2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I WAS ON MY WAY TO MY GRANDSONS WEDDING WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CARS POWER WENT OFF,FORTUNATELY WAS ABLE TO GET OFF ROAD BUT HAD I NOT BEEN COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN IN ACCIDENT,TURNED OFF ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE NEXT FEW MILES AND THEN BACK HOME. HOWEVER ON MY WAY TO WORK MONDAY THE 14TH OF OCTOBER 2013 THE CAR DID THE SAME THING THREE TIMES AND I MANEUVERED TO SIDE AND CALLED MIKE FITZPATRICK FORD NEWNAN GEORGIA AND THEY CAME AND GOT ME.ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD COST ME OVER 400.00. THE CAR HAS A LITTLE OVER 26,000 MILES,I MEAN REALLY????? MEANWHILE MY DAUGHTER HAD ALREADY WENT ON LINE AND KNEW IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT SEVERAL OTHERS HAD COMPLAINED WITH THE SAME THING IN THE 2010 FUSION. SO COME ON AND INSIST ON RECALL BEFORE A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COULD BE ONE OF YOUR FAMILY MEMBERS. I WILL NOT LET THIS GO. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE WAS THEN TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

MY SIXTEEN YEAR OLD SON WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN A "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON (IN THE DASH) AND THE CAR LOOSES ALL POWER AND DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATOR. RESTARTING THE CAR AFTER PULLING OVER RESULTS IN NORMAL OPERATION. UPON RESEARCHING THE ISSUE IT TURNS OUT THE THROTTLE PLATE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS PROBLEM IS NOT THE RESULT OF ABUSE OR DIFFICULT DRIVING CONDITIONS AND IS AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD. I AM CONFIDENT IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SERIOUS INJURY RESULTS FROM SUCH LOSS OF CONTROL WITHOUT WARNING OR INDICATION. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS HUNDREDS (OR MORE) OF THE SAME ISSUE ON THE SAME CAR WITHIN THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE - ABOUT 66,000. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO RECALL. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WHEN VEHICLE DIED, HAVING COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH CAME ON. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO PULL OVER ONTO AND MANY LARGE 18 WHEELERS DRIVING BY. I PULLED OVER IN SOMEONE'S DRIVEWAY, TURNED THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY OFF, INSPECTED UNDER THE HOOD AND AROUND THE VEHICLE WITH NO FINDINGS, AND THEN ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED BUT HAD DIFFICULTY TURNING OVER. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE FOR APPROX 5 MORE MILES WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED A SECOND TIME. ON THE SECOND TIME THE VEHICLE HAD LOSS OF POWER BUT THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING. THERE WAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, FROM DEPRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. ONCE I PULLED OVER ON THE SHOULDER THE ENGINE BEGAN ROCKING THE CAR VIOLENTLY. I IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND LET IT REST FOR 5 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR ONCE AGAIN, THIS TIME WITHOUT DIFFICULTY AND DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO AN AUTO SHOP. THE MECHANIC PERFORMING WORK ON THE CAR STATES THE ERROR CODE WAS P2111 AND WAS THE THROTTLE BODY CAUSING THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,000.

I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT WITH MY 21 MONTH OLD SON IN THE BACK SEAT. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND PROCEEDED INTO THE INTERSECTION. THE CAR "STALLED" AND STOPPED MOVING. IT DID NOT DIE BUT I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AND WE WERE LEFT SITTING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION WITH NO MOVEMENT. THE CAR CONTINUED TO IDLE AND YOU COULD FEEL IT TRYING TO GO BUT IT WOULDN'T AND I WAS LEFT TRYING TO COAST OUT OF THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY. I EVENTUALLY MANAGED TO COAST TO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION WHERE I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. WHEN I WOULD STEP ON THE GAS THE CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY "LURCH" LIKE IT WAS TRYING TO GO BUT IT WASN'T GETTING ANY GAS AND THE RPMS WOULD NOT CLIMB (SO NOT THE TRANSMISSION). INSTEAD THE NEEDLE ON THE RPM WOULD BOUNCE SLIGHTLY UP AND DOWN AS THE CAR TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD. ONCE I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THE CAR PROCEEDED TO OPERATE FINE BUT CONTINUED TO HESITATE WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOPPED POSITION. *TR

CAR STALLED THEN DIED STARTED AGAIN AND DID THE SAME THING IN 200FEET THREE TIMES THEN I HAD IT TOWED. *TR

WHILE EXITING A HIGHWAY AT NEARLY 60MPH MY CARS TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WENT UNRESPONSIVE. THE MOTOR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT THE CAR WAS COASTING. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. I HAD A SEMI TRUCK NEXT TO AND BEHIND ME. I WAS NEARLY HIT WHILE TRYING TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHILE STOPPED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED LURCHING VIOLENTLY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND HAD IT TOWED TO MY FORD DEALER. MY DEALER TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY PART WHICH WAS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER WARRANT SINCE MY 3 YEARS WAS UP 3 MONTHS PRIOR. WHEN I LOOKED UP THE ISSUE ONLINE IT APPEARS THIS IS A CONSTANT COMPLAINT AND PROBLEM. WHY ISN'T THIS A RECALLED PART. IT NEARLY KILLED US. I HAVE A 12 YEAR OLD SON AND NO LONGER FEEL SAFE HAVING THIS CAR. WHAT'S WORSE IS THIS PROBLEM WAS KNOWN PRIOR TO MY BEING SOLD THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE. I WANTED TO BUY AMERICAN AND HAVE HAD GOOD LUCK WITH FORD IN THE PAST, BUT THEY DECIDED SAVING A FEW BUCKS WAS WORTH MORE THAN MY AND MY CHILD'S SAFETY. HOW IS THIS LEGAL. IF NOTHING ELSE CAR COMPANIES SHOULD BE REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM TO POTENTIAL BUYERS.. *TR

THE CAR WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER AT 40,000 MILES AND BRAKING SYSTEM WAS RATED GREEN ("THE PADS ARE OKAY"). WHEN THE CAR WAS NEXT SERVICED AT 47,387 MILES (WITHIN THE REGULAR SERVICE INTERVAL) THE LEFT REAR BRAKE CALIPER HAD FROZEN, CAUSING THE PAD TO BE WORN TO BARE METAL. I AM WORRIED BECAUSE BRAKES ARE A MAJOR SAFETY COMPONENT, THE DRAG MAY HAVE DAMAGED THE WHEEL BEARING, AND I HAVE READ (FORDFUSIONFORUM.COM) OF MANY INSTANCES EXACTLY LIKE MY OWN THAT HAVE LED TO RECURRING PROBLEMS OF REAR BRAKE FAILURE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS MERGING INTO TRAFFIC ON A MAIN HIGHWAY, WHILE ACCELERATING THE CAR ENTERED "LIMP HOME MODE" AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE MANAGED TO PULL OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER AND RESTART THE VEHICLE WHICH RESET THE PROBLEM. THIS WAS A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO, TODAY DURING NORMAL DRIVING THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND SHE WAS LEFT WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WE WERE AGAIN ABLE TO RESET THE PROBLEM AND GET THE CAR HOME. THE DRIVE WAS LESS THAN 10 MILES AND THE PROBLEM RECURRED ONCE. SINCE THEN WHILE TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM I HAVE DRIVEN THE CAR LESS THAN 20 MILES AND THE PROBLEM HAS RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THIS CAR DOSE NOT HAVE BAD WEATHER FLOOR MATS. *TR

DRIVE DOWN THE ROAD AND CAR STARTS TO JERK THEN DIES. I WAIT A MINUTE OR SO THE START UP AGAIN AND GO A MILE OR SO AND IT DOES IT AGAIN, THIS HAPPEN ALL THE WAY TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE TELLING IT THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAPPENING TO A LOT OF THE FORD FUSION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED TO 30 MPH WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTART THE ENGINE, AS THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE WAS ALSO EXPERIENCED LATER WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION ON AN ELEVATED PORTION OF AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHICH DOES NOT HAVE ANY SHOULDERS. AS I WAS PASSING A TRUCK, I SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I MOVED OVER TO THE DRIVING LANE RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK. FORTUNATELY THE DRIVER WAS ALERT. MY CAR QUICKLY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO A SPOT WERE AN ON-RAMP MERGES ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THIS SPOT WAS MARGINALLY SAFE WITH CARS SPEEDING BY ME ON BOTH SIDES. CITY POLICE CAME WITHIN 5 MINUTES AND PROTECTED ME WITH THEIR FLASHING LIGHTS AND IN 10 MORE MINUTES I WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THEY FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FROZEN OPEN AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS COST $433 TO REPLACE. THIS INCIDENT COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY. I WAS TRULY TERRIFIED. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2010 FORD FUSION BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION SHOWED AN ORANGE/YELLOW WRENCH AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY ON INTERSTATE 75 NORTH. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH WHEN THIS HAPPENED, AND THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUT OFF. AFTER AVOIDING COLLISIONS I HAD IT TOWED AND REPAIRED AT FORD. I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO BE REIMBURSED, AS MANY OTHERS HAVE BEEN. HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT SINCE I HAD ONLY OWNED/REGISTERED ONE VEHICLE WITH FORD, THAT I WAS NOT CONSIDERED A LOYAL CUSTOMER, SO THEY COULD NOT REIMBURSE ME. *TR

DRIVING ALONG IN TRAFFIC ABOUT 40MPH CAR JUST SHUT OFF. PULLED OFF ROAD TURNED KEY OFF AND RESTARTED CAR. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. TOOK CAR TO MY MECHANIC THEY TRIED TO CHECK PROBLEM BUT IT DID NOT STALL FOR THEM. THEY DID NOT WANT TO REPLACE THROTTLE IF THEY WERE NOT CERTAIN THAT WAS THE PROBLEM AND SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO GO BACK AT THAT TIME. ABOUT A MONTH WENT BY WITHOUT A PROBLEM. WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN I TOOK IT IN TO THE FORD DEALER THEY SAID THEY JUST GOT A NEW PROGRAM TO TEST FOR SPECIFICALLY THROTTLE TROUBLE. MY CAR FAILED THE TEST AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE KIT- COSTING ME $392.20. NOT ONLY WAS IT VERY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR NOT KNOWING WHEN IT WOULD JUST STOP RUNNING BUT IT WAS EXPENSIVE TO REPLACE. HOPE THIS HELPS WITH YOUR INVESTIGATION AND WILL GET A RECALL SO I CAN AT LEAST RECOUP MY EXPENSES. THE FEAR OF BEING REAR ENDED WAS FRIGHTENING WHEN DRIVING IN ANY TRAFFIC SITUATION. *TR

UPON ATTEMPTED ACCELERATION FROM 43 MPH THE CAR MADE A LOUD "POPPING" NOISE. THE CAR IMMEDIATELY SLOWED AND THE ACCELERATOR BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. THE CAR ALSO BEGAN SHAKING AND JERKING. THE LONGER THE CAR REMAINED ON THE MORE VIOLENT THE SHAKING BECAME. THE SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED DURING ACCELERATION ONTO A HIGHWAY. CAR AGAIN SLOWED AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL AND STARTED SHAKING AND JERKING AGAIN. BOTH TIMES I NEARLY AVOIDED DRIVING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC OF 55+ MPH. *TR

I WAS ATTEMPTING TO STOP IN NORMAL, FLOWING TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. IT RESULTED IN MY CAR CRASHING INTO ANOTHER CAR THAT WA--AT LEAST--THE LENGTH OF THREE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WAS NO RESISTANCE AT ALL WHEN I APPLIED THE BRAKES (WHILE THE CAR WAS IN A STOPPED POSITION). THE OFFICER ON THE SCENE SAID THAT HE TRIED IT AND THEY WERE FINE; HOWEVER, THE ONLY THING KEEPING THE CAR FROM ROLLING OFF THE TOW TRUCK AND INTO ANOTHER CAR WAS THE HAND BRAKE. I WANT. *TR

ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK WHILE GOING 65 MPH ON I-65 WHILE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE, CAR DECELERATED TO 30MPH AND BEGAN SHAKING. HAD TO PULL OVER AND AVOID BEING HIT BY 4 SEMIS AND 5 CARS, THANKFULLY MANAGED TO GET IN MEDIAN, JUST IN TIME. CAR HAD TO BE RESTARTED WHICH IT DID FINE, BUT LATER HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID TO BRING IT IN THAT IT IS A KNOWN FAILURE WITH A DIAGNOSIS OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE!! PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *TR

MY WIFE WAS LEAVING A LOCATION IN SIMPSONVILLE SC AND WAS DRIVING ON A TWO LANE ROAD WHEN SHE FELT A VIBRATION IN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND REALIZED THE ENGINE HAD LOST POWER. SHE STARTED LOOKING FOR A PULL OFF SINCE A LARGE TRUCK WAS BEHIND HER AND DID FIND ONE ACROSS THE ROAD. SHE SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR ABOUT 3 - 4 MINUTES AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE HOME. THIS IS FIRST TIME THIS HAD HAPPENED AND SHE WAS LUCKY SHE WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE AT A HIGH SPEED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD I GOT A WARNING CHIME WITH A MESSAGE: POWER STEERING FAILURE - SERVICE ADVANCETRAK. THE CAR BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER!!! TRIED TO SHUT DOWN AND RESTART CAR. WILL NOT RESET. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT A YEAR AGO. FORD DEALER FOUND NOTHING WRONG, JUST CLEARED THE CODE AND IT WORKED AS NORMAL. VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE!! I HAVE BEEN LETTING MY DAUGHTER, WHO IS A NEW DRIVER, USE THIS CAR. I AM NOW RETHINKING IT, MIGHT HAVE TO SELL THE CAR AND BUY A SAFER CAR FOR HER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST ONTO THE ROAD SHOULDER, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND RESUMED NORMAL FUNCTION. THE ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,820.

MY 2010 FORD FUSION LURCHED FORWARD AND THEN STALLED WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ON. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT AND A WRENCH APPEARED ON THE DASH. I WAS LOSING SPEED AND HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY CAUSING THE SEMI AND OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND ME TO SLAM ON THEIR BRAKES... THE SEMI NARROWLY MISSED ME. ONCE TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY I TURNED MY CAR OFF WAITED A SECOND AND RESTARTED IT. IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. IT DID THIS A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK AND 5 ON THE WAY HOME. I TOOK THE CAR IN TO A SERVICE CENTER AND THE CODE THEY GOT WAS "P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR STUCK OPEN". I LOOKED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT 2011 AND 12 FUSIONS HAD BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT NOT THE 2010 BUT SEE THAT MANY 2010 OWNERS HAVE HAD THIS SAME ISSUE AS I HAVE HAD. WHY ARE 2010 FUSIONS NOT BEING RECALLED FOR A BAD THROTTLE BODY? IT IS A VERY SCARY AND SERIOUS PROBLEM AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR EVEN KILLED. I WAS LUCKY. *TR

WE WERE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY ROAD WHEN WE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND COULD NOT MOVE TO SAFETY. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WE HAD TO GET TOWED. WE LATER FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WAS A COMMON, KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. *TR

1ST INCIDENT: I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH. MY RPM DROPPED FOR NO REASON. IT FELT LIKE I LOST POWER BUT THE CAR KEPT MOVING. I TOOK THE NEXT EXIT AND WHILE SITTING AT AN INTERSECTION THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER. I WAITED ABOUT 5 MINUTES AND TURNED THE KEY...THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP. 2ND: I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH AND NOTICED THE RPM DROP. WHEN I STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER. 3RD INCIDENT: TONIGHT, AS I WAS DRIVING 35 MPH DOWN A WINDING ROAD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE CAR LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO A ROLL. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT IT DIDN'T WORK BUT THE CAR KEPT CRAWLING WITH A JERKY MOTION. CARS WERE COMING AROUND THE CORNER SO FAST. I TURNED ON MY FLASHERS, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE KEY OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR CHECKED OUT BY 2 FORD DEALERS THEY SAY THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM COULD BE. THEY COULD NOT DETECT ANY CODES FROM THE CAR COMPUTER. THEY RULED OUT THE BATTERY AND THE ALTERNATOR. I AM TAKING IT IN AGAIN TOMORROW TO A DIFFERENT FORD DEALER. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE DASH SHOWING THE WRENCH LIGHT AND I WILL SHOW THEM THE POSTS ON THIS SITE. *TR

I WAS APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES FROM MY STARTING POINT TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 55 MPH. SUDDENLY, THE 2010 FORD FUSION LURCHED WHILE SHIFTING INTO OVERDRIVE. WHEN IT LURCHED ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE WAS LOST. WITH CARS ON EACH SIDE, I HAD NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE; I LOST SPEED QUICKLY AND WORKED MY WAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD (VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION). I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THE 'WRENCH SYMBOL WARNING LIGHT ON THE DASHBOARD, BUT DID NOT KNOW WHAT THAT WARNING SIGNIFIED. DURING THE LOSS OF ACCELERATION, THE CAR DID NOT LOSE POWER STEERING AND IT REMAINED RUNNING, BUT THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND NOT IDLING AT A STEADY PACE. WHEN I GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED TO 'REV' UP THE ENGINE, BUT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED ABOUT 1 MINUTE THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR AGAIN HAD NO ACCELERATION ABILITY AND SPUTTERED WHICH SOUNDED VERY MUCH LIKE A COUGH. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AGAIN AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES LATER, WHEN ASSISTANCE ARRIVED, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN. AT THIS TIME, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT WAS OFF AND THE CAR APPEARED TO IDLE NORMALLY. UPON RESEARCH, I FOUND THAT THE WRENCH SYMBOL MEANS: THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DRIVER OF THE CAR SHOULD CONTACT THE AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR SERVICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. *TR

SPONTANEOUS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE MULTIPLE TIMES OVER THE COURSE OF ONE WEEK. ON THE HIGHWAY, IN A PARKING LOT AND DRIVING DOWN A NORMAL STREET. CAR STALLED AND LURCHED FORWARD REPEATEDLY. HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER WHILE COASTING WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THEN TURN THE CAR OFF, THEN TURN IT BACK ON TO CONTINUE DRIVING. VERY DANGEROUS. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY TODAY AT COST OF $100 OUT OF MY POCKET. I DRIVE A 2010 FORD FUSION. *TR

WHILE MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR'S ACCELERATION STOPPED AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, FOUND OUT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS FAILING. *TR

I WAS GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND OUT OF NOWHERE MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO DECREASE SPEED. I TRIED TO PRESS THE ACCELERATOR AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT WAS VERY ROUGH IDLING. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT SEEMED FINE. NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AT LEAST 20 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AT RANDOM TIMES AND SPEEDS. THE SCARIEST ONE FOR ME WAS IN A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION AND MY CAR DID THIS 4 TIMES TRYING TO GET THROUGH THE INTERSECTION. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE THIS GET FIXED AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY DOES GET HURT. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT. THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE TO ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH AND I COULD NOT INCREASE SPEED. IT SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 3 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND NO MATTER HOW FAR I PUSHED THE PEDAL IT WOULD NOT MOVE PAST 700 RPM. THE CAR BEHIND ME WHICH HAD SEEN ME START TO GO ASSUMED I WAS GOING TO KEEP ACCELERATING AND HAD TO BRAKE HARD TO AVOID RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. I SAT IN THE LEFT LANE UNTIL THE RIGHT CLEARED SO I COULD LITERALLY ROLL IT ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID GETTING REAR ENDED BY TRAFFIC. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RE-STARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO WORK FINE AFTER THAT. THE NEXT DAY, IT DID IT AGAIN TO MY WIFE. SHE WAS STARTING TO ACCELERATE, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER, GAS PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE AND IT WAS RUNNING ROUGH. THIS REPEATED ITSELF SEVERAL TIMES MORE THAT DAY. DID IT AGAIN AND IT SEEMED IT WAS INCREASING IN FREQUENCY. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY FAILED AND THAT IT IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE. IT HAD AN ERROR CODE OF P2111. THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL SO EASILY AND IT NEARLY CAUSED MY CAR TO GET REAR ENDED. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH WHILE AT THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I FELT THAT THIS PART FAILING SO EARLY AND WITH SO LITTLE MILEAGE (WHICH MOST IS EASY HIGHWAY) WAS ODD. I COME TO FIND OUT THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND IT SEEMS MORE AND MORE ARE FAILING. FORD EVEN ACKNOWLEDGED THEY HAD MADE SOME DEFECTIVE ONES. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED. *TR

TRAVELING ON THE PA TURNPIKE THE ENGINE JUST STALLED. WE HAD TO NEGOTIATED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH NO ABILITY TO NEGOTIATE AROUND TRAFFIC. NOTIFIED FORD AND SANDS RED HILL FORD AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. IT HAPPENED AGAIN TRAVELING AROUND 45MPH. I SAW COMPLAINTS ONLINE (WEB) AND PAID SANDS TO HAVE THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACEMENT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED. THE COST WAS 385.51. *TR

CAR LOST POWER AND ENGINE SEEM TO IDLE THREE TIMES WITHIN A 4 MILE TRIP. I TOOK THE CAR TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM" WAS STUCK OPEN (ERROR CODE P2111). THE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT FORD HAD PUT OUT BULLETINS IN THE PAST REFERENCING THIS PROBLEM. HE ALSO SAID THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS DIFFICULT TO FIND BECAUSE STOCKS WERE LOW DUE TO THIS FREQUENT PROBLEM WITH OTHER FORD FUSION OWNERS. *TR

WHILE DRIVE 45 MPH THE CAR SLOWED DOWN TO 5 MPH AND WOULD NOT GO ANY FASTER. THIS HAPPENED ONCE AND THE POWERTRAIN LIGHT CAME ON. IT RESET ITSELF THEN A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED TWICE WHILE TRYING TO DRIVE HOME. THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT NEEDED. *TR

TRAVELING NORTH BOUND ON INTERSTATE 77. HEAVY (5PM) TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE RIGHTMOST LANE. WITHOUT WARNING THROTTLE RESPONSE DIED. THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON THE RPM. ENGINE WENT TO A ROUGH IDLE SPEED (VARYING BETWEEN 800 AND 1500 RPM). I WAS FORCED TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT HIGHWAY MARGIN. STOPPED THE CAR. TURNED OFF IGNITION. WAITED 60 SECONDS TO COMPOSE MYSELF. CAR THEN STARTED AND RAN FLAWLESSLY. I THEN DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE I BOUGHT THIS CAR / BRAND NEW IN 2010. (APPROXIMATELY 5 MILES AWAY FROM WHERE IT DIED). A CURSORY INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THAT FORD HAS REPLACED OVER 27,000 FUSION THROTTLE BODIES ON 2010'S, UNDER WARRANTY. MY CAR IS 6 MONTHS OUT OF WARRANTY, SO DEALER SAID TOUGH LUCK. I HAD TO PAY $438.80 FOR REPAIR. "REGULATORS AND FORD HAVE LOGGED MORE THAN 1,000 COMPLAINTS. CONSUMER ADVOCATES IN NORTH CAROLINA CONVINCED THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION TO BEGIN AN INVESTIGATION, BUT IN SIX MONTHS, THE CASE HASN'T MOVED PAST THE PRELIMINARY STAGE." PLEASE TELL ME THAT FORD WILL BE COMPELLED TO FIX THIS KNOWN ISSUE. I READ ONLINE THAT FORD DOES NOT CONSIDER THIS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE. THAT IS ABSURD. I FEEL VERY LUCKY THAT I DID NOT CAUSE A MAJOR TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. IT?S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME TILL SOMEONE DIES! *TR

SYSTEM STALLED OUT AND ENTERED "GET HOME MODE" FORD DEALER SAYS IT'S A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AND I SAW THAT THERE IS A PENDING INVESTIGATION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTARTED, WHERE IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION UNTIL THE FAILURE RECURRED SIX TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND DETECTED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THEY INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT A VOLUNTARY RECALL WAS ISSUED, HOWEVER THE CONTACT'S VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 86,000.

CAR STOPPED JUST AS I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN IN A BUSY INTERSECTION. PUT FLASHERS ON, RE-STARTED THE CAR AND LIMPED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION ON A YELLOW LIGHT, AND PULLED OVER. LIMPED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP 7 MILES AWAY AND HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED FOR $444. *TR

CAR WAS RUNNING NORMALLY, ABOUT 30 MILES PER HOUR, ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR BEGAN JERKING AND SLOWED TO A CRAWL AND SEEMED AS THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO STALL. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND PUT MY HAZARD FLASHERS ON AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I RESTARTED IT AND THE CAR THEN SEEMED TO RUN NORMALLY. THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. LUCKILY DURING LIGHT TRAFFIC AND NOT ON A HIGHWAY. AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IT WOULD BE A DEATH TRAP, COMING TO A HALT IN SPEEDING TRAFFIC. THE MECHANIC SAID THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT IN THIS MODEL CAR AND FORD KNOWS ABOUT IT. SINCE THE PART COSTS ABOUT $200 THEY DON'T WANT TO DO A RECALL SINCE IT WOULD BE COSTLY. *TR

VEHICLE SPUTTERS STOPS AND THEN CAN BE RESTARTED ...ONLY TO DO IT AGAIN. I HAD THE FUEL LINE CLEANED AND IT DID NO GOOD..TOOK TO A DEALER AND LO AND BEHOLD P2111...I RECEIVED PART TODAY AND WILL BE HOPEFULY GETTING IT DONE TOMORROW...IM OUT $400.00!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ENGINE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND BEGAN TO PERFORM NORMALLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ISSUE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 79,000.

2010 FORD FUSION, MAINTENANCE LIGHT COMES ON AND ALL GAS/THROTTLE IS CUT TO ROUGH IDLE WITH NO RESPONSE. THIS INCIDENT HAS ALMOST CAUSED ACCIDENTS TO STALLING WHILE TRYING TO CROSS ROADS. YOU HAVE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND RESTART 1-4 TIMES BEFORE THE LIGHT GOES AWAY AND YOU CAN USE THE THROTTLE, ALL WHILE IT MAY SHUT OFF AGAIN AFTER YOU GET MOVED JUST A LITTLE WAY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 40 AND THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL POWER WITH NO RESPONSE TO PRESSING THE PEDAL. IT WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND IT SEEMED FINE UNTIL I GOT ON THE INTERSTATE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE IT STALLED AROUND 15 TIMES IN 20 MILES. IT STALLED GOING 75 MPH A FEW TIMES AND ALSO STALLED COUNTLESS TIMES IN TRAFFIC WHEN I WAS STOPPED AND TRIED TO ACCELERATE. THIS WAS VERY SCARY AND IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS ISSUE. ON THE WAY HOME I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND RODE WITH MY HAZARDS ON IN FEAR OF BEING REAR-ENDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE GOING DOWN THE ROAD THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. CAR BEGAN TO LURCH ALONG THE ROAD AND I WAS ABLE TO GET TO SAFETY ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE MORE TIMES AND CAR IS NOW BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE AND THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY DRIVING AND NOTICED THAT MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A GOLDEN WRENCH. SUDDENLY, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN AND AS I PRESSED THE GAS, THE CAR WOULD NOT SPEED UP. I WAS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY AND SO HAPPEN TO BE IN THE FAR LEFT LANE DURING AFTERNOON TRAFFIC. IT WAS A VERY SCARY MOMENT. I FINALLY WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT CAUSING OR GETTING IN AN ACCIDENT. ONCE I CAME TO A STOP, THE CAR SEEMED TO SHAKE. I CUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED ABOUT TWO MINS AND STARTED IT BACK. I STAYED IN THE RIGHT LANE AS I TRAVELED HOME BUT ABOUT 10 MILES LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING. TODAY WHICH IS THE 2ND OF OCTOBER THE CAR DID THE EXACT SAME THING, COMING FROM MY NEWBORN DAUGHTER DOCTOR'S APPOINTMENT. THIS IS ALMOST GAVE ME A HEART ATTACK BECAUSE MY CHILD WAS IN THE CAR WITH ME. VERY DANGEROUS AND SERIOUS PROBLEM!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WOULD ONLY REFUEL THE VEHICLE TO HALF FULL TO AVOID A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V227000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

I WAS MAKING A RIGHT HAND TURN ON A RED LIGHT. I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. CHECKED BOTH WAYS & PROCEEDED TO MAKE MY TURN (WHEN MAKING A TURN ON RED, YOU NEED TO BE ABLE TO ACCELERATE IN ORDER TO EFFECTIVELY MAKE THE TURN, OBVIOUSLY). MY CAR LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER AND RESPONSE TO THE ENGINE. MY MPH DROPPED DRASTICALLY LOW AND CAR STARTED TO VIOLENTLY SHUTTER BACK AND FOURTH. I WAS LEFT LIKE A SITTING DUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LANE. TWO CARS SWERVED OUT OF THEIR WAY, ALMOST HITTING ME IN THE PROCESS (AS THIS WAS A 4 LANE ROAD/HIGHWAY). I HAD CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT THE TIME ALSO. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, WRENCH ICON CLEARED AND CAR DROVE AS NORMAL. HOWEVER, 3.5 MILES LATER CAR DOES THE SAME EXACT THING. THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE ON THIS VEHICLE. I HAVE CALLED FORD AND EXPLAINED IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND THEY REFUSE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. MY 3YR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED WHICH VOIDS MY WARRANTY OUT EVEN THOUGH I HAVE NOT EVEN HIT 36,000 MILES ON THE VEHICLE YET! NO RECALLS ARE BEING ISSUED. NO HELP/ASSISTANCE IS BEING GIVEN TO CUSTOMERS WITH THIS SIMILAR ISSUE. FORD ESTIMATED ME AT AROUND $450-500 FOR REPLACEMENT! PLEASE SOMEBODY HELP. I AM EXTREMELY HARD-WORKING AND THOUGHT I BOUGHT A RELIABLE VEHICLE (AT LEAST FOR A WHILE)...DID NOT EXPECT TO HAVE A $500 REPAIR BEFORE 36K MILES EVEN HITS! IT IS 100% A SAFETY HAZARD, NO MATTER EVEN IF FORD CLAIMS IT IS NOT ... "THE CAR IS SUPPOSED TO BE ABLE TO IDLE STILL AND BE ABLE TO MOVE OFF THE ROAD SAFELY IN THE EVENT THIS OCCURS" .....

FROM A STOPPED POSITION IN MY CONDO PARKING LOT, I BEGAN TO ENTER STREET AND MY CAR BEGAN TO JERK/LUNGE. I NOTICED THE YELLOW GOLD WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. ENGINE STOPPED. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND CHUGGED/EASED INTO A PLAZA PARKING LOT. CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED TO CALL FOR A TOW TO THEIR SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INCIDENT LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT. IT JUST HAPPENED. I FEEL LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ENTERING A SIDE STREET VICE BEING STOPPED AND TRYING TO MOVE THROUGH A CONGESTED INTERSECTION. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT GEARS. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY PRODUCES TRANSMISSION FLARE AT MANY DIFFERENT SPEEDS AND DIFFERENT GEARS. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY HESITATES UNTIL GEARS ENGAGE. VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY SLIPS OUT OF DRIVE. *TR

CAR SIMPLY STARTED TO SHAKE, A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR RAPIDLY DECELERATED. COMPLETE LOSS OF ABILITY TO ACCELERATE CAR, AS IF THROWN INTO NEUTRAL. ONLY WAY TO CORRECT IS TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR. THIS NOW HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR - NO MATTER THE SPEED. CAR HAS BEEN GOING 65 MPH AND SHUT DOWN. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING TO WORK VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. NEARLY REAR ENDED AS THERE WAS NO PLACE TO PULL OF AS CAR COASTED TO A STOP. LOOKED ONLINE TO SEE IF THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AS I PURCHASED IT 4 MONTHS AGO. NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CLOSE CALLS REPORTED. THE THROTTLE BODIES ARE ON BACKORDER AS THERE ARE SO MANY FAILURES BEING REPORTED. THIS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND WILL LEAD TO ACCIDENTS. *TR