2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. A WRENCH CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE FOR A FEW MILES, IT DID IT AGAIN. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACETATE HOWEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED SOME TIME LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

PE13-003 MY 2009-2011 FORD ESCAPE, FUSION, MARINER AND MILAN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION 21-FEB-2013 MY 2010 FORD FUSION 4 CYLINDER HAS MALFUNCTIONED TWICE IN TWO DAYS WITH SUDDEN POWER LOSS AND THE WRENCH ICON OF THE GAUGE CLUSTER. EACH TIME, THE ENGINE WOULD DROP TO 800 RPM AND CRAWL AT LESS THEN 20 MPH. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS NEAR HUNT AUTO AS LEAVING A 4-WAY STOP ON SUNDAY WITH NEAR 90 DEGREE HEAT. THE SECOND WAS MONDAY WHILE ON I-65 N NEAR MILLERSVILLE AT 68 MPH. SCARY. BOTH TIMES I HAD TO PULL OVER, INSPECT THE IDLE BEHAVIOR, TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT 30 SECONDS THEN TURN-ON AGAIN FINE WITH NORMAL BEHAVIOR. AFTER RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE UNDER INVESTIGATION BY THE NHTSA SINCE FEB 2013 AS LIKELY THROTTLE BODY ISSUES OF THIS ENGINE TYPE. I HAVE SENT THIS INFO TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER WWW.HUNTAUTO.COM. PLEASE ADVISE AND ASSIST AS POSSIBLE. *JB

I ACCELERATED AFTER A RED LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO ENGINE POWER. I THOUGHT CAR HAD STALLED BUT ALL LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND I STILL HAD STEERING CAPABILITY. I COASTED DOWN THE BRIDGE AND PULLED OFF INTO THE FIRST PUBLIC PARKING I COULD FIND. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED FINE AND TRAVELED OK ON THE WAY HOME. IT SEEMED A LITTLE HESITANT A COUPLE TIMES BUT IT DIDN'T REPEAT THE "LIMP-MODE" THAT IT WAS IN PREVIOUSLY. *JB

ON 8/17/13 WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH, MY CAR WENT INTO (LIMP MODE) WOULD NO LONG ACCELERATE, WE SAFELY PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. WE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF, WE RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT WORKED FINE, THE NEXT OCCURRENCE OCCURRED 9/1/13, WHILE ACCELERATING UP A FREEWAY RAMP, ALL THE SAME SYMPTOMS, AGAIN THE CAR RESTARTED FINE. THIRD OCCURRENCE 9/2/13 WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON THE STREET. IT SEEMS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. MY CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, I CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY ARE ON "BACK ORDER FOR THE PART," I WAS ALSO TOLD THIS PART "GOES OUT ALL THE TIME." I AM TOLD IT CAN BE UP TO 1 MONTH FOR THE PART TO COME IN! MY CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE AND IS A SAFETY HAZARD. LUCKILY, THE PAST THREE OCCURRENCES I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OVER, BUT I CAN NOT RISK, DRIVING IT ANY LONGER. I AM STUCK.*JB

WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND DIED OUT. THIS CONTINUED 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE WE FOUND A VALVOLINE AND HAD THEM TEST IT ON THEIR COMPUTER. IT GAVE THE CODE P2111 TAC SYSTEM OPEN. NOW THE CODE IS GONE AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT UNLESS IT DISPLAYS THIS CODE SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE ERROR MESSAGE SHOWS UP AGAIN.*JB

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY (STATE ROAD, PA) WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE ACCELERATION AND SEEMED TO STALL. THE ENGINE JERKED EXCESSIVELY, BUT NEVER TURNED OFF. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. LUCKILY, NO ONE HIT ME. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. TURNED THE VEHICLE ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ACCELERATOR LOST CONTROL. NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK , IT HAPPENED ON RT13N DE AND AGAIN I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT AND NO CONTROL ON ACCELERATOR WITH ENGINE VIBRATING HEAVILY BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF. SWITCHED OFF AND TURNED ON - EVERYTHING IS FINE. SAME DAY EVENING - RETURNING FROM WORK - IT HAPPENS AS I GET ON THE ENTRY RAMP TO I95 N DE. NARROWLY MISSED SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME. YELLOW LIGHT, HEAVY VIBRATION AND NO ACCELERATION. TURN OFF AND TURN ON, EVERYTHING IS FINE. BEING IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON - NO EMERGENCY LANE AND HAD TO DO THIS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT - I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. IMAGINE IF THIS IS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND YOU. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. VEHICLE IS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY FORD. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED MY VEHICLE OTHER THAN FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAVE NOT MISSED A SINGLE FORD RECOMM

THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY LOSSES POWER. IT HAS OCCURRED ON TWO OCCASIONS. YOU CAN CONTINUE TO PRESS ON THE GAS PETAL BUT THE CAR WILL NOT INCREASE IN SPEED.YOU MUST PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURN THE ENGINE OFF. WAIT A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART THE CAR IN ORDER TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE THROTTLE AGAIN. IT HAS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE TO FORD. THEY HAVE RECALLED THE 2010 ESCAPE FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THE 2010 FORD FUSION FOR THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR INJURED.*JS

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE AT 70MPH AND CAR JUST LOSES POWER!!! LUCKILY NO ONE NEAR US. PULLED OVER TO SIDE AND TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED AND PROCEEDED TO EXIT RAMP AND IT DID IT AGAIN! A WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT APPEARS ON DASH. WENT TO NEAREST GAS STATION AND ATTENDANT COULD NOT HELP MUCH SO WE HAD NO CHOICE BUT TO KEEP GOING. STARTED VEHICLE AND IT SEEMED FINE THIS TIME AND DROVE FOR SEVERAL MINUTES THEN WHILE RIVING ON BUSY STREET APPROX 40 MPH AND CAR BEGAN TO SPUTTER AND LOSE POWER; WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON DASH AND CAR EVENTUALLY DIED THIS TIME. MANAGED TO ROLL TO SIDE OF STREET AND TURNED KEY OFF. RESTARTED AND THEN AFTER DRIVING A FEW MINUTES DID THE SAME THING; THIS TIME BARELY AVOIDING A MAJOR COLLISION! THIS HAPPENED 7 TIMES IN A COUPLE OF MILE RADIUS BEFORE I COULD GET TO A GARAGE; VERY DANGEROUS! DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND COMPUTER CODES REVEAL IT IS STICKING OPEN AND CLOSED. AFTER RESEARCH ON COMPUTER HAVE DISCOVERED COUNTLESS PEOPLE WITH SAME PROBLEM FROM THEIR FUSIONS. FORD MUST ISSUE A RECALL! THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *JS

I HAVE SPOKEN TO A REPRESENTATIVE IN RESPONSE TO AN EMAIL SENT TO YOUR TIER1 EMAIL CRCFMC AND AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THE RESULTS.. IF THIS IS THE WRONG DEPARTMENT WOULD YOU PLEASE FORWARD THIS ON. WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR LOST POWER. I SHUT OFF THE ENGINE. AFTER 5 MIN OR SO THE IGNITION STARTED SO I DROVE IT HOME. I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE THE FOLLOWING A.M. AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE WHICH HAD BEEN SEEN MANY TIMES BEFORE.MY WARRANTY HAD RUN OUT A SHORT TIME BEFORE THIS INCIDENT SO I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY OUT-OF-POCKET. I EXPLAINED IN THE TIER 1 EMAIL CRDFMC MENTIONED ABOVE THAT THIS SEEMS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM AND I FEEL I SHOULDN'T BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT. A REPRESENTATIVE CONTACTED ME EXPLAINING MY PART HAD BEEN REPLACED WITH ONE OF A NEW DESIGN. I WAS OFFERED A 50"% REFUND AND ADVISED THAT IN THE EVENT OF A RECALL I WOULD GET REIMBURSED THE OTHER 50%. I DO NOT FIND THIS ACCEPTABLE. OBVIOUSLY FMC HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE ORIGINAL THROTTLE HENCE THE NECESSITY FOR A NEW DESIGN. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYMENT AND EXPECT TO BE REIMBURSED 100%. *JS

2ND TIME IT HAPPENED: WHILE DRIVING, ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING GEAR FAILED, STEERING WAS HARD TO TURN, DEALER RESET THE FAILURE (POWER STEERING ASSIST FAULT; SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW) AND STEERING WAS WORKING FINE AGAIN. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE INVESTIGATED. THANKS *JS

MY 2010 FORD FUSION BEGINS TO SHAKE, VIBRATE AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER INTERSTATE SPEEDS OR CITY DRIVING SPEEDS. I HAVE TO STOP, PLACE MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME, BOTH ON THE INTERSATE AND ON CITY STREETS. *JS

TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR ALERTED US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, MESSAGES READ SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW & SERVICE ADVTRAC. WE PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT BLOCK INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF & LOOKED FOR THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. FOUND NONE, . TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. *JS

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, THRU 2 OR 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE AMBER "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF, I RESTARTED IT, AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF, AND I HAD FULL POWER/THROTTLE CONTROL AGAIN. I CONTINUED MY COMMUTE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE COMMUTE HOME WAS UNEVENTFUL TOO. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST MONTH, AND IS VERY UN-NERVING WHEN IT HAPPENS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS YOU COAST WHILE LOSING ALL POWER, TRYING TO CHANGE LANES AND AVOID TRAFFIC. I'LL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING. SEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE SHOWS LOTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO HAVE A RECALL.

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN WRENCH LIGHTS UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH NO ACCELERATION. SHUT CAR OFF AND WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE IT UP TO 45MPH AND UNDER 2K RPMS. RECALL FORD FUSION THROTTLE BODIES!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

THE ENGINE RPM DROPS TO ZERO AND THE CAR COASTS TO A COMPLETE STOP. SOMETIMES UPON RESTARTING THE ENGINE , THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. WHEN IT DOES START YOU CAN TRAVEL MAYBE A FEW FEET SOMETIMES A FEW MILES THEN IT STARTS ALL OVER AGAIN. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO BE SERVICED AND THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AS THE THROTTLE BODY.

THE ACCELERATOR STOPPED WORKING AS I WAS STARTING TO MOVE AFTER A STOP LIGHT. A LIGHT WENT ON THAT LOOKED LIKE A WRENCH. THE FORD DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM AFTER PAYING $134.20. HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE DRIVING 60 MILES PER HOUR ON THE FREEWAY ON 8/4/2013. THE FORD DEALER REPLACED A VALVE AND WE PAID $291.98. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON THE FREEWAY ON 8/25/2013. WE RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND SEVERAL DRIVERS WITH THIS MODEL HAD A MALFUNTIONING THROTTLE BODY. WE TOLD THE FORD DEALER HOW TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. THIS REPAIR COST US $654.13.

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER, SUCH THAT IT INSTANTLY FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL. I WAS ONLY ON A CITY STREET SO IT WAS EASY TO PULL OVER BUT HAD I BEEN GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG SITUATION. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND ALL WAS FINE. A MILE OR SO LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. MY MECHANIC PULLED THE CODE P2111 WHICH INDICATES A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF BUZZ REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED. THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE A RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 71 AND THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS LOOSING POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND I ACCELERATED AND I PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER, WAITED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OKAY TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO JOHN NOLAN AUTO SERVICE. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE EEC. DIAG. P02111 STORED IN THE COMPUTER FOR THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSY AND RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM.

THROTTLE BODY FAILURE- CAR HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND LEFT ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD.

DRIVING 55 MPH LOST POWER, CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY, WRENCH LIGHT TURNED ON, ROLLED OFF COUNTRY ROAD & TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED & DROVE HOME 600 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. THEN ON DECEMBER 3, 2012 (2 WEEKS LATER) WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH ON BUSY HIGHWAY AT RUSH HOUR SAME THING HAPPENED...NO POWER, WRENCH LIGHT, VIOLENT SHAKING. FORTUNATELY, WAS IN A BUSY DOWNTOWN AREA WITH MULTIPLE EXIT RAMPS. WAS ABLE TO "ROLL" OFF HIGHWAY , TURN OFF CAR & RESTART. NEEDED TO DO THIS SEVERAL TIMES. GOT TO DESTINATION ( I WAS SHAKING MORE THAN CAR) AND SAME THING HAPPENED ALL THE WAY HOME. TOOK TO DEALER WHO EVENTUALLY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY& HAVEN'T HAD AN INCIDENT SINCE. I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL PROBLEM AFTER READING ALL THE IDENTICAL STORIES & EXPECT MY $100 DEDUCTIBLE RETURNED AS I DID HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO DECELERATE IN A JERKING MOTION. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROADWAY CAUTIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS LATER TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WAS PERFORMED, WHICH DETECTED A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,120. UPDATED 9/19/13 *CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,603.

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19, THE CAR WAS SERVICED - THE WORKS FUEL SAVER PACKAGE. ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, I DROVE THE CAR ALL MORNING, BOTH HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING. LATER ON SUNDAY, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR CLOSE TO 1 HOUR. THEN I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. AFTER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I COULD NOT FULLY ACCELERATE ON GREEN AS THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. I WAS ABLE, BUT ONLY SLOWLY, TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. NO WRENCH LIGHT OR ENGINE SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26, I DROVE THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN AT A STOP I COULD NOT FULLY ACCELERATE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT AND STOP THE ENGINE. I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I THEN CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. ON TUESDAY EVENING AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT, ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, SERVICE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103056. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MOTOR POWER SURGE A FEW TIMES THEN DIED WITH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ALL TRAVELING ABOUT 65MLH. WAS ABLE TO TURN KEY OFF AND RESTART MOTOR AND RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. TODAY SURGE A FEW TIMES BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS YESTERDAY. *TT

RAPID DECELERATION WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, WRENCH SIGN CAME ON. PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND JERKING, TURNED CAR OFF TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVE FINE. BACK ON THE FREEWAY THE NEXT DAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND RAPID DECELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OVER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (VERY DANGEROUS BY THE WAY) TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND RAN FINE. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST ME $565.00 FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND CAM ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TT

DRIVER WAS DRIVING WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED TO LOSE POWER AND WAS GETTING SLOWER AND SLOWER. WHEN THE DRIVER PULLED OVER THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AND RUNNING ROUGH. THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE DRIVER TRIED TO RESTART IT AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STATE BACK UP, BUT IT KEPT STALLING. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

DRIVER WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE IT INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE SHOP TOLD US IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 3-4 DAYS BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO START THE REPAIRS. *TT

DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND GET IT RESTARTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

VEHICLE STALLED AND DRIVER WAS UNABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE RESTARTED ONCE IT WAS PULLED OFF THE ROAD. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

LIKE MANY OTHERS, I'M EXPERIENCING INCREASINGLY FREQUENT ACCELERATION FAILURES (NO ACCELERATION WITH VISUAL CUE AS WELL AS ACCELERATION SURGES) CONSISTENT WITH (AND IDENTIFIED BY DEALER AS) A MALFUNCTIONING ETB. ADDITIONALLY, IT SEEMS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MAY BE AFFECTED BY BOTH PROXIMITY AND STRESS SENSORS, AS THE FAILURES (AND GENERALLY FAIRLY DRAMATIC DROPS IN SPEED) TEND TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PER FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY INVESTIGATION (INRL-PE13003-57050P), THE MANUFACTURER SUBMITS THAT THE RESULTING FMEM MODE (ALWAYS THE MOST SEVERE OF "GOOD LUCK WITH THAT" IN MY VEHICLE'S CASE) ALLOWS FOR SAFE MANEUVERING. WHILE THIS MAY BE TRUE ON THE TEST COURSES IN DEARBORN, I'D GLADLY VOLUNTEER MY VEHICLE TO ALLOW MY NEIGHBORS TO RE-EVALUATE THIS CLAIM IN ACTUAL LANSING TRAFFIC. *TT

GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH, ENGINE JUST DIES ON ME, FORCING ME TO PULL OVER, IT LOOSES ALL POWER BUT IT GOES TO A VERY LOW RPM'S FOR A WHILE, ENGINE SHAKES AND AFTER A COUPLE OF MINUTES JUST TURN OFF, I TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RUNS LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS OUT OF TIME APPROXIMATELY 200 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, THIS CONDITION HAPPENED TO ME FOR ABOUT 15 TIMES IN A 100 MILES RANGE. SOME TIMES IT TAKES PLACE JUST AFTER LEAVING A PARKING LOT, SOME OTHER TIMES AT 20 MPH SO IT IS VERY UNPREDICTIBLE BUT AT THE SAME TIME PRETTY DANGEROUS. EVERY ONCE ON A WHILE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT GOES OFF, THEN IT IS NOT THERE. *TT

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT ON TO [XXX] AND THE CAR START SLOW DOWN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 2MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY IT WOULDN'T EVEN PULL THE HILL GOING TO MY HOUSE SO PULLED OVER IN A NEIGHBORS YARD AND CALLED MY FATHER HE TOLD ME TO JUST CUT IT OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES THEN RETRY IT AND AFTER I WAIT IT STARTED FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF SO DROVE IT TO MY HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVE WAY IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING ON TO MY ROAD I COULD OF BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. WISE UP FORD IT YOUR CHEAP CHINA PARTS THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

LOOSING POWER AND ACCELERATION CAPABILITY. ENGINE CONTINUES TO RUN HOWEVER QUITE THE HAZARD ON A CONGESTED FREEWAY WHEN YOU SUDDENLY LOOSE POWER AND SPEED. DIAG IS THAT IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. COSTLY REPAIR JUST AFTER WARRANTY EXPIRATION NOT TO MENTION HIGHWAY HAZARD AND TOWING EXPENSE. *TT

THE PARKING BRAKE FREEZES IN FREEZING WEATHER. YOU CAN STILL LOWER (RELEASE) THE PARKING BRAKE HANDLE, THE WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH WOULD GO OFF, BUT THE REAR RIGHT BRAKE STAYS ENGAGED. THIS LEAVES THE DRIVER TO BELIEVE THAT THE BRAKE HAS BEEN RELEASED WHEN IN FACT IT HASN'T. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THIS PAST WINTER. THE CAR FELT SLUGGISH AS IF IT WAS DRAGGING SOMETHING. ABOUT 10 MINUTES INTO DRIVING WE SMELLED A BURNT SMELL AND HEARD A METAL POPPING NOISE FROM THE REAR RIGHT WHEEL. WE STOPPED AT A GAS STATION TO FIND OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE RIGHT REAR BRAKE WAS BURNING HOT, THE BURNT SMELL WAS VERY STRONG, AND IT CONTINUED TO MAKE THE METAL POPPING NOISE AS IT WAS EXPANDING DUE TO THE EXCESSIVE HEAT. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS TO DO WITH THE DESIGN OF THE PARKING BRAKE CABLE. WE WERE ALSO TOLD TO NOT USE THE PARKING BRAKE IN WINTER OR IT LIKELY WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS ON BECAUSE IT CAN LEAD TO THE CAR CATCHES FIRE. *TR

STARTED INDICATED "POWER STEERING FAULT IN PARKING LOT. POWER STEERING INOPERATIVE. DASH BOARD. SHUT DOWN AND RESTARTED STEERING NOW FINE. *TR

BASICALLY THE CAR SHUT DOWN DRIVING DOWN THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE ON FRIDAY MORNING AT 65 MPH, THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES AT 65 MPH AND ONE TIME AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHILE ENTERING THE TURNPIKE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, SAW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAD TIME MOVED OVER INTO THE PASSING OR HE WOULD HAVE HIT MY CAR AND KILLED ME. THIS HAPPEN ONE MORE TIME DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE AT THAT SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR YESTERDAY TO THE FORD DEALER AND HE REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # CAS-#[XXX], BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE LIFE & HEALTH SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH ICON AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE TO HER DESTINATION. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS NOT REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000.

TURNED ONTO SIDE STREET TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND CHUG. CAR STALLED TWICE AND RE-STARTED BUT ONLY COULD GO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH, BUCKING ALL THE WAY ABOUT A MILE OR SO TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE I LEFT IT TO BE REPAIRED. HAD TO CALL FRIENDS FOR A RIDE HOME. IT ACTUALLY BUCKED MORE GOING DOWNHILL WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO 10 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $543.56, PARTS, LABOR AND TAX. RUNNING THE CAR LIKE THAT ALSO FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND IT COST ME ANOTHER $285.00 FOR A TUNE UP. *TR

GOING DOWN ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH ACCELERATE STOP RESPONDING. COULDN'T GIVE ANY GAS. RPM DROP TO AROUND IDLE [ IDLE WAS ROUGH] ALL MOST GOT REAR ENDED. GOT OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF. THEN RESTARTED DROVE IT HOME [ ABOUT 3 MILE] AND PARKED THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST 4 DAYS . BOTH TIMES DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. FIRST TIME 8/23/2013 SECOND TIME 8/26/2013 *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 ON STRAIGHT STRETCH OF ROAD CAR FELT LIKE IT WENT INTO NEUTRAL BUT IT DID NOT LOST ALL POWER PRESSING ON THE GAS DID NOTHING WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF ROAD YELLOW-WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON CAR STARTED MISSING REAL BAD SO HARD THE CAR WAS JUMPING A LITTLE SO I CUT THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED BACK UP AND RAN OK FOR ABOUT 10 MILES DID THE SAME THING AGAIN-I TOOK IT TO LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP RENTED A CAR THEY TOLD ME ON FRIDAY AS IT DID NOT HAPPEN WITH THEM AND DID NOT THROW A CODE THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT AND I NEEDED TO DRIVE IT AGAIN AND IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK ON MONDAY- I PICKED CAR UP DROVE IT SATURDAY ABOUT 40 MILES AND SAME THING AGAIN I DROVE IT ON HOME AS THE FORD PLACE WAS CLOSED I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AS IT IS VERY DANGEROUS -SUNDAY A FRIEND OF MINE DROVE BEHIND ME TO TAKE IT BACK TO SAME DEALERSHIP AND ABOUT 10-12 MILES CAR DID SAME THING (4TH TIME) WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND THEN DROVE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WITH A NOTE ABOUT THE PROBLEM. SPOKE TO DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY AND TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN THEY TELL ME AS THE CODE WAS ALERTED AND THEY DROVE IT 20 MILES AND IT WAS FINE -THE CAR IS NOT FINE IT IS DANGEROUS TO MYSELF AND OTHERS -I EXPRESSED THIS TO THEM AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO AS THEY DON'T KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS TO DRIVE IT AND IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO COME BACK? I LOOKED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND MANY OTHER EXAMPLES OF THE SAME PROBLEM -IF THERE ARE A LOT OF CONCERNS WHAT CAN BE DONE TO GET FORD TO ADM

AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I FELT THE CAR SORT OF SLIP OUT OF GEAR. IT BEGAN SLOWING DOWN SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED. I COASTED DOWN THE HILL AND PULLED OVER. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT SEEMED TO BE FINE FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN THE TWO LIGHTS REAPPEARED. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND LUNGING FORWARD. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, LUCKILY, SO I COASTED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IS A MAJOR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

MOST RECENTLY, WHILE I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AROUND 25 MPH, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF, AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. MY RPM'S DROPPED AND MY WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, SO I PULLED OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER A FEW MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND IT APPEARED FINE. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES IN ONE WEEK. MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THIS CAR IS A BRAND NEW 2010 FORD FUSION WITH 68,000 MILES. I WOULD NOT EXPECT THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM/EXPENSE AND AM VERY FRUSTRATED. SIDE NOTE: I HAVE HAD MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE TIME I BOUGHT IT. THE OTHER PROBLEM RELATED TO TRANSMISSION "REVVING" THAT OCCURRED WHEN DECELERATING AROUND 25-40 MPH OR BETWEEN GEARS. I HAD MY VEHICLE IN MULTIPLE TIMES AT A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR THIS ISSUE. THEY COMPLETED COMPUTER RESETS AND RAN OTHER TESTS. THE PROBLEM STILL CONTINUED. WE ESCALATED TO THE BBB AND WAS AWARDED A FORD FIELD SERVICE ENGINEER INSPECTION AND HAD A VEHICLE DATA RECORDER INSTALLED. THE ISSUES I DESCRIBED COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 75 MPH, THE ADVANCE TRACK WARNING SYSTEM ILLUMINATED FOLLOWED BY EVERY LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATING. THE SPEEDOMETER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER, DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY TO RESET THE COMPUTER AND THE VEHICLE FUNCTIONED PROPERLY AFTER THE BATTERY WAS RECONNECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000.

I WAS DRIVING AND A WRENCH CAME ON MY DASH, THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL THROTTLE. ITS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE BUT NOW ITS DOING IT ALOT MORE. I AM AFRAID I WILL GET HURT. *TR

I DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 80 MILES PER DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS OF 45-60 MPH, MY FUSION LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. THIS HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES IN THE LAST WEEK ALONE. EACH TIME, THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD SO I HAD TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND RESTART MY VEHICLE BEFORE I COULD RETURN SAFELY TO THE ROAD. DURING EACH INCIDENT, I WAS IN SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC, AND LOSING ALL POWER CERTAINLY CREATES A DANGEROUS ENVIRONMENT FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS AROUND. *TR

THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE HAPPENED WAS JUNE OF 2011. I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR STALLED OUT AND I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I TOOK IT TO FORD THAT DAY AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THEY REPLACED IT. NOW IT'S AUGUST OF 2013 AND I'M HAVING THE SAME EXACT ISSUE AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND MY VEHICLE STALLS AND I CAN'T ACCELERATE. I HAVE TO TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT A FEW MINUTES, AND TURN IT BACK ON TO CONTINUE DRIVING AND SOMETIMES THAT DOESN'T FIX IT. WHEN I CONTACTED MULLINAX FORD IN APOPKA, FL THEY ACKNOWLEDGED THERE HAS BEEN ISSUES WITH THAT CERTAIN PART AND THAT THEY HAVE THE MOST UPDATED VERSION OF THE PART THAT THEY SAID FORD HAS FIXED THE DEFICIENCY WITH IT. HOWEVER, THAT PART ISN'T COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY SO I WOULD HAVE TO PAY ALMOST $300 TO HAVE IT REPLACED YET AGAIN. *TR