2007 Ford Fusion: adaptive cruise control problems

Filed May 11, 2016 · Fuel system · 116,000 miles · VA

Electronic throttle body malfunction while driving on highway at 70mph (speed limit), using cruise control. All acceleration control stopped working. Had to maneuver across highway, through active traffic, to shoulder to turn off the car. Waited for a few minutes and successfully restarted. Got home and had to take the car to the mechanic the next day because it wouldn't accelerate past 40mph.

Filed Oct 13, 2014 · Engine, Transmission · 129,135 miles · MI

This car had a history of lost power/stall while driving on city and highways without any symptoms nor warnings. My particular concern was last week it lost power/stall while driving on multi-lane eb I-96 from detroit to grand rapids, mi, which we had to perform emergency evasive actions to get out of the busy highway traffic to avoid collision/accident that may result with personal injury or death. It had no symptoms nor warning. The car simple lost power reduce to idle speed at around 600 RPM. It failed to response to cruise control, gas pedal control. Mechanic determined that the cause likely the throttle body assembly or the mass airflow switch. Both of them are not serviceable parts and not relate to maintenance, wear or tear. This car had been serviced by ford dealer since we bought it new. No advice or anything was given about this problem. I believe this is a manufacturer defect which has detrimental effect on safety that needs to be investigated. Thank you.

Filed Jun 12, 2012 · Acceleration, Transmission · 92,000 miles · WI

I was driving using cruise control today going 60 MPH on a highway with my 2007 ford fusion. All of a sudden, I felt the car jolt. I pressed the gas, but nothing happened as if the car was in neutral. I had to coast to the side of the road. I noticed that the warning light in the shape of a wrench was on. I turned off the car. When I turned it back on, the light was off and the car worked just fine. I looked up the description of the light in the owner's manual and it said it was related to a fault in the powertrain or throttle. I saw where several people have reported this exact problem with 2010 models of the fusion. I just had to report that it happened on my 2007 model as well. I will be taking it in to get looked at. This is very dangerous. I could have wrecked or caused an accident because I could not control the speed of my car at the time. Someone will be killed if this problem is not resolved and a recall issued. I was really scared. There needs to be a recall. I will not be using cruise control until I am confident that my car is completely fixed.

Filed Mar 7, 2010 · Acceleration · 38,600 miles · MI

I previously thought it was just my operation, the floor mat interfering with the gas pedal, or my imagination as it had happened twice before over the last 18 months. However, the incident yesterday was quite evident without any other outside influence. I had been driving in our rural area using the cruise control of our fusion. I tapped on the brake to disengage the control, and slowed to a stop sign. After traffic cleared I stepped on the accelerator pedal to cross the intersection. As I started to move, the pedal dropped noticeably from the sole of my shoe and the fusion immediately accelerated at a rate greater than my desire and not under my control. I immediately disengaged the cruise control via the steering wheel on/off button and all operation resumed to normal.

Filed Feb 18, 2010 · Engine · IA

When driving up a steep hill and rounding a corner, the speed limit dropped from 55 to 45mph. I tapped the brake to disengage the curse control and attempted to control the speed manually. I was not able to get the car to do 45. It oscillated between 50 and 40mph. I finally hit the set button on the cruise control as the speedometer passed 40m. The distraction of trying to control the vehicle could have lead to an accident since I was not able to devote my full attention to the road ahead of me. The vehicle is a 2007 ford fusion se, v6 with 6 speed automatic transmission.

Filed Feb 10, 2010 · Acceleration · 53,000 miles · MA

I was driving my 2007 fusion awd in cruise control when forward motion stopped ( I was in the 3rd of 5 lanes in traffic) a trouble light came on. I pulled to side of road. Car would not move. Restarted car and everything reset and able to drive . Proceeded home 200 miles . It did it again about 5 miles from home rest. Dealership recalibrated module.

Filed Aug 15, 2007 · Acceleration · 7,100 miles · NY

When activating the cruise control on a brand new 07 sel awd 3.0 fusion the gas pedal had a dead range of about half way and could not get acceleration. Took my foot off the pedal and the drivetrain " clunked " when I put my foot back on the pedal. The wrench symbol illuminated and I had to pull off the highway due to no acceleration. After I turned off the engine and checked the fuses, engine compartment for anything obvious I re-started the engine and the wrench light went off and everything was fine. Imagine being in traffic unable to move.