2011 Ford Fusion VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

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.

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. *TR

WHILE DRIVING DOWN A BUSY STREET, GOING APPROXIMATELY 45-50 MPH, MY VEHICLE JUST STALLED OUT ON ME. ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS STILL RUNNING, MY VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS DRIFTING. WHEN I TRIED TO ACCELERATE, NOTHING HAPPENED. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKES, MY VEHICLE THEN JUMPED FORWARD, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I HAD MY VEHICLE TOWED TO THE CLOSEST FORD DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY ADVISED THAT MY THROTTLE BODY HAD GONE BAD AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. COME TO FIND OUT, THIS WAS NOT COVERED UNDER MY WARRANTY AND WILL COST ME OVER $500 OUT OF POCKET. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 41,000 MILES ON IT! *TR

CAR JUST STALLED PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY. *TR

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.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE WRENCH AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 60,000.

THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ON A VERY BUSY HIGHWAY, GOING UP HILL, TO A FAMILY MEMBERS HOUSE. THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING. I WAS ALMOST HIT MY SEVERAL CARS, THANKFULLY THEY MISSED ME. THEN I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON AND IT WORKED FINE. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPENED A COUPLE DAYS LATER ON ANOTHER BUSY HIGHWAY ON MY HOME FROM WORK. ONCE AGAIN IT STOPPED ACCELERATING AND I WAS THANKFULLY CLOSE TO WERE I COULD PULL OFF THE INTERSTATE BEFORE GETTING HIT. I THEN TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND HAD TO SPEND ALMOST $600 ON REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH THEY KNEW HAD BEEN DEFECTIVE WHEN THEY SOLD ME THE CAR!! *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 67,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SITTING IN DRIVE WITH THE BRAKES DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE RAPIDLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE STEERING AND BRAKING CAPABILITIES HAD BECOME INOPERABLE AND THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STOP THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE CONTACT WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND REPAIRED. THE CONTACT COULD NOT CONFIRM THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE OR THE EXACT REPAIRS MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 6,431.

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!!!! *TR

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

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. *TR

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 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*LJ

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 HYBRID. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AND ATTEMPTING TO LIFT HIS FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO THE BRAKE PEDAL, THERE WAS NOT ENOUGH ROOM. HE NOTICED THE FAILURE MORE OFTEN WHEN HE WAS TRYING TO MAKE AN ABRUPT STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT HE WOULD NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100.