2011 FORD FUSION Vehicle Speed Control Problems

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while reversing at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle experienced unintended high-speed acceleration and struck a parked vehicle. The brake pedal was depressed but failed to stop the vehicle immediately. The vehicle then crashed into a residence. The air bags did not deploy. The contact suffered injuries to her face, back of the head, and neck; however, medical attention was not received. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed to the body shop but was not yet deemed totaled by the insurance company. The contact stated that the vehicle had been taken to the dealer twice before the crash; however, the cause of failure was not found and the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, and a case was opened. The manufacturer advised the contact to file a complaint with the NHTSA Hotline. The failure mileage was approximately 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

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

STEERING HAS RECALL FOR MY SAME MODEL YEAR AND MAKE BUT FORD SAYS MY VIN IS NOT ON THERE RECALL LIST, I HAVE HAD THE STEERING RACK REPLACED 3 TIMES. THE STEERING IS ELECTRONIC SO WHEN IT BREAKS OR FAILS THE STEERING IS EXTREMELY HARD AND CAR HAS SWERVED OUT OF CONTROL. THIS HAS HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAY AND IN RESIDENTIAL SETTING. THIS IS THE WEB SITE WERE FORD ANNOUNCED THIS RECALL BUT FOR SOME REASON MY VIN DOES NOT COME UP ON THERE "APPROVED" LIST. WWW.CONSUMERREPORTS.ORG SEARCH FORD RECALLS NEARLY 445K VEHICLES FOR POWER STEERING FAILURE, FUEL LEAK ISSUES

Mileage: 140,000

THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME UP ON MY CAR. IT SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION. THE CAR GAVE NO SIGN OR WARNING ABOUT THIS CAR THROTTLE. THE CODE COMING UP IS P2111. I BELIEVE THERE WAS A INVESTIGATION GOING ON WITH MY SITUATION A FEW YEARS AGO. IS THIS A RECALL OR SOMETHING THAT CAN BE FIXED BECAUSE OF A RECALL?

Mileage: 109,019

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

Mileage: 124,000

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

Mileage: 108,000

THE POWER STEERING IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION HAS BEEN GOING OUT PERIODICALLY. WHEN THIS HAPPENS, I HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO MAKE A WIDE TURN BECAUSE IT'S VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. THERE'S BEEN SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHEN I CAUSED TRAFFIC JAMS OR ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED SINCE THE CAR BEHIND ME DIDN'T EXPECT ME TO TAKE SO LONG TO TURN. A LOT OF TIMES THE POWER STEERING GOES OUT WHEN I'M STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. I CAN STILL DRIVE THE CAR TO MY DESTINATION LOCALLY USING THE STREETS BUT I FEAR THAT IT WILL GO OUT ONE DAY WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. LUCKILY IT'S USUALLY ONLY ME IN THE CAR WHEN IT HAPPENS BUT I'M AFRAID THAT IT MIGHT ALSO HAPPEN WHEN MY KIDS ARE IN THE CAR. IT'S ALSO FRUSTRATING BECAUSE ONLY I CAN DRIVE THE CAR BECAUSE WHEN IT HAPPENED ONCE WHEN MY WIFE DROVE IT, SHE PANICKED AND WASN'T STRONG ENOUGH TO TURN THE WHEEL. THIS TIME, SHE DID HAVE ONE OF MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. I HAD TO GO MEET HER AND DRIVE IT HOME. I'VE BEEN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THOUSANDS OF VEHICLES WITH THE SAME MAKE, .MODEL, AND YEAR HAVE EXPERIENCED SIMILAR ISSUES YET ONLY CERTAIN VEHICLES ARE PART OF A RECALL. MY CAR IS EXPERIENCING EXACTLY EVERYTHING THAT THE RECALL SAYS IT WOULD YET WHEN I RUN MY VIN #[XXX] THROUGH FORDS DATABASE, MY CAR DOES NOT FALL UNDER THIS POWER STEERING RECALL. WHICH I FIND VERY DISTURBING. I'VE ALSO CONTACTED FORD CORPORATE AND MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY JUST ADVISE ME THAT MY VIN # IS NOT PART OF THAT RECALL. WHICH IS VERY ODD. SINCE MY CAR IS EXACTLY WHAT THE RECALL DESCRIBES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 108,450

1)POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT ERROR MESSAGE. NO POWER STEERING. 2)SERVICE TRAC CONTROL ERROR MESSAGE 3)CRUISE CONTROL STICKING AT A HIGH SPEED SO CAN'T USE IT.

Mileage: 199,516

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

PURCHASED CAR FROM SEVEN STAR AUTO PENSACOLA FLORIDA FIRST PROBLEM WAS HORN HE NEVER FIXED THAN WATER PUMP AND TIME BELT I FIXED SUPPOSED TO FIXED THROTTLE BODY BUT NEVER FIXED AND ALSO HE NEVER INSTALLED HORN FOR SAFETY I TRIED TO GET REFUND BUT I'M IN SCHOOL AN D I WORK AND STILL PAY NOTE FOR A DEFICTIVE CAR AND I ALSO HIT POT HOLE WHICH CAUSED MORE SUSPENSION DAMAGE AND DEALER STILL DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO HELP ME

Mileage: 136,546

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.

MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS I NEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS ON LEVEL GROUND SO IT WOULD NOT ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND I COULDN'T STOP MY CAR FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAPPENED TO GLANCE AT THE TACHOMETER DURING THE INCIDENT AND SAW THE NEEDLE DROPPING BELOW 4,000 RPM. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS AFTER THE COLLISION. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS MINOR. BOTH VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE SCENE UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.

Mileage: 82,300

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

Mileage: 109,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS EXPERIENCING EXACT SYMPTONS OF TROTTLE BODY ISSUE. DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND FAILED TO RESTART FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE ISSUE IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT.

Mileage: 1

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. EARLIER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SENSORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEATER FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL POWER DID NOT RETURN UNTIL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

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

Mileage: 99,000

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

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.

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON , AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 TO 65 , ON LEVEL ROAD , TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ONE OR TWO GEARS. RPMS GO FROM 2000 UP TO 3500. TO GET IT BACK TO 6TH GEAR I HAVE TO CUT CRUISE CONTROL OFF. RPMS GO BACK TO 2000.FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY CODES WHEN TESTED. CAR DOES THIS IN FIRST FIFTY MILES OR SOMETIMES GOES 100 MILES BEFORE DROPPING GEAR. CAR WAS BOUGHT 20 MONTHS AGO WITH 21C MILES AS CERTIFIED VEHICLE. NOW HAS 34C ON CAR. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM. LAST TIME TESTED BY DEALER 3-2015.

Mileage: 22,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER; HOWEVER, IT STILL HAD SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

Mileage: 38,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

Mileage: 50,500

ON AUGUST 1ST, 2015, I WAS ON MY WAY HOME AT ABOUT 10 PM AT NIGHT. I WAS GOING UP A HILL THAT CURVED TO THE LEFT AND SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING WHEEL. INSTEAD OF TURNING LEFT THE CAR PROCEEDED TO GO STRAIGHT WHERE I THEN BEGAN TO PANIC. I THEN SLAMMED MY BRAKE TO THE FLOOR AND IT SOMEHOW UNEXPECTEDLY SPED UP. I CRASHED INTO A POWER LINE AND SMASHED THE FRONT END INTO A TREE THAT HAD TOTALED MY VEHICLE. I HAVE SEAT BELT BURNS ON MY NECK, STITCHES ON MY KNEE, ABRASIONS, SUFFERED FROM A MINOR CONCUSSION, A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRUISES, SMALL CUTS ON MY HANDS AND FOREHEAD. I HAVE FULL MEDICAL DOCUMENTS OF MY INJURIES INCLUDING PICTURES. I LATER FOUND OUT THERE WERE 2 RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE A POWER STEERING AND 1 FULL THROTTLE BODY RECALL. THE POWER STEERING WAS COMPLETELY REPLACED PREVIOUSLY IN 7/16/2013 & 10/26/2013 AND THERE WAS NO SOLUTION TO THE THROTTLE BODY RECALL EXCEPT A EXTEND WARRANTY. I ALSO WENT TO THE CAR DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED MY VEHICLE 2 DAYS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT AND THEY MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT ANY OF THE RECALLS. THEY ALSO HAD NO CLUE WHY IT WAS MAKING THE STRANGE NOISES AND TOLD ME IT WAS FINE AFTER 4 HOURS OF SERVICE. IM STILL CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING PAIN IN MY SHOULDER THAT WAS DIAGNOSED AT THE ORTHOPEDICS ON AUGUST 18TH. I HAVE TO ATTEND PHYSICAL THERAPY TWICE A WEEK FOR 6 WEEKS. I CURRENTLY HAVE SHOOTING PAINS IN MY LEFT SHOULDER & MUSCLE SPASMS. ALSO MY LEG HAS NERVE DAMAGE WHERE IM STILL EXPERIENCING NUMBNESS AT THIS TIME. THERE IS ALSO PERMANENT SCARRING FROM THE SEATBELT BURNS & THE AIR BAG RIPPING OFF THE SKIN OF MY LEFT THUMB. WE HAVE DOCUMENTATION OF EVERYTHING INCLUDING THE POLICE REPORT, CAR DIAGNOSIS AND THE VEHICLE IS STILL AT THE TOW LOT. NO ONE ELSE WAS INVOLVED OR INJURED HOWEVER THERE IS DOCUMENTATION OF THE PREVIOUS POWER STEERING RECALL ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 80,000

I AM FILING A FORMAL COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTOR COMPANY ABOUT SUDDEN AND REPEATED SURGING OCCURRING ON MY 2011 FORD FUSION. THE FIRST TIME THE CAR SURGED AS I WAS BRAKING, THE CAR SUDDENLY SURGED FORWARD. THE SURGE THREW THE CAR APPROXIMATELY 10 FEET BEFORE IT SLOWED. I WAS ABLE TO TURN ONTO A SIDE STREET AND INTO A PARKING LOT TO TURN OFF THE CAR. AFTER QUIETING DOWN I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR, MAKING SURE THAT THERE WAS PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN ME AND WHATEVER CAR WAS AHEAD OF ME WHEN I BRAKED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT OR STOP SIGN. AFTER THE SECOND TIME IT SURGED, AS I WAS AGAIN BRAKING, I HAD THE CAR CHECKED BY A FORD DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THAT WAS UNABLE TO FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR OR ITS SETTINGS. THE CAR DID NOT SURGE WHEN IT WAS TEST-DRIVEN BY THE SERVICE PERSONNEL. TODAY, TUESDAY MARCH 3, 2015, IS THE THIRD TIME THE CAR HAS SURGED. I WAS PARKING THE CAR WHEN, AS I WAS BACKING INTO A PARKING SPACE, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD.. I TURNED THE STEERING TO AVOID THE TRUCK PARKED AHEAD OF ME. WHILE THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE TRUCK, MY PASSENGER SIDE REAR-VIEW MIRROR WAS SEVERELY DAMAGED AND MUST BE REPLACED. THE FORD SERVICE CENTER WHERE I TOOK THE CAR HAS ESTIMATED THAT IT WILL.COST OVER $400 TO REPLACE THE MIRROR. IN ADDITION THERE ARE A NUMBER OF SCRAPES ALONG THE SIDE OF THE CAR WHICH A BODY SHOP WILL HAVE TO REPAINT. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. FORTUNATELY THERE HAVE NOT BEEN ANY PERSONAL INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE SURGES TO DATE BUT I AM VERY NERVOUS ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVE NOW SEEN IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING WITH FORD FUSIONS ON THIS AND OTHER AUTOMOBILE COMPLAINT SITES. THIS IS A FACTORY OR PRODUCT DEFECT THAT NEEDS TO ADDRESSED BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY OR FATALLY INJURED. *TR

Mileage: 26,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 90,000

WHILE DRIVING ONE SATURDAY EVENING OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR IDLES DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH UNTIL IT STOPS , THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SWITCHED TO KEY BACK TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND MOVE IT FROM THE ROAD TO THE GAS STATION THAT WE WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF (THANK GOD). WE EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE BOTH ON. WE DID OUR RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY, IN WHICH I HEARD IS VERY COSTLY. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED AGAIN AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AGAIN THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. THIS CAR IS MY HUSBAND AND I ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT NOW AND I AM 4&1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT SO WE NEED THIS CAR TO TRAVEL NOT ONLY TO AND FROM WORK BUT ALSO MY DOCTOR VISITS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT IT'S A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. *TR

DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN TO A VERY SLOW IDLE SPEED. GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GLIDED INTO A PARKING LOT ONLY FOR IT TO ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGIN RACING RPM'S. TOOK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. LUCKY THAT NOBODY HIT ME. *TR

Mileage: 33,900

THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY CAR JUST LOOSES POWER AND THE THROTTLE WONT WORK. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT BACK UP AND WHEN I TRY TO START IT BACK UP IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 47,740

GOING DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A THUMP AND THE GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING. THE CAR DIDN'T GO DEAD BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULDN'T ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE, COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WORKED. IT DID THIS TWICE ON 8/22/14, ONCE ON 8/24/14 AND HAS DONE IT ONCE TODAY SO FAR 8/25/2014. THE FIRST TIME IT DID THIS WAS 9/12/13 AND IT DIDN'T DO IT AGAIN UNTIL 8/22/14. THERE ARE PAGES AND PAGES OF FORD FUSION OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THEY SAY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. WHEN IT DID IT TODAY I WAS PULLING OUT ON TO THE HIGHWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE TO GET ACROSS THE ROAD. I HAD TO STOP IN THE CENTER LANE TO KEEP FROM BEING HIT. FORD NEEDS TO FIX THIS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE MY OWN CAR BUT DON'T HAVE ANY OTHER WAY TO GET TO WORK. THE REFERENCE # FOR LAST YEARS COMPLAINT IS 10543529. *TR

Mileage: 58,650

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

CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND ENGINE SURGED UP AND DOWN. TURNED OFF AGAIN, RESTARTED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

Mileage: 43,567

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

Mileage: 54,700

STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE. WHEN I HIT THE BRAKES MY CAR STEERING FEELS VERY LOOSE. *TR

Mileage: 96,000

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

Mileage: 51,000

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

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

Mileage: 32,088

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CONCRETE PYLON BEFORE THE BRAKES WHICH WERE APPLIED STOPPED THE CAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF FRONT END DAMAGE BUT NO PERSONAL INJURIES. *JS

Mileage: 36,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO SOME TREES. UPDATED 07/24/24

Mileage: 12,952

MY WIFE, [XXX], WAS DRIVING OUR FUSION. SHE HAD TRAVELED APPROX. 1/4 MILE AND WAS APPROACHING A STOP SIGN AT BAYSIDE DR. NEWPORT BEACH,CA AT THE HARBOR IS. DR. INTERSECTION. SUDDENLY, THE CAR ACCELERATED, CATCHING HER BY SURPRISE SHE WENT THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS NARROWLY MISSED BY TWO ONCOMING CARS. SHE TOLD ME LATER THAT IT HAPPENED A SECOND TIME ON THE FREEWAY (SHE WAS ON HER WAY HOME) BUT WAS NOT IN IMMEDIATE DANGER WHEN IT OCCURRED. WE HAVE TRAVELED THESE STREETS SEVERAL TIMES. HAD JUST LEFT THE RESTAURANT WHERE WE HAD LUNCH....WAS RIDING MY BICYCLE HOME AND WATCHED HER GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION....VERY SCARY!! NOTE: THE THROTTLE POSITIONER WAS REPLACED ON THIS VEHICLE A COUPLE MONTHS AGO. IT HAD FAILED TO 5MPH. VILLA FORD IN ORANGE CA DID THE REPAIR. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR UPDATED 10/7/2014 *JS

Mileage: 50,220

BATTERY GOES DEAD AFTER SITTING A FEW DAYS. POSSIBLE SIGN OF ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.!!??? BATTERY REPLACED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS, CHARGES NORMALLY. WHILE LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2011 FUSION (11K MILES) I DISCOVERED THERE IS MANY, MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND TRACE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR THEIR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY IF IT FAILS!!!!!! I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IF THEY HAD AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY AND "LIMP HOME" UPDATE THEY SHOULD INSTALL IT AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. A CALL TO FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. SO WHAT RECOURSE IS THERE?? MY FUSION AND F-350 ARE BOTH HEADED FOR TRADE AT A NO NONSENSE DEALER. LACROSSE AND SILVERADO, HERE I COME!!!!!!! I SUGGEST YOU DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. *TR

Mileage: 11,000

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

Mileage: 23,214

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED 6 LANE STREET, CAR JUST LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO RIVERTOWN FORD AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THIS HAS HAPPEN AGAIN ON 12/05/2013 AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SLOWING STOPPED MOVING REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE GAS. TAKEN TO RIVERTOWN FORD AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT COST OVER $500 TO FIX.

Mileage: 36,000

THE CAR WAS PARKED, AND WHEN I PUT IT ON REVERSE TO BACK OUT, THERE WAS A BEEPING SOUND THAT SAID "POWER STEERING FAULT" AND THE WHEEL WAS SUPER HARD I COULD NOT CONTINUE TO DRIVE, SO I PUT THE CAR ON PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. LEFT THE CAR, AND WHEN MY HUSBAND WENT TO GET THE CAR, IT TURNED ON FINE & DRIVE FINE. TWO DAYS LATER THE SAME THING. WONDERING IF THIS IS A RECALL OR THIS CAN BE REPLACED BY FORD????? FIRST A FEW MONTHS AGO, THE "THROTTLE BODY" & NOW THIS!!!!! *TR

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT STAIRCASE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

IN JANUARY, 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD INDICATING CONTAMINATION ON THE INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY. ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED WOULD BE REDUCED. BECAUSE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, FORD IS OFFERING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO TEN YEARS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE CAR AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM NOW BEFORE IT OCCURS AND CAUSES A SAFETY PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE IN HAVING FORD ISSUE A RECALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR SEEMED TO START SHUTTING DOWN. I LOST SPEED AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGHT I WAS PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE WHOLE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND VIBRATE VIOLENTLY MAKING A SPUTTERING NOISE. I WAS ABLE TO BRAKE, SLOW DOWN AND STOP TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT STOP SHUDDERING UNTIL I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED 10 SECONDS, TURNED THE ENGINE BACK ON AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED TWICE MORE, ONE AT 30 MPH AND ONE AT 60 MPH AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN WE TOOK IT TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 49,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,950. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE DEALER NO TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK, WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TWO OF WHICH WERE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 06/03/14

Mileage: 55,950

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE PARK WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

Mileage: 13,000

2011 FORD FUSION LOST POWER AND STALLED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF 500.94 BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD EVEN THOUGHT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BAD PART IN THE FUSIONS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR GETTING IT FIXED. ONLY HAD THE CAR 6 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 28K MILES ON IT. *TR

Mileage: 27,875

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 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

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A POST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPORTED TO FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CAR SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT AN ERROR CODE. AFTER THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE CAR WE DROVE IT TO FORD. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ERROR CODE WILL CLEAR AFTER DRIVING A "COMPLETE CYCLE" OR "RUNNING A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT". BOTH WERE COMPLETED AND FORD REPAIR TECH'S SAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WITHOUT A CODE THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I OWN 2 FORD 2011 FUSIONS. THE OTHER CAR HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULD FREQUENTLY STALL OR GO "LIMP" AS FORD CALLS IT. MUCH LIKE THE SURGES WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FINALLY IT WENT "LIMP" GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT INTO FORD A FEW DAYS LATER. THE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE CODE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTERIZE THROTTLE CONTROL IN THESE VEHICLES AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WE ARE LUCKY THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT GET INJURED. THE AIRBAG DID NO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A POST THAT CUT THROUGH THE BUMPER AND DAMAGED UP TO THE RADIATOR. AS PART OF THE RESEARCH DONE I BELIEVE A DETAILED ANALYSIS OF HOW THE ERROR CODES ARE STORED SHOULD BE DONE. IF THE CARS COMPUTER CAN CLEAR ERRORS THERE IS LIMITED EVIDENCE/DOCUMENTATION OF PROBLEMS. THIS APPEARS TO ME AS A "FEATURE" TO ELIMINATE ANY TRACE OF AN ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 3,100

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

Mileage: 40,000

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

Mileage: 26,800

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

Mileage: 21,338

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

Mileage: 37,491

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

Mileage: 30,000

VEHICLE STARTED TO HAVE PROBLEMS AROUND 83,000 MILES. MY DAUGHTER WOULD JUST BE DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY THE CAR WOULD JUST STOP ACCELERATING AND GO TO IDLE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. SHE WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND START IT AGAIN AND CLEAR THE PROBLEM. IT WOULD GO A COUPLE OF WEEKS WITHOUT INCIDENT UNTIL ALL OF THE SUDDEN WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. ON MOST OCCASIONS, THE YELLOW "WRENCH" LIGHT WOULD COME ON AS WELL. WE FIRST ASSUMED IT WAS BAD GAS OR THE FUEL PUMP, BUT AFTER RESEARCHING DISCOVERED A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SYMPTOMS THAT POINTED TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I DECIDED TO SUBMIT A COMPLAINT AFTER LAST NIGHT HER CAR ONCE AGAIN STOPPED ACCELERATING ON A BRIDGE WITH A POLICE OFFICER BEHIND HER WHOM PROCEEDED TO PULL HER OVER. FORTUNATELY, THE OFFICER WAS UNDERSTANDING TO THE SITUATION. IT IS VERY UNSETTLING TO HAVE YOUR INEXPERIENCED 17 YEAR DAUGHTER ON THE HIGHWAY WITH A VEHICLE THAT OPERATES IN THIS CAPACITY. FORD HAS BEEN MANUFACTURING CARS FOR HOW MANY YEARS AND THIS IS STILL THE BEST THEY CAN DO? TO BE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH AND YOUR CAR JUST TRANSFER TO IDLE SPEED. RIDICULOUS! *TR

Mileage: 82,000

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

Mileage: 31,000

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

Mileage: 44,088

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH, I BEGAN TO EXIT AND CAME DOWN TO 40. ONCE I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I FELT THE CAR TUG, IT WAS ODD BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE BUT I FINISHED EXITING AND TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN BUT COULDN'T. THE RPM WENT DOWN, WRENCH SIGNAL CAME OUT ON DASH, I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING, IT DID NOT HAVE ANYMORE POWER. LUCKILY THERE WERE MANY BUSINESSES TO MY RIGHT TO WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PARK SAFELY, IF I WAS STILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED OR WORSE BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE GAS. AS I PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, I TURNED IT OFF QUICKLY AND CALLED FOR HELP. A RELATIVE CAME TO MY AID TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING VISIBLE, WE CAUTIOUSLY TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE WRENCH SIGNAL TURNED OFF, NO MORE SHAKING, IT WAS ODD THAT IT JUST COMPLETELY LOST POWER A FEW MINUTES PRIOR AND NOW IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WE DROVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT TO TEST IT, DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT BEHIND DUE TO THE AREA AND POSSIBILITY OF THEFT, ALSO COULD NOT AFFORD A WRECKER TO PICK IT UP. I ENDED UP HEADING BACK HOME WITH MY RELATIVE BEHIND ME. IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, I'M SO GLAD IT WAS MYSELF AND NOT MY WIFE AND KIDS AS THIS IS HER VEHICLE. I KNOW THEY ARE NUMEROUS KNOWS ISSUES ON THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS SAD THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET, PLEASE TAKE A STAND AND DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

Mileage: 44,150

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 AT 45 MPH, WHEN CAR LOST POWER AND YELLOW WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED INTO PARKING LOT WITH ACCELERATOR NOT RESPONDING. TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND OK. TOOK TO FORD DEALER AND WAS CHARGED OVER $500 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BOX. TOLD NOT IN WARRANTY BUT SAW MANY COMPLAINTS ONLINE FOR THIS PART IN FUSIONS AND ESCAPES. *TR

Mileage: 42,467

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

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 42,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9000.

Mileage: 9,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/11/14

Mileage: 41,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE STREET WHEN MY IDLE AND RPM WENT DOWN AND I KEPT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE (WARNING WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED). I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL OUT OF TRAFFIC AND I NEARLY GOT HIT IN THE REAR BY A TRACTOR TRAILER. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND GOT OUT MY MANUAL WHICH SAID SOMETHING ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY. I TURNED ON THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO I TOOK THE BACK ROAD HOME (NITETIME) AND WENT ABOUT 10 MILES AND PARKED IN FRONT OF MY HOME. WENT OUT IN THE MORNING (SUNDAYOCTOBER 20) AND WAS GOING TO DRIVE IT TO THE DEALER TO LEAVE OVERNITE, GOT A MILE FROM MY HOME AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 58,000

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

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

Mileage: 27,980

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

Mileage: 63,000

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

Mileage: 60,717

VEH DIED WHILE DRIVING GOING 85 MILES AN HR AND JUST CUTS OFF. *TR

Mileage: 57,379

VEH DIED WHILE DRIVING AND CK ENG LIGHT IS ON HAD TP REPLACE THROTTLEBODY 490.00. *TR

Mileage: 48,678

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

Mileage: 58,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE CHECK ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION WARNING LAMPS THEN ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.

Mileage: 20,000

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

Mileage: 41,800

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY 24/27 MY CAR JUST SHUT OFF. NO WARNING. THEN SPUTTERED. I CRUISED OVER TO SHOULDER. THE TOOL LIGHT WAS (WRENCH) ON. I CUT OFF THE CAR AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. VERY SCARY. AT FIRST I WAS ADVISED I HAD BAD GAS IN THE CAR, THEN I WAS ADVISED I NEED A NEW FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM. THEN AFTER CUTTING OFF 6 TIMES IN THE SPACE OF ONE EXIT TO ANOTHER, I REFUSED TO DRIVE THE CAR ANYMORE. THE MECHANIC STATED I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS REPLACED. MY CAR STILL HESITATES AND ACCELERATES AT TIMES. *TR

Mileage: 37,600

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET, GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIFTING. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY VEHICLE THEN JUMPED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT, THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME OVER $500 OUT OF POCKET. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

Mileage: 41,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR JERKED AND THE WRENCH LITE CAME ON. THE CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR AND WOULD ONLY COAST. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ON A HILL AND WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A PARKING LOT. I STOPPED THE CAR, PUT IT INTO PARK, AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. I TRIED TO RESTART IT, AND AFTER A LONG CRANK THE ENGINE STARTED, THE WRENCH LITE WAS OFF, AND THE CAR AND ACCELERATOR RESPONDED NORMALLY. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. MY HUSBAND THEN TEST DROVE THE CAR AND HAD A SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND ALSO HAD TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT. HE DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER AND DROPPED IT OFF FOR REPAIR. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED THAT THIS IS HAPPENING TO ALOT OF FORD FUSION OWNERS AND WE FOLLOWED LINK TO THIS WEBSITE TO REPORT THE PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 46,291

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

Mileage: 45,000

WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND I GO TO ACCELERATE IT SEEMS AS IF THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND THEN CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,200.

Mileage: 78,200

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

Mileage: 41,800

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

Mileage: 41,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE FLUTTERED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE 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 65,000.

Mileage: 65,000

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

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

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

Mileage: 34,260

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

Mileage: 70,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

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

Mileage: 64,000

WHILE ACCELERATING CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE....DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. *TR

Mileage: 38,000

MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER WAS TRAVELING DOWN A BUSY HIGHWAY WHEN THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THEY WERE ALMOST HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THIS IS DEFINITELY A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

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

Mileage: 37,245

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000.

Mileage: 44,000

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

Mileage: 34,194

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

Mileage: 60,300

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

Mileage: 60,100

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

Mileage: 44,600

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

Mileage: 53,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

Mileage: 29,000

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH AND THE CAR STALLED. BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAD STALLED SEVERAL TIMES 2 DAYS EARLIER WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, HAD TO HAVE ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING AGAIN. FORD DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 46,000

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

Mileage: 28,000

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

Mileage: 66,000

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

Mileage: 49,452

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

Mileage: 27,750

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

Mileage: 34,874

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

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, AND UPON TAKING OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, A WRENCH ICON CAME ON AND THE RPM STARTED FLUTTERING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED THE CAR AND IT DID FINE. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, I WAS ON THE ENTER RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. PULLED OVER IN THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT RAN OKAY.. AS SOON AS I HIT THE GAS, IT DID IT AGAIN. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND MADE IT TO AN AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT READ (WHICH CAME ON AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE.) ENGINE LIGHT READ P2111 AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEN I CALLED MY WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED. I'M EXTREMELY IRRITATED AT THIS SITUATION.. AND ONCE I GOOGLED IT, I NOTICED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.. SO THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL.. *TT

Mileage: 69,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD TODAY, AND UPON TAKING OFF AT A GREEN LIGHT, A WRENCH ICON CAME ON AND THE RPM STARTED FLUTTERING AND THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE. SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND TURNED THE CAR AND IT DID FINE. ABOUT FIVE MINUTES LATER, I WAS ON THE ENTER RAMP TO THE INTERSTATE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. PULLED OVER IN THE SHOULDER AND TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND IT RAN OKAY.. AS SOON AS I HIT THE GAS, IT DID IT AGAIN. SO I TURNED IT OFF AND ON AGAIN AND MADE IT TO AN AUTOZONE TO HAVE THE ENGINE LIGHT READ (WHICH CAME ON AFTER THE THIRD OCCURRENCE.) ENGINE LIGHT READ P2111 AND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR WAS STUCK OPEN. CALLED MY DEALER AND THEY SAID THE WHOLE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THEN I CALLED MY WARRANTY, AND THEY SAID ITS NOT COVERED. I'M EXTREMELY IRRITATED AT THIS SITUATION.. AND ONCE I GOOGLED IT, I NOTICED QUITE A FEW PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM.. SO THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL.. *TT

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 29,599

OK SO I WAS ON MY LUNCH BREAK, ENTERING A WELL KNOWN BUSY INTERSECTION, WHEN I TRIED TO CROSS OVER INTO THE MEDIAN. MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN W/NO WARNING SIGN FAILED TO ACCELERATE FURTHER, THIS ALMOST CAUSED ME TO GET HIT BY A 16 WHEELER TRUCK. NOW MY CAR DIDN'T CUT OFF WHICH WAS SURPRISING, IT ONLY STALLED AND WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL I WAS UNABLE TO MOVE. I EVENTUAL TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ONCE CRANKED UP THE CAR HESITATED B/4 FINALLY CRANKING UP AND ALLOWING ME TO MOVE ON. THIS ISSUE HAPPENED 6X ON TUES 8/20/2013 BEFORE MY CAR EVENTUALLY JUST WOULDN'T LET ME MOVE AT ALL.. TOOK THE CAR UP TOP AUTO-ZONE AND WAS ADV. AND STILL HAVE THE PRINT OUT OF THE ISSUE WHICH WAS THE THROTTLE STUCK OPEN/STUCK CLOSED.. TOOK THE CAR TO FORD WHO FIXED THE ISSUE FOR $520+, AND ADVISED ME THAT THE ISSUE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE. I ASKED IF THERE WAS A RECALL, FORD COMPANY TOLD ME NO, THAT THERE IS NO RECALL AS OF YET, HOWEVER THE PART WAS OUT OF STOCK NATIONWIDE.. AND AFTER COMPLETING MY RESAEARCH I HAVE NOTICED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE.. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REALLY IRRITATING FOR ME ESPECIALLY SINCE I TRAVEL OVER 45 MILES TO WORK EVERYDAY. HOWEVER THE ISUE IS RESOLVED NOW B/C I PAID $520+ TO GET MY CAR FIXED, HOWEVER W/ NO WARNING SIGNS AND ALMOST GETTING HIT AND POSSIBLY FIRED B/C MY TRANSPORTATION ISSUES.. I AM JUST GLAD THE PROBLEM FOR NOW IS FIXED. HOWEVER WOULD LOVE REINBURSEMENT ESPECIALLY IF THIS IS RECALLED.. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME LAVON HARPER. *TR

Mileage: 69,524

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

Mileage: 52,000

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

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

Mileage: 36,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

Mileage: 70,000

WHEN TURNING LEFT, LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. AUTO STAYED POWERED BUT ATTEMPTS TO APPLY ACCELERATION VIA THE GAS PEDAL WERE UNSUCCESSFUL. COASTED TO A STOP, PUT IN PARK AND RESTARTED VEHICLE OK. THE 'WRENCH' SIGNAL CAME ON WHEN THE ISSUE OCCURRED BUT WENT OFF UPON RESTART. *TR

Mileage: 36,500

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

Mileage: 41,015

I WAS DRIVING NORMAL SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE CAR STOPPED. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING, BUT THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. I PRESSED DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NO RESPONSE. THE CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND EVENTUALLY STOPPED. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL, BUT NO RESPONSE. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED FUNNY, BUT STARTED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I DROVE FOR ABOUT A MILE AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR STARTED TO "BUCK" AND THEN STOPPED...NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED FOR A WHILE, AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED FUNNY, BUT STARTED. I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER. TURNED OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED FUNNY, BUT STARTED. THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 34,000

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

Mileage: 56,000

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

Mileage: 26,451

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

Mileage: 49,800

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

Mileage: 70,000

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A COUNTRY ROAD, THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 3 MILES PER HOUR. WE HAD TO PUSH THE CAR HOME AND HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE PROBLEM IS THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD MOTOR CO. IS AWARE THAT THERE IS A DESIGN FLAW WITH THE THROTTLE BODY IN THIS MAKE/MODEL. FORD HAS RE-DESIGNED THIS PART BUT HAS NOT ISSUES A RECALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER A WEEK WAITING FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY BECAUSE THERE IS A SHORTAGE DUE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL TO AVOID WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. IF THIS PROBLEM HAD OCCURRED WHILE PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC, OR ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY THE END RESULT COULD HAVE EASILY HAVE BEEN A FATAL ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART NOW! *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

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

Mileage: 49,000

LEAVING FROM ROCKVILLE MD TO CONNECTICUT 0800 HRS 15 AUG 2013. TRAVELING IN THE LEFT LANE ON HIGHWAY I95 AT ABOUT 67 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CAR JUST LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND JUST KEPT IDLING AT ABOUT 2 OR 3 MILES PER HOUR. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, AND THEN BACK ON AND THE GAS PEDAL BECAME ACTIVE AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO GET BACK ON THE THREE LANE HIGHWAY AND WORK MYSELF OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE. WAS ABLE TO GO ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE CAR WENT DEAD AGAIN. I PULLED OFF ON THE SHOULDER,TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE AGAIN. IN ANOTHER FEW MILES IT DIED ONE MORE TIME. I PULLED OVER TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON. I CONTINUED TO THE NEXT EXIT AND DECIDED TO CANCEL OUR TRIP AND GO BACK TO ROCKVILLE. UNLOADED AT HOME AND TOOK THE CAR TO LINDSAY FORD. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE ASSEMBLY (UNDER WARRANTY). WE CANCELLED OUR VACATION TO CONNWECTICUT. *TR

Mileage: 18,450

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS SHOWED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.

Mileage: 48,000

***THROTTLE BODY FAILURE**** I WAS DRIVING IN THE FREEWAY AND ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE IN SPEED. THE CAR JUST STARTED TO SLOW DOWN WHICH ALMOST CAUSED US TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT, LUCKILY I MANAGED TO STEER OVER TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. WE TOOK THE CAR THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND THEY FOUND OUT THAT IS WAS RELATED TO A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY MENTIONED THAT IT IS COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH FORD FUSION 2011, SO MUCH THAT THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER! THEY ARE CHARGING US ABOUT 700$ TO REPLACE THE PART AND WE HAVE TO WAIT FOR IT TO SHOW UP. VERY DANGEROUS FOR ANYONE TO EXPERIENCE THIS SITUATION ESPECIALLY IF THIS HAPPENS SO FREQUENTLY. I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT ALL OWNERS SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF THIS RISK IN ORDER TO AVOID ANY POSSIBLE FATALITIES. *TR

Mileage: 55,000

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

Mileage: 78,752

TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH MY CAR BEGAN TO FEEL SLUGGISH, STARTED SURGING, FELT LIKE THE ENGINE WAS GOING TO SHUT DOWN. I GOT PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF ROAD AND LOOKED IN MANUAL AFTER SEEING THE WRENCH ICON HAS WAS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. I WAS HESITANT TO RESTART BUT DID. THE WRENCH ICON WENT OFF AND I WENT BACK HOME SET AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING DAY WITH THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MY CAR HAS BEEN THERE A WEEK TODAY. I WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND WAS ON BACKORDER. I AM STILL WAITING TO GET MY CAR AFTER ONE WEEK. *TR

Mileage: 22,685

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE AND MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE FUEL AND THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

Mileage: 69,000

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

Mileage: 50,000

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

Mileage: 30,000

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

Mileage: 59,800

DRIVING 45MPH ON STATE ROAD 45 IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, WHICH IS VERY CURVY. LET OFF GAS, THEN WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. CAR THEN STARTED SPUTTERING. NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. FINALLY GOT CAR OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY. CAR NEVER COMPLETELY DIED, JUST ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR BAD! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER AND VEHICLES BEHIND ME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COST $580 TO REPAIR ON A 2011 CAR! ACCORDING TO THE FORD TECHNICIAN THAT REPAIRED MY CAR, THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS! VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR FORD NOT TO RECALL SURE A IMPORTANT REPAIR! *TR

Mileage: 55,131

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

Mileage: 38,756

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT ABNORMALLY LUNGED FORWARD. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. *TR

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 34,100

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 48,672

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

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

Mileage: 13,750

CAR STALLS WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, PULL OVER AND IT STARTS BACK UP. IT HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK. WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE FORD DEALER MONDAY. DID ONLINE SEARCHES AND FOUND THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FUSION AND IT POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY OR ELECTRONIC MODULE THAT CONTROLS THE THROTTLE BODY. THIS SHOULD BE RECALLED BY FORD - VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS FOR THE DRIVER OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL, TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY SEVERAL CARS, THANKFULLY THEY MISSED ME. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON ANOTHER BUSY HIGHWAY ON MY HOME FROM WORK. ONCE AGAIN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS THANKFULLY CLOSE TO WERE I COULD PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE BEFORE GETTING HIT. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $600 ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH THEY KNEW HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE CAR!! *TR

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 70,300

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

Mileage: 55,000

AUTO SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, BECAME JERKY, AND HAD MINIMUM RESPONSE GSA PEDAL PRESSURE. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUES DRIVING. FORD DEALER PERFORMED IDS TEST, NO CODES, RAN PINPOINT TESTS BY SYMPTOM. TEST ETB. FAILED. REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY,CLEARED KAM AND ROAD TEST. TOTAL COST $433. *TR

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN SHAKING. THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY RECURRED FOUR TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 54,000

I WAS DRIVING 50 MPH ON A MAJOR ROAD AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AND CUT OFF. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE DROVE LESS THAN A MILE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING AGAIN AND CUT OFF. THREE DAYS PRIOR I HAD A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED THE SENSOR REPLACED THAT CONNECTED TO THE CHARCOAL CANISTER. I HAD THE SENSOR REPLACED AND KNOW I HAVE TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER BUT THERE SHOULD BE SOME TYPE OF RECALL ON THE FUSION. IF A PART IS ON BACK ORDER THIS TELLS ME THAT IT IS IN DEMAND AND THAT IS NOT A GOOD THING WHEN IT COME TO SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS THE SPEED OF YOUR CAR. IF THERE IS A RECALL I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE $277 I HAVE TO SPEND TO GET THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY WITH A FAIR AMOUNT OF TRAFFIC THE GAS PEDAL QUIT WORKING THEN MY CAR STALLED OUT. THIS ALL HAPPENED VERY QUICKLY. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE. I RESTARTED THE CAR MERGED BACK ON HIGHWAY AND IN 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE IT DID IT AGAIN. ONCE AGAIN I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND MERGED BACK INTO TRAFFIC HOPING TO MAKE IT TO THE NEXT EXIT, BUT IT DID IT AGAIN IN LESS THEN 1/4 MILE. I RESTARTED IT AND STAYED ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY. IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO A GAS STATION AT NEXT EXIT. THE CAR HAD STALLED OUT A MONTH OR SO PRIOR BUT RESTARTED AND NO OTHER ISSUES UNTIL THIS REPORTED EVENT. ALSO AS WE RESEARCHED ON LINE MY CAR HAD THE SURGES OF POWER OR LACK THEREOF AS MENTIONED ON LINE. NOTE: I AM A PERSON WITHOUT MUCH MECHANICAL KNOWLEDGE AND THIS WAS AN EXTREMELY UNSETTLING EVENT. I DO A LOT OF HIGHWAY DRIVING IN MY WORK INCLUDING RUSH HOUR. I AM WELL AWARE THAT MY LIFE COULD HAVE EASILY ENDED THAT DAY OR BEEN SEVERELY CHANGED. PLEASE ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMEONE'S LIFE IS ENDED OR SEVERELY CHANGED!! *TR

Mileage: 59,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO THE SHOULDER WHERE IT WAS SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE RESUMED AT NORMAL FUNCTION HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED SHORTLY THEREAFTER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,000.

Mileage: 68,000

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

Mileage: 26,552

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 23,600

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

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

Mileage: 72,500

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

Mileage: 21,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR CENTER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED WITH CODES REVEALING A DEFECT WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000.

Mileage: 52,000

I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC AND MY CAR JUST STOPPED NO WARNING AND NOT EVEN ABLE TO COAST IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER. MY CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY BUT ONLY 2 YEARS OLD I AM VERY ANGRY AS THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUES AND ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK. I FEEL THESE THROTTLE BODIES SHOULD BE RECALLED, I MEAN THE CAR IS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD! *TR

Mileage: 57,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 8,000

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

Mileage: 47,500

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

Mileage: 49,500

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

Mileage: 62,000

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

Mileage: 67,000

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

Mileage: 82,994

MY CAR KEEPS STALLING , AFTER TAKING TO MECHANIC IT WAS DIAGNOSTIC TESTED WITH THROTTLE ACENTURE CONTROL SYSTEM THAT WAS DEFECTIVE UNABLE TO GET PART FROM FORD CORP. WAS TOLD THEY ARE ON BACK ORDER HAVE TO WAIT SEVERAL WEEKS MORE. TO MANY FORD FUSION NEED PART THERE SHOULD BE AN INVESTIGATION THAT LEADS INTO RECALL ITS NOT FAIR TO US BUYERS I HAVE PERSONALLY CALLED FORD DEALERS IN 5 SURROUNDING STATES FOR 4 DAYS NO ONE HAS THE PART NOR FOR CANADA OR FORD MEXICO SOMETHING WRONG HERE. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

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

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 37,000

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

Mileage: 45,019

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

Mileage: 50,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE MOST RECENT MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 25,000.

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 35,000

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

Mileage: 47,825

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

Mileage: 44,000

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

Mileage: 46,200

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

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

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED (55-65MPH) WHEN MY CARS GAS PEDAL HAD NO RESPONSE. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT ALL WITHOUT ACCELERATION ABILITY. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING ONLY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN AGAIN THE NEXT DAY. IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY IN MY 2011 FORD FUSION. P2111 AND P2112 SEEM TO BE A FAULTY PART. A NUMBER OF PEOPLE ON FORUMS AND YOUTUBE SEEM TO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. I LIVE IN A HEAVILY POPULATED CITY AND I COULD SEE THIS GOING A LOT WORSE FOR A LESS EXPERIENCED DRIVER. THANK YOU *TR

Mileage: 40,539

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

Mileage: 24,500

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

Mileage: 30,000

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSES POWER WHEN DRIVING. THERE IS NO CONTROL OF ACCELERATION. THIS DANGEROUS IF THIS DOES IT WHILE IN TRAFFIC. THE CODE ON THE ERROR IS PT1111 AND PT1112. FORD HAS NO PARTS AVAILABLE AND ON BACK ORDER. SOME ONE IS GOING TO BE SERIOUSLY INJURED BECAUSE THEY WILL NOT BE ABLE TO CONTROL THEIR VEHICLE. *TR

Mileage: 60,000

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

Mileage: 46,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE TIMES ON THE THIRD VISIT; THE TECHNICIAN WAS ABLE TO DETECT A TROUBLE COD E AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Mileage: 28,000

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

Mileage: 49,250

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

Mileage: 27,817

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

Mileage: 30,723

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

Mileage: 30,900

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

Mileage: 30,900

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

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE ELECTRONIC FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

Mileage: 45,000

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL SET AT 65MPH. THE CAR JERKED AND THE CRUISE KICKED OFF AND I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AFTER THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT LOOKED AT THE CAR I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEED REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE THROTTLE BODY IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO RELEASE DATE. *TR

Mileage: 36,600

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

Mileage: 45,000

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

Mileage: 46,000

I WAS DRIVING 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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER, THE WRENCH AND ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE WITHOUT FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY AS THE CONTACT DROVE AT VARIOUS SPEEDS BUT ONLY IN RAINY WEATHER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000. *TR

Mileage: 52,000

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

THE PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE GAS PEDAL AND THROTTLE BODY. MERGED ON TO HIGHWAY, ACCELERATED TO SPEED, SET CRUISE. A FEW SECONDS LATER, CRUISE DISENGAGED AND SPEED BEGAN DROPPING. WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO ATTEMPT TO ACCELERATE, THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. IT WAS IF THE CAR SHUT OFF BUT IT HADN'T. AFTER I CAME TO A STOP AND TRIED TO START MOVING AGAIN, THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN HAD NO RESPONSE AND I COULD ONLY MOVE AT THE SPEED THE CAR PULLED ITSELF AND IT SEEMED TO BE LURCHING FORWARD. I PULLED OVER AND THIS TIME SHUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE AND IT WORKED NORMALLY. THE NEXT DAY, SAME PROBLEM ALL OVER AGAIN, THIS TIME IN TOWN AT ABOUT 30MPH. MECHANIC TELLS ME IT'S A $468 REPAIR. I'M ONLY 6,000 MILES PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I WAS ALSO TOLD THE PARTS ARE NATIONALLY OUT OF STOCK, WHICH IS A GOOD SIGN IT'S A KNOWN FORD DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 42,000

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

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

Mileage: 42,000

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

Mileage: 53,000

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

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

Mileage: 8,000

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 18,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTARTED THE VEHICLE SEVERAL MINUTES LATER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE TEST RESULTS DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEED CONTROL WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE ENGINE RPMS THEN INCREASED EXCESSIVELY AS THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AND THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER A SECOND TIME AND THE CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THERE WERE NO FURTHER REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 52,369.

Mileage: 48,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE SPEED REDUCED RAPIDLY AND INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT WAS ALMOST UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STOPPED AT A SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS SHUTDOWN AND RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY DEALER. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE ON HIS OWN BY REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,743.

Mileage: 50,743

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE AT A STOP LIGHT, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN CONTINUED ACCELERATING UNTIL THE CONTACT PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 06/07/13*LJ

CAR JUST STALLED PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 30,014

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

Mileage: 10,000

ON A FEW SEPARATE OCCASIONS, WHILE EITHER SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT OR DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION HAS STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. IT HASN'T HAPPENED FOR A FEW MONTHS AND THERE IS NO RHYME OR REASON TO WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN. WHEN THE STALLING OCCURS THE CAR LITERALLY SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC AND I HAVE TO RESTART THE CAR TO PROCEED. *TR

Mileage: 19,800

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

Mileage: 45,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH UPHILL WHEN A LOUD NOISE EMITTED OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. THE FAULTY PART WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 33,658.

Mileage: 33,658

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

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

Mileage: 38,495

WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING LOSING POWER. SECONDS LATER IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, AND RESTART IT. THIS RESOLVED THE ISSUE TEMPORARILY BUT CAUSED A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT HAS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THE MECHANIC'S THOUGHT IS THAT IT IS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE IS 2,000 MILES PAST THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. SUCH AN UNSAFE SITUATION IS TERRIFYING AND FRUSTRATING, AS THE VEHICLE HAS UNDER 40,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE ISSUE A MANDATORY RECALL!!!! *TR

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 29,000

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

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MERGE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY. THE CONTACT LATER EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE 41,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 41,010. ..UPDATED 12/11/12 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED THE VEHICLE WOULD LOOSE POWER AND HE WOULD HAVE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK AND THEN RE-START IT. UPDATED 12/12/12

Mileage: 41,000

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

Mileage: 41,060

TODAY WAS THE FOURTH TIME MY ACCELERATOR FAILED TO WORK ON MY CAR. IT HAS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 65 AND AT LOW SPEEDS. THE DEALER TELLS ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THEY ARE FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM. THEY ALSO TELL ME IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. FORD MOTOR REFUSES TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY UNTIL THE DEALER CAN REPRODUCE THIS INTERMITTENT PROBLEM OR ITS COMPUTER SYSTEMS CONFIRMS A PROBLEM. NEITHER COULD BE DONE WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE INTERNET DEMONSTRATES OTHERS WITH THIS EXACT SAME PROBLEM. I AM WORRIED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL REOCCUR IN AN INOPPORTUNE TIME CAUSING AN ACCIDENT AND INJURY. WHEN IT OCCURS, THE ACCELERATOR STOPS WORKING, BUT THE ENGINE IS STILL RUNNING. A WRENCH LIGHT APPEARS ON THE DASH. I AM ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP, BUT MUST PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE CAR FOR THE PROBLEM TO TEMPORARILY RESOLVE. FORD SEEMS TO BE AWARE THAT THIS PROBLEM EXISTS, BUT IS REFUSING TO MAKE THE WARRANTY REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SPORADICALLY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS PRESSED, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE ARE ALSO INSTANCES WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WITHOUT THE PEDAL BEING ENGAGED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY AND CABLE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE AND BODY WERE NOT UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 47,000.

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS EXPERIENCING A RECURRING FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE WOULD RAPIDLY ACCELERATE AT ANY TIME WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD ABNORMALLY ACCELERATE WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED. THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO UTILIZE EXTREME FORCE ON THE BRAKE PEDAL IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY REPLACED THE CONTROL SOFTWARE BUT COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,800. UPDATED 08/28/12*LJ

Mileage: 20,800

6/14/12 CAR WAS LOW ON FUEL, BUT NOT ON EMPTY AND MESSAGE INDICATED 32 MILES TO E. DRIVING UP HILL CAR LOST POWER, DID NOT DIE, MOVED VERY SLOWLY. ABLE TO GET OFF STREET INTO PARKING LOT OF RESTAURANT. CAR SEEMED TO REGAIN POWER, SO TRIED TO PULL BACK ON STREET GOING DOWN HILL, BUT AT EDGE OF LOT, I REALIZED THE BRAKES WERE NOT RESPONDING. I MANAGED TO AVOID CAR COMING AND WAS ABLE GET BACK INTO THE PARKING LOT AS PULLING INTO PARKING SPOT NOW SLIGHT SURGE OF SPEED BUT STILL NO BRAKES AND HIT RESTAURANT'S SIGN. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, COULD NOT DUPLICATE PROBLEM AND BLAMED IT ALL ON LOW FUEL. ON 6/20 THIS TIME WITH TANK ALMOST FULL. HAD SAME PROBLEM, CAR SUDDENLY HAD NO POWER, BUT DID NOT DIE. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED IT OFF AND WAITED SEVERAL MINUTES. WHEN RESTARTED WENT ABOUT FOUR MILES AND HAPPENED AGAIN. STOPPED, TURNED OFF, RESTARTED AND WENT A LITTLE FURTHER, BUT NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. FORTUNATELY, BOTH TIMES NOT GOING 60 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY NO POWER HAD TOWED TO DEALER AND THIS TIME, REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. SAID IT WAS AN UPDATED VERSION. IF THEY KNOW THERE IS A PROBLEM AND HAVE AN UPDATED VERSION, WHY IS THERE NO RECALL? I THINK THIS COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS. *JB

Mileage: 37,000

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

Mileage: 42,200

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,431.

Mileage: 6,431

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 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. HE NOTICED THE FAILURE MORE OFTEN WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

Mileage: 500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.

Mileage: 100