2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid: check engine light

Filed Jan 3, 2025 · Steering · 229,875 miles · TX

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. The contact stated while driving at approximately 65 MPH, there was an abnormal sound coming from the driver's side front tire. The contact was able to exit the highway and drove to a tire store and had the tire replaced. The contact stated that after the tire was replaced while leaving the store parking lot, the check engine and power steering assist warning lights illuminated. The contact drove the vehicle to the residence but turning the steering wheel was extremely difficult, requiring extra effort to turn the steering wheel. The contact had not taken the vehicle to a local dealer or independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was informed of the failure. The contact researched online and related the failure to a closed the federal safety agency Action Number: EA17004 (Steering). The failure mileage was 229,875.

Filed Aug 18, 2023 · Brakes · 180,000 miles · IL

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and depressing the brake pedal, the brake pedal went to the floorboard. The brake warning light was illuminated, and the check braking system message was displayed. Additionally, the check engine and ABS warning lights were illuminated. The contact activated the parking brake, and the vehicle came to a complete stop. The vehicle was towed to the dealer but no cause for the failure was found. The contact was informed that the caliper was leaking. The failure reoccurred and the vehicle was towed to the dealer. The contact was informed that the ABS unit needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and advised to contact the federal safety agency Hotline. The failure mileage was 180,000.

Filed Jul 24, 2019 · Transmission · 82,000 miles · MI

Wrench light came on after driving on highway for 20 minutes in july, typical heat conditions. The wrench light had come on four previous times in the past two years with no loss of power and was told by ford it was likely the temperature sensor on the hybrid battery indicating the battery was too warm. This time the car lost power quickly and we had to turn on the flashers and exit the highway. Car would not go faster than 40 MPH. Shut down car and restarted by loss of power continued. Engine light also came on at the end of the trip. Dealership replaced the throttle body assembly (ford genuine part ds7z-9e926-d). This repair is covered at no cost for non-hybrid fusions as described in "customer satisfaction program 13n03." this was in lieu of a full recall (the federal safety agency was investigating these same issues). The ford representative told me this wasn't covered on hybrid fusions because the throttle body parts were different. However, the same replacement part is being used in both hybrid and non-hybrid fusions to correct this problem. When I pointed this out, he replied, well I have't seen many 2010 fusion hybrids with this problem. That is probably true -- there were only 31,000 such vehicles produced so any one repair shop won't see many. Regardless, this is the exact same problem with the exact same part in vehicles from the same year and hermosillo production plant. The removed throttle body is covered in black carbon, the same problem with the faulty throttle bodies in non-hybrid vehicles. Ford should be forced to cover repairs on hybrid vehicles as well. Surprisingly the repair cost was only $318 and was done in one day. Car has only 82,000 miles.

Filed Nov 29, 2018 · Brakes · 120,014 miles · CA

I turned on my car and my check engine light came on. I turned left out of my driveway onto the main road going 10-15mph. After driving about 5 seconds on the road, my ABS light, traction light, advanced traction light, and brake light all went on. I pulled off to the right-hand lane and pressed my brakes to stop the car. The car did not stop at all when I pressed the brake pedal. I slammed my pedal to the ground and the pedal felt soft. The car slowly came to a stop right as I came to the intersection. I turned around and went back into my parking spot. I had to push the brake pedal to the floor to stop the car. I towed my car into the ford dealership and they could not diagnose why the breaks failed. They changed the battery but they were not able to provide an explanation as to why that would cause the breaks to fail.

Filed Aug 20, 2018 · Steering · 160,000 miles · CT

The vehicle was being driven by my elderly mother for emissions, as I am currently deployed overseas. The service engine light came on and she lost all electric power-assisted steering (epas). Luckily my mother was able to steer the vehicle off the road and avoid colliding with anything but being 66 if she lost control anywhere else it could of been fatal. The vehicle was diagnosed and determined to have the same fault as listed in the recall for the 2011 ford fusion model.

Filed Oct 24, 2017 · Acceleration, Transmission · 40,000 miles · FL

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.

Filed Oct 9, 2017 · Engine, Fuel system · 92,350 miles · KY

Starting july 2017 I noticed that my the gasoline engine of fusion hybrid had developed a noticeably "rough" idle when it came on. It also ran "rough" and had an uneven throttle response. A yellow wrench would also appear occasionally on the display panel. The owners manual indicated a "throttle control/powertrain malfunction"and recommended contacting the authorized dealer. Bill collins ford in louisville ,ky checked and ran diagnostics but could not find anything wrong. On september 25, while driving to work in the morning the car experienced a sudden drastic drop in speed going from about 65mph to about 30mph. The car become unresponsive to the throttle. The gasoline engine had completely shut down and the car was limping along powered by the electric engine. Both the wrench and the check engine indicators lit up on the display and stayed on. Luckily I made it off the expressway and got to work. This was very scary and I was lucky to not be rear ended or crashing the car. When I attempted to restart after about three hours the the gasoline engine came back on but with a very "rough" idle. I was able to drive the car to the dealership. This time they diagnosed a problem with the electronic throttle body and for about $600 replaced the etb, cleaned the "mass air flow sensor" and "reprogrammed the computer". However, the the car continues to idle "rough" and has poor throttle response, which were issues the car had leading into the loss of power on the expressway. The dealership does not know how to fix this problem and claims to be in touch the ford factory engineers to find a solution. There is no response so far. Searching on the internet, I understand this is a known issue with ford fusions particularly the 2010 model year. The federal safety agency mandated a recall problem for 2010 fusions gasoline engines but not hybrid models!

Filed Aug 8, 2017 · Acceleration, Engine · 137,060 miles · WA

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.

Filed Apr 29, 2017 · Engine · 180,000 miles · OH

While driving down the expressway (475) there was a loss on power and the car went into what is call the "limp home mode" while traffic surged around we making it very dangerous to travel at this slow speed. "wench" codes were displayed on the screen. After finding the nearest exit I restarted the car which put it back into normal driving mode and drove home. During the drive home the "check engine " came on but continued normally. Same thing happened the next day with loss of power and wrench codes.

Filed Apr 10, 2017 · Engine · 85,000 miles · GA

Engine light warning for the canister purge valve received. Ford news site (11/23/15) stated a safety recall to be issue for 2010-11 fusions for this issue and I believe we should have received one as our car falls in the dates stated. Our VIN is not listing this as a recall and we are having to pay out of pocket for a noted recall repair. Car was stationary when the engine light came on.

Filed Sep 6, 2016 · Acceleration, Electrical · 75,000 miles · MD

Driving on highway w/ cruise control engaged at 65 MPH speed. Suddenly car loses complete acceleration & propulsion ability, resulting in car to slow down rather suddenly. I was able to pull onto off ramp in my case, but if I was in a different location, I would have definitely been in a very dangerous situation/serious accident. I turned off vehicle and restarted the vehicle a few minutes later. Proceeded to the highway again, experienced the problem again, this time I was only able to pull over to the left shoulder, which was quite narrow to begin with."wrench symbol" appeared the second time and stayed on with check engine light on. Car was unsafe to drive further. The check engine trouble shooting codes I had were p2111 and p2112. Cause of this issue is known to ford motor but they refuse to include hybrid cars in their "consumer satisfaction program 13n03". Throttle body control module senor, including the entire assembly is defective as ford has agreed to replace this on millions of cars across various model years, including the fusion 2010, but not fusion hybrid versions. Ford states they will not repair problem that I experienced recently under this established program which the federal safety agency was proponent for. The defective part in question is the throttle body assembly and sensor which is no different than the part in the non-hybrid version for the same model year. Real hazard to driver and I was lucky that I was not rear ended as a result or in a serious car accident from this known defective part. Ford motor must be required to notify all affected owners who will/have experienced this problem to have it repaired at their expense, as this is a serious safety issue that must be taken seriously given number of vehicles that are involved that will experience this. I experienced this at mileage of 75k but I have read that others have had this happen at much lower mileage.

Filed Aug 15, 2016 · Engine, Fuel system · 58,700 miles · VA

July 29, 2016 driving home from work I was driving uphill when I noticed the car losing power, no amount of pushing down on the accelerator made a difference. The car did not stall but it could not gain momentum. The service engine light came on. I had to stop in the right lane because there was no shoulder and the engine had started making a very loud/rough sound. I waited 5 min and started the car again. Everything looked fine, the indicator light had cleared and engine sounded normal. I drove the rest of the way home without incident. Over the weekend the car operated normally. On monday 8/1/2016 on my way to work the problem started again. The car remained operational but couldn't go more than 20-30 MPH. The hybrid battery would drain very quickly and the regeneration motor ran constantly and sometime very rough. I managed to drive it to my mechanic. His diagnostic report showed a p2112 code (throttle body stuck closed). He proposed cleaning the valve as a first step but he didn't think that would fix the problem. We tried that but two days later the problem came back. My mechanic advised that while he could replace the etb, he was not equipped to calibrate it and that only ford could do this work. He also told me that while researching the problem he'd come across information that my problem might be covered by an extended warranty. I called ford about the extended warranty and they told me that hybrids are not covered by the warranty. It seems to me that the federal safety agency dropped the ball on this if the same problem is happening to hybrid owners as is to non-hybrid owners for vehicle models of the same years. My vehicle had about 58,700 miles when trouble started. No one I spoke to at ford could tell me why hybrids are not covered by the etb extended warranty. Seems to me the federal safety agency needs to re-open their investigation on this issue!