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
While driving on the freeway at approximately 50 mph in rush hour traffic, i suddenly lost all throttle control, requiring me to coast to the side of the freeway, thru 2 or 3 lanes of traffic. The amber "wrench" light was on. After stopping the car and shutting it off, i restarted it, and all was well again. "wrench" light was off, and i had full power/throttle control again. I continued my commute without further…
ODI 10538029
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other
I was coming home from work and i had just turned left on to [xxx] and the car start slow down i tried to accelerate but the car slowed to about 2mph and the engine just started to shake badly it wouldn't even pull the hill going to my house so pulled over in a neighbors yard and called my father he told me to just cut it off and wait a couple minutes then retry it and after i wait it started fine and the wrench…
ODI 10537813
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was travelling on an interstate doing 70 miles an hour when my car made a bang and i lost all throttle response. The car was running, seemed to go into neutral but pressing the gas pedal did nothing. I was able to cost over 4 lanes dodging traffic to get to a spot where i could come to stop. After turning off the engine and restarting everything went back to normal. Now just over a week later it happened 3 more…
ODI 10542411
Fuel/Propulsion System · Unknown Or Other · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving on interstate 71 and the car felt as if it was loosing power. The wrench light came on and the engine light came on. I pulled over to the side of the interstate and turned the vehicle off. I waited a minute and started the vehicle. It started and i accelerated and i pulled onto the interstate. About a mile down the road the same thing happened and the vehicle lost power. I pulled over, waited and…
ODI 10537836
Fuel/Propulsion System
We first noticed a slight hesitation at highway speeds. Since then the car has completely stalled at slower speeds, and is difficult to keep running.
ODI 10542526
Fuel/Propulsion System
On monday, august 19, the car was serviced - the works fuel saver package. On sunday, august 25, i drove the car all morning, both highway and town driving. Later on sunday, the car was parked for close to 1 hour. Then i drove the car for approximately 10 minutes. After i was stopped at a red light i could not fully accelerate on green as the engine shook violently, the wrench light was lit. I was able, but only…
ODI 10537879
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Basically the car shut down driving down the pennsylvania turnpike on friday morning at 65 mph, the car totally shut down. This happened 2 times at 65 mph and one time at about 25 mph while entering the turnpike. I was very lucky that the tractor trailer behind me going about 70 mph, saw something was wrong with my car and had time moved over into the passing or he would have hit my car and killed me. This happen…
ODI 10537425
Electronic Stability Control · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
My vehicle is a 2010 ford fusion se v6. I was traveling at 80 mph in the left lane on the highway when my car decided it no longer wished to accelerate. My speed immediately and drastically slowed despite keeping my foot to the floor on the accelerator. Because i did not touch my brakes, there was no warning of my rapid deceleration to the vehicles behind me by way of brake lights. The vehicle directly behind me…
ODI 10537071
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Was traveling on 696 in detroit area at 70 mph when my 2010 ford fusion suddenly lost 'power' to the power train, it lost all velocity and the ability to accelerate. It went from 70 mph to 0 mph in seconds! I have never been so scared for my life as i was at that moment watching cars 'jump' lanes to avoid rear ending me due my sudden loss of power. I thank god i was able to cross multiple lanes making near the…
ODI 10554447
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving to work in rush hour traffic with cruise control on doing about 60mph and all of a sudden the car lost power.......engine began to run rough and would not accelerate above an idle (rough idle). There was no response to the throttle; the car would not go faster and could not maintain speed. It only decelerated. I immediately pulled out of traffic to the shoulder and limped to the nearest side street. I…
ODI 10542556
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Upon accelerating from stop at city intersection to 30 mph, car suddenly lost all acceleration. Coasted into nearby lot. "wrench" light on. Turned car off. Luckily, no car had been approaching from rear, and this was before entering ramp to busy 60 mph highway. Car ran, as if normal after re-starting, wrench light out. Drove 15 miles to dealer service shop. Shop performed ford's throttle body test procedure and…
ODI 10542371
Fuel/Propulsion System
The engine rpm drops to zero and the car coasts to a complete stop. Sometimes upon restarting the engine , the car shakes violently. When it does start you can travel maybe a few feet sometimes a few miles then it starts all over again. I have taken it to be serviced and they identified the problem as the throttle body.
ODI 10538085
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was traveling at about 45 mph and without any warning my car stalled. It would not accelerate at all. I had to just let it coast and attempt to get out of the road. The car was still running, but very rough. After i cut the engine off, in a few minutes it did restart. But by this time a deputy had shown up. He would not let me try to drive the car, because it could happen again and would be a safety issue. I had…
ODI 10537067
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving at 65 mph the engine drops to idle. You have to pull over on the shoulder and restart the car. *tr
ODI 10593344
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
2 days in a row, driving 40-50 mph and my car completely loses acceleration. The wrench light goes on. I have to roll to a stop on the side of the road while the car shakes like it is stalling out. I turn the car off and wait a minute or two then turn the car on and everything is back to normal, no wrench light, no problems... Until it happens again. This is very dangerous as i have a 10 month old daughter to drive…
ODI 10536057
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Was driving on the highway at about 65 mph and the car lost all response to the accelerator, pressing on the gas did not accelerate the car. Pulled over to the side and car ran a rough. Turned the car off, waited about a minute and restarted. Car restarted fine and drove fine after that for the rest of the trip. My wife drove the car the next day and had the same thing happen while she was on the highway. She saw…
ODI 10536001
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
In the middle of my drive home on the interstate at 60mph, the car just suddenly lost the ability to accelerate. As i put on my hazard lights and began pulling off to the side of the interstate, the car began mildly lurching. Luckily, i was able to safely pull to the side of the interstate and get the car stopped. I turned the vehicle off and restarted a few minutes later to find the vehicle appearing to be…
ODI 10544015
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
The car unexpectedly losses power. It has occurred on two occasions. You can continue to press on the gas petal but the car will not increase in speed.you must pull over to the side of the road. Turn the engine off. Wait a few minutes and restart the car in order to gain control of the throttle again. It has a defective throttle body. This is a known issue to ford. They have recalled the 2010 escape for this same…
ODI 10538351
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
My 18 year old son was getting ready to get on the freeway and the vehicle suddenly slowed to 30 mph. We took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the throttle body at our expense. This issue is so common that ford is having a hard time producing enough throttle bodies. The part is on national back order and this particular dealer had a car in the shop that had waited 1 month for this part. This is a serious…
ODI 10537123
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
While traveling in the middle lane on i-77 at 65 mph, the car suddenly decelerated to a stop. The car was running but the car was unable to move. Fortunately a brave passerby pulled off onto the left median, stopped traffic in the left lane, directed me to put the car in neutral & pushed my car over the left lane and onto the left median. A state highway patrolman, coincidentally, came by and called a tow truck. He…
ODI 10535984
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
We were driving on a highway when the cruise control kicked off. I realized that the car had no power, so i went to the shoulder and the car was shuddering as i came to a stop. I turned the car off, checked to see if there was anything i could see wrong in the engine compartment, checked all fluids, etc. Got back in the car and it started right up. We went a little while longer and it happened again. All in all, it…
ODI 10535821
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving at 70mph on the freeway, i suddenly lost all throttle control, requiring me to coast to the side of the freeway and stop the vehicle. The amber "wrench" was illuminated. I turned the engine off, and then restarted, which cleared the amber "wrench" light, and the engine/throttle returned to normal operation. I drove home without further incident. Fortunately, traffic was light at the time of the…
ODI 10534861
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car suddenly lost power at highway speed, had to pull over, rough idling; amber wrench lit up. Car towed to dealership. Could not find problem but sounds like throttle body failure as described over internet and by another dealership's service manager. Advised to see if occurs again. *tr
ODI 10535106
Fuel System, Gasoline · Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving to my brother-in-law's house my car abruptly shut off not allowing me to push in the gas at all. The rpms were at 1. I came to a rolling stop and shut the car off. I restarted the car an drove 1/4 mile further and the car did the same thing. Luckily my husband was with me and felt it happen, he was able to limp it to the closest ford dealer where they told me my throttle body needed to be replaced at a…
ODI 10534860
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
After accelerating to approximately 55 mph, leaving off accelerator, engine lost power. Had to pull off the road. Engine was at a rough idle. After shutting engine off and re-starting check engine light came on. Would have been dangerous in traffic. *tr
ODI 10534934