NHTSA Complaint #10680719 — 2011 FORD MUSTANG

I'VE NEVER HAD SIMILAR ISSUE BEFORE THIS. I WAS ACCELERATING SLOWLY AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 20-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR LURCHED, THE "TRACTION CONTROL" LIGHT AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE THE CAR AT ALL. I WAS FORCED TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE CAR AND THE ENGINE TURNED A FEW EXTRA TIMES BUT DID START. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME (WITHIN 0.5 MILE) AT VERY SLOW SPEEDS. OVER THE NEXT DAY I TESTED THE CAR ON BACK ROADS: IT FREQUENTLY REQUIRED THE ENGINE TO TURN EXTRA IN ORDER TO START, AND IT SEEMED THAT WHENEVER I TRIED TO ACCELERATE TOO RAPIDLY THE PROBLEM RETURNED AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST/BRAKE TO A STOP AND RESTART THE ENGINE. IF I ACCELERATED VERY SLOWLY I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT AT NO POINT COULD I PASS 20-30 MPH. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY FORD DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DIAGNOSED AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE BASED ON EEC TEST AND CODE P2112. THEY NOTED A STUCK ETB ACTUATOR AND ETB ACTUATOR BINDING CAUSING SYSTEM TO GO INTO FAILSAFE MODE. THE ETB ASSEMBLY AND FULL THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR DRIVES WELL NOW. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I HAD BEEN ON A MAJOR FREEWAY OR A HILL (AS ARE FREQUENT IN MY AREA) I COULD HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS INJURY. THE DEALERSHIP WAS NOT AWARE OF OR DID NOT OFFER ANY EXTENDED WARRANTIES FOR DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODIES OR SENSORS AND IF THIS EXISTS I AM INTERESTED TO PURSUE REIMBURSEMENT OF THE COST OF MY REPAIRS AND LABOR. *TR