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2010 Ford Fusion engine problems

The 2010 Ford Fusion has 793 engine complaints filed with NHTSA — 11% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

793

Engine complaints

11%

Share of year

8

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Engine complaints by year

Fusion engine complaints by model year793 complaints2006: 58 complaints2007: 73 complaints2008: 40 complaints2009: 37 complaints2010: 793 complaints2011: 290 complaints2012: 116 complaints2013: 449 complaints2014: 238 complaints2015: 320 complaints2016: 542 complaints2017: 520 complaints2018: 282 complaints2019: 199 complaints2020: 52 complaints
Fusion engine complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“MY CHILD WAS DRIVING MY FORD 2010 FUSION AND IT SUDDENLY CAUGHT FIRE DESTROYING THE ENGINE AND SURROUNDING COMPONENTS, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE CAR WAS MELTED. FIRE DESTROYED THE FRONT OF THE INSIDE OF THE CAR . THERE WERE NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS OR OTHER WARNING SIGNS DISPLAYED ON THE CAR DASHBOARD.…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Engine · December 20, 2016 · fire

Common questions

How many engine complaints does the 2010 Ford Fusion have?

NHTSA has 793 complaints about the 2010 Ford Fusion engine — 11% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.