2010 Ford Fusion complaints

I WAS DRIVING ON A CROWDED HIGHWAY AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 55 WHEN THE ENGINE SLOWED DOWN AND DID NOT RESPOND TO THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE CAR OFF. AFTER SEVERAL MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR. THE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS. THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME THAT THE VEHICLE HAD LOST POWER. THE OTHER TWO TIMES I WAS JUST STARTING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT SO IT WAS NOT AS DANGEROUS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. IT DEFINITELY DID NOT SEEM LIKE THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE DEALER HAD SEEN THE PROBLEM. I THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY DEFECT IN THIS VEHICLE. *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 LIGHT ON TWO SEPARATE 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 113,000. *TR

WHILE I WAS UP TO SPEED (65 MPH), THE CAR'S WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND LOST POWER. ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS WERE STILL FUNCTIONING, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TRIED THE CAR AGAIN, AND IT MADE IT TO MY DESTINATION, AND WENT TROUBLE-FREE ON THE RETURN TRIP HOME. THE CAR HAD THE SAME OCCURRENCE ON MONDAY, JULY 8. AT THAT TIME, I CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WHO CAME AND TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT SERVICES MY CAR. I WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATED REPAIR COST: $387.00. *TR

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I HEARD A 'POP', AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR IDLED ROUGHLY, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE 'WRENCH' WARNING ICON LIT ON THE DASH AS WELL. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND TRIED TO RESTART IT. IT STARTED AND RAN CORRECTLY AFTER THAT. THIS HAS HAPPENED TWO TIMES SINCE THEN. THE DEALERSHIP REPORTED NO CODES SHOWING AFTER HOOKING IT TO THEIR COMPUTER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STALLED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO CORRECT THE FAILURE WAS ON BACK ORDER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 77,063. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD THE RPM, SPEEDO, TEMP GAUGES QUIT READING. THE CHIMES AND WARNINGS ALL WENT OFF AND LIGHTED UP AND STAY ON. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS FLASHED CAR NEVER LOST POWER BUT LOST ALL WORKING GAUGES 4 WAYS FLASHED, AIR BAG FOR PASSENGER SIDE FLASHED. AFTER TURNING CAR OFF AND LETTING IT SIT OVER NIGHT STARTED IT UP DROVE 5 MILES DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STARTED WITH THE CHIMES AND ALL DASH LIGHT WARNINGS CAME BACK UP SHOWING 0 MILES AND FLASHING ALL DIFFERENT WARNING FLASHED IN THE WARNING DISPLAY. I DID VIDEO IT ON MY PHONE SO I COULD SHOW THE FORD GARAGE. *TR

LOSS OF POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEED. VEHICLE DECELERATED AND WOULD ONLY IDLE. WRENCH SYMBOL LIT. SHUT CAR OFF RESTARTED AND CAR WAS OK UNTIL NEXT INCIDENT. FAILURES BECAME MORE FREQUENT INCLUDING FAILURES IN RUSH HOUR HIGHWAY TRAFFIC. ADDITIONAL FAILURES OCCURRED AT SLOWER SPEED. DIAGNOSTIC AT THE DEALER WAS A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A CITY STREET AND THE CAR LOST POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I GLIDED TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED FINE. I DROVE IT A WEEK AND THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPENED. WE BROUGHT IT TO A FORD DEALER WHO HAD NO IDEA WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. THE DIAGNOSTICS SHOWED NO RECORDINGS. THEY PERFORMED SOME MAINTENANCE AND NOW I SEE ON MY BILL A STATEMENT THAT SAYS "MAY NEED THROTTLE BODY IF CONCERN HAPPENS AGAIN" IT HAPPENED AGAIN ON THE 4TH OF JULY 2013, ON THE EXPRESSWAY GOING 70 MPH. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, WE WERE ABLE TO MOVE OVER TWO LANES AND GET ON THE SHOULDER. THE CAR BUCKED AND COUGHED A FEW TIMES AND WE TURNED IT OFF. WE WERE ABLE TO START AGAIN AND GO HOME, ALL OF US VISIBLY SHAKEN AND NOW VERY ANGRY AT THE DEALER. *TR

DRIVING ALONG AND VEHICLE GOES INTO LIMP MODE. CANNOT ACCELERATE. PULL OVER TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART. CAR STARTS UP AND RUNS FINE UNTIL IT HAPPENS AGAIN WHICH HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES NOW AND MORE FREQUENT. CAN'T AFFORD TO PAY DEALER SO I HAVE TO BUT THE PART AND INSTALL IT MYSELF. NO CODES SHOW UP JUST A WRENCH. TALKED TO THE DEALER AND THEY ARE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE PROBLEM AND TOLD ME WHAT TO REPLACE BUT IF I TAKE IT TO THEM THEY WILL CHARGE A FEE FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC EVEN THOUGH THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, THEN THEY CHARGE ANOTHER FEE FOR REPLACING THE PART. *TR

DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY 2010 FORD FUSION BEGAN TO LOSE ACCELERATION AND SHAKE VIOLENTLY WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ALREADY IN THE FAR RIGHT TRAVEL LANE SO I COULD PUT ON MY FLASHERS AND PULL OFF THE ROAD. I CUT THE ENGINE AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY WORKPLACE. BASED UPON MY PRELIMINARY RESEARCH, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM THAT HAS SERIOUS SAFETY IMPLICATIONS. I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE INVESTIGATION AND STUDY OF THIS ISSUE WITH FORD TO INSTITUTE A RECALL TO RESOLVE SUCH ISSUES. *TR

WE WERE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR STARTED TO JERK AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH. WE WERE UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. WE WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, ALMOST CAUSING A WRECK, AND HAD TO MAKE OUR WAY TO THE CURB TO TURN THE CAR OFF. AFTER WE STARTED IT AGAIN THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK TO WHERE WE WERE STAYING. WE WERE OUT OF TOWN AND WE HAD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER IN THAT AREA. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR AND THAT MOST OF THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND THAT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER. WE WERE IN SOUTH CAROLINA AT THE TIME AND HAD TO MAKE IT BACK TO VIRGINIA. THE ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON AND WE TOOK IT TO ADVANCE AUTO WHERE THE CODE P2111 SHOWED UP AS THE ERROR WHICH IS THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. WE HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP LATER THIS WEEK FOR THIS PROBLEM, BUT WE CANNOT DRIVE OUR CAR NOW. I CALLED FORD TODAY AND WAS INFORMED BY CUSTOMER SERVICE THAT THIS IS NOT A RECALL AS OF NOW. THIS IS GOING TO GET SOMEONE KILLED. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE YOU CANNOT ACCELERATE. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MOST 2010 FORD FUSIONS AND FEEL THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL BY THE FORD MOTOR COMPANY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN CITY TRAFFIC VEHICLE SUDDENLY SEEMED TO LOSE DRIVE POWER. WRENCH LITE CAME ON AS I TRIED MY BEST TO MOVE OUT OF HARMS WAY.DOWNTOWN TRAFFIC IS DANGEROUS ENOUGH WITHOUT THIS EXCITING VEHICLE FAILURE. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH IT APPEARS THIS IS THE LIMP-HOME MODE WHICH ONE ENCOUNTERS WHEN A THROTTLE BODY HAS MALFUNCTIONED. I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT FORD HAS NOT NOTIFIED OWNERS OF THIS DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT IS CLEAR UPON INTERNET RESEARCH THAT THIS IS OCCURRING FAR TOO OFTEN. WHEN MY FORD SERVICE REP TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY ON MY 37 MONTH OLD CAR I LEFT IN DISGUST. I THEN HAD THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED BY A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP FOR THE SUM OF $350. I TRUST NHTSA WILL FIND THAT THIS IS A REAL DANGER AND INSIST UPON A RECALL OR INFORMATION NOTICE TO ALL OWNERS. I CAN'T BELIEVE FORD HASN'T DONE THIS ON THEIR OWN ACCORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH THE VEHICLE DECELERATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED THREE DIFFERENT TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURE WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. THE SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED SEVERAL TIMES; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE REGAINED SOME ACCELERATION AFTER IT WAS RESTARTED, BUT CONTINUED TO STALL DURING ACCELERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND THE THROTTLE BODY SYSTEM WAS RESET; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 64,000.

I WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS GETTING NO GAS. IT WAS A RAINY DAY AND I ASSUMED THE UNDERCARRIAGE HAD GOTTEN IT WET. I STUTTERED THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER AND STOP THE CAR. AFTER SITTING FOR 5 MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT. I THEN LET IT SIT FOR AN HOUR AND WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME THE 10 MILES WITHOUT INCIDENT. I DROVE THE CAR FOR 2 MORE DAYS WITHOUT INCIDENT, THEN ON 7-5-2013 DURING A 30 MILE TRIP IT DID THE SAME THING. STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND SUDDENLY THE CAR ACTED LIKE IT COULD GET NO GAS. WE PARKED IT FOR AN HOUR AND MADE IT HOME. THE FOLLOWING DAY WHEN TRYING TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALER, CAR WOULD SPEED UP AND SLOW DOWN ON A SIDESTREET! WAS A SCARY 2 MILE DRIVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER 9 HOURS THEY FIGURED OUT IT WAS THE "THROTTLE ARM". AFTER THE DIAGNOSIS I FIND THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CAR. I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW, AND HAVING TO SPEND $427 TO GET THIS FIXED IS RIDICULOUS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS PART. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION AT AROUND 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WHILE IN MOTION AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ALSO CAME ON. LUCKILY, I MANAGED TO GET MY VEHICLE SAFELY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND WHEN I PLACED IT IN PARK, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND WHEN I RE-STARTED IT, THE WARNING LIGHT WAS GONE AND THE CAR WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. I AM VERY LUCKY THAT THE STALL DID NOT OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY AT A FASTER SPEED. A CO-WORKER OF MINE ALSO HAS A 2010 FORD FUSION AND HAD THIS SAME ISSUE A FEW MONTHS AGO. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THIS HAPPENED AT LEAST 10 TIMES IN A 24 MILE DRIVE (TO AND FROM WORK) AUTO ZONE SAYS IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY STICKING. I WENT TO CARCOMPLAINTS.COM AND MY CAR IS NOT THE ONLY 2010 FUSION EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE I FEEL FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THE THROTTLE BODY BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE THROTTLE FAILED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION SEL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THERE WAS A REDUCTION IN ENGINE POWER WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR. THE VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, LOST COMPLETE POWER AND STEERING, WRENCH CAME ON DASHBOARD LIGHT, STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER. TOLD NOTHING SHOWED ON COMPUTER- THOUGHT LIKELY THROTTLE BODY. REPAIRED- NOT COVERED UNDER 60K DRIVE TRAIN WARRANTY. TODAY 7/9/13, WENT TO START PARKED CAR- ROLLED FORWARD WHEN IN PARK AND RELEASED EMERGENCY BRAKE. PUT BRAKE BACK ON , WOULD NOT START. TOWED- TOLD TRANSMISSION LINKAGE ISSUE AND WOULD REQUIRE 3-4 HOURS OF INVESTIGATION TO DIAGNOSE AS NOTHING AGAIN SHOWED ON COMPUTER. CAR W/ 59,200 MILES- AGAIN THEY NOTED MAY AGAIN BE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING IN CENTER LANE OF FIVE LANE EXPRESSWAY, I-85 IN ATLANTA. CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND STARTING SHAKING, DRIFTED OVER THROUGH TRAFFIC TO CURB AND SHUT OFF. THERE WERE MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS ON BUT WHEN I CRANKED IT UP IT RAN OK AGAIN FOR SEVERAL MILES THEN DID IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FOUR TIMES ON MY 38 MILE COMMUTE HOME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH LOST THROTTLE CONTROL. GAS PEDAL HAD NO RESPONSE. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SIDE OF HIGHWAY. THE "WRENCH LIGHT" CAME ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AND THE THROTTLE WAS RESPONSIVE, DOVE APPROX 1/4 MILE AND THE SAME SITUATION OCCURRED; HOWEVER, THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. TURNED VEHICLE OFF AND ON AND WARNING LIGHTS RESET AND I HAD THROTTLE CONTROL. DROVE APPROX 1000 FEET AND LOST THROTTLE CONTROL AGAIN; HOWEVER, THIS TIME I WAS MAKING A TURN THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO COAST THROUGH THE INTERSECTION AND OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION(WRENCH) LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. AT THIS POINT I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER. *TR

ENGINE APPEARED TO CUT OUT AT 2 DIFFERENT INSTANCES TODAY. FIRST TIME WAS WHEN TURNING RIGHT OUT OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND THE 2ND TIME WAS WHEN MERGING WITH TRAFFIC. IN BOTH CASES, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND DID NOT SEEM TO EVEN COAST WELL. I HAD A BLINKING WRENCH ON THE DASH AND WAS LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUTTING IT INTO PARK. THIS HAS BEEN A SPORADIC ONGOING ISSUE FOR THE LAST FEW WEEKS AND WILL EVENTUALLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT UNLESS IT IS FIXED. *TR

WE LOST ALL ACCELERATION WHILE PULLING OUT OF THE STORE PARKING LOT. WE TURNED OFF THE CAR,STARTED IT UP AGAIN AND IT DID THE SAME THING WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO OUR NEIGHBORHOOD. LUCKILY NO TRAFFIC BEHIND OR ONCOMING WHILE MAKING THESE LEFT TURNS. WE GOT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, NOT UNDER WARRANTY, NOT ON RECALL, ADVISED AGAINST DRIVING OUR CAR, DID NOT HAVE A CAR FOR US TO DRIVE, WOULD NOT PAY FOR A RENTAL, AND THE PART WAS ON NATIONWIDE BACK ORDER FOR A MONTH! WE CALLED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE TOLD THEM OUR SITUATION (MY WIFE IS SIX MONTHS PREGNANT WITHOUT A VEHICLE FOR A MONTH). THEY AGREED TO PAY FOR A RENTAL CAR AND PUT US ON AN EXPEDITED LIST. HOWEVER, WE HAVE YET TO HEAR WHEN THAT PART IS COMING IN. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER, I PULLED THE CAR OVER TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC. I CAME TO A STOP TURNED THE ENGINE OFF LET IT SIT FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT SEEMED FINE, I ATTEMPTED TO RETURN HOME BUT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM TWICE ON MY WAY HOME. I CALLED THE DEALER TO BRING THE CAR IN REGARDING THE PROBLEM. I DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM TO THE SERVICE ADVISOR, HE SEEMED TO KNOW IMMEDIATELY WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. $575.00 LATER I'M BACK ON THE ROAD. LESS THAN 4,000 OUT OF WARRANTY AND THIS HAPPENS, IT SEEMS A COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH OTHER FUSIONS. *TR

ENGINE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, CAR WILL NOT MAINTAIN SPEED, ENGINE DROPS TO ROUGH IDLE, ACCELERATOR IS UNRESPONSIVE. CAR MUST BE STOPPED, WITH TRANS MISSION IN PARK, TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. IT HAS DONE THIS 9 TIMES IN THE LAST DAY AND A HALF ... ONCE WHILE TURNING ACROSS TRAFFIC. THIS PUTS MY LIFE AND PASSENGER'S LIVES AT JEOPARDY. *TR

I STARTED TO PULL INTO AN INTERSECTION AFTER GETTING THE GREEN LIGHT AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. I LET OFF THE GAS AND TRIED AGAIN AND THE CAR VIBRATED A LITTLE AND ROLLED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED IT OFF AND BACK ON AND IT STARTED AND PULLED AWAY ANOTHER 50 FEET BEFORE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. IT WAS TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY THE NEXT DAY. AFTER LEAVING THE SHOP IT HAD ONE JOLT DURING ACCELERATION BUT NO FURTHER ISSUE THAT DAY. THE FOLLOWING MORNING I TRIED TO START THE CAR AND IT HAD NO ELECTRICAL POWER AT ALL. THEY STILL DON?T KNOW WHAT THE ISSUE IS. *TR

I WAS MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM ANOTHER HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SO I COULD MERGE INTO FLOWING TRAFFIC. I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE INTO THE TWO LANES ON MY RIGHT AS THE TWO LANES I WAS COMING FROM WERE ENDING. AS I WAS ABOUT TO MERGE INTO THE LANE ON MY RIGHT MY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND COULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE LIGHT CAME ON. I STAYED IN MY LANE WHICH WAS QUICKLY COMING TO AN END. I PUT ON MY 4 WAY FLASHERS TO ALERT THE OTHER CARS I HAD AN ISSUE. I STAYED LEFT UNTIL I NOTICED THE CARS ON MY RIGHT WERE AWARE THAT I NEEDED TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS SHUTTERING. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES AND THEN TURNED THE CAR BACK ON. THE SERVICE LIGHT WAS NOW OFF AND THE SHUTTERING WAS GONE. WHEN I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO MY MECHANIC IT DID NOT GIVE ANY CODES. SINCE THEN IT HAS HAPPENED FOUR MORE TIMES. THE LAST TIME ENGAGING THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. MY MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO PULL A CODE AND IT IDENTIFIED THE THROTTLE BODY. MY MECHANIC CONTACTED FORD WHO WILL NOT COVER A REPLACEMENT PART AT THIS TIME, BUT STATED THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND HAVE 17,000 PARTS ON BACK ORDER. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH ON A BUSY 4 LANE HIGHWAY,AND MY ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. IT SLOWED TO ABOUT 3 MPH AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL, NEARLY CAUSING A MAJOR CRASH. I HAD TO PROCEED FOR A DISTANCE TO FIND A PLACE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR MAYBE 5 MINUTES THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT SEEMED TO BE OVER THE PROBLEM. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" THAT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM AND THEY DID NOT HAVE ANY ON STOCK SINCE THEY HAVE BEEN REPAIRING OTHER VEHICLES WITH THIS PART... THE PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES NOW AND BECAUSE IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE I NEED TO REPLACE THE PART MYSELF AND NOT WAIT FOR FORD. MY CAR HAS NOW PASSED 36,000 MILES AND IS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE SUN ROOF GLASS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE AND FRACTURED OUTWARD. THE SUN ROOF VISOR WAS CLOSED AND THE CONTACT DID NOT SUSTAIN ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE BECAME RESISTANT TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND WAS POWERED OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMALLY ONCE RESTARTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC OR REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,000.

2010 FORD FUSION SE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR STOPS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY,STREET AND IN AN INTERSECTION. THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE CAR LOSES ITS ACCELERATION COMPLETELY. THE CAR WILL START TO STALL AND SHAKE.THE DEALERSHIPS CAN'T FIND OUT WHY THIS IS HAPPENING. FORD WILL NOT CALL A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND FORD STATED THE PART FOR THIS VEHICLE IS ON BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA. I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS KNOWN ISSUE. IF YOU GOOGLE THE WRENCH LIGHT YOU WILL SEE A NUMBER OF 2010 FUSION OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM IS GROWING AT A RAPID RATE AND FORD HAS YET TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS SITUATION. WHAT WILL IT TAKE FOR SOMEONE TO GET KILLED BEFORE FORD MOTOR COMPANY TAKE THIS ISSUE SERIOUS. *TR

WAS ACCELERATING TO ENTER FREEWAY WHEN ENGINE WENT TO IDLE AND CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. PULLED ONTO MEDIAN AND TRIED TO REV ENGINE BUT NO RESPONSE. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND BACK ON AND THE CAR DROVE FINE FOR A FEW MINUTES BEFORE EXHIBITING SAME BEHAVIOR. THIS TIME PULLED OFF FREEWAY AND WAITED FOR SOMEONE TO COME GET THE CAR. AFTER 30 MINUTES OR SO WE TRIED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DROVE FINE ALL THE WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD AND CHARGED US QUITE A BIT TO REPLACE IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR LOST FUEL PRESSURE. I PUT THE GAS PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS OTHER CARS WERE FLYING BY ME ON BOTH SIDES. ALL THE ELECTRICAL FUNCTIONS WERE STILL ON BUT THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT AND THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND I WENT ON MY WAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING. IT HAPPENED 2 MORE TIMES ABOUT A MONTH A PART EACH TIME AND ALWAYS AFTER I HAD BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR AT LEAST 15 MINUTES. AFTER THE THIRD TIME I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO WAIT OVER TWO WEEKS TO GET A NEW THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE MAKE THEM RECALL THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TR

TRADED IN OUR FORD FREESTYLE TO PURCHASE USED 2010 FUSION VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER 2013 WITH 53,000 MILES AND A 30-DAY WARRANTY. THIS WAS OUR THIRD FORD VEHICLE AND WE'VE ENJOYED DEPENDABILITY, COMFORT AND SAFE DRIVING WITH OUR PREVIOUS FORDS, SO WE SAW NO NEED IN PURCHASING A WARRANTY. ONE MONTH LATER, WE WERE STRUCK BY HURRICANE SANDY. OUR HONDA CRV-06 PARKED ALONG SIDE THE FUSION WAS NEARLY TOTALED BY A DOWNED TREE BUT NOT A SCRATCH TO THE FUSION JUST FEW INCHES AWAY. NOW, WE WISH THAT THE FUSION WOULD HAVE BEEN IN IT' PLACE. WE NOTICED A RUBBING RIGHT AWAY TO FIND OUR THE STAMFORD DEALERSHIP SOLD US A CAR WITH SUMMER TIRES AND WARPED RIMS. DECEMBER 2012, LIGHT CAME ON WHICH LOOKED LIKE A FUEL CAP. THEY TOLD US IT'S A SENSOR AND WOULD COST $300.00 PART IS ON BACK ORDER. THEY RESET LIGHT. *TR

JUNE 10TH, 2013 THE CAR DECREASE FROM 45 TO 5 MILES WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN CROSSING TWO LANES OF ON COMING TRAFFIC. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I SWITCHED OFF CAR AND RESTARTED. LIGHT DISAPPEARED. WE PUT A CALL INTO DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND REPORTED TO FORD MOTOR. NO REPLY BACK FROM STAMFORD DEALERSHIP. LIGHT DID NOT COME BACK ON AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR HOME. *TR

JUNE 22ND DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY TO CHURCH ALONG MAJOR HIGHWAY AT A RATE OF 60-62 MPH THE VEHICLE JUST WENT LIMP AND I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE. THE CAR BEHIND SLAMMED ITS BRAKE AND HORN. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED OFF CAR IGNITION AND WAITED A COUPLE OF MINUTES. NEEDED TIME TO COMPOSE MYSELF AFTER ALMOST BEING STRUCK FROM BEHIND. STARTED THE VEHICLE AND WRENCH LIGHT WAS OFF. PLACED MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON AND DROVE VERY SLOWLY OFF THE NEXT HIGHWAY EXIT. LEFT CAR IN COMMUTER LOT AND CALLED MY WIFE TO PICK ME UP IN THE DEPENDABLE HONDA. THIS VEHICLE HAS PLACED MY FAMILY'S LIVES IN A UNSAFE POSITION. I WILL NEVER TRUST DRIVING IT. *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING, STARTED SPITTING AND SPUTTERING (FELT LIKE IT HAD RAN OUT OF GAS) AND DISPLAYED THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH. I CUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND HAD NO FURTHER ISSUES FOR QUITE A LONG TIME. ALMOST A YEAR LATER (JUNE OF 2013) THE VEHICLE DID THE EXACT SAME THING. THIS TIME CUTTING IT OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR WONT EVEN MAKE IT HALF A MILE DOWN THE ROAD NOW WITH OUT SHUTTERING AND SPUTTERING TO A STOP. *TR

MY DAUGHTER WAS RETURNING FROM A VACATION IN NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND WAS DRIVING THROUGH OPP, ALABAMA, WHEN HER 2010 FUSION STARTING JERKING BADLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND THROTTLE CONTROL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. SHE PULLED OVER, TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND RESTARTED. AS SOON AS SHE PUT IN GEAR, THE CAR STARTING SHAKING AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP IN ELBA, ALABAMA. THE PROBLEM WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. SHE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THAT IT COULD TAKE A COUPLE OF WEEKS TO RECEIVE. WITH NO OTHER OPTION, SHE WAS FORCED TO RENT A CAR TO CONTINUE HER TRIP HOME. THE RENTAL CAR OPTIONS WERE SLIM AND IT APPEARS THIS EPISODE WILL COST HER ALMOST $900 INCLUDING RENTAL CAR COSTS (WITH A $200 ONE WAY FEE). THIS DOESN'T EVEN INCLUDE THE COSTS TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP TO PICK UP THE CAR WHEN IT'S REPAIRED. BASED ON RESEARCHING AND THE LEARNING OF MANY OTHER SIMILAR EXPERIENCES THAT OTHER FUSION OWNERS ENCOUNTERED WITH THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, IT IS CLEAR FORD HAS A DEFECTIVE PART AND SHOULD ADDRESS WITH A RECALL. *TR

I WAS MAKING A TURN INTO A MALL WHEN MY CAR'S ACCELERATOR QUIT WORKING. I LET OFF AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND STILL NOTHING. I HAD TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURN MY CAR OFF. I LEFT IT OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED. IT WORKED FINE AFTER THE RESTART. A FEW MILES LATER I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERSTATE AT 60 MPH. I DID THE SAME PROCEDURE AS BEFORE AND AGAIN, MY CAR RAN FINE. A FEW MINUTES LATER I WAS PULLING INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. I DECIDED TO JUST GO BACK HOME BEFORE I HAD SERIOUS PROBLEMS AT NIGHT. A FEW MILES FURTHER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE AFTER STOPPING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. I HAD A PARTS STORE HOOK UP A DIAGNOSTICS MACHINE AND GOT A "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN" CODE. I BEGAN TO GOOGLE THIS AND FOUND THAT THERE HAVE BEEN MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT FORDS DOING THIS, YET FORD HAS NOT ISSUED A RECALL. NEEDLESS TO SAY, I AM A BIT FURIOUS THAT THEY WOULD KNOW THERE IS A POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM WITH THEIR VEHICLES AND THEY WON'T ISSUE A RECALL TO FIX THIS. *TR

DRIVING ON MY WAY HOME. A WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE DASH AND THE CAR LOST IT POWER INSTANTLY. SLOWING DOWN TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY LATEST INCIDENT WAS MUCH SCARIER. I WAS ON THE CROSS ISLAND PARKWAY IN THE BRONX GOING WITH THE TRAFFIC. THANK GOD I WAS IN THE SHOULDER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THE CAR WAS GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET ON THE SHOULDER WITH OUT ANYONE RUNNING INTO THE BACK OF ME. THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND WAS JERKING LIKE CRAZY. I TURNED IT OFF AND IT STARTED BACK UP AND I WENT FROM BRONX NY TO EASTERN LONG ISLAND SCARED AS HELL IN THE RIGHT LANE JUST IN CASE IT HAPPENED AGAIN. AND THERE ARE OTHER TIMES AS WELL. *TR

THE CAR'S THROTTLE-BODY FAILED INSTANTLY, AND WITHOUT WARNING WHILE IT WAS BEING DRIVEN ON A MAJOR SECONDARY ROAD. THE FAILURE RESULTED IN A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER AND REQUIRED IMMEDIATE EMERGENCY ACTION TO GET OFF THE TWO TRAVEL LANES (DURING RUSH-HOUR IN NORTHERN VIRGINIA), AND NEARLY RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. I WAS ONLY 1/4 MILE FROM ENTERING INTERSTATE 66, WHICH DID NOT HAVE A SAFE SHOULDER DURING THE TIME OF THE FAILURE, AND WHICH WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN A MUCH MORE DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

MY FORD FUSION HAS BEEN HAVING ISSUES ACCELERATING FOR ABOUT A YEAR NOW. I HAVE TAKEN IT IN TO BE CHECKED OUT AND CAN'T SEEM TO FIND THE PROBLEM. THE NIGHT OF JUNE 30TH I HAD DROVE TO WORK, NOTICING IT RIDING RATHER ROUGH, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OKAY. LEAVING WORK THOUGH I STOPPED AT A LOCAL STORE, WHILE I WAS PARKED AND IDLING THE CAR STALED WITH A BATTERY LIGHT ON. I HAD JUST PURCHASED A BRAND NEW BATTERY, WHICH WAS ANNOYING ENOUGH IN A 2010, JUST SIX MONTHS AGO SO I ASSUMED THE BATTERY WAS BAD AGAIN. I WAS GOING TO TRY TO JUMP THE CAR WHEN I REALIZED IT WOULD START AGAIN, I DROVE A FEW FEET AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. IT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT ABOUT 30 MILES HOME LUCKILY BUT CONTINUED STALING THE WHOLE WAY HOME. IT EVEN STALED WHEN I WAS GOING 55 MPH. I GOT IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THE NEXT MORNING AND THEY CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, I CAME ACROSS A WEBSITE STATING THAT I WAS NOT ALONE IN THIS AND THAT MANY OTHER FORD CARS HAVE ALSO HAD THIS ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM HAS COST ME 500+ OVER THE PAST YEAR JUST IN COSTS TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT KIND OF MONEY I HAVE LOST IN GAS TOO. I WANTED TO SHARE MY INFORMATION SO SOMETHING MIGHT BE DONE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FROM THIS PROBLEM WITH THE FORD THROTTLE BODY. *TR

WHEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY, SUDDENLY THE ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND SLOW DOWN, AND THE WRENCH ON THE DASHBOARD LIT UP. SWITCHED THE TRANSMISSION TO NEUTRAL AND WAS ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER. UPON PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK, THE ENGINE WOULD RACE AND SLOW DOWN CONTINUOUSLY. AFTER TURNING OFF THE CAR, WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND THEN RESTARTING, WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING WITHOUT INCIDENT FOR ANOTHER HOUR OR SO. WASN'T ABLE TO EXTRACT ANY FAULT CODES FROM THE ECU LATER THAT DAY. PURCHASED AN OBD READER AND WAS ABLE TO GET ERROR CODE P2112 NEXT TIME THE ISSUE HAPPENED. DEALER REFUSES TO COVER THE EXPENSE AS I AM OUT OF THE BUMPER-TO-BUMPER WARRANTY PERIOD, AND THE PART IS ON BACKORDER FOR WEEKS. COMPLAINED TO FORD CORPORATE WHO TOLD ME THEY WOULD "LIKELY" MAKE AN EXCEPTION AND TO BRING THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. DEALER CONFIRMED THE ISSUE, CALLED FORD CORPORATE TO CONFIRM IT WOULD BE COVERED AND THEY DENIED IT. COMPLETE WASTE OF MY TIME, AND SHOCKING THAT FORD DOESN'T DO A RECALL FOR SUCH A DANGEROUS ISSUE. I'M LUCKY I DIDN'T GET IN AN ACCIDENT ANY OF THE 5 TIMES OR SO THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME. *TR

CAME OFF THE HIGHWAY AND WAS WAITING AT A RED LIGHT. WENT TO ACCELERATE AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE CAR DID NOT STALL BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. TOOK TO MIKE BASS FORD IN SHEFFIELD OH AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. TOOK APPROX 12 DAYS TO FIX. THE DEALERSHIP CLAIMED THAT FORD HAD RUN OUT OF THE PART. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN I HAD NO RESPONSE FROM MY GAS PEDAL AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST UNTIL I COULD PULL OVER OUT OF THE WAY OF TRAFFIC. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED OFF, SO I THOUGHT MAYBE I'M OKAY. BUT, ONCE I GOT UP TO SPEED AGAIN, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO GET MY CAR BACK HOME BY DRIVING ON BACK STREETS AT 25 MPH. USING MY ODB-II READER, I RETRIEVED CODE P2112 FROM MY CAR. THIS POINTS TO THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD LOSE ALL POWER AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE ACCELERATION PEDAL. IT WOULD REQUIRE PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUTTING THE ENGINE OFF FOR 3-5 MINUTES BEFORE BEING ABLE TO CONTINUE. THIS HAPPENED 7-10 TIMES IN THE SAME DAY. THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WE TOOK IT INTO THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE WHO RAN IT THROUGH THE COMPUTER AND IT WAS THE "THROTTLE POSITION SENSOR" WHICH REQUIRED REPLACING THE ENTIRE "THROTTLE BODY". THIS NEARLY CAUSED A WRECK EVERY TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

CAR STALLED AND WRENCH INDICATOR AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. *TR

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY ALTERNATING IN AND OUT OF TRAFFIC. AT ONE POINT THE TRAFFIC OPENS. I STEP ON THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. THE CAR SPUTTERS AND NEARLY STALLS. I'M ABLE TO COAST IT INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE, WHERE IT SITS AND SPUTTERS. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT, AND IT SEEMS TO BE FINE. I DRIVE TO A RESTAURANT AND HAVE DINNER. THE CAR SITS FOR AN HOUR. I GET BACK IN AND THE CAR DRIVES FOR A FEW MINUTES, THEN STUTTERS, NEARLY STALLS, AND LIMPS ALONG AGAIN. I RESTART THE CAR AGAIN, AND AGAIN IT'S FINE. MY WIFE HAS ALSO INDICATED ENGINE RACING IN FIRST GEAR. INTERNET RESEARCH INDICATES THIS IS A VERY COMMON ISSUE WITH FORD'S THROTTLE BODIES OF THIS MODEL / TIMEFRAME. *TR