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.
Electrical System · Service Brakes · Vehicle Speed Control
It is the typical throttle body issue everyone else is complaining about. It would randomly stall completely out on the main road. Occasionally, i could turn off the car and then turn it back on and it would drive me a few more miles before stalling out again. Car would randomly accelerate while applying the brakes. Car would violently "jump" like it was missing gears while accelerating. Almost impossible to…
ODI 10562769
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 70 mph, the vehicle stalled and the throttle control warning lamp illuminated. The contact mentioned that the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle was defective and needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure who did not offer any assistance. The…
ODI 10464696
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving about 70mph when i realized, the gas pedal wasn't working. There was no acceleration then the car starting knocking like it was out of gas so i coasted over to the side of the road. I turned the car off, waited about 5 mins and tried to start the car. It started up fine and drove fine the rest of the way home. A few days later, i was turning at a light and it the acceleration stopped again.…
ODI 10479784
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 55 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The failure caused the vehicle that was following the contact's vehicle to abruptly turn to avoid crashing into the contact however, the second vehicle became involved in a crash as a result. The contact's vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where a diagnostic was performed, which…
Crash reported
ODI 10545702
12v/24v/48v Battery · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 35 mph, the vehicle began to jerk, shake and decelerate abnormally. The contact shut off the vehicle and after restarting, was able to drive without a failure. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for diagnostic testing or repairs. The approximate failure mileage was 28,000. Updated 02/15/12*lj the vehicle was taken to the dealer on dec 28th and…
ODI 10441304
Automatic Transmission · Door · Glass, Side/Rear · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 55 mph, the vehicle decelerated abnormally. The contact stopped the vehicle and shifted into park as the vehicle began to shake vigorously and stalled. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics and stalled a second time on while in route. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure because the computer was not providing a failure…
ODI 10439118
Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
The vehicle lost power, the gas pedal had no effect, and it would surge forward by itself. Created a very scary and unsafe situation for my wife. I went to the gas station where she had managed to get pulled into and shut it off, i looked it over and restarted it. It seemed to have power and throttle response, so i attempted to drive it on home since it was within a mile. It again failed on me within 100 yards but i…
ODI 10438561
Vehicle Speed Control
Car had a faulty throttle body, which would cause the car to lose power. You could be running any speed and the car would jerk and you would have no power car would coast to the side of the road. Very dangerous on the interstate or any heavy traffic. The dealer knew exactly what the problem was when i described it to him,which led me to believe they have seen this problem many times. Checked online and saw where…
ODI 10449188
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving the vehicle the throttle body fails putting the car into "limp mode". Acceleration is impossible and the car will stall while attempting to safely pull off the road. After a single search online for "ford fusion throttle body" numerous instances of similar failures appear beginning in approximately 2005. The vehicle will lose all ability to accelerate but maintain electrical power until the vehicle…
ODI 10437797
Automatic Transmission · Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the interstate in rush hour traffic, my 2010 fusion (35,265 mi) lost acceleration. Jerked car into the median and put into park, it immediately began idling very rough and almost sputtering to cut off. The wrench light displayed. I cut the car off and let it sit for a moment and then cut the car back on. I pressed the gas and the cars rpm shot up to over 5000 rpm. It then idled normally and i…
ODI 10429631
Catalytic Convertor · Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle failed to accelerate. The check engine warning light and the electronic throttle body control warning light became illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for an inspection, who installed a new relay for the fuel pump and located a failure with the catalytic assembly. The failure was not reported to the…
ODI 10521439
Vehicle Speed Control
On october 1, 2011, while pulling into a parking space, going less than a few miles an hour and applying the brake , the car suddenly lurched forward and accelerated on its on - jumped the curb and crashed through the window of a business. *tr
Crash reported
ODI 10428153
Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling 45 mph lost acceleration and coasted to side of the road. Wrench or service light came on. Shut car off and waited about 30 seconds and restarted car and service light went off and car operated normally. Took the car to nearest dealer and they said they couldn't pull up any diagnostic codes and for me to wait for the problem to occur again and bring it back. Car only has 37000 miles and after doing…
ODI 10426666
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was driving 45 mph when the vehicle decelerated and the throttle mission control failure switch illuminated. The failure recurred fifteen times. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where they confirmed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was not contacted and the vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 62,800 and the current…
ODI 10430680
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while decelerating, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. The contact was able to stop the vehicle by forcefully applying the brakes. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 37,000 and the current…
ODI 10577345
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
There was a recall on the 2010 ford fusion transmissions. I took the car in on 12/31/10 to automax ford, killeen, tx. They told me that nothing was wrong with it and it is fine. On 3 august 2011 my car felt like it did a downshift while going down the highway. At this point my accelerator fails to work. The car is not in any gear and even when i give the car gas the engine will not rev. I then have to come to a…
ODI 10423244
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 45 mph with pressure applied to the accelerator pedal there was no power response and the rpms began to decrease. The contact coasted to the side of the road and turned the engine off. Upon restarting the engine the vehicle operated normally. The failure recurred twelve times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where…
ODI 10424049
Electrical System · Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
While going 70 mph on the highway i experienced the same issues. My car stalled out shut off the cruise control and started shaking uncontrollable. I shut off the car and waited about five minutes and started it back up drove maybe another ten miles and it started again. On the following day i took it to the dealership where i purchased it from and they made it seem as if i had no ideal of what i was talking about.…
ODI 10501425
Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the freeway 101. I accelerated to change lanes and the gas pedal stuck in that position. I put on the brakes to slow me down as soon as i took my foot off the brake the car started to speed again, i braked again and exited the freeway and pulled to the side of road, put it in neutral and turned of the engine. When i looked at the gas pedal, the rubber mat had stuck on top of the accelerator. I…
ODI 10415911
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Pushed accelerator with no response above idle. *tr
ODI 10524697
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact started the ignition and pressure applied to the brake pedal, the vehicle began to unexpectedly surge forward. The contact applied the brake pedal repeatedly before coming to a stop. The similar failure occurred on two separate occasions. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three different times where they were unable to duplicate the problem. The…
ODI 10439865
Vehicle Speed Control
Car lost power without warning. We were traveling on a two lane road going downhill. Coasted to side of road and restarted. We were able to make it home. Throttle body replaced at dealer. We have two 2010 fusions in our household. Other car failed in same manner except it happened on the freeway. This throttle body has also been replaced. This car had 55000 miles. Speed was approximately 75 mph. *tr
ODI 10533988
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 15 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle but the failure recurred on an intermittent basis. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The contact mentioned the failure was repaired on two occasions. The…
ODI 10500522
Vehicle Speed Control
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While attempting to park traveling 2 mph, the contact stated that the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning, causing her to crash into a concrete barrier. She was able to apply pressure to the brakes and shift into park to bring the vehicle to a stop. The dealer or manufacturer had not been notified nor was the vehicle repaired. The current and failure mileages were…
Crash reported
ODI 10405616
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While already in motion on the highway the car begins to decrease it's speed, vibrate and then stall out. The problem is intermittent. Corrective action taken at times of event is to pull out of traffic as best as possible. Turn off the ignition, put the car in park then after approx two minutes, restart the vehicle and continue driving. *tr
ODI 10535845