2011 Ford Fusion VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

MY CAR WAS STOPPED AT A STOPLIGHT WITH A VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AS I NEEDED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS ON LEVEL GROUND SO IT WOULD NOT ROLL FORWARD OR BACKWARD. I PUT MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFTED BACK INTO DRIVE. THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. I JAMMED ON THE BRAKES, BUT THE ENGINE WAS RACING AND I COULDN'T STOP MY CAR FROM HITTING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAPPENED TO GLANCE AT THE TACHOMETER DURING THE INCIDENT AND SAW THE NEEDLE DROPPING BELOW 4,000 RPM. THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL RPMS AFTER THE COLLISION. NO ONE WAS INJURED AND THE DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES WAS MINOR. BOTH VEHICLES WERE ABLE TO LEAVE THE SCENE UNDER THEIR OWN POWER.

VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THIS VEHICLE VIN WAS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TROTTLE BODY REPLACEMENT. CAR WAS EXPERIENCING EXACT SYMPTONS OF TROTTLE BODY ISSUE. DURING ACCELERATION THE VEHICLE WOULD STALL AND FAILED TO RESTART FOR A FEW MINUTES. THE ISSUE IS EXTREMELY INTERMITTENT.

WITH CRUISE CONTROL ON , AT HIGHWAY SPEED OF 60 TO 65 , ON LEVEL ROAD , TRANSMISSION WILL DOWN SHIFT ONE OR TWO GEARS. RPMS GO FROM 2000 UP TO 3500. TO GET IT BACK TO 6TH GEAR I HAVE TO CUT CRUISE CONTROL OFF. RPMS GO BACK TO 2000.FORD DEALER CANNOT FIND ANY CODES WHEN TESTED. CAR DOES THIS IN FIRST FIFTY MILES OR SOMETIMES GOES 100 MILES BEFORE DROPPING GEAR. CAR WAS BOUGHT 20 MONTHS AGO WITH 21C MILES AS CERTIFIED VEHICLE. NOW HAS 34C ON CAR. IT HAS ALWAYS HAD THIS PROBLEM. LAST TIME TESTED BY DEALER 3-2015.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A CEMENT STAIRCASE. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SHOULDER AND HEAD INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 25,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE ENGINE DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

DRIVING MY CAR WHEN IT ALL OF A SUDDEN SLOWED DOWN TO A VERY SLOW IDLE SPEED. GOT OUT OF TRAFFIC AND GLIDED INTO A PARKING LOT ONLY FOR IT TO ALL OF A SUDDEN BEGIN RACING RPM'S. TOOK TO FORD AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. LUCKY THAT NOBODY HIT ME. *TR

CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 10 MPH. PULLED OVER TURNED CAR OFF, RESTARTED AND ENGINE SURGED UP AND DOWN. TURNED OFF AGAIN, RESTARTED. PROBLEM WENT AWAY. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENED. *TR

WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE IN A PARKING GARAGE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND HIT THE CONCRETE PYLON BEFORE THE BRAKES WHICH WERE APPLIED STOPPED THE CAR. THERE WAS A LOT OF FRONT END DAMAGE BUT NO PERSONAL INJURIES. *JS

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE SHE PULLED INTO A PARKING AREA AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 13,000. UPDATED 6/10/14*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE SURGED AND APPLYING THE BRAKE, DID NOT STOP THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WENT OFF THE ROAD INTO SOME TREES. UPDATED 07/24/24

IN JANUARY, 2014 I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM FORD INDICATING CONTAMINATION ON THE INTERNAL MOTOR CONTACTS OF THE THROTTLE BODY MAY OCCUR, RESULTING IN INTERMITTENT ELECTRICAL CONNECTIVITY. ENGINE POWER AND VEHICLE SPEED WOULD BE REDUCED. BECAUSE OF THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, FORD IS OFFERING TO EXTEND THE WARRANTY ON THE THROTTLE BODY TO TEN YEARS. I BELIEVE FORD SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE CAR AND FIX THE POTENTIAL PROBLEM NOW BEFORE IT OCCURS AND CAUSES A SAFETY PROBLEM. ANY ASSISTANCE YOU COULD PROVIDE IN HAVING FORD ISSUE A RECALL WOULD BE APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *TR

WHILE DRIVING ON CROWDED 6 LANE STREET, CAR JUST LOST POWER, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BEFORE BEING HIT BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO RIVERTOWN FORD AND THEY STATED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY, THIS HAS HAPPEN AGAIN ON 12/05/2013 AS I WAS DRIVING ALL OF A SUDDEN MY CAR SLOWING STOPPED MOVING REGARDLESS OF HOW MUCH I PRESSED ON THE GAS. TAKEN TO RIVERTOWN FORD AGAIN AND THEY SAY IT'S THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT COST OVER $500 TO FIX.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED MULTIPLE TIMES PREVIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 55,950. ... UPDATED 03/24/14 *BF THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED AND ADVISED THE DEALER NO TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK, WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN. IN ADDITION, THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION OCCURRED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS, TWO OF WHICH WERE AT VERY LOW SPEEDS. UPDATED 06/03/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE PARKING THE VEHICLE PARK WITH THE BRAKES APPLIED THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED DURING THE CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DESTROYED. THE CONTACT DID NOT CONTACT THE MANUFACTURER REGARDING THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 13,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT. THE ELECTRONIC FAILURE WARNING LIGHTS ALSO ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 45,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 49,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 42,000. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST ACCELERATION POWER AND THE MIL WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,000. UPDATED 02/11/2014 *BF THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. UPDATED 02/11/14

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35 MPH WHEN VEHICLE ACCELERATED INDEPENDENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE INCIDENT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9000.

TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY DOING 70MPH AND THE CAR STALLED. BROUGHT IT TO FORD AND THEY SAID THE THROTTLE BODY IS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. CAR HAD STALLED SEVERAL TIMES 2 DAYS EARLIER WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, HAD TO HAVE ONE FOOT ON BRAKE AND ONE FOOT ON GAS TO KEEP IT FROM STALLING AGAIN. FORD DOES NOT COVER THIS DEFECT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AS THE WRENCH WARNING ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 29,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE HAD STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED, WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,200.

WHEN I AM ON THE HIGHWAY AND I GO TO ACCELERATE IT SEEMS AS IF THE THROTTLE IS STICKING AND THEN CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK AFTER I TAKE MY FOOT OF THE GAS PEDAL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS THE ENGINE FLUTTERED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED WITHOUT MANUAL FORCE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE MAINTENANCE WARNING LIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

WHILE ACCELERATING CAR GOES INTO LIMP MODE....DIAGNOSED AS THROTTLE BODY STUCK OPEN. *TR