2010 Ford Fusion complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND BEGAN TO SHAKE. AFTER SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE WITHOUT FAILURE FOR A SHORT TIME BEFORE THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN A HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER WITHOUT WARNING. I QUICKLY WENT FROM 70 MPH TO 50 MPH AND CONTINUED TO SLOW. THE VEHICLE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND MY RPMS DROPPED BELOW 500. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND STARTED IT. THE CAR STARTED AND IDLED JUST FINE. I REVVED THE ENGINE A FEW TIMES. RPMS STAYED IN THE NORMAL RANGE. I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND STARTED TO MOVE. IMMEDIATELY THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND THE RPMS DROPPED AGAIN. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY INFORMED ME THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED AND IT REQUIRED REPLACEMENT. THE TOW AND REPAIRS COST ME OVER $500. *TR

WHILE ACCELERATING, CRUISING OR AT IDLE, THE ENGINE STALLS THEN DIES. WHEN RESTARTING ENGINE STUMBLES BADLY AND DIES. THIS HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC, ACCELERATING INTO INTERSECTIONS, AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, ETC. MIL IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. VEHICLE IS COMPLETELY UNUSABLE BECAUSE IT IS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD. WE WILL BE REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AT OUR OWN EXPENSE, BUT WOULD LIKE FORD TO REIMBURSE US. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON MY WAY TO WORK WHEN MY CAR LOST POWER I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF. UPON RESTARTING IT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON, I PRECEDED TO WORK. WHEN I GOT OFF OF WORK AND WENT HOME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF. A WEEK LATER THE SYMPTOMS HAPPENED AGAIN THIS TIME IT WAS MORE THEN ONCE. CLOSE TO A TOTAL OF 10 TIMES IN A ONE HOUR PERIOD. *TR

THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND WE LOST SPEED AND HAD TO PULL OVER. WE TURNED THE CAR OFF, TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. *TR

THE CAR LOST POWER SUDDENLY. WE HAD TO PULL OVER, TURN OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON. WE HAD TO LEAVE THE AIR CONDITIONER OFF. *TR

CRUISE CONTROL ON 65MPH@2000RPM WITH NO INPUT FROM DRIVER, RPM SUDDENLY JUMPS TO 3500 NO SPEED CHANGE, LOSS OF POWER OR JERKING OF CAR. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS TO 2000 SMOOTHLY,ALL SEEMS FINE. TURN ON CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, RPM JUMPS IMMEDIATELY TO 2700, AGAIN SMOOTHLY. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS AGAIN TO 2000. DRIVE HOME W/O CRUISE CONTROL NO PROBLEM. ON TRIP TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON DASH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES SUDDENLY COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. MOTOR RUNS SMOOTHLY BUT DOESN'T REACT TO ACCELERATOR. PULL OVER, TURN OFF MOTOR, WAIT 1-2 MIN. WRENCH ICON IS GONE, ALL SEEMS OKAY, DROVE ON TO DEALER. *TR

VEHICLES UNEXPECTEDLY GOES INTO "LIMP HOME MODE" AT REDUCED POWER. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALER ON JULY 17, 2013 AFTER REPEATED INCIDENTS. OWNER WAS TOLD BY DEALER THAT THE THROTTLE CONTROL MUST BE REPLACED. THE DEALER WILL ORDER THE NEW THROTTLE CONTROL WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER AND SHOULD ARRIVE IN 1-2 WEEKS. EVEN THOUGH THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND NEWS ARTICLES ABOUT THIS COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2010 FORD FUSION, THE OWNER WAS QUOTED THAT THE COST TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE CONTROL WOULD BE $368 AS FORD HAS YET TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS OBVIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATELY FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 64,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000. *TR

DRIVING ON 295 N BOUND AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH THE ENGINE JUST STALLED...THE LITTLE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT. I TRIED GIVING IT GAS BUT I COULD NOT GET IT TO GO SO I HAD TO FIGHT THE TRAFFIC TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND SHUT IT OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO START IT AND ON THE SECOND TRY IT DID BUT FELT LIKE IT WAS RUNNING ON 2 CYLINDERS.SO I LET IT SPUTTER ALONG THE SHOULDER TO THE EXIT WHERE I SHUT IT OFF AND LET IT SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES THEN TRIED IT AGAIN, IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO A ADVANCED AUTO PARTS STORE WHERE THEY PLUGGED IN THE TESTER AND GOT A THROTTLE ACTUATOR ERROR CODE.I GOT IT STARTED AND IT DROVE OK TILL I GOT HOME BUT HAVEN'T USED IT YET. THIS CAR DID HAVE A PROBLEM A FEW WEEKS AGO BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A GLITCH BECAUSE IT JUST RAN ROUGH AND THEN WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW I'M READING ABOUT OTHER FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

DATE AND MILEAGE OF INCIDENT ARE GUESSES. HAS HAPPENED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. WHEN DRIVING VEHICLE ON HIGHWAY OR LOCAL ROADS, ENGINE STALLS AS IF IT HAD NO POWER, HOWEVER, THE TACHOMETER INDICATES ENGINE STILL RUNNING. EACH TIME THIS OCCURS, VEHICLE HAS TO BE STEERED ON TO SHOULDER. WHEN PULLING ONTO SHOULDER, IT VIBRATES TREMENDOUSLY. AFTER IT STOPS, YOU MUST PUT IT INTO PARK, THEN RESTART THE ENGINE. BROUGHT VEHICLE TO GOODYEAR WHERE IT WAS IDENTIFIED AS A P2111 FAULT. IT WAS SUGGESTED THAT IT BE BROUGHT TO A LOCAL FORD DEALER FOR SERVICING. BROUGHT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP A WEEK AGO. CONFIRMED AS P2111 FAULT. PART HAD TO BE ORDERED WHICH TOOK APPROXIMATELY 6 DAYS TO RECEIVE. AS OF THIS COMPLAINT, STILL WAITING ON SERVICE TO BE COMPLETED. *TR

I WAS DRIVING 70 MPH ON A 4 LANE INTERSTATE, AS FAR AWAY FROM THE SHOULDER AS I COULD GET...SUDDENLY THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I HAD TO MAKE MY WAY OVER THE 4 LANES TO PULL OVER. PUT THE CAR IN PARK, RESTARTED AND DROVE FOR ANOTHER 45 MINUTES AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN. SINCE THIS FIRST TIME, IT HAS NOW OCCURRED WITH NO WARNING, NO PATTERN AT LEAST 10 TIMES - ONE TIME I WAS GOING ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF ON-COMING TRAFFIC AND CARS GOING 50+ MPH HAD TO STOP TO AVOID T-BONING ME. TOOK MY CAR INTO MECHANIC, THEY SAY ITS THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL AND THAT IT WILL BE MORE THAN A MONTH WAIT FOR REPAIR BECAUSE FORD CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND FOR THIS FAULTY PART. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT FORD IS WELL AWARE OF. IN RESEARCHING MY CARS ISSUE ONLINE I AM STUNNED TO SEE SO MANY OTHERS EXPERIENCING THIS SAME ISSUE. WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GET SOMEONE TO REALIZE THIS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THAT NEEDS ATTENTION??? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? REALLY? I JUST PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE APPROX 6 MO'S AGO WITH JUST UNDER 60,000 MILES. RIDICULOUS THAT IT'S NOW NEEDING THIS REPAIR. I CAN'T DRIVE THIS CAR FOR OVER A MONTH NOW, DUE TO FORD'S INABILITY TO KEEP UP. I HAVE 2 SMALL CHILDREN THAT CAN'T RIDE IN THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE EXTREME HAZARD OF THIS VEHICLE STOPPING AT ANY TIME/SPEED. SO UNBELIEVABLY DANGEROUS AND UNACCEPTABLE. *TR

ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE HAS NO THROTTLE RESPONSE WILL DRIVING. THE CAR MUST BE SAFELY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURNED OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON EVERY TIME THIS OCCURS, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON SOME OF THE TIME. THIS IS VERY HAZARDOUS DUE TO THE DRIVING CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE EVIDENT AT THE TIME THE PROBLEM OCCURS. THE LOCAL FORD GARAGE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS THE NEED FOR THE ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT, PART #DS7Z-9E926-A. *TR

LIKE MANY OTHERS, EXPERIENCED THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. NARROWLY AVOIDED ACCIDENT AS I MANEUVERED VEHICLE OFF HIGHWAY. PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER WITH NO ESTIMATE ON AVAILABILITY. NUMEROUS EMAILS TO FORD WITH NO RESPONSE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING CAR AT ANY SPEED, WILL LOSE ALL POWER, GO DOWN TO 20 MPH, PRESSING GAS PEDAL DOES NOTHING,HAVE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD, CAR WILL SHAKE VIOLENTLY TILL YOU SHUT IT OFF. TAKE AT LEAST 4 TO 5 TIMES TO START AGAIN AND HAVE POWER ENOUGH TO GET IT GOING AGAIN. ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LITES COME ON, ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON BUT WRENCH LITE WILL GO OFF. HAD MY 3 GRANDCHILDREN IN CAR GOING OVER A SET OF 3 RAILROAD TRACKS AND CAR LOST POWER, WAS ABLE TO CRUISE OVER LAST TRACK AND GET OFF TO SIDE OF ROAD, JUST AS I DID RAILROAD GATES WENT DOWN DUE TO APPROACHING TRAIN. ALSO HAVE LOST POWER GOING THRU INTERSECTIONS, ON INTERSTATES, ROADS THAT HAVE VERY FEW PLACES TO PULL OVER. THIS HAS BEEN A TRUE NIGHTMARE DRIVING THIS CAR, I HAVE HAD MANY SITUATIONS THAT NOT ONLY HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS TO MYSELF BUT ALSO MY PASSENGERS AND MOST IMPORTANT MY GRANDCHILDREN. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP BACK IN JANUARY, THEY REPLACED CHARCOAL CANNISTER WHICH HELPED FOR APPROX. 2 MONTHS. SINCE THEN PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED AT LEAST 3 TIMES EVERY TIME I DRIVE IT, TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, THEY SAY TOUGH LUCK, NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. HAVE RESEARCHED ON-LINE ABOUT THIS SITUATION AND LOOKS LIKE I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. PLEASE HELP! *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ALL ACCELERATION POWER. I WAS FORCED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD FOR FEAR OF STALLING ON THE HIGHWAY. AFTER A COUPLE SEPARATE SIMILAR INSTANCES AND TRIPS TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM WAS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. AFTER REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, THE PROBLEM HAS NOT RECURRED. I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AFTER THE PROBLEM WAS IDENTIFIED AND FOUND NUMEROUS OWNERS HAVE COMPLAINED OF A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSION. THE RESEARCH STATED THIS IS VERY COMMON WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BETWEEN 40,000 TO 60,000 MILES. *TR

I OWN A FORD FUSION 2010. THE CAR RAN GREAT UNTIL IT JUST UNEXPECTEDLY STOP WORKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON I-95 WITH MY SON [XXX]. I WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN THE CAR JUST STOP ACCELERATING WHEN I HIT THE GAS. I INSTINCTIVELY HIT MY FLASHERS ON AND STARTED HONKING MY HORN TO ALERT OTHER CARS BECAUSE THERE WAS NO IMMEDIATE SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO. AFTER ABOUT 100 YARDS OF DRIVING AT ABOUT 5 MPH I FINALLY PULLED OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING UNCONTROLLABLY WHEN I STOPPED. I TURNED THE CAR OFF IN ORDER TO STOP THE SHAKING. THE EXPERIENCE WAS TERRIFYING ENOUGH THAT I WENT HOME TO DO RESEARCH. THE INFORMATION I FOUND FLOORED ME. THERE ARE LITERALLY HUNDREDS ON FORD FUSION 2010 OWNERS THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CAR JUST ABRUPTLY SHUTS DOWN BECAUSE OF A DEFECTIVE PART. THE PART IS THE THROTTLE BODY. IT IS MIND BOGGLING THAT FORD HAS NOT RECALLED THIS CAR. THEY ARE PUTTING MONEY AHEAD OF THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. I AM APPALLED THAT NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE. I DEMAND THAT FORD MAKES THIS RIGHT BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS SERIOUSLY HURT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

LOST POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. PULLED ONTO SHOULDER AND RESTARTED ENGINE. LATER CHECKED THE CODE, WHICH WAS P2111. STOPPED DRIVING CAR: IN SOME SITUATIONS THIS LOSS OF POWER COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OF $400. *TR

THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH ELECTRIC POWER-ASSISTED STEERING (EPAS) THAT CONSTANTLY FAILS WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE AT ANY SPEED. IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN DUE TO THE FACT THAT WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILS, IT IS HARD TO STEER AND CONTROL THE VEHICLE. SEVERAL BLOGS ARE DISCUSSING THIS ISSUE REGARDING THE SAME TYPE VEHICLE.

AS I WAS DRIVING, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR SEEMED TO 'BUCK'- AND ALTERNATELY FEEL AS IF IT WAS LOSING POWER AND ABOUT TO STALL. THIS CONTINUED FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES, UNTIL MY CAR LOST POWER ENTIRELY, AND A 'WRENCH SHAPED LIGHT' APPEARED ON THE DISPLAY, FOLLOWED BY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND WAS ABLE TO START IT, BUT THE SAME LIGHTS AND STALLING REPEATED ITSELF IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT NEW 3 YRS AGO. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE CONTROL- AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AT A COST OVER $400. THAT WAS 2 WEEKS AGO, AND THE PROBLEM IS REPEATING ITSELF, EXACTLY AS BEFORE. THE CAR IS GOING BACK IN ON THURSDAY. I FEEL THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, INVOLVING A PART WHICH IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE, AND THAT FORD CUSTOMERS SHOULD NOT BE PUT AT RISK, NOR EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO PAY FOR REPAIRS. *TR

WHILE I WAS DRIVING, MY FORD FUSION LOST MOST OF IT'S POWER. I WAS TOLD IT WAS DUE TO A BROKEN THROTTLE BODY (PART). IT SOUNDS LIKE IT WILL TAKE 3 WEEKS TO GET THE PART. I'M NOT SURE WHY IT IS TAKING SO LONG, ESPECIALLY SINCE MOST PEOPLE HERE ARE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME PART. *TR

APPROXIMATELY 3 WEEKS AGO I NOTICED A SMALL BUCKING TYPE SYMPTOM WHILE SITTING AT AN IDLE AT STOPS LIGHTS. TODAY WHILE PULLING OUT FROM MY STREET ONTO THE MAIN ROAD MY CAR BEGAN BUCKING VERY BAD AND STALLED. I WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND CONTINUED ON TO WORK. IT HAPPENED TWICE MORE AT STOP LIGHTS WHILE TRYING TO CROSS A MAJOR HIGHWAY! I CALLED MY MECHANIC AND TOOK IT IN IMMEDIATELY. THEY JUST CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS THE FUEL BODY AND THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS AND THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER! CONSIDERING THE SEVERITY OF THIS ISSUE AND THE FACT THAT SOMEONE COULD BE SERIOUSLY INJURED IN A ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS ISSUE I WOULD DEMAND THAT FORD ISSUES A RECALL FOR THESE PARTS IMMEDIATELY! *TR

I HAD JUST LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AFTER GETTING AN OIL CHANGE. AFTER DRIVING LESS THAN 1 MILE THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR DECELERATED. I IMMEDIATELY WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY RAN A TEST AND SAID THAT IT PASSED, BUT IT MY BE THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY TOLD ME TO TRY AGAIN AND IF I HAVE PROBLEMS TO CALL. I LEFT AGAIN AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I CALLED THE SERVICE ASSOCIATE AND THEY HAD ME BRING IT BACK. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. *TR

THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS WHEN I WAS BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE AT AROUND 50 MPH. THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND MY ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE JUST HIGH RPM'S AND NO MOVEMENT. I PULLED OVER AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. I CONTINUED TO DRIVE BUT ABOUT 20 MILES DOWN THE ROAD IT DID IT AGAIN. AT THE TIME I THOUGHT I HAD GOT A BAD BATCH OF GAS. I HAD FILLED UP THAT MORNING. THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I DROVE FOR ANOTHER 10,000 MILES BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN IN DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC. NOW THE CAR WILL ONLY GO ABOUT 2-3 MILES BEFORE THE IT GOES INTO THE LIMITING MODE. I TALKED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY ARE ON AT LEAST A WEEK BACK-ORDER BECAUSE THEY CAN'T KEEP UP WITH THE DEMAND OF THE FAULTY PART. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER HOWEVER, THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,600. *TR

EARLIER THIS MONTH, I STARTED MY CAR [FORD FUSION 2010 SE] AFTER HAVING IT PARKED [NEVER HAVING THIS SITUATION BEFORE] MY CAR STARTED VIBRATING AFTER I TURNED THE CAR ON AND BARELY DRIVING IT. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK AND POPPED MY HOOD AND LOOKED AT THE ENGINE, THE ENTIRE THING WAS VIBRATING SO I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED, THE PROBLEM WAS THEN GONE AND I THOUGHT HMM.. MAYBE ITS JUST A MINOR ISSUE. THIS SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN A FEW DAYS AFTER AND THEN A FEW TIMES WITHIN THE SAME WEEK UP UNTIL NOW. SO I'LL BE DRIVING AND THE CAR WOULD JUST SLOW DOWN AND MY ENGINE WOULD BE VIBRATING. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE SHOP [BARELY MAKING IT THERE] I WENT TO "BROAD & JAMES AUTO CARE LOCATED AT 3288 E BROAD ST COLUMBUS, OH 43213" AFTER HAVING A DIAGNOSTICS DONE I WAS ADVISED THAT I HAD A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE AND THEY CONTACTED FORD KRIEGER IN COLUMBUS OH AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER AND THAT THERE ARE NO SPECIFIC DATE OF RECEIPT. UPON RESEARCH I'VE FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE FOR THIS VEHICLE. NOW MY CAR CAN'T BE DRIVEN AT ALL. *TR

THROTTLE BODY QUIT WORKING WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. ENGINE DROPPED TO IDLE AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATOR PEDAL. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AT INSTRUMENT PANEL. COASTED ACROSS 5 LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC TO REACH THE ROAD SHOULDER. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE THROTTLE STARTED WORKING AGAIN. DEALER SAYS THAT THERE IS A NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY TO FIX THIS PROBLEM BUT THERE IS NO RECALL ACTIVE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON AT LEAST 6 OCCASIONS, VEHICLE STOPPED PROPULSING AND HAD NO THROTTLE. A CODE APPEARED INDICATING A THROTTLE/ TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I CONTACTED FORD, AND THEY INDICATED THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH MY MAKE AND MODEL, AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ONLINE THERE ARE SO MANY PROBLEMS, THE PART HAS BEEN BACK-ORDERED MONTHS AT A TIME, MORE THAN ONCE. THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN NOTED IN THE 4 AND 6 CYLINDER ENGINES ALL TRIM LEVELS. I WAS GOING OVER A BRIDGE AND FEARED FOR MY LIFE. THEIR SHOULD BE A RECALL. THIS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE STOPS WITHOUT WARNING, AND A DRIVER COULD BE ANYWHERE. LEMON LAW? THANKS IN ADVANCE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70MPH, THE CAR EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS IN POWER FOLLOWED BY FLUXUATING RPM AND NO THROTTLE CONTROL. HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP AND PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY AND ACCELERATED TO MERGE WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND DIED. I TRIED TO START IT AND FINALLY DID AFTER 3 TRIES. IT WOULD NOT TAKE GAS AND ONLY JUMPED FORWARD SLOWLY-THE WRENCH INDICATOR CAME ON-LUCKY FOR ME A POLICE CAR PULLED UP BEHIND ME AND PROTECTED ME FROM CARS COMING UP BEHIND ME.I CALLED A WRECKER TO TAKE THE CAR HOME. I GOT IT TOWED TO THE FORD HOUSE THE NEXT DAY-THEY INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THEY NEEDED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY-HAD TO BE ORDERED. I GOT ONLINE LATER AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS SAME THING HAD HAPPENED TO HUNDREDS OF OTHER DRIVERS. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN PUT ON A RECALL LIST BECAUSE OF ALL THE INCIDENTS? *TR

WE BOUGHT OUR 2010 FORD FUSION USED AND THE DAY WE PURCHASED THE CAR WE HAD A PROBLEM. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON AND WHEN WE ASKED THE DEALERSHIP WE WERE TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE THEY HAD JUST CHANGED THE OIL AND NEEDED TO RESET THE COMPUTER. WE NOTICED THAT WHEN WE STOPPED THE CAR WOULD JUMP FORWARD AND STALL. WE CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND WERE TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND THEY WOULD FIX IT AND PROVIDE US WITH A LOANER IN THE MEANTIME. WHEN I CALLED BACK TO SCHEDULE THE SERVICE I WAS THEN TOLD THEY WOULD NOT FULFILL THERE STATEMENT. WE CALLED, SENT EMAIL AND NEVER RECEIVED AND RESPONSE. I HAD PRETTY MUCH GIVEN UP ON HELP UNTIL BY MISTAKE THEY HAD CALLED US ABOUT OUR RECENT PURCHASE AND THEY HAD STATED THEY HAD CALLED THE WRONG PERSON, I VOICED MY CONCERN AS THE CAR HAD BEEN GETTING WORSE AND THE STALLING, ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE WAS BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND DANGEROUS. WE HAVE HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED, AND SOME REPAIR. WE WERE RECENTLY INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IN THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH I HAVE FOUND OUT IS ON BACK ORDER AND WAS TOLD THE MANUFACTURER IS NO LONGER MAKING. I HAVE FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE ISSUE ON THE SAME MAKE/MODEL. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY HAZARD. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN YOU ARE A ONE CAR FAMILY YOU CANNOT JUST SET YOUR CAR ASIDE AND NOT GO TO WORK OR OTHER NECESSARY PLACES. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY AFTER AT LEAST 2 YRS OF COMPLAINTS ON THIS ISSUE IT HAS NOT BEEN TAKEN CARE OF SO FAR. SOMEONE WILL, IF THEY HAVE NOT ALREADY BE SERIOUSLY INJURED O

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH AND MY CAR STALLED. THE WRENCH SYMBOL LIT UP AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER, SHUT THE ENGINE OFF, AND STARTED IT AGAIN. IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER, AND HAS CONTINUED TO HAPPEN SEVERAL TIMES.

THREE TIMES, THE CAR HESITATED AND NEARLY STALLED, THEN WOULD NOT ACCELERATE NORMALLY. IT WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME BUT TRAFFIC WAS DISRUPTED ON A MAJOR THOROUGHFARE AND VERY SCARY. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND WAS UNSAFE TO BE DRIVEN HOME. UNFORTUNATELY PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED AND WE ARE WITHOUT A VEHICLE BECAUSE THEY SAID IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE, AS IS. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE HIGHWAY ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. THE CAR MADE A SUDDEN JERK, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WITH NO POWER OR ACCELERATION WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY, AND WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR SHOOK ROUGHLY AND I TURNED IT OFF. A FEW MINUTES LATER, I RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING SEEMED FINE. FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS THE SAME THING WOULD HAPPEN AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND IT GO TO THE POINT WHERE I NO LONGER FELT SAFE DRIVING THE CAR. LUCKILY FOR ME, THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NO ONE GOT HURT, BUT THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING WITH ALOT OF OTHERS, SO PEOPLE ARE AT RISK WITHOUT REALIZING IT. ONE OF THE REASONS I CHOSE THE FUSION FOR MY FAMILY WAS BECAUSE IT WAS MARKETED AS SAFE AND RELIABLE. SO FAR THE CAR HAS PROVED TO BE NEITHER. *TR

2010 FORD FUSION: GOING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 70 AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN STARTED LOSING POWER, NO ACCELERATION AND DOWN TO 55 AT WHICH TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE IT DIED. I LET IT SIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND TRIED TO START IT - STARTED FINE. THE FORD GARAGE PUT IT ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE BUT I WAS TOLD BECAUSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON THERE WAS NO MEMORY TO SHOW WHAT MAY HAVE HAPPENED. IT RAN FINE FOR ABOUT TWO WEEKS AND THEN THE SAME THING HAPPENED. TOOK IT BACK TO FORD - BUT WAS TOLD AGAIN - NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE THE DIAGNOSTIC DOES NOT SHOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. AFTER MY OWN RESEARCH ON THE WEB I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS IS PROBABLY A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY AND THAT FORD KNOWS ABOUT - BUT MY LOCAL GARAGE DOES NOT WANT TO FIX IT WITHOUT KNOWING FOR SURE THAT IS THE PROBLEM. I FEEL VERY UNSAFE IN THIS VEHICLE - MAYBE THE NEXT TIME I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO GET OFF THE FREEWAY/ROAD BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STALLS. *TR

AFTER ENTERING THE HIGHWAY GOING DOWN AN ONRAMP, REACHED ABOUT 55 MPH AND SUDDENLY POWER CUT OUT. CAR WAS IN DRIVE, YET I COULD REV ENGINE LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL. ORANGE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT APPEARED AND I WAS ABLE TO TURN ON HAZARD LIGHTS AND PULL OVER TO SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AND WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE. THE NEXT DAY ON THE FREEWAY TRAVELING AT ABOUT 60 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY REPEATED ALTHOUGH NOW WAS NO LONGER IN NEUTRAL, POWER DIED. AGAIN ABLE TO PULL OVER AND RESTART. THIS MORNING (3RD TIME IN 4 DAYS) THE CAR REPEATED THE PROBLEM TURNING INTO A STORE STALLING AT ABOUT 20 MPH. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON MY DASH WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL THROTTLE CONTROL WAS LOST. I PULLED TO THE SIDE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. ALL LIGHTS WENT OFF AND THE CAR DROVE NORMALLY FOR LESS THAN A 1/2 MILE WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE WRENCH LIGHT REAPPEARED, THROTTLE WAS LOST AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AS IT SHOWED DOWN. PULLED OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN. SAME THING HAPPENED JUST A FEW YARDS DOWN THE ROAD, EXCEPT NOW THE CEL LIT UP AS WELL. PULLED TO THE SIDE AGAIN--CAR SHOOK VIOLENTLY AS IT SLOWED. HAD TO GET TOWED TO THE DEALER. HAD THE FREEWAY BEEN BUSIER I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR-ENDED. *TR

A CRACK APPEARED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR INTERIOR HANDLE. THE DOOR WOULD NOT LOCK. DOOR CAN BE OPENED AT HIGH SPEED AND CAN ALSO BE OPENED WHEN LOCKED WITH THE KEY FOB. I AM CONCERNED THE LATCH HANDLE WILL BREAK AND I WILL NOT BE ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE. THE CAR CANNOT BE SECURED AGAINST POTENTIAL THEFT. THIS IS A SERIOUS MANUFACTURING ISSUE AND COULD BE EASILY CORRECTED THROUGH A RECALL. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL OVER TO AVOID TRAFFIC COMING UP FROM BEHIND ME. I SAT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE TURNING IT BACK ON. THIS RESET THE GAUGES AND I COULD BEGIN DRIVING HOME (LESS THAN A MILE AWAY). ON THE WAY HOME IT HAPPENED AGAIN. CALLED MY FORD DEALERSHIP, VETERANS FORD IN TAMPA, FL. I SPOKE WITH A SERVICE ADVISOR NAMED [XXX], WHO THROUGH MY DESCRIPTION OF THE SYMPTOMS SAID THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY HAD JUST FIXED THREE FUSIONS THAT VERY DAY WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. HE SAID IT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THE 2010 FUSION MODEL AND THEY FIX MANY OF THESE. SEEMS TO ME THAT FORD SHOULD REALIZE THEIR IS A WIDE SPREAD ISSUE WITH THIS PART AND IT IS UNSAFE. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALLED PART IN MY OPINION AS IT IS NOW GOING TO COST ME BETWEEN 400-700 DOLLARS TO REPAIR. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

PUSHED ACCELERATOR WITH NO RESPONSE ABOVE IDLE. *TR

VEHICLE JUST WENT LIMP!! I WAS COMING TO A STOP AT A LIGHT AND LOST ALL POWER. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED, IT WORKED JUST FINE. *TR

I WAS CRUISING ALONG ABOUT 65MPH ON I-89 ON A SLIGHT UPHILL GRADE WHEN ENGINE SUDDENLY MISFIRED A LITTLE THEN RAPIDLY LOST POWER. THE LITTLE YELLOW WRENCH ICON WAS ON IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL.I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER WITHOUT GETTING NAILED FROM BEHIND. THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING BUT NOT SMOOTHLY. I COULD PUSH THE ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BUT IT JUST CONTINUED TO IDLE A LITTLE ROUGHLY. I THEN TURNED OFF THE IGNITION AND WAITED WONDERING IF IT WOULD START AND WHEN I TRIED IT THE ENGINE STARTED, BUT THE IDLE WAS A LITTLE ROUGH AND THE RPM'S WENT UP A BIT THEN SMOOTHED OUT AND RAN NORMAL AND THE WRENCH ICON WENT OFF. IT WAS DRIVEN FOR SEVERAL WEEKS WITHOUT A REPEAT BUT THEN DID IT AGAIN. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL MORE TIMES SINCE UNDER A VARIETY OF DRIVING CONDITIONS AND SPEEDS. WHEN IT WAS FIRST BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THERE WAS NO CODE SHOWING IN THE COMPUTER LOG. ( I DON'T THINK THEY TRIED VERY HARD AS THEY DIDN'T EVEN LISTEN VERY WELL, STATING ON THE REPAIR ORDER THAT I SAID THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON. NO..... I SAID THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD COME ON. WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER A SECOND TIME, THEY FOUND THE CULPRIT AS THE THROTTLE BODY BEING DEFECTIVE AND NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. WHEN I QUESTIONED THEM ABOUT WHAT SPECIFICALLY WAS WRONG WITH THE THROTTLE BODY, THEY PLAYED LIKE IT WAS THE FIRST ONE THEY HAD EVER SEEN GO BAD AND IT WAS SOME BIG MYSTERY. AFTERWARD, I SPENT A GRAND TOTAL OF ABOUT TWO MINUTES ON THE INTERNET AND FOUND DOZENS OF PAGE REFERENCES A

LOST POWER WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY. ENGINE WOULD ONLY IDLE, VERY ROUGH. WRENCH SYMBOL LIT. SHUT CAR OFF, OPENED/CLOSED DOOR AND CAR WAS OK UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING HOME ON FREEWAY AND AT SLOWER SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR LOST POWER GOING UP A HILL, AS IF THE GAS PEDAL HAD BEEN DISCONNECTED. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID BEING HIT AND PULLED OUT OF THE WAY. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE CAR DID START AGAIN BUT THE SHIFTING IS STRANGE AND IT DIES A LOT. I CALLED FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY STATED IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY AS THEY HAD BEEN REPLACING THEM LEFT AND RIGHT. THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED BY ANY WARRANTY AND WOULD COST AROUND $500. I THEN HAD A PRIVATE MECHANIC LOOK AT IT. HE DROVE IT AROUND AND THE CAR DIED ON HIM 3 TIMES IN THIS ONE TRIP. SO AFTER CHECKING...HE CONFIRMED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY BUT THE PART IS ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE UP TO 6 WEEKS. THE MANAGER OF THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP IS VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE FUSIONS AND ADVISED ME TO CONTACT FORD CORPORATE. I DID AND THEIR RESPONSE TO THE PROBLEM WAS "WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE THIS MAY HAVE CAUSED YOU.WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND THAT YOUR VEHICLE BE INSPECTED BY YOUR SERVICING FORD DEALERSHIP TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF ANY SYMPTOMS YOUR VEHICLE MAY BE EXPERIENCING. THEY HAVE FACTORY TRAINED TECHNICIANS, COMPREHENSIVE SERVICE INFORMATION AND SPECIALIZED EQUIPMENT TO HELP DIAGNOSE YOUR VEHICLE." RIGHT, MORE MONEY FOR THEM. SOMEONE NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT IN AN ACCIDENT. FORD NEEDS TO STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. IT'S OBVIOUS BY THE NATIONAL BACK ORDER THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM SOMEWHERE. *TR

CAR ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY JERKED AND RPMS LOCKED AT 1000 NO MATTER WHAT WAS DONE WITH GAS PEDAL. DID NOT RECOVER UNTIL TURNED OFF AND THEN ON. REPEATED OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. ALSO ENGINE WOULD STALL WHEN TRYING TO IDLE. RESOLUTION WAS REPLACEMENT OF FAULTY THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR LOSES POWER WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR WILL NOT GO. IT WILL DIE AS U COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD HOPING THE WHOLE TIME THE PERSON BEHIND YOU IS NOT GOING TO REAREND YOU. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. I TOOK IT TO MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP AND WAS ADVISED THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL WAS STRUCK OPEN THEY COULD TRY CLEANING IT AND RESET CODES OR I COULD PURCHASE A NEW THROTTLE CONTROL. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED ME THAT CLEANING THEM USING FIXES THE PROBLEM AND THR THROTTLE CONTROL PART WOULD BE ON BACK ORDER AND DID NOT KNOW WHEN THEY COULD GET IT. I ASKED WHAT IF IT DOESNT FIX THE PROBLEM HOW MUCH MONEY AM I OUT AND THEN HAVE TO BUY A THROTTLE CONTROL. I FEEL THIS IS A PROBLEM FORD SHOULD BE FIXING WHEN I CAN GOOGLE IT AND THERE IS A KNOWN PROBLEM. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DIED, EXCEPT THE POWER WAS STILL ON. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND PULL OVER, ALTHOUGH THIS HWY DOESN'T HAVE A SHOULDER, JUST A GRASS MEDIAN. THERE IS A CURB SO I WAS STILL FORCED TO JUST COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE. AS THE CAR COMES TO A STOP, IT SHAKES. I HAVE TO TURN POWER OFF BY TURNING KEY, THEN TURN KEY TO START CAR AGAIN. IT TURNS OVER A COUPLE TIMES, THEN STARTS AND I'M ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. IT DID THIS AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THAT SAME EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, NOTHING, THEN THE THIRD DAY, SAME THING. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND REMAINS. OF COURSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME, I WAS ON THE HWY AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT, AGES 7 AND 9. I MOSTLY FEARED NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AS I WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AT FIRST. AFTER RESEARCH AND USING A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, I HAVE LEARNED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE PROVIDE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS SO THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME ASAP. THANK YOU. *TR

DRIVING CAR APPROX. 50 TO 60 MILES AN HOUR, ENGINE JUST STOPS, NO ACCELERATOR PEDAL PRESSURE. WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON(FORD OWNERS MANUAL SHOWS IT TO BE THROTTLE BODY/DRIVE-TRAIN). THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES PREVIOUS TO YESTERDAY'S OCCURRENCE. WE BROUGHT THE CAR FROM DRIVETIME AND TOOK IT TO THEIR MECHANIC AND HE SAID HE COULD NOT FIND A STORED CODE, WAS I DO NOT BELIEVE TO BE TRUE. AFTER SEARCHING ONLINE CONCERNING SOME INCIDENT, WE NOTICED THAT OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL CAR HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. VERY DANGEROUS WHILE TRAVELING AND THE CAR JUST QUITS. APPARENTLY FORD KNOWS ABOUT BECAUSE A CAR A LOCAL DEALER AND THE PARTS DEPARTMENT HAS PARTS ON BACK ORDER. YESTERDAY, 7/10 THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CODE WAS P2112(THROTTLE BODY STUCK CLOSED). SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. THANKS FOR YOUR TIME. *TR

THE MORNING OF JULY 8, 2013 I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON A MAJOR INTERSTATE (WITH CONSTRUCTION) WHEN MY CAR STALLED. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND THE THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION WRENCH FLASHING. I AT LEAST HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GO ABOUT 100 FEET TO WHERE THERE WAS A SHOULDER THAT THEY WERE NOT DOING CONSTRUCTION ON. I ENDED UP SHUTTING MY CAR OFF AND WAITING A FEW SECONDS. I THEN TURNED MY CAR BACK ON TO SEE IF IT STILL HAD THE PROBLEM. EVERYTHING APPEARED TO BE WORKING FINE. I ENDED UP GETTING BACK ON THE INTERSTATE AND ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN IT HAPPEN TO DO THE SAME THING. AT THIS POINT I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY ' SHUT MY CAR OFF AGAIN. THIS TIME I TURNED MY CAR BACK ON AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL FLASHING. I WAS ABOUT ONE MILE FROM A FORD DEALERSHIP. I TOOK IT THERE AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS THROTTLE BODY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND THE DEALER SHIP WILL NOT RECEIVE THE PART FOR 7 TO 10 BUSINESS DAYS. THIS DOESN'T INCLUDE THE DAYS THAT IT IS GOING TO TAKE THEM TO INSTALL THE PART. I AM NERVOUS TO DRIVE MY CAR EVEN AFTER THIS PART IS FIXED. I WAS DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND COULD OF EASILY GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT WITH ALL THE CONSTRUCTION THAT WAS GOING AROUND. I HOPE THAT FORD TAKES THESE COMPLAINTS SERIOUS AND TAKES SOME ACTION. SOMEONE CAN GET SERIOUSLY HURT WITH THIS ISSUE AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T TAKE THAT FOR FORD TO TAKE ACTION! *TR

DRIVING ALONG ON A LOCAL ROAD (35 MPH) THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST MOST OF IT'S POWER AND STARTED SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A GAS STATION AND GET A TOW TO MY DEALERSHIP...THEY TELL ME IT'S THE THROTTLE CONTROL AND WILL COST ABOUT $500. GOING ONLINE TO FIND OUT MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS I SEE THERE ARE SEVERAL THOUSAND COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE SAME ISSUE IN THIS MODEL. THE SEVERITY OF THIS TYPE OF BREAKDOWN (SOME PEOPLE WERE ON THE HIGHWAY) AND WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER MAKES THIS A VERY IMPORTANT ISSUE TO BE DEALT WITH. I WAS LUCKY, BUT AM STILL OUT $500. *TR