I was driving about 60 MPH on the highway, and the engine stopped. I coasted to the side of the road, and turned off the key to reset the alarm code. The car started and drove normally for about 2 miles, then the engine stopped again. Within 5 miles the car would barely run at all, the engine was mis-firing and clunking along at 2 MPH and stalling every few feet. I had no previous indications of a problem. The car was running fine, and then within 5 miles it was completely un-drivable. The problem was failure of the throttle body, cost $525 to repair. There are many reports of this problem on the internet.
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My 18 year old son was getting ready to get on the freeway and the vehicle suddenly slowed to 30 MPH. We took the vehicle to the dealer and they replaced the throttle body at our expense. This issue is so common that ford is having a hard time producing enough throttle bodies. The part is on national back order and this particular dealer had a car in the shop that had waited 1 month for this part. This is a serious safety issue. One minute later and my son would have been doing 65mph on the freeway. Imagine if he was in traffic and suddenly could not travel faster than 30 MPH. In addition, since this event the ford sync and bluetooth features no longer work.
Without warning, engine stalled on highway at 60 MPH causing rapid deceleration. After restart, continued intermittent stalling without warning creating a hazardous situation.
I was driving home from the local store and came up to a light. As I started to turn right and accelerate, the engine suddenly stopped accelerating. The incident occurred at about 1000 RPM's. The "service engine soon" light appeared. I quickly pulled over to the side of the street and turned the car off. I turned the car back on and got no more then 100 yards without the same thing happening again. I repeatedly did this until I managed to get home. A tow truck took it into the dealership and they said the throttle body was bad so they replaced it. I'm thankful this didn't happen when I was turning left with oncoming traffic which could have easily resulted in an accident.
I was leaving work driving down columbia pike road in arlington, va. @ 3:30 in the afternoon on august 22, 2013 heading towards interstate 395. I has stopped at an intersection waiting for the light to turn green and my 2010 ford fusion began to shake violently, as if it was going to cut off for no apparent reason. I looked at the dash board and saw an illuminated wrench and could not figure out what was happening. The street light turned green and I mashed on the gas pedal and the car did not have any forward motion. The car continued to shake violently, so I immediately turned on my emergency flashers to warn the other cars and for my safety, that I was having a mechanical problem with my car and coasted down the hill looking for a safe location to try and figure out exactly what was wrong with the car. As I coast down the hill, I continued mashing the gas pedal with no results. I pulled over stopped the car and turned the car off for a few minutes trying to figure out my next step. Just by chance I decided to try and restart the car and the car started up with forward motion. If I had been on the interstate 395 near the pentagon, I could have lost my life because of this problem. I called my wife who lives in atlanta and told her what had happened and by chance that evening on the atlanta news other ford owners were describing this very same issue (throttle body failure) on there ford vehicles. I am filing a complaint against ford motors to get this problem fixed at no cost to the ford owners. We paid our money for a quality product and ford should stand behind there product and fix it not just run away from the problem.
Traveling down the road at 60 MPH on a major highway and the car stalls....this has been repeatedly happening in the last two months. At least 6 times in july and so far 4 times in august. What has to happen for ford to do a[xxx] recall on this part (throttle body and circuit board) that is causing this, a death???? I pray its not mine! We just bought this car from widricks auto sales in watertown new york in march of this year and this is whats happening....I will not drive the car until it is fixed because whether ford cares or not it is an accident waiting to happen!!!! I am so frustrated that a company this big doesnt give a[xxx] about people that buy their products enough to do a recall on this part and replace it for nothingwhen ford knows about the problem!!!!!! ...seriously what is the difference between one complaint and a thousand???? What about the lives of drivers and passengers of vehicles that ford know have this problem??? Can you say law suit ford people\ information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Upon accelerating from a dead stop at a traffic signal, I could not accelerate past 15 MPH. I pulled over to the side of the road an the car was idling very roughly and on the verge of stalling. I turned the car off, waited 1-2 minutes, restarted the car and the car was running "normally". I don't recall if any of the dashboard lights came on. I took the vehicle into my local ford dealer and was told that the issue is the throttle body and it needs to be replaced and that the stalling could happen at any given time. Unfortunately the part id on back-order for 1-2 months so I need to live with this dangerous issue for some time. The car is a 2010 ford fusion. I am the original owner (purchased in dec '09) and this is the first occurrence of this stalling issue.
I was driving on the highway at about 65 MPH when my vehicle lost power. Pushing the gas did nothing. I had to coast off the side of the road. Restarting my vehicle seemed to resolve the issue. The second incident was in town. I was driving about 35 MPH when my vehicle lost power. I pulled off to the side , the vehicle sputtered as if it might die. I turned off the engine and then restarted it. I drove about 1/4 mile to my mechanic who was unable to diagnose the problem with his scanner. He thinks it is the " drive by wire " or a sensor.
I purchased my 2010 ford fusion in april of 2012 and have had many incidents of the "check fuel inlet" message after filling up. Sometimes it will trigger the check engine light to illuminate. I have had a diagnostic test ran when this has occurred and was told it was that the gas flap didn't seal properly when I removed the fuel nozzle. This again occurred on aug. 17, 2013 but the car was running fine. Then on aug. 22 I had 3 incidents within 30 minutes of each other. The first incident was while traveling on the highway at approximately 65 MPH the wrench warning light came on and the vehicle lost all power. I managed to get the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. I turned the vehicle off and restarted it and was able to travel the next 4 miles with some sputtering and racing of the engine. The second incident I was pulling away from the curb trying to accelerate. The wrench warning light came back on and the vehicle had no power. The third incident I was traveling approximately 20 MPH when the engine again lost power and the wrench warning light came on. After researching this issue it seems to be a common occurrence and should become a recall by ford motor company.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact was driving 10 MPH when the engine stalled. The vehicle was able to be restarted but the failure was recurring. The vehicle was not repaired or diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000. The VIN was not available.
I was driving on highway all f a sudden car starts to stall. I was in my left lane when this happened. Pulled on side of road turned car off waited 2 min started car again. As I was approaching 50 to 55 MPH car started to stall again with wrench light on.. Pulled off again noticed that there was a problem with the vehical. Got car towed to shop and come to find out my throttle body needs to be replaced. Mechanic said that alot of fusions have been having this problem and its a defective part and its a safety concern. It cost me 600.00 to replace part. This part is a safety concern and can kill alot of people if this part is not recalled.. If there was a semi behind me and I stalled I would b dead for a faulty part ford has not yet seemed to recall.. This is a serious matter and needs to be addressed asap... Help save lives not take them!!!!! We purchase cars to be reliable not a death trap!
I was driving down the interstate and I pushed the gas pedal but the car would not accelerate. This happened twice within 2 miles. I took the car to a local garage and they said it was the throttle body. I took the vehicle to my local ford dealership and paid for it to be fixed because the car was no longer under warranty. Hopefully if there is a recall, I can get reimbursed for my repair bill.
First incident was vehicle stalled while entering a intersection from a stop sign. Stalled half way into intersection and had a near miss of being hit do to loss of power and other traffic not having to stop in their direction. Car was dieseling when it came to a stop ,had to be shut off, then restarted with no problems or indicator lights afterward. This same stalling has happened at highway speeds of 60 MPH + and on side roads at 30 MPH. From stops to full power going up hills or trying to pass another car. No power to move car exist once it has happened ,you must come to a complete stop , shut completely off and then restart. This has happened at least a dozen times over last few weeks.took to dealer today and was told throttle body is showing a fault and parts can only be received by overnight delivery "as this part is in very high demand and they can't order one in and get it by regular delivery".
I purchased my 2010 ford fusion se (4 cylinder - six speed) in february 2013. The vehicle had 12,100 miles at purchase. The vehicle currently has 16,900 miles. I was traveling on the highway at approximately 65 MPH when the "wrench" warning light came on and the vehicle began to lose power. The vehicle literally had no power and the vehicle's speed decreased rapidly, with no response to increase power via gas petal or downshifting to a lower gear. I was lucky that I was in the left lane, which had a shoulder. I was able to pull off the highway and shut the vehicle off. I waited about 2 minutes and started the vehicle, which hesitated at first, but then started. I drove the car to work and the vehicle operated with no issues. I brought the vehicle to a ford dealership that evening for diagnostics. The next day, the dealership advised that the throttle body needed to be replaced. I am glad that I had purchased an extended warranty ($100.00 deductible) because the out of pocket cost would have been over $500.00, for a vehicle with less than 20,000 miles. This complaint needs to be forward to ford motor company in regards to the faultiness of the throttle body part. I was lucky, but this situation could have caused an accident on the highway.
I was driving west bound I-275 in northern kentucky, near I-71 when the vehicle lost power. I narrowly missed being hit by other vehicles as I moved to the emergency lane. Turned the car off and then on and everything seemed normal. I drove to a nearby ford dealership and they stated the problem was likely a defective throttle body. They replaced the throttle body and I have not had any further problems. Based on internet search, this is a common problem and one that is a safety issue. Please issue a recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the wrench warning icon illuminated. The contact merged to the shoulder of the road and was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and stated that the failure could be related to the electronic throttle body but suggested the vehicle be officially diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 33,733.
Twice now I was driving when my car began to shake/jump. The wrench light came on and I lost power to the car, couldn't use the gas peddle and steering was awful. I had to completely stop in the middle of the road, put the car in park, turn it off and then back on. I was able to take it home and drive again but it keeps happening. This is not safe for me or other drivers.
Ford fusion 2010 has defective engine fuel system/computer identifying the throttle body as the non-functional part causing a safety hazard to self and others. At 60 MPH freeway speed the car goes into an instant "low RPM mode", causing complete loss of foot pedal control and RPM immediately reduced to 800. At this point the car is an unguided missile looking to strike something. The power steering is non existent. My car did this on 8-19-2013 with only 12303 miles on it. This has to be an electrical malfunction of the throttle body sensing circuitry being defective. It is only a little more time until this gets someone killed. After stopping with a dead engine, starting again results in very rough idling and no more than 800 RPM, which is incapable of moving the car. Shutoff the ignition, check and have good oil and transmission and cooling levels. Started the car again and it was back to normal, until one block later at a stop light......same thing again. If ford does not do a recall on this, they will have to spend money on the relatives of the dead people's lawsuits!
Driving at 45 MPH, car loses power and/or acceleration. Wrench light illuminates and pulled car to side of road and vehicle shakes terribly. Shut car off and waited a couple of minutes and restarted car. Wrench light was not on and car ran fine. This problem has occurred on three more occasion within a week. Dealer could not find any codes but stated it would be a problem with the throttle body, even driving the car by a mechanic with a diagnostic tester, they could not duplicate the problem. This is a serious safety issue that ford evidently does not want to fix under warranty because their is no code yet. Their are a lot of complaints on this issue on the internet. Ford needs to recall this part.
Driving down highway at 70 MPH, wrench light came out, car died down to 900 RPM and fluctuated erratically with no gas pedal response at all. Dodged several cars trying to avoid rear end collision to pull off side of road to turn off and turn car back on, problem then went away and happened again roughly 20 miles again down the highway. Car will not drive past 20 miles without having an issue.
This car has a tendency on stalling because of the electronic throttle body.
While doing 50 MPH on a highway, the car suddenly lost power. The motor was still running, but it was as if it was in idle. Depressing the accelerator did nothing. I pulled the car over to the shoulder and stopped. The idle was extremely rough. There was a 'wrench' indicator light. I turned the car off. As I restarted the car, it was very rough to start then after a few seconds, idle was normal. I drove without a problem for about 20 miles when the problem re-occurred in the exact same manner. When I started the car this time, the 'wrench' light was off, but the 'check engine' light was on and remained on. The ford dealership says the throttle-body needs to be replaced, and that this is not covered under the power-train warranty.
Car lost power while driving at 45 MPH, after about 10 minutes of driving. It would not respond to accelerator pedal and the wrench light went on. I pulled off to side of road; car restarted after 2-3 tries; drove without incident for next 1500 miles. Since then has stalled three times, usually within a few minutes of initial start driving at 30-40 MPH. Each time, restarts with one or two tries and runs ok, but feels sluggish.
I was traveling at highway speed when suddenly lost power and unable to accelerate. Pulled over shut the engine off and in about 30 seconds restarted the engine and was able to drive off with no issues.
I was driving in morning rush hour traffic and the car suddenly jerked and then just stopped. It would not accelerate and I was barely able to move the car off the road. I shut it off and was able to restart the car. However the car was acting the same. I took it to the dealer and was informed that the throttle body failed (code pewee).
My 2010 ford fusion has stalled several times while driving and while attempting to accelerate from a stopped position. Several times it has almost caused me to stall in the middle of a busy intersection when turning left, stop while driving on a busy freeway, and quickly accelerate when my foot has been on the brake peddle.
Car loses power and stalls at city or highway speeds (have to pull over). Car shuts down when idling. Ford was contacted by our service center and we're told we need a new throttle body, but they are on back-order. There are at least 5000 orders ahead of us. Service person said he is not aware of a recall for this problem. Car was purchased new.
Sitting at a light and the vehicle started idling very rough - dipping below 500 RPM and surging to about 1200 RPM. Car went into limp mode when I hit the gas. Pulled into a gas station, shut car off, restarted after about 30 seconds. Ran fine for about 5 minutes. Then proceeded to idle rough at the next three stoplights - this time not surging. Car eventually stalled and had to be restarted all 3 times. Seemed to run ok on the highway, but stalled once more at a light after getting ff the highway. Idled it in driveway when I got home. Idling very rough but hasn't surged or stalled now.
On three separate occasions, the car completely lost power. It completely ceased to function without warning. Fortunately, my daughter was not injured. However, if this would have occurred as she drove at highway speed, she could have been killed. After during some research, I discovered that the problem was most likely the throttle body. We took it to the dealership where it was purchased. They confirmed my suspicions. It took close to a week for the part to come in - because - the service manager told me - there was a huge waiting list for this part because they keep failing. (plus, she was without a car.) he told me that ford really doesn't see the need for a recall at this time, even though they are well aware of the problem. People could die. On one occasion, her car failed going down a very steep and winding hill. Fortunately, she was able to pull off of the road. Ford's attitude about this is criminal. My other daughter also has a fusion. I worry daily about her safety. I am considering getting the throttle body changed just to keep her safe.
Car stalls while driving, my husband thought it was bad gas and we let it go then it stalled again while driving 60mph. I searched the internet and it seems a lot are doing that, parts on backorder, there are so many. What does it take to get a recall. Someone to die.???????????
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