23 problems related to engine shut off without warning have been reported for the 2010 Ford Fusion. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2010 Ford Fusion based on all problems reported for the 2010 Fusion.
On two occasions the car loss power from 60 down to 30 had to pull over and shut the car down very scary situation on the highway . After sri 15 minutes or so the car started back up . Had Ford run a diagnostic test and said couldn't find anything wrong. Second time did the same thing about six months later another scary situation safely pulled over and waited 15 minutes and car started, was fine for another six months . Also had two situations when brakes didn't work abs lights came on with other lights pertaining to brakes had to pull over and shut car down for awhile . Turn car on and they were fine . Again I want to emphasize very scary situation. Dates incidents occurred 09/10/2019 and 09/24/2020 engine shut down , brakes situation 09/15/2020 and again on 04/04/2021.
Electronic throttle body fialure. My car has same issue as campaign 13n03 but since mine is hybrid Ford will mot honor it. My car shut off three times on a drive from California back to az with error please pull over and lost all engine power. Highway speeds and hot outside.
I inherited this vehicle a little over a year ago. The vehicle shuts off for no reason and the battery and wrench light come on. After much research I have found that this could be the etb assembly and that several people have complained about this. This is dangerous and I do not know why Ford has not recalled it yet rather than offering the customer satisfaction program. I have an appt to take it to a dealership on Saturday. This is a known issue and we shouldnt have to pay for any diagnostics. If something happens to me while driving I will sue.
On the evening of April 22, 2016 car shut off when in motion at 35mph on a city street. No indicator lights came on. Put car in neutral and started it after three attempts. The following morning I drove the car 2 miles to my father's house to have him check it. The car shut off while in motion at 25 mph on a city street. Five times. A 10 minute drive took me more than 30 minutes. Error code p2111 came up. My car has under 68,000 miles. Throttle body. I believe this is covered under my extended warranty.
I was driving down the highway and a red triangle light comes on that says to stop safely. The engine shut off. I had to pull over and turn car off. Once I started it back it starts fine but continues to turn off very few miles. This is a major problem and puts my families lives at risk. No lights are on after I turn car back on. This is very serious and can cause my family to die in a car crash. Thankfully the hybrid engine still works which lets me slowly pull over but my speeds on the interstate goes from 70 to about 30 really fast and puts us in a very dangerous situation. Please help me fix.
Well just purchased this car a month ago and already in the shop. It was jerking and losing acceleration as I was pressing the gas also it shut off on me while I was driving. The check engine and wrench light came on. So I did a vehicle report on the car and it brought up the engine, transmission diagnostics. Also the recall for the throttle body. Since I have warrenty I took it to the shop where they say it was the transmission. Changed it. Picked it up today still doing the same thing and light still on. Have to take it to the Ford dealership where they can check the throttle body. Called them and told them the issue, they telling me it's just saying I have a warrenty. So I had my fiance call and they said for us to call in the morning. They giving me the run around. I don't have money to waste. I have 2 children I have to get back and forth to school. I have classes I have to get back and forth to. When I purchased a car I didn't expect this. Second time purchasing a vehicle. Never had a problem. This problem needs to be fixed I can be driving with my children and god forbid this car continue to malfunction.
Vehicle shuts down while cruising on the freeway. The wrench light came on. Lost control of throttle and had to pull over to the shoulder. The car wouldn't rev up or anything. After turning the car off and starting it back up again it drove fine and the wrench light disappeared.
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 one more time during my morning commute at that speed. I took my car yesterday to the Ford dealer and he repaired the throttle body motor assembly. I have notified Ford customer service case # cas-#0545001-r9v2p4, but I believe this is an immediate life & health safety recall issue. Sincerely michael m. Smith 400 edgewood drive exton, PA. 19341.
Car loses power and stalls at city or highway speeds (have to pull over). Car shuts down when idling. Ford was contacted by our service center and we're told we need a new throttle body, but they are on back-order. There are at least 5000 orders ahead of us. Service person said he is not aware of a recall for this problem. Car was purchased new.
The first incident I was driving down the highway doing 55 mph and my car shut off. I was able o start the car again and get out of the road. I replaced the battery since later that day my card wouldn’t turn on. The second incident I was headed to the airport on my morning commute; I came to a stop sign and the car accelerated and the engine began to reave very loudly then I my car stalled out. I have my car in the shop and they advised that I have a bad throttle body and it will require replacement, the cost is $345. 00 for the part and $190. 00 for the labor. All while I am still paying on the loan.
I was driving home from the store today on a 4 lane road and was making a left turn when the car powered down to 1 mph and stayed there. Thankfully the car I turned in front of had plenty of time to slow down to avoid me. I traveled two blocks home as the car only allowed me to go 1 mph with the wrench light on and with a slightly jerky ride. I called my local repair shop and they got me in to take a look at it. I assumed bad gas or a fuel line needed to be cleaned, but also thought it was odd that a three year old car needed any work. They troubleshooted and cleaned the fuel lines and took out the moisture they thought was causing this. The mechanic then took it for a test run in the local parking lot where the car shut down on him and once he restarted the car ran fine. He said no codes came up but with investigating online he found it to be the fuel throttle needed to be replaced and he would call me for an estimate and that I might want to join the complaint issue online. I will receive my estimate on Monday. Ford really needs to take care of their customers. I have no problem paying for a wear and tear issue. I do have a problem with companies ignoring customer complaints and not tackling the issue before a death insues. Is it really worth someone being severly injured or killed over saving your name? funny part is that I choose to go back to an american made car after wanting to support the recovery and fellow family members that work for Ford. I will never forgive Ford if they do not take care of this and if my car is $400. 00 or more in repair. This has happened 4 times now and I am afraid to drive the car. Please help.
I was driving in the right lane of a major, heavily traveled (with many tractor trailers), divided highway, traveling at a speed of between 55 and 60 mph. All of a sudden, without warning, the engine seemed to shut down. I could not accelerate; the engine would not respond. This was a very scary situation as trucks and cars had to break, while I steered the car to the narrow shoulder. The car didn't seem to lose power steering and the engine was still running (tach showed 900 to 1000 rpm). However, engine was totally unresponsive to my depressing the accelerator. I shut off the engine, put the flashers on and waited a few minutes and attempted to start the engine. The engine started normally, and I was able to pull out onto the highway. However, after driving about one-quarter mile, the same engine shutdown occurred. Called aaa and had the car towed. The auto repair center checked for trouble codes. The throttle body assembly had failed and had to be replaced. I have not had a problem since the repair was made. Subsequent to the repair, I checked on the internet to see if anyone else had this problem. I was very surprised to see that this problem is not uncommon to Ford owners. I was gratified to see that your agency has opened an investigation into the matter. I called customer service at Ford motor company to see if there has been a recall. Ford customer service said there was no recall and did not acknowledge that there is a problem with the throttle body unit. I then called the service department of a local Ford dealership. The service rep said that "they have seen problems with the throttle body unit", but confirmed that there has been no recall.
I was driving my 2010 Ford Fusion on the interstate at approximately 65 mph when without warning the car began to jerk and decelerate. A wrench light came on. I was not able to accelerate at all. I was able to get the car safely off of the road at which point it shut off. Upon restarting the engine the car continued to jerk and the engine light came on. I waited approximately 10 minutes and restarted the car again. This time the engine light stayed on but the car was driveable and I was able to make it home. I had my car to the Ford dealership July 1 and was told that the car needed a new throttle body which the dealership said was on backorder. Upon learning this, I researched this issue on the internet and found that others have had this some thing happen to them. This is a major safety hazard and it needs to be corrected before someone is not able to get their car off of the road when this situation occurs.
Was driving down highway approx 40 mph and vehicle shut off, coasted to side of rode, turned key twice, no luck, then 3rd time it cranked back up, then drove slowly another mile to home. Scared me, having recently been in an auto accident (no fault of my own) could have easily been rear ended again!!! maybe a throttle body issue that needs to be recalled???.
Was driving interstate speeds and vehicle shut down, wrench symbol came on on dash board. Has happened 3-5 times since, in traffic or at highway speeds. Extremely dangerous.
My Ford 2010 Fusion, when at a traffic light, stop sign, etc. . Would stale 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!.
Actuator control system: throttle plate stuck open - vehicle shut down on freeway would not start only after 5 min wait then happened again 10 min later stopped again waited 5 more min next morning car started fine then after a few mins of driving stopped again having trouble staying on. . .
There is a serious problem with this car in that it will completely shut down while traveling at any speed whether 15 mph or 70 mph, with no warning. This could cause serious harm especially traveling on the interstate where you can be hit from behind at a high rate of speed. The car will restart after a few minutes, but when doing so will cancel the engine service code p2111 so that the dealer cannot id the problem. If you experience this problem, make them keep driving it until it happens to the service person. Issue is defective throttle body -potentiometer. The computer can't tell how much the throttle is open so it shut down. My teenager was driving this car and was almost re-ended twice. Very dangerous problem. Car should be recalled for this issue!!!!!.
On Saturday June 16th I was traveling north bound I-75 from rockcastle CO. Ky to madison CO ky which is about 45 miles. Was traveling 65 miles mph and suddenly the engine shut off. There was a semi in the right lane, we were in the middle lane with one semi in back of us. We were able to coast to the emergency side of the road. The semi in back of us locked his brake and almost hit us. I shut the car off and restarted it and drove in the slow lane and it happened 3 more times. I then left the car at my mother in-law's house and borrowed a car to get home in as I was afraid to drive it and put myself at risk plus someone's life at risk. On Monday, 6-18-12 I got the car to the dealership and the mechanic test drove it and it happened to him. I pulled up on the internet and saw that I am not the only one this has happened to. It definitely is a life ending crash getting ready to happen. Of course my vehicle is out of warranty as of 35000 miles, but that is not my issue. I would hate to see someone lose their life due a malfunction of a throttle body. Ford needs to step up to the plate and admit that know of this issue and fix it before someone loses their life or a child's life. The foreign makers such as Toyota stepped up and Ford needs to do so also. This is the fourth automobile I have brought from them and try to stay with the american made cars. Safety should be their concern instead of the almighty dollar.
2010 Ford Fusion car stalled and engine shut off in heavy traffic 2 mths ago. Had to pull over. Cranked it was fine. Days later, engine begins to crank every few days, slow at first but will start. Been going on since. 3 wks today, car powers down while driving 65 mph this morning on main int. Hwy. The wrench light came on dashboard. Car would not accelerate when I pressed the gas peddle. Had to "coast" to er lane. Car was running, but could not accelerate at all. When stopped, turned car off. Recranked engine. Wrench light went off, and drove to work fine. Took to dealer today. While explaining the issue, an employee overheard and said "do you drive a Fusion?" I said yes, he said its your throttle body. He says this without even looking at the car! confirmed it was throttle body part after inspection. Part was not in stock. Told I could drive car home. They would call when part comes in. Dealer called this evening and said my manf. Warranty was past time, and additional warranty tech would not cover throttle body part. Part expense $261 plus taxes and 30 minutes labor time to install. I'm disturbed to know Ford is aware and others are having this problem and I am extremely scared to drive this car knowing it stalled at 65 miles an hour!!! someone needs to pull these cars off the road and make the repairs to these vehicles. I have never owned an american made car. This is my first one. Some first impression. I will be trading this car as soon as I can. I am just so disappointed in Ford claiming the "built Ford tough" motto. This isn't tough, its dangerous! I've never owned a car where being less than 2yrs old, a part already has to be replaced? seriously?? Ford should pay attention to their complaints. How many complaints does it take to get a recall??????????? mine makes number 320. . . . . . . . A recall should be after 2 people are claiming the same thing.
I was driving down the highway at 70 mph when my car shut off I was almost hit by another car then a semi truck because I didn't know what had happened. My car had no throttle response. After having my car looked at it, it was diagnosed to have a bad throttle body. So I did some research and its a common thong with 2010 Ford Fusions, but for some reason Ford won't either find a way to figure out why they seem to have throttle bodies that are malfunctioning and putting their drivers lives in danger. They need to recall this before it causes someone to lose their life. For people who don't know it cost about $500 to get it fixed if your vehicle isn't under warranty.
I have a 2010 Ford Fusion s, I was driving home for christmas break when my car shut off and had no throttle response. I didn't drive the vehicle for like five days and the car was fine but it started back up in janurary and again in the beginning of March. It has a code of p211 which is the throttle body issue. I have done some research on the problem and multiple Ford Fusion's are having the same issues as I am. For some reason Ford is trying to avoid hearing the issue on the fact that they have faulty throttle bodies. It is a saftey issue when you are traveling down the highway or interstate at 60-70 mph and all of sudden your car no longer has a throttle response. You have to pull off the road shut your car off and restart it. This doesn't fix the problem it just does it all over again within the next mile or two. Ford should realize the issue and make a recall for the throttle body. There are people throughout the united states that are paying between $400-$600 out of their pocket if their car is no longer under warranty to fix a common problem that people are having with Ford Fusions.
Since I purchased my Ford Fusion in 2010, I have had nothing but problems. Not only mechanical but, also with the dealership. My car shuts off while driving all the time. Additionally, it shakes and jerks. The dealership initially was responsive to my calls and concerns. For the last few months, that has not been the case. The car has been in the shop five different times, to include today ? all for the same thing as listed above. Each time, I was told they had fixed the issue. In addition, they said they would wash/fill up the gas to where I left it. This was done correct once. At one point, my car was in the shop for a month. They decided the transmission needed to be replaced ? which they would do free of charge. On the day this repair was to be made, they all of a sudden changed their minds and reneged on that commitment - claiming they had found the real issue which, as it turns, out they did not. When I had come to pick up my vehicle, I found a pack of cigarettes in my middle console all half smoked. Obviously, someone was smoking in my car which should not be allowed. Since I was getting nowhere, the service manager suggested I file a claim with the Ford replacement car program. I was told by dj, koon? sales manager, the replacement process should take only a week. He even suggested that I should not make another payment on my vehicle. I started this claim process on December 1, 2011. I was finally sent a breakdown worksheet from corporate, in particular, jeff terrell, on February 3, 2012. He stated I would need to pay nearly $6,000 up front for the used miles on my car. Also, he said in order for them to set me up with a replacement vehicle, I would have to take out another loan. I wrote him back immediately on February 3, 2012 and again today, February 7, asking how he came to that amount. I have yet to hear back from him.