2010 Ford Fusion: battery drain or dead battery

Filed Jan 24, 2020 · Steering · 99,000 miles · IL

In december of 2018 while car was in motion; the power steering went out and we received the advanctrac / service power steering now message. It was diagnosed that the rack and pinion needed replaced so we replaced the rack and pinion. In oct; the power steering went out again while driving and after diagnosis; we had the rack and pinion changed again. In nov.; the power steering went out again while driving. This time the mechanic accidentally left his scanner on the car over the weekend and it drained the battery. When the mechanic charged the system and started the car; the message "service power steering now" was gone and the power steering was back. In dec. The power steering went out again while driving. We once again had the rack and pinion changed. Now it is january 24th and the power steering is gone again. Each time; the driver of this vehicle has been lucky because it has happened at low speeds. If this happened while going around a curve greater than 45 degrees; this driver would not have been able to control the car. Now all we want to do is get rid of the car; unfortunately, we cannot keep the power steering from going out and I will not pass this issue on to someone else.

Filed Jul 12, 2019 · Steering · IN

This has happened twice , driving home from all my lights come on and the service advancetrac lights up , all gauges quit working ( speedometer , tach , temp , gas ) but engine never dies or hesitates , once home and shut car off , it will go into auto theift mode with the rapid blinking light and will not start!!! First time it happen I was able to drain the battery system and get it started and to a ford dealership , being that it has to be scanned cause of the no communication with the ford ids software which I do not have!!! They had it for a few days and checked all modules and connectors and found no issues but problem was gone and no stored codes!!! Picked car up and 2 days later on my way home from work same issue , all dash lights come on , service advancetrac and no communication all over again , get car home and right back into rapid blinking theft mode and no start , this time I could not get it started and towed it back to dealership , this time they are saying they think it might be the power sterring module which is no serviceable part built into the trw rack and pinion that has been built since 2008 for these fords but only 2011-2012 fusions where issued a recall on this part!!! Dealership said that the problem is gone again and they did some work on the wiring on harness but said it will probably come back and need a new rack and penion put in!!! I have no problem with this dealership , my problem is why ford is not taking care of a known problem that has caused complete sterring failure and wrecks , my reserach has found that trw build this rack and penion since 2008 for the fusion as well as other similar models , but only recall on a few models!!! This needs to be a broader recall , this is our main family car and now I am boarder line scared to drive it until I know 100% it is fixed and safe to drive and can't afford to replace it right now!!

Filed Oct 30, 2018 · Electrical, Wheels · FL

Battery died due to sitting for a long period of time. Even though car was started numerous times during the week. Tires lost air twice due to sitting and told not to drive the vehicle.

Filed Nov 20, 2017 · Airbags · CA

Takata recall. We received the recall notice in july 2016, now 16 months ago. I have called our local dealer (san juan capistrano, ca.) many times and have always been told the same thing....they are not available and don't know when they will be. I even wrote to ford on 1/16/17, saying my car was sitting in the garage all this time, I am scared to have a passenger in that seat, hearing about deaths and injuries. I have no use from my car since that time (the battery keeps dying from misuse!) I asked for a loaner car in the meantime (as a toyota owner friend of mine was given!) and have been refused. They wrote to say that I have been "provided a response to your request". I have given up calling and writing as there is no satisfaction. No car, no loaner car, and no news of a fixed/new passenger airbag!!

Filed Jun 21, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 32,000 miles · TX

While driving ~70 MPH, my car stalled - the gas was no longer responsive and the RPM went to 1k. I was fortunate enough to be able to pull over and stop my car. Between the speeds of 5 and 0 zero miles an hour, the engine shook violently (I have witnessed this with the hood up - it is abnormal) and the wrench symbol turned on as well as the check engine light. I was able to restart the vehicle within minutes and drive normally. However, this event repeated itself every 30 to 60 miles on a 300 mile trip. After this trip, the vehicle was "fine" for about six weeks, 1000-1500 miles - city or highway. However, the battery died at one point. Also, there were times when the gas was not responsive - it would hiccup. Occasionally the hiccup would occur during acceleration. On 6/20, the event occurred once more, but at low speed and during deceleration - 30-40 MPH. I was able to restart the car twice and drive another half a mile to a parking spot. Four hours later, I tried again. I was able to drive half a mile without incident, but needed to restart the car 5 to 7 times to reach a parking spot. The car was towed to a dealership where error code p2112 was produced. Further investigation by the technicians suggested part ds70-9e926-d, all or part of the electronic throttle body. Tsb 10-21-6 addresses a similar pair of parts in 7t4z-9e926-fa and 8s4z-9e926-b labeled "electronic throttle body" as well. The part is currently under back order with no eta on the back order. This appears to be indicative of a significant problem on a broad scale within the company's vehicles. The red mccombs dealership is currently taking the position that my car/car part is not covered under a warranty. I believe this is a serious safety concern that is the responsibility of fomoco and should be covered under warranty or taken care of by recall.

Filed Jun 7, 2013 · Electrical, Transmission · 70,000 miles · NJ

My wife was driving home from work yesterday evening at highway speed (65mph) when the car stalled and wrench icon came on. Could not accelerate but thankfully able to coast across two lanes on a busy highway at rush hour to get to shoulder! Car was jerking as it came to a stop. Turned the engine off, waited a few minutes, turned engine back on and car was ok again. Unfortunately this wasn't the first time; there have been at least 5 other instances. First time was approx 9 months ago (before warranty was up). Brought the car to dealer, they plugged it into their computer and got no error codes so "no problem" detected. Now warranty is up I wonder how much this is gonna cost!! Furthermore, the car battery went dead couple of weeks ago; that's only 3 and 1/2 years old. Seems odd.

Filed Jan 10, 2012 · Transmission · CA

"unknown or other" in this case would likely relate to "power train" and/or "electrical," but definitely relates to public safety. The ignition tumbler releases the key in any position--park, neutral, drive, or low--rather than in only park. Drivers of cars with manual transmissions are accustomed to setting hand brakes using gears. Prior the the date of incident above, I recall moving slightly forward on a slight slope, and I simply applied the hand brake to avoid putting more strain on drive components. After a dead battery (due to lighted dash gear position indicator) and a jump start, it was days later that I realized that the key had been removed with the car in gear. The ford dealer and ford motor company say repair consists of replacing the shift assembly (includes sending unit which has no "output") at a cost to me of $487.65 + tax. They claim this is not a power train issue and that my "cpo" expired less than a month earlier, this on a ford "certified" car. Public safety is involved because a rolling car can cause havoc.