My wife was driving the car and the driver's side door spontaneously opened and upon return would not latch. Luckily she was only in the driveway. I looked online and this seems to be a common problem on this car.
2010 Ford Fusion body complaints
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Driver side door handle will not unlock from inside car; can only open driver's door from outside
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the rear driver side door handle was inoperable. The contact stated that the door handles were replaced by ford of monroeville, 3696 william penn. Hwy, monroeville, pa 15146 n four separate occasions. The vehicle was not repaired again. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 104,479.
The driver side door latch is broken and is not latching which means the door is not closing. I discovered this when parking my car, exiting like I have done the entire time I've had my car, coming back, opening the door, and going to close it and it not latching. I thought something was in the door frame preventing it from closing but upon looking closely, the latch is freely moving and not locking with the door frame. I looked this issue up to see if it was an easy fix (which it is not) and there have been other ford recalls for this same issue which my car is not covered under. There have also been multiple other ford customers with the same issue with all different makes and models that have that also were not covered under the warranty. This is a huge safety issue that many ford owners are dealing with but only select few makes and models were covered under the recall. Now I have to bring my car into the dealership and pay a huge bill to get this fixed even though this should have never happened and it was nothing I did. I don't have many issues with my ford, which I consider myself lucky for. But this hazardous issue needs to be resolved. I spoke with ford and they said they cannot do anything for me since I'm not covered under the recall.
Driver side door does not open from outside the vehicle. Outside door handle does not work nor move. This is dangerous for the driver and passengers: because car has "bucket style" front seats. Driver cannot move from front passenger to/from driver side seat. To enter auto, driver enters front passenger door, reaches over the center console to driver inside door handle, opens driver door from inside, exits auto, enters (the now open) driver side door. In unsafe neighborhoods this puts the driver and his passengers in unnecessary danger. This driver is unable to drive the car with the driver side door unlocked, so in event of a crash/accident, the driver cannot be removed, from the crashed damaged car, the broken driver side door handle cannot be opened by a first responder/rescuer. The driver is in unnecessary danger. The local ford dealership, examined the driver's door and reports: "outside door handle is stuck, will not open. Pulled door panel off and found that lock and rod from handle to latch has rusted, and rotted, causing rod to break in half, rod needs to be replaced. Part has been ordered and should be here by 12-16-2019." in the past, the driver side inside door handle has been repaired three (3) times due to faulty mechanisms. There is concern that this extra use of the inside handle may again break the inside handle, trapping the driver inside the car, with no way to exit. The local ford dealership: grieco ford of fort lauderdale 1333 n. Federal highway fort lauderdale, fl phone: 1.954.390.6530 I paid: $139.95, on 12/11/2019. I was told that to repair this dangerous auto condition will cost an additional $373.00. Total cost to repair dangerous auto condition is $512.95 ford corp. Should reimburse customer for these unexpected costs, $512.95. 4 properly working auto door is a safety issue.
Sun roof..arms that are holding window are made of plastic and are breaking down...afraid this will cause window to fly off cars and seriously hurt someone.
1- driver side locked handle broken won't locked, 2-check fuel fill inlet and engine light turn 3-power steering problem
The drivers door handle was fixed that was covered by a recall. However, now both front door handles are broken and the waterford, michigan dealeership where we purchased it says the cost is about $140.00 each to fix. How can a recall be completed when the same problem keeps reoccuring?
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the driver's door failed to open and close properly and could not be opened from inside the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign numbers: 17v210000 (latches/locks/linkages) and 15v246000 (latches/locks/linkages); however, the vehicle exhibited the same failure as the recall campaigns. The dealer and manufacturer were not contacted. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.
The door handle locking system on the driver's side broke on my 2010 ford fustion my car was stationary in a garage. I unlocked driver door, sat in driver seat and suddenly door latch is broken and I'm unable to open the door from the inside. I had to roll down the driver window in order to open the door from the outside. I noticed that the door no longer locks either. Brought car to my dealership who said no recalls were available so I had to pay 182.45$ to get my door latch fixed. This is a safety concern and there should be a recall because I was no longer able to park and lock my car. Please issue a recall for this part. Not impressed with ford at the moment.
I had only had my car for 6 months before 3 of the 4 interior door handles broke. Now, in order to get out of the car, I must put the window down, reach out and open the door, and then put the window back up. This has also affected several coworkers that have 2010 ford fusions as well. They appear to be made very cheap using plastic. That isn't going to work and need it to be more reliable for longetivity purposes. This should be a recall if it hasn't already been. First, the metallic covering partially came off 1 of the handles causing it to cut my hand. The other 2 handles are dealing with the spring breaking.
I was involved in a direct hit accident at approximately 50-55 MPH. Neither of the front airbags deployed in the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was unable to open the front driver's side door. The vehicle was taken to conway heaton inc ford (810 n 3rd street, bardstown, ky 40004) where it was diagnosed that the driver's side door handle assembly failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 107,214.
Takata recall I have two complaints. 1) takata recall, ford sent me the notice about 3 years ago and ford recall and ford mechanic shop said that ford had not made any replaceable air bags these past three years. I just called this week. 11/2/18. Again no airbags had been made. The vehicle could be effected with driving or stationery. Another problem with this car is that if I park on my driveway and it rains when I open the driver door I see water all around the door jamb.
The driver side front door lock and handle to open the door stays out. It will not lock or open from the inside, have to roll down the window and open it from the outside and us my key to lock that door only. The rest of the doors lock with the automatic key lock. I was in park, with the car running and tried to open it and it would not open from the inside. ## VIN passed ## ford fusion 2010 ##
Door handle especially drivers inside latch has broke twice leaving me unable to exit the car. Also will not allow you to lock the car. Happen in 2015 and now 2018.
The interior door latch on the drivers side no longer opens the door. You must roll down the window and reach outside the vehicle to open the door. This occurred june 2018 as I was attempting to get out of my car at my home. While doing research on this problem I noticed that many fusion owners have had this same problem. Additionally, other ford vehicles(2013-15 ford cmax & ford escap, 2012-15 ford focus, 2015 ford mustang & lincoln mkc and 2014-16 ford transit connect) have a door latch recall but not the fusion. It is definitely a safety issue when you are unable to open the car door in a normal way.
My driver side door is no longer operational from the inside. This happened while I was parked. You can roll down the window (if it's not frozen shut) and reach to the outside to unlatch from the handle. This creates a safety issue.
I have two complaints. 1) takata recall, ford sent me the notice about 3 years ago and ford recall and ford mechanic shop said that ford had not made any replaceable air bags these past three years. I just called this week. 11/2/17. Again no airbags had been made. The vehicle could be effected with driving or stationery. 2) door latch stop working and there was a recall on the ford cars and many recalls that dated back in 2015, but not on the ford fusion 2010? Why? Many owners had complained about the ford fusion cars. See:last week's recall covers 389,585 2012-14 ford fiesta and 2013-14 ford fusion and lincoln mkz cars. Ford says the door latch in these vehicles may experience a broken pawl spring tab, which typically results in a condition where the door will not latch. If a user latches the door, there is potential the door may unlatch while driving. Ford is aware of two allegations of soreness resulting from an unlatched door bouncing back when the customer attempted to close it. Dealers will replace all four door latches.in march, ford recalled 213,000 2011-13 explorer suvs and police interceptor utility vehicles in north america because the spring that controls the interior door handles may prevent the door from latching completely. Ford said it was a different issue than the new recall. In january, ford recalled 204,945 2010-13 taurus, lincoln mks and police interceptor. The federal safety agency upgraded an investigation into hundred of complaints of doors failing to latch or flying open into nearly 486,000 2011-13 fiesta cars. The federal safety agency received 207 reports related to the problem, with 65 doors opened inadvertently while the vehicle was in motion. This is a serious safety concern as far as I can tell. Fusion 2010 should have been recalled for sure! 225 dollars to replace at the dealership because ford "doesn't just sell the spring you have to replace the entire unit."
Driver side door will not open from inside. I tried to open the door from the inside and something snapped and I was trapped in my car until I figured out that I could roll down the window and open it from the outside handle. The car was stationary in my garage when it happened.
Purchased used 8/1/14, was not informed of any recalls or issues by dealership. April 2017 after learning by searching on google that there was a recall on fuel tank/system. Spoke with ford corp. Which emailed the recall process step by step, was influenced to mention the throttle body which was covered under ext. Warranty. Took to dealer in tucson, az jim click ford. After 3 hours of possessing vehicle I received information that fuel tank/ system and throttle body were not affected and no work was required and even after agreement by ford corp. And the sales rep. That no diagnostics fee would be charged. I spent 3 hours arguing that it was covered by warranty and recall. Found out later throttle body is recalled issue, that's why ext. Warranty. Issues with fuel/ air intake required inspecting throttle body. Discovered extensive carbon build up and the fuel tank had evidence of rusting. Jim click ford of tucson damaged vehicle from driver side to pass. Side in center of vehicle including main frame. Changes to the sync and computer became noticeable due to upgraded options that had never been usable. Ignition switch had been removed and replaced with cheap rubber, lighting no longer existed( light for on/off, acc), was told spark plugs and boots needed to be replaced and they had begun work (without permission). Later that week plugs had been pulled nd inspected, only one plug was no good (had them replaced in december by close family friend who owns mechanic shop 40+ years. Employees left box of approx 50 new jim click coffee mugs, foot prints on passenger door, stole debit card, threw girlfriends underwear and bras out of bag and spread out in trunk.
Driver door latch spring broke. Drivers door opened while driving on interstate. I-4 in tampa florida. At speed limit of 70 MPH. Had to hold door shut with hand till I could get off road safely. Ford would not cover under present recall of this problem. On newer models. Costing me almost $400 for the repair.
My 2010 ford fusion has a " power steering assist fault" msg as well as a "service advance trac". These both came on 8 days ago (8/18/2017), within a few minutes of each other. The "power steering assist fault" msg came on when I started my car up. I was able to drive the car, but after about 2 miles or so the "service advance trac" msg came on. I had a diagnostic done that day and no faults came up even though the messages were still displayed on dash screen, and I still had no power steering. I have no power steering at this time. Steering is extremely difficult. I have been in contact with the dealership, but as yet, my calls have not been returned. Additionally, I called the national ford hot line and got no where. This is a huge safety concern and needs to be addressed and repaired immediately. I am sure that my vehicle is not the only 2010 having this problem. I understand that there is a nation wide recall on numerous vehicles with this exact same issue.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the front driver side interior door handle did not work when he attempted to open the door. The contact stated that the outside door handle worked normally. The vehicle was driven to bloomington lincoln (1001 clover drive bloomington, minnesota 55420) where it was diagnosed that the interior door handle fractured and needed replacement.the vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 87,000. Updated 08/22/17*lj
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that all four door handles failed to open. The contact had to pull hard on the driver side lock in order for the door to open. The contact took the vehicle to a collision center twice, but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 50,000.
Driver side door flies open while driving.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. When the contact was exiting the vehicle, the door handle was pulled and an abnormal cracking noise was heard. The contact stated that the door failed to latch. As a result, the driver had to hold the door closed while driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the front driver's side door handle fractured and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 78,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While the vehicle was parked, the front driver's side door handle fractured from the inside. As a result, the contact had to open the door from the outside in order to exit the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the door handle needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired due to part unavailability. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 64,000.
The door latch has a broken spring tab potentially resulting in a condition where the door will not latch. This also prevents the driver from opening the door to get out as teh door handle no longer functions. This broken condition is at all times of operating the vehicle. Based on an internet search this is a widely common safety defect for 2006 - 2010 ford fusions, mercury and lincoln sister models
Takata recall- my car stalls and doesnt turn all the way. If I slow down or stop the car will give out I got a diagnostic done three times and three different things came up and I got all the fix but it still do the same thing I see other people that have the same car have the same problem I was on the expressway when this did this this is very dangerous
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