2010 Ford Fusion Engine Problems
- 671
- 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 671 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 38 records
- check engine · 25 records
- failure mileage · 19 records
- wrench light · 19 records
- light illuminated · 15 records
- failure recurred · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 316 |
| 60–100k mi | 228 |
| 1–30k mi | 56 |
| 100–150k mi | 39 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to my friends and all of a sudden my car stalled on me. It wouldn't move when i pushed on the gas it just slowed down while my battery light wrench light and engine light came on. It was dead. I shut the car off and turned it back on and it was fine like nothing happened. Less than a mile it did it again on a busy road. I was freaking out and worried about my life on the busy road. So i shut it off…
ODI 10531701
Engine · Power Train
Traffic slowed suddenly from about 65mph to about 20-30 mph so i had to apply my brakes very suddenly and hard to avoid rear ending someone. Traffic kept moving and i regained a speed of about 40 mph just after this i felt the car make a sudden hard jerk and car started decelerating on it's own. I tried pushing the gas petal, but nothing happened it would not speed up it kept loosing speed and eventually got down to…
ODI 10525944
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
While accelerating, cruising or at idle, the engine stalls then dies. When restarting engine stumbles badly and dies. This happens in traffic, accelerating into intersections, at highway speeds, etc. Mil is now on constantly. Vehicle is completely unusable because it is past the warranty period. We will be replacing the throttle body at our own expense, but would like ford to reimburse us. *tr
ODI 10525819
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
This has happened on many occasions, from driving in stop and go traffic to driving on a highway. After driving the vehicle for some time, a wrench light comes on on the dashboard, there is no fuel going to the car and when i pull to the side, the car stutters like it wants to go and then stops again. After turning the car off and starting it again, the car drives like nothing ever happened. I have gone online and…
ODI 10533541
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down my local street at approx 25 mph. The engine lost power and was stuck in a rough idle. This has happened at least 6 times now. This is a very dangerous situation that is known to ford (faulty throttle body). Someone is going to die soon or get hurt in an accident if the car loses power like this. There are hundreds of complaints on the internet about this known problem. Ford should do a recall…
ODI 10532380
Engine · Power Train
I was at a left turn light and when i drove through the light to make the left turn my car started shaking and the wrench light came out. When i was hitting the gas it didn't go so i pulled over and turned the car off. I waited a while and turned it on and it started up fine. So i started driving a little more and it did it again. I turned the car off for a while and i turned it back on and was able to drive it home…
ODI 10526124
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
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down a highway when the engine suddenly lost power without warning. I quickly went from 70 mph to 50 mph and continued to slow. The vehicle engine light came on the instrument panel and my rpms dropped below 500. I was able to safely pull over to the shoulder. I turned the car off, waited a few minutes, and started it. The car started and idled just fine. I revved the engine a few times. Rpms stayed in…
ODI 10525749
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
Driving on 295 n bound at approximately 70 mph the engine just stalled...the little wrench light came on along with the engine light. I tried giving it gas but i could not get it to go so i had to fight the traffic to get over to the shoulder and shut it off. I attempted to start it and on the second try it did but felt like it was running on 2 cylinders.so i let it sputter along the shoulder to the exit where i…
ODI 10525627
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body quit working while driving at 65 mph. Engine dropped to idle and would not respond to accelerator pedal. Wrench light came on at instrument panel. Coasted across 5 lanes of high speed traffic to reach the road shoulder. After turning off the car and turning it back on the throttle started working again. Dealer says that there is a nationwide back order for the replacement throttle body to fix this…
ODI 10525258
Engine · Power Train
My car stalled 3 times while driving at various speeds. Took it to local repair shop. Shop was unable to obtain part #ds7z*9e926*d throttle body from 11 dealerships until mid august. I was concerned that any replacement part we would find would also be defective and i didn't want to pay for the repair twice. I called my dealership directly and was told that they had 8 parts in stock, but they were "service only"…
ODI 10526265
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
Engine · Power Train
While driving on the highway, vehicle experienced immediate, sudden and complete loss of engine power (engine would not respond to throttle depression and remained at idle) with associated yellow maintenance wrench illuminated on instrument cluster. Driver had to execute a dangerous decelerating 4 lane change to stop vehicle on a limited and narrow shoulder. After restarting vehicle, the light disappeared, and the…
ODI 10542863
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I had just left the dealership after getting an oil change. After driving less than 1 mile the wrench light came on and my car decelerated. I immediately went back to the dealership. They ran a test and said that it passed, but it my be the throttle body. They told me to try again and if i have problems to call. I left again and the same thing happened. I called the service associate and they had me bring it back.…
ODI 10525117
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving my car and had gone approx 1-1/2 - 2 miles down the road and the car was driving fine then all of a sudden my car started to hesitate and would barely move. I pulled over on a side road and turned my car off and restarted it sounded fine i turned around and pulled onto main road again and again the car started puttering and would barely move i managed to get car off the road. I had it towed to tasca…
ODI 10525931
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
I was driving on my way to work when my car lost power i pulled over turned the car off. Upon restarting it the check engine light was on, i preceded to work. When i got off of work and went home the check engine light was off. A week later the symptoms happened again this time it was more then once. Close to a total of 10 times in a one hour period. *tr
ODI 10525816
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
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
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Car was running but would not accelerate after a stop. Gas pedal was inoperative. Electronic throttle body. *tr
ODI 10534266
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle lost power and stalled without warning. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for inspection or repairs. The vin was not available. The failure and the current mileages were 53,000. *tr
ODI 10524448
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
Engine
Traveling in center lane of five lane expressway, i-85 in atlanta. Car suddenly lost power and starting shaking, drifted over through traffic to curb and shut off. There were multiple warning lights on but when i cranked it up it ran ok again for several miles then did it again. This happened a total of four times on my 38 mile commute home. *tr
ODI 10524021
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
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
Engine · Power Train
The morning of july 8, 2013 i was driving at approximately 70 mph on a major interstate (with construction) when my car stalled. My check engine light was flashing and the throttle control/transmission wrench flashing. I at least had enough momentum to go about 100 feet to where there was a shoulder that they were not doing construction on. I ended up shutting my car off and waiting a few seconds. I then turned my…
ODI 10524319