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 · Power Train
My 2010 fusion is experiencing the same loss of power issues (complete loss of accelerator response, followed by the wrench light appearing) related to the defective throttle body control. While sporadic at first, the frequency of the incidents has increased to where failure now happens almost every time the car is driven (the 25+ failures have occurred in all situations, at all speeds: at highway speeds, on side…
ODI 10521807
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car appears to stall for no reason. Apparently (according to ford) the car was not completely stalling but instead going into a "limp home mode" when car computer detected an engine problem. Car was brought to dealer and they replaced the throttle body which corrected the problem (over $400). This "stalling" effect occurred on interstate 95 in west palm beach florida, where speed limit is 65mph, which put us and…
ODI 10521598
Fuel/Propulsion System
This is the second time my 2010 ford fusion stalled while driving on the freeway. The car will just start limping and will not accelerate. Once i maneuver the car safely onto the side of the freeway and turn the car off i am normally successful in restarting the car and resuming my commute. The check engine light will stay on, and once you refuel the vehicle all symptoms and warning lights are no longer present.…
ODI 10502094
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Traveling on the pa turnpike the engine just stalled. We had to negotiated to the side of the road with no ability to negotiate around traffic. Notified ford and sands red hill ford and they said there was nothing wrong. It happened again traveling around 45mph. I saw complaints online (web) and paid sands to have them replace the throttle body. After replacement the problem was fixed. The cost was 385.51. *tr
ODI 10546869
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
First incident: vehicle was traveling about 40 mph and would not pull up a shallow grade hill about 1 mile from the house. Car was started "cold". Wife pulled off road and engine died. "wrench" symbol came on dash. I arrived about 15 minutes later and started car to move it further off the road. It ran so i took it back home, no apparent issue. Called dealer and got it in the next day. Dealer is about 2.5miles from…
ODI 10501077
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving home the vehicle lost all acceleration and the wrench light came on. The rpms dropped to below 1000. I was able to safely pull over where the car shook and died out. I attempted to restart the vehicle and it would not start. I waited a few minutes and was able to get it started. *tr
ODI 10500057
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Loss of power at highway speed. Vehicle decelerated and would only idle. Wrench symbol lit. Shut car off restarted and car was ok until next incident. Failures became more frequent including failures in rush hour highway traffic. Additional failures occurred at slower speed. Diagnostic at the dealer was a throttle body failure. *tr
ODI 10524484
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
As i accelerated from a red light, the car sputtered and seemed to stall. The wrench light flashed on but didn't stay on. Since it drove fine after that, we didn't take it in. About a month later, it happened again. I researched it online and realized many people are having the same problem. We called ford and scheduled an appointment. It happened 6 times in a [redacted] before we got it. Ford replaced (at a charge…
ODI 10506044
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was slowing down as the traffic light turned red. The engine stalled and cut out. The wrench warning light came on. It took several tries to get the car started. Over the next several days, the car stalled while we were driving on a major highway in traffic at 45 to 50 miles an hour. We took the car to a ford dealer who diagnosed the problem as a short circuit in the throttle body and motor assembly. They replaced…
ODI 10499525
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
We were driving around 50 mph when the car stopped accelerating and we slowed down to 5 mph.the wrench light and check engine light lit up. Luckily, there was nobody on the road behind us or we might have been killed from the sudden change in acceleration. We were told by our dealer that the throttle body needed replacing. They replaced it but the check engine light is still on. It was not covered by warranty (i was…
ODI 10496879
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling at highway speeds car will stall and have no power. Found to be throttle body sensor. Ford claims that there was no problem with the throttle body, but if you search the internet you can see several of cases involving the same problem. I feel ford should have to repair under a recall because of such a wide spread problem. This is a huge safety concern when traveling and highway speeds and you lose…
ODI 10522385
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving on a major highway in the fast lane, the fuel seemed to suddenly cut off. There was no response to the gas pedal. The engine was running at idle and the car abruptly slowed down forcing me to pull over. This was quite frightening due to the fact that i was in the fast lane and needed to get over to the right shoulder in a hurry. After turning on the flashers and turning off the engine, my wife reminded…
ODI 10501055
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While turning left on a green arrow my accelerator became unresponsive, engine did not stop running but would only coast @ about 2 mph, wrench light icon and check engine light came on. The car was jerking during this slow coast to the side of the intersection. I had to put the car in park and completely shut it off.(as i was hitting my hazard lights and praying i didn't get hit by oncoming traffic as the light had…
ODI 10496291
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The first instance i was driving as normal in my vehicle and with out warning going 50 mph my car shut off with no power or ability to do anything besides to try and coast off the road and out of harm. A wrench light flashes when it occurs. The second time i was making a turn at approx 20 mph in a four way light intersection and lost power over the car again with a wrench light appearing again. The only way to gain…
ODI 10501131
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I was traveling at 60 mph and the lost all power. I was in the middle of three lanes so it proved difficult to get to the right break down lane. I turned the engine off and after about ten seconds i was able to restart the engine and return to the highway. The same problem occurred again about a half a mile further down the road. Once again i turned the engine off and restarted it. The problem did not happen again…
ODI 10493084
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving car at any speed, will lose all power, go down to 20 mph, pressing gas pedal does nothing,have to get to side of road, car will shake violently till you shut it off. Take at least 4 to 5 times to start again and have power enough to get it going again. Engine light and wrench lites come on, engine light stays on but wrench lite will go off. Had my 3 grandchildren in car going over a set of 3 railroad…
ODI 10525322
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
My ford 2010 fusion, when at a traffic light, stop sign, etc.. Would stall when i put my foot on the accelerator with very little response. Then it will finally pick up speed. I have not experience the "engine shut down" as of yet and i hope i don't. After reading the other "complaints", now i know what the problem is. Will take care of it as soon as possible! *tr
ODI 10501369
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My car is a ford fusion bought in march 2010 with only 33,400 miles, still under full warranty. I was driving in city traffic, going about 50 mph, when my accelerator stop working. The wrench and check engine light came on as well. I was able to coast into a parking lot safety, thank goodness. When i started to hit my brakes to stop, the car jerked a bit like it did not want to stop. I stopped, shut off the engine,…
ODI 10492250
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
Fuel/Propulsion System
After driving my car a few minutes, the car started to stalled and i could not accelerated. The car just started shaking and finally stop running with the wrench light coming on. I had to turn the engine off completely and tried to started it again, but the wrench light was still on and kept on shaking again. I turned off the engine and waited approximately one minute and it started again. I was lucky to be able to…
ODI 10494655
Fuel/Propulsion System
As i was driving to work november 28, 2012 the car died. Luckily i had already exited the highway and was only doing app. 30 mph. I pulled to the side of the road and attempted to restart the car. I finally got it to run, but it was running terribly. I nursed the car to where i worked and called a tow truck. It was towed to kings ford in cincinnati (about 20 miles from where i work). The mechanic verified a "dtc…
ODI 10531733
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
First event was while exiting a mall parking lot; stepped on gas pedal, and instead of accelerating the car seemed just about to stall. I got off to the side of the road, and before shutting off the engine noticed the "wrench" symbol illuminated on the instrument cluster. I waited a few minutes and started the car, noting the "wrench" was no longer on, put it in gear and drove off. The car ran fine until 12/28/12,…
ODI 10490851
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Ford fusion 2012 3.0l v6 sel goes into "limp-mode" without warning at highway speeds. A slight shudder immediately before tripping the "limp-mode" where the accelerator becomes disabled. No or minimal power is available to pull out of traffic safely. Wrench light comes on, however, the engine is still running. Once the car turned off and restarted, the car runs normally until the symptom happens again. No other…
ODI 10486604
Fuel/Propulsion System
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that he noticed a puddle of liquid near the front passenger side of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for inspection where they advised that there was a hairline fracture on the fuel tank, which would need to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified and stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The…
ODI 10485406
Fuel/Propulsion System
I pulled out of my office parking lot onto higway and car stalled and seem not to get gas. Engine light came on and i had to shut car off and restart it until i got to a auto shop and there they put it on the computer and said i had to take it to the dealership which i had it towed the next day because it was after the dealership closed. They kept it for 3 days said it was the accelerator which they replaced said it…
ODI 10510940