1st incident: pulled into traffic, lost all power. Car began to run rough. Coasted to side road to pull off. After sat idle for 5 minutes, car started and drove fine. Ford claimed could not find anything wrong. 2nd incident (5/21/2013): lost all power while in passing lane going 75 MPH on I-75, just south of ocala, fl. After sat idle for 5 minutes, car started and drove fine remainder of trip. Did not take car in. 3rd, 4th & 5th incidents (5/24/2013), lost all power when doing in-town driving. Ran vehicle health report said issue with trottle control (?). Again sat idle a few minutes restarted car and drove fine for short period of time. 4th & 5th incidents happened in 15-20 drive to dealership.
2010 Ford Fusion acceleration complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while accelerating from a stop, the vehicle suddenly lost acceleration power. The vehicle was moved to the shoulder where it was shut down and restarted. The vehicle then functioned normally. The vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where it was determined that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The manufacturer was contacted about the failure. The failure mileage was 40,600.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The contact independently performed a diagnostic and retrieved an error code that indicated there was a failure with the throttle body assembly. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure was reported to the manufacturer. The failure and current mileage was 76,000.
Fusion cut power because of a faulty throttle body at around 45 MPH. This returned a code p2112 and p2111 on my code reader. Once put into the shop, the ford dealer told me it may be weeks or months before a part is available and I am currently without a vehicle. My warranty only covered for 3 days for rental so now I do not have a car. Very frustrating.
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..
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...
My fusion was towed to the ford dealership in anaheim ca. I am having to replace my 2 year old cars: electronic throttle malfunctioned while I was driving on the freeway it kept stalling even though the engine is still running, this also happened a month ago and I took it in and a diagnostic was done finding nothing wrong it showed no problems, I also video taped the event. This happened both at speeds of 60-65 and 40 miles per hour. I am on disability and it is now going to cost over $400 that I cannot afford.
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.
While making a turn my car lost all power. I coasted to the side of the road and had to wait a few minutes for my car to be able to start again. No error codes were posted. Since then I have been having intermittent and significant power losses while driving and while idling. Driving in reverse is difficult and I have to practically burn my clutch just to back up. I took my car to the dealer who said that the spark plugs had gone bad and they replaced them. The car ran smoothly for a few weeks but the power loss returned. I have not taken it back to the dealership since they have proven to be incompetent. I suspect the problem is the throttle body.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle started to shake as it reduced power independently. The contact stated that the failure was recurring and that once she powered off the engine and restarted, the vehicle resumed normally. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was advised that the electronic throttle body needed to be replaced. The contact took the vehicle to a mechanic and the electronic throttle body was replaced. The failure mileage was unknown, but the failure mileage was 39,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the vehicle stalled without warning. The maintenance warning light was illuminated. The contact had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order to temporarily remedy the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who stated that the failure was caused by the ethanol and gasoline in the throttle body. As a result, the throttle body needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure, but offered no further assistance. The failure mileage was 40,000. The current mileage was 50,000. Updated 7/15/13 *cn the consumer stated the vehicle would lose power while driving down the highway.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. While driving approximately 15 MPH, the vehicle failed to accelerate upon engaging the pedal. The engine and wrench symbol warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic. The failure occurred on two occasions. The throttle body assembly and actuator were replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 44,645. ...updated 06-19-13 *bf updated 06/28/2013
Was driving for about 1 mile, then all of a sudden car was still running but no throttle on a very busy road lucky was able to get pull over . I feel that a car with only 45,504 miles should not done that . I keep my maintenance up to date. And was not cover under my warranty. That's $ 450.00 I didn't have { throttle body} that's is the first time I have felt unsafe driving my car. For being a woman that could have been on the interstate at a faster speed it could have been a disaster for everyone . Thank you.
The throttle body in my 2010 ford fusion has been malfunctioning. It will not allow me to accelerate. My incident happened on a hill, I had to go into reverse to find a safe plave to turn off my car to restart. Seeking a recall for this part as I've read online this has happened to many 2010 fusion owners.
Driving on interstate at highway speeds (65mph+), car suddenly lost power and slowed, shuddering as it stopped. Difficult to restart, able to continue on driving for several miles before occurring again. Had vehicle towed to ford dealer in the area for service. Diagnosed as throttle body failure; dealer service has replaced throttle body as of 5/3/2013.
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.
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 pedal became unresponsive. She was able to get to vehicle over to the side of the road, after she pulled over, the vehicle began to shake before she turned the engine off. Also, the wrench indicator light illuminated.
This happened 5 times within 2 weeks before I was able to get the issue diagnosed and fixed. I have only owned the car for 2 months. This happened at the worse possible moment every time. I live in hawaii which is known for its 4 lanes of bumper to bumper traffic (no farther than 20' apart or some one will pull in between you) going 70mph. This incident happened 4 times to me on the highway during this rush hour traffic. Incident: was casually driving at a cruising speed (70 MPH not accelerating) when the car shifted to 1st gear and idled at 1000-1200 rpms. I could not accelerate, and I could not shift gears manually (I have the manual override feature). Nothing worked and my car quickly slowed down to a crawling speed of about 10 MPH. I was in the left lane. In hawaii, that means you are stuck next to a concrete median less than 2 feet from the actual lane. This meant that I had to get from the left lane across 3 lanes traffic to the right lane with cars no farther than 20' apart going 60-75 MPH while I was going 10 MPH. Needless to say it was not the highlight of my day/month/year... This happened 4 more times within the next 2 weeks. Fortunately I learned my lesson and stuck to the right lane (of course one of these times there was no right hazard lane either so I had to drive 10mph for about 5 minutes on the highway before I could get to a turnoff). When I took it in for diagnostics nothing came up on the reading. Fortunately my technician drove it and it failed on him so he was able to figure out it was the electronic throttle control. $350 (based on research usually costs about $500 but I know the tech.) later I have it fixed enough to trade it in for a foreign car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the wrench warning icon and the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The failure recurred twice. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 26,353.
I have a 2010 ford fusion, my car started surging for about 20 miles then as I was driving down the highway, it lost acceleration, the engine was running, but it lost speed it would not go, I pushed the pedal to the floor and without warning, it quit going! I had to try to guide it to the side of the road. I put my hazard lights on and sat on the side of the road. I cranked it back up and drove a few more miles surging and it cut off while driving on the highway again, very dangerous. I got it to the advance auto parts and they put a detector on it and it said it was the throttle sensor. This is very scary and dangerous and should be recalled before someone is injured or killed.
1st incident: car stalled in traffic while going 40 MPH, coasted into parking lot, restarted car and drove fine - no warning lights 2nd incident: 6 weeks later with no issues or warning lights car stalled again late at night while going 35 MPH up a small rise 3rd incident: 2 days later - still no warning lights, car suddenly lost power, did not stall, but would not go over 5 MPH while entering attempting to enter interstate. Sat on side of interstate for 45 minutes waiting on a tow truck. I had the car towed to a ford dealership. They replaced the throttle body which cost $385. The notes on the invoice state they "retrieved code p2111 throttle system stuck open." I feel certain ford has some serious issues with these cars as the transmission has already had to be rebuilt.
Going 70 MPH on I 75 in atlanta.. Car just shut down.. Almost got hit by a 18 wheeler. Made it to shoulder . Wrench light was on. So I guess it is the throttle body. How is this not a recall? I see many other complaints on google about the same situation with this car.
This morning while traveling the interstate with cruise control set at 75mph my car had a swift jerking motion and lost all acceleration accident was a near miss trying to get off highway to emergency lane. Towed to ford dealer and right away they knew it was a throttle body failure. Car showed no signs of anything being wrong until incident occurred. Throttle body replaced at my expense due to they say not covered under powetrain warranty. Ford obviously knows there is a problem with this and refuses to acknowledge it at this time. Have read several forums of numerous other people with same problem and ran across article of your investigation of ford. Ford should be held responsible for there faulty parts. In the right situation some is going to lose there life related to this problem.
As I accelerated from a red light, the car sputtered and seemed to stall. The wrench light flashed on but didn't stay on. Since it drove fine after that, we didn't take it in. About a month later, it happened again. I researched it online and realized many people are having the same problem. We called ford and scheduled an appointment. It happened 6 times in a 20 minute drive before we got it. Ford replaced (at a charge to us!) the throttle body and it has been fine since.
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 have complained to the dealership several times about problems with my vehicle and nothing ever gets done.this is extremely dangerous and I fear for my life cause of this problem that continues to go unheeded by the dealership.
I was driving through a busy intersection when there was no throttle response at alll. I managed to pull over to the side of the road and shut engine off. Waited a few minutes and restarted engine again. Had no problems for the rest of the day. That evening me and my young son were going out for dinner when I tried to merge into fast moving traffic the throttle response was not there. I had to swerve sharply to the right to avoid being rear ended by a semi-truck going 65 miles an hour. Needless to say I had the vehicule towed to the dealer for repairs. The 3 year warrenty had exspired but the vehicule only had 25000 miles on it.I was quoted around $600 for replacement of the throttle body. This part should not have failed within the amount of miles that wee on it. I feel that ford motor company knows about this problem and is waiting for someone to lose their life before they have a recall on the part.
I have a ford fusion se 2010 with the same throttle body failures reported in the north carlina consumers council report from march 19 2013. The car has appoximately 74000 and pass its warranty. I would like to know what can be done to correct the problem. On the night of march 29, 2013 at approximately 11:30 pm I was driving the ford fusion when the car started to buck, the RPM gauge went up to 6 while the car was not exceeding 10 MPH, came to a complete stop and the car car would not accelerate while the wrench icon was on, so I coasted the car to a complete stop were I had to turn the car off and then back on to get the acceleration to fully kick back on all this with my wife and two young children in the car.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle jerked forward harshly and stalled. The contact restarted the vehicle and after driving a few miles the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. After diagnosis, they advised her that the throttle body failed and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure and current mileages were approximately 20,000. The VIN was unavailable.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was merged to the shoulder and was able to be restarted. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer who stated that the fuel throttle body may have caused the failure. The vehicle did not receive a full diagnostic test. The failure mileage was 41,000.
While going 70 MPH on the highway I experienced the same issues. My car stalled out shut off the cruise control and started shaking uncontrollable. I shut off the car and waited about five minutes and started it back up drove maybe another ten miles and it started again. On the following day I took it to the dealership where I purchased it from and they made it seem as if I had no ideal of what I was talking about. Once they realized I knew that it was the throttle body assembly that was the problem I was told that this was not a part that was covered under warranty so I would have to pay for it out of pocket. I took the time to talk to several reps at ford and I was told that if the mechanic did not think it was defective then there was nothing they could do. I talked to the mechanic at the dealership and they told me that it just stopped working. So I ended up paying $479.05 for a new throttle body assembly and having to be without my car for a total of four day. Only to get it back with a cracked windshield, but that is a different issue.
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