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.

- Malvern, AR, USA

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.

- Louisville, KY, USA

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.

- Huntsville, AL, USA

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.

- Oregon, WI, USA

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

- Honesdale, PA, USA

6/14/12 car was low on fuel, but not on empty and message indicated 32 miles to E. driving up hill car lost power, did not die, moved very slowly. Able to get off street into parking lot of restaurant. Car seemed to regain power, so tried to pull back on street going down hill, but at edge of lot, I realized the brakes were not responding. I managed to avoid car coming and was able get back into the parking lot as pulling into parking spot now slight surge of speed but still no brakes and hit restaurant's sign. Took car to dealer, could not duplicate problem and blamed it all on low fuel. On 6/20 this time with tank almost full. Had same problem, car suddenly had no power, but did not die. I pulled over and turned it off and waited several minutes. When restarted went about four miles and happened again. Stopped, turned off, restarted and went a little further, but now check engine light on. Fortunately, both times not going 60 miles on the highway and suddenly no power had towed to dealer and this time, replaced the throttle body. Said it was an updated version. If they know there is a problem and have an updated version, why is there no recall? I think this could be very dangerous.

- St Louis, MO, USA

On 6/7/12 was driving car and check engine light and wrench light came on while driving on the road, 30 seconds later, engine shut off completely, could not accelerate and had to get the vehicle towed to the dealership. I was told that the purge valve and fuel filler pipe had to be replaced. On 6/11/12, picked up my vehicle from the dealership and was charged over $500 dollars for the service. 20 minutes later while driving on I45 North at 65 mph. Same thing happened, car completely turned off, had to "coast" to the shoulder and avoid any vehicles. My vehicle, again, was towed to the dealership. This is very dangerous and must be taken care of immediately. The fact that I was charged over $500 to take care of the issue and for it to happen again is absurd.

- The Woodlands, TX, USA

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.

- Lawton, OK, USA

Today when turning into a parking space with my right foot lightly on the brake, my car suddenly accelerated. I quickly turned the wheel and braked to avoid hitting a cement post. Two weeks ago when going up a hill without my cruise control on, the car would not accelerate when I was pushing on the gas pedal. I released the pedal and the car lurched forward so fast I had to brake.

- Gwinn, MI, USA

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.

- Laguna Woods, CA, USA

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.

- Maripco, AZ, USA