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
I was driving the vehicle home and the wrench light came on and the car would no longer respond to the accelerator pedal. I coasted to a stop the engine still running but no acceleration. *tr
ODI 10508737
Electrical System · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
1st incident: car stalled in traffic while going 40 mph, coasted into parking lot, restarted car and drove fine - no warning lights 2nd incident: 6 weeks later with no issues or warning lights car stalled again late at night while going 35 mph up a small rise 3rd incident: 2 days later - still no warning lights, car suddenly lost power, did not stall, but would not go over 5 mph while entering attempting to enter…
ODI 10512144
Electrical System · Vehicle Speed Control
On multiple occasions my car has started to stall out as i began to accelerate. The first time happened when exiting the highway, where i came to a yield sign, i then proceeded to accelerate onto the road after yielding and the car would not accelerate and started to have jumpy motions and kept revving every time i would try to step on the gas pedal. I didn't think much of it at that time. Then one day on another…
ODI 10521838
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
At any given time, usually when we are driving the car over 25 miles an hour, the car will abruptly stutter and then stall. This is a very dangerous situation since when i am on the interstate, the vehicle will turn off while we are in heavy traffic. We have researched this issue and several hundred owners have the same problem which appears to be with the throttle body assembly. We called ford and they said that we…
ODI 10508060
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Since this vehicle was made with no gas cap my engine light is always on. Any little bit of dirt i drive yet gets into the seal of the gas tank so my engine light pops on and states there is some sort of leak in the system. I can't afford to keep taking it in to pay and arm and a leg for the dealership just to blow out the seal. So my engine light is always on. This is a very dangerous problem because you never know…
ODI 10644544
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car appears to stall for no reason. Apparently (according to ford) the car was not completely stalling but instead going into a "limp home mode" when car computer detected an engine problem. Car was brought to dealer and they replaced the throttle body which corrected the problem (over $400). This "stalling" effect occurred on interstate 95 in west palm beach florida, where speed limit is 65mph, which put us and…
ODI 10521598
Electrical System
I was pulling away from a stop sign when my 2010 ford fusion lost all power and stalled. I was able to get to the side of the road with my hazzard lights on. The lights on the dash illiumnitated (battery, check engine light, oil pressure). I turned the car off and waited a mintue then i restarted the car and it was a little rough to start up but once it did it seemed to work fine. I have searched the internet and…
ODI 10499247
Electrical System · Steering
Started driving to get home from work and suddenly the service advancetrac light came on, didn't notice anything until i did a turn. The steering felt stiff, not really paying attention to the problem got home shut off the car. The next morning heading to work turned on the car and then the service power steering now light had come on as well. After that the power steering was gone, i couldn't turn the wheels. Did…
ODI 10498328
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
I was driving to work when suddenly the car lost all forward power. I was in the middle of an intersection when the engine cut out, and a couple of people had to make some pretty severe emergency maneuvers to avoid accidents due to my almost-stalled car. I couldn't get any power out of it with the gas pedal. When i coasted off into someone's driveway, the car barely stayed running. It shook and missed like it didn't…
ODI 10522014
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While turning left on a green arrow my accelerator became unresponsive, engine did not stop running but would only coast @ about 2 mph, wrench light icon and check engine light came on. The car was jerking during this slow coast to the side of the intersection. I had to put the car in park and completely shut it off.(as i was hitting my hazard lights and praying i didn't get hit by oncoming traffic as the light had…
ODI 10496291
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The first instance i was driving as normal in my vehicle and with out warning going 50 mph my car shut off with no power or ability to do anything besides to try and coast off the road and out of harm. A wrench light flashes when it occurs. The second time i was making a turn at approx 20 mph in a four way light intersection and lost power over the car again with a wrench light appearing again. The only way to gain…
ODI 10501131
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Vehicle would lose all response to the accelerator pedal. It would happen at any time without warning, but first happened after speeding up after going over a speed bump. The next day it happened 3 times. On that last day, the day of the appointment at the dealership, it happened 4 times. The vehicle would not react to the input from the accelerator pedal. You would have to pull over, assuming there was a safe place…
ODI 10487698
Electrical System
Driving 55 mph lost power, car shook violently, wrench light turned on, rolled off country road & turned car off. Restarted & drove home 600 miles without incident. Then on december 3, 2012 (2 weeks later) while driving 60 mph on busy highway at rush hour same thing happened...no power, wrench light, violent shaking. Fortunately, was in a busy downtown area with multiple exit ramps. Was able to "roll" off highway ,…
ODI 10537857
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford fusion on nov 8 2012 driving approximately 67 miles per hour with cruise control on and set, vehicle suddenly lost all engine power. Repair light (lighted wrench) came on, cruise control went from green to amber. Engine remained on but accelerator no longer worked. When accelerator depressed, engine did not respond. Vehicle coasted to a stop. Brakes, steering, and lights still worked. Once stopped, shifted…
ODI 10483868
Electrical System · Engine · Power Train
Each time (8 times) traveling at 40-67 mph and with traffic around and wrench light comes on along with check engine light; car then loses speed rapidly to only a few miles per hour. Barely able to pull over before completely stopping. Been in shop twice and both times, codes do not show anything nor have they seen the warning light and it happen to them after driving it for a total of 150 miles testing it. After…
ODI 10483317
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Read in paper that you were looking at ford throttle body. I was in fast lane on i-66 on a friday afternoon. Suddenly car stopped. I was lucky there was room on left apron to pull off. Car restarted when i tried--went 1000 feet and stopped again; now in right lane and pulled off. Knew there was an off ramp 1/4 mile ahead and limped on apron with cars passing. The entire situation was very dangerous in my estimation.…
ODI 10501926
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Was driving in morning traffic on the highway and the car lurched and stalled. Car was dead and accelerator would not work. I was able to coast to the shoulder. *tr
ODI 10474513
Electrical System · Steering · Suspension
I had not had any issues with my car, but i left my house to drive my daughter to tumbling which was 7 miles from my house. I was about 3 miles from my home when a warning sound and the lights on my dashboard stated check power steering. I assumed that i needed power steering. I arrived at tumbling, parked for an hour. When i started the car a new message was on the dash stating service power steering now and…
ODI 10481999
Electrical System · Power Train
On a routine drive home from work, i exited the highway and noticed my rpms falling faster than what i was controlling with the brake. Car was losing speed quickly with no rpms to accelerate it forward to a safe stopping point. Was able to pull into a gas station right off highway, but barely as car was apparently entering limited power mode (determined via owners manual). Upon placing car into car, dashboard wrench…
ODI 10473113
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle consistently stalls and has trouble restarting immediatetly after fueling. Problem is only immediately after fueling. Once vehicle starts, problem does not happen again until after fueling. *tr
ODI 10515032
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the highway when i noticed that i could no longer accelerate. I coasted to a stop, the car shaking as it came to a stop. I placed the car in park, turned the car off, and restarted. It started up fine, and then it happened again about 10 minutes later. After a mechanic was unable to duplicate the problem, i thought it was perhaps "bad gas" and moved on. Two weeks later, it happened twice, once…
ODI 10472830
Electrical System · Latches/Locks/Linkages
I stopped the car to close the gas fill lid, engine running, went to get back in and all doors were locked, they locked themselves. It was over 90 degrees out, lucky i had my cell phone to call my wife to bring her keys so i could get back in. If my grandkids had been the car, it could have been a scary problem. *tr
ODI 10469186
Electrical System · Engine
While driving vehicle, vehicle will suddenly "stall" (engine stays running, but loses all power). Can turn off engine, and restart vehicle and will run. This has occurred multiple times. Previous attempts no "code" has been stored, so dealer would provide no resolution to the issue. *js
ODI 10579142
Electrical System · Power Train
Throttle control is defective. I have read several complaints about the same issue. The throttle control goes bad and then the car will abruptly lose power and stop in traffic. We were lucky that we weren't on the interstate when this happened. In order to move you have to put the car in park and shut it off and turn it back on. I had to have mine replaced yesterday. The car is only two years old and only has 50,000…
ODI 10468385
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling on the expressway with the cruise control on my engine returned to idle speed and there was no response from the accelerator pedal. I had to coast to a stop on the shoulder, put the car in park, shut it off, and restart it. The next day this happened again twice, the check engine light came on, i read the code and it was p2112 throttle actuator control system stuck shut. I did some research and there…
ODI 10467656