Loss of accelerator control. wrench and check engine light came on. car entered emergency mode and had to be pulled over and restarted. died 2 more times at highway speed. codes on car from check engine light read p2111 and p2112. dealer completed a throttle body replacement on september 5th, 2012. common problem with these particular vehicles. dealer was awesome with the repair and help with situation. *tr
On 8/19/12, we were traveling on i-96 in the left lane at 70 mph when the car suddenly lost power and i could barely drive to the right shoulder. the motor sputtered and seemingly try to die. the wrench light came on. i turned off the motor, called for help, when help arrived, the technician asked me to start the car. it started. my wife and i were able to get home. on 8/20/12, i took it to a ford dealer to get the matter checked as well as get an oil change. the dealer "scoped" the computer and could find nothing wrong. this evening, 8/20/12, i was driving at 35 miles an hour when there was a lurch and i lost power. i could not accelerate so i turned off the ignition, waited a few seconds, and turned on the motor. i was able to drive home. i've checked a website that indicates there have been quite a few other problems along the same lines as i experienced. i will take the car back to the dealer for a check again but based upon what i read about other complaints, i doubt if the dealer will figure out the issue. this is a very dangerous situation particularly while driving on a freeway at 70 mph and losing total power. had we not been driving on a sunday when traffic was relatively light, we would undoubtedly have been in a serious accident. *tr
Vehicle consistently stalls and has trouble restarting immediatetly after fueling. problem is only immediately after fueling. once vehicle starts, problem does not happen again until after fueling. *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
Driving down the road at 45mph and the car starts vibrating. all of a sudden i lose acceleration while my foot is still on the gas. luckily i was able to pull over before the car lost momentum and stalled out. the wrench light was on. had no warning at all. i shut the car off, waited about 2-3 minutes and tried to start it again. it turned over but after it struggled to. the wrench light then went off. this has happened four more times! each with no warning! i have looked on a number of sited that have the same complaint about this. there are hundreds of near crash cases and all with no warning. i love how this website says "your complaint information will be entered into nhtsa-odi's vehicle owner's complaint database and used with other complaints to determine if a safety-related defect trend exists" after numerous complaints and an obvious faulty part you still haven't seen a trend? are you kidding me?! today i just missed getting into an accident as the car decided to lose acceleration again as i was pulling out to make a turn across 4 lanes. the lanes were clear to go but oncoming traffic was coming. i was lucky that the person saw my flashers and had the room to move over and get out of the way. apparently ford wants a lawsuit on their hands because as soon as someone gets into an accident(if they have not already) you better bet they'll go after ford. especially since it is apparent that ford has been made aware of this problem and still will not take responsibility for the fact something is wrong. you better believe that if i get hit because there product was not recalled because of a faulty part i'll be front and center with my lawyer and a news crew. *tr
Driving on highway the accelerator stopped working. pulled the car off the road avoiding accident. turned car off. turned car back on working normally. 1 mile later same problem occurred. this happened 12 times in 12 mile stretch. throttle body is bad. this is common problem and needs to be recalled. *tr
First incident happened in may 26 2012- was exiting freeway, let off gas and car went into "limp mode" pulled car over and turned off and restarted 5 min later second inc. may 26 2012 - same as above. third inc. aug 3 2012 - sitting at a stop light, when light turned green hit the gas then it switches to "limp mode" idle, we coasted through the light to park on side of road. it started back up fine a few minutes later. fourth inc. aug 3 2012 - driving down freeway at 65mph when let off the gas car switched to "limp mode" again. had to turn car off then turn back on. few minutes later it happened again and turned car off and on again, would not go out of "limp mode" and had to drive home in idle on side of freeway. *tr
My cars transmission shut off, a wrench light came on and i couldn't accelerate. car started shaking violently. had to restart it to drive again. car does it at random. its my only car and its my life line with out it i cant get to work. *tr
All of a sudden the rpm's immediately dropped to a rough idle. all throttle response was lost, i pulled over on the highway, where the vehicle was in limp mode with the check engine and wrench lights illuminated. the engine was idling very erratically and shaking, there was no response when pressing the accelerator. after shutting down the car, it restarted ok and drove. it suddenly did the same thing 2 more times before i was able to get home. the obd2 code was p2111, the drive by wire throttle bodies on these cars are faulty. seems to be a common problem. *tr
I had just schedule to do my 75k maintenance on 7/27/12, which i did. the day before i had driven home from work and my car goes into low rpm's, and the throttle stops working but the car is still on! i immediately put on my hazards in rush hour traffic hoping i can find a shoulder in a construction zone. an 18 wheeler nearly knocked me off a bridge when i was drifting to safety at 15mph. i turned off the ignition as the car idles at 700 rpm's. i start it up again and i am able to drive. in two days it has happen once again, and now my average miles per gallon has gone down from 27.4mpg to 19/20 mpg!!! where is the recall...too common of an issue for a motor trend car of the year!!! *tr
Actuator control system: throttle plate stuck open - vehicle shut down on freeway would not start only after 5 min wait then happened again 10 min later stopped again waited 5 more min next morning car started fine then after a few mins of driving stopped again having trouble staying on... *tr
Driving on florida turnpike, just got on highway and at high speed the check engine light came on, diagnosed as code p2111, throttle stuck open by dtc reader. immediately lost power and about grinded to a halt, had to pull off road and limp to next exit. vehicle stuck in idle until restarted and had no further problems for a few miles but keeps coming up. cannot drive car on highway for fear of another dangerous failure. ford says throttle body is bad, no warrantied after 36,000 miles. *tr
The vehicle lost all power at 70 mph and a wrench light came on. this was very, very dangerous. i pulled to the side of the road and turned the vehicle off as it would not move forward anyway. it had a rough restart, but then seemed to be better though still running rough. the wrench light went out. it took it in for servicing at the dealer where they diagnosed the throttle body. this was a very scary and dangerous experience. *tr
While traveling on the expressway with the cruise control on my engine returned to idle speed and there was no response from the accelerator pedal. i had to coast to a stop on the shoulder, put the car in park, shut it off, and restart it. the next day this happened again twice, the check engine light came on, i read the code and it was p2112 throttle actuator control system stuck shut. i did some research and there are apparently some known problems with the throttle body assembly. my car is out of warranty and the dealer told me this part isn't covered under the extended emissions warranty. i was lucky that this didn't happen while i was turning or merging into traffic. *tr
On 7/22/2012 at approximately 2000 hours my family was traveling southbound on georgia state route 3 - us hwy. 41 in rocky face, georgia when our vehicle (2010 ford fusion automatic transmission) suddenly without notice went from a solid cruising speed of 40mph to an abrupt halt - nose of the car actually went forward towards the ground so abruptly that it made contact with the ground. the vehicle stalled (still barely running) in the lane of travel and would not get any throttle acceleration. my family and vehicle was almost struck by on coming motorists from the rear due to the abrupt stopping and the vehicle would barely get any throttle acceleration. after the georgia state patrol trooper came to assist the car would not go above 25 mph without suddenly stalling and the check engine light coming on along with an orange wrench symbol. the vehicle had to be abandoned at the dalton georgia state patrol post due to this issue until ford could send a representative to tow the vehicle to the local dealer where we purchased. the local dealer on 7/23/12 informed us that this is an on-going problem that ford is aware of and that the "throttle body" would have to be replaced. upon further online investigation i found that this issue is widespread and reported since 2010 & has caused very unsafe conditions for motorists such as it did with my family. i am asking you all to look into recalling the "throttle body" on the 2010 ford fusions to be replaced. this is a problem that ford is aware of and they are blatantly passing the blame off onto the consumer and someone (if not my own family) is going to get hurt. it is unsafe for a late model vehicle that has been serviced as required by the manufacture every 3-5 months to have these abrupt issues and break my family down in the roadway of travel on a major us highway. nhtsa please have ford correct before someone gets injured!! *tr
I was driving on a busy highway going about 70 mph and all of a sudden i had no gas peddle. i had my 3 year old daughter in the car at the time. i had no clue what was going on and almost got hit from behind bc i had not touched my brake yet. i pulled over and my car did restart but i did not make it far before it did it again. i took got my car to the dealership and they told me the throttle body needed to be replaced. my car has 40,000 miles i got it brand new off the lot and it's not covered in the extended warranty. the dealership acted like it was no big deal. let me drive off the lot. they also wanted 250 more to repair it. looking online i'm finding out that this is happening to so many people. ford needs to have a recall on this part before someone does in an accident. i called ford myself and filed a formal complaint. please everyone must do the same that is the only way to prevent this from happening to someone else. *tr
The vehicle went into limited power mode (limp mode) while driving on the highway at fast speeds and low speeds. the vehicle refused to accelerate and almost cause a fatal accident. i suspect that a faulty throttle body is the problem. *tr
With no warning or other signs, the car stalled out. driving on a flat /straight road. pulled to the side of the road and restarted the car without issue. 3hrs later the same issue. two days after that my wife experienced the same issue. checking on the internet, this seems to be a re-occurring theme for the electronic throttle bodies of the ford fusion. *tr
I accelerated away from a stop light and as i shifted from 2nd to 3rd gear the car jerked and i had no power at all the engine was still running, but when i put my foot into the accelerator nothing happened. also a wrench was displayed in the warning light area of the dash. i was able to coast to the side of the road and turned the car off. when i restarted it about 15 seconds later the wrench was gone and the car seemed fine. i am reporting this because i see that it is happening to a large number of 2010 fusion owners with similar mileage and it can be a real safety issue when your car dies in traffic! *tr
As i was leaving work and pulling out of the parking lot, the engine sputtered, choked, wheezed and eventually would not go over 10-15 mph. check engine light came on and vehicle died. had the vehicle towed the next day to the local ford dealership and was informed that i had a defective throttle body that had caused the problem and also had created a lot of debris in the fuel intake system. cleaning of the fuel intake system and replacement of the throttle body was around $700. i didn't think anything of it at the time until i saw on the news that nhtsa had opened an inquiry into this possible defect on the fusions, so i wanted to add that i had a similar problem as was being investigated. *tr
I purchased a 2010 ford fusion in june and about 3 weeks later, it decelerated and the wrench lit up on the dashboard, while i was driving. luckily, i was not on the highway or this could have caused a serious accident. i pulled over started the car up and it was fine. a few weeks later, i was 2 blocks from my home and the same thing happened 4 times and continues to randomly happen. the time between instances of this occurring can be minutes, hours, days or weeks apart. i have researched the issue and found hundreds if not thousands of complaints and questions regarding the same issue. i was amazed and appalled that such a common and very dangerous issue has not been addressed with a recall. i did purchase the extended warranty only to find out that the warranty does not cover anything that has to do with what is likely to be causing this issue, which is the throttle body. so until i can afford to get this fixed, i am stuck with a car that i am terrified to drive for fear of causing an accident due to the sudden drop in speed. *tr
Was driving out of a parking lot car suddenly stalled when accelerating. had to park and restart car to reengage engine. wrench and engine lights came on. car stalled out three more times going around the block. diag code was p0455. dealer initially replaced purge valve. on way home from dealership repair, engine cut out going 70 on highway. returned car to dealer. diag code was p2112. dealer replaced throttle body. car seems to be running normally now. this was a scary problem and a huge possible safety hazard when the vehicle cuts out unexpectedly at random times. *tr
I was driving on a main street at 40 mph when my fusion suddenly lost power. i was able to pull over in a left turn lane. both the check engine light and the wrench light came on. i was able to restart the car and took back streets at a reduced speed in order to complete the remaining 3 miles to my home. i was able to drive the car to the nearest ford dealership the next morning. apparently, the problem is a defective throttle control. it was replaced for a price slightly less than $500. the replacement comes with a 12 month, 12,000 mile warranty. contacted ford customer service to vent my frustration on this expensive maintenance item. response from ford was very disappointing. my claim was denied since my car is less than 4,000 miles out of warranty. i was fortunate that this event did not occur on a highway and i was close to my home. searching the internet showed that this is a common failure with ford fusions. this is the first ford i have purchased and will be the last ford i will purchase. it seems shortsighted on the part of ford to ignore the value of quality and customer satisfaction. i have had my fusion in every three months for routine maintenance, but i see no point in continuing to pay a premium for service at a dealership when i know that ford will not stand behind their vehicles. *tr
Vehicle lost power, causing unexpected deceleration. i was afraid i would be hit from behind and was concerned for myself and my wife's safety. vehicle was repaired out of warranty. the electronic throttle body was replaced. *tr
Had noticed several times that the vehicle hesitated to accelerate after pushing the gas. later that afternoon, while accelerating from a stoplight, the vehicle started shaking and lost all power. i was able to get the vehicle into a parking lot and turned it off. when i restarted, the engine seemed to run normally but still hesitated to go when the gas was pressed. i got the car to a dealership and they explained that the throttle body was bad - "a common thing on these cars". ford is refusing to cover the replacement under warranty, claiming that this is not part of the drive train - though admitting that the car will not function without the part. *tr
On multiple occasions the car will just lose all throttle response, the car is still running, but will not accelerate. i have to find some place to pull over and shut the car off. then restart the engine and then it will run good. the issue happens sometimes up six times in one day, and then you can go a week without an issue. i have seen this issue with speeds as low as 20 mph all the way up to 70 mph. from what i have read online it would appear to possibly be due to a defective throttle body. apparently this throttle body uses a servo to open and close the butterfly that allows air into the intake manifold. i feel this could be a very dangerous problem especially if you are driving and it loses the ability to accelerate and you can not find a safe place to pull over to restart the car. *tr
I have had this problem at various intervals since february of 2012 . my fusion would stall an would not accelerate when i left from a stop sign or a traffic light , the vehicle would not go above ten miles per hour an the wrench light would come on my instrument panel. i would have to get off the road an cut the car off then restart it. the car would act like it had flooded an lurch an jerk , when before i would have it come to a complete stop. i took it to the dealer i purchased the car from an i told them about my incidents of the same type each time. they could not locate the problem until on june 30,2012 where the same problem happened to me an i drove the vehicle directly to the dealership. they were able to diagnose the problem as a faulty throttle body. they told me i must have been using some dirty fuel since they said the throttle body looked black inside of fuel. i had used exclusively 93 octane fuel into my vehicle. i had purchased a extended warranty when i purchased my vehicle from preston ford in which they told me when i first took the vehicle there with the same recurring problem, they said it was covered under the warranty. it was then they told me the warranty did not cover that part. i had to pay for the faulty part with a total bill of $593.00, along with other items i had for this service visit. i have not had a problem since this work was done on my vehicle. they did not tell that ford had issued a technical service bulletin ...
Driving up to a red light that had just turned green, the wrench light came on in my 2010 ford fusion, it began to jerk, i lost all acceleration, and my gas pedal would not respond. i was able to limp the car into a parking lot where i turned the car off. i waited a minute or so and recranked it. it shook/sputtered a little bit, but eventually cranked and the wrench light was off. continued driving and it happened again a couple miles down the road at around 50 mph. again i was able to limp into a parking lot, kill the car, and recrank as before. took car to dealer the next day. they couldn't get an error code reading or replicate the problem. was told to come back with wrench light on (which is impossible because the car won't go when the light is on). i've had this problem occur 3 more times, have filed a complaint with ford, and my vehicle is currently at the dealership as they try to diagnose the problem again. i've read a ridiculous number of complaints about this issue online from other 2010 ford fusion owners. the problem is a bad throttle body, and it is going to get someone killed. i've been driving cautiously since it first occurred because i know i can't rely on the gas pedal to always respond, but for someone to whom it happens the first time who attempts to cross traffic and then finds himself a sitting duck in the middle of the road with oncoming traffic, it is going to spell tragedy. please hold ford responsible! *tr
Vehicle goes into "limp-home" mode suddenly and unexpectedly. happened on i-95 and was lucky i could pull over without getting killed. dealer could not find problem although this should have been well-known to them by then. happened several times since and got worse and now car is immobile and too dangerous to drive. apparently a problem with fuel injection throttle body which ford is well aware of and part is back-ordered 7-10 days (they say). nhtsa initiated an investigation of problem in feb 2013 but ford has not informed customers of this very dangerous situation nor offered any fix. seems unconscionable to me. what does nhtsa propose to do about this and why hasn't it done so? this situation is literally without exaggeration a danger to human life and the manufacturer does nothing. what is nhtsa for? *tr
On june 19, 2012, driving at approximately 40 mph, the car does not respond to pressing gas pedal, and it slows to a stop; everything else seems to continue to work fine. turned car off, then restarted it with no issues. on july 7, 2012, again driving at about 40-45 mph, the car starts to jerk, the gas pedal doesn't work, and the car starts to slow, while jerking, and a wrench/tool symbol appears on the dashboard. i pulled over, turned the car off, then turned it back on. i made it about 1 mile (close to home) and the car loses power in the same manner, jerking and slowing, gas pedal doesn't work, and the wrench light and the engine light both come on. i was able to roll down the road into my driveway. final incident with the same issues occurred on july 9, 2012. i called ford (car was still under warranty), and they said it was the throttle body, and the throttle body was replaced. *tr
The car had run fine on my way to work and leaving for lunch. it would not start when i tried to return from lunch. same problem as last month, it would not start until the third try. *tt
While cruising between 65 - 70 mph, vehicle stuttered, then "throttle control/transmission' warning light illuminated, and vehicle lost power. accelerator pedal completely unresponsive and engine becomes erratic, but power steering and other electrical components unaffected. able to coast to side of road, where engine continues to sputter, but does not stall. changing transmission position has no effect. turning vehicle off and then back on appears to rectify the condition. two identical occurrences, but first time (06/15/12) with cruise control on, second time (07/06/12) with cruise control off. dealership unable to find source of problem. *tr
I and my children were traveling down the highway at 60 mph and i all of a sudden i could not give the car any gas. the motor was still running but i had no control over the gas. so i coasted until i could pull over. as i slowed down, the car shuttered. i turned the car off and restarted it. it ran fine for awhile. then it happened again and again (as i was entering an intersection, turning onto a major highway, and rounding a curve) until it was happening 3-4 times in a trip. i took the vehicle in to the dealership and they cleaned the throttle body. it ran ok for about 2 weeks and then became worse than it was before. i took it back to the dealership and they replaced the throttle body. so now time will tell. i was/am concerned about the fact i might not have been so lucky to be able to get off of the road and could have been in an accident. i have seen that this is a common occurrence in the 2010 ford fusion. i have contacted ford motor company as well to no avail. *tr
Driving in the left lane of a multi-lane road. the light had just gone yellow and all of a sudden the engine hicupped hard and i had no response to the gas pedal at all, plus the check engine light (wrench icon) came on. put on my signal and pulled into the left turn lane as it was empty. i didn't want to block the left lane, it was the start of rush hour traffic. i came to a stop and had no vehicle movement in response to stepping on the gas pedal. i put the vehicle in park, turned off the engine and tried to restart it. the check engine light went away and the car started and acted normal. i stopped at the store on the way home, then on the way from the store to home it happened again. i had to stop the vehicle and put it in park and turn it off in order for it to start again. when i got home i put a code reader on the vehicle, but it showed no code. it did it again on my way to work in the morning and again on the way home after work. each time i have to maneuver the vehicle to the side of the road and come to a complete stop, put it in park and turn it off and back on to get it to start again. this is extremely dangerous for me and anyone around me. i take my vehicle to ford for servicing and they say no recalls are in place for this. i enter the symptoms into the search engine of the internet and find numerous complaints from other owners and drivers of the same defect. there is a problem with the electronic throttle body. i called my local ford dealer and they say that first they have to run tests to verify the throttle body is the problem and i will be charged for that, because the code resets each time. the total bill will be $600 to $700. they have dealt with it before, but ford has nothing in place to address it as a safety issue. please don't wait til someone gets hurt or possibly killed before this matter is taken seriously and proper measures are taken. *tr
While driving at a low speed (10-35 mph) the car quickly gains speed (the rpm does not increase) and then slows down again and it feels like the gears shift down although it doesn't seem possible. the gas pedal stops working and a wrench shows on the dash board, the car slowly decreases in speed. as i come to a stop the car jumps and lurches violently. i turn the car off, wait a few minutes and turn the car back on. the wrench goes away however after this happens 5 more time the engine light comes on. this happens intermittently. i read in the forum people describing issues similar and exactly that same as mine and it seemed as thou it was the throttle body. could not afford the part so i waited and it went away. this stopped for roughly 5 months and then starts again (oct 2012). now it happens at any speed. very, very dangerous! i spoke to a mechanic at a local ford dealership who said that he is not aware of any issues similar to mine.....i find it a little hard to believe that i am the only person in my area with this problem. i suggested he look at the forum. i have 3 children and cannot believe that the powers that be at ford have no concern for our safety, the safety of other drivers on the road, their reputation and refuse to stand behind a product that reportedly won safety awards. very unfortunate. i hope the thousands of postings on the multitude of forums reaches someone at ford (before someone is killed) who has a conscience and is concerned about the safety of those who still believe in buying american. this ignored, dangerous issue and the ford attitude of not caring will make anyone never purchase a ford product again. i have owned 3 different models and have had issues with all 3. *tr
Without warning the car lost all ability to accelerate. this occurred several times over the course of two days, sometimes at speeds up to 70 mph. the car jerks, wrench light comes on, and there is no power from the gas pedal. a/c and radio work fine. after navigating thru traffic without power, we turn car off and back on, and it's good to go. but for how long? could be very dangerous, recall is necessary. dealer says 2010 fusions are "notorious" for this throttle body problem and charged $502 to correct it. *tr
Going about 75 mph with cruise on when problem occurred. the wrench light comes on and the car loses its acceleration completely. i pull over the side of the road. the engine would only turn 1000 rpm. the only way to fix it is to turn the car off and back on again. the wrench light will disappear after that and it'll start driving normally again. the problems seems to be with a bad throttle body assembly part. contacted ford about safety problem. many examples on the internet of other owners with this problem with the 2010 ford fusion. *tr
I have a 2010 ford fusion and my car stopped on me. i was driving on i-30 in dallas texas and the wrench symbol and the battery light came on. i took my car to machaik ford in desoto, texas and i was informed that the throttle was bad and that it would cost $542.00 dollars. why want ford help me and all the other drives that are having this issue. *tr
The car would not start on the first two tries and i let it sit a moment and it started on the third try. *tt
This goes on repeatedly at all speeds but usually worse when above 50 degrees outside and especially when applying slight pressure to gas pedal whether care is already moving or at stop the car engine just stops and little wrench sign comes on and you coast to stop and then have to restart. ( i have had to replace several batteries due to all this restarting) . also this seems to be triggered or aggravated when you hit slight bump in road. this occurs the least number of times on days when we leave in driveway. we don't take care on highway anymore for obvious safety reasons. for example driving around town in atlanta today it does this and stops between 20 and 40 times per hour. no one has been able to explain over the past year this has been going on. this is aggravating since sometimes it will happen in middle of intersections. ford of course is clueless and not helpful having suggested that perhaps it was bad gas or caused by using off air conditioning too much since this is atlanta. of course it is neither since we have tried multiple gas stations and it happens when ac is not on.. i think henry ford had the engineering better on the model t but we own it now and we are now stuck with it. no more american cars for this former michigan resident. loyalty to detroit is not mutual. *tr
The first time, the car was pulling on to a main road going up to 15 mph while turning right. the car began to shudder, stall (only able to coast to a stop), many warning lights including the wrench light came on and dinged. after shutting the key off and waiting up to a couple of minutes, engine started fine and drove normally. 1 month later, this exact scenario happened again while turning right from a complete stop. 1 month later, it happened again but with only the yellow wrench light coming on (the car was curving to the right at about 40 mph). 2 days later the car did the same thing at about 35 mph. this time the car would start up, and be fine until we accelerated. we narrowly avoided an accident when the car did the same thing a second time. it then did it a third time and we waited to start the car. we were then able to drive the car home normally with a code alert on the dash. i took the car to get a diagnosis and they showed code p2111. *tr
We have had an abnormal fuel smell and leakage from the gas tank area. we have mentioned this to the ford dealership on a few occasions. we were told there was a notice of recall #13s04 but when we talked to the dealership we were told this was not for our but for a 2013. why are they not taking care of the same problem for the earlier model. we have now taken our car in for 2 other recalls and find this is a very dangerous and possible life threatening problem. *tr
while driving on the highway at about 40 mph the car stalled. all power went off but the electricity stayed on. i rolled to the side and was able to restart after 2-3 tries. the same thing happened when i pulled out of my driveway the same day. ford rebuilt my transmission and gave me a new throttle body. the car ran roughly the other day the engine light came on but it didn't stall. *tr
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. while stopped at a traffic stop, the vehicle suddenly stalled without warning. the vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnostics. the technician advised the contact that the fuel valve would have to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. there were no further repairs performed. the approximate failure mileage was 20,000.
Engine began shutting down while moving in morning rush hour. also surges forward and runs thru multiple gears while in stop and go traffic with light, if any throttle applied. on 6-8-12 engine went into failsafe mode, 1100 rpm while traveling at 60 mph. no response from throttle, had to manipulate thru traffic to beach car upon shoulder of road. after shutting off key and restarting, vehicle seemed fine, but same situation happened twice more within minutes. drove car to nearest ford dealer who "cleared the old codes" and test drove, finding no further issue. billed me under esp service agreement, and continued onto work. leaving work to make deliveries, car initiated exactly same response as earlier (5 times), at various speeds, and again, heavy traffic. took to dealer i bought car from, who immediately claimed it needed a new throttle body, which are on national back-order, delivery date unknown. referred to another dealer who had open bays and a throttle body in stock, but for some reason was uninterested in even looking at the car. offered to leave car, esp offers rental, so i could return to work, but that part has become uncovered by the extended warranty, and they still had no interest in fixing car after i agreed to pay myself. transmission has a quirky problem of downshifting aggressively when traveling downhill, up-shifting rapidly in slow moving traffic, and now a throttle body problem which causes car to go into a no power situation while at speed. *js
When driving the vehicle it will seemingly randomly bring the engine down to idle or stall the car completely and send a p2111 or p2112 error code (throttle body stuck open/close, respectively) and the car needs to be completely shut off in order to bring the car back into a normal running state. resetting the car does not guarantee that the issue will go away, and about 40-50% of the time the car stalls again right after attempting to re-enter traffic. this issue will commonly happen when making turns, although it is not limited to that situation. *tr
Approximately two years ago, i was driving down rt 28 in fairfax, va. i was going about 60 mph when my car turned off. no power steering, no brakes, to speed. the car behind me slammed on his brakes and narrowly missed rear ending me. i made it over to the shoulder. i took my car to koons ford sterling, they told me it was the throttle body. i called ford motor customer relationship center and told them what happened and also told them that i goggled it and found many other people complaining about the same thing. i was told that ford had no knowledge of problems with the throttle body. i paid to have the work done. fast forward...............three weeks ago we received a letter from ford telling us that the throttle body was now being recalled and if we have already had the work done, we should take the receipt up to the dealership for our refund. well that was on april 1. still nothing. each time i call i'm told that it's still under review. aside from the fact that i probably will never get a refund, i'm wondering how many people died from this. it took ford 2-3 years to do this recall. *tt
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. the contact stated that while parked or driving at various speeds, the check engine warning light illuminated. in addition, the contact noticed fuel was leaking underneath the vehicle. the vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was repaired under nhtsa campaign number: 15v793000 (fuel system, gasoline) however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was then taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the vapor pipe assembly needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 39,177.
The 2010 ford fusion will, at random, lose power. accelerator is non responsive and the throttle body/transmission indicator light comes on. it begins to idle rough at approx. 1000rpm and will not respond to the accelerator. i've had the car for just over 1 year and this incident has happened dozens of times. it has happened while at freeway speeds, as well as trying to accelerate from a stop light. i've had numerous close calls and literally fear for my safety while driving the car. the dealership claims to not be able to replicate the problem, however as soon as i've picked it up from them its done it within several miles, only for me to take it back to them and get the same response a week or two later. ford needs to solve this huge problem by issuing a recall and they needed to do it last year. i've literally seen thousands of people in forums with this same exact problem, yet nothing seems to be done about it. it's almost as if the only thing that will open ford's eyes will be a serious tragedy to occur. isn't the point of a recall to prevent that from happening? *tr
I was driving about 70mph when i realized, the gas pedal wasn't working. there was no acceleration then the car starting knocking like it was out of gas so i coasted over to the side of the road. i turned the car off, waited about 5 mins and tried to start the car. it started up fine and drove fine the rest of the way home. a few days later, i was turning at a light and it the acceleration stopped again. fortunately, there was a median for turn lanes that i coated in to. otherwise, this could have been an accident. i took the car in to ford, they replaced the throttle body and motor assembly. it took several days because i was told that the part was on back order and that ford had changed manufacturers. this made me wonder why was the part on back order - it seemed like such an odd thing to happen on a fairly new car and why would ford have changed manufacturers. i googled my year and model and discussed this same thing has happened to a lot of people. my son started driving a couple of months ago and thank goodness this happened with me in the car and not an inexperienced driver. with the car suddenly dying and no gas, this presents with a very dangerous situation depending on the road and traffic you may be in. i think ford needs to recall this and make repairs before someone is injured or killed. *tr