2010 Ford Fusion Complaint Log

ENGINE STOPPED RESPONDING TO ACCELERATOR AND ONLY COASTED. ORANGE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. UNABLE TO MOVE CAR FORWARD OTHER THAN COAST. ENGINE ROUGH IDLED BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND. ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN TRAFFIC. SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR JERKED AND THE RPMS DROPPED AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND NOTICED THAT THE WRENCH LIGHT HAD TURNED ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEW SECONDS AND STARTED THE CARE AGAIN. NO LIGHTS WERE ON SO I GOT BACK ON THE HIGHWAY FOR IT TO HAPPEN AGAIN A MILE DOWN THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY (ROUGHLY 15 TIMES IN THE LAST 3 WEEKS) AND SOMETIMES THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON, SOMETIMES IT'S THE ENGINE LIGHT AND SOMETIMES IT'S THE BATTERY LIGHT. THIS OCCURS NO MATTER THE SPEED, NO MATTER THE TEMPERATURE, NO MATTER THE NUMBER OF THINGS USING THE BATTERY (BECAUSE THE BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON A FEW TIMES). IT IS COMPLETELY RANDOM AND GOT IT TO THE SHOP TO TELL US IT WAS CODE P2111, SOMETHING WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. IT NEEDS REPLACED, SO THEY SAY - BUT IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. *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

AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE AND BEGINNING TO ACCELERATE, AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MILES PER HOUR THE ENGINE LOST RPM, WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ACCELERATION ATTEMPTS AND CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL. AN ENGINE WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. REPEATED RESTARTS OF THE ENGINE MET WITH LOW RPM AND SURGING ENGINE CONDITIONS WHICH WOULD NOT "SETTLE DOWN" BEFORE THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN. AFTER LEAVING THE ENGINE OFF FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES, I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CAUTIOUSLY DRIVE IT TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING AND REPAIR THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY - TOMORROW, JUNE 3RD). THIS IS THE SECOND OCCURRENCE OF THIS PROBLEM WHICH PREVIOUSLY OCCURRED ON FEBRUARY 19, 2013. [SEE NHTSA ODI REFERENCE NUMBER 10500133]. *TR

6-1-13,2010 FORD FUSION WITH 4 CYL. APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, CAR BEGAN TO SHUDDER, WOULD NOT ACCELERATE THEN CUT OUT. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. COASTED TO SIDE OF ROAD AND PULLED OFF. TRIED TO RESTART CAR, RESTARTED ON SECOND TRY. RAN FINE THE 20 MILES BACK HOME. SAME THING OCCURRED ON 6-4-13. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 45 MPH AND THE ENGINE STALLED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS BUT I DID NOT GET INTO AN ACCIDENT. I WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR BACK UP AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT TWO MILES AND DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. I FOUND OUT THROUGH FORD THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND EVEN THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED IT WAS BECOMING A BIG PROBLEM. THE PART IS BACK ORDERED FOR A MONTH AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. FORD SHOULD ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND RECALL THE PART BEFORE SOMEONE GETS REALLY HURT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING HOME WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND THE GAS PEDAL QUIT RESPONDING. I HAD TO STOP THE CAR - THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, TURN IT OFF AND THEN RESTART IT. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND A LARGE TRUCK ALMOST REAR ENDED ME. IT HAPPENED AGAIN THREE TIMES ON THE WAY TO WORK ONE MORNING AND ONCE WHERE THERE WAS NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OFF ON. THIS WAS DURING MORNING RUSH HOUR. THE FORD DEALERSHIP SAYS THAT THEY DON'T KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WILL BE IN TO FIX IT, BUT PROBABLY NOT UNTIL THE MIDDLE OF JUNE - THIS LEAVES ME WITHOUT A VEHICLE. THIS MUST BE A BAD PROBLEM WHEN THERE ARE NO REPLACEMENT PARTS AVAILABLE. I WAS TOLD THIS IS NOT A COVERED REPAIR. *TR

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

STARTING IN JUNE 2013 MY VEHICLE BEGAN STALLING AS I WAS DRIVING. THE FIRST TIME I WAS DRIVING ON I95 AT 70 MPH WHEN THE ENGINE STALLED AND DECELERATED RAPIDLY. I HAD TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AS I COULD AND TURN THE CAR OFF, TURN IT BACK ON. BY THE TIME I GOT IT FIXED ON SEPTEMBER 23, 2013 IT WAS HAPPENING UP TO 10 - 20 TIMES PER DAY! I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER BUT BECAUSE THE BASIC WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE REPAIRS WERE MY RESPONSIBILITY. I WENT ON LINE AND SAW THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF FORD OWNERS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. I NOW HAVE PAID AND MY VEHICLE IS FIXED BUT THIS IS A LIFE AND DEATH SITUATION AND NEEDS TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY. SOMEONE IS GOING TO DIE - I HAVE ALMOST BEEN REAR ENDED SO MANY TIMES DUE TO THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS IT STALLING DURING A LEFT HAND TURN WHERE I HAD TO TURN IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION AND TURN IT BACK ON. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EMITTED A STRONG GASOLINE FUEL ODOR. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND FOUND THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE CONTACT WOULD ONLY REFUEL THE VEHICLE TO HALF FULL TO AVOID A FUEL LEAK. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 13V227000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000 AND THE APPROXIMATE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 137,000.

FUEL CAP CODES, EMISSION CONTROL CODES AND THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL CODE ARE NOW ON ALL THE TIME. I HAD TAKEN IT BACK TO FORD, BUT LIGHT HAD WENT OUT AT THE TIME. I WAS TOLD THAT THE CODES DO NOT LOG IN ECM. I WAS TOLD THEY COULD HOOK UP EQUIPMENT, THERE WOULD BE NO CODES AND THE COST $90.00. I LEFT. ON A SHORT TRIP THIS WEEKEND WE HAD PROBLEMS WITH ALL CODES STAYING ON AND NEW ONE FOR THROTTLE WHEN CRUISE WOULD NOT SET. I STOPPED AT AUTOZONE AND THEY COULD PRINT OUT STORED CODES. THEY ARE P0455, P0457,P2119. THEY HAVE PERFORMED AND THROTTLE RECALL ONCE AND I HAVE A LETTER FROM FORD ABOUT A RECALL, BUT NO RESPONSE AS OF YET. AS OF TODAY THE DASH SERVICE WRENCH HAS RESET. THE PROBLEMS START OVER A YEAR AGO ON TRIPS TO FLA. BUT LIGHTS ALWAYS SEAMED TO RESET AFTER SEVERAL KEY RECYCLES. THANKS [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FRONT DRIVER SIDE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE FRACTURED WHILE OPENING CAR DOOR IN USUAL MANNER. DOOR WILL NO LONGER OPEN USING HANDLE, NOR WILL DOOR LOCK USING EITHER HANDLE OR KEYRING REMOTE. *TR

DRIVING HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 60 MPH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON UNEXPECTEDLY AND MY CAR STOPPED TAKING ANY GAS. THE THROTTLE STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AND I JUST BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE MY CAR STOPPED COMPLETELY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE NO ONE WAS THERE TO LOOK AT IT BECAUSE IT WAS ABOUT 6PM. WENT BACK THE NEXT DAY AND WAS TOLD IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD BE ORDERED ON MONDAY. I RECEIVED A CALL MONDAY MORNING STATING THE PIECE WOULD BE IN THE NEXT EVENING AND TO DROP MY CAR OFF WEDNESDAY. I TAKE MY CAR BACK ON WEDNESDAY MORNING AND HAVE SOMEONE AT MY WORK PICK ME UP. THEY FAILED TO TELL ME THIS BEFORE LEAVING BUT THE PIECE IS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY HAVE NO IDEA WHEN IT WILL COME IN TO BE FIXED... AFTER I WAS ALREADY AT WORK! WHAT POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE! NOW I HAVE TO DRIVE A CAR THAT COULD FAIL AND STOP ACCELERATING AT ANY MOMENT BECAUSE FORD DOESN'T KNOW HOW TO TAKE CARE OF THEIR CUSTOMERS PROPERLY. THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED IF THIS MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING ISSUES THAT THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER AND YOU HAVE PEOPLE DRIVING WITH VEHICLES THAT COULD JUST STOP WORKING AT ANY TIME AND ANY SPEED. IT'S COMPLETELY UNPROFESSIONAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND ENGAGED INTO LIMP MODE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH WARNING ICON WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 66,000. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION SEL WAS IN THE FORD SERVICE DEPARTMENT FOR TWO WEEKS FOR STALLING ON ME ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY RECENTLY. I FELT THE CAR SUDDENLY LOSE POWER AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP OVER TO THE SHOULDER WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS AND EARLY MORNING TRAFFIC WHIZZING PAST. I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, AND STARTED THE CAR UP AGAIN. I DROVE IT THE REST OF THE WAY TO WORK & CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT & WAS ABLE TO DROP IT OFF, EVEN THOUGH I DIDN'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. I WENT ONLINE & FOUND NUMEROUS INSTANCES OF THIS ON THE FORD FUSION FORUM AND FOUND CASE AFTER CASE, NATIONWIDE, OF THE THROTTLE BODY & ASSEMBLY ISSUE BEING THE PROBLEM. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD ME THAT THE REPLACEMENT PART WAS ON BACK ORDER AS THERE HAD BEEN A "RASH OF INCIDENTS." I ASKED WHY THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL & THEY SAID THAT IT HAS TO "RISE TO A CERTAIN LEVEL." REALLY? THIS HAS OBVIOUSLY BEEN GOING ON FOR SOME TIME--DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE? I CONTACTED FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THE PART WAS FINALLY REPLACED. I STILL DON'T FEEL SAFE IN THE VEHICLE, AND I KNOW THAT THERE ARE MANY OTHERS OUT THERE WHO DON'T EVEN REALIZE THAT THIS IS HAPPENING. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO MY MOTHER HOUSE TO PICK UP MY SON MY CAR SUDDENLY JUST LOST ALL POWER. IT WAS STILL RUNNING BUT NOT ACCELERATING. IT WAS VIOLENTLY SHAKING AND A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT TURNED THE CAR OFF WHEN I RESTARTED IT CAME RIGHT BACK ON AFTER THAT I HAD NO TROUBLE THAT NIGHT. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER MY SON AND I WERE HEADED HOME IT DID THIS TO ME AGAIN BUT WHEN I TRIED TO RESTART THE CAR IT HAD MORE TROUBLE AND ONLY ALLOWED ME TO 100 YARD OR SO. MY MECHANIC CLEANED THE PART IT DID FINE FOR ABOUT ANOTHER MONTH OR SO UNTIL THIS PAST MONDAY 7/29/13. I HAVE CURRENTLY BOUGHT A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT HAS SEEMED TO FIX THIS CAR. FORD NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS A PROBLEM.THE CAR HAS STOPPED ON ME NUMEROUS TIME AND COULD HAVE CAUSED MANY ACCIDENT. I BEGAN LOOKING AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON ISSUES AMONG THIS CAR. ITS TIME FOR A RECALL. I MUST SAY THAT I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE A MECHANIC FOR A DAD BECAUSE I WAS QUOTED ALMOST 700 DOLLARS FOR THIS JOB AND LUCKY HE COULD DO THIS FOR FREE WITH ONLY THE COST OF THE PART. *TR

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WHILE CHANGING LANES AND CAR LOST POWER; WRENCH INDICATOR DID APPEAR. THIRD INSTANCE OF THIS HAPPENING - FIRST TWO INCIDENTS OCCURRED IN FIRST YEAR OF OWNING VEHICLE; WRENCH INDICATOR DID NOT APPEAR IN THESE OCCURRENCES. VEHICLE CURRENTLY BEING SERVICED FOR THIS PROBLEM AS WELL AS RECURRING LAG IN ACCELERATION. THIS VEHICLE HAS ALSO BEEN SERVICED IN THE PAST FOR THE AFOREMENTIONED ISSUES AS WELL AS: JERK AND CLUNK WHEN REVERSING, UNEXPECTED REV IN RPMS, AND SLIPPING WHEN GEARS CHANGE. THIS IS A FUSION WITH THE 6F35 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS USUAL, DEALER HAS SAID IF THE CODE DOESN'T REGISTER OR IF THEY CAN'T RECREATE THE ISSUE WHEN OUT FOR A TEST DRIVE THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO NOTE IT AS NO PROBLEM FOUND. *TR

WAS DRIVING MY 2010 FORD FUSION TO DROP CHILD OFF AT SCHOOL. CAR STARTED LUNGING FORWARD AND THEN WANTING TO DIE. FINALLY GOT IT INTO A PARKING SPACE AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS AND DIES. TOWED TO FORD DEALER, SAID IT WAS A MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR. COST $404.05. TWO DAYS LATER, DIED IN VERY BUSY INTERSECTION. TOWED AGAIN. NOW IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. WAS TOLD, LIKE EVERYONE ELSE, THAT PART IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. 1200 JUST MADE AND SENT TO PACKAGING CO. MAY OR MAY NOT GET ONE OF THE PARTS. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN HURT VERY BADLY IN THIS INTERSECTION AND DEPENDING ON WHERE ONE IS WHEN THIS HAPPENS, THEY COULD END UP GETTING HIT HARD ENOUGH THAT IT MAY KILL THEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ILLUMINATED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TO BE REPAIRED WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

WHILE DRIVING ON 35MPH ROADWAY, MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION. ENGINE APPEARED TO BE "SHAKING". I WAS ABLE TO TURN INTO A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT. I COASTED TO A SPACE, TURNED OFF CAR. I RESTARTED, IT APPEARED TO BE OK, AND PROCEEDED HOME. ANOTHER 1/4 TO 1/2 MILE AWAY (25 MPH), IT DID THE SAME THING. I RESTARTED, MADE IT HOME IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD. I HAD CAR TOWED TO AN AUTO SHOP I HAVE USED, AND THEY DIAGNOSED "CHECK ENGINE" AS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY STATED THEY TALKED TO FORD, AND FOUND THIS WAS A BIG PROBLEM, SO MUCH THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO GET THE PART FOR ANOTHER MONTH. *TR

CAR QUIT ACCELERATING (DIDN'T SHUT OFF) AND RAN ROUGHLY. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO EASILY PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED THE CAR. IT STARTED WITH NO PROBLEMS THE REST OF THE DAY. INCIDENT HAPPENED FIVE MORE TIMES OVER THE NEXT FOUR DAYS (COULDN'T GET CAR TO THE DEALER UNTIL THEN). ON THE 4TH OF JUNE, I WAS TAKING THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND IT STARTED ACTING UP AGAIN, ONLY THIS TIME, I WAS ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I HAD TO MOVE OVER TWO LANES TO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. I WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, BECAUSE I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. I WAS CLOSE TO THE DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR, TO GET IT THERE. I WAS INFORMED IT WAS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY AND WOULD BE TWO OR THREE WEEKS BEFORE THEY WOULD RECEIVE THE PARTS AS THEY WERE ON BACKORDER. I WAS FORTUNATE, THAT THEY EVENTUALLY RECEIVED THE THROTTLE BODY ON THE 8TH OF JUNE. IT COST $515 PLUS $220 FOR THE RENTAL CAR. I KNOW THIS REPAIR AND THE COTS ARE BETWEEN ME AND FORD, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHO ELSE TO TURN TO, IN ORDER TO EXPRESS MY FEELINGS THAT I WAS RIPPED OFF BY FORD.

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED WHEN I WAS CROSSING A BUSY INTERSECTION AND THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. I HAD TO DRIVE ONTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID TRAFFIC, TURN MY CAR OFF AND BACK ON, AND THEN IT RAN LIKE NOTHING HAPPENED FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS. THE SECOND INCIDENT, SAME THING, I WAS DRIVING ALONG AND THE CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND I HAD TO PULL OFF OF ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. EACH TIME, THE WRENCH LIGHT FLASHED ON AND THE CAR SHUTTERED AS I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. AFTER THE FOURTH TIME, SAME SCENARIO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT POPPED ON AND HASN'T DISAPPEARED. IT HAS NOW HAPPENED AT LEAST ONCE A DAY FOR THE PAST 3 DAYS WITH NO LUCK GETTING IT INTO A MECHANIC FOR ANOTHER WEEK. AFTER RESEARCHING, I DISCOVERED THAT IT IS PROBABLY THE THROTTLE BODY AND IS A VERY COMMON AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM IN FORD FUSIONS. I AM DISGUSTED AND DISAPPOINTED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NOTHING BEING DONE. THE PART NEEDS RECALLED! THIS IS MY SECOND 2010 FORD FUSION AFTER PRAISING MY FIRST ONE FOR SAVING MY LIFE IN A HEAD ON COLLISION. HOWEVER, AFTER BEING TERRIFIED FOR STALLING OUT OF NO WHERE AND POSSIBLY BEING IN ANOTHER LIFE THREATENING ACCIDENT, I AM TEMPTED TO NEVER BUY FORD AGAIN. *TR

EVERY TIME ENGINE STARTS, FORD FUSION DASH DISPLAYS TWO (2) FAULT CODES: CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM FAULT, AND CHECK REAR PARK AID. BOTH FAULT ALERTS CLEAR AFTER PRESSING CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HOWEVER, BOTH, THE REAR PARK AID, AND THE CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING. EACH PROVIDES UNIQUE AUDIBLE BUZZING ALERTS WHEN AUTO IS IN REVERSE TO WARN OF AN IMPENDING CRASH/CONTACT WITH A PERSON OR OBJECT. TWO SAFETY SYSTEM FEATURES THAT NO LONGER WORK. *TR

THIS MORNING MY WIFE TOLD ME HER CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND HAD ACTED LIKE IT WAS OUT OF GAS. SHE SAID WHEN SHE STOPPED AND TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE CAR IT WORKED FINE FOR A FEW MILES. I DECIDED TO TAKE IT TO MY MECHANIC. ON THE WAY THERE THE CAR WOULD GET UP TO AROUND 40 TO 45 AND THEN SEEM TO LOOSE POWER. WHEN I WOULD PULL OVER THE CAR WOULD BEGIN TO SHAKE. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND WAIT A COUPLE OF MINUTES AND THEN RESTART IT AND IT WOULD BE FINE FOR A WHILE. FINALLY MADE IT TO THE MECHANIC AND AFTER BEING CHECKED IT TURNED OUT TO BE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE MECHANIC SAID THEY CALLED FOR THE PARTS AND THERE WERE OVER 4,000 ON BACK ORDER. THERE WERE ABLE TO FIND ONE AND HOPEFULLY IT WILL ARRIVE IN A DAY OR SO. WITH THAT MANY ON BACK ORDER AND ALL THE COMMENTS HERE YOU WOULD THINK THIS WOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT COULD HAPPEN IF YOU WERE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND THIS HAPPENED. IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

MY 2010 FORD FUSION (40000 MILES) SUDDENLY BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN IT STALLED AND WOULD NO LONGER MOVE UNTIL IT WAS SHUT OFF AND CRANKED BACK UP. I HAD TO MANEUVER MY WAY OFF THE HIGHWAY BY COASTING. THIS HAS HAPPENED 5 TIMES SINCE THE ORIGINAL INCIDENT. I ORIGINALLY THOUGHT I HAD GOTTEN SOME BAD GAS. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IT RECENTLY STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING UNDER A RED LIGHT. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE TO BE ABLE TO COAST OUT OF THE WAY OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN THIS HAPPENS YOU ARE WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND MOVE OFF THE ROAD. YOU MUST DEPEND ENTIRELY ON COASTING TO SAFETY. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO A FORD DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING . THEY SAID IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WOULD POSSIBLY TAKE 8 WEEKS TO GET A NEW ONE SINCE SO MANY ARE BEING NEEDED. WHY HAS FORD NOT ISSUED A RECALL ON THIS DANGEROUS PART? I HAVE READ MANY ACCOUNTS ONLINE OF OWNERS HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I AM VERY THANKFUL THAT I WAS NOT HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HOPE THAT IT DOES NOT TAKE SOMEONE GETTING INJURED FOR FORD TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. *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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE STEERING SEIZED AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER AND THE POWER STEERING MOTOR WAS REPLACED. ONE YEAR LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER WAS CURRENTLY REPAIRING THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 19,000. UPDATED 10/7/14*CN UPDATED 3/25/2015 *JS

AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL FORWARD POWER AND ENGINE BEGAN RUNNING ROUGH. I HAD TO PULL INTO THE GRASSY MEDIAN OF A MAJOR INTERSTATE WITH TRAFFIC ALL AROUND AND MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER IN THE VEHICLE. AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE ENGINE FOR A FEW SECONDS, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUE TO THE CLOSEST EXIT. AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS AGAIN ABLE TO STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE AND CONTINUE TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP WHERE I WAS INFORMED THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2010 FUSIONS. THE PROBLEM IS SO COMMON THAT THE PART TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS ON BACK ORDER AND IT MAY BE BETWEEN 2 WEEKS AND 2 MONTHS BEFORE THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE. THIS IS APPROXIMATELY THE FIFTH TIME THAT THIS TYPE INCIDENT HAS OCCURRED WITH THIS VEHICLE. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ON THE MAIN MAJOR HIGHWAY TWO WEEKS AGO AROUND 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION. SHE HAD TO DODGE MOVING TRAFFIC TO PULL OVER WITH NO POWER. AFTER SHE SHUT THE CAR OFF IT STARTED AGAIN WITHOUT ISSUES. YESTERDAY I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40 AND ALSO LOST ACCELERATION BUT STILL HAD POWER, IT WAS WEIRED THE CAR WAS STILL ON, BUT THE YELLOW "WRENCH LIGHT" CAME ON INDICATING IT WAS A THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM! I PULLED OVER PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTART THE CAR WITH OUT A PROBLEM. ITS ONLY 2010 FUSION SO WE SHOULDN'T BE HAVING THIS ISSUE... IN THESE TWO INCIDENTS AN EXPERIENCED DRIVER WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL MY SON HAS STARTED DRIVING AND THIS IS A RECEIPT FOR DISASTER OR WORSE! FROM WHAT THE FORD DEALER MENTIONED IT COULD BE THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPAINTS I HAVE READ BEFORE SOMEONE ISN'T SO LUCKY IN TRAFFIC. "FORD MOTOR COMPANY", LETS NOT WAIT FOR SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH TO ADDRESS THIS ISSUE! RECALL ACTIONS NEED TO BE TAKEN ASAP "BEFORE" A SERIOUS INCIDENT ! *TR

MY FORD FUSION DISPLAYED A WRENCH ICON ON THE DASH AND LOST POWER ON THE GARDEN STATE PARKWAY. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER FOR ME TO PULL OVER TO, AND I HAD TO COAST UNTIL THERE WAS A PATCH OF DIRT TO PULL INTO. TERRIFYING TO SAY THE LEAST. TOOK IT TO OUR LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP (WHERE IT IS NOW), AND WE WERE TOLD THERE IS A BACKORDER OF 6800 THROTTLE BODIES, MEANING WE WOULD HAVE TO RENT A VEHICLE UNTIL OURS WAS REPAIRED. FORD SHOULD BE PAYING FOR THIS RENTAL CAR. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM, AND IT APPEARS TO BE RAMPANT. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND REPAIRED AT FORD'S COST. *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER 2010 FORD FUSION SEL AWD AT ABOUT 30 MPH. THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION AND THE YELLOW WRENCH APPEARED ALONG WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. SHE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THE SYMPTOMS DISAPPEARED AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, WITHIN A FEW MILES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I CHECKED THE DTC WITH MY SCANNER AND GOT BOTH P2111 AND P2112. BOTH ARE RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY. FORD IS BACK ORDERED ON THIS PART AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVE ABLE WITHOUT IT. IF THE PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED AT A HIGHER RATE OF SPEED OR IN TRAFFIC, IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING MY CAR TO START TO LOSE SPEED RAPIDLY. I WAS IN INTERSTATE TRAFFIC, MAKING THIS ISSUE THAT MUCH MORE DANGEROUS. I WAS LUCKY THAT I WAS IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE WITHOUT HEAVY TRAFFIC AND COULD PULL SAFELY OFF OF THE ROAD. THIS HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES SINCE THEN. IT SEEMED TO BE AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, BUT HAS NOW PUT MY CAR OUT OF COMMISSION UNTIL IT IS FIXED. THE COST OF REPAIR IS OVER $400. UPON RESEARCHING THIS, I FOUND THAT IT IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM THAT FORD SEEMS TO KNOW ABOUT, BUT WILL NOT COVER UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY I HAVE BECAUSE IT IS AN "EMISSIONS" PART. I MUST STATE THAT I ABSOLUTELY LOVE MY CAR AND LIKE THE WAY IT DRIVES, BUT AM DISAPPOINTED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED SINCE IT IS COMMON ENOUGH FOR THE DEALER TO KNOW WHAT IT IS BEFORE EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR. I ALSO MUST SAY THAT MY DEALER HAS DEALT WITH ME FAIRLY AND HONESTLY THROUGH THE WHOLE PROCESS. *TR

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLS AND THERE IS NO POWER. WRENCH SYMBOL APPEARS. ARE ABLE TO RESTART VEHICLE. DON'T KNOW WHEN IT'S GOING TO HAPPEN!!!! VEHICLE IS ALWAYS WARMED UP NEVER HAPPENS WHEN JUST STARTING OUT! WAS THE THROTTLE BODY.... *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 50 MPH IN MY 2010 FORD FUSION, THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO GET THE ENGINE TO DO ANYTHING BUT REMAIN AT IDLE, I COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. I MANAGED TO GET BACK HOME. I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD GARAGE AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS BAD. THEY HAVE ORDERED A NEW THROTTLE BODY SO THEY CAN MAKE THE REPAIR. *TR

I TRAVELING ON I-45, THE SPEED LIMIT WAS 75 MPH. IT WAS AT NIGHT. THERE IS RECENT CONSTRUCTION ON THIS ROUTE AND THERE WAS ABOUT 100 YARDS OF NO SHOULDER. SUDDENLY MY ENGINE STOPPED. I PULLED OVER AS FAR AS I COULD - I IMMEDIATELY TURNED ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS. OTHER CARS WERE ALSO GOING THE SAME RATE OF SPEED. I HEARD TIRES SCREECH BUT THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AS A RESULT OF THIS - WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE. THIS WAS A NEAR MISS - MY SON AND I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED THIS NIGHT. I WAS VERY ANGRY TO HEAR THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH 2010 FORD FUSIONS BUT THERE IS NO RECALL. MY MECHANIC DIAGNOSED IT AS THE "THROTTLE BODY" AND SAID THAT FORD IS PROBABLY NOT RECALLING IT BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A BACK ORDER ON THIS PART. IT IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND THE PUBLIC NEEDS TO BE WARNED! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE MALFUNCTION WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS EVENTUALLY ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WAS DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 71,000.

WHILE DRIVING DOWN, A BUSY INTERSECTION AT 30MPH.MY 2010 FORD FUSION JUST STOPPED, RPMS WENT DOWN WRENCH CAME ON AND CAR STARTED SHAKING BAD,THANK GOD NO ONE WAS BEHIND ME COULD OF BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND THIS HAS HAPPENED ABOUT 5 TIMES THIS MONTH ALONE...FORD SHOULD RECALL THESE FUSIONS BEFORE THEY GET HIT WITH A LAW SUIT...AM GRATEFUL WAS BY MYSELF...I USUALLY HAVE MY GRANDCHILDREN...FORD NEEDS TO LOOK INTO THIS BACK UP YOUR NAME... *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MPH WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON BUT NOT SET (ICON WAS YELLOW AND NOT GREEN). WE CHANGED LANES AND HIT A ROUGH PLACE IN THE ROAD, PERHAPS A SLIGHT POTHOLE ON THE FREEWAY. SUDDENLY THE CHIME WAS HEARD AND THE MESSAGE SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC, THEN SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW. THE SLIDE ICON ALSO APPEARED. WE DID NOT SLOW DOWN AND DROVE AT LEAST A HALF HOUR AT HIGHWAY SPEED. WE STOPPED AND PARKED THE CAR AT WALMART. WHEN THE CAR WAS RESTARTED, NO POWER STEERING AT ALL. MY GENTLEMAN FRIEND IS A FARMER. HE DROVE THE CAR HOME WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING, FOUGHT THE STEERING FOR MILES. WE WILL TAKE IT IN TO THE DEALER TO RESET IT. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING AROUND 75 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED BUT NOT SET (YELLOW ICON, NOT GREEN). I MANEUVERED A BROAD TURN ON THE FREEWAY AT SPEED, AND THE SLIDE ICON APPEARED. THEN QUICKLY THE SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW MESSAGE APPEARED. I CONTINUED DRIVING FOR A MILE, EXITED THE FREEWAY AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, AND AS I PULLED INTO THE PARKING SLOT, REALIZED THAT THE CAR WAS VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER. LATER, WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR, NO POWER STEERING. HAD IT TOWED, AND THE FORD DEALER RESET THE COMPUTER. THIS WAS 4 MONTHS AGO. I WONDER IF THERE IS A CONNECTION BETWEEN CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGEMENT AND ADVANCETRAC. CAN ADVANCETRAC BE DEACTIVATED?? *TR ## VIN FAILED ##

VEHICLE HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE, AND HAD TO COAST TO A STOP. INCIDENT HAPPENED MANY TIMES PRIOR TO THE DATE SHOWN, BUT DID NOT HAVE SPECIFIC DATE AND MILEAGE. IN CONDUCTING WEB RESEARCH, THE PROBLEM IS ENDEMIC WITH MANY FORD PRODUCTION YEARS AND MODELS, AND FORD HAS THUS FAR REFUSED TO ISSUE A RECALL, OR TO PROVIDE ANY OUT-OF-WARRANTY RELIEF. ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH, THE PART INVOLVED IS A "THROTTLE BODY," AND THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 9,000 COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION SINCE THE CAR RANDOMLY STOPS, AND THE ONLY KNOWN REMEDY IS TO STOP THE CAR, WAIT A TIME, AND THEN RESTART IT. TO THE BEST I CAN FIND OUT, THE THROTTLE BODY IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN, WHICH IS WHY THAT DESCRIPTION WAS CHOSEN'. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY IN TOWN GOING ABOUT 45 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR STARTED SHAKING VIOLENTLY AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE. I HAD TO DODGE MOVING TRAFFIC WHILE MY CAR SHUT DOWN. I HAD TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK, TURN OFF THE IGNITION, AND RESTART THE CAR. A YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON WHILE THE CAR WAS SHAKING. I WAS ABLE TO AVOID GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, HOWEVER I WAS FEARFUL FOR MY LIFE. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL, ESPECIALLY WITH THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS I HAVE READ. IT IS BEYOND ME HOW THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY, CONSIDERING MY CAR IS LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD AND DOESN'T EVEN HAVE 40K MILES ON IT. AFTER A TOW TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, I WAS TOLD (4 DAYS LATER) THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT'S NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER, BEGAN TO SHUDDER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BEFORE THE VEHICLE DIED. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. AFTER DOING SOME VERY BASIC RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET I FOUND THAT THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM AND IT ISN'T BE COVERED UNDER A RECALL OR THE POWERTRAIN WARRANTY. I THINK THAT FORD SHOULD BE, AT LEAST, HELPING CONSUMERS COVER THE COST OF THIS REPLACEMENT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON FRIDAY, MAY 24, 2013 ON INTERSTATE 4 IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55-60 MPH AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION STARTED TO STALL AND SPUTTER. THIS IS AN EXTREMLY BUSY INTERSTATE AS IT RUNS THROUGH DOWNTOWN, ORLANDO IS THE MAIN ROUTE TO WALT DISNEY WORLD AND TAMPA, FL. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND I SOMEHOW MANAGED TO PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROUGH 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED A MINUTE AND STARTED IT BACK UP. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE AWAY WITH NO PROBLEMS. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME IT HAS HAPPENED IN THE PAST FEW WEEKS. I HAD THE EXACT SAME THING HAPPEN LAST YEAR AND HAD IT REPAIRED COSTING ME AROUND 800.00 WHICH I DID NOT HAVE AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS FINE AND NOW HERE I AM A YEAR LATER WITH THE EXACT PROBLEM, THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRENTY AND I CANNOT AFFORD THIS AGAIN. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE WITH THIS PART BEFORE SOMEONE DIES. I WAS LUCKY, THOUSANDS OF CARS TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED TRAVEL THIS INTERSTATE. I WILL BE FILING A COMPLAINT WITH THE BBB AGAINST FOR TO HAVE THE REPAIRS COMPLETED AGAIN. THEY SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL ON THIS PART SO THAT OTHERS DO NOT HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS. I HAVE FOUND THAT FOR SOME REASON IT IS INEVITABLE TO HAPPEN WITH THIS VEHICLE. I HOPE THAT SOMEONE SOMEWHERE CAN GET THIS TAKE CARE OF. *TR

WHILE IN HEAVY RUSH-HOUR TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE 64W NEAR THE 121 MILE MARKER IN INDIANA, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER ABRUPTLY, STARTED TO RUN ROUGHLY AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THROTTLE INPUT. THE WRENCH LIGHT APPEARED ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER AND RPMS WERE UNSTEADY, CYCLING ERRATICALLY BETWEEN 800-1,100 RPM. THIS STRETCH OF INTERSTATE IS A THREE-LANE, LONG UPHILL GRADE AND THE INCIDENT OCCURRED GOING UP THIS GRADE. I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS, ROLLED MY WINDOW DOWN TO SIGNAL BY HAND TO OTHER DRIVERS MY INTENT AND BARELY MADE IT ACROSS THE LANES OF TRAFFIC INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE WITHOUT CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. MANY OTHER DRIVERS NEEDED TO SWERVE OR BRAKE HARD TO AVOID ME DUE TO THE RAPID DECELERATION. THE SHUDDERING CONTINUED WHETHER THE VEHICLE GEAR SELECTOR WAS IN PARK, NEUTRAL, OR DRIVE. I TRIED TO CONTINUE DRIVING ON IN THE EMERGENCY LANE TO THE NEXT EXIT BUT ON THAT UPHILL GRADE THE VEHICLE WAS ONLY CAPABLE OF 2-3MPH. I DECIDED THAT I SHOULD STOP JUST SHORT OF AN EMERGENCY LANE NARROWING. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND OFF THREE TIMES TRYING UNSUCCESSFULLY TO REMEDY THE SITUATION, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, OPENED THE HOOD, AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES, I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WAS NO LONGER PRESENT. I DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE REPAIR SHOP AND I AM CURRENTLY AWAITING THEIR DIAGNOSIS. THIS WAS A SERIOUS SITUATION AND LUCKILY THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. *TR

THE WRENCH ICON LIT ON THE DASHBOARD WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND HAD TO BE QUICKLY DRIVEN TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN FURTHER. VEHICLE TOWED TO NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. DEALERSHIP ADVISED ME THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. VEHICLE AT DEALERSHIP FOR OVER 2 WEEKS, AND COST 900 DOLLARS. NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY SINCE VEHICLE WAS JUST BEYOND 60,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR

ON 5/22 DASHBOARD MESSAGE TO CHECK GAS INLET AFTER FUELING. AFTER DOING THAT THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. 5/23 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT BY THE DEALER. 5/24 DEALER CLEARED CODES AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. 6/4 MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, LOST ACCELERATION WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR SPUTTERED SOME MORE AND SHUT OFF. SAT A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 2 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. 6/5 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT RECHECKED. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE REPLACED AND THE GAS INLET ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I OPTED TO HAVE THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE REPLACED BECAUSE NO WARRANTY AND COULDN'T AFFORD $700 REPAIR. 6/6, HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME, ALL WAS FINE. 6/7 THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN, IT SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN WENT OFF. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED IT, IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES. WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER PULLING OUT INTO THE ROAD WAY. I COASTED THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WAS NO LANE TO PULL OVER SO I WAS IN THE ROAD WAY. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. DID THE SAME THING, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. GOT GOING AGAIN SO I COULD PULL OVER SOMEWHERE SAFER, AND GOT INTO A TURN LANE, IT SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO PARK IT. VERY SCARY!! GOT CAR TOWED BACK TO FORD. 6/7 AND 6/10 MECHANIC STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. 6/11 I GET A "RECOMMENDED REPAIR" EMAIL, $1800 TO REPLACED VCT SOLENOID PHASER, BOLT,VALVE COVER GASKET,FRT CRANK SEAL, DIAMOND WASHER AND CRANK BOLT,TA-30 SEALER,OIL AND FILTER. CODE P052B, SAID IT'S A TIMING ISSUE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO RECALLS AND FORD SERVICE CAN'T BE SURE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM!! *TR

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

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE THEN STOPPED ACCELERATING AND WAS TOWED TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,603.

TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ABRUPTLY STOPPED MOVING FORWARD. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING, BUT WHEN ACCELERATOR WAS PUSHED THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND THE ENGINE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON. VEHICLES BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO MISS ME. I THEN TURNED THE IGNITION AND CAR STARTED. PUT CAR IN DRIVE AND VEHICLE REPEATED THE SAME PROCESS AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. HAD TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS REGARDING THIS ISSUE. I FELT THAT MY LIFE WAS ENDANGERED DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I BELIEVE THAT THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON ALL AFFECTED VEHICLES BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR KILLED. *TR

DRIVING AT 70 MPH, LOST POWER, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND THE WRENCH ICON ON DASH ALSO LIT UP. COASTED TO STOP AND IT RAN VERY ROUGH BUT WOULDN'T MOVE. IF YOU TURNED IT OFF AND RESTARTED IT, IT WOULD RUN FOR A COUPLE OF MILES AND THEN IT WOULD HAPPEN AGAIN. DIAGNOSTIC CODE 2111 SHOWED MEANING THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION. THE FORD DEALER,[XXX] (TAMPA) REPORTED THAT FORD IS HAVING WIDESPREAD THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTIONS ON THE 2010, 2011 AND 2012 2.5 LITER CARS. THEY DIDN'T HAVE THE PART IN STOCK AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS ON BACK ORDER AND THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHEN TO EXPECT IT. THEY SAID FORD HAS ORDERED IT'S SUPPLIER TO MAKE AT LEAST 1,000 REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODIES TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM APPARENTLY FOR CARS STILL UNDER WARRANTY.. I'M READING THAT THE FORD ESCAPES ARE HAVING THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. TOO. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AND MY CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN AND I COULDN'T ACCELERATE. PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE CAR AND IT DROVE IT HOME. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED AS I WAS PULLED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY BUT CUTTING IT OFF AND BACK ON NO LONGER FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT IS CURRENTLY AT A FORD DEALERSHIP THE THROTTLE BODY IS HAVING TO BE REPLACED. THE PART IS ON NATIONAL BACKORDER. SO I DEFINITELY THINK THIS IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED SO EVERYONE KNOWS TO HAVE IT FIXED. AND WE SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO HAVE SOMETHING FIXED THAT WAS FAULTY TO BEGIN WITH. *TR