2010 Ford Fusion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,700.

DRIVING AT A CONSTANT SPEED OF 45MPH WHEN MY CAR IDLES OUT, LOSE CONTROL OF GAS PEDAL FUNCTION (ACCELERATION) WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ON A RED LIGHT. (ONCOMING TRAFFIC COMING FROM THE LEFT DRIVER-SIDE. WRENCH ICON COMES ON MY INSTRUMENT PANEL. CARE BEGINS TO STUTTER AND SHAKE,I STILL CAN NOT USE MY GAS PEDAL. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD (THINGS RESET AND ARE FINE). THERE IS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PART THAT NUMEROUS OTHER FORD FUSIONS ARE HAVING, YET NO RECALL HAS BEEN MADE? MY CAR HAS VERY LOW MILES FOR IT'S YEAR AND SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. *TR

MY CAR STALLED ON A BUSY HIGHWAY (21 N). LUCKILY I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND COULD COAST OFF TO THE SIDE. I TURNED MY CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE. IT HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES; ONE WHILE GOING TO WORK AND YESTERDAY WHEN DROPPING MY ELDERLY MOTHER OFF AT HER HOME. I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE HIGHWAY TO WORK AS THERE IS A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION AND NOWHERE TO TURN OFF THE ROAD SHOULD IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I AM NOW SITTING AT THE FORD SHOP AND THEY TELL ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WILL COST $560 TO FIX. THIS CAR IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD AND I AM A LITTLE DISAPPOINTED TO FIND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR PART WITHOUT A RESOLUTION. I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IN MY CAR. *TR

GOING DOWN HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST SEEMED AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING ANY GAS. THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. SECOND TIME PULLING OUT AFTER STOPPING AT STOP SIGN AND WHEN PULLED OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD IT STALLED OUT AGAIN, TRIED PUSHING GAS PEDDLE TO MAKE IT GO AND FELT AS IF THE GAS PEDDLE WAS NOT WORKING AT ALL. *TR

LAST YEAR I HAD BOUGHT ONE (2010 SEL) <VIN:[XXX]> THAT SUDDENLY STARTED LOSING POWER ON THE HIGHWAY. A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY SO I HAD TO PAY $500 IN REPAIRS TO REPLACE A THROTTLE BODY. UPON DOING RESEARCH THIS IS A KNOWN AND VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR THE FORD FUSION AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT IT. FAST FORWARD TO 2013, I PURCHASED MY SECOND FORD FUSION <VIN: [XXX]> ABOUT 1.5 MONTHS AGO. LAST WEEK THE SAME ISSUE STARTED YET AGAIN,THIS CAR HAD MUCH LESS MILES, A MUCH MORE UPGRADED VERSION, AND WAS BOUGHT IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT STATE YET THE SAME DANGEROUS ISSUE OCCURRED. I HAD TO ONCE AGAIN PAY TO HAVE THIS KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART REPLACED. I BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A KNOWN FORD ISSUE AND IT IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND AS I CONSUMER I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, AND I WOULD LIKE MY MONEY REFUNDED. I ALSO THINK THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN FORD ISSUE, SUCH THAT NO ONLY DO DEALERSHIPS STOCK THESE SPECIFIC PARTS, THEY CREATED A SPECIFIC TEST FOR IT, AND FORD MOTOR COMPANY SHOULD BE HELP RESPONSIBLE. ONE SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE SCARED THAT THEY WILL DIE ON THE HIGHWAY FROM THE CAR CUTTING OFF WITHOUT WARNING. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE. I WOULD LIKE EITHER ALL MY MONEY REFUNDED OR THE MONEY I PAID THIS TIME. I HAVE CALLED FORD BOTH TIMES AND COMPLAINED AND OPENED CASES, BUT THEY HAVE BEEN IGNORED. I APPRECIATE ANY HELP WITH THIS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON I-40 WHEN I HEARD A NOISE AND THEN REALIZED THAT I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS ESPECIALLY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS GIVEN THE FACT THAT I WAS DRIVING DURING A TIME OF HIGH-VOLUME TRAFFIC, AND THERE WERE CARS BEHIND ME ALSO GOING 70 MPH. THANKFULLY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT ENDANGERING MYSELF OR OTHER DRIVERS. UPON REACHING THE SHOULDER, I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS BUCKING AND SURGING, AND I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING, BUT UPON ACCELERATING TOWARDS HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED, AND I MOVED BACK ONTO THE SHOULDER. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER INSPECTING THE VEHICLE MY SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY ISSUES WITH THIS PARTICULAR PART, THAT IT IS ON BACK ORDER WITH FORD ON A NATIONAL SCALE. QUITE FRANKLY, I'M APPALLED THAT FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART, AND I'M AFRAID IT WILL ONLY OCCUR AFTER SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED AS A RESULT OF THEIR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I FIND THIS EXTREMELY DISHEARTENING, AND I WOULD LIKE AN EXPLANATION FROM FORD AS TO WHY THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE STALLED AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER IDENTIFIED PROBLEM AS FAULTY THROTTLE BODY, AND REPLACED IT. IT WAS NOT COVERED BY POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE ESSENTIALLY STALLED. THE ENGINE STILL APPEARED TO BE RUNNING (MINIMAL RPMS), BUT I COULDN'T ACCELERATE, SO THE SLOWDOWN TO A CRAWL WAS RATHER DRAMATIC. I WAS ABSOLUTELY LUCKY I WAS NOT INJURED AS I WAS NEARLY CLIPPED BY AN 18-WHEELER AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE WRENCH-SHAPED LIGHT CAME ON, WHICH I HAD NEVER SEEN BEFORE. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED, BUT WHILE WAITING ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY MY BATTERY SHORTED OUT. THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP (WILLIS FORD OF SMYRNA, DELAWARE) WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY "CODES" FROM THE TEST THEY RUN. SO ALL THEY ENDED UP DOING WAS REPLACING MY BATTERY. I PICKED MY CAR UP THE FOLLOWING AFTERNOON AND IT SEEMED FINE. HOWEVER, THE NEXT MORNING (THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ON THE 4TH, THE SECOND ON THE 6TH), THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ALBEIT I WAS ONLY DRIVING ABOUT 50MPH. ONCE AGAIN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. THE FORD DEALERSHIP IN DOVER, DELAWARE (WINNER FORD) ALSO COULD NOT GET THE CODE. BUT AFTER MY RESEARCH AND EXPLANATIONS, THEY WERE IN ROUGHLY 80% AGREEMENT THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, SO WITH MY PERMISSION THEY REPLACED IT. THAT WAS ON THE 11TH OR 12TH. THEY HAD KEPT IT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS AND DROVE IT THEMSELVES TO TRY AND GET THE SITUATION TO REPLICATE, WHICH THEY COULDN'T DO. SINCE IT HAS BEEN REPLACED, IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO EXPECT OF THIS PROCESS, BUT KNOWING THAT THERE'S AN INVESTIGATION MAKES ME FEEL A LITTLE LESS CRAZY. *T

DRIVING ON ROADWAY MAKING A TURN WHEN CAR BEGAN TO BUCK & STALL OUT. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 1000 RPM. GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 5MPH. MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT. CALLED A TOW TRUCK & HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. THEY CALLED & LET ME KNOW THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE & HAD TO BE REPLACED. CAR JUST HAS 66,000 MILES LUCKILY WE WEREN'T ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THIS OCCURRED COULD HAVE HAD AN ACCIDENT. *TR

THE RPMS ON THE CAR SURGED AND THEN THAT CAR SHUT OFF, AND WOULD ONLY STAY RUNNING FOR 15 SECONDS AFTERWARD. THE AUTOSHOP IS HAVE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

THE CAR STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF AIRPORT TRAFFIC. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT OCCURRED AGAIN ON THE FL TURNPIKE TRAVELING AT 75 MPH. WE NO LONGER DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAYS AND IT HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES. RESEARCH SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR, AND THE ONLY FIX IS TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING ON A LOCAL INTERSTATE AT 70MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, THE ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. AS I WAS RAPIDLY LOSING SPEED, I HAD TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULD TO PULL THE CAR SAFELY OUT OF TRAFFIC. THE EXACT SAME LOSS OF ENGINE POWER OCCURRED LESS THAN 24 HOURS EARLIER WHILE WAITING TO TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION. THESE ARE THE FIRST 2 INCIDENTS, BUT OCCURRED VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE VEHICLE THAT WAS FOLLOWING THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE TO ABRUPTLY TURN TO AVOID CRASHING INTO THE CONTACT HOWEVER, THE SECOND VEHICLE BECAME INVOLVED IN A CRASH AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ONE YEAR LATER BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,500.

I PURCHASED MY FORD FUSION AT A DEALERSHIP THREE DAYS AGO. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING MY CAR HOME FROM WORK AND SUDDENLY I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, AND AN ORANGE WRENCH POPPED UP ON MY DASHBOARD. MY CAR STARTED TO SPUTTER SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN. WHEN I WENT TO START IT BACK UP AT SPUTTERED BUT STARTED AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED ONE MORE TIME ON MY TRIP HOME. BOTH TIMES I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED. UPON RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I'VE NOTICED THAT THIS IS A RECURRING PROBLEM. WHAT I HAVE NOT COME TO UNDERSTAND IS WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECALL WHATEVER PART IS CAUSING THIS. TO SAY I'M DISAPPOINTED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I REALLY HOPE THAT IT DOESN'T TAKE SOMEBODY GETTING KILLED FOR THIS PART TO BE RECALLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT THE DEALER FOR A BRAKE INSPECTION, SHE WAS ADVISED THAT THE WHEELS LUG NUTS WERE CORRODED. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 11V574000 (WHEELS). THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE LUG NUTS WERE REPLACED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,880.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HOME FROM WORK IN TRAFFIC IN THE USED VEHICLE WE BOUGHT HER 3 DAYS AGO. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SPUTTER THEN LOST POWER ,YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, PRESSING GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING SHE WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED. PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED OFF CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON WRENCH LIGHT WAS GONE CAR STARTED UP. DROVE A FEW MORE MILES SAME THING HAPPENED SHE HAD TO PULL OVER AGAIN TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ONLINE AND FOUND MANY, MANY POSTS ON THIS ISSUE. IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO DO A RECALL! *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,300.

I WAS TRYING TO ENTER I-77 FROM THE ENTRANCE RAMP WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND A WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASH LIGHTS. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE RAMP AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. IN A FEW MINUTES I RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND IT RAN FINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT FORD HAS A SEVERE PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODIES ON THIS ENGINE (I-4). THIS IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION, IF I HAD BEEN ON THE BUSY INTERSTATE I WOULD PROBABLY HAVE BEEN RUN OVER. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS PROBABLY THE PROBLEM AND IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY QUOTED ME A PRICE BETWEEN $500.00 AND $700.00 TO REPLACE IT. I PURCHASED THE PART MYSELF FOR UNDER $200.00 AND REPLACED IT MYSELF IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES. FORD NEEDS TO CORRECT THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *JS

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING ABOUT 60MPH WHEN MY CAR(2010 FORD FUSION) WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND IMMEDIATELY CUT-OFF.,I HAPPEN TO BE IN THE SLOW LANE OF THE HIGHWAY I TRIED STARTING IT BACKUP AND IT DID ENOUGH TO COAX IT TO THE SHOULDER, BUT WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE IT SOME GAS IT CUT OFF AND WOULD NOT START. I HAD IT TOWED AND DISCOVERED THE THROTTLE BODY UNIT WENT OUT AND NEEDED REPLACING. ALL OF THIS HAPPEN WITH NO WARNING NO NOISE,NO LIGHTS COMING ON,NOTHING, THE CAR JUST CUT OFF. IT WAS VERY SCARY BEING ON THE HIGHWAY AND YOUR CAR TURNING OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND UNEXPECTED OUT OF POCKET EXPENSE BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY (39,571 MILES). TO DISCOVER THIS IS A PROBLEM FOR MANY FORD OWNERS AN FORD WON'T DO A RECALL IS VERY FRUSTRATING, AND I'M STILL AFRAID TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY CAR EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED, A TERRIFYING EVENT IN MY LIFE. *JS

THROTTLE BODY WENT OUT ON CAR. CAR ALL OF THE SUDDEN JUST STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WOULD ACCELERATE ANY MORE. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON. 2010 AWD FORD FUSION SEL *JS

WHILE DRIVING THE THROTTLE STOPS WORKING (NO RESPONSE) AND THE ENGINE GOES INTO IDLE AND DISPLAYS WRENCH SYMBOL ON DASHBOARD. WHEN YOU PULL OVER (IF POSSIBLE) AND SHUT ENGINE OFF AND RESTART IT RESETS AND WORKS FINE. AT FIRST THIS WAS INTERMITTENT BUT ON MY 25 MILE COMMUTE TO WORK IT HAPPENED ABOUT 8-10 TIMES LEAVING ME STALLED IN DANGEROUS SITUATIONS ON HIGHWAYS AND IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTIONS WITH NO SAFE PLACE TO PULL OVER. I WAS TOLD BY FORD DEALER THAT IT IS A KNOWN PART FAILURE AND THEY DON'T EVEN HAVE ANY REPLACEMENTS ON SHELF TO REPAIR AND THAT FORD MIGHT BE LOOKING TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND RECALL BUT DID NOT AN ANSWER AT THIS TIME. FORD IS LEAVING THEIR CUSTOMERS IN VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS AND POSSIBLE LAWSUITS IF NOTHING IS DONE. *JS

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION THAT HAS BEEN STALLING THE LAST MONTH OR 2.. IT HAS DONE THIS 12 TO 15 TIMES NOW.. AT ONE TIME IT ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT.. CODE SHOWS IT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY... FORD WANTS ME TO PAY OUT OF POCKET TO FIX THE SAFETY ISSUE!!..I GUESS PEOPLE NEED TO GET KILLED BEFORE ANYTHING IS DONE!.. AND LATEST PROBLEM THE TRANS HAS BEEN ACTING FUNNY?.. I FEEL LIKE MY MONEY ON THIS CAR AS BEEN STOLEN .. SORRY FORD THIS IS MY LAST CAR FROM YOU.. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE POWER STEERING WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY LOOSE, MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000. UPDATED 10/29/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WARNING LIGHT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY ILLUMINATED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES PERIODICALLY. UPDATED 10/30/2013 *JS

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN THE MIDDLE LANE, MY ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED WORKING. I WAS ABLE TO SWERVE BETWEEN OTHER CARS TO GET TO THE RIGHT LANE SHOULDER WHERE I WAS ABLE TO STOP AND SHUT IT OFF. I SAT FOR A MINUTE AND THE CAR STARTED BACK UP FINE AND WENT ON. THIS AGAIN HAPPENED 2 DAYS LATER FROM THE LEFT LANE DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, A LOT MORE DANGEROUS. *JS

CAR STALLED OUT WHILE ON CRUISE AND WAS SHAKING UNTIL I AT IDLE. THIS HAPPENED ALL WITHOUT WARNING. TOOK TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *JS

INCIDENT # 1 - I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN AND NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD NO POWER AND IT WAS JUST CHUGGING SO TO SPEAK, I PRESSED THE GAS PETAL TO THE FLOOR AND HAD NO POWER. THERE WAS A SIDE STREET CLOSE I CHUGGED INTO THIS STREET. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AS NORMAL. INCIDENT #2 - THREE (3) DAY AFTER ABOVE INCIDENT #1, I WAS PULLING OUT OF A RESTAURANT PARKING LOT ONTO A BUSY HIGHWAY AND MY CAR TOTALLY LOST POWER, THERE WAS ANOTHER EXIT TO THE RESTAURANT I CHUGGED INTO THAT EXIT. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND IT STARTED AS NORMAL. INCIDENT #3 - ONE (1) DAY AFTER ABOVE INCIDENT #2, I WAS ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, DRIVING 55 MPH AND I HEARD THE CAR POWER DOWN AND I HAD NO POWER AT ALL. I WAS IN A LANE WITHOUT A SHOULDER, JUST A CONCRETE DIVIDER. I CHUGGED OVER TO THE SMALL AREA BETWEEN THE HIGHWAY AND THE CONCRETE DIVIDER. I COASTED ON THIS AREA UNTIL I CAME TO THE END OF THE DIVIDER AND I TURNED THE KEY OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND, WE WERE ONCE AGAIN ABLE TO START IT AND IT WAS TAKEN TO A GARAGE AND LEFT FOR EVALUATION. THEY CHECKED OUT THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE OF THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE FORD FUSION AND ADVISED US TO CALL THE DEALER (EDIE GILSTRAP MOTORS, SALEM, IN). OUR 3 YEAR 36,000 MILE WARRANTY HAD JUST EXPIRED IN AUGUST AND THE DEALER WOULD NOT HONOR IT, EVEN THOUGH THEY SAID IT WAS A KNOWN SAFETY ISSUE OF THE "THROTTLE BODY". *LN UPDATED 12/31/2013 *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE FORWARD AND SHUTTER BEFORE PROCEEDING TO STALL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED THROTTLE BODY HIMSELF. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000. *JS

STARTING IN JUNE 2013 MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON I95 AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I COULD AND TURN THE CAR OFF, TURN IT BACK ON. BY THE TIME I GOT IT FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 IT WAS HAPPENING UP TO 10 - 20 TIMES PER DAY! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT BECAUSE THE BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE REPAIRS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WENT ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PAID AND MY VEHICLE IS FIXED BUT THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE - I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SO MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS IT STALLING DURING A LEFT HAND TURN WHERE I HAD TO TURN IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND TURN IT BACK ON. *JS

IT FIRST STARTED ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 75MPH. MY CAR JERKED AND WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER AND SHUT OFF MY CAR, TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH. NOW IT HAPPENS MUCH MORE FREQUENTLY, IT GOES ABOUT 100 FEET BEFORE REPEATING BUT NOW MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, AND MY CARS SHAKES WHEN I STOP AND PULL OVER. I GOT THE CODE CHECKED AND IT SAYS IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY PLATE GETTING STUCK, I HAVE TRIED CLEANING IT ALREADY WITH THROTTLE BODY CLEANER AND IT HASN'T HELPED AT ALL. I HAVE SEEN MANY POSTS ABOUT THIS HAPPENING. NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WHEN MY CAR SHUTS DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF A HIGHWAY OR ROAD. *JS

WHILE LEAVING WORK, THE RPMS DROPPED DRASTICALLY AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION QUICKLY AND SLOWED DOWN TO 0. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT, THINKING THAT IT REALLY WAS TIME FOR A TUNE-UP. IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 15 MILES WHILE ON THE EXPRESSWAY. SHORTLY AFTERWARDS, WHILE STILL DRIVING HOME FROM WORK, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED. I WAS ON A VERY BUSY ROAD UNDER HEAVY CONSTRUCTION. THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, SLOWED DOWN TO 0 AND BEGAN RUNNING VERY ROUGH. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER TO USE DUE TO THE CONSTRUCTION AND THE BARRICADES ON BOTH SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROAD WITH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC BEEPING THEIR HORNS BEHIND ME. HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT, PAINFULLY CHUGGING MY WAY PAST THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE TO WHERE I COULD FINALLY PULL OFF ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. TURNED OUT TO BE THE "THROTTLE BODY". I HAD TO REPLACE IT WHICH WAS NOT CHEAP. I LOVE MY CAR, WE ARE PRO FORD; BUT WHILE RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM, AND AFTER SEEING ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE ON BLOGS THAT HAVE HAD THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM AS MY CAR, I WAS SHOCKED THAT THERE IS STILL NOT A RECALL ON THIS PART AND FELT I HAD TO FILE A COMPLAINT. IT IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE PART THAT IS PUTTING PEOPLE IN DANGER. TO LOSE ACCELERATION ON A LARGE CITY'S 8 LANE EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR WHILE PEOPLE ARE DRIVING 80 MPH + IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. REALLY GLAD I MADE IT TO THE HIGHWAY BEFORE THE THROTTLE BODY TOTALLY QUIT WORKING AND THAT I DID NOT HAVE THE GRANDCHILDREN WITH ME AT THE TIME! *JS

TRAVELING ON I-95 AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN THE LEFT-MOST LANE, THE RPM DROPPED OFF DRAMATICALLY AND HOVERED AROUND 1,000 RPM. THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND TO MY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR NEVER STOPPED RUNNING COMPLETELY BUT WOULD NOT RUN PAST 1500 RPM (APPX.). I PULLED OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF, PUT IT IN PARK, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED FINE, RAN FOR APPX. 2 MILES, AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN ON 2-3 MORE OCCASIONS. ON ONE OCCASION, IT DIDN'T MAKE IT MORE THAN 20 YARDS. I WENT TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALER (LESS THAN APPX. 5 MILES FROM WHERE THE PROBLEM FIRST BEGAN) AND WAS TOLD THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. I WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION OR FORD'S KNOWLEDGE OF THE PROBLEM WHEN I ASKED WHY THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. GIVEN THE AGE OF THE CAR AND THE FACT THAT I HAD LITTLE CHOICE BUT TO AGREE TO THE REPAIR,I ASKED TO KEEP THE OLD THROTTLE BODY AND HAVE IT IN MY POSSESSION. I WAS FIRST ADVISED THAT THERE WOULD BE A CORE CHARGE TO KEEP THE THROTTLE BODY BUT WAS LATER TOLD THERE WAS NO CORE CHARGE AND WAS NOT ULTIMATELY REQUIRED TO PAY A CORE CHARGE. WHILE WAITING FOR THE REPAIR, I USED THE INTERNET TO RESEARCH THE MATTER AND FOUND SEVERAL ARTICLES REGARDING MORE THAN 700,000 FORDS INCLUDING MY MAKE AND MODEL. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED, I RAISED THE ISSUE WITH SOMEONE IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT BEFORE I PAID FOR THE REPAIR. I WAS TOLD I WOULD NEED TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR (APPX

21 AUG 2013 HEADING HOME FROM WORK AT 5:30PM. I PULLED UP TO THE TRAFFIC LIGHT THAT WAS 10 MILES FROM MY DESTINATION, LIGHT TURNED GREEN I ACCELERATED TO REACH THE ALLOTED SPEED FOR THE ROAD. 1/2 MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR BEGAN TO SURGE, NO POWER TO THE ENGINE, RPMS WHERE NOT OPERATIONAL, CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN, ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. SAT FOR 10 MINUTES, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ON NUMEROUS TIMES THE ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT BOTH SHUT OFF AND THE CAR RAN FINE ALL THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION. 12 SEPTEMBER 2013, ON MY WAY TO FLORIDA ON INTERSTATE 10 AT SPEEDS OF 70 MPH ON A BUSY INTERSTATE THE CAR SURGED VIOLENTLY AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN LEAVING US TO DANGEROUSLY MOVE ACROSS LANES WITH NO THROTTLE RESPONSE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF ROAD TO GET TO SAFETY I SAT FOR 20 MINUTES, USING THE SAME REMEDY I WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO START AND RUN BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP. NO SHOPS WHERE OPEN TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC TEST, I COULD NOT FIND OUT THE CODE THE VEHICLE WAS ALERTING ME IT HAD. 20 SEPTEMBER 2013 AT 1:30AM COMING BACK FROM FLORIDA NEARED A RED LIGHT TO STOP THE VEHICLE RAN FINE AT SPEEDS OF 60MPH STOPPED AT THE LIGHT AND PROCEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN ON THE GREEN SIGNAL @ SPEEDS 10MPH THE VEHICLE STALLED, SURGED BADLY AND GAVE NO THROTTLE RESPONSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TRAFFIC LIGHTS, LEAVING US TO GRADUALLY TO STEER INTO AN OPENED LANE. THE CAR STARTED BACK UP A FEW TIMES STILL SURGING AND

I HAVE A 2010 FORD FUSION SE 2.5 AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH A WRENCH LIGHT AND MY CAR WENT IN TO "LIMP MODE" AND MY CAR LOST POWER AS I WAS TURNING LEFT WITH TRAFFIC COMING RIGHT AT ME, I WAS BARELY ABLE TO MAKE IT ACROSS THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING HIT!

CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE", WITH WRENCH LIT UP ON DASH. COULD NOT GO OVER 5 MPH, AND THE CAR WAS SHUDDERING TERRIBLY. TOOK ALMOST A MONTH FOR FORD TO REPLACE DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THE SERVICE FOLKS INDICATED IT WAS AN "EPIDEMIC" ACROSS THE US, AND THE ISSUE WAS PART AVAILABILITY DUE TO THE NUMBER OF ISSUES.

CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND SPUTTERED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAPPENED 3-4 MORE TIMES, THEN TOOK TO A FORD DEALER AND IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY AND WAS NOTIFIED THE PART WAS ON BACKORDER DUE TO MANY CARS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. NOTIFIED FORD WITH NO RESULTS.

I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. I HAD TO MOVE OVER ONTO THE BIKE LANE OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I COULD NOT TURN INTO A PARKING LOT BECAUSE THE WHEEL WAS IN THE LOCK POSITION. I THEN TOWED MY VEHICLE TO MY HOUSE AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE IT HAD BEEN PURCHASED. THEY LOOKED UP THE VIN AND STATED THAT THERE HAD NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS, BUT ACCORDING TO THE INTERNET SEVERAL 2010-2012 FORD FUSIONS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM.

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE TO MY PUSHING THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO ROLL THROUGH THE INTERSECTION TO SAFETY AND FORTUNATELY ON COMING TRAFFIC WAS FAR ENOUGH AWAY THAT I WAS NOT HIT. I HAD TO TURN OFF MY CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON TO FIX THE ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED. MY RESEARCH SHOWED ME THAT MANY OTHERS ARE SUFFERING FROM THIS DANGEROUS PROBLEM WHICH SEEMS TO STEM FROM THE THROTTLE BODY. I NEED THIS FIXED IMMEDIATELY SINCE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE BUT NO PLACE IS SELLING THIS PART. VERY CONCERNED ABOUT HOW THIS COULD TURN OUT FOR OTHERS

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE CAR WILL SUDDENLY JERK AND THE CHECK ENGINE (WRENCH) LIGHT WILL COME ON AND I WILL IMMEDIATELY LOSE ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. AFTER PULLING THE CAR OVER AND PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR BEGINS TO SHAKE UNTIL I TURN OFF THE CAR. WHEN I TURN THE CAR BACK ON, IT TAKES A MINUTE TO TURN OVER AND THEN DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN.

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. CODES P2111 AND P2112

I WAS DRIVING 20MPH & SUDDENLY THE WRENCH LIGHTS TURNS ON & MY CAR SLOWS DOWN & STARTS SHAKING. I TURNED IT OFF. THEN WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND TURNED IT BACK ON. I STARTED DRIVING AGAIN AND WAS AT A RED LIGHT. ONCE IT TURNED GREEN, I STEP IN THE GAS I WAS AT MAYBE 10MPH WHEN MY CAR STARTS TO SLOW DOWN M STARTS SHAKING BADLY. I HAD MY 17 MONTH OLD WITH ME AND I'M JUST GLAD THIS HAPPENED BEFORE I ENTERED THE FREEWAY

I WAS MERGING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND WHEN I HIT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I FELT THE LOSE MOMENTUM AND BY THE TIME I LOOKED DOWN, I WAS AROUND 55-60 MPH. I THEN TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS WHILE WATCHING MY RPM'S AND SAW THAT IT WAS ERRATICALLY JUMPING AROUND BETWEEN THE 1000 AND 1500 MARKS. SO I PULL OVER TO THE SHOULD AND OFF THE ROAD AND AS I START COMING TO A STOP, MY CAR BEINGS TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. SO I THROW IT IN PARK AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED OFF THE CAR. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES ON THE PHONE WITH THE CLOSEST FORD DEALER I KNOW, I TURN ON THE CAR AND IT'S RUNNING LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. HOWEVER, IT DID TAKE A LITTLE LONG TO START, LIKE AS IF THE BATTERY WAS ON THE VERGE OF DYING. I MANAGED TO GET MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THEM RUN A DIAGNOSTICS TEST ON IT AND SURE ENOUGH, THEY DIDN'T FIND A CODE. THEY EVEN HAD ME COME OUT AND WATCH THE TEST BE DONE, AND EVERYTHING WAS SHOWING A PASSING MARK.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH, MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. MY CAR DROPPED TO 1100 RPMS AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE TO THE ACCELERATOR. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE GETTING RAN OVER. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON, BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT UP. ONCE I TURNED OFF THE CAR FOR 3 SECONDS AND RESTARTED MY CAR, THE CAR STARTED TO WORK AGAIN. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP THEY INFORMED ME THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL HAS BEEN ISSUED AND ITS NOT PART OF THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY ON COVERS THE BLOCK, HEADS AND TRANSMISSION. THE COST TO HAVE THIS FIXED IS ABOUT $450. I NEVER EXPECTED TO BE DOING THIS TYPES OF REPAIRS ON A CAR WITH ONLY 39,500 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION, WITH 43,000 MILES ON THE HIGHWAY PASSING A CAR, WHEN I EXPERIENCED A JERK AND COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I LOOKED IN MY REARVIEW MIRROR TO SEE A CAR APPROACHING VERY QUICKLY. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS ONLY PASSING ONE CAR AND IT HAD ALREADY GOTTEN BY ME SO I PULLED BACK OVER AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THERE WAS A WRENCH LIGHT ON. I TURNED CAR OFF, WAITED A MOMENT AND STARTED IT AGAIN. THE WRENCH WAS GONE. TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND NO CODES CAME UP. HOWEVER, THE ETB CHECK FOUND A FAULT. THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THIS IS SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE CORRECTED IMMEDIATELY BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AS HAVING A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE CONTACT PERSONALLY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,000.

CAR LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. CAR WAS JERKING AND SHAKING. THE CAR HAD A "WRENCH" LIGHT ON THE DASH. ENGINE CODES WERE P2111 AND P 2112. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE, THE ISSUE IS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS A SEALED UNIT AND MUST BE REPLACED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,300. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED THE VEHICLE USED WITH 43,000 MILES ON IT. IN ORDER TO GET THE VEHICLE REGISTERED IN MY STATE I HAD TO HAVE AN EMISSIONS TEST DONE. AT SOME POINT DURING THE TEST THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM DETECTED A FAULT THAT DISABLED THE POWER STEERING. WHEN I GOT BACK IN THE CAR I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND THE TRIP COMPUTER LISTED THE FOLLOWING ERRORS: "SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" AND "SERVICE ADVANCED TRAC". I IMMEDIATELY TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALER WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS BEING AN INTERNAL ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE EPS SYSTEM. THEY STATED THIS WASN'T AN ISSUE THAT COULD BE FIXED OTHER THEN REPLACING THE WHOLE POWER STEERING RACK. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $1,854.52 FOR THE JOB. I HAVE LOOKED UP THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND IT APPEARS THAT MANY PEOPLE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING. I WASN'T DRIVING THE CAR AT THE TIME BUT THE TEST DID INVOLVE DRIVING THE CAR ON A DYNAMOMETER UP TO SPEEDS OF AROUND 60 MPH. IF THE SYSTEM FAILED THEN, IT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AT ANYTIME. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THE SYSTEM SHUTS OFF AUTOMATICALLY WHEN IT DETECTS AN ISSUE. DRIVING THE CAR, AND SUDDENLY LOOSING POWER STEERING IS A SCARY CONCEPT. THESE SYSTEMS SEEM TO BE UNRELIABLE AND PUT THE PASSENGERS AND OTHER VEHICLES AT RISK. WHEN READING IN THE OWNERS MANUAL ABOUT THESE ERROR CODES IT STATES THAT THE SYSTEM WILL SHUT OFF WHEN IT DETECTS A FAULT. BUT THIS IS NOT A "NORMAL" PROBLEM FOR CARS. WITH A HYDRAULIC SYSTEM THIS WOULD NEVER HAPPEN. *TR

LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE DRIVING AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING HOWEVER. TURNED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED AND ACCELERATION WORKED LIKE NORMAL. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY (9/18/2013).

WHILE ON MY WAY OUT OF TOWN FROM COLUMBIA, MO TO CHICAGO, IL ON 08/09/2013 WHEN THE FIRST THROTTLE PROBLEM STARTED. WHILE MY HUSBAND AND I WERE ON THE ROAD DRIVING 60MPH, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SLOWED ALL THE WAY DOWN WITH MY DOING IT. I HAD TO HURRY OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY IN ORDER TO NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. THE STATE TROOPER FOR MISSOURI PULLED BEHIND US TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. WE DIDN'T KNOW SO WE LOOKED IN OUR HANDBOOK. THEN WE NOTICED THAT IT MEANS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE AND TO SERVICE IT IF THE PROBLEM PERSIST. DURING THE WEEK OF 09/09/2013-0913/2013 WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. HE TOOK THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT IT AND THEY STATED THAT THEY HAVE RECEIVED COMPLAINTS BUT NO RECALL ORDER. OUR MECHANIC ESTIMATED THE COST TO FIX THE THROTTLE ISSUE TO BE BETWEEN $500-$600. TODAY 09/18/2013 WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY TO GO TO WORK, THE CAR STALLED AND STOPPED ON ME 3 TIMES. I FIND THIS UNACCEPTABLE ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THIS HAS BEEN A CONSTANT COMPLAINT WITH OTHER OWNER OF THE VEHICLE AND NO RECALL OR REIMBURSEMENT HAS BEEN MADE AS OF YET.

THIS CAR HAS TO HAVE A RECALL .. BOTTOM LINE ! I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 15MPH IN THE CITY MAKING A LEFT HAND T URN AND THE CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND SPUTTERD I HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH WRENCH .. SAT THER FOR 10 MIN RESTARTED CAR AND MADE IT HOME .. I HAVE NOT DRIVEN CAR SINCE !!!! AND TODAY IS THE 18TH .. SIMPLY TO SCARED !! AFTER READING ALL INFO ON LINE IM LEANING TOWARD THE ( THROTTLE BODY ) BUT THIS EXPENCE I HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET DELARSHIP SAYS AROUND 5-6 HUNDRED DOLLARS THAT I DONT HAVE RIGHT NOW .. SO I HAVE TO WALK PAST A CAR THAT IM STILL PAYING ON TO GET ON THE BUS UNTIL I HAVE ENOUGH TO FIX ... FORD ( FIX OR REPAIR DAILY ) IS WHAT FORD STANDS FOR !!!!!