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2010 Ford Fusion cruise control problems

Owners reported cruise control problems in 794 complaints for the 2010 Ford Fusion, 11% of the complaints on file. It is the 3rd most reported problem area for this model year.

At a glance

Complaints
794 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
53,000 miles 745 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
21 and 1
Injuries and deaths
8 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When cruise control problems show up

Cruise control complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 53,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 42 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 136 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 280 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 184 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 66 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 15 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 11 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 5 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 3 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 2 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 53,000 miles
Based on 745 complaints that include mileage. 61% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
View the numbers
MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles42
20k to 40k miles136
40k to 60k miles280
60k to 80k miles184
80k to 100k miles66
100k to 120k miles15
120k to 140k miles11
140k to 160k miles5
160k to 180k miles3
180k to 200k miles2
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 745 cruise control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 53,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 21 crashes, 1 fire, 8 injuries.

What owners wrote

I was pulled into a parking spot in the parking lot of my gym, and the car was close to stopping, or stopped. The car accelerated, and I hit the building. When the crash was over, I looked down and my car's gear was in park. Either the car was already in park, and my foot was still on the brake, or my foot was on the break, and as the car accelerated forward, my hand hit the gear, putting it in park. I have pictures demonstrating skid marks (showing the brakes were engaged). The car is a hybrid model.

Reported at 6,500 miles, March 2010 CrashInjury

While doing 50 MPH on a highway, the car suddenly lost power. The motor was still running, but it was as if it was in idle. Depressing the accelerator did nothing. I pulled the car over to the shoulder and stopped. The idle was extremely rough. There was a 'wrench' indicator light. I turned the car off. As I restarted the car, it was very rough to start then after a few seconds, idle was normal. I drove without a problem for about 20 miles when the problem re-occurred in the exact same manner.

Reported at 52,000 miles, August 2013

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