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 45 mph, car loses power and/or acceleration. Wrench light illuminates and pulled car to side of road and vehicle shakes terribly. Shut car off and waited a couple of minutes and restarted car. Wrench light was not on and car ran fine. This problem has occurred on three more occasion within a week. Dealer could not find any codes but stated it would be a problem with the throttle body, even driving the car…
ODI 10536151
Electrical System · Unknown Or Other
While on my way out of town from columbia, mo to chicago, il on 08/09/2013 when the first throttle problem started. While my husband and i were on the road driving 60mph, the wrench light came on and while on the highway the car slowed all the way down with my doing it. I had to hurry over to the side of the highway in order to not get into an accident. The state trooper for missouri pulled behind us to find out…
ODI 10544191
Electrical System
My fiance was driving on i-26 to work 40 miles away. The car started jerking and stalling and losing power a semi blew the horn at her and swerved around her. She pulled over on the side of the road and cut the car off. When she started it back up and ran for a few more miles at a reduced speed but it kept doing the same thing. I took it to ford dealership and they said that it was the throttle body and that they…
ODI 10537081
Electrical System · Power Train
Driving to work on 8/5/13 at around 40mph when my vehicle starts to automatically slow down and shake. I looked down at the dashboard and noticed a "wrench" was lit up for a warning, but it was not there when i started the car before going to work. I was able to pull over and stop for a few minutes. I started the car again without any problems, and the "wrench" sign was not lit. I was able to make it to work, which…
ODI 10533943
Electrical System · Power Train
I drive approximately 80 miles per day, 5 days a week. While driving on the highway at normal speeds of 45-60 mph, my fusion lost all acceleration power. This has happened 3 times in the last week alone. Each time, the wrench warning light appeared on the dashboard so i had to coast to the side of the highway and restart my vehicle before i could return safely to the road. During each incident, i was in several…
ODI 10537198
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the freeway and the car jerked i tried to give it gas and it wouldn't go anywhere had to pull over on the side of highway and turned the car off and it worked fine i hooked a code scanner and trouble code p2111 popped up throttle body stuck open.. *tr
ODI 10534597
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car lost throttle response while driving on the highway. The car then started idling very rough. Turned the car off then on again and it was fine until i pulled back onto the highway and it lost power again. I turned the car off for approx 30 min. Turned it back on then drove to an auto zone and got a p2111 error code which stated that the throttle body was stuck open or closed. Took it to the dealership the…
ODI 10533079
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving ~40 mph, took foot off accelerator, wrench indicator light turned on, could no longer accelerate, had to roll onto breakdown lane. Turned engine off, could not start car 1st attempt. Car started on 2nd attempt, and the light went off. Has occurred 4 times now, 3 times at speeds of ~40 mph and one time while slowing down for a traffic light. Very scary for the young drivers in my family. *tr
ODI 10533197
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Multiple incidents have occurred. The vehicle will be cruising at highway speeds, then lose all engine power and the car begins to shake violently. I need to put my hazards on and come to a complete stop wherever i am, including busy traffic. The car continues to shake while shifting into park. After in park, i turn the car off, wait 30 seconds, then start it again. The shaking ceases upon restarting, and will drive…
ODI 10532782
Electrical System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on i-85 south approximately 50-60 mph in moderately heavy traffic, between exits 27 and 26, the car sounded like it dropped out of gear while accelerating. I was able to merge to the shoulder of the highway. The car continued decelerating and the "wrench light" appeared. The car would not accelerate at all. When stopped (at the ramp for exit 26), the car rattled and idled very hard and was shaking. The…
ODI 10532596
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving home from the store today on a [redacted] and was making a left turn when the car powered down to 1 mph and stayed there. Thankfully the car i turned in front of had plenty of time to slow down to avoid me. I traveled two blocks home as the car only allowed me to go 1 mph with the wrench light on and with a slightly jerky ride. I called my local repair shop and they got me in to take a look at it. I…
ODI 10532157
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
60 mph on highway. Wrench light came on. Lost power. Coasted to side of road (luckily safely). Turned car off. Restarted after a few minutes. Continued about 1/2 mile. Happened again. Did same thing. Continued another 1/2 mile. Did it again. Engine shuttered this time. Check engine light remains on. Was able to restart vehicle and get home (approximately 2 miles). Happened once shortly after used vehicle purchase in…
ODI 10525966
Electrical System · Power Train
The wrench light comes on and the car loses its acceleration completely. As i pull over the side of the road and brake, the car will start shaking. The only way to fix it is to turn the car off and back on again. The wrench light will disappear after that and it'll start driving normally again. First time this happened i was on the interstate with my three year old in the car with me. One unhappy momma!!!! The code…
ODI 10534350
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I have a 2010 ford fusion se 2.5 and my check engine light came on along with a wrench light and my car went in to "limp mode" and my car lost power as i was turning left with traffic coming right at me, i was barely able to make it across the road without being hit!
ODI 10544938
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my 2010 ford fusion on highway 31, it was very cloudy and hard rain was coming down fast. I reached 40 miles an hour after almost pushing my foot so hard on the peddle. All the sudden the car started losing power, slowly going down. Wrench light came on, vehicle started shaking, and right at the best time i hit the brake and the car turned off, it would not turn back on. I had to have my vehicle towed…
ODI 10526218
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After stopping at bank, car went into creep mode after less than a block. Restarted and drove home. Nine days later the same thing occurred. Drove to mechanic next day ok. Needs throttle body for $440.00. Ford apparently not willing to fix although they've had this problem for years. Replaced ignition coil a few weeks earlier for $330.00. Same mo with ford. *tr
ODI 10531606
Electrical System
While driving down the road the rpm, speedo, temp gauges quit reading. The chimes and warnings all went off and lighted up and stay on. All of the warning lights flashed car never lost power but lost all working gauges 4 ways flashed, air bag for passenger side flashed. After turning car off and letting it sit over night started it up drove 5 miles down the road and it started with the chimes and all dash light…
ODI 10524474
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving along on a local road (35 mph) the car suddenly lost most of it's power and started shaking. I was able to coast to a gas station and get a tow to my dealership...they tell me it's the throttle control and will cost about $500. Going online to find out more information about this i see there are several thousand complaints about the same issue in this model. The severity of this type of breakdown (some…
ODI 10524320
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving the car loses power wrench light comes on and the car will not go. It will die as u coast over to the side of the road hoping the whole time the person behind you is not going to rearend you. This was very dangerous. I took it to my local ford dealership and was advised that the throttle actuator control was struck open they could try cleaning it and reset codes or i could purchase a new throttle…
ODI 10524622
Electrical System · Engine
Like many others, experienced throttle body failure at highway speed. Narrowly avoided accident as i maneuvered vehicle off highway. Part is on national back order with no estimate on availability. Numerous emails to ford with no response. *tr
ODI 10525677
Electrical System · Electronic Stability Control · Vehicle Speed Control
Earlier this month, i started my car [ford fusion 2010 se] after having it parked [never having this situation before] my car started vibrating after i turned the car on and barely driving it. I placed the car in park and popped my hood and looked at the engine, the entire thing was vibrating so i turned the car off for a few minutes and restarted, the problem was then gone and i thought hmm.. Maybe its just a minor…
ODI 10525235
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
2010 ford fusion: going down the freeway at 70 and then all of a sudden started losing power, no acceleration and down to 55 at which time i was able to get to the side of the road before it died. I let it sit a couple of minutes and tried to start it - started fine. The ford garage put it on the diagnostic machine but i was told because the check engine light did not come on there was no memory to show what may…
ODI 10524985
Electrical System · Engine
I started to pull into an intersection after getting the green light and the car suddenly lost acceleration. I let off the gas and tried again and the car vibrated a little and rolled to a stop in the middle of the intersection. I put it in park and turned it off and back on and it started and pulled away another 50 feet before it happened again. I was able to coast out of the way of traffic. It was towed to a ford…
ODI 10523427
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
The first incident happened when pulling away from a stop light. When i pressed the accelerator there was no response yet the car was running and in gear. The wrench symbol was on the dash. I cut the car off and restarted. The problem was gone. Later that day i was driving on the interstate at 65 mph and the car just cut off. I pulled over, turned off the ignition and restarted and everything was again fine. Later…
ODI 10522924
Electrical System · Steering
The vehicle is equipped with electric power-assisted steering (epas) that constantly fails while operating the vehicle at any speed. It is a safety concern due to the fact that when the power steering fails, it is hard to steer and control the vehicle. Several blogs are discussing this issue regarding the same type vehicle.
ODI 10525462