2011 FORD FUSION Power Train Problems

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to start the vehicle, the vehicle failed to start. The lock warning lights was illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that there was a chip inside the transmission causing the transmission to seize. The vehicle was not repaired. The origin of the chip was unknown. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Mileage: 200,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the air bag warning light was illuminated. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 19V001000 (Air Bags). The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed and making a turn, the vehicle lost power steering functionality. The contact was able to drive to the residence by using manual strength to steer the vehicle. Additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the transmission was slipping. The transmission warning light was illuminated. The contact also stated that the doors and the windows had failed to operate as needed. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to the NHTSA Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 162,000.

Mileage: 162,000

My vehicle is a 2011 Ford Fusion, with 165,000 miles on it. When leaving my apartment, as soon as I got on the highway and went above 15 mph my car violently started to shake, I immediately pulled over safely and got out to check around and under the car. Got back in and put it back in drive. Started to drive and it once again started to violently shake. I immediately pulled over again and called to have it towed. Once able I tried to get Ford to look at it but they said the next appointment was 2 months out. I had another mechanic look at it and he said the PTU had failed and would need a full removal and installation of the transfer case. With all the work that needed done he said it would be over 4K. I don’t have that kind of money right now because I just had tire rods replace and ball joints so I’m just going to have to wait. Having been without a car has been so difficult. I searched online and found that many drivers of the Ford Fusion as well as other models are experiencing issues with the PTU. Again, I don’t have this money right now so unfortunately I’ll have to have the car sit at my place until I figure out what to do. When I called the Ford dealer, he said he has seen several PTUs go out. It’s just frustrating because I always keep up with maintenance with my vehicle, as well as tires. I don’t race my vehicle or anything so this shouldn’t be happening.

Transmission slipping,lurching,hard shift,jerking while driving. No prior lamp warnings or other symptoms. Break pedal when applied or released after acceleration or just before a complete stop vehicle makes a pin ball bouncing sound then when acceleration repeated transmission issues. This has put my saftey at risk as well as my passengers because of the sudden slipping,lurching,hard shift,jerking while driving. Trying to understand problem I came across a ongoing investigation regarding ford and knowingly using faulty transmission in a multitude of there vehicles in which mine is exhibiting exactly same behaviors.

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated as she entered the driveway, the steering wheel became hard to maneuver as the power steering warning light illuminated. The contact notified the manufacturer and was advised to have the vehicle diagnosed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the power steering gear failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 88,000

Mileage: 88,000

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while attempting to start the vehicle and depressing the brake pedal to the floorboard, the vehicle failed to shift into gear. The contact stated no warning light was illuminated. The contact called the local dealer and made them aware of the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer had been informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 139,063

WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING 55MPH A GRINDING NOISE CAME OUT OF THE FRONT OF THE CAR AND CAUSED THE CAR TO COME TO A SUDDEN STOP. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND BACK IN DRIVE MAKING IT TO A PARKING LOT WHERE IT WAS ACTING LIKE THE BRAKE WAS BEING ENGAGED AND DISENGAGED. GOT.IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SERVICE SHOP AND IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE PTU WAS BAD CAUSING THE CAR TO STOP ALL OF SUDDEN. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FORD AWD FAMILY OT VEHICLES.

Mileage: 101,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE STARTED HER VEHICLE, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS FIRM. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING CEASED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE OUT OF PARK INTO REVERSE DUE TO THE FAILURE. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

MY FORD FUSION HYBRID HAS RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AS A HYBRID AND RUNS MAINLY ON THE GAS ENGINE. AFTER REVIEWING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THIS VEHICLE BY OTHER OWNERS, I NOW UNDERSTAND THAT THE HIGH VOLTAGE BATTERY (HVB) SEEMS TO BE PRE-PROGRAMMED TO BECOME INOPERABLE AFTER APPROXIMATELY 9 YEARS EVEN THOUGH THERE IS REALLY NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BATTERY. THE POSTS I'VE READ SUGGEST RESETTING THE AGE OF THE HVB BY USING THE APPROPRIATE HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE. MY QUESTION IS WHY DOESN'T FORD MOTOR CO. SERVICE DEPARTMENT ALERT CUSTOMERS TO THIS EASY FIX? *TR

Mileage: 145,000

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

MY CAR WHEN PUT INTO DRIVE WOULD MAKE A CLUNKING NOISE AND LUNGE FORWARD, ALSO WHEN UP SHIFTING AND DOWN SHIFTING IT WOULD BE HARSH AND CLUNK. I TOOK IT THE FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID I NEEDED A REBUILT TRANSMISSION PUT IN AT A PRICE OF $5490, BECAUSE THE ONE IN IT HAD TO MANY PROBLEMS AND WOULD COST MORE TO FIX THEN THE REBUILT ONE, SO THAT'S WHAT I DID THE CAR ONLY HAD 71438 MILES ON IT.

Mileage: 71,438

THERE IS DELAY IS GEAR, HARSH SHIFTING FROM PARK AND ALSO WHILE DRIVING. FORD DEALERSHIP FAILS TO SERVICE AIRBAG RECALL AND THROTTLE BOTTLE RECALL. FORD SAYS F635 TRANSMISSION IS 'SERVICE-FREE' AND TRANSMISSION FLUID DOESN'T NEED REPLACED UNTIL 150K MILES. AT 140K NOW, MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS FAILING COMPLETELY. EVER SINCE FIRST OWNING THE FUSION, THE CAR HAS ROUGH AND DELAYED SHIFTING THROUGH PARK-REVERSE-NEUTRAL-DRIVE-LOW AND THROUGH DRIVE GEARS 1-6. QUITE DANGEROUS TO HAVE THIS OCCUR WHEN DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS THROUGH MOUNTAINS. FORD IS A CRIMINAL COMPANY - I WANT THEM TO BUY THIS JUNK OF A CAR BACK FROM ME. ABSOLUTE GARBAGE COMPANY AND GARBAGE CAR.

VEHICLE GOES TO HIGH SPEED WHEN BACKING UP IN REVERSE, AND IS UNCONTROLLABLE. EVEN PRESSING THE BRAKE PEDAL IS NOT ENOUGH TO SOP THE VEHICLE. IT IS SOMETIMES NECESSARY TO CHANGE THE GEARS ON THE AUTOMATIC SHIFT THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. HAS HAPPENED TWICE IN THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. IT RECENTLY HAPPENED YESTERDAY DEC.2, 1919. DURING THIS INCIDENT, I PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE TO PREVENT HITTING THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME IN A WALMART PARKING LOT, AND FOUND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REVVING OUT OF CONTROL GOING FORWARD.

DROVE AT 25 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR SUDDENLY JERKED AND HESITATED ON ACCELERATION. AT THIS TIME A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CAR MOVED AT 10 MILES/HOUR. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS! I WAS LUCKY BECAUSE IT WAS IN THE EARLY MORNING, NOT MANY TRAFFI. I COULD HAVE IN CAR ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENED IN A RUSH HOUR. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR TO FORD DELLER AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES IN LAST SEVERAL MONTHS. YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO GET ALL OF THERE FORD FUSIONS OFF OF THE ROAD.

Mileage: 2

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 168,000.

Mileage: 168,000

WHILE TAKING A ONE LANE EXIT ON THE FREEWAY GOING AT 30 MILES PER HOUR A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSS POWER. THE CAR COASTED UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS! I COULD HAVE DIED. YOU GUYS REALLY NEED TO GET ALL OF THERE FORD FUSIONS OFF OF THE ROAD. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR BRAKE TO SLOW ON THE FREEWAY. I WAITED 5 MINUTES AND THE CAR TURNED ON WITH NO PROBLEM. MY MECHANIC COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO HE SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. WHILE LOOKING ONLINE THIS IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. WHICH NEEDS TO BE RECALLED IMMEDIATELY. I CAN'T WORK IF I CAN'T GET THERE WITH A CAR THAT I'VE PURCHASED!!! I REFUSE TO DRIVE THIS CAR!

Mileage: 191,250

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE SERVICE NOW, POWER STEERING, AND ADVANCETRAC WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD EXCESSIVE MILEAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 199,000.

Mileage: 199,000

THROTTLE BOTTLE POPS A CODE. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON WHILE IN MOTION AND SUDDENLY STALLS. I CAN PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF VEHICLE TO CLEAR CODE. RESTARTING VEHICLE WORKS AMD I CAN DRIVE TO MY DESTINATION. IT DOES HAPPEN AGAIN USUALLY NEXT DAY. IT DOES NOT MATTER THE SPEED OF VEHICLE. MECHANIC STARTED FAILED THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR ONLY HAS 121000 MILES. IS THIS STILL COVERED BY FORD. 2015 A JUDGEMENT COVERED VEHICLES FOR 10YRS OR 15000MILES WHICHEVER CAME FIRST.

Mileage: 121,000

THE CAR IS CONTINUOUSLY REPORTING HIGH TEMPERATURE, WHEN IN FACT THE ENGINE IS WORKING AT NORMAL TEMPERATURE. COOLANT FLUID ARE AT THE CORRECT LEVEL AND MANUAL/VISUAL INSPECTION OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT DOES NOT SHOW ANY EVIDENCE OF HIGH TEMPERATURE DAMAGE. AFTER REPLACING THE COOLANT SENSOR, THE ECU KEEPS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM. OTHER THAN THAT THE CAR WORKS JUST FINE. THIS ALWAYS HAPPEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION EVEN AFTER A FEW MINUTE OF TURNING IT ON DURING THE MORNING BEFORE THE ENGINE GETS WARM. THE CAR HAS ONLY 24K MILES.

Mileage: 24,500

8 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS MY CAR HAS SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND I HAD TO TRY TO STEER TO SIDE OF ROAD. STOP. START CAR AGAIN. LAST WEEKS TIME, THE 8TH TIME, WAS ON HWY 85 IN ATLANTA TRAFFIC. I WAS ACCELERATING AROUND SOMEONE THAT WAS HAVING A PROBLEM AND IT JUST WOULDN'T GO ANYMORE. I WAS SO LUCKY TO HAVE A MARTA BUS BEHIND ME THAT SLOWED. SO I COULD STOP. THEN START AGAIN AND TAKE OFF. OTHERWISE IT WOULD'VE BEEN A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE SOMEONE WOULD'VE HIT ME. I'VE REPORTED THIS TO MY FORD DEALRSHIP EACH TIME. THIS LAST TIME HE SAID FORD FOCUS AND FIESTA WERE JUST RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUES. PLEASE LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION ON THE FORD FUSION AS WELL. THE OTHER TIMES I WAS ON TWO LANE ROADS. ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE OF ROAD. IT'S VERY SCARY THOUGH FOR YOUR CAR TO JUST GO INTO NEUTRAL AND YOU NOT BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE.

I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER ON 05/16/2019. I NOTICED AN OCCASIONAL HESITATION WHEN I ACCELERATED SOMETIMES. CONVERSELY, IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED AHEAD WHEN I WAS BARELY ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR. THIS ODD OCCURRENCE HAS BECOME MORE FREQUENT THE MORE I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR. TO THE POINT THAT I LOOKED FOR PAPERWORK TO TAKE THE VEHICLE FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION SERVICE. OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF WEEKS, I'VE BEGUN TO HEAR OF ISSUES WITH THE FORD FOCUS AND FORD FIESTA THAT SOUND EXACTLY WHAT I'M EXPERIENCING. I USE TODAY'S DATE AS WHEN IT HAPPENED, BUT IT HAS BEEN HAPPENING WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY AS I'VE DRIVEN THE CAR.

Mileage: 64,210

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE NOISE, THE CONTACT NOTICED A BURNING ODOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO FOUND GREASE INSIDE THE TRANSFER CASE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARAMOUNT FORD OF VALDESE (101 MALCOLM BLVD SUITE A, VALDESE, NC 28690, (828) 338-9348) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSFER CASE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

ON, NOVEMBER 10, 2016, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN A SHOPPING PLAZA. I PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I PUT MY FOOT BACK ON THE BREAK AND PULLED THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND MY CAR STOPPED. I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS WRONG, SO I PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION AND TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT WOULDN'T. I CALLED A TOW TRUCK, HAD IT TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE SIFTER CABLE. I HAD 84,561 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. THIS PAST WEEKEND, MARCH, 16, 2019, I PULLED INTO A PARKING SPOT IN THE FELLS POINT AREA OF BALTIMORE, PUT MY CAR IN PARK, TOOK MY FOOT OFF OF THE BREAK AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING FORWARD. I PULLED THE EMERGENCY BREAK AND THE CAR STOPPED. I TRIED TO START THE CAR, AND IT WOULD NOT START. IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE SHIFTER CABLE AGAIN. I'VE ONLY PUT ABOUT 23,000 MILES ON THE CAR SINCE THE LAST TIME IT WAS REPLACED. I AM CURRENTLY WAITING TO HEAR FROM FORD TO SEE WHAT THEY ARE GOING TO DO ABOUT IT.

Mileage: 107,000

THE STEERING COMPONENTS FOR MY FRONT END FREQUENTLY BREAK AND THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN ROUGH EVER SINCE I GOT MY CAR IN 2015

I HAD RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2011 FORD FUSION SE AND MY VEHICLE HAS ROUGH DOWNSHIFTING. I HAD READ ONLINE ABOUT A LOT OF THE YEARS HAVING THESE TRANSMISSION ISSUES. WHEN IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC HARSH DOWNSHIFTING HAPPENS WHICH MEANS MORE BRAKE PRESSURE AND I FEEL LIKE THIS IS UNSAFE AS IT COULD CAUSE A ACCIDENT.IN TRAFFIC I FEEL LIKE THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE

Mileage: 130,580

WHEN TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY THE CAR SHIFTS HARD AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER WOULD NOT REPLACE THRODDLE BODY WHEN ASKED TO. THERE IS A RECALL ON THIS. I ALSO SUGGESTED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I WAS TOLD I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SINCE LAST YEAR. I PURCHASED A NEW CAR.

Mileage: 100,000

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. *LAD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AND LOSS POWER NUMEROUS TIMES WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO BEING OVER THE MILEAGE LIMITATIONS. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INADVERTENTLY DECELERATED AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BECAUSE IT WAS STILL ON WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED, IT FUNCTIONED PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT A SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

SUPPLEMENTAL TO NHSTA 11V574000, MY 2011 FORD FUSION FWD CONTINUES TO SUFFER WHEEL STUD FRACTURE. A TOTAL OF 5 STUDS HAVE FRACTURED, 2 PRIOR TO RECALL AND NOW 3 STUDS AFTER RECALL AND COMPLETE STUD REPLACEMENT. I CAN PROVIDE PICTURES UPON REQUEST, THE LATEST WAS A DAY AGO WITH 142,525MILES.

Mileage: 138,000

VEHICLE STARTED LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE SEAL MECHANIC SAID IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS YEAR FORD FUSION AND THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL

Mileage: 100,000

TAKATA RECALL STILL WAITING, ON BACK ORDER AS OF 11/14/2017 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARSHLY, AND I HAD TO PAY FORD DEALER TO REPROGRAM IT EVEN THOUGH THERE IS A SERVICE ADVISORY FOR THIS PROBLEM.

Mileage: 55,000

CAR SPONTANEOUSLY SHUT DOWN WITH NO POWER TO ENGINE WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WHEN CHECK THROTTLE/TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. PROBLEM IS RELATED TO NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003. DEALERS REFUSED TO FIX IT. FORD CORPORATE NEVER RESPONDED TO MY MAIL.

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 154,000

BATTERY, STARTER AND FLYWHEEL. FLYWHEEL MISSING TEETH POSSIBLY AFTER FAILED BATTERY. ORIGINALLY MY CAR WAS JUMP STARTED BY AAA 01/2014 DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE. WAS ADVISED TO GET BATTERY REPLACED. WHICH WAS RELUCTANTLY REPLACED BY FORD AT 36,805 01/2014. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS MAY HAVE TRIGGERED A NOISE THAT I IGNORED FOR A TIME, WHERE WHEN THE CAR WOULD START SOMETIMES IT WOULD MAKE A LOUD NOISE. IT WAS NOT EVERY START, BUT IT DID BECOME INCREASINGLY PRONOUNCED. IN MAY I FINALLY WENT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO SAID I HAD TEETH MISSING FROM THE STARTER AND FLY WHEEL AND THAT IT WAS MY FAULT FOR TRYING TO START THE CAR WHILE IT WAS RUNNING (THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE START LOCKOUT FEATURE). THE DEALER WANTED OVER $1700 TO REPLACE FLYWHEEL AND STARTER. OPENED A CASE WITH FORD AND THEY COVERED THE MAJORITY OF THE REPAIR, LEAVING ME WITH ABOUT A $450 DEDUCTIBLE. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS APPROVED, DEALER RE-CLASSIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE STARTER STAYING ENGAGED WHICH DISTORTED THE FLYWHEEL. I RAISE THIS CASE, BECAUSE I THINK PERHAPS THE FAILED BATTERY COULD HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE, BUT FURTHER THE REPLACEMENT BATTERY FAILED AGAIN IN 6/25/2017, WHICH I REPLACED AGAIN. ON MY 3RD BATTERY. MAY BE WORTH NOTING THAT MY VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH INTEGRATED NAVIGATION SYSTEM AND DISPLAY. COULD BATTERY FAILURE ALSO BE THE SOURCE OF REPEATED FAN BLOWER MOTOR ISSUE?

Mileage: 36,805

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* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ABNORMALLY IN BETWEEN GEARS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED DUE TO THE DIAGNOSTIC FEES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO NHTSA. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 86,000.

Mileage: 86,000

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

THIS PAST WEEK WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY I SHIFTED MY CAR INTO PARK AND I COULD FEEL SOMETHING GIVE. I COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK AFTER SO I REMOVED CONSOLE TO DO IT MANUALLY AS SHIFT INTERLOCK OVERRIDE WAS NOT WORKING. I CAN MANUALLY SHIFT BUT THE DASH INDICATOR IS OBVIOUSLY MISALIGNED AND IT WILL NEVER GO INTO PARK OR REGISTER ON THE DASH AS GOING INTO PARK (ONLY SEEMS TO RECOGNIZE PARK WHEN I KILL THE ENGINE IN NEUTRAL WITH HANDBRAKE ON AND THEN SHIFT TO PARK; THUS RELEASING THE KEY). OTHER THAN THAT I CAN GET IT TO GO INTO ALL OTHER GEARS(R, N, D, M) WITH SOME "FINAGLING". I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AS THIS PROBLEM IS ABOVE ME AND THEY JUST LOOKED AT IT THIS MORNING (11/21/16) AND THEY JUST CALLED WITH A QUOTE. THEY SAID THE LINKAGE WAS BROKEN AND I NEEDED A NEW SHIFTER ASSEMBLY. AT LEAST THAT'S WHAT I THINK THEY TOLD ME OVER THE PHONE.

Mileage: 39,000

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUDDERED. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 30 SECONDS AND TRIED TO RESTART. CAR STARTED AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. I CALLED FORD AND THERE IS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. TO ADDRESS THIS BUT SAID THEY COULD ONLY CORRECT IF THE COMPUTER SAVED A CODE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS THUS FAR FAILED TO TRIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IT IS NOT STORING A CODE. I ARGUED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CARE LIKE THIS. THEY STATED THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOMMEND I DRIVE THE CAR AND STATED MY ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE ONLY HOPE IS THAT THEY CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND MAYBE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WILL LUCKILY HAPPEN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY KNOW THE ISSUE EXISTS AND IS UNSAFE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. HOW MANY MORE ARE REQUIRED TO TRIGGER A RECALL?

Mileage: 69,000

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

THERE'S A CREAKING SOUND THAT IS COMING FROM THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE VEHICLE HEN YOU'RE DRIVING. THE CREAKING SOUND COMES TO PLAY WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING 5 MINUTES INTO YOUR TRAVEL. THE SOUND TENDS TO COME AND GO BUT AT TIMES, IT GETS REALLY BAD. I'VE HAD OTHER PEOPLE COMMENT ON THE SOUND AND HAVE SEEN ON FORD FORUMS THAT THIS HAS BEEN A COMMON ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 90,000

HAVE A DEFECTIVE PTU - POWER TRANSFER UNIT THAT NEEDS REPLACING. IT WAS LEAKING FLUID AND WAS TOLD I NEED A WHOLE NEW UNIT. I HAVE READ ABOUT NUMEROUS ISSUES WITH THESE BUT A RECALL WAS NEVER ISSUED.

Mileage: 52,829

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND SHOOK. THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE WARNING INDICATOR WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE, BUT THE ACCELERATION WAS NOT NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 99,700.

Mileage: 99,700

THE TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE SLAMS AT VARIOUS SPEEDS AND STARTING AND STOPPING THE TRANSMISSION SLAMS THE CAR FORWARD. THE REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS STARTED TO PEEL AWAY FROM THE GLASS CAUSING MAJOR VISION PROBLEMS. I ASKED THE DEALER ABOUT THE ISSUE AND THEY TOLD ME TO CALL CUSTOMER SERVICE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I STILL HAVE THE SAME MIRROR.

Mileage: 60,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREET CAR JUST LOSS POWER AND SLOWLY STOP MOVING ,SO I PULL OVER INTO THE CENTER DIVIDER AS IT SHUT DOWN. I TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF STARTED IT BACK UP AND CONTINUED ON THAT HAPPENED A FEW YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, RECENTLY MY CAR HAS BEN DOING A LOT OF JERKING AS IF I'M RUNNING OVER A ROCK SO I TOOK IT IN AND SOME WORK WAS DONE WITH THE TRANSMISSION, THAT WAS ABOUT 2/3 WEEKS AGO AND IT STARTED DOING THE JERKING AGAIN IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN I TAKE OFF. SO I CALL TODAY AND MADE ANOTHER APPOINTMENT. MY CONCERN IS THAT THIS CAR ISN'T EVEN 5 YEARS OLD AND ALREADY HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER ISSUE. AND I GOT THE 5 YEAR WARRANTY WITH IS SOON TO EXPIRE AND THE I STUCK WITH A CAR THAT I FEEL WAS FAULTY FROM THE BEGINNING.

Mileage: 56,000

WIPERS QUIT WORKING IN MIDDLE OF WINDSHIELD. ATTEMPT TO SPEED UP DELAY AND WILL NOT SLOW DOWN. IF OPERATOR TRIES TO SLOW THE DELAY SPEED DOWN SPEED WILL NOT DECREASE. TRANSMISSION SLAMS AFTER HIGHWAY TRAVEL AND LOCKS UP DRIVE TIRE AT TIMES.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 72 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AND DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH. THE CONTACT HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE SHOULDER TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER THAT WAS CLOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

Mileage: 64,000

CAR WAS TRAVELING 60MPH ON STRAIGHT ROAD WHEN IT JERKED AND WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND ABS AND STABILITY LIGHTS CAME ON. PULLED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND SHUT OFF CAR. RESTARTED AND DROVE 100 FEET AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND ONCE AGAIN PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER TO RESTART CAR. AFTER 2ND RESTART IT DROVE FINE FOR 15 MINUTES AND THEN STALLED COMPLETELY, ONCE AGAIN RESTARTED CAR AND DROVE 5 FEET IT ONCE AGAIN STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER. RESTARTED AND DROVE FOR 10 MINUTES TO HAVE IT START JERKING AT A STOP LIGHT AND THEN STALL OUT ONCE I PULLED INTO WORK.

Mileage: 76,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE SAFETY HAZARD LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MOVE SAFELY ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

Mileage: 78,000

PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE AND THE POWER STEERING LOCKED UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 6 TIMES SINCE THEN AND THE FORD DEALER KEEPS SAYING THAT THE CANT FIND THE PROBLEM. BUT WHY IS THIS HAPPENING IF THERE ISNT A PROBLEM?

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 59,525

MY CAR HAS STALLED OUT AND SURGES IT LOOSES ALL POWER. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP P2111 CODE SHOWED UP WHEN THE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE RESEARCHED THE ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS COMMON IN THIS PATICULAR MODEL. THIS SHOULD BE A FACTORY RECALL.

Mileage: 89,000

WHEN LEAVING FROM WORK, REVERSED OUT OF PARKING SPACE. THE CAR TOOK A BIT MORE PRESSING ON THE GAS TO ACCELERATE THAN NORMAL. WHEN PULLING OUT OF DRIVEWAY, THE RPM SHOT UP TO 4000 AND THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR TO ACCELERATE. WHEN SHIFTING INTO SECOND GEAR IT WAS HARSH AND JERKY. WHEN APPROACHING A STOP SIGN, DOWN SHIFTING WAS JERKY. WHEN TRAFFIC MOVED FORWARD AND I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE CAR SHIFTED INTO REVERSE AND I QUICKLY HAD TO BRAKE. I COULD FEEL THAT SHIFTING FOR EVERY GEAR TOOK MORE RPM'S AND IT WAS VERY VIOLENT, DRIVING IS DANGEROUS AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE MY CAR. I AM HAVING IT TOWED TO DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO TRY AND FIND OUT EXACTLY WHAT IS GOING ON AND HOW TO FIX IT.

Mileage: 98,075

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

Mileage: 50,543

I PUT MY CAR A 2011 FORD FUSION IN DRIVE THE POWER STEERING FAILURE ASST LIGHT CAME ON & I LOST POWER STEERING. I AM A 109 LB FEMALE & IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAD TO CONTROL MY CAR. I IMMEDIATELY TOOK IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP & I SHUT IT OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE LIGHT WAS OFF & MY STEERING WAS BACK. THIS IS THE FIRST INCIDENT I HAVE HAD. I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 11 MONTHS.

Mileage: 81,677

WHEN UR GOING 60 MPH OR FASTER. IT FEELS LIKE THE REAR END IS SWAYING. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR 7 MONTHS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I STARTED RECEIVING A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE WARNING LIGHT, AND LOSS OF POWER STEERING, ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE IT FAILED COMPLETELY. EACH TIME I WAS IN A PARKING LOT AND RESET THE WARNING LIGHT BY TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON. I WAS PULLING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON FRIDAY MARCH 6TH, 2015 WHEN THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON, AND I LOST POWER STEERING IN THE VEHICLE. DUE TO THE VEHICLE NOT BEING OPERABLE ON THE ROAD, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY DIAGNOSED THE ISSUE AS A STEERING RACK MODULE FAILURE AND SUGGESTED A REPLACEMENT OF THE STEERING RACK. WE ENDED UP HAVING THEM REPLACE IT AND THE TOTAL BILL WAS OVER $1,700.00. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR AND CAR AND HAD THIS PART IN STOCK. A SIMPLE INTERNET SEARCH ALSO SHOWS THAT MANY OTHER CARS WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL YEAR HAVE THE SAME ISSUE. PLEASE LOOK INTO ISSUING A RECALL AS LOSING POWER STEERING COULD POTENTIALLY BE DANGEROUS IF DRIVING THE CAR ON A HIGHWAY. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 64,018

TWICE NOW MY VEHICLE HAS LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING. THE LIGHTS SUDDENLY COME ON SAYING "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC". THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED THEY WERE ABLE TO RESET THE COMPUTER STATING IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE ELECTRONIC COMPUTER. NOW IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND IT IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ELECTRICAL ISSUE I HAVE HAD WITH THIS CAR. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WENT ON IT. THIS WAS AN INTENSE SAFETY PROBLEM THAT WAS THANKFULLY RECALLED. FORD REALLY NEEDS TO REALIZE THE IMPLICATIONS OF ELECTRONIC ISSUES IN THIS VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE POWER STEERING WHEN OUT COMPLETELY. WHEN THIS HAPPENED I WAS AT A OFF RAMP EXIT AND HAD ALMOST ZERO STEERING I PANICKED AND TRIED TO GET OFF THE EXIT WHICH HAD A SHARP RADIUS TURN, I COULD NOT KEEP THE VEHICLE ON THE ROAD AND TRAVELED OFF INTO TO GRASS UNTIL I COULD SKID TO A STOP. IF THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A DIFFERENT SITUATION OTHER THEN THE GRASS I WAS ABLE TO CRASH OFF INTO I OR SOMEONE ELSE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. IT TOOK EVERY BIT OF STRENGTH I HAVE TO TRY TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE TO KEEP IT FROM A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT, AS MY VEHICLE LOST STEERING I HAD TWO DASH WARNINGS THAT CAME ON. ADVANCED TRAC AND POWER STEERING BOTH QUIT WORKING. WITH THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE I THINK ITS A DISGRACE THAT FORD HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NO WAY TO PAY OVER $2000 TO GET MY CAR OPERATIONAL AGAIN. I WILL NO DOUBT LOOSE MY JOB DO TO NOW NOT HAVING TRANSPORTATION. MY CAR ONLY HAS 48500 MILES ON IT. THANKS FORD *TR

Mileage: 48,500

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO CHILDREN GOING APROX 25 MPG, I ATTEMPTED TO TURN RIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT, AND POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY LOST. I THEN DROVE TO WORK APROX 20 MILES WITH NO POWER STEERING. I TOOK MY CAR INTO THE FORD DEALERSHIP, THEY SPENT 4 DAYS TRYING TO DETERMINE WHAT THE ISSUE WAS, AND ULTIMATELY DECIDED THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AT A COST OF $1900.00. BEING A SINGLE PARENT, AND ONLY ONE VEHICLE, I WAS LEFT NO CHOICE BUT TO PAY AND GET THE CAR FIXED. *TR

Mileage: 72,000

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

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

Mileage: 51,898

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE SPEED DECREASED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 74,000.

Mileage: 74,000

THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHIFTING ERRATICALLY WHEN SLOWING TO A STOP, WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL RPM RANGE. AFTER GETTING BACK UP TO SPEED, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD NOISE AND FELT AS IF IT HAD FALLEN OUT FROM UNDER THE CAR. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS, AND NOW SHIFTING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR, AND THIRD TO FOURTH GEAR ARE DELAYED AND SOME TIMES MAKE THE CAR FEEL LIKE IT MAY NOT SHIFT. AFTER SEEING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE PROBLEM, I BELIEVE THIS IS SOMETHING FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO FURTHER. *TR

Mileage: 74,920

WHILE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT, AND A POWER STEERING FAULT MESSAGE CAME ON. I HAD A REAL HARD TIME GETTING OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. THIS CAUSED ME TO ALMOST GET HIT BY INCOMING TRAFFIC WHILE ATTEMPTING TO CHANGE LANES OR EVEN KEEP THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT, HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE MAKING A TURN AND ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE ENSUED FOR SURE. ONCE I MADE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. AS I LOOK ON THE WEB THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FUSIONS, WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL? *TR

Mileage: 79,600

VEHICLE STALLED IN TRAFFIC. RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND WOULD NOT IDLE. VEHICLE RAN VERY ROUGH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIAGNOSED AS THE PROBLEM. CODES (P2119, P2111) CAME UP IN DIAGNOSTIC TESTS. ALSO THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR IN THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAS INTERNAL FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 73,190

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT ON THIS PARTICULAR DATE I WAS DRIVING WITH MY TWO KIDS AND AS I WAS TURNING WITH TRAFFIC THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT, IT WAS ALL OF A SUDDEN AND ALL THE CARS WERE GOING MY SAME SPEED. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND SIDE SWIPED A CAR AND ALSO WAS REAR ENDED BECAUSE I STOPPED SINCE I HAD NO IDEA WHAT WAS GOING ON WITH MY POWER STEERING. I WILL NEVER AGAIN BUY A FORD BECAUSE WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY HAD NOTHING TO SAY. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

PULLED FROM A RED LIGHT AND CAR STARTED SHAKING VIGOROUSLY. PULLED OVER SAFELY INTO A PARKING LIGHT AND A WRENCH LIT UP ON THE DASH BOARD. TOOK IT TO A NEAR BY AUTO PARTS STORE, CLERK SCANNED IT AND SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR,IT WANTS TO COME TO A STOP,AND IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL. IT JERKS YOU BAD. IT DOESN'T MATTER THE SPEED. I COULD BE GOING 25MPH OR 55MPH OR 70MPH. ITS A HAZARD TO BE DRIVING. TOOK IT BACK ABOUT 2WEEKS AT FORD DEALER THEY SAID COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. HAD WARRANTY AT THAT TIME.I CALL TOLD THEM I DIDN'T WANT THE CAR ANYMORE BUT THEY WOULDN'T HELP ME. I HAVE HAD THE CAR FOR ALMOST A YEAR AND HAVE TROUBLE WITH IT ALL THE TIME. *TR

Mileage: 55,756

MY POWER STEERING IN MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN GOING OUT WHILE I DRIVE. (VERY SCARY) IT HAS HAPPENED APPROXIMATELY 4-5 TIMES. I READ THE MANUAL AND IT SAID IF "ASSIST FAILURE" COMES ON, TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND LET IT SIT FOR 10 SECONDS, THEN TURN VEHICLE ON TO RESET. THE FIRST 4-5 TIMES IT DID RESET AFTER DOING SO. THIS VERY LAST TIME, THE VEHICLE NO LONGER WAS RESETTING. IT REMAINS IN MY DRIVEWAY BECAUSE THE "ASSIST FAILURE" STAYS ON WITH NO POWER STEERING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE GENTLEMAN THAT I SPOKE WITH MENTIONED THAT THE 2010 HAS A RECALL OUT FOR THAT ISSUE BUT NOT YET THE 2011. I AM VERY UPSET THAT I DID NOT GET ANY ASSISTANCE WITH THIS MATTER DUE TO THE PROBLEM NOT BEING MY FAULT. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

INTERMITTENT FAILURE WHEN PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC. WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR DOWN, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 5 MILES PER HOUR. WAS ALMOST HIT ON TWO OCCASIONS BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. IF YOU TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN RESTART, IT WORKS --- UNTIL THE NEXT TIME IT FAILS! I CONSIDER THIS A LIFE THREATENING DEFECT. IN HIGH DENSITY AREAS, IT IS NOT REALISTIC TO HAVE HUGE GAPS IN TRAFFIC THAT WOULD ALLOW YOU TO ADEQUATELY PROTECT YOUR LIFE, AND THE LIVES OF OTHERS, EVERY TIME YOU GO TO PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 58,057

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

Mileage: 24,000

CHECK MY NAME ~ SINCE I HAD MY 3 FUSION 11 ~ THE SAME PATTERNS HAVE CONTINUED/ I ALMOST LOST MY LIFE IN 2011. 2013 AND 14 BECAUSE OF THE HUGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS I HAVE WRITTEN PROFF THAT CLEARLY EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM ~ SO YOUR " SALESMEN?" AND " FORD" IN DETROIT REFUSED TO RECOGNIZE THAT I EVEN HAD A PROBLEM. WHY WOULD ANY CLEAR THINKING PERSON DREAM UP A STORY LIKE THIS ~ SO I AM HERE TO "TELL THE STORY" BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED ~ THINK OF THIS HAPPENING TO YOUR SWEET GRANDMOTHER !!!! YES, THINK AND LET ME KNOW BECAUSE I AM SENDING IT TO BLOOMBERG AND THE LOS ANGELES TIMES! THE LONGER YOU WAIT THE SOONER I WILL CALL MY LAWYER WHO SPECIALIZES IN " CRIMINAL LAW" ~ THAT FITS. SO LET'S BE FAR TO THE PEOPLE YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO SERVE AND GET THIS LEMON LAW WORTHY ISSUE SOLVED! THE PART MAY COST $ 50 PUT THINK OF CHEVY BECAUSE FORD FUSIONS WHEN YOU STOP HIDING THE PROBLEM ~ FIX IT NOW!!!! GET BACK TO ME IN WRITTEN AND I WILL KEEP THIS NOTE THAT I WILL SEND TO EVERY NEWSPAPER AROUND! *TR

Mileage: 5,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE 95 FREEWAY IN LAS VEGAS, NEVADA MY 2011 FORD FUSION STARTED JERKING AND IDLING DOWN LIKE IT WAS GOING TO SHUT OFF, BUT THE CAR CONTINUED TO RUN I GET 4-5 MINUTES INTO MY DRIVE AT 65 MPH AND THE CAR SHUT DOWN. I DIDN'T REALIZE THE POWER TO THE VEHICLE WAS GONE AT FIRST. CARS ARE FLYING BESIDE ME, AND BEHIND ME ON THE HIGHWAY I'M TERRIFIED THAT I'M GOING TO GET KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A ACCIDENT. I COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I HAD PREVIOUSLY TAKEN MY CAR TO FORD AND THEY KEEP TELLING ME THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM SO THEY KEEP SENDING ME AWAY. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AND THE CAR WAS FINE UNTIL FEBRUARY THIS YEAR NOW MY CAR IS BACK AT FORD I TOLD THEM I WAS NOT TAKING THAT CAR BECAUSE NOW I HAVE A SAFETY ISSUE. I CALLED THE FORD REGIONAL CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER I HAVE A CASE NUMBER, BUT FEEL I'M NOT GETTING RESULTS. I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE TECH AT FORD YESTERDAY 6/17 THAT HE HAS NO IDEA WHAT'S WRONG WITH MY CAR THEY CANNOT FIGURE IT OUT. HE SAID THEY CHECK THE TRAN AND IT ALL CHECKOUT FINE. PLEASE HELP I DON'T WANT TO DIE BY THE HAND OF FORD I WANT TO SEE MY GRANDKIDS GROW UP. I HAVE THEM IN MY CAR ALL THE TIME I'M AFRAID TO PUT THEM IN THAT CAR NOW. *TR

Mileage: 31,980

WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THE CAR SUDDENLY FAILS TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS ACCOMPANIED BY THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT. THE ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSTIC CODE SAYS THROTTLE SENSOR. WHEN IT HAPPENS THE CAR APPEARS TO STALL OUT AND WILL NOT ACCELERATE BUT WILL COAST. THE ENGINE IS THEN TURNED OFF THEN BACK ON AND WILL DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. IT HAPPENS VERY SPORADICALLY. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS TO LOSE THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE ESPECIALLY WHEN MAKING A TURN OR DRIVING IN A LANE WITHOUT A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. FROM READING OTHER POSTS I'M QUITE CERTAIN IT IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND BELIEVE THIS PART NEEDS TO BE RECALLED. LIVES ARE AT RISK! *TR

Mileage: 78,000

FORD REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. AS THIS BEING THE 2ND THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT IN 6 MONTHS. MY CAR IS NOW LUNGING FORWARD DANGEROUSLY I AM AFRAID OF DRIVING IT. STILL STALL ON THE HIGHWAY. AND MY AVG MILES PER GALLON HAVE PLUNGED FROM 29.9 TO 20.1. I ONLY DRIVE FORD TOUGH. BUT NOW I THINK ITS " FORD THE WEAK" AND PAYING FOR A PIECE OF CRAPPLE AT 400 A MONTH FOR 6 YEARS I NO JOKE. DEAR FORD I PUT MY LIFE IN YOUR HANDS. ID RATHER LIVE WITH BAD CREDIT THAN BE KILLED BY A CAR THATS FAILING. *TR

Mileage: 59,400

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

Mileage: 28,529

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE IN THE GAS PEDAL. THE WRENCH LIGHT ALSO CAME ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY. FORTUNATELY, THE VEHICLE WAS SAFELY SLOWED DOWN TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE JERKING CONTINUED AND THE ENGINE REVVED IRRATIONALLY AROUND 1000-4000 RPMS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, THE CAR WAS RESTARTED AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY TEMPORARILY UNTIL IT HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES OF DRIVE. THE WRENCH LIGHT DOES NOT APPEAR AGAIN BUT THE SLUGGISH ENGINE AND THE GRINDING NOISE THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE DO NOT APPEAR TO DISAPPEAR. THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE VERY COMMON WITH MANY OTHER FORD FUSIONS WITH FAULTY THROTTLE BODIES. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS CAR HAD ITS THROTTLE BODY REPLACED PREVIOUSLY BUT STILL HAS THE SAME ISSUE. *JS

Mileage: 135,879

VEHICLE SPEED 60 MPH. RPMS GOING FROM 2 TO 6 MPH DID NOT WANT TO GO OVER 60. THEN VEHICLE STALLED ON EXPRESSWAY. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THEY REPLACED THE TBI. STILL DOING THE SAME THING. CAR IS PARKED BECAUSE AFRAID IT WILL KILL US. *TR

Mileage: 46

3 TIMES THE VEHICLE HAS JUST SHUT ITSELF OFF WHEN DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. I PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT THEN STARTS AGAIN. SOME ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION WHILE DRIVING ALSO. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW MONTHS THE POWER STEERING WOULD SHUT OFF WHILE DRIVING. FORD HAS SINCE REPLACED THE STEERING COLUMN. THE PROBLEM WITH THE CAR SHUTTING ITSELF OFF STILL EXISTS. *TR

Mileage: 36,000

I TURNED MY CAR ON, AND WENT TO REVERSE. THE CAR STARTED BEEPING, AND A LIGHT CAME ON. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THINKING IT WAS BECAUSE I DIDN'T HAVE TRACTION IN THE GRAVEL LOT I WAS IN. I DIDN'T HAVE ANY POWER STEERING AND THE BRAKES WEREN'T WORKING AS WELL AS NORMAL. WHEN I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND LET IT SIT FOR A HALF HOUR, IT STARTED UP AND WAS WORKING JUST FINE. THE WARNING MY CAR GAVE ME WAS TO SERVICE THE ADVANCED TRAC. *TR

Mileage: 54,000

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

IN THE BEGINNING OF DECEMBER WHILE DRIVING MY FRIENDS HOME MY FUSION SUDDENLY JOLTED AND THEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE WRENCH DISPLAYED AND I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN A NEIGHBORHOOD. A FEW WEEKS LATER WHILE DRIVING HOME THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER TO TURN MY CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN, WHICH SEEMS TO BE THE ONLY WAY IT WILL ALLOW ME TO DRIVE. FAST FORWARD TO JANUARY AND I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLES AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR JOLTED AND LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE HIGHWAY I DRIVE ON IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION AND HAS NO SHOULDER. IMAGINE IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A BUSY NIGHT AND I HAD TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF 8 TIMES. SEEMS LIKE A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE. I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED WITH 34,000 MILES ON IT AND HAVE TO DRIVE A LOT FOR WORK. *TR

Mileage: 55,300

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

Mileage: 44,359

I WAS DRIVING 40 - 45 MPH AND SUDDENLY I LOST ACCELERATION AND THE CAR STALLED. IT SEEMED TO HAVE FELL OUT OF GEAR AS THE CAR DID NOT 'DIE', THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY RESPONSE IN THE GAS PEDAL. I UTILIZED WHAT REMAINING SPEED I HAD TO NAVIGATE TO A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND COULD DRIVE AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ON THE WAY HOME (TOTAL DISTANCE FROM FIRST FAILURE TO 3RD FAILURE WAS LESS THAN 2 MILES). EACH TIME THE CAR IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE 'WRENCH' / CHECK ENGINE LINE DOES NOT RETURN. I HAD IT TOWED TO FORD DEALERSHIP TODAY, HOWEVER AFTER READING THE COUNTLESS EXPERIENCES OF THE SAME EXACT ORDEAL, I FELT IT NECESSARY TO CAPTURE THIS INCIDENT HERE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 28,771

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

Mileage: 55,600

MY 2011 FORD FUSION SPORT AWD LOST POWER ON THE PITTSBURGH PARKWAY AFTER LEAVING A HOCKEY GAME LAST NIGHT. I WAS DRIVING, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED IN LESS THAN 2 WEEKS, WITH THE SAME THING HAPPENING THE FIRST TIME. AS MY SPEED LOWERED, I TRIED CROSSING 2 LANES TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL, SHUT THE KEY OFF, AND TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR WITH NO LUCK. (THIS WORKED THE FIRST TIME). I FINALLY GOT TO A BERM, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, PRAYED, AND IT RESTARTED AFTER THE SECOND TRY. I MADE IT HOME WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT I THINK I LOST 20 YEARS OF MY LIFE PRAYING THAT I DIDN'T GET HIT ON THE PARKWAY. MY CAR HAS 39K CURRENTLY. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY, IF IT HASN'T ALREADY! *TR

Mileage: 39,480

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

Mileage: 63,028

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

Mileage: 31,000

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

Mileage: 44,088

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

Mileage: 46,984

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING 65 MPH ON A VERY BUSY LOS ANGELES AREA FREEWAY AROUND 4:45 IN THE AFTERNOON WHEN HER VEHICLE CAME TO A GRINDING HALT. THE CAR WENT FROM 65 MPH TO A COMPLETE STOP IN ABOUT 30 YARDS! SHE SAID ALL SHE HEARD WAS A LOUD GRINDING SOUND AND THE SCREECHING OF THE TIRES. LUCKILY, THE SIX VEHICLES BEHIND HER WERE ABLE TO STOP, AVOIDING A CHAIN REACTION ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP SINCE NOVEMBER 4, 2013 WHEN THE INCIDENT HAPPENED. WHEN I SPOKE TO THE TECHNICIAN, HE MENTIONED THAT THE TRANSMISSION "DISINTEGRATED" INTERNALLY AND THE ONLY TWO OPTIONS WE HAD WERE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION PART BY PART, OR ORDER A WHOLE NEW TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE IS NOT EVEN THREE YEARS OLD! THIS WAS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED. ON OCTOBER 2, 2013, SHE WAS ABOUT TO ENTER THE SAME BUSY FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STAND-STILL AT THE INTERSECTION. NONE OF THE GEARS WORKED. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON-AND-OFF A FEW TIMES AND SHIFTING THE GEAR STICK BACK-AND-FORTH, THE VEHICLE ONCE AGAIN WAS ABLE TO MOVE. CAN YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS ISSUE AS I AM GREATLY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY NOW THAT THIS INCIDENT PUT MY WIFE'S LIFE IN DANGER? GOD FORBID THIS HAPPEN AGAIN IN FRONT OF A FULLY LOADED SEMI OR OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLE THAT WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME. DO YOU RECALL THE FORD EXPLORER ROLLOVER MISHAPS? *TR

Mileage: 33,000

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

Mileage: 42,736

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

Mileage: 45,500

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

Mileage: 87,500

CAR LOST POWER TURNING LIKE THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD LOST COMMUNICATION WITH POWER TRAIN.. IT APPEARS A LOT OF THESE ARE BEING REPORTED FOR THE FUSION V6 SEL MODEL. I HAD THE REPAIR DONE AT HUNTINGTON FORD IN ROCHESTER MI. AND PAID $550 FOR THE REPAIR. I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE PARTS IF NEEDED FOR ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 57,886

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

Mileage: 39,000

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

AT 6:55AM ON INTERSTATE I-70 EAST IN KC MO I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AT THE CORRECT SPEED OF 65 MPH ON MY WAY TO WORK AND MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE NEXT THING I KNEW MY CAR STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AND SHAKING UNTIL IT CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I PUT ON MY HAZARDS BUT WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE CAUSE OF THE VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I HAD A SEMI TRUCK BEHIND ME. I COULDN'T GET OVER BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC AND HOW FAST MY CAR WENT FROM 65 TO ZERO IN MINUTES. ONCE I CAME TO A FULL STOP, I SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON WHICH AT THAT TIME IT ACTED FUNNY BUT THEN I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK.I AM A MOTHER OF 3 CHILDREN AND AT THAT MOMENT MY LIFE FLASHED BEFORE MY EYES. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS MATTER. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP BLUE SPRINGS FORD AND TOLD THEM ABOUT IT AND THEY SAID THEY HAVE BEEN GETTING ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THAT ISSUE. HE SAID IT'S MORE THAN LIKELY THE THROTTLE SYSTEM AND THAT THERE ARE NO RECALLS YET. MY QUESTION IS DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE BEFORE THEY MAKE THIS AN ISSUE????? I ALMOST GOT HIT BY 3 CARS AND A SEMI. PLEASE HELP.. THIS IS MY SECOND COMPLAINT ABOUT THIS ISSUE. FIRST ONE WAS FEB. 25TH, 2012. THANK YOU, *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. IT DID NOT GO DEAD BUT WOULD MOVE ONLY AT A VERY VERY SLOW SPEED, AND THE ENGINE SHUDDERED AND RAN ROUGHLY. THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I GOT THE CAR ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED WITH NO FURTHER TROUBLE. DROVE HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

Mileage: 43,800

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

Mileage: 32,000

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

Mileage: 43,000

MY CAR LOST COMPLETE POWER WILE TRAVERSING AN INTERSECTION. I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A LARGE TRUCK AS I HAD NO POWER IN MY CAR. TOOL IT TO THE DEALER AND IT IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY THAT FORD IS AWARE OF. MECHANIC SAID HE SEES THIS HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. ITS VERY SCARY TO BE DRIVING AND SUDDENLY LOSE ALL POWER AND VERY DANGEROUS. *TR

Mileage: 5,901

STARTED TO ACCELERATE FROM INTERSECTION AND TRANSMISSION STALLED WHEN CROSSING HWY WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC. SINCE THAT POINT I HAVE NOTICED THAT TRANSMISSION JERKS WHEN DOWN SHIFTING ESPECIALLY AT LOWER SPEEDS. BEGINNING TO FEEL VERY APPREHENSIVE ABOUT SAFETY OF VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 45,554

TURNING LEFT AT STOP LIGHT AND VEHICLE LOST POWER AND MAINTENANCE LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED AT 10 MPH THROUGH LIGHT INTO A PARKING LOT. CAR WAS STILL RUNNING BUT THROTTLE DID NOTHING. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND ON WHILE THE CAR WAS HALF IN THE PARKING LOT AND HALF IN THE ROAD. RESTARTED WITH SAME RESULTS. AFTER THE THIRD RESTART MAINTENANCE LIGHT WENT OFF AND CAR HAD POWER AGAIN. DROVE HOME AND CHECKED FOR CODES. P2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED WAS ONLY CODE. *TR

Mileage: 69,280

ANOTHER THROTTLE BODY ISSUE I ASSUME..GOING ON A TURNING LANE AND MY CAR JUST LOST THROTTLE CONTROL..HELD UP AN INTERSECTION TRAFFIC WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD TWINS IN MY BACKSEAT..MY CAR JUST WENT LIMP. IT WAS VERY UNSAFE AND I WAS SCARED. TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED IT AND FORTUNATELY MADE IT HOME. *JS

1ST TIME ENGINE @ 60 MPH JUST SHUT DOWN, CAME TO STOP, RESTARTED AND THOUGHT ALL OK, THINKING MAYBE BAD GAS. 2ND TIME WIFE DRIVING, WHILE MAKING TURN IN FRONT OF TRAFFIC ENGINE JUST QUIT AGAIN, CAME TO STOP AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART. NEXT DAY DECIDED TO TRY TO DRIVE TO DEALER. ENGINE QUIT 3 MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING TO LOCAL FORD DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT EVEN LOOK AT IT FOR 6 DAYS. DROVE HOME, ENGINE STOPPED ONE MORE TIME. I FINALLY I HAD IT TOWED TO DEALER 30 MILES AWAY. GOOD NEWS: THEY QUICKLY DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BAD NEWS IT WOULD TAKE 3-4 WEEKS FOR THEM TO OBTAIN PART AS SO MANY, MANY FORDS WERE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM..I HAD TO RENT A VEHICLE ..VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE A RECALL FROM FORD. I HAVE GOTTEN NO WHERE WITH THE DEALER OR SO CALLED "CUSTOMER SERVICE"..I WAS TOLD BY THE 800 CS DEPT THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THIS PROBLEM. I GO ON-LINE AND FIND HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I WANT REIMBURSEMENT (I HAVE ALL MY OUT OF POCKETS COSTS AND RECEIPTS) AND A FORMAL APOLOGY. *JS

Mileage: 46,729

I'VE BEEN HAVING ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE LOSING ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE WHILE DRIVING, AND IT'S ALMOST CAUSED A FEW ACCIDENTS. IT THROWS TWO CODES, P2111 AND P2112. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED IT AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY (9E926)-THE ENTIRE UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE FAULTY SUB-SYSTEM WITHIN THE UNIT IS SEALED AND CAN'T BE REPLACED INDIVIDUALLY. THEY ALSO TOLD ME THE ITEM IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THERE ARE NO DATES OF RELEASE FOR THIS PART AS OF TODAY. *JS

Mileage: 79,428

DRIVING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 75MPH. SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND ENGINE WENT TO IDLE. COASTED UP AN EXIT RAMP AND FORTUNATELY MADE IT TO THE TOP AND WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN TO A SAFE LOCATIONS TO STOP. IF I HAD NOT MADE IT TO THE CREST OF THE RAMP, THE RAMP WAS SUCH THAT I WAS AROUND A BLIND CORNER WITH NO SHOULDER AND WOULD HAVE VERY LIKELY BEEN HIT IF ANOTHER CAR EXITED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP AND I AM BEING TOLD IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WHICH IS OCCURING IN VERY MANY FORD FUSIONS AROUND THE COUNTRY. *JS

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING IN THE FAST LANE AND MY 2011 FUSION WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" BY THE GRACE OF GOD I WAS ABLE TO GET ACROSS THE FREEWAY AND DOWN THE OFF RAMP TO A SAFE PLACE. I WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT "LIMP MODE" WAS AT THE TIME SO I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WITHIN A FEW HOURS I WAS NOTIFIED THAT IT NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. I HAD JUST GOT MY CAR BACK IT HAD BEEN IN AT THE DEALER GETTING THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM REPLACED AND NOW THIS. THE WORST PART IS I WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON BACK ORDER AND IT'LL HOPEFULLY BE IN SOMETIME NEXT MONTH. ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP IS DOING THEIR BEST TO TAKE CARE OF US, MAKING SURE MY RENTAL IS COVERED AND ALL I'M STILL CONCERNED. I HAD MY 2 YEAR OLD WITH ME, THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BAD. I THINK I WANT TO TRADE MY CAR IN, I MEAN I LOVE IT AND ALL BUT IN THE LAST MONTH I'VE REPLACED THE BATTERY, THE ENTIRE AC SYSTEM AND NOW THIS...I'VE ONLY GOT 29K MILES ON IT. *JS

Mileage: 29,000

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A 2 LANE ROUTE, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER IN THE CAR JUST DIED. THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT PROPEL THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO ACCELARATION AVAILABLE AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM CONGESTED TRAFFIC. THE WRENCH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE CAR SPUTTERED WHILE THIS STARTED OR OCCURRED BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE THROTTLE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES BUT AGAIN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND WAS DEAD (THE CAR WAS STILL ON JUST IT WOULD NOT MOVE). I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT SPUTTERED BUT STARTED ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS INTO MY ATTEMPT. ONCE I STARTED IT, I ENGAGED THE THROTTLE WHILE IN PARK AND IT RESPONDED, I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINING 10 MINUTES OF MY DRIVE.

Mileage: 49,345

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

Mileage: 35,140

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

Mileage: 52,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AS THE TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE VEHICLE, AS IT RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

Mileage: 50,000

DRIVING WITH A HANDICAP CHILD AND 2 OTHER CHILDREN IN THE CAR DOWN A ROAD THAT IS 55MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE RPM REVVED UP TO OVER 9000 AND WOULD NOT GO BACK DOWN. I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OVER THE SPEED OF THE CAR FOR A MOMENT. THEN THE WRENCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR STUTTERED AND THEN SHUT OFF. I WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 39,014

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

THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE SECONDARY ROAD WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH CONCRETE JERSEY BARRIERS TO MY LEFT, AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND TO MY RIGHT, SO I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE WENT INTO 900 RPM "LIMP MODE" WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH ICONS LIT. I EVENTUALLY CRAWLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS THREE MORE TIMES TO COVER THE LAST 10 MILES OF MY COMMUTE HOME. I USED AN OBD II SCANNER TO IDENTIFY A P2111 CODE BEFORE CONTACTING MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING FOR A WHILE, BUT FORD HAS STILL NOT OWNED UP TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ISSUING A RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 64,750

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

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

Mileage: 38,071

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

INCREASED RPM, THEN VEHICLE STALLED ON ROAD GIVING TRANSMISSION INDICATOR. SHIFTING DELAY, AND STALLING. REPORTED TO HAVE INTERNAL PROBLEMS WITH SUGGESTION OF TRANSMISSION REBUILD. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 100,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500. *JB

Mileage: 76,500

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

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 57,000

I MADE A COMPLAINT ON 8/25/13 ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY. I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY CALLED BACK AND SAID IT WAS DEFINITELY THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THE PART WOULD NOT BE IN FOR 4-6 WEEKS BECAUSE THE PART WAS BACK ORDERED DUE TO HIGH DEMAND. THERE ARE SO MANY CARS THAT NEED TO HAVE THIS REPLACED. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT. I AM NOW WITHOUT A CAR BECAUSE I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT FOR FEAR I WILL GET HIT. I AM STILL HAVING TO MAKE A PAYMENT AND NO CAR TO DRIVE. NO WARRANTY SO WHEN I DO GET IT FIXED I WILL HAVE TO PAY OUT OF MY POCKET. HOPEFULLY THEY DO THE RIGHT THING AND HAVE THE FUSIONS THAT ARE AFFECTED RECALLED. *JS

Mileage: 42,000

MY CAR HAD JUST OVER 52000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 70 MPH WHEN MY CAR LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. IT FELT LIKE THE TRANSMISSION PULLED ITSELF OUT OF GEAR AND I WAS UNABLE ACCELERATE. I HAD VERY LITTLE CONTROL OVER MY CAR. WHEN THIS ISSUED OCCURRED THE "WRENCH" ICON ON THE DASHBOARD HAD TURNED ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK THE CAR BEGAN TO MILDLY JERKING. FRANTIC, I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE TO STOP THE JERKING. AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE CAR WAS FINALLY CALM AND I ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR. WHEN CAR WAS RESTARTED THERE WAS NO LONGER ANY JERKING COMING FROM THE VEHICLE, THE WRENCH ICON WAS GONE, AND I HAD CONTROL OF MY GAS PEDAL AGAIN.

Mileage: 52,013

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

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

Mileage: 49,372

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN WE LOST POWER AND THE TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. WE SLOWLY GOT OFF ON THE SIDE AND DRIFTED TO A REST AREA. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO START AGAIN. WE WERE NOT SURE IF IT WAS GOING TO START. AFTER IT STARTED IT RAN FINE UNTIL THE NEXT DAY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I HAVE JUST BE LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF AND HAVE AVOIDED GETTING HIT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION SEL TO WORK THIS MORNING AND EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING.... WHILE ACCELERATING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. SUDDENLY MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT I CANNOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT WITHIN 2 MINUTES. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE MORNING DURING MORNING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, MY OFFICE WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT. DURING MY LUNCH BREAK, I HAD A CO-WORKER FOLLOW ME TO THE GOODYEAR ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY. THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DRIVE THERE. I OFFICIALLY RECEIVED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE CODE BEING P2111. THE REPAIR WILL COST 510.00... I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. LIVES COULD BE LOST OVER THIS. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS IN THE POSITION TO GET OVER. NHTSA PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH FORD. LIVES SHOULD NOT HAVE A PRICE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 55,085

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

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

Mileage: 51,190

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 DRIVE A 2011 FORD FUSION, AND ON AUGUST 8, 2013, I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH AND I WENT DOWN TO ABOUT 5MPH. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN OFF THE CAR. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. AFTER I SHUT IT OFF THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AFTER I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. THE CAR IS NOW IN THE SHOP. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PART. *TR

Mileage: 87,660

AS WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A 3 LANE FREEWAY, THE CAR JUST ALL OF A SUDDEN LOST ALL RESPONSE IN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON. LUCKILY WE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND NO ONE WAS BEHIND US WHEN THE CAR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE, BUT AS WE WERE ALMOST HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. AFTER THIS TIME, WE CALLED THE FORD ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO US AS THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

Mileage: 25,200

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 TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD GOING 40MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND WENT INTO A LIMP MODE I WAS GETTING NO REACTION FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. AT THIS TIME THE WRENCH AND SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN BACK ON IT RAN JUST FINE AND THERE WERE NO LIGHTS. THE NEXT DAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES. THE THIRD DAY IT HAPPENED 2 TIMES JUST ON THE WAY TO THE MECHANIC 2 BLOCKS AWAY. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY BOX THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THIS IS HAPPENING SO MUCH THE PART IS ACTUALLY ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 WEEKS. VERY UPSET AND WANT THIS ISSUE ADDRESSED BY FORD. THEY NEED TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND IF THERE IS AN ISSUE TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND JUST GET IT FIXED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT WHEN THERE TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AND THEIR VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOSES POWER. *TR

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HAD TO COAST THE CAR OVER TO THE ROADSIDE. CAR WAS RUNNING VERY ROUGH. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR IDLED NORMALLY. DROVE ABOUT 1 MILE AND THE CAR REPEATED THE SAME PROBLEM. PROBLEM OCCURRED 4 TIMES UNTIL I GOT OFF THE INTERSTATE. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE AT ABOUT 30 MILES AN HOUR. MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE CAR INTO DEALER. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I WAS ON A HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE AND COULD HAVE BEEN HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. *TR

Mileage: 29,900

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING. THE WRENCH-SHAPED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED JERKING, SHAKING, AND SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOUT 10/15 MPH. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AS WELL BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR'S SPEED ANY LONGER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CAR TO BE DRIVING AND THERE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE ANY SEVERE PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS BECAUSE WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN 3 YEARS AGO! I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. LOOKING BACK ON IT, I ALSO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS OCCURS WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I HAVE ALSO OBSERVED EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASK FORD FOR A RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO END UP IN THIS TYPE OF DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE. DEFINITELY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO FIX IT. GRANTED, I DON'T DRIVE LIKE A GRANDMA. HOWEVER, IF I PAY 25K FOR A CAR, I EXPECT ITS TRANSMISSION TO LAST ME LONGER THAN 3 YEARS. *TR

Mileage: 33,000

WAS DRIVING AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR ALMOST CAME COMPLETELY TO A STOP. COULD NOT GO MORE THAN A FEW MPH. SHUT OFF CAR, AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. ON 7/22/2013, THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON 3 TIMES AND THE CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. WRENCH LIGHT SHUT OFF BUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. CAR IS CURRENTLY AT A SHOP BEING DIAGNOSED. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH THE ENGINE FAILED TO RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE (GAS PEDAL) AND SLOWED. THE ENGINE RAN AT A ROUGH IDLE AT ABOUT 900 RPM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO ADVISED THE "THROTTLE BODY" NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND IT TOOK 10 DAYS TO GET THE CAR REPAIRED. THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS/LIFE THREATENING SITUATION HAD IT OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE AT 65 MPH! *TR

Mileage: 47,630

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

Mileage: 33,000

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

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

Mileage: 58,500

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY, THE THROTTLE ON THE VEHICLE BECAME UNRESPONSIVE AND WE HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY ACROSS TRAFFIC TO THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER. THIS HAPPENED AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS INCLUDING IDLE. AFTER TAKING IT TO A LOCAL PARTS STORE TO HAVE THE "SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT" CODE CHECKED, THE RESULTS SHOWED A P2112 "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED". SEVERAL TIMES THE CAR WOULD SHUT OFF AS THE TACHOMETER WAS MOVING ERRATICALLY. I FEEL WE WERE LUCKY THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR SHUTOFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE ENTERING INTERSECTIONS AND DRIVING AROUND "BLIND CORNERS". *TR

Mileage: 50,000

I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER AND HAD TO A STOP TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE10 MPH. I ALSO FELT THE CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND MECHANIC'S WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I PULLED TO A STOP AT THE GAS STATION, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50 MPH), I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN AND COULD HARDLY MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I WAS STUCK IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO--A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY A FEW MILES TO MY HOME. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER FOR OVER A WEEK. . CLEARLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY RISKS, I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

I OWN A 2011 FORD FUSION SE. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE ENGINE FELT LIKE IT LOST POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. I PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND ALLOWED IT TO SIT FOR A MINUTE BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH TURNING ON THE CAR AND DRIVING THE VEHICLE HOME. AFTER READING SIMILAR REPORTS ONLINE, I SUBMITTED A SERVICE REQUEST TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. THIS WAS ABOUT THE THIRD TIME OVER THE PAST MONTH THIS ISSUE HAS OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER. RPMS WENT TO ZERO, ENGINE STAYED AT IDLE SPEED AND THROTTLE CONTROL LIGHT (WRENCH SYMBOL) CAME ON. NO RESPONSE WHEN GAS PEDAL PRESSED. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. WAITED 10 MINUTES AND CAR STARTED UP WITH NO PROBLEMS AND NO WARNING LIGHT. MY CONCERN IS THAT IF THIS HAPPENED IN HEAVY/FASTER TRAFFIC IT MAY HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. AND AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE AS TO WHAT MAY HAVE CAUSED THIS FAILURE IT SEEMS THERE ARE A LARGE NUMBER OF CONSUMERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. SEVERAL SUGGESTED FILING A COMPLAINT ON THIS SITE. *TR

Mileage: 54,530

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION DOWN THE ROAD, IT UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON (LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC.), BUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT CAUSE IT TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF & A FEW MINUTES LATER, AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR WAS MADE. THE STARTER TURNED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES & FINALLY STARTED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A FIVE-DAY PERIOD. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE, THOUGH THEY SUSPECT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. ONE HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED ALL THREE TIMES -- HAD ANYONE BEEN DRIVING BEHIND ME (PARTICULARLY AT THE SPEEDS WE WERE TRAVELING), I FEEL THAT SERIOUS INJURY TO ME & MY PASSENGERS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 27,784

THE POWER STEERING WENT OF WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45MPH. THE INDICATOR SHOWED CHECK POWER TRAC POWER STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR AND THEY PUT IT ON A COMPUTER TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG. THE COMPUTER SHOWED THE POWER GEAR NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT $1600. BUT THE SERVICE TECH SAID THAT MAY NOT BE ALL THAT'S WRONG, BUT FIRST NEED TO REPLACE THE POWER GEAR. THIS SHOULD BE COVERED IN THE WARRANTY AND THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL DUE TO HAVING OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE. NEITHER OF WHICH IS OCCURRING. THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY IF THE CAR, FOR INCIDENCE, IS IN THE PASSING LANE. AFTER THE CAR LOST ITS POWER STEERING, I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART, WHICH CORRECTED THE STEERING. *TR

Mileage: 57,300

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

6 TIMES IN THE PAST 9 DAYS, THE FORD FUSION HAS BEEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (25 MPH TO 65 MPH) AND SUDDENLY A "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT HAS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE CAR SEEMS TO LOSE ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS. DEPRESSING THE PEDAL DOESN'T RESULT IN ANY ACCELERATION OR TO MAINTAIN SPEED, BUT THE RPM'S DON'T INCREASE EITHER. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. IN ONE OF THE INCIDENTS THE CAR WAS IN THE LEFT HAND LANE OF A MAJOR HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT 65 MPH, AND HAD TO BE GUIDED OVER ONTO THE LEFT MEDIAN AS IT DECELERATED WITH TRAFFIC PILING UP BEHIND. THE CAR CAN ALWAYS BE TURNED OFF, THEN RE-STARTED, PUT BACK IN DRIVE, AND THEN FUNCTIONS NORMALLY. THIS SEEMS TO BE THE SAME THROTTLE BODY ISSUE THAT IS WIDELY REPORTED ON FORD FUSION FORUM WEBSITES. THE CAR WAS BOUGHT USED, BUT HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR ALMOST 1 YEAR AND 9,000 MILES AND THIS ISSUE HAD NEVER APPEARED BEFORE 9 DAYS AGO. *TR

Mileage: 38,700

ON JUNE 23, 2013, I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IN THE PROCESS OF TURNING RIGHT WHEN I ACCELERATED MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WOULDN'T GO ANY FASTER THAN 2 MPH AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IN THE DASH. I PULLED INTO A DRIVEWAY THAT WAS CLOSE BUT I WAS ON A BUSY STREET. I DIDN'T WANT TO TURN THE CAR OFF BEING AFRAID THAT IT WOULD NOT START BACK UP SO I BACKED OUT AND ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE HOME BECAUSE I WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY HOME. I BACKED OUT AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME GOING THIS SAME SPEED...AT TIMES THE CAR WOULD ACT LIKE IT WANTED TO ACCELERATE BUT NEVER DID. WHEN I MADE IT HOME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND OUT OF CURIOSITY TURNED IT BACK ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD START AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP AND THE WRENCH WAS GONE. I THEN DROVE IT AROUND MY NEIGHBORHOOD TO SEE IF IT WOULD DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM BUT IT DIDN'T. ON THE NEXT DAY, I ASKED SOMEONE TO FOLLOW ME AS I DROVE THE CAR DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY, STILL TRYING TO SEE IF THE PROBLEM WOULD DUPLICATE AND IT WOULD NOT. ON YESTERDAY, JUNE 29, 2013, I WAS OUT DRIVING GOING ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE SAME ISSUE DESCRIBED ABOVE HAPPENED (2 MORE TIMES) AND EACH TIME I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT WAS FINE. I JUST PURCHASED MY CAR USED FROM A REPUTABLE DEALERSHIP ON FEB 25, 2013 AND IT HAD 59,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I PURCHASED IT SO IT'S NO LONGER UNDER FACTORY WARRANTY AND I DIDN'T PURCHASE AND EXTENDED WARRANTY. TODAY I JUST HAPPENED TO SEARCH TO SEE IF OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE WITH THEIR FORD AND SAW A # OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND TRULY HOPE THAT FORD RECALLS THE VEHICLES FOR THIS AND I NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS REPAIR OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE CLEARLY THIS IS AN ISSUE BEYOND THE CONSUMERS CONTROL. *TR

Mileage: 63,000

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

I WAS DRIVING DOWN OUR STREET AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I PUT IT IN NEUTRAL , PULLED OVER, AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. I WAITED FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS THEN RESTARTED. IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS FOR MY CAR TO COME BACK ON. I CONTINUED DRIVING AND THE CAR LOST POWER LIKE THIS THREE MORE TIMES. I WAS CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY AS I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY EACH TIME THIS HAPPENED. I DROVE TO A MECHANICS SHOP AND THEY DID A DIAGNOSTIC TEST AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART IS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER. THERE ARE 150+ ORDERS FROM FORD INFRONT OF MINE. IF THE ISSUE IS THIS WIDE, IT ONLY SEEMS RIGHT THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

Mileage: 41,200

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

Mileage: 25,610

WAS DRIVING ON A HEAVILY CONGESTED ROAD AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WAS LIMPING ALONG. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND BE TOWED TO A FORD REPAIR FACILITY. WAS TOLD THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. *TR

Mileage: 44,900

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

Mileage: 47,825

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

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE GOING 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF A 4-LANE HIGHWAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE CAR SHIFTED HARD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AS THE CAR SLOWED, IT BEGAN LURCHING BACK AND FORTH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH AFTER IT WAS PUT IN PARK. I TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE STARTER TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CARE STARTED BACK UP, BUT CAR MADE IT THE FINAL 25 MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SAME MANIFESTATION OF THE ISSUE TUESDAY EVENING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC. SAME RECOVERY. ON MY WAY TO AN OFFSITE WORK MEETING ON THURSDAY I WAS GOING ~45 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE MEETING 45 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT ~50 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE IN THE USA RIGHT NOW AND THAT THERE IS A 3-4 WEEK BACK ORDER. THOUGH THEY SEEM TO BE REPLACING A LOT OF THROTTLE BODIES, FORD CONTENDS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

Mileage: 29,300

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

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

Mileage: 49,250

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 55 MPH, WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ITS ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN. AS I SLOWED DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND DID THE SAME THING. AFTER SEEING ALL THE COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE SAME THING, THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED! *TR

Mileage: 34,100

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

Mileage: 54,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,500. *TR

Mileage: 40,500

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK WHEN MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND WOULDN'T SPEED UP AFTER APPLYING THE GAS PEDAL. THEN IT STARTED TO LURCH, OR JERK FORWARD, AND THE 'WRENCH' INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND APPLY THE BRAKES, WHICH WORKED BUT WERE GRINDING. I LEFT THE ENGINE RUNNING WHILE WAITING FOR A TOW TRUCK, FOR FEAR OF NOT BEING ABLE TO GET THE ENGINE STARTED AGAIN. THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD/FAULTY THROTTLE, WHICH WAS REPAIRED. I HAVE SEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE AND, DUE TO THE DANGEROUS NATURE OF THESE INCIDENTS, I URGE A RECALL BE ISSUED FOR ALL APPLICABLE VEHICLES. *TR

Mileage: 42,666

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

Mileage: 44,496

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

Mileage: 38,281

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

Mileage: 42,600

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

AFTER IT SITS FOR A DAY 1ST AND SECOND GEAR SLIP BUT AFTER IT WARMS UP ITS FINE AND THE TRANSMISSION FLUID IS BLACK. *TR

Mileage: 24,000

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

WHEN DRIVING AT 65 MPH AFTER APPROXIMATELY 15 MILES, THE CAR STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON DASHBOARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RESTARTED THE CAR AND CONTINUED DRIVING. WHILE APPROACHING INTERSECTION AT 25 MPH THE SAME ISSUE OCCURRED. TOOK TO THE DEALER AND PAID $114 FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST ONLY TO FIND OUT THAT THE CAR WASN'T SPITTING OUT ANY CODES. DEALER DRIVE IT ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS AND COULD NOT REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. SAME PROBLEM IS HAPPENING WITH FUSION CAR OWNERS AND THE THROTTLE BODY IS FIXING THE PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE IT RESULTS IN ACCIDENTS OR DEATHS. *TR

Mileage: 49,600

ON MAY 9, AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND COMING OFF THE RAMP ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, MY CAR HAD NO POWER WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO JERK. I CUT IT OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T JERK ANYMORE, SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE HOME. LUCKILY, I DID MAKE IT HOME (ONLY HAD @3 MILES TO GO). WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED THE NEXT DAY AND WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP AND THEN DOWN AND THE CAR CUT OFF. WHEN I WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, IT WOULD SURGE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. INVOICE SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 103,000

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

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 41,123

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE AND LOSE POWER INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000. *TR

Mileage: 39,000

DRIVING TO WORK RUNNING FINE FIRST 18 MILES THEN STALLED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME JUST LUCKILY WAS CLOSE TO WRECKER SERVICE. CAR WOULD START SLUGGISHLY BUT WHEN GAS PEDAL PUSHED STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH CAME ON. HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THORNHILL FORD AT CHAPMANVILLE, WV. *TR

Mileage: 45,500

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

Mileage: 9,800

DRIVING ON STATE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. VEHICLE SHUDDERED, THEN LOST POWER THOUGH ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. NO RESPONSE WHEN ACCELERATOR PRESSED. "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT ON. PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE. WARNING LIGHT OFF. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TWICE YESTERDAY AND ONCE TODAY SO FAR. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER WHO SAID THERE WAS NO CODE SHOWING ON THE COMPUTER DIAGNOSTICS. MECHANIC DROVE CAR AND WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. INSTRUCTED TO RETURN VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP IF PROBLEM PERSISTED, WHICH I EXPECT IT WILL. DEALERSHIP SAID THEY SUSPECT A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM, BUT SINCE THE CODE DIDN'T SHOW ON THE DIAGNOSTIC AND THE CAR IS UNDER AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, THEY CANNOT REPLACE IT UNTIL IT DOES. *TR

Mileage: 62,300

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND FELT A SHUTTER THEN LOST THROTTLE RESPONSE. PULLED OVER STARTED CAR TO ONLY HAVE RUN UNTIL ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED, THEN VEHICLE WOULD QUIT RUNNING. FINALLY GOT A DUMMY LIGHT (WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH) AND LIMPED CAR HOME. DID SOME GOOGLE RESEARCH AND FOUND A MOUNTAIN OF COMPLAINTS OF THROTTLE BODY GOING BAD. WENT TO DEALER AND THEY WOULD NOT GIVE ANY HINTS WITHOUT HOOKING TO DIAGNOSTIC TOOL. DECIDED TO THROW $200 AWAY ON NEW THROTTLE BODY. I NOTICED THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED A LITTLE FROM ORIGINAL. I CAN ONLY ASSUME TO INCORPORATE A FIX FOR THE MASSIVE AMOUNT THAT ARE FAILING. I HOPE IT WORKS. *TR

Mileage: 71,000

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

Mileage: 39,000

AS WE WERE DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH ON APRIL 7TH 2013, THE CAR LOST POWER AND STALLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF THE FREEWAY. AT THAT EXACT MOMENT THE CAR FELT LIKE IT JERKED HARD AND THEN STALLED AND THE LIGHT WITH THE WRENCH SYMBOL CAME ON IN THE DASHBOARD. THEN IT IMMEDIATELY DISAPPEARED AFTER BEING ON WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND STALLED. MANAGE TO PUT HAZZARD LIGHTS ON AND MAKE IT SAFELY TO THE FREEWAY SHOULDER WHERE THE CAR AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES TRYING AND WAITING STARTED AGAIN AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF THE CAR WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON AND SOUNDED LIKE THE ENGINE WAS STRUGGLING TO KEEP UP AFTER THE CAR WAS JUMP STARTED. THE CAR THEN WAS MAKING SOUNDS IN THE ENGINE BAY AND MANAGED TO MAKE IT TO A GAS STATION COUPLE FEET AWAY AND THE CAR DIED AGAIN AFTER TURNING IT OFF TO REFUEL ONCE AGAIN HAD TO GET THE CAR JUMP STARTED. CAR ONCE AGAIN STARTED TO FEEL AND SOUND AS IF IT WAS STRUGGLING TO STAY STABLE. HAD THE CAR TOWED THE NEXT MORNING TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND INSTALL A NEW THROTTLE BOX. COMPUTER CODE AT DEALERSHIP DETERMINED CAUSE OF PROBLEM WAS DUE TO FAULTY THROTTLE BOX. *TR

Mileage: 34,700

CAR STARTED ROUGH, HAD VERY LITTLE POWER WHEN PULLING OUT OF GARAGE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I COULD HARDLY MAKE IT TO THE NEXT DRIVE. PUT IN REVERSE AND PUT CAR BACK IN GARAGE. WHEN I TOOK IT INTO FORD FOR SERVICE THERE WERE NO CODES BUT THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER HOPING IT WOULD FIX THE GLITCH. ON APRIL 4, 2011 IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT ON A HIGHWAY WHEN I GAVE IT GAS IT STARTED FORWARD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND ONCE AGAIN LITTLE TO NO POWER WHEN PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR. (I WAS LUCKY TO NOT GET REAR-ENDED.) I OUT ON THE HAZARDS AND SLOWLY COASTED INTO A PARKING LOT. I CALLED FORD AND HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE DEALER. THIS TIME IT THREW CODES SO THEY WERE ABLE TO DETERMINE THE ISSUE WHICH WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED. (THANKFULLY THIS WAS ALL UNDER WARRANTY.) THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE. I WAS 3 LIGHTS AWAY FROM GETTING ONTO THE INTERSTATE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. I HATE TO THINK WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE. *TR

Mileage: 30,500

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

Mileage: 23,000

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

Mileage: 38,800

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

Mileage: 21,700

WHILE DRIVING, ENGINE COMPLETELY LOSES POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES ON DASHBOARD. PULL OFF OF ROAD AND STOP CAR AND REALLY ROUGH IDLE. TURN ENGINE OFF AND RESTART AND WRENCH LIGHT GOES OUT. ENGINE RUNS FINE AFTER. THIS CONTINUES TO OCCUR ON INTERMITTENT BASIS. SOMETIMES HAPPENS 3-4 TIMES WITHIN ABOUT 10 MILES. OTHER TIMES IT HAS GONE HUNDREDS OF MILES BETWEEN INCIDENTS. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 38,600

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

Mileage: 25,500

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY ROAD DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. AS I PUSHED THE GAS PEDDLE IT WOULDN'T GO AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH CAME ON. I ALMOST WAS HIT FROM THE CAR BEHIND ME. I THEN PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND WENT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND RAN OK. I RAN THE VEHICLE REPORT FROM THE MICROSOFT SYNC ON THE CAR AND NO WARNINGS CAME UP. WHILE COMING HOME IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN DURING EVENING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC NEARLY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND AGAIN. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT UP AGAIN. IT RAN FOR ANOTHER 9 MILES AND DID THE EXACT SAME THING AGAIN. WHILE DRIVING TO THE DEALERSHIP IT DID THIS TWO MORE TIMES. I JUST GOT A PHONE CALL FROM THEM SAYING IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER GOING ONLINE AND READING OTHER PEOPLE HAVING THE EXACT SAME ISSUE AND ABOUT BEING INVOLVED IN ACCIDENTS THEMSELVES NOT REALLY SURE WHY THIS HASN'T BEEN RECALLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THANK GOD SOMEONE WAS LOOKING OUT FOR ME YESTERDAY BECAUSE THE ROADS WERE SLICK AND IT WAS SNOWING REALLY HARD. NOW I HAVE TO PAY $388.00 TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN RECALLED IN THE FIRST PLACE. *TR

Mileage: 51,337

THIS IS A REPORT FOR A FORD FUSION WITH 45000 MILES. FIRST EVENT OCCURRED ON FREEWAY DRIVING 65 MPH. CAR JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO SHOULDER AND CALL AAA. WHEN THEY ARRIVED I TURNED OFF CAR AND TURNED CAR BACK ON AND CAR "RESET" ITSELF TO NORMAL OPERATION. I GARAGED THE CAR FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND TRIED TO RESEARCH PROBLEM BUT NOTHING CONFIRMED. I DROVE AGAIN A COUPLE OF WEEKS LATER (AGAIN 50 MPH) ON HIGHWAY AND SAME BEHAVIOR AND MADE IT TO SHOULDER. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON TO "RESET". THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND LIFE THREATENING (MAY GET REARENDED OR NOT HAVE ABILITY TO PULL OVER...) GOT CAR TO BICKFORD FORD SERVICE. THEY SAID THEY HAVE ONE OTHER 2011 FORD FUSION WITH SAME ISSUE (NUMEROUS REPORTS OF THIS ON INTERNET BUT AS OF YET NO RECALL) OTHER CAR WAS COVERED UNDER EMISSION WARRANTY TO REPLACE THROTTLE CABLE BECAUSE THAT CAR WAS FROM CALIFORNIA. MINE IS NOT. $460 LATER... SAVE RECEIPT AND HOPE THIS ISSUE IS LISTED AS RECALL FOR REIMBURSEMENT. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY ISSUE!!!! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN THIS VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 24 HOURS, DRIVING IT THE NEXT DAY WILL CAUSE TRANMISSION FLARING. SPECIFICALLY, WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR (APPROX. AT 25 MPH), IT GOES TO NEUTRAL AND THEN BACKS INTO 3RD WITH A JUMP. THE TACHOMETER REGISTERS THE JUMP IN REV'S AS IT GOES TO NEUTRAL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO FORD DEALER 4 TIMES AND STILL HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD HAS A TSB 11-9-9 THAT EXPLAINS THE PROBLEM WITH THEIR IDEA OF A FIX. THE FIX HAS BEEN APPLIED WITH NO DIFFERENCE. *TR

Mileage: 1,000

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

Mileage: 43,353

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

Mileage: 38,500

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

Mileage: 70,800

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

Mileage: 37,004

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

Mileage: 30,000

2011 FORD FUSION -WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 70 MPH, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION, TACHOMETER STARTED GOING UP AND DOWN, TRACTION LIGHT CAME ON,FUEL GAGE GOING UP AND DOWN, A LOCK LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, BELLS WERE GOING OFF AND CAR BEGAN TO DE-ACCELERATE. WHEN I PULLED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE FORD DEALER WHICH WAS CLOSE BY AT THE TIME AND HAD THE MANAGER VIEW WHAT WAS HAPPENING. HE PULLED THE CAR INTO THE SHOP, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND IT NEVER RESTARTED. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF I WAS NOT ABLE TO REACT AS QUICKLY AS I DID. THE CAR HAS ONLY 37000 MILES. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRING IN THIS VEHICLE FOR A YEAR NOW. WHEN IT FIRST STARTED TO OCCUR I COULD TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND TURN IT BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM WOULD CLEAR, BUT NOT NOW! THE CAR IS NOT SAFE! WHEN IS FORD GOING TO RECALL THIS CAR!!! *TR

Mileage: 29,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING HOWEVER, THE RESULTS WERE UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 19,650. ..UPDATED 02/25/13 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, AND THE VEHICLE WOULD QUICKLY LOSE POWER AND SPEED, GO INTO IDLE/LIMP MODE AND THE ENGINE WOULD CONTINUE TO RUN AT A VERY LOW RPM. PRESSING ON THE ACCELERATOR DID NOTHING TO HELP. THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT ACTIVATE, OR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP SLIGHTLY, BUT VERY LITTLE. THE ONLY ALTERNATIVE WAS TO TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, AND THEN ALL OF THE FUNCTIONS WERE RESTORED, BUT IT ALSO RESET AND DELETED THE CODE, SO THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR THREE DAYS OF TESTING. ON THE FOURTH TRY, THE DEALER WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE, IN WHICH A CODE OF D42 APPEARED. UPDATED 02/27/13

Mileage: 19,650

CAR WAS HESITATING AND SHIFTING ROUGHLY. FORD DEALERSHIP PERFORMED TSB 11-9-9 TO RESET POWER CONTROL MODULE. ON 10/19/12 CAR DIED WITH NO WARNING WHILE DRIVING MY SON TO SCHOOL. PART #DS7Z 9E926 A THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. ON 11/12/12 TOOK CAR IN BECAUSE IT WAS STILL SHIFTING ROUGH AND HESITATING. FORD COULDN'T VERIFY MY CONCERN AND HAD NO CODES SO THEY DID NOTHING. ON 02/07/13 MY CAR DIED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. FORD REPLACED PART #DS7Z 9E926 A THROTTLE BODY AGAIN. THE CAR IS STILL SHIFTING ROUGH AND NOT RIGHT. FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE CONCERN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. IT IS TERRIFYING TO BE DRIVING AND TO LOSE ALL POWER AND ACCELERATION. *TR

Mileage: 26,603

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

Mileage: 37,000

WHILE IN TRANSIT ON A BUSY MAJOR STATE ROAD, FULLY ACCELERATED TO THE 60 MPH SPEED LIMIT, MY CAR MADE A RATHER ABRUPT "HICCUP" AND IMMEDIATELY DECELERATED TO 45 MPH. I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT SUCCESS. THE CAR CONTINUED TO LOSE POWER, AT WHICH TIME I IMMEDIATELY PULLED TO THE SIDE MEDIAN. THE WRENCH ICON ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I CONTACTED ROADSIDE SERVICE AS THE CAR HAS THE REMAINDER OF THE MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY IN PLACE. THE DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WITH A FAULT CODE DTC P2111, AND INFORMED ME THIS ISSUE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THE FORD FUSION LINE AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED, AND FORD SHOULD BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR/REPLACEMENT OF THE FAULTY PART WITH A PART THAT HAS NO DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 40,168

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, WHEN SUDDENLY THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, NO POWER. I HAD TO MOVE FROM THE FAST LANE OVER TO THE SLOW LANE TO GET OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE. THERE WERE MANY CARS AROUND AND SO IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION. I CALLED THE FORD STORE AND THEY SAID TO SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTART THE CAR. I DID, AND IT STARTED, DROVE IT TO THE FORD STORE, AND DROPPED IT OFF. THE CAR DID NOT STORE ANY CODES, SO THE EDUCATED GUESS IS THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SAY IT ISN'T COVERED UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, BUT IS UNDER MY EXTENDED WARRANTY. IT SOUNDS LIKE THIS IS A BIG PROBLEM AND SHOULD JUST BE RECALLED BY FORD. *TR

Mileage: 47,997

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

Mileage: 39,500

I BOUGHT MY CAR ON DECEMBER, 2011. 1ST PROBLEM WAS THE DASHBOARD TURNING OFF FOR NO REASON. THE 2ND PROBLEM IS LIFE THREATENING. I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE DASH BOARD LIGHTS UP, THE READERS GO CRAZY, AND MY CAR WILL DECELERATE TO 25MPH AND WILL NOT GO OVER THAT SPEED. EVERY TIME I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND WHEN I DO THE CAR SHAKES. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND WHEN I TURN IT BACK ON ITS LIKE IT NEVER HAPPENED. NO LIGHTS STAY ON AND THE CAR DRIVES LIKE A CHAMP. IT DOES IT AT RANDOM TIMES, AND RANDOM SPEEDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN MAY 2012 AND THEY COULD NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH IT. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES AND IN AUGUST I TOOK THE CAR IN TWICE, THE FIRST TIME NOTHING WAS FOUND, THE SECOND TIME THEY CHANGE THE THROTTLE BODY ON IT. PROBLEM FIXED RIGHT?? NOT EVEN CLOSE. IN NOVEMBER IT DID IT AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALER BUT THEY COULD NOT SEE MY CAR FOR A FEW DAYS AND DIDN'T HAVE ANY LOANER VEHICLES. THE CAR THEN BEGAN TO RANDOMLY JERK AT A STOP LIGHTS OR WHEN I CHANGED GEARS. THIS WEEK THE FLARE UP HAPPENED AGAIN BUT THIS TIME THE CAR JERKED WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT BOTH TURNED ON. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND RIGHT WHEN I STARTED GOING UP A HILL THE DASHBOARD LIT UP, THE READERS WENT CRAZY AND MY CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I WAS ABLE TO BREAK BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS THE CAR BARELY CREPT UP THE HILL. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN TURNED OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. THE NEXT MORNING I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. WHEN I TOOK IT IN THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT WHEN THEY CHECKED IT THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND THERE WERE NO CODES ON THE COMPUTER. I AM SCARED OF THE CAR I AM DRIVING. I KNOW THE CAR HAS A PROBLEM AND SO DOES THE DEALER BUT THEY JUST CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. I CALLED FORD BUT ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WERE WORKING WITH THE DEALER. I AM PAYING FOR A CAR I CAN'T DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 9,000

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

Mileage: 28,000

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

Mileage: 37,400

DRIVING A 2011 FORD FUSION SEL AWD 3.0L 6-CYL TRAVELING APPROX. 65MPH ON INTERSTATE 88, VEHICLE SHUDDERED, WRENCH LIGHT LIT AND NO THROTTLE CONTROL. NO POWER. I NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED DUE TO SIGNIFICANT SPEED REDUCTION. RE-CYCLE OF THE ENGINE CAUSES THE LIGHT TO GO OUT AND YOU CAN CONTINUE ON YOUR DRIVE. AN IDENTICAL EVENT (SET OF SYMPTOMS) HAPPENED IN TRAFFIC TWO WEEKS EARLIER AT APPROX 20MPH AFTER LEAVING A STOP LIGHT. I EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF ALL POWER IN TRAFFIC CAUSING MY CAR TO NEARLY BE STRUCK. WHEN RECYCLING THE ENGINE, THE CODE THAT CAUSES THE WRENCH LIGHT TO COME ON IS RE-SET AND FORD IS UNABLE TO DETECT THE ERROR AND REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THERE IS SIGNIFICANT EVIDENCE ON THE INTERNET THAT THESE SYMPTOMS ARE POINTING TO A FAILURE IN THE THROTTLE BODY (ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL). I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY BY FORD WHO NEEDS TO DIAGNOSE BY SYMPTOM AS WELL AS BY CODE. THEIR SOFTWARE DOES NOT PRESERVE A SAFETY CRITICAL CODE ACROSS VEHICLE RE-STARTS WHICH IS A MAJOR ISSUE IN MY OPINION. FORD WARRANTY DOES NOT WANT TO RECOGNIZE THE ISSUE OR REPLACE THE "THROTTLE BODY" WITHOUT A CODE BEING CAPTURED BUT THEIR SOFTWARE IS NOT DESIGNED TO PRESERVE THE CODE (CATCH 22). *TR

Mileage: 48,000

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

WAS DRIVING 50 MPH WHEN ACCELERATION WAS LOST AND CAR STALLED. PULLED OVER AND TURNED CAR OFF. TURNED CAR BACK ON AND PRECEDED FOR 10 MINUTES WHEN THE SAME INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN, THIS TIME IN A MAJOR INTERSECTION. WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD SAFELY. TURNED CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN AND DROVE FOR A WHILE LONGER. INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN. TOOK CAR TO FORD DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 26,200

FIRST INCIDENT WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP CAR PHYSICALLY JERKING AND JUMPING UNLESS IN PARK WITH ENGINE LIGHT ON..HAD FORD ROADSIDE TO TOW TO FAIRWAY FORD KINGSPORT WHERE CAR WAS PURCHASED WHERE I WAS TOLD IT APPEARED TO BE THE MUFFLER AND THROTTLE BODY. WHEN P/U CAR THEY HAD REPLACED CAM SOLENOID SWITCH AND MUFFLER. CAR STILL HAD A LOUD VIBRATION NOISE WHEN ON INCLINE. *TR

Mileage: 29,000

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

MY SISTER WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION TO GO OUT OF TOWN , WHEN GETTING BACK INTO TOWN, SHE PULLED INTO MACDONALDS, PUT SHIFT IN PARK. WHILE SITTING IN CAR, WE WERE TAKING FOOD ORDERS FROM PASSENGERS, ONE IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF CAR AND ONE IN BACK PASSENGER SIDE. WE, MY SISTER WHO WAS DRIVING AND I WHO OWN THE CAR, GOT OUT OF AUTOMBILE , WE WENT INTO MACDONALDS STOOD IN LINE, WHEN WE GOT UP TO THE COUNTER TO ORDER, SOMEONE YELLED " THAT CAR IS ROLLING BACKWARDS" AND THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO THE SIDE OF A WHITE TRUCK, DAMANGING THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR ON THE TRUCK, NO DAMAGE ON FORD FUSION. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AS TO LEAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER ON BECAUSE IT WAS SO HOT OUT. I WAS IN THE RESTURANT AND NOT EVEN NEAR THE FORD FUSION AT THE TIME OF ROLL BACK. I HAVE BEEN DRIVING FOR OVER 53 YEARS AND KNOW WHEN A CAR IS IN GEAR, THIS FORD FUSION JUMPED OUT OF GEAR SOMEHOW, IT WAS IN GEAR. EVEN WHERE IT WAS PARKED WAS ON A SMALL INCLINE. WHEN TAKING THE FORD FUSION TO FORD DEALERS, I WAS TOLD THAT IT COULD'NT HAVE JUMPED OUT OF GEAR, IT HAD TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN PARK. NOW REMEMBER THIS CAR WAS RUNNING WITH THE AIR ON, DIDN'T ROLL BACK WHEN WE WERE TAKING ORDERS FOR FOOD, AND THEN WE STOOD IN LINE IN THE RESTURANT BEFOR THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS. THIS WAS REPORTED AS AN ACCIDENT ON MY SISTER'S INSURANCE, HOW CAN THIS BE , HOW DO THEY KNOW I WASN'T GOING TO DRIVE MY CAR THE REST OF THE WAY HOME,WE WERE ONLY 1 MILE FROM HOME. AND BESIDES THE CAR DIDN'T EVEN ROLL BACK FOR APROXMONTEY 6 MINUTES. THIS HAS TO BE REPORTED AS SO IT DOESN'T HAPPEN TO ANYONE ELSE. *TR

Mileage: 3,390

PULLED UP TO MCDONALD'S, PUT IN PARK, TOOK ORDERS FROM OTHER PEOPLE IN AUTO. GOT OUT OF AUTO TOOK ANOTHER ORDER FROM PASSENGERS, LEFT RUNNING, WENT INTO MCDONALD'S STOOD IN LINE, WHEN UP TO COUNTER TO ORDER FOOD, SOME YELLED " THAT CAR IS ROLLING BACKWARDS, IT WAS MY SISTERS 2011 FUSION, IT WAS PUT IN GEAR BEFORE WE WENT INTO RESTAURANT IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR AND ROLLED BACK INTO THE SIDE OF A WHITE TRUCK. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD AND THE PERSON SAID IT IS WAS NOT POSSIBLE FOR THAT TO HAPPEN, BUT IT DID. *TR

Mileage: 3,000

BACKGROUND: I AM A MEMBER OF THE US MILITARY STATIONED OVERSEAS, SO IT'S A LITTLE HARDER TO DO MAINTENANCE ON VEHICLES.... I PURCHASED A FORD FUSION LAST YEAR UNDERSTANDING IT WAS A VEHICLE I WOULDN'T HAVE TO DO MUCH MAINTENANCE ON FOR THE NEXT FEW YEARS BESIDES THE BASIC OIL, COOLANT, BRAKE FLUID, AND FILTER CHECKS. FOR THE LAST YEAR IT HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY. I WAS DRIVING HOME AND CAME TO A BUSY INTERSECTION WHERE I HAD TO TURN LEFT FROM A STOP. 1 1/2 SECONDS INTO THE TURN (ABOUT 6 MPH) MY THROTTLE CUT OFF, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS COASTING ABOUT 4 MPH THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC... NOT AN EXPERIENCE YOU WANT TO HAVE IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY. I GOT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, PULLED OVER AND NOTICED MY ENGINE WAS WAVERING IN RPM'S FROM AROUND 1000-2500. I TURNED OFF MY CAR, WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND TURNED IT BACK ON TO NOTICE IT DIDN'T TURN OVER LIKE THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF OTHER TIMES IT DID IN THE PAST YEAR. IT TOOK ABOUT 6-7 SECONDS OF THE ENGINE CRANKING TO GET IT TO RUN. I TOOK IT HOME AND IT SAT OVERNIGHT IN MY CARPORT. TODAY IT HAPPENED AGAIN AT A 4 WAY STOP. I WOULD LOVE TO KNOW IF FORD IS GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE POSTS AND A TON OF OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. NOW IT SEEMS I NEED TO REPLACE MY THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS NOT GOING TO BE CHEAP. THERE COMES A TIME WHERE THE DEALER NEEDS TO STEP IN, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS PUTTING PEOPLE AT RISK..... *TR

Mileage: 25,512

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS HARD/JERKS BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR FREQUENTLY. IT ALSO SHIFTS HARD/JERKS WHEN LOWERING SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SITUATIONS. *TR

Mileage: 81,500

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

Mileage: 40,200

I TURNED RIGHT AND ACCELERATED TO 10 MILES. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR STALLED AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I PUT THE CAR IN MANUAL AND WAS ONLY ABLE TO GO 2 MPH I FOUND A SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT OFF THE CAR. I TURNED IT BCK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HA NO FURTHER ISSUES. HOW THE CAR HAS DONE IT 3 TIMES SINCE. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IF IN HIGH TRAFFIC AREAS. *TR

Mileage: 43,387

NOTHING ACTUALLY HAPPENED YET. THIS MORNING ON MY WAY TO WORK, MY VEHICLE SEEMED LIKE IT WAS READY TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT ME PRESSING THE GAS. I WAS AT A STOPLIGHT, THEN I NOTICED MY VEHICLE WAS TRYING TO TAKE OFF ON IT'S OWN. IT WAS GIVING SLIGHT JERKS TO GO FORWARD. FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THIS. I WILL BE CONTACTING FORD ABOUT THIS ISSUE TODAY, ALTHOUGH THEY WILL TELL ME "WE CAN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL A LIGHT COMES ON." *TR

Mileage: 58,000

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

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

Mileage: 36,530

WHEN PULLING INTO TRAFFIC WITH MY VEHICLE THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE CAR SLOWS AND HESITATES ALLOWING TRAFFIC TO COME UP ABRUPTLY FROM BEHIND. THERE IS NO WARNING NO STOP LIGHTS ON SO TRAFFIC IS UNAWARE THAT THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING. *TR

Mileage: 80

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR WITH AN ABNORMALLY HARD JERKING MOTION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED A FEW MOMENTS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE CONTACT MOVED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO SHIFT INTO PARK AND NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING AND IDLING VERY HARD. THE CONTACT PROCEEDED TO DRIVE AND THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNKNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,033.

Mileage: 32,033

THE VEHICLE WHEN DRIVEN EITHER DOES NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY OUT OF GEAR, DOESN'T MAINTAIN THE RIGHT GEAR, AND HAS A VIOLET UPSHIFT AND DOWNSHIFT REACTION WHEN INCREASING OR DECREASING SPEED.IT HAS BEEN AT FORD SERVICE GARAGE FOR OVER A MONTH, AND THEY CANNOT FIND THE PROBLEM, OR A SOLUTION. FORD ENGINEERS HAVE CAME DOWN AND LOOKED AT THE CAR. THEY ALSO CANNOT FIND A SOLUTION TO FIX THE PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS PARTS IN THE TRANSMISSION, AND MOVED ON TO REPLACING SPARK PLUGS AND EGR VALVE IN THE ENGINE. *TR

Mileage: 13,210

TRANSMISSION ORIGINALLY BLEW UP @ 2,900 MILES. TRANSMISSION NOW (10,000 MILES) LOOSES FORWARD MOMENTUM UNDER ACCELERATION (30 MPH) AND THEN HAS VIOLENT SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. DEFECT PRESENTS SIGNIFICANT ISSUE PRESENTING AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE VEHICLE TO EITHER BE REARENDED WITH LOSS OF FORWARD MOMENTUM OR FOR THE DRIVER LOSE CONTROL AT VIOLENT UPSHIFT. DEALERSHIP HAS ATTEMPTED REPAIR 3 TIMES. DEALERSHIP HAS NOW INSTALLED DATA RECORDED AND RETURNED VEHICLE WITH INSTRUCTION TO OWNER TO RECORD DIAGNOSTIC INFORMATION WHEN THE DEFECT RECURS. SYMPTOMS HAVE BEEN REPLICATED / CONFIRMED BY MULTIPLE FORD REPRESENTATIVES ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. NO ROOT CAUSE IDENTIFIED, NO PERMANENT CORRECTIVE ACTION IMPLEMENTED. *TR

Mileage: 2,900

TODAY WHEN TURNING INTO A PARKING SPACE WITH MY RIGHT FOOT LIGHTLY ON THE BRAKE, MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. I QUICKLY TURNED THE WHEEL AND BRAKED TO AVOID HITTING A CEMENT POST. TWO WEEKS AGO WHEN GOING UP A HILL WITHOUT MY CRUISE CONTROL ON, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I WAS PUSHING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I RELEASED THE PEDAL AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD SO FAST I HAD TO BRAKE. *TR

Mileage: 18,644

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS AN INCREASE IN THE ENGINE RPMS AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FIVE DIFFERENT TIMES. THE TECHNICIANS WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

Mileage: 200

TRANSMISSION SLAMS INTO THIRD GEAR FIRST TIME YOU DRIVE IT EACH DAY. DOES NOT MATTER IF IT IS MORNING, AFTERNOON OR NIGHT. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE FROM THE FIRST DAY I BOUGHT THE CAR. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT IT AND WAS TOLD TO DRIVE IT... IT WOULD WORK IT'S WAY OUT. I HAVE HAD IT IN 6 TIMES SINCE... LAST TIME THEY TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO UNTIL FORD CAME OUT WITH A NEW FIX. FORD HAS ALREADY HAD TWO UPDATES THAT DO NOT WORK. I HAVE FILED A LEMON LAW WITH FORD... AND HAVE THE BBB INFORMATION TO FILE OUT AS WELL. I WAS SUPPOSED TO HEAR BACK TODAY, BUT DID NOT... I CALLED 3X'S LEFT A MESSAGE TWICE. *TR

Mileage: 5

TRANSMISSION "FLARES" (RPMS JUMP) WHEN UPSHIFTS OCCUR, SOMETIMES SEVERAL HUNDRED RPMS BETWEEN LOWER AND NEXT HIGHER GEAR. THIS HAPPENS ON IRREGULAR BASIS, BUT MOSTLY SEEMS TO HAPPEN WHEN CAR IS COLD. *TR

Mileage: 800

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER STATES WHILE TRAVELING VEHICLE LOST POWER ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AS IT IDLED. THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND THEN STARTED THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME THE VEHICLE RAN NORMALLY AFTER HE RESTARTED IT. IN ADDITION TO THE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. *JB

ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2011 I WAS DRIVING MY 5 MONTH OLD 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID WITH 5700 MILES ON IT WHEN A BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND A WARNING TONE SOUNDED IN MY VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. I CALLED WALKER FORD IN CLEARWATER AND THEY SAID IT PROBABLY WAS ONLY A DEFECTIVE REAR BRAKE LIGHT AND BRING IT IN WHEN YOU HAVE TIME. I RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE WARNING LIGHT AND TONE WERE GONE. I CONTINUED DRIVING HOME AND WHEN I WAS ALMOST HOME, THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN AND SO DID THE WARNING TONE. BUT THIS TIME I NOTICED MY ESTIMATED MILES PER GALLON ON THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM WAS GOING UP AND DOWN AND THE VEHICLE NO LONGER WENT INTO THE ELECTRIC HYBRID MODE. I CALLED WALKER FORD AND TOLD THEM I WAS GOING TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN ON THE MORNING OF SEPTEMBER 16TH. I BROUGHT IT IN AND ALL DAY LONG THEY TROUBLESHOOT IT AND WALKER FORD COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT. THEY PUT A CALL INTO THE FORD TECHNICIAN HOTLINE TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. AT THE END OF THE DAY THEY DID NOT HEAR BACK FROM THE HOTLINE AND I NEEDED A VEHICLE TO GET HOME. WALKER FORD WANTED TO GIVE MY VEHICLE BACK TO ME TO DRIVE HOME AND USE OVER THE WEEKEND. I REFUSED SAYING THAT THE MANUAL SAID TO BRING THE VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE FOR THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT AND THE ELECTRIC/HYBRID SYSTEM NOT WORKING. NOTHING IN THE MANUAL SAID TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. SO WALKER FORD FINALLY GAVE ME A LOANER TO DRIVE. MONDAY SEPTEMBER 19TH THEY GOT AN ANSWER FROM THE HOTLINE AND IT SAID A VACUUM HOSE/ASSEMBLY WAS BAD AND THEY PUT ONE ON ORDER. THE NEXT DAY THE PART WAS NOT DELIVERED BUT A NOTICE THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE BUT BACK ORDERED AND IT WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE SOMETIME AROUND OCTOBER 14TH. I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND MADE A COMPLAINT CASE # [XXX]. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 5,700

I WAS TRAVELING ABOUT 35 TO 40MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTING ACTING UP. ANYTIME I HAD TO SLOW DOWN AND THEN SPEED UP THE RPM WOULD NOT SHIFT, WHEN IT DID SHIFT IT WOULD JERK THE CAR FORWARD. I ALSO HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WHERE I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. THIS CONTINUES TO HAPPEN AND I FEAR THAT ONE OF THESE TIMES I WILL BE IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY KIDS IN THE CAR. THESE ARE ALL TRANSMISSION ISSUES, I HAVE BROUGHT IT IN TWICE NOW FIRST TIME THEY DID THE TSB WHICH WAS TO RESET THE PCM AND MY AC WASN'T AND STILL IS NOT WORKING. RESETTING THE PCM DID NOT WORK SO NOW BACK IN THE SHOP IT SITS. THIS CAR IS ONLY 4 MONTHS OLD AND ALREADY HAS SAFETY ISSUES BEING THE TRANSMISSION. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE THERE ARE DEATHS.

Mileage: 2,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTING IS UNPREDICTABLE. 1-2 AND 2-3 GEAR SHIFT WILL REV AT HIGH RPM AND SLAM INTO GEAR. MERGING INTO TRAFFIC OR AT ANY INTERSECTION WHERE CROSS TRAFFIC DOES NOT STOP IS VERY DANGEROUS AS ACCELERATION IS NON-EXISTENT UNTIL IT SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. THE CAR HAS DONE THIS FROM 1ST WEEK OF OWNERSHIP. BESIDES SAFETY ISSUE, THE TRANSMISSION AT THIS RATE WILL NOT LAST LONG. THIS ISSUE IS MAINLY PRESENT WHEN 1) COLD OR 2) AFTER THE CAR HAS SIT FOR A COUPLE DAYS MAKING IT DIFFICULT FOR THE DEALER TO ACT ON ANYTHING. THIS IS A VERY WELL KNOWN PROBLEM WITH 2010 FORD FUSIONS AND NOW MANY PEOPLE ARE COMPLAINING OF THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2011 FUSION (NOT THE SPORT MODEL AS IT USES DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION). *TR

Mileage: 7,400

THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE TRAVELING AT 60 MILES PER HOUR, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION WHILE ON HIGHWAY. SHORTLY AFTER COMING TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO ENGAGE, DESPITE ENGINE RUNNING. *TR

Mileage: 9,753

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS ON A STEEP INCLINE AND SHIFTED THE GEAR SELECTOR INTO THE REVERSE; SUDDENLY THE VEHICLE ROLLED FORWARD 6-8 FEET. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY BEFORE THE VEHICLE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE CONTACT SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE TRAVELED IN REVERSE. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,800. UPDATED 06/16/11*LJ THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE ENGINE WOULD STALL. FORD STATED IT WAS A NORMAL OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC OF THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE REDESIGN OF THE TORQUE CONVERTER. UPDATED 06/22/11 *TR

Mileage: 1,800

2011 FORD FUSION SEL ,. WHILE DRIVING ON A COLD START, PULLING OUT OF NEIGHBORHOOD (LESS THAN 1 BLOCK), CAR JERKED FORWARD, TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT, THEN SHIFTED LIKE YOU WERE ON A WASHBOARD AND JERKED FORWARD HARSHLY WHILE TRYING TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS HAPPENED WITH LESS THAN 300 MILES ON VEHICLE. NUMEROUS TIMES THEREAFTER, WHILE CAR WAS DRIVEN FOR MILES AT HIGH RATE OF SPEED, WHEN DRIVING AFTERWARD AT LOWER SPEEDS CAR WOULD DO THE SAME. EXAMPLE, DRIVING BACK FROM FLORIDA IN NORTH CAROLINA, CAUGHT UP IN A 4 MILE LONG BACKUP, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC, WHILE ROLLING FORWARD WITHOUT FOOT ON GAS TO GO A FEW FEET, TRAFFIC CLEARED FOR ABOUT A BLOCK, PUT FOOT ON GAS TO GO FORWARD, TRANSMISSION AGAIN FELT LIKE IT WAS ON A WASHBOARD, TRIED SHIFTING WITH A JERKING MOTION AND WHEN IT DID, JERKED HARD BEFORE FINAL SHIFT. THIS ALSO HAPPENS WHEN I AM ROLLING TO A STOP FOR A STOP LIGHT, WHICH THEN TURNS GREEN BEFORE A FULL STOP, PUT THE FOOT ON THE GAS AND THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS OCCUR. AS OF 4/20/11 I HAVE JUST 2800 MILES ON THIS VEHICLE. CALLED DEALERSHIP THAT I PURCHASED CAR FROM AND AM SCHEDULED TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. NO INDICATION FROM SERVICE ADVISOR THAT THEY KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT PRIOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON THE 2010. HAD I KNOWN THIS PRIOR TO PURCHASING (AFTER 20 YEARS OF NO PROBLEMS WITH HONDAS) I WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 300

2011 FORD FUSION SEL I DIDN'T DRIVE THE VEHICLE FOR TWO DAYS WHEN I STARTED VEHICLE I PULLED OUT IN TRAFFIC I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR REVVED TO OVER 5000 RPM'S, AND DIDN'T ACCELERATE. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED SO BADLY THAT I ALMOST GOT REARENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 1400 MILES ON IT, AND IT DID THIS ONE OTHER TIME WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS COLD. THIS CAN BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF YOU ARE MERGING OR PULLING INTO TRAFFIC. THE FIRST INCIDENT I THOUGHT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS ADJUSTING TO DRIVING STYLE, AND IT WASN'T AS SEVERE. THE VEHICLE SEEMS TO DO THIS ONLY WHEN IT IS COLD. *TR

Mileage: 1,415

I BOUGHT A 2011 FORD FUSION ON NOV. 26, 2010. THE DAY I BROUGHT IT HOME, THE PROBLEMS STARTED. IT BANGS SO HARD INTO REVERSE THAT IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE RAN INTO THE CAR WITH A BULLDOZER. IT HAS DEAD SPOTS IN THE ACCELERATION, AND OFTEN GOES ABOVE 5000 RPM WHEN SHIFTING JUST GOING DOWN A NORMAL FLAT HIGHWAY. THE PROBLEMS HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AND MORE FREQUENT AND ARE COMPLETELY RANDOM. IT HAPPENS WITH A WARM ENGINE, COLD ENGINE, IN RAIN, SNOW, SUN, AND EVEN AFTER BEING DRIVEN FOR 4 HOURS STRAIGHT. I NOW HAVE OVER 6000MILES ON THE CAR AND THE DEALERSHIP HAS DONE NOTHING BECAUSE FORD WON'T AUTHORIZE ANYTHING BECAUSE THE CAR IS NOT "PUTTING OUT ANY CODES." THEY SAY THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH PROBLEMS, BUT ONLINE FORUMS HAVE HUNDREDS OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH 2010 FUSIONS. MY FEAR IS THAT THE ACCELERATION WILL FAIL WHEN I AM ON THE EXPRESSWAY OR IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR THAT MY TRANSMISSION WILL JUST FALL OUT COMPLETELY. THIS IS MY FIRST NEW CAR, AND I CAN'T AFFORD TO GET ANOTHER ONE OR A LONG COURT BATTLE. HELP! IT'S NOT JUST AN INCONVENIENCE, IT'S UNSAFE. *TR

Mileage: 30