Driving on highway to vacation, after 1 hour my car began to shake and slow down. Car did not respond to gas pedal and continued to decelerate on one lane highway. Due to no pull off area had to continue on hwy with possibility of crash imminent. Cel light came on and wrench light came on. Pulled off hwy and at stop car shake and stalled. After a few minutes restarted car and continued trip. Car repeated sequence of events 3 more times before reaching destination. On return home next day car repeated sequence. Car remained off for 15 mins during which time I pressed the reset button. Car restarted and did not stall and returned home. Next day I took car into dealer. My car stalled 3 times on the highway on trip to dealer. After throttle body was replaced, had incident with engine racing to 6 rpms.
2010 Ford Fusion fuel system complaints
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Driving southbound on georgia 400 in center right and car engine stops. Pushed gas pedal a few times, but car would not respond and slowed down quickly. Was heading uphill just south of the chatahoochee river. Electrical was working as radio remained on and I was able to apply hazard lights and coast to the shoulder. Placed card in park and turned ignition off. Immediately turned ignition on and car started. Was able to drive car to destination with no issue. I paid ford dealership to replace throttle body and motor assembly.
We were driving approximately 65 MPH when the car suddenly started to decelerate at a rapid pace and eventually stalled. We noticed a wrench light on the dashboard as we pulled the car over. After restarting the car we were able to drive a couple of miles before the same thing would occur. After a couple more times of having to pull over and restart the car the check engine light also came on. Thankfully we were able to get to a family members house as we were approx 90 miles from home. The code we pulled from the car was p2111.....indicative of this infamous throttle body problem in this make and model. We ended up having to get towed to the nearest dealership 35 miles away.....yet another 35 from our home. Thankfully this was covered under our extended warranty plan from ford. A coworker of mine had the exact same issue about 6 months ago....same make/model/year. Luckily the highway we were on wasn't busy at the time the car stalled repeatedly. I don't see how this can't be a recall......
While driving my vehicle on the highway the throttle response became very unresponsive, and the car shut off at speed of approximately 55mph leaving my wife and infant daughter to slowly drift off the road at the best possible place. There was a "shuttering" of the vehicle, and poor throttle response before it shut off while at operating speed.
Car would not accelerate, wrench symbol displayed. Had to be towed. Dtc code p2111 (throttle body had to be replaced). 6 weeks out of warranty as not covered by powertrain extended warranty.
Driving down interstate and lost all throttle response. Fortunately was able to pull over to the side and turn car off. Re-started and was able to make it home. P2111 error code; sounds exactly the same as hundreds of other complaints about these models. Mechanics all say the same thing, faulty throttle body and needs replacement. Someone needs to step in at some point and force ford to issue a recall.
My sixteen year old son was driving on the highway when a "wrench" light came on (in the dash) and the car looses all power and does not respond to the accelerator. Restarting the car after pulling over results in normal operation. Upon researching the issue it turns out the throttle plate needs to be replaced. This problem is not the result of abuse or difficult driving conditions and is an extreme safety hazard. I am confident it is only a matter of time before serious injury results from such loss of control without warning or indication. A search on the internet reveals hundreds (or more) of the same issue on the same car within the same mileage range - about 66,000. This problem should be subject to recall.
I was sitting at a red light with my 21 month old son in the back seat. When the light turned green I pressed on the accelerator and proceeded into the intersection. The car "stalled" and stopped moving. It did not die but I could not accelerate and we were left sitting in the middle of the intersection with no movement. The car continued to idle and you could feel it trying to go but it wouldn't and I was left trying to coast out of the middle of a busy highway. I eventually managed to coast to through the intersection where I pulled off onto the shoulder of the road. When I would step on the gas the car would slightly "lurch" like it was trying to go but it wasn't getting any gas and the rpms would not climb (so not the transmission). Instead the needle on the RPM would bounce slightly up and down as the car tried to move forward. Once I put the car in park, turned it off and restarted it, the car proceeded to operate fine but continued to hesitate when trying to accelerate from a stopped position.
My wife was merging into traffic on a main highway, while accelerating the car entered "limp home mode" and she was unable to accelerate. She managed to pull off onto the shoulder and restart the vehicle which reset the problem. This was a couple of weeks ago, today during normal driving the problem recurred and she was left waiting on the side of the road, we were again able to reset the problem and get the car home. The drive was less than 10 miles and the problem recurred once. Since then while trying to diagnose the problem I have driven the car less than 20 miles and the problem has recurred numerous times. This car dose not have bad weather floor mats.
Upon attempted acceleration from 43 MPH the car made a loud "popping" noise. The car immediately slowed and the accelerator became unresponsive. The car also began shaking and jerking. The longer the car remained on the more violent the shaking became. The second incident occurred during acceleration onto a highway. Car again slowed and would not respond to pressing the gas pedal and started shaking and jerking again. Both times I nearly avoided driving into oncoming traffic of 55+ MPH.
We were driving down a busy road when we suddenly lost acceleration and could not move to safety. The wrench light came on and we had to get towed. We later found out that it was the throttle body, which was a common, known problem with this particular model.
Spontaneous throttle body failure multiple times over the course of one week. On the highway, in a parking lot and driving down a normal street. Car stalled and lurched forward repeatedly. Had to quickly pull over while coasting with no ability to accelerate, then turn the car off, then turn it back on to continue driving. Very dangerous. Ford dealership replaced throttle body today at cost of $100 out of my pocket. I drive a 2010 ford fusion.
I was approximately 2 miles from my starting point traveling at a speed of 55 MPH. Suddenly, the 2010 ford fusion lurched while shifting into overdrive. When it lurched all ability to accelerate was lost. With cars on each side, I had no ability to accelerate; I lost speed quickly and worked my way to the side of the road (very dangerous situation). I immediately noticed the 'wrench symbol warning light on the dashboard, but did not know what that warning signified. During the loss of acceleration, the car did not lose power steering and it remained running, but the engine was sputtering and not idling at a steady pace. When I got to the side of the road, I put the car in park and tried to 'rev' up the engine, but I had absolutely no control of the throttle. The wrench light was still on. I then turned off the ignition and waited about 1 minute then restarted. The car again had no acceleration ability and sputtered which sounded very much like a cough. I turned the car off again and called for assistance. Approximately 5 minutes later, when assistance arrived, I started the car again. At this time, the wrench warning light was off and the car appeared to idle normally. Upon research, I found that the wrench symbol means: throttle control/transmission problem. The driver of the car should contact the authorized dealer for service as soon as possible.
Traveling on the pa turnpike the engine just stalled. We had to negotiated to the side of the road with no ability to negotiate around traffic. Notified ford and sands red hill ford and they said there was nothing wrong. It happened again traveling around 45mph. I saw complaints online (web) and paid sands to have them replace the throttle body. After replacement the problem was fixed. The cost was 385.51.
I was going down the freeway at approximately 65 MPH, and out of nowhere my car lost power and began to decrease speed. I tried to press the accelerator and there was no response. I pulled to the side of the road and put the car in park and it was very rough idling. I turned off the car, waited a few seconds and turned the car back on and it seemed fine. Now this has happened to me at least 20 times in the last few months, at random times and speeds. The scariest one for me was in a very busy intersection and my car did this 4 times trying to get through the intersection. I would really like to see this get fixed as soon as possible before someone really does get hurt.
While merging onto the interstate, the car's acceleration stopped and the car would not accelerate, found out the throttle body was failing.
Car stopped just as I was making a left hand turn in a busy intersection. Put flashers on, re-started the car and limped through the intersection on a yellow light, and pulled over. Limped to a ford dealership 7 miles away and had the throttle body replaced for $444.
Traveling north bound on interstate 77. Heavy (5pm) traffic. I was in the rightmost lane. Without warning throttle response died. The accelerator pedal had no effect on the RPM. Engine went to a rough idle speed (varying between 800 and 1500 RPM). I was forced to coast the vehicle to the right highway margin. Stopped the car. Turned off ignition. Waited 60 seconds to compose myself. Car then started and ran flawlessly. I then drove straight to the ford dealer where I bought this car / brand new in 2010. (approximately 5 miles away from where it died). A cursory internet search reveals that ford has replaced over 27,000 fusion throttle bodies on 2010's, under warranty. My car is 6 months out of warranty, so dealer said tough luck. I had to pay $438.80 for repair. "regulators and ford have logged more than 1,000 complaints. Consumer advocates in north carolina convinced the federal safety agency to begin an investigation, but in six months, the case hasn't moved past the preliminary stage." please tell me that ford will be compelled to fix this known issue. I read online that ford does not consider this to be a safety issue. That is absurd. I feel very lucky that I did not cause a major traffic accident. It?s only a matter of time till someone dies!
2010 ford fusion, maintenance light comes on and all gas/throttle is cut to rough idle with no response. This incident has almost caused accidents to stalling while trying to cross roads. You have to remove the key and restart 1-4 times before the light goes away and you can use the throttle, all while it may shut off again after you get moved just a little way.
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a strong gasoline fuel odor. The contact inspected the vehicle and found that the fuel tank was leaking. The contact would only refuel the vehicle to half full to avoid a fuel leak. The manufacturer advised the contact that the vehicle was not included in the federal safety agency campaign number 13v227000 (fuel system, gasoline) the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was 135,000 and the approximate current mileage was 137,000.
I was driving approximately 70 MPH in the left lane on I-40 when I heard a noise and then realized that I had absolutely no throttle response. I also noticed that the orange wrench light illuminated on the dashboard. This was especially frightening and dangerous given the fact that I was driving during a time of high-volume traffic, and there were cars behind me also going 70 MPH. Thankfully, I was able to pull over to the shoulder without endangering myself or other drivers. Upon reaching the shoulder, I realized that the car was bucking and surging, and I turned off the engine. A few minutes later, I attempted to restart the car and continue driving, but upon accelerating towards highway speeds, the same problem occurred, and I moved back onto the shoulder. I had my vehicle towed to the dealership, and after inspecting the vehicle my service representative informed me that the throttle body needed to be replaced. They also informed me that there have been so many issues with this particular part, that it is on back order with ford on a national scale. Quite frankly, I'm appalled that ford has yet to issue a recall on this part, and I'm afraid it will only occur after someone is seriously injured as a result of their defective throttle body. I find this extremely disheartening, and I would like an explanation from ford as to why they have not issued a recall.
Going down highway at about 50 MPH when the car just seemed as if it was not getting any gas. The gas pedal would not work. Second time pulling out after stopping at stop sign and when pulled out in the middle of the road it stalled out again, tried pushing gas peddle to make it go and felt as if the gas peddle was not working at all.
I purchased my ford fusion at a dealership three days ago. Yesterday I was driving my car home from work and suddenly I lost the ability to accelerate, and an orange wrench popped up on my dashboard. My car started to sputter so I had to coast to the side of the road and shut down. When I went to start it back up at sputtered but started again. This happened one more time on my trip home. Both times I was nearly rear-ended. Upon researching this issue I've noticed that this is a recurring problem. What I have not come to understand is why you have not recall whatever part is causing this. To say I'm disappointed is an understatement. This is extremely dangerous and I really hope that it doesn't take somebody getting killed for this part to be recalled.
The rpms on the car surged and then that car shut off, and would only stay running for 15 seconds afterward. The autoshop is have to replace the throttle body.
Driving on roadway making a turn when car began to buck & stall out. Car would not go over 1000 RPM. Gas pedal would not respond. Car would not go over 5mph. Made it to a parking lot. Called a tow truck & had the car towed to dealership. They called & let me know that the throttle body was defective & had to be replaced. Car just has 66,000 miles luckily we weren't on the highway when this occurred could have had an accident.
Traveling on I-95 at highway speed in the left-most lane, the RPM dropped off dramatically and hovered around 1,000 RPM. The car did not respond to my pressing the gas pedal. The car never stopped running completely but would not run past 1500 RPM (appx.). I pulled off the side of the road, turned the car off, put it in park, and restarted the vehicle. It started fine, ran for appx. 2 miles, and did the same thing again on 2-3 more occasions. On one occasion, it didn't make it more than 20 yards. I went to the nearest ford dealer (less than appx. 5 miles from where the problem first began) and was told the throttle body needed to be replaced after a diagnostic test was performed. I was not informed of the ongoing investigation or ford's knowledge of the problem when I asked why the throttle body needed to be replaced. Given the age of the car and the fact that I had little choice but to agree to the repair,I asked to keep the old throttle body and have it in my possession. I was first advised that there would be a core charge to keep the throttle body but was later told there was no core charge and was not ultimately required to pay a core charge. While waiting for the repair, I used the internet to research the matter and found several articles regarding more than 700,000 fords including my make and model. After the repair was performed, I raised the issue with someone in the service department before I paid for the repair. I was told I would need to pay for the repair (appx. $550) and there was no active program to cover the repair or reimburse me at the time. Because I needed to return to work and needed my car for work-related travel in a few days, I paid for the repair but was assured if a program was instituted by ford to cover the repair, the cost would be refunded.
Car went into "limp mode", with wrench lit up on dash. Could not go over 5 MPH, and the car was shuddering terribly. Took almost a month for ford to replace defective throttle body. The service folks indicated it was an "epidemic" across the us, and the issue was part availability due to the number of issues.
Throttle body failure. Codes p2111 and p2112
While driving down the road, the car will suddenly jerk and the check engine (wrench) light will come on and I will immediately lose all ability to accelerate. After pulling the car over and putting the car in park, the car begins to shake until I turn off the car. When I turn the car back on, it takes a minute to turn over and then drives fine until it happens again.
I was driving my 2010 ford fusion, with 43,000 miles on the highway passing a car, when I experienced a jerk and could no longer accelerate. I looked in my rearview mirror to see a car approaching very quickly. I was lucky that I was only passing one car and it had already gotten by me so I pulled back over and coasted to the side of the road. There was a wrench light on. I turned car off, waited a moment and started it again. The wrench was gone. Took it to the ford dealership and no codes came up. However, the etb check found a fault. The electronic throttle body was replaced. This is serious problem that needs to be corrected immediately before someone is injured or killed.
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