2011 FORD FUSION Fuel/propulsion System Problems

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The gas tank has developed a crack towards the top of the tank. This appears to be from the exact same issue that Ford recalled because the "purge valve" can cause the pressure to change inside the gas tank. As the pressure increases and decreases, a crack can develop in the top of the tank, allowing fuel to leak. My VIN was not included in the recall for some reason. Even though it is the exact same model and I believe was even built at the same plant in Mexico where the other impacted vehicles were made.

CHECK FUEL FILL INLET THE LIGHT STAY ON

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.

Car was purchased used at approximately 100,000 miles. While filling tank at pump, automatic shutoff on pump triggered repeatedly. It seemed vapor was backing up into the fill tube, so filling tank consisted of pressing pump then releasing once per gallon to allow vapors to disperse and repeat. Several mechanics reported working on similar cases and suggested inspecting the CPV canister. At approximately 110,000 miles, car developed a gas tank rupture. Mechanic inspected and determined that tank had burst at seam. In researching the CPV canister, discovered recall 15S34. Vin search states that this recall does not apply to this vehicle, but symptoms are identical to technical description.

AIRBAG: TOOK CAR IN FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG RECALL, GOT THE CAR BACK AND NOW THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. IT WAS FINE TILL THE RECALL ISSUE FOR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. FUEL SYSTEM: EVERY TIME I FILL MY GAS TANK (I NEVER TOP OFF), MY CAR STALLS OUR OR BUCKS. AFTER 40 OR SO MILES IT WONT DO IT ANYMORE UNTIL I FILL UP AGAIN. I'VE EVEN HAD IT STALL GOING 40 MPH.

FUEL TANK IS CRACKED AND ACTIVELY LEAKING FUEL. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE, CLEARLY IT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM.

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL FUEL ODOR OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FUEL LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RC LACY INC. (25 MAPLE AVENUE CATSKILL, NY 12414, (888)733-2720, TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AS A SOLUTION TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE SAME DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH WAS STILL PENDING. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

FOR THE LAST YEAR EXPERIENCING PROGRESSIVELY WORSENING DRIVABILITY ISSUES. THE MOST CONCERNING IS STEADILY INCREASING THROTTLE LAG (TIME BETWEEN APPLYING MORE PRESSURE TO ACCELERATOR AND VEHICLE RESPONDING), WHICH I VIEW AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND APPROPRIATELY WHEN APPLYING THROTTLE, WHICH MAY INCREASE RISK OF ACCIDENT B/C VEHICLE MAY NOT ACCELERATE PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED EITHER PLACING ME AT RISK BECAUSE IT LEAVES ME IN THE PATH OF ANOTHER VEHICLE OR PREVENTS MY VEHICLE FROM EXPEDITIOUSLY RESPONDING TO AVOID ANOTHER VEHICLE.. SECONDARILY VEHICLE NOW OPERATING ALMOST EXCLUSIVELY IN GAS POWER MODE (WORSENING MPG EFFICIENCY) BUT ALSO CAUSING JERKING/HESITATION WHEN TRANSITIONING BETWEEN GAS/EV MODES. THIS POWERTRAIN WAS NOT DESIGNED TO WORK IN GAS ONLY BUT AS A PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN GAS/EV, THEREFORE IN GAS ALONE IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS MANY OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCE SAME PROBLEM. TO DEALER SERVICE X 3 - 1ST 2 DEALER SAID NOTHING WRONG. FINALLY GIVEN A FORD SERVICE BULLETIN (ATTACHED) THAT FORD IS AWARE FOR AT LEAST 4 MONTHS AND FORBIDS SERVICE TO THE CAR! THUS I HAVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE THAT FORD HAS NO SOLUTION FOR REPAIR FOR AT LEAST 4 MONTHS, AND NO INDICATION OF WHEN THIS WILL BE ADDRESSED.

Mileage: 120,000

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC LIGHT CAME ON. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, SERVICE POWER STEERING CAME ON. LIGHTS ON DASH SHOWING YELLOW CAR SWERVING. SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE SENSE OF IT AND STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT TURN WITHOUT GREAT EFFORT. 1 WEEK BEFORE THIS, SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND LOCAL GARAGE TOLD ME THE CODE SAID PROBLEM WITH FUEL CAP(WHICH IT DOES NOT HAVE). NOW I HAVE LOOKED AT RECALLS AND FORD SAYS MY CAR WAS BUILT IN AUGUST,2010, BUT VIN COVERED ON THIS RECALL STARTS IN SEPTEMBER, 2010.SO NOW CAR IS DISABLED AND HAVE TO PAY TOW CHARGES TO GET IT HOME, THEN TO DEALERSHIP WHERE IT LACKS BEING COVERED BY A FEW DAYS, THEN ALMOST $2000 IN REPAIRS THAT I CAN'T AFFORD. LUCKY NO ONE WAS INJURED OR KILLED.

Mileage: 103,222

THERE WHERE RECALLS AWHILE BACK. AND ONE IT HAD TO DO WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM WHEN I DID THE RECALL FOR IT A YEAR LATER I HAD THE SAME ISSUE TOOK IT TO FORD AN THEY WANT ME TO PAY OVER 500 FOR IT WHEN IT WAS A RECALL THE FUEL LIGHT CAME ON IT SAYS CHECK FULE INLET. IT HAS DISAPPEARED NOW AN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT AWAY. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING. MY STEERING WHEEL IS LOCKING IT SAID THAT POWER STEERING LOCKED. AND THEY SAID THAT I CANT DO THE RECALL. I HAVE A 2011 FORD FUSION SE. AND THE ONLY RECALL THEY SAID WAS THERE WAS FOR THE AIR BAGS. I WANT TO KNOW WHY I CANT GET THESE THINGS FIXED. I ONLY HAVE ONE CAR ON A FIXED INCOME I OWN THE CAR. AN NOW I NEED ANSWERS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE HIMSELF AND FOUND FUEL ON THE GROUND. THE CONTACT ALSO DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE FAILED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CAPLESS. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL TANK). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

Mileage: 126,000

THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IS SHOWING SIGNS OF FAILING.

Mileage: 124,216

THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND A PINHOLE ON THE TOP OF THE FUEL TANK. THERE WAS A RECALL CONNECTION WITH A PART CAUSING THE FUEL TANK TO CRACK. HOWEVER, I WAS MADE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS AND FORD WILL NOT REIMBURSE ME.

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING, AT POSTED SPEED, 40MPH ....ALL AT ONCE, THERE WAS A COMPLETE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, A VERY ROUGH IDLE TO THE ENGINE AND A WRENCH ICON SHOWED ON THE DASH. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN WHEN I STARTED THE VEHICLE AGAIN THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO RESET AND THE WRENCH ICON DISAPPEARED. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEIR COMPUTER TOOLS WERE NOT ABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG (CODES WITH A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK). CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THE NEXT 500 MILES AND THEN, WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSIER ROAD AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DID THE EXACT SAME THING, AGAIN CAUSING ME TO NEED TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I, ONCE AGAIN, WAS ABLE TO RESET THE SYSTEM BY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF THIS ISSUE AND FEEL THAT I AM NOW LIMITED ONLY TO LOCAL TRAVEL.

Mileage: 124,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS CRACKED AND CAUSED FUEL TO LEAK FROM THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. HARRISON FORD (820 N. MAIN ST, WELLINGTON, OH) AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM), ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE LISTED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

Mileage: 91,000

CANISTER PURGE VALVE FAILURE - CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING. ERROR CODE P1450 DISPLAYS NOW INDICATING THERE IS A VACUUM ISSUE IN MY FUEL TANK WE HAD THE VEHICLE CHECKED IN APRIL 2016 WHEN THE RECALL NOTICE CAME OUT - THE RECALL WAS CLOSED WITH A COMPUTER MODULE UPDATE TO MAKE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON IF VALVE MALFUNCTIONS - BECAUSE THERE WAS NO VISIBLE ISSUE WITH THE VALVE IN 2016 FORD WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL AND FIX THE MALFUNCTIONING PART AT THIS TIME

Mileage: 148,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL TANK STARTED TO LEAK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ELDER FORD OF TAMPA (9560 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA FL 33612) WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V930000 (FUEL SYSTEM) NO LONGER APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PRESSURE TESTED AND FOUND SAFE TO DRIVE, AND ALSO THAT THE RECALL WAS REMOVED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

Mileage: 75,000

TAKATA RECALL

I WAS NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT ANY RECALLS. MY MOTHER CONTACTED ME THROUGH EMAIL TO SEE IF I KNEW ABOUT THE AIRBAG RECALL. 2 RECALLS I ONLY LEARNED ABOUT TODAY BY CHECKING MY CREDIT REPORT BECAUSE THE AGENCY THAT HOLDS THE TITLE REPORTED MY ACCOUNT FOR NON-PAYMENT. I RECIEVED A CARFAX REPORT WHEN I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE AUGUST 2017 FROM DRIVETIME. I WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. NOW, I AM SEEING 4 RECALLS, 2 OF WHICH (2014 & 2016) HAVE APPEARED ONLY NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS BEING SERVICED. I WAS PROBABLY THE ONLY IDIOT IN AMERICA THAT WOULD HAVE BOUGHT THE HIGH-MILEAGE, OVER-PRICED VEHICLE IN THE 1ST PLACE. I WAS TOLD IT HAD BEEN A FLEET VEHICLE FOR A RENTAL CAR AGENCY. I THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SAFE VEHICLE. BUT MY FEELING NOW, IS THAT IT SHOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN SOLD. I'M NOT SURE WHAT TO DO. THE VEHICLE MAY GET REPOSSESSED AND I AM FEELING CHEATED. I SENT THE CAR TO THE 1ST AUTO BODY SHOP AND THEY WANTED $1470 FOR ALL THE REPAIRS. I CALLED FORD MOTOR COMPANY, THEY TOLD ME THE CAR COULD GET REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE AT AN AUTHORIZED FORD DEALER. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE 2ND SHOP. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THAT DEALERSHIP SINCE FEBRUARY 1ST. MY ESTIMATE IS ABOUT $260. I'M NOT SURE WHAT I'M EXPECTING TO HAPPEN, BUT I ATTACHED A PHOTO OF THE FUEL OVERFLOW HOSE LEAKING FUEL EVEN WHEN THE TANK WAS NOT FULL. IT WOULD DO THIS REGULARLY AND THAT IS 1 OF THE 2 NEW RECALLS THAT APPEARED. I'M SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. I JUST WANT SOME RELIABLE ANSWERS AND SOLUTIONS BEFORE I SHELL OUT ANY FURTHER MONEY ON A CAR THAT HAS PUT ME, MY FAMILY AND OTHER PEOPLE AT RISK. PLEASE HELP. THANKS IN ADVANCE.......

Mileage: 100,000

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

ERROR CODE(S) P1450, P0456, FORD FUSION SE 2011, 3.0L V6 (4 VALVE). MY CAR WAS GETTING THE ERROR CODE P1450 (UNABLE TO BLEED UP FUEL TANK VACUME) THAT WOULD TURN ON THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT (MIL) THIS WOULD HAPPEN AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN STARTED FOR A SHORT TIME.. THIS WENT ON FOR A SHORT TIME, I FOUND THAT BY USING THE GAS FUNNEL SUPPLIED WITH THE CAR THE VACUME COULD BE RELIEVED AND ALL WAS GOOD FOR A FEW DAYS. AFTER ABOUT 3 OR 4 TIMES IT STOPED COMING UP. NOW ,1 YEAR AND A FEW DAYS TO THE DATE, IT'S BACK AND I'M GETTING THE ERROR CODE P0456 (EVAP EMISSIONS CONTROL SYSTEM LEAK VERY SMALL) WITH IT.IT MEANS, IN MY CASE, THAT THE EVAPORATIVE EMISSIONS CANISTER PERGE VALVE (CPV) HAS A SMALL LEAK THAT IS CAUSING A VACUME TO DEVELOP IN THE FUEL TANK. IF THIS HAPPENS ENOUGH TIMES IT CAN CAUSE THE FUEL TANK TO DEVELOP A CRACK, THIS HASN'T HAPPENED TO MY VEHICLE THAT I'M AWARE OF YET (I'LL BE CHECKING ON THAT WHILE I CHANGE THE CPV),. AND WE ALL KNOW THAT A LEAKING GASOLINE TANK ISN'T A GOOD THING IN A LOT OF WAYS.

I BEEN SEEING THAT THE GAS IN THE CAR RUNS OUT SO SOON AND I ALWAYS WONDER WHY , UNTIL ONE DAY I WAS FUELING THE CAR AND I WAS STANDING NEXT TO IT AND I FEEL LIKE SOMETHING SPLASHES MY FEET , SO I CHECKED UNDER MY CAR AND THERE IS THE PROBLEM THE GAS TANK IS LEAKING, CALL THE DEALER TO FIX IT AND THEY SAID THAT I HAS TO PAY FOR IT , L DON'T THINK IS FAIR TO PAY FOR A MANUFACTURED ISSUED , I DID PAY A LOT OF MONEY FOR A SUPPOSED TO BE A GOOD ,SAFE AND RELIABLE CAR THAT NOW HAS TO MANY ISSUES AND RECALLS AND THEY DON'T (FORD),TAKE RESPONSIBILITY ABOUT IT. PLEASE HELP.

THE CARS P2119 AND P2112 TROUBLE LIGHTS AND THE WRENCH LIGHT KEEP APPEARING. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER REGARDLESS OF SPEED OR LOCATION. MY RESEARCH INDICATES FORD IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM HOWEVER THEY ONLY OFFERED TO FIX IT FOR 4 MONTHS. THIS VEHICLE WAS ELIGIBLE AND THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. IF MY DAUGHTER HAD BEEN DRIVING SHE WOULD HAVE PANICKED AND POSSIBLY PUT HER LIFE IN DANGER

Mileage: 116,918

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V340000 (STEERING), 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE), AND 16V384000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL UNKNOWN DEALER, BUT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS), AND PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 15V340000 (STEERING).

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V793000 (FUEL PUMP, GASOLINE), 14VE028000 (EQUIPMENT), 16V384000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V340000 (STEERING). THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE REPAIRS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT CALLED PAYNE WESLACO FORD AT (956) 619-6026 (2401 E EXPY 83, WESLACO, TX 78599) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V793000 (FUEL PUMP, GASOLINE), 14VE028000 (EQUIPMENT), 16V384000 (AIR BAGS), AND 15V340000 (STEERING). THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THROTTLE BODY WAS UNDER RECALL AND WAS REPLACED IN 2016, NOT EVEN A YEAR AND HALF LATER MY THROTTLE BODY FAILED AGAIN. FORD WONT REPLACE IT UNDER WARRANTY FOR THE YEAR AND HALF PART, FORD WONT USE MY EXTENDED VEHICLE WARRANTY AND I CONTINUE TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM OVER AND OVER.

Mileage: 72,000

THE FUEL TANK HAS A CRACK AND IS LEAKING, APPARENTLY THIS WAS A RECALL ITEM ON SOME FORD FUSION MODELS BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT LISTED AS ONE OF THOSE AFFECTED

POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT POPS UP WHEN CAR STARTS AND STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT MOVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED WITHIN LESS THAN A MONTH OF OWNING THE VEHICLE. THE POWER STEERING ABILITY FAILED TO FUNCTION EACH TIME THE WARNING INDICATOR FLASHED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE STEERING WHEEL IN EITHER DIRECTION. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN ONCE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE INDEPENDENT FACILITY THAT SOLD THE VEHICLE MADE NO MENTION OF IT BEING INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V340000 (STEERING) AND 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY POWER STEERING ADVANCETRAC WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING, MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON HIGHWAY, IN RESULT I BROKE MY FRONT BUMPER AND ALMOST ENDED UP IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO A LOCKED STEERING WHEEL. I TURNED IN TO FORD FOR POWER STEERING RECALL AND THEY WANTED TO CHARGE ME. I NEVER HAD A THING LIKE THIS BEFORE HAPPEN. I ALSO HAVE FUEL INLET ON FUEL TANK AND I TOOK IN FOR RECALL AND ALL THE FORD DEALER DID WAS SET MY CAR OUT IN THEIR PARKING LOT AND DID NOTHING TO FIX IT., EVEN THOUGH IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS JUST GETTING INTO MY CAR WHEN I WAS AT HOME ABOUT TO LEAVE TO WORK WHEN THE MESSAGE CAME ACROSS THE DASHBOARD.

TAKATA RECALL I NEED AN AIRBAG REPLACED DUE TO RECALL. I ALSO NEED THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED DUE TO RECALL

Mileage: 147,000

ALL OF THIS IS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION ON BOTH ON FREEWAYS AND CITY STREETS. FAILURE OF THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE SOLENOID; ENGINE LIGHT ON DUE TO BAD FILLER INLET NECK AND HAD TO REPLACED FILLER INLET; THE VEHICLE NEEDED THE FUEL FILLER TUBE REPLACED; EMISSIONS EVAPORATION SYSTEM ERROR CODES; "CHECK FUEL INLET" ERROR KEEPS COMING ON. I'VE HAD TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR REPEATED CODE FAILURES RELATED TO THE FILL INLET. CANISTER HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. FIRESTONE NOTICED SEVERAL FORD FUSIONS WITH THESE SIMILAR PROBLEMS. SAFETY CONCERNS REGARDING DISTRACTION FROM ENGINE LIGHT (STOPPED ON FREEWAY BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR), AND CHECK FUEL INLET ERRORS WERE WORRISOME. I HAD TO CLEAN THE FILLER INLET WHICH DIDN'T RESOLVE THE ISSUES. I CAN'T REMEMBER ALL THE EXACT DATES OF WHEN I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE.

Mileage: 68,000

I WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY WHEN I NOTICED A ODOR FOR ABOUT FIVE MINUTES BEFORE IT GOT WORSE, ONCE I PULLED OVER TO CHECK IT AND LET THE WINDOWS DOWN THE ODER GOT STRONGER. I'VE HAD THIS HAPPENED A COUPLE OF TIMES BUT DIDN'T THINK IT WAS MY CAR.

Mileage: 98,200

CHECK FUEL FILL INLET: THE CHECK FUEL FILL INLET WARNING HAS INTERMITTENTLY COME ON IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION SEL FOR THE LAST 6 MONTHS. I HAVE COMPLETED THE RECOMMENDED STEPS TO REMEDY THE ERROR BY CLEANING THE AREA AND BLOWING OUT ANY POSSIBLE DEBRIS FROM THE INLET. WHILE DRIVING TODAY, THE ERROR MESSAGE CAME BACK ON. A FEW MOMENTS LATER WHEN I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY REVVED UP APPROXIMATELY 2000 RPM AND STAYED UNTIL I PULLED OFF OF THE ROADWAY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED AND THE ERROR MESSAGE IS STILL PRESENT, BUT I HAVEN'T ENCOUNTERED THE HIGH REVVING AGAIN AT THIS TIME. APPROXIMATE MILEAGE AT TIME OF ISSUE - 115,760 LOCATION: I-70 IN INDEPENDENCE, MO

Mileage: 115,760

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

I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET DURING RUSH HOUR WHEN I NOTICED THE CAR JERKING WHEN IT CHANGED GEARS. THE RPM WOULD SHOOT UP HIGH THEN BACK DOWN WHILE LOSING POWER TO THE VEHICLE. I MANAGED TO GET TO AN AUTO ADVANCE STORE WHERE I HAD A DIAGNOSTIC DONE SINCE MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. THE DIAGNOSTIC CAME BACK WITH CODE PO455 TWICE AND PO457 TWICE. IT WAS THEN EXPLAINED THAT TOO MUCH AIR WAS GETTING INTO MY FUEL SYSTEM. I PROCEEDED TO GO TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, WHICH WAS A HALF MILE AWAY. ON THE WAY, MY CAR CONTINUED TO JERK AND LOOSE POWER AND SOME POINTS. THEN EVERYTHING DIGITAL WHICH ONE DISPLAYS MY MILEAGE AND THE OTHER DISPLAYS HOW MANY MILE TILL EMPTY DISPLAYED INTERMITTENT LINES AND THE WRENCH ILLUMINATED ON MY DASHBOARD. AT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS ON BUT QUICKLY LOST POWER TO GO FORWARD. IT ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND ME. I PUT ON MY TURN SIGNAL AND I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN OFF MY CAR WAITED A FEW MINUTES THE TURNED BACK ON AND PUT IT IN DRIVE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE ENGINE JUST REVVED UP LIKE I HAD IT IN NEUTRAL. I PUT IT BACK IN PARK THEN PUT IT IN REVERSE. THE CAR WOULD OPERATE IN REVERSE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THREE MONTHS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT, I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF EXCESSIVE BATTERY ACID ON MY POSITIVE TERMINAL THAT HAD EATEN THROUGH THE WIRING HARNESS. HAD TO HAVE HARNESS AND BATTERY REPLACED. I STILL NOTICE ISSUES OF BATTERY ACID ACCUMULATING AROUND THE SCREWS ON THE BATTERY HARNESS AND POSITIVE LEAD AGAIN.

Mileage: 105,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER (MAC HAIK'S SOUTHWAY FORD, 7979 INTERSTATE 35 ACCESS RD, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78224, (210) 922-2222) DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT. UPDATED 11/01/17*LJ *JS

WHEN I PUT FUEL IN MY CAR IT STARTS TO ACT JANKY NOT WANTING TO START OR ANYTHING , ALSO IT'S SHOWING A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE

Mileage: 114

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE INLET FUEL WARNING INDICATOR INADVERTENTLY ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, WHILE MAKING TURNS, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,904.

Mileage: 90,904

CODE P0457 AND P1450 KEEP COMING UP. THE DESCRIPTION IS A FAULT WITH THE FUEL FILLER NEAR THE GAS TANK. A RECALL FOR THE FUEL GAS TANK FILLER WAS PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED. IS THIS PART OF THIS RECALL?

I PURCHASED A 2011 FORD FUSION ON 12/14/16. IT HAD A HALF TANK OF GAS IN IT WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY. I FILLED THE TANK ON 12/15/16. AFTER DRIVING IT, I NOTICED A STRONG SMELL OF FUEL FOR ABOUT THE TOP 1/8 OF THE TANK. DUE TO A LOT OF SNOW AND ICE WE HAVE HAD, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO TELL IF THERE IS ACTUALLY ANY FUEL LEAKING ONTO THE GROUND BUT THE ODOR IS THERE ONCE THE CAR IS PARKED AFTER DRIVING. THERE IS A KNOWN RECALL OF ALMOST A HALF MILLION 2010/2011 FORD FUSIONS AND MERCURY MILANS FOR THIS EXACT PROBLEM. MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED WITHIN THE DATES OF THE RECALLED VEHICLES. I CONTACTED FORD AND THEY STATED THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT PART OF THIS RECALL. THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO ASSIST ME WITH DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIR AT THIS TIME. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I SHOULD FILE A COMPLAINT REGARDING MY SITUATION WITH NHTSA. I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD OFFER WITH HAVING MY VEHICLE INCLUDED AS PART OF THIS RECALL. I HAVE TWO YOUNG CHILDREN AND NEED A SAFE VEHICLE TO BE ABLE TO TRANSPORT THEM IN DAILY. I DO NOT FEEL THIS VEHICLE IS SAFE FOR THEM TO TRAVEL IN AND I DO NOT HAVE CASH READILY AVAILABLE FOR THIS VERY EXPENSIVE REPLACEMENT OF THE FUEL SYSTEM THAT SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER A KNOWN RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 75,600

TWO CODES KEEP COMING UP. P0457 AND P1450. THESE ARE FOR THE EMISSIONS EVAPORATION SYSTEM. THE DEALER HAS COMPLETED RECALL REPAIR AND CLAIMS IT IS OK.

Mileage: 152,665

6 MONTHS OLD CAR HAD TRANSMITION AND ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS, DRIVER DOOR LOCK NOT OPENING, AC WENT OUT! AIR BAGS SENSOR OUT, AND NOW EXPERIENCING 2ND TRANSMITION ISSUE. DEALERSHIP IS NOT TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR IT, AS TRANSMITION WAS REPLACED AT ANOTHER GARAGE! HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH THIS CAR SINCE 2012. HARD JERKING.

Mileage: 63,349

NOV. 13, 2016 I FILLED THE TANK WITH GAS. WHEN I GOT HOME THE TANK WAS LEAKING PROFUSELY. THE NEXT MORNING I DROPPED IT OFF TO A CHAIN AUTO SHOP. THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE FUEL ASSEMBLY AND ALSO REPORTED THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER RECALL THAT I SHOULD TAKE TO FORD DEALER. I RESEARCHED THE RECALL 15S34 THAT WAS ISSUED FEB 4, 2016 BUT MY PARTICULAR VEHICLE HAD BEEN "CLOSED OUT". THE DEALER IN MICHIGAN LOOKED AT THE CAR 24 DAYS AFTER THE RECALL WAS ISSUED AND DETERMINED THERE WERE NO ISSUES. THEY REPROGRAMMED THE PCM ON FEB 29TH. THE NEW PATCH WASN'T RELEASED UNTIL THE 1ST QUARTER (NO DATE). HOWEVER, 8 MONTHS LATER - THE FUEL TANK IS EXHIBITING SYMPTOMS CONSISTENT WITH THE RECALL. I ALSO NOTICED PREVIOUSLY THAT WHEN I FILLED UP, THE CAR DIDN'T TURN OVER RIGHT AWAY. FORD REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE FUEL TANK AND REOPEN THE RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. FORD'S AUTOMATED PHONE SYSTEM FOR RECALL - 15S34 SPECIFICALLY MENTIONS THAT "THE CPV MAY DEVELOP AN INTERNAL LEAK WHICH UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES ALLOW EXCESSIVE VACUUM TO BUILD IN THE FUEL TANK. REPEATED CYCLES OF THIS CONDITION WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE A CRACK TO DEVELOP. THE LETTER FROM MICHAEL BERARDI ALSO STATES THAT "INTERM REPAIRS FOR THESE VEHICLES ("CLAIMS WILL NOT CLOSE 15S34") WHY IS MY CAR NOT BEING TAKEN CARE OF BY FORD? THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS PURCHASED IS NOT WILLING TO HELP OUT EITHER.

Mileage: 120,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE CONTACT LATER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE DEALER, BUT THE WARNING INDICATOR CONTINUED TO REMAIN ILLUMINATED FOR MONTHS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A SECOND DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

CAR KEEPS STALLING DURING ACCELERATION. ENGINE CODE P2111

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MALFUNCTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND PASSED. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS INSPECTED AGAIN; HOWEVER, THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A FUEL FILLER TUBE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE CANISTER PURGE VALVE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,286.

Mileage: 70,286

GAS LEAKING ON GROUND DUE TO FAULTY FUEL TANK. CAR HAD TO BE TAKEN IN AN LEFT WITH DEALER FOR 6+ MONTHS. PROBLEM WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON REOCCURRING.

Mileage: 90,000

THE PURGE CANISTER VALVE HAS BEEN REPLACED, BUT THE FUEL SMELL STILL REMAINS WHILE IT IS STATIONARY AND RUNNING.

Mileage: 140,000

MY CAR ALMOST CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE I WAS WORKING. THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK IN IT AND GASOLINE WAS LEAKING OUT. THESE FUMES WERE INHALED BY MY GRANDKIDS AND ME. WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN ,THE FORD DEALER KEPT MY CAR FROM 12/8/2015 UNTIL 07/27/2016. I HAD TO RIDE IN A RENTAL THIS LONG.A RECALL WAS ISSUED IN JANUARY. I FELT THAT AS A CONSUMER, I WAS TREATED UNFAIRLY AND THE RISK OF MY FAMILY WAS NOT CONSIDER A FACTOR WHEN THIS CAR COULD HAVE BURST INTO FLAMES AT ANY TIME.

Mileage: 95,000

IN THE LAST 24 HOURS MY VEHICLE STALLED ON THE FREEWAY (I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED--THIS HIGHWAY HAS A CURB ON BOTH SIDES INSTEAD OF SHOULDERS) 4 TIMES IN 5 MILES. THE FIRST TIME WAS AS I WAS TURNING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM AN INTERSECTION. EACH TIME, I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WITH THE GAS PEDAL. EACH TIME, THIS WAS PRECEDED BY A LURCHING FORWARD AND A SLUGGISH PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE FOR ABOUT 1 SECOND BEFORE THE ENGINE NO LONGER POWERS THE WHEELS. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND THEN TURN IT BACK ON IN ORDER TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. AS I SAID, WHEN I WOULD ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE WOULD DIE, AND THIS HAPPENED FOUR TIMES. WHEN I RESTART THE CAR, BUT BEFORE IT DIES AGAIN, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH OTHER 2011 FORD FUSIONS THAT THE NHTSA HAS ALREADY INVESTIGATED--THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE. HOWEVER, SOMEHOW THE NHTSA LET FORD OFF THE HOOK AND DIDN'T RECALL THE PART AND ALLOWED FORD TO ONLY APPLY THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03" TO CARS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I HAVE A MANUAL TRANSMISSION CAR. I WILL TELL YOU THAT EXACTLY WHAT HAPPENED IN CARS THAT INITIATED THE INVESTIGATION AND THIS PROGRAM IS EXACTLY WHAT IS HAPPENING IN MY CAR. THE INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE REOPENED AND THIS THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR ALL TRANSMISSION TYPES. I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY A CAR GOING 55 MPH, EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY 4-WAY FLASHERS ON IN THE RIGHT LANE, BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY MY CAR DIED ON A DOES NOT HAVE SHOULDERS. THIS DEFECTIVE PART IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED!!

Mileage: 82,000

I HAVE A RECALL ON MY CAR FOR THE FUEL TANK AND THERE IS NO FIX AT THIS TIME. I NEED TO GET MY TAGS ON MY CAR BY NOVEMBER AND DONT KNOW IF I WILL BE ABLE TO.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AFTER THE WARNING INDICATOR WRENCH ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,545. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Mileage: 93,545

2011 FORD FUSION SE (BOUGHT AT DOUG CHEVEROLET 3 MONTHS AGO)CUT OUT 3 TIMES TODAY L'M SCARED .PULLED CAR OVER THANK GOD NOT ON HIGHWAY TURNED OFF STARTED UP WENT 5 MILES DID IT AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES .IS THERE A RECALL ON THIS SYSTEM?HAVE AN APPT.WITH MECHANIC TOMMORROW HAVE READ ABOUT THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS HAS 93,000 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 93,000

WRENCH LIGHT COMES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. CAR STUMBLES AND LOSES POWER. TURN CAR OFF AND WRENCH LIGHT DISAPPEARS. ACCORDING TO VARIOUS WEB SITES ERROR CODE IS NOT STORED WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 3 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 WKS. WEB SITES SAY THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS BAD.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. AFTER RECEIVING A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED ON MAY 18, 2016. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE ODOR OF FUEL WAS PRESENT, AND FUEL WAS VISIBLE NEAR THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVES WERE FAULTY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 09/28/16*LJ

Mileage: 72,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PURGE VALVE CANISTER FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THEY FULFILLED THEIR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE MECHANIC AND REPAIRED. ONE MONTH PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 125,000. UPDATED 07/14/16*LJ *CN

Mileage: 125,000

MY SON AND HIS NEW FAMILY WERE GOING ACROSS A MAJOR INTERSECTION WHEN THE CAR JUST DIED. THEY WERE ALMOST HIT BY OTHER CARS. THEY COASTED ACROSS THE INTERSECTION, THEN SHUT THE CAR OFF THEN RESTARTED IT IT DROVE FOR A FEW FEET THEN DIED AGAIN. MY SON PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS ALSO TWO CHILDREN IN THE CAR, 3 YEAR OLD AND 2 MONTH OLD. I HAD IT TOWED TO A DEALER. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILED. THEN I DID RESEARCH AND FOUND THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR THIS CAR,AND THAT MANY PEOPLE WERE ALSO INVOLVED IN NEAR MISSES AND OR ACCIDENT.

MPG WAS NOT ADDING UP THOUGH IT WAS JUST ME THAN I WOULD NOTICE SPOTS OF GASOLINE ON THE FLOOR AND DID A INSPECTION AND LOOKED NORMAL UNTIL FILLED GAS A BIT HIGHER THAN HALF AND STARTED LEAKING.AND SOME LOSS OF STEERING WOULD HAPPEN HERE AND THERE AND DECIDED TO INSPECT IT TO COUPLE OF CODES WOULD COME UP IN A DTC TEST.

Mileage: 38,000

AFTER MANY FAILED TEMPS FROM FORD FOR MY BODY THROTTLE ISSUES & FORDS DEALER REFUSAL TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, BC THE CODE ISN'T PRESENT WHEN THEY HOOK UP THEY'RE DEVICE TO IT(FORD RULES). EVEN THOUGH IS KNOWN WITH FORD THEY CODE WILL CLEAR WHEN THE CAR IS TURNED OFF OR IN MY CASE SOMETIMES SHUT OFF BY ITSELF WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS.06/02/15FORD DEALER DID A PCM UPDATE FOR THE T.BODY & WAS GOOD TO GO. LESS THAN A MONTH LATER ISSUES STARTED AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED COUNTLESS OF TIMES WITH MY BF & W.MY KIDS IN THE CAR. I CALLED DAVIDSON FORD & SPOKE TO THE MANGER WHERE HE STATED NOT TO SHUT THE CAR OFF SO THE CODE DOESNT CLEAR & I ASKED IF THE TOW GUY WOULD LEAVE THE CAR ON TO BRING IT HERE. HE GOES WELL NO! THEY WEREN'T OF HELP EVER.ON 03/07/16 HEADING HOME MY CAR WENT IN LIMP MODE & STEERING WENT STIFF. I COULDNT CONTROL THE CAR & ENDED UP HITTING A GUARD RAIL.MY CAR GOT DAMAGE & HURT MY BACK.THE OFFICER STATED I WAS LUCKY BC 20 MORE FT I WOULD OF HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE. THE TOW TRUCK GUY ALSO STATED THE CAR WASN'T SAFE TO DRIVE.THE NXT DAY MY BF CALLED FORD(WHO OPEN A CASE)& STATE FARM OUR INSUR.CO. WE WENT TO N.SIDE COLLISON WERE WE EXPLAINED THE SITUATION & RECALLS ON MY CAR.HE SAID HE WOULD TRY & TALK TO FORD TO SEE WHAT HE COULD DO. HE COULDN'T DO ANYTHING & WE HAD TO DEAL WITH FORD.THIS COLLISON CENTER WAS ON A TIME FRAME & REAL PUSHY.SO I HAD THE CAR TRANSFERRED TO ALAN BUYER COLLISON CENTER WHO WORKS W. MY INSUR. & FORD. WE'VE PLAYED PHONE TAG WITH FORD CSD. THE CLAIM WAS SENT TO FORDS LEGAL GENERAL COUNCIL WHOSE SUPPOSED TO HANDLE THE CASE & HAD 15 BUSINESS TO RESPOND. THEY HAVEN'T RESPONDED OR TRY TO MAKE CONTACT WITH US!I WAS ALSO TOLD BY FORDS CSD NOT TO HAVE THE COLLISON CENTER DO ANYTHING TILL WE HEAR FROM THE LEGAL COUNSEL. MY CAR HAS BEEN AT THE C.C 62+DAYS UNTOUCHED. I UPLOAD LETTER I SENT TO FORD COMPANY.

Mileage: 51,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

HAD BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH MY 2011 FORD FUSION SINCE EARLY 2015. EACH TIME I PUT FUEL INTO THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T START ' SIMILAR TO WHAT HAPPENS WHEN ENGINE IS FLOODED. THOUGHT IT WAS BAD FUEL. RAN THE FUEL TANK TO NEARLY EMPTY AND REFUELED. SAME ISSUE EVERY TIME I REFUEL. MADE SURE THERE WAS NOTHING BLOCKING THE FUEL FILLER CAP/FLAP. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD GO ON AND OFF AND THEN STAYED ON. IN SEPT 2015, TOOK VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC AND THE ERROR CODES (PO456 AND PO104) INDICATED A PROBLEM WITH THE FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM. REPLACED PURGE SOLENOID. DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 15S34 IN JANUARY 2016 RELATED TO A DEFECT/SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE FUEL SYSTEM & FUEL TANK. MARCH 2016 (ENGINE LIGHT STILL ON) TOOK VEHICLE TO FORD DEALER AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEMS I'VE BEEN HAVING AND PROVIDED BILL FROM MECHANIC AND DOCUMENTATION FOUND OF OTHER FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUES. DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE & SAID EVERYTHING WAS FINE EXCEPT THAT I HAVE A LEAK IN MY FUEL FILLER NECK WHICH IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, BUT THEY COULD REPLACE 'FOR ABOUT $250 OR SO'. HOW IS IT THAT THIS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL? FUEL AND FUMES LEAKING FROM THE FILLER NECK ARE AS DANGEROUS AS CRACKS AND LEAKS IN THE TANK. DID SOME RESEARCH AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD HAS BEEN MADE AWARE OF. THERE IS NO REASONABLE EXPLANATION AS TO HOW I WOULD HAVE CRACKED THE FUEL FILLER NECK. THE CAR ONLY HAS APPROX. 66K MILES ON IT, WAS BOUGHT BRAND NEW IN 2010, IS REGULARLY SERVICED AND HAS NEVER BEEN MISUSED. CONTACTED FORD AND WAS ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD "NOTE" MY SAFETY CONCERNS IN THEIR CASE (CAS-9098523). NHTSA NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS AND FORCE FORD TO TAKE CORRECTIVE MEASURES.

Mileage: 65,994

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

MY 2011 FUSION HAS 66,000 MILES ON IT, AND HE PTU (POWER TRANSFER BOX) IS LEAKING. MY "WARRANTY" EXPIRED AT 60K MILES, SO FORD WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR ME. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH FORD, AND THEY ARE IGNORING IT. MY AWD SHOULDN'T FAIL WITH FEWER THAN 67K MILES. OIL LEAKS ALL OVER, I AM NOW UNABLE TO TURN ON POINT. LOUD RADDLING NOISES THAT COULD ONLY BE DETECTED AFTER A POINT TURN.

Mileage: 55

CONTACT TEAM FORD LAS VEGAS NV 1/29/2016 CONCERNING MY RECALL. SAFETY RECALL NOTICE 15S34/NHTSA RECALL 15V-793 THEY TOLD ME THEY DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE FOR REPAIR. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THAT IF THE FUEL TANK HAD A CRACK, THAT A NEW FUEL TANK WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE "UNTIL 2017" HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE IF MY FUEL TANK IS INDEED CRACKED. AM I SUPPOSED TO DRIVE THE FORD FUSION WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FIRE OR EXPLOSION? IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY CONCERN, I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS I HOPE THAT ARE ABLE TO ASSIST ME IN THIS MATTER THANK YOU *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. IN ADDITION, THE FUEL SAFETY CUT OFF SWITCH FAILED TO ACTIVATE. THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR BRUISES THAT DID NOT REQUIRE MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN FROM THE CRASH SCENE AND WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 112,000

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

DRIVING AT 60 MPH MY CAR SHUT OFF POWER AND SURGED. THROTTLE WAS NOT RESPONDING. HAD TO PULL OFF ONTO A SIDE ROAD AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. IT WOULD ONLY IDLE AT THAT TIME. AFTER CALLING FOR HELP WE FOUND THAT THE ENGINE RESTARTED AND DROVE OK. NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. DROVE IT HOME AND IT RAN OK FOR ABOUT 1 MONTH. NEXT TIME I WAS STARTING UP FROM A STOPLIGHT IN TRAFFIC AND THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT SPEED THE CAR UP. COASTED THROUGH TRAFFIC TO A SERVICE ROAD AND KILLED THE ENGINE (WAS AT IDLE) AND RESTARTED OK. THIRD OCCURRENCE WAS 2 DAYS LATER WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES BETWEEN SHOPPING CENTER AND HOME. WOULD RESTART OK BUT THROTTLE WOULD QUIT WORKING AGAIN. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, WE ORDERED A REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY AND PUT IT ON OURSELVES RATHER THAN ATTEMPTING TO GET FORD DEALER TO DO SOME SORT OF EXTENSION OF WARRANTY REPAIR. NO RECALL HAD BEEN RECEIVED FOR THIS PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN CAR LOSES POWER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SO DID NOT WANT TO CONTINUE DRIVING SINCE THE PART WAS AVAILABLE AND EASY TO REPLACE. FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THESE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PARTS.

Mileage: 19,700

MY VEHICLE ISSUED A WARNING " CHECK FUEL FILL INLET" AFTER FILLING MY TANK. IT WAS VERY HARD TO FILL AND THE PUMP KEPT SHUTTING OFF. I READ THE MANUAL AND FOLLOWED THE PROCEDURE AS DIRECTED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. APPROXIMATELY 3 DRIVING CYCLES LATER, THE LIGHT WENT OFF. I REFUELED YESTERDAY AND FUEL BEGAN LEAKING OUT FROM THE FUEL FILLING PORT AND DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. I STOPPED SEVERAL TIMES AND CLEANED THE SPILL. I FINALLY GAVE UP AND STOPPED AT HALF A TANK. I WENT TO THE DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THIS ISSUE (REPLACING THE FUEL FILLER NECK) WAS NOT PART OF THE 8 YEAR/ 80,000 MILE EMISSIONS WARRANTY IN CALIFORNIA AND WOULD NOT BE COVERED. THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY ISSUE BUT AN ENVIRIONMENTAL ISSUE AS WELL. I AM HIGHLY CONCERNED THAT FORD CAN PICK AND CHOOSE WHAT ITEMS ARE WARRANTED WHEN IN FACT THE ENTIRE SYSTEM IS FULLY INTEGRATED AND RELATES TO ALL OTHER FUNCTIONS IN THE SYSTEM. THE SAFETY ISSUE ENDAGERS NOT JUST MYSELF BUT ANYONE AT THE GAS STATION AT THE TIME. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE ORDERED. WHEN DOING MYY RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE I HAVE FOUND THIS TO BE A VERY COMMON DEFECT IN FORD FUSIONS.

Mileage: 70,125

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ERROR CODE IS FOR A EVAP SYSTEM LEAK. I TOOK THE CAR TO A GARAGE. THEY SAID THERE IS MOST LIKELY A SMALL CRACK IN THE FUEL DELIVERY HOSE ON THE CAPLESS FUEL SYSTEM. HOWEVER, TO SAVE MONEY THEY SAID TO GO TO A FORD DEALER BECAUSE IT COULD BE UNDER WARRANTY OR RECALLED. IT IS NEITHER. THE 2013 FORD FUSIONS WERE RECALLED FOR THE DELIVERY HOSE CRACKING. (RECALL NO. 13504) NOW I CANNOT FILL MY TANK UP THE WHOLE WAY WITHOUT GAS LEAKING OUT. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY MY CAR WOULD NOT BE RECALLED WHEN IT HAS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES AS THE OTHER 50,000 THAT THEY DID RECALL.

Mileage: 51,671

MY HUSBAND AND I BOUGHT A 2011 FORD FUSION IN DECEMBER OF 2012, IT WAS USED WE BOUGHT IT. I HAD 30,000 MILES WHEN WE FIRST DROVE IT. WE DO REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON THE CAR AND NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH IT. IT WAS NOT UNTIL IT REACHED OVER THE 50,000 MILES HE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH IT. THE CHECK FUEL INLET LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON ABOUT EVERY OTHER WEEK AFTER WE PUT FUEL IN THE VEHICLE. WE READ THE MANUAL, AND DID AS IT SAID TO FOLLOW THE STEPS AS SUGGESTED. IT WORKS FOR A WHILE BUT THE MESSAGE KEEPS COMING BACK. THIS WEEK, THE MOTOR SERVICE LIGHT COME UP, AND IT SCARED ME TO DEAD. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A WHOLE LOT OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I'M WONDERING HOW COME THEY HAVEN'T MADE A RECALL. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE MY CAR IN TO GET IT FIX IF ITS SOMETHING THAT ITS DEFECTIVE AND THE CAR DEALER MUST TAKE CARE OF IT. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 60,000

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE VEHICLE STOPPED RESPONDING. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, DIAGNOSED AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 64,018

WHENEVER WE ACCELERATE OUR VEHICLE HESITATES AND THEN JUMPS INTO GEAR. IT HAS ALREADY CUT OFF ONCE AND WE ARE WORRIED ABOUT OUR SAFETY. *TR

MY VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC (SEVERAL TIMES), WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. IT STOPPED WITH NO PRE WARNING SIGNS. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD AND I ONLY PURCHASED IT LESS THAN FOUR MONTHS AGO. THIS IS VERY DISHEARTENING! *TR

Mileage: 47,740

I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE MY CAR BUT IT SUDDENLY SHUT OFF AND POWERED DOWN WHEN I PULLED OUT OF A PARKING LOT OF AN ESTABLISHMENT. I RESTARTED MY CAR AND DROVE TO MY DESTINATION. THIS HAPPENED ON 07/07/14. THERE WERE NO INDICATIONS OF VEHICLE ISSUE AS NO MAINTENANCE OR WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS ON 07/11/14. THIS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES DURING A THIRTY MINUTE PERIOD WHERE THE CAR WOULD TRAVEL A MILE AND THEN WOULD SHUT OFF. DURING THIS TIME WHEN THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN IT SHUT OFF BUT NOT WHEN IT TURNED ON AND IT HAD A ROUGH IGNITION. THIS OCCURRED AGAIN ON 07/14/14. I ATTEMPTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO WORK ON 07/16/14 AND THE CAR SHUT OFF EN ROUTE LESS THAN TWO MILES FROM MY HOME BY SHUTTING DOWN AND A MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMING ON. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A AUTO ZONE STORE IN MY AREA TO HAVE THE COMPUTER CHECKED FOR CODES AND CODE P2111 WAS THE RESULT. THE REPAIR NEEDED WAS A THROTTLE BODY FOR THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 62,153

I OWN A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE TAKING MY CHILD TO A BIRTHDAY PARTY WE NOTICED SURGES IN POWER AT NO PREVIOUS INCLINATION OF A PROBLEM. TWO DAYS LATER I NOTICED THE SAME SURGE IN POWER AS IF THE CAR WANTED TO SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON ITS OWN. THE PROBLEM PROGRESSED A FEW DAYS LATER TO SURGES IN POWER AND ALSO MY CAR THEN COMPLETELY DIED AT A RED LIGHT. IT IS NOW FOUR DAYS LATER AND THE PROBLEM HAS RAPIDLY INCREASED TO A PROBLEM OF DYING WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND DYING WHILE IDLING SITTING IN THE DRIVE WAY. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, A CAR SHOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DECELERATE OR COMPLETELY DIE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I COULD POSSIBLY SEE A SERIOUS ISSUE OR ACCIDENT OCCURRING BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED ISSUES WITH MY MODEL OF CAR AND HAVE SEEN SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE AND SHARE MY CONCERN. *TR

Mileage: 51,000

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

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

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

THIS IS A FOLLOWUP REPORT. TOOK MY CAR TO FORD. THEY REPLACED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AT NO CHARGE. *TR

Mileage: 50,032

I WAS DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON A SECONDARY STREET, GOING ABOUT 15 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE TO THE GAS PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE WAS ALTERNATING BETWEEN SURGING AND STALLING. THIS WAS THE 5TH TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED TO ME SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN SEPTEMBER 2013. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TOOK OUT MY PHONE AND MADE A VIDEO OF WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE VIDEO WILL SHOW THAT THE ENGINE WAS NON-REPONSIVE, SURGING AND STALLING. HOWEVER, WHEN I SHUT OFF AND RE-STARED THE ENGINE, THE PROBLEM SEEMED TO DISAPPEAR. I HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO FORD A FEW WEEKS AGO TO HAVE THEM SERVICE THIS PROBLEM, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THERE WAS ANY PROBLEM. THE DID NOT CHARGE ME TO CHECK THE CAR. THEY DID NOT TELL ME ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AT THAT TIME. AFTER I MADE THE VIDEO, I WAS AT FORD TWO DAYS AGO WITH OUR ESCAPE FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND SHOWED THE VIDEO TO THE SERVICE MANAGER. HE TOLD ME THAT THE PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY AND ASKED ME TO BRING THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO RETURN TO FORD AS OF THIS TIME. *TR

Mileage: 50,032

CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. LOST ALMOST ALL POWER. WILL MOVE ON FLAT ROAD WITH LIMITED RPM ABOUT 1000. NO POWER AND CAR SHAKES WHILE MOVING. THIS REPEAT OF WHAT HAPPEN YEAR BACK WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH - LOST POWER. AT THAT TIME DEALER CHANGE THROTTLE BODY TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN LESS THAT YEAR I SEE SAME SYSTEMS AND CAR IS BACK TO DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 26,800

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

I WAS DRIVING IN THE PITTSBURGH AREA WHEN MY 2011 FORD FUSION LOST ACCELERATION. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO AN ABANDONED CAR WASH AND OUT OF HEAVY TRAFFIC. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND 30 SECONDS LATER WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. I THEN DROVE 15 MILES TO MY DEALER. TODAY ON NOVEMBER 14 MY DEALER FOUND A CODE INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC-THROTTLE BODY WHICH THEY REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY ALSO CLEANED THE FUEL SYSTEM FOR WHICH I WAS CHARGED $137 BECAUSE THIS WAS SUPPOSEDLY NOT COVERED UNDER FORD'S WARRANTY. I HAVE A 2011 FORD ESCAPE WHICH CAN ALSO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS IS CAUSE FOR WORRY AS I NOW CAN STALL OUT IN ANY ONE OF TWO VEHICLES. THIS WOULD APPEAR TO BE A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH FORD VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 30,974

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

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING (APPX 7:30AM SO IT WAS DARK OUT) AND I WAS SLOWING DOWN WITH TRAFFIC (TOOK PRESSURE OFF THE GAS PEDAL) WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE CAR STOPPED MOVING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT UP ON THE DASHBOARD. MY CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT I HAD THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I REALIZED I WASN'T MOVING I HIT THE HAZARD BUTTON AND BRACED MYSELF FOR IMPACT AS CARS WERE SWERVING AROUND BOTH SIDES OF ME. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, AND TRIED TO RE-START IT. IT DID NOT START RIGHT AWAY, BUT WHEN IT DID I REVVED THE ENGINE, PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND PULLED OFF THE ROAD. I RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. I LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE FOR THIS PARTICULAR VEHICLE, YET IT IS NOT A RECALL ISSUE AT THIS POINT IN TIME. BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE YESTERDAY, IT SEEMS NEGLIGENT THAT THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE HAS NOT YET WARRANTED AN ACTION FOR A RECALL. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I REACTED QUICKLY AND TURNED ON THE HAZARDS AND WAS NOT STRUCK BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, ESPECIALLY BEING ON A BRIDGE OVER A BODY OF WATER. *TR

Mileage: 42,600

I PULLED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND MADE IT ABOUT 40 YARDS WHEN THE CAR LURCHED TWICE AND SHUT OFF. I LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP. WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE AND IT DIED AGAIN. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK BECAUSE I WAS TOO AFRAID TO TRY TO DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. LUCKILY I WAS IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND WAS NOT ON A BUSY ROAD OR A HIGHWAY LIKE SO MANY OTHERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT. I WAS ALSO VERY FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT HAVE MY CHILDREN WITH ME - ONE WHO IS CURRENTLY RECOVERING FROM SURGERY AND CANNOT WALK. AFTER DOING RESEARCH AND FINDING THE VERY COMMON ISSUES WITH THE FUSION, I ASKED THEM TO CHECK THE THROTTLE WHEN RUNNING THE DIAGNOSTICS. SURE ENOUGH, THAT WAS THE REASON. $450+ AFTER THE REPAIRS AND THE TOW. MY CAR ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT, BUT IS UNFORTUNATELY OUTSIDE OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD. FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND PAY FOR THESE REPAIRS DUE TO THE DANGEROUS AND FATAL ISSUES THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN CAUSE. I'M VERY NERVOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND AM SHOCKED THAT THERE IS NOT A RECALL AFTER SO MANY REPORTED INCIDENTS. I'M CONSIDERING SELLING THIS CAR - I PLANNED TO KEEP IT FOR MANY YEARS, BUT MY SAFETY AND MY FAMILIES IS MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. I WOULD URGE THAT THERE BE A RECALL ON THIS EXTREMELY SERIOUS AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM BEING EXPERIENCED SO FREQUENTLY. *TR

Mileage: 41,735

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

MY WIFE HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD SIGN IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN SHE WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN INTO A 4WAY WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND THE ACCELERATOR QUIT RESPONDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET A TRUCK NEARLY T BONED HER ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHERE OUR SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT UPON DIAGNOSTICS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. I'VE FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

Mileage: 60,717

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

AS WITH MOST OF THE ABOVE FILINGS, THROTTLE BODY QUIT WORKING WHILE TRAVELING, CAUSING THE GAS TO NOT FUNCTION. TURNED ON YIELD LIGHTS, AND LUCKILY THERE WAS A SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF THE PART $171, WHILE THE DEALERSHIP OFFERED TO INSTALL FOR $600.00, AN INSTALLATION THAT TAKES LITERALLY FIVE MINUTES. IT SEEMS FORD IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ISSUE, AND THE SAFETY HAZARDS IT CAUSES, YET CHOOSES TO DO NOTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

Mileage: 47,365

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

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2013 I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR JUST STOPPED WORKING. COMPLETELY POWERLESS. I SAW TWO LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD: THE BATTERY AND THE OIL. THERE MAY HAVE BEEN MORE BUT I WAS MORE FOCUSED ON SAFETY AND ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAN THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH. I DECIDED NOT TO TAKE A CHANCE OF GETTING REAR ENDED (INJURED OR KILLED) SO AT THE FIRST BIG BREAK IN TRAFFIC I SAFELY EXITED THE VEHICLE AND WALKED OVER TO THE SIDEWALK (ONE LANE OVER). A LOCAL APARTMENT RESIDENT SAW THE INCIDENT AND GRABBED A SAFETY CONE TO PUT BEHIND MY CAR AS A WARNING. THANKFULLY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS BUT THERE WERE SOME CLOSE CALLS AND LAST MINUTE LANE CHANGES AS DRIVERS CAME UPON MY CAR. I CALLED FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY SENT A TOW TRUCK TO GET THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED UP PERFECTLY FOR THE DRIVER, BUT I HAD IT TOWED ANYWAY. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR TWO DAYS. THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE SITUATION AND HAVE RECEIVED NO "CODES" TO INDICATE A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. THEY HAVE CALLED FORD TO ASK FOR ASSISTANCE AND FORD HAS ASKED THEM QUESTIONS REGARDING LIGHTS GOING ON, MY SPEED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT, HOW FAR I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR BEFORE THE INCIDENT, ETC. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY 2011 FUSION COMPLETELY FAILING. THE FIRST TIME WAS IN SEPTEMBER 2012 WHEN THE THROTTLE FAILED ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY FIXED. THIS TIME THE LOST OF POWER DID NOT FEEL LIKE THE THROTTLE. IT JUST STOPPED WORKING. HAD POWER. DIDN'T HAVE POWER. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT THE DEALER WILL FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE AND IT WILL BE RETURNED TO ME IN AN UNSAFE CONDITION. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED THIS AND SIMILAR ISSUES. PLEASE GET THESE VEHICLES RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE LOSES A LIFE.

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS DRIVING 35MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE LURCHED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND DECELERATED ON ITS OWN TO 2MPH. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE GAS OR LET OFF ON THE GAS, THE VEHICLE STAYED AT 2MPH. THE "WRENCH" ICON ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. THE ENGINE STAYED MID-WAY BETWEEN HOT AND COLD, BUT THE RPM'S NEVER GOT ABOVE 1 & 1/2. TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND FOUND OUT THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS GOING OUT. I WAS SO THANKFUL I WAS NOT DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70MPH (OR TURNING INTO TRAFFIC) WHEN THE DECELERATION SUDDENLY OCCURRED. I WAS POWERLESS. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING, SURGES AT TIMES, HAD BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF. DIED PART WAY THROUGH A LARGE INTERSECTION ON 7-13-13, LUCKILY I JUST AVOIDED A COLLISION. IT WOULD START AND GO A FEW FEET, THEN SURGE AND DIE. CALLED CRATER LAKE FORD IN MEDFORD, OR, THEY STATED VERY BUSY THAT DAY AND HAD NOT HEARD OF THE SYMPTOMS I DESCRIBED. PLACED A CALL TO DAVE'S IMPORT SERVICE THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR. WITHIN 45 MIN THEY HAD DIAGNOSED FAILED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 37,245

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

VEHICLE STALLED OUT DURING HIGHWAY SPEEDS. TOOK CAR TO FORD AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

Mileage: 37,500

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND STOPPED, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, BUT AT A VERY LOW RPM - APPLYING GAS DID NOTHING TO REV THE ENGINE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS LATER, IT ACTED SIMILARLY, THREATENING TO CUT OFF WHEN NOT APPLYING GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THIS WAS PROBABLY A "THROTTLE BODY" PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS THE NEXT DAY AND PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE PART. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, I SUPPOSE DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR CORRECTION ON THIS PART. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR THE 5-7 BUSINESS DAYS NEEDED TO GET THE PART AS I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE REPAIR. THANKFULLY IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A $500+ PART. *TR

Mileage: 28,000

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

CAR BEGAN ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS ACTING LIKE IT WAS EITHER NOT GETTING POWER OR FUEL. TAKEN TO A FORD DEALER IN 04/2103 AND THEY DISREGARDED THE SYMPTONS I WAS DESCRIBING AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG (STILL UNDER WARRANTY THEN). BY AUGUST 2013 IT WAS HAVING INCIDENTS OF SHUDDERING, LOSING POWER AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TURNED OFF. BY 09/03/2013, IT WAS UNDRIVEABLE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH FORD IN MID AUGUST. CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND QUOTED REPAIR WAS $871. FORD AGREED TO REPAIR AT 50% AND WORK WAS COMPLETED ON 09/06/2103.

Mileage: 34,000

DRIVING AT 35 MPH LOST ACCELERATION, ENGINE IDLES BUT WHEN GAS PEDDLE IS PUSHED TO THE FLOOR NO POWER. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND WITHOUT HESITATION I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. CANT BELIEVE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS AND SCARY!!!! AND OF COURSE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I TRULY HOPE THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN TO SOMEONE DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. FORD REALLY, REALLY NEEDS TO CONSIDER A RECALL, PUT MONEY ON IT THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE INCIDENTS IN THE VERY NEAR FUTURE. I HAVE ALSO HEARD THAT FORD IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND CHANGED THE PART NUMBER BUT ARE NOT RECALLING THE ORIGINAL PART.

Mileage: 48,672

I AM WRITING IN REGARDS TO AN ISSUE WITH MY 2011 FORD FUSION. ON AUGUST 21, 2013 I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON A BUSY HWY WHEN IT FELT AS IF MY CAR HAD COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATOR. I FOUND MYSELF COASTING IN TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO PUT ON THE HAZARDS AND MERGE TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT BEING HIT, THANKFULLY. ONCE OVER I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND AFTER A MINUTE STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS AS IF NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. THINKING THIS WAS SOME KIND OF FLUKE WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT HAPPENED AGAIN 3 DAYS LATER, AGAIN IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC ON A MAIN HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. AGAIN WE WERE FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OFF WITHOUT BEING HIT. INTERNET RESEARCH SHOWED THAT THIS WAS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE DEALER KNEW EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT UPON HEARING OUR STORY. A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. HE SAID OURS WAS THE THIRD ONE BEING DROPPED OFF THAT SAME DAY FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. WE WERE VERY DISAPPOINTED TO HEAR THAT THERE IS NO RECALL ON THIS PART CONSIDERING HOW DANGEROUS THE SITUATION IS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS DEFECTIVE PART, YET STILL NO RECALL. EVEN WORSE IS THAT FORD ISN'T EVEN COVERING THE COST OF REPLACING IT UNDER THE ENGINE WARRANTY, WE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. DOES SOMEONE ACTUALLY HAVE TO DIE IN ONE OF THESE ACCIDENTS BEFORE A RECALL IS DONE?? *JS

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK, DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR JERKED AND THE THROTTLE WENT OFF AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. EVERYTHING STILL WORKED IN THE CAR BUT WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS, NOTHING HAPPENED. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR A TURN OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD AND PULL OFF. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP. THEY KNEW IMMEDIATELY WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS AND SAID THEY COULD ORDER THE PART BUT IT WOULD BE FEW DAYS. IN THE MEAN TIME I AM JUST SUPPOSED TO PULL OVER AND TURN MY CAR OFF AND ON IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE AN HOUR COMMUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING DRIVING IN SEVERAL LANE INTERSTATE TRAFFIC AND THIS COULD BE REALLY SCARY IF IT WERE TO HAPPEN THEN. ESPECIALLY WITH ALL OF THE SEMI TRUCKS THAT I AM TRAVELING WITH AT HIGH SPEEDS. IT IS ALSO OUR FAMILY CAR SO I AM SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 53,000

I WAS SITTING AT A DRIVE UP WINDOW AND MY RPMS WENT WAY UP AND THE CAR DIED AND WHEN I'M DRIVING I HAVE A LOST OF POWER LIKE IT TRYED TO DIE THEN RECOVERED I,M BEING TOLD THIS IS THE (FUEL INJECTION THROTTLE BODIES) THIS IS BE COMING A BIG PROBLEM WHERE IT STARTING TO DIE MORE I DON'T WANT MY WIFE TO GET IN TO A WRECK AND GET HURT SO I'M GOING TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODIE BUT I THINK THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ASAP, THIS IS A VERY HIGH PRICED PART I WOULD LIKE A REFUND

Mileage: 40,320

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR SHUDDERED, LOST POWER, HAD NO GAS PEDDLE RESPONSE AND RAN VERY ROUGH. PUT CAR IN PARK AND SHUT OFF. TURNED IGNITION, CAR TURNED OVER FOR 10-15 SECONDS AS IF STARVING FOR FUEL. FINALLY CAUGHT AND RAN FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, THEN HAPPENED AGAIN. IN A SPAN OF 4 MILES IT DID THIS THREE TIMES. A FEW DAYS LATER IT DID THE SAME THING 3 TIMES IN A MATTER OF ABOUT 10 MILES. THAT TIME WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 MPH.

Mileage: 68,075

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

THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH 2011 AND OTHER MODEL FORD FUSIONS AND OTHER MODEL FORD CARS. ACCORDING TO THE MEDIA, ON OCT 2ND 2012 NHTSA CREATED A DEFECT PETITION TO OPEN AN INVESTIGATION ON ESCAPE AND FUSION VEHICLES. I WAS TRAVELING ON OVER THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE ON I50 IN MORNING TRAFFIC ATA ~ 60 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY FUSION LOST COMPLETE POWER. THIS CAUSED A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. I THEN HAD TO 'LIMP' OVER A MILE UP THE TO THE TOP OF THE BRIDGE AT LESS THAN 5 MPH UNTIL I COULD PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COAST DOWN THE OTHER SIDE. MYSELF AND NUMEROUS OTHER VEHICLES WERE SUBJECTED TO A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHEN THIS OCCURRED. LATER TROUBLESHOOTING REVEALED MY PROBLEM WAS THE WELL KNOWN 'FUSION THROTTLE BODY ISSUE' CURRENTLY UNDER INVESTIGATION. LOCAL FORD DEALER AL PACKARD IN WHITE MARSH MD SERVICE DEPT CONFIRMED THE ISSUE AS THE '2111' FAULT AND PROBLEM. AFTER READING ALL OF THE DETAILS ON THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET, I DISCUSSED THE MATTER AT LENGTH WITH LOCAL AND NATIONAL FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE PEOPLE. ALTHOUGH THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE, FORD HAS NO CUSTOMER WARRANTY PROGRAM IN PLACE FOR THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM, NOR IS IT COVERED UNTIL THEIR POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL WARRANTY PROGRAM AND HAVE THIS PROBLEM FIXED BEFORE MORE PEOPLE GET HURT. IN MY CASE I WITNESSED NUMEROUS UNSAFE CONDITIONS WHILE I WAS LIMPING UP THE BRIDGE FOR 20 MINUTES. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY BRIDGE. I WORK AS A FLIGHT SAFETY PRODUCT SUPPORT MANAGER FOR A MAJOR AIRCRAFT ENGINE MANUFACTURER. ANY LOSS OF THRUST CONTROL ISSUE IS HANDLED AS A SAFETY ISSUE AND RECALL PROGRAMS ARE PUT IN PLACE. THE SAME NEEDS TO OCCUR HERE. MY BROTHER WHO ALSO OWNS A 2010 FUSION HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE WHERE HE HAS LOST COMPLETE POWER WHILE TRAVELING ~65 MPH IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 55,600

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

CAR KEEPS DISPLAYING CHECK FUEL FILL INLET, NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON. WHILE FILLING TANK AT LOCAL GAS STATION STRONG SMELL OF FUEL AROUND AND INSIDE OF CAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. OBD II READS CODE P0455. THIS IS UNSAFE IN MANY WAYS, EXPLOSIVES ARE TO DANGEROUS TO MESS WITH. NO RESOLUTION FROM FORD MOTOR COMPANY ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 61,500

IN APRIL 2012 AS I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN AT ABOUT 15 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR JUST BASICALLY STOPPED. THE POWER WAS ON BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. AGAIN ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 11, 2013 AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, THE CAR BASICALLY STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION, CAUSING THE DRIVER BEHIND TO HONK AND WONDER IF I WAS MOVING. I PUT THE FLASHERS ON AND THE VEHICLE "LIMPED" THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I COULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE MIDDLE OF FIVE LANES OF TRAFFIC! I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED SAME PROBLEM. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP ON MONDAY, AUGUST 12TH AND THEY DIAGNOSED A BAD THROTTLE-BODY. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. I THEN LOOKED ON THE INTERNET TO SEE IF THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND I SAW A NEWS ARTICLE POSTED IN FEBRUARY 2013 WITH FORD HAVING FAILURES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 34,000

I WAS IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION. I STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN IT TURNED GREEN I GAVE IT GAS AND THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND WOULD NOT GO MORE THAN 2 MPH. A TRUCK ALMOST REAR-ENDED ME IN A 50 MPH ZONE. I WAS REALLY SHAKEN UP AND THOUGHT THAT WAS THE CLOSEST I HAD COME TO DEATH OR SERIOUS INJURY IN MY LIFE. WE TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND THEY TOLD US THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT WOULD BE AROUND $500 TO REPLACE. THEY SAID THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER BUT COULD DO A RUSH SHIPMENT AND HAVE IT WITHIN 10 DAYS. OUR FORD HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALERSHIP BUT WE DECIDED TO CALL OUR MECHANIC (NON FORD) IN TOWN TO SEE IF HE COULD GET THE PART QUICKER OR CHEAPER. HE CALLED ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND THEY HAD BEEN BACK ORDERED FOR OVER 6 MONTHS BUT MORE WERE EXPECTED IN BY OCTOBER 2013. WE CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THERE HAS BEEN PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD THROTTLE BODY FOR YEARS, AND FORD REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I WOULD THINK FORD WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS INSTEAD OF WORRYING ABOUT PROFITS WHEN THEIR CUSTOMER'S LIVES ARE IN DANGER FROM AN INFERIOR PART. TO TOP IT OFF WE HAVE ALSO BEEN HEARING A POPPING SOUND IN THE FRONT END. WHEN WE TOOK IT INTO FORD FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THEY ALSO SAID THAT THE BUSHINGS IN THE FRONT END FOR THE TIE RODS AND A ARMS WERE BAD AND THAT THEY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I CALLED FORD THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE THERE WERE NOT ANY RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. I CAN'T UNDERSTAND WHEN YOU TYPE IN FORD THROTTLE BODY IN ANY SEARCH ENGINE, IT COMES UP WITH THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE FORD THROTTLE BODY. NOW I TRULY KNOW THE MEANING OF FORD, FOUND ON ROAD DEAD. EITHER THE FORD VEHICLE ITSELF OR THE OCCUPANTS OF THE CAR. SHAME ON FORD FOR NOT FIXING THESE SAFETY ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THROTTLE BODY STOPPED WORKING WHILE I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY. SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD NO POWER TO CONTINUE ON. HAD TO GET OVER THREE LANES WHILE CAR SLOWED DOWN. STOPPED OFF AT SIDE OF ROAD AND CAR IDLED VERY ROUGH. TURNED CAR OFF WAITED A MINUTE AND RESTARTED AND IT RAN FINE FOR AWHILE UNIT HAPPENED AGAIN. *TR

Mileage: 49,800

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

DRIVE OUT OF TOWN ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD GOING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHOWED A WRENCH SYMBOL AND LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AT THE FOOT PEDAL. HAD TO PULL OVER ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARED THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND I HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE. TRIED TO DRIVE THE 10 MILES THAT I HAD LEFT TO GET HOME AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES. INTERNET SEARCH POINTED TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT LOOKS LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE ON MULTIPLE FORD CARS/SUVS. FORD DEALER SHIP HAS A NEW PART NUMBER FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY WITH A 2 MONTH BACKORDER WITH AROUND 6,534 UNITS ON BACKORDER! ORDERED A NEW PART NUMBER FROM EBAY AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING. I DID THE REPLACEMENT IN 10 MINUTES, BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING AROUND 500 DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THIS PART. THAT ALONE SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT! I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH SINCE I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. [XXX] I HAVE THE REMOVED PART IF YOU NEED IT. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

VEHICLE LOST POWER THREE TIMES OVER A 10-MILE STRETCH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WE CALLED AAA FOR A TOW TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP SINCE WE FELT LIKE IT WAS TOO UNSAFE TO RISK A TRIP ON THE INTERSTATE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP. WAS FOUND TO BE A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 17,200

ON JUNE 10, 2013 I WAS DRIVING ON A SIDE STREET AND STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION. I WENT TO ACCELERATE TO ADVANCE INTO THE INTERSECTION AND IT WAS AS IF I HAD LOST POWER. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE WRENCH WAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND STARTED IT AND IT SEEMED FINE. A FEW WEEKS LATER,AROUND JULY 18TH, I WAS BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I LIMPED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND IT STARTED FINE. ON AUGUST 9 I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE SLOWER SPEED LANE AND I FELT THE CAR HESITATE. IT WAS AS IF THE ENGINE WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS. THE CAR HAD ONLY ENOUGH POWER TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WAS CLOSE BY SO WE BROUGHT THE CAR THERE. WE WERE TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND AIR BYPASS AND THAT THE PART IS ON BACKORDER AND THEY CAN'T ESTIMATE WHEN THE PART WILL BE IN. SEARCHING THE WEB I FOUND THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE 2009-2011 FUSIONS AND THERE COULD BE A RECALL. THE FORD DEALERSHIP NEVER SAID A WORD ABOUT A KNOWN PROBLEM. WE HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR A YEAR. *TR

Mileage: 37,000

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

VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PULLED OFF, RESTARTED. RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. STALLED AGAIN. RESTARTED AGAIN. BEGAN STALLING AT LIGHTS. HAD TO TRIM GAS PEDAL WHILE STOPPED TO KEEP RUNNING. CAR STALLS ON ACCELERATION B/W 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (6 SPEED MANUAL). WHEN CAR STALLS WHILE UNDERWAY, MAJOR SHUDDER OCCURS. HAS GONE INTO LIMP MODE BUT AFTER RESTART WILL BE NORMAL OPERATIONALLY FOR A SHORT TIME AND THEN WITHOUT WARNING CUT OUT. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION, IN PARTICULAR WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP OR INTO TRAFFIC OR IF SUCCESSFUL DOING THAT, STALLING WITHOUT WARNING AT SPEED AND WITH CARS/TRUCKS BEARING DOWN ON YOU. AT ONE OF THE ABOVE STALLS, HAD TRACTOR TRAILER BEARING DOWN ON ME WITHOUT AN ABILITY TO REMOVE THE CAR FROM ROAD IN THAT PARTICULAR AREA. THROTTLE BODY CODES P2111 AND P2112 INDICATING BAD THROTTLE BODY. VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE APPARENTLY AMONG THE 2010 THROUGH 2012 FORD FUSIONS. REQUESTING A RECALL AND REIMBURSEMENT FOR THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HAVE REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 69,700

I WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED (70), WHEN MY CARS ACCELERATOR STOPPED RESPONDING IN THE MIDDLE OF A CURVE ON A 2 LANE RURAL HIGHWAY WITH 2 FOOT SHOULDERS. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF INTO THE GRASS, WHERE I REALIZE THAT MY CAR WAS IDLING ERRATICALLY. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT RESPOND, SO I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION, BUT HAS SINCE HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I REGULARLY ENTER HIGH VOLUME, HIGH SPEED INTERSECTIONS, WHERE THIS COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IF NOT FATAL. FORD SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL, BUT I FOUND NO SMALL NUMBER OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AS I SEARCHED THE INTERNET. PLEASE FORCE THEM TO DO A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 59,800

I WAS DOING 55 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED, THE WRENCH AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THEN THE CAR STOPPED. AFTER A COUPLE ATTEMPTS THE CAR STARTED AND I WAS ALLOWED TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH I WAS SCARED AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. I ALSO HAVE HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY WHEELS KNOCKING WHEN I TURN LIKE ONE OF THE TIRES ARE GOING TO COME OFF. NOW I HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND NOW ALL THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE FIXED AND HAVE BECOME QUITE COSTLY, NOT TO MENTION THE CAR WAS MADE TO NOT HAVE A GAS CAP? REALLY? I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF THE FORD FUSION IS THE RIGHT CAR TO HAVE AND THE SAFETY QUESTIONS ARE ALWAYS IN MY HEAD BECAUSE IF A CAR STOPS ON THE FREEWAY WHILE DOING 55 A SERIOUS ACCIDENT CAN'T BE TOO FAR BEHIND. I PRAY THESE ISSUES ALL GET ADDRESSED AND RECALLED SO NO ONE GETS KILLED! I DID RESEARCH ON THIS WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT THE SAME ISSUES HAVE HAPPENED TO MANY OTHERS BUT WHEN I CALLED FORD'S CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT I WAS TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR MY VIN. I CAN'T IMAGINE I AM THE ONLY ONE HAVING THESE TROUBLING ISSUES TAKING PLACE BUT IT ONLY AFFECTED CERTAIN MODELS. SEEMS TO ME ALL FORD FUSIONS SHOULD HAVE THESE ITEMS RECALLED AND REPLACE REGARDLESS OF WHAT MODEL. I NOW HAVE TO KEEP MY RECEIPT FROM THE MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS NOT A FORD DEALER WHO FIXED MY CAR AND HOPE THAT THE RECALL ON THESE ISSUES WILL ALLOW ME TO GET MY HARD EARNED MONIES BACK ONE DAY SOON. FRUSTRATED FORD FUSION OWNER TO SAY THE LEAST. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

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

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 WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WHEN I LOST ACCELERATION AND HAD TO PULL OVER, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I GOT ANOTHER COUPLE MILES WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN. I TRIED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND IT MADE IT TO WORK FINE. ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK, I MADE IT ABOUT A MILE WHEN IT DID IT AGAIN, I TURNED IT OFF AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, THE CAR ACTED NORMAL AND I MADE IT ANOTHER MILE BEFORE IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO THE SHOP AND FOUND OUT THAT MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE HAD GONE BAD. I FOUND THAT MANY OTHER CARS FROM FORD HAVE HAD THIS ISSUE AS WELL. MY CAR IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD AND SHOULDN'T HAVE THIS ISSUE ALREADY! I COULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT SINCE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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 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

INCIDENT#1: TRAVELING ON FREEWAY FAST LANE AT AROUND 65 MPH, ENGINE APPEARED TO CUT OUT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LOST ALL POWER, BUT RADIO STILL ON. PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO GET ALL THE WAY OVER TO EMERGENCY LANE. TURNED OFF IGNITION, TOOK OUT KEY, TURNED CAR BACK ON, AND EVERYTHING STARTED NORMALLY. WAS ABLE TO GET BACK HOME WITHOUT ANY OTHER PROBLEM. INCIDENT#2: PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AT AROUND 5 MPH AFTER HAVING DRIVEN ONLY ABOUT A MILE FROM HOME. ENGINE CUT OUT AGAIN AS I WAS ACCELERATING. PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF CAR, REMOVED KEY FROM IGNITION, STARTED CAR AGAIN AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. FORTUNATELY, I HAVE BEEN ALONE IN THE CAR WHEN THIS HAS HAPPENED, BUT I HAVE TWO CHILDREN UNDER 4 WHOM I TRANSPORT OFTEN. IT SEEMS LIKE ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE I'M IN A MORE SERIOUS SITUATION AND THIS HAPPENS AGAIN (SUCH AS TURNING LEFT INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR). BASED ON MANY COMPLAINTS ON THIS SITE AND ACTUAL PERSONAL ACCOUNTS OF OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT SEEMS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. HOPEFULLY THERE WILL BE A FIX FOR THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 30,000

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

I BROUGHT MY FUSION IN FOR SERVICE ON 2/28/12 (17899 MILES) FOR THE FIRST TIME W/ HEAVY VIBRATION IN STEERING WHEEL WHEN APPLYING BRAKES. I WAS TOLD THEY MY ROTORS NEEDED TO BE MACHINED, & THAT WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. IT WAS NOT EVEN A MONTH LATER WHEN I COULD FEEL SLIGHT VIBRATION IN MY STEERING WHEEL AGAIN, & WOULD PROGRESS UNTIL I FINALLY HAD TO BRING IN AGAIN TO BE SERVICED WITH SEVERAL OTHER PROBLEMS W/ MY CAR. ON 11/9/12 (32,651 MILES) (1.) HEAVY VIBRATION, THEY REPLACED ROTORS. (2) MY ADVANCE TRAC AND CHECK BRAKING SYSTEM MESSAGE KEPT COMING UP, THEY TOLD ME IT WAS DUE TO LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. (3)VEHICLE STALLS WHEN STARTING, THEY REPLACED BATTERY. (4) SKIPPING GEARS & STALLING, REPROGRAMMED PCM. ON 6/15/13 MY CAR LOSES ALL POWER AND DIES IN THE MIDDLE OF HIGHWAY @ NIGHT AS I WAS BACKING OUT OF A PRIVATE DRIVE W/ MY DAUGHTER & HER FRIEND IN BACKSEAT, I HAD TO PUT IT BACK IN GEAR & JIGGLE KEY TO TURN OFF, RESTART CAR, & BE ABLE TO DRIVE OFF ALL THE WHILE CARS RUNNING OFF THE ROAD TO KEEP FROM HITTING ME! BROUGHT MY CAR IN FOR SERVICE FINALLY AGAIN 7/11/12(44158 MILES) (WAITED 2 WEEKS TIL THEY COULD GET ME IN TO DIAG)WITH RECURRING PROBLEMS ABOVE + POWER LOSS! (1) CAR SPUTTERS/GEARS SKIP/STALLING/LOSES POWER, & THEY FIND A BUG MASS AIR FLOW(AS THEY SAID) BUT 1ST TOLD ME TB THEN SAID NO & AS FAR AS LOSING POWER THEY HAVE NO IDEA! (2)VIBRATION IN STEERING, ROTORS NEED TO BE MACHINED AGAIN! NEVER HAD THIS MUCH WORK WITH ROTORS ON ANY VEHICLE. OH AND MY WHOLE STEERING RACK ASSEMBLY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED @ 44,158 MILES!!! FORD SHOULD NOT BE MAKING CARS THAT YOU CAN NOT GET AT LEAST 100,000 MILES BEFORE A $2,000+ SERVICE NEEDS TO BE DONE ON CAR! I TOLD FORD EVEN IF THEY FIXED WHAT THEY SAID IS WRONG WITH MY CAR TODAY, THEY COULD NOT GIVE ME $1,000,000 TO PUT MYSELF OR MY CHILD IN IT EVER AGAIN! THIS CAR IS UNSAFE, UNRELIABLE, AND SHOULD HAVE RECALLS & DON'T TRUST IT! *TR

Mileage: 17,899

ORIGINAL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2011. VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME WAS JULY 2013. AGAIN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ADVISED THAT IT WAS AGAIN A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BOTTLE. PART ALONE WILL BE $400 TO REPLACE AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 10 DAYS TO 3 WEEKS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BOTTLE ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. THE FAILURE POSES A SEVERE SAFETY RISK IF OCCURS ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WHILE IN MIDDLE OR LEFT LANES. *TR

Mileage: 8,000

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

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

2300 RPM, TRANSMISSION LURCHES, NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND CUT THE IGNITION OFF TO RESET THE SENSOR. HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND FINALLY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GLOWED. I WENT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THE THROTTLE SENSOR WAS BAD. I PAY THEM TO REPLACE THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH I READ ONLINE IS CONSTANTLY RECURRING. NOT COVERED IN WARRANTY AND THE NUMBER OF TIMES THIS HAS HAPPENED, FORD SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A FAULTY PART. NOT ME. *TR

Mileage: 42,682

WAS DRIVING 65 WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WENT DEAD. GOT PULLED OVER AND CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. TURNED OFF FOR 2 MINUTES AND AFTER A HARD START THE CAR RAN NORMAL AGAIN. THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN THAT EVENING AS I WAS JUST PULLING OUT MY DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF THIS PROBLEM UNTIL I READ ABOUT ALL THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEB SITE. I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP AND GUESS WHAT, BAD THROTTLE BODY!!!! MY DEALERSHIP IS PRETTY GOOD AND THEY FIXED ME UP IN A RENTAL LOANER CAR WHILE THEY WAITED FOR 5 DAYS TO GET THE NEW PART. I'VE HAD MY FUSION BACK FOR 10 DAYS NOW AND ITS BEEN GOOD AND ACTUALLY FEELS A LITTLE MORE RESPONSIVE. A FRIEND OF MINE SUGGESTED A CALL FORD'S CONSUMER'S HOTLINE 800-392-3673 WHICH I CALLED A WEEK AGO AND FORD GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER. I TOLD THE REP I THOUGHT FORD SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE ME SOME CREDIT FOR THE REPAIR WITH THE THROTTLE BODY HISTORY AND THEY SHOULD STEP UP AND DO A RECALL ON THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. FORD SAID THEY WOULD CALL ME IN 4 BUSINESS DAYS. THAT WAS A WEEK AGO, DIDN'T HEAR A WORD SO I CALLED THEM AGAIN TODAY ABOUT MY CASE. THEY SAID THEY CHECKED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND THAT THE DEALERSHIP HAD ALREADY GIVEN ME A DISCOUNT BY ONLY CHARGING ME $500 ON A $900 REPAIR. AMAZING I WAS QUOTED $500 FOR THE REPAIR THE DAY I BROUGHT IT IN. I TOLD HER THAT MY LAST 4 VEHICLE PURCHASES WERE NEW FORDS AND I'M SEEING AN END COMING TO OUR RELATIONSHIP IF THEY FAILED TO ACT ON THIS THROTTLE BODY THING. MY IMPRESSION IS THAT FORD IS IN COMPLETE DENIAL AND IF THEY DON'T THINK THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE I SUGGEST THAT THEY SHOULD EXPERIENCE IT ON THE INTERSTATE IN THE CENTER LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

2011 FUSION W/ 3.0 LITER 6CYL. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BOGGED DOWN. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, THEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WITH NO INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT. I FOUND OUT THAT THE NHTSA STARTED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY NO TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME SINCE MY CAR SLOWED QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

Mileage: 37,000

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

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

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT. ATTEMPTING TO REACH 55 MPH ONLY GOT TO ABOUT 45-50 MPH..I THEN LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE(NO ACCELERATION). WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE IDLED A LITTLE ROUGH. VERY LOW RPM. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO REV THE ENGINE. NO RESPONSE,ONLY IDLE, LOW RPM.THEN I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED ABOUT A MINUTE AND RESTARTED IT. NO MORE WRENCH LIGHT ICON. NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER TO TEST FOR CODES,NO CODES WERE FOUND. WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR IN WHEN WRENCH ICON IS ON TO TEST FOR CODE. I ONLY HAVE THIS ONE CAR SO I'M DRIVING IT EVERY DAY, BUT I WON'T DRIVE OVER 40 MPH UNTIL THE THROTTLE IS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

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 WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK FRIDAY, 6/21/13, TRAVELING AT 65MPH AND LOST ALL POWER/ACCELERATION IN CENTER LANE ON FREEWAY. UNFORTUNATELY, I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF HEAVY TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER, WHILE LOSING POWER. AN AMBER WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I PUT CAR IN NEUTRAL, AND PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL - NO RPM'S, NO POWER - AT THIS MOMENT THE ENGINE BEGINS TO SPUTTER AND SHAKE AND I CANNOT KEEP THE CAR RUNNING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN, NO DASH INDICATOR LIGHTS, AND THE ENGINE ACTED NORMAL WHEN I PUT PRESSURE ON THE GAS PEDAL. GAS DELIVERY AND RPM'S SEEMED APPROPRIATE. I ENTERED FREEWAY AGAIN AND APPROXIMATELY 1.5 MILES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AMBER WRENCH ON AND NO POWER. AGAIN, THE ENGINE IS RUNNING VERY ROUGH AND THEN STALLS. I AM NEAR MY DEALERSHIP, SO IT TAKES TWO MORE ATTEMPTS, BEFORE I MAKE IT THERE. NOW, IT GETS BETTER. I AM INFORMED THAT IT IS MY THROTTLE BODY AND THERE ARE 2000 PARTS ON BACKORDER FROM MICHIGAN. IT COULD BE ONE WEEK, MAYBE WEDNESDAY, 6/26/13, AND I WOULD BE ON A WAITING LIST WITH 8 OTHER PEOPLE. WHAT!!!!! WENT BACK THE NEXT MORNING, SATURDAY, 6/22/13, AND WAS GIVEN AN UPDATE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT IT COULD BE UP TO TWO WEEKS FOR REPAIR AT OVER $500. I QUICKLY RESEARCH THIS ISSUE, AND FIND MANY OWNERS OF ALL DIFFERENT FORD MODELS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. SOME ARE LUCKY ENOUGH TO BE UNDER WARRANTY. THIS SEEMS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART AND AS A LOYAL CONSUMER TO FORD - THE COMPANY NEEDS TO DO RIGHT BY ITS CUSTOMERS. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR SOME OWNERS, BECAUSE A LOT OF US ARE TRAVELING FREEWAYS AND A LOSS OF POWER IN OUR VEHICLES CAN PUT US IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

THE WRENCH ICON POPPED UP AND THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY OUT OF TOWN. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT ACTED LIKE IT DIDN'T WANT TO CRANK BACK UP. TRIED AGAIN AND DROVE 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STALLED OUT AGAIN. PUT IN PARK, PUT IN DRIVE AND ALL IT DID WAS ROLL BACKWARDS. CUT IT OFF AND SAT AWHILE AND DROVE LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO A SAFE PLACE TO HAVE IT TOWED IN. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGH-SPEED LANE ON RT. 3N IN PLYMOUTH,MA WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO POWER COMING FROM THE GAS PEDAL. LUCKILY THE TRAFFIC WAS NOT HEAVY AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS ENOUGH MOMENTUM FOR ME TO BE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. AS I WAS COASTING TO THE ROADSIDE THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD. MY PASSENGER AND I WERE ABLE TO COME AWAY FROM THIS DANGEROUS INCIDENT SHAKEN BUT UNSCATHED. AFTER THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY IN A TWO YEAR OLD CAR WITH LESS THAN 30,000 MILES. AFTER FIVE DAYS I AM STILL WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE FIXED, BECAUSE THE PART IS BACKORDERED. BY LOOKING ON THE INTERNET I NOW KNOW WHY THE PART IS BACKORDERED. IF SO MANY FORDS ARE HAVING A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, WHY HASN'T THERE BEEN A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PART? *TR

Mileage: 24,500

FIRST INCIDENT 4/5/13: WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH SOUTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 5 NEAR STADIUM WAY MY 2011 FORD FUSION WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN THROTTLE POSITION VIA THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HOWEVER, I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE FAR RIGHT-HAND LANE AND CONTINUE UPHILL ON THE TRANSITION LANE TO THE SOUTHBOUND 110 FREEWAY AS THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO SPUTTER NEAR IDLE. A CHP (CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PATROL) OFFICER ESCORTED ME OFF THE FREEWAY. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES I ATTEMPTED TO START MY VEHICLE AND IT RAN FINE. I PURCHASED A OBD II SCANNER AND CHECKED FOR ANY STORED CODES, NO CODES WERE FOUND. I CONTINUED TO MONITOR MY VEHICLE VIA THE OBD II SCAN TOOL AND NO CODES WERE RECORDED. SECOND INCIDENT 6/13/13: WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH EASTBOUND IN THE NUMBER 1 LANE ON INTERSTATE 10 MY 2011 FORD FUSION ONCE AGAIN VEHICLE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ANY CHANGE IN THROTTLE POSITION VIA THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. IN MY ATTEMPT TO MOVE TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER I WAS NEARLY INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. AFTER EXITING THE FREEWAY I PLUGGED IN THE OBD II SCAN TOOL AND IT CAPTURED DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE (DTC) P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM ' STUCK OPEN. MY VEHICLE WOULD ONLY IDLE VERY ROUGHLY. I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME IN THIS MODE. HOWEVER, AFTER APPROXIMATELY 4 MILES THE ENGINE STOPPED COMPLETELY AND I REQUIRED A TOW TO MY RESIDENCE. WHILE WAITING ON THE TOW VEHICLE I RESEARCHED AND FOUND OUT FORD HAS ISSUED TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) 09-23-5 ADDRESSING THIS DEFECT FOR VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER OCTOBER 15, 2009. THIS DEFECT WILL UNFORTUNATELY RESULT IN THE LOSS OF LIFE IF THESE VEHICLES ARE NOT RECALLED. *TR

Mileage: 58,000

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

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

WHILE DRIVING THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SLOWLY DECELERATED. AFTER PULLING OVER AND PUTTING THE VEHICLE IN PARK, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. I REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, WAITED A MINUTE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO LONGER ANY WARNING LIGHTS AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING HOME. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

HAD STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN , ACCELERATED AND WOULD ONLY GO SLOW, GOT OFF ONTO ROADSIDE, TURNED THE IGNITION OFF, RESTARTED, DID THE SAME THING, THREE TIMES UNTIL I COULD PULL IT COMPLETELY OFF THE ROAD AND OUT OF THE WAY, HAD TO GET TOWED HOME, SAME THING HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY AND HAD TO GET TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT STILL SITS AFTER ONE WEEK, WAITING ON THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 42,546

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOST POWER. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I STOPPED THE CAR, TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CAR DEALER FOR INVESTIGATION. THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM. ON 5/8/2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 73 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED JERKING AGAIN. I WAS NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE. I PULLED OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS STICKING. THEY CLEANED IT AND SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN IT WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. ON 5/31/2013 I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT A SPEED OF 70 MPH. MY CAR LOST POWER AGAIN AND STARTING JERKING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR ABOUT 1 MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

Mileage: 24,238

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

THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED OF 70 MPH WHEN IT JUST STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE GAS PEDAL BEING PRESSED. THE CAR CAME ALMOST TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE RODE. THE CAR WAS ALMOST HIT BY A TRUCK WHICH SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR. WITH THE CAR ALONGSIDE THE RODE IT WOULD NOT START. THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

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

WAS DRIVING 2011 FORD FUSION THEN SHUT DOWN TO IDLE, NO POWER, ALMOST GOT RE ENDED, PULLED OVER AND PUT IN PARK TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM WAS GONE BUT RECURRED LESS THAN 2 TENTHS OF MILE. REPEATED STEPS WITH CAUTION FLOORED GAS PEDDLE BUT STILL HAPPEN. AUTOZONE CHECKED IT AND CLEARED THE COMPUTER. HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY AFTER LEAVING. CALLED FORD COULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE NO CODES. PROBLEM CAME BACK 5 DAYS LATER. AT INTERSECTION LIGHT CHANGE GREEN CAR DID SAME THING, STUCK IN MIDDLE ON INTERSECTION. PUT IN PARK AND RESTART WAS HARD TO START. RED LIGHT NOW JUST GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC WAY. CAR IS AT FORD NOW. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY FEATURE AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOONER OR LATER. FORD SAID THEY HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 18,200

CAR BUCKED THEN COMPLETELY DIED (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET)! LIGHTS THAT CAME ON: STOP SAFELY NOW, WRENCH, ENGINE, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT. TOOK A FEW TIMES TO START BACK UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A CODE BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION! ( SAME CODES) BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AGAIN, THIS TIME APPARENTLY THEY FOUND THE CODE. THE DEALER SAID GAS WAS GOING IN THE WRONG PLACE AND REPLACED A VALVE. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, ALL HAPPENING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN STARTING AFTER A STOP. CURRENTLY WITH ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP (GIVEN THE PREVIOUS ONE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD BUT CLAIMED IT WAS ALREADY THERE, NOT TO MENTION THE POOR SERVICE TO THE CAR). THIS LATEST INCIDENT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS WAS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. (BY THE WAY, THIS FUSION IS A HYBRID.) CURRENTLY WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

Mileage: 21,500

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

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

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 HAD JUST PURCHASED MY 2011 FORD FUSION JUST OVER A MONTH WHEN I ENCOUNTERED MY FIRST STALL ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK. I WAS FULLY STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE STOP LIGHT TO TURN GREEN. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO REALIZE THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING. THE CAR BEHIND ME BUMPED INTO MY BACK BUMPER ANTICIPATING I WOULD BE ACCELERATING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. THERE WAS NOTHING ON THE DASHBOARD INDICATING THE ENGINE HAD DIED. I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO START NORMALLY. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL ABOUT 6 MONTHS LATER IN JUNE 2012. THE SECOND TIME, I WAS TURNING RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT AND AS I MADE THE TURN AND PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR I DISCOVERED THE CAR WAS COASTING WITH THE ENGINE DEAD AND THE DASHBOARD CONSOLE LIT UP AS IF EVERYTHING WAS STILL RUNNING NORMALLY. AGAIN, I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK AND THE ENGINE STARTED IMMEDIATELY AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL AGAIN. THE THIRD TIME JUST HAPPENED IN FEBRUARY 2013 WHEN I AGAIN WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I PRESSED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR ONLY TO DISCOVER THE ENGINE WAS NO LONGER RUNNING AND NO INDICATION ON THE DASHBOARD ANYTHING WAS WRONG. I DID THE SAME THING AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND THE ENGINE STARTED AND EVERYTHING RETURNED TO NORMAL. FOR THE FIRST 2 TIMES, THE FORD DEALERSHIP JUST SHRUGGED THEIR SHOULDERS AND SAID THERE WASN'T ANYTHING THEY COULD DO IF THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE 3RD TIME, THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPDATE BASED ON A BULLETIN FROM FORD THE COMPUTER WASN'T POSSIBLY SHIFTING AT THE PROPER TIMES WHICH COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE THE ENGINE TO STALL. SO NOW I HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE IF THE SOFTWARE UPDATE REALLY FIXED THE PROBLEM OR I WILL HAVE THE PLEASURE OF EXPERIENCING ANOTHER SUDDEN SURPRISE OF HAVING A ZOMBIE CAR THAT APPEARS TO BE ALIVE BUT ISN'T. *TR

Mileage: 10,000

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

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

WHILE TRAVEL ING UP A BUSY HWY IN AROUND 2 IN THE AFTERNOON, THE GAS PEDDLE QUIT WORKING AND CAR STARTED TO VIOLENT SHAKE . AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING AT 45 MPH AND COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. PULLED TO THE SIDE RD. PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND GAS PEDDLE WORKED NOW AND I DROVE IT TO DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY KEPT IT FOR SIX DAYS AND DID NOT DO ANY REPAIRS ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

2ND INCIDENT W/ GAS PEDDLE STOPPING WORKING WHILE DRIVING W MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND TURNED OFF IGNITION DUE TO BURNING SMELL COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD SHOULD NOTE EVERY TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED I HAVE JUST PUT GAS IN MY CAR AS WELL, ALSO HAD TO HAVE A NEW BATTERY PUT ON MY 1YR AND 10 MONTH OLD CAR TODAY. RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ONLY LUCKILY 100YRDS OR LESS FROM MY DRIVEWAY SO WILL CALL AND HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AGAIN. CAR IS NOT SAFE FOR ME AND MY FAMILY!!! *TR

Mileage: 30,000

MADE 10 MI TRIP TO SCHOOL. 1/2 - 1 HR LATER, MADE 1/2 MI TRIP TO STORE. ON RETURN TO SCHOOL ON HIGHWAY LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. (WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH DISPLAYED.) 2 HRS LATER, LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN TURNING ONTO HIGHWAY FROM SCHOOL. CAR RESPONDED AS NORMAL AFTER RESTART. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED ETB, A71, GASKET, AND THROTTLE BODY. CAR HAS RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

AS WE WERE TRAVELING WE SUDDENLY BEGAN SLOWING TO A HALT. THOUGH MY HUSBAND WAS PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. LUCKILY HE WAS ABLE TO STEER THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE WE STOPPED COMPLETELY. WE WERE ON A SPARSELY TRAVELED ROAD AT THE TIME. AFTER CHECKING UNDER THE HOOD, REPEATEDLY TRYING TO PUSH THE PEDAL AND CALLING ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE, HE FINALLY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE THROTTLE SEEMED TO WORK FINE AND WE CONTINUED TO OUR DESTINATION. THE FOLLOWING DAY THE SAME THING OCCURRED. AGAIN WE WERE NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THERE WAS A SHOULDER AVAILABLE FOR US TO GET TO. THIS TIME HE IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED IT WITH EVERYTHING RETURNING TO NORMAL. WE WERE VERY FEARFUL OF THIS OCCURRING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR WHERE THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER AVAILABLE. WE TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY CHARGED US $387.43 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY #DS7Z-9E926-A. *TR

Mileage: 41,060

WHILE DRIVING ~55MPH IN LEFT LANE OF A 3-LANE INTERSTATE AT MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CONTINUED RUNNING AT ~1000RPM, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR WAS NEARLY HIT BY NUMEROUS VEHICLES AS I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THEN RESTARTED, AND IT WAS OK FOR SEVERAL MILES. THE SAME SCENARIO WAS REPEATED TWICE WHILE DRIVING TO A NEARBY DEALER. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $650 SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SERVICE PERSONNEL TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON FUSIONS. THIS ONE DEALER IS MOST LIKELY REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHERS, SO THERE MUST BE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN NEARLY NEW VEHICLES. WHY HASN'T FORD, WHERE QUALITY USED TO BE JOB ONE, ISSUED A RECALL? THIS CAR HAS BEEN OTHERWISE FLAWLESS UP TO THIS POINT. *TR

Mileage: 44,000