2010 Ford Fusion complaints

JUST ADDING TO THE LIST. TWICE IN THE PAST TWO WEEKS MY HUSBAND HAS EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE AS EVERYONE ELSE POSTING A SAFETY COMPLAINT ABOUT THEIR 2010 FORD FUSION. HE FOUND HIMSELF NOT ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. THE FIRST TIME HE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND NO ISSUE, AND APPARENTLY ARE NOT AWARE OF THE OVERALL ISSUE. THIS MORNING (AFTER THE SECOND OCCURRENCE) HE BROUGHT THE CAR INTO A NON-DEALERSHIP AUTO MECHANIC - NO WORD FROM THEM YET. I AM WORRIED ABOUT HIS SAFETY, AND FRUSTRATED THAT FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL GIVEN HOW WIDE-SPREAD AND LONG-KNOWN THIS PROBLEM IS. *TR

WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH CAR JUST WENT TO IDLE THROTTLE WAS UNRESPONSIVE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ABOUT GOT REAR ENDED HAS DONE IT SEVERAL TIMES SINCE HELP. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE LAST FEW MONTHS AND HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 7/24/13 - I AM IN TRAFFIC ON BUSY HIGHWAY AND THE CAR JUST STALLS. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER ALL 3 TIMES TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED. HAD I BEEN DOING THE SPEED LIMIT OF 60 I FOR SURE WOULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT WITH AS MUCH TRAFFIC THAT IS ON THE 10. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS PROBLEM AND FORD NEEDS TO ADDRESS BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT 60MPH THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON TURNED THE CAR OFF RESTARTED AND THE WRENCH WAS GONE AND THE CAR RAN FINE. IT HAS HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES THE LAST TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND ABLE TO PULL CODE P2111 THROTTLE OPEN, THE CAR WAS IN LIMP MODE. FORD WONT FIX IT. NEW THROTTLE BODY PUT ON TODAY. *TR

WHEN TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD IN TYPICAL CONDITIONS THE POWER COULD CUT OUT ON THE ENGINE. ELECTRICAL POWER WOULD STILL BE ON BUT NO POWER WOULD GO TO THE ENGINE FORCING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART. THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES AND CAUSED A MINOR BUMP WITH A TRAFFIC BARREL. FORD LISTS THIS AS SERVICE NOTICE WHEN IT SHOULD BE A RECALL, I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD I NOT HAD ENOUGH ROOM TO AVOID THE SEMI TRUCK SPEEDING BEHIND ME. *TR

POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. TOOK IN TO A FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TEST, AND THE STEERING GEAR HAD GONE BAD. HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. *TR

DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE AT 70 MILES PER HOUR IN FAR LEFT LANE WHEN VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY LOSES POWER. ACCELERATOR PEDAL COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE, AND ENGINE SPEED DROPS TO APPROXIMATELY 800 RPM. I HAD TO QUICKLY MANEUVER ACROSS TWO LANES, WHICH WERE OCCUPIED BY TRACTOR TRAILERS TO GET TO RIGHT SHOULDER. CAME EXTREMELY CLOSE TO HAVING A MAJOR ACCIDENT DURING HEAVY TRAFFIC WHICH WOULD HAVE CERTAINLY INVOLVED 15-20 VEHICLES DUE TO SUDDEN ONSET AND HEAVY TRAFFIC. VEHICLE IDLED EXTREMELY ROUGH UPON STOP. VEHICLE WOULD RESTART AND OPERATE NORMALLY FOR AN UNKNOWN AMOUNT OF TIME, THEN THE SAME ISSUE WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS BUILT PRIOR TO LATE 2011 AND FORD ESCAPES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION, AND A RECALL SHOULD ABSOLUTELY BE ISSUED. ONLINE RESEARCH HAS A CONSENSUS THAT THE PROBLEM IS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. THERE ARE HUNDREDS AND HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS, OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM FROM THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE BEEN VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS VEHICLE UNTIL THIS POINT. *TR

BEGINNING IN NOVEMBER 2012, THE ABOVE 2010 FORD FUSION BEGAN INTERMITTENTLY AND RANDOMLY "STALLING OUT". IT FIRST HAPPENED AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS. THE CAR WOULD COMPLETELY LOSE PROPULSION. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT PROPEL THE CAR, BUT THE CAR WOULD KEEP RUNNING AT A LOW IDLE. ONCE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF FOR SEVERAL SECONDS, IT WOULD RESTART AND BE FINE AGAIN UNTIL THE NEXT UNANTICIPATED OCCURRENCE. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHILE IT WAS OCCURRING, BUT THAT OR THE "ENGINE LIGHT" WOULD NOT STAY ON. THE FORD DEALER THAT WE CONTACTED SAID THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM IF IT WAS NOT OCCURRING IN THEIR PRESENCE, OR IF THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NOT ON TO HELP DIRECT THEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED UPWARDS OF 15 OR MORE TIMES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2012 AND TODAY, PLACING MY SPOUSE IN PRECARIOUS TRAFFIC SAFETY SITUATIONS. TODAY, THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A ROW, THE FIRST TIME ALMOST CAUSING A COLLISION WHILE GOING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON THIS TIME, AND IT WAS IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY HAD A HARD TIME WITH DIAGNOSTICS, BUT CURRENTLY BELIEVE IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH ELECTRONIC COMPONENTRY THAT SUBSTANTIALLY HELPS THE ENGINE INTERPRET WHAT THE ACCELERATOR WANTS. ALTHOUGH THIS WOULD SEEM TO BE A DRIVE TRAIN ISSUE, THEY ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD IS REFUSING TO COVER IT UNDER THEIR 5 YEAR / 50,000 MILE DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY (REMARKABLE). IN LOOKING MORE INTO THIS PROBLEM TONITE, I FOUND THAT NHTSA SEEMS TO BE INVESTIGATING THIS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN STOP. IT WAS SUDDEN ENOUGH WHERE MY HEAD SMACKED THE STEERING WHEEL. I LATER CAME TO FIND OUT THAT IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY ON THE CAR. MY CAR HAS BEEN IN A SHOP FOR 2 WEEKS NOW AND THE MECHANICS ARE TELLING ME THAT FORD IS HAVING MASSIVE ISSUES WITH THE PART AND ITS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER FOR UP TO 6 WEEKS. FORD EXECUTIVES SHOULD BE ARRESTED FOR SWEEPING THIS UNDER THE RUG AND NOT ADDRESSING THE ISSUE. THIS ALMOST CAUSE A MASSIVE ACCIDENT. *TR

THREE INCIDENCES SINCE ONSET. WHEN ACCELERATING CAR AT APPROX 20-30 MPH CAR APPEARS TO STALL. "WRENCH" LIGHT COMES ON. UNABLE TO PRESS GAS, APPEARS AS IF CAR DOES NOT RECEIVE FUEL. IF ABLE TO PULL TO SIDE, TURN CAR OFF THEN BACK ON ABLE TO PROCEED. DIAGNOSED AS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. HOWEVER WILL TAKE FORD 2 MONTHS TO RECEIVE THIS PART, AND ITS NOT UNDER WARRANTY. UNDER FURTHER INVESTIGATION, APPEARS THIS IS A COMMON FLAW WITH THE CAR. THE FACT THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE 2 MONTHS TO GET REPAIRED SUGGESTS THAT IT IS HAPPENING TOO OFTEN. ARTICLE PUBLISHED 2/25/13 SUGGESTS THERE HAVE BEEN 725K FORD VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR ISSUE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL. *TR

ENGINE IS SURGING WHEN STOPPED AT LIGHTS AND NOW WHEN AIR CONDITIONER IS ON IT GOES ALMOST OFF WHILE THE SURGE HAPPENS THEN COMES BACK ON WHEN THE SURGE STOPS. I HAVE TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE TIGHT AS THE CAR WANTS TO MOVE. HAPPENS EVERY 5-10 SECONDS OR SO AND EVERY TIME I AM AT IDLE. WHEN PULLING INTO GARAGE AT SLOW SPEED THE CAR SURGES SO I HAVE TO DRIVE WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SURGED AND STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

AFTER STOPPING AT BANK, CAR WENT INTO CREEP MODE AFTER LESS THAN A BLOCK. RESTARTED AND DROVE HOME. NINE DAYS LATER THE SAME THING OCCURRED. DROVE TO MECHANIC NEXT DAY OK. NEEDS THROTTLE BODY FOR $440.00. FORD APPARENTLY NOT WILLING TO FIX ALTHOUGH THEY'VE HAD THIS PROBLEM FOR YEARS. REPLACED IGNITION COIL A FEW WEEKS EARLIER FOR $330.00. SAME MO WITH FORD. *TR

EXPERIENCED LOSS OF POWER (ENGINE MISSING). REPLACEMENT COST OF IGNITION COIL $330.00. ONE MONTH LATER THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING FOR $440.00. THESE ARE APPARENTLY BOTH COMMON PROBLEMS WITH FORD. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL OR INCLINE, THE MOTOR POWERED DOWN TO THE POINT OF STALLING, WHEREBY I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWICE TODAY, AND ON ONE OCCASION IN DECEMBER 2012, BUT THE SPECIFICS I CANNOT RECALL. *TR

VEHICLE ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO CUT OFF BUT DID NOT CUT OFF ACCELERATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE UNLESS I CUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND RESTARTED IT THEN WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE ON FOR ABOUT TWO MINUTES THEN SAME THING HAPPENED. *TR

VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE @ 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE. CAME VERY CLOSE TO A COLLISION BEFORE GETTING VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. NEED A RECALL FROM FORD NOW BEFORE IT BECOMES SO LARGE LIKE TOYOTA AND THE DEATH RATE STARTS TO CLIMB. IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART AND FORD KNOWS IT.WHAT DOES IT TAKE 10 DEATHS OR 100. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,000.

I WAS DRIVING TO MY FRIENDS AND ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STALLED ON ME. IT WOULDN'T MOVE WHEN I PUSHED ON THE GAS IT JUST SLOWED DOWN WHILE MY BATTERY LIGHT WRENCH LIGHT AND ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. IT WAS DEAD. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON AND IT WAS FINE LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED. LESS THAN A MILE IT DID IT AGAIN ON A BUSY ROAD. I WAS FREAKING OUT AND WORRIED ABOUT MY LIFE ON THE BUSY ROAD. SO I SHUT IT OFF AGAIN AND STARTED AND LUCKY I MADE TO THE FORD SERVICE BEFORE IT DID IT AGAIN AND DECIDED TO HAVE THEM CHECK IT OUT. THE THROTTLE BODY GAD TO BE REPLACED AND WAS THE REASON WHY MY CAR WAS ACTING UP. I THANK GOD THAT I WASN'T ON THE FREEWAY AROUND RUSH HOUR TIME. *TR

CAR WAS IDLING IN PARK. PUT CAR IN DRIVE, STARTED MOVING FORWARD SLOWLY AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE, LOST THROTTLE CONTROL, CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. ENGINE DIED WITHIN ABOUT 10 SECONDS. TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT RAN NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 25 FEET AND EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS BEFORE. RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR TO A SUITABLE PARKING SPACE ABOUT 250 FEET AWAY. AFTER SITTING FOR A MINUTE WITH THE CAR OFF, I STARTED IT AGAIN AND IT RAN NORMAL FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST AUTOZONE AND HAD THEM SCAN THE COMPUTER CODES. FOUND P2111 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL. *TR

THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE ON VEHICLE. CAUSES VEHICLE TO NOT GET ANY GAS AND SHUTS DOWN TO AN IDLE WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATING. MANY PEOPLE HAVE THIS KNOWN ISSUE. DRIVING IN DALLAS I FOUND THIS TO BE VERY UNSAFE WITH SO MUCH TRAFFIC. COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AS THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED, HESITATED, AND MADE A LOUD NOISE WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH AND MAKING A TURN. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO FUNCTION NORMALLY AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED WITHIN THE THROTTLE BODY AND THE FRONT AXLE, NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING. THE CAR SLOWED AND THE ENGINE SURGED. *TR

STOPPED AT RED LIGHT, LIGHT TURNS GREEN I PUSH THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR HAS NO POWER- I MOVED TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET AND IT CRAWLED ALONG AN INCH AT A TIME UNTIL I COULD SAFELY PULL INTO A CHURCH YARD AND TURN IT OFF, I LIFTED THE HOOD TO CHECK EVERYTHING AND DECIDED TO CRANK THE CAR TO SEE IF I COULD HEAR ANYTHING AND IT RAN FINE AND HAS BEEN FINE FOR THE PAST THREE DAYS. AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR MAINTAIN SPEED. WRENCH LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, CAR DID NOT STALL. ONCE BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP NO CODE WAS AVAILABLE. *TR

I WAS VERY WORRIED WHEN MY CAR APPEARED TO JUST TURN OFF AS I WAS SLOWING DOWN FROM THE INTERSTATE. I THOUGHT IT WAS A FLUKE, BAD CONNECTION AND HOPED IT WOULD NEVER DO IT AGAIN. CAR DID START BACK UP WITH NO ISSUES, THAT DAY. UNFORTUNATELY, IT HAPPENED A LOT ON SATURDAY 7/20/13. I PARKED THE CAR AND NEVER DROVE IT SUNDAY. CALLED FORD FIRST THING MONDAY - 7/22/13 AND THEY WERE TOO BUSY TO HELP. I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO A NON DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAD PREVIOUSLY RESEARCHED AND WROTE DOWN THE CODES THAT WOULD POSSIBLY COME UP. AS THE OTHER COMPANY STATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, I THANKFULLY HAVE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY TO COVER COST BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT THIS IS AROUND $1,000. FORD IS CHARGING ME MY DEDUCTIBLE FOR A KNOWN SAFELY ISSUE THAT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED? WHY? WHEN? IM HOPING BY ADDING TO THE LIST WE CAN MAKE SURE THEY TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS BEFORE THEY ISSUE ARISES RATHER THAN AFTER WE ARE STUCK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I'VE BEEN WITHOUT A CAR FOR 2 DAYS AND NO CONCERN OF FORD. I NEED A RELIABLE CAR, AS IM STILL PAYING FOR IT. ALL OF THE ISSUES ARE EXACTLY FOLLOWING THESE ARTICLES - HTTP://WWW.USATODAY.COM/STORY/MONEY/CARS/2013/02/25/PROBE-FORD-CARS-SUVS-STALLING/1945799/ AND HTTP://WWW.FOXNEWS.COM/LEISURE/2013/02/25/FEDS-PROBE-725000-LIMP-FORD-MERCURY-VEHICLES-FOR-FAULT/ I'VE HAD HORRIBLE SERVICE FROM FORD AND WOULD PREFER A NON PARTISAN COMPANY TO FIX BUT I AM FORCED TO GO BACK TO THEM TO TAKE CAR OF ISSUE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK YESTERDAY MORNING AND ALMOST GOT REAR ENDED BY A SEMI WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER. AFTER WORK I TOOK MY CAR TO THE MECHANIC AND HE VERIFIED THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER FINDING THIS OUT I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS APPEARS TO BE A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. I HAVE READ COUNTLESS PAGES OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM HAPPENING TO OTHER PEOPLE. WITHOUT A DOUBT, I FEEL THAT THERE SHOULD DEFINITELY BE A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE. I GUESS IT TAKES SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE THAT WILL HAPPEN THOUGH. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND PROBABLY WON'T BE THE LAST. I WOULD HATE TO SEE SOMEONE GET KILLED OVER THIS. IT WILL BRING A HEFTY LAWSUIT. *TR

THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE OCCURRENCES BUT THE MOST COMMON IS WHILE DRIVING, THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON OUT OF NOWHERE AND THE CAR STARTS TO SHAKE AND LOSE POWER. I HAVE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND COMPLETELY TURN OFF THE ENGINE. ONCE I RESTART IT, IT WILL DRIVE FOR A FEW MILES AND DO IT AGAIN. SOMETIMES IT WILL DO IT JUST ONCE AND OTHER TIMES, LIKE THIS MORNING ON THE HIGHWAY, IT DID IT 3 TIMES. I FEAR FOR MY SAFETY AND FOR THOSE AROUND ME. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NOTHING I CAN DO TO PREPARE FOR IT BECAUSE IT DOES IT ALWAYS WITHOUT WARNING. I CAN'T EVEN BUY THE PART TO FIX IT DUE TO A NATIONWIDE BACKORDER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR, THE CAR SHUDDERED AND STALLED, KEPT OSCILLATING AROUND 1000 RPM, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ALMOST CRASHED TRYING TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. CALLED DEALERSHIP FROM SIDE OF THE ROAD, THEY SAID IT'S PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED. THE CONTACT SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO PROCEED WITHOUT FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE WOULD HAVE TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. *TR

I WAS IN THE PARKING LOT AT WORK GOING ABOUT 10 MPH WHEN I FELT A SUDDEN JERK AND I SAW WRENCH WITH NO ENGINE LIGHT COME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE I WAS ONLY ABLE TO COME TO A STOP AND TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO START IT UP AGAIN WITHOUT A PROBLEM. I TOLD MY HUSBAND THINKING IT WAS JUST A FLUKE BUT THEN 3 DAYS AGO HE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THINK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER PAYING FOR A DIAGNOSTIC WE FOUND OUT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. WE CONTACTED OUR DEALERSHIP AND THEY CANNOT ORDER THE THROTTLE BODY KIT SINCE IT IS ON BACK ORDER. NOW WE ARE BEING FORCED TO EITHER TAKE A CHANCE AND DRIVE THE VEHICLE WHILE WAITING WHO KNOWS HOW LONG FOR A PART OR PURCHASE A DIFFERENT VEHICLE. *TR

I WAS AT A LEFT TURN LIGHT AND WHEN I DROVE THROUGH THE LIGHT TO MAKE THE LEFT TURN MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME OUT. WHEN I WAS HITTING THE GAS IT DIDN'T GO SO I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A WHILE AND TURNED IT ON AND IT STARTED UP FINE. SO I STARTED DRIVING A LITTLE MORE AND IT DID IT AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A WHILE AND I TURNED IT BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT HOME SINCE I LIVED CLOSE BY. THE WRENCH LIGHT TURNED OFF BUT THE ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON. I GOT UP THAT MORNING AND DROVE IT TO A NEIGHBORHOOD SHOP AND THEY SAID THE ONLY THING WRONG WITH IT WAS A SECURITY ERROR AND THAT IT WAS FINE. I PICKED IT UP FROM THE SHOP AND I WAS ABLE TO GET DOWN THE STREET WHEN MY CAR CUT OFF. RADIO AND ALL THE INTERIOR LIGHTS WERE ON BUT THE CAR ITSELF CUT OFF AND THE BATTERY LIGHT SHOWED UP. I WAS ABLE TO AGAIN DRIVE IT HOME. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND I DIDN'T REALIZE HOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WERE HAVING THIS SAME ISSUE AND THEY SAID IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH WOULD COST ABOUT 600 - 800 DOLLARS TO FIX. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING TO WAY TOO MANY PEOPLE AND THIS IS A THREE YEAR OLD CAR. I HAD MY DAUGHTER IN THE CAR BOTH TIMES. *TR

FAULTY THROTTLE BODY HAS CAUSED SEVERAL ENGINE STALL EVENTS ON AND OFF HIGHWAY. CAR IN SHOP AWAITING REPLACEMENT PART. FORD SERVICE ACKNOWLEDGED THAT THIS IS A WELL KNOWN DEFECT WITHOUT A RECALL YET ANNOUNCED. THEY ADVISED NOT DRIVING THE CAR AGAIN UNTIL PART IS REPLACED AS THAT WOULD BE "VERY DANGEROUS." WHY WOULD THIS NOT BE A RECALL YET? *TR

THE CAR BEGAN TO STALL ON THE FREEWAY, SO I HAD TO DRIVE IT OFF THE FREEWAY AFTER IT HAD TURNED OFF TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, IT WENT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY AS I LUCKILY VEERED TO THE SIDE AND NO ONE WAS HURT. I TOOK IT TO BE SERVICED. IT TURNS OUT THERE WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL: THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR WAS STUCK CLOSED (P2111), AND ALSO WOULD GET STUCK OPEN (P2112). THIS MUST HAVE HAPPENED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THE AUTO SERVICE CENTER RAN THE TESTS AND TESTED MY VEHICLE AFTER REPLACING THAT THROTTLE ASSEMBLY AND NOW MY CAR RUNS BACK TO NORMAL. ALSO, MY REAR PARKING AID BACK UP TONE IS OUT OF ORDER. SOMETIMES IT JUST BEEPS CONSTANTLY AND THERE IS NOTHING BEHIND THE VEHICLE. IT SEEMS TO BE WORKING IN ORDER, BUT ONCE IN A WHILE IT DOES THAT. *TR

VEHICLE GOES INTO "LIMP-HOME" MODE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY. HAPPENED ON I-95 AND WAS LUCKY I COULD PULL OVER WITHOUT GETTING KILLED. DEALER COULD NOT FIND PROBLEM ALTHOUGH THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN WELL-KNOWN TO THEM BY THEN. HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES SINCE AND GOT WORSE AND NOW CAR IS IMMOBILE AND TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. APPARENTLY A PROBLEM WITH FUEL INJECTION THROTTLE BODY WHICH FORD IS WELL AWARE OF AND PART IS BACK-ORDERED 7-10 DAYS (THEY SAY). NHTSA INITIATED AN INVESTIGATION OF PROBLEM IN FEB 2013 BUT FORD HAS NOT INFORMED CUSTOMERS OF THIS VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION NOR OFFERED ANY FIX. SEEMS UNCONSCIONABLE TO ME. WHAT DOES NHTSA PROPOSE TO DO ABOUT THIS AND WHY HASN'T IT DONE SO? THIS SITUATION IS LITERALLY WITHOUT EXAGGERATION A DANGER TO HUMAN LIFE AND THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOTHING. WHAT IS NHTSA FOR? *TR

FORD SHOULD RECALL THE 2010 FORD FUSION. MANY INCIDENTS HAVE BEEN REPORTED OF IT, THE FUSION, NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE WHILE DRIVING. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO BE HURT OR, WORST BEFORE FORD ADDRESSES THIS WITH SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BULLETIN TO REPAIR SHOPS. I LOANED MY FUSION TO MY DAUGHTER AND THIS HAPPENED TO HER AT VERY BUSY INTERSECTIONS IN CHICAGO TWICE IN ONE DAY. IT HAPPENED ONE OTHER TIME FOR A TOTAL OF THREE TIMES WITHIN A ONE MONTH PERIOD. I LOOKED IT UP ON LINE AND FOUND OUT, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE BUT ONE OF MANY. WITH THAT SAID FORD SHOULD TAKE ACTION ON THIS MATTER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION ON HIGHWAY 31, IT WAS VERY CLOUDY AND HARD RAIN WAS COMING DOWN FAST. I REACHED 40 MILES AN HOUR AFTER ALMOST PUSHING MY FOOT SO HARD ON THE PEDDLE. ALL THE SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER, SLOWLY GOING DOWN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, VEHICLE STARTED SHAKING, AND RIGHT AT THE BEST TIME I HIT THE BRAKE AND THE CAR TURNED OFF, IT WOULD NOT TURN BACK ON. I HAD TO HAVE MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES AND THIS PROBLEM IS STILL NOT FIXED, I AM SO UNEASY WHEN DRIVING MY CAR, HOPING IT WILL NOT TURN OFF AND LEAVE ME STRANDED. I AM VERY SCARED TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE, IT IS THE ONLY WAY OF TRANSPORTATION FOR ME. I AM VERY UPSET ABOUT EVERYTHING AND IT STILL IS NOT FIXED. TERRIBLE VEHICLE, TERRIBLE SERVICE FROM THE FORD SERVICE PEOPLE. TOTALLY DEVASTATED THAT I MAKE A CAR PAYMENT ON MY VEHICLE WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND I AM IN HARM. *TR

TODAY I WAS DRIVING THROUGH A RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOOD AT ABOUT 20 MPH. MY CAR SLOWLY STARTED TO LOSE POWER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF A ROAD IN A PARKING LOT WHERE THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TURNED THE CAR OFF IMMEDIATELY. UPON RESTARTING, I WAS ABLE TO BEGIN TO DRIVE AND THE CAR DROVE FOR SEVERAL MILES AS NORMAL. THEN, THE CAR SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AGAIN, QUICKER THIS TIME, AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY. I WAS ON A BUSY ROAD WITH ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC AND COULD VERY NEARLY HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. IT APPEARS TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY, AS SO MANY OTHER REVIEWERS HAVE CLAIMED. WHAT IS NOT UNDERSTANDABLE IS THAT THE PART IS BACK ORDERED. EVEN THOUGH MY HUSBAND CAN REPAIR IT HIMSELF, WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE PART AND WAIT TO HAVE A CAR BACK. AS A FULL TIME TEACHER, I AM NOT SURE HOW FORD HAS NOT RECALLED SUCH A CONSISTENT ISSUE THAT TAKES AWAY FROM THE RELIABILITY OF THEIR AUTOMOBILES. I HOPE SOMEONE CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE IMMEDIATELY AND PLACE A RECALL ON THIS PART. I AM SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD PRODUCTS. *TR

AFTER COMING TO A STOP AT A RED LIGHT, WE TRIED TO ACCELERATE, WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR LOST POWER, BUT DID NOT SHUT OFF. WE COULD NOT ACCELERATE, RPMS DROPPED AND, LUCKILY WE COASTED TO A SAFE STOP. I PUT IT PARK AND TURNED IT OFF. AFTER A MINUTE OR TWO, STARTED IT UP AGAIN, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. WE WENT A COUPLE OF MILES AND IT DID IT AGAIN. WE DECIDED IT WAS UNSAFE SO WE BROUGHT IT HOME. *TR

MY CAR STALLED 3 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. TOOK IT TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOP. SHOP WAS UNABLE TO OBTAIN PART #DS7Z*9E926*D THROTTLE BODY FROM 11 DEALERSHIPS UNTIL MID AUGUST. I WAS CONCERNED THAT ANY REPLACEMENT PART WE WOULD FIND WOULD ALSO BE DEFECTIVE AND I DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR TWICE. I CALLED MY DEALERSHIP DIRECTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY HAD 8 PARTS IN STOCK, BUT THEY WERE "SERVICE ONLY" PARTS FOR THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT. I SAID I ALREADY HAD TIME AND LABOR INVESTED AT THE SHOP AND DIDN'T WANT TO HAVE TO PAY TWICE. I ALSO ASKED IF THE PARTS THEY HAD IN STOCK WERE "GOOD PARTS" AND ASKED WHY THEY WERE ON BACKORDER ALMOST A MONTH. NOT HAVING MY CAR REPAIRED WAS NOT AN OPTION AND I MADE THAT CLEAR TO THE DEALERSHIP PARTS DEPARTMENT AS WELL AS THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. THEY FINALLY AGREED TO SELL ME THE PART AND ASSURED ME THAT THE PARTS THEY HAD IN STOCK WERE "GOOD PARTS". I KEPT ALL OF MY PAPERWORK AS WELL AS THE DEFECTIVE PART. SEEMS LIKE A STRONG CANDIDATE FOR A RECALL IF 11 DEALERSHIPS WERE UNWILLING TO SELL THIS PART TO LOCAL REPAIR SHOPS. *TR

I BOUGHT A 2010 FORD FUSION, 4 MONTHS AGO IN MARCH, 2 MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE THE CAR BEGAN SHUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING, THE PROBLEM WAS ONLY HAPPENING EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, BUT HAS PROGRESSED MORE AND MORE TO THE POINT THAT I WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE AT ALL. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHO SENT IT TO BE SERVICED. THEN I FIND OUT THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD COST ME 600 DOLLARS TO GET REPAIRED AND THAT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I LIKED THE FUSION UNTIL I BEGAN HAVING THESE ISSUES, BUT I FEAR FOR THE LIFE MYSELF AND MY KIDS IN THIS VEHICLE AND DON'T THINK THAT I SHOULD BE HAVING THESE PROBLEMS RIGHT AFTER THE PURCHASE OF A NEW VEHICLE. *TR

60 MPH ON HIGHWAY. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. LOST POWER. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD (LUCKILY SAFELY). TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES. CONTINUED ABOUT 1/2 MILE. HAPPENED AGAIN. DID SAME THING. CONTINUED ANOTHER 1/2 MILE. DID IT AGAIN. ENGINE SHUTTERED THIS TIME. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINS ON. WAS ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE AND GET HOME (APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES). HAPPENED ONCE SHORTLY AFTER USED VEHICLE PURCHASE IN 2011 BUT NEVER DID AGAIN UNTIL NOW. INTERNET SEARCH INDICATES DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY PART IS CAUSE. VERY UNSAFE PARTICULARLY IN HIGHWAY DRIVING WHEN THIS HAPPENS! JUST PURCHASED A SECOND 2011 FORD FUSION SE (2011) FOR OUR TEENAGER. CONCERNED ABOUT OUR CHILD'S SAFETY. FORD NEEDS TO ISSUE A RECALL!. *TR

WAS DRIVING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND CAR LOST ALL POWER AND WAS SHAKING WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT DOWN THE CAR. RESTART. FOUND OUT ITS THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER IF THIS HAPPENS ON THE FREEWAY I AM SURE THIS WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. IT HAS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES SINCE THIS INCIDENT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING TO PICK MY WIFE UP FROM WORK. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE. THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THIS WAS ABOUT TO HAPPEN, THE INCIDENT JUST HAPPENED WITHOUT WARNING. SINCE I WAS IN THE SLOW LANE OF TRAFFIC I WAS ABLE TO COAST THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. AFTER A MIN. I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR AND GO ANOTHER 2 MILES WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE ERROR CODE THAT CAME UP WAS P2111. FORD IS LUCKY THAT NO ONE HAS BEEN HURT OR KILLED AS A CAR JUST STOPS WORKING WITH NO WARNING.WHAT IF I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ON A BUSY ROAD WHEN THIS HAPPENED? ALL POWER TO NO POWER IN A BLINK OF A EYE. *TR

THE FIRST TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURRED I WAS A 4 LANE WITH THE CRUISE SET A 65. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND AT THE SAME TIME! THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I BRAKED THE CAR AND PULLED OVER OFF THE ROAD, THE CARS ENGINE WAS RUNNING EXTREMELY ROUGH SO I TURNED OF THE IGNITION. AFTER WAITING A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED THE CAR GOT BACK TO SPEED AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED- LUCKY FOR ME NO TRAFFIC AROUND AT THE TIME. THE FORTH TRY THE CAR RAN FINE THE REST OF THE 6 MILES LEFT TO WORK. THAT NIGHT GOING HOME FROM WORK- SAME THING- LOSS OF ALL POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT- MADE IT OFF THE ROAD AGAIN SAFELY. RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT RAN FINE- ABOUT 3 MILES TO HOME. OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS IT DID THE SAME THING SEVERAL MORE TIMES THEN RAN FINE FOR ABOUT A WEEK. TURNS OUT THAT WAS JUST THE START OF THE FUN! : [ NOW IT STARTED LOSING POWER AT BUSY INTERSECTIONS IN TOWN, AS I WAS PULLING INTO TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE THAT TRAFFIC WAS MOVING 55MPH. *TR

FIRST INCIDENT: ON 05/21/2013 CAR HESITATED WHEN PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL AFTER GOING DOWNHILL TO A STOP AND THEN ATTEMPTING TO REACH NORMAL SPEED IN OUR HOUSING DEVELOPMENT (SEE EARLIER REPORT ON 07/18/2013 FOR CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 10525593 AND CAR DEALER RECEIPTS ENCLOSED FOR 05/21/2013). ...UPDATED 08/16/13 *BF SECOND INCIDENT: ON 06/21/2013 CAR DID NOT RESPOND BEYOND IDLE SPEED AFTER PUSHING ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO MOVE FROM STOP LIGHT AND DRIFTED TO NEARBY PARKING LOT WITH NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL RESPONSE BEYOND IDLE POWER (SEE EARLIER REPORT ON 07/18/2013 FOR CONFIRMATION NUMBER: 10525593 AND CAR DEALER RECEIPTS ENCLOSED FOR 06/21/2013) ...UPDATED 08/16/13 *BF *TR

WILL DRIVING DOWN INTERSTATE 64 IN KENTUCKY I HIT A ROUGH EXPANSION JOINT WHILE CROSSING A BRIDGE ENTERING INTO WEST VIRGINIA AFTERWARDS THE DASH WARNING LIGHTS LIT UP WITH TRACTION CONTROL LIGHT ON AND ALSO TELLING ME TO SERVICE POWER STEERING. I ALSO NOTICED A LOSS OF POWER AND COULD NOT GAIN ANY PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. I RELEASED THE PEDAL AND PRESSED DOWN AGAIN AND GAINED POWER BUT DID NOT HAVE ANY POWER STEERING. I EXITED AT THE FIST EXIT AND PULLED INTO A FUEL MART TO CHECK UNDER THE HOOD TO SEE IF I COULD FIND A PROBLEM TO WHICH I COULDN'T. THEN I HAD A FRIEND WHO IS A MECHANIC CHECK IT AND HE SAID FORD HAD A PROBLEM WITH POWER STEERING AND IT WAS A VERY COSTLY REPAIR BUT I COULD PROBABLY CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT LOCALLY BUT WITH CAUTION. MY ARMS HAVE INCREASED IN SIZE DUE TO THE MUSCLE NEEDED TO DEAL WITH THE HARD STEERING. WELL THE OTHER DAY THE STEERING WENT COMPLETELY OUT UPON INSPECTING IT WE FOUND THE TIE ROD END ON THE DRIVERS SIDE HAD CAME LOOSE AND WAS COMPLETELY STRIPPED OF THREADS TO WHICH IT ATTACHES TO THE STEERING ROD. WE REPLACED IT AND ALSO FOUND THE OTHER SIDE WAS LOOSE TO. WE NEED HELP NHTSA THIS IS A BIG SAFETY PROBLEM AND NOT JUST A LOCAL ONE, PLEASE ORDER A RECALL! [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND HAD GONE APPROX 1-1/2 - 2 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND THE CAR WAS DRIVING FINE THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR STARTED TO HESITATE AND WOULD BARELY MOVE. I PULLED OVER ON A SIDE ROAD AND TURNED MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT SOUNDED FINE I TURNED AROUND AND PULLED ONTO MAIN ROAD AGAIN AND AGAIN THE CAR STARTED PUTTERING AND WOULD BARELY MOVE I MANAGED TO GET CAR OFF THE ROAD. I HAD IT TOWED TO TASCA FORD WHERE THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. IT HAS BEEN A WEEK NOW AND I STILL DON'T HAVE MY CAR AND THEY CAN'T TELL ME WHEN THE NEW PART WILL COME IN BECAUSE IT IS BEING MANUFACTURED? THEY ARE ALSO STATING THEY HAVE 18 - 20 CARS WAITING FOR THIS SAME PART. *TR

TRAFFIC SLOWED SUDDENLY FROM ABOUT 65MPH TO ABOUT 20-30 MPH SO I HAD TO APPLY MY BRAKES VERY SUDDENLY AND HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING SOMEONE. TRAFFIC KEPT MOVING AND I REGAINED A SPEED OF ABOUT 40 MPH JUST AFTER THIS I FELT THE CAR MAKE A SUDDEN HARD JERK AND CAR STARTED DECELERATING ON IT'S OWN. I TRIED PUSHING THE GAS PETAL, BUT NOTHING HAPPENED IT WOULD NOT SPEED UP IT KEPT LOOSING SPEED AND EVENTUALLY GOT DOWN TO 1 - 2 MPH. I PULLED THE CAR OVER INTO THE EDGE OF THE RIGHT LANE SO I WAS PARTIALLY ON GRASS AND ON PART OF THE ROAD. I PUT MY HAZARDS ON AND KEPT COASTING BECAUSE IT FELT LIKE THE CAR WAS GOING TO STALL IT WAS SHAKING AND JERKING LIKE IT WANTED TO STALL OUT. I STOPPED THE CAR AND LEFT IT RUNNING I WAS AFRAID IF I SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF THAT IT WOULD NOT RE-START AGAIN. I THEN DROVE THE CAR HOME WITH MY HAZARDS ON DOING 1 TO 5 MPH ON THE WAY HOME FOR ABOUT 2 MILES. THE WRENCH TOOL LIGHT HAD COME ON WHEN THIS HAPPENED. ONCE I GOT THE CAR HOME I SHUT IT OFF AND RESTARTED AND JUST DROVE BACK AND FORTH IN MY DRIVEWAY. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND ON ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN IT SEEMED TO BE RUNNING NORMAL AND THE TOOL WRENCH LIGHT SHUT OFF. NOT GOING TO DRIVE IT UNTIL I CAN GET IT TO THE FORD DEALER TO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. *TR

LEAVING DRIVEWAY VEHICLE APPEARED TO LOOSE ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE, IT DID NOT STALL, ENGINE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON THE FIRST ATTEMPT TO LEAVE BACKED CAR UP INTO DRIVE WAY. CHECKED ALL FLUIDS ENGINE OIL, TRANSMISSION OIL WERE BOTH IN THE APPROPRIATE RANGE. RESTARTING THE CAR ENGINE LIGHT CLEARED, SECOND ATTEMPT TO LEAVE CAR HESITATED AND THEN DID STALL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT RETURNED AND STAYED ILLUMINATED. RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND RETURNED HOME. LET VEHICLE SET ABOUT TEN MINUTES, RESTARTED ENGINE LIGHT STAYED ON, DROVE CAR SHORT DISTANCE ABOUT .25 MILES DID NOT STALL OR HESITATE HOWEVER CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. *TR