2008 Ford Fusion Cruise Control Problems

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHILE SLOWING DOWN (ROLLING WITH MY FOOT FEATHERING THE BRAKE) TO PARK IN A STALL AT MY LOCAL POST OFFICE MY 2008 FORD FUSION INSTANTLY ACCELERATED JUMP THE CURB CROSSED THE SIDEWALK AND HIT THE BUILDING. THE CAR CONTINUED TO REV SPINNING THE FRONT WHEELS UNTIL I SHUT IT OFF WITH THE KEY. I VERIFIED THERE IS NOTHING BLOCKING THE PEDAL AND THE FLOOR MAT IS SECURE AND CLEAR OF THE ACCELERATOR. I HAD MY FOOT FULL HARD ON THE BRAKES AND WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE CAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS HURT.

CAR ACCELERATION WAS UNCONTROLLABLE, UNABLE TO ACCELERATE, STALLING DURING ACCELERATION. CAR WILL ACCELERATE TO 40 AND THEN DROP TO 0 IN A MATTER OF SECONDS, ALL WHILE ACCELERATOR IS BEING PRESSED.

THE PROBLEM INITIALLY BEGAN BECAUSE I HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY AND THE BRAKES FAILED. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE THE BRAKES WENT BACK TO NORMAL. A WEEK LATER AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN A STREET, I BRAKED NORMALLY TO PULL IN TO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT AND THE BRAKES FAILED ALMOST COMPLETELY. THE PEDAL WENT DOWN TO THE FLOOR AND WOULD NOT STOP THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE DISTANCE. ALSO, THEY HAD A SPONGY FEEL. THEY WOULD NOT PROPERLY GRIP UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN. HAD THERE BEEN ANOTHER VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME I WOULD HAVE HIT THEM, OR IF THIS HAPPENED ON A LOCAL FREEWAY HERE IN HOUSTON, TX IT COULD BE POTENTIALLY FATAL. AFTER RESEARCHING THE PROBLEM, I LEARNED THAT MANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS HAVE HAD THE SAME EXACT ISSUE. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF ROAD, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $900. WAS TOLD THE PCM OR THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BUT NOT OUR VIN NUMBER, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED? AND WHAT ABOUT ALL THE PEOPLE DRIVING THESE CARS WITH THIS PROBLEM HAS ANYONE BEEN HURT YET? IF FORD DOESN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE FIX THEY SHOULD AT LEAST GIVE PEOPLE A WARNING REGARDING THE ISSUE.

WAS IN 4TH GEAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE SPEED STARTED TO INCREASE WITHOUT ME TOUCHING THE PEDDLE. SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, RPM'S STARTED TO REV, ALL OF SUDDEN, RPM'S DROPPED AND THE CAR SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS ON A MAIN ROAD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VOLUNTARY RECALL FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13N03 (THROTTLE BODY). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

CAR WAS A LOANER FROM LOCAL CAR DEALER DURING WORK ON MY CAR. DURING DRIVE IN RESIDENTIAL AREA THE ACCELERATOR STUCK CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL AND JUMPING CURB, HITTING STREET SIGN, RETAINING WALL, LIGHT POLES AND FINALLY A HOUSE. FROM POLICE REPORT: "THERE WAS TIRE SCUFF AND SKID FROM FRONT RIGHT WHEEL/TIRE IN ROAD INDICATING A POWER-BRAKE WHEEL SPIN. AT POINT OF REST WHEEL APPEARED TO CONTINUE TO SPIN BECAUSE IT DUG INTO THE GROUND." NO CITATIONS GIVEN, CAR WAS TOTALED. *TR

ON 2/17/2014 THIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A "LIMP MODE" CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS ON A HIGH SPEED ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO BE SAFELY REMOVED TO BACK STREETS. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BEYOND 20MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS PUT INTO PARK, SHUTDOWN AND THEN THE KEY PUT INTO THE ON POSITION PAUSED AND STARTED. PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE RESOLVED. IN NOVEMBER THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TWO SITUATION. 1. LIMP MODE - WAS UNKNOWN AT THE TIME SO THE FLOOR MATS WERE REMOVED 2. ACCELERATION - THE VEHICLE APPEARS TO ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN. NOT FROM A STAND STILL BY WHILE IN MOTION. *TR

THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE VEHICLE LURCHED, LOST POWER AND ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIT UP ON DASHBOARD. HAD TO PULL OFF FREEWAY, TURN OFF CAR. WAITED 5 MINUTES, PROCEEDED WITH DRIVE. NO FURTHER INCIDENT OCCURRED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THE REPAIR WOULD EXCEED IN EXCESS OF $700. IF THERE IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, WHY WAS THAT WARRANTY NOT EXTENDED TO US? *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH CRUISE CONTROL SET TO 60 MPH WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I HAD LIMITED POWER. I THEN PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD TO TURN THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF. RESTARTED THE CAR AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE SO I THOUGHT. IT KEEPS HAPPENING. ONE OF MY FRIENDS TOLD ME THAT FORD HAS BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM SO I LOOKED IT UP AND SURE ENOUGH THERE ARE MANY THAT HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM. I AM FILLING THIS OUT IN HOPES TO NOT ONLY GET MY VEHICLE FIXED BUT TO ALSO SAVE A LIFE! I HAVE A LITTLE ONE THAT RIDES EVERYWHERE WITH ME. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE FIXED IMMEDIATELY! *TR

TAKING OFF ON COMING INTO OUR GARAGE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. VERY HARD TO SLAM ON BRAKES. ALMOST HIT HOUSE. VERY NERVOUS AND WORRIED. NEED TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. AFTER JUMP STARTING THE BATTERY, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. 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 94,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 35 MPH WHEN THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED UNEXPECTEDLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000.

TL * THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE PEDAL MOVED FROM UNDER HER FOOT AND PRESSED ITSELF AGAINST THE FLOOR. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE BRAKES HARDER BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 1 MINUTE, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL RELEASED AND THE CAR DROVE NORMAL. THE FAILURE HAPPEN THREE MORE TIMES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP WHERE THE DEALER ADVISED HER THAT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS THE FLOOR MAT. THE SERVICE MANAGER TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE BUT COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SINCE THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,874 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 28,934. UPDATED 6/19/10 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WOULD GO TO THE FLOOR, BUT IT WOULDN'T COME BACK UP. UPDATED 07/

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, HE STEPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND IT BECAME STUCK. WHILE HAVING HIS FOOT ON THE BRAKES HE PULLED THE FLOOR MAT BACK WITH HIS FOOT AND GOT THE PEDAL BECAME UNSTUCK. THE ENGINE WAS STILL REVVING EXCESSIVELY. HE DOES NOT KNOW IF THE FLOOR MAT CAUSED THE PEDAL TO STICK. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN INTO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DIDN'T DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37009 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 38001.

GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK TO THE FLOOR CAUSING ACCELERATION. BRAKES WORKED BUT CARS GAS PEDAL WAS STUCK. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 69 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE CONTACT TAPPED THE BRAKE PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. HE DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN WITH GREATER FORCE, BUT THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE RPMS INCREASED. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE. NEITHER OF THE VEHICLES SUSTAINED MAJOR DAMAGE AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE DISCOVERED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AND BELIEVES THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER OR A MECHANIC. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 21,000.

1. CAME UP TO A RED LIGHT AND PRESSED MY BRAKE. FUSION IMMEDIATELY SPEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION THROUGH THE RED LIGHT. FUSION ACTED LIKE IT WAS POSSESSED. I WAS STRUCK BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FUSION WAS TOTALED. 2. HAPPENED WEEK EARLIER, WAS GOING TO REPORT IT NEXT OIL CHANGE WEEK AWAY. 3. NOTHING, CAR SCRAPPED BY INSURANCE CO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE CONTACT STRUCK A CURB TO STOP THE VEHICLE. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE REVVED HIGHER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 300.

ACCELERATED FROM STOP SIGN AND ACCELERATOR STUCK AT HALF WIDE OPEN. HAD TO USE BRAKE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. THIS CAR WOULD NOT DECELERATE AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STOP. NO CRUISE CONTROL WAS ON EITHER. *TR