2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

WHILE DRIVING WITH MY FAMILY (3 YR OLD , 6 MONTH OLD AND MY HUSBAND) THROTTLE SUDDEN STOPPED FUNCTIONING. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THIS HAPPENED THE FIRST TIME AND WAS VERY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO SUDDENLY LOSE SPEED. WHEN WE PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR THE THROTTLE RESPONSE SEEMED BACK TO NORMAL. WE HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY ( AS THIS IS MY FAMILIES ONLY CAR) I AM NOW SCARED TO DRIVE WITH MY GIRLS IN THE CAR. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION BEGINS TO SHAKE, VIBRATE AND THEN THE ENGINE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. THIS HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING AT EITHER INTERSTATE SPEEDS OR CITY DRIVING SPEEDS. I HAVE TO STOP, PLACE MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTART THE ENGINE. I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BEING REAR ENDED BY A CAR BEHIND ME, BOTH ON THE INTERSATE AND ON CITY STREETS. *JS

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A 2 LANE HIGHWAY (STATE ROAD, PA) WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO RAPIDLY LOSE ACCELERATION AND SEEMED TO STALL. THE ENGINE JERKED EXCESSIVELY, BUT NEVER TURNED OFF. NO AMOUNT OF PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR MADE ANY DIFFERENCE. I COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SAFELY. LUCKILY, NO ONE HIT ME. TURNED ENGINE OFF AND CALLED FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE. TURNED THE VEHICLE ON A FEW MINUTES LATER AND EVERYTHING WAS FINE. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHEN ACCELERATOR LOST CONTROL. NEXT DAY, WHILE DRIVING TO WORK , IT HAPPENED ON RT13N DE AND AGAIN I WAS LUCKY TO BE ABLE TO QUICKLY GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT AND NO CONTROL ON ACCELERATOR WITH ENGINE VIBRATING HEAVILY BUT DOES NOT TURN OFF. SWITCHED OFF AND TURNED ON - EVERYTHING IS FINE. SAME DAY EVENING - RETURNING FROM WORK - IT HAPPENS AS I GET ON THE ENTRY RAMP TO I95 N DE. NARROWLY MISSED SOMEONE REAR ENDING ME. YELLOW LIGHT, HEAVY VIBRATION AND NO ACCELERATION. TURN OFF AND TURN ON, EVERYTHING IS FINE. BEING IN DOWNTOWN WILMINGTON - NO EMERGENCY LANE AND HAD TO DO THIS RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DURING RUSH HOUR. THIS SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IS EXTREMELY SCARY AND WITH 2 CHILDREN IN THE BACK SEAT - I FEAR FOR THEIR SAFETY. IMAGINE IF THIS IS HAPPENS ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A 18 WHEELER BEHIND YOU. WILL BE TAKING TO DEALER FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. VEHICLE IS SERVICED AND MAINTAINED ONLY BY FORD. NO ONE HAS TOUCHED MY VEHICLE OTHER THAN FORD AUTHORIZED DEALER AND HAVE NOT MISSED A SINGLE FORD RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SERVICE. *JB

WE WERE GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING AND DIED OUT. THIS CONTINUED 6 MORE TIMES BEFORE WE FOUND A VALVOLINE AND HAD THEM TEST IT ON THEIR COMPUTER. IT GAVE THE CODE P2111 TAC SYSTEM OPEN. NOW THE CODE IS GONE AND THE DEALER CAN NOT FIX IT UNLESS IT DISPLAYS THIS CODE SO WE HAVE TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE ERROR MESSAGE SHOWS UP AGAIN.*JB

I ACCELERATED AFTER A RED LIGHT AND WAS TRAVELING UP AN INCLINE AND SUDDENLY I HAD NO ENGINE POWER. I THOUGHT CAR HAD STALLED BUT ALL LIGHTS WERE ON IN THE DASHBOARD AND I STILL HAD STEERING CAPABILITY. I COASTED DOWN THE BRIDGE AND PULLED OFF INTO THE FIRST PUBLIC PARKING I COULD FIND. THE CAR WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH. I SHUT IT OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED FINE AND TRAVELED OK ON THE WAY HOME. IT SEEMED A LITTLE HESITANT A COUPLE TIMES BUT IT DIDN'T REPEAT THE "LIMP-MODE" THAT IT WAS IN PREVIOUSLY. *JB

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT AROUND 70 MPH AND ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON MY DASHBOARD. A WRENCH CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED LOSING POWER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SHUT THE CAR OFF. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES, STARTED IT. IT STARTED RIGHT UP. I DROVE FOR A FEW MILES, IT DID IT AGAIN. *JB

JUST FOUR MONTHS AFTER PURCHASING MY SO CALLED "CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 172 POINT PASS INSPECTED 2010 FORD FUSION" THE CAR STARTS ACTING UP WHILE DRIVING DOWN A MAIN STREET IN THE MIDDLE OF TOWN, THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION RIGHT AFTER I STARTED TAKING OFF FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE WRENCH LIGHT THEN CAME ON AND THE CAR STARTED TO STALL OUT AS THIS WAS GOING ON I'M ALSO TRYING TO TURN LEFT, WHICH WAS A LITTLE SCARY BECAUSE I BASICALLY CUT SOMEONE OFF WHILE TURNING BECAUSE, I HAD NO ACCELERATION WHATSOEVER TO AVOID THEM. THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM AND I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE WHOSE HAD TO GO THROUGH IT FROM ALL THE SAME COMPLAINTS I SEE ON THE INTERNET. THIS MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE GETS SERIOUSLY HURT! *JB

I WAS TRAVELING ON A TWO-LANE PAVED ROAD IN A 50 MILE AN HOUR ZONE WHEN I FELT THE CAR START TO DECELERATE. I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING HAPPENED AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO SLOW DOWN. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AT THE INTERSECTION OF A SIDE ROAD WHERE I SHUT THE CAR OFF. I STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND PROCEEDED OUT INTO THE MAIN ROAD. LESS THAN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE AGAIN AND I TURNED ONTO MY STREET AND COASTED TO A STOP. BOTH TIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND THE WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH CAME ON. WHEN I HAD THE CAUSE OF THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT DIAGNOSED, I FOUND OUT THAT THE CAR'S THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. I COULD ONLY ORDER THE PART THROUGH A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THE CLOSEST ONE IS 40 MINUTES AWAY FROM ME. *TR

DRIVING SOUTHBOUND ON GEORGIA 400 IN CENTER RIGHT AND CAR ENGINE STOPS. PUSHED GAS PEDAL A FEW TIMES, BUT CAR WOULD NOT RESPOND AND SLOWED DOWN QUICKLY. WAS HEADING UPHILL JUST SOUTH OF THE CHATAHOOCHEE RIVER. ELECTRICAL WAS WORKING AS RADIO REMAINED ON AND I WAS ABLE TO APPLY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SHOULDER. PLACED CARD IN PARK AND TURNED IGNITION OFF. IMMEDIATELY TURNED IGNITION ON AND CAR STARTED. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAR TO DESTINATION WITH NO ISSUE. I PAID FORD DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. *TR

WHILE I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY MY CAR LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE SHOULDER. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TR

TRAVELING DOWN THE STREET AT ABOUT 25-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR ALERTED US THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM, MESSAGES READ SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW & SERVICE ADVTRAC. WE PULLED OVER AT THE NEXT BLOCK INTO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF & LOOKED FOR THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR. FOUND NONE, . TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND HAD NO POWER STEERING. *JS

DRIVING ON A BUSY INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR LOOSES POWER AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE. ABSOLUTELY NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. WRENCH LIGHT INDICATOR CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND MY CAR SHUTTERED A BIT AS I SLOWED DOWN. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING. RESTARTED SLUGGISHLY. BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN AND NO MORE THAN 5 MINUTES LATER, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. ONCE AGAIN, TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND BEGAN DRIVING AGAIN. MADE IT INTO A LOCAL BRAKE/MUFFLER SHOP WHERE THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM FOR ME. ERROR CODE P2112 CAME OVER WITH A DESCRIPTION ABOUT THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR BEING STUCK CLOSED. THEY INFORMED ME THEY'VE SEEN THIS PROBLEM MANY TIMES AND IT SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE. IT MADE SENSE TO ME BECAUSE, LEADING UP TO THIS EVENT, I HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING A LAGGING THROTTLE. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME TWICE MORE SINCE THIS INITIAL OCCURRENCE. *JB

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY WHEN WRENCH LIGHTS UP AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WITH NO ACCELERATION. SHUT CAR OFF AND WAS ALLOWED TO MAKE IT UP TO 45MPH AND UNDER 2K RPMS. RECALL FORD FUSION THROTTLE BODIES!!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TRAVELED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACETATE HOWEVER. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AND RESTARTED SOME TIME LATER AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE, WHO SUGGESTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY COULD HAVE BEEN DEFECTIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 63,000.

DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, TRAVELING AT APPX 65-70 MILES PER HOUR - CAR STARTED RATTLING AND THEN SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY - CAR DID NOT STALL, BUT PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR DID NOT ACCELERATE. WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL OVER, TURNED THE CAR OFF, TRIED TO DRIVE, BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T DRIVE - ENGINE WORKED FINE, BUT CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR BACKWARD. YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD IT NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. *JB

SECOND ENGINE/POWER TRAIN FAILURE WITHIN 4,000 MILES OF VEHICLE 36 MONTH, 36,000 MILE WARRANTY EXPIRATION (FIRST FAILURE WAS A TOTAL POWER LOSS AT HIGH WAY SPEEDS WITHIN 1,000 MILES OF WARRANTY EXPIRATION). VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN JERKING, SHUTTERING AND HESITATING UPON FIRST ACCELERATION. FORD EVALUATED MASS FLOW SENSOR TO BE FAULTY AND REPLACED AT $425 COST IN ADDITION TO $50 RENTAL CAR. UPON CONSULTATION WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, NO COSTS WERE COVERED OR REIMBURSED. MY WIFE OFTEN TRAVELS ALONE WITH MY CHILDREN, SO WE PURCHASE NEW CARS SPECIFICALLY TO AVOID SUCH BREAK DOWNS AND MAINTENANCE PROBLEMS. WE PAID CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE, AND COULD BUY A NEW BMW 760IL TOMORROW FREE AND CLEAR. INSTEAD, WE BOUGHT A FORD FUSION TO SHOW SUPPORT FOR THE AMERICAN AUTO INDUSTRY. UNDERSTAND THAT MECHANICAL FAILURES HAPPEN, BUT VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE FOR NOT REIMBURSING OR ISSUING RECALLS FOR THESE KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECTS OCCURRING ON ESSENTIALLY NEW FIRST OWNER CARS < 40,000 MILES. WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR

TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR AND SUDDENLY NO POWER WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE. CAR STARTS SHAKING AND SLOWS TO NOTHING. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME AT THE TIME BECAUSE THE CAR CONTINUED TO SHAKE & THEN SHUT OFF RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. VERY FRIGHTENING AND SHOCKING. SO THANKFUL MY GRANDSON WAS NOT IN THE CAR WITH ME AT THE TIME. THE 2ND TIME IT OCCURRED, MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING IT AND HE TURNED OUT ONTO A MAIN HIGHWAY FROM OUR NEIGHBORHOOD & IT TURNED OFF ON HIM. ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT LEAST 55 MILES PER HOUR CAME UPON HIM BEFORE HE GOT IT RESTARTED & NEARLY REAR ENDED HIM. THANKFULLY, THEY WERE ABLE TO STOP IN TIME, BUT WERE QUITE ANGRY & BLOWING THEIR HORN BECAUSE THEY ASSUMED SOME FOOL HAD JUST STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY HIGHWAY! THIS HAPPENS WITH NOT ENOUGH WARNING TO GET OFF THE ROAD & SOMETIMES THAT IS IMPOSSIBLE ANYWAY.THE CAR DID THIS THREE MORE TIMES AS MY HUSBAND DECIDED IT WAS GOING STRAIGHT FOR REPAIR. FORTUNATELY HE HAD CALLED ME & I WAS ABLE TO FOLLOW HIM IN ANOTHER VEHICLE HIM MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON FOR SAFETY.I KEPT A SAFE DISTANCE AND WAS ALERT FOR WHEN IT TURNED OFF. THIS MADE ME TRULY REALIZE, AS IT CONTINUED TO TURN OFF ON HIM, HOW VERY DANGEROUS THIS WAS FOR THE PERSON IN THE FUSION & FOR THE VEHICLE BEHIND THEM OR COMING INTO AN INTERSECTION. I KNEW TO BE AWARE, BUT OTHERS WOULDN'T BE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS IN INTERSECTIONS & WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO HIGHWAYS. WE KNOW WE CAN'T DRIVE THIS AND ARE TRYING TO GET IT FIXED, BUT APPARENTLY IT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS BECAUSE WE WERE JUST TOLD THERE IS A 3-6 MONTH WAIT FOR THE THROTTLE BODY PART WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. VERY FRUSTRATED AND FRIGHTENED FOR THOSE STILL DRIVING THESE VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY BECAUSE WHO KNOWS WHEN IT WILL HAPPEN TO THE CAR AND WHAT TRAGIC ACCIDENT MAY OCCUR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL & GET THESE VEHICLES FIXED!!!!!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 60 MPH WHEN THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE AND WAS NOT REPAIRED OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 103056. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, I SUDDENLY LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL, REQUIRING ME TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, THRU 2 OR 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. THE AMBER "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ON. AFTER STOPPING THE CAR AND SHUTTING IT OFF, I RESTARTED IT, AND ALL WAS WELL AGAIN. "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS OFF, AND I HAD FULL POWER/THROTTLE CONTROL AGAIN. I CONTINUED MY COMMUTE WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. THE COMMUTE HOME WAS UNEVENTFUL TOO. THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THE PROBLEM IN THE PAST MONTH, AND IS VERY UN-NERVING WHEN IT HAPPENS IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AS YOU COAST WHILE LOSING ALL POWER, TRYING TO CHANGE LANES AND AVOID TRAFFIC. I'LL BE TAKING THE CAR TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER IN THE MORNING. SEARCHING THE NHTSA DATABASE SHOWS LOTS OF COMPLAINTS FOR THIS SAME ISSUE. I THINK IT IS TIME FOR FORD TO HAVE A RECALL.

DRIVING IN FAR LEFT LANE AT HIGHWAY SPEED. THE CAR HAD BEEN ON FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AFTER SITTING IN PARKING LOT ALL DAY. IT WAS 96 DEGREES. CAR STARTED TO VIBRATE AND SLOW DOWN. I NOTICED THAT THE TOOL LIGHT WAS ON. OBVIOUSLY I HAD ENTERED INTO LIMP MODE AND FOUND A WAY TO CROSS FOUR LANES OF RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE STOPPED ENGINE LOPED ERRATICALLY AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ENGINE WAS NON-RESPONSIVE TO PEDAL CHANGES. PUT CAR IN PARK AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I WAITED 30 SECONDS AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND DROVE HOME (26 MILES) WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. IT SHOULD BE NOTED THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED SURGING IN THE ENGINE THIS PAST WEEK. SYMPTOMS POINT TO THE THROTTLE BODY; BUT THIS IS SPECULATION AS I HAVE NOT HAD THE CAR DIAGNOSED BY A PROFESSIONAL. I AM AWARE THAT THERE IS A CURRENT INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. THIS EVENT HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COULD HAVE BEEN DISASTROUS. DRIVING CAN BE INHERENTLY DANGEROUS AND PARTS DO BREAK; BUT, THE FACT THAT THIS HAS BEEN A KNOWN ISSUE FOR QUITE SOME TIME WARRANTS AN ADDITIONAL REPORT.

I WAS COMING HOME FROM WORK AND I HAD JUST TURNED LEFT ON TO [XXX] AND THE CAR START SLOW DOWN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE BUT THE CAR SLOWED TO ABOUT 2MPH AND THE ENGINE JUST STARTED TO SHAKE BADLY IT WOULDN'T EVEN PULL THE HILL GOING TO MY HOUSE SO PULLED OVER IN A NEIGHBORS YARD AND CALLED MY FATHER HE TOLD ME TO JUST CUT IT OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE MINUTES THEN RETRY IT AND AFTER I WAIT IT STARTED FINE AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF SO DROVE IT TO MY HOME ABOUT A MILE AWAY AND IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS PULLING IN MY DRIVE WAY IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHEN I WAS TURNING ON TO MY ROAD I COULD OF BEEN HIT BY ANOTHER CAR THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOME ONE GETS HURT OR KILLED. WISE UP FORD IT YOUR CHEAP CHINA PARTS THAT'S CAUSING THE PROBLEMS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) *TT

DRIVER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SHAKING WHILE SHE WAS DRIVING IT AND SHE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE PULLED OVER AND TURN IT OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES AND GET IT RESTARTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *TT

MOTOR POWER SURGE A FEW TIMES THEN DIED WITH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC ALL TRAVELING ABOUT 65MLH. WAS ABLE TO TURN KEY OFF AND RESTART MOTOR AND RAN FINE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME. TODAY SURGE A FEW TIMES BUT NOT AS OFTEN AS YESTERDAY. *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.

I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND DRAMATIC LOSS OF POWER, SUCH THAT IT INSTANTLY FELT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS GOING TO STALL. I WAS ONLY ON A CITY STREET SO IT WAS EASY TO PULL OVER BUT HAD I BEEN GOING 70MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THIS COULD HAVE BEEN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN THE WRONG SITUATION. TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND ALL WAS FINE. A MILE OR SO LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED AND CHECK ENGINE CAME ON. MY MECHANIC PULLED THE CODE P2111 WHICH INDICATES A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE IS AN ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF BUZZ REGARDING THIS PROBLEM AND SEVERAL ACCIDENTS HAVE BEEN CAUSED. THIS SHOULD CLEARLY BE A RECALL.

I WAS DRIVING AND A WRENCH CAME ON MY DASH, THE CAR STALLED AND LOST ALL THROTTLE. ITS HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE BUT NOW ITS DOING IT ALOT MORE. I AM AFRAID I WILL GET HURT. *TR

RAPID DECELERATION WHILE ON THE FREEWAY, WRENCH SIGN CAME ON. PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND CAR STARTED SPUTTERING AND JERKING, TURNED CAR OFF TURNED BACK ON AND DRIVE FINE. BACK ON THE FREEWAY THE NEXT DAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND RAPID DECELERATION HAPPENED AGAIN. PULLED OVER IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC (VERY DANGEROUS BY THE WAY) TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND RAN FINE. FORD SAYS IT WILL COST ME $565.00 FOR A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND CAM ON A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE THAT HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE. *TT

I WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 71 AND THE CAR FELT AS IF IT WAS LOOSING POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE AND TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. I WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED THE VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND I ACCELERATED AND I PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE. ABOUT A MILE DOWN THE ROAD THE SAME THING HAPPENED AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I PULLED OVER, WAITED AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. I AGAIN PULLED ONTO THE INTERSTATE AND THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BE OKAY TO DRIVE ALTHOUGH THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I DROVE IT DIRECTLY TO JOHN NOLAN AUTO SERVICE. THEY CHECKED THE VEHICLE AND STATED THAT THE EEC. DIAG. P02111 STORED IN THE COMPUTER FOR THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. THEY REMOVED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSY AND RE-PROGRAMMED THE PCM.

I WAS TRAVELLING ON AN INTERSTATE DOING 70 MILES AN HOUR WHEN MY CAR MADE A BANG AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE. THE CAR WAS RUNNING, SEEMED TO GO INTO NEUTRAL BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. I WAS ABLE TO COST OVER 4 LANES DODGING TRAFFIC TO GET TO A SPOT WHERE I COULD COME TO STOP. AFTER TURNING OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTING EVERYTHING WENT BACK TO NORMAL. NOW JUST OVER A WEEK LATER IT HAPPENED 3 MORE TIMES IN 1 DAY. DOING RESEARCH IT SEEMS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FROM FUSION AND ESCAPE OWNERS. IT ALSO SEEMS THERE MAY BE AN INVESTIGATION UNDER WAY AS TO WHETHER THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. NOW IF FORD WAS TO FIX THIS IT WOULD BE 1 THING, BUT AFTER ALMOST KILLING ME ON THE INTERSTATE I NOW HAVE TO FORK OVER $400 TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE EVEN THOUGH MY CAR IS SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES SHORT OF THE 30K MILE WARRANTY, THE 3 YEAR STIPULATION ON MY WARRANTY ENDED LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO.

AS I MADE A LEFT HAND TURN INTO MY NEIGHBORHOOD, I FELT THE CAR SORT OF SLIP OUT OF GEAR. IT BEGAN SLOWING DOWN SO I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THEN, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AND SHORTLY AFTER, THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT APPEARED. I COASTED DOWN THE HILL AND PULLED OVER. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURNED IT BACK ON. IT SEEMED TO BE FINE FOR 5 SECONDS AND THEN THE TWO LIGHTS REAPPEARED. THE GAS PEDAL STOPPED WORKING AND THE CAR BEGAN SHAKING AND LUNGING FORWARD. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, LUCKILY, SO I COASTED INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND GOT IT TOWED TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY. THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH, IS A MAJOR KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE FUSION. I'M WONDERING WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. *TR

GOING DOWN ROAD ABOUT 45 MPH ACCELERATE STOP RESPONDING. COULDN'T GIVE ANY GAS. RPM DROP TO AROUND IDLE [ IDLE WAS ROUGH] ALL MOST GOT REAR ENDED. GOT OVER TO SIDE OF ROAD. TURN CAR OFF. THEN RESTARTED DROVE IT HOME [ ABOUT 3 MILE] AND PARKED THIS HAS HAPPEN TWICE IN THE LAST 4 DAYS . BOTH TIMES DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH. FIRST TIME 8/23/2013 SECOND TIME 8/26/2013 *TR

DRIVER WAS COMPLAINING THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING ROUGH WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE STALLED A COUPLE OF TIMES AND THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO GET IT RESTARTED AND DRIVE IT INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. IT WAS DETERMINED AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT HAD GONE OUT AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE SHOP TOLD US IT WOULD BE A MINIMUM OF 3-4 DAYS BEFORE THEY RECEIVED THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY BEFORE THEY WOULD EVEN BE ABLE TO START THE REPAIRS. *TT

ON MONDAY, AUGUST 19, THE CAR WAS SERVICED - THE WORKS FUEL SAVER PACKAGE. ON SUNDAY, AUGUST 25, I DROVE THE CAR ALL MORNING, BOTH HIGHWAY AND TOWN DRIVING. LATER ON SUNDAY, THE CAR WAS PARKED FOR CLOSE TO 1 HOUR. THEN I DROVE THE CAR FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MINUTES. AFTER I WAS STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT I COULD NOT FULLY ACCELERATE ON GREEN AS THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY, THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT. I WAS ABLE, BUT ONLY SLOWLY, TO PULL OVER AND STOP THE ENGINE. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO START THE CAR. NO WRENCH LIGHT OR ENGINE SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. ON MONDAY, AUGUST 26, I DROVE THE CAR AND ONCE AGAIN AT A STOP I COULD NOT FULLY ACCELERATE BUT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AS THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS LIT AND STOP THE ENGINE. I STARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. I THEN CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT. GOT AN APPOINTMENT FOR WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28. ON TUESDAY EVENING AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO LEAVE THE CAR OVERNIGHT, ONCE AGAIN THE CAR HAD NO ACCELERATION FROM A STOP WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT LIT. I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE TO THE DEALERSHIP. ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, SERVICE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED.

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE, MY CAR BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. FORTUNATELY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE HIGHWAY SAFELY. HAD I BEEN IN THE CENTER OR FAR LEFT LANE, MY SAFETY AND THAT OF MY PASSENGER COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZED. AAA TOWED ME TO A FORD DEALER AND IT WAS NECESSARY TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN ORDER. *JB

WHILE ON THE FREEWAY DOING APPROXIMATELY 65-75 MPH, MY VEHICLE LOST POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED. IT WAS FINE AFTER RESTARTING. A COUPLE DAYS LATER THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AGAIN. WITHIN 4 DAYS, MY VEHICLE BEGAN TO HAVE 4 EPISODES ON MY 11 MILE COMMUTE. THESE ISSUES DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC PROMPTED ME TO BRING IT IN TO THE DEALERSHIP ASAP AS I DID NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT ANY LONGER. MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALERSHIP AWAITING DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. AFTER A GOOGLE SEARCH, I AM FAIRLY CERTAIN THAT THE DIAGNOSIS WILL INVOLVE THE THROTTLE BODY.*JB

WE FIRST NOTICED A SLIGHT HESITATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SINCE THEN THE CAR HAS COMPLETELY STALLED AT SLOWER SPEEDS, AND IS DIFFICULT TO KEEP RUNNING.

TURNED ONTO SIDE STREET TRAVELING AT ABOUT 30 MPH. SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND CHUG. CAR STALLED TWICE AND RE-STARTED BUT ONLY COULD GO BETWEEN 5 AND 10 MPH, BUCKING ALL THE WAY ABOUT A MILE OR SO TO A SERVICE STATION WHERE I LEFT IT TO BE REPAIRED. HAD TO CALL FRIENDS FOR A RIDE HOME. IT ACTUALLY BUCKED MORE GOING DOWNHILL WHERE I WAS ABLE TO GET UP TO 10 MPH. MECHANIC REPLACED THROTTLE BODY HOUSING AT A COST OF $543.56, PARTS, LABOR AND TAX. RUNNING THE CAR LIKE THAT ALSO FOULED SPARK PLUGS AND IT COST ME ANOTHER $285.00 FOR A TUNE UP. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE SERVICE WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSED AS HAVING A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 31000.

10 MONTHS AGO I PURCHASED A SO CALLED CERTIFIED PRE OWNED CAR, ON OR ABOUT AUG 24TH I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON A BUSY STREET AT N APPROX SPEED OF 40 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF, I WAS UNABLE TO PULL OVER AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. AFTER BEING IN THE SVC DEPT FOR 4 DAYS I WAS TOLD THE ISSUE WAS FIXED AND CHARGED A $100 DEDUCTIBLE FOR NOTHING, AS I WAS LEAVING THE DEALER I NOTICED MY RPMS ACTING UP AND BEFORE I DROVE OFF THE LOT I MADE IT AWARE TO SVC ADVISOR HIS RESPONSE WAS THAT IT WAS NORMAL AFTER THE SVC PERFORMED ON MY CAR AND TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE IT. 2 WEEKS LATER I WAS ON A 8 LANE HWY DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 65-70 MPH AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OFF ALL LANES AND WAS UNABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER IN A SECURE AREA. IT WAS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC AND I WAS IN EXTREME DANGER EXPECTING A DISASTER TO HAPPEN BEHIND ME. I STAYED IN MY CAR AND MY ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE ARRIVED AND TOOK ME TO MY DEALER, A DAY LATER I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND THAT MY WARRANT DID NOT COVER IT AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY $600+ TO REPAIR, I ASKED THE ADVISOR TO NOT TOUCH THE CAR THAT I WOULD CONSULT AN ATTORNEY AS I FIND IT UNFAIR TO PAY SUCH A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF CASH FOR A SO CALLED CERTIFIED CAR I PURCHASED NOT EVEN A YEAR AGO. COME TO FIND OUT IM NOT ALONE, THERE ARE MANY OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS CAR AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY FORD ASAP. *TR

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 75 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WITH THE GAS PEDAL. IT SHUDDERED AS HE DROVE, AND HE WAS ONLY ABLE TO DRIVE AT A VERY LOW SPEED. HE WAS VERY WORRIED THAT HE WOULD GET HIT BY OTHER FASTER CARS. HE GOT IT TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. WE ARE REGISTERING THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE WE UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH FORD CARS GENERALLY. *TR

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

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

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

BASICALLY THE CAR SHUT DOWN DRIVING DOWN THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE ON FRIDAY MORNING AT 65 MPH, THE CAR TOTALLY SHUT DOWN. THIS HAPPENED 2 TIMES AT 65 MPH AND ONE TIME AT ABOUT 25 MPH WHILE ENTERING THE TURNPIKE. I WAS VERY LUCKY THAT THE TRACTOR TRAILER BEHIND ME GOING ABOUT 70 MPH, SAW SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR AND HAD TIME MOVED OVER INTO THE PASSING OR HE WOULD HAVE HIT MY CAR AND KILLED ME. THIS HAPPEN ONE MORE TIME DURING MY MORNING COMMUTE AT THAT SPEED. I TOOK MY CAR YESTERDAY TO THE FORD DEALER AND HE REPAIRED THE THROTTLE BODY MOTOR ASSEMBLY. I HAVE NOTIFIED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE CASE # CAS-#[XXX], BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS AN IMMEDIATE LIFE & HEALTH SAFETY RECALL ISSUE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,000.

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

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

THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM IS STUCK OPEN. *TR

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

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