On the morning of february 7th 2013, I noticed the vehicle's acceleration and deceleration was ridged and jumpy. Prior to this problem, the vehicle has shut off randomly approximately three times while in drive and in motion. This prompted me to bring the vehicle in for maintenance at a ford dealer auto center. They determined the power takeoff unit and drive shaft were faulty, replaced both parts and returned the vehicle to me on february 15th 2013. On march 18th 2013, the vehicle shut off again while driving at highway speeds on a busy road, forcing me to navigate cautiously to a shoulder. The engine light and wrench light were illuminated this time. I shut the vehicle off, waited 5 minutes, and restarted. The engine light remained on and the vehicle was drivable. I quickly returned the vehicle to the previous ford auto center, in which they discovered the throttle body was faulty. They replaced the throttle body and returned the car to me on march 21st 2013. On march 22nd 2013, the engine cover fell off while the car was in motion, I immediately returned vehicle to the previous ford auto center, they replaced with new engine cover. As of today, the vehicle is again showing hesitation at acceleration and deceleration, RPM dash meter needle bounces plus minus 500rpms during acceleration and deceleration. Breaking is not smooth or instant, the vehicle tends to jump during breaking. At coasting speeds, the vehicle also jumps. These are similar problems that occurred prior to the vehicle spontaneously shutting off. This problem is alarming and an extreme safety hazard to yourself and others around you, notably at high highway speeds. Ford has been presented with the issue and has claimed that the issues are all unrelated, even though the vehicle shuts off each time. I am concerned for my safety and the safety of others driving this model, 2011 ford fusion sel awd.
2011 Ford Fusion acceleration complaints
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The problem has to do with the gas pedal and throttle body. Merged on to highway, accelerated to speed, set cruise. A few seconds later, cruise disengaged and speed began dropping. When I pushed the gas pedal to attempt to accelerate, there was no response. It was if the car shut off but it hadn't. After I came to a stop and tried to start moving again, the gas pedal again had no response and I could only move at the speed the car pulled itself and it seemed to be lurching forward. I pulled over and this time shut the car off. When I restarted it, the problem was gone and it worked normally. The next day, same problem all over again, this time in town at about 30mph. Mechanic tells me it's a $468 repair. I'm only 6,000 miles past the warranty period. I was also told the parts are nationally out of stock, which is a good sign it's a known ford defect.
I was driving home from school (this has happened before, just not as bad) and my car stopped responding. The wrench light came on and the check engine light came on. I was on a really busy road, so I had to pray that I would not get hit. I turned off the car, and tried to restart it, but it did not want to restart. I sat for a few seconds and was finally able to get it restarted. This happened numerous (probably 6-8 times) on my 12 mile trip home. I took it to the shop this morning and found out it is the throttle body. I just looked it up online and have found out this is a common issue, and that the dealerships (when the car is under warranty) act like they don't know what it wrong. This is not right. There needs to be a recall! I don't have a warranty now, and I took my car to the dealership before the warranty was up and they said there was nothing wrong with it multiple times!!!!
On friday evening (5/10/2013), I had just exited the interstate when the wrench light came on and the car suddenly appeared to stall (engine was running, but had no acceleration). With traffic stacking up behind me, I managed to get the car off the road and turned it off. After sitting for a minute or two, I restarted the car and continued down the road. The car died again less than two miles later. Vehicle was taken to the dealer the on following monday 5/13/2013 (after sitting all weekend). The dealer checked the car and determined the throttle body was bad. As of today, 5/26/2013, the car is still at the dealer waiting on a replacement part.
While driving roughly 45 MPH vehicle suddenly began shaking and dropped speed quickly and drastically to less than 15 MPH. This happened repeatedly after turning car off and back on. Car would still run no problems under 25.
I was on the expressway with the cruise set at 72. The car itself shut off the cruise and began immediately de-accelerating. Pressing the gas pedal had no effect - the engine remained in idle. The wrench bar indicator lit up. I pulled off the side (huge potential safety issue had there been traffic around) and shut the car down in neutral. Restarted - same issue - would not accelerate - it was as if the throttle was disconnected. I put the car in park, shut down, waited 2 minutes, and restarted. All functioned normally. Ran the vehicle health report test and no indication was made of an electrical issue. .
Anytime vehicle slows to a speed of approx. 20 MPH.,it seems to want to stall then seconds later without touching gas pedal, speeds up and accelerates. I have had the vehicle in for service to village ford / dearborn michigan and they continually tell me no problem is detected. I have had several individuals drive my vehicle and have experienced the same issue. I have also located an article from my local news chanel wxyz speaking of this issue, stating it was not yet serious enough for recall. With ford motor's history I would say this needs to be looked into before serious injury does occur.
The car was traveling on the highway at the speed of 70 MPH when it just stopped responding to the gas pedal being pressed. The car came almost to a complete stop and was lucky enough to make it to the side of the rode. The car was almost hit by a truck which swerved into the median to avoid hitting the car. With the car alongside the rode it would not start. The throttle body had failed.
Was driving 2011 ford fusion then shut down to idle, no power, almost got re ended, pulled over and put in park turned off and restarted problem was gone but recurred less than 2 tenths of mile. Repeated steps with caution floored gas peddle but still happen. Autozone checked it and cleared the computer. Happen right away after leaving. Called ford could not repair because no codes. Problem came back 5 days later. At intersection light change green car did same thing, stuck in middle on intersection. Put in park and restart was hard to start. Red light now just got out of traffic way. Car is at ford now. This is a very bad safety feature and will cause an accident sooner or later. Ford said they have had a few problems but no recall.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to restarted the vehicle several minutes later. The contact took the vehicle to a dealer for diagnostic testing and the test results determined that there was a defective throttle body assembly. The dealer replaced the throttle body assembly. The failure mileage was 40,000. The VIN was not available.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that the speed control warning light was illuminated. The engine rpms then increased excessively as the vehicle accelerated independently and stalled. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer and the throttle body was replaced however, the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to dealer a second time and the cause of failure was not determined. There were no further repairs. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 48,000. The current mileage was 52,369.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving at 40 MPH, the speed reduced rapidly and independently. The contact was almost unable to control the vehicle. The check engine warning light illuminated. The contact stopped at a shoulder where the vehicle was shutdown and restarted but the failure recurred several times. The vehicle was inspected by dealer. The contact repaired the vehicle on his own by replacing the throttle body. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure and current mileage was 50,743.
Driving on highway at 65 miles went car would lose power and couldn't accelerate and car started to shake when came to a stop, cut car off, waited a min, cut car on, took a couple extra cranks before turning over, and car worked fine this had happened 3 times and is very random and dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated while at a stop light, the vehicle accelerated independently and crashed into the rear of another vehicle then continued accelerating until the contact put the vehicle in park. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unavailable. Updated 06/07/13
I had just purchased my 2011 ford fusion just over a month when I encountered my first stall on my way home from work. I was fully stopped at an intersection waiting for the stop light to turn green. I pressed down on the accelerator only to realize the engine was no longer running. The car behind me bumped into my back bumper anticipating I would be accelerating through the intersection. There was nothing on the dashboard indicating the engine had died. I put the car into park and was able to get it to start normally. I didn't have any further problems until about 6 months later in june 2012. The second time, I was turning right into a parking lot and as I made the turn and pressed down on the accelerator I discovered the car was coasting with the engine dead and the dashboard console lit up as if everything was still running normally. Again, I put the car into park and the engine started immediately and everything was back to normal again. The third time just happened in february 2013 when I again was stopped at a stop light. When the light turned green, I pressed down on the accelerator only to discover the engine was no longer running and no indication on the dashboard anything was wrong. I did the same thing and put the car in park and the engine started and everything returned to normal. For the first 2 times, the ford dealership just shrugged their shoulders and said there wasn't anything they could do if they couldn't duplicate the problem. The 3rd time, they did a software update based on a bulletin from ford the computer wasn't possibly shifting at the proper times which could possibly cause the engine to stall. So now I have to wait and see if the software update really fixed the problem or I will have the pleasure of experiencing another sudden surprise of having a zombie car that appears to be alive but isn't.
Car just stalled pulling out of a driveway.
I bought this 2011 ford fusion at 40,000 miles and since it has been at 45,000 miles I been having stalling and idle problems . I thought I was going crazy until I seen an article in the news today . My car has stalled on the hwy to where on numerous occasions I have almost been hit. I have had to pull over and restart it. I also see the wrench when it happens. I also have been sitting still at lights to where my car would idle up real fast. My car also pops and gets stuck when I change gears. I hate this car. I just pray something gets done before someone really gets hurt including myself ....
On a few separate occasions, while either sitting in traffic at a light or driving my 2011 ford fusion has stalled in the middle of traffic. It hasn't happened for a few months and there is no rhyme or reason to when it will happen. When the stalling occurs the car literally shuts down in the middle of traffic and I have to restart the car to proceed.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact was driving approximately 65 MPH uphill when a loud noise emitted outside of the vehicle with a sudden loss of engine power. The contact was able to coast to the shoulder where the vehicle was towed to an authorized dealer for diagnosis. The technician advised that the failure was contributed to the electronic throttle body. The faulty part was replaced. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 33,658.
I bought my car on december, 2011. 1st problem was the dashboard turning off for no reason. The 2nd problem is life threatening. I am driving down the road and out of no where the dash board lights up, the readers go crazy, and my car will decelerate to 25mph and will not go over that speed. Every time I have had to pull over and when I do the car shakes. I turned my car off and when I turn it back on its like it never happened. No lights stay on and the car drives like a champ. It does it at random times, and random speeds. I took the car to a ford dealership in may 2012 and they could not find a problem with it. This happened 3 times and in august I took the car in twice, the first time nothing was found, the second time they change the throttle body on it. Problem fixed right?? Not even close. In november it did it again. I called the dealer but they could not see my car for a few days and didn't have any loaner vehicles. The car then began to randomly jerk at a stop lights or when I changed gears. This week the flare up happened again but this time the car jerked when I put it in drive and the engine light and wrench light both turned on. I continued to drive and right when I started going up a hill the dashboard lit up, the readers went crazy and my car started rolling backwards. I was able to break but when I pushed on the gas the car barely crept up the hill. The wrench light then turned off but the engine light stayed on. The next morning I took it to the dealer. When I took it in the engine light was on but when they checked it the engine light was off and there were no codes on the computer. I am scared of the car I am driving. I know the car has a problem and so does the dealer but they just can't figure out what the problem is. I called ford but all they said was that they were working with the dealer. I am paying for a car I can't drive.
Driving normal for around an hr then all of a sudden a lighted wrench shows on dash and the accelerator does not engage properly and car feels like it is very rough and low idle. Power brakes and power steering work fine and can pull over but was in a turnaround for a highway access rd. Turned vehicle off and turned it back on again and it worked ok. Next day it happened twice, one of those times just from the start of turning on vehicle and trying to leave parking lot of work, and second time was on a 45mph rd which felt dangerous. Same thing accelerator stopped working and it coasted down till I could put in park and turn of vehicle and turn back on. It does not work if you are coasting and put it in neutral and turn off and on as the problem is still there. Afraid of it happening on highway. Seems like a software or sensor issue with throttle body as when you do give it gas on the peddle it feels like the throttle plate is blocked or trying to open up but not enough to go just small weak spurts.
Without warning the vehicle began shaking losing power. Seconds later it would not accelerate. I had to stop in the middle of a busy intersection, put the car in park, and restart it. This resolved the issue temporarily but caused a very dangerous situation. It has happened again and the mechanic's thought is that it is a problem with the throttle body and it needs to be replaced. The vehicle is 2,000 miles past the manufacturers warranty. Such an unsafe situation is terrifying and frustrating, as the vehicle has under 40,000 miles on it. Please issue a mandatory recall!!!!
2nd incident w/ gas peddle stopping working while driving w my children in the car. Wrench light came on and I put on my flashers and turned off ignition due to burning smell coming from under the hood should note every time this has happened I have just put gas in my car as well, also had to have a new battery put on my 1yr and 10 month old car today. Restarted the car and was only luckily 100yrds or less from my driveway so will call and have car towed to dealership again. Car is not safe for me and my family!!!
While travel ing up a busy hwy in around 2 in the afternoon, the gas peddle quit working and car started to violent shake . At the time of incident I was traveling at 45 MPH and could have been seriously injured. Pulled to the side rd. Put the car in park and turned off the ignition and restarted the car and gas peddle worked now and I drove it to dealership where they kept it for six days and did not do any repairs on it.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while traveling 60 MPH, the check engine warning light illuminated as the vehicle stalled. The contact was able to merge to the side of the road. The vehicle was restarted and began to function normally. The contact later experienced the same failure. The vehicle was able to be driven to a private mechanic where it was confirmed that the throttle body had failed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted about the issue. The failure mileage 41,000 and the current mileage was 41,010. ..updated 12/11/12 *bf the consumer stated when the throttle body malfunctioned the vehicle would loose power and he would have to put the vehicle in park and then re-start it. Updated 12/12/12
As we were traveling we suddenly began slowing to a halt. Though my husband was pressing the gas pedal and the engine was running, there was no response. Luckily he was able to steer the car to the shoulder before we stopped completely. We were on a sparsely traveled road at the time. After checking under the hood, repeatedly trying to push the pedal and calling roadside assistance, he finally turned the engine off and then restarted it. The throttle seemed to work fine and we continued to our destination. The following day the same thing occurred. Again we were not in heavy traffic and there was a shoulder available for us to get to. This time he immediately turned the engine off and restarted it with everything returning to normal. We were very fearful of this occurring in heavy traffic or where there was not a shoulder available. We took the car back to the dealer where they charged us $387.43 to replace the throttle body #ds7z-9e926-a.
Today was the fourth time my accelerator failed to work on my car. It has happened on the highway doing 65 and at low speeds. The dealer tells me it is the throttle body and that they are familiar with the problem. They also tell me it will happen again. Ford motor refuses to fix the problem under warranty until the dealer can reproduce this intermittent problem or its computer systems confirms a problem. Neither could be done when I took the car to the dealer for repair. The internet demonstrates others with this exact same problem. I am worried that this problem will reoccur in an inopportune time causing an accident and injury. When it occurs, the accelerator stops working, but the engine is still running. A wrench light appears on the dash. I am able to coast to a stop, but must put the car in park and restart the car for the problem to temporarily resolve. Ford seems to be aware that this problem exists, but is refusing to make the warranty repair.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that sporadically when the accelerator pedal was pressed, the vehicle will not accelerate. The contact stated that there are also instances when the vehicle would abnormally accelerate without the pedal being engaged. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer and was told that the throttle body and cable would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was contacted and advised that the throttle cable and body were not under warranty. The failure mileage was 30,000 and the current mileage was 47,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that he was experiencing a recurring failure in which the vehicle would rapidly accelerate at any time without warning. In addition, the vehicle would abnormally accelerate when the brakes were depressed. The contact would have to utilize extreme force on the brake pedal in order to get the vehicle to stop. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection where they replaced the control software but could not determine the cause of failure. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 20,800. Updated 08/28/12
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