2011 FORD FUSION Engine Problems

The contact's boyfriend owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle hesitated while depressing the accelerator pedal, with the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who retrieved a fault code for a failure with the canister purge valve. The contact called another independent mechanic and was given an estimate for repair. The mechanic also referred the contact to Technical Service Bulletin: 15S34. The dealer was notified of the failure, and the contact was informed that the TSB did not apply to the vehicle. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed and traveled to the floorboard. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, where it was diagnosed that the HECU fuse and ABS unit had failed, and the engine needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and referred the contact to the NHSTA Hotline for assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 190,000.

Mileage: 190,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the steering wheel seized with the check engine warning light illuminated, and the advanced track failure message displayed. The contact stated that the steering wheel became difficult to turn. The vehicle was able to restart however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering control module had failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The dealer filed a claim for the contact and referred the contact to the manufacturer for further assistance. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and the claim was denied. The contact was informed that the VIN was previously associated with NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V340000 (Steering). The approximate failure mileage was 148,000.

Mileage: 148,000

Was driving down a busy road with my [XXX] and [XXX] , when all of a sudden my steering wheel got super tight and the car shut down. A message stating "power steering assist fault" popped up on my dashboard. There was ZERO warning before it happened. I just bought this car 3 months ago from a facebook marketplace car dealer. When this incident happened 2 weeks ago, I googled 2011 ford fusion recalls and it says NHTSA recalled in 2015. When I'm not understanding is why a VIN number makes a difference, when I'm having the problem on the type of year/model that was recalled. I have been informed about the customer satisfaction program, which expired years before I purchased the vehicle. Again, why should that fall on me? Thanks INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle was shaking. The contact stated that when the vehicle came to a complete stop, the vehicle lost motive power. The vehicle was towed to independent mechanic. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 146,000.

Mileage: 146,000

The contact's son owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while his son was driving at approximately 45 MPH, the check engine, "Service Advance Trac" and other unknown warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where the failures could not be duplicated. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer, where it was diagnosed that the ABS and Hydraulic Control Unit (HCU) modules needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The approximate failure mileage was 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

PURGE VALVE FAILURE, FORD CLAIMS THEY COULD NOT PROVIDE THE PART WHEN REQUESTED. (CHINO HILLS FORD) SAFTEY WAS PUT A RISK BECAUSE ACCORDING TO THE CURRENT RECALL FOR THE SAME YEAR AND MODEL OF A 2011 FORD FUSION THIS FAILURE COULD CAUSE PRESSURE CHANGES AND MAY CAUSE THE TANK TO CRACK AND LEAK FUEL. A FUEL LEAK IN THE PRESENCE OF AN IGNITION SOURCES INCREASES THE RISK OF A FIRE. YES THE PROBLEM WAS CONFIRMED BY A FORD DEALER IN CHINO HILLS YES IT HAS BEEN INSPECTED BY FORD AND RESULTED IN A FAILED EVAP PURGE VALVE TEST AND CALLED FOR REPLACEMENT YES THE PROBLEM CAUSED A P0456 CODES WHICH INDICATED A SMALL LEAK IN THE EVAP SYSTEM.

AT 138825 MILES, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO HAVE A MISFIRE ON CYLINDER #4, WHICH WAS INITIALLY A VACUUM HOSE LEAK. THEN, THE CAR STARTS HAVING AN “EARTHQUAKE” WHENEVER THE CAR IS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. THE CAUSE WOULD THEN BE AN EGR MALFUNCTION. AS TIME WENT BY, THE MISFIRE ON CYLINDER 4 SHOWS UP AGAIN. TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP TO HAVE THE ISSUE LOOKED AT, FOUND TO BE A CROSS THREADED SPARK PLUG, AND THEY RECOMMENDED THE CYLINDER HEAD BE REPLACED, THE ENGINE ASSEMBLY REPLACED, THE COOLANT BEING REPLACED, AND THE AC BEING RECHARGED. REPAIR WOULD’VE COST $10,500.

Mileage: 139,063

AFTER HAVING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BY FRANKLIN FORD LINCOLN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TODAY. FORD CLAIMS THAT THEY DID NOTHING INCORRECT IN THE RECALL BUT PRIOR TO TAKING MY CAR TO FORD THE BATTERY AND 02 SENSOR WERE IN FINE WORKING ORDER. AFTER THE RECALL THEY WERE NOT. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TODAY THE CAR STILL HESITATES TO START AND THE AC SYSTEM KEEPS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I DON'T THINK THAT MY CAR WILL EVER BE THE SAME AND IT IS ALL DUE TO FORD LINCOLN OF FRANKLIN REPLACING THE AIRBAGS.

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO PULL TO THE LEFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO OC WELLS FORD LOCATED AT 4920 INDEPENDENCE BLVD, HARDEEVILLE, SC 29927, HOWEVER, THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT OIL HAD LEAKED FROM THE ENGINE. THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR WAS NOT ABLE TO BE OPENED FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WERE NOT DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

Mileage: 63,000

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSY. T\INTERNAL FAULT CODE P2112 CAUSED THE POWER ON CAR TO GO TO LIMP MODE. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ITEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED IN FEBRUARY 21, 2013 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 FORD HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED 17 AUG 2020. THE VEHICLE WAS AT 152,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULAR BY FORD SINCE PURCHASE IN 2011. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. I HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN ON TO EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WITH NO ACCELERATION THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS SITUATION VERY QUICKLY. I EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TO 45MPH BUT COULD BARLEY CREEP TO 20 MPH MAX.

Mileage: 152,845

VEHICLE NOT ABLE TO STOP IMMEDIATELY. BRAKES WENT TO FLOOR. JANUARY 22, 20120 PULLEY NOISE IN ENGINE CONTINUOUSLY WHERE AIR CONDITIONING BELT IS PLACED.

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED RECEIVED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V227000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT KIRK AUTO COMPANY (235 STATE HWY 7 FRONTAGE RD, GRENADA, MS 38901). THE CONTACT STATED THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING FUEL ONTO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH THE STEERING WHEEL WAS DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER WITH THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS STILL LEAKING FUEL AS THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS A CRACKED FUEL TANK THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT SHE SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE RIGHT HAND THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 234,069.*DT*JB

Mileage: 234,069

TO WHOM IT CONCERNS, WELL FIRST OF ALL I PURCHASE A VEHICLE FROM, I DON'T HAVE THE TITLE, SO THE BANK AND THE DEALERSHIP GOT THAT STUFF. NEXT THEY THINK THEY CAN BE RUDE, LIE, AND PLAY GAMES, THIRDLY THEY SAID I WRECKED WHEN IT CAME OFF THE LOT ON CONDITION AS IT WAS IN, BUT NO WAY. FOURTHLY, THEY WAND TO LIE AND SAY 2 DIFFERENT STORE JUST LIKE THE BANK DOES, I'VE HAD TO PUT ALMOST A 1000 BUCKS INTO THE VEHICLE, AND I'M UPSIDE DOWN IN IT, I TOLD THE BANK THIS, AND THE BANK SAID THEY BE CONTACTING THE DEALERSHIP, NEVER HAPPENED I ASKED TO TAKE THE 1000 BUCKS OFF MY LOAN FOR THESE SERVICES BUT WON'T, THIS WHY I'M REPORTING THEM, NEXT THE BANK CAN NEVER DECIDE IF THEY WANT INSURANCE ON THE VEHICLE BEEN HARASSED BY BOTH THE DEALERSHIP AND BANK, WHICH IS FIRST PREMIER BANK AND FRANKMAN MOTORS SIOUX FALLS,SD, PLUS I WAS SUPPOSE TO RECEIVE A MANUAL FOR MY CAR NEVER HAPPENED, SO SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE, IF BOTH PLACES OF BUSINESS'S WANT ME TO BE NICE, THEY GOT TO EARN IT, AND DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS LEMON VEHICLE

Mileage: 153,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE AND SERVICE VEHICLE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BOTTLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.

Mileage: 108,000

POWER STEERING LIGHT COMING ON, CAR RANDOMLY LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLICKING NOISE DETECTED FROM THE VEHICLE AND THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED.THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE IDLE PULLEY BOLT FRACTURED AND HALF OF THE BOLT WAS STUCK IN THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,201.

Mileage: 189,201

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE WHERE IT DISPLAYED CODE: P0455 (EVAP SYSTEM LEAK DETECTED). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MARSHAL MIZE FORD (LOCATED AT 5348 TN-153, HIXSON, TN 37343, (423) 875-2023), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE REPAIR DID NOT CORRECT THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

MY VEHICLE WAS MOVING IN A PARKING LOT WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO MISFIRE AND STALLED. THE FORD DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE ENGINE SUFFERED A CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. THIS HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. ALL MAINTENANCE WAS PREFORMED ON TIME OR AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. THIS CATASTROPHIC FAILURE HAPPENED WITH LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THIS UNDER WARRANTY. FROM WHAT RESEARCH I HAVE FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORDS 3.5 LITER CYCLONE ENGINES. THE WATER PUMP FAILES RESULTING IN CATASTROPHIC ENGINE FAILURE. IF THIS PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS NO POWER STEERING OR BRAKES WOULD BE OPERABLE,POSSIBLY RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS. THIS IS AN UNACCEPTABLE SITUATION!, NOT TO MENTION A COSTLY REPAIR BILL. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION ON THIS MATTER

Mileage: 98,000

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMERS WRITES IN REGARD TO VEHICLE BEING UNABLE TO UNGERGO SAFETY RECALL REPAIRS AND HAVING MANY MALFUNCTIONS. *AS THE CONSUMER STATED ENGINE, FUEL SYSTEM, AND STEERING ALL MALFUNCTIONED AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. *JS

1. TAKATA RECALL- AIR BAG: AIR BAG SENSOR OR LIGHT GOES BLINKING FOR 30 MINS OR MORE THAN IT SWITCHES TO THE PANEL LIGHT AND STAYS THERE LIT UP.. 2. STEERING COLUMN-STIFF AND GRINDING NOISE: WHEN IT DRIVES BACKWARD REVERSE IT MAKES THAT NOISE AND WHEN ON THE ROAD IT BEGINS TO MAKE LOUD NOISE, THEN THE STEERING GETS HARD TO STEER. 3. AC COOLANT DOES NOT BLOW COLD AIR: DOES NOT GET COLD AND BLOWS OUT WARM AIR ONLY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHCICLE. THERE WERE THREE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO GERMAIN FORD OF BEAVERCREEK (2356 HELLER DR, BEAVERCREEK, OH 45434 (937) 429-1300), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT COULD NOT OFFER ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000.

Mileage: 109,000

CAR JUST STOPS WHILE DRIVING. HAPPENED 5 TIMES IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. MOST RECENT INCIDENT WAS 10/04/2017. THOUGHT THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO MY POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY THAT WAS REPLACED LAST WEEK, BUT APPARENTLY THIS IS A DIFFERENT PROBLEM ALTOGETHER. DRIVING 50 MPH ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD AND CAR JUST STOPS. TURNED KEY TO OFF, RESTARTED, DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES, STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, AND CAR LOST POWER. AGAIN TURNED KEY TO OFF, TURNED BACK ON AND CAR WAS DRIVEABLE. HAPPENED TWICE IN MAY, SAME SCENARIO, DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH, CAR JUST STOPPED, DROVE ABOUT 1 MI., STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND CAR JUST SHUT OFF. IN EARLY SEPTEMBER, HAPPENED ON DECELERATION APPROACHING A STOP LIGHT.

Mileage: 79,547

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED INTERMITTENTLY ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE FOLLOWING ERROR CODE APPEARED: THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY ERROR CODE (P2119). TOWN AND COUNTRY FORD IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THEY WERE UNAWARE OF ANY RECALLS REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY FOR THE EXTENDED MILEAGE WARRANTY COVERAGE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 154,000.

Mileage: 154,000

ON-GOING ISSUE WITH FUEL FILL INLET. INLET DOOR DOES NOT CLOSE AND SEAL PROPERLY WHICH CAUSES MY ENGINE LIGHT TO COME ON AND STAY ON. GAS-CAPLESS SYSTEM

Mileage: 51,000

THIS ISSUE CORRESPONDS TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003, ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. I JUST TOOK MY FUSION IN TO HAVE THE PART REPLACED AGAIN. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 50K MILES, THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED WAS AT 100K MILES, AND I CAN GUESS WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN AGAIN. THEY ALSO JUST REPLACED THE PART. I ASKED THEM ABOUT THE SOFTWARE UPDATE THAT'S LISTED IN NHTSA REMEDY WRITE UP, BUT THEY TOLD ME THERE IS NO SOFTWARE UPDATE IN THEIR SYSTEM. MERELY REPLACING ONE DEFECTIVE PART WITH AN IDENTICAL DEFECTIVE PART IS NOT THE SOLUTION, IT JUST KICKS THE PROBLEM DOWN THE ROAD.

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE OEM PART WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION NOR A SOLUTION. THERE WAS NO CLARIFICATION IF THERE WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED PART OR THE SAME PART THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY FAILED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

2011 FORD FUSION SE HAD A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WHILE IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY (NOV. 2013). OUR VEHICLE RECENTLY HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING AND SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. WE TOOK OUR CAR TO A MECHANIC AND HE INFORMED US THAT 3 GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AND WE NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR ONLY HAS 55K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WE'VE HAD!! THE MECHANIC SAID HE'S NEVER SEEN A TRANSMISSION GO THIS EARLY, BUT READING REVIEWS ONLINE OF 2011 FORD FUSIONS, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS MORE COMMON THAN WE'D LIKE TO THINK.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 99,000

CSP 13N03 AS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ETB PROBLEMS CAUSED MY CAR TO ABRUPTLY DROP POWER/RPM TO ~1000RPM. LATER IDENTIFIED ISSUE TO BE RELATED TO ETB AND TOOK TO MY FORD DEALER EXPECTING NEW SOFTWARE AND/OR ETB REPLACEMENT PER 13N03. DEALER REPLACED BUT THEN BEGGED OFF REQUESTING I PAY WARRANTY REPAIR COST OF $122 BECAUSE "MANUAL TRANSMISSION" VEHICLES AND THOSE NOT ASSEMBLED IN MEXICO WERE NOT COVERED. I AM ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN THAT MY ISSUE WAS EXACTLY THAT COVERED BY 13N03 AND FEEL THAT HAVING THE POWER LOSS "LIMP MODE" OCCUR IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION VEHICLE ACTUALLY PUT ME AT MORE RISK BECAUSE OF THE GREATER SPEED LOSS DUE TO THE DIRECT CONNECTED DRIVE PATH. LUCKILY IT WAS LATE AT NIGHT ON A LESS TRAVELED ROAD ALLOWING ME TO COAST OFF SAFELY ONTO THE SHOULDER. I PAID THE $122 SINCE THEY HAD ALREADY DONE THE WORK BEFORE REALIZING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT COVERED, AND THE THROTTLE BODY ALONE WOULD HAVE COST ME $75+, BUT I CANNOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A FULL-FLEDGED RECALL AND DOESN'T COVER EVERY VEHICLE WITH THIS TYPE OF ETB? ALL THIS BECAUSE OF WHAT SOUNDS LIKE INCORRECT/INSUFFICIENT MOTOR CONNECTION PLATING AND/OR BULB GREASE (CONTACT ENHANCER)

Mileage: 90,775

LOST POWER AFTER MOMENTARY STUMBLE WHILE MILDLY ACCELERATING ON STRAIGHT LEVEL CITY ROAD AROUND 35MPH. DAMP COOL EVENING AFTER MUCH RAIN PRECEDING DAYS. OCCURRED ABOUT 2 MILES AFTER STARTING FROM COOL ENGINE (2-3 HOURS @ 60F) THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BUT NOTED ~1000RPM, BUT NOT RESPONDING TO THROTTLE PEDAL AT ALL? CLUTCHED-IN (6-SPEED MANUAL) AND COASTED TO STOP, IDLE HOLDING, BUT NEVER RESPONDING TO PEDAL? NOTED WRENCH SYMBOL GLOWING ON DASH. WISHED I HAD MY OBD-II MONITOR IN THE CAR! TURNED CAR OFF, REMOVED KEY, OPENED DOOR (TO KILL ACCESSORY POWER). CLOSED DOOR, COUNTED TO 20 AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED A BIT HARD AND STUMBLED A LITTLE INITIALLY, BUT THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND I HAD A WORKING THROTTLE AGAIN. IT SEEMED LIKE IT MAY HAVE MINIMALLY STUMBLED A BIT ON THE 2-3 MILES HOME AS WELL, ALTHOUGH I WAS DRIVING IT VERY GENTLY, AND POSSIBLY OVERLY AWARE. TRAVELED LIGHTLY USED ROADS IN CASE IT ACTED UP AGAIN. ONCE HOME I WENT IN, GRABBED MY OBD-II TEST DEVICE AND HOOKED IT UP. NO CODES? NO MIL CODES, NO PENDING CODES, NO PERMANENT CODES? WENT IN AND BEGAN WEB SEARCH AND FOUND FORD ETB AND CSP=13N03 INVESTIGATION AND MITIGATION AGREEMENT. WROTE THIS, AND WILL DISCUSS WITH DEALER TOMORROW.

Mileage: 90,300

I WAS PULLING UP SLOWLY BEHIND TWO CARS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY ENGINE ACCELERATED WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE. MY CAR BEGAN TO INCH FORWARD TOWARD THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND ONCE AGAIN THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. I THEN TURNED THE KEY OFF AND THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN WITH MY CAR ENDING UP A FOOT AWAY FROM A CAR WITH A WOMAN AND TWO CHILDREN IN IT. I WENT ONLINE AND FOUND OTHER CASES OF THIS HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE WITH 2011 FORD FUSIONS. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME WITH THIS CAR. I WAS ON A BUSY FOUR LANE HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES.

Mileage: 48,400

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR MY VEHICLE DECELERATE IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MILES AWAY FROM HOME. I WAS ABLE TO PUT MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND MOVE OVER TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I HAD A TOOL LIGHT COME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR WAS STILL ON BUT NO POWER. I TURN THE ENGINE COMPLETELY OFF FOR ABOUT T 1 MINUTE AND THEN RESTART MY CAR. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY MAKE IT HOME. ON MY GRANDCHILDREN FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL, WHILE PICKING UP AT 1 OF 3 SCHOOLS ON THE WAY TO THE SECOND SCHOOL MY CAR DECELERATED JUST BEFORE A TRAIN TRACK DURING RUSH HOUR ONCE AGAIN. THIS TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. FOLLOWING THE SAME TECHNIQUE I RESTARTED MY CAR, MADE IT ACROSS THE TRACK ONLY FOR IT TO QUIT AGAIN. MY GRAND BABY WAS WORRIED AND NEEDLESS TO SAY SO WAS I.. USING THE SAME TECHNIQUE WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT SAFELY HOME. REQUIRING ANOTHER VEHICLE TO GO PICK UP AT THE OTHER TWO SCHOOL LATE.... PLEASE TELL ME I SHOULDN'T BE AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE RIGHT NOW I AM I ATTEMPTED TO PERFORM A VEHICLE HEALTH CHECK BUT IT WANT ALLOW ME TOO. PLEASE SAY THERE IS A SOLUTION TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM SURELY FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND THERE'S A RECALL AND I'M UNAWARE RIGHT

Mileage: 65,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A 25 MILE PER HOUR STREET, THE WRENCH LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE ALL POWER. IT BARELY CREPT ALONG. IF I APPLIED THE GAS PEDAL, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE.

Mileage: 31,000

MY CAR HAS HAD A FEW RECALLS. I BROUGHT IT TO WATERTOWN FORD AND THEY DID NOT FIX IT PROPERLY. I BOUGHT IT AT ENTERPRISE CAR SALES, WOBURN MA. THEY WERE SUPPOSED TO CHECK IT AND IT WAS NOT CERTIFIED LIKE THEY PROMISED. FROM THE FIRST MONTH THE CAR HAD ISSUES. IT KEEPS SHOWING THE WRENCH AND NOT ACCELERATING PROPERLY. I CAN'T AFFORD TO KEEP FIXING IT. I WOULD LIKE FORD TO BUY BACK THE CAR. FOR MORE THAN 11,000.00.

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY FORD FUSION LOST ALL POWER, LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. OF COURSE THIS HAPPENED WHEN I WAS PASSING 2 SEMIS WITH CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND BEHIND ME. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. IT JUST SAT THERE IDLING VERY BADLY, I TURNED IT OFF, TURNED IT BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME AFTER THAT. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ONLINE, THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE IT COULD DEFINITELY CAUSE A PRETTY BAD ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 75,500

WHILE DRIVING WHENEVER I STOPPED OR SLOWED TO TURN THE ENGINE WOULD START TO NOT PULL AS IF NOT GETTING GAS, THE CARE WOULD START SHAKING. HAPPENS WHENEVER SLOWING THEN TURNING OR PULLING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION

Mileage: 88,000

BEGAN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE THE SECOND MONTH AFTER PURCHASE. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND I COULD NOT CONTROL THE DIRECTION OF THE CAR. I ENDED UP ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROAD OFF THE SHOULDER BEFORE I COULD STOP IT. IT HAPPENED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. CAR DIES FOR NO REASON. I END UP HAVING IT TOWED OR RESTARTED BY CHARGING BATTERY. THE BATTERY ALWAYS HAS A FULL CHARGE. ALSO I HAVE BEEN SHOPPING AND GET IN THE CAR TO START IT AND IT WILL NOT START. DOOR HANDLES WOULD NOT WORK FROM INSIDE. WINDOWS WOULD NOT OPEN. HAD TO FORCE WINDOW DOWN ENOUGH TO OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. HAD FRONT DOOR HANDLE ASSEMBLE REPLACED HAD TRANSFER CASE RESEALED HORRIBLE SMELL, NEW TIRES 3 TIMES SINCE IT WAS PURCHASED HAD REAR DRIVE SHAFT REPLACED, FUEL PUMP REPLACED HAD TAKEN IT TO FORD JUST RECENTLY FOR WHAT I DEEMED WAS COMPUTER PROBLEMS, OF COURSE THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WAS TOLD BY MY MECHANIC THE LAST TIME I HAD NEW TIRES PUT ON THE CAR THAT I WOULD NEED NEW RIMS SOON. THE RIMS ARE ERODING FROM THE INSIDE OUT. I HAVE SEVERAL INVOICES FOR WORK THAT WAS DONE AND A FEW MORE I CAN'T LOCATE AT THIS TIME. I WOULD LIKE TO SEND THEM ALL TO YOU. PURCHASE CAR 12/1/12.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE AND ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED AND IDLED AT .58V WHEN IT SHOULD BE AT .75V. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, THE THROTTLE BODY WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,881.

Mileage: 85,881

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL CAP LEAK AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE SOLENOID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND OPINION AND IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE SOLENOID NEEDED REPLACEMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK ON JANUARY 29, 2016 I TURNED ON MY WIPERS TO CLEAN THE WINDSHIELD AFTER I TURNED THE WIPERS OFF THEY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WINDSHIELD, EFFECTING MY VISION WHILE DRIVING. ONCE OFF, THEY WILL INTERMITTENTLY TURN THEMSELVES ON AND OFF FOR A PERIOD SOMETIMES STOPPING IN THE FIELD OF VISION.

Mileage: 60,000

ENGINE TICKING SOUND REPORTED TO FORD DEALER AFTER MY MECHANIC FOUND IT WAS INSIDE ENGINE. DEALER FOUND ENGINE BLOCK CRACK AND REPLACED ENGINE - INVOICE #315874 - AL PACKER'S WHITE MARSH FORD, 9801 PULASKI HWY. BALTIMORE, MD 21220. DATED 11/12/15 ENGINE 2.5 LITER THERE ARE OTHER REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM POSTED ON THE INTERNET RELATING TO THE SAME FORD ENGINES.

Mileage: 32,742

'3 MAY 2013 (MILEAGE 32,800) MOAB, UTAH. DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND MOAB FOR MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING. ONE PASSENGER IN THE CAR BESIDE MYSELF. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SHARP CURVE, ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH, THE RADIO, AC ALL STOPPED WORKING. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WERE NON-FUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. '26 AUGUST 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,600) TIME: 6:00PM. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I'D STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT AND WHEN I PULLED SHARPLY OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, THE CAR WENT DARK AGAIN AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. I QUICKLY RESTARTED IT BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTING IT WITH THE KEY. THREE BLOCKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF. '6 SEPTEMBER 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,950 BETWEEN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND LAKE ELSINORE, CA. COMING OUT OF A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD WHILE GOING UPHILL ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR SHUT OFF. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED THE KEY, AND THE ENGINE STARTED UP AGAIN. '19 NOVEMBER 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 56,751) WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE FORD FUSION SHUT DOWN AGAIN, AND AFTER I RESTARTED IT, TWO HUNDRED YARDS LATER DID IT AGAIN. 'FORD HAS TRIED TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES. FINALLY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ON 22 SEPT. AND SAID THAT FIXED PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T! FORD CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE NOW REFUSES TO RETURN MY LAST FIVE CALLS

Mileage: 56,751

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

DRIVING ON FWY CAR DISPLAY A WRENCH AND YOU CAN'T ACCELERATE ALL YOU CAN DO IS COAST TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD OR HOLD UP TRAFFIC.THIS HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES IN ONE MONTH MY NEXT PROBLEM IS THE DASH DISPLAY CHECK FUEL FILL INLET AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS TWO WEEKS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR SO THEY TOLD ME WHAT SHOP TO TAKE IT TO BECAUSE WE HAD A 30 DAY WARRANTY SO I DID THEY TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM ON CARS THAT DON'T HAVE GAS CAPS. IT HAPPENED AGAIN,TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP AND HE GAVE ADVISE ON HOW TO FILL YOUR GAS TANK . IT HAPPENED AGAIN TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP THIS TIME HE SAID THAT HE REPLACED THE WHOLE FUEL INLET THING. WELL IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME HE TOLD ME TO HIT THE RESET BUTTON ON THE STEERING WHEEL I DID AND IT WENT OFF BUT IT KEPT ON COMING BACK ON WHEN I GET BACK IN THE CAR AND STARTING IT. AFTER A COUPLE OF DAYS OF DOING THAT I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP HE SAID THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO CHARGE ME TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND I SAID IT SAYS CHECK FUEL FILL INLET I SHOULD'NT HAVE TO PAY SO HE SAID THAT HE WOULD CHARGE THE DEALER HE CLEANED THE PART WHERE THE GAS GOES IN HE SAID AND EVERY THING IS ALRIGHT.WELL AFTER ABOUT A WEEK IT HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON TOO AND WHEN YOU RESET THE CHECK FUEL FILL COMES RIGHT BACK ON. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE SAME SHOP AND THIS TIME I HAD TO PAY AND I DON'T SEE WHY BECAUSE ITS THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER AGAIN AND IT IS NOT FIXED I PAID 50.00$ AND IT STILL HAS CHECK FUEL FILL INLET AND ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON. THE CAR IS AT THE FORD DEALER RIGHT NOW BECAUSE I HAD 3 RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE FUEL FILL INLET,FORD SAID THAT THEY CAN CHECK OUT WHY THE FUEL INLET IS ON BUT I HAVE TO PAY 120.00$ I DON'T HAVE THE MONEY I FEEL THAT IT SHOULD BE FIXED FREE BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND WAS NEVER REALLY FIXED.

Mileage: 86,000

THE ABOVE CAR DISPLAYED A TROUBLE LIGHT. A MECHANIC USED AN ODB II SCANNER AND DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THE CODE "P2119" I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY. IS THIS A RECALL ITEM?

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE SERVICE VEHICLE SOON WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000.

Mileage: 89,000

CAR HAS EXTREME, LOUD, EMBARRASSING BELT AREA NOISE. IN CHECKING WITH TWO LOCAL FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENTS I AM TOLD THIS HAPPENS ALL THE TIME AND IS COMMON. IT'S ABOUT A $700.00 REPAIR. FORD SHOULD TAKE CARE OF THIS PROBLEM FOR THOSE AFFECTED WHICH I AM TOLD ARE MOST THAT HAVE BEEN SO UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE PURCHASED A FUSION OF THE YEAR 2011. THIS IS ONGOING FROM 0 TO 70 MPH.

Mileage: 81,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A TUNE UP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 59,525.

Mileage: 59,525

THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT. THERE WAS A "RECALL" ON THIS PART AND IT WAS REPLACED HOWEVER WAS CHARGED BY FORD TO REPLACE AND FORD IS REFUSING TO REIMBURSE BECAUSE IT WAS PAST THE DEADLINE. CAR WAS FIXED AFTER KNOWN PROBLEM AND SHOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CHARGED IN THE FIRST PLACE. WORK WAS DONE AT DICK MASHETER FORD IN WHITEHALL OHIO

Mileage: 55,000

RECALL FOR TO CALIBRATE PCM TO CORRECT THROTTLE PROBLEM INEFFECTIVE. I CONTINUE TO HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THE SYMPTOMS, (DRAMATIC LOSS OF SPEED WHILE DRIVING) BUT NOW THE ACTUAL WRENCH SYMBOL DOESN'T APPEAR ON MY DASH ANYMORE. SO WHEN I SHOW UP AT FORD THEY SAY, "OH, WE NEED TO SEE AN ACTUAL CODE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM." SO WHAT DID THE CALIBRATION DO? ELIMINATE THE CODING? NOW MY CAR IS JERKY AND HAS HALF THE GAS MILEAGE AFTER THE CALIBRATION. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BUT THE OPTION TO GET THE THROTTLE REPLACED IS NEXT TO NONE. IN THE MEANTIME, IT IS WEARING ON OTHER PARTS AND LIKELY CAUSING OTHER PROBLEMS.

Mileage: 50,000

FORD FUSION 2011 ENGINE SURGED AND DROPPED SPEED AND RESULTING IN ME NEARLY BEING REAR ENDED BY VEHICLE BEHIND ME. ENGINE FELT AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED IN BETWEEN SHIFTING GEARS.

Mileage: 50,543

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,888.

Mileage: 37,888

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE PROBLEM RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING A 2011 FORD FUSION THE STATE POLICE SAID SHE FELL ASLEEP BECAUSE SHE WORKED OVERNIGHT . YES SHE WORKS OVERNIGHT AND HAS BEEN DOING IT FOR 6 MONTHS . SHE WAS ON HER REGULAR SCHEDULE. AFTER DROPPING HER BOYFRIEND OFF WORK SHE WAS HEADING TO MY HOUSE ON A REAL POPULAR DEER ROAD . I BELIEVE SHE WAS SWERVING OFF THE ROAD TO TRY AN AVOID THE DEER AND LOST HER STEERING AND HIT A TREE . I KNOW MY DAUGHTER SHE WOULDN'T HAVE FELL ASLEEP. I HOPE TO GOD THIS COULD BE PROVEN ONE DAY .THE ENGINE TIRES EVERYTHING ON FRONT END WAS INSIDE THE CAR . I HAVE PIECES OF THE CAR THAT WAS LEFT THERE HER CREDIT CARD BIRTH CERTIFICATE WAS JUST LAYING ON THE GROUND . I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR SHOWING THE ENGINE AND TIRE IN THE CAR. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD FUSION USED WITH 60K MILES ON IT SOME MONTHS BACK. I NOTICED A FEW TIMES WHEN I'M DRIVING A DISTANCE OF 45 MINUTES OR MORE A WRENCH LIGHT WILL SELDOMLY COME ON AND NOTHING HAPPENS IT JUST STAYS ON. THEN THERE HAS BEEN A FEW TIMES WHERE THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON HAVE LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING 65-70MPH AND MY CAR SHAKES AND IT SLAMS BACK INTO GEAR LIKE AS IF I REVED UP MY ENGINE AND DROPPED IT INTO DRIVE. NOTE,THIS ONLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN I DRIVE ON THE FREEWAY FOR A LONG PERIOD OF TIME. THIS HAPPEND AGAIN TODAY ON 10/5/2014 BUT THIS TIME I WAS ABOUT A HALF MILE AWAY FROM MY EXIT OFF THE FREEWAY AND MY CAR FILLED THE FREEWAY WITH SMOKE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH MY CAR AND I NOTICED FLAMES COMING FROM THE FRONT ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

DRIVING UP THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH THEN THE CAR BEGINS TO START LOSING POWER AND SPEED, I HAVE TO PULL OVER ALL THE WAY TO THE RIGHT IN THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT IS ON AND I SHUT OFF THE CAR THEN START IT AGAIN, I'M ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME ABOUT 10 MILES FROM HOME. IF I DIDN'T REACT QUICK ENOUGH THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 51,898

THE FIRST TIME AN ALARM THAT SOUNDED LIKE MUSIC BEGAN PLAYING. IT PLAYED FOR AWHILE AND THEN THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR SAFELY. I RESTARTED IT AND IT WOULD NOT START. I TRIED AGAIN AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR APPEARED TO WORK NORMALLY. THE SECOND TIME I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN THE FAST LANE GOING 65 MPH. I HEARD THE MUSIC/ALARM PLAYING AGAIN, SO I BEGAN WORKING MY WAY TO THE SIDE. BEFORE I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR LOCKED DOWN MY STEERING WHEEL. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THAT SAID SOMETHING LIKE "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". ONCE I GOT IT RESTARTED, IT DROVE NORMALLY AGAIN. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS UNABLE TO BACK OUT OF A PARKING SPACE BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM HAS TO BE REPLACED FOR 2100 DOLLARS. THEY TOLD ME THEY WERE NOT GOING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE THAT THE CAR TURNED OFF TWO DAYS EARLIER BECAUSE THE STEERING WAS THE CURRENT PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE FORD COMPANY AND THEY OPENED A CASE ON MY CAR. I DO NOT KNOW THE OUTCOME OF THIS SITUATION YET. AFTER READING SEVERAL ACCOUNTS ON THE INTERNET, I WANT TO BE SURE TO REPORT THIS SAFETY PROBLEM AS IT COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP FOR WORK TO BE DONE ON MY VEHICLE. ONCE I GOT IN THE PARKING LOT I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 20 MPH, MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF BY IT SELF. I HAD TOLD THE MANAGER THAT I NEED TO GET MY CAR CHECKED OUT BECAUSE IT JUST SHUT OFF WHILE I WERE STILL DRIVING. THEY SAID THEY DID A DIAGNOSIS CHECK AND COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING AND THAT EVERYTHING IS OKAY. THIS CONCERNS ME BECAUSE WHAT IF I'M DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND IT SHUTS OFF AGAIN. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. PLEASE HELP!!!! *TR

Mileage: 56,398

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. THE VIN NUMBER WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 53,000

HAD CRUISE SET AT 55MPH AND LOST ALL POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON THE DASH AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE BUSY HIGHWAY. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED NORMAL. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS MULTIPLE MORE TIMES SINCE THE INCIDENT YESTERDAY. IT IS NOW DOING IT EVERY TIME WE DRIVE. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO LOSE POWER IN YOUR CAR ON A BUSY HIGHWAY! THIS PROBLEM NEEDS ADDRESSED. FROM WHAT I READ ONLINE THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE THAT HAVE/HAD THE SAME PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

DRIVING AT 35-40 MPH, APPROACHING A HILL TO GO UP, ENGINE STOPPED. ELECTRICAL WAS FINE; POWER STEERING CONTINUED TO WORK, BUT ENGINE WOULD NOT WORK. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. COASTED TO NEARBY STREET, PULLED TO SIDE, AND STOPPED. TURNED OFF CAR BUT KEPT KEY IN IGNITION. TRIED TO START CAR BUT CAR MADE UNUSUAL NOISE, SO I TURNED IT OFF. (NOT CLICKING NOISE LIKE BAD ALTERNATOR MAKES; IT WAS A NOISE I'D NEVER HEARD BEFORE.) PULLED KEY OUT OF IGNITION, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, PUT KEY IN AGAIN, AND CAR STARTED AS NORMAL. DROVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME AS NORMAL (ONLY ONE MILE). HAVE NOT TRIED TO DRIVE ANYWHERE AGAIN FOR THE DAY. *TR

Mileage: 40,022

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE IDLE DRIVE SPEED; A WRENCH LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH; I SLOWLY MANEUVERED INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT ISSUE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH LED ME TO SUSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY. ON ABOUT JULY 29TH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT THAT I WAS IN AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 31ST, AS I PUT IT IN PARK AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED (THE ENGINE STOPPED AND RPM DISPLAY SHOWED 0) AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LAMP LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN THE 9 MILES BETWEEN WORK AND THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE AFFECTED PART WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" JUST AS I HAD FOUND BEFORE. *TR

ON JUNE 27, 2014 I TOOK MY CAR TO A DEALERSHIP FOR A RECALL TO REPROGRAM IT. ON JULY 14, 2014, MY CAR JUST STOPPED RUNNING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT DID RESTART AFTER I TURNED OFF THE AIR CONDITIONER AND RADIO. THE NEXT DAY I BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP ONCE AGAIN. THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO SEVERAL OTHER CUSTOMERS AFTER THE INITIAL RECALL AND THAT NOW THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I ASKED WHY THAT WASN'T REPLACED WHEN IT WAS REPROGRAMMED, HE SAID FORD TOLD THEM TO WAIT UNTIL THE SECOND PROBLEM OCCURRED BEFORE REPLACING IT. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY. HAD MY CAR STOPPED RUNNING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY GOING A HIGHER SPEED LIMIT, I MIGHT HAVE BEEN KILLED. I CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS GIVEN A CASE NUMBER AND TOLD THIS WOULD BE "LOOKED INTO." HOW MANY MIGHT DIE BEFORE THIS RECALL WILL BE DONE PROPERLY? *TR

Mileage: 43,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED VIOLENTLY WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY, ENGINE VALVE AND FUEL SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE CLEANED AND THE POWER CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,552 AND THE APPROXIMATE 160,000.

Mileage: 53,552

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE TO WORK, THE CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN JERKED AND STARTED TO DECELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, WHILE THE CAR CONTINUED TO JERK FORWARD. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I PROCEEDED TO REENTER THE HIGHWAY, AND A FEW SECONDS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I ONCE AGAIN PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER, TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THIS TIME THE CAR RAN FINE ALL THE WAY TO WORK. I AM CONCERNED THAT SINCE THE FREEWAY HAS A FEW CONSTRUCTION SPOTS WHERE THERE ARE NO SHOULDER PULLOFFS, I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 54,700

WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN STARTED TO TAKE OFF CAR CUT OFF AND JERKED FORWARD. THE "WRENCH" SYMBOL APPEARED. TRIED TO START CAR AND IT SHOOK AS STARTING. WAS ABLE TO GET STARTED AND LIGHT (WRENCH SYMBOL) WENT OFF. I ONLY HAVE @24000 MILES ON MY VEHICLE AND IT IS WELL-MAINTAINED. FROM WHAT I HAVE READ, THIS SEEMS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR FUSION. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED OR CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION WHEN THIS FAILURE OCCURRED. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD BE FATAL. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL IMMEDIATELY AND NOT AFTER SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO THIS FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

WAS WAITING TO TURN IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX, PUSHED ON THE GAS, RPM'S SHOT UP TO OVER 1500 AND CAR WOULD NOT MOVE, THEN IT SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND TOOK OFF WITH WHEELS SQUEALING. SOUNDED LIKE SOMETHING WAS THEN BEING DRAGGED UNDER CAR. STOPPED AND LOOKED BUT NOTHING, PUT IN GEAR TO DRIVE TO PARKING SPOT AND SAME THING, DIDN'T MOVE, RPM'S UP TO 1500 AND THEN SLAMMED INTO DRIVE. DID MAKE IT TO THE PARKING STALL WHERE IT THEN WOULD NOT MOVE AT ALL WHEN PUT IN REVERSE AND THEN INTO DRIVE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. SEEMS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE WITH ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS THAT I HAVE SEEN. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AT ALL. DEFINITELY A TRANSMISSION/TRANSFER CASE PROBLEM, WHICH I HAVE READ IS COMMON FOR THIS YEAR. THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT USED WITH 22,785 MILES ON IT AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT 4 MONTHS AND PUT 5744 MILES ON IT. SOMETHING DEFINITELY NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO, A VEHICLE WITH 28,529 MILES ON IT, NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY AND I NEED TO HAVE A NEW TRANSMISSION?? SOMETHING IS WRONG HERE. THANK GOODNESS I BOUGHT THE EXTENDED WARRANTY! *TR

Mileage: 28,529

EVERY SO OFTEN WHILE DOWN SHIFTING, THE CAR JUMPS PRETTY FIRMLY. WHILE IDLING AT A STOPLIGHT, THE CAR WILL SHAKE. I HAVE SOME FRIENDS TELL ME I MIGHT HAVE BOUGHT A LEMON FROM A REPUTABLE NATIONWIDE CAR DEALERSHIP SO NOW I AM LOOKING FOR ANSWERS. JUST BECAUSE THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL YET, DOESN'T MEAN THE CAR IS NOT DEFECTED. *JS

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS TRAVELING 55 MPH. SUDDENLY LOST RPM AND ENGINE STARTED SPUTTERING AND WITHIN 5 SECOND MY CAR WAS DEAD IN FAST LANE WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. CARS BRAKING HARD BEHIND ME AND HONKING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND MOVED TO A GAS STATION NEAR BY. TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTOZONE. THEY READ THE ENGINE LIGHT CODE P2111, WHICH IS AN ISSUE WITH THROTTLE ACTUATOR. LOOKED IT UP ON GOOGLE SEARCH. IN MY FIRST SEARCH FOUND HUNDREDS OF POSTING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE FORD FUSION 2011. THE ENGINE JUST GOES DEAD NO TELLING WHERE AND WHEN. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT DID NOT GET HIT OR LOSE CONTROL. IMAGINE ENGINE GOES DEAD WHEN YOU ARE TRAVELING 55 MPH OR HIGHER IN A FAST LANE NEXT THING YOU KNOW, YOU ARE AT COMPLETE STOP WITH NO BRAKE OR STEERING. SEE FOR YOURSELF SEARCH FOR THROTTLE BODY FORD FUSION. UPDATED 11/24/2014 *JS

Mileage: 37,310

AFTER ABOUT 3 WEEKS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE IT STARTED HAVING A HARD TIME STARTING IT WOULD TAKE 3 OR 4 TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE WOULD ACTUALLY START, THIS HAS BEEN GOING ON SINCE 3/12/2014 THEN ON MAY 9TH, 2014 I WAS GOING TO FT WAYNE AND I LOST POWER IN THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES (AND WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ON THE INTERSTATE) AFTER SITTING FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED. I WAS LATE ARRIVING TO WHERE I WAS GOING AFTER THE EVENT I GET IN MY CAR IT TAKES 5 TIMES TO START, AFTER THE VEHICLE STARTING I HEAD TO THE INTERSTATE IT IS 11PM I STOP FOR A CUP OF COFFEE GET BACK IN MY CAR AND IT WILL NOT START IT BACK FIRES I LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS OF TRYING THE VEHICLE STARTS AND I HEAD FOR HOME. I CALL THE SOUTHWORTH FORD IN MARION INDIANA AND NOW THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT THEY NEED TO DO A DIAGNOSTICS TEST AND IT WILL COST ME $80.00 TO SEE WHAT IS WRONG AND IF THERE IS A RECALL. (I HAVE ALREADY TALKED TO SOMEONE AND THEY TOLD ME THERE IS A RECALL OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY) AND NOW ANOTHER PERSON IS TELLING ME IT WILL BE $80.00 TO DETERMINE WHAT IS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I NEED THIS FIXED!!!! MY SON IS GETTING READY TO LEAVE FOR AFGHANISTAN THIS IS THE REASON I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE SO THAT I COULD GO AND SEE HIM OFF AND I WILL BE HAVING A 10 HOUR DRIVE. (I PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE) AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME FOR A RECALL? PLEASE HELP SO I CAN SEE MY SOLDIER OFF FOR HIS 2ND TOUR....... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE ENGINE WARNING ILLUMINATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,000.

Mileage: 16,000

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD STATING HE COULD POSSIBLY EXPERIENCE A SUDDEN REDUCTION OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, INSTEAD OF ISSUING WARRANTY EXTENSION. *JB

VEHICLE OVER ACCELERATED WHEN COMING TO A STOP. I PUT BOTH FEET ON BRAKES AND SHIFTED INTO PARK/NEUTRAL (HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES) AND CAR ACCELERATES TO OVER 7000 RPM AND AUTOMATICALLY GOES BACK DOWN TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THE THROTTLE BODY & MOTOR ASSEMBLY REPLACED (4/28/2014) YET IT HAPPENED AGAIN IMMEDIATELY UPON INITIAL DRIVE FROM FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP KEPT MY CAR FOR 3 ADDITIONAL DAYS AND THEN ADVISED THAT THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG AND I WAS TOLD (SALES GENERAL MANAGER) THAT WHAT I WAS REPORTING TO THEM "COULD NOT HAPPEN". *TR

Mileage: 32,088

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR, MY WIFE (ALONG WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL) EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SHAKING ENGINE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE SO SHE PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET AND PARKED THE CAR, LEAVING THEM STRANDED. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. THIS IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED (MINUS THE LACK OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) IN THE "FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03" LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD DEALER. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL A CODE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE DEALER, AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, REFUSE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL THE CODE FOR MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY IS READ. MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER MUST NOW DRIVE AROUND (TWICE A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK) WAITING FOR IT TO FAIL AGAIN, AND TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR WILL BARELY MOVE AND SHAKES SO BADLY. IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ACROSS THE CITY TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THIS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WITH A BABY IN THE CAR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM ALL TO STOP PUTTING CUSTOMERS IN DANGER WITH CARS THAT BARELY MOVE. AS FOR THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM"? NOT FEELING VERY SATISFIED AT ALL... *TR

Mileage: 79,000

DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SPEED, THE CAR JUST STOPPED BEING RESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL WITHOUT WARNING, THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR STARTED SLOWING DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON THE HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OVER TO A SAFE LOCATION, WHILE CARS WERE PULLING UP BEHIND ME VERY QUICKLY. AS THE CAR WAS LEFT IDLING IT BECAME VERY ROUGH, LIKE THE CAR WAS MISSING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR, WAIT THIRTY SECONDS TO A MINUTE AND START THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED A LITTLE ROUGH BUT RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION. THE MAINTENANCE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOT ILLUMINATED AND NO OTHER WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE SO FAR ABOUT A MONTH APART. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THE VEHICLE WAS LESS THAN THREE YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAD 23,214 MILES ON IT. LUCKILY BOTH TIMES IT HAPPENED ON A LOCAL STREET AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY AND RELIABILITY PROBLEM. YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHEN YOUR CAR IS GOING TO JUST STOP ACCELERATING AS YOU ARE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 23,214

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK AND TURN LEFT AT 25 MPH. I SUDDENLY LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND A WRENCH SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF . IT TOOK A WHILE TO START AGAIN. IT HAPPENS EVERYTIME I TAKE THE CAR OUT AND NOW SHIFTS REALLY ROUGH. I TOOK IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT WILL NOT REPLACE PART UNDER WARRANTY. THE THROTTLE BODY NEED TO BE REPLACED. IT IS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. PLEASE ACT QUICKLY. I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 44,359

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPMS DROPPED AND VEHICLE SLOWED TO ONLY A FEW MILE PER HOUR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, AND THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAS BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN SLOWLY TO PARKING AREA WHEN IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP AND IT LUNGED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A LARGE TREE, DEMOLISHING THE FRONT END. THE FORD PARTS PERFORMED EXACTLY AS THEY SHOULD HAVE, PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE WINDSHIELD OR CABIN AREA, BUT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS NOT INJURED BUT WAS SHAKEN UP BY THE ACCIDENT. UPON INSPECTION BY THE BODY SHOP AND MECHANIC, THE LINKAGE WAS BROKEN AND DAMAGED AND NEEDS FURTHER INVESTIGATION TO SEE IF A DEFECT IN THE LINKAGE WAS A CAUSE OR CONTRIBUTING FACTOR. DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END IS SUBSTANTIAL AND ESTIMATED IN EXCESS OF $8,000 WITH THE SEEN DAMAGE THUS FAR. *TR

Mileage: 21,338

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, FIRST MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THEN I DROVE A LITTLE FARTHER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR POWERED DOWN TO 5 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED AND TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY. I SEE ALL THESE COMPLAINTS AND IT ENRAGES ME THAT SOMETHING HAS NOT BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS, I COULD HAVE CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT DUE TO TRYING TO GET OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THEY NEED TO HURRY UP AND DO A RECALL SO SOMEONE ELSE DOESNT GET STUCK HAVING TO SHELL OUT $420 DOLLARS LIKE I DID. *TR

Mileage: 55,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND LOST POWER WITH NO WARNING. COASTED TO A STOP WITH ENGINE AT A ROUGH IDLE ONLY. ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE RPM. HAD VEHICLE TOWED THE MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHICH DIAGNOSED A FAILED "DRIVE BY WIRE" THROTTLE BODY. I ONLY HAVE 37,400 MILES ON THE CAR AND YES 1,400 PAST THE WARRANTY (CONVENIENT $ FOR FORD). THIS FAILED COMPONENT AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY CAUSED SEVERAL MOMENTS OF ANXIETY UNTIL I GOT SAFELY OFF THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 37,491

SUDDEN DECREASE OF POWER FOLLOWED BY TOTAL SHUT DOWN (SIMILAR TO BEING TOTALLY OUT OF GAS). GAS TANK WAS ALMOST FULL EACH TIME THIS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH AND THE CAR JUST SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. I MANAGED TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY AND WAS ABLE TO START IT BACK UP BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN TWO BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD. IT CONTINUED TO SHUT OFF ALL THE WAY TO MY MECHANICS SHOP. MY MECHANIC FOUND THE ISSUE TO BE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. HE ADVISED ME THAT IF THE ISSUE PERSISTED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO GO TO FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE REPROGRAMMED. *TR

Mileage: 63,028

I WAS DRIVING DOWNTOWN AND NEXT THING I KNOW MY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER TO MY FORD FUSION. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY ITS HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 TIMES IN THOSE 3 WEEKS. I AM STARTING TO GET ANNOYED WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONSTANTLY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, YET I KNOW THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 11/26/2013 AND WHEN IT DID MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CODE AND THE CODE WAS P2111 AND THE DESCRIPTION IT GAVE WAS THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN. I NOW HAVE PROOF TO TAKE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY BETTER FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE LOST SPEED COMPLETELY AND THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE DRIVING FAST ENOUGH AND IN THE RIGHT LANE AND SO WAS ABLE TO EXIT THE FREEWAY BUT THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY SLOW, NOT EVEN 1MPH. IT DID BEGIN TO SHAKE WHILE SLOWING DOWN. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION. HAD I BEEN IN THE LEFT LANE IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO REMOVE MYSELF OFF THE FREEWAY SAFELY. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT MUST BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Mileage: 31,000

DRIVING ON FREEWAY THE CAR WENT LIMP AND LOST SPEED WITHOUT RESPONDING TO GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AT THE TIME IT HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED TWICE, FIRST TIME YESTERDAY ON THE FREEWAY, SECOND TIME TODAY WHILE ON FREEWAY GOING TO WORK. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE, IT CAR STARTED UP AGAIN AND RAN. *TR

Mileage: 44,088

THE ERROR OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR 8-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABOUT A QUARTER-MILE FROM MY EXIT (AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 60 MILES) WHEN I FELT A "CLUNK" AND AN ORANGE-LIT WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASH. AS I TURNED ONTO THE EXIT RAMP, I SLOWED TO A STOP AT A STOP-LIGHT, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY, AS PART OF IT'S "LIMP HOME" FEATURE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAR. AFTER LIMPING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER WAITING 10-15 SECONDS, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE THROTTLE ISSUE AND DASH LIGHT WERE BOTH GONE. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN ~100 MILES WITHOUT SEEING THE ISSUE RE-APPEAR. *TR

Mileage: 46,984

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY, CAR LOSES POWER LIKE IT WASN'T PULLING, LUCKILY I WAS IN SLOW LANE ON HIGHWAY, WHEN I GOT OVER TO SHOULDER OF 2 LANE HIGHWAY THE WRENCH ON DASHBOARD LIT UP & CAR DIED, AFTER SITTING FOR 5--7 MINUTES IT CRANKED BACK UP AND I WAS ABLE TO TAKE TO FORD DEALERSHIP. I AM NOT REAL HAPPY AFTER READING ALL THE PROBLEMS PEOPLE ARE HAVING. I USUALLY TAKE MY 5 YR OLD GRANDSON TO DAYCARE IN MORNING SO AFTER THIS I AM KINDA LEARY OF DRIVING THIS CAR. IF I HAD HAVE BEEN IN THE FAST LANE ON THIS HIGHWAY I WOULD HAVE HAD A HARDER TIME GETTING OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PROBABLY HIT BY ANOTHER CAR OR AN 18 WHEELER. THANK GOD I DID NOT HAVE MY GRANDSON WITH ME. AFTER THIS I SERIOUSLY THINK I NEED TO GET RID OF THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 38,137

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE BATTERY AND OIL WARNING LAMPS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE AIR FLOW SENSOR FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,540 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 99,448.

Mileage: 96,540

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IN CLERMONT FL. WHEN CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, CAR WAS SHAKING AND SPUTTERING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON.SHUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT, IT WILL RUN SOMETIMES FINE FOR A FEW DAYS THEN IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN,SOMETIME TWO OR THREE TIMES IN ONE DAY.I PICK UP MY GRANDCHILDREN FROM SCHOOL AND SOMETIMES WORK LATE AT NIGHT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM, WHAT IS FORD WAITING FOR TO RECALL THIS VEHICLE,FOR SOMEONE TO BE INJURED OR KILLED?THEY NEED TO FIX THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 42,736

WE WERE GOING DOWN A MAJOR ROADWAY AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST DECELERATED TO ABOUT 1 MPH. IT TOOK US AWHILE TO GET OVER 2 LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHERE WE STOPPED THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WITH IT STILL RUNNING WE POPPED OPEN HOOD AND CAR APPEARED TO BE RUNNING JUST FINE. WE COULD NOT GET THE RPM'S TO GO UP AT ALL. WE TURNED OFF CAR COMPLETELY, AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAR DROVE NORMAL. 2 HRS LATER THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING AND WE PULLED OVER AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND GOT HOME. WE BELIEVE IT HAS TO DO WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY, BC OTHER COMPLAINTS ARE EXACTLY AS OURS WITH THIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

INCIDENT #1. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE ENGINE STARTED JERKING AND THE CAR ROLLED FORWARD SLOWLY AND THE POWERTRAIN SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL, ROLLED TO SHOULDER, AND RE-STARTED VEHICLE. OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER RE-START. INCIDENT #2.(TWO DAYS LATER) WHILE ACCELERATING FROM STOP, WHEN VEHICLE REACHED APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING POORLY AND THE POWERTRAIN SERVICE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. ROLLED TO SHOULDER, AND RE-STARTED VEHICLE. OPERATED NORMALLY AFTER RE-START. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

I WAS DRIVING ON A FIVE LANE HIGHWAY NEAR RALEIGH, NC AND I SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CAR NEARLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT WAS FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ACROSS THREE LANES WHEN CARS WERE FLYING BY. TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND WOULD GET A MILE OR SO, AND IT WOULD LOSE POWER AGAIN. HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES,AND SO, USING THE FLASHERS, I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD, AND THE SERVICE TECH TOLD ME THEY HAD DONE HUNDREDS OF THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENTS FOR FUSIONS, AND THAT AN ATTEMPT TO HAVE A RECALL IS GOING ON. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATELY TO NOT BE REAR-ENDED WHICH COULD HAVE BEEN A DEADLY CRASH, AND IT WAS TERRIFYING TRYING TO CROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH THE CAR BARELY MOVING AS IT LOST ALL POWER IN LESS THAN 10 SECONDS EACH TIME. *TR

Mileage: 86,000

LUCKY ME, I HAPPENED TO HAVE TWO OF THESE FAILED DESIGNED VEHICLES. MY WIFE HAS A 2010 THAT DEVELOPED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AT 35000 MILES AND NOW MINE AT 87500 MILES. THE 2010 LEFT HER STRANDED WITH ZERO ENGINE POWER, IN THE MIDDLE OF BUSY ROADS A TOTAL OF TWO TIMES BEFORE THE DEALERSHIP (PALM COAST FORD) ON THE THIRD VISIT DECIDED THAT JUST CLEANING AND SPRAYING DOWN THE FAILING HARDWARE DIDN'T CUT IT AND FINALLY PUT A NEW ONE ON, LUCKILY STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC DID HOWEVER SAY THAT THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE FOR THESE FORD PRODUCTS AND THAT THE SAME THING WOULD PROBABLY HAPPEN TO THE THROTTLE BODY HE JUST PUT ON. WHY FORD DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM SOONER AT THAT POINT IN TIME? MY GUESS, NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE HAD A DIRECT LINK TO THEIR DEATH FROM CAR ACCIDENTS AT THAT POINT IN TIME! 20,000 MILES LATER SO FAR NO OTHER PROBLEMS. NOW MY 2011 FUSION IS A MANUAL 6 SPEED. WHEN MY THROTTLE BODY FAILED THIS MORNING WHILE GOING TO WORK I NOTICED THAT WHILE IN CRUISE CONTROL THE SPEED WAS PULSING DOWN AND UP AROUND TWO MPH. THIS WOULD HAPPEN FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN STOP AND BE FUNCTIONING PROPERLY FOR A WHILE AND THEN DO IT AGAIN. FINALLY AT A LIGHT I NOTICED THE IDLE UP AND DOWN AND AFTER ACCELERATING TO 60 IT SUDDENLY WENT TO IDLE OF 900 RPM. NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE. YOU COULD FLOOR IT AND NOTHING. WELL ONCE AGAIN LIKE MANY OTHERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME FORD FAILURE EXPERIENCE I ALMOST WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE OF NO WHERE TO PULL OVER. I WILL PURCHASE THE PART AND REPLACE IT MYSELF. I THOUGHT I WOULD GIVE FORD A TRY AGAIN FROM YEARS AGO WHEN I HAD A LYNX THAT CAUGHT ON FIRE, AND A TAURUS SHO WITH A POORLY ENGINEERED CLUTCH DESIGN, BUT THEY FAILED ME AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 87,500

VEHICLE HESITATES THEN ENGINE SHUTS DOWN! *TR

Mileage: 57,490

WENT TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN IN AN INTERSECTION AND CAR WOULD NOT GO. NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL, IT WOULD NOT GIVE THE CAR GAS TO MOVE. THE RPM SHOWED THE CAR WAS IDLING, AND THE SERVICE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE WAS SHAKING AND APPEARED TO BE SPUTTERING. VERY SCARY. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE OF BEING STALLED IN THE INTERSECTION. *TR

Mileage: 57,886

"WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST ALL POWER OVER 60 MPH. RESTARTED VEHICLE UNDERWAY AND STILL HAD NO POWER. HAD TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ON A VERY DANGEROUS HIGHWAY ON AN EXTREMELY FOGGY MORNING. RESTARTED AND CAR IDLED EXTREMELY ROUGH AND AGAIN HAD NO ACCELERATION. A FEW MINUTES LATER THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON AS NORMAL. EXACT SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED LATER THAT DAY ON THE WAY HOME. VEHICLE DID NOT WANT TO START. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF SITTING, WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON AS NORMAL. HAVE NOT DROVE THE CAR SINCE THE INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 DAYS. WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE JUST QUITS, OR WHILE IDLING AT A RED LIGHT , IT JUST STALLS. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. IT RESTARTS, BUT THIS IS VERY FRIGHTENING WHEN IT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT 30-40 MPH. FORTUNATELY FOR ME, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME WHEN IT HAPPENED AND I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR WHEN THE ENGINE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I DROVE IT STRAIGHT HOME, BUT IT HAPPENED 5 TIMES ON THE 8 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. I RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH FORD. I REACHED OUT TO FORD MOTOR CORP BY EMAIL AND THEIR RESPONSE TO ME WAS BASICALLY, "HATE THAT FOR YOU, WE'RE NOT ISSUING A RECALL." FORD IS PERFECTLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM BUT CORPORATE GREED FAR OUTWEIGHS CONSUMER SAFETY AND THEY WON'T OWN UP TO THE FACT THAT THEY HAVE A SHODDY, AND DANGEROUS PRODUCT. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

MY CAR SHUT OFF WHILE AT A RED LIGHT WHEN TRYING TO GIVE IT GAS. RESTARTED AFTER A FEW TRIES. HAD THE BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR CHECKED AND BOTH WERE FINE. IT CONTINUED TO GIVE ISSUES AND FINALLY WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE GOING BETWEEN 1-10 MPH. TOOK IT TO FORD TO HAVE A TEST RAN ON IT, AND THEY SHOWED IT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPAIRED. WE PURCHASED THE PART AND PAID FOR A REPAIR FOR THIS EVEN THOUGH 725,000 OTHER VEHICLES IN THE SAME MAKE HAVE BEEN HAVING THESE ISSUES. IT IS QUITE FRUSTRATING. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WAS TRAVELING 45 MPH WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND STALLED. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THIS ISSUE IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN!! I HAVE SEEN MANY STATEMENTS ONLINE ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL!! I PERSONALLY HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR TOWED TWICE WITHIN A 2 WEEK PERIOD BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE. EVERY TIME MY CAR BROKE DOWN IT WAS THE SAME THING. I WAS GOING ALONG FINE AND THEN THE CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIES, CHUGS, I DRIFT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SO I DON'T GET HIT AND THEN THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON WITH THE WRENCH TOOL! HOW SCARY AND UNSAFE! I AM JUST SO GLAD I WASN'T IN AN INTERSECTION OR HIT BY ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE MY FORD FUSION DECIDED TO DIE OUT OF NO WHERE! I HAVE HAD TO GO THROUGH TWO TOWS, DAYS OF WAITING FOR MY CAR TO GET FIXED AND MY WARRANTY DECIDING THEY AREN'T GOING TO COVER MY COST!! UNBELIEVABLE!!! FORD NEEDS TO TAKE SOME ACTION NOW! MANY PEOPLE FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ARE GOING THROUGH THE SAME THING AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE. THIS ISSUE SHOULDN'T BE ON THE CUSTOMERS SHOULDER AND FORD NEEDS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED FROM AN ISSUE THEIR CARS ARE MAKING. PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS! *TR

TRAVELING AT A STEADY SPEED AND THE ENGINE CUT OUT. NOT COMPLETELY BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION CONTROL. HAVE READ ON-LINE THAT THIS IS CALLED "LIMP" MODE. WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OFF THE ROAD AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER WHICH THE VEHICLE OPERATED OK. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. TOOK CAR TO DEALER WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT NO CHARGE SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ALTHOUGH I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY, I COULD SEE THIS BEING A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE FOR A DRIVER ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR PULLING IN TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 27,980

WHILE DRIVING AT ALL TIMES, THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SURGE AND BUCK THEN LOOSE POWER. IT NEVER COMPLETELY DIED BUT WHEN I PULLED OVER IT RAN TERRIBLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I TURNED IT OFF FOR A FEW SECONDS AND RESTARTED IT. IT WOULD RUN FOR A WHILE, GOOD, THEN THE PROBLEM WOULD REOCCUR. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I HAD THE CODE CHECKED. THE RESULT WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY OR SORT IN THE THROTTLE BODY MODULE. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES VARYING FROM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 55+ MPH. 2011 FORD FUSION SEL SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES AND NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT ALL. THE ENGINE REMAINS AT IDLE WITH FLUCTUATIONS . HAD TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES AND WAS ALMOST RAN INTO BY CARS GOING A LOT FASTER THAN ME WHILE I WAS MOVINGTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND THE ONE TIME IT SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I RAN THE CODES AND IT ALL WAS POINTING TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ASPECT ON THIS CAR AND JUST HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET KILLED ON THE ROAD. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WAS DRIVING AT APROX. 45 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY UNABLE TO ACCELERATE CAR. CAR DID NOT SHUT OFF. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASH. DRIFTED UNTIL ABLE TO STOP VEHICLE. SHUT OFF CAR AND UNABLE TO START. TRIED 2ND TIME AND CAR RESTARTED. A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH ENDED UP WITH A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED. CALLED FORD GARAGE AND EXPECTING TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE SHORTLY. UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THIS IS A KNOWN AND ON GOING PROBLEM. FORD DOES HAVE A SPECIAL SERVICE MESSAGE OUT FOR THE KNOWN PROBLEM. IT IS AS BAD AS THE TOYOTA RUN AWAY CARS. RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION THROUGH AN INTERSECTION IT CUT OFF SPEED AND THROTTLE CONTROL ABRUPTLY. NO ACCIDENT BUT THIS ISSUE LEFT THE POSSIBILITY FOR ONE TO HAPPEN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AFTER SHUTTING IT OFF AND STARTING IT SEVERAL TIMES. LEFT THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND IT STARTED AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. MADE IT TO AN AUTOZONE AND FOUND OUT IT WAS THROWING A CEL OF P2111. FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST ABOUT 500 DOLLARS. THE SERVICE TECH WAS VERY WELL AWARE OF THIS ISSUE THAT PERSISTS IN MY MODEL CAR. *TR

Mileage: 43,000

THIS IS THE 3RD REPORT THAT I AM FILING IN REGARD TO MY 2011 FORD FUSION. THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. WHETHER GOING HIGHWAY SPEEDS OR IN TRAFFIC LESS THAN 30MPH, THE VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY LOSE POWER TO THE THROTTLE. THE WRENCH AND EMISSIONS LIGHTS BOTH GO ON, THE VEHICLE SHAKES VIOLENTLY AND I LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE ONLY REMEDY IS TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, WHICH I OFTEN NEED TO DO IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AS I DO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO GET TO A BREAKDOWN LANE OR OTHER SAFE STOPPING POINT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO CROSS 4 LANES OF HIGHWAY TRAFFIC WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. IT HAS ALSO OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WITH TURNING TRAFFIC AS WELL AS AT TRAFFIC LIGHTS, CAUSING OTHER DRIVERS TO UNSAFELY PASS ME ON THE RIGHT. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHEN I DO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT, I WILL BE FINDING BOTH FORD MOTOR COMPANY AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRANSPORTATION SAFETY ADMINISTRATION RESPONSIBLE AND LIABLE FOR ALL INJURIES AND DAMAGES DUE TO THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE ADMINISTRATION'S DECISION NOT ENFORCE A RECALL. FORD REFUSES TO REPAIR THE ISSUE UNLESS THEY CAN REPLICATE THE PROBLEM; HOWEVER, WHEN I RESTART THE VEHICLE THE ERROR IS CLEARED. I HAVE TAKEN NUMEROUS VIDEOS OF THE PROBLEM AND FORD STILL REFUSES TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART. IT IS SIMPLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 41,800

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES VARYING FROM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH. 2011 FORD FUSION SEL SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES AND NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT ALL. THE ENGINE REMAINS AT IDLE WITH FLUCTUATIONS FROM 800-1200 RPMS. HAD TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES AND WAS ALMOST RAN INTO BY THREE CARS GOING A LOT FASTER THAN ME WHILE I WAS LISTING TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND THE ONE TIME IT SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I RAN THE CODES AND IT ALL WAS POINTING TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ASPECT ON THIS CAR AND JUST HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET KILLED ON THE ROAD LIKE I ALMOST DID TO GET A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND PART. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE CAR CONTINUOUSLY GOES LIMP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND ALSO WHILE IN TRAFFIC. IT IS INTERMITTENT BUT HAS OCCURRED OVER 50 TIMES. THERE ARE TIMES WHERE IT WILL DIE ON ME A DOZEN TIMES IN A 10 MILE DRIVE. THE WRENCH AND EMISSIONS WARNING LIGHTS GO ON AND I LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE BUT DO NOT LOSE ELECTRICAL POWER AND THE ENGINE DOES NOT TURN OFF. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY FIXES IT, BUT ALSO CLEARS THE WARNING LIGHTS SO MY MECHANIC CANNOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. IT IS SO DANGEROUS AND JUST A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL I GET IN AN ACCIDENT. THERE ARE NO WARNING SIGNS BEFORE IT HAPPENS AND NO REMEDY OTHER THAN RESTARTING, WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. *JS

Mileage: 41,800

WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL ROAD, SPEED LIMIT WAS 35MPH, I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO STOP AT A RED LIGHT THEN IT TURNED GREEN SO I ACCELERATED ON THE GAS AND THEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND AND DID NOT WANT TO GO AND STARTED ACTING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO STALL, SO I PULLED OVER PARKED AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND THE CAR SEEMED FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN, THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 3 TIMES IN SINCE THEN AND I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, I AM GOING TO REPLACED IT AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL DO THE TRICK. I HEARD THAT THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD CARS AND IS CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR A RECALL, I HOPE THIS LETTER HELPS WITH GETTING A RECALL SUBMITTED.

Mileage: 41,000

WHEN COMING TO A STOP, MY CAR BEGAN TO SEVERELY SHAKE BACK AND FORTH. IT POSED A DANGER RISK FOR MYSELF AND MY KIDS. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN TIME, BECAUSE IT SEEMED THAT MY CAR WAS ABOUT TO CRASH INTO THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY.

Mileage: 58,000

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING AND I WAS HER PASSENGER ON MILLER PARK HIGHWAY ON THE 18TH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKS FORWARD ON US, IT STARTS SPUTTERING LIKE IT WAS GOING TO CHOKE OUT, MY WIFE THEN TRIED TO GET ON THE SHOULD WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE CARS ACCELERATOR WENT ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WITHOUT ANY RESPONSE FROM THE CAR. TRAFFIC WAS FLYING BY US AS THE CARS ENGINE BRAKE CONTINUED TO SLOW US WAY WAY DOWN. WE WERE ABLE TO USE THE BRAKES. MY WIFE FINALLY GOT OVER TO THE SIDE, TURNED ON HER HAZARDS AND TURN OFF THE CAR. WE BOTH SAT ON THE SIDE OFF ROADWAY AND I HAD TO CALM DOWN MY WIFE DUE TO THE FACT HAT SHE THOUGHT SHE WAS GOING TO BE IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER A FEW MINUTES WE TURNED ON THE CAR AND THE "WRENTCH" ALERT RE-SET ITSELF AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE. MY WIFE AND I USED TO FEEL SAFE IN OUR FORD FUSION, BUT UNFORTUNATELY NOW WE DON'T HAVE ANY SAFE FEELINGS AFTER EVERYTHING THAT OUR CAR HAS GONE THROUGH ( BLEW OUT ENGINE DUE TO FAILED BEARINGS, THE TRANS SLIPS ALL THE TIME ON US, ETC ETC ). WE BOTH TRUELY LOVED THIS CAR, BUT NOW......

Mileage: 35,140

WAS GOING JUST GOING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET AND A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STARTED SURGING AND RUNNING ROUGH AND BASICALLY JUST STOPPED. I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT A BIT AND THEN IT RESTARTED AND THE WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND DROVE FINE. ONE MONTH LATER THIS HAPPEND AGAIN IN TOWN AND APPROXIMATELY AT THE SAME SPEED. I FIGURED I WOULD HAVE THEM CHECK IT AS THE OWNERS MANUAL STATED TO DO IF IT HAPPENED MORE THAN ONCE WHEN I GOT MY OIL CHANGED. ABOUT 3 WEEKS AFTER THE 2ND INCIDENT AND 2 MONTHS AFTER THE 1ST, I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE GOING 65 MPH AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AND IT WAS AS IF I WAS NOT GETTING ANY POWER, THE ACCELERATOR DIDNT DO ANYTHING AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. AGAIN I TURNED THE CAR OFF LET IT SIT A BIT AND CONTINUED ON. MY DEALERSHIP IS 10 MILES FROM MY HOME, AS I WAS TAKING THE CAR IN TO GET CHECKED AND THE OIL CHANGED THE INCIDENT HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN THIS 10 MILE DISTANCE IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND AGAIN I HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC JUST TO GET TO DEALERSHIP. IT HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN A 3 DAY PERIOD. THEY SAID THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY AND MY CAR ONLY HAS 54000 MILES ON IT AND IT WAS 500.00 TO FIX.

Mileage: 52,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME GOING 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS, IT STARTED JUMPING AND JERKING THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE INCH BY INCH TO MOVE MY CAR TO THE ADJACENT TURNING LANE, TURN ON MY FLASHERS AND CALL MY HUSBAND ON MY CELL PHONE. HE WAS ON HIS WAY HOME ALSO AND PULLED UP BEHIND ME. HE TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS TOO BUT IT WOULD NOT BUDGE. HE TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND THEN CRANKED THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND THE CAR HAD POWER - JUST LIKE TURNING IT OFF HAD RESET SOMETHING. WE WERE ONLY A COUPLE OF MILES FROM OUR HOUSE, SO HE DROVE BY 2011 FORD FUSION HOME AND I FOLLOWED IN HIS TRUCK. I THEN CALLED MY DEALER, JIM TIDWELL FORD ON BARRETT PARKWAY AND TOLD THEM WHAT HAD HAPPENED. THEY SUGGESTED THAT I CALL A WRECKER AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THEIR LOCATION AS DRIVING THE CAR MIGHT DUE FURTHER DAMAGE OR THE INCIDENT MIGHT RE-OCCUR. SO, THAT'S WHAT I DID. A SERVICE TECHNICIAN CALLED ME FIRST THING THIS MORNING AND I WENT OVER WHAT HAD HAPPENED WITH HIM. HE CALLED ME THIS AFTERNOON AND SAID MY CAR WAS READY FOR PICK UP. THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY AND SINCE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY THERE WOULD BE NO CHARGE TO ME. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD ISN'T DECLARING A RECALL ON THIS PART. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE EXPRESSWAY, I FEEL CERTAIN I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE SOMEONE TO GET KILLED. I'M JUST LUCKY NO ONE HIT ME. IT HAPPENED SO SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING. THIS TYPE OF SITUATION WILL MAKE YOU FALL OUT OF LOVE WITH YOUR FORD PRODUCT. I DON'T BELIEVE I WILL EVER BUY A FORD PRODUCT AGAIN, EVEN THOUGH I PREFER TO BUY AMERICAN PRODUCTS. *TR

Mileage: 34,260

WHILE DRIVING IN THE CENTER LANE ON THE SOUTHBOUND I-5 FREEWAY MY 2011 FORD FUSION BEGAN TO FEEL LIKE IT WAS DRIVING THROUGH MUD AND LOST ACCELERATION. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO COMPENSATE BY ACCELERATING THE CAR, IT RESISTED AND CONTINUED TO SLOW SIGNIFICANTLY. THANKFULLY TRAFFIC WAS NOT EXTREMELY HEAVY AT THE TIME AND I WAS CLOSE TO A FREEWAY EXIT. I PULLED TO THE RIGHT, AVOIDING ONCOMING TRAFFIC (BARELY) AND COASTED DOWN THE OFF RAMP. BY THE TIME I GOT TO THE OFF RAMP (ABOUT 10 SECONDS) THE CAR HAD GONE FROM 65 MPH TO LESS THAN 5 MPH. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE MOMENTUM OF THE VEHICLE I WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE IT AND WOULD HAVE BEEN AT A DEAD STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC (AND SEMI TRUCKS) GOING BETWEEN 60 AND 75 MPH. THE ENGINE WAS THROBBING, THE CAR WAS SHAKING, AND I HAD NO ACCELERATION CAPABILITY AT ALL. I HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM ON THE OFF RAMP DOWNSLOPE TO TURN RIGHT AND STOP MY VEHICLE AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO A DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIRS. I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE WAS THE PROBLEM AND IT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HAD TIMING NOT BEEN EXACTLY RIGHT, THIS PROBLEM COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS OR EVEN DEADLY ACCIDENT FOR ME AND FOR OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED ABOUT THIS ONGOING ISSUE ONLINE AND WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN AT THE TIME THAT IT WAS A PROBLEM AND KNOWN HOW / THAT I COULD SUBMIT A CONCERN TO THE NHTSA.

Mileage: 19,095

CAR STALLED WHILE ON HIGHWAY. BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC, SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. WITH NO POWER/ ACCELERATION, DRIVER TURNED ON HAZARDS AND MANEUVERED TO LEFT SHOULDER. CAR WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. PROBLEM RECURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO NEAREST DEALER. THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED.

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS TRAVELING AT A RATE OF 65 ON THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE OVER TO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE "WRENCH" SYMBOL DISPLAYED ON THE DASH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES STARTED THE CAR UP AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY CODES P2111 P2112. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO BE RUNNING WELL NOW. THIS WAS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN. MY 9 YEAR OLD SON WAS IN THE BACKSEAT. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I DID NOT RECEIVE ANY ADVANCE WARNINGS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO IT REFUSING TO ACCELERATE.

Mileage: 55,277

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAIN THOROUGHFARE GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER AND SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 2 MPH. THE CAR BEGAN SPUTTERING AND SHAKING SO I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY GET OFF THE ROAD AND TURN THE CAR OFF. I WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT AGAIN, BUT IT WOULD NOT GO OVER 2 MPH. A FAMILY MEMBER HAPPENED TO BE BEHIND ME AND HAD TO HELP ME GET OFF ROAD WITH TRAFFIC PASSING BY US. HE THOUGHT PERHAPS I HAD WATER IN THE GAS SO WE BOUGHT AN ADDITIVE TO SEE IF IT HELPED, AND IT SEEMED TO WORK FOR ABOUT A WEEK AND A HALF, BUT THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWO MORE TIMES. THIS TIME THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL. I WENT TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY TESTED IT AND GOT AN ERROR CODE OF P2111. I HAD TO GO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE A FRIEND WHO HAD THIS EXACT SAME ISSUE WITH HER FORD FUSION JUST A FEW MONTHS BACK. SHE PAID OVER $500 TO GET HERS REPAIRED AND I HAD TO PAY ABOUT $400 TO GET MINE REPAIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE, AND I BELIEVE FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 66,200

VEHICLE WAS GETTING UP TO SPEED AT ABOUT 40-50 MPH AND UPON DEPRESSING GAS PEDAL COMBINED WITH SHIFTING OF GEARS (AUTOMATIC), ENGINE STALLED. OCCURRED TWICE WITH 5 MILES ON BUSY HIGHWAY. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON EACH TIME. AFTER SHUTTING DOWN ENGINE ON SHOULDER, IT STARTED RIGHT BACK AND RAN FINE FOR A WHILE. WAS FORTUNATE WITH NO TRAFFIC INCIDENT/ACCIDENT EITHER TIME. OCCURRED THREE MORE TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SERVICE INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY PART IT AT MY COST AS THE EXTENDED WARRANTY DID NOT COVER IT. *TR

Mileage: 70,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL FILLER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. UPDATED 10/31/13*CN THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AT A COST OF $390. UPDATED 11/12/13

Mileage: 64,000

DRIVING 70 MPH DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE MOTOR SIMPLY CUT OFF. WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND COME TO A STOP SAFELY. TURNED IGNITION OFF. THEN TURNED THE IGNITION ON AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY CRANKED BACK UP. DROVE TO NEAREST GAS STATION THINKING MAYBE BEING LOW ON GAS WITH ABOUT 40 MILES TO EMPTY WAS THE ISSUE. FILLED UP WITH GAS AND PROCEEDED HOME. THE NEXT DAY, AS WE WERE BEGINNING TO TAKE A TRIP, AFTER TURNING ONTO THE ON RAMP AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE TO GET ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE TURNED OFF AGAIN. FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET STOPPED BEFORE BEING HIT FROM BEHIND BY THE CARS CLOSELY BEHIND ME THAT WERE ACCELERATING TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY AS WELL OR BY THE FLOWING TRAFFIC ON THE HIGHWAY ITSELF AS I ENTERED THE BUSY HIGHWAY, THUS ENDANGERING THE LIVES OF MY WHOLE FAMILY AND THOSE PERSONS OF THE VEHICLES THAT MAY HAVE COME IN CONTACT WITH MY VEHICLE. CRANKED CAR RIGHT BACK UP AND SLOWLY PROCEEDED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE MFI THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THIS IS FAILURE IS A DANGER TO EVERY FUSION DRIVER AND THEIR OCCUPANTS, AS WELL AS, ANYONE THAT IS DRIVING NEAR THEM THAT COULD HIT THEM IN THE REAR OR POSSIBLY HIT THEM IN THE DOOR KILLING THE DRIVER OR OCCUPANTS BECAUSE THE CAR WILL NOT ACCELERATE THOUGH AN INTERSECTION OR ONTO A HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 38,071

STARTED THE VEHICLE AND BEGAN DRIVING, THE THROTTLE DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. HAD TO RESTART CAR IN INTERSECTION. THE THROTTLE RETURNED MOMENTARILY. SLOWLY DROVE THE VEHICLE AT < 5MPH (AS ALL IT WOULD ALLOW) TO AUTOZONE. RECEIVED P2112 CODE: THROTTLE CONTROL STUCK SHUT. HAD TO TOW HOME. RELEVANT TO THIS ARTICLE AND INVESTIGATION: HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/02/25/PROBE-FORD-CARS-SUVS-STALLING/1945799/ HAVE SINCE PAID FOR FORD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AM AWAITING RECALL FOR REIMBURSEMENT. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SENSING A SURGE IN ENGINE POWER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN MY 2011 FUSION. I SUSPECTED A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND GOOGLED FOR INFORMATION. I FOUND ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE ABOUT THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR AS WELL AS INFORMATION IN OTHER FORUMS. IT WAS A GOOD THING AS I WAS PREPARED FOR WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE WHEN THE DREADED (AND EXPECTED) LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY SO MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED FOR THIS ISSUE: LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLE, JUST ENOUGH POWER TO BARELY MOVE THE CAR, CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO LIMP ANYWHERE, MUCH LESS HOME, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS IN "LIMP HOME" MODE. I HAD MY CODE SCANNER WITH ME AND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE P2111 (THROTTLE STUCK OPEN) CODE BEFORE I RESTARTED THE CAR TO RESTORE FULL POWER. THIS ONLY WORKED ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR TURNED AROUND WHEN LIMP HOME WAS TRIGGERED AGAIN. I RESTARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET WITHIN A BLOCK OF MY HOUSE WHEN LIMP HOME TRIGGERED ONCE MORE. THE THIRD TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY HOUSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AFTER VERIFYING THAT THEY HAD A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED THERE AND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF IF THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN, BUT RATHER WHEN. I WAS FULLY EXPECTING IT ANY DAY AND SURE ENOUGH, IT HAPPENED. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE AS I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT, AND MY CAR WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, BUT ONLY BY 1,806 MILES! ANY OTHER SITUATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ME BEING IN A VERY DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT WITH A CAR THAT WAS BASICALLY DEAD IN THE WATER. I WAS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF PURCHASING A NEW THROTTLE BODY ON MY OWN IN THE INTEREST OF BEING PROACTIVE RATHER THAN BEING STRANDED. *TR

Mileage: 34,194

I LEFT FROM MY HOME IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON. THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN USED SINCE THE PREVIOUS EVENING. ABOUT 2 MILES FROM MY HOUSE I GOT ONTO A STATE ROUTE AND STARTED TO GO UP A SLIGHT HILL. I HAD ACCELERATED UP TO APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE STARTED RUNNING REALLY ROUGH, THEN STALLED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT LIT UP. IT SEEMED TO GO DOWN TO IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE FROM ENGINE WHILE PUSHING THE PEDAL. I GLIDED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CRESTED THE HILL, THEN LET THE ENGINE SPUTTER AT AROUND IDLE AS I WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND LET GRAVITY TAKE ME TO THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL WHERE I COULD GLIDE AROUND THE CORNER INTO A SAFE PARKING LOT. I SHUT THE CAR DOWN, WAITED A MINUTE AND IT STARTED BACK UP AS THOUGH NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CLEAR. I HAVE NOT TRIED TO CHECK TO SEE IF IT STORED ANY CODES YET. I HAD EXPERIENCED 2 PREVIOUS EVENTS IN THE PREVIOUS 2 WEEKS WITH THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

Mileage: 60,300

DROVE A MILE FROM OUR HOME TO PICK UP PIZZA. WENT INTO THE SHOP FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES, CAME OUT AND STARTED THE CAR. BACKED OUT OF THE SPACE AND PULLED ACROSS A DIVIDED ROAD TO HEAD HOME AND THE CAR SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER SO THAT I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS LIT. I SHUT DOWN THE CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS CLEAR. IT REPEATED THIS ISSUE AGAIN ABOUT 1 WEEK LATER ON THE HIGHWAY FOR MY WIFE THOUGH RECOVERED. THEN AGAIN FOR ME WHILE ACCELERATING UP A STATE ROUTE BUT DID NOT RECOVER. *TR

Mileage: 60,100

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE ENGINE BUCKED AND SEEMED TO STALL, THEN RECOVERED. THE PREVIOUS WEEK IT HAD STALLED COMPLETELY. SHORTLY AFTER IT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AGAIN AND DID NOT RECOVER. *TR

Mileage: 60,250

THIS IS MY SECOND OCCURRENCE: I WAS DRIVING AT A LEVEL SPEED OF ABOUT 45 WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (IN-CITY ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 45). WHEN I HEARD MY CAR SEEM TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, AND START STALLING AND SLOWING DOWN AND THE WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH WAS LIT UP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR-LANE STREET. I GOT TO QUICKEST UPCOMING SHOULDER, AND TURNED MY VEHICLE FULLY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS STOPPED MY CAR FROM STALLING AND SHAKING. BUT I AM STARTING TO FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN MY CAR WILL STALL OUT AND I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY TRAVELING. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 44,600

THIS IS MY SECOND OCCURRENCE: I WAS DRIVING AT A LEVEL SPEED OF ABOUT 45 WITH THE FLOW OF TRAFFIC (IN-CITY ROAD, SPEED LIMIT 45). WHEN I HEARD MY CAR SEEM TO SHIFT OUT OF GEAR, AND START STALLING AND SLOWING DOWN AND THE WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH WAS LIT UP. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE OF A FOUR-LANE STREET. I GOT TO QUICKEST UPCOMING SHOULDER, AND TURNED MY VEHICLE FULLY OFF AND BACK ON. THIS STOPPED MY CAR FROM STALLING AND SHAKING. BUT I AM STARTING TO FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN MY VEHICLE BECAUSE THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN MY CAR WILL STALL OUT AND I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY TRAVELING. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME IN A 2 WEEK PERIOD THAT THIS HAS HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

MY 11 FUSION DIED IN GEAR (LEMP MODE THEY CALL IT) IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION WHERE I WAS ALMOST HIT AND STOPPED TRAFFIC FOR A GOOD AMOUNT OF TIME DUE TO IT BEING IN GEAR AND UNABLE TO MOVE. AFTER BEING TOWED TO A DEALER AND BEING TOLD IT WAS MY BATTERY; I LEFT THE DEALER PAYING FOR THE TOW, DIAGNOSTIC AND A BATTERY. I WENT BACK A WEEK LATER FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS TOLD MY CAR WAS IN GOOD RUNNING CONDITION. AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE DEALERSHIP IS THE ON RAMP TO GO HOME. AS I WAS ACCELERATING UP THE ON RAMP TO HIGHWAY SPEED IT WENT INTO LEMP MODE AGAIN LEAVING ME WITH NO POWER ENTERING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THANK GOD THE SEMI AND OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE PAYING ATTENTION AND AVOIDED REAR ENDING ME AT HIGH SPEED. I WAS AGAIN TOWED AROUND THE BLOCK FROM TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY HAVE INFORMED ME THAT IT IS MY THROTTLE BODY POSITION SENSOR AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY, OR THE FEDERAL EMISSIONS WARRANTY. $600.00 LATER; I AM TRADING THIS CAR IN BECAUSE IT IS NOT SAFE TO BE DRIVING WITH THIS POSSIBILITY OF LOSING ALL POWER AT A CRITICAL TIME. SOME ONE NEEDS TO HAVE THEM ACCOUNT FOR THIS ERROR AND GET THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD. I WAS CLOSE TO BEING KILLED BECAUSE OF THIS AND SOONER OR LATER THIS WILL CAUSE A DEATH. *TR

Mileage: 66,000

I WAS DRIVING AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH ON A WELL TRAVELED, BUSY CITY HIGHWAY AND MY CAR TRANSMISSION DIED. THROUGH CAREFUL MANEUVERING I WAS ABLE TO PULL MY CAR OFF THE ROAD AND ONTO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT INCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO POWER MY CAR COMPLETELY DOWN, TURN THE KEY AND THE ENGINE IMMEDIATELY STARTED. I CAUTIOUSLY, OR SHOULD I SAY FEARFULLY, PROCEEDED UNTIL I WAS TO MY DESTINATION AND ANOTHER INCIDENT DID NOT OCCUR. I SPOKE TO A FORD CERTIFIED MECHANIC AT MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND HAD THEM TAKE A LOOK AT MY CAR. COME TO FIND OUT THE THROTTLE BOX WAS IN NEED OF BEING REPLACED. ALTHOUGH MY CAR HAD LOW MILES ON IT I DIDN'T THINK TOO MUCH OF IT BECAUSE MECHANICAL FAILURE DOES OCCUR, HOWEVER, I WAS TAKEN BACK BY THE FACT THAT THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED FOR THE NEXT 4 TO 6 WEEKS FROM MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. (I DID END UP PAYING EXTRA TO HAVE AN EMERGENCY RUSH PUT ON IT AS I RECENTLY HAVE BEEN DOING A LOT OF DRIVING FOR WORK AND HAVE A SMALL CHILD I NEED TO TRANSPORT AT TIMES) ONCE HOME I LOOKED INTO "FORD FUSION THROTTLE BOX" AND FOUND THAT MY EXPERIENCE WAS NOT UNLIKE MANY OTHERS. THE POTENTIAL DANGER THAT I, AND OTHERS, HAVE FACED BY DRIVING MAKES AND MODELS OF THE CARS WITH THESE THROTTLE BOXES IS SCARY. HAVING HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE I DID, I WAS LUCKY, IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE FORD'S LUCK RUNS OUT WITH THIS INFERIOR THROTTLE BOX EQUIPMENT.

Mileage: 41,000

CAR LOSES POWER AND STARTS TO SHAKE AND STUTTER. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. TURNING OFF THE CAR, AND RESTARTING IT WILL PUT THINGS BACK TO NORMAL...UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON 5 SEPERATE OCCASIONS. THE LAST TWO EPISODES NEARLY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. PULLING ONTO A MAJOR STREET FROM A SIDE STREET. FORTUNATLY, THE ON-COMING TRAFFIC WAS PAYING ATTENTION AND AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. ALSO, WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. SCARY SITUATION, BUT AGAIN AVOIDED A NEAR MISS. CAR WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON 8/10/2013. DIAGNOSIS-THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. HOWEVER, THEIR ARE NO PARTS AVAILABLE. INTERESTING...THEY MUST BE FAILING AT A VERY HIGH RATE. I WAS TOLD NOT TO EXPECT THE PART UNTIL OCTOBER 26TH. 3 MONTHS! SO THE CAR SITS PARKED, WAITING FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY. IT IS MUCH TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. 2011 FORD FUSION (STILL MAKING CAR PAYMENTS) WILL BE SITTING FOR 3 MONTHS WHY I TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO GET TO WORK EVERYDAY. 56 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY SO THE REPAIR WILL COST $600. THANKS FORD. JUST HAPPY I DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR GET ANYONE HURT. BUT ITS JUST A MATTER OF TIME...

Mileage: 36,056

I OWN A 2011 FORD FUSION. ON 8/16/2013, ON CITY STREETS, TRAVELING LESS THAN 20 MPH, THE CAR ENGINE CUT OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO STEER, BUT ALL OF MY DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS WERE FUNCTIONING AS WELL AS A/C AND RADIO. HOWEVER, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR. AT LESS THAN 5 MPH, SHE BEGAN TO SHUDDER/BALK LIKE I WAS JUST LEARNING TO DRIVE A STICK SHIFT. ON 9/2/2013, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AT TWO SEPARATE TIMES, EXCEPT DURING THE FIRST I WAS DRIVING ON A TOLL ROAD AT 55 MPH. THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS AGAIN TRAVELING AT 55 MPH ON AN ACCESS RAMP THAT LEADS ONTO THE INTERSTATE. IN ALL 3 INCIDENTS, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I DID HAVE CONTROL OF THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS ABLE TO SAFELY GET MY VEHICLE OUT OF THE MAIN THOROUGHFARE. I THEN SHUT OFF A/C, RADIO AND IGNITION; WAITED A SHORT TIME AND RESTARTED THE CAR. EACH TIME SHE HESITATED EVER SO SLIGHTLY BEFORE STARTING AND I WAS THEN ABLE TO DRIVE ON TO MY DESTINATION. *JB

Mileage: 65,000

CAR APPEARED TO HAVE LOST FUEL POWER WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 40 MILES PER HOUR. CAR JERKED AND SPEED REDUCED TO APPROX. 5 MILES AN HOUR. APPEARED TO NOT BE RECEIVING ANY FUEL EVEN WHEN THE PEDAL WAS BEING PUSHED. PULLED OVER, TURNED MOTOR OFF THEN RESTARTED. DROVE OKAY FOR ABOUT 5 MORE MINUTES THAN DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ONLY THIS TIME WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY THAT HAD THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BEING WORKED ON. THE TIME WAS 5 AM AND IT WAS EXTREMELY FOGGY. VISIBILITY WAS POOR AND THE SCENARIO COULD HAVE BEEN MUCH WORSE, ALL THINGS CONSIDERED. REPEATED THE PROCESS AGAIN OF TURNING THE MOTOR OFF AND BACK ON, MAKING IT TO MY PLACE OF WORK THIS TIME WITHIN 5 MINUTES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AFTER WORK (APPROX 8 MILES AWAY) WITHOUT INCIDENT ALTHOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. TECHNICIAN CALLED NEXT DAY STATING THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED AND HAD SEEN THIS ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS LATELY WITH FORD VEHICLES. ALTHOUGH I DID NOT HAVE AN ACCIDENT I CAN SEE WHERE THIS ISSUE HAS POTENTIAL TO BE HARMFUL TO THE DRIVER AND OTHERS. I HOPE SOMETHING IS DONE SOON BEFORE SOMETHING MORE SERIOUS DOES HAPPENS. *JB

Mileage: 42,000

I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. HOWEVER, MY CAR LOST POWER (ENGINE) WHILE TURNING ON A BUSY ROAD! I HAD TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES JUST TO GET MY CHILDREN AND TO A SAFE LOCATION. I FINALLY PARKED THE CAR AND WE WALKED HOME. IT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AS WE WERE ALMOST HIT TURNING (WHEN IT FIRST WENT OUT). THE CAR WAS TOWED AND I AM BEING TOLD MY FORD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND MY PCM NEED TO BE REPROGRAMMED. THE ISSUE IS THE FACT THAT I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THE CAR FEELING LIKE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING BUT WAS TOLD IT WAS ?NORMAL? FOR A FORD. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND ALMOST COST MY CHILDREN AND I OUR LIVES?IT?S NOT COVERED. I HAVE ONLY HAD THIS CAR 2 YEARS AND CALL FORD COMPANY. WELL, WHILE SPEAKING TO THEM I DO SOME RESEARCH AND SEE THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE AND DECIDED TO SEND AN EMAIL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. NOT TO MENTION COSTING US TO HAVE IT GET FIXED. FORD NOR MY DEALERSHIP DOES NOT HAVE ANY RECORDS OF MY COMPLAINTS. THE ONLY ONE THEY SEE IS FROM A MONTH AGO WHEN THE CAR FIRST STOPPED ON ME. I TRIED TO GET IT SEEN BUT NO DEALERSHIP HAD A TRANSMISSION CLERK THAT COULD SE MY CAR FOR A MONTH!!!! THEN WHEN I WENT TO TURN ON THE CAR TO CHECK THE MILES, THE ENGINE WAS OFF AND I WAS TOLD THE ERROR WOULD NOT READ. FORD IS NOT HELPFUL AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED. *JB

Mileage: 49,452

I WAS DRIVING ON I-5 ON MY WAY HOME FROM RUNNING ERRANDS WITH THE FAMILY. I WAS DRIVING BETWEEN 70-75 MPH , IN THE FAST LANE, WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. MY CAR LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS LOSING SPEED FAST. MY HUSBAND KEPT ME CALM AND HELPED ME GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY. WHEN WE WERE SAFELY ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT RUNNING ROUGH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. I CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. I HAD MY FATHER COME AND PICK MY SON AND I UP AND MY HUSBAND WAITED WITH THE CAR. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO HARROLD FORD. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND I WAS WITHOUT MY CAR FOR 10 DAYS. THANK GOODNESS MY CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND A RENTAL CAR WAS INCLUDED. THIS IS THE SCARIEST THING THAT HAS EVER HAPPENED TO ME IN MY 25 YEARS OF DRIVING. I AM SO THANKFUL THAT MY HUSBAND WAS WITH ME TO KEEP ME CALM AND HELP ME GET OUR FAMILY SAFELY OFF THE FREEWAY. I AM SO NERVOUS DRIVING MY CAR NOW, I JUST PRAY THAT NOTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS AGAIN. *JB

Mileage: 27,750

CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DURING ACCELERATION FROM A STOP SIGN. LOST 99% OF POWER AND MISSED HEAVILY. NEARLY REAR-ENDED. PULLED OVER, TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR. RAN FINE. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES AND 25 MINUTES BEFORE PARKING THE CAR; PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES AND 30 MINUTES TO DEALERSHIP; PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM THE SAME AS MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE - THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR IS STICKING. $400 REPAIR. INFORMATION ONLINE INDICATES THAT THIS IS A NEW THROTTLE DESIGN BY FORD, SO IN ESSENCE, FORD IS EXPERIMENTING ON MY DIME. NOT ACCEPTABLE. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE ON MY WAY TO WORK AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR JUST SHUT RIGHT DOWN. I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO START IT BACK UP IT DID START UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. AND ON THE 31ST I SAT ALL DAY IN A PARKING SPOT AND I COULD NOT GET OUT OF THE PARKING AREA IT KEPT SPITTING AND SPUTTERING. THIS IS MAKING ME VERY CONCERNED THAT I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT I WANT THIS TO BE CHECKED AND COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY PLEASE AND THANK YOU.*JB

Mileage: 49,900

I WAS DRIVING DOING 60-65 MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I JUST LOST POWER. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THERE WAS NOTHING. THE ENGINE AND RADIO WERE STILL RUNNING AND THE LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH THAT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH. I COASTED OFF THE ROAD AND STOPPED AND SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MINUTE OR SO AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I PROCEEDED DOWN THE FREEWAY AND WITHIN 10 MINUTES THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN (STILL IN THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE), THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON AFTER I RESTARTED THE CAR. MY HUSBAND, SON AND I WERE ON OUR WAY TO UTAH FROM IDAHO. IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP SO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF BECAUSE IT RESET ITSELF. MY CAR IS STILL UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND I NEED A RELIABLE CAR MAYBE THE FUSION ISN'T AS RELIABLE AS THEY CLAIM IT IS. *JB

Mileage: 34,874

I WAS MERGING FROM ONE INTERSTATE TO ANOTHER AND HAD ACCELERATED TO 65 MPH. THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY STARTED DECELERATING AND SHAKING. THANK GOODNESS I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF. I TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT A SHORT WAYS. IT DID IT 2 OTHER TIMES WHILE I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND WHEN IT DID IT THE 3RD TIME I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND HAD TO GET TOWED. IT WAS EXTREMELY SCARY AND HAD I NOT BEEN IN THE RIGHT LANE TO PULL OVER AT EACH TIME IT HAPPENED, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD'VE HAPPENED! *JB

Mileage: 57,000

DRIVING THE 2011 FORD FUSION ON THE OPEN ROAD, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY DIED. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, THEN RESTARTED. THE ENGINE STARTED AND I ENTERED THE ROAD AGAIN. ABOUT 3 MILES LATER THE ENGINE DIED AGAIN, SUDDENLY. I HAD TO PULL OVER INTO A PARTIAL MEDIAN, IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND THE LIGHT THAT LOOKS LIKE A WRENCH. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC, WHERE THE CHECK ENGINE CODE WAS P2111 - THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I SEE FROM RESEARCH, THAT THIS IS A MASSIVE ISSUE WITH FORD FUSIONS, AND YET FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE VEHICLES. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER IS VERY DANGEROUS AND PLACED ME AND MY PASSENGERS IN IMMEDIATE DANGER. THE COST TO REPAIR IS $500! FORD SHOULD BE REPLACING THESE FOR FREE JUST TO KNOW THEY ARE NOT GOING TO KILL A CUSTOMER WITH A DANGEROUSLY FAULTY PRODUCT. *JB

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IT SLOW DOWN AND SHAKE. THE WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, ENGINE JUST DIES ON ME, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER, IT LOOSES ALL POWER BUT IT GOES TO A VERY LOW RPM'S FOR A WHILE, ENGINE SHAKES AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TURN OFF, I TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RUNS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. *JB

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY (I-70) EAST FROM ST. LOUIS, MO, TO DAYTON, OH. CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON AT 65 MPH, MODERATE/HEAVY TRAFFIC. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE WITHOUT WARNING, A "WRENCH" LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, NOTHING HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING. I TURNED IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A MINUTE AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. IT SEEMED TO BE FINE, SO I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. THREE MILES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I DID THE SAME THING, PULLED OVER/TURNED OFF CAR/RESTARTED, AND THE CAR WORKED OKAY ONCE I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. FOUR MILES LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME, I WAS BETWEEN TWO SEMI TRUCKS, AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE ONE BEHIND ME, WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN MY CAR BASICALLY BEING "CRUSHED" BETWEEN THE TWO TRACTOR TRAILERS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER SAFELY TO CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, AND AFTER HAVING TO TOW MY CAR TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY ADVISED ME IT WAS CAUSED BY FAILED THROTTLE BODY (DIAGNOSTIC CODE P2111). THE SERVICE AGENT THERE TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE BY FORD (HE TOLD ME HE HAS SEEN THE SAME PROBLEM ON CLOSE TO 100 OTHER CARS), BUT THE COMPANY HAS DONE NOTHING ABOUT IT. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO BEING EITHER SERIOUSLY INJURED, OR EVEN KILLED, BECAUSE OF THIS. I TRULY HOPE THAT SOMETHING CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE, KILLED (I KNOW THERE ARE REPORTS OF CRASHES AND INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THIS PROBLEM AS I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE).

Mileage: 39,521

DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN MY ENGINE LOST ALL THRUST, THEN THE WRENCH AND BATTERY LIGHT TURNED ON. VEHICLE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT WITH THE SAME END RESULT. TOOK CAR TO A MECHANIC AND I NOW HAVE TO GET MY THROTTLE BODY REPLACED.

Mileage: 39,000

MY THROTTLE BODY ON MY CAR WENT OUT THIS IS A 2011 FORD FUSION...WE NEED A RECALL MY WIFE IS A CANCER SURVIOR BREAST CANCER AND SHE HAS MISSED MANY APPTS DUE TO THE VEHICLE THE DEALERSHIP HAS CHECKED UNDER WARANTY AND SAID NO ISSUES BUT WHEN WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY CHECKED IT AGAIN THEY SAID THEY FOUND THE ISSUES NOW I HAVE TO PAY 600 DOLLARS TO GET IT FIXED . CAR IS NOT RUNNING DUE TO THROTTLE BODY IT STALLED OUT ON THE FREEWAY SEVERAL TIMES ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE PAID SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS TO FIX THE ISSUE BUT IT TURNED OUT TO BE THROTTLE BODY ....DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS CANISTER PURGE VALVE AND CANISTER PURGE SELINOID...THEY WANT 600 TO FIX ISSUES I CANT AFFORD IT BUT MANY VEHICELS THE SAME MODEL HAVE ISSUES SIMULAR TO THIS I HAVE RECIEPTS AND EVERYTHING I BOUGHT DUE TO THROTTLE BODY..PEOPLE WILL DIE IF ISSUE IS NOT FIXED...WE NEED A RECALL.....PLEASE HELP I NEED HELP ASAP...*TT

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ENGINE SHUTTERED, LOST POWER, AND AFTER A FEW SECONDS THE CAR TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESTART FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL MINUTES. I AM BEING TOLD BY FORD THAT IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. *TT

Mileage: 45,000

CAR JUST SEEMED TO GO OUT OF GEAR. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD TURN IGNITION OFF AND IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN COASTED TO SIDE AND CALLED ROAD SIDE ASSISTANCE. *TR

Mileage: 49,372

MY 2011 FORD FUSION, WHICH I PURCHASED ONLY A FEW MONTHS AGO... LOST SPEED WHILE DRIVING HOME FROM WORK TODAY. I'M STILL SHAKY AND UPSET. I WAS A VERY BUSY 2LANE UP/2LANE DOWN AVENUE WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST SPEED! I WAS IN THE INNER LANE AND HAD TO DECIDE IF I WANTED THE DELIVERY TRUCK TO HIT ME FROM BEHIND OR RISK SIDE SWIPING SOMEONE IN HOPE OF GETTING OFF THE ROAD BEFORE I SLOWED COMPLETED. THROUGH THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO MAKE TWO HARD RIGHTS BEFORE MY FUSION BEGAN TO STOP, SHAKE, AND SPUTTER. THE FIRST HARD RIGHT WAS INTO THE RIGHT LANE IN FRONT OF ANOTHER CAR THEN ONTO THE SIDE STREET. MY GOODNESS NEVER BEEN SO SCARED IN LIFE EXCEPT THE NEXT TWO TIME IT DID WHILE STILL TRYING TO MAKE IT HOME. THIS TIME THOUGH, I KNEW TO STAY IN THE LEFT LANE. I ALSO RELIED ON THE FACT THAT ONCE YOU GET TO A SAFE PLACE AND TURN THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN IT STARTS BACK UP!!! I'M SCARED OF MY CAR! AND SCARED FOR MY LIFE AND OTHERS THAT THIS VEHICLE MALFUNCTION MAY AFFECT DURING MY COMMUTES. I'M GOING ON THE RECORD AS SAYING IF I DIE IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION DURING AN ACCIDENT SINGLE/MULTI VEHICLE PLEASE DO A FORENSIC CHECK ON THE THROTTLE! *TR

Mileage: 29,599

MY 2011 FORD FUSION HAS REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCED THE SAME STALLING AND RANDOM SHUT-DOWNS THAT I KNOW UNDERSTAND MANY OTHER DRIVERS HAVE EXPERIENCED. USUALLY UPON ACCELERATING, MY VEHICLE WILL BUCK ABRUPTLY AND THEN SHUDDER AND RAPIDLY REDUCE SPEED UNTIL I AM ABLE TO SHUT IT OFF. THE INDICATOR LIGHT FOR THE TRANSMISSION TURNS ON AND OCCASIONALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MOST OF THE TIME, THE VEHICLE WILL TURN RIGHT BACK ON AND BE ABLE TO DRIVE AS NORMAL, BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL REPEAT THE SAME BUCKING PROCESS VERY SHORTLY AFTER I RESUME DRIVING. I TOOK IT TO AN AUTO ZONE AND THE ENGINE CHECK THEY RAN RETURNED WITH AN ERROR MESSAGE SAYING "THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM STUCK OPEN" AND THAT IS WAS BEING HELD OPEN AT AN ANGLE LARGER THAN NEEDED. THANKFULLY, THIS HASN'T HAPPENED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY OR IN ANY PLACE THAT I COULD NOT PULL OVER SAFELY, BUT IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN WITH OTHER DRIVERS AROUND, NONETHELESS. THIS IS AN INCREDIBLY DANGEROUS AND FRUSTRATING ISSUE AND ONE THAT I AM SHOCKED AND APPALLED TO FIND HAPPENS TO SO MANY OTHER DRIVERS. FORD NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO MAKE THIS RIGHT FOR THE GREAT MANY OF US WHO HAVE BEEN PUT IN HARMS WAY BY THIS FAULTY SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED. THE SPEED OF THE CAR WENT FROM 45 MPH TO 0 IN AN INSTANT. THEN THE ENTIRE CAR POWERED OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS THIS HAPPENED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN WITH KEYS IN IGNITION. STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE SAME SERIES OF EVENTS HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY CAR COMPLETELY POWERED OFF. I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO FORD MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM ON 8/26/13. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT CAUSED THE ISSUES. I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR WHICH ONLY COVERED THE ACTUAL PART AND NOT THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP, [XXX], SAID THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I ALSO FLUSH THE ENGINE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SHE ALSO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS AND ESCAPES, AS SHE HAD ANOTHER PERSON IN THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON AN ESCAPE. FORD NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP! I CANNOT BELIEVE MY CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW AND I'M OUT OF POCKET $400, WHILE FORD DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

Mileage: 36,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WARNING INDICATOR. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NINETEEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE WARNING INDICATOR WOULD NEED TO BE ILLUMINATED IN ODER TO PERFORM A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

ON THURSDAY 8/22/13, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I EXPERIENCED WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ENGINE STALL. MY 2011 FUSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I PULLED OFF THE SIDE AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING SO I TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A BIT AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND KEPT DRIVING. I COULD STILL FEEL A LAG WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR BUT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. ON SATURDAY 8/24/13, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES WITHIN A 4 HOUR SPAN. I POURED IN SOME SEAFOAM TO RULE OUT ANY MOISTURE THAT MAY BE IN THE ENGINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES THAT HAVE ALL BEEN LINKED TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. ON SUNDAY 8/25/13, THE ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. TODAY I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AND TOLD THEM THAT I THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT KNOW UNTIL THE COMPUTER DISPLAYED THE ERROR CODE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $650. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? *TR

Mileage: 41,015

THREE ISSUES HAVE ARISEN IN THE LAST MONTH: 1) WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, TO STOP OR AFTER A STOP AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR STALLS 2) AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR JUMPS - WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE 3) AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. *TR

Mileage: 78,052

WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY ROAD MY CAR BEGAN TO STALL AND NOT RUN PROPERLY, IT WOULD NOT KEEP EVEN 1000 RPM. THE ONLY DASHBOARD LIGHT THAT LIT UP WAS AN ORANGE WRENCH. I LOOKED AT THE TEMP AND IT WAS NORMAL SO I SLOWLY CROSSED THE INTERSECTION AND IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND SHUT IT OFF. I DID NOT TRY TO RESTART IT. *TR

Mileage: 55,085

CAR QUIT RUNNING IN DRIVE. DECELERATED TO A STOP. RESTARTED AND PARKED IN A LOT. I HAD JUST COME FROM THE DEALER FOR WARRANTY WORK AND AN OIL CHANGE. I WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I WALKED BACK TO THE DEALER AND REPORTED THIS. THEY HAD TO GET A TOW TRUCK AND TOW IT BACK TO HE DEALERSHIP. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. AS OF WEDNESDAY AT 4PM, THE VEHICLE IS STILL THERE WAITING FOR A THROTTLE BODY PART. MY INVOICE STATED "C/S VEHICLE'S IDLE SOMETIMES GOES HIGH BY ITSELF". THE TECHNICIAN [XXX], STATED ON THE INVOICE, 'NO CODES PRESENT, CANNOT DUPLICATE'. THE DEALERSHIP IS COUNTRYSIDE FORD, 24825 US19N, CLEARWATER, FL 33763 727-797-2277. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 26,451

THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING BACK FROM THE AIRPORT AND THE ENGINE STAYED ON BUT THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I FOUND A WAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC MOVING VERY QUICKLY TO GET TO A SHOULDER. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND THE CAR RESPONDED FINE. 5 DAYS LATER (TODAY) THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED AND AGAIN ON A VERY BUSY FREEWAY (US59 NEAR DOWNTOWN HOUSTON) AT LUNCH TIME. AGAIN I MANAGED TO GET OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT AND IT WORKED FINE. IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME WHILE IN A NEIGHBORHOOD TRAVELING AT 20 MPH. I AM ASTONISHED THAT THERE ARE NEARLY 3/4 OF A MILLION VEHICLES WITH THIS ISSUE OR POTENTIAL ISSUE AND THE IMPRESSIVE NUMBER OF REPORTS OF THE EXACT SAME SCENARIO HAPPENING ALL OVER THE COUNTRY AND FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A FREEWAY AT 55 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE ON OUR JOURNEY. FIVE MINUTES LATER PULLING INTO A SHOPPING CENTER GOING ABOUT 10 MPH THE ENGINE "THUMPED, GURGLED, AND DIED. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND GET IT FIVE MILES BACK TO THE HOUSE. THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY SO FORD SENT A WRECKER TO THE HOUSE TO RETRIEVE THE CAR. THE ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED. *TR

Mileage: 33,200

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY HARD JERKING. LUCKILY THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR OR SOMEONE COULD HAVE DIED! WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. WENT HOME AND RAN THE CODE AND IT TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY STUCK. I USED GOOGLE TO REVIEW MY OPTIONS AND 1000'S OF PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM!!!! HOW IS THIS NOT A RECALLED PART YET!?!? I CANNOT WAIT SO I ORDERED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND IT IS BACKORDERED AT THE DEALER! HOW IS THIS NOT A CLUE THAT THEY NEED TO FIX THIS ASAP? SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE, I READ THEIR HAVE ALREADY BEEN MAJOR ACCIDENTS WITH THIS ISSUE. *TR

AFTER ACCELERATING TO 30 MY CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO USE THE FOOT PEDAL. THE ENGINE CONTINUED RUNNING BUT WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE CAR OFF WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND THEN STARTED THE CAR. IT WORKED FINE UNTIL AUGUST 15TH WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED 4 TIMES. ONCE WITH IN 30 MINUTES AT A SPEED US 40 TO 55. THE 3RD AND 4TH TIMES OCCURRED WITHIN MINUTES OF EACH OTHER AT 55 MPH IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. ON ALL OCCASIONS THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ON AUGUST 17TH I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY INFORMED ME THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND NEEDED REPLACED. THAT COST ME $500 OUT OF POCKET SINCE MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

THE CAR JUST WILL JUST STALL OUT WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY OR STREET. I KNOW FROM WHAT I HAVE READ THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT LOSES ALL POWER AND JUST DIES WHILE DRIVING. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND THE LAST TIME MY KIDS AND I ALMOST DIED IN THE CAR. IT IS AWFUL HOW THIS HAPPENED AND THE PART WAS BACKORDERED AND IS EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 78,752

DRIVING DOWN ROAD AND LOST ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO CRANK CAR IT SOUNDED LIKE IT WAS CONSTANTLY TRYING TO CRANK. TURNED CAR OFF AND TRUED AGAIN. IT STARTED AND ALLOWED ME TO REACH MY DESTINATION, WHICH WAS A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THE NEXT DAY IT DID THE SAME THING. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE AREA AND IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. OF COURSE IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH IT IS A PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. THE CONCERN IS THAT THIS IS HAPPENING A LOT TO THESE CARS AND HAD I BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE MY FAMILY AND I COULD HAVE DIED DUE TO THE LOSS OF EVERYTHING. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET CAR OFF THE ROAD AND IT STOPPED EXTREMELY FAST AND SUDDEN. I WAS OUT OF TOWN AND HAD NO OTHER CHOICE TO BUT GET IT REPAIRED WHERE I WAS. *TR

Mileage: 51,190

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AT OR AROUND 55 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT LIMP. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO COAST. A WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WITH NO ABILITY TO SPEED UP, I HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH TWO LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WITH A PARALYZED CAR TO GET ME AND MY CHILDREN TO SAFETY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN. THEY ORDERED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT. THE FACT THAT FORD IS COVERING THIS UP AND PUSHING THE COSTS ON TO ITS CUSTOMERS IS FRUSTRATING (MORE THAN $1300 IN MY CASE), BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO RISK THE LIVES OF THESE VERY SAME CUSTOMERS IS DOWNRIGHT DISTURBING. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON ALL THE CARS AFFECTED BY THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AS WELL AS A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 56,752

ON 8/7/13 I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK IN MY APARTMENT COMPLEX (APPROX. 5 MPH) MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED "SHAKING" ERRATICALLY. A SMALL TOOL/WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITH NO PROBLEMS UNTIL ON THE WAY HOME. I DIDN'T DRIVE IT AGAIN UNTIL 8/9/13 TO THE MECHANIC. IT STARTED AND DROVE FINE, UNTIL 15 MINUTES AFTER BEING ON THE INTERSTATE (WHICH I HAD TO GET ON TO GET TO THE MECHANIC) THE CAR STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL AND SEEMS TO STAY AT THE SAME SPEED FOR ABOUT A MINUTE (APPROX. 60 MPH). FINALLY THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND STARTED SHAKING ( LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS BUT I STILL 1/2 TANK). I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY ON THE VERY BUSY INTERSTATE BECAUSE THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND DIDN'T SEEM TO RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND TRIED TO START DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER BUT THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AGAIN. I DECIDED TO TRY ONE MORE TIME BEFORE CALLING A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION (AND I HAD MY 11 MONTHS OLD SON IN THE CAR) TRYING TO MERGE BACK ON THE FREEWAY WITH A CAR THAT DIDN'T WANT TO ACCELERATE AND WAS SHAKING. I TRIED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY PULL BACK ONTO THE INTERSTATE. ONCE I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF, I TOOK SIDE STREETS AND HAD TO STOP THE CAR AGAIN (APPROX. 30-40 MPH). MECHANICS SAID THAT FORDS AREN'T SUPPOSE TO HAVE THIS PROBLEM THEY WERE VERY SURPRISED AND TOLD US TO RESEARCH THE INTERNET FOR RECALLS, THAT IS HOW I FOUND SAFERCAR.GOV AND THE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FOR THE SAME SITUATION. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR ITSELF AND NOT IN ANYWAY THE OWNERS/OPERATORS FAULT. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUED IMMEDIATELY SINCE THIS ISSUE HAPPENS SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR AND COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTS/LOSS OF LIFE. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

SINCE JANUARY OF 2012 WHEN I DRIVE MY FUSION THE VEHICLE JUST WOULD QUIT AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TOOL LIGHT WOULD STAY ON ONLY UNTIL I WOULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART IT. I WOULD TAKE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THAT THE TCS MODULE WAS BAD THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THEN THEY CHANGED OUT THE BATTERY. THEN TWO WEEKS AGO IT HAPPENED AGAIN AND TOOK IT BACK IN NOW FORD SAID ITS THROTTLE BODY IS BAD AND THE PART AND THE LABOR WOULD BE AROUND 400 DOLLARS TO FIX. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE SOMEONE COULD GET HURT OR EVEN KILLED. I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. ON TOP OF THIS I DON'T HAVE A VEHICLE TO DRIVE FOR OVER A MONTH AND A HALF. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 30,000

THE FIRST EPISODE OCCURRED WHEN LEAVING A PARKING SPOT. CAR WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 2 MPH AND WAS CHUGGING. THE OTHERS (4-5 INCIDENTS) HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING, OFTEN AT 30-50 MPH. SOMETIMES IT WOULD BE AFTER A TURN AND DURING ACCELERATION, OTHERS WOULD BE SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. CAR WOULD STALL, YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND I WOULD HAVE TO STOP, SHIFT TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE CAR, THEN RE-START. IT WOULD BE FINE FOR A FEW DAYS, AND ANOTHER EPISODE WOULD HAPPEN. *TR

Mileage: 38,756

WAS RUNNING ALONG AT 65 MPH AND CAR JERKED AND LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH ICON COME ON THE DASH. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD CAR WAS IDLING BUT ROUGH. ATTEMPTED TO PUSH THROTTLE PEDAL DOWN TO INCREASE ENGINE SPEED BUT NO RESPONSE JUST IDLE. SHUT CAR OFF AND CALLED A TOW TRUCK. TRIED THREE FORD DEALERS WAS APPROX. ONE WEEK TO GET IN. I WAS 750 MILES FROM HOME.TOW TRUCK DROPPED CAR OFF A REPAIR SHOP. MANAGER SAID HE HAD SEEN A CAR NOT LONG AGO THAT THEY HAD DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY AND ALL WAS FINE. THE SERVICE MAN WENT OUT TO CAR AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP WITHOUT LITTLE WRENCH ICON BEING ON. DROVE W/O ANY INCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 34,100

7/30/13- VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO ABOVE AN IDOL, CAR SPUTTERED AND STALLED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT (THIS HAPPENED 3-4 TIMES SAME DAY); WHILE SLOWING TO ROUND A CURVE, PRESSED ACCELERATOR TO PICK UP SPEED AND CAR STALLED OUT (2 TIMES); THERE WERE NO SYMBOLS ON THE DASH THIS DAY. 8/5/13-STARTED CAR IN AM, CAR SPUTTERED BADLY, PUT CAR IN DRIVE & CAR SPUTTERED PART WAY UP STREET, DID NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING GAS WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, "WRENCH" LIGHT APPEARED ON DASH; TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT RAN OKAY & NO WARNING LIGHTS. I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE "USED" ON 4/4/13 FROM BLUE KNOB AUTO, ALTOONA, PA *TR

Mileage: 42,000

ON SATURDAY, I WAS DRIVING OUT FROM A COMPLEX MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO TRAFFIC WHEN MY VEHICLE ABRUPTLY SLAMMED STOPPED AT A GREEN LIGHT. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS AND NOTICED A WRENCH SIGNAL POPPED ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN STARTED IT BACK. THE VEHICLE TURNED ON AGAIN. I WAS LUCKY I WAS NOT REAR-ENDED. I DROVE HOME AND DECIDED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL I TOOK IT TO NEAREST DEALER. MONDAY MORNING, I GOT INTO VEHICLE HEADED TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN DRIVING OUT OF MY COMPLEX, THE CODE POPPED ON, VEHICLE SPUTTERED AND STOPPED. I TURNED IT OFF THEN ON AGAIN. IT STARTED AND I HEADED TO THE DEALER CLOSE BY WITH HAZARDS ON. MY VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED NEEDING THROTTLE BODY TOTALING $585.00. MIND YOU MY VEHICLE IS TWO YEARS OLD. *TR

Mileage: 48,672

WHILE DRIVING ON I-95 SOUTH APPROXIMATELY 65-70 MPH IN MODERATELY HEAVY TRAFFIC, AT EXIT 180, THE CAR SOUNDED LIKE IT DROPPED OUT OF GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING. I WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR CONTINUED COASTING AND THE "WRENCH LIGHT" APPEARED. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED, THE CAR RATTLED AND IDLED VERY HARD AND WAS SHAKING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND CRANKED THE CAR BACK AND ALL WAS FINE, WRENCH LIGHT AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 MORE TIMES SINCE JULY 8TH 2013, YESTERDAY IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE 1 HOUR, ALMOST GOT SLAMMED BY TWO 18 WHEELER TRUCKS. THIS REALLY SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO THIS TYPE OF SITUATION CAN GET PEOPLE KILLED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE ROAD SIDE WHERE IT WAS SHUT OFF FOR 1 MINUTE. UPON RESTART, VEHICLE DROVE AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES, VEHICLE AGAIN LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN MANEUVERED TO THE ROAD SIDE AND SHUT OFF FOR 1 MINUTE. UPON RESTART, VEHICLE DROVE AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. CONDITION WAS EXPERIENCED THREE TIMES THE SAME DAY. ECU STORED CODE FOR THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

Mileage: 13,750

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, MY FORD FUSION ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. IT WAS AS IF THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AND I WAS FORCED TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A BRIEF INTERNET SEARCH, IT WAS APPARENT THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS AND FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE MALFUNCTIONING PART WAS SPECIFICALLY THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS BRAKING BECAUSE SOMEONE IN FRONT OF ME WAS TURNING RIGHT. WHEN THEY TURNED AND I LET OFF THE BRAKE, I GAVE IT GAS TO GO. I DIDN'T GO AFTER FLOORING IT, AND THE CAR STARTED BUCKING AND JERKING LIKE CRAZY. IT WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. THANKS BE TO GOD THAT I WAS RIGHT BY A FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO BE IN WHEN YOUR THROTTLE GOES COMPLETELY OUT. THAT'S WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS...I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THAT COULD HAVE EASILY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I'VE READ ON LINE WHERE SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE FORD FUSION SE 3.0L V6. I FIRMLY BELIEVE THIS IS A MATTER THAT FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT. THIS IS A SITUATION THAT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY HAD I BEEN ON A FREEWAY/HIGHWAY. I HAVE NEVER SUBMITTED SOMETHING TO YOU BEFORE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING! NO ONE NEEDS TO GET HURT. WHEN YOUR THROTTLE GOES OUT WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING IT, IT'S A POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCE. *TR

Mileage: 36,400

I DRIVE ON FREEWAY AND LIGHT CAME ON. AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. MY RPMS DROPPED AND SO I NEED PULLED OFF SEVERAL CARS NEED TO BRAKE BECAUSE MY SPEED REDUCE TO FAST AND PUT ME ON DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 70,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE WILL STOP AT RANDOM AND WILL NOT MOVE AGAIN UNTIL YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. IT HAS REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES AND IS GETTING WORSE. TODAY THE CAR STALLED 4 TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 2,000

TWO DAYS IN A ROW MY 2011 FORD FUSION STALLED AND AN ERROR SYMBOL OF A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I COASTED TO CURB, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED. VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. IN BOTH CASES I WAS AT AN INTERSECTION AND FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AROUND ME. *TR

Mileage: 36,085

WHILE DRIVING AT A HIGHWAY SPEED OF 65 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH BECAME ILLUMINATED. DRIVER WAS IN OUTER FAST LANE OF THE INTERSTATE AND HAD TO PROCEED TO CHANGE SEVERAL LANES WITH NO ACCELERATION IN ORDER TO REMOVE THE VEHICLE FROM THE HIGHWAY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE ENGINE RPMS STARTED TO REV UP AND DOWN CONTINUOUSLY. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 2 MPH IN LESS THEN TEN SECONDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 44,700.

Mileage: 44,700

DRIVING AT 60MPH VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER BUT REMAINED RUNNING. LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND NEAR A EXIT. I COASTED DOWN THE EXIT AND TURNED INTO FIRST STREET I COULD GET TO. TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT NO POWER. TURNED CAR OFF THEN BACK ON. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE NORMAL. PRECEDED TO GET BACK ON THE ROAD I HAD JUST EXITED, NOT EVEN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. IT DID IT TO ME 7 MORE TIMES BEFORE I MADE IT HOME. IN THE PROCESS OF MAKING MY WAY HOME, STOPPED AT THE DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THEY COULD RUN A DIAGNOSTICS BUT THEY DIDN'T HAVE TIME. APPT FOR MONDAY. BUT AFTER READING ALL THE COMPLAINTS SOUNDS LIKE THROTTLE BODY ISSUES. THIS COULD HAD BEEN EXTREMELY BAD SITUATION HAD I HAD BEEN ON I-35 AS I LIVE IN THE AREA OF I-35 THAT IS THE DEADLIEST STRETCH. NHTSA YOU NEED TO FORCE FORD TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. ITS PREVENTABLE AND I SAY YOU AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE WHEN SOMEONE DOES DIE. AND ANOTHER ISSUE I RECENTLY HAD TO GET FIXED WAS THE PURGE VALVE AND FUEL CANISTER WHICH AFTER READING SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE AS WELL. COME ON FORD DO THE RIGHT THING. IS EVEN ONE LIFE WORTH LOSING? *TR

Mileage: 45,000

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A CROWDED HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND REFUSED TO ACCELERATE. IT WAS LATER DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD MALFUNCTIONED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE THIRTY MINUTES LATER BUT THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED DRASTICALLY AS THE ENGINE EXHIBITED A LOUD ROAR. THE VEHICLE WAS POWERED OFF AND RESTARTED A SECOND TIME. THE VEHICLE THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NEITHER DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. UPDATED 09/05/13*LJ

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY THE CAR WENT AN IDLE SPEED FORCING ME TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY AT REDUCED SPEED. TRIED TO RESTART CAR SEVERAL TIMES. WOULD ONLY IDLE ROUGH. LET IT SIT 1/2 HOUR WAITING FOR AAA RAN OK AFTER ANOTHER RESTART. REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE. ONCE I WAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TRAFFIC CONTROLLED INTERSECTION. WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND THEY ARE BACK ORDERED COULD TAKE 6 WEEKS BEFORE ONE WOULD BE AVAILABLE BECAUSE OF LONG LIST OF ORDERS. THIS SAYS IT IS A MAJOR DESIGN/MANUFACTURE FAULT/ISSUE. I FEEL IT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND REPLACED FREE IF THERE ARE THAT MANY ISSUES WITH THIS ITEM. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

I WANTED TO CONTACT YOU ABOUT A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE IN JANUARY 2013 AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED REPLACED AFTER MY CAR STALLED A FEW TIMES. I WAS TOLD THEN THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BACKORDERED. I TRIED AGAIN IN JUNE AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND THEY ARE STILL BACKORDERED. AFTER THAT, I WAS TOLD THAT I COULD SIMPLY TAKE THE KEY OUT AND PUT IT BACK IN AFTER IT STALLED AND IT WOULD BE FINE. AND THEY WERE BACKORDERED FROM FORD. ON JULY 11TH, THE CAR STALLED AT THE CORNER OF I-70 AND I-270 IN COLUMBUS WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESET THE CAR. WHILE TRYING TO GET OFF THE ROAD, I WENT OFF THE ROAD TO AVOID ANY OTHER CARS AS THEIR WAS CONSTRUCTION AND NO SHOULDER. AFTER RESTARTING IT, I GOT BACK ONTO THE ROAD AND THE CAR STALLED AND I WASN'T ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK OFF THE ROAD AND NEARLY WAS HIT BY A SEMI FROM BEHIND. THE CAR STALLED A MINIMUM OF TEN TIMES DURING RUSH HOUR. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

***NOTE: THIS STARTED IN MAY 2013 HAPPENED 3 TIMES. DEALERSHIP REPLACE AN INTAKE SENSOR AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS LISTED BELOW. THIS IS PUTTING ME AND MY DAUGHTERS IN DANGER EVERYTIME THIS HAPPENS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. ---------------------------------------- JULY 19, 2013 @ 3:29 AM: WITHOUT WARNING THIS TIME THE "CHECK ENGINE" INDICATOR CAME ON , THE CAR MADE A WEIRD NOISE LIKE A DYING RUMBLE/PURRING NOISE AS IT BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -SHE PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT ACTED NORMAL -------------------------------------- JULY 19, 2013 @3:28 AM: WITHOUT WARNING THE ?THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION? INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -SHE PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT ACTED NORMAL ------------------------------------------- JULY 19, 2013 @ 1:20 AM : WITHOUT WARNING THE ?THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION? INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -SHE PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT ACTED NORMAL ---------------------------------------------------------- JULY 18, 2013 @4:30 PM: WITHOUT WARNING THE ?THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION? INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -SHE PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK ?.I WAS IN THE BACK SEAT & INSTRUCTED HER WHAT TO DO. -STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT ACTED NORMAL ***** FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE TECHNICIANS COULD NOT FIND OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE ISSUE ESCALATED TO THE FORD ENGINEERS. THEY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE THE MASSIVE INTAKE AIR FLOW SENSOR AND INSTALLED A NEW ONE ( FORD PART: FP 3L3Z-128579-BA SENSOR ASSY) JUNE 13 JUST PRIOR TO MY BUSINESS TRIP ON JUNE 17,2013. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 45MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SHUT OFF. HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST THREE MORE TIMES IN LESS THAN A WEEK. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. I'M SURE THE SERVICE MANAGERS ARE TOLD TO ACT DUMB ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE. WHAT WILL IT TAKE TO GET ACTION, SOMEONE HURT OR KILLED?? *TR

Mileage: 26,552

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000.

Mileage: 72,000

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF 70 MPH WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND AND AHEAD OF ME, I LOST POWER AND THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. I COULD NO LONGER SPEED UP AND BEGAN TO LOSE SPEED (RATHER QUICKLY I MIGHT ADD) THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME CAME VERY CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH ME! I COULDN'T GO FASTER THAN 30 MPH AND HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WHEN I TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON, IT TOOK AN ODDLY LONGER AMOUNT OF TIME TO TURN ON. (LIKE HOLDING THE KEY TURNED IN THE IGNITION) THEN SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, WHEN I STARTED TO GO WHEN IT TURNED GREEN, I WAS GOING 5 MPH AND THE RPM'S SHOT UP TO 3000 RPM! UNDER 40 MPH, IT WAS UP NEAR 3000 RPM! FORD, PLEASE EXAMINE THIS AGAIN! THIS IS DANGEROUS! WHY WAIT UNTIL AN ACCIDENT ACTUALLY HAPPENS? *TR

Mileage: 40,000

MY CAR ENGINE "STALLED" (THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THERE WAS NO POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO ACCELERATE) WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND IN THE PROCESS OF INCREASING MY SPEED UP TO THE 55 MPH SPEED LIMIT AFTER TURNING ONTO A MAJOR ROAD. SINCE THERE WAS NO ENGINE POWER TO ACCELERATE, I HAD TO LET THE CAR ROLL TO THE SHOULDER WHERE I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED IT. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 6 MONTHSAND I AM VERY FEARFUL THAT THE CAR WILL STALL WHILE I AM ON A HIGH SPEED, HIGH TRAFFIC, MULTI-LANE HIGHWAY, WHICH I USE TO DRIVE TO AND FROM WORK EVERY DAY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

1ST: AT STOP LIGHT WENT GREEN AND I STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WENT INTO IDLE AND I LOST SPEED CONTROL. I MANAGED TO LIMP ACROSS THE ROAD AND STOP. PLACED IN PARK SHUTOFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED WORKED NORMAL. 6/30/13 2ND: MOVING AT ROAD SPEED (POSTED LIMIT 35) ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND I LOST SPEED CONTROL, ATTEMPTED TO SHUTOFF ENGINE IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART PROBLEM CONTINUED. PULLED OFF ROAD PLACED IN PARK, SHUTOFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED WORKED NORMAL. 7/2/13 3RD: MOVING AT ROAD SPEED (POSTED LIMIT 45) ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND I LOST SPEED CONTROL, PULLED ONTO SIDE ROAD PLACED IN PARK, SHUTOFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED WORKED NORMAL. 7/7/13 4TH AND 5TH: WHEN TURNING ONTO ROAD TO RESIDENCE, ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND I LOST SPEED CONTROL STOPPED ON ROAD, PLACED IN PARK, SHUTOFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED WORKED NORMAL.7/7/13 & 7/14/13. *TR

Mileage: 23,600

1ST INCIDENT: I WAS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING THEN ALL THE POWER WAS LOST TO THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURN THE KEY AGAIN AND CAR STARTED AND DROVE FINE FROM THERE. 2ND INCIDENT: MY HUSBAND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, PROCEEDED FORWARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND JERKING AND SHAKING, WE ONLY MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE WE DRIFTED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HE TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE KEY AND CAR STARTED AND DROVE OKAY FROM THERE. 3RD INCIDENT: MYSELF WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO TURN AND GO FORWARD THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER, THEN STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND WENT OK FROM THERE. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT NEEDED $771.00 IN REPAIR. IT IS PAST THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM THE DEALER, PAST THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY DATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 58,500

ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I WAS DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND MY CAR LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT LAMINATED. AFTER TRYING TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MIN THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. THEN I PROCEEDED ON MY JOURNEY. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FRIEND OF MINE WHO IS A MECHANIC AND HAD HIM RUN A DIAGNOSTIC ON THE CAR AND NO CODES SHOW UP. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF ANYONE ELSE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. APPARENTLY I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS DEFECTIVE PART. LOOKS LIKE FORD WOULD GROW A SET OF BALLS AND MAKE THIS A MANDATORY RECALL. IT DOES CAUSE A SAFETY ISSUE WHEN YOU LOSE THE ABILITY TO MOVE YOUR AUTOMOBILE ABOUT. YOU CAN NOT GO ANY WEAR NO MATTER HOW HARD YOU PRESS ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE DAM CAR DOES NOT MOVE. I GUESS IT WILL TAKE SOME ONE GETTING INJURED VERY BADLY OR KILLED, AND FORD GETTING A LAW SUITE BEFORE ANY SORT OF RECALL WILL BE DONE. IF ANYTHING SHOULD HAPPEN TO ME I WILL BE THE FIRST IN LINE TO FILE A LAW SUITE BECAUSE FORD IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT THEY CHOSE TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT THUS PUTTING MILLIONS OF PEOPLES LIVES AT STAKE. *TR

Mileage: 72,500

ENGINE CUT-OFF GOING AT 5 MPH. ACCORDING TO AAMCO CODE P2112 APPEARED ON THEIR READER. THIS CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART, THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY., ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IT TOOK AT TWO DAYS OR TWO WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; FORD AND THEIR DEALERS SHOULD HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS OR DEADLY ACCIDENT BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

Mileage: 21,300

WHILE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT SLOW SPEED, TWO MINUTES AFTER STARTING TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSS POWER AND WENT TO LIMP MODE WITH WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH BOARD. IT HAPPENED TWICE IN TWO WEEKS. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP FOR CHECK-UP BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. NO ACTION TAKEN. *TR

Mileage: 46,376

ENGINE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 30MPH FLAT CITY SURFACE. NO RESPONSE WITH ACCELERATOR. PULLED OVER. RE-STARTED ENGINE. CAR RAN OK FOR @ 2 MILES; STALLED AGAIN WITH 'WRENCH" & "ENGINE" INDICATOR LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. PULLED OVER. RE-START AGAIN; SAME SCENARIO 3 MORE TIMES; FINALLY GOT "HOME" (IT WAS MIDNIGHT SATURDAY NIGHT; USING SECONDARY ROADS ONLY!). "P2111" FAILURE CODE CONFIRMED SUNDAY @ "AUTO ZONE". *TR

Mileage: 65,000

EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (55 MPH). WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER, AND SHIFTED TRANSMISSION TO PARK. STEPPED ON GAS PEDAL, BUT NO RESPONSE BY CAR. TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED 10-15 SECONDS, AND THEN RE-STARTED CAR, WITH THE RE-START TAKING 3 TO 5 SECONDS LONGER THAN NORMAL ON ENGINE TURN OVER. DROVE HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT DAY, AND TOOK THE CAR INTO DEALER. REPLACED EVAPORATIVE PURGE VALVE, ($342 CHARGE, CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD, BUT OUT OF WARRANTY ON MILEAGE) ON 6/14/2013. ON 7/7/2013 AND AGAIN ON 7/8, CAR AGAIN EXPERIENCED THE SAME SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. DROVE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ($318 REPAIR). *TR

Mileage: 48,000

I HAVE A 2011 FORD FUSION 3.0 L V6. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WITH MY 4 YR OLD, WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER AND AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED MY DASHBOARD. I WAS IN THE FAST LANE AND HAD TO CROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC IN A DISABLED CAR TO GET TO THE SHOULDER! I WOULD HIT THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO RESPONSE AND IT WAS NOT SHIFTING RIGHT AT ALL. I CUT THE IGNITION AND LET IT SIT FOR A COUPLE MIN WHILE I LOOKED THROUGH THE MANUAL TO SEE WHAT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ALL ABOUT. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS STILL THERE AND AGAIN , NOT SHIFTING RIGHT. I LET IT SIT FOR ANOTHER 10 MIN AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE SO I DROVE HOME. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID SOMETHING ABOUT A SENSOR AND THE COMPUTER NEEDED REPLACEMENT.IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY SO I DIDN'T REALLY PAY TOO MUCH ATTENTION , BUT WHEN I WENT ONLINE TO SEE IF IT'S HAPPENED TO OTHERS..I WAS UNPLEASANTLY SURPRISED TO SEE THAT THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THE SAME EXACT ISSUE! AS ANOTHER COMMENTER RECOMMENDED, I CALLED THE FORD CONSUMER'S HOTLINE AT 800-392-3673 TO SEE IF THERE'S ANYTHING BEING DONE. THE REP TOLD ME THERE'S NO RECALLS AND ALL SHE CAN DO IS DOCUMENT IT AND TO CALL HER BACK IF I NEED ANYTHING ELSE...REALLY? A CAR WITH NO POWER ON THE HIGHWAY IS OBVIOUSLY A SAFETY CONCERN AND WITH THIS MANY COMPLAINTS I'M REALLY SURPRISED FORD AND THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION HASN'T RECALLED THIS FAULTY PART.DOES SOMEONE NEED TO GET HURT OR WORSE, KILLED FIRST? *TR

Mileage: 47,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE ENTERED SAFE MODE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATE. 65 MPH ON 27JUN13, AT 1745, THE 2011 FORD FUSION SEL LOST ALL ACCELERATION. WE PULLED OVER TO THE RIGHT HAND SHOULDER, PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK, AND TURNED IT OFF. WE WAITED A MOMENT, RESTARTED THEN ENGINE, AND PROCEEDED TO MERGE WITH TRAFFIC. LESS THAN TWO MILES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. WE PULLED OVER AGAIN, TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAITED A MOMENT. WE RESTARTED IT AND DROVE IT HOME. FRIDAY 5 JUL13 THE CAR WENT TO KOLWASKI FORD IN AVON LAKE OH. THE REPROGRAMMED THE PCM FOR THE ROUGH SHIFT OF THE TRANSMISSION. WE PICKED UP THE CAR, AND LESS THAN 4 MILES FROM THE DEALS HIP WE HAD THE REPAIRS DONE, WE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE OF LOST ACCELERATION. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, AND ADVISED THE SAME ENGINE FAILURE OCCURRED. WHILE DRIVING BACK TO THE DEALERSHIPS, THE ENGINE ONCE AGAIN LOST POWER AT AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE SERVICE CENTER OF KOLWASKI FORD IN AVON LAKE OH. *TR

Mileage: 27,784

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION S WITH A V4 ENGINE ON 07/03/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:15 IN THE EVENING. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ON A TWO-LANE ROAD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 M.P.H. WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT LONGER ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING DOWN. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION 2 HOURS AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I DROVE THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND THE INCIDENT DID NOT RECUR. THE THIRD TIME I DROVE THE CAR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH WAS ON 07/05/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00. IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY CUTTING ACROSS TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE!!! I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES (MY CAR HAS 38000 MILES). THIS IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ THAT 2010 FORD FUSIONS ALSO HAVE A HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH, BUT ONE COULD EASILY FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CANNOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND END UP SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEAD BECAUSE OF A CRASH THAT IT COULD CAUSE. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND THIS HAPPENS APPARENTLY AT RANDOM, USUALLY WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES OF TURNING THE CAR ON. *TR

Mileage: 37,900

THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER WHILE I WAS DRIVING 45MPH ON A MAJOR ROADWAY. I HIT THE ACCELERATOR TO TRY AND MAKE IT GO, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO STALL. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID GETTING HIT HEAD ON OR REAR ENDED. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR AND HOUR BEFORE I STARTED IT. I MADE IT ABOUT 5 MILES BEFORE IT LOST ALL POWER AND STALLED AGAIN. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED AGAIN. THE ONLY WAY FORD WILL FIX IT IS IF IT REGISTERS A FAULT CODE WHICH IT IS NOT DOING. IT JUST LOSES THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND STALLS WITHIN A MINUTE OR LESS. THEY TOLD ME I JUST HAVE TO DRIVE IT. IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 49,500

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING VEHICLE AT ABOUT 65 MPH IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WHILE TRAVELING YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN WHILE TRAVELING IN THE FAR LEFT LANE (FAST LANE). HAD TO SAFELY GET THE CAR TO SIDE OF THE ROAD AS IT COASTED WHILE TRAFFIC STILL MAINTAINED THEIR NORMAL SPEED. AFTER REMOVING KEY AND LETTING VEHICLE SIT FOR A COUPLE MINUTES, PUT KEY BACK IN IGNITION AND STARTED THE VEHICLE BACK UP. PROCEEDED WITH NO ISSUES. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR 7/1/2013. WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO CODES AND COULD NOT GET VEHICLE TO PERFORM OUR STATED ISSUE. WAS TOLD IT MAY BE THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THEY WOULD ORDER ONE (WE ARE LOOKING AT THE MINIMUM A TWO WEEK WAIT). AND THAT THEY WOULD NOT GUARANTEE THAT THIS WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE THERE WERE NO CODES FOR THEM TO GO OFF OF. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT OUR EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT DOES NOT COVER THIS AND THAT WE WOULD BE LOOKING AT AROUND A $400.00 REPAIR. IF WE WOULD OF HAD PREFERRED SERVICE PLAN THAT IT WOULD OF BEEN COVERED (IMAGINE THAT!). SO TODAY MY WIFE CALLS ME AGAIN TO TELL ME SHE IS ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE THE ISSUE HAPPENED AGAIN! AND ON TOP OF THIS ISSUE SHE NOW HAD A FLAT TIRE PROBABLY DUE TO HAVING TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE MET UP AND CHANGED VEHICLES. I PROCEEDED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE BACK TO WORK, BUT NEVER MADE IT DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT WANTING TO OPERATE AND YELLOW WRENCH COMING ON ALONG WITH CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. HAD VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY OFFERED A LOANER CAR WHILE WE WAIT FOR PART TO ARRIVE WITH NO ESTIMATED ETA? A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN THAT FORD SEEMS TO NOT CARE ABOUT AND HAS A CASUAL "WE WILL GET TO IT, WHEN WE GET TO IT" MENTALITY"!?!? *TR

Mileage: 62,000

IT WAS RAINING HEAVILY AND MY SON AND I WERE ENTERING A HIGHWAY VIA A RAMP AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND THROTTLE RESPONSE. I MOVED THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS IDLING BUT HAD NOT THROTTLE RESPONSE. STUCK IN THE RAIN ALONG THE SIDE OF ROAD. CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO FORD. DIAGNOSED AS BAD THROTTLE BODY. PART BACK ORDERED FOR DAYS. SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 34,800

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR JUST LOST POWER. I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD JUST BARELY MOVE. I HAD TO COAST TO A SIDE ROAD. I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. IT WENT A COUPLE OF BLOCKS AND DID THE SAME THING. THEN TRIED IT AGAIN AND IT WOULD NOT STAY RUNNING. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 82,994

I WAS DRIVING AND I LOST POWER- I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, CAR STALLED CAUSING CARS BEHIND ME TO SWERVE OFF ROAD TO AVOID HITTING MY CAR. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THERE IS A NATIONWIDE SHORTAGE OF PARTS. *TR

Mileage: 45,019

I JUST PURCHASED THIS CAR ON JUNE 26 2013 WITH 25580 MILES. I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT AND WITH NO WARNING AN ORANGE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL FOLLOWED BY A COMPLETE LOSS OF THROTTLE RESPONSE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR. THE WRENCH DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING WELL. AFTER ABOUT TWO MILES I ENTERED THE INTERSTATE. AFTER SEVERAL MILES TRAVELING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO CRUISE AT ABOUT 65 TO 70 MILES PER HOUR. WITH NO WARNING JUST AS DESCRIBED IN THE FIRST OCCURRENCE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO USE OF THE THROTTLE. I HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THIS TIME THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND SHUDDERING. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE THE REST OF MY TRIP. I HAVE TO BRING IT TO THE DEALER ON 07/01/2013 TO HAVE IT DIAGNOSED, BUT IT IS RUNNING OK NOW. THE ONLY OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD IS A RANDOM WAVERING IDLE SPEED. A FEW TIMES THE CAR HAS HUNTED BETWEEN 600-900 RPMS WHILE IN DRIVE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AT FIRST I THOUGHT THIS JUST THE CAR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS BUT NOW I WONDER IF IT IS ALL RELATED. I AM NERVOUS DRIVING THE CAR BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO PULL OVER, STOP, RESTART AND THEN PROCEED. I TRIED BOTH TIMES THE THROTTLE DIED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, RESTART AND CONTINUE TO NO AVAIL. I HAVE A 2009 FORD FUSION AND HAVE NO SIMILAR ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 25,610

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY BETWEEN 65-70MPH THE GAS PEDDLE STOPPED WORKING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH BOARD AND I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT BUT DID HAVE TO PUMP THE GAS A TIME OR 2 TO GET IT STARTED. ENGINE LIGHTS WENT OUT. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN WHAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN A 1HR 45 MIN TRIP. I PULLED INTO A FORD DEALER ALONG THE HIGHWAY AND THEY RAN DIAGNOSTICS FOR ME AND CAME UP WITH THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. I ONLY HAD 3 EPISODES ON THE WAY HOME. *TR

Mileage: 50,200

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DO SO. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IF OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED, IT RAN FINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AS NO CODES HAD BEEN TRIPPED. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT UNTIL JUNE OF 2013 AT WHICH TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE JUST LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. LUCKILY WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ABLE AGAIN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN, NO CODE TRIPPED, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER AND DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS JUNE 12, 2013 AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. . ON JUNE 18, THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID I HAD TO BRING THE LOANER BACK BECAUSE THE PART THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE (THE PART BEING A THROTTLE BODY) WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO COME IN. IT IS NOW JUNE 26, 2013. THE PART IS STILL NOT IN, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS PART IS IN HIGH DEMAND!! WHAT SHOULD THAT TELL ANYONE???? MY CAR TO DATE ON AVERAGE LOSES ACCELERATION AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES A TRIP NO MATTER HOW FAR I DRIVE, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THUS, I NOW I HAVE TO RENT A VEHICLE AT PARTIALLY MY EXPENSE ( HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY) IT SEEMS TO ME I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A RENTAL!! THIS IS A FORD MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR RECALL!!! *TR

Mileage: 35,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 40-45 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I MANAGED TO COAST OUT OF THE TRAFFIC AND GET TO A SAFE SPOT. I TRIED TO CALL DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT OPEN YET. I SAT WITH CAR STILL RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED NOTHING HAPPENED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NOT SURE WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS TIME SO, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING, SO I STARTED BACK ON THE ROAD ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT MANAGED TO GET ME TO WORK. I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER AS OF YET BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE FUSIONS ARE HAVING A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. IF I GO TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP, I WILL BE PAYING FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 47,825

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AS THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ANOTHER OCCASION WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 80,000. *TR

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN I LOOSE ACCELERATION POWER AND A WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I HAD TO TURN OFF AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET GOING AGAIN. THIS HAS ALSO HAPPENED TWO OTHER TIMES SINCE WITH THE SAME SCENARIO. LOCAL DEALER DIAGNOSED AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 46,200

I TRADED IN MY MERCEDES FOR A 2011 FORD FUSION WITH FFV TO BUY AMERICAN. EVERYTHING WAS FINE UNTIL UP TO THE POINT THAT THE CAR STALLED & SURGES AT 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I LIMPED INTO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER AND STOPPED THE CAR. MY FAMILY HAS NEVER BEEN IN THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BEFORE. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED THAT A CAR WITH 30,000 MILES WILL HAVE THIS KIND OF A PROBLEM. I THINK FORD STILL HAS A PROBLEM WITH RELIABILITY. I'M GOING BACK TO GERMAN CARS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH. THE WRENCH (MECHANICAL) WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE RPMS DROPPED. I STEERED THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. I PARKED THE VEHICLE AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED AND DECREASED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT IDLE. I HAVE DROPPED OFF THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO GET THE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. I HAD ANOTHER ISSUE ON OR ABOUT 16 MAY 2013. I WAS DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A FOUR LANE ROAD IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT A SPEED OF 45 MPH. I WAS ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE UP HILL. THE RPMS ON THE ENGINE SURGED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED TO ABOUT 65 MPH. THE VEHICLE SPEED CONTINUED TO INCREASE. I QUICKLY REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE RPMS DID NOT DECREASE WHEN I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD TO BRAKE WITH MY LEFT FOOT AND TAP ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITH MY RIGHT FOOT IN ORDER TO GET THE ACCELERATOR UNSTUCK. I ALMOST REAR ENDED THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF MY VEHICLE AND WAS LUCKY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ACCELERATOR UNSTUCK BEFORE I REACHED A RED LIGHT AND WOULD NOT BEEN ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO DRIVE FINE WITHOUT FURTHER INSTANCES UNTIL TODAY. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE, THE CAR WAS DRIVEN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IGNITION TURNED OFF. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES. ON THE WAY TO A FORD DEALER WHILE IN THE MIDDLE OF A U-TURN THE THROTTLE RESPONSE WAS AGAIN LOST, THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF AND THE CAR AGAIN STARTED NORMALLY......FORD DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WHICH THEY DID NOT HAVE AND HAD TO BE ORDERED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

TWICE WITHIN THE SAME WEEK WHILE DRIVING, THE ENGINE THROTTLE SUDDENLY DISENGAGED. THE FIRST TIME I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SECOND TIME WAS DRIVING ON SURFACE STREET WHICH FORCED ME TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

Mileage: 46,500

MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY STALL OUT. THE ENGINE WILL SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING AND COME TO A ROUGH STOP. WHEN THIS HAPPENS A WRENCH COMES UP ON THE DASHBOARD. NOW WHEN THIS STARTED HAPPENING THE EVENTS WERE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. RECENTLY ITS GOTTEN SO BAD THAT I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE AND THIS HAPPENED TO ME 9 TIMES IN UNDER A MILE. WHEN I TAKE IT TO GET THE READOUT THE COMPUTER SAYS CODE P2112. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH DURING HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY VEER OFF TO THE SERVICE LANE DODGING HONKING, ANGRY DRIVERS NEARLY ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ONE. LUCKILY AN ACCIDENT WAS DIVERTED BY SMART DRIVING BY ME. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THINKING IT WAS A MINOR HICCUP, I DROVE BACK ONTO THE ROAD. AFTER 10 MILES THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN AND NEARLY ANOTHER BRUSH WITH DEATH/ACCIDENT, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND DROVE SLOWLY ALL THE WAY HOME WHICH IT DIED 2 MORE TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

MY WIFE IN BUSY TRAFFIC AT RUSH HOUR FELT HER CAR BEGIN TO SHAKE BADLY, THEN LOSE POWER, SHE COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD NEARLY BEING HIT BY PASSING TRAFFIC. AT THE TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO FORD ON MAY 10TH, PICKED IT UP ON JUNE 10TH, ON JUNE 11TH THE SAME PROBLEM... THIS CAR IS AGAIN AT FORD DEALERSHIP WITH WHAT IS BEING CALLED A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. WE WERE SCHEDULED TO TRAVEL OVER 900 MILES EACH WAY AT THE END OF THIS MONTH AND HAVE CHOSEN AN ALTERNATIVE. WE'RE NOT EVEN SURE THAT WE'LL HAVE OUR VEHICLE BACK. THIS IS A VERY SCARY SITUATION, IN RESEARCHING I'M FINDING MANY COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE AND IT DOESN'T APPEAR CLOSE TO HAVING A SOLUTION. *TR

Mileage: 29,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS CLEANED AND THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 15,797. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD FUSION ON 2/28/13 WITH JUST 24,320 MILES. APPROXIMATELY 1 MONTH LATER I WAS HAVING TROUBLE STARTING MY VEHICLE DUE TO CONTINUAL STALLING. INITIALLY, THE VEHICLE WILL START (COLD ENGINE) IN THE MORNING WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE ENGINE IS WARM AND ALMOST DAILY. IF I LEAVE WORK AT LUNCHTIME TO RUN AN ERRAND (4 HOURS LATER) THE VEHICLE WILL STALL NUMEROUS TIMES AND IS FOLLOWED WITH IDLING VERY HIGH RPM?S (2,000). THERE IS ALSO A VERY STRONG SMELL OF GASOLINE PRESENT. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THEY FOUND NOTHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I AGAIN WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT MY VEHICLE FOR 1 WEEK AND ACKNOWLEDGED THE STALLING PROBLEM AND CLAIMED THAT THIS IS MOST LIKELY DUE TO THE CHANGE OVER FROM WINTER GAS TO SUMMER GAS. ON 6/15/13 I COULD NOT GET THE VEHICLE TO START WITH THE SMELL OF GAS PRESENT ONCE AGAIN. AFTER 2 HOURS OF SITTING IN THE GARAGE I TRIED ONCE AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE STARTED UP. I WAS SO EXCITED WHEN I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE AND NOW I AM MUCH STRESSED, FRUSTRATED AND WANTING A NEW OPERABLE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 450

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, LEFT LANE AT 72 MPH, CAR MADE A CLUNKING NOISE AND SHUDDERED, INSTANTLY LOST ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ENGINE, TACH DROPPED TO 720 RPM, TRANSMISSION ACTED AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. PULLED OFF HIGHWAY TO SHOULDER. ENGINE CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR. *TR

Mileage: 49,250

TRAVELING ON PENNSYLVANIA 476 SOUTH (TOLL ROAD). CONSTRUCTION CURRENTLY IN AREA I WAS TRAVELING SO 2 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO SHOULDER. EMERGENCY PULL OFF RAMPS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY EVERY 2-3 MILES ALONG CONSTRUCTION. TRAVELING DURING RUSH HOUR IN AM, PRESSED ACCELERATOR AND RECEIVED NO RESPONSE. WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED HOWEVER CAR CONTINUED TO RUN JUST WITH NO POWER (LATER LEARNED THAT THIS IS WHAT FORD CALLS "LIMP MODE"). HAD JUST PASSED AND EMERGENCY PULL-OFF WHEN THIS HAPPENED SO HAD TO DRIVE AT VERY LOW SPEED (APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES PER HOUR) TO GET TO NEXT EMERGENCY PULL OFF 2 MILES AHEAD. VERY, VERY UNSAFE AS I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY WITH NO SHOULDER (JERSEY BARRIERS ON BOTH SIDES OF 2-LANE HIGHWAY). MANAGED TO "LIMP" TO EMERGENCY PULL OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. VEHICLE TOWED TO FORD DEALER AND WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING A THROTTLE BODY (KNOWN FORD PROBLEM FOR 2011 FORD FUSION VEHICLES). ...IF FORD IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, WHY NO RECALL? I WAS LUCKY AS THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED IN THE WORST POSSIBLE AREA YET I WAS NOT HIT FROM BEHIND OR INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 27,817

NOTE: THE FORD DEALERSHIP COULD NOT FIND AND ENGINE CODE MAY 17, 2013 @ 2:00 PM: PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING LOT AT WORK FOR LUNCH.THE "THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION" INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -I PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE AND IT ACTED NORMAL -TOOK IT IN TO FORD,THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT FIND A CODE RELATED TO THAT AND INSTRUCTED ME THAT THE NEXT TIME IT HAPPENS TO DRIVE DIRECTLY TO KENDALL FOR THEM TO READ THE ?CODE? OFF OF IT. JUNE 11, 2013 @ 7:30 PM: DRIVING FROM SPRINGFIELD TO 13THE STREET IN EUGENE. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, BUT THEN WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO 13TH STREET THEN ABOUT 1 BLOCKS LATER?THE ?THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION? INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -I PUT THE CARE IN ?P? PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE JUST LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR. THE KEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. JUNE 11, 2013 @ 8:15 PM: DRIVING FROM EUGENE TO SPRINGFIELD. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL.I TOOK THE ?CENTER CITY EXIT? IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE ?THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION? INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. SO I DID A TEST?.. -I PUT THE CARE IN ?P? ??IT IDLED NORMAL AND SMOOTHLY -I PUT THE CARE IN ?R-N-D-M? ??THE IDLE SOUNDED SPOTTY LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING AND THEN IT SOUNDED WAVY. NOT SMOOTH AND EVEN LIKE IT DID IN ?P?. -STARTED THE ENGINE JUST LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR. THE KEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. -ON THE WAY HOME FROM SPRINGFIELD, AT RED LIGHTS THE CAR IDLED SPOTTY AND WAVY NOT SMOOTH. *TR

Mileage: 30,723

** I WAS GIVING IT GAS BEFORE IT JUST DIED AND IT SEEMED LIKE THE GAS WAS NOT GETTING TO THE ENGINE TO MAKE IT GO. IT PUT MY FAMILY IS DANGER!! SOMETHING I WOULD NEVER GET BACK IF I LOST. JUNE 11, 2013 @ 7:30 PM: DRIVING FROM SPRINGFIELD TO 13THE STREET IN EUGENE. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL, BUT THEN WHEN I MADE A RIGHT TURN ONTO 13TH STREET THEN ABOUT 1 BLOCKS LATER THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION' INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. -I PUT THE CARE IN PARK -STARTED THE ENGINE JUST LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR. THE KEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. *TR

Mileage: 30,900

*** THIS PLACED MY FAMILY IN DANGER. I HAD THE GAS PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR AND IT WOULD NOT GO. IT DIED. JUNE 11, 2013 @ 8:15 PM: DRIVING FROM EUGENE TO SPRINGFIELD. EVERYTHING WAS NORMAL. I TOOK THE CENTER CITY EXIT IN SPRINGFIELD AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION INDICATOR LIT UP, THE CAR BECAME SILENT AND ALL POWER LEFT. SO I DID A TEST -I PUT THE CARE IN IT IDLED NORMAL AND SMOOTHLY -I PUT THE CARE IN THE IDLE SOUNDED SPOTTY LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING AND THEN IT SOUNDED WAV Y. NOT SMOOTH AND EVEN LIKE IT DID IN '. -I PUT THE CARE IN HE IDLE SOUNDED SPOTTY LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING AND THEN IT SOUNDED WAV Y. NOT SMOOTH AND EVEN LIKE IT DID IN '. -I PUT THE CARE IN THE IDLE SOUNDED SPOTTY LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING AND THEN IT SOUNDED WAV Y. NOT SMOOTH AND EVEN LIKE IT DID IN '. -I PUT THE CARE IN THE IDLE SOUNDED SPOTTY LIKE IT WAS SKIPPING AND THEN IT SOUNDED WAV Y. NOT SMOOTH AND EVEN LIKE IT DID IN . -STARTED THE ENGINE JUST LIKE YOU NORMALLY DO WHEN YOU GET INTO THE CAR. THE KEY ACTED LIKE IT WAS STUCK A LITTLE BIT BEFORE IT RETURNED TO THE NORMAL POSITION. -ON THE WAY HOME FROM SPRINGFIELD, AT RED LIGHTS THE CAR IDLED SPOTTY AND WAVY NOT SMOOTH. *TR

Mileage: 30,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHENEVER TRAVELING OVER 40 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD ALSO BECOME HEAVY AND RESISTANT WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,000. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE STALLED. A WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. THE CAR STARTED LURCHING FORWARD AND WAS NEARLY HIT BY TWO OTHER VEHICLES FROM THE REAR. I WAS ABLE TO STOP. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND AFTER A FEW TRIES, THE CAR STARTED UP AGAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST ANOTHER 20 TIMES SINCE THEN. I'VE SPOKEN WITH FORD OVER THE PHONE REPEATEDLY AND EXPLAINED THAT THERE ARE NUMEROUS WEB SITES DISCUSSING THIS AS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. BUT FORD REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND HAVE TOLD ME THAT THEY'RE NOT EVEN SURE IF IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

WAS IN FAST LANE ON RTE 78 IN NJ.. SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. COULD NOT GET TO THE SHOULDER. DROVE INTO GRASS MEDIUM. CAME CLOSE TO HAVING A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT. I GOT VEHICLE RESTARTED AND BROUGHT IT TO NAZARETH FORD. AS WE RUN A FLEET OF FUSIONS, I CONSULTED A CO-WORKER WHO HAD THE SAME ISSUE AND FORD CONFIRMED IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THESE VEHICLES SHOULD BE RECALLED. I SPOKE TO MY COMPANY'S FLEET MGR. AND SHE SAID THIS WAS THE THIRD FAILURE THIS MONTH. *TR

Mileage: 55,450

WHILE DRIVING THE HIGHWAY WITH CRUISE SET AT 75 MPH, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, AND I EXPERIENCED NO RESPONSE WHILE STEPPING ON THE ACCELERATOR. THOUGH THIS WAS VERY SCARY IN THE TRAFFIC I WAS IN, I WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER (AFTER UPSETTING MANY DRIVERS AROUND ME) AND CAME TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. AFTER A MINUTE, I DECIDED TO SHUT OFF MY CAR, AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART, AND DRIVE AS NOTHING HAPPENED. UNFORTUNATELY, I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SITUATION THE NEXT DAY, ONLY AT A LOWER SPEED (55 MPH), AND NOT WITH AS MUCH TRAFFIC. ON THE 3RD DAY, WHILE ON MY WAY TO THE DEALER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AFTER DIAGNOSIS, FORD SAYS I EXPERIENCED A P2112 CODE, AND ALMOST 3 WEEKS LATER, FORD STILL HAS MY CAR BECAUSE THE PART (THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY) IS NOT AVAILABLE; COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION AND WENT TO ACCELERATE AND HAD NO THROTTLE CONTROL THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR IDLED THROUGH INTERSECTION AND ROLLED INTO GAS STATION. WHEN I THEN TURNED IT OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE. CAR SEEMED FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY TWO WEEKS, AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS IS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS DRIVING 30MPH DOWN A BUSY STREET, WITH BACK-TO-BACK TRAFFIC, WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARDED AT WHICH TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT BECAME ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD, THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED BUCKING (GOING FORWARD AND BACKWARD) AND I LOST ALL CONTROL OF THE ACCELERATOR. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED TO A CRAWL WHILE CONTINUING TO "BUCK." THIS INCIDENT FORCED EVERYONE BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BREAKS AND I WAS NEARLY HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. MY CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR AND HAD I BEEN GOING ANY FASTER, THEY MAY HAVE SUFFERED FROM WHIPLASH WHEN THE CAR JOLTED FORWARD, STARTED BUCKING AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL SIMULTANEOUSLY OR THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE LEAD TO A SEVERAL CAR PILE UP SINCE THIS HAPPENED DURING THE BUSIEST TIME OF DAY. A TOW TRUCK WAS DISPATCHED AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE NEAREST DEALER. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR FAILED AND WHEN IT DID, THE THROTTLE WAS FORCED SHUT (ERROR CODE: P2112). *TR

Mileage: 44,496

ON THE MORNING OF FEBRUARY 7TH 2013, I NOTICED THE VEHICLE'S ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION WAS RIDGED AND JUMPY. PRIOR TO THIS PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE HAS SHUT OFF RANDOMLY APPROXIMATELY THREE TIMES WHILE IN DRIVE AND IN MOTION. THIS PROMPTED ME TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR MAINTENANCE AT A FORD DEALER AUTO CENTER. THEY DETERMINED THE POWER TAKEOFF UNIT AND DRIVE SHAFT WERE FAULTY, REPLACED BOTH PARTS AND RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO ME ON FEBRUARY 15TH 2013. ON MARCH 18TH 2013, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ON A BUSY ROAD, FORCING ME TO NAVIGATE CAUTIOUSLY TO A SHOULDER. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE ILLUMINATED THIS TIME. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAITED 5 MINUTES, AND RESTARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AND THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE. I QUICKLY RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE PREVIOUS FORD AUTO CENTER, IN WHICH THEY DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAULTY. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND RETURNED THE CAR TO ME ON MARCH 21ST 2013. ON MARCH 22ND 2013, THE ENGINE COVER FELL OFF WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION, I IMMEDIATELY RETURNED VEHICLE TO THE PREVIOUS FORD AUTO CENTER, THEY REPLACED WITH NEW ENGINE COVER. AS OF TODAY, THE VEHICLE IS AGAIN SHOWING HESITATION AT ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION, RPM DASH METER NEEDLE BOUNCES PLUS MINUS 500RPMS DURING ACCELERATION AND DECELERATION. BREAKING IS NOT SMOOTH OR INSTANT, THE VEHICLE TENDS TO JUMP DURING BREAKING. AT COASTING SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE ALSO JUMPS. THESE ARE SIMILAR PROBLEMS THAT OCCURRED PRIOR TO THE VEHICLE SPONTANEOUSLY SHUTTING OFF. THIS PROBLEM IS ALARMING AND AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD TO YOURSELF AND OTHERS AROUND YOU, NOTABLY AT HIGH HIGHWAY SPEEDS. FORD HAS BEEN PRESENTED WITH THE ISSUE AND HAS CLAIMED THAT THE ISSUES ARE ALL UNRELATED, EVEN THOUGH THE VEHICLE SHUTS OFF EACH TIME. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF OTHERS DRIVING THIS MODEL, 2011 FORD FUSION SEL AWD.

Mileage: 38,281

VEHICLE LOSES ALL POWER WHILE DRIVING. WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED THE FIRST 7 TIMES, BUT AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTING, IT GOES AWAY AND CAR DRIVES LIKE NORMAL. TODAY WHILE DRIVING IT HAPPENED AT AROUND 60MPH. BOTH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND AFTER A RESTART THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON. VEHICLE BARELY LIMPED THE REST OF THE 5 MILES TO MY HOUSE. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE FREEWAY AS WELL NEARLY CAUSING MULTIPLE ACCIDENTS. CURRENTLY WAITING ON DEALERSHIP TO COME BACK WITH A QUOTE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL NOTICE AND WARRANTY THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE JUST WEIGHING THE COST OF A LAWSUIT DUE TO FATALITY VS. THE COST OF WARRANTING THE MALFUNCTIONING PART. PAYING A FEW MILLION TO A FAMILY IS CHEAPER THAN PAYING TO FIX ~725,000 VEHICLES. WORK WITH THE THROTTLE BODY SUPPLIER, GET YOUR QA/QC UNDER CONTROL, AND FIX THE ISSUE GUYS. *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

Mileage: 42,600

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM SCHOOL (THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE, JUST NOT AS BAD) AND MY CAR STOPPED RESPONDING. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ON A REALLY BUSY ROAD, SO I HAD TO PRAY THAT I WOULD NOT GET HIT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND TRIED TO RESTART IT, BUT IT DID NOT WANT TO RESTART. I SAT FOR A FEW SECONDS AND WAS FINALLY ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED. THIS HAPPENED NUMEROUS (PROBABLY 6-8 TIMES) ON MY 12 MILE TRIP HOME. I TOOK IT TO THE SHOP THIS MORNING AND FOUND OUT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. I JUST LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND OUT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, AND THAT THE DEALERSHIPS (WHEN THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY) ACT LIKE THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT IT WRONG. THIS IS NOT RIGHT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL! I DON'T HAVE A WARRANTY NOW, AND I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BEFORE THE WARRANTY WAS UP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH IT MULTIPLE TIMES!!!! *TR

Mileage: 71,296

ON FRIDAY EVENING (5/10/2013), I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY APPEARED TO STALL (ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION). WITH TRAFFIC STACKING UP BEHIND ME, I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER SITTING FOR A MINUTE OR TWO, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED DOWN THE ROAD. THE CAR DIED AGAIN LESS THAN TWO MILES LATER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THE ON FOLLOWING MONDAY 5/13/2013 (AFTER SITTING ALL WEEKEND). THE DEALER CHECKED THE CAR AND DETERMINED THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. AS OF TODAY, 5/26/2013, THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALER WAITING ON A REPLACEMENT PART. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

WHILE DRIVING ROUGHLY 45 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN SHAKING AND DROPPED SPEED QUICKLY AND DRASTICALLY TO LESS THAN 15 MPH. THIS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND BACK ON. CAR WOULD STILL RUN NO PROBLEMS UNDER 25. *TR

Mileage: 53,000

WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN CAR WOULD CUT OFF COMPLETELY GOING ABOUT 35 TO 40 MPH. MOST RECENT INCIDENT HAPPENED ON MOTHERS DAY DRIVING 35 MPH CAR SHUTTERED WHEN DRIVING THROUGH A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND WHEN I HIT THE GAS THE RPM WOULD GO VERY HIGH BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF VERY BUSY ROAD PUT MY CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT WOULD TAKE LONGER THAN NORMAL FOR THE CAR TO FLIP OVER AND START. I HAD MY FIANCE AND 7 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR AND ACCORDING TO MY FIANCE THE CAR DID THE SAME THING TO HIM A COUPLE DAYS PRIOR. THE CAR ONLY HAS 40K MILES ON IT AND THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I DRIVE ON THE INTERSTATE EVERYDAY TO AND FROM WORK AT 70 MPH AND I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. AT 40K MILES THERE SHOULD BE NO ISSUES AND THIS IS 5TH TIME THE CAR HAS EITHER SHUTTERED LIKE THIS OR SHUT COMPLETELY DOWN. ALSO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTS, JUST REPLACED THE LEFT SIDE AND NOW THE ISSUE IS WITH THE RIGHT SIDE. MY CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP BEING FIXED FOR $500 AND APPARENTLY IM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS PROBLEM AND NOT US AS THIS SEEMS LIKE AND ONGOING ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL OF CAR. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

I WAS ON THE EXPRESSWAY WITH THE CRUISE SET AT 72. THE CAR ITSELF SHUT OFF THE CRUISE AND BEGAN IMMEDIATELY DE-ACCELERATING. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT - THE ENGINE REMAINED IN IDLE. THE WRENCH BAR INDICATOR LIT UP. I PULLED OFF THE SIDE (HUGE POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE HAD THERE BEEN TRAFFIC AROUND) AND SHUT THE CAR DOWN IN NEUTRAL. RESTARTED - SAME ISSUE - WOULD NOT ACCELERATE - IT WAS AS IF THE THROTTLE WAS DISCONNECTED. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT DOWN, WAITED 2 MINUTES, AND RESTARTED. ALL FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. RAN THE VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT TEST AND NO INDICATION WAS MADE OF AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE. . *TR

Mileage: 103,000

DRIVING 70 MPH ON ROAD HEADING HOME, CAR STALLED/NO POWER, GAUGES DIED, WAS IN RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OFF TO RIGHT SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING REAR ENDED. ONCE STOPPED, PUT CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF KEY. WRENCH LIGHT ALSO SHOWED IN DASH BEFORE TURNED OFF. SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES WITH CAR OFF, THEN RESTARTED CAR. NO LIGHTS IN DASH WHEN RESTARTED, SO PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND TOOK OFF DOWN THE ROAD. AS I ACCELERATED, CAR STALLED/LOST POWER AGAIN, GAUGES DIED, DASH LIGHTS OF ENGINE AND WRENCH APPEARED THIS TIME, STEERED TO RIGHT SHOULDER AND AGAIN WAS ABLE TO GET OFF WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED. TURNED KEY OFF AGAIN. SAT FOR AWHILE. STARTED CAR AGAIN, ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT WERE ON IN DASH, PULLED OUT ONTO THE ROAD AGAIN, DRIVING SLOWLY. TURNED CAR AROUND AND HEADED TO REPAIR FACILITY. DROVE SLOWLY WITHOUT GOING ABOVE 50 MPH, LIGHTS STAYED ON IN DASH AND MADE TO REPAIR FACILITY THAT WAS ABOUT 3 OR 4 MILES AWAY, DRIVING SLOWLY, NOT THE USUAL SPEED LIMIT FOR THE ROAD. REPAIR FACILITY READ THE CODE WHICH CAME UP THROTTLE BODY AND SUGGESTED CONTACTING THE FORD DEALER. WAITING FOR RETURN CALL FROM FORD SERVICE MANAGER AT THIS TIME. FOUND INVESTIGATION OPENED BY NHTSA IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR REGARDING FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD FOR THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR GOT UP TO AROUND 15MPH WHEN THE CAR STALLED. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT. IT RAN FINE FOR A FEW DAYS AND THEN THERE WAS ANOTHER INCIDENT. I WAS AT ANOTHER STOPLIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN. THE CAR STALLED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER PLACING THE GEAR IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 41,123

ANYTIME VEHICLE SLOWS TO A SPEED OF APPROX. 20 MPH.,IT SEEMS TO WANT TO STALL THEN SECONDS LATER WITHOUT TOUCHING GAS PEDAL, SPEEDS UP AND ACCELERATES. I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE TO VILLAGE FORD / DEARBORN MICHIGAN AND THEY CONTINUALLY TELL ME NO PROBLEM IS DETECTED. I HAVE HAD SEVERAL INDIVIDUALS DRIVE MY VEHICLE AND HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO LOCATED AN ARTICLE FROM MY LOCAL NEWS CHANEL WXYZ SPEAKING OF THIS ISSUE, STATING IT WAS NOT YET SERIOUS ENOUGH FOR RECALL. WITH FORD MOTOR'S HISTORY I WOULD SAY THIS NEEDS TO BE LOOKED INTO BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY DOES OCCUR. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AT GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL, MY 6 CYLINDER FUSION ACCELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I HAD NO PROBLEM COASTING INTO A NEARBY PARKING LOT ON MY RIGHT. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND AFTER 10 SECONDS I RESTARTED THE ENGINE. I DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT AFTERWARDS. *TR

Mileage: 9,800

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MILES WENT CAR WOULD LOSE POWER AND COULDN'T ACCELERATE AND CAR STARTED TO SHAKE WHEN CAME TO A STOP, CUT CAR OFF, WAITED A MIN, CUT CAR ON, TOOK A COUPLE EXTRA CRANKS BEFORE TURNING OVER, AND CAR WORKED FINE THIS HAD HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IS VERY RANDOM AND DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 2 MONTHS BUT HAD ONLY DRIVEN IT ABOUT 1500 MILES. (MAR. 22, 2013 - 26,800 MILES) I WAS DRIVING ALONG A LANE ROAD DOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED. WAS ABLE TO BARELY LIMP THE VEHICLE TO A STOP ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. THE MECHANICS LIGHT CAME ON AND THE RPMS BEGAN FLOATING BETWEEN 800 AND 1200 BUT WITH NO POWER TO THE TRANSMISSION. TURNED THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT REGAINED POWER BUT THEN IT HAPPENED ONE MILE LATER. SAME SYMPTOMS. RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND LASTED ANOTHER 2 MILES WHERE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME I RESTARTED THE CAR IT TOOK ABOUT 20 SECS OF CRANKING BEFORE IT TURNED OVER. I THEN DROVE IT 15 MILES DIRECTLY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT WITHOUT INCIDENT. FORD RAN A DIAGNOSTIC SWEEP ON THE CAR AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO BR BROUGHT IN WITH THE PROBLEM SHOWING SINCE THE BLACK BOX DOES NOT RECORD THESE TYPES OF ISSUES. I HAD THE IMPRESSION THEY HAVE NOT SEEN THIS TYPE OF ERROR OR COULD NOT RECALL IT. HAVE NOW DRIVEN THE CAR ADDITIONAL 40 MILES WITHOOUT INCIDENTS BUT MAKES ME WONDER ABOUT THE MANUFACTURER IF THEY AREN'T CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. I THOUGHT THE RECESSION AND PAST DECADE TAUGHT THEM A LESSON IN DOING IT RIGHT FOR THE CONSUMER/? *TR

Mileage: 26,800

WHILE DRIVING ON CRUISE CONTROL APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE IS 4 CYL. ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO RIGHT OF FREEWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. TURNED IGNITION KEY TO OFF AND THEN RESTARTED CAR. PLACED IN DRIVE AND DROVE AND ACCELERATED FINE THERE AFTER. *TR

Mileage: 23,000

DRIVING THE CAR, IT WILL HAVE SUDDEN LOSS OF ALL POWER. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION LIGHT INDICATOR COMES ON. YOU HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART. OWNERS MANUAL STATES TO TAKE TO THE DEALER IF IT STAYS ON OR CONTINUES TO COME ON.THIS HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES OVER THE LAST SIX MONTHS. FRIDAY 3/8 IT HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK TO THE DEALER. STATE THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPAIR DUE TO NO CODE IN THE COMPUTER. THEY HAD IT 5 DAYS, PUT 100 MILES ON IT TRYING TO GET IT TO DO THIS AGAIN. SAFETY ISSUE IS THIS OCCURRING WHILE IN AN INTERSECTION OF ON THE INTERSTATE. NO SOLUTION OFFERED BY FORD. STATES HAVE TO HAVE A CODE. NO INSTRUCTION ON MAKING SURE THE CODE IS RECORDED BY THE COMPUTER. WHEN ENGINE RESTATED CLEARS COMPUTER. *TR

Mileage: 32,000

I WAS GOING THROUGH A SCHOOL ZONE ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHEN I REACHED THE END OF SCHOOL ZONE I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE ENGINE WAS IN A VERY ROUGH IDLE. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE CAR OFF, WAITED ABOUT 5 MIN AND STARTED IT BACK UP. ON START-UP, THE ENGINE CRANKED A FEW EXTRA TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY TURNED OVER. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN AFTER THAT BUT NOTICED THAT THE RPMS JUMPED AROUND WHEN I WAS IN THIRD GEAR BETWEEN 1500-2000 RPM. SEEING THE RPMS JUMP AROUND LIKE THAT MADE ME THINK THAT THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO LOSE POWER AGAIN, AS IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS PROBLEM. THIS IS THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO THE CAR. *TR

Mileage: 38,800

HAD THE VEHICLE FOR ABOUT A MONTH BUT HAD ONLY DRIVEN IT ABOUT 600 MILES. (FEB. 21, 2013 - 21,700 MILES) MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG A 4 LANE ROAD DOING ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN SHE NOTICED THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSING POWER. SHE WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE WITH NO SHOULDER OR ROOM TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT LANE BECAUSE OF TRAFFIC AND WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A DUMP TRUCK WHO HAD NO IDEA SHE WAS RAPIDLY SLOWING DOWN BECAUSE SHE WASN'T PUTTING ON ANY BRAKE TO INDICATE THIS. SHE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A STOP BUT IT WOULD NOT MOVE EVEN WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. SHE THOUGHT IT HAD STALLED BUT LATER TOLD ME SHE DIDN'T NOTICE ANY DASH LIGHTS ON. SHE TURNED THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND IT RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED AND HE ASKED ABOUT ENGINE CODE LIGHTS (OF WHICH NONE WERE SHOWING ). HE SAID WITHOUT A CODE HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING. ( MARCH 7, 2013 - 22,400 MILES ) TURNING A CORNER FROM A STOP THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THEN LOST POWER, ENGINE SEEMED TO SPUTTER AND RUN ROUGH, PULLED OVER AND STOPPED. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH WAS ON, DEPRESSED ACCELERATOR PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ENGINE WAS RUNNING BUT TACHOMETER DIDN'T MOVE AT ALL WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. TURNED ENGINE OFF, RESTARTED, WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND RAN OK. HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS NOT ALWAYS SHIFTING AS SMOOTH AS WHEN WE FIRST STARTED DRIVING IT. IT SEEMS TO JUMP OR LURCH IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE GEARS BUT THIS IS JUST AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM RIGHT NOW. I WILL TAKE NOTE OF THIS AND REPORT BACK. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 21,700

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND I STARTED TO FEEL THE CAR JERK FORWARD SLIGHTLY ABOUT ONCE EVERY TEN SECONDS. ABOUT A MINUTE OR SO LATER I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I COASTED TO A STOP AND PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE RPMS WERE VERY ERRATIC AND BOUNCING BETWEEN 500-1000. I SHUT THE VEHICLE, WAITED A MINUTE, THEN STARTED IT BACK UP. ON START UP THE ENGINE CRANKED A COUPLE MORE TIMES THAN USUAL BUT FINALLY TURNED OVER. THE CAR RAN FINE AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. *TR

Mileage: 38,600

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED ON AN INCLINE, THE CAR LOST ALL PROPULSION POWER. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, THE CHECK ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON AND I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE. SHUTTING DOWN THE VEHICLE, WAITING 1 MINUTE AND RESTARTING CLEARED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND RESTORED POWER. THE SAME THING HAPPENED 6 WEEKS LATER, WHILE IDLING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. AFTER RESTARTING, THE SYSTEM FAILED AGAIN 2 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING ON LEVEL ROAD AT 15 MPH. THE CAR RESTED FOR 2 HOURS AND WAS THEN DRIVEN WITHOUT INCIDENT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN PERFORMED EEC TEST, PPT AND COMPONENT TESTS, THEN REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. NO SUBSEQUENT INCIDENTS AFTER 1 WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 25,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AS IT RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THERE WAS A CONCURRENT INVESTIGATION ASSOCIATED WITH THE FAILURE UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 (ENGINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000.

Mileage: 22,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE LOST POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE CONTACT PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE HE WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

Mileage: 23,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY BOX WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION UNDER NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 (ENGINE) THAT COULD HAVE BEEN RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000.

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY MY CAR SHUT OFF RIGHT AFTER A TURN GOING DOWN A HILL, THE DASH WAS ILLUMINATED AND NO LIGHTS WERE ON OTHER THAN THE DASH. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED IT OFF THEN STARTED IT RIGHT BACK UP, IT RAN FINE AFTER THAT. THERE IS ANOTHER ISSUE AS WELL THOUGH, WHILE DRIVING IT HESITATED BY SHIFTING AT HIGHER RPM'S THAN IT SHOULD AND TOOK IT TO DEALER ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 25, 2013 AND THEY STILL HAVE IT WITH NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY IT DID ANY OF THOSE THINGS THAT I MENTIONED. THE ONLY THING THAT THE SERVICE GUY SAYS IS "WELL UNTIL IT IS BILLED OUT I DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON WITH THE CAR." I AM VERY FRUSTRATED AND JUST BOUGHT THIS CERTIFIED PRE OWNED TWO WEEKS AGO. THERE SHOULD BE A LEMON LAW ON CERTIFIED PRE OWNED CARS, THIS IS NOT COOL. IT HAS CAUSED A HEADACHE FOR ME AND NOW I AM STUCK PAYING FOR A CAR I CANNOT EVEN DRIVE RIGHT NOW. *TR

Mileage: 43,353

I HAD JUST GOT OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. TRAFFIC HAD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. WHEN TRAFFIC STARTED TO MOVE I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE RPMS IMMEDIATELY DROPPED TO AROUND 500 AND WERE VERY ERRATIC. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO IDLE THE CAR OFF THE ROAD TO A NEARBY PARKING LOT. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD BUT COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WRONG. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE; THE AMBER WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE OBD2 CODES READ BUT IT DIDN'T SHOW ANY CODES. *TR

Mileage: 38,500

I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD FUSION SE ON FEBRUARY 22, 2013. I DROVE AN HOUR AND 15 MINUTES TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET THIS VEHICLE. ON MY DRIVE HOME, I WAS SORT OF SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE CAR BECAUSE ON THE RIDE BACK, UP AND DOWN THE HILLS, I COULD FEEL A SLIGHT UNEASINESS OF THE CAR BUT THOUGHT THAT WAS JUST THE HOW IT WAS. THE NEXT THREE DAYS IT DROVE FINE AROUND TOWN. ON THE FOURTH DAY, ON MY WAY PULLING INTO WORK, I BRAKED AT THE STOP SIGN TO LET TRAFFIC GO AND AS I LET OFF THE BRAKE THE CAR DID NOT GO ANYWHERE. I SAT THERE ABOUT 3 OR 4 MINUTES BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO GO. ONCE I GOT HOME, I LEFT OUT TO GO TO A STORE AND PARKED TO GO INSIDE. I CAME OUT AND THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE. IT TOOK ME ABOUT 15 MINUTES OF CONSTANTLY CRANKING IT, SHIFTING GEARS AND PRESSING THE GAS BEFORE I COULD GET IT TO MOVE AGAIN. I LOVE THE CAR AND ITS FEATURES BUT I HATE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. WHAT CAN BE DONE TO KEEP THE CAR AND AVOID THE PROBLEMS WITH IT? *TR

Mileage: 70,800

THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME BACK, HOWEVER IT COULD BE RELATED TO YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS. WHEN I HAD APPROX 1900 MILES ON THE CAR AND WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND 70 MPH, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. AFTER NEARLY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND FROM A TRUCK (CAUSE I LOST SPEED), I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY AND SAW I HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON TO FIND IT OUT IT WOULDN'T START. SO I TURNED IT OFF ONCE AGAIN, WAITED 20 OR SO SECONDS, AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. LATER ON THAT NIGHT, I PULLED THE CODES OFF THE SYSTEM AND KEPT THEM AS PICTURES (P2104 AND P2112) JUST IN CASE THE CODES CLEARED (COLD CYCLE). SURE ENOUGH I GO TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, NO CODES FOUND AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY (FORD) CAN DO. I SHOWED THEM THE PICTURES, HOWEVER I WAS STILL TURNED AWAY. LATER ON AT AROUND 7500 MILES, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DEALER TO RUN THE CODES. THEY PERFORMED TSB 11-4-23 ON THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND ECU, AND INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. LITTLE DID I KNOW AT THE TIME, BUT THIS STATES THAT UNDER RARE CONDITIONS THE ENGINE WILL EMIT THOSE CODES WHILE THE WIPERS ARE ON. *TR

Mileage: 7,581

MY CAR LOST POWER AND WE HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. EVENTUALLY I GOT IT STARTED AGAIN, LIMPED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP, AND WAS CHARGED $591 FOR A THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. *TR

Mileage: 37,004

I HAVE NOW TWICE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS ARTICLES FROM THIS DATE REGARDING ENGINE STALL. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY AT BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A MINUTE, THE VEHICLE STARTED WORKING AGAIN PROPERLY. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I READ WHERE THE NHTSA WAS LOOKING INTO ISSUES WITH FORD ENGINES FROM 2009-2011 IN FUSIONS & ESCAPES. THOUGHT I WOULD RELAY MY INCIDENT. TRAVELING ABOUT 55-60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING SLOWED TO A CRAWL ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WE WERE ABLE TO NURSE THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NOTICED A AMBER "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT. TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RE-STARTED IT. WE WERE ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE HOME UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. SINCE IT WAS A VERY HOT DAY, JUST ASSUMED IT WAS HEAT RELATED. HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES THAT WEEK-END (AT LOWER SPEEDS IN PARKING LOTS). TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT GET AN ERROR CODE. SEEMS LIKE THE LIGHT HAS TO ACTUALLY BE ON. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY (UNDER WARRANTY). HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANOTHER INCIDENT SINCE, HOWEVER THE GEARS SEEM TO SHIFT MUCH HARDER NOW, THOUGH NOT CONSTANT. IT'S A GREAT VEHICLE, BUT I ALWAYS HAVE THAT POWER LOSS IN MY MIND, PRAYING IT WONT OCCUR AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

I BOUGHT THIS 2011 FORD FUSION AT 40,000 MILES AND SINCE IT HAS BEEN AT 45,000 MILES I BEEN HAVING STALLING AND IDLE PROBLEMS . I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY UNTIL I SEEN AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWS TODAY . MY CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HWY TO WHERE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. I ALSO SEE THE WRENCH WHEN IT HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN SITTING STILL AT LIGHTS TO WHERE MY CAR WOULD IDLE UP REAL FAST. MY CAR ALSO POPS AND GETS STUCK WHEN I CHANGE GEARS. I HATE THIS CAR. I JUST PRAY SOMETHING GETS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT INCLUDING MYSELF .... *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND POWERED OFF. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE 40,000.

Mileage: 40,000

WHILE ENTERING INTERSTATE 275 SOUTH ON RAMP IN TAMPA, FL MY CAR ABRUPTLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL AND THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. ALL I COULD DO IS COAST TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. ONCE MY SPEED SLOWED TO AROUND 5 TO 10 MILES PER HOUR, THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND SHAKE. I PUT IT IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, AND IT WORKED LIKE NORMAL FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH OR SO UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE I WAS TURNING RIGHT ON RED ON A MAJOR 5 LINE STREET. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 20 TIMES AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY MORE FREQUENT. AFTER A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB, IT SEEMS HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE ARE DESCRIBING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I MEAN EXACTLY IN EVERY WAY EXCEPT FOR THE SPEEDS AND LOCATIONS. THE OLDEST MODEL THAT I RECALL SEEING THIS PROBLEM DESCRIBED ABOUT ONLINE IS A 2010 WITH ONLY 15000 MILES ON IT. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE, THAT IN MY OPINION, NEEDS TO BE FIXED. WHEN I WAS MAKING THAT RIGHT TURN, THE CAR JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND I HAD TO QUICKLY RESTART THE ENGINE AND FLOOR IT TO AVOID CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

Mileage: 39,500

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FUSION ON THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY QUIT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE SLOWDOWN WAS FAST, AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND VERY EASILY, BUT I LUCKED OUT BECAUSE THE PERSON BEHIND ME TOOK NOTICE OF MY DRASTIC DROP IN SPEED. I COASTED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN RESTARTED THE ENGINE. FORTUNATELY I GOT HOME OK, SO I THOUGHT IS WAS MAYBE A FLUKE OCCURRENCE. WHEN I LEFT FOR WORK THE NEXT MORNING, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS DRIVING; SAME ROAD, SAME SPEED, SAME WRENCH LIGHT, ETC. WHEN I GOT THE CAR RESTARTED, I TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY THOUGHT THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM WITH A RELAY SWITCH(?), BUT ONCE AGAIN, THE ENGINE QUIT WHILE I WAS DRIVING BACK TO WORK THAT SAME MORNING. THIS TIME MORE THAN THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP. I WENT THROUGH THE RESTART ROUTINE AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME IT WAS NOT A VERY SMOOTH START - I DID NOT THINK IT WAS GOING TO START, BUT IT DID, AND I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AGAIN WHERE THEY ARE CURRENTLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS A CONSIDERABLE SAFETY HAZARD TO ANYONE TRAVELING WITH ME AND/OR DRIVING MY CAR, AND AN UNSAFE ENVIRONMENT FOR THOSE DRIVING NEAR ME. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP MOST OF THE DAY NOW, AND NO WORD ON THE PROBLEM OR RECTIFICATION THEREOF. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED AND VERY WORRIED THIS ISSUE WILL "MUSHROOM". *TR

Mileage: 28,000

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE ENGINE WILL GO INTO A VERY VIOLENT IDLE AND THE THROTTLE WILL BECOME UN-RESPONSIVE AND AN ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON THE DASH. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE NOW IN A WEEK AND IS VERY DANGEROUS WHEN IT HAPPENS. YOU HAVE TO TRY AND NAVIGATE THROUGH TRAFFIC TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE COASTING ONLY SINCE YOU CAN'T GIVE IT ANY GAS. FORD HAS TO KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE SINCE ITS EVERYWHERE ONLINE AND EVERYWHERE ON THIS WEBSITE. IT IS A VERY SERIOUS ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE FIXED. FORD WON'T FIX IT UNDER THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH ITS A CRITICAL PART OF MAKING THE VEHICLE GO. *TR

Mileage: 37,400

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED, ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER AND REVERTED TO IDLE RPM. ENGINE WAS IDLING ROUGHLY, AND PRESSING ON ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT INCREASE RPMS. THE "WRENCH" (CHECK ENGINE) LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWNHILL TO EXIT FREEWAY; VERY UNSAFE CONDITION. SWITCHED OFF ENGINE, RESTARTED ENGINE ... AND IT RAN NORMAL; "WRENCH" LIGHT EXTINGUISHED. TOOK CAR TO WALNUT CREEK FORD FOLLOWING MORNING; THEY SAID NO FAULT CODE WAS RECORDED ON THE CARS COMPUTER AND THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM. SERVICE REP TOLD ME FORD HAD NO RECORDS OF ANY PREVIOUS PROBLEMS OF THIS NATURE, SO I SHOULD JUST KEEP DRIVING THE CAR. I TOLD HIM THAT WAS UNSAFE, AND HE REPLIED THERE WAS NOTHING ELSE HE COULD DO. HE SAID HE "COULD NOT JUST THROW PARTS AT AN UNKNOWN PROBLEM"'. SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED ON NOV 01, 2012. I DID AN ON-LINE SEARCH ON VARIOUS FORD FUSION FORUMS AND FOUND MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THIS SAME SITUATION WITH V6 ENGINE ATTRIBUTED TO THROTTLE BODY HOUSING. IMMEDIATELY TOOK CAR TO WALNUT CREEK FORD AND TOLD SERVICE MANAGER I WOULD NOT ACCEPT THE CAR UNTIL IT WAS REPAIRED. SHOWED HIM COPIES OF MULTIPLE ON-LINE REPORTS OF SAME PROBLEM AND TOLD HIM HIS REP HAD LIED DURING MY PREVIOUS VISIT ABOUT FORD NOT KNOWING OF ANY PREVIOUS REPORTED PROBLEMS. SERVICE MANAGER REPLIED THAT "ON-LINE REPORTS ARE NOT ALWAYS REAL", BUT SAID HE WOULD HAVE HIS BEST MECHANIC CHECK MY CAR. MECHANIC FOUND DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AND REPLACED. HAVE NOT HAD RECURRENCE OF THE ENGINE FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 19,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 62 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY WHEN THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S DESTINATION AND WAS NOT TAKEN TO A MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 56,000.

Mileage: 56,000

DRIVING NORMAL FOR AROUND AN HR THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN A LIGHTED WRENCH SHOWS ON DASH AND THE ACCELERATOR DOES NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY AND CAR FEELS LIKE IT IS VERY ROUGH AND LOW IDLE. POWER BRAKES AND POWER STEERING WORK FINE AND CAN PULL OVER BUT WAS IN A TURNAROUND FOR A HIGHWAY ACCESS RD. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN AND IT WORKED OK. NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED TWICE, ONE OF THOSE TIMES JUST FROM THE START OF TURNING ON VEHICLE AND TRYING TO LEAVE PARKING LOT OF WORK, AND SECOND TIME WAS ON A 45MPH RD WHICH FELT DANGEROUS. SAME THING ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AND IT COASTED DOWN TILL I COULD PUT IN PARK AND TURN OF VEHICLE AND TURN BACK ON. IT DOES NOT WORK IF YOU ARE COASTING AND PUT IT IN NEUTRAL AND TURN OFF AND ON AS THE PROBLEM IS STILL THERE. AFRAID OF IT HAPPENING ON HIGHWAY. SEEMS LIKE A SOFTWARE OR SENSOR ISSUE WITH THROTTLE BODY AS WHEN YOU DO GIVE IT GAS ON THE PEDDLE IT FEELS LIKE THE THROTTLE PLATE IS BLOCKED OR TRYING TO OPEN UP BUT NOT ENOUGH TO GO JUST SMALL WEAK SPURTS. *TR

Mileage: 38,495

IT HAS HAPPENED BEFORE TO MY WIFE ON TWO OTHER OCCASIONS. SO I TOOK THE CAR OUT AND DROVE IT AROUND AND WAS COMING BACK HOME AND AFTER TURNING ONTO OUR RODE AND GOT UP TO 45 MPH THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND LOSS ALL POWER. STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THERE WAS NOTHING. ROLLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND PUT IN PARK AND WAITED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RESTARTED IT. WENT ABOUT ANOTHER 300 YARDS AND IT DID IT AGAIN. DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET AND FORD HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION AND THERE OTHER CARS LIKE THE ESCAPE. THEY ALL CAME DOWN TO THE THROTTLE BODY BEING BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. BUT MY QUESTION IS IF THEY HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM FOR AWHILE WHY HASN'T FORD OR SOMEONE PUT A RECALL ON THESE THROTTLE BODY'S. THIS CAN CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF A PERSON IS GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THIS OCCURS THE PERSON COULD BE POSSIBLY REAR ENDED. *TR *JS

Mileage: 40,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THERE WAS ALSO AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE ENGINE LOST SOME OF ITS POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER AND THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A DEALER. THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND PERFORM A TEST DRIVE. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 23,000. UPDATED 8/31/12 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE DUPLICATED THE FAILURE ON AUGUST 2ND AT 23,500. THE DEALERSHIP IN KNOXVILLE REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE DID NOT RECUR. UPDATED 09/11/2012 *JS

Mileage: 23,000

PULLING INTO TRAFFIC CAR LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ENGINE STILL RUNNING STARTED SURGING OR IDLED UP AND DOWN HAD TO PUT IN PARK AND RESTART ACTED LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED! NEXT DAY DIED TWICE MORE ENGINE LIGHT ON THIS TIME STAYED ON ALL DAY THEN WENT OFF AND NO CODE FOUND WENT A WEEK OR SO NO ISSUE TILL YESTERDAY 7/23/2011 DID IT TWICE ALMOST HIT IN REAR TWICE! IT ONLY HAS 37000 MILES HELP US THEY WANT EVEN LOOK UNTIL IT SHOWS A CODE! BUT MAY B TOO LATE THEN!! *TR

Mileage: 36,530

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 65 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 08/16/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE STALLED, AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP.

Mileage: 31,000

ON 6/7/12 WAS DRIVING CAR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD, 30 SECONDS LATER, ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY, COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD TO GET THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PURGE VALVE AND FUEL FILLER PIPE HAD TO BE REPLACED. ON 6/11/12, PICKED UP MY VEHICLE FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS CHARGED OVER $500 DOLLARS FOR THE SERVICE. 20 MINUTES LATER WHILE DRIVING ON I45 NORTH AT 65 MPH. SAME THING HAPPENED, CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF, HAD TO "COAST" TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID ANY VEHICLES. MY VEHICLE, AGAIN, WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND MUST BE TAKEN CARE OF IMMEDIATELY. THE FACT THAT I WAS CHARGED OVER $500 TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE AND FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN IS ABSURD. *TR

Mileage: 42,200