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 · Fuel/Propulsion System
Computer controlling throttle shuts engine off at highway speeds. No power to control vehicle.
ODI 10818487
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While the vehicle was parked, the center console where the gear shifter was located caught fire. The contact poured water on the flames, which caused the fire to slightly diminish. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that something external caused the fire. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. There were no reports…
Fire reported
ODI 10825705
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Last year i had the throttle body recalibrate and cleaned. After receiving the extended warranty, ford replaced the part at no cost. It has been not even a year yet and my car is experiencing the same problems. I was at a stop light and my vehicle stalled our and the wrench light came on as well as some other lights. The light turned green and from what i remember from the other 1000 posts, they said to turn the car…
ODI 10790153
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the recall notice for the electrical system was received in november of 2015. After contacting the dealer and the manufacturer on multiple occasions, the contact was informed that the parts needed to repair the vehicle were still not available and no estimated time for receiving the parts could be given. The nhtsa campaign number was unknown. The…
ODI 10851666
Electrical System · Steering
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 60 mph, the power steering failed and the vehicle jerked. The vehicle was restarted. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic steering gear assembly needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.
ODI 10785357
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
While stopped at red light and stop signs attempting to turn, the vehicle would rev itself corresponding with a rapid increase/decrease in rpm. Upon acceleration the car would stutter and the engine turned off while allowing me to enter the intersection resulting in very close calls. This has been recurring with more frequency.
ODI 10781483
Electrical System · Steering
Power steering was suddenly lost first time in october of 2015 almost causing me to run into a curb. Second time in november of 2015 fiance was driving and the power steering was suddenly lost power steering light came on only giving us about a five minute warning while he was driving and almost ran into another vehicle. A ford dealership wanted to charge me over $2,000 to replace entire electronic gear which was…
ODI 10816325
Electrical System · Steering
I had a low tire not flat i was driving down my alleyway slowly and hit a small pot hole on my way to go get it filled with air at the nearest gas station when all of the sudden i lost all power steering and the alarm came on saying power steering failure or something to that matter i am a big fella i was able to man handle the car to the nearest gas station with no power steering with my 1 year old daughter in the…
ODI 10929445
Electrical System
I was driving on the interstate in the passing lane when my vehicle stopped accelerating. I had no way to give gas to the car. I managed (luckily) to pull over to the breakdown lane. The car was running roughly with no way to give it gas. I shut it off and restarted it successfully and was able to continue. This happened several times over several days. The local parts store checked the codes and it was the p2111…
ODI 10765091
Electrical System
Heater/ac making a very loud noise when turned on any setting and will not speed up when fan speed is turned up or down.
ODI 10822371
Electrical System · Engine
I was driving down the highway and a red triangle light comes on that says to stop safely. The engine shut off. I had to pull over and turn car off. Once i started it back it starts fine but continues to turn off very few miles. This is a major problem and puts my families lives at risk. No lights are on after i turn car back on. This is very serious and can cause my family to die in a car crash. Thankfully the…
ODI 10785116
Electrical System · Engine
While driving (8/8/15) on i-65 at approx. 75mph, the rpm's dropped and there was no response from the throttle pedal. After carefully making our way to the shoulder, it was noticed that charging system and throttle control/transmission indicator lights had turned on. I turned the vehicle off and upon restarting, everything appeared to be working as it should. The above was the second instance of this malfunction.…
ODI 10747356
Electrical System · Steering
My 20 year old daughter and two friends were traveling back from the campground heading back to one of the friends house for the night. They had decided to stop by a coffee shop just around the corner from where they were heading. When she went to make the turn from the highway into the parking lot the car lost all power steering. She managed to get the car into a parking space and no one was injured nor was there a…
ODI 10745852
Electrical System · Steering
I was going down the road at 25 mph and the steering failed. Power steering was going in and out, and was mostly out. I had to pay for a new steering gear assembly - despite the fact that there seemed to be many, many, many vehicle recalls for steering on the ford fusion. The dealership and ford was unwilling to pay for the replacement part and labor. I had to pay a total of $1833.57 for the steering, labor, and for…
ODI 10762654
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
As i was driving about 70mph on the interstate, i lost acceleration. The rpms dropped and i wasn't able to get any response from the gas pedal. Luckily, traffic was light and i was able to make my way over to the shoulder and turn the car off. After doing this, the car started back up and i had acceleration again. Once i returned home, i looked this up online and found many references to the recall on the electronic…
ODI 10744479
Electrical System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the power steering failed on the vehicle while the vehicle was in reverse. The power steering warning indicator illuminated. The failure occurred several times. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the technician could not diagnose the failure. The contact mentioned that previously the steering harness and the power steering motor…
ODI 10747839
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled and the service vehicle soon warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 59,800.
ODI 10722923
Electrical System · Steering
My power steering is out in my car. It says power asset fault and then it will say service autotrack. I am not the only one i have looked everywhere and there is a lot of people having the same problems that i'm having. It should be recalled. I will tell everyone i know not to get a ford unless this problem gets recalled. I don't have the 2000 to fix my car.
ODI 10721400
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving upon acceleration increase of speed and slowing down there is a loud wining sound. When driving the vehicle for 15-20 minutes i can smell fuel inside the car. This is not when filling fuel it's while the car is driven for a length of time each day. The battery goes dead when sitting for one to two weeks. We have purchased 2 batteries in 1 year, had cables and connections cleaned and replaced. There has…
ODI 11011592
Air Bags · Electrical System · Engine
The car dash warning lights started to come on one by one. The warning chimes also kept going off dash lights would fade in and out. The air bags would turn off as well as the abs warning lights would come on. In addition to that the security systems would engage causing the car not to run. I brought car to the dealer and they said it wasn't safe to drive the car. The teach had issues figuring out the problem and…
ODI 10725912
Electrical System · Engine
I had been driving for about 5 minutes and traveling at about 45 mph when i felt a reduction in power. The vehicle did not respond to movement of the throttle pedal. Vehicle speed slowly reduced and we braked to a stop at a junction. The vehicle was running rough. The vehicle had almost zero power when pulling away and i had to pull over to allow following traffic to pass. Speed increased slowly over 2 miles of…
ODI 10706421
Electrical System · Steering
For months i have been resetting my cars "power steering assist fault" by turning my car off and turning it back on and the power steering would suddenly work again. Last night my car took a couple turns on and off for it to work which is the first time it took more than once to reset. Today after church i turned my car on and off 10 times and it still wouldn't reset so i was forced to drive my car home with no…
ODI 10733479
Electrical System
2010 ford fusion sel. 2010 ford fusion sel. At approximately 50,000 miles i experienced a driver heated seat failure while in a cold climate below 40 degrees, heater element got really hot to the point where it was uncomfortable and burning skin on back and seat then a complete failure of heating element on driver side it seems to have shorted out as the heat control button on dash only stays lit for about three…
ODI 10689363
Electrical System · Exterior Lighting
Noticed on way home that the right rear turn signal was blinking faster than usual. Having had the light bulb replaced under warranty at the dealer less than 2 years ago, i thought this was rather soon for the bulb to have burnt out twice now on a 4.5 year old car. Went through the steps to get to the light, noticed a severe burn mark around the bulb and housing, and am unable to remove the bulb from the housing at…
ODI 10680526
Electrical System
The blind spot information system (blis) and cross traffic alert (cta) have stop working. This a safety system. Although it is not standard equipment, i did not order the car with this. I would not be complaining if it was not for the other problems i have had with the vehicle. I have found out this can be very expensive to fix. Somewhere around a thousand dollars for parts, not counting the service charge. I read…
ODI 10679503