2009 Ford Fusion: check engine light

Filed Sep 20, 2023 · Engine · IL

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who determined that the exhaust manifold valve was stuck in the open position. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure reoccurred. The vehicle was taken back to the independent mechanic, who determined that the exhaust manifold valve was stuck in the open position again. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but referred the contact to the federal safety agency Hotline for assistance. The failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Aug 31, 2021 · Engine · 200,000 miles · AL · fire · 1 injury

The contact owns a 2009 Ford Fusion. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 mph when smoke coming from the engine compartment was noticed. The contact continued to drive until they heard a popping noise from the engine compartment then pulled over. The fire department was called and the fire was extinguished. A police report was filed and the contact sought medical care and sustained smoke inhalation. The vehicle was then towed to the contact's residence. The contact stated check engine warning light was illuminated. The manufacturer was not informed of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Filed Apr 3, 2018 · Airbags, Electrical · FL

Takata recall !!!!!!! The display panel warning lights come on and go off at will. Mostly when its humid outside or raining. This is including the scary airbag light, oil light, engine light. I am stuck with the car since ford stated no one should sit in the front passenger seat. Has no value. And I pray every day it does not kill me!

Filed Sep 14, 2016 · Fuel system · 123,850 miles · MO

My ford fusion was parked at the time of the incident. I went to start the car and it took at long time to crank and ran very roughly when idling. The check engine and wrench lights were illuminated. It read error codesp2112 throttle actuator control system - stuck closed and p2104 tac - forced idle. The gas pedal was nonresponsive and the car was immobilized. It restarted like this several times before starting normally and operating normally. The wrench light was no longer illuminated, but the check engine light is still on. The ford dealer confirmed that my car needs a new throttle body assembly. The VIN # of my car is not included in ford's customer satisfaction program regarding throttle problems in vehicles from 2009-2013, although my 2009 fusion has 123,850 miles on it. Ford will do this repair free in vehicles that meet the criteria, although there is no official recall on the cars. The dealer said the car is not safe to drive until repaired. I am thankful and lucky this did not happen while I was driving.

Filed Dec 17, 2015 · Acceleration, Electrical · 120,000 miles · MO

I had exited the highway & was stopped at a stoplight in the right hand turn lane. Cars were behind me. When it was my turn to go, the car would not accelerate for me to make the turn. The traction light, wrench light, and engine light came on. I pressed down on the accelerator to try to move the car out of the middle of the 4-lane intersection, but it moved at a snail's pace maybe 4 feet from the turn lane. The car did not have the power to turn or even make it to the side of the road. My car was perpendicular to the cars in the 4 other lanes. I'm thankful I wasn't hit. I turned off the car and restarted it, but the same lights came on, the car was shaky, and could not accelerate. The police pulled behind me and she called the tow truck. The tow truck took us to the ford dealership. The ford dealership said the electronic throttle body has to be replaced, and was the cause of my car problems today. The lady at the dealership said ford has had problems with the electronic throttle body going out in ford vehicles, including the kind I have- 2009 ford fusion.

Filed Mar 6, 2015 · Electrical, Engine · 63,976 miles · CO

I have twice now experienced a catastrophic engine/power train failure while at speed and in traffic. While driving and without any prior notice, my car immediately shuts down. During which the engine stalls, power brakes fail, and steering wheel locks. Luckily I was in a position in traffic where I could quickly engage the hazard lights and allow plenty of reaction time for other drivers to avoid me. After the car has stalled and lost all power, that is when the warning lights (engine and wrench) come on the dash. Each time it has taken no less than 5 minutes, while sitting in heavy traffic, to restart the car. When the car restarts it will drive like it did prior to the failure but the check engine light will remain on. This time I was able to bring the car to the local ford service department to have them diagnose the problem. After a full day of trying to recreate the issue (25 mile test drive) their recommendation was to take the car and continue to drive as normal until it happens again. After researching this site and several others, I have found that I am not the only fusion owner who has experienced this problem. I brought several documents to prove the issue has been recognized by ford (csp 13n03) and there is a fix for the problem. Due to the bureaucratic nature of the conflictual relationship between the automotive industry and government entities, I am now left with a blunt refusal to remedy the issue with my car from the ford dealership because I do not own a 2010 fusion but rather a 2009. A model year prior to what ford recognizes has issues but I in fact have twice experienced the exact symptoms that ford outlined in their csp 13n03 document. At the end of the day I still have a very unsafe vehicle that is not fit to be on public roads because of the mass safety risk it poses to it's occupants (my children) and other motorists.

Filed Dec 29, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 188,000 miles · MO

While driving my fusion which has had no mechanical issues up to this point slammed into 3rd gear followed by a rapid decrease in power and speed. The check engine light and wrench came on and pretty sure was in the" limp home" mode. Took it to get the codes read and p 2104 and p0607 were present.

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Electrical, Engine · 91,000 miles · GA

I'm getting a check engine light and a wrench symbol on my dashboard. When I take it to get checked, it says 'faulty throttle body' or throttle control actuator. This causes my ford fusion to go into 'limp home' mode. This is a mode that causes that car to accelerate no more than 20 miles an hour. The problem with this is that it happens when I'm in the middle of traffic, traveling at speeds of 55-70 miles an hour. When this happens, I fear for my life. When I contact auto care centers, they all tell me that this is a problem that has to be handled by the dealership. When I contact the dealership, they don't know what I'm talking about. I think that this throttle body is defective and after some online research, I see that I'm one of many ford owners that this has happened to. I would like a them recall this defective auto part. I hope no one has died from their car suddenly going into 'limp home' mode.

Filed Aug 17, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 95,000 miles · TX

On 8/10/2014, after pulling out of the driveway, we noticed a reduction in acceleration on our 2009 ford fusion. The check engine light came on and upon taking the vehicle to autozone, the codes p2112 and p2104 showed up indicating a defect with the throttle body. Upon researching the internet we found the federal safety agency action number pe13003 which indicated that there was a problem with this part on 2009-2013 fusions and that ford would cover the repair when the problem occurred. We took the car to southway ford in san antonio on monday, 8/11/2014. On friday, 8/15/2014, the ford service advisor indicated that the problem truly was the throttle body, but we were told that ford would not pay for this repair. We have brought this to the attention of the service manager at southway ford and to the corporate customer relations department at ford. Obviously, there is a defect in this part, which causes a potential life-threatening safety hazard but ford does not seem to acknowledge it and take responsibility for correcting the problem.

Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 38,000 miles · MI

While merging onto a freeway my car experienced a sudden loss of power while driving. Shortly afterwards my check engine light came on and I took it to the dealer to see what it was. It was a bad catalytic converter I was told that it would take 4 weeks to get one in. Meanwhile it being my only car I asked and was denied a loaner vehicle from ford motor co. And I was told that the vehicle was still safe to drive as long as I did not let it goo too long without the repair. I called back 4 weeks later and was told that it would be an additional 4-8 weeks as there were "no" parts to be found anywhere. This worried me greatly as they even said problems could arise if driven too long without being fixed. So I filed a complaint with ford motor company and was treated like crap by them. They told me they were willing to help but "not" willing to do anything. So I called a local news station who put me in touch with their executive offices where I got the same response. No loaner vehicle and no compenstaion for the extra gas I had to buy as it sucked it down. Whenever someone from ford's calls me I am lucky to get a sentence in before they hung up on me! Thankfully to my contacting a local news station they made enough headway with ford that my part "finally" arrived today on 07/28/14 but I am extremely upset that ford would put me in the situation where myself and my family could be in danger by driving an automobile that is not safe. Driving with bad catalytic converters is not safe and could cause all sorts of other issues and the fact that ford's encouraged me to do so is frightening. This for one along with the gm issues has me seriously thinking of buying a foreign automobile for the first time ever. It was wrong what ford motor company did to myself and my family and I hope that this complaint will prevent them from doing this again in the future!

Filed Jun 10, 2014 · Engine · 81,000 miles · MI

I was driving down the highway in rush hour traffic at 70 MPH when the wrench light turns on the dans and the engine just quit. Very scary so I put on my hazard lights and coasted to the median . I tried to restart the car and the theft lock light started flashing and the car wouldn't even crank the motor. Had the car towed to a local shop it started right up at the shop and there were no codes in the computer the check engine light is on and the message center saya pod data error.

Filed Mar 5, 2014 · Engine, Fuel system · 164,381 miles · MI

Engine light appeared, car seemed to chug or lurch or engine felt like it was slipping while driving on highway. That happened a number of time, was told it was because of the severe cold weather. The wrench light would come on and then when I shut the car off it would not come back on for a few days. The mechanic said there were no reports that he could pull from the computer.