2010 FORD FUSION Engine Problems

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP.. THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING, WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR A STREET.. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN AUGUST 2012. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2012, AND IT RAN FINE UNTIL JULY 2012.. THAT'S WHEN I WOULD BE RIDING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER, WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER TO THE CAR, NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AT ALL..AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER.. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WASN'T BAD AND CLEANED THE MASS AIRFLOW FOR $416.. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM..NOW THE WORST THING HAPPENED, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE AND FORD REFUSES TO RECALL THESE CARS... THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH.. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER ,...

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST THROTTLE CONTROL AND THUS POWER TO THE DRIVE TRAIN. THIS REQUIRED ME TO COAST TO A STOP ALONG THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. AFTER GETTING THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER FOR SERVICE, I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE "THROTTLE BODY". THEY ALSO INDICATED THAT THERE ARE SO MANY FORD FUSIONS CURRENTLY WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM THAT THROTTLE BODY PARTS ARE ON BACKORDER FOR UP TO 2 MONTHS. AND UNFORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO OPERATE IN ITS CURRENT STATE. I THINK THIS SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL, SINCE IT CAN (AND DID) RESULT IN UNSAFE EVENT FOR THE DRIVER. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE WRENCH WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,000. *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...

FIRST INCIDENT WAS SEPTEMBER 23, 2012. WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 45 MPH AND MY 2010 FORD FUSION LOST POWER AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN PEDDLE WAS PUSHED AND WAS SHAKING AS I PULLED OVER. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND GET THE CAR RESTARTED AND DRIVE HOME. A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR WOULD NOT START AND FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY AND SAID THAT MOST LIKELY CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. I TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT. MAY 27 2013, 8 MONTHS LATER THE CAR IS LOSING POWER AGAIN. HAPPENED ONCE ON THE 27TH AND 4 TIMES ON THE 28TH AS I ATTEMPTED TO GO TO WORK AND AS I DROVE IT TO THE DEALER TO DIAGNOSE. CAR IS AT DEALERS NOW WAITING FOR THEIR DIAGNOSIS. *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

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...

AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE VEHICLE LOSSES ALL POWER CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. DEALER CLAIMS IT IS A ON GOING ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. IT MUST BE A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM SINCE THE PARTS ARE BACK ORDERED FOR WEEKS. I HOPE SOMEONE DOES NOT GET KILLED BEFORE THEY ADMIT IT IS A SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

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

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

MY CAR'S ENGINE CUT OFF AT 70 MPH GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. LUCKILY NO ONE WAS HARMED AS I WAS ABLE TO DRIFT WITH MY FLASHERS TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I CALLED MY LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THE FUSIONS. MY CAR HAS CUT OFF SEVERAL TIMES WHILE DRIVING AROUND TOWN ALSO. IT'S EXTREMELY SCARY AND DANGEROUS TO HAVE NO ACCELERATION IN 65 MPH TRAFFIC. *TR

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, THE CAR BEGAN TO DECELERATE, AND THE GAS PEDAL DID NOTHING. LUCKILY, I WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER. I LET THE CAR REST FOR A MINUTE, THEN RESTARTED THE CAR AND DROVE WITH NO PROBLEM. MY EXPERIENCE APPEARS IDENTICAL TO THOSE WHO HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, AND FORD DEALERS CHARGE 3 TIMES AS MUCH AS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS TO FIX IT. IT WOULD SEEM LIKE IF THE PROBLEM IS SO PERVASIVE THAT THE PART IS UNAVAILABLE BECAUSE IT IS USED SO MUCH, THIS SHOULD BE THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED A MONTH AGO. AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR'S ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND WRENCH (THROTTLE CONTROL/TRANSMISSION) LIGHT CAME ON. I ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. IN PARK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE SO, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTERWARDS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I CALLED THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO FIND OUT IF I SHOULD HAVE THIS CHECKED OUT AND WAS TOLD NO SINCE THE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ON. TODAY(5/22/13), THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 50 MPH AND HAD TO PULL PROMPTLY TO SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER BEHIND ME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED...

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WOULD SHAKE REALLY BAD ANYTIME WE GOT ABOVE 60 MPHS. AT 65, IT WOULD SHUT OFF. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING THE RPMS WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 1000. WE COULD PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND RESTART THE CAR - NO GO. TO GET DRIVING AGAIN, WE HAD TO STOP THE CAR COMPLETELY. WAIT 5 MINUTES. AND START AGAIN. THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES. THE FORD DEALER FOUND A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AND IS REPLACING IT. THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THOUGH... *TR

AS I WAS DRIVING SOUTHBOUND OUTER DRIVE BARELY CROSSING PELHAM MY FUSION LOST POWER AS DESCRIBED BY ALL OTHER THOTTLE BODY FAILURES I HAVE READ. I WAS ALMOST REARENDED BY A TRUCK BEHIND ME THAT WAS TRYING TO MAKE THE LIGHT. CURRENTLY, THERE IS A BACKORDER ON THE THROTTLE BODY ASSMBLIES AND I AM OUT OF A VEHICLE UNTIL THEY DELIVER.. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I TURNED ON MY EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND COASTED INTO THE TURN LANE, TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, I DROVE ANOTHER 3 MILES AND HAD STOPPED TO MAKE A LEFT HAND TURN AND AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INTO THE TURN, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AGAIN. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY DIAGNOSED A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER AND VERY LITTLE TIME TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE INTO A SAFE PLACE. *TR

DRIVING TO WORK, OUR 2010 FORD FUSION SPUTTERED AND STALLED. AFTER RESTARTING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO SPUTTER AND WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE NEAREST FORD DEALERSHIP. WE WERE INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD DEGRADED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SERVICED AT FORD DEALERSHIPS REGULARLY AND ON-TIME. WE REPLACED THE BATTERY LAST MONTH. OUR PROBLEM APPEARS TO REFLECT THE NHTSA'S ONGOING INVESTIGATION OF FORD ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURES. REF: HTTP://WWW.NCCONSUMER.ORG/NEWS%20ARTICLES/NHTSA%20OPENS%20INVESTIGATION%20INTO%202005-2012%20FORD%20ESCAPE%20VEHICLES%20FOLLOWING%20PETITION%20FROM%20NCCC.HTML. *TR

ON MAY 13, 2013, AT APPROXIMATLEY 8:30AM, ON I-40 WESTBOUND AT 70MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY COMPLETLY LOST POWER/THRUST AND THE "WRENCH" LIGHT (THROTTLE BODY INDICATOR). ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS WERE STILL ON, BUT THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE ENGINE WAS SPUTTERING AND SEEMED TO BE "CHOKING". I PUT ON THE HAZARD INDICATORS, PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IMMEDIATELY TURNED THE CAR OFF. I CHECKED MY OWNERS MANUAL AND IT STATED THAT IF THE LIGHT REMAINED ON I HAD AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. I TURNED THE CAR ON AND THE LIGHT DID NOT COME ON OR DEMONSTRATE ANY INDICATION OF TROUBLE, SO I CONTINUED DRIVING TO MY DESTINATION. UPON REACHING MY DESTINATION, I CONTACTED THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP IN THE AREA, EXPLAINED WHAT HAPPENED AND DROPPED IT OFF FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE. AFTER LEAVING IT WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR TWO DAYS, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT...

THIS HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. AS I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD BOTH ACCELERATING OR AT A CONSTANT SPEED, THE WRENCH LIGHT WILL COME ON AND THE VEHICLE WITH NO LONGER HAVE THROTTLE ABILITIES. I HAVE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD BECAUSE NOTHING WORKS. AS THE VEHICLE STOPS AND I SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, THE VEHICLE SHAKES EXCESSIVELY. I SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF, WAIT A MINUTE, TURN IT BACK ON AND THE WRENCH IS GONE AND THE VEHICLE RUNS PROPERLY UNTIL THE NEXT OCCURRENCE. FORD HAS BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS FOR YEARS AND REFUSES TO PUT OUT A RECALL ON THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS THE PROBLEM. *TR

VEHICLE WAS TRAVELLING APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH WHEN POWER WAS ABRUPTLY REDUCED AND THE ENGINE WENT INTO A ROUGH IDLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ON THE DASH ILLUMINATED. THERE WAS NO RESPONSE FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. POWER STEERING AND POWER BRAKES WERE NOT AFFECTED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. UPON RESTARTING, THE CAR RAN FINE AND I PROCEEDED HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. THE NEXT MORNING, THE CAR STARTED FINE, BUT A HALF MILE LATER THE CAR'S POWER WAS AGAIN REDUCED WITH A ROUGH IDLE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I STOPPED SAFELY AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I RESTARTED THE CAR SEVERAL TIMES; EACH TIME POWER WAS REDUCED AND THE CAR WAS SHAKING AND SHUDDERING. I LIMPED BACK HOME AND CALLED A TOW COMPANY TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS A FAILED THROTTLE BODY. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 70-75 MPH ON US HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOST POWER AND ENTERED INTO A LIMITED POWER "LIMP HOME" MODE, DROPPING ENGINE TO IDLE SPEED AND CAUSING A WRENCH LIGHT TO ACTIVATE ON THE DASH AND ACTIVATION OF "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. VEHICLE LOSING POWER NEARLY RESULTED IN MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION WITH OTHER VEHICLES. AFTER MOVING TO SHOULDER OF ROADWAY AND SHUTTING OFF VEHICLE AND TURNING IT BACK ON THE PROBLEM CORRECTED FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES WHERE ISSUE OCCURRED AGAIN, THIS TIME AT SPEEDS APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH. AFTER SHUTTING OFF AND POWERING BACK ON VEHICLE THE PROBLEM AGAIN CORRECTED FOR LESS THAN A MILE. VEHICLE CONTINUED SAME PROBLEM AFTER SHUTDOWN ANOTHER 8 TIMES WITHIN 5 MILES. ONLY ROADSIDE CORRECTION TO ISSUE WAS TO REMOVE NEGATIVE BATTERY CABLE TO RESET COMPUTER. AFTER COMPLETING THIS TASK VEHICLE WOULD RUN NORMALLY FOR APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES WHERE ISSUE WOULD RETURN. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO SHOP WHERE...

FIRST INCIDENT HAPPED AS I WAS LEAVING MY SUB-DIVISION, I SLOWED DOWN TO MAKE TURN AND THE CAR LOST POWER, NO ACCELERATION. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TURN THE IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED CAR AND WENT ON MY WAY WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. SECOND TIME IT HAPPEN I WAS TAKING THE CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO SEE IF THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH MY CAR AND WHY IS WAS LOSING POWER. I STARTED TO PULL AWAY FROM LIGHT AND THE CAR JURKED THEN LOST POWER. I HAD TO TURN OFF CAR AND RESTART THE ENGINE. FORD DEALERSHIP REPLACE THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY SAID THAT WAS THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE SEEMED TO STALL, WRENCH WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND THEN WENT OFF, SHUT OFF VEHICLE AND RESTARTED. COULD NOT GET VEHICLE UP TO SPEED, SEEMING TO STALL AGAIN. CALLED TOW TRUCK. *TR

DRIVING AT LOW SPEED ON RESIDENTIAL STREET. ENGINE STUTTERED, WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THROTTLE RESPONSE BECAME NONEXISTENT. ERROR CODE SHOWN WAS FOR STUCK OPEN/ CLOSED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I WAS TRAVELING AT 65MPH DOWN THE FREEWAY WHEN THERE WAS A SUDDEN JOLT AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL STOPPED RESPONDING AND THE ENGINE IDLED AT 500-600 RPM. THE ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS CAME ON. I SLOWLY PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS SHAKING BADLY. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED AGAIN AND THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY. I TOOK OFF BUT IN LESS THAN 2 MINUTES IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I HAD TO TOW THE CAR TO THE DEALER. TURNS OUT IT'S THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY (PART# DS7Z9E926A) AND THEY CHARGED ME $380 TO REPLACE IT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL VEHICLE. I'M SURPRISED FORD ISSUED A RECALL ON "SUSPECTED" FAULTY WHEEL STUDS BUT NOT AN ISSUE AS BIG AS THROTTLE BODY WITH NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM ESPECIALLY IF IT HAPPENS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC OR IN THE...

I WAS TRAVELING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT APPROX 70 MPH AND THERE WAS A SUDDEN SHUTTERING OF THE ENGINE/CAR AND LOSS OF POWER. THE"WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON. I SEEMED AS THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS STILL ON BUT WHEN I PUSHED ON THE ACCELERATOR NOTHING HAPPENED. THIS HAPPENED IN THE MIDDLE OF A 4 LANE FREEWAY. THANK GOD I WAS TRAVELING DOWN HILL SO I WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A MOMENT AND TRIED TO RESTART. IT STARTED BACK UP AND DROVE FOR ANOTHER MONTH OR TWO WHEN IT DID THE EXACT SAME THING. SEEMS LIKE THIS IS HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW PEOPLE WHO OWN FORD FUSIONS. I'VE TAKEN IT IN AND IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY, SAME AS MANY OTHER PEOPLES COMPLAINTS WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY. VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. *TR

ADVISORY MECHANICAL WRENCH LIT UP ON DASH - LOSS ALL ACCELERATION POWER. HAD TO COAST OFF SIDE OF ROAD AND PLACE TRANSMISSION IN PARK - AND TURN OFF LOW IDLE ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED 3 X'S ALL SIMILAR THIS SAME DAY. PRIOR, HAD COMPLAINED TO AUTO DEALERSHIP ABOUT 1ST COUPLE INCIDENTS (APPROX) 4 OTHER TIMES; THEY INDICATED THEY FOUND NO ISSUE. I WILL HAVE CODES READ 1ST THING IN THE MORNING, BY AUTOZONE LOOKING FOR P2111 AND P2112 - THEN TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE - AND NOW I AM WORRIED TO HAVE MY WIFE DRIVE ALONE WITH THIS VEHICLE. ITS OUR ONLY CAR. *TR

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR'S ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. IN PARK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE SO, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTERWARDS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YESTERDAY (4/30/13), THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 40 MPH AND HAD TO PULL PROMPTLY TO SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER BEHIND ME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GO A FEW FEET BEFORE THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED BUT THE DEALER FOUND TRANSMISSION FLUID HAD LEAKED AT THE DRIVER FRONT TIRE AREA AND ALSO STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE BRAKE FLUID BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE CONTACT ALSO WANTED TO STATE THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES FOR UNKNOWN ELECTRICAL FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS VEHICLE 57,000. UPDATED 08/27/13*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER TO THE WHEELS AND THE ABILITY TO STEER BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. THE ACCELERATOR...

MY FUSION HAS MULTIPLE ISSUES. THE FIRST BEING A STALLING ISSUE WHEN SITTING AT A STOP, WHEN YOU PRESS THE ACCELERATOR THE CAR JUST DIES. IT HAS DONE THIS TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES THE LATEST BEING WITH MY WIFE WHO NOW REFUSES TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT DOESN'T POST A CODE AND STARTS RIGHT UP; WITH NO CODE THE FORD SAYS THEY CANNOT HELP. THE SECOND ISSUE IS TERRIBLE SHIFTING AND VERY SLOW RESPONSE TO THROTTLE MOVEMENTS. THE SHIFT FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND HAS BEEN VERY BAD; FORD HAS FLASHED THE COMPUTER MULTIPLE TIMES WHICH DID NOTHING. FORD SAYS WITHOUT A CODE THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP. THIS HAS BEEN AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR FROM DAY 1. THIRD ISSUE IS WHEN YOU ARE ACCELERATING AND HAVE TO HIT THE BRAKES, WHEN YOU GET BACK ON THE GAS THE CAR ACTS AS IF THE MOTOR WAS TURNED OFF....

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, WHEN SUDDENLY MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. I NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. I THEN HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO BE EVALUATED. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG, BECAUSE THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS OUT. I THOUGHT THAT WAS VERY STRANGE BECAUSE A CAR JUST DOESN'T STOP AND LOOSE POWER FOR NO REASON. I TOOK THEIR WORD FOR IT AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. ON APRIL 19, 2013, I WAS DRIVING TO WORK WHEN MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, THIS TIME THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON BEFORE MY VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP. UNLIKE THE FIRST INCIDENT, I WAS ALMOST IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT. THE CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE TO AVOID HITTING EACH OTHER INCLUDING THE BACK OF...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. AFTER THE VEHICLE SAT FOR A CONSIDERABLE AMOUNT OF TIME IT WAS RESTARTED AND OPERATED AS DESIGNED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BUT NO CAUSE FOR FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 43,000.

DRIVING AT 70 MPH AND CAR LOST POWER. *TR

THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES. WHEN I HIT THE GAS AFTER SLOWING DOWN, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE. I WILL HAVE TO JAM DOWN ON THE GAS PEDAL BEFORE IT DOES ANYTHING. AT THAT POINT, THE RPM'S FLY UP AND THE CAR WILL FINALLY START MOVING. IT IS INEVITABLE THAT THIS WILL CAUSE ME TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT AND EVEN POSSIBLY KILLED ONE DAY. THERE HAVE BEEN SEVERAL TIMES WHERE I HAVE BEEN JUST SHY OF GETTING SLAMMED INTO BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC AS I TURN IN FROM OF THEM CAUSE MY VEHICLE IS NOT MOVING. ALSO THERE HAVE BEEN THREE INSTANCES IN WHICH THE CAR WILL TOTALLY STOP MOVING. THE CAR IS ON, BUT IT WILL NOT GO. I WILL HIT THE GAS AND NOTHING HAPPENS. I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR COMPLETELY OFF AND THEN BACK ON AGAIN IN ORDER TO GET IT TO MOVE. I...

I WAS DRIVING THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, AND THE CAR ENGINE DIED. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE LANE AND HAD TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO MY MECHANIC SINCE THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. HE CLEANED THE INJECTORS AND THROTTLE BODY. IT APPEARED TO FIX THE CAR. HOWEVER, A FEW DAYS LATER THE CAR DIED AGAIN, BUT THIS TIME I WAS ON A TOLLWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC GOING 70 MPH. I HAD TO CLEAR ONE LANE OF TRAFFIC TO MAKE IT TO THE SHOULDER WITHOUT POWER. I HAD TO BE TOWED IMMEDIATELY BY THE TOLLWAY AUTHORITIES, BECAUSE IT IS DANGEROUS BEING STALLED ON THE SHOULDER. MY MECHANIC NOW TELLS ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY A VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS FORD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TWICE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF THE FAILURE. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000. *TR

THE VEHICLE WILL AT TIMES APPEAR TO LOSE POWER AND GO INTO "LIMP HOME MODE". A NON-DEALER DIAGNOSTIC REVEALED A "P2111" ERROR CODE FOR "THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN". THIS SYMPTOM HAS OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES AT MULTIPLE RATES OF SPEED, RESULTING IN DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. THE DEALER HAS SO FAR REFUSED TO REPLACE WHAT APPEARS TO BE A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

TWO DAYS AGO MY CAR STALLED WITHOUT WARNING, I LOST ALL ACCELERATION, AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY PULL TO THE SIDE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO START UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. TODAY WHILE ON THE INTERSTATE, IN THE MIDDLE LANE, DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC, MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STALLED AGAIN AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY AGAIN, I WAS ABLE TO PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS AND COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. I AM GRATEFUL TRAFFIC WAS MOVING SLOWLY AND IT DID NOT HAPPEN WHEN I WAS TRAVELING AT A FASTER SPEED. THE ENGINE STARTED BACK UP AFTER A FEW MINUTES. I WILL BE TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING. *TR

DRIVING AND CAR SPUTTERED AND LOST POWER. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. PULLED OFF ONTO SHOULDER. TURNED CAR OFF. RESTARTED CAR AND TRIED TO DRIVE AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED. HAD CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FOUND THAT THROTTLE MOTOR WAS NOT RESPONDING. DEALER REPLACED THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR. COULD HAVE BEEN VERY DANGEROUS IF HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY AT HIGHER SPEEDS. *TR

DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE CAR DIES AND STARTS A VIOLENT SHAKE. LUCKILY THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC AND I COULD PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITH MY THREE KIDS, IF IT WOULD HAVE BEEN BUSY THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH THE 2010 FORD FUSIONS IS IT GOING TO TAKE A COUPLE DEATHS FOR THEM TO RECALL THIS CAR FOR THE PROBLEM. IT HAS HAPPEN TO ME THREE TIMES NOW ONCE WHEN I WAS GOING ABOUT 35. I THINK FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE VEHICLES AND FIX THEM BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED IF THEY HAVEN'T ALREADY. *TR

DRIVING INTERSTATE HWY AT 65 MPH, VEHICLE LOST POWER. TRAVELING IN THE MIDDLE LANE, THE VEHICLE SLOWED IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC TO 5MPH. I SAID MY PRAYERS DUE TO THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, THOUGHT THIS WAS THE END. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DEALER REPORTED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY HAD FAILED. FAILED PART REPLACED AND VEHICLE IS WORKING NORMALLY. *TR

STOPPED FOR LIGHT STARTED TO GO CAR STARTED JERKING AND ROUGH IDLE COULD ONLY GO ABOUT 2-4 MPH WAS ABLE TO GET TO SIDE OF ROAD TURNED OFF FRO SEVERAL MIN. THAN RESTARTED RAN FINE FOR ABOUT 8-10 MILES THAN SAME. GOT IT DEALER THEY REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. *TR

OUR 2010 FORD FUSION LOST ENGINE POWER WHILE ACCELERATING UP A HILL IN MORNING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC ON A MULTI-LANE SUPER-HIGHWAY IN ATLANTA. OUR CAR WAS IN ONE OF THE LEFT LANES AND WAS ABLE TO LIMP ACROSS SEVERAL LANES TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF A HELPFUL TRUCK DRIVER. CARS WERE RACING AROUND US ON BOTH SIDES UNTIL WE COULD FLAG DOWN ASSISTANCE. THE EXPERIENCE WAS HORRIFYING. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE FORD DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A STUCK THROTTLE COVER. A REPAIR WAS MADE UNDER WARRANTY, AND WE WERE TOLD THE CAR WAS SAFE TO DRIVE. *TR

IN MODERATE TRAFFIC ON I385, TRAVELING AT 60 MPH, WITHOUT ANY WARNING SIGNS THERE WAS A SUDDEN "CLUNK" AND THE ENGINE LOST POWER. WEATHER WAS CLEAR AND SUNNY WITH AN OUTSIDE AIR TEMPERATURE OF 64 DEG. F. PAVEMENT WAS DRY. WITH MY WIFE AND TWO GRANDCHILDREN IN THE CAR I HAD TO CROSS TWO LANES OF MODERATE TRAFFIC TO SAFELY GET TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE. SOME CARS AROUND ME HAD TO MAKE AVOIDANCE MANEUVERS. NOT GOOD! ONCE I GOT STOPPED IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE WITH THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ACTIVATED, I DETERMINED THAT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING WITH THE RPM SURGING BETWEEN APPROXIMATELY 700 AND 1500 RPM. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO AN EXIT RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH WITH THE CAR JERKING FORWARD WITH THE CHANGE IN RPM. THE "WRENCH" LIGHT WAS ON BUT NO "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT. ONCE ON THE EXIT RAMP I...

READ IN PAPER THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AT FORD THROTTLE BODY. I WAS IN FAST LANE ON I-66 ON A FRIDAY AFTERNOON. SUDDENLY CAR STOPPED. I WAS LUCKY THERE WAS ROOM ON LEFT APRON TO PULL OFF. CAR RESTARTED WHEN I TRIED--WENT 1000 FEET AND STOPPED AGAIN; NOW IN RIGHT LANE AND PULLED OFF. KNEW THERE WAS AN OFF RAMP 1/4 MILE AHEAD AND LIMPED ON APRON WITH CARS PASSING. THE ENTIRE SITUATION WAS VERY DANGEROUS IN MY ESTIMATION. WHEN RESTARTING, IT WAS HARD TO TELL IF AUTO WAS RUNNING OR NOT. WHEN RESTARTING AUTO BACKFIRED ETC. PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT HAD REPORTED TO FORD DEALER THAT TRANSMISSION SOMETIME "CLUNKED" WHEN I PUT AUTO IN REVERSE IN THE MORNING. THEY FOUND NO PROBLEM. HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE I PAID TO HAVE THE THROTTLE BODY REPLACED. *TR

DRIVER WAS GOING 35-40 MPH AND SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED A SEVERE LOSS OF POWER AS IF THE CAR TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN NEUTRAL.WAS A SCARY EXPERIENCE!! HAD TO PUT ON EMERGENCY FLASHERS TO KEEP FROM GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND.CAR WAS DRIVING VERY SLOW AND THEN AFTER A PERIOD OF TIME, FULL POWER CAME BACK ON. *TR

TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THE 'WRENCH' LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE BEGAN IDLING VERY ROUGH. FORTUNATELY I WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF TRAFFIC AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE WAS IDLING VERY ROUGH ~900-1200 RPM AND WAS UNRESPONSIVE WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL (ALMOST TO THE FLOOR). ONCE STOPPED I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED APPROXIMATELY THIRTY SECONDS AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE WARNING LIGHT WAS EXTINGUISHED AND THE ENGINE OPERATED NORMALLY. I ACCELERATED BACK TO TRAFFIC SPEED AND WITHIN FIVE MINUTES EXPERIENCED THE EXACT SAME THING. I PULLED OVER, TURNED OFF AND BACK ON THE VEHICLE AND AGAIN THE LIGHT EXTINGUISHED AND THE CAR RAN NORMALLY. TWO MORE TIMES WITHIN A THIRTY MINUTE PERIOD THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME THING. EN ROUTE TO THE FORD DEALER THE NEXT DAY I HAD THE SAME THING...

MY WIFE WAS TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING LOT AT 2MPH OR LESS WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT HIGH RPMS. OUR VEHICLE SLAMMED INTO THE VEHICLE TO THE RIGHT OF THE SPACE MY WIFE WOULD HAVE ENTERED. HEAVY DAMAGE WAS CAUSED TO OUR VEH. AND TO THE PARKED VEH. MY WIFE WAS UNSURE IF SHE HAD CAUSED THE ACDT OR IF IT WAS A MECHANICAL DEFECT. BECAUSE OF THE VERY HEAVY AND RAPID ACCELERATION, I DIDN'T THINK IT IN ANY WAY WAS DRIVER ERROR. AFTER IT WAS REPAIRED, OUR 2010 FUSION WAS CHECKED OUT BY A FORD DEALER AND NOTHING WAS FOUND AMISS. A YEAR LATER IN NOV. OF 2012, I WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH WHEN THE ENGINE SUDDENLY REVVED UP ABOUT 150 TO 200RPMS. THIS DIDN'T CAUSE ANY GREAT ACCELERATION BUT, CONSIDERING MY WIFE'S EXPERIENCE, I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL. JUST...

MY FORD 2010 FUSION, WHEN AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, STOP SIGN, ETC.. WOULD STALL WHEN I PUT MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR WITH VERY LITTLE RESPONSE. THEN IT WILL FINALLY PICK UP SPEED. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE THE "ENGINE SHUT DOWN" AS OF YET AND I HOPE I DON'T. AFTER READING THE OTHER "COMPLAINTS", NOW I KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. WILL TAKE CARE OF IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE! *TR

ON FEB 13 2013 I WAS DRIVING AND THE CAR NOSED OVER, SLOWED TO APPROX 8MPH, WITH ENGINE SURGES OF UP TO 1500 RPM, AFTER SEVERAL RESTARTS IT RAN NORMALLY. ON FEB 17 2013 IT DID THE SAME EXACT THING, I STOPPED AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE SEVERAL TIMES IN THE 40 MINUTE DRIVE OF 3 MILES BACK HOME BUT THAT DID NOT HELP. AFTER THE CAR SET FOR SEVERAL HOURS IT STARTED AND RAN CORRECTLY. RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET SHOWED HUNDREDS OF THE SAME PROBLEM AND REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY CORRECTED THE TROUBLE. ON FEB 18, 2013 I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER AND FROM ONLY MY DESCRIPTION WAS TOLD THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS THE PROBLEM, THEY HAD 3 IN STOCK AND MY THREE YEAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED ON FEB 21, 2013, LESS THAN A MONTH OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED SO I DROVE...