2010 Ford Fusion stability control problems
Owners reported stability control problems in 144 complaints for the 2010 Ford Fusion, 2% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 144 2% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 87,000 miles 133 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When stability control problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 6 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 20 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 32 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 17 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 17 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 10 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 7 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 3 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 133 stability control complaints that report mileage, the median is about 87,000 miles, and 22% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
The vehicle lost power steering, traction control, and brakes upon entering the freeway on ramp. To stop the vehicle and endangering other drivers, I was forced to crash into the concrete wall barrier on the drivers side of the on ramp. There were no warning lights on the dashboard until after coming to a stop and the engine died. At that point the warning lights came on.
Started my car and everything was fine, within 45 seconds of driving my dash said service power steering now and then service advancetrac, with the advancetrac light coming on. As soon as this happened my power steering was completely gone and I could hardly turn. It has never worked since and whenever I start the car it says service power steering now shortly followed by service advancetrac.
Other problems reported for the 2010 Ford Fusion
- Steering 1,663 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 813 complaints
- Cruise control 794 complaints
- Engine 793 complaints
- Fuel system 706 complaints
- Air bags 591 complaints
- Brakes 552 complaints
- Electrical system 324 complaints