I had just started and was exiting a retail establishment. I was driving down a slight incline approaching a stop light when the car started shaking and dramatically lost speed. The wrench light came on which according to the manual indicates a possible powertrain/transmission issue. I turned the car off and then restarted (in the middle of the road) and drove to a safe location. I was lucky that at the time I was driving at a slow speed and approaching a stop light. If a car had been behind me someone would have been injured.

- Louisville, KY, USA

Car lost power while driving on highway, vehicle slowly coasted to a stop despite pressing the accelerator, only worked after turning vehicle off and restarting with the key. This has happened twice while traveling on the highway and once at about 45mph. Throttle body needed to be replaced.

- Livonia, MI, USA

I was driving and the car power shut off and then the wrench light came on and then I had to restart the car, it took a while but it came on and ran good for a few months and it happened 4 times after that. Every time the dealer said they could not find an issue. This last time it happened the engine light stayed on and I had to get the car towed and was told it was my throttle body issue that is a known problem but no recall.

- Fayetteville, NC, USA

Driving 40-60mph, car suddenly loses throttle control, wrench light comes on. After it happened I took it for service and was told there were no error codes. It has happened 6 more times, and I was almost in an accident on the highway today. Car continues to idle after losing speed, but runs rough. Turning the car off, and back on- and it runs normally again. After web search it seems this is a known issue with defective throttles and NHTSA is investigating.

- Derby, KS, USA

I was driving home at a speed of 70 from work on the freeway when the car powered down all of a sudden. A wrench light turned on and the accelerator pedal did not work I had to pull to the side of the freeway when I stopped my car the car felt as if it was trembling so I turned it off for a few seconds then turned it back on surprisingly the wrench light turned off and the car worked fine again. I kept driving carefully at a speed of 60 now and 20 miles later it stalled again. My car at the moment is at 43,000 miles I bought it new in June 2010. I took it to O'reillys so they can troubleshoot and find out what was wrong with my car and they said it was the throttle body. I continued to call a Ford dealership since I still have powertrain warranty which covers the engine and transmission but unfortunately the sales rep. Said it did not cover the throttle body. At the dealership to fix this problem will cost me $93 to find the problem, $150 for the service and $400 for the part. I am a nmsu student living in Texas and drive 30 miles everyday to school and sadly cannot afford this kind of expense. I'm afraid to keep driving it causing to get rear ended while the car stalls or even worst causing a car incident leaving injuries.

- Anthony, TX, USA

We were driving along a city street heading toward a busy freeway. We stopped at a red light. When the light changed my wife accelerated (pushed the pedal) to get going the car traveled about 500 feet. It lunged and slowed to about 2 - 3 mph. When my wife tried to accelerate again the car wouldn't speed up. We pulled the car over to the curb as best we could. The car wouldn't start right away. A yellow warning wrench lit up showing this to be a powertrain problem. The car did start after about a 5 minute wait. We drove it home and parked it. I am afraid to get in it until it is checked out by the dealer. Thus, I am having it towed to the dealer this morning. I have read online of a similar incident happening to other owners of the 2010 Ford Fusion. Had we reached the freeway and had it stalled like this we could've caused a serious accident involving other vehicles.

- Seatle, WA, USA

As I accelerated the car would not increase in speed. I continued to coast until the car came to a stop on the expressway! this happened a second time 5 days later while driving 55 on a two lane road.

- Coopersville, MI, USA

While driving on the freeway my car was running but when I pushed on the gas nothing was happening and the yellow wrench light was on in the car. I had to coast out of the way of all the traffic with being ran into and thank goodness it wasn't during rush hour. This has happened five times since I bought the car used and it doesn't even have 65,000 miles on it yet. I have already taken it to the shop and they determined it was a clogged fuel injector. That was cleaned it the car ran fine for half a day and then it did the same thing twice in one day within fifteen minutes of each event. I put the car in park and turn it off and turn it back on and its fine. This seems to be a problem with the throttle body which seems to be the issue that is all over the internet. This needs to be recalled because its a matter of time before someone dies or gets hurt when this happens to their car.

- Grove City, OH, USA

I was driving 35-40 mph when all of a sudden my vehicle slowed, started shaking, the wrench light came on and my gas pedal would not respond. I pulled over, turned my car off, waited for a moment then turned it back on. The check engine light was on but it seemed fine so I decided to continue my drive toward home. 10 minutes later, as I was getting off the highway at 55 mph in rush hour traffic, the car suddenly started shaking, slowed to limp mode and my gas pedal became unresponsive. I continued in limp mode trying to get off the highway and pulled into a business parking lot. This happened several more times as we drove in the parking lot trying to diagnose the problem - once even coming to a complete stop. We used a code scanner, but no codes were being set. We suspect the throttle body but local dealer has none and we R told it is "deep back ordered". not only do I now have no car to drive, but it is extremely dangerous!

- Jenks, OK, USA

I was driving on the highway going 70mph taking my son to hospital and was almost killed. My car did not cut off just stalled. I come to find out it's a faulty throttle body. I cut car off restart and a mile later it happens again. I was so close to being hit. This problem is very serious.

- Toledo, OH, USA

The wrench light comes on and the car loses its acceleration completely. As I pull over the side of the road and brake, the car will start shaking. The only way to fix it is to turn the car off and back on again. The wrench light will disappear after that and it'll start driving normally again. First time this happened I was on the interstate with my three year old in the car with me. One unhappy momma!!!! the code it read P2111 which I have been told it is a defect in the throttle body. Hope they are right.

- Harriman, TN, USA

I was driving on the highway at about 70 mph. The car suddenly shut down and started coasting. Pressing the gas pedal did nothing. The throttle control/transmission warning light came on. I coasted off of the highway and turned off my car. I turned the car back on, warning light was gone, car drove fine the rest of the way to my destination. Next morning the exact same thing happened. Stopped at an auto repair shop. They could not diagnose the problem. Got back on the highway and made it to my destination without incident.

- Sugar Land, TX, USA

1 morning traffic, heavy stop and go, tool light came on, car stalled, shake and would not accelerate. 2 another when I was with children and steady speed of 65mph on the freeway and on fast lane and car no warnings shut down accelerations and tool light came on. 3 driving without traffic coming off a stop light turning on a main street and car shuts down again after no warning. Tool light comes on and engine light as well. Many other incidents have occurred and finally after several attempts to figure out what was the issues the mechanic had a code od P2111 throttle body system was the cause. Very dangerous and what is worse the car tests itself and makes the issues go away for a short time.

- Los Angeles, CA, USA

I was at a stop at a railroad crossing. Upon applying the gas to go, I started to loose all power with the engine starting to shake, and the car seeming to stall, but limping along. Nothing happened as I pressed the gas pedal. I was able to pull the car over to the side of the road in a parking lot. The dashboard had a wrench light on. The car in the engine area was still vibrating and shaking, with no power but to limp along. I turned the car off. Waiting a few minutes and the car started up, but shaking an sputtering. I was able to drive the car to my job without any further problem. I called the Ford dealer and make an appointment for the following Monday. When going home, I drove at 30 miles per hour. The car lost all power two more times, stalling and limping along with the wrench lite on. I was able to get the car to the side of the road and it limped to my home. At this point, car was not safe to drive and the next day, aaa towed car from my driveway to Ford dealer. I mentioned the throttle body problem and dealer told me it would have to happen when they test drive in order to have part changed. They did give me a loaner and reported to me that car stalled out and lost power on their test drive. Throttle body part was changed and car has performed well since that time. $550 bill at Ford. This car was a death trap to drive with the throttle body defect.

- Central Islip, NY, USA

Engine lost power without warning. We were at low speed and could get off the road. Dealer has cleaned the electronic throttle body and reinstalled it. Concern is what happens in the future if failure is in a very dangerous location. There should be a recall for this condition.

- Greenville, SC, USA

Traveling down the highway at 70mph using cruise control, when the wrench symbol appeared on the dial and the car slowed way down and would not accelerate. We were able to pull to the side of the road, turned off the engine, waited a few minutes to restart and were able to drive away at normal speeds. This happened two more times within the 2 hour trip. We scheduled an appointment with the dealership and were told the problem was the throttle body and that it had to be replaced, but there were no parts available in the entire country and the part was on back order until perhaps 2 months. We were told this is a fairly common problem, but there was no recall forthcoming. I believe this is potentially a life-threatening problem that should be addressed by the company. I'm getting my car back from the dealership because I need transportation and have not been offered a loaner for the duration of the time it will take to get the new part. I will be living in constant fear that the problem will recur and I could be left stranded on the side of the road at some point when the car will not reset.

- Wausau, WI, USA

2010 Ford Fusion / 2.5L SE. One the freeway at a speed of 70mph and engine RPM at 2100 and transmission in D the throttle stopped responding and the vehicle speed began to rapidly decrease. The engine RPM dropped to 900. Very dangerous situation because of freeway traffic and no shoulder. After vehicle throttle stopped responding put the vehicle in neutral (now gliding down the freeway) and turned the engine off and restarted. This did not fix the problem, engine RPM returned to 900 and no throttle control. Was nearly hit while trying to glide to the right lane by traffic. Once the vehicle was glided to a stop shut the car off and removed key and waited a few minutes as semi's came within inches of my vehicle at 70mph. Restarted the vehicle and throttle responded. After two minutes of driving the issue repeated again.

- Redford, MI, USA

I was driving down the interstate at approx 60 when all of a sudden the car was running but when I pushed on the gas nothing happened... and the wrench on the dashboard came on.... the car coasted to a stop finally... I then shut off the car and restarted it.. and no prob then on.. so far...

- Portsmouth, VA, USA

Driving to work on 8/5/13 at around 40mph when my vehicle starts to automatically slow down and shake. I looked down at the dashboard and noticed a "wrench" was lit up for a warning, but it was not there when I started the car before going to work. I was able to pull over and stop for a few minutes. I started the car again without any problems, and the "wrench" sign was not lit. I was able to make it to work, which was another 5-10 miles away, but I drove around 25mph in case I needed to pull over again. Later that same day, the same exact thing happened while driving on the highway on an incline at a speed of 50mph. I was almost hit from behind because the car stalled immediately without warning and the driver behind me could not tell that my car was slowing down immediately. Luckily I was not hit and I was able to pull over and stopped the car for a few minutes. Again, I re-started the car without the "wrench" sign lighting up. I drove straight to the dealership. They were not able to look at it that day, so I had to leave the car overnight and get a rental. I received a call the next day from the dealership and was told that it was a failure of the electronic throttle body. Total out of pocket cost of almost $690. My vehicle is only a little over 3 years old and only has 52,000 miles on it.

- Sugarland, TX, USA

While driving on the freeway in November 2012, going about 70mph my car lost power and began to shake, my check engine light came on as well as the transmission light. I turned the car off and then it started it and it was fine. I took it into my local Ford dealership and they said they couldn't find anything wrong with it. July 25 2013 I was only going about 10mph and the same thing happened again, from July 25th till Aug 3 this happened about 10 different times all going about 30mph. The check engine light stayed on for 2 days Aug 2/3. I took it in again to my local dealership on Aug 6 2013 were they told me my electronic throttle body was bad and need replaced and was going to cost me around $670, and my car is under warranty but this part is not covered. I see that alot of other have had the same problem and this part should be recalled asap. Im not paying to fix and part that is faulty in so man Y vehicles.

- Berry Creek, CA, USA