NHTSA Complaint #10679638 — 2011 FORD MUSTANG

11/14/2014 - VEHICLE ENGINE APPEARED TO STALL OR SHUTDOWN (NO POWER) WITH "WRENCH" DISPLAYED WHILE EXITING HIGHWAY. COASTED TO SHOULDER AND RESTARTED VEHICLE MILEAGE APPROX 32,100. RE-OCCURRED ON 12/9/2014 WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH - WAS ABLE TO COAST TO SHOULDER AND RESTART. FORD DEALER RAN COMPLETE DIAGNOSTICS NEXT DAY BUT COULD NOT IDENTIFY A PROBLEM. VEHICLE MILEAGE LESS THAN 33,000. OCCURRED AGAIN ON 1/27 ON HIGHWAY WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH - COASTED TO SHOULDER AND PLUGGED IN OBD-II DIAGNOSTIC TOOL I HAVE BEEN CARRYING WHICH DISPLAYED P2111 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM STUCK OPEN. RESTARTED CARE - OCCURRED AGAIN 2 MILES LATER THIS TIME - SAME CODE READING - AND NOW CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO ON. VEHICLE MILEAGE 34,650. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL ON 1/28/15 AT MY EXPENSE (NOT UNDER WARRANTY / NO MANUFACTURER RECALL). THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY HAZARD - UNEXPECTED VEHICLE SHUTDOWN OCCURRING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR