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.
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Powering down of vehicle consistent with a throttle body failure. This happened on multiple occasions between june 5-7 2013. Vehicle is at ford dealer in gaithersburg, md with unknown time for completion. This is the 5th time n the 3 year history of the vehicle that i will be without the car for more than 2 weeks. Since i am out of warranty i was told i will have to pay for this repair. This is completely…
ODI 10515852
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Lost power at highway speed. Pulled onto shoulder and restarted engine. Later checked the code, which was p2111. Stopped driving car: in some situations this loss of power could be a safety issue. Dealer replaced throttle body at a cost of $400. *tr
ODI 10525067
Fuel/Propulsion System
Traveling on i-40 east of nashville the engine quit and the wrench light came on. I almost got rear ended trying to get off the interstate. This is the 8th time in 14 days this has happened. I took the car to the ford dealer and they "cleaned the throttle body", the first time it happened 13 days ago. I limped the car off of i-40 to the ford dealership in mt. Juliet, tn. They diagnosed a throttle body failure and…
ODI 10515359
Fuel/Propulsion System
Car went into "limp mode", with wrench lit up on dash. Could not go over 5 mph, and the car was shuddering terribly. Took almost a month for ford to replace defective throttle body. The service folks indicated it was an "epidemic" across the us, and the issue was part availability due to the number of issues.
ODI 10544961
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
After coming to a stop at a red light, we tried to accelerate, when the wrench light came on and the car lost power, but did not shut off. We could not accelerate, rpms dropped and, luckily we coasted to a safe stop. I put it park and turned it off. After a minute or two, started it up again, the wrench light was off. We went a couple of miles and it did it again. We decided it was unsafe so we brought it home. *tr
ODI 10526240
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving normally the cars wrench light will come on, then jerk hard and then lose all acceleration. There is still braking and steering to get off the road and to a stop before the car shuts off. Will not even "limp" home. After several minutes you can start it back and continue, until it happens again. *tr
ODI 10520094
Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving at highway speed, i heard a 'pop', and the car suddenly lost power. I coasted to the side of the road. The car idled roughly, but would not accelerate. The 'wrench' warning icon lit on the dash as well. I turned the engine off and tried to restart it. It started and ran correctly after that. This has happened two times since then. The dealership reported no codes showing after hooking it to their computer.…
ODI 10524406
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Fuel cap codes, emission control codes and throttle actuator control code are now on all the time. I had taken it back to ford, but light had went out at the time. I was told that the codes do not log in ecm. I was told they could hook up equipment, there would be no codes and the cost $90.00. I left. On a short trip this weekend we had problems with all codes staying on and new one for throttle when cruise would…
ODI 10876672
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a strong gasoline fuel odor. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the fuel tank was leaking. The contact would only refuel the vehicle to half full to avoid a fuel leak. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in nhtsa campaign number 13v227000 (fuel system, gasoline) the vehicle was not…
ODI 10546364
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My 2010 ford fusion (40000 miles) suddenly began to shake and then all of the sudden it stalled and would no longer move until it was shut off and cranked back up. I had to maneuver my way off the highway by coasting. This has happened 5 times since the original incident. I originally thought i had gotten some bad gas. This is not the case. It recently stalled while i was driving under a red light. I was very…
ODI 10520210
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
This morning my wife told me her car would not accelerate and had acted like it was out of gas. She said when she stopped and turned the car off and then restarted the car it worked fine for a few miles. I decided to take it to my mechanic. On the way there the car would get up to around 40 to 45 and then seem to loose power. When i would pull over the car would begin to shake. I had to turn the car off and wait a…
ODI 10514066
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My wife was driving her 2010 ford fusion sel awd at about 30 mph. The car suddenly lost acceleration and the yellow wrench appeared along with the check engine light. She turned the car off and restarted it. The symptoms disappeared and the car ran normally. However, within a few miles it happened again. I checked the dtc with my scanner and got both p2111 and p2112. Both are related to the throttle body. Ford is…
ODI 10514728
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While driving down the highway at 50 mph in my 2010 ford fusion, the engine shut down and i was unable to get the engine to do anything but remain at idle, i coasted to the shoulder of the road. I shut the engine off and then restarted it. I managed to get back home. I took the car to a ford garage and they determined that the throttle body was bad. They have ordered a new throttle body so they can make the repair.…
ODI 10514248
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving on friday, may 24, 2013 on interstate 4 in orlando, florida. I was driving about 55-60 mph and my 2010 ford fusion started to stall and sputter. This is an extremly busy interstate as it runs through downtown, orlando is the main route to walt disney world and tampa, fl. The wrench light came on and i somehow managed to pull off the side of the road through 4 lanes of traffic without causing an…
ODI 10513787
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Traveling at approximately 30 mph when vehicle abruptly stopped moving forward. Engine was still running, but when accelerator was pushed the vehicle would not move. Put vehicle in park and the engine started to shake violently. Turned ignition off and immediately turned hazard lights on. Vehicles behind me had to swerve to miss me. I then turned the ignition and car started. Put car in drive and vehicle repeated…
ODI 10513534
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While turning into a parking lot at a speed less than 25 mph my ford fusion 2010 stalled and began slowing down despite pressing the gas pedal and the wrench light appeared. The car was put into park and turned off. When the car was turned back on, the light was gone and began running normal. Car was then parked. After 45 minutes the car was started again and driven at 25 mph for about 1 mile, after stopping at a…
ODI 10513433
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Steering
My wife driving a 2010 ford fusion with was driving down i 75 in detroit around 9:30 am to work, when all sudden the engine lost power. The maintenance light ( yellow wrench) started blinking rapidly. She could not accelerate even though is was pressing the accelerator pedal to ground. The engine started shuddering and shaking. My wife managed to steer the vehicle towards the exit on the highway. Drivers behind her…
ODI 10513261
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving at 55 mph, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to two independent mechanics who diagnosed that the vent canister kit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 60,000. Updated 6/3/15*cn updated 10/3/2017*cn
ODI 10702528
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving car on highway at approximately 55 mph. Throttle body warning light came on and the vehicle died in the middle of the highway. The incident has happened on the highway 4 times since may 22, 2013. The car would not turn back on for some time and no warning lights would come on upon restart. *tr
ODI 10522007
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My car's engine cut off at 70 mph going down the interstate. Luckily no one was harmed as i was able to drift with my flashers to the side of the road. I called my local ford dealership, and they stated this was a common problem in the fusions. My car has cut off several times while driving around town also. It's extremely scary and dangerous to have no acceleration in 65 mph traffic. *tr
ODI 10513450
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving on the highway when the wrench light came on, the car began to decelerate, and the gas pedal did nothing. Luckily, i was in the outside lane and was able to get to the shoulder. I let the car rest for a minute, then restarted the car and drove with no problem. My experience appears identical to those who have had issues with the throttle body. The part is on back order, and ford dealers charge 3 times as…
ODI 10513106
Fuel/Propulsion System
I was driving around 45 mph and the car just shut down. I was able to pull over and after a few moments i was able to start the car again. The following saturday i was driving around 35 mph and the same thing happened. Fortunately, i wasn't on the freeway when this happened. I read online that this is happening to other fusion owners. I believe there's a problem with the throttle body getting stuck. *tr
ODI 10514310
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
When driving my car on the interstate, it would shake really bad anytime we got above 60 mphs. At 65, it would shut off. The engine was still running the rpms would not go above 1000. We could put the car in neutral and restart the car - no go. To get driving again, we had to stop the car completely. Wait 5 minutes. And start again. This happened 5 times. The ford dealer found a problem with the electronic throttle…
ODI 10512979
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i was driving southbound outer drive barely crossing pelham my fusion lost power as described by all other thottle body failures i have read. I was almost rearended by a truck behind me that was trying to make the light. Currently, there is a backorder on the throttle body assmblies and i am out of a vehicle until they deliver.. *tr
ODI 10513009
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
In the past month on several occasions the throttle did not work not allowing me to accelerate. The only way i could correct it was to turn the motor off and restart the car. In a couple of these instances i was in traffic and could not move the car. I have been to the ford dealership where i bought the car (buhler ford in eatontown new jersey) and they have told me that i need the throttle body replaced but they…
ODI 10519674