2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid problems
Owners have filed 649 complaints with NHTSA about the 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. Steering is the most reported problem area, at 21% of complaints. After that come air bags (21%) and brakes (16%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 649 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Steering 21% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 13 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 85,000 miles 505 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 13 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 70 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 102 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 85 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 72 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 59 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 31 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 21 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 6 |
| 200k+ miles | 11 |
What the data shows
Among the 505 complaints that report mileage, the typical (median) problem appeared at about 84,000 miles. For steering specifically, the median reported mileage is about 96,000 miles (132 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 13 complaints mention a crash; 2 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 94% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2010 ranks 1st most-complained-about out of 10 model years of the Ford Fusion Hybrid with enough data (198 complaints in that window).
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. The contact stated that while her daughter was driving at 25 MPH, another vehicle struck the vehicle's rear driver's side. The driver's side air bag failed to deploy. The driver was unsure of her injuries and suffered mild chest pain. The driver did not seek immediate medical attention but mentioned doing so in the future. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to a police station. The vehicle was not inspected by a dealer or mechanic.
While driving today at 55MPH my power steering lights blinked on then lost my power steering. Managed to barely get off the road . Very scary and can't believe the number of complaints for the power steering!! Could have easily went off the road and over the mountain today. Have to take to the dealer monday to see what its going to cost to repair.. Please do a recall as I had no idea how many complaints people have made. It is a life threat!!! 2010 ford fusion hybrid 67,000 miles.
Driver was in small local shopping center, he turned into parking space, applied brake, when car accelerated over curb onto sidewalk and through front of building.
This morning while driving to work I had a low tire pressure light pop up on my instrument panel. Seconds later it came up with power steering service now and I lost almost all ability to maneuver the vehicle. After I lost steering it said advancetrac service now. It was almost impossible to get the car to pull over to the side when I did I turned the car off for a few min and back on.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion hybrid. While driving 55 MPH, the power steering failed. The contact was able to regain control of the power steering and the vehicle was difficult to steer. Clemons ford in ottumwa, iowa was made aware of the failure, but the cause was not determined. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 85,000. The VIN was not available.