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2010 Ford Fusion engine problems

793 complaints about engine have been filed for the 2010 Ford Fusion, which is 11% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
793 11% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
55,000 miles 746 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
8 and 2
Injuries and deaths
2 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When engine problems show up

Engine complaints by mileage, 2010 Ford Fusion Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 55,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 33 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 128 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 264 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 172 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 87 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 36 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 14 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 6 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 4 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 55,000 miles
Based on 746 complaints that include mileage. 57% 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 miles33
20k to 40k miles128
40k to 60k miles264
60k to 80k miles172
80k to 100k miles87
100k to 120k miles36
120k to 140k miles14
140k to 160k miles6
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles4
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 746 engine complaints that report mileage, the median is about 55,000 miles, and 57% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 8 crashes, 2 fires, 2 injuries.

What owners wrote

Returning to tn from vacation in fl on 7/15/12. Traveling before birmingham, al - heard a loud boom sound (like a tire blow out), then heard a roar. As we signaled to move from the fast lane to the emergency lane - flames were over the back window of the car. By the time that we reached the emergency lane, the entire car was engulfed in flames both inside and outside. The car was entirely engulfed in flames within 10 to 20 seconds. I had purchased the car from moss motor company in south pittsburgh, tn on 6/4/12.

Reported at 19,800 miles, July 2012 FireInjury

Due to the failure of the throttle body, the car engine quits at various speeds or will not accelerate and stalls with on coming traffic. When this happens, the cars power brakes and steering fail to work creating a very unsafe event. Ford has had hundreds or thousands of problems with this according to the local dealership, if fact they have several cars waiting for parts (throttle body) to repair in their back lot.

Reported at 51,500 miles, August 2013

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