Erratic shifting. Slipping clutches. Holds onto gears with no shift. Acceleration hesitation. Extreme at times. Twice, while attempting to accelerate and merge onto expressway, the engine dropped to almost idle for over a second. When the engine did catch it went to red line so quickly had to let up on the accelerator. This further confused the trans. Nearly got rear ended but was not only because of the quick reaction of the other drivers. Software has been reloaded twice. Not any better. Ford keeps promising a fix is coming. Been waiting over a year.
2010 Ford Fusion transmission complaints
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I have had several issues with my 2010 ford fusion transmission sel v6. I've taken it to the dealership several times. They finally did a reprogram dec 09, 2010 with 8k miles. Then complete transmission rebuild 2/15/11 with 11k miles on it. Now I'm experiencing the same problems yet again at 16k. I have to take it right back to the dealership. They always tell me nothing is wrong. The trans has to adapt to my driving again. Why is the car shutting off? Transmission surging gears, not picking up, car bucking in the morning when going from park to drive. It's been terrible. I hate driving in rush hour because I never know what my car is going to do. Every time I take it to the dealership they say nothing is wrong. I'm sick of paying $30 a day for repeated transmission issues. It's out of hand and unsafe. I have a toddler in my car. This is the whole reason I buy new cars...so that I never worry about being stranded and I feel safe with my baby in the car. This is the worst car I've ever owned.
Transmission is acting very erratic. The transmission "flares" causing rpms to go up quickly regardless of throttle position. It also shudders while driving highway speeds, almost as if searching between gears while maintaining a steady speed. Also, it shifts very roughly, comparable to an inexperienced driver operating a manual transmission, and these abrupt shifts cause the car to want to accelerate. I have heard reports of people having the transmission completely fail while cruising at highway speeds, and being a father of two little ones, want to see to it this problem gets fixed. Ford denies there are any problems, yet a bit of research shows there are multiple lemon law suits against the 2010 ford fusion. I have not yet taken it to a dealership as I have heard there really is no solution to the problems, and those who have have not seen any improvement. In fact, many have reported complete transmission failure from the so-called "fixes".
2010 ford fusion transmission slip. Had software up date done diden't fix it. Had valvabody replaced diden't fix it after the third attempt at a repair I wanted ford to replace the complete transmission they would not. They rebuilt it, it was better but not like I thought it should be. Now it is making a noise again and the ford tech can't hear it. Ford needs to make good on their product my fusion is about to be out of warrantee then what will I do I don't have money for a new transmission every 6mo.
Engine hesitates from a stop and bucks and jerks while driving. Hard pick-up. Rpm's up to max without vehicle acceleration. Feels like transmission slips into neutral. First visit, 5/18/2010 (8767 miles-bought new at 15 miles-10/10)/ presently, july, 2011, car with 22,000 is in for 4th return to dealer: 10/2010 car 1 year old, 14,000 miles, local oil repair shop notices both lower ball joints boots split, returned to dealer to resolve. Still hesitating and jerking and bucking, particularly during gear shifts. Second visit, 11/2010 returned for same driving problems. Third visit 6/30/11 service shop notices leak under carriage, returned to dealer. Service manager and I check under carriage, still obvious leak, he told me it wasn't a leak, we both had grease/oil/something on our hands. Refused to extend rental car coverage as car is "completely fixed", left with car, wrote on ticket, "leak still unresolved". Returned for forth visit 7/8/2011 admits leak "somewhere". Also, sealant around windshield melts and becomes tacky in hot weather (texas). Had dealer reseal last summer. Now, area is getting tacky again. Will this occur each summer and will seal hold during hard rain?
Traveling at high speed with cruise control on. Applied brake to slow down for traffic, vehicle continued to slow and would not respond when I applied the accelerator. I had to put the transmission in neutral and had to push gas pedal several times hard before engine would respond. This happened twice while traveling from florida to canada. I had the ford dealership in wetaskiwin, alberta, canada check the vehicle, they could find nothing wrong. I continue to drive the car, but I am fearful that, if it happens again, I could be rear-ended.
2010 ford fusion. Consumer states issues with ford's g speed auto trans found in fusion 2010 model *tgw the consumer stated the transmission popped out of gear on four occasions while driving on the freeway. There was also a bearing noise coming from the vehicle and a throttle hesitation which the dealer couldn't identify.
I have a 2010 ford fusion that I bought in june 2009. Since day one I have had transmission problem. Transmission would slip going to second to third . Upon hard acceleration like merging onto a highway the transmission would slip and the rpms would go to redline. The car would not move. This was a very dangerous situation. Car was brought to dealer on 11/13/2009 and the dealer said it was a computer problem. They reprogrammed it. On 2/23/2010 car was brought back for same problemdealer replaced transmission. 6/2010 received a recall notice from ford saying there was a computer problem with the transmission. Reprogrammed again. Went back to the dealer numerous times after new transmission was installed with the same problems as mentioned before.on 5/24/2011 dealer rebuilt the new transmission. On 5/25/2011 complained to dealer saying I have the same problem.5/31/2011 car is back at dealer transmission will not shift. This car is extremely dangerous especially merging onto the highway.
I bought my 2010 ford fusion approximately 18 months ago, have had the transmission broken down, rebuilt reprogrammed and am now being told they can find nothing wrong with my car. However, seeing how I am the one who has narrowly escaped several highly dangerous collisions on both streets and highways I find it really hard to believe nothing is wrong with my transmission. While driving the transmission will get stuck while shifting from one gear to the next, usually but not limited to 2nd, 3rd & 4th gear and will sometime slip gears when transitioning from reverse to drive. I have taken my car in four times now and am continually told they can find nothing wrong with the transmission. These highly dangerous transmission misfires happen every day I drive my car, no matter the driving condition.
While traveling at highway speed on a 4-lane divided highway, a slow-moving vehicle merged in front of our fusion forcing a hard braking event (there was somebody coming up from behind in the left lane, preventing a lane change at that instant). The fusion was slowed down to 50-55 MPH as the car from behind passed. This allowed a lane change to avoid hitting the car that pulled in front to begin with. However, in order to keep up with the flow of traffic, 100% accelerator pedal was required. As the fusion accelerated up to near the original speed, there was a whining sound coming from under the hood, then a violent jolt. This jolt severely shook the car, caused a sudden deceleration and to swerve on the highway. Luckily, my wife was able to keep control of the car. The seat belt grabbed. Had my wife not been wearing the seat belt, she is convinced that she would have been thrown into the steering wheel. The car was taken to a nearby ford dealership. No problems were found. (however, a fault code specific to hybrid vehicles was logged in the PCM memory.) this appears to be a continuation of the transmission problems this car has been experiencing since the day after I purchased the car in august, 2010 - and ford has been unable to correct. This vehicle has been into the ford dealer numerous times for transmission issues. The car is now at my local dealership.
Tl-the driver owns a 2010 ford fusion. The driver stated the vehicle would shake violently while accelerating from a stop and rpms would also increase. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer who stated the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 20,400. Sm.
Transmission failure and issue persists. Occasionally, when accelerating from a stop or a low speed, the transmission will slip and catch violently. The whole car surges and jerks forward causing the tires to chirp. If this were to happen on a day with inclement weather, the car could lose control and cause an accident. Ford rebuilt the transmission in summer of 2010 after finding burnt clutch plates. Ford has not repaired the original issue after taking the vehicle in 7 times. Also, every time the transmission jerks, burning transmission fluid is smelled inside the car through the AC vents. Ford claims it is leftover fluid from previous repairs, but after 6 months, the smell is still there.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was braking from approximately 5 MPH when the engine exhibited an abnormal increase in engine rpms and the transmission became unresponsive. The contact was able to resume driving yet the failure recurred intermittently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was awaiting diagnosis of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 19,500.
This vehicle was recalled for a known transmission issue in june 2010. Ford appears to have reprogrammed the computer to change shift points. Shifting is smoother but still it does not perform like a normal ford transmission (I have driven fords since 1964). Time out of service was one day. Jan 20, 2011 while my wife was driving at approximately 55 MPH, the transmission completely disengaged. There was no power and car had to coast to a stop on the side of the road. After sitting for the amount of time that was required for me to reach her I was able to drive the vehicle to the dealership about four miles away. The transaxle seal was leaking and fluid was low. The required parts were on backorder at ford and we had to wait for parts. The vehicle was returned on jan. 31, 2011 (11 days out of service). On feb.12, 2011, the vehicle was being driven by me at approximately 55 MPH when the transmission again disengaged. I had to coast to the side of the road and call ford road service for a tow. I parked the vehicle and turned the ignition off. I tried to start the engine to record the mileage and the engine would not run, acting as if the timing was completely out of sync. It bucked and missed fired as if the timing was not correct (I had experienced this once before when starting the vehicle one morning in late sept. 2010 but had not experienced it since that time thought we had gotten some bas gasoline). On both occasions when the transmission has disengaged, the check engine, maintenance required and transmission service required was displayed on the dash by the computer but the dealer claims there was no error code recorded by the computer system. The transmission disengaged again ant highway on march 11, 2011. This is well documented on the web and will cause a death if ford does not correct the problem.
2010 ford fusion transmission flares and hard shifts. Have had the car in twice for the same problems including leaking trans fluid from the left front half-shaft. Recently the wrench light cam on at the end of a 900 mile trip but went off a day later. I have had a half shaft, clutch, related seals and bushings (took 10 days to repair) replaced before the car reached 21,000 miles. There is a wide spread problem with eh 6f35 transmission used in multiple ford cars and trucks. Ford covered the cost of repairs under warranty and only paid for a rental because I bought an extended warranty at purchase. Ford is at a loss how to fix these 6f35 transmission problems and is deliberately vague when questioned. I spent $25,000 on this car and am worried about it's safety and durability. I think ford is hoping the warranty runs out before the transmission completely fails. The 6f35 transmissions need replaced. Not more computer PCM flashes. I read that on some of the 6f35 transmissions had bore holes manufactured incorrectly. I think ford is trying to cover up this problems and trying cheap fixes that don't resolve the issue. Owners all over the internet are having similar issues.
I bought a slightly used (it was a dealer auto) 2010 ford fusion sel. Since I first purchased in february 2010, I have experienced very jerky and uneven shifting. I even brought the car back after owning it for about 1 week, but the dealer monaco ford in ct talked me into keeping the car, saying that it is different type of engine (6 cylinder) than I was used to. But it felt wrong and always has. Then, I got a recall notice in the mail or service notice notifying me of transmission problems with the make/model of my car. It came from ford and I was instructed to bring the car in for service. I did, but nothing changed. I learned to live with it, but over the past month, the car has become worse and worse - shifting has become so jerky that I experienced severe jolts and whiplash about 5 times. I brought the car in on march 7, 2011 and the transmission is damaged due to a broken front axle seal - I looked online and this seems to be related to the problems with my make/type of vehicle. I need help - I can't afford to keep a car that is not safe. The dealer told me it is not safe to drive and all reports I have read state that these problems are often not fixable - with one problem after another recurring with the transmissions in the affected vehicles. As I bought the car slightly used, I don't think I can sue through the lemon law. I need help!
Transmission had to be rebuilt around 20,000 miles. After it was rebuilt the car had no power so they reprogrammed it for the 6th time with the third different program. Now drives worse than ever. Routinely shifts between 5000 and 6000 RPM. Gas mileage has decreased. I was told the new program is designed to make the car shift higher so the clutch doesn't burn out again.
I have a transmission problem where it slip into neutral for a few seconds between 1-2 and 2-3 causing an acceleration delay while in traffic. The engine just revs and then a shuttered lurch when the transmission slams into the next gear. I have had the car in for repair, was told the transmission was fine and all it needed was a reprogram. Now I still have the issue, I'm taking the car back in and I'm dismayed to hear that even if they now rebuild the trans, I'll still have to deal with the problem as ford doesn't know how to fix it. And I have been told by the dealership 'you can bring it in and we'll check it out but I don't think we can fix it.' the federal safety agency has to step in, ford owners are in jeopardy.
This vehicle has been serviced nine times at dealer with symptoms of transmission slipping between 2nd and 3rd gear. It continues to do the same with harsh transmission engagements, slipping causing RPM's greater than 5000. A vehicle event recorder was installed into the vehicle and problem identified. Valve body has been cleaned, new transmission solenoid, "re-flashed" 2 times with no changes. Ford customer service involved from beginning. At one point received call from customer service district manager stating it is "normal" for the car to shift this way and there is no problem even after the problem has been identified. This continues to be a huge safety issue as the car slips at any time in any traffic. There has not been a solution to fix this problem nor any guarantee. Something has to be done to fix the problem that affects many owners with this 6 speed automatic transmission. Previous complaint odi 10369166.
2010 ford fusion 6000 miles experiencing transmission shifting issues since 3000 miles. Dealer says they don't notice anything and no tsb's but there are tons of web posts about defective transmissions and recalls noting the same issues, hard shifting , delays, etc.
Transmission shifting problems in 2010 ford fusion, 4 cyl, 6 speed automatic transmission. Transmission replaced at 12,000 miles by ford under warranty. Vehicle now has 36,000 miles and shifts erratically on a random basis. Typically vehicle must be driven at least 8 miles before problems occurs. Common problem involves 1-2 shift and 2-3 shift. Transmission will shift hard or will shift into neutral. Ford diagnostic computers indicate transmission is operating properly. Internet search reveals that this is a common problem. Dangerous condition presented when vehicle driven in traffic, up hills, and when entering interstate system.
2010 fusion se l2.5l fwd-transmission leaks oil at the driver side half shaft seal. Its zero out and & the grove box manual has no sub freezing procedure to check the atf. After 2 days of ownership I contacted ford service and they were unaware of any tsb's for this problem. After some googling I found 6 or so tsb's on this 6f35 transmission and many customer complaints chronicled in forums. Even fords own fusion forum has more negative than positive about this transmission. Fordfusionforum.com.
I purchased my vehicle on may 15, 2010. The vehicle began to stall almost 1 month later at 2100 miles. I was coming to a stop at a red light when I noticed that my vehicle had lost all power when I began to apply the brake. I took the vehicle into the dealer and they told me that they were not able to replicate the problem and no codes were showing up when diagnosed. After the first time the vehicle stalled on me I started to notice an acceleration problem prior to the vehicle stalling again. It feels like the vehicle is not shifting gears correctly when I'm pressing the gas for acceleration. The vehicle has trouble accelerating properly and I fear that I may get rear ended. When the vehicle stalls it does not give me any warning signs and just looses power. I have to turn off the ignition and turn it back on. The vehicle starts up right away like if nothing happened. Meanwhile I loose power in the middle of the freeway or on the street, fearing that I will get rear ended. The vehicle has stalled on me numerous times and each time I take it into the dealer they are not able to replicate the problem. The dealer placed a flight recorder to monitor the vehicle and they still weren't able to capture anything when the vehicle stalled, so they say. I have contact ford corporation and have notified them of the problem but they are not working to fix the problem. They keep changing me from dealer to dealer and they have not sent out a ford technician as promised to look at the vehicle. This is a huge safety concern that ford is not addressing. I have put in numerous calls to ford corporation and they have not fixed the problem to this day.
Ford fusion 2010 - automatic transmission failure - can not trust this car to work properly - hard shifting - lurching forward - transmission tripping over itself like a 13 year old car at 1 month - 2 months acceleration problems - 3 months lurching forward and not moving when put into reverse - 6 months out of the blue violent shaking of the vehicle as if a wheel was about to fall off. At 6 months old that car is behaving mechanically worse than a 13 year old car - this car is unsafe - seriously thinking about dumping it back at the dealership as it is a lease. 31,000 km is when the violent shaking at higher speeds began (out of the blue).
I am experiencing chronic shifting problems with the 6f35 transmission. This transmission suffers from slipping gears, shift flares, harsh shifting, and funny shifting that will be followed by an uncontrollable forward lurch. The dealership determined that my valve body failed at 3,744 miles and proceeded to replace the valve body and solenoid assembly. Then at 4,526 miles I had the recall 10b15 powertrain control module reprogramming performed on my car. Next, at 4,727 miles the dealer informed me that my car passed the transmission load test. At 9,181 miles the dealership verified my shift flaring problem. They reflashed my PCM with an updated software program. Trans tech drove vehicle and the trans continued to flare. The dealer then removed my transmission and mounted to the bench for overhaul. The dealer discovered that my valve body had 3 melted bolts, my valve body was damaged, and that my clutches had burned out. The dealer proceeded to install a new valve body, forward clutch, overdrive clutch, piston, seals, and gaskets. At 9,702 miles my car returned to the dealership for shifting problems and poor overall transmission operation. I was told by the dealership that everything was normal at this time. I believe that I was told this because there are no more repairs available at this time. I am sick and tired of ford giving everyone the run around on these transmissions. They need to man up and let people know what is really going on. My transmission continues to experience shift flaring, violent downshift slams, erratic shifting, delayed shifting, forward lurches, and struggles on takeoff. With every repair attempt the overall performance of this transmission worsens every time. It shifts as though it was designed by a bunch of amateur's. I no longer feel safe driving my car due to the uncontrollable forward lurches and extended delayed shift where the car won't move for a few seconds. Please fix this before someone gets killed or injured!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 70 MPH, the contact stated that the transmission disengaged from the engine, causing loss of all power without warning. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who reprogrammed the computer in june 2010; however, the problem occurred again in january 2011. The contact did not inform the manufacturer nor was the vehicle repaired. The current mileage was approximately 34,000. The failure mileage was approximately 23,000. The VIN was unavailable.
I have a 2010 ford fusion with 13k miles on it, that has been providing me with tremendous amount of heartache. The vehicle will automatically slip into random gears while driving, even to the extent of shifting from 6 gear all the way down to 1st. I was driving down I-17 in arizona doing the speed limit of 75mph when for the second time it slipped all the way in to 1st gear. Both times this occurred it nearly caused an accident because my speed decreased so suddenly I was almost rear end at 75mph. I am actually fearful for my wife, who primarily drives it, and my son safely. I have brought the vehicle in before and they can't find anything wrong with it, but yet there are numerous customers with the same complaint. A simple online search will reveal that. Ford is aware of this problem, but individual dealers are only treating the symptoms and not actually fixing the problem. This has to be corrected before someone dies.
Transmission slips between 2nd and 3rd gear every day when the engine is cold. Three times has caused violent shaking of the vehicle. I was close to being t boned due to the slippage once as the car wouldn't continue on the proper acceleration path.
On oct 24, 2010 while driving approximately 75-80 MPH (left lane) of a major freeway, tachometer revved to 4,000 RPM and stuck there. Vehicle RPM's would not go up or down and transmission appeared to be slipping in 6th gear. This incident occurred at 27,522 miles. Managed to get car to side of road, where RPM's returned to normal for idling condition. At this point, the little "wrench" light appeared on the dash. The car was shut off and restarted in an attempt to reset the code. All appeared well, and I proceeded to re-enter the freeway. At approximately 27,533 miles (11 miles later), the vehicle experienced the same thing. Please note that on june 14, 2010 the vehicle was taken to dealership and the "customer satisfaction program (program number 10b15) was performed on vehicle (mileage: 19,936 miles). As it appears that something is major wrong with this transmission, the vehicle was once again taken to the dealership (oct. 29, 2010: mileage: 27,760 miles) to have this issue re-evaluated. At this time, the dealership performed tsb 10-21-9. There was a noticeable difference in the shift quality of the vehicle. This same problem occurred again on dec. 1, 2010 (mileage: 30,138 miles) while driving 70 MPH; the transmission appeared to slip and RPM's revved up to 4,000 RPM. The vehicle has not been taken back to the dealership at this time as problem is not reproducible and is unpredictable. This is a potential safety hazard as transmission could fail at any time while traveling on the freeway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was driving approximately 55 MPH when she noticed that the vehicle was jumping gears abnormally. The vehicle was also exhibiting an unusual increase in engine rpms and loud roaring noise. The contact stated that the failure would occur whether sitting idle, in park or in drive. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who informed the contact that they were unable to diagnose the problem. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 14,000.
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