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CarComplaints.com Notes: Ford significantly updated the Fusion for the 2010 model year. We wish they hadn't

Throttle body issues have led to a ton of reports about a sudden deceleration and loss of power while driving. Ford issued a “customer satisfaction program” in March 2014 that, unsurprisingly, has left very few customers satisfied.

2010 is also the year we started seeing complaints about the power steering failing. Throttle and steering failure? Yeah, that’s why this is a clunker.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
6 / 1
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
58,429 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

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2010 Ford Fusion Owner Comments (Page 9 of 35)

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problem #539

Sep 052014

Fusion

  • 76,285 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

My vehicle suffered the Ford customer satisfaction program for throttle body failure. The vehicle will idel rough there will be a surge and then the vehicle will go into "limp home mode". this happened while turning at lightfrom a stop. The vehicle accelerated then hesitated the a complete loss of power with the engine light coming on. Att hat point the car was in "limp home mode" the throttle position sensor inside the throttle body was the problem. Contacted Ford and my vehicle is not covered under their customer satisfaction program which extended the warranty on over 1 million for vehicles. I believe Ford needs to extend this "csp" to a larger range of VIN numbers and assembly plants.

- Lititz, PA, USA

problem #538

Sep 082014

Fusion

  • 109,925 miles
Car lost power at 70 while on cruise on the highway lost speed and dropped down to 40, went into limp mode check engine light came on scanned car code P2119 present Ford replaced (no charge) throttle body and motor assembly under a customer satisfaction program 13B17.

- Brooklyn Park , MN, USA

problem #537

Aug 042014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 49,422 miles
Took car in to tropical Ford in orlando for driveability recall. They claimed to reprogram the PCM. Now on Sept. 6 the car is losing power and stalling out. Also the wrench icon is showing on the dash which in the manual states the issue is the throttle control/transmission. I will have the car towed back to the dealer Sept. 8 to have repaired. I suspect is etb connectivity problem, a lot of similar complaints/recall repairs online.

- Orlando, FL, USA

problem #536

Dec 122013

Fusion

  • 26,500 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Traveling on N.J. parkway...suddenly, engine just stopped working and I had no control of accelerator. Had been in middle lane at the time and as I tried to get to side of road cars had to swerve into around me because of the sudden loss of speed. I reported this to dealer, but service manger accredited the problem to water in gas line or dirt in filter. As of this writing, a recall was issued from throttle body problems, had it repaired 2 weeks ago, but today, same problem has recurred.

- Belford, NJ, USA

problem #535

Aug 282014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 46,020 miles
While driving on the highway at 65 mph, the engine suddenly went into idle and it was not possible to accelerate. I was fortunately able to make my way over to the shoulder without causing an accident before the car came to a shaking halt. This then happened 3 more times as I made my way on local roads to a Ford dealer. Also fortunately, the dealer repaired my car (replaced throttle body and reprogrammed), which was no longer under warranty, free of charge. I don't know why such a potentially life threatening defect has not been the subject of a recall.

- Silver Spring, MD, USA

problem #534

Aug 112014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 26,790 miles
Just after starting the car and pulling out to drive, the wrench light comes on....then while driving the acceleration stops and goes to 20 miles per hour or less, then kicks in and accelerates and does the same thing again....I pull over and turn off the car, start the car again, the wrench light goes out then the car operates normally. Took it to mcfarland Ford in exeter nh, after reading information about throttle body malfunction. Was doing the exact thing everyone else said their car was doing. Was told that there was a recall due to throttle body and to bring the car in at no cost....company extended warranty to 10 years or 150,000 miles. While it was there being "fixed", the manager said he couldn't come up with the code for the throttle body, but a code that is related to the throttle body came up and is able to replace the throttle body if anything related to throttle body comes up, so he replaced the throttle body. The manager proceeded to say if the wrench light comes back on, we would need to bring it in again but this time it will cost. Well, the wrench light just came back on again, two days after it was "fixed".

- Exeter, NH, USA

problem #533

Aug 072014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

I was driving on the interstate at approx. 55 mph, with cruise control activated. The vehicle suddenly deactivated T he cruise control and started slowing down. Wrench light came on, and it stopped responding to pressing of the accelerator. I steered the vehicle off the interstate and on to an exit ramp, with brakes and steering unaffected. When I put it in park, the engine was sputtering and the car shaking. After shutting off the engine and restarting, the vehicle ran normally without warning lights. Repair shop employees said it was probably the throttle body, but because the car computer had not recorded the codes, they weren't sure.

- Fargo, ND, USA

problem #532

Aug 042014

Fusion

  • miles
2010 Ford Fusion. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle throttle body malfunction. The consumer stated if the throttle body malfunctioned, it could cause the vehicle to stall.

- Imperial, MO, USA

problem #531

Feb 012013

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 70,000 miles
This car has continually had multiple problems. We bought the car in April of 2012 and less than a year later we were told we needed a new transmission after we began losing power during operation (a serious safety concern!). the car stalls out, the wrench light (and sometimes the engine light) comes on and the car loses power and shakes. Two transmissions later, the problem still persists. Happening again yesterday (a week after we had a new transmission put in). There is no code for the dealer to recognize. The only thing we keep getting from this car is the stress of failure and serious safety concerns.

- Emeryville, CA, USA

problem #530

Jul 292014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 72,704 miles
I was driving normally when the vehicle lost all power. I was forced to pull over on a 2 lane highway with no shoulder. Car shook violently at idle. Turned the car off and restarted it and the problem seemed to go away. Happened again a mile or so later.

- Hamilton, OH, USA

problem #529

Jul 282014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 40,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Vehicle broke down last evening, stalled with wrench light and engine light while driving in traffic. Was able to safely coast to the side of the road and have vehicle towed to dealership. Dealer has diagnosed faulty electronic signal in the throttle body. Dealer has offered to replace the throttle body for $397. (note: Mafs was replaced in this vehicle in January, 2010, only a couple of weeks after I bought it -- not sure if that is relevant or not.) Ford currently has customer satisfaction program #13N03 for extended warranty coverage on throttle bodies for other 2010 Fusion, but they informed me that my vehicle was not included in this program. Perhaps it would be wise for Ford to take a second look to determine if their current customer satisfaction program needs to be expanded?

- Plymouth, MI, USA

problem #528

Jul 262014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 59,492 miles
I was driving on an interstate going 65 mph when my gas pedal stopped working, it would not make my car accelerate. The rpms dropped down to 1000-1500 and my car immediately started to slow down. I pulled to the side of the road and as I slowed down the car jumped and acted like it was stalling out. The wrench light on the dash also illuminated. I put the car in park and let the car run for about 1O more minutes before it stalled out.thinking that my car was broken down and I was going to have to get it towed. Before I called for a tow I restarted the car and when I did, it ran fine.

- Milford, NH, USA

problem #527

Jul 192014

Fusion

  • 50,000 miles
Car stalled all of a sudden traveling 70 mph in the middle lane of a 3 lane highway. The throttle went into limp mode and I was forced to abruptly pull off to the side of the road where the car sputtered with the wrench light on the dash. I started the car again, the wrench light went away and the engine started properly. I diagnosed the computer system and got two codes, P2111 and P2112. The throttle body is getting stuck open and stuck closed causing the car to go into limp mode. This is very dangerous for anyone traveling on a busy road and could definitely cause injury if someone is unable to react to the situation due to their car being inoperable.

- New Hartford, NY, USA

problem #526

Jun 202014

Fusion

  • 62,000 miles
Driving down highway and car sputters and engine brakes. Almost rear ended. Took to dealership and they said it was a bad throttle body. Looked up issue and found the is already a recall Ford warranty program number 13N03 but dealership stated my car is not covered. Called Ford they also said my car is not covered. My 2010 Ford Fusion sport has they same issues as cars covered under warranty program but is not covered under said program. Dealership had to replace the throttle body at significant expense to myself. More cars are affected by this program and recall should be expanded for the safety of other drivers.

- Wasilla, AK, USA

problem #525

Jul 102014

Fusion

  • 73,000 miles
As I pulled out onto a busy street going to work my car would not respond to gas, I had the pedal to the floor with no response other than a weak attempt at a lurch. I had to pull over (partially off of the road) into a neighbor's yard to avoid being hit by a large Transport truck coming up on me rapidly. I pushed it into a "turned around" position and between pushing an the lurching got back home. The road I was on was too narrow and too busy to just leave it. I have a history of back surgery and this did not help!!!! after I got it to the hill near my home I coasted in still with no response to the gas. There was an orange light on with a wrench picture. I looked this up online and found numerous sites with others having the same problem with no help from Ford! some were actually rear-ended on the interstates so I was fortunate in that aspect! (so far!) there is no recall on this issue and it seems that Ford cannot diagnose it unless the light is currently on! the code erases once the engine is turned off and restarted so they "cannot" diagnose it and therefore send us back out in the defective vehicle. There is no warning that this is about to happen and there is no way to "move fast" enough to get out of the way of traffic. This could be fatal in fast moving thick traffic with larger vehicles coming up from behind at speed limits of 70 mph. The car will not move when it does this and rpms do not go above 1000rpm. Are recalls only done when someone dies? if so, I need to trade this car in asap!

- Ellisville, MS, USA

problem #524

Jun 232014

Fusion

  • 92,000 miles
Slowed down on highway to make right turn into shopping center. Lost power. Had to turn off car and restart. Happened again one week later.

- Mays Landing, NJ, USA

problem #523

Sep 132012

Fusion

  • 70,000 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to 25 mph and the check engine indicator illuminated. The vehicle was able to be restarted and functioned normally. The failure occurred on three different occasions. A private mechanic stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was 70,000.

- Fitchburg, MA, USA

problem #522

Jun 122014

Fusion

  • 20,000 miles
When I start my car and drive out of parking it sputters for a bit. Then later on I will completely loose the acceleration. I have to turn off and restart the car. It will work for a little bit and then I loose acceleration again. Has happen on the highway, at a intersection, and side roads. I had the throttle replaced and it still happens......

- Weymouth, MA, USA

problem #521

Jul 012014

Fusion

  • 88,560 miles
The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 88,560.

- Tonawanda , NY, USA

problem #520

Jun 282014

Fusion 4-cyl

  • 69,000 miles
For several months the vehicle has been randomly shutting off mid-drive. Followed by that the check engine light and a wrench light would light up. A week ago we received letter in the mail from Ford saying that our vehicle is eligible for new throttle body since there has been issues since manufactured, which perfectly explained our problem. We took it to Ford, where they replaced the throttle body. However, only a week later the car is back to the same throttle body part problem. On Saturday, 6/28/14 at around 11:40pm the car turns off mid-drive right before I cross over a major intersection, rt 130 and rt 30 in collingswood, NJ area. I quickly braked and turned the engine completely off before I passed the white line. I sat through an entire green and red light. Once the light turned green again, I started the car back up and pressed my gas pedal. The car instantly turned off again, where I was now caught in the intersection. There was no momentum, so I very slowly coasted through during the green light, yellow light, and possibly some of the red light. Luckily, I made it through the intersection out of harm, but I was at a great risk of getting T-boned by oncoming traffic on a major street such as route 130 especially late at night. Obviously, the new throttles do not fix the problem. I no longer feel safe driving this car after this near fatal incident. Is Ford going to wait until there is fatalities from this manufactured malfunction before they act and recall this make and model?

- Oaklyn, NJ, USA

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