general problems of the 2010 Ford Fusion

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while at a traffic light and releasing the brake pedal, the vehicle accelerated independently to 60 mph. The contact lost control of the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front driver side floor mat interfered with the accelerator pedal and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure recurred. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 25,000.

I opened the storage console that sits on the dash and the lid broke off the hinges. Parts are made of that hard plastic the heat and sun bakes till brittle.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated the passenger side front and drivers side vehicle studs were broken and replaced at multiple times. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer, and the manufacturer was not notified. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 50,000.

Safety issue. Design/engineering defect. 2010 Fusion hybrid. Foot space between the knee airbag housing and brake pedal is severely and dangerously restricted by the physical presence, bulk, and location of the knee airbag. This delays response for instant brake deployment for emergency deceleration. Vertical clearance is ~4" and is less if approached at an angle, swiveling on heel from accelerator to brake. Lifting foot with leg from hip bumps foot against airbag housing, stopping smooth transition to pedal with either foot. Foot then must slide horizontally into narrow space to engage brakes. Foot space is dangerously restricted even with driving mocs. I have excellent reflexes and 60-year safe driving record with no moving violations. But in congested freeway conditions during a 3600-mile road trip I felt required to drive with left foot poised above the brake pedal to limit emergency response time. With only short trips for 1500 miles, I at first thought I might get used to this problem. This limitation and the extraordinary driving practices required for safety only became painfully apparent during the road trip. This safety issue was reported to Ford motor company today. Desire physical removal of knee airbag with all mounting hardware and reprogramming of software to ignore its absence. Note: the required "incident date" on this form is the approximate date of manufacture, listed on the rocker panel as 10/09. This is an engineering design defect which appears to have been an afterthought. No accident has resulted only because I have devoted assiduous attention to mitigating the problem by shoe choice and extremely careful driving practice.