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
The first occurrence was when i was beginning to accelerate at around 50 mph. The engine lost power and my engine and wrench light came on. Car began to shake and there was no response from the engine just high rpm's and no movement. I pulled over and turned the car off. When i restarted the car, the engine light was on but the wrench light was off. I continued to drive but about 20 miles down the road it did it…
ODI 10525121
Vehicle Speed Control
While driving in the middle lane on the interstate at 70 mph, vehicle suddenly lost acceleration, tachometer started going up and down, and car became unresponsive. Was able to get car over to shoulder. Turned car off, attempted to drive again and immediately started the same problem. I had to get the car towed. This could have caused a serious accident if i was not able to change lanes as quickly as i did. Was told…
ODI 10491740
Vehicle Speed Control
There have been multiple occurrences but the most common is while driving, the little wrench light comes on out of nowhere and the car starts to shake and lose power. I have to pull over to the side of the road and completely turn off the engine. Once i restart it, it will drive for a few miles and do it again. Sometimes it will do it just once and other times, like this morning on the highway, it did it 3 times. I…
ODI 10526368
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph, the vehicle independently decelerated to 2 mph. The contact had to shut off and restart the engine in order for the vehicle to become responsive to acceleration attempts. The range warning light was illuminated after the failure occurred. The dealer performed a diagnostic, but was unable to locate a failure code. The manufacturer…
ODI 10494401
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 10 mph and attempting a turn, the engine stalled with the illumination of the wrench warning icon. The vehicle was restarted and resumed normally. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the throttle body was replaced. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 53,000.…
ODI 10499541
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 mph, the throttle failed. The contact merged to the shoulder, powered off and restarted the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician advised that there were no failures however, the failure recurred on several occasions. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer and the electronic…
ODI 10491430
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
At approx. 52k while drive approx. 40mph, all fuel power was lost and 'wrench' light came on. Had to coast to a stop, car sputtering. Put in park and killed the engine. Waited a minute, car started with some hesitation. Ran diagnostic, nothing. About an hour later, ran some b-12 through fuel; cured. Twice again at approx. 56k, same thing (once at 70mph on the interstate and the other at 55mph on a busy highway); ran…
ODI 10499451
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on my way home. A wrench light illuminated in the dash and the car lost it power instantly. Slowing down to a complete stop. My latest incident was much scarier. I was on the cross island parkway in the bronx going with the traffic. Thank god i was in the shoulder, it happened again. The car was going about 60 mph and the same thing happened. I was able to get on the shoulder with out anyone running into the…
ODI 10523212
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving various speeds, the vehicle engaged into neutral independently and stalled without warning. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 36,200. *tr
ODI 10564175
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Traded in our ford freestyle to purchase used 2010 fusion vehicle in september 2013 with 53,000 miles and a 30-day warranty. This was our third ford vehicle and we've enjoyed dependability, comfort and safe driving with our previous fords, so we saw no need in purchasing a warranty. One month later, we were struck by hurricane sandy. Our honda crv-06 parked along side the fusion was nearly totaled by a downed tree…
ODI 10523348
Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down a local road at the limit when the wrench light warning indicator came on, after the indicator was on there was not throttle response, engine was still running and yet no power going to the wheels. I was able to roll over to the side of the road and put on hazard warning lights, car while at idle was jerking and bucking. I then limped the vehicle to a parking lot, placed it in drive and filmed the…
ODI 10488002
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving at 40mph on a busy main road i pulled into the turning lane when the light turned green my car would not accelerate. I was almost hit from behind due to the car not accelerating this has consistently happened at least 8-9 times in a 4 day period. *tr
ODI 10487318
Vehicle Speed Control
Engine stalled requiring me to pull over to the side of the road. Dips and surges in power happen quite frequently. *tr
ODI 10500852
Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle went into limp mode then stalled. The contact also stated that the failure occurred when at a complete stop or driving 65 mph. The vehicle was taken to the dealer twice who ran a diagnostic test and the codes showed a throttle body failure. The dealer cleaned the throttle body but the failure recurred. The contact then took the vehicle to a…
ODI 10500091
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
This is the second time in a month that we have had to have the throttle body repaired. The first time, there were error codes that could be used to correct the problem but in less than a month the same problem occurred and this time the entire throttle body has to be replaced. While driving the car lost the ability to accelerate and all propulsion systems did not work. The brakes worked fine but there was no…
ODI 10485314
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle stalled/lost power, while making a turn at 15-20 mph. I took it to dealership to have it checked. I was told that they couldn't find a problem. It happened a second time while trying to merge into a highway at about 40 mph. I called for a tow truck. While waiting i tried to start it after 15/20 minutes. It started, but waited for tow truck since i was afraid to get on the road. It was looked at again at…
ODI 10515683
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Was accelerating to enter freeway when engine went to idle and car began to slow down. Pulled onto median and tried to rev engine but no response. Turned engine off and back on and the car drove fine for a few minutes before exhibiting same behavior. This time pulled off freeway and waited for someone to come get the car. After 30 minutes or so we tried the car again and it drove fine all the way to the dealership.…
ODI 10523316
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
Fuel System, Gasoline · Steering · Vehicle Speed Control
We had just bought our 2010 ford fusion 10 days prior to this incident. I had just picked up my children from school and when i was leaving the school parking lot i had too come to a complete stop (which is on a downward slope) when trying to accelerate the car lost all power and had shut off, i had no control of course and rolled right in front of an oncoming school bus that was in other lane. The bus had to come…
ODI 10535891
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was driving approximately 65 mph when the vehicle suddenly stalled. The contact merged to the shoulder and was able to restart the vehicle. The failure recurred three additional times intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing and technician advised that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The…
ODI 10490737
Vehicle Speed Control
2010 ford fusion. Consumer writes in regards to throttle problems. * smd the consumer stated twice, within the past two weeks, while driving at speed, the engine suddenly, and without any action by him, went to idle. The accelerator pedal had no effect. Fortunately, he was able to coast out of traffic. After a few minutes wait, the engine restarted and ran fine. The local ford dealer diagnosed the problem as being…
ODI 10485588
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
The car would not accelerate. It did not lose its braking or steering, but we had no choice but to pull over. *tr updated 11/07/12*lj updated 11/15/12
ODI 10482679
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body failure: fist occurrence- driving on highway all of a sudden no power. Pressing on the gas nothing happens. No check engine light came on. Pulled off to the side of highway and put the car in park. The car starting shaking and the wrench light came on. Turned car off, then back on and everything was okay. About 6 hours later this happened again as i was passing in the fast lane, then suddenly lost…
ODI 10483931
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car would not accelerate engine light came on i turned car off started and it ran for about 100 feet and would not accelerate towed to dealership and they replaced the throttle body and motor assembly i'm glad we were not on the highway. *tr
ODI 10482579
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 70 mph the vehicle would go into shut down mode, jerk violently and then slow the vehicle down 2 to 3 mph. There were no warning lights illuminated before or after the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who advised him they needed to diagnose the failure with the throttle body injector. The vehicle has not been…
ODI 10480663