There has been several incidents over the past 2 days. The first time it happened I was making a left turn, I tried to accelerate but there was none. The engine felt like it was shaking. I pulled over after finally getting through the intersection, turned off the car and then after a few minutes, restarted it and it ran fine. That evening on my way home from work I was driving down the street and it did the same thing. A wrench light came on the dash display. The same thing has happened 6 times. Its almost like it resets itself if I turn the car on and off. The wrench light also turns off once I turn the car on and off.
2010 Ford Fusion transmission complaints
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As I drove my 2010 ford fusion se 6 speed manual transmission up to a speed of 50 MPH, I was noticing a couple jerks of acceleration and then completely loosing power.I was able to pull over, come to a complete stop and turn the vehicle off and restart it. App-on restarting I was able to make it to auto zone where I was informed that my fuel injectors probably needed a good cleaning. So I bought some cleaner and ran I through my engine. That seemed to have worked until 3 days later I was coming home with my sister and her friend on the freeway, during rush hour driving 75mph this time, and my car didn't only stall once, but three times on my drive home. However, this time my check engine light came on so when I arrived back how and dropped of my sister and her friend I drove to auto zone and advanced auto parts to get an obd ii reading. Both readings were p2111, meaning that my throttle actuator was stuck open and not responding to the gas peddle. Now both companies suggested that I just clean my throttle body and that would fix the problem. Before I did this I call my ford dealer to see if this part was under warranty or any kind of recall and was informed that it was not under warranty or recall. They also suggested that I just clean the throttle body and that would fix my problem. So I cleaned the throttle body, but now the car is stalling more than before. I tried looking up the part so that I could replace it but found out that ford has already discontinued that part and is telling people to by the new part, but they never did a recall for the part. This particular part controls the air flow into the engine, if it malfunctions the throttle body closes up and the car idles, no matter how fast you are going. This is a sever safety issue that ford needs to take responsibility for. If they don't someone can be seriously injured, or worse, killed.
While driving my vehicle lost power and would only go 5 MPH. The engine trouble (wrench) signal came on. We had the vehicle towed to the dealer. Dealer ran diagnostic tests and determined throttle body was bad and needed to be replaced. Part ordered and is on backorder - may be 3 weeks before part is available. The loss of power and sudden decline in speed could have caused a nasty accident.
Was on the interstate, wrench light came on, car lost power and began jerking. I could not accelerate. In the past 2 months, my original throttle body went bad, number 2 was bad, and number 3 was bad. Now I am on throttle body number 4, which I bought new from a dealership in california. It took days to find it, as new throttle bodies are on a national back order. I wonder why?
I was driving no faster than 25mph this afternoon and all of a sudden, it felt as though my car was about to stall, and accelerating made the rpms go up, but the car wouldn't move. I pulled over, and felt my car shudder, so I turned it off. After about 30 seconds, I restarted, the restart was iffy, but the car finally was good for the last mile of my journey. Fast forward about 7 hours, coming home from dinner, and same thing happened. It's very scary! And tomorrow I have an appointment an hour away and am afraid it will happen while on the nj turnpike! Mind you, the first week I owned the car I had to bring it in for the same problem. They said it had transmission problems and ford had it in their garage for two weeks. I hadn't really had a problem since then, but it appears this issue has resurfaced. Very unsafe. It's time for a government issued recall since ford will not do one voluntarily!
I was driving no faster than 25mph this afternoon and all of a sudden, it felt as though my car was about to stall, and accelerating made the rpms go up, but the car wouldn't move. I pulled over, and felt my car shudder, so I turned it off. After about 30 seconds, I restarted, the restart was iffy, but the car finally was good for the last mile of my journey. Fast forward about 7 hours, coming home from dinner, and same thing happened. It's very scary! And tomorrow I have an appointment an hour away and am afraid it will happen while on the nj turnpike! Mind you, the first week I owned the car I had to bring it in for the same problem. They said it had transmission problems and ford had it in their garage for two weeks. I hadn't really had a problem since then, but it appears this issue has resurfaced. Very unsafe. It's time for a government issued recall since ford will not do one voluntarily!
I had the transmission failure light (wrench) come on twice driving home yesterday. The first time was from a stop light and then turning left. The car shuddered, the light came on and the car went into limp mode and wouldn't go more than 5mph. After pulling over and turning the car off, I was able to restart the car after 2-3 tries. Upon restart the light cleared and I was able to start driving home. About 2-3 miles later, on the highway, the problem happened again, traveling around 65 MPH. Same symptoms, the car went into limp mode, I had no acceleration and couldn't go more than 5mph. The car shook and shuddered. After pulling over ( on the highway! ) I was able to restart it and limp home. I took the car to a dealer and they said the throttle body needs to be replaced. They currently have 7 fusions on their lot with the same exact problem. This is a very dangerous problem as the car unexpectedly loses all acceleration and would seem likely to cause an accident. I was fortunate to be able to pull over and restart the car, but will not be driving the car until it is fixed as it is a severe safety hazard. One ford seems to know about, having release a tbs, but needs to go further and issue a recall.
I was getting up to speed on the highway after being in stop & go for about 15 minutes. The "wrench" icon warning light came on, the revs dropped and there was no throttle response from the engine. Pulled to the side of the road. Shut down and restart. Idle was low and rough, still no throttle response. Shut down again and called aaa for a tow. While on the phone, I turned the engine back on (not running yet) and noticed the wrench light was off. Started the car again, and this time everything was back to normal. Mechanic found no engine codes, suspects bad egr valve or bad throttle body.
I am having an issue with my 2010 ford fusion (v-6 engine). First the car began idling rough, with the engine occasionally surging gears shift (automatic transmission). On a second incident, the engine shut off while sitting at idle, and the check engine light came on. I took the car to the dealer, who was unable to identify a problem but cleaned the throttle body. On a third incident the car lost throttle while traveling at approximately 50 miles per hour. Dealer indicated (based on computer codes) the need for a replacement of the throttle body.
I was driving on the highway at 65 MPH during rush hour traffic when suddenly my speed dropped to 5 MPH. I pulled off to the side of the road and turned off my car. After sitting for a few minutes I started the car and got back on the highway. After I traveled for approximately one mile it did the same thing again. I turned off the car and restarted in a minute or two and again was able to continue my travels on the highway. My destination was about two miles away. I called the dealer, ganley ford, that I purchased the car from and was able to get my car in that day. The diagnosed the problem to be the throttle body. I was told that it would take a week for the part to come in. To my surprise it only took three days for it come in. I was told that this was not covered under the manufacturer warranty or under my extended warranty. This a very serious issue and I am lucky that I was not hit from behind because there was no warning that this was going to happen. My spend just went from 65 MPH to 5 MPH. I had the gas pedal to the floor, but my car would not go. I have read many ford forums and blogs and it appears that this is a very common problem. I believe that these cars should be recalled and those of us that have already paid to have the problem fixed should be reimbursed.
Was driving interstate speeds and vehicle shut down, wrench symbol came on dash board. Has happened 3-5 times since, in traffic or at highway speeds. Extremely dangerous.
Was driving on highway, when my 2010 ford fusion se lost power and was jerking forward. I had to pull over to side of highway because I could not accelerate. Indicator light for transmission problem was on. I turned off the car and restarted, after which the vehicle ran fine again. However, after driving for a few more miles, car did the same thing. I again restarted and vehicle ran fine again, this time running long enough for me to get home. While driving it to the ford dealership, it did this again, this time at speed of about 60 MPH. Vehicle would drive but was only able to go at very low speeds. Dealer said it was an issue with throttle body and that this part is on backorder.
4th incident with my 2010 fusion shutting down while driving. I picked it up from the ford service 6/18 and they said they fixed it, again. I drove to work, no problems. Got off work, driving for about 10 minutes and the car sputtered, wrench light comes on and when I press the gas, nothing happens. Coasted to the side of the road and it sputtered some more and shuts off. Ford keeps making repairs to my car saying they've fixed it but it's not fixed. Now I have $1,200 in repair bills and no car. I'm scared to drive my car and very stressed over this. No one should have to keep going through this danger of driving a car that keeps shutting off! And as I see from other ford owners, I'm not the only one this is happening to. Ford needs to do something about this issue, or someone is going to get seriously hurt, or killed!! I've complained to ford motor credit customer service and filed another complaint with the federal safety agency. Please do something to recall these cars to fix the issues!!
Driving at highway speeds when I felt a shudder and realized I was losing forward momentum. Rpms dropped and the engine did not respond to stepping on the gas pedal. A wrench light illuminated on the dash. Only coasting, I was able to move the car to the side of the road and put it in park. Car had a very shaky idle, like it was about to stall. I turned off the ignition and waited for about 1 min, then tried to turn the car back on. Car took longer than usual to turn back on, but once it was back on it seemed fine. Was able to continue driving it to my destination without further incident. Five days after first incident, same even occurred again, with turning the car off and on seeming to correct the problem for the time. No electrical, braking, or power-steering power was lost.
I had just stopped at a stop light and when it turned green, I proceeded to the ramp to get on the interstate when my 2010 ford fusion suddenly lost power and started shaking violently. I managed to get to the other side of the road and coasted into a parking lot. It took 3 times of trying to re-start it. Finally started and taking all side roads, I made it home. It has happened numerous times since then, but last friday, june 14, 2013, I had left the grocery store with a trunk full of groceries, and had to make a left turn onto the hwy. It died on the turn and shook worse than ever. I managed to once again coast to the other side of the road into a parking lot. This happened at least 7 or 8 times before I got home that day. It has scared me so bad, I am now afraid to drive my car.
I have purchased this ford fusion new from rogers ford in odessa texas. 1n 2011 as 2010 leftover car quits running at any speed or just loose all power then I must pull to side of road/median to restart car. Then it may run correctly for 50 miles or 50 feet then, repeat with same problem. This started at 38,000 miles not covered under warranty. The code is p2111 throttlebody. I have myself (dealer will not install used part) replaced throttlebody 3 times (used new is not available) because when I spoke with ford motor co. And dealers they stated a mass nationwide back order and every dealer I have spoken with has no idea when part will be available. I have had several close calls by almost being hit by other cars/semis when engine power quits or when it stalls I loose power steering and brakes. I have spoke with ford motor company today 06/17/2013 1300 hrs and was told to bring to any ford dealer and I called three ford dealers and was told cant get part it is on nationwide back order.
2010 ford fusion -- had to replace trans axle due to poor surface roughness on part and it wore the seals, found by puddle of tranny fluid in garage. A known issue, ford had a kit to repair. Local trans shop found about the issue. Of course no recall. Now transmission slips while accelerating, and decelerating before jerkily shifting in gear.
I was driving on the interstate with the cruise on when the wrench light lit up and the car started to slow. It did not respond to the gas pedal. I pulled over, restarted the car, and all was fine until 10 miles later when the check engine light went on, but the car continued to drive. I pulled off and drove home. The next day, the check engine light turned on when I started the car, but turned off a few minutes later. The car killed twice on surface streets, with no check engine light. Garage has identified the problem as the "throttle body wire."
Was driving down highway approx 40 MPH and vehicle shut off, coasted to side of rode, turned key twice, no luck, then 3rd time it cranked back up, then drove slowly another mile to home.scared me, having recently been in an auto accident (no fault of my own) could have easily been rear ended again!!! Maybe a throttle body issue that needs to be recalled???
Throttle body! I have been having issues for a while now. Started with the check fuel inlet cap light coming on. Fyi, I have not fuel cap for this car. Had it checked, thought it was a sensor problem. Then the check engine light came one. Then the issues started taking place. Had a few incidents where I would be going down the interstate at 70 miles per hour and the wrench light would come on in the car and it would completely lose any throttle control. I would have to pull over to side, car would still be running, but once stopped would shake and sputter, I would turn it off and then it would fire right back up. Sometimes this would take place maybe 3 times back to back and then would not do it anymore. I kept being told, when it happens bring it in....that is easier said than done. It is happening more often and now at lower speeds and as of last week, as I was pulling out of my driveway. Now it is parked, can't go 2 miles without it shutting off. I have found out that it is the throttle body and it seems that many other are having the same issues, yet this has not been recalled. Ford is telling me the part is back ordered, and that I may have to wait a month for it to come in. I work and have two kids and now ford would like for me to wait to get it fixed. Fyi.....a rental cal is about $700 for a month! Unacceptable! And I owe too much on it to be worth my while to trade it in. Frustrated beyond belief!
I was driving at approximately 35 MPH when without any warning the car stopped accelerating and began to shake and the wrench light on the dashboard lit up. There was no indication at all that anything was wrong prior to the decelerating and shaking. The rapid deceleration caused the car behind me to have to swerve into the other lane to avoid hitting me. I hit the emergency lights to warn drivers behind me and with some difficultly (due to the shaking) was able to pull to the side of the road. Once I was safely out of traffic I turned the car off. I waited a moment to calm myself as it was frightening to have no control of my vehicle on a busy street. When I turned the car back on the dash light was no longer on and the car performed normally. When I got back to my office I looked for similar incident on the web and was horrified to find hundreds and hundreds of complaints about the very same thing. This is an extremely dangerous issue. Having no control of the speed of a vehicle is life threatening. Had this happened on a busy highway it would very likely have caused an accident. I called ford and was told to take the car in to the dealership so they could diagnose it and fix the problem. My concern is that if there is no recall on this part that causes this problem - what guarantee is there that the new part will not do the same thing. I find it difficult to believe that after all of the complaints about the same problem ford does not think it important enough to recall or at the very least warn their fusion owners!
My throttle body went out in my car it would all of a sudden stop in traffic.
Driving at 45 MPH in rush hour traffic vehicle stalled wrench light came on and would not accelerate vehicle crept at less than 5 MPH when I finally got to a safe place to pull over I shut vehicle off wrench light gone and vehicle worked fine. I took it to dealership they said it was throttle body charged me $596 to replace they said it was common. However shouldn't this be a recall since it is so dangerous.
While traveling on interstate, vehicle lost power to the accelerator, but lights, radio etc. All remained on. A wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. After coasting to the shoulder, I placed the vehicle in park and it shuttered and shook until I turned off the ignition. The vehicle was restarted after several minutes, and the wrench light was off and the car resumed normal functioning. The same thing happened again within a week of the first incident, and again the vehicle returned to normal operation after shutting off the engine. The car had no further incidents until may of 2013. For a week every time the vehicle was driven it died, particularly when trying to get up to speed. At this point the mileage is around 42k miles. After nearly being hit by an 18-wheeler when trying to join the interstate, I promptly drove the car to the dealership from which it was purchased. I was advised that the throttle body needs to be replaced. At this point the car has been left at the service department of the dealership because it is on backorder for at least two weeks. In the meantime I have filed a complaint with the ford motor company customer complaint department. I am wondering if ford is waiting for someone to be killed or seriously injured before they issue a recall on an obvious faulty part!
Tl* the contact owns a 2010 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact shut the engine off and was able to drive without failure after restarting the vehicle however, the failure soon recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
I have a 2010 ford fusion and have been having this problem for a while now where my car while driving will jerk really hard than start vibrating and then come to a halt, I will put the car in park and turn the car off and restart and drive again then the same thing will happen this time the engine light comes on I took my car to the mechanic and the ford dealership and both told me that its the throttle body and its on back order and has been on back order for sometime now I have driven my car and its keeps happening over and over again now I am no longer driving my car and had to rent a car which is causing a financial burden but I have no choice til the part come in for my car to be repaired. I was also told by the ford dealership that this is a very big problem with the ford fusion I hope this problem is resolved soon and my car is either repaired or replaced I need my car to get back and forth to work ! I also feel that I should be reimbursed once my vehicle is repaired and for the rental of another vehicle to get back and forth to work as I can no longer drive my car due to this safety hazard.
I was driving at approx. 45 MPH when vehicle experienced an almost total loss of power and the engine shuddered to a stop. Instrument panel indications were a "wrench" and steady engine light. I was able to restart and the car and drive a mile to my home there were no warning lights when starting the car the next day, however about 1.5 mi. From home the same exact indications and conditions returned when I accelerated from 45 to 50 MPH. Again the "wrench" and engine light illuminated. A restart allowed me to drive home during which time the engine light was illuminated steady. The condition recurred an additional two times during the short drive home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and repair on monday. I was not told of the extensive history of similar problems with my vehicle, but was only advised that the "throttle body" was carbonned up" and needed to be replaced or cleaned, the dealer reported that throttle bodies were on backorder and said they cleaning mine should correct the problem. I elected to have them clean the throttle body. After the maintenance was allegedly completed I was driving home after picking up the vehicle, when, within only 1/2 mi. Of the dealership, the vehicle again experienced the same near total loss of power. I was able to pull off the road and restart the engine. I pulled out into traffic on a very busy thoroughfare to return to the dealer when the car died again leaving me the middle of four lanes of opposing, fast-moving traffic. I felt very unsafe. After a brief internet search I discovered this to be a common occurrence with my vehicle and I suspect it is more widespread than what has been reported to date.
Vehicle completely lost power while driving and virtually shut down while driving on a major highway. I brought the vehicle to lamarque ford and was told that it was the throttle body. Last week, I was again getting on the interstate and the same thing happened. This time I have 40300 miles on the vehicle. I was told that it would not be covered because the vehicle was out of warranty and the parts warranty was only good for a year. In addition, I was told that the part is on back order and it will take 2 to 3 weeks for the dealership to get the part. This is very well known with this car and a major safety issue. I am afraid to drive this car since it just completely shuts down and hesitates to start back up. It has left me stranded many times.
The car looses power suddenly and without warning. Pressing on the accelerator gives no result. The engine is running, but I can't give it any gas. I have to coast to the side of the road, turn off the ignition, then restart the car. At that point it starts pretty hard, but will usually be ok. A wrench light shows up when it happens, but is gone when I restart the engine. My ford dealership has looked at it twice. The second time, we decided to replace the throttle body. Now I'm told that the manufacturer isn't releasing the part until mid-july. I have to drive an unsafe vehicle for another 5 weeks while we wait for the part. I'm very concerned about the safety of my family and myself since this has occurred 9 times. Two of these occurrences placed us in very dangerous situations. 1) busy 4 lane road with no shoulder and an incline caused me to shut it down and put on my flashers in the middle of the road. 2). On a 70mph hwy with a semi-truck approaching quickly behind me and road construction on the shoulder leaving a drop off.
While driving and making a transition from the 101 ca fw to the 110 santa monica, I proceeded to give the car more gas to get up to speed of the current traffic flow but my car lost all acceleration. A little wrench light started flashing but the car was quickly slowing down. The cars started idling heaving but still no acceleration. I quickly punched my hazard as I had my 3 children in the car with my and traffic was coming. I was able to make it to the first lane to try to exit the freeway. The car literally rolled to exit off 9th street and just glided down the off-ramp. A very terrifying experience as cars had to take evasion actions to avoid rearending me. I was able to pull the car over safe on the first available street. I put the car in park it started rattling harder. I then shut off the engine, turned everything off (air/radio) and unplugged my phone charger. I waited about 3 minutes and then started the car up again like nothing. I proceeded to take side street. It was about 2 weeks later very next day the car started up as normal but on my way to work while in the process of getting into the freeway and as began to give the car gas to merge in I lost all acceleration again. The little wrench light came and the hard rattling started but this time the engine light came on. Husband drove it back to the dealer at 5mph rattling and all an we were told it was the throttle. The dealer said it would take 10 business day to get the part and replace it so a rental was provided. The very next day dealer said to pick up car as the throttle had been drained and reset not replaced. Not sure I understand why they are not fixing the car by replacing the part if so many issues are being reported. Refusing to pick up car till part is replaced and they can guarantee me this issue wont recur.
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