I was driving down the road and the car just lost power. I would step on the gas and it would just barely move. I had to coast to a side road. I turned it off and then started it back up. It went a couple of blocks and did the same thing. Then tried it again and it would not stay running. The check engine light came on.

- Anderson, SC, USA

I just purchased this car on June 26 2013 with 25580 miles. I pulled out of a parking lot and with no warning an orange wrench indicator came on the instrument panel followed by a complete loss of throttle response. I was able to pull over, put the car in park and restart the car. The wrench disappeared and the car was driving well. After about two miles I entered the interstate. After several miles traveling in heavy traffic I was able to cruise at about 65 to 70 miles per hour. With no warning just as described in the first occurrence, the wrench light came on and I had no use of the throttle. I had to pull over to the side of the road and this time the car was bucking and shuddering. I was able to restart the car and continue the rest of my trip. I have to bring it to the dealer on 07/01/2013 to have it diagnosed, but it is running ok now. The only other problem I have had is a random wavering idle speed. A few times the car has hunted between 600-900 rpms while in drive sitting at a traffic light. At first I thought this just the car making adjustments but now I wonder if it is all related. I am nervous driving the car because you have to pull over, stop, restart and then proceed. I tried both times the throttle died to shift into neutral, restart and continue to no avail. I have a 2009 Ford Fusion and have no similar issues.

- Jefferson, LA, USA

I was driving and I lost power- I was unable to accelerate, car stalled causing cars behind me to swerve off road to avoid hitting my car. The dealership says it is the throttle body sensor and there is a nationwide shortage of parts.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

As I was driving down the highway between 65-70mph the gas peddle stopped working, the wrench light came on the dash board and I pulled to the side of the road. I turned the car off and restarted it but did have to pump the gas a time or 2 to get it started. Engine lights went out. This same thing happened 7 times in what should have been a 1hr 45 min trip. I pulled into a Ford dealer along the highway and they ran diagnostics for me and came up with the throttle body problem. I only had 3 episodes on the way home.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

While approaching a red light, the vehicle seemed to slip out of gear and lose power. The wrench light went on and when I went to accelerate, the vehicle would not do so. I was able to limp the car to the side of the road and turned if off. When I restarted, it ran fine. I took the vehicle to the dealer the next day and they could not find anything wrong as no codes had been tripped. I did not have another incident until June of 2013 at which time I was driving at 55 miles per hour and again, the vehicle just lost acceleration and the wrench light went on. Luckily was not in heavy traffic and able again to get to the side of the road, turn it off and restart. I took the car back to the dealer and again, no code tripped, nothing could be found. On the way home from the dealer and driving at a speed of 60 mph, again the same problem. I took the vehicle back to the dealer the next day which was June 12, 2013 and they gave me a loaner car to drive until they determined the problem.. on June 18, the dealer called me and said I had to bring the loaner back because the part they needed to repair my vehicle (the part being a throttle body) was on back order and would take a few days to come in. It is now June 26, 2013. The part is still not in, according to the mechanic at the dealership, this part is in high demand!! what should that tell anyone"??" my car to date on average loses acceleration at least 5 or 6 times a trip no matter how far I drive, it's extremely dangerous! thus, I now I have to rent a vehicle at partially my expense ( have extended warranty) it seems to me I shouldn't have to pay anything for a rental!! this is a Ford manufacturing issue, and in my opinion should be investigated for recall!!!

- Staatsburg, NY, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 70 mph, there was a sudden loss of power as the wrench light illuminated. The contact stated that on another occasion while driving approximately 5 mph, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer for a diagnostic test. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure and current mileage was 80,000.

- Stockton, CA, USA

While driving on a busy road in rush hour traffic going about 40-45 miles per hour my car engine was still running but would not accelerate. I looked down at the dash and the wrench light was on. I managed to coast out of the traffic and get to a safe spot. I tried to call dealer but they were not open yet. I sat with car still running for a few minutes to see if it would shift into gear but nothing happened. Engine still running but when gas pedal was pushed nothing happened. I feel this is a safety issue because the car just slows down with no warning and could have caused an accident. Not sure what I should do at this time so, I shut the car off and restarted it. It seemed to be working, so I started back on the road only to have it happen again. I turned the car off and back on again and it managed to get me to work. I have not gone to the dealer as of yet but it appears that the Fusion are having a throttle body issue. If I go to the dealer and the car is not acting up, I will be paying for them to tell me they can't find anything wrong. According to the complaints this is a major safety issue.

- Oxford, MI, USA

I traded in my Mercedes for a 2011 Ford Fusion with FFV to buy american. Everything was fine until up to the point that the car stalled & surges at 60 mph on the freeway. I limped into the freeway shoulder and stopped the car. My family has never been in this very dangerous situation before. I was very disappointed that a car with 30,000 miles will have this kind of a problem. I think Ford still has a problem with reliability. I'm going back to german cars.

- Houston, TX, USA

I was driving down the road and all of the sudden I loose acceleration power and a wrench symbol appeared on the dashboard. I was able to pull off the road. I had to turn off and restart the car to get going again. This has also happened two other times since with the same scenario. Local dealer diagnosed as a defective throttle body.

- Knoxville, TN, USA

At approximately 30 mph the car suddenly lost all throttle response, the car was driven to the side of the road and ignition turned off. The car immediately restarted and was driven approximately 20 miles. On the way to a Ford dealer while in the middle of a U-turn the throttle response was again lost, the ignition was turned off and the car again started normally......Ford diagnosed the problem as a faulty throttle body which they did not have and had to be ordered.

- Clovis, CA, USA

I was driving the vehicle on a four lane highway at a speed of 55 mph. The wrench (mechanical) warning light illuminated and the engine rpms dropped. I steered the vehicle to the shoulder of the road. The vehicle would not accelerate when the accelerator pedal was depressed. I parked the vehicle and turned the engine off. I restarted the car and the wrench warning light no longer illuminated. The vehicle accelerated when the accelerator pedal was depressed. The engine rpms increased and decreased while the vehicle was at idle. I have dropped off the vehicle to the Ford dealership to get the problem diagnosed. I had another issue on or about 16 May 2013. I was driving the vehicle on a four lane road in heavy traffic at a speed of 45 mph. I was accelerating the vehicle up hill. The rpms on the engine surged and the vehicle accelerated to about 65 mph. The vehicle speed continued to increase. I quickly removed my foot from the accelerator. The rpms did not decrease when I removed my foot from the accelerator. I had to brake with my left foot and tap on the accelerator pedal with my right foot in order to get the accelerator unstuck. I almost rear ended the vehicle in front of my vehicle and was lucky I was able to get the accelerator unstuck before I reached a red light and would not been able to stop the vehicle. I did not take the vehicle to the dealership, because the vehicle seemed to drive fine without further instances until today.

- Hope Mills, NC, USA

Twice within the same week while driving, the engine throttle suddenly disengaged. The first time I was making a left hand turn with oncoming traffic. Second time was driving on surface street which forced me to pull off the side of the road. Extremely dangerous!

- Brook Park, OH, USA

I was driving on the freeway at 65mph during heavy afternoon traffic when my car all of a sudden died and I had to quickly veer off to the service lane dodging honking, angry drivers nearly almost getting hit by one. Luckily an accident was diverted by smart driving by me. After coasting to a stop, I turned the car off and turned it back on. Thinking it was a minor hiccup, I drove back onto the road. After 10 miles the incident happened again and nearly another brush with death/accident, I got off the freeway and drove slowly all the way home which it died 2 more times.

- Dallas, TX, USA

My car will randomly stall out. The engine will shut off while driving and come to a rough stop. When this happens a wrench comes up on the dashboard. Now when this started happening the events were few and far between. Recently its gotten so bad that I was on the interstate and this happened to me 9 times in under a mile. When I take it to get the readout the computer says code P2112.

- Chester, VA, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning and the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined there could be a problem with the throttle body. The throttle body was cleaned and the failure occurred within two weeks. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the vehicle was not repaired. The VIN was not available. The failure mileage was unknown. The current mileage was 15,797.

- Arnold , MO, USA

My wife in busy traffic at rush hour felt her car begin to shake badly, then lose power, she coasted to the side of the road nearly being hit by passing traffic. At the time the wrench light came on, we brought the vehicle to Ford on May 10th, picked it up on June 10th, on June 11th the same problem... this car is again at Ford dealership with what is being called a throttle body issue. We were scheduled to travel over 900 miles each way at the end of this month and have chosen an alternative. We're not even sure that we'll have our vehicle back. This is a very scary situation, in researching I'm finding many complaints for this same issue and it doesn't appear close to having a solution.

- Shreveport, LA, USA

I purchased a 2011 Ford Fusion on 2/28/13 with just 24,320 miles. Approximately 1 month later I was having trouble starting my vehicle due to continual stalling. Initially, the vehicle will start (cold engine) in the morning without any problem. The problem occurs primarily when the engine is warm and almost daily. If I leave work at lunchtime to run an errand (4 hours later) the vehicle will stall numerous times and is followed with idling very high RPM?S (2,000). There is also a very strong smell of gasoline present. I took the vehicle back to the dealership to fix the problem. The dealership claimed they found nothing wrong. The problem continued and I again went back to the dealership for further inspection. The dealership kept my vehicle for 1 week and acknowledged the stalling problem and claimed that this is most likely due to the change over from winter gas to summer gas. On 6/15/13 I could not get the vehicle to start with the smell of gas present once again. After 2 hours of sitting in the garage I tried once again and the vehicle started up. I was so excited when I bought this vehicle and now I am much stressed, frustrated and wanting a new operable vehicle.

- Vandalia, OH, USA

Traveling on Pennsylvania 476 South (toll road). Construction currently in area I was traveling so 2 lanes of traffic with no shoulder. Emergency pull off ramps located approximately every 2-3 miles along construction. Traveling during rush hour in am, pressed accelerator and received no response. Wrench light and check engine light appeared however car continued to run just with no power (later learned that this is what Ford calls "limp mode"). had just passed and emergency pull-off when this happened so had to drive at very low speed (approximately 10 miles per hour) to get to next emergency pull off 2 miles ahead. Very, very unsafe as I was blocking traffic on a major highway with no shoulder (jersey barriers on both sides of 2-lane highway). Managed to "limp" to emergency pull off without being hit from behind. Vehicle towed to Ford dealer and was diagnosed with needing a throttle body (known Ford problem for 2011 Ford Fusion vehicles)....if Ford is aware of this issue, why no recall? I was lucky as this incident happened in the worst possible area yet I was not hit from behind or injured.

- Macungie, PA, USA

Driving on highway, left lane at 72 mph, car made a clunking noise and shuddered, instantly lost ability to accelerate engine, tach dropped to 720 RPM, transmission acted as if it was in neutral. Pulled off highway to shoulder. Engine continued to run, but no response from accelerator.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

The contact owns a 2011 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that whenever traveling over 40 mph, the wrench warning icon illuminated and the vehicle would loose power. The contact stated that the accelerator pedal would also become heavy and resistant when the failure occurred. The vehicle had not been to the dealer for inspection of the failure. The failure mileage was 28,000 and the current mileage was 41,000.

- Jupiter, FL, USA