2010 FORD FUSION Complaints

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE 65 MPH POWER STEERING FAILURE LOSS OF POWER ASSIST. STEERING BECOMS VARY DIFFICULT! *TR

SUDDEN LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE AT 30MPH DRIVING SPEED. VEHICLE SOON STALLED LOSING ENGINE POWER. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. FORD OBD CODE P2111, THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN. REPLACED FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WITH NEW TO REMEDY SITUATION. ERASED OBD CODES. NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. THIS COMPLAINT WILL ALSO BE FORWARDED TO FORD CONSUMER RELATIONS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER UNDER ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY FIXED IT FREE OF CHARGE. THEY SAID THAT THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE, BUT HAVE NOT HAD TIME TO SEND OUT A RECALL YET. *TR

AS I WAS PARKING MY CAR, THE SERVICE ADVANCETRAC WARNING MESSAGE AND SERVICE POWER STEERING MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH AND I LOST POWER STEERING. I ALMOST SLAMMED INTO ANOTHER CAR AS A LADY WAS ATTEMPTING TO EXIT THE CAR. LUCKILY MY BRAKES STILL WORKED. I SEE THERE ARE A LOT OF OTHER 2010 FUSION OWNERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEMS. MY VEHICLE HAS 77,000 MILES ON IT CURRENTLY AND THAT SEEMS TO BE IN THE SAME RANGE AS THE OTHER OWNERS AT THE TIME OF THEIR STEERING FAILURES. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO MAKE A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR, WORSE, KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE FIFTH AND SIXTH GEAR SLIPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ONCE THE CAR WAS STARTED A MESSAGE CAME ON STATING POWER STEERING NEEDS SERVICE AND COULD NOT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL. ALSO A MESSAGE ABOUT SOMETHING TRAC APPEARED AS WELL. DEALER STATES THE STEERING RACK MUST BE REPLACED AT $1800 DOLLARS. *TR

I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED ABOUT THE POWER STEERING FAILURE THAT JUST OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE ONLY HAS 70,000 MILES ON IT AND IS REGULARLY MAINTAINED BY THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS TAKING MY DAUGHTER OUT TO DRIVE FOR HER FIRST TIME AND HAD THIS FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE SHE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL I'M NOT SURE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED. LUCKILY IT WAS ME BEHIND THE WHEEL FIRST OTHERWISE THIS COULD HAVE ENDED TRAGICALLY. THIS ALSO APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM THAT A NUMBER OF OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS HAVE EXPERIENCED AND A RECOGNIZED PROBLEM IN OTHER MODELS THAT FORD HAS ALREADY RECALLED. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND REQUIRED THE CONTACT TO USE EXCESSIVE FORCE TO MANEUVER. THE POWER STEERING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.

ON 8/15/14 CAR SPUTTERED WHILE DRIVING AT 30-35 MPH AND SLOWED TO A STOP. WOULD NOT RE-START IMMEDIATELY BUT EVENTUALLY DID AFTER 10 MINUTES. IT THEN SPUTTERED AND STOPPED A COUPLE TIMES WITHIN A MILE OR TWO. THE AUTO MECHANIC DID NOT FIND ANY BAD COMPUTER CODES. HE DID CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AND REPLACED THE AIR FILTER. THE CAR RAN WELL WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM FOR 3 WEEKS AND 1,100 MILES. ON 9/11/14 THE CAR AGAIN SPUTTERED AND SLOWED TO A STOP. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO RE-START IT. THE AUTO MECHANIC AGAIN FOUND NO BAD COMPUTER CODES. HE COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CAUSE. WEB SEARCH REVEALED MANY OTHER DRIVERS WITH SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2010 FORD FUSION FUEL SYSTEM. DEFINITELY A DANGEROUS CONDITION. *TR

INTERIOR DRIVER SIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO OPEN. NORMAL PRESSURE WAS BEING APPLIED TO HANDLE WHEN THE BREAK OCCURRED. ABLE TO OPEN DOOR FROM EXTERIOR HANDLE IF WINDOW CAN BE ROLLED DOWN. THIS CAUSES GREAT CONCERN IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY AND UNABLE TO EXIT VEHICLE. PART IS MADE OF A LOW GRADE BRITTLE PLASTIC, REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE OF THE SAME BRITTLE PLASTIC MATERIAL. SAME PART AS USED ON THE 2006 FUSION TO THE 2012 FUSION, WHICH ALL HAVE THIS FAILURE OF THE COMPONENT WHICH IS A GENUINE SAFETY CONCERN. *TR