2010 Ford Fusion Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 457
- 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 457 stored complaint records:
- 7 indicate a crash
- 2 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
- 1 indicate a death
What owners report
- fuel system · 34 records
- check engine · 26 records
- fuel tank · 22 records
- system gasoline · 21 records
- purge valve · 20 records
- throttle body · 19 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 179 |
| 60–100k mi | 140 |
| 100–150k mi | 49 |
| 1–30k mi | 39 |
| 150–400k mi | 12 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After accelerating to approximately 55 mph, leaving off the accelerator, engine lost power. Had to pull off the road. Engine was at slow rough idle. After shutting engine off and turning back on, check engine light came on. *tr
ODI 10534910
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Call stalled in the middle of driving 2 xs in the worst part of the city. Would restart but stall after a few more minutes of driving...had to coast into parking lot and get towed to downtown ford in canton ohio to be repaired. Downtown ford said throttle body...over $600 to repair on a vehicle with only 39000 miles. *tr
ODI 10534468
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling on the interstate at highway speed. Traffic had slowed alittle so i began to slow as well. When i pressed the accelerator nothing happened. The wrench light came on the dash. I had no control over the acceleration of the car. After almost being taken out be a semi i was able to get the car off to the side of the interstate. The car was idling very rough. I shut the car off and waited a few seconds. I…
ODI 10534418
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
For the last couple of weeks i have been having an issue with my 3 year old ford fusion (2010) started stalling out at random times for no apparent reason. When this happened the first time i called my local dealer and asked him what may be wrong with my vehicle and he said that there was a common issue with the throttle body, which causes the car to stall occasionally and that it would cost me around $350 for the…
ODI 10537381
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 2010 ford fusion has stalled several times while driving and while attempting to accelerate from a stopped position. Several times it has almost caused me to stall in the middle of a busy intersection when turning left, stop while driving on a busy freeway, and quickly accelerate when my foot has been on the brake peddle. *tr
ODI 10535349
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Car idling rough, engine stalls multiple times when at idle or slow (parking lot) speeds. Multiple occurrences over several days. Read that it was a very common problem with these ford fusion cars, being the throttle body. Verified with mechanics. No trouble codes given by on board computer. Several days later, engine stalled while driving on the interstate at speeds of 65-70mph. This has continued happening from…
ODI 10544328
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling on the hwy going home. The little wrench light came on the dashboard without warning or any kind of notice and i could not accelerate at all. When i tried to press the gas pedal it would not do anything at all. I managed to pull over to the median. I tried shutting off the vehicle and then restarting it. This solved the problem temporarily. This happened to me three times the rest of my way home.…
ODI 10533931
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving along fine and then suddenly no throttle at all. Had to pull off the road. Car still idling rough. Had to shut off and restart then it was ok. Has happened 10 times know on highway and on secondary roads. Very dangerous situation. *tr
ODI 10533432
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving on the highway at 60 , in a section of highway with no breakdown lane and multiple highways merging together, the car suddenly lost all throttle power and wrench light went on. Coasted to side of road barely being missed by several other vehicles and trucks. I shut car off and started again and was ok and able to get off highway. Once off highway car kept loosing throttle power every mile until i got…
ODI 10533353
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving down a busy road when we suddenly lost acceleration and could not move to safety. The wrench light came on and we had to get towed. We later found out that it was the throttle body, which was a common, known problem with this particular model. *tr
ODI 10547326
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was traveling at approximately 55mph when the car lost all propulsion. I was able to get to the shoulder, shut it down, and start back up after about a minute. This occurred 3 times on a [redacted]. Appears to be a faulty throttle body based on the codes being thrown off. The car only has 40,000 miles and based on multiple user boards this is a problem ford is aware of. Unacceptable for such a key part to fail so…
ODI 10532950
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving on the freeway my car was running but when i pushed on the gas nothing was happening and the yellow wrench light was on in the car. I had to coast out of the way of all the traffic with being ran into and thank goodness it wasn't during rush hour. This has happened five times since i bought the car used and it doesn't even have 65,000 miles on it yet. I have already taken it to the shop and they…
ODI 10534668
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on the highway when my car starting losing power. The little wrench light and check engine light came on. I was able to pull over to the side of the road and shut off the car. I restarted the car, but turned off the air conditioning. After driving another 7-8 miles, i turned on the air conditioning and the same thing happened. When i restarted the car, i turned off the air and it drove fine. I took it…
ODI 10542645
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car lost power while driving at 45 mph, after about 10 minutes of driving. It would not respond to accelerator pedal and the wrench light went on. I pulled off to side of road; car restarted after 2-3 tries; drove without incident for next 1500 miles. Since then has stalled three times, usually within a few minutes of initial start driving at 30-40 mph. Each time, restarts with one or two tries and runs ok, but…
ODI 10535550
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car stalled while driving on the highway. The engine would restart but ran very rough. I was able to get off the highway. The other occasion was at an intersection. Both times the car had to be towed to autonation in union city, georgia. The throttle body was replaced under warranty. *tr
ODI 10532597
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
When traveling down the road in typical conditions the power could cut out on the engine. Electrical power would still be on but no power would go to the engine forcing me to pull off the road and restart. This has happened several times and caused a minor bump with a traffic barrel. Ford lists this as service notice when it should be a recall, i could have been killed had i not had enough room to avoid the semi…
Crash reported
ODI 10531897
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My daughter owns a ford fusion 2010 and has had multiple incidences of throttle body failure. We have taken it to the dealer, who diagnosed it and ordered the part. The part is back ordered due to so many failures on several types of ford cars and trucks. A little research on the part of the nhtsa would show it is past time this part should have been recalled!!! Losing acceleration in the middle of pulling into…
ODI 10531783
Fuel/Propulsion System
Vehicle went into limp mode @ 70 mph on interstate. Came very close to a collision before getting vehicle to the side of the road. Need a recall from ford now before it becomes so large like toyota and the death rate starts to climb. It is a defective part and ford knows it.what does it take 10 deaths or 100. *tr
ODI 10531680
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to work yesterday morning and almost got rear ended by a semi when my car lost power. After work i took my car to the mechanic and he verified that there is an issue with the throttle body. After finding this out i did some research online and found that this appears to be a very common problem. I have read countless pages of complaints on this particular problem happening to other people. Without a…
ODI 10526375
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in windber, pa going around a sharp turn with a tri axle coal truck on my bumper, as i went to press the gas pedal the car made a pop noise. Looked down at my dash and the wrench light came on right away, i could not get any gas to the engine, i tried to get off the road but there was not a shoulder on the highway.i immediately put my turn signal on and the car just coasted along the side until it came…
ODI 10533898
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving the gas pedal begins to shake and then the car shuts off completely. Have read several reviews/complaints about it being the throttle body, and that's what it is. $800, and warranty is expired, but brought the car in previously to ford with the same issues, they couldn't find any problems then. Don't feel i should pay for a mistake made by ford. *tr
ODI 10532053
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving approximately 45 mph car just went to idle throttle was unresponsive wrench light came on about got rear ended has done it several times since help. *tr
ODI 10531840
Fuel/Propulsion System
As your driving your vehicle down the road the car just looses power, 2nd time in two years throttle body went out. Part is on national back order this time, ford will not help or assist with repair if vehicle is out of warranty.. This is very dangerous, car looses power at any speed and i was almost ran over by a semi tractor trailer. When it happens the wrench light comes on ; on computer from diagnostic pedal ids…
ODI 10532428
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Throttle body is defective on vehicle. Causes vehicle to not get any gas and shuts down to an idle with the wrench light illuminating. Many people have this known issue. Driving in dallas i found this to be very unsafe with so much traffic. Could have been seriously injured as the vehicle would not move. *tr
ODI 10531711
Fuel/Propulsion System
On several occasions, the vehicle has no throttle response will driving. The car must be safely pulled over to the side of the road, turned off, and then restarted to correct the problem. The wrench light comes on every time this occurs, and the check engine light comes on some of the time. This is very hazardous due to the driving conditions that may be evident at the time the problem occurs. The local ford garage…
ODI 10525664