2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND SUDDENLY MY ENGINE DIED WITH NO WARNING AND THE RPMS DROPPED. I CAME VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT AND LUCKILY WAS ABLE TO GET IT OFF THE ROAD. PEOPLE DRIVE VERY FAST AND I FEEL LUCKY TO BE UNHURT. I HAVE A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY AND I CAN NO LONGER DRIVE MY CAR TILL IT IS FIXED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. THEY SAY THE CIRCUIT BOARD IS FAULTY AND IS SENDING THE ENGINE THE WRONG SIGNAL. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED . PLEASE ADD THIS TO YOUR LIST OF OTHER COMPLAINTS. I BOUGHT MY CAR ON JULY 11, 2009 THANK U *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME DOING ABOUT 50 MPH, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND IT FINALLY STOPPED DOWN TO ABOUT 2-3 MPH. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO PAY 824.00 TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD NEVER MENTIONED ANYTHING ABOUT THIS BEING A PROBLEM. I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS NEWS STORIES ABOUT THIS VERY PROBLEM. *TR

FRIDAY AUGUST 9, 2013 TURNING RIGHT ON GREEN LIGHT AND LOST ALL FORWARD POWER, BUT ENGINE DID NOT STALL CAR WOULD MOVE VERY SLOWLY ON ENGINE IDLE. TURNED KEY OFF THEN CAR STARTED BACK UP RAN OK. SUNDAY AUGUST 11, 2013 DRIVING IN TRAFFIC A 45MPH LOST ALL FORWARD POWER WAS ABLE TO STOP AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING REAR ENDED IN TRAFFIC. MONDAY AUGUST 12, 2013 TURNING LEFT OUT OF DRIVEWAY INTO TRAFFIC LOST ALL FORWARD POWER WAS ABLE TO GET TO CURB BEFORE BEING T-BONED IN TRAFFIC. ON MONDAY AUGUST 12, 2013 HAD THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY REPLACED AT A COST OF $488.56. $324.34 FOR A PART THAT SHOULD LAST LONGER THEN 45,000 MILES. *TR

FOR THE LAST COUPLE OF WEEKS I HAVE BEEN HAVING AN ISSUE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD FORD FUSION (2010) STARTED STALLING OUT AT RANDOM TIMES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME I CALLED MY LOCAL DEALER AND ASKED HIM WHAT MAY BE WRONG WITH MY VEHICLE AND HE SAID THAT THERE WAS A COMMON ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH CAUSES THE CAR TO STALL OCCASIONALLY AND THAT IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $350 FOR THE PART ALONE. I BELIEVE THIS TO A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM BECAUSE ONE TIME THIS HAPPENED TO ME I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60MPH WITH A SEMI-TRUCK BEHIND ME AND THE TRUCKER CAME VERY CLOSE TO HITTING ME. I ALSO HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME AT AN INTERSECTION WHILE TAKING OFF FROM A RED LIGHT, TURNING LEFT. I HAVE DONE SOME ONLINE RESEARCH ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND IT DOES SEEM TO BE A PROBLEM AMONGST MANY FORD FUSION OWNERS IN CARS THAT ARE ONLY 2 OR 3 YEARS OLD. IF THIS IS SUCH A COMMON OCCURRENCE THAT FORD DEALERS KNOW THAT THIS ISSUE EXISTS THEN I ASK WHY HASN'T THIS PART BEEN RECALLED? *TR

MY 18 YEAR OLD SON WAS GETTING READY TO GET ON THE FREEWAY AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWED TO 30 MPH. WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT OUR EXPENSE. THIS ISSUE IS SO COMMON THAT FORD IS HAVING A HARD TIME PRODUCING ENOUGH THROTTLE BODIES. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND THIS PARTICULAR DEALER HAD A CAR IN THE SHOP THAT HAD WAITED 1 MONTH FOR THIS PART. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ONE MINUTE LATER AND MY SON WOULD HAVE BEEN DOING 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY. IMAGINE IF HE WAS IN TRAFFIC AND SUDDENLY COULD NOT TRAVEL FASTER THAN 30 MPH. IN ADDITION, SINCE THIS EVENT THE FORD SYNC AND BLUETOOTH FEATURES NO LONGER WORK. *TR

WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR STARTED JERKING AND RUNNING REALLY ROUGH. THEN IT JUST WOULD NOT GO ANY FURTHER AS I KEPT TRYING TO GIVE IT THE GAS. LUCKILY I ARRIVED AT WORK. THINKING I HAD RECEIVED SOME BAD GAS AND IT WOULD PASS, BUT IT JUST KEPT GETTING WORSE. NOW I CAN'T EVEN DRIVE IT FOR FEAR OF IT STOPPING AND I WOULD BE STRANDED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNED OFF THE KEY TO RESET THE ALARM CODE. THE CAR STARTED AND DROVE NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 2 MILES, THEN THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. WITHIN 5 MILES THE CAR WOULD BARELY RUN AT ALL, THE ENGINE WAS MIS-FIRING AND CLUNKING ALONG AT 2 MPH AND STALLING EVERY FEW FEET. I HAD NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS OF A PROBLEM. THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE, AND THEN WITHIN 5 MILES IT WAS COMPLETELY UN-DRIVABLE. THE PROBLEM WAS FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY, COST $525 TO REPAIR. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET. *TR

THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER COMING TO A STOP. I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR AND NO POWER. IT ALSO GOES FROM 60 AND DROPS DOWN INSTANTLY WHILE DRIVING ALMOST AS IF IT LOST POWER. *TR

I WAS LEAVING WORK DRIVING DOWN COLUMBIA PIKE ROAD IN ARLINGTON, VA. @ 3:30 IN THE AFTERNOON ON AUGUST 22, 2013 HEADING TOWARDS INTERSTATE 395. I HAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION WAITING FOR THE LIGHT TO TURN GREEN AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I LOOKED AT THE DASH BOARD AND SAW AN ILLUMINATED WRENCH AND COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE STREET LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I MASHED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT HAVE ANY FORWARD MOTION. THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, SO I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS TO WARN THE OTHER CARS AND FOR MY SAFETY, THAT I WAS HAVING A MECHANICAL PROBLEM WITH MY CAR AND COASTED DOWN THE HILL LOOKING FOR A SAFE LOCATION TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHAT WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. AS I COAST DOWN THE HILL, I CONTINUED MASHING THE GAS PEDAL WITH NO RESULTS. I PULLED OVER STOPPED THE CAR AND TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES TRYING TO FIGURE OUT MY NEXT STEP. JUST BY CHANCE I DECIDED TO TRY AND RESTART THE CAR AND THE CAR STARTED UP WITH FORWARD MOTION. IF I HAD BEEN ON THE INTERSTATE 395 NEAR THE PENTAGON, I COULD HAVE LOST MY LIFE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED MY WIFE WHO LIVES IN ATLANTA AND TOLD HER WHAT HAD HAPPENED AND BY CHANCE THAT EVENING ON THE ATLANTA NEWS OTHER FORD OWNERS WERE DESCRIBING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE (THROTTLE BODY FAILURE) ON THERE FORD VEHICLES. I AM FILING A COMPLAINT AGAINST FORD MOTORS TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED AT NO COS

I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM THE LOCAL STORE AND CAME UP TO A LIGHT. AS I STARTED TO TURN RIGHT AND ACCELERATE, THE ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AT ABOUT 1000 RPM'S. THE "SERVICE ENGINE SOON" LIGHT APPEARED. I QUICKLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND GOT NO MORE THEN 100 YARDS WITHOUT THE SAME THING HAPPENING AGAIN. I REPEATEDLY DID THIS UNTIL I MANAGED TO GET HOME. A TOW TRUCK TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD SO THEY REPLACED IT. I'M THANKFUL THIS DIDN'T HAPPEN WHEN I WAS TURNING LEFT WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE EASILY RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR STALLED. IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. I HAD TO JUST LET IT COAST AND ATTEMPT TO GET OUT OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT VERY ROUGH. AFTER I CUT THE ENGINE OFF, IN A FEW MINUTES IT DID RESTART. BUT BY THIS TIME A DEPUTY HAD SHOWN UP. HE WOULD NOT LET ME TRY TO DRIVE THE CAR, BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN AND WOULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED. WHEN THEY CHECKED THE COMPUTER NOTHING SHOWED UP. I THEN TOOK MY CAR MY CAR TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER. AND WITHOUT EVEN CHECKING THE CAR THE SERVICE PERSON TOLD ME THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. AS THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MY CAR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART. THIS IS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $600 TO REPAIR MY CAR. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS, IF I HAD BEEN IN HEAVY TRAFFIC SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN INJURED. *TR

WITHOUT WARNING, ENGINE STALLED ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION. AFTER RESTART, CONTINUED INTERMITTENT STALLING WITHOUT WARNING CREATING A HAZARDOUS SITUATION. *TR

MY VEHICLE IS A 2010 FORD FUSION SE V6. I WAS TRAVELING AT 80 MPH IN THE LEFT LANE ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR DECIDED IT NO LONGER WISHED TO ACCELERATE. MY SPEED IMMEDIATELY AND DRASTICALLY SLOWED DESPITE KEEPING MY FOOT TO THE FLOOR ON THE ACCELERATOR. BECAUSE I DID NOT TOUCH MY BRAKES, THERE WAS NO WARNING OF MY RAPID DECELERATION TO THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME BY WAY OF BRAKE LIGHTS. THE VEHICLE DIRECTLY BEHIND ME MISSED HITTING ME BY ABOUT 2 INCHES AND THE VEHICLES BEHIND THAT HAD TO SWERVE - IN VERY HEAVY TRAFFIC - TO AVOID HITTING BOTH OF US. IT WAS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I QUICKLY THREW ON MY HAZARDS AND PULLED OVER ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WITH MY FOOT COMPLETELY ON THE BRAKE AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED, THE CAR SHOOK, SPUTTERED, AND SEEMED TO TRY TO LITERALLY JERK FORWARD ENTIRELY BY ITSELF. THE ONLY WARNING LIGHT THAT CAME ON WAS THE LITTLE WRENCH (THROTTLE CONTROL/POWERTRAIN/STABILITY). I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND REMOVED THE KEYS. I SAT THERE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES, THEN I STARTED UP THE CAR, SAW NO WARNING LIGHTS, AND CONTINUED DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT A SINGLE ISSUE. IT WAS A TRULY TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE. IT HAS HAPPENED TWICE BEFORE BUT BOTH TIMES WERE AT LOW SPEEDS WITH NO OTHER CARS AROUND. I TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP THEN AND WAS TOLD THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG WITH IT. *TR

MY FIANCE WAS DRIVING ON I-26 TO WORK 40 MILES AWAY. THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND STALLING AND LOSING POWER A SEMI BLEW THE HORN AT HER AND SWERVED AROUND HER. SHE PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CUT THE CAR OFF. WHEN SHE STARTED IT BACK UP AND RAN FOR A FEW MORE MILES AT A REDUCED SPEED BUT IT KEPT DOING THE SAME THING. I TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT THEY WERE COMMON FOR THIS. ITS SO COMMON THAT THROTTLE BODIES ARE ON BACKORDER. THE ONLY PLACE YOU CAN GET THEM IS A FORD DEALERSHIP FOR AROUND $450 INSTALLED. I INVESTIGATED ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND OUT THAT IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM BUT FORD REFUSES TO DO A RECALL. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE; FOR SOMEONE TO DIE BEFORE THEY DO ONE. IF THAT SEMI HAD NOT BEEN WATCHING, MY FIANCE MAY HAVE BEEN THE ONE. *TR

WAS DRIVING ALONG AND SUDDENLY, THE CAR JERKED AND FELT LIKE I HAD DOWN SHIFTED, ALTHOUGH IT IS AN AUTOMATIC. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER RESTARTING, CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR A FEW MILES. SOON, THE SAME THING HAPPENED EXCEPT I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE AND EVEN WITH MY FOOT ALL THE WAY DOWN ON THE PEDAL, NOTHING HAPPENED. THE INCIDENT SEEMS TO MATCH THE "THROTTLE BODY" COMPLAINTS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ALL F A SUDDEN CAR STARTS TO STALL. I WAS IN MY LEFT LANE WHEN THIS HAPPENED. PULLED ON SIDE OF ROAD TURNED CAR OFF WAITED 2 MIN STARTED CAR AGAIN. AS I WAS APPROACHING 50 TO 55 MPH CAR STARTED TO STALL AGAIN WITH WRENCH LIGHT ON.. PULLED OFF AGAIN NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICAL. GOT CAR TOWED TO SHOP AND COME TO FIND OUT MY THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. MECHANIC SAID THAT ALOT OF FUSIONS HAVE BEEN HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND ITS A DEFECTIVE PART AND ITS A SAFETY CONCERN. IT COST ME 600.00 TO REPLACE PART. THIS PART IS A SAFETY CONCERN AND CAN KILL ALOT OF PEOPLE IF THIS PART IS NOT RECALLED.. IF THERE WAS A SEMI BEHIND ME AND I STALLED I WOULD B DEAD FOR A FAULTY PART FORD HAS NOT YET SEEMED TO RECALL.. THIS IS A SERIOUS MATTER AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP... HELP SAVE LIVES NOT TAKE THEM!!!!! WE PURCHASE CARS TO BE RELIABLE NOT A DEATH TRAP! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 10 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED BUT THE FAILURE WAS RECURRING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM IS STUCK OPEN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO RESTART AND WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAULTY THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 54,000. UPDATED 10/17/13*LJ

I PURCHASED MY 2010 FORD FUSION IN APRIL OF 2012 AND HAVE HAD MANY INCIDENTS OF THE "CHECK FUEL INLET" MESSAGE AFTER FILLING UP. SOMETIMES IT WILL TRIGGER THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. I HAVE HAD A DIAGNOSTIC TEST RAN WHEN THIS HAS OCCURRED AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THAT THE GAS FLAP DIDN'T SEAL PROPERLY WHEN I REMOVED THE FUEL NOZZLE. THIS AGAIN OCCURRED ON AUG. 17, 2013 BUT THE CAR WAS RUNNING FINE. THEN ON AUG. 22 I HAD 3 INCIDENTS WITHIN 30 MINUTES OF EACH OTHER. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. I MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO TRAVEL THE NEXT 4 MILES WITH SOME SPUTTERING AND RACING OF THE ENGINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM THE CURB TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. THE THIRD INCIDENT I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE AGAIN LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND SHOULD BECOME A RECALL BY FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

WE JUST BOUGHT THE CAR THE DAY BEFORE AND AS MY SON BACKED IT OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE CAR LOST POWER. AFTER TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY. THE CAR WAS DRIVEN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS. BUT AFTER ABOUT TWO WEEKS, THE CAR WAS BEING DRIVEN AT ABOUT 40MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY LOST POWER. AFTER COASTING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN IT BRIEFLY REGAINED POWER BUT THE CAR WENT ONLY ABOUT 100FT BEFORE LOSING POWER AGAIN. AFTER LETTING THE CAR SIT FOR 20 MINUTES WE WERE ABLE TO START IT AND DRIVE THE REMAINING HALF MILE HOME. WE HAD DISMISSED THE FIRST INCIDENT AS POSSIBLY BEING A MISTAKE ON THE PART OF MY SON DRIVING AN UNFAMILIAR VEHICLE AND PERHAPS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. BUT THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS CLEARLY AN INDICATION OF A FAILURE ON THE PART OF THE VEHICLE. IT WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. ALTHOUGH THE PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, A LOSS IN POWER COULD HAPPEN AT ANY TIME AND COULD POTENTIALLY LEAVE US HELPLESS WITHOUT POWER IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THEY REPLACED IT AT A COST TO US OF $537. A THROTTLE BODY THAT FAILS AT LESS THAN 100,000 MILES IS DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED BECAUSE OF THE SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. PUSHING THE GAS DID NOTHING. I HAD TO COAST OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. RESTARTING MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO RESOLVE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS IN TOWN. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 35 MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE LOST POWER. I PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE , THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED AS IF IT MIGHT DIE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I DROVE ABOUT 1/4 MILE TO MY MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM WITH HIS SCANNER. HE THINKS IT IS THE " DRIVE BY WIRE " OR A SENSOR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 57,013.

UPON ACCELERATING FROM A DEAD STOP AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 15 MPH. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AN THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGHLY AND ON THE VERGE OF STALLING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED 1-2 MINUTES, RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE CAR WAS RUNNING "NORMALLY". I DON'T RECALL IF ANY OF THE DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND THAT THE STALLING COULD HAPPEN AT ANY GIVEN TIME. UNFORTUNATELY THE PART ID ON BACK-ORDER FOR 1-2 MONTHS SO I NEED TO LIVE WITH THIS DANGEROUS ISSUE FOR SOME TIME. THE CAR IS A 2010 FORD FUSION. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER (PURCHASED IN DEC '09) AND THIS IS THE FIRST OCCURRENCE OF THIS STALLING ISSUE. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 60 MPH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY AND THE CAR STALLS....THIS HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY HAPPENING IN THE LAST TWO MONTHS. AT LEAST 6 TIMES IN JULY AND SO FAR 4 TIMES IN AUGUST. WHAT HAS TO HAPPEN FOR FORD TO DO A[XXX] RECALL ON THIS PART (THROTTLE BODY AND CIRCUIT BOARD) THAT IS CAUSING THIS, A DEATH???? I PRAY ITS NOT MINE! WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR FROM WIDRICKS AUTO SALES IN WATERTOWN NEW YORK IN MARCH OF THIS YEAR AND THIS IS WHATS HAPPENING....I WILL NOT DRIVE THE CAR UNTIL IT IS FIXED BECAUSE WHETHER FORD CARES OR NOT IT IS AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!!! I AM SO FRUSTRATED THAT A COMPANY THIS BIG DOESNT GIVE A[XXX] ABOUT PEOPLE THAT BUY THEIR PRODUCTS ENOUGH TO DO A RECALL ON THIS PART AND REPLACE IT FOR NOTHINGWHEN FORD KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM!!!!!! ...SERIOUSLY WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ONE COMPLAINT AND A THOUSAND???? WHAT ABOUT THE LIVES OF DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS OF VEHICLES THAT FORD KNOW HAVE THIS PROBLEM??? CAN YOU SAY LAW SUIT FORD PEOPLE\ INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR WOULD LOSE ACCELERATION. I WOULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND CUT IT OFF. I'D RESTART THE CAR AND CONTINUE DRIVING. THIS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCALFORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH FIXED THE PROBLEM. *TR

WAS DRIVING DOWN ROAD GOING 40 MILES PER HOUR CAR STARTED STALLING AND CUT OFF IN TRAFFIC HAD TO HURRY UP AND THROW HAZARD LIGHTS ON PLACE GEARS IN PARK THEN RESTART CAR. RECEIVE A DIAGNOSIS AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY VERY SCARY INCIDENT. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT WAS VEHICLE STALLED WHILE ENTERING A INTERSECTION FROM A STOP SIGN. STALLED HALF WAY INTO INTERSECTION AND HAD A NEAR MISS OF BEING HIT DO TO LOSS OF POWER AND OTHER TRAFFIC NOT HAVING TO STOP IN THEIR DIRECTION. CAR WAS DIESELING WHEN IT CAME TO A STOP ,HAD TO BE SHUT OFF, THEN RESTARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS OR INDICATOR LIGHTS AFTERWARD. THIS SAME STALLING HAS HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60 MPH + AND ON SIDE ROADS AT 30 MPH. FROM STOPS TO FULL POWER GOING UP HILLS OR TRYING TO PASS ANOTHER CAR. NO POWER TO MOVE CAR EXIST ONCE IT HAS HAPPENED ,YOU MUST COME TO A COMPLETE STOP , SHUT COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT LEAST A DOZEN TIMES OVER LAST FEW WEEKS.TOOK TO DEALER TODAY AND WAS TOLD THROTTLE BODY IS SHOWING A FAULT AND PARTS CAN ONLY BE RECEIVED BY OVERNIGHT DELIVERY "AS THIS PART IS IN VERY HIGH DEMAND AND THEY CAN'T ORDER ONE IN AND GET IT BY REGULAR DELIVERY". *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

MY WIFE AND SON WERE IN THE CAR AND HAD STOPPED AT A BUSY 4-WAY STOP INTERSECTION. WITH NO PRIOR WARNING THE CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE POWER STEERING WAS BARELY WORKING AND THE CAR STALLED JUST PAST THE INTERSECTION. THEY WERE ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, BUT THE MINUTE THE CAR WAS PUT IN DRIVE IT WOULD START SHAKING ETC.... WE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BACK TO VAN BORTEL FORD IN EAST ROCHESTER NY FOR REPAIRS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT WE NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ($465.34) AND A NEW BATTERY ($123.90) ON A 3 YEAR OLD CAR. THEY INDICATED THEY NEW OF A POSSIBLE RECALL AND TOLD US TO HANG ON TO OUR RECEIPT FOR A REFUND IF THE RECALL HAPPENS. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED TWICE WITHIN 2 MILES. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND PAID FOR IT TO BE FIXED BECAUSE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HOPEFULLY IF THERE IS A RECALL, I CAN GET REIMBURSED FOR MY REPAIR BILL. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK AT 4:30AM IN THE MORNING AT 65 MPH ON CRUISE CONTROL WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE RPMS THEN I NOTICED A YELLOWISH WRENCH LIGHT COME ON. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY WHILE PUSHING THE ACCELERATOR ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND IT WAS JUST MAKING A SPITTER AND SPUTTERING NOISE AND SPEED WOULD ONLY MOVE AT 2MPH. I CALLED MY HUSBAND AND TOLD HIM I WAS BROKE DOWN AND THAT THE CAR WAS RUNNING ROUGH BUT WAS AFRAID TO TURN IT OFF. HE CAME TO WHERE I WAS AT AND CHECKED THE OIL, THE OIL WAS FINE. HE TOLD ME TO START THE CAR. WHEN I STARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS FINE WITH NO PROBLEMS. HE FOLLOWED ME 20 MILES TO WORK WITH NO ISSUES. AFTER WORK I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND DROVE ABOUT A MILE WHEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED OVER TO THE BERM AND SHUT THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND DROVE ABOUT 2 MILES AND AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK IT TO A AUTO PART STORE WHERE THEY SCANNED AND FOUND THE CODE P2111. I SEARCHED ONLINE WHERE I READ THERE WERE A LOT OF THE SAME PROBLEMS. I CALLED FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO HELP WITH PARTS DUE TO MY WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED. *TR

SIX MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY FUSION BRAND NEW, IT LEFT ME STRANDED 6 HOURS AWAY FROM HOME ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH A WRENCH LIGHT ON AND NO ACCELERATION. AFTER A TREMENDOUS TOW BILL THAT FORD WOULD NOT COVER (YES I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY) I HAD MY CAR BROUGHT TO MY LOCAL DEALER AND FOUND TO BE AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. YESTERDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK, IT STARTED DOING THE SPUTTERING AND JERKING AGAIN AND THAT WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST ALL POWER CONTROL TO MY VEHICLE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER A FEW MINS IT DID CRANK BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE ABOUT 15 MILES BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN AND THIS TIME MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. NOW MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP IS SAYING ALL I CAN DO IS PAY TO HAVE IT FIXED AGAIN BECAUSE MY EXTENDED WARRANTY JUST RAN OUT AND IT IS GOING TO BE EXPENSIVE. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY A RECURRING PROBLEM CAN'T BE FIXED. IT IS VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE A CAR DO THIS WHILE ON A HIGHWAY. ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU HAVE KIDS IN THE CAR LIKE I DO. *TR

LIKE MOST OF THE COMPLAINTS I READ ON- LINE AND WAS ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM MYSELF A 55 YEAR OLD FEMALE, I WAS DRIVING AND ALL THE SUDDEN MY ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT HAD NO ACCELERATION THE PEDAL WAS WORTHLESS, LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT BEING SLAMMED INTO BY OTHER CARS AND THEN WHEN I CAME TO COMPLETE STOP THE CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY AND THEN THE ENGINE DIED. I PUT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF IGNITION THEN I RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE A FEW MILES THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO RESTART 4 TIMES TO MAKE IT HOME AND I WAS LUCKY TO BE IN MY HOME TOWN WHEN THIS HAPPENED BECAUSE I MAKE A LOT OF TWO HUNDRED MILE TRIPS. I GOOGLED ONLINE AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER OWNERS OF THIS LEMON VEHICLE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. FORD DEALERSHIP WANTED CLOSE TO $700.00 TO DIAGNOSE AND REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, PARTS AND LABOR. I'M RECENTLY DIVORCED AND UNEMPLOYED AND COULD NOT AFFORD THIS RIDICULOUS AMOUNT FOR SOMETHING THAT TAKES LESS THEN 10 MIN. TO CHANGE, I BOUGHT A NEW ONE FOR $172.00 AND DID IT MYSELF COULDN'T BE EASIER. FORD SHOULD BE ASHAMED FOR NOT RECALLING ALL VIN NUMBERS MINE WASN'T INCLUDED IN RECALL, THANK GOD SOMEONE POSTED ON UTUBE HOW TO CHANGE IT. SHAME ON FORD THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND HOPE NO ONE GETS KILLED IN A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE THE CAR RPM JUMPED AND THE CAR PROCEEDED TO SHAKE A BIT. WHEN I TRIED TO GIVE THE CAR GAS NOTHING HAPPENED. WE HAD TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE MUCH HARDER. WE WERE FORCED TO TURN THE CAR OFF, WAIT A MOMENT A TURN THE CAR BACK ON. IT HAS DONE THIS TWO US A COUPLE OF TIMES WHILE WE WAIT FOR THE PART TO COME IN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE COULD BE RELATED TO THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY BUT SUGGESTED THE VEHICLE BE OFFICIALLY DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 33,733.

CAR WENT LIMP. I COULD NOT POWER THE VEHICLE VIA THE ACCELERATOR. I COASTED TO A STOP, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. AFTER SPEAKING TO THE DEALER, IT WAS DETERMINED I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND WAS ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER THAN THE ORIGINAL FACTORY PART, AS FORD KNEW IT WAS DEFECTIVE AND HAD REPLACED IT FROM ITS INVENTORY. THEY DID NOT ISSUE A RECALL AND I WAS FORCED TO PAY $540 FOR AN ISSUE THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS OF FORD OWNERS. *TR

PULLED OUT INTO TRAFFIC AND MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND BEGAN TO SHUDDER WHEN I GOT IT TO THE SHOULDER. TURNED IT OFF, AND BACK ON: NO ISSUE. LESS THAN 40 YARDS DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. TOOK IT TO AUTO ZONE, THE ONLY CODE THAT CAME UP WAS THAT MY "FUEL DOOR STUCK OPEN". WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE, BECAUSE IT CAME WITH A "RACING CAP" I.E NO TWIST-OFF CAP. DROVE FINE FOR TWO MONTHS, THEN CAME BACK SOMETHING AWFUL TO THE TUNE OF FREEWAY 75MPH TO ZERO, AT WHICH POINT IT WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND BARELY MADE IT HOME DUE TO NUMEROUS STALLS. JUST HAD TO REPLACE THIS DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY ON A 3-YEAR OLD CAR. RIDICULOUS FORD. ALSO, MY DRIVERS' SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE BROKE OUT OF NOWHERE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WEST BOUND I-275 IN NORTHERN KENTUCKY, NEAR I-71 WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I NARROWLY MISSED BEING HIT BY OTHER VEHICLES AS I MOVED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN ON AND EVERYTHING SEEMED NORMAL. I DROVE TO A NEARBY FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED THE PROBLEM WAS LIKELY A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND I HAVE NOT HAD ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS. BASED ON INTERNET SEARCH, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL. *TR

I PURCHASED MY 2010 FORD FUSION SE (4 CYLINDER - SIX SPEED) IN FEBRUARY 2013. THE VEHICLE HAD 12,100 MILES AT PURCHASE. THE VEHICLE CURRENTLY HAS 16,900 MILES. I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE "WRENCH" WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER. THE VEHICLE LITERALLY HAD NO POWER AND THE VEHICLE'S SPEED DECREASED RAPIDLY, WITH NO RESPONSE TO INCREASE POWER VIA GAS PETAL OR DOWNSHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE, WHICH HAD A SHOULDER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND STARTED THE VEHICLE, WHICH HESITATED AT FIRST, BUT THEN STARTED. I DROVE THE CAR TO WORK AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED WITH NO ISSUES. I BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THAT EVENING FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE NEXT DAY, THE DEALERSHIP ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM GLAD THAT I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ($100.00 DEDUCTIBLE) BECAUSE THE OUT OF POCKET COST WOULD HAVE BEEN OVER $500.00, FOR A VEHICLE WITH LESS THAN 20,000 MILES. THIS COMPLAINT NEEDS TO BE FORWARD TO FORD MOTOR COMPANY IN REGARDS TO THE FAULTINESS OF THE THROTTLE BODY PART. I WAS LUCKY, BUT THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

FORD FUSION 2010 HAS DEFECTIVE ENGINE FUEL SYSTEM/COMPUTER IDENTIFYING THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE NON-FUNCTIONAL PART CAUSING A SAFETY HAZARD TO SELF AND OTHERS. AT 60 MPH FREEWAY SPEED THE CAR GOES INTO AN INSTANT "LOW RPM MODE", CAUSING COMPLETE LOSS OF FOOT PEDAL CONTROL AND RPM IMMEDIATELY REDUCED TO 800. AT THIS POINT THE CAR IS AN UNGUIDED MISSILE LOOKING TO STRIKE SOMETHING. THE POWER STEERING IS NON EXISTENT. MY CAR DID THIS ON 8-19-2013 WITH ONLY 12303 MILES ON IT. THIS HAS TO BE AN ELECTRICAL MALFUNCTION OF THE THROTTLE BODY SENSING CIRCUITRY BEING DEFECTIVE. IT IS ONLY A LITTLE MORE TIME UNTIL THIS GETS SOMEONE KILLED. AFTER STOPPING WITH A DEAD ENGINE, STARTING AGAIN RESULTS IN VERY ROUGH IDLING AND NO MORE THAN 800 RPM, WHICH IS INCAPABLE OF MOVING THE CAR. SHUTOFF THE IGNITION, CHECK AND HAVE GOOD OIL AND TRANSMISSION AND COOLING LEVELS. STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL, UNTIL ONE BLOCK LATER AT A STOP LIGHT......SAME THING AGAIN. IF FORD DOES NOT DO A RECALL ON THIS, THEY WILL HAVE TO SPEND MONEY ON THE RELATIVES OF THE DEAD PEOPLE'S LAWSUITS! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.

TWICE NOW I WAS DRIVING WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE/JUMP. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I LOST POWER TO THE CAR, COULDN'T USE THE GAS PEDDLE AND STEERING WAS AWFUL. I HAD TO COMPLETELY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN IT OFF AND THEN BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO TAKE IT HOME AND DRIVE AGAIN BUT IT KEEPS HAPPENING. THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ME OR OTHER DRIVERS. *TR

WHILE LEAVING A STOP SIGN AND PULLING ONTO A MAIN ROAD, VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST ALL FORWARD MOTION. NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR AND ENGINE RAN ROUGH BELOW 1000RPMS. WRENCH LIGHT ON DASH LITE UP AND CAR WON'T MOVE HARDLY AT ALL. WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC AREA OF THE STREET. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. RAN FINE FOR 1/2 A BLOCK AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE AGAIN. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ONTO A SIDE STREET THIS TIME. REPEATED THE NOTED PROCESS ABOVE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. PARKED THE CAR IN MY GARAGE AND WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE IT AFTERWARD. CONTACTED MY MECHANIC AND DROPPED OFF THE CAR THE NEXT DAY. HE STATED IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY OR RELATED PROBLEM BASED ON MY DESCRIPTION. NO CODES PRESENT ON THE COMPUTER AFTER THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF ON RESTART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000. *TR

2 DAYS IN A ROW, DRIVING 40-50 MPH AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOSES ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT GOES ON. I HAVE TO ROLL TO A STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHILE THE CAR SHAKES LIKE IT IS STALLING OUT. I TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A MINUTE OR TWO THEN TURN THE CAR ON AND EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL, NO WRENCH LIGHT, NO PROBLEMS... UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AS I HAVE A 10 MONTH OLD DAUGHTER TO DRIVE AROUND AND WOULDN'T WANT TO PUT OURSELVES IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION ON A BUSY ROAD OR HIGHWAY. AFTER RESEARCHING ONLINE THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING ISSUE WITH MANY FUSION OWNERS AROUND THE COUNTRY. PLEASE HELP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED SEVERAL MINUTES LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000. UPDATED 10/22/13 *CN

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER TO ACCELERATE AND DRIFTED TO A STOP. THE PROBLEM DID NOT PERSIST AFTER RE-STARTING THE VEHICLE. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES UNDER SIMILAR CONDITIONS (HIGHWAY DRIVING, 30-60 MINUTE TRIPS). WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIR I LEARNED IT WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY (PART NUMBER 9E926) AND THAT THE PART WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WAS NOT COVERED UNDER 5 YEAR/60,000 MILE WARRANTY. I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT AFTER LEARNING OTHER FUSIONS AND FORD MODELS WERE HAVING SIMILAR THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS AND AS SUCH THE ISSUE SHOULD LEAD TO A RECALL. *TR

DRIVING AT 45 MPH, CAR LOSES POWER AND/OR ACCELERATION. WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATES AND PULLED CAR TO SIDE OF ROAD AND VEHICLE SHAKES TERRIBLY. SHUT CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND RESTARTED CAR. WRENCH LIGHT WAS NOT ON AND CAR RAN FINE. THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON THREE MORE OCCASION WITHIN A WEEK. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANY CODES BUT STATED IT WOULD BE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, EVEN DRIVING THE CAR BY A MECHANIC WITH A DIAGNOSTIC TESTER, THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT FORD EVIDENTLY DOES NOT WANT TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE THEIR IS NO CODE YET. THEIR ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THIS PART. *TR