2010 Ford Fusion: headlights failing or too dim

Filed Dec 13, 2023 · Lights · ME

Low beam headlights are so dim I can only see maybe 5' in front of me.

Filed Apr 27, 2021 · Lights, Visibility · KY

From day of purchase there has been a film on the inside of the windshield that makes visibility difficult. When I clean the windshield it just smears. Also the headlights do not cast a light far enough in front of the vehicle on low beam. Even after adjusting must have high beams on and fog lights at all times, please check this

Filed Feb 19, 2021 · Brakes, Engine · 81,500 miles · MA

Engine light, advance trac light, ABS light, battery light, tire pressure monitoring system light, alarm light suddenly came on. Then dash went completely blank. Headlights went out,lost control of vehicle at high speed. Dash lights came back on stirring control of vehicle lost. All dash lights started flashing. Breaking system not working.

Filed Feb 19, 2021 · Acceleration, Transmission · 82,500 miles · MA

Engine light, advance trac light, ABS light, battery light, tire pressure monitoring system light, alarm light suddenly came on. Then dash went completely blank. Headlights went out,lost control of vehicle at high speed. Dash lights came back on stirring control of vehicle lost. All dash lights started flashing. Breaking system not working.

Filed Feb 19, 2021 · Lights · 81,500 miles · MA

Engine light, advance trac light, ABS light, battery light, tire pressure monitoring system light, alarm light suddenly came on. Then dash went completely blank. Headlights went out,lost control of vehicle at high speed. Dash lights came back on stirring control of vehicle lost. All dash lights started flashing. Breaking system not working.

Filed Aug 18, 2020 · Lights · 120,000 miles · NJ

Tail lights do not turn on when daylight running lights are on. Per owner's manual there are 3 positions (off, parking, low beams). The drl is on when: the ignition is on, the headlamp control is not in the low beam position, and the trasmission is in out of the park position. The warning in the manual states: "always remember to turn on your headlamp at dusk or during inclement weather. The drl system does not activate the tail lamps and generally may not provide adequete lighting during these conditions during these conditions. Failure to activate your headlamps under these conditions may result in a collision." I noticed a healthy, alert, driver of the ford fusion forgetting to turn on the headlamp to low beam. He said they were on, but in fact the drl was on, because if the low beam is not on, the drl is usually on. When driving, we noticed many fusion moving cars at night time without their tail lights on. We believe it is because the drl comes on automatically and people forget to turn their low beam lights on because the drl makes it seem like low beam is already on. I noticed this several months ago when we were almost rear-ended and I discovered the low beams were not on (but the drl was on). See attached owner manual. Per owner manual, this is by design. Repair is not needed. We took this to a mechanic who advised is a design issue and not a repair issue. We contacted the manufacturer who stated to contact the dealer.

Filed Oct 24, 2019 · Steering · 129,839 miles · WI

Power steering assist fault goes on several times a week and is accompanied by a loss of power steering. In fact, my steering tightens up so much that I don't think I could drive the car. So far, this has only happened when I first start the car. The steering returns to normal if I turn the car off, move the steering wheel from side to side sharply and then turn the car on again. Once I was able to get the power steering to work while the car was still running by just abruptly turning the steering wheel to one side. I saw that some have had this happen on the freeway. This has never happened to me, but I cannot imagine what I would do if it did. I have a picture of the error message on my cell phone that I took on october 6, 2019. My car had 129,839 miles on it at the time. Research tells me that this repair will cost $1440 or so, which is completely unaffordable for me. Why is this not recalled when it seems to be happening so often? My friends do not feel safe driving with my anymore and refuse to ride with me. I loved this vehicle, but I am beginning to rue the day that I purchased it. I just put in $445.00 repairing some oxygen issue, the driver's side blinker, and the windshield wiper fluid lines. I was given an estimate of $499.00 to replace my front passenger head light unit because it gets condensation in it and they can't just replace a seal. However, none of these is the safety issue that I feel the power steering going out would be. I feel ford should definitely be responsible for replacing/repairing this as so many have complained and the level of safety could be compared to the air bag recall. I had to pick one date below as to when it happened so I put the date I took the picture. It has been going on for a couple of months, though.

Filed Jul 5, 2018 · Lights · 55,000 miles · CA

Headlight low beam projector beams have become hazy and cloudy. Headlamps have reduced brightness and decreased visibility. Many times I can't even tell they are on in the evening and they appear dim on the road.

Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Lights · 168,000 miles · TN

Tail lights are too hot causing burning of tail light sockets, exploding bulbs and melting of tail light assembly. Toxic fumes are being generated by the melting plastic. The tail light/head lights were on and we were in heavy traffic. While driving we smelled burning plastic. Upon inspection I found that the right tail light bulb was burned and melted into the tail light assembly, the light socket was black from burning. Now there is no way to secure the tail light bulb into the tail light assembly due to the melted plastic. See photos.

Filed Jul 13, 2015 · Steering, Suspension · 60,971 miles · FL · crash

Car lost power steering as I was turning, pulled hard right, causing car to hit a small tree. Minor damage; cracked headlight lens and front nose piece detached from fenders. The car was restarted and the steering appeared to be fine. However, since this happened, the steering appears to be harder to control and the car has a hard pull when accelerating similar to torque steering. The car never had a problem with torque steering prior to this incident. The car also developed a sway when hitting the smallest road bumps, such as coming off a bridge.

Filed Apr 4, 2013 · Lights · 12,260 miles · ND

Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that when the vehicle is turned on the headlights come on but the tail lights do not come on unless you turn the switch for the lights. The contact stated that they drove without tail lights and got a ticket. The contact had not spoken to the manufacturer. The failure mileage was 12,260 and the current mileage was 37,148.

Filed Feb 26, 2013 · Fuel system, Transmission · 27,000 miles · PA

The wrench light came on and stayed on steady and the car suddenly lost all engine power. Headlights stayed still on and hazard lights worked. I tried starting the car but pressing the gas pedal produced no movement of the car nor any increase in engine sound. After trying to start it several times, it seemed like it started but not a normal start. The engine appeared to be very rough but again, no fast engine sound. It kind of limped to the side of the road which was on a very slight incline. No pressing of the gas pedal produced any significant movement of the car. The car was violently shaking as it limped to the side of the road at maybe 2 miles per hour. Once I got it to the side of the road out of traffic, I did turn it off. I gave it about 30 seconds and it started normally. No more wrench light. It seemed to work fine after that. I drove home ? About 90 miles with no further problems. I reported the problem to our local ford dealer. The dealer has been supportive. Ford motor company has not been supportive. When I called the ford dealer explaining the symptoms, the service coordinator?s first question was, ?is it a fusion?? He already knew it was a common problem with fusions. He said that I am not going to like what he had to say. He said that ford will not allow him to do the 30-minute repair unless a code is available in the obd unit. I brought it in and no code was found. They tried for two days to get it to code. The service manager pleaded with ford?s upper level to allow the repair but they were inflexible. Their response ? ?no code, no repair.? Ford?s customer relationship center was useless! They offered no help. The local dealer had six cars the week after my car died with the exact same issue as mine. I was placed back on the road with ford knowing I would again be stranded. It happened again 4 weeks later.