2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. TRAFFIC HAD SLOWED ALITTLE SO I BEGAN TO SLOW AS WELL. WHEN I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. I HAD NO CONTROL OVER THE ACCELERATION OF THE CAR. AFTER ALMOST BEING TAKEN OUT BE A SEMI I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A FEW SECONDS. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE LIGHT WAS OFF. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME WITH NO MORE PROBLEMS. SEEMS THAT FORD HAS A MAJOR ISSUE. I THING THEY SHOULD BE MADE TO RECALL THESE CARS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

CAR LOST ACCELERATION, POWER, THERE WAS SHAKING HAD TO PULL OVER TURN CAR OFF AND CONTINUE ON. HAPPENED AGAIN ON AUG 8TH, 2013. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS, WHO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,036. *TR

CALL STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF DRIVING 2 XS IN THE WORST PART OF THE CITY. WOULD RESTART BUT STALL AFTER A FEW MORE MINUTES OF DRIVING...HAD TO COAST INTO PARKING LOT AND GET TOWED TO DOWNTOWN FORD IN CANTON OHIO TO BE REPAIRED. DOWNTOWN FORD SAID THROTTLE BODY...OVER $600 TO REPAIR ON A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 39000 MILES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 70MPH TAKING MY SON TO HOSPITAL AND WAS ALMOST KILLED. MY CAR DID NOT CUT OFF JUST STALLED. I COME TO FIND OUT IT'S A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. I CUT CAR OFF RESTART AND A MILE LATER IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I WAS SO CLOSE TO BEING HIT. THIS PROBLEM IS VERY SERIOUS. *TR

ON MY DRIVE HOME FROM CHICAGO TO PONTIAC MI, I WAS JUST PAST HALFWAY HOME WHEN WITHOUT ANY WARNING MY CAR BEGAN BEEPING AT ME AND DISPLAYED THE FOLLOWING MESSAGES, SERVICE ADVANCETRAC, SERVICE POWER STEERING, SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. SIMULTANEOUSLY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING HOWEVER, ITS NOT THE SAME AS LOSING POWER STEERING ON A NORMAL CAR OR DRIVING AN OLDER VEHICLE THAT WAS NEVER NORMALLY EQUIPPED WITH POWER STEERING. THE WHEEL BECAME LOCKED TO THE RIGHT AND THE CAR DARTED TO THE RIGHT TAKING ME ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY, I FOUGHT BACK PULLING THE WHEEL TO THE LEFT AS HARD AS I COULD. SUDDENLY I FELT A POPPING SENSATION AND THE CAR DARTED TO THE LEFT TAKING ME FROM THE RIGHT SHOULDER TO THE LEFT LANE. I AGAIN PULLED THE WHEEL IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION BUT THE WHEEL FELT LOCKED, SUDDENLY I FELT THAT FAMILIAR POPPING FEELING AND THE CAR DARTED OFF TO THE SHOULDER AGAIN. THIS SAME PROCESS WAS REPEATED UNTIL I COULD GET THE CAR STOPPED SAFELY. UPON TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A SHORT IN THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING AND WOULD NEED A NEW RACK AND PINION. I'VE NEVER REPORTED ANYTHING LIKE THIS BEFORE BUT I FELT IT MY CIVIL DUTY SINCE I'M CERTAIN A PERSON OF LESSER STRENGTH, LIKE MY FIANCE' WOULDN'T HAVE ACHIEVED THE SAME OUTCOME. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND THE CAR JERKED I TRIED TO GIVE IT GAS AND IT WOULDN'T GO ANYWHERE HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF HIGHWAY AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND IT WORKED FINE I HOOKED A CODE SCANNER AND TROUBLE CODE P2111 POPPED UP THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN.. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 35-40 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY VEHICLE SLOWED, STARTED SHAKING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. I PULLED OVER, TURNED MY CAR OFF, WAITED FOR A MOMENT THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT IT SEEMED FINE SO I DECIDED TO CONTINUE MY DRIVE TOWARD HOME. 10 MINUTES LATER, AS I WAS GETTING OFF THE HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED SHAKING, SLOWED TO LIMP MODE AND MY GAS PEDAL BECAME UNRESPONSIVE. I CONTINUED IN LIMP MODE TRYING TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PULLED INTO A BUSINESS PARKING LOT. THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS WE DROVE IN THE PARKING LOT TRYING TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM - ONCE EVEN COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. WE USED A CODE SCANNER, BUT NO CODES WERE BEING SET. WE SUSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY BUT LOCAL DEALER HAS NONE AND WE R TOLD IT IS "DEEP BACK ORDERED". NOT ONLY DO I NOW HAVE NO CAR TO DRIVE, BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! *TR

HTTP://WWW.ABOUTAUTOMOBILE.COM/COMPLAINT/2010/FORD/FUSION/POWER+TRAIN TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE AT 55 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON IT WAS ALL THAT COULD BE DONE TO AVOID A HIGHSPEED ACCIDENT. WHEN THE VEHICLE WA RESTARTED IT RAN FINE. HOWEVER IT CONTINUES DOING THIS. THE DEALER SAYS THE THROTTLE UNIT ($600) NEEDS REPLACED THIS AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS JUST REPLACED. WE CALLED THE FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE IT TOOK THREE WEEKS FOR THEIR REPRESENTATIVE TO RETURN THE CALL AND HE HAD THE NERVE TO ASK "WHAT DID WE EXPECT HIM TO DO"? WITH THE WEB THE COMPANIES CAN NO LONGER LIE THE DEALER AND FORD FIRST STATED IT WAS THE FIRST THEY HEARD OF THIS, YET THERE ARE LAWSUITS EVERYWHERE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AFTER MERGING TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE FAILURE SHORTLY RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE THROTTLE CONTROL MODULE HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED BECAUSE THE PART WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

1 MORNING TRAFFIC, HEAVY STOP AND GO, TOOL LIGHT CAME ON, CAR STALLED, SHAKE AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. 2 ANOTHER WHEN I WAS WITH CHILDREN AND STEADY SPEED OF 65MPH ON THE FREEWAY AND ON FAST LANE AND CAR NO WARNINGS SHUT DOWN ACCELERATIONS AND TOOL LIGHT CAME ON. 3 DRIVING WITHOUT TRAFFIC COMING OFF A STOP LIGHT TURNING ON A MAIN STREET AND CAR SHUTS DOWN AGAIN AFTER NO WARNING . TOOL LIGHT COMES ON AND ENGINE LIGHT AS WELL. MANY OTHER INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED AND FINALLY AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS THE ISSUES THE MECHANIC HAD A CODE OD P2111 THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM WAS THE CAUSE. VERY DANGEROUS AND WHAT IS WORSE THE CAR TESTS ITSELF AND MAKES THE ISSUES GO AWAY FOR A SHORT TIME. *TR

CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AFTER A STOP. GAS PEDAL WAS INOPERATIVE. ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. *TR

ON 8/2/2013, I WAS DRIVING ON I-68W NEAR ROCKY GAP, MD. WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, THE CAR'S RPMS JUMPED UP TO 4000 RPMS FROM ITS NORMAL 2000 RPMS. I TRIED APPLYING THE BRAKES AND PUMPING THE GAS TO TRY TO GET THE CAR TO OPERATE NORMALLY. AFTER 30 OR 40 SECONDS, THE CAR RETURNED TO 2000 RPMS. THIS REPEATED A COUPLE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FEW MINUTES. EVENTUALLY, I WAS GOING UP A MOUNTAIN,WHEN THE CAR'S RPMS DROPPED TO 1000. THE CAR DECELERATED AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL SAFELY OVER TO THE SHOULDER. THE AMBER WRENCH SYMBOL WAS LIT. I LET THE CAR SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN STARTED IT BACK UP AGAIN. AT THIS POINT, THE CAR WORKED NORMALLY BUT ACCELERATION WAS SOMEWHAT SLUGGISH. WHEN I RETURNED HOME, I CHECKED TO SEE IF ANY VEHICLE ERROR CODE WERE PRESENT. NONE WERE. INITIALLY, I THOUGHT THE CAR WASN'T USED TO THE MOUNTAIN DRIVING. A FEW DAYS LATER, I WAS DRIVING ALONG MD-100W (A VERY FLAT ROAD) AND THEN PULLED INTO A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. WHILE DRIVING THROUGH THE PARKING LOT, THE CAR LOST POWER. I IMMEDIATELY HOOKED UP A CODE READER AND GOT A P2112. I GOOGLED THIS ERROR CODE AND IT SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH FORD FUSIONS. IF THIS LOSE OF POWER OCCURRED AT THE WRONG TIME, IT COULD EASILY CAUSE A BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 70 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN AND STARTED COASTING. PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I COASTED OFF OF THE HIGHWAY AND TURNED OFF MY CAR. I TURNED THE CAR BACK ON, WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE, CAR DROVE FINE THE REST OF THE WAY TO MY DESTINATION. NEXT MORNING THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. STOPPED AT AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY AND MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION WITHOUT INCIDENT. *TR

THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES ITS ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. AS I PULL OVER THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND BRAKE, THE CAR WILL START SHAKING. THE ONLY WAY TO FIX IT IS TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL DISAPPEAR AFTER THAT AND IT'LL START DRIVING NORMALLY AGAIN. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED I WAS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH MY THREE YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. ONE UNHAPPY MOMMA!!!! THE CODE IT READ P2111 WHICH I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT IS A DEFECT IN THE THROTTLE BODY. HOPE THEY ARE RIGHT. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON I-75 AT ABOUT 65-70 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I LOSE POWER, AS THOUGH THE CAR'S NOT GETTING ANY GAS. NOTHING HAPPENED WHEN I TRIED TO CONTINUE ACCELERATING. I COASTED IT OFF THE INTERSTATE, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT HAND LANE, SO I WAS ABLE TO DO THIS RATHER EASILY. WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, IT BEGAN SHUDDERING AND SHAKING, IDLING VERY ROUGH. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN I GOT MY WITS BACK AS I WAS IN A PANIC BEING 156 MILES AWAY FROM HOME, AND STILL 800 MILES AWAY FROM MY DESTINATION, I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING BECAUSE I COULDN'T TELL WHERE I WAS AT. THE CAR CREPT ALONG EXTREMELY SLOW, BUT I WAS ABLE TO GET CLOSE ENOUGH TO READ THE SIGN, I WAS HALF A MILE FROM THE ALTOONA RD EMERSON EXIT 283. I TURNED THE CAR OFF TO CALL SOMEONE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES OF MULTIPLE DROPPED CALLS, I TRIED TO START THE CAR, AND IT DID. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE EXIT AND AS I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN AT THE END OF THE OFF RAMP, IT STALLED. I TRIED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET IT INTO LOVE'S TRUCK STOP. I ENDED UP HAVING IT TOWED 156 MILES BACK HOME. IT'S SITTING IN MY YARD, I HAVEN'T DONE ANYTHING YET WITH IT, I'M TOO DISGUSTED AS I JUST BOUGHT IT A MONTH AGO, AND HAVE BEEN READING NUMEROUS INCIDENTS JUST LIKE MINE. AND WHERE FORD DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE ENOUGH ABOUT THE PEOPLE BUYING THEIR PRODUCT. I'M PAYING A LOT OF MONEY FOR A CAR THAT I NO LONGER TRUST. MY HUSBAND TOOK IT TO ONE OF THOSE AUTO STORES NO CODE COULD BE READ. I CAN SAY WITH CERTAINTY THAT HAD I BEEN

I WAS DRIVING MY MORNING COMMUTE DOING ABOUT 65 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE WHEN THERE WAS A CLUNKING TYPE NOISE FROM THE ENGINE AND THEN THE CAR JUST WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER, PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. I THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE JUST FINE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THAT MORNING AND AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE ALL DAY I WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AND JUST RESET THE COMPUTER BECAUSE THEY SAID THERE WAS PROBABLY A MALFUNCTION WITH THE COMPUTER THAT SENT A SIGNAL TO THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSED THIS TO HAPPEN. THAT COST ME $103 TO JUST RESET THE COMPUTER. THEN 4 DAYS LATER IT HAPPENS TO ME AGAIN WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 60 MPH ON A HIGHWAY. I DID THE SAME THING BY PUTTING IT IN PARK, SHUTTING IF OFF AND THEN RESTARTING IT. AT THAT POINT I DECIDED TO DROP IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THEM TO CHECK THE NEXT MORNING BEINGS IT WAS AFTER HOURS AND THEY OBVIOUSLY DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM THE FIRST TIME. ON THE WAY TO DROPPING IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE GETTING ON THE INTERSTATE. I GUESS WE WILL HAVE TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT LAME EXCUSE THEY COME UP WITH THIS TIME. *TR

CAR LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE TRAVELING ON A TWO LANE ROAD GOING DOWNHILL. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND RESTARTED. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME. THROTTLE BODY REPLACED AT DEALER. WE HAVE TWO 2010 FUSIONS IN OUR HOUSEHOLD. OTHER CAR FAILED IN SAME MANNER EXCEPT IT HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY. THIS THROTTLE BODY HAS ALSO BEEN REPLACED. THIS CAR HAD 55000 MILES. SPEED WAS APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE ENGINE WOULD ONLY PRODUCE ABOUT 800 RPM. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE PROBLEM REPEATED THE NEXT DAY AT A LOWER SPEED (30 MPH). THE DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND SAID IT DUE TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR WHICH WOULD COST $475 AND IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT APPROX 60 WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WAS RUNNING BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS NOTHING HAPPENED... AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASHBOARD CAME ON.... THE CAR COASTED TO A STOP FINALLY... I THEN SHUT OFF THE CAR AND RESTARTED IT.. AND NO PROB THEN ON.. SO FAR... *TR

2010 FORD FUSION / 2.5L SE. ONE THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 70MPH AND ENGINE RPM AT 2100 AND TRANSMISSION IN D THE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE VEHICLE SPEED BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DECREASE. THE ENGINE RPM DROPPED TO 900. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION BECAUSE OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC AND NO SHOULDER. AFTER VEHICLE THROTTLE STOPPED RESPONDING PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL (NOW GLIDING DOWN THE FREEWAY) AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, ENGINE RPM RETURNED TO 900 AND NO THROTTLE CONTROL. WAS NEARLY HIT WHILE TRYING TO GLIDE TO THE RIGHT LANE BY TRAFFIC. ONCE THE VEHICLE WAS GLIDED TO A STOP SHUT THE CAR OFF AND REMOVED KEY AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES AS SEMI'S CAME WITHIN INCHES OF MY VEHICLE AT 70MPH. RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THROTTLE RESPONDED. AFTER TWO MINUTES OF DRIVING THE ISSUE REPEATED AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LAMP AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WERE ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,300.

TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH USING CRUISE CONTROL, WHEN THE WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARED ON THE DIAL AND THE CAR SLOWED WAY DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO RESTART AND WERE ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY AT NORMAL SPEEDS. THIS HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN THE 2 HOUR TRIP. WE SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT IT HAD TO BE REPLACED, BUT THERE WERE NO PARTS AVAILABLE IN THE ENTIRE COUNTRY AND THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER UNTIL PERHAPS 2 MONTHS. WE WERE TOLD THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM, BUT THERE WAS NO RECALL FORTHCOMING. I BELIEVE THIS IS POTENTIALLY A LIFE-THREATENING PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED BY THE COMPANY. I'M GETTING MY CAR BACK FROM THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE I NEED TRANSPORTATION AND HAVE NOT BEEN OFFERED A LOANER FOR THE DURATION OF THE TIME IT WILL TAKE TO GET THE NEW PART. I WILL BE LIVING IN CONSTANT FEAR THAT THE PROBLEM WILL RECUR AND I COULD BE LEFT STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT SOME POINT WHEN THE CAR WILL NOT RESET. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE WRENCH WARNING ICON. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VACUUM SOLENOID HAD FAILED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENGINE VACUUM SOLENOID HOWEVER THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

ENGINE LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. WE WERE AT LOW SPEED AND COULD GET OFF THE ROAD. DEALER HAS CLEANED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND REINSTALLED IT. CONCERN IS WHAT HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE IF FAILURE IS IN A VERY DANGEROUS LOCATION. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS CONDITION. *TR

I WAS AT A STOP AT A RAILROAD CROSSING. UPON APPLYING THE GAS TO GO, I STARTED TO LOOSE ALL POWER WITH THE ENGINE STARTING TO SHAKE, AND THE CAR SEEMING TO STALL, BUT LIMPING ALONG. NOTHING HAPPENED AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A PARKING LOT. THE DASHBOARD HAD A WRENCH LIGHT ON. THE CAR IN THE ENGINE AREA WAS STILL VIBRATING AND SHAKING, WITH NO POWER BUT TO LIMP ALONG. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED UP, BUT SHAKING AN SPUTTERING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY JOB WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WHEN GOING HOME, I DROVE AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TWO MORE TIMES, STALLING AND LIMPING ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LITE ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT LIMPED TO MY HOME. AT THIS POINT, CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE NEXT DAY, AAA TOWED CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO FORD DEALER. I MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IN ORDER TO HAVE PART CHANGED. THEY DID GIVE ME A LOANER AND REPORTED TO ME THAT CAR STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER ON THEIR TEST DRIVE. THROTTLE BODY PART WAS CHANGED AND CAR HAS PERFORMED WELL SINCE THAT TIME. $550 BILL AT FORD. THIS CAR WAS A DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. *TR

DRIVING AT RELATIVELY LOW SPEED - 25-30 MPH - AND CAR LURCHED TO SLOW SPEED - COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD, TURN VEHICLE OFF AND RESTART. DROVE 50 YARDS AND PROBLEM RECURRED. IT CONTINUED TO HAPPEN, FORTUNATELY NOT ON THE HIGHWAY UNTIL I CALLED THE FORD DEALER. HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BECAUSE I DID NOT WANT TO TAKE IT ON THE HIGHWAY. DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE ME OVER $500 FOR REPAIR AS VEHICLE WAS 3 MONTHS OUT OF 36 MONTH WARRANTY. I RESEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THE "THROTTLE BOX" WHICH THE DEALER SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELL AWARE OF. DEALER DID "ASSISTED" ME WITH COST OF REPAIR - CHARGED ME $50.00. THE REPAIR SHOULD HAVE BEEN FREE. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

THE FIRST TIME I EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM; I WAS ACCELERATING GOING UP A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE ENGINE QUIT. I HAD TO PUT IT PARK AND RESTART IT, IN TRAFFIC. THIS SAME ISSUES HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES, THE CAR JUST QUIT WHILE DRIVING. ON JULY 27TH, IT HAPPENED AGAIN ALONG WITH A NEW ISSUE: I WAS AT A STOP LIGHT AND IT STARTED RUNNING RUFF AND SHUT ITSELF OFF. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED TWICE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ALONG AN EXPRESSWAY AT 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE UPON STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TURN THE CAR OFF. WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON, IT RAN FINE BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF. THE NEXT DAY, THE SAME THING HAPPENED ON AN EXPRESSWAY. I TOOK IT TO A LOCAL GARAGE BUT NO LIGHTS WERE ON AND IT DID NOT REPEAT THE PROBLEM. A FEW WEEKS LATER, DRIVING ON A STREET ROAD AT 35 MPH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT OCCURRED AGAIN A FEW MINUTES LATER ON A HIGHWAY AT 55 MPH. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I WENT TO MY LOCAL GARAGE THE NEXT DAY AND THEY PUT THE COMPUTER ON THE CAR AND FOUND THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE ACTIVATOR. I HAVE JUST LEFT A MESSAGE WITH THE DEALER TODAY AND AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK IF THEY WILL FIX IT EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT DRIVING THE CAR AS MY DAILY DRIVE TO WORK IS ON EXPRESSWAYS WITH LIMITED ACCESS TO A SHOULDER TO PARK ON. *TR

WHEN EXITING OFF OF THE EXPRESSWAY, I LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, PUT IN PARK, AND AS I WAS SHUTTING IF OFF IT SHOOK/RATTLED AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED AND IT WAS FINE. CONTINUED TO DRIVE AND ON AUGUST 2, AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AGAIN (TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH) I AGAIN LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, HOWEVER, THIS TIME I DIDN'T STOP OR SLOW DOWN BEFORE HAND. AGAIN I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT DOWN (STILL GOT THE RATTLE AND WRENCH LIGHT) AND RESTARTED. WHEN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY STATED THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CAR IS ONLY THREE YEARS OLD! THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS THING TO HAPPEN ESPECIALLY ON THE EXPRESSWAY SINCE YOU CAN POSSIBLY BE REAR ENDED IN ADDITION TO NOT HAVING THE ABILITY TO PULL OVER. I WOULD HOPE THAT THIS ISSUE WILL BE LOOKED INTO AND CORRECTED TO THE BEST OF FORD'S ABILITY BEFORE SOMETHING WORSE HAPPENS BECAUSE OF THIS MALFUNCTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN NOVEMBER 2012, GOING ABOUT 70MPH MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SHAKE, MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN IT STARTED IT AND IT WAS FINE. I TOOK IT INTO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. JULY 25 2013 I WAS ONLY GOING ABOUT 10MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN, FROM JULY 25TH TILL AUG 3 THIS HAPPENED ABOUT 10 DIFFERENT TIMES ALL GOING ABOUT 30MPH. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON FOR 2 DAYS AUG 2/3. I TOOK IT IN AGAIN TO MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP ON AUG 6 2013 WERE THEY TOLD ME MY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND NEED REPLACED AND WAS GOING TO COST ME AROUND $670, AND MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY BUT THIS PART IS NOT COVERED. I SEE THAT ALOT OF OTHER HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED ASAP. IM NOT PAYING TO FIX AND PART THAT IS FAULTY IN SO MAN Y VEHICLES. *TR

DRIVING ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THE CAR MAKES A MUFFLED CLUNKING NOISE AND THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS GOING TOWARDS 0. I PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR TURN IT BACK ON AND IT RUNS FINE FOR ABOUT 5 MILES AND DOES IT AGAIN, THIS TIME THE NOISE IS LOUDER, THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON AND I CAN SMELL BURNING. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT, CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I'VE JUST BEEN TOLD IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL BE ABOUT $600 TO REPAIR IT. MY WARRANTY EXPIRED 34 DAYS AGO. *TR

I WAS DRIVING IN WINDBER, PA GOING AROUND A SHARP TURN WITH A TRI AXLE COAL TRUCK ON MY BUMPER, AS I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL THE CAR MADE A POP NOISE. LOOKED DOWN AT MY DASH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON RIGHT AWAY, I COULD NOT GET ANY GAS TO THE ENGINE, I TRIED TO GET OFF THE ROAD BUT THERE WAS NOT A SHOULDER ON THE HIGHWAY.I IMMEDIATELY PUT MY TURN SIGNAL ON AND THE CAR JUST COASTED ALONG THE SIDE UNTIL IT CAME TO A STOP ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROADWAY ON THE CURVE, MIGHT I ADD. I TURN MY CAR OFF AND CALLED MY HUSBAND TOLD HIM HE TOLD ME TO CALL LAUREL FORD AND SEE IF THEY COULD TOW IT FOR US. I LEFT THE CAR SIT BECAUSE I WAS GOING TO A APPOINTMENT IN SOMERSET I DID NOT WANT TO BE LATE, WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE APPOINTMENT THE CAR STARTED RIGHT UP NO WRENCH LIGHT I DROVE TO LAUREL FORD, I WENT IN TALKED TO THE SERVICE REP THEY LOOKED OVER MY CAR AND ADVISED ME THAT THE COMPUTER DID NOT LOCATE A PROBLEM, BUT THEY HAVE FOUND THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAS BEEN THE PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL OF CAR. HE EXPLAINED THAT THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WAS UNSURE WHEN HE COULD GET THE PART. I DROVE THE CAR HOME THAT DAY WITH NO PROBLEM, I ATTEMPTED TO DRIVE THE CAR AGAIN TO GO TO WORK ON TUEDAY 7 MILES FROM HOME THE CAR DID THE SAME THING WENT TO GIVE IT GAS AND THE CAR SHUT OFF I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND IT STARTED BACK UP NO WRENCH LIGHT. WENT TO WORK GOING HOME FROM WORK IT DID IT AGAIN AND NOT ONLY THE WRENCH LIGHT BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT CA

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE HWY GOING HOME. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY KIND OF NOTICE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN I TRIED TO PRESS THE GAS PEDAL IT WOULD NOT DO ANYTHING AT ALL. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE MEDIAN. I TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTING IT. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES THE REST OF MY WAY HOME. WITHOUT WARNING THE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION. I'M BEING TOLD IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK ON 8/5/13 AT AROUND 40MPH WHEN MY VEHICLE STARTS TO AUTOMATICALLY SLOW DOWN AND SHAKE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD AND NOTICED A "WRENCH" WAS LIT UP FOR A WARNING, BUT IT WAS NOT THERE WHEN I STARTED THE CAR BEFORE GOING TO WORK. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP FOR A FEW MINUTES. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, AND THE "WRENCH" SIGN WAS NOT LIT. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT TO WORK, WHICH WAS ANOTHER 5-10 MILES AWAY, BUT I DROVE AROUND 25MPH IN CASE I NEEDED TO PULL OVER AGAIN. LATER THAT SAME DAY, THE SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON AN INCLINE AT A SPEED OF 50MPH. I WAS ALMOST HIT FROM BEHIND BECAUSE THE CAR STALLED IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT WARNING AND THE DRIVER BEHIND ME COULD NOT TELL THAT MY CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN IMMEDIATELY. LUCKILY I WAS NOT HIT AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOPPED THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES. AGAIN, I RE-STARTED THE CAR WITHOUT THE "WRENCH" SIGN LIGHTING UP. I DROVE STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOOK AT IT THAT DAY, SO I HAD TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT AND GET A RENTAL. I RECEIVED A CALL THE NEXT DAY FROM THE DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A FAILURE OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TOTAL OUT OF POCKET COST OF ALMOST $690. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY A LITTLE OVER 3 YEARS OLD AND ONLY HAS 52,000 MILES ON IT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE FAILED TO INCREASE SPEED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE IT WOULD ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED NOR WAS THE FAILURE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DOING 55 MPH AND MY CAR SHUT OFF. I WAS ABLE O START THE CAR AGAIN AND GET OUT OF THE ROAD. I REPLACED THE BATTERY SINCE LATER THAT DAY MY CARD WOULDN'T TURN ON. *TR THE SECOND INCIDENT I WAS HEADED TO THE AIRPORT ON MY MORNING COMMUTE; I CAME TO A STOP SIGN AND THE CAR ACCELERATED AND THE ENGINE BEGAN TO REV VERY LOUDLY THEN I MY CAR STALLED OUT. I HAVE MY CAR IN THE SHOP AND THEY ADVISED THAT I HAVE A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL REQUIRE REPLACEMENT, THE COST IS $345.00 FOR THE PART AND $190.00 FOR THE LABOR. ALL WHILE I AM STILL PAYING ON THE LOAN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH A WRENCH ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE WRENCH WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED AND THE CONTACT DROVE HOME. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED IF THE WRENCH WAS NOT ILLUMINATED THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE NOR REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

I WAS TRAVELING ON THE KENNEDY EXPRESSWAY IN CHICAGO AT ABOUT 4:30 PM AT RUSH HOUR TIME. THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WITHOUT WARNING OR ANY KIND OF NOTICE AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN I TOUCHED THE GAS PEDAL NOTHING HAPPENED AT ALL. I MANAGED TO GET OFF ON THE NEAREST EXIT AND WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC. FINALLY I TRIED SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE AND THEN RESTARTING IT. THIS SOLVED THE PROBLEM TEMPORARILY. THIS HAPPENED TO ME THREE TIMES INTERMITTENTLY, TWICE ON THE HIGHWAY AND ONCE AS I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AT A BUSY INTERSECTION. NO WARNING. THE LIGHT COMES ON AND YOU HAVE NO ACCELERATION. I'M BEING TOLD IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

CAR DIED AT CRUISING SPEEDS AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. I FEEL IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO CONTINUE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE EVEN THOUGH IT IS ALMOST NEW. I WAS TOLD THIS IS THE THROTTLE BODY? *TR

MY CAR HAD 2 PROBLEMS. FIRST, WAS THE POWERTRAIN TRANSMISSION. IT'S THE SAME SITUATION AS WHAT OTHERS DESCRIBED, BUT MY CAR STARTED MALFUNCTIONING ON THE MONTH WE BOUGHT NEW AND LESS THAN 100 MILES. I DON'T HAVE THE SPECIFIC MILES AND DATES BECAUSE I'M RECALLING FROM 2009 AND IT'S NOW 2013. WHEN I TRIED TO CHANGE THE GEAR FROM DRIVE TO PARK IS WHEN I FIRST NOTICED THE PROBLEM. I FELT A STICKING ON THE GEAR AND A SLIGHT AWKWARD MOVEMENT OF THE CAR. I TOLD THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHERE I BOUGHT IT IN ELIZABETHTOWN, KY. NOT SURE WHEN, BUT NOT RIGHT AWAY AND THEY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING. THEN, A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE CAR SEEM LIKE IT'S CHANGING GEAR ON IT'S OWN, BUT I WAS ON A FLAT ROAD AND HAVE NOT TOUCH THE GEAR SHIFT OR NOT PUSH THE GAS PEDAL ANY LESS OR MORE, OR BRAKED. IT DID THIS A FEW TIMES, SO I TOOK IT, BUT AGAIN, THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO ANYTHING. THEN, LATER, I MADE A RIGHT TURN TO A HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC, BUT CLEAR WHEN I ENTERED. MY CAR ACCELERATED FOR A SECOND, THEN JUST WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANYMORE, AND A CAR GOT PRETTY CLOSE. FINALLY, IT WENT. I TOOK IT AS SOON AS I CAN TO A DEALERSHIP IN COLUMBUS, GA. BECAUSE AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE HAPPENED AND WAS SCARY. BUT, THEY ONLY CHECKED THE COMPUTER SYSTEM. NOTHING WAS DONE. THEN, SAME SCARY THING HAPPEN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AND AGAIN. FINALLY, I TOOK IT IN 2012 AND TOLD THEM THEY HAVE TO FIX THIS BEFORE WE GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. FINALLY, THEY FIXED IT AFTER MANY TIMES OF TRYING AND BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURRED. IT WAS

THIS HAS HAPPENED ON MANY OCCASIONS, FROM DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC TO DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. AFTER DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR SOME TIME, A WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON ON THE DASHBOARD, THERE IS NO FUEL GOING TO THE CAR AND WHEN I PULL TO THE SIDE, THE CAR STUTTERS LIKE IT WANTS TO GO AND THEN STOPS AGAIN. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND STARTING IT AGAIN, THE CAR DRIVES LIKE NOTHING EVER HAPPENED. I HAVE GONE ONLINE AND THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO WERE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING AND FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THE PART. I GUESS SOMEONE HAS TO DIE IN AN ACCIDENT FOR THEM TO TAKE ACTION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 , IN A SECTION OF HIGHWAY WITH NO BREAKDOWN LANE AND MULTIPLE HIGHWAYS MERGING TOGETHER, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD BARELY BEING MISSED BY SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES AND TRUCKS. I SHUT CAR OFF AND STARTED AGAIN AND WAS OK AND ABLE TO GET OFF HIGHWAY. ONCE OFF HIGHWAY CAR KEPT LOOSING THROTTLE POWER EVERY MILE UNTIL I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH 2010 FUSIONS AND THAT PART IS NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL END OF OCTOBER! (ALREADY HAD THROTTLE BODY AND PLATE CLEANED A FEW WEEKS AGO WHEN IT HAPPENED ON A COLD START AND CODE CAME UP P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL STUCK OPEN. CAR WAS FINE UNTIL NOW.) *TR

WHILE RESUMING TRAVEL AFTER STOPPING AT A STOPLIGHT THE ENGINE WOULD NOT ALLOW ME TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE. AS THERE WAS A LINE OF TRAFFIC BEHIND ME, I QUICKLY TURNED ON MY 4-WAY FLASHERS AND COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITING FOR A FEW MINUTES, I TRIED RESTARTING THE CAR. THE ENGINE RESTARTED NORMALLY AND I WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITH FULL THROTTLE FUNCTIONALLY. THIS SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED TO ME THREE MORE TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM AND THAT FORD IS NOT ISSUING A RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON OUR RESIDENTIAL STREET A COUPLE OF WEEKS AGO WHEN THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND STOPPED. AFTER RESTARTING, CAR FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. THIS WAS DISMISSED AS AN ANOMALY THE FIRST TIME. ON 8.1 THE CAR DID IT TWICE IN THE 8 MILE TRIP HOME FROM WORK WITH MY SON AND WIFE. TODAY, MY WIFE AND I WERE IN THE CAR WHEN IT DID IT RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE DEALER WHERE WE BOUGHT IT (UNFORTUNATELY, IT IS SATURDAY AND THE GARAGE IS CLOSED) THEN WHILE I WAS WAITING IN FRONT OF PANERA A SHORT TIME LATER THE CAR JUST DIED. THERE AGAIN, EACH TIME THE CAR RESTARTED AND RAN NORMALLY. *TR

DRIVING ALONG FINE AND THEN SUDDENLY NO THROTTLE AT ALL. HAD TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. CAR STILL IDLING ROUGH. HAD TO SHUT OFF AND RESTART THEN IT WAS OK. HAS HAPPENED 10 TIMES KNOW ON HIGHWAY AND ON SECONDARY ROADS. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE MAIN HIGHWAY IN OUR TOWN GOING AROUND 45 MPH WHEN THE CAR STARTED BEEPING AND AN ERROR MESSAGE APPEARED ON THE DASH SAYING THAT THERE WAS AN ERROR WITH THE POWER ASSIST. AT THAT POINT, I ATTEMPTED TO MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND VERIFIED THAT I HAD NO POWER STEERING. I WAS ABLE TO FINISH DRIVING HOME AND LEFT THE CAR IN THE GARAGE OVERNIGHT. WHEN WE STARTED THE CAR THE NEXT DAY, THE ERROR MESSAGE WAS GONE AND THE STEERING WHEEL TURNED FREELY. *TR

CAR JERKING AND DEPRESSED PEDAL CAR NOT GOING. FOUND THAT IT IS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. LUCKY I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *TR

DRIVING ~40 MPH, TOOK FOOT OFF ACCELERATOR, WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT TURNED ON, COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE, HAD TO ROLL ONTO BREAKDOWN LANE. TURNED ENGINE OFF, COULD NOT START CAR 1ST ATTEMPT. CAR STARTED ON 2ND ATTEMPT, AND THE LIGHT WENT OFF. HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES NOW, 3 TIMES AT SPEEDS OF ~40 MPH AND ONE TIME WHILE SLOWING DOWN FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT. VERY SCARY FOR THE YOUNG DRIVERS IN MY FAMILY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT NORMAL SPEED WHEN THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WAS NOT GETTING FUEL CONNECTION. THE CAR THEN STARTED A JERKING MOTION AND I HAD TO STEER IT OFF THE ROAD IN ORDER TO GET IT OUT OF THE WAY OF ON MOVING TRAFFIC. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND START IT BACK UP. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE THE FIRST INCIDENT. *TR