUST A COMPUTER GLITCH. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR LOST POWER I WAS ABLE TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON WITH NO PROBLEMS. *JS

THE TRANSMISSION OF THE 2010 FORD FUSION SLIPS AND RESULTED IN MY INABILITY TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC WHILE TRAVELING OVER THE GEORGE WASHINGTON BRIDGE IN NEW YORK CITY. THE DEALER, VAN BORTEL IN ROCHESTER, NY, HAS HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION RE-BUILD AND TWO ADDITIONAL TIMES FOR A SEAL THAT LEAKED TRANSMISSION FLUID. I HAD ANOTHER INCIDENT WHERE I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER AND THEY REPLACED ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS PURSUANT TO A PROGRAM FIX FROM FORD (THE VAN BORTEL SHOULD HAVE PERFORMED, BUT DID NOT). THIS IS DANGEROUS AS I WAS LUCKY NOT TO HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED BY THE 18 WHEELER BEHIND ME AT THE TIME MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE BRIDGE! *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THEN A SEMI TRUCK BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT HAD HAPPENED. MY CAR HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. AFTER HAVING MY CAR LOOKED AT IT, IT WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY. SO I DID SOME RESEARCH AND ITS A COMMON THONG WITH 2010 FORD FUSIONS, BUT FOR SOME REASON FORD WON'T EITHER FIND A WAY TO FIGURE OUT WHY THEY SEEM TO HAVE THROTTLE BODIES THAT ARE MALFUNCTIONING AND PUTTING THEIR DRIVERS LIVES IN DANGER. THEY NEED TO RECALL THIS BEFORE IT CAUSES SOMEONE TO LOSE THEIR LIFE. FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW IT COST ABOUT $500 TO GET IT FIXED IF YOUR VEHICLE ISN'T UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

WAS GOING UP A SMALL HILL ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. EVEN WITH HITTING THE GAS ALL I GOT WAS A JERK FORWARD. I MADE IT UP THE HILL LURCHING FORWARD ALL THE WAY AND GOT HOME (ONLY A BLOCK). RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET INDICATES THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR THAT REALLY NEVER GETS FIXED. WHAT CAN I DO? HERE ARE SOME LINKS TO THE SEARCH SITES: HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2010/FORD/FUSION/ HTTP://FORUMS.AUTOMOBILEMAG.COM/70/7761889/FORD/2010-FORD-FUSION-TRANSMISSION/PAGE18.HTML#IXZZ1TLQ3UK95. *TR

WE WERE SITTING STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN A TRUCK STRUCK US FROM THE REAR TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE FRONT SEATS RECLINED TOWARD THE BACK SEATS. I NOTED THAT THERE IS A CURRENT RECALL POSTED ON YOUR SITE. I WAS NEVER MADE AWARE OF THIS FROM FORD. I RECEIVED THE CAR THE SAME MONTH THE RECALL WAS ISSUED. I AM UPSET THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN TO FORD SEVERAL TIMES FOR REPAIRS AND ANOTHER RECALL BUT I WAS NOT MADE AWARE THAT MY CAR NEEDED THIS REPAIR. THE CAR WAS TOTALED, BUT FORTUNATELY OUR INJURIES WERE LIMITED TO BRUISES. *TR

I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATING, WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE FINE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS RUNNING OK. THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY, BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER FUSIONS.

THE VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT 3 WEEKS AGO AND NOTICED SHIFTING ISSUES 1 WEEK AFTER PURCHASE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT AND FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DARK BLACK AND HAD A BURNT SMELL. IT APPEARS THAT THERE WERE MULTIPLE (UPDATES) NEEDED FOR TRANSMISSION??? ALSO WAS TOLD THAT IS THE NORMAL COLOR OF THE TRANNY FLUID?? BURNT BLACK... *TR

CAR HAS 2.5 ENGINE AND 6F35 AUTO TRANSMISSION. CAR EXHIBITS "FLARE" WHEN SHIFTING. TYPICALLY OCCURS WHEN COLD. PROBLEM PRESENTED ITSELF AT AROUND 42,000 MILES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THERE WAS A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 54,000.

DRIVING CHILD TO SCHOOL - CAR'S SPEED STARTS DECLINING EVEN THOUGH ACCELERATOR WAS BEEN PRESSED (CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN GOING BETWEEN 50 -55 MILES). GOT CAR OFF ROAD. SWITCHED CAR OFF, WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN STARTED CAR AGAIN. DROVE CHILD TO SCHOOL, CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND PLACED CAR IN REPAIR SHOP. WAS TOLD THAT WARRANTY WENT OUT 4,000 MILES AGO AND PART AND LABOR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $300.00 AND CAR SHOULD BE READY TO PICK UP BY 5 P.M. NEXT DAY. GOT RENTAL CAR FROM DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD LATER SAME DAY CAR WENT TO SHOP THAT THROTTLE CONTROL WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED. UNFORTUNATELY THEY DIDN'T HAVE ONE IN STOCK AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED AND HOPEFULLY WITH ME PAYING AN EXPEDITED DELIVERY CHARGE IT WOULD BE IN THE NEXT DAY IF NOT HOPEFULLY WITHIN THE NEXT DAY DAY OR 2. NOW I AM STUCK WITH A RENTAL CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 MORE DAYS. *JS

TRAVELING HIGHWAY, GOING 70 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKS AND THE SPEED STARTED TO DECELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH WENT ON. THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON, BUT ZERO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE RPM'S WERE FLUCTUATING FROM 0-1 IN PARK. TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 10 SECONDS AND TURNED IT BACK ON. AFTER TURNING THE KEY ON, THE STARTER SOUNDED LIKE THE KEY WAS TURNED WITH THE ENGINE ON FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS. THE SECOND TIME WAS GOING UP HILL AT 20 MPH BACK ROADS. SAME THING WITH NO ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAD TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THE CAR COULD NOT MOVE AND SHUT IT OFF. SAME WITH THE STARTER FOR ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF IT SOUNDING LIKE THE KEY WAS TURNING WITH ENGINE ON AFTER TURNING IT ON. INCIDENTS ARE ABOUT 1 MONTH AND 10 DAYS APART. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE RECALL WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE ONLY AVAILABLE ON A LIMITED BASIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

I WAS DRIVING IN BUSY TRAFFIC AREA WHEN MY THROTTLE BODY CAUSED ISSUES ON MY 2010 FORD FUSION. I MANAGED TO GET OUT OF THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC. MY CAR HAS ONLY 47,700 MILES ON IT. I HAVE LEARNED OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR HOME (3 MILES AWAY). MY SON RESET THE COMPUTER, AND I DROVE THE CAR AGAIN THE FOLLOWING DAY, AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE INTERSTATE. DRIVING 65 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, IT HAPPENED -- THE SPEED DROPPED DOWN TO 20 MPH. I COULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. IT WAS 2 MILES UNTIL I COULD GET OFF THE NEXT EXIT RAMP. I DROVE ON THE SHOULDER PART OF THE WAY BUT THERE WERE TWO CARS ON THE SHOULDER WITH OTHER ISSUES THAT I HAD TO DRIVE AROUND. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND POTENTIALLY HAZARDOUS. I DID NOT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. I DID NOT KNOW IF THE CAR WAS GOING TO DIE AT ANY TIME OR NOT. IT WAS DARK AND LATE ON A SUNDAY. I FELT VULNERABLE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT OTHER 2010 FUSION OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR PROBLEMS - HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS AND HAVING TO PAY FOR REPAIRS WHEN THE CAR DOESN'T HAVE HIGH MILEAGE LIKE MINE. SOME ARE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY (UNDER 36,000) AND SOME JUST BARELY OVER THE 36,000 MILES SO THEY WERE NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS JUST BARELY UNDER $470. FOR SOME REASON IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER MY ESP EXTRACARE WARRANTY, AND I DON'T GET THAT EITHER. PLEASE CONSIDER A RECALL ON THIS PART FOR OTHERS WHO MIGHT EXPERIENCE AN SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS A RESULT. *JS

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION THROUGH RUSH HOUR ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY CAR BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH AND LOST POWER WHILE ON A BRIDGE. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I COASTED OFF THE BRIDGE AND TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED OKAY. I GOT BACK INTO ACCIDENT TRAFFIC. MY FUSION AGAIN BEGAN TO IDLE ROUGH. THE RPM JUMPED, MY CAR JERKED FORWARDED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. I HAD MY CAR TOWED TO THE BODY SHOP SINCE IT WAS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE BODY SHOP RAN TESTS AND SAID THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE FOR THEM. SINCE PICKING MY CAR UP, IT HAS LOST POWER FOUR TIMES IN TWO DAYS. THREE OF THE TIMES HAPPENED WHILE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE! NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE IS A DISTURBING FEELING. MY CAR IS BACK IN THE SHOP SINCE IT IS CLEARLY NOT SAFE TO DRIVE ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. THIS IS NOT MY FIRST ISSUE WITH THE FUSION'S FUEL SYSTEM. THIS WILL BE THE LAST FORD I OWN AND CAN'T WAIT TO TRADE IT IN. *JS

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 65 IN THE MIDDLE LANE WHEN THE CAR QUIT RESPONDING. THE RPM GAUGE WAS STUCK ON 1 AND PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR GOT NO RESPONSE. I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET OVER AND BARELY OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT IT WAS A CLOSE CALL. TRAFFIC WAS PRETTY HEAVY. I CALLED AAA TOWING SERVICE FOR HELP. AFTER 15 MINUTES I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT STARTED UP NORMALLY. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO TRAFFIC AND TAKE THE NEXT EXIT. I DROVE TO THE DEALER. I PURCHASED THE CAR ON FEBRUARY 6, 2012 FROM TOWN & COUNTRY FORD DEALER IN LOUISVILLE, KY AND HAD DRIVEN IT ONLY 596 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. THE REPAIR BILL TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, INTAKE CARB KIT AND RECALIBRATE PROCESSOR WAS $730.29. I DIDN'T HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY THE ENTIRE COST OF THE REPAIR. I ASKED THE DEALER IF THIS WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION AND WAS TOLD NO IT WAS NOT. *TR

THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK WHEN DRIVING OR BETWEEN AUTOMATIC SHIFTING. SPECIFICALLY WHEN IT SHIFTS INTO THIRD, IT JERKS EXTREMELY HARD. THE ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT WILL COME ON AS THE VEHICLE STALLS. THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND I HAVE TO PUT IT IN PARK, STOP THE CAR AND RESTART IT IN ORDER FOR IT TO MOVE AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED DUE TO THE VEHICLE DYING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *TR

WHILE EXITING FROM THE EXPRESSWAY ON THE EXIT RAMP THE CAR SUDDENLY STALLED. THIS WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO TRY TO GET THE CAR STOPPED, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN TO GET IT RESTARTED. WILL TAKE IT TO BE EVALUATED TOMORROW MORNING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE POWER AND FAIL TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AT LEAST THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). THE RECALL WAS SCHEDULED TO BEGIN ON OR AROUND JANUARY 24, 2012 HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED FOR REPAIRS WAS UNAVAILABLE AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE UNREASONABLE TIME FRAME IN WHICH THE RECALL REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN PERFORMED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 05/11/12 *BF UPDATED 05/21/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK ABNORMALLY. THE CONTACT APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIANS STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE RECALIBRATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIANS ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY FAILED AFTER 70,000 MILES. THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AT SPEED, HAVE TO BE PULLED OVER, STOPPED, ENGINE TURNED OFF AND COMPLETELY RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE INCIDENCES OF THIS NATURE, AND I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE PROBLEM IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR/MAKE/MODEL, THAT BEING THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WHICH REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS IN A PARKING LOT TURNING INTO A MARKED PARKING SPACE, WITH MY FOOT OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR, WHEN THE ACCELERATOR MOVED FORWARD ABRUPTLY. THE ENGINE ROARED AS THE CAR ACCELERATED FORWARD, THE CAR JUMPED THE CURB AND MOVED FORWARD STRIKING A COLUMN SUPPORTING THE FRONT CORNER OF AN OFFICE BUILDING. THE COLUMN FELL FORWARD COMING TO REST ON MY CAR, INCHES ABOVE MY HEAD. I APPLIED THE BRAKES FROM THE MOMENT I FIRST REALIZED WHAT WAS TAKING PLACE, BUT THE BRAKES HAD NO EFFECT. THE COST OF REPAIRS TO MY CAR WAS OVER $3000.00, PLUS THE COST TO REPAIR THE BUILDING. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD PURCHASED IT NEW. THE DEALER'S EMPLOYEES STATED THAT THE COMPUTER DISCLOSED NO PROBLEM. THEY CONTACTED FORD ENGINEERS WHO ORDERED THE DEALER NOT TO ATTEMPT ANY REPAIRS. FORD CLAIMED NO KNOWLEDGE OF SUCH A PROBLEM EVER OCCURRING. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS CONTACTED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS IN ORDER TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS HOWEVER, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE NECESSARY PARTS WERE NOT YET AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO CONTACTED AND ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS WERE STILL UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 15,000.

MY 2010 FORD FUSION AT 33,000 MILES REQUIRED NEW REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS, BECAUSE THE BRAKES WERE GRINDING AND APPEARED UNSAFE. THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY BECAUSE THE CALIPERS WERE NOT FOUND TO BE DEFECTIVE. THIS APPEARS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL LIKELY REOCCUR IF NOT ADDRESSED BY FORD, AND COULD PUT AT RISK THE SAFETY OF MYSELF AND MY FAMILY. *TR

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION S, I WAS DRIVING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS BREAK WHEN MY CAR SHUT OFF AND HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR LIKE FIVE DAYS AND THE CAR WAS FINE BUT IT STARTED BACK UP IN JANURARY AND AGAIN IN THE BEGINNING OF MARCH. IT HAS A CODE OF P211 WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND MULTIPLE FORD FUSION'S ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS I AM. FOR SOME REASON FORD IS TRYING TO AVOID HEARING THE ISSUE ON THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES. IT IS A SAFTEY ISSUE WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OR INTERSTATE AT 60-70 MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN YOUR CAR NO LONGER HAS A THROTTLE RESPONSE. YOU HAVE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SHUT YOUR CAR OFF AND RESTART IT. THIS DOESN'T FIX THE PROBLEM IT JUST DOES IT ALL OVER AGAIN WITHIN THE NEXT MILE OR TWO. FORD SHOULD REALIZE THE ISSUE AND MAKE A RECALL FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THERE ARE PEOPLE THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES THAT ARE PAYING BETWEEN $400-$600 OUT OF THEIR POCKET IF THEIR CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY TO FIX A COMMON PROBLEM THAT PEOPLE ARE HAVING WITH FORD FUSIONS. *TR

HEAD RESTRAINT DESIGN HAS THE HEAD PUSHED FOWARD TO THE POINT OF PAIN. THE HEAD IS NOT IN LINE WITH WITH THE SPINE. *TR

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE ENGINE AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER TO THE WHEELS. THE REVS ON THE ENGINE WERE EXTREMELY HIGH. AS I WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT, THIS LEFT ME IN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND VULNERABLE POSITION AS I HAD NO POWER TO MOVE THE VEHICLE. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT AT WHICH TIME AT A NEAR STOP THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY RE-ENGAGED. FIRST TIME, TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPROGRAMMED TRANSMISSION. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED AGAIN, AGAIN WHILE ACCELERATING TO PASS. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THIS KILLS SOMEONE. IT IS NOT SAFE, DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY CAN NOT REPRODUCE, THERE ARE NO CODES. THIS ISSUE IS WELL DOCUMENTED HERE AND ELSEWHERE, THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *JS

2010 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE CONCERNING WHEEL STUDS *TGW THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY ONLY HAD ONE LUG NUT KIT AVAILABLE . THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED HE WOULD BE PLACED ON A WAITING LIST. AS OF MARCH 10, 2012, THE CONSUMER HAS NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALER. *JB

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

2010 FORD FUSION WILL LOSE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CAR WILL NOT STALL COMPLETELY BUT WILL JERK AND SHAKE WITHOUT ENOUGH POWER TO GET OFF ROAD. TOOL LIGHT WILL COME ON, AFTER RESTARTING CAR WILL DRIVE NORMAL. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! HOW MANY CRASHES WILL IT TAKE BEFORE OUR GOVERNMENT FORCES FORD TO FIX THE PROBLEM. TOOK TO MECHANIC, NO CODES TO DETERMINE PROBLEM. FORD .....STEP UP STAND BEHIND YOUR PRODUCT! WIFE WAS ALMOST RAN OVER BY TRACTOR TRAILER! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS) IN JANUARY, 2012. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES TO SECURE AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS, BUT THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO COMPLETE THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS WORRIED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR ON THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO BEING ABLE TO HAVE THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,000. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

FIRST HAPPENED SETTING AT A RED LIGHT, LIGHT CHANGED I TOOK OFF AND CAR STALLED IN INTERSECTION AND LUCKY I WAS MOVING FAST ENOUGH TO GET OUT OF THE WAY AND OFF THE ROAD. SECOND TIME I WAS GOING 60MPH DOWN ROAD AND CAR STALLED LOSING POWER AND THE ABILITY TO BRAKE AND STEER PROPERLY. CAR STALLS AND WHEN RESTARTED ITS RPMS ARE VERY RANDOM, UP AND DOWN , CAR SHAKES ETC. THEN STALLS AGAIN. TOOK TO FORD AND THEY CANT FIND ANYTHING. THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE PROBLEM THAT IS OCCURRING, AND I HAVE FOUND DOZENS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM ON ONLINE FORUMS... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS FIRST STARTED, THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE THAT WAS EXHIBITED BY THE BRAKE SYSTEM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE WOULD CEASE ONCE THE ENGINE WAS WARM. THE DEALER INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE NOISE WAS CAUSED BY BRAKE DUST AND ADVISED THAT THE NOISE SHOULD CEASE ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING. THE BRAKE SYSTEM WAS TESTED AND THERE WERE NO FAILURES DETECTED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NOISE CONTINUED AND PROGRESSIVELY BECAME WORSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN, BUT THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,416. UPDATED 03/27/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE POPPING OISE IS STILL PRESENT AND IS O NLY HEARD WHEN THE BRAKE IS APPLED AND THE NOISE WOULD BECOME LOUDER. UPDATED 04/09/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 11V574000 (WHEELS:LUGS/NUTS/BOLTS). AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NECESSARY TO REMEDY THE FAILURE WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THEY HAD NO TIME FRAME AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,500.

3MAR12 CALLED DEALER TO GET RECALL DONE AND WAS TOLD THAT THE DO NOT HAVE THE PART. I HAD CALLED PREVIOUSLY ON 13 FEB12 AND WAS TOLD THE SAMETHING, 3MAR12 WAS PUT ON A WAITING LIST AND DON'T KNOW FOR HOW LONG. IN THE NOTICE IT STATED TO GET RECALL DONE IN A TIMELY FASHION. *TR

AFTER DRIVING OUR 2010 FORD FUSION IN SNOW IT WOULD DRIVE LIKE THE TIRES WERE OUT OF BALANCE (SERIOUS VIBRATION AFTER ABOUT 35-40 MPH). I SOLVED THIS PROBLEM BY PUTTING IT IN A HEATED GARAGE OVERNIGHT. I BROUGHT UP MY CONCERN TO A LOCAL FORD SERVICE CENTER. THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED SPRAYING THE WHEEL AREA WITH A LUBRICANT SUCH AS PAM COOKING OIL TO KEEP THE SNOW AND ICE FROM COLLECTING ON THE WHEELS. THEY FELT THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE ALUMINUM RIMS (I THINK THEY SAID RIMS, SOMETHING IN THE WHEEL). WE RECENTLY HAD SIGNIFICANT SNOW THIS WINTER WHICH BROUGHT THIS PROBLEM BACK TO MY ATTENTION. I FEEL THAT THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE DESIGN FLAW IN THIS CAR AND WOULD LIKE IT FIXED. *TR

I HAVE A FORD FUSION WITH ABOUT 35,500 MILES. I BOUGHT THE CAR USED WITH ABOUT 18,000 MILES AND NOTICED INCONSISTENT SHIFTING RIGHT AWAY. THEN PROGRESSED INTO NOT SHIFTING BACK INTO GEAR RIGHT AWAY AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF REVERSE. I TOOK IT IN AND THEY REPROGRAMMED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE SERVICE SUPERVISOR SAID THAT THIS TRANSMISSION ADAPTS TO THE OWNERS DRIVING HABITS. TOOK IT IN AGAIN ABOUT A MONTH LATER AND THEY SAID THE FLUID WAS LOW; THEY WEREN'T SURE WHY JUST FILLED IT AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. THIRD TIME I TOOK IT TO A DIFFERENT DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD TO PULL THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE PARTS, WHICH TOOK ALMOST A WEEK. IT SEEMED OKAY AT FIRST BUT NOW IS DISPLAYING THE SAME ISSUES AS BEFORE OF NOT SHIFTING INTO GEARS WHEN ACCELERATING. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED AND I AM LEFT WITH A VEHICLE THAT ALSO HAD A HEATER MOTOR REPLACED THAT WERE MAKING A WHISTLING NOISE, FLOOR HEAT THAT BARELY COMES OUT, CAR ALARM THAT GOES OFF EVEN WHEN ALL THE DOORS ARE UNLOCKED AND BRIGHT LIGHTS THAT JUST RANDOMLY COME ON. I DON'T KNOW IF ITS A LEMON, BUT I SMELL DISASTER IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF YEARS! WISH FORD WOULD DO THE RIGHT THING AND STAND BY ITS PRODUCT. *TR

CAR HAD A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WOULD CAUSE THE CAR TO LOSE POWER. YOU COULD BE RUNNING ANY SPEED AND THE CAR WOULD JERK AND YOU WOULD HAVE NO POWER CAR WOULD COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. VERY DANGEROUS ON THE INTERSTATE OR ANY HEAVY TRAFFIC. THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS WHEN I DESCRIBED IT TO HIM,WHICH LED ME TO BELIEVE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES. CHECKED ONLINE AND SAW WHERE MANY OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD TOLD ME IT WAS MY PROBLEM AND WERE SORRY IT HAD HAPPENED BUT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO. CASE #[XXX]. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM IF THE VEHICLE IS IN TRAFFIC.FORD HAS HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WHICH WAS DUE TO HOLES BEING DRILLED WRONG ON THE THROTTLE BODY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A 6 OR 8 LANE FREEWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO A MUCH LOWER GEAR (PROBABLY 3RD) AND THE TACHOMETER MAXED AT 7000 RPM AND HELD THERE UNTIL I MANUALLY MOVED THE SHIFT LEVER TO NEUTRAL. WHEN I PUT IT BACK IN DRIVE (STILL MOVING) IT AGAIN RACED TO 7000 RPM AND I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT IT IN ALL THE GEARS, THEN IN DRIVE AND WENT BACK ON THE FREEWAY. IT STAYED IN 1ST GEAR AND I AGAIN WENT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED IT AND GOT BACK ON THE FREEWAY. IT SHIFTED OK, BUT AFTER A FEW MILES DID IT AGAIN. I SENT MY COMPLAINT TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY, BUT THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE ACTIONS AND THEREFORE CAN NOT/WILL NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. (SEE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE #0506021830 AND MY LETTER TO THEM)

MY 2010 FUSION SE V6 WITH THE INFAMOUS 6F35 TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING, HARD SHIFTING, FLUID IS BLACKED AND OR BURNT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IT ALSO HAS JUST LURCHED FORWARD FOR NO REASON. I FEEL IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. PLEASE FORCE FORD TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL TRANSMISSION. I KNOW I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THIS ISSUE ON THIS VEHICLE. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY. THE ENGINE WILL REV UP AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL SHIFT HARD WHEN IT SHIFTS. ESPECIALLY WHEN GOING UP HILL OR UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION THE ENGINE MY RED LINE BEFORE SHIFTING. *TR