2010 Ford Fusion Electrical System Problems
- 258
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 258 stored complaint records:
- 1 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 3 indicate fire
What owners report
- power steering · 75 records
- throttle body · 24 records
- engine light · 12 records
- check engine · 10 records
- service power · 10 records
- steering failed · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 85 |
| 60–100k mi | 80 |
| 1–30k mi | 36 |
| 100–150k mi | 27 |
| 150–400k mi | 6 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Driving at 65mph in traffic on a state highway when the vehicle failed to respond to the accelerator. Vehicle went to approximately 750 rpm and there was no speed control. This failure occurred without any warning as i was passing another car and required me to take evasive action to avoid collision. Dealership says it was throttle body control unit and that there are "known problems". *tr
ODI 10467171
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While driving down the road, my engine lost power. Rpms went down, and the accelerator was not responsive. I pulled the car to the side of the road, and put it in park. The engine idled very roughly. I shut off the car, waited 5 seconds and attempted to restart. The engine did restart after some effort by the starter. I drove down the road, and the car behaved normally. This seemingly isolated incident increased in…
ODI 10474507
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On multiple occasions the car will just lose all throttle response, the car is still running, but will not accelerate. I have to find some place to pull over and shut the car off. Then restart the engine and then it will run good. The issue happens sometimes up six times in one day, and then you can go a week without an issue. I have seen this issue with speeds as low as 20 mph all the way up to 70 mph. From what i…
ODI 10465707
Electrical System · Engine
DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CAR LOST POWER. *TR
ODI 10508139
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
When i purchased the vehicle at 43,000 miles a check fuel fill inlet warning appeared. I main tended the inlet system and the warning and check engine light would disappear. As time went on i noticed that when i would merge onto a busy highway, my car would barely move. I have come very close to death and causing others injuries because of this. I had the throttle body checked after the recall and the mechanic said…
ODI 10615268
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I have a 2010 ford fusion with a four cylinder engine. While driving to work, i started speeding up from an intersection, only to experience a complete and total loss of power, the wrench light came, the engine started misfiring (rough idle at less than 550 rpm), but all systems where still working. Pressing the gas pedal produced no results. I was able to pull off the side of the road, stop the engine, let the car…
ODI 10460341
Electrical System
I went for an oil change and local center. The rep requested i come over to the car and see something. The battery acid covered the entire top of battery. It metalized the cables corroded the battery pan. The car is 2 years old and 22k miles. All were replaced by ford under the warranty. I would not normally complain about a battery but this is my second ford to have the same issue. I had ford edge prior which the…
ODI 10461262
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
It is the typical throttle body issue everyone else is complaining about. It would randomly stall completely out on the main road. Occasionally, i could turn off the car and then turn it back on and it would drive me a few more miles before stalling out again. Car would randomly accelerate while applying the brakes. Car would violently "jump" like it was missing gears while accelerating. Almost impossible to…
ODI 10562769
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. The contact stated that during routine maintenance, the dealer advised that the high voltage cable for the hybrid generator and battery was worn down to bare metal. The manufacturer was contacted but the vehicle was not repaired. The vin was unavailable. The failure and the current mileage was 36,453.
ODI 10438138
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Engine And Engine Cooling
Bought my fusion in april 2011. Began having problems immediately. Usually happens when the engine is cold, upon accelerating the car would lurch terribly and hesitate. First the dealer could find nothing wrong. Then they decided it was the transmission. Put new transmission in. Kept happening. Finally, it happened when the service manager drove it. Said ford would put new computer in the car. Six weeks later since…
ODI 10439513
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling
While driving down a major highway at 69 mph with the cruise control on, the car just lost power. I first noticed the headlights went out, then saw the anti theft light illuminate. I tried depressing the gas pedal, but got nothing. Thankfully, i was able to coast out of the passing lane, into the right lane, and eventually to the side of the road without any tragedy. Once along the roadside, i put the car in park…
ODI 10438114
Electrical System · Power Train
Pulled into parking slot of townhouse complex. Before i could shift into "p" the engine raced and surged forward into a building. I was stunned. $4600 damage to my car. $7000 damage to building. I told the service manager at dean sellers-troy where i bought the car that something was wrong every time i took it in for an oil change. He said everything was ok. When this accident happened i had it towed to crest ford…
Crash reported
ODI 10505232
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
I was stopped at a traffic light, it turned green and stepped on the gas pedal and the car immediately started to rough idle, the wrench indicator lit up and would not move forward. There was minimal response to throttle input. I was able to pull off the road out of traffic to a safe spot. I left the car running to see what was going on. The tachometer was fluctuating mainly downward as it idled rough. After about…
ODI 10434010
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
While driving on interstate i-81 the dash lights started going completely off and staying off for quite sometime before coming back on. I was not really sure if i had headlights until later when stopping behind someone on my destination and was able to see my headlights in their rear car. The weather was horrible, raining very hard and visibility was really only a few feet away. I turn on my fog lights just in case…
ODI 10432440
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While going 70 mph on the highway i experienced the same issues. My car stalled out shut off the cruise control and started shaking uncontrollable. I shut off the car and waited about five minutes and started it back up drove maybe another ten miles and it started again. On the following day i took it to the dealership where i purchased it from and they made it seem as if i had no ideal of what i was talking about.…
ODI 10501425
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 75 mph, the advance track warning system illuminated followed by every light on the instrument panel illuminating. The speedometer and the air conditioner also failed. The contact stated that he pulled the vehicle over, disconnected the battery to reset the computer and the vehicle functioned properly after the battery was reconnected.…
ODI 10537507
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 mph with the air conditioner activated, the engine stalled and immediately the warning indicator began to illuminate. The vehicle was coasted to the side of the road and after waiting a few moments, the vehicle restarted. The failure occurred four times when driving at various speeds with the air conditioner activated.…
ODI 10463026
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
As i was passing another vehicle, the vehicle lost power and a warning light illuminated telling me to pull over immediately. Luckily i was able to make it to the side of the highway. The codes pulled were p0010, p0201, p0202, p0203, p0204. The dealer checked the electrical connections and reassembled. The issue happened again on 5/30/11 as i was driving on the highway. The same codes as the first incident was found…
ODI 10405277
Electrical System · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · Unknown Or Other
After driving about 1.5 miles from home, my wife came to a set of lights and stepped on the brake to stop. The brake pedal went nearly to the floor and several dash lights came on including the brakes & anti-swerve. The vehicle slowed to a stop as she entered the intersection. Fortunately 2 things were in her favor, there was no one ahead of her and there was no cross traffic at the light. Either could have resulted…
ODI 10388630
Electrical System
Tl*the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. While the vehicle was parked the ignition would not start. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians replaced the battery. The contact stated that the failure occurred a second time and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The technicians were able to duplicate the failure but could not diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate…
ODI 10383227
Electrical System · Power Train
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…
ODI 10449851
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
Transmission keeps on lurching forward and dealership cannot do anything about it now. It's a safety issue for me as i almost got into an accident on the street due to huge jump. Transmission keeps on acting up and dealer keeps saying everything is fine and cannot duplicate the other since the time they rebuilt the transmission on my vehicle. *tr *kb
ODI 10437765
Electrical System
Purchased the ford fusion se 2010 on 8/4/10 drove it 100 miles and on 8/7/10 it was dead in my drive way. Called road service and it was jumped and towed to dealership. There two days was told there was nothing wrong with the vehicle other than the battery was no good - they replaced the battery. Drove it approximately 900 miles and on 9/5/10 it was dead in the driveway again. Roadservice came jumped the car and i…
ODI 10355953
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at a traffic light, waiting to make left turn. Upon accelerating car lurched forward like it was going to come off it's chasis and then lost all acceleration. Car rolled to stop and needed towing dealership had car for 25 days. Claims to have replaced a throttle module which corrected the issue. Ford claimed all defective parts and indicated they had no responsibility to inform me of the defect which caused…
ODI 10362690
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control
While driving at various speeds, the vehicle's engine would shutdown and all power assist features would be disengaged. The check engine, check traction control, check oil pressure, check temperature, and low fuel warning messages would illuminate. The vehicle suffered from these symptoms approximately 13 times over the course of 1000 miles ultimately resulting in several evasive maneuvers to avoid collisions caused…
ODI 10399050