2011 Ford Fusion Electrical Problems

My driver heating element in my seat stopped working. I went to get it fixed and that’s when they noticed the charred heating pad in the seat had burnet makers on it. I have picture showing that the electrical part in the heating pad indicator has black marks around the wires and burnt through the pad and the electrical coils. The seat under the leather part had damage to it. This would have caused a fire. I’m very lucky. I bought the part on [XXX]. I just want to be reimburse from Ford Dealership the part cost. Thank you, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

As stated in a previous complaint vehicle has what one professional mechanic diagnosed as an "electrical fathom draw" which drains the battery. The issue with the vehicle started on July 1st which the timing seems ironic since it was the first day of the month. I have taken the vehicle to several qualified mechanics who could not diagnose what was draining the battery. Purchased a new battery and still having the same issue. Each time I had roadside assistance jumpstart the battery they stated it was not the altenator or the starter. No codes to perform a diagnostic like "check engine" light or other warning signs.

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The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle had failed to start. The vehicle was taken to several independent mechanics to be diagnosed. The contact stated that a mechanic replaced the starter; however, the failure persisted. The contact related the failure to an unknown recall. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 145,000. The VIN was not available.

While driving on a major highway during rush hour, at the posted speed limit (65MPH) , without any warning the vehicle completely lost any and all braking capability without any prior warning or indication of an issue later on after managing to avoid any type of accident or collision with anything around. I turned the car off, when turning the car back on then and only then I received a dashboard full of lights most important being “service advancetrac” and (!) BRAKE, “Check break system”. By reading many other forums with the same car and the exact issues and notifications it says that there is a glitch in the ABS module with communicates with the hydraulic control unit which caused complete and catastrophic brake failure. Which could have resulted in a major accident, risking my life, the occupants of my vehicle, and any other vehicle around. Lucky I was able to maneuver my way off to the side of the highway, and slowly make my vehicle come to a stop, then putting it in park, which would be the only way to stop the vehicle from moving or rolling back or forward. I believe this is a very serious issue that must be addressed. The car is now being diagnosed at a Ford Dealer at a cost of $200 and probably a repair cost of over $2600 according to others. I’am still waiting after spending $1000 on a car rental to make it to work so I would not risk my job. This is all more money then I even make, these companies need to be held accountable for putting the lives of me and my family and all the other people and families on the road that day. Thank god this did not end differently. The website is not allowing me to upload any photos of the light that appeared on the dashboard only after the incident occurred! I would have liked for people to see incase they experience this same issue

It started in February 2023 no warning lights nothing just when I came to a stop at a red light the car dies it will start right back most of the time but other times when you start it back it's like the starter stays engaged and makes a struttering sound and whole car shakes and you have to hurry and shut it back off and restart it again the longer you drive the car the more it dies when you come to a stop other times it may not do it for days I've almost been in 7 accidents that I've counted bc of this issue bc it dies and ppl think I should be moving and I can't or I just turn at a light and it will die and I can go until I restart it I also think it cause my battery to go out bc I had to replace it not long after this started. It's not been reported to anyone but you or inspected but is available to be anytime. Components affected ( DOOR HANDLE INSIDE PASSANGER SIDE)My 2nd issue is with my passenger side door handle without warning it just stopped working and now you have to roll window down to open from outside my safety could be at risk bc I wouldn't be able to get out of car if there was a crash. It's not been reported, inspected by anyone but is available anytime to be.

CHECK FUEL FILL INLET THE LIGHT STAY ON

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH with the air conditioning activated, there was a burning odor inside the vehicle. The contact reached under the glove box and discovered that the heat sink and wiring harness connecting the fan was extremely hot to the touch. The contact indicated that no flames were present but the wires were visibly charred and burnt. The contact stated that the heat sink and wiring harness connection to the fan had been replaced on multiple occasions. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but no assistance was offered. The local dealer was not contacted regarding the failure. The failure mileage was 80,000.

Advancetrac light started turning on, then about the 3rd time the light flashed electric brakes went away and was left with extremely hard to press hydraulic brakes. Just to SCAN the car ford wants $200 because they have a proprietary system...

AFTER HAVING THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL TAKEN CARE OF BY FRANKLIN FORD LINCOLN THE ENGINE OIL LIGHT WAS ON AND THE BATTERY KEPT DRAINING AND HAD TO BE REPLACED TODAY. FORD CLAIMS THAT THEY DID NOTHING INCORRECT IN THE RECALL BUT PRIOR TO TAKING MY CAR TO FORD THE BATTERY AND 02 SENSOR WERE IN FINE WORKING ORDER. AFTER THE RECALL THEY WERE NOT. AFTER REPLACING THE BATTERY TODAY THE CAR STILL HESITATES TO START AND THE AC SYSTEM KEEPS MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. THIS WAS NOT HAPPENING BEFORE THE RECALL WAS PERFORMED. I DON'T THINK THAT MY CAR WILL EVER BE THE SAME AND IT IS ALL DUE TO FORD LINCOLN OF FRANKLIN REPLACING THE AIRBAGS.

MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING HER FORD FUSION WHEN THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING.

MULTIPLE TIMES NOW THIS HAS HAPPENED... I'LL GIVE YOU THE MOST NERVE WRACKING EXPERIENCE, WHERE I HONESTLY WAS SCARED FOR MY LIFE. IT WAS 10:30PM, I WAS DRIVING OUT OF TOWN ON MY WAY BACK HOME FROM A FRIENDS, ON A TINY 2 LANE ROAD GOING 55, ALL OF A SUDDEN ALL OF MY POWER CUT OUT! NO RADIO, HEADLIGHTS, HAZARD LIGHTS WOULDN'T EVEN WORK!!! I HAD TO SLOW DOWN IN THE PITCH BLACK DARKNESS, HOPING TO GOD THERE WASN'T ANY DEER. ON TOP OF THAT... JUST WAITING FOR ANOTHER CAR TO TURN DOWN THE ROAD I WAS ON, BARRELING AT ME AT 55MPH. I WAS TERRIFIED! MY BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR ARE FINE. THE ELECTRIC FINALLY CAME BACK ON AFTER A FEW MINUTES... BUT THIS COULD HAVE HAD A VERY DIFFERENT ENDING.

FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSY. T\INTERNAL FAULT CODE P2112 CAUSED THE POWER ON CAR TO GO TO LIMP MODE. THIS CREATED A DANGEROUS SITUATION AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE ITEM HAS BEEN FLAGGED IN FEBRUARY 21, 2013 NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY MALFUNCTION NHTSA ACTION NUMBER: PE13003 FORD HAS FAILED TO CORRECT THE ISSUE ON MY VEHICLE. THIS OCCURRED 17 AUG 2020. THE VEHICLE WAS AT 152,000 MILES AND HAD BEEN SERVICED REGULAR BY FORD SINCE PURCHASE IN 2011. THIS ISSUE SHOULD HAVE NEVER OCCURRED. I HAD STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND MADE A RIGHT TURN ON TO EXPRESSWAY IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. WITH NO ACCELERATION THIS BECAME A DANGEROUS SITUATION VERY QUICKLY. I EXPECTED TO ACCELERATE TO 45MPH BUT COULD BARLEY CREEP TO 20 MPH MAX.

HEATER/DEFROST BLOWER SPEED CONTROLLER AND ASSOCIATED WIRING FAILURE CAUSING WIRE SMOKE COMING OUT FROM UNDER DASH BOARD. IF I DIDN'T TURN OFF CLIMATE CONTROL, I SUSPECT IT COULD HAVE ESCALATED TO AN ELECTRICAL FIRE. WITHOUT DEFROST WORKING, IT IS HARD TO SEE OUT OF WINDSHIELD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. BILL KNIGHT FORD LOCATED AT 9607 S. MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74133 AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000.

DRIVER DOOR WON'T OPEN FROM THE INSIDE

MY CARS WINSHIELD WIPERS HAVE A SHORT IN THEM WHEN I PUT ON AIR. THE MY CAR KEEPS SHAKING WHEN DRIVING. MY AIRBAGA STILL ARENT WORKING AND CAR FEELS LIKE ITS STILL IDLING ROUGH. ALL OF RHE RECALLS WERE FIXED BUT STILL HAVING SAME PROBLEM. CAR WAS IN MOTION FOR VIBRATING AND PARKED WHEN I NOTICED AIR BAGS

CAR CAME UP WITH "SERVICE ADVANCETRAC/SERVICE POWER STEERING NOW" ERROR CODES.

THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR WILL MELT WITH USE, WHICH CAUSES SMOKING TO COME FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE FLOOD UNDER THE GLOVE BOX. IS NOT SAFE AND I HAVE REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE 2014. IT CAN HAPPEN WHILE SITTING AND DRIVING, DOES NOT MATTER. I HAVE REACHED OUT TO FORD THEY MUST NOT CARE BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN TOLD ITS NOT THEIR PROBLEM, OR TO GET OVER IT.

THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY. THE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE AND LOCK BROKE AT THE SAME TIME. TWO WAYS TO GET OUT, ROLLING THE WINDOW DOWN AND OPENING FROM OUTSIDE OR PULLING THE HANDLE AND LOCK AT THE SAME TIME ON THE INSIDE. THE DOOR WILL NOT LOCK.

FAULTY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR LATCH WILL NOT OPEN FROM THE INSIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. AFTER CLIMBING OUT THE PASSENGER SIDE DOOR AND WALKING AROUND THE CAR THE DRIVER'S DOOR DID OPEN FROM THE OUTSIDE. FORD LISTS A RECALL FOR 2013-2014 FUSION, BUT NOT EARLIER YEARS. AN INTERNET SEARCH SHOWS I AM NOT THE ONLY 2011 OWNER WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR FAILED TO OPEN FROM INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC OR A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE A/C BLOWER RESISTOR AND THE BLOWER RESISTOR CONNECTOR HAS BURNED AND MELTED 2 TIMES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2012. AS I WAS DRIVING A/C WOULD BLOW HARD FOR A MINUTE OR SO THE GO OUT, AND THE FINAL TIME IT WENT OUT BOTH TIMES MY PASSENGER SAW SMOKE AT HIS FEET FROM UNDER THE GLOVE BOX.

WHEN I START MY CAR I GET A POWER STEERING ASSIST FAILURE AND A SERVICE ADVANCE TRAC MESSAGE. I CAN NOT TURN MY STEERING WHEEL AND MY CAR ACTS AS IF IT WON'T DO ANYTHING. I CAN TURN MY CAR OFF, WAIT, THEN START AGAIN AND IT IS FINE. MY PASSENGER SEAT BELT ALSO WILL RANDOMLY NOT CLICK INTO THE BUCKLE OR COME UNLOCKED. NOW THIS IS AFTER FORD SUPPOSEDLY FIXED ANOTHER RECALL CAUSING MY CAR TO DROP TO A LOW SPEED OUT OF NOWHERE.

I CAME HOME FROM SHOPPING AND WAS UNABLE TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR TO EXIT THE CAR. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I HAVE OWNED PREVIOUS VEHICLES AND NEVER HAD ISSUES THAT A DOOR WOULD NOT OPEN. I HAD TO OPEN MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW AND ACTUALLY REACH OUT TO OPEN THE CAR DOOR. THIS WAS A ISSUE THAT WAS ONGOING FOR FORD FUSIONS AS I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS REGARDING THE FAULTY DOOR LATCHES.

CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT SYSTEM MALFUNCTION AND REAR PARK AID ALERT MALFUNCTION.

VEHICLE REPAIRED 4 TIMES FOR INOPERABLE BLOWER MOTOR. FAN/BLOWER WILL EITHER FAIL OUTRIGHT, OR OPERATE INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL WEEKS AND EVENTUALLY COMPLETE FAILURE. WILL FAIL EITHER IN WINTER OR SUMMER WHEN FAN IS USED THE MOST. THE FIRST TWO TIMES (3/1/2014 & 3/14/2016) THE RESISTOR CONTROL ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED ALONG WITH THE WIRE HARNESS. THE THIRD TIME (11/29/2016) THE BLOWER MOTOR WAS REPLACED. THE FOURTH TIME THE BLOWER MOTOR CONNECTOR WAS REPLACED. OBVIOUSLY THESE CONNECTORS ARE MELTING DUE TO THE CURRENT DRAWN BY THE BLOWER MOTOR. I BELIEVE THERE MAY BE A TSB ISSUE, BUT FORD REFUSES TO ASSIST AS THE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO HELP OR HONOR ANY WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY MANAGE TO REPLACE "DIFFERENT" PARTS EACH TIME, THOUGH I BELIEVE THAT IF THE BLOWER MOTOR, THE RESISTOR, AND ALL CONNECTORS WERE ALL REPLACED AT THE ONSET WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS UNDER WARRANTY ONE OR MORE OF THESE REPAIRS COULD HAVE BEEN AVOIDED. THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE PRESENTED DURING WHEN THE FAN BLOWER STOPS WORKING SUDDENLY, AND THE WINDSHIELD WILL NOT DEFROST IN THE WINTER. THIS HAS HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING. DURING THE SUMMER DURING HIGH HUMIDITY, THE SUDDEN FAILURE OF THE FAN BLOWER MOTOR ALSO CAUSES THE DRIVER WINDSHIELD TO FOG UP ABRUPTLY, ALSO A SAFETY HAZARD. BOTH HAVE HAPPENED TO ME. THE COST OF THE REPAIRS $368, $455, $165 (~$1000) THUS FAR WITH THE FIRST CLAIM BEING UNDER WARRANTY. I'M CONCERNED THAT AFTER 4 VISITS FOR THE SAME CONCERN, THIS WILL REPEATEDLY HAPPEN. NOT SURE IF IT MAKES A DIFFERENCE BUT MY VEHICLE HAS THE INTEGRATED ONBOARD NAVIGATION SYSTEM.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING, THE BATTERY CABLE FRACTURED AND CAUSED AN ELECTRICAL SPARK/CURRENT. THE FAILURE COULD HAVE POTENTIALLY LED TO A FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FORD COUNTRY OF HENDERSON, NEVADA AND THE BATTERY CABLE WAS REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN WHICH THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INTERMITTENT STALLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO REPLICATE AND DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE, ALTHOUGH THEY HAD BEEN NOTIFIED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO STALL AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE OEM PART WOULD FAIL AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO RECOMMENDATION NOR A SOLUTION. THERE WAS NO CLARIFICATION IF THERE WAS A NEWLY DESIGNED PART OR THE SAME PART THAT HAD PREVIOUSLY FAILED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

ISSUE HAPPENED WHILE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LIGHT GOES OFF AND ON EVERY SECOND WITH BEEPS AND CHANGING MESSAGES: TIRE PRESSURE MONITOR FAULT, DOOR AJAR. VEHICLE LEFT/RIGHT TURN SIGNALS STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY. ISSUE RESOLVED BY ITSELF AFTER 10 MINUTES DRIVING. HOWEVER RADIO SYSTEM STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY AFTER THIS INCIDENT. THERE IS VIDEO RECORDED BY SOMEONE ELSE SHOWING THIS ISSUE HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=0AYKJOSUDEW . DEALER DID NOT FIX ANYTHING, TELLING THAT THERE ARE NO MESSAGES IN COMPUTER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER MALFUNCTIONED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE WIRES ASSOCIATED WITH THE COMPONENT MELTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,295.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ACCELERATE INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN ORDER TO STOP THE VEHICLE. EARLIER THAT DAY, WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE SENSORS ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND HEATER FAILED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE ELECTRICAL POWER DID NOT RETURN UNTIL MINUTES LATER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 65,000.

DRIVERS SIDE INSIDE DOOR LATCH BROKE. COULD NOT OPEN DOOR FROM INSIDE THE CAR. HAD TO PUT WINDOW DOWN AND REACH OUTSIDE THE CAR TO OPEN DOOR.

MY DRIVER SIDE DOOR LATCH WOULD NOT OPEN... WENT TO THE DEALERS AND THEY TOLD ME THAT 2012 , 2013 HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUY NOT MY YEAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN FOUR TIMES AFTER THE WARNING INDICATOR WRENCH ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 15V793000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE) AND 15V340000 (STEERING). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,545. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER BEGAN TO BLOW COLD AIR, BUT CHANGED TO HOT AIR INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,557. UPDATED 03/07/17*LJ *CN

ELECTRIC LOCKS ON DRIVERS DOOR WILL NOT DISENGAGE BY HITTING THE DOOR BUTTON OR THE REMOTE -MUST LOWER WINDOW AND REACH THROUGH TO UNLOCK FROM THE OUTSIDE. BEING TRAPPED INSIDE THE CAR IS A SAFETY ISSUE. MILEAGE WHEN PROBLEM FIRST OCCURRED WAS APPROXIMATELY 91000.

'3 MAY 2013 (MILEAGE 32,800) MOAB, UTAH. DRIVING IN THE MOUNTAINS AROUND MOAB FOR MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING. ONE PASSENGER IN THE CAR BESIDE MYSELF. WHILE DRIVING AROUND A SHARP CURVE, ALL THE ELECTRONICS IN THE CAR WENT DEAD. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH, THE RADIO, AC ALL STOPPED WORKING. POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKES WERE NON-FUNCTIONING. THIS HAPPENED A TOTAL OF FIVE TIMES. '26 AUGUST 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,600) TIME: 6:00PM. DRIVING HOME FROM WORK. I'D STOPPED AT A STREET LIGHT AND WHEN I PULLED SHARPLY OUT ONTO MAIN ROAD, THE CAR WENT DARK AGAIN AND ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS SHUT DOWN. I QUICKLY RESTARTED IT BY SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL AND STARTING IT WITH THE KEY. THREE BLOCKS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME IT HAD HAPPENED ON A STRAIGHTAWAY. I WAS DRIVING BY MYSELF. '6 SEPTEMBER 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 55,950 BETWEEN SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO AND LAKE ELSINORE, CA. COMING OUT OF A SHARP CURVE IN THE ROAD WHILE GOING UPHILL ALL ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR SHUT OFF. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL, TURNED THE KEY, AND THE ENGINE STARTED UP AGAIN. '19 NOVEMBER 2015 (MILEAGE APPROXIMATELY 56,751) WENT OVER A SPEED BUMP WITH ANOTHER PASSENGER IN THE CAR. THE FORD FUSION SHUT DOWN AGAIN, AND AFTER I RESTARTED IT, TWO HUNDRED YARDS LATER DID IT AGAIN. 'FORD HAS TRIED TO LOCATE THE PROBLEM THREE TIMES. FINALLY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ON 22 SEPT. AND SAID THAT FIXED PROBLEM. IT DIDN'T! FORD CORPORATION CUSTOMER SERVICE NOW REFUSES TO RETURN MY LAST FIVE CALLS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER; HOWEVER, IT STILL HAD SOME ELECTRICAL FUNCTION. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED UNDER FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPROGRAMMED THREE TIMES. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVEN TIMES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 38,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR TAIL LIGHTS FAILED TO FULLY ILLUMINATE. THE SOCKET PREMATURELY RUSTED AND CAUSED AN INTERNAL FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED NO REMEDY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 1/12/16 *CN UPDATED 02/04/16.*JB

THE ABOVE CAR DISPLAYED A TROUBLE LIGHT. A MECHANIC USED AN ODB II SCANNER AND DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE PROBLEM WITH THE CODE "P2119" I DID SOME RESEARCH ON LINE AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM INVOLVING THE THROTTLE BODY. IS THIS A RECALL ITEM?

FIRST AT ABOUT 42000 MILES IN OCTOBER 2012 THE DRIVER SEAT BECAME SO HOT IT CREATED 1ST DEGREE BURNS ON MY HUSBAND. THE SEAT HEATER WENT OUT SOON AFTER. NEEDS TO BE FIXED. THE SEAT COULD CAUSE A FIRE AT 55000 MILES THE DRIVER DOOR HANDLE BECAME UNLATCHED WITHIN THE DOOR AND STOPPED OPENING FROM THE INSIDE. WHAT IF I HAD A WRECK AND COULDN'T GET OUT? NEEDS TO BE RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. I'VE HEARD IT'S COMMON ON THE FUSIONS. THE FRONT DOOR SPEAKERS WENT OUT SOON AFTER ALL OF THIS. AT 90000 MILES THE PASSENGER SEAT HEATER WENT OUT. SAME BURNING HOT THING BUT THIS TIME NO ONE WAS BURNED. AT 95000 MILES THE SAFETY SYSTEM HAS NOW GONE OUT. IT FLASHES THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE REAR PARK AID AND A FAULT WITH THE CROSS TRAFFIC SYSTEM. I'VE READ THAT THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SPEAKERS CAUSE THIS. THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE SPEAKERS WENT OUT 2 YRS AGO. MAYBE THESE ARE CONNECTED. IT SEEMS THE WHOLE CAR HAS PROBLEMS WITH FUSES AND ELECTRICAL WIRES EITHER BURNING OUT WAY TOO QUICKLY. MY VEHICLE IS A 2011 MANUFACTURED IN OCTOBER OF 2010

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED, ALL THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD ILLUMINATE AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE PCM WAS RE-PROGRAMMED, BUT THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHEN THE CONTACT STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE POWER STEERING ASSIST WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING MALFUNCTIONED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V340000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 96,275.

THE BLOWER RESISTOR AND BLOWER RESISTOR PLUG HAS CAUGHT FIRE AND MELTED. I HAVE PICTURES. THIS CAUSES YOU AC TO COME ON AND OFF INTERMITTENTLY.

THE VEHICLES WIRING IS HEATING UP AND I'M CONCERNED IT MAY START A FIRE, ALSO THE CAR OCCASIONALLY TURNS OFF BY ITSELF, I WOULD LIKE TO TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE, PLEASE REACH OUT TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

BURNT TAIL LIGHT SOCKETS SOME MELTING AS WELL BECAUSE THE BULB WAS STUCK INSIDE SOCKET

A WRENCH LITE UP ON MY CAR AD MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WHILE DRIVING AND YOUR SLOWS DOWN WHILE DRIVING AND YOU CAN NOT GET YOUR CAR TO GO. I HAD TO STOP AND RESTART MY CAR 4 TIMES WITHIN 40 MILES. THIS NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL. I HAD KIDS IN MY CAR AND I LIVE 40 MILES OUT OF TOWN. I GOT REALLY SCARED AND DID NOT KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON. I AM NOT PAYING A MECHANIC TO FIX THIS WHEN FORD KNOWS IT IS A PROBLEM. FORD NEEDS TO PAY TO HAVE THIS FIXED. IF THIS DOES NOT GET FIXED FREE OF CHARGE I WILL NEVER BUY A FORD AGAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SERVICE ENGINE AND THE WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE STALLED SEVERAL TIMES WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000. UPDATED 6/30/15*CN UPDATED 9/18/15*JS

THE HVAC BLOWER RELAY OR CONTROLLER OVERHEATED AND BEGAN SMOKING MELTING THE HOUSING FOR THE WIRING. *TR

MESSAGE REGARDING ENGINE FUNCTION

THIS HAPPENED TO ME ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS WHERE I WILL BE DRIVING AND MY CAR JUST LOOSES POWER AND THE THROTTLE WONT WORK. I HAVE BEEN LUCKY ENOUGH NOT TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT BUT HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN TWO BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TO PULL OVER AND SHUT THE CAR OFF FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE I CAN START IT BACK UP AND WHEN I TRY TO START IT BACK UP IT HAS A HARD TIME STARTING. *TR

AFTER STOPPING AT A STOP SIGN, WHEN I PUSHED THE ACCELERATOR, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST THE IDLE DRIVE SPEED; A WRENCH LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASH; I SLOWLY MANEUVERED INTO A PARKING LOT. AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, I MANAGED TO GET HOME AND DRIVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS WITHOUT ISSUE. A QUICK INTERNET SEARCH LED ME TO SUSPECT THE THROTTLE BODY. ON ABOUT JULY 29TH, THE SAME THING HAPPENED. I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE PARKING LOT THAT I WAS IN AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ON THE MORNING OF JULY 31ST, AS I PUT IT IN PARK AT MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED (THE ENGINE STOPPED AND RPM DISPLAY SHOWED 0) AND THE BATTERY LIGHT AND OIL LAMP LIGHT DISPLAYED. THE VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT BACK UP. UPON LEAVING MY PLACE OF EMPLOYMENT, THE VEHICLE STALLED FOUR ADDITIONAL TIMES WITHIN THE 9 MILES BETWEEN WORK AND THE NEAREST AUTO PARTS STORE. THE EMPLOYEE STATED THAT THE AFFECTED PART WAS THE "THROTTLE BODY" JUST AS I HAD FOUND BEFORE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE DEFROSTER FAILED CAUSING THE CONTACT'S VISIBILITY TO BE BLOCKED. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE REOCCURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

WAS DRIVING AND PULLED UP TO A STOP LIGHT AND NOTICED A FOUL SMELL THAT SMELLED LIKE BRAKES FROM VEHICLE NEXT TO ME. PULLED INTO MY WORK AND THE SMELL GOT REALLY STRONG AND I NOTICED SOME SMOKE STARTING TO ROLL FROM THE TRUNK OF MY CAR. I OPENED THE TRUNK TO FIND THAT THE TRUNK HAD CAUGHT FIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE FIRE OUT BUT THE WHOLE LIGHT ASSEMBLY HAD BEEN BURNED ALONG WITH SOME WIRING AND THE MOLDING THAT HOUSES THE LIGHT ASSEMBLIES. RECALL ISSUED FOR FORD TAURUS BUT NOT FRO FUSION WITH SAME BAD PARTS. *TR

SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ELECTRICAL IN THE POWER STEERING. *TR

WHILE DRIVING OUR CAR, MY WIFE (ALONG WITH MY 9 MONTH OLD BABY GIRL) EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AND SHAKING ENGINE. THE CAR WAS NOT DRIVABLE SO SHE PULLED ONTO A SIDE STREET AND PARKED THE CAR, LEAVING THEM STRANDED. NO ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS EVER CAME ON. THIS IS EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED (MINUS THE LACK OF CHECK ENGINE LIGHT) IN THE "FORD CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03" LETTER THAT WE RECEIVED A FEW MONTHS AGO. THIS IS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM, SO WE WERE ABLE TO TAKE THE CAR IN TO THE FORD DEALER. OUR LOCAL FORD DEALER WAS NOT ABLE TO PULL A CODE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT NEVER CAME ON. THE DEALER, AND FORD CUSTOMER SERVICE, REFUSE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY UNTIL THE CODE FOR MALFUNCTIONING THROTTLE BODY IS READ. MY WIFE AND INFANT DAUGHTER MUST NOW DRIVE AROUND (TWICE A DAY, 5 DAYS A WEEK) WAITING FOR IT TO FAIL AGAIN, AND TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER AT THE TIME OF MALFUNCTION. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN AS THE CAR WILL BARELY MOVE AND SHAKES SO BADLY. IT SHOULD NOT BE DRIVEN ACROSS THE CITY TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THIS CONDITION, ESPECIALLY WITH A BABY IN THE CAR. FORD NEEDS TO RECALL THESE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM ALL TO STOP PUTTING CUSTOMERS IN DANGER WITH CARS THAT BARELY MOVE. AS FOR THE "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM"? NOT FEELING VERY SATISFIED AT ALL... *TR

BATTERY GOES DEAD AFTER SITTING A FEW DAYS. POSSIBLE SIGN OF ELECTRIC THROTTLE BODY FAILURE.!!??? BATTERY REPLACED TWICE IN 4 MONTHS, CHARGES NORMALLY. WHILE LOOKING FOR POSSIBLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE 2011 FUSION (11K MILES) I DISCOVERED THERE IS MANY, MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING OF THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. I WENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND CALLED FORD AND ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND TRACE THE ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR THEIR "CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM" CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY IF IT FAILS!!!!!! I EXPLAINED THAT I WAS AFRAID TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND IF THEY HAD AN UPDATED THROTTLE BODY AND "LIMP HOME" UPDATE THEY SHOULD INSTALL IT AND MAKE CORRECTIONS. A CALL TO FORD AND THEY REFUSED TO FIX THE POTENTIALLY DEADLY PROBLEM. SO WHAT RECOURSE IS THERE?? MY FUSION AND F-350 ARE BOTH HEADED FOR TRADE AT A NO NONSENSE DEALER. LACROSSE AND SILVERADO, HERE I COME!!!!!!! I SUGGEST YOU DO SOMETHING SIMILAR. *TR

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO THROTTLE BODY CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

2011 FORD FUSION LOST POWER AND STALLED AND FOUND OUT THAT THE ELECTRICAL THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST OF 500.94 BY A MECHANIC BECAUSE IT IS NOT COVERED BY FORD EVEN THOUGHT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS BAD PART IN THE FUSIONS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS AND/OR REIMBURSEMENT FOR GETTING IT FIXED. ONLY HAD THE CAR 6 MONTHS WITH LESS THAN 28K MILES ON IT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWNTOWN AND NEXT THING I KNOW MY WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND I LOSE ALL POWER TO MY FORD FUSION. I WAS SCARED BECAUSE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING UNTIL I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED TO ME MULTIPLE TIMES WITHIN THE PAST 3 WEEKS. I WOULD HAVE TO SAY ITS HAPPENED AT LEAST 15 TIMES IN THOSE 3 WEEKS. I AM STARTING TO GET ANNOYED WITH THIS PROBLEM BECAUSE I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY CONSTANTLY TELL ME NOTHING IS WRONG WITH MY CAR, YET I KNOW THERE IS DEFINITELY SOMETHING WRONG. THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN ON 11/26/2013 AND WHEN IT DID MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT SO I TOOK IT TO AUTOZONE FOR THEM TO CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT CODE AND THE CODE WAS P2111 AND THE DESCRIPTION IT GAVE WAS THAT THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS STUCK OPEN. I NOW HAVE PROOF TO TAKE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THE CAR. THEY BETTER FIX THIS PROBLEM! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 65MPH, I BEGAN TO EXIT AND CAME DOWN TO 40. ONCE I STARTED TO SLOW DOWN I FELT THE CAR TUG, IT WAS ODD BECAUSE IT HAD NEVER DONE THAT BEFORE BUT I FINISHED EXITING AND TRIED TO PICK UP SPEED AGAIN BUT COULDN'T. THE RPM WENT DOWN, WRENCH SIGNAL CAME OUT ON DASH, I PUSHED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING, IT DID NOT HAVE ANYMORE POWER. LUCKILY THERE WERE MANY BUSINESSES TO MY RIGHT TO WHERE I WAS ABLE TO PARK SAFELY, IF I WAS STILL ON THE HIGHWAY WHILE THIS HAPPENED I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR ENDED OR WORSE BECAUSE THE CAR SLOWED ON ITS OWN AND I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE GAS. AS I PULLED OVER THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE, I TURNED IT OFF QUICKLY AND CALLED FOR HELP. A RELATIVE CAME TO MY AID TO CHECK IT OUT BUT WE COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING VISIBLE, WE CAUTIOUSLY TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON AND THE WRENCH SIGNAL TURNED OFF, NO MORE SHAKING, IT WAS ODD THAT IT JUST COMPLETELY LOST POWER A FEW MINUTES PRIOR AND NOW IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. WE DROVE IT AROUND THE PARKING LOT TO TEST IT, DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE IT BEHIND DUE TO THE AREA AND POSSIBILITY OF THEFT, ALSO COULD NOT AFFORD A WRECKER TO PICK IT UP. I ENDED UP HEADING BACK HOME WITH MY RELATIVE BEHIND ME. IT WAS VERY UNCOMFORTABLE, I'M SO GLAD IT WAS MYSELF AND NOT MY WIFE AND KIDS AS THIS IS HER VEHICLE. I KNOW THEY ARE NUMEROUS KNOWS ISSUES ON THE THROTTLE BODY WITH THIS VEHICLE. IT IS SAD THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET, PLEASE TAKE A STAND AND DO NOT WAIT UNTIL SOMEBODY IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE BATTERY CABLE ASSEMBLY WAS BURNED, CAUSING FIVE FUSES TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,960. UPDATED 01/07/14*LJ UPDATED 1/17/2014 *JS

MY WIFE HAD MY 6 MONTH OLD SIGN IN THE BACKSEAT WHEN SHE WAS PULLING OUT FROM A STOP SIGN INTO A 4WAY WHEN THE CAR LURCHED AND THE ACCELERATOR QUIT RESPONDING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET A TRUCK NEARLY T BONED HER ON THE DRIVER SIDE WHERE OUR SON WAS IN HIS CAR SEAT UPON DIAGNOSTICS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK OPEN. I'VE FOUND SIMILAR ISSUES WITH SIMILAR VEHICLES ALTHOUGH THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME MY VEHICLE IS NOT CURRENTLY ON A RECALL LIST. *TR

THIS HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES VARYING FROM ACCELERATING FROM A STOP TO HIGHWAY SPEEDS OF 60+ MPH. 2011 FORD FUSION SEL SUDDENLY LOSES ALL POWER AND WRENCH ICON ILLUMINATES AND NO ACCELERATION HAPPENS AT ALL. THE ENGINE REMAINS AT IDLE WITH FLUCTUATIONS FROM 800-1200 RPMS. HAD TO CROSS MULTIPLE LANES AND WAS ALMOST RAN INTO BY THREE CARS GOING A LOT FASTER THAN ME WHILE I WAS LISTING TO THE EMERGENCY LANE. ONCE CAR IS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE PROBLEM WILL GO AWAY. AFTER MUCH RESEARCH AND THE ONE TIME IT SHOWED A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT I RAN THE CODES AND IT ALL WAS POINTING TO A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY. I NOTICED THAT THERE ARE A LOT OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS ASPECT ON THIS CAR AND JUST HOPE SOMEONE DOESN'T HAVE TO GET KILLED ON THE ROAD LIKE I ALMOST DID TO GET A RECALL ON THIS CAR AND PART. *TR

CAR DIES WHILE DRIVING, SURGES AT TIMES, HAD BEEN HAPPENING ON AND OFF. DIED PART WAY THROUGH A LARGE INTERSECTION ON 7-13-13, LUCKILY I JUST AVOIDED A COLLISION. IT WOULD START AND GO A FEW FEET, THEN SURGE AND DIE. CALLED CRATER LAKE FORD IN MEDFORD, OR, THEY STATED VERY BUSY THAT DAY AND HAD NOT HEARD OF THE SYMPTOMS I DESCRIBED. PLACED A CALL TO DAVE'S IMPORT SERVICE THEY SAID THEY WOULD LOOK AT THE CAR. WITHIN 45 MIN THEY HAD DIAGNOSED FAILED THROTTLE BODY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN SENSING A SURGE IN ENGINE POWER FOR SEVERAL MONTHS IN MY 2011 FUSION. I SUSPECTED A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND GOOGLED FOR INFORMATION. I FOUND ALL OF THE INFORMATION ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE ABOUT THROTTLE BODY PROBLEMS FOR THIS CAR AS WELL AS INFORMATION IN OTHER FORUMS. IT WAS A GOOD THING AS I WAS PREPARED FOR WHAT HAPPENED TODAY. I HAD JUST LEFT MY HOUSE WHEN THE DREADED (AND EXPECTED) LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WITH THE WRENCH LIGHT BEING ILLUMINATED. I EXPERIENCED THE SAME SYMPTOMS REPORTED BY SO MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED FOR THIS ISSUE: LOSS OF POWER, ROUGH IDLE, JUST ENOUGH POWER TO BARELY MOVE THE CAR, CERTAINLY NOT ENOUGH TO LIMP ANYWHERE, MUCH LESS HOME, EVEN THOUGH THE ENGINE WAS IN "LIMP HOME" MODE. I HAD MY CODE SCANNER WITH ME AND WAS ABLE TO RETRIEVE THE P2111 (THROTTLE STUCK OPEN) CODE BEFORE I RESTARTED THE CAR TO RESTORE FULL POWER. THIS ONLY WORKED ENOUGH TO GET THE CAR TURNED AROUND WHEN LIMP HOME WAS TRIGGERED AGAIN. I RESTARTED AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO GET WITHIN A BLOCK OF MY HOUSE WHEN LIMP HOME TRIGGERED ONCE MORE. THE THIRD TIME I WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY HOUSE. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO GET MY CAR TOWED TO THE LOCAL FORD DEALER AFTER VERIFYING THAT THEY HAD A THROTTLE BODY IN STOCK. THE CAR WAS TOWED THERE AND A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED. THIS IS NOT A CASE OF IF THE FAILURE WILL HAPPEN, BUT RATHER WHEN. I WAS FULLY EXPECTING IT ANY DAY AND SURE ENOUGH, IT HAPPENED. I WAS EXTREMELY FORTUNATE AS I WAS LESS THAN A MILE FROM HOME, KNEW WHAT TO EXPECT AND HOW TO DEAL WITH IT, AND MY CAR WAS STILL IN WARRANTY, BUT ONLY BY 1,806 MILES! ANY OTHER SITUATION WOULD HAVE RESULTED IN ME BEING IN A VERY DANGEROUS PREDICAMENT WITH A CAR THAT WAS BASICALLY DEAD IN THE WATER. I WAS ALMOST TO THE POINT OF PURCHASING A NEW THROTTLE BODY ON MY OWN IN THE INTEREST OF BEING PROACTIVE RATHER THAN BEING STRANDED. *TR

THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE WRENCH LIGHT AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT SUDDENLY APPEARED. THE SPEED OF THE CAR WENT FROM 45 MPH TO 0 IN AN INSTANT. THEN THE ENTIRE CAR POWERED OFF. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS THIS HAPPENED AND NOT BEING ABLE TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. I TURNED THE CAR ON AGAIN WITH KEYS IN IGNITION. STARTED TO DRIVE AND THE SAME SERIES OF EVENTS HAPPENED AGAIN AND MY CAR COMPLETELY POWERED OFF. I GOT MY CAR TOWED TO FORD MALCOLM CUNNINGHAM ON 8/26/13. THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY THAT CAUSED THE ISSUES. I PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY ON MY CAR WHICH ONLY COVERED THE ACTUAL PART AND NOT THE LABOR TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP, [XXX], SAID THAT THEY RECOMMENDED I ALSO FLUSH THE ENGINE BECAUSE THEY HAVE SEEN THIS IS RELATED TO THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SHE ALSO SAID THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH FUSIONS AND ESCAPES, AS SHE HAD ANOTHER PERSON IN THERE FOR THE SAME ISSUE ON AN ESCAPE. FORD NEEDS TO REALIZE THIS IS EXTREMELY UNSAFE AND ISSUE A RECALL ASAP! I CANNOT BELIEVE MY CAR IS PRACTICALLY NEW AND I'M OUT OF POCKET $400, WHILE FORD DOESN'T TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).*TR

THREE ISSUES HAVE ARISEN IN THE LAST MONTH: 1) WHILE SLOWING DOWN TO TURN A CORNER, TO STOP OR AFTER A STOP AND STARTING TO ACCELERATE, MY CAR STALLS 2) AT A STOP LIGHT, MY CAR JUMPS - WILL INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHEN GOING TO ACCELERATE 3) AFTER PUTTING GAS IN THE TANK IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN OVER. *TR

I WAS DRIVING WITH MY DAUGHTERS IN THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE OF A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS TRAVELING THE SPEED LIMIT, AT OR AROUND 55 MPH, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT LIMP. THERE WAS NO ACCELERATION AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY BEGAN TO COAST. A WRENCH LIGHT AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON. WITH NO ABILITY TO SPEED UP, I HAD TO NAVIGATE THROUGH TWO LANES OF HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC WITH A PARALYZED CAR TO GET ME AND MY CHILDREN TO SAFETY. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO DO SO. THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THIS DOESN'T HAPPEN VERY OFTEN, AND THAT UNFORTUNATELY, THIS REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER THE POWER TRAIN. THEY ORDERED AND REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY. UPON INVESTIGATING THIS ISSUE ONLINE, I WAS SHOCKED TO DISCOVER THAT THIS PROBLEM IS SO PREVALENT. THE FACT THAT FORD IS COVERING THIS UP AND PUSHING THE COSTS ON TO ITS CUSTOMERS IS FRUSTRATING (MORE THAN $1300 IN MY CASE), BUT THE FACT THAT THEY ARE WILLING TO RISK THE LIVES OF THESE VERY SAME CUSTOMERS IS DOWNRIGHT DISTURBING. THERE SHOULD BE AN IMMEDIATE RECALL ON ALL THE CARS AFFECTED BY THIS THROTTLE BODY ISSUE, AS WELL AS A FULL REIMBURSEMENT FOR ALL THOSE WHO HAVE HAD TO SUFFER THROUGH THIS ALREADY. *TR

WENT TO START CAR AND IT WOULD NOT START. FORD ROADSIDE TOWED IT THE NEXT DAY. AFTER TRYING VARIOUS THINGS FOR 3 WEEKS FORD ENGINEERING CALLED TO TELL ME IT WAS DUE TO A LIGHTNING STRIKE. INSURANCE BELIEVES IT IS A WARRANTY CLAIM AS THE CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY; FORD WILL NOT HONOR THIS AS A WARRANTY CLAIM. NO ONE AT FORD HAS BEEN ABLE TO GIVE ME A COST FOR REPAIRS ALREADY ATTEMPTED OR FOR FURTHER REPAIRS TO MAKE THE CAR WORK NORMALLY AGAIN. I FEEL THERE IS A DEEPER ELECTRICAL ISSUE WITH THE CAR, BUT FORD IS CLAIMING THERE IS NOTHING IN THE CAR THAT COULD SUPPLY THIS KIND OF ELECTRICITY TO FRY SEVERAL MODULES, FUSES, AND LIGHT BULBS. WORRIED ABOUT A BIGGER ISSUE WHICH IS NOT BEING DIAGNOSED AND FIXED PROPERLY. COULD BE A SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, VEHICLE APPEARED TO "STALL" CAUSING A SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION. THIS OCCURRED ON THREE SEPARATE OCCASIONS IN THE PAST WEEK. VEHICLE MALFUNCTION CAUSED VEHICLE TO ENTER "LIMP" MODE. *TR

DRIVING 45MPH ON STATE ROAD 45 IN SOUTHERN INDIANA, WHICH IS VERY CURVY. LET OFF GAS, THEN WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, PEDAL WENT COMPLETELY TO THE FLOOR. CAR THEN STARTED SPUTTERING. NO ACCELERATION AT ALL. FINALLY GOT CAR OFF OF STATE HIGHWAY. CAR NEVER COMPLETELY DIED, JUST ABSOLUTELY NO ACCELERATION, THROTTLE BODY SENSOR BAD! THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE! HAD I BEEN GOING FASTER AND VEHICLES BEHIND ME, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR ACCIDENT. COST $580 TO REPAIR ON A 2011 CAR! ACCORDING TO THE FORD TECHNICIAN THAT REPAIRED MY CAR, THEY HAVE REPLACED SEVERAL IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS! VERY DISAPPOINTING FOR FORD NOT TO RECALL SURE A IMPORTANT REPAIR! *TR

MY WIFE WAS DRIVING HER CAR WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, IT REDUCED ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE TURNED IT OFF, THEN RESTARTED IT. SHE DROVE HOME WITH NO FURTHER INCIDENT. THIS WAS JUNE 1ST. IT HAPPENED A FEW MORE TIME THROUGH JUNE AND JULY AND WE HAD A COMPETENT MECHANIC CLEAN THE THROTTLE BODY AFTER THE CODE HE SCANNED SAID THROTTLE BODY WAS STUCK CLOSED/STUCK OPEN. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. ON THE WAY HOME FROM DINNER WITH MY FAMILY ON AUGUST 3, WE MADE A TURN ACROSS TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, CAR LOST POWER, AND WE WERE ESSENTIALLY DEAD IN THE WATER WHILE MAKING A TURN. THE VEHICLE COMING DOWN THE LANE HAPPENED TO SEE US IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HAD THEY NOT BRAKED, WE WOULD HAVE BEEN T-BONED. IT HAPPENED THE NEXT DAY ON THE INTERSTATE. NOT VERY CONFIDENCE INSPIRING TO TRAVEL AT 70MPH, THEN HAVE YOUR CAR NOT GO OVER 900 RPM. LOOK FOR A SHOULDER VERY QUICKLY. IN ALL INSTANCES, CAR GOES TO REDUCED ENGINE POWER (WHICH LIMITS IT TO 900 RPM). AT A STOP LIGHT, THE IDLE IS VERY ERRATIC GOING FROM 1000 RPM DOWN TO ABOUT 400. *TR

WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC ON INTERSTATE, ENGINE BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND AS MY SPEED DECREASED I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND THOUGH ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING AND INTERMITTENTLY COUGHED OR VIBRATED, I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. DURING SLOW DOWN, DASH WARNING LIGHTS DISPLAYED A WRENCH AND ALSO POSSIBLY A WIGGLY LINE SYMBOLS. WHILE DRIVING BEFORE TROUBLE STARTED I ATTEMPTED TO CUT BACK MY SPEED BY PRESSING THE MINUS SET BUTTON ON THE CRUISE CONTROL SEVERAL TIMES, BUT NOT CONSECUTIVELY. INCIDENT OCCURRED SHORTLY AFTER I DECREASED MY SPEED WITH ABOVE ACTION. THIS INCIDENT LEFT US IN A DANGEROUS SPOT IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE WHILE HIGH SPEED HEAVY TRAFFIC PASSED CLOSE BY UNABATED. FOLLOWING COMPUTER ANALYSIS FORD DEALER REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. WHEN I GOOGLED ABOVE FORD PART I DISCOVERED A GROWING HISTORY OF ABOVE TROUBLE BUT SO FAR, NO RECALL ISSUED TO DATE. REAL DANGER WHILE OPERATING A VEHICLE IS INDICATED. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY CAR TO WORK, I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND THE CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE STALLED. I HAD TO PULL OVER TWICE ON THE WAY TO WORK WHILE NAVIGATING INTERSTATE TRAFFIC. MY CAR ENGINE STALLED AND I HAD TO PULL OVER - I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER ON FRIDAY AND THEY TOOK CARE OF IT REALLY FAST, BUT IT APPEARS THAT THEY HAVE KNOWLEDGE OF IT HAPPENING ALOT. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME, AS I HAVE TO TRAVEL INTERSTATE EVERY DAY.. IT IS UNNERVING THAT WHEN DRIVING 55-65 MPH, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECOMES UNRESPONSIVE. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF AND UPON RESTARTING, RESUMED NORMALLY. JUST A VERY BASIC GOOGLE SEARCH, IT SEEMS THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM AND NEED A RECALL NOTICE. *TR

VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED TO THE ROAD SIDE WHERE IT WAS SHUT OFF FOR 1 MINUTE. UPON RESTART, VEHICLE DROVE AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. AFTER DRIVING FOR 5 MINUTES, VEHICLE AGAIN LOST ENGINE POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS AGAIN MANEUVERED TO THE ROAD SIDE AND SHUT OFF FOR 1 MINUTE. UPON RESTART, VEHICLE DROVE AND ACCELERATED NORMALLY. CONDITION WAS EXPERIENCED THREE TIMES THE SAME DAY. ECU STORED CODE FOR THROTTLE CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

AUTO SUDDENLY SLOWED DOWN, BECAME JERKY, AND HAD MINIMUM RESPONSE GSA PEDAL PRESSURE. I PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE, RESTARTED THE ENGINE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUES DRIVING. FORD DEALER PERFORMED IDS TEST, NO CODES, RAN PINPOINT TESTS BY SYMPTOM. TEST ETB. FAILED. REPLACED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY,CLEARED KAM AND ROAD TEST. TOTAL COST $433. *TR

ENGINE CUT-OFF GOING AT 5 MPH. ACCORDING TO AAMCO CODE P2112 APPEARED ON THEIR READER. THIS CODE HAS TO DO WITH THE THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. TOOK CAR TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART, THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASY., ARE ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. IT TOOK AT TWO DAYS OR TWO WEEKS TO RECEIVE THE PART. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE; FORD AND THEIR DEALERS SHOULD HAVE THIS PART AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY. DOES SOMEONE NEED TO HAVE A SERIOUS OR DEADLY ACCIDENT BEFORE ACTION IS TAKEN? *TR

ORIGINAL INCIDENT OCCURRED IN JUNE 2011. VEHICLE LOST ALL ACCELERATION UNEXPECTEDLY AND WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. VEHICLE WAS ONLY 6 MONTHS OLD AND THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HAS SUBSEQUENTLY HAPPENED TWO MORE TIMES. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE COULD NOT RECREATE THE PROBLEM. THE THIRD TIME WAS JULY 2013. AGAIN VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. ADVISED THAT IT WAS AGAIN A FAILURE OF THE THROTTLE BOTTLE. PART ALONE WILL BE $400 TO REPLACE AND WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE FOR 10 DAYS TO 3 WEEKS. THIS WILL BE THE THIRD THROTTLE BOTTLE ON A CAR THAT IS LESS THAN 3 YEARS OLD. THE FAILURE POSES A SEVERE SAFETY RISK IF OCCURS ON HIGH SPEED HIGHWAY WHILE IN MIDDLE OR LEFT LANES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION S WITH A V4 ENGINE ON 07/03/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 19:15 IN THE EVENING. I WAS TRAVELING ON A SLIGHT INCLINE ON A TWO-LANE ROAD AT A SPEED OF APPROXIMATELY 50 M.P.H. WHEN ALL OF THE SUDDEN THE CAR STALLED AND WOULD NOT LONGER ACCELERATE. I PULLED OFF THE ROAD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHILE SHIFTING DOWN. I TURNED OFF THE CAR AND THEN TURNED IT ON AGAIN. I DROVE TO MY DESTINATION 2 HOURS AWAY WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I DROVE THE CAR A SECOND TIME AND THE INCIDENT DID NOT RECUR. THE THIRD TIME I DROVE THE CAR AFTER THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN, WHICH WAS ON 07/05/2013 AT APPROXIMATELY 17:00. IT OCCURRED IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSTATE AND I HAD TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BY CUTTING ACROSS TRAFFIC WITHOUT THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE!!! I TOOK THE CAR TO A FORD DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY THROTTLE CONTROL. I HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR OUT OF POCKET BECAUSE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED AT 36,000 MILES (MY CAR HAS 38000 MILES). THIS IS A SERIOUS PUBLIC SAFETY CONCERN. I HAVE READ THAT 2010 FORD FUSIONS ALSO HAVE A HISTORY OF THE SAME PROBLEM AT ABOUT 2-3 YEARS AFTER PURCHASE. I AM GRATEFUL TO HAVE AVOIDED A CRASH, BUT ONE COULD EASILY FIND THEMSELVES IN A SITUATION WHERE THEY CANNOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF THIS PROBLEM AND END UP SERIOUSLY INJURED OR DEAD BECAUSE OF A CRASH THAT IT COULD CAUSE. THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS ACCELERATING AND THIS HAPPENS APPARENTLY AT RANDOM, USUALLY WITHIN 10-15 MINUTES OF TURNING THE CAR ON. *TR

2011 FUSION W/ 3.0 LITER 6CYL. WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE ENGINE SUDDENLY BOGGED DOWN. I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. A WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND TRIED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN WITH NO RESPONSE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF, WAITED A FEW SECONDS, THEN TURNED IT BACK ON. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME, THEN TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP WITH NO INCIDENT. I WAS TOLD THAT THE PROBLEM WAS THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS ON NATIONAL BACK ORDER. FORD WOULD NOT COVER THE REPAIR EVEN THOUGH CAR WAS JUST OVER THE WARRANTY MILEAGE LIMIT. I FOUND OUT THAT THE NHTSA STARTED AN INVESTIGATION ON THIS ISSUE IN FEBRUARY 2013 AND FORD IS AWARE OF THE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM. I WAS LUCKY NO TRUCK WAS BEHIND ME SINCE MY CAR SLOWED QUICKLY AND SUDDENLY WITH NO WARNING. THE INTERNET IS FILLED WITH COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME ISSUE. PLEASE DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED! *TR

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65MPH DURING HEAVY AFTERNOON TRAFFIC WHEN MY CAR ALL OF A SUDDEN DIED AND I HAD TO QUICKLY VEER OFF TO THE SERVICE LANE DODGING HONKING, ANGRY DRIVERS NEARLY ALMOST GETTING HIT BY ONE. LUCKILY AN ACCIDENT WAS DIVERTED BY SMART DRIVING BY ME. AFTER COASTING TO A STOP, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON. THINKING IT WAS A MINOR HICCUP, I DROVE BACK ONTO THE ROAD. AFTER 10 MILES THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AGAIN AND NEARLY ANOTHER BRUSH WITH DEATH/ACCIDENT, I GOT OFF THE FREEWAY AND DROVE SLOWLY ALL THE WAY HOME WHICH IT DIED 2 MORE TIMES. *TR

WAS DRIVING 2011 FORD FUSION THEN SHUT DOWN TO IDLE, NO POWER, ALMOST GOT RE ENDED, PULLED OVER AND PUT IN PARK TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED PROBLEM WAS GONE BUT RECURRED LESS THAN 2 TENTHS OF MILE. REPEATED STEPS WITH CAUTION FLOORED GAS PEDDLE BUT STILL HAPPEN. AUTOZONE CHECKED IT AND CLEARED THE COMPUTER. HAPPEN RIGHT AWAY AFTER LEAVING. CALLED FORD COULD NOT REPAIR BECAUSE NO CODES. PROBLEM CAME BACK 5 DAYS LATER. AT INTERSECTION LIGHT CHANGE GREEN CAR DID SAME THING, STUCK IN MIDDLE ON INTERSECTION. PUT IN PARK AND RESTART WAS HARD TO START. RED LIGHT NOW JUST GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC WAY. CAR IS AT FORD NOW. THIS IS A VERY BAD SAFETY FEATURE AND WILL CAUSE AN ACCIDENT SOONER OR LATER. FORD SAID THEY HAVE HAD A FEW PROBLEMS BUT NO RECALL. *TR

CAR BUCKED THEN COMPLETELY DIED (IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET)! LIGHTS THAT CAME ON: STOP SAFELY NOW, WRENCH, ENGINE, TRIANGLE WITH EXCLAMATION POINT. TOOK A FEW TIMES TO START BACK UP. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY DID NOT HAVE A CODE BUT DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. A FEW DAYS LATER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN. THIS TIME IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION! ( SAME CODES) BROUGHT IT TO DEALER AGAIN, THIS TIME APPARENTLY THEY FOUND THE CODE. THE DEALER SAID GAS WAS GOING IN THE WRONG PLACE AND REPLACED A VALVE. IT HAS SINCE HAPPENED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES, ALL HAPPENING AT LESS THAN 5 MPH WHEN STARTING AFTER A STOP. CURRENTLY WITH ANOTHER FORD DEALERSHIP (GIVEN THE PREVIOUS ONE CRACKED THE WINDSHIELD BUT CLAIMED IT WAS ALREADY THERE, NOT TO MENTION THE POOR SERVICE TO THE CAR). THIS LATEST INCIDENT WE HAD THE CAR TOWED. THIS WAS AT THE RECOMMENDATION OF THE FORD REGIONAL REPRESENTATIVE WHO HAS BEEN EXTREMELY HELPFUL. (BY THE WAY, THIS FUSION IS A HYBRID.) CURRENTLY WAITING FOR DIAGNOSIS. *TR

AT SOMETIME, AFTER CAR WAS SHUT OFF, THE DRIVER, PASSENGER WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF OPENED. THIS HAS HAPPENED 6 TIMES. *TR

THIS HAPPENED SOMETIME BACK, HOWEVER IT COULD BE RELATED TO YOUR CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS. WHEN I HAD APPROX 1900 MILES ON THE CAR AND WHILE I WAS GOING AROUND 70 MPH, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND I LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL. AFTER NEARLY GETTING HIT FROM BEHIND FROM A TRUCK (CAUSE I LOST SPEED), I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO SAFETY AND SAW I HAD NO THROTTLE RESPONSE. I TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON TO FIND IT OUT IT WOULDN'T START. SO I TURNED IT OFF ONCE AGAIN, WAITED 20 OR SO SECONDS, AND TURNED THE CAR BACK ON AND PROCEEDED TO WORK. LATER ON THAT NIGHT, I PULLED THE CODES OFF THE SYSTEM AND KEPT THEM AS PICTURES (P2104 AND P2112) JUST IN CASE THE CODES CLEARED (COLD CYCLE). SURE ENOUGH I GO TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY, NO CODES FOUND AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY (FORD) CAN DO. I SHOWED THEM THE PICTURES, HOWEVER I WAS STILL TURNED AWAY. LATER ON AT AROUND 7500 MILES, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN AND THIS TIME I WAS CLOSE ENOUGH TO THE DEALER TO RUN THE CODES. THEY PERFORMED TSB 11-4-23 ON THE ENGINE THROTTLE BODY AND ECU, AND INSTALLED A NEW WIRING HARNESS. LITTLE DID I KNOW AT THE TIME, BUT THIS STATES THAT UNDER RARE CONDITIONS THE ENGINE WILL EMIT THOSE CODES WHILE THE WIPERS ARE ON. *TR

I HAVE NOW TWICE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM DESCRIBED IN THE NEWS ARTICLES FROM THIS DATE REGARDING ENGINE STALL. THE FIRST OCCASION, THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVING ON A SURFACE STREET AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN IT SUDDENLY STALLED. THE SECOND OCCASION WAS WHILE I WAS TRYING TO ENTER A FREEWAY AT BETWEEN 50-55 MPH. AFTER THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF FOR A MINUTE, THE VEHICLE STARTED WORKING AGAIN PROPERLY. *TR

I BOUGHT THIS 2011 FORD FUSION AT 40,000 MILES AND SINCE IT HAS BEEN AT 45,000 MILES I BEEN HAVING STALLING AND IDLE PROBLEMS . I THOUGHT I WAS GOING CRAZY UNTIL I SEEN AN ARTICLE IN THE NEWS TODAY . MY CAR HAS STALLED ON THE HWY TO WHERE ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS I HAVE ALMOST BEEN HIT. I HAVE HAD TO PULL OVER AND RESTART IT. I ALSO SEE THE WRENCH WHEN IT HAPPENS. I ALSO HAVE BEEN SITTING STILL AT LIGHTS TO WHERE MY CAR WOULD IDLE UP REAL FAST. MY CAR ALSO POPS AND GETS STUCK WHEN I CHANGE GEARS. I HATE THIS CAR. I JUST PRAY SOMETHING GETS DONE BEFORE SOMEONE REALLY GETS HURT INCLUDING MYSELF .... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 35 MPH, THE POWER STEERING AND TRACTION WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED. UPON RESTARTING, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE CONTACT'S HOME AND WAS LATER TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT THE COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE RESET. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,625 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,708. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THE FAN BLOWER TO THE AIR CONDITION FAILED TO WORK AFTER A SHORT PARK. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THE WIRE AND RESISTER HAD BURNED,DID NOT KNOW WHICH HAPPENED FIRST. I WAS TOLD IT COULD CAUSE A FIRE SO THE PARTS WERE DISCONNECTED. UNTIL NEW PARTS WERE INSTALLED. MY CONCERN IS THIS VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN MY GARAGE AND THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MUCH BIGGER PROBLEM . I ALSO AM CONCERNED THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE. WHY SHOULD THIS HAPPEN TO A CAR LESS THAN 2 YEARS OLD. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ICONS AND BUTTONS THAT WERE USED FOR TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONING, HEAT, RADIO AND OTHER COMPONENTS WAS TOO HARD TO REACH. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT IT WOULD BE HARD TO SEE THE BUTTONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS. THE CONTACT WOULD FOR THE VEHICLE DESIGN TO BE CHANGED WITH SENIOR CITIZENS IN MIND. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 6,000 THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 09/05/12*LJ

VEHICLE LOST POWER. TROUBLE LIGHT WAS A WRENCH. TURNED IGNITION OFF AND RESTARTED OK. THE NEXT DAY THE SAME THING HAPPENED. ODDLY BOTH TIMES THIS OCCURRED AFTER MAKING A RIGHT TURN. *TR

2011 FORD FUSION. CONSUMER STATES SAFETY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE RELATED TO DRIVER CONTROLS AND DISTRACTIONS, BATTERY FAILURE AND LOSS OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CAPABILITY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NO WARNING THAT THE STEERING WAS ABOUT TO FREEZE WHILE DRIVING. THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED IT WAS DIFFICULT TO READ THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL WAS LOCATED IN AN INCONVENIENT PLACE, THE OBSTRUCTION OF THE LEFT SIDE PLASTIC MOLDING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL PREVENTED A CLEAR VIEW OF OBJECT. *JB

LETTER SENT OCT. 2011. CUSTOMER UNHAPPINESS DEPARTMENT FORD MOTOR COMPANY P.O. BOX 6248 DEARBORN MI 48126 GENTLEMEN AND/OR LADIES: I HAVE OWNED A FORD (FUSION SE) FOR SEVERAL MONTHS AND EVERY TIME I TAKE IT OUT OF THE GARAGE TO DRIVE I AM AFRAID. I AM AFRAID BECAUSE AS SOON AS I LEAVE THE GARAGE I HAVE TROUBLE SEEING THE RED NEEDLE THAT SHOULD BE TELLING ME HOW FAST I AM GOING. IN THE GARAGE, I SEE THE SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE EASILY. THE FEW TIMES I HAVE DRIVEN AT NIGHT (AT AGE 90, I TRY TO AVOID NIGHT DRIVING) I COULD SEE IT QUITE WELL. BUT IN ANY DAYLIGHT THE BIG NEEDLE TENDS TO DISAPPEAR, AND ON BRIGHT SUNLIT DAYS I USUALLY CANNOT SEE IT AT ALL IN THE FRACTION OF A SECOND I TAKE MY EYES OFF THE ROAD TO LOOK DOWN AT THE DASHBOARD. CURIOUSLY, THE SMALLER NEEDLE ON THE RIGHT THAT TELLS ME THE TEMPERATURE OF THE RADIATOR FLUID SHOWS UP BETTER THAN THE -- MUCH MORE IMPORTANT -- LARGE NEEDLE THAT SHOULD TELL ME THE SPEED. THE ORDER WRITER AT MY DEALER SAYS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT TURN UP THE DIAL THAT CONTROLS BRIGHTNESS OF THE NEEDLES WHICH HAVE, HE SAYS, LIGHTS INSIDE THEM. I HAD ALREADY DONE THAT. IN MY JUDGMENT, A WHITE NEEDLE WOULD SHOW UP BETTER THAN THE RED ONE. CAN ANYTHING BE DONE TO MAKE MY DRIVING SAFER? DO I NEED TO TRADE FOR ANOTHER MAKE OF CAR SO I CAN FEEL SAFE WHEN I DRIVE? ******* THEIR REPLY SAID, IN EFFECT, "TOUGH LUCK KID; WE CAN'T AFFORD TO SOLVE ALL PROBLEMS." *TR

THE WINDOWS AND SUN ROOF ON MY FORD FUSION 2011 OPENS ON THEIR OWN WHEN NO ONE IS AROUND THE CAR. MY CAR WAS 200 MILES AWAY FROM ME AND FRIEND FOUND WINDOWS AND SUNROOF OPENED. HAD TO MAKE TRIP TO CAR IN ORDER TO CLOSE WINDOWS. FORD DEALER SAID THAT THIS COULD NOT POSSIBLY HAPPEN EVEN THOUGH THE TAURUS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO TOW THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE BATTERY GOING DEAD. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO CONNECT A BATTERY DISCONNECT HOWEVER, WHEN THE BATTERY DISCONNECT WAS ADDED, THE VEHICLE BEING TOWED HAD NO AUXILIARY BRAKES. THE DEALER ALSO ADVISED THE CONTACT TO DISCONNECT SOME FUSES UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE BUT DUE TO THE CONTACT'S PHYSICAL CONDITION IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 4,006. UPDATED 07/20/11*LJ UPDATED 01/30/12