Car warning light please pull over safely and then car looses all power has happed a total of 19 times in 4 months. Stopped me in middle if intersection today. Twice. Happens when driving or starting to drive from still position.
2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid acceleration problems
45 complaints (9% of all complaints for this car). Typical mileage when it fails: 65,000. 2 crashes reported.
- owner complaints
- 45
- of this car's complaints
- 9%
- typical mileage
- 65,000
- crashes
- 2
- recalls
- 0
Which part fails
Owners did not name a specific part.
At what mileage
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Ford Fusion Hybrid acceleration problems in other years
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Related investigations
Floor mat interference with accelerator
On May 27, 2014, Ford Motor Company submitted recall 14E-028 (Ford recall #14S07) to correct a safety-related problem with certain driver's side Ford optional all-weather floor mats sold for use in model year 2006 through 2011 model year Ford Fusion, Mercury Milan, Lincoln Zephyr, and Lincoln MKZ vehicles built at Hermosillo Assembly Plant (HAP) from November 9, 2007, to October 31 ,2010.the federal safety agency testing determined that the original accessory all-weather mat with a single retention clip (Figure 1), may interfere with accelerator pedal return to idle with the mat retained by the clip and rotated clockwise.Both the single- and double-clip (Figure 2) all-weather floor mats may interfere with the accelerator pedal return to idle when the mats are not secured by the retention clip(s).Testing showed that this can occur if the mats are moved forward from the clipped position approximately two inches into a position in which the rear edge of the mats will abut the retention clip(s) when installed singly and align with the clip(s) when stacked on another floor mat.The pedal interference incidents reviewed by the Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) include 1 crash and 9 incidents with allegations of brake friction materials smoking and/or requiring repair for heat related damage.The crash incident occurred after the parking brake was applied at speed, resulting in loss-of-control vehicle yaw event caused by lock-up of the rear tires.The spin-out resulted in a side impact collision with an oncoming vehicle in an opposing lane of traffic. For the 29 incidents with sufficient information available to make an assessment; 23 (79%) were controlled by the driver either shifting to neutral, turning the engine off, or both; 4 (14%) were ended by the driver either kicking the pedal free (2) or pulling the mat away from the pedal (2); and 2 (7%) were ended by the pedal freeing itself from the mat with no apparent driver action.None of the drivers who reacted to the incident by shifting to neutral or turning the engine off reported any difficulties with either action.The subject mats were sold by Ford and Lincoln dealers directly to customers as an optional accessory equipment item or, beginning in November 2007, the mats were also available as a factory installed accessory if ordered with a new vehicle.Ford estimates that approximately 82,579 affected driver's side all weather floor mats were sold worldwide; either over the counter through Ford dealerships or as original equipment.Owners that purchased the subject all-weather floor mats as a factory installed accessory with their new vehicle will be notified to return their all weather floor mats to their Ford or Lincoln Dealership in exchange for replacement mats.Owners of all other potentially affected vehicles will be notified that, if they have an affected Ford driver's side all weather floor mat, they should return their mats to the dealership in exchange for replacement mats.The VOQs associated with the closing of this investigation are: 10327597, 10332233, 10334211, 10335336, 10339330, 10348772 (and duplicate 10342572), 10372674, 10379562, 10415911, 10426255, 10434107, 10521053, 10554966.This investigation is hereby closed.
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What 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid owners say
Most recent owner complaints, unedited.
Driving on city street, speed limit 45, unable to normally accelerate - did so extremely slowly - noticed wrench indicator light and stop safely warning light both on. Car would only accelerate to 40mph despite pressing gas pedal down completely. Could not drive to work as it required highway driving up to 60 MPH and couldn't risk danger of slow or stalling vehicle. Research indicates this is well known to ford (faulty throttle body) and was partially accommodated with extended warranty (13n03) but otherwise eligible hybrid vehicles not covered by that program. Dangerous issue + known to manufacturer = eventual lawsuit.
Well it started early this year. When driving the car some time lose speed. It slow dow to it feel like car not on. Then it happens sometimes on highway be driving then it just start losing acceleration. I have turn car on and off for fee time then it seem go for fee. Then lose power. Now my car was sitting idle for while now it won't accelerate at all few people said it in safe mode no acceleration at all turn car. On and no speed when pushing pallal down
Out of no where my power steering light came on and it is very hard to turn.
Throttle body malfunctions causing loss of acceleration when driving. Ford issued an extended warranty for my make, model, & year as part of a previous the federal safety agency investigation, but nothing shows up for my VIN.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. While driving, the vehicle inadvertently began to shake violently and lost power. The was able to pull the vehicle over and the power train fault and check engine warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was taken to prestige ford (17701 us-441, mt dora, fl 32757 (352) 357-5522) where it was diagnosed that the throttle body power train malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and did not assist. The approximate failure mileage was 40,000.
Starting in late july, 2017, the car stalls when being driven relatively slowly. Sometimes a wheezing noise can be heard at the time of stalling. Over the last approx. 2+ weeks, the frequency of stalling has increased, but it seems erratic or random. The car does start right up again after such as stall, but I am afraid to drive at highway speeds. Unfortunately, the ford dealer to whom I took it could not reproduce or diagnose the problem and doesn't want to consider looking into it.
While driving at 65 MPH yellow wrench light appeared and vehicle lost all power. This was on a busy highway. Pulled over and restarted car. Vehicle operated smoothly. Two days later same issue, now with yellow wrench and check engine light. Vehicle will not accelerate above 30 MPH. I took my vehicle to local auto parts store and pulled codes myself (115) dollars cheaper then the dealership would have done it. Throttle body control failure. This is the same engine that has extended warranty for alot of VIN numbers but my car has this issue amd isnt covered.
My 2010 ford fusion hybrid experienced identical symptoms (twice) to those of customer satisfaction program 13n03 however the hybrid version of the ford fusion is not included in the program (ford claims it does not have the issue). I first had the issue in august 2015. I was driving on I-40 in raleigh, going up a slight hill when I noticed the car wasn't going, it was just decelerating no matter how much I pressed the gas. Very scary on a high speed interstate in the middle lane. The two wrench lights came on. I was able to 'limp home'. When we got to the ford dealer, the wrench lights were no longer on. The dealer claimed ford fusion hybrids did not have the etb problem. We asked them to drive the car around, which they did, and couldn't reproduce the problem. They said there was nothing they could do unless I came in with the problem happening. The problem didn't surface again until almost 10,000 miles later. This time I was on a lower speed road, so initially it wasn't quite as scary; however after the experience at the dealer last time, I wanted to get to the ford dealer while the problem was occurring. This required me to drive in the pouring rain, on a 55 MPH road, where going up the hill my speed dropped to 15 MPH the dealer did pull the codes, and was able to confirm the p2112 code, throttle stuck open. I had to pay for repairs, and ford refuses to reimburse me.
While driving on the highway 70 MPH speed limit the car stop accelerating and slowed down to the equivalent of driving in "cruise control" at 30 MPH. A yellow wrench warning light turned on. Took car to ford dealer and they felt problem was consistent with a throttle part problem and they recommended replacing the part which I did and fixed the problem. Of note, by the time I had the car towed to ford dealer (day after incident) the warning light was off and ford dealer said that the car system had no record of event.
Questions about the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid acceleration
Does the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid have acceleration problems?
Owners have filed 45 complaints about the acceleration of the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid, 9% of all its complaints.
At what mileage do 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid acceleration problems start?
The typical (median) mileage in owner complaints is 65,000 miles.
Was there a recall on the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid acceleration?
There is no recall for this problem on this model year.
Other 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid problems
Steering 138Airbags 135Brakes 98Transmission 48Engine 47Fuel system 40Electrical 30Driver assistance 16Body 11Suspension 8Wheels 6Visibility 3Seats 2Locks 1Tires 1
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