2010 Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Problems
- 779
- 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 779 stored complaint records:
- 20 indicate a crash
- 8 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 58 records
- wrench light · 20 records
- failure mileage · 15 records
- needed replaced · 15 records
- replaced repaired · 14 records
- body needed · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 379 |
| 60–100k mi | 235 |
| 1–30k mi | 90 |
| 100–150k mi | 25 |
| 150–400k mi | 7 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Three times, the car hesitated and nearly stalled, then would not accelerate normally. It was stopped and restarted and was able to be driven home but traffic was disrupted on a major thoroughfare and very scary. When we took it to the dealer, they said it was a throttle body problem and was unsafe to be driven home. Unfortunately parts are back ordered and we are without a vehicle because they said it is unsafe to…
ODI 10524927
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact merged to the shoulder and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The…
ODI 10542329
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 32,000 and the current mileage was 32,727. Updated…
ODI 10542129
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
First incident was vehicle stalled while entering a intersection from a stop sign. Stalled half way into intersection and had a near miss of being hit do to loss of power and other traffic not having to stop in their direction. Car was dieseling when it came to a stop ,had to be shut off, then restarted with no problems or indicator lights afterward. This same stalling has happened at highway speeds of 60 mph + and…
ODI 10536665
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The check engine warning lamp and the wrench warning icon were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body sensor was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure…
ODI 10534097
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Faulty throttle body has caused several engine stall events on and off highway. Car in shop awaiting replacement part. Ford service acknowledged that this is a well known defect without a recall yet announced. They advised not driving the car again until part is replaced as that would be "very dangerous." why would this not be a recall yet? *tr
ODI 10526141
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Lost power while driving on freeway. Engine would only idle, very rough. Wrench symbol lit. Shut car off, opened/closed door and car was ok until next incident. Failure occurred several more times while driving home on freeway and at slower speed. Diagnostic at the dealer was a throttle body failure. *tr
ODI 10524538
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car was running but would not accelerate after a stop. Gas pedal was inoperative. Electronic throttle body. *tr
ODI 10534266
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While resuming travel after stopping at a stoplight the engine would not allow me to continue to accelerate. As there was a line of traffic behind me, i quickly turned on my 4-way flashers and coasted to the side of the road. After shutting off the ignition and waiting for a few minutes, i tried restarting the car. The engine restarted normally and i was able to proceed with full throttle functionally. This same…
ODI 10533396
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle surged and stalled with the illumination of the check engine light. The failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for diagnosis where it was stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was notified. The approximate…
ODI 10531598
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power and stalled. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer where it was determined that the throttle body needed to be replaced however, the part needed to correct the failure was on back order. The failure and the current mileages were 77,063. *tr
ODI 10524456
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
Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving car approx. 50 to 60 miles an hour, engine just stops, no accelerator pedal pressure. Wrench light comes on(ford owners manual shows it to be throttle body/drive-train). This has happened several times previous to yesterday's occurrence. We brought the car from drivetime and took it to their mechanic and he said he could not find a stored code, was i do not believe to be true. After searching online…
ODI 10524307
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
During morning rush hour traffic, my 2010 ford fusion began to lose acceleration and shake violently while i was traveling at approximately 65 miles per hour. Fortunately, i was already in the far right travel lane so i could put on my flashers and pull off the road. I cut the engine and waited for a few minutes. I restarted the car and was able to get to my workplace. Based upon my preliminary research, this…
ODI 10524193
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened on multiple occasions. While driving down the road going approx 45 mph. Suddenly the vehicle would lose throttle response and/or stall all together. On at least two occasions i have almost been rear-ended once almost by a semi-truck. I have done my research on the symptoms concerning my vehicle, and have found out that this is due to a failing throttle body. I have also found out that this has…
ODI 10541954
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving down highway at 70 mph, wrench light came out, car died down to 900 rpm and fluctuated erratically with no gas pedal response at all. Dodged several cars trying to avoid rear end collision to pull off side of road to turn off and turn car back on, problem then went away and happened again roughly 20 miles again down the highway. Car will not drive past 20 miles without having an issue. *tr
ODI 10536004
Equipment Adaptive/Mobility · External · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car began to stall on the freeway, so i had to drive it off the freeway after it had turned off twice. The first time, it went off in the middle of the freeway as i luckily veered to the side and no one was hurt. I took it to be serviced. It turns out there was a faulty throttle control: the throttle actuator was stuck closed (p2111), and also would get stuck open (p2112). This must have happened while i was on…
ODI 10526168
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving the car the engine lost power and the check engine light and wrench light came on this happened at least 10 times in a [redacted] (to and from work) auto zone says it is the throttle body sticking. I went to carcomplaints.com and my car is not the only 2010 fusion experiencing this issue i feel ford needs to recall these vehicles and fix the throttle body before someone gets killed. *tr
ODI 10523968
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving my 2010 ford fusion at around 25 mph, the vehicle stalled while in motion and i could not accelerate. The wrench warning light also came on. Luckily, i managed to get my vehicle safely to the side of the road, and when i placed it in park, the car started to shudder. I turned the car off, and when i re-started it, the warning light was gone and the car was operating normally. I am very lucky that the…
ODI 10523960
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway to vacation, after 1 hour my car began to shake and slow down. Car did not respond to gas pedal and continued to decelerate on one lane highway. Due to no pull off area had to continue on hwy with possibility of crash imminent. Cel light came on and wrench light came on. Pulled off hwy and at stop car shake and stalled. After a few minutes restarted car and continued trip. Car repeated sequence of…
ODI 10548835
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling down the road at 60 mph on a major highway and the car stalls....this has been repeatedly happening in the last two months. At least 6 times in july and so far 4 times in august. What has to happen for ford to do a[xxx] recall on this part (throttle body and circuit board) that is causing this, a death???? I pray its not mine! We just bought this car from widricks auto sales in watertown new york in march…
ODI 10536967
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving along an expressway at 55 miles an hour when the car suddenly slowed down and would not accelerate upon stepping on the gas pedal. I had to pull over and turn the car off. When i turned it back on, it ran fine but the wrench light came on and then went off. The next day, the same thing happened on an expressway. I took it to a local garage but no lights were on and it did not repeat the problem. A few…
ODI 10533821
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving 70 mph on a 4 lane interstate, as far away from the shoulder as i could get...suddenly the car lost all acceleration. I had to make my way over the 4 lanes to pull over. Put the car in park, restarted and drove for another 45 minutes and it happened again. Since this first time, it has now occurred with no warning, no pattern at least 10 times - one time i was going across multiple lanes of on-coming…
ODI 10525659
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving at 45mph lost throttle control. Gas pedal had no response. Was able to coast to side of highway. The "wrench light" came on the instrument panel. I restarted the vehicle and the throttle was responsive, dove approx 1/4 mile and the same situation occurred; however, this time the check engine and wrench lights were illuminated. Turned vehicle off and on and warning lights reset and i had throttle…
ODI 10523617
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Engine wrench light comes on, car will not maintain speed, engine drops to rough idle, accelerator is unresponsive. Car must be stopped, with trans mission in park, turned off and restarted. It has done this 9 times in the last day and a half ... Once while turning across traffic. This puts my life and passenger's lives at jeopardy. *tr
ODI 10523545