NHTSA Complaint #11341923 — 2016 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR SUDDENLY DISPLAYED A 'WRENCH' INDICATOR WHICH STATES 'SEE OWNER'S MANUAL'. THE CAR LOST THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE (GAS PEDAL/ACCELERATION WAS DISABLED). AFTER STEERING THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, THE CAR BEGAN TO IDLE VERY ROUGH BEFORE THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF. I ATTEMPTED TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, BUT THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE VERY ROUGH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BOTH APPEARED ILLUMINATED. UPON INSPECTION WITH AN OBD II CODE READER, THE CODE 'P2111' WAS DISPLAYED. THIS INDICATED A 'STUCK OPEN' THROTTLE, RESULTING IN THE DISABLED ACCELERATION OF THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE CODE WAS CLEARED, THE VEHICLE STARTED NORMALLY AND WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN HOME ON SURFACE ROADS. AFTER BRIEF INSPECTION, THE THROTTLE APPEARS TO BE MECHANICALLY IN GOOD CONDITION, AND INVESTIGATION ONLINE INDICATES MANY OTHER VEHICLES OF THIS MAKE/MODEL EXPERIENCE A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. THIS EXPLAINS THE SYMPTOMS EXEPRIENCED BY MY VEHICLE DESPITE THE MECHANICAL CONDITION OF THE THROTTLE BEING GOOD. FORTUNATELY, NOBODY WAS HURT, BUT SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION COULD BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS IN A VARIETY OF SCENARIOS, ESPECIALLY AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS.