2011 Ford Fusion Cruise Control Problems

Your car continues to accelerate even after you apply the brakes, and this has happened multiple times at low speeds. This suggests a problem with how your brakes, fuel system, or speed control are working together. You should have a mechanic inspect your brake system, throttle control, and fuel injection system to determine why the engine isn't stopping when you brake.

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?

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

***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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

** 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

*** 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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.