2009 Ford Fusion: sudden loss of power

Filed Jan 11, 2019 · Acceleration, Airbags · AL

Car was in motion on highway when it started accelerating on its on and eventually started losing power

Filed Aug 17, 2017 · Brakes · 97,000 miles · OH

Vehicle brakes get spongy and lose power while having foot on brake and going over minor bumps in the road..many times brake pedal will go to the floor after hitting bumps..this has happened more than once and has occurred at various speeds...seems to have started at about 85,000 miles and above..I feel they are waiting for someone to get seriously injured before they look into it.

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 Aug 16, 2014 · Brakes, Fuel system · 41,292 miles · MS

While traveling at 65 MPH in traffic, the car completely shutdown. Dashboard lights appeared and the car lost all power, including power brakes and steering. Fortunately, I was able to maintain control of the vehicle while exiting the roadway. Due to the lack of steering and braking ability, I don't feel a person of smaller stature, I.e. My wife, would have been able to maintain control without being in an accident.

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 Jul 7, 2014 · Brakes, Transmission · 16,000 miles · FL

Tl* the contact owns a 2009 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving into a parking lot, the vehicle loss power and the wrench warning light illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer, who diagnosed that the power train control module failed. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 16,000. Updated 09/05/14*lj updated 09/15/2014

Filed Oct 27, 2013 · Acceleration, Fuel system · 116,000 miles · PA

According to my mechanic and the tech's from a local ford dealership the problem stems from a faulty electronic throttle body which is controlled by the onboard computer system (engine control module). The fault prompts the car to go into a "limp home" mode or reduced power mode which in turn causes the car to act as though it's running out of gas. From a driving perspective, it has put me in a few precarious traffic situations.