Throttle body! I have been having issues for a while now. Started with the check fuel inlet cap light coming on. Fyi, I have not fuel cap for this car. Had it checked, thought it was a sensor problem. Then the check engine light came one. Then the issues started taking place. Had a few incidents where I would be going down the interstate at 70 miles per hour and the wrench light would come on in the car and it would completely lose any throttle control. I would have to pull over to side, car would still be running, but once stopped would shake and sputter, I would turn it off and then it would fire right back up. Sometimes this would take place maybe 3 times back to back and then would not do it anymore. I kept being told, when it happens bring it in....that is easier said than done. It is happening more often and now at lower speeds and as of last week, as I was pulling out of my driveway. Now it is parked, can't go 2 miles without it shutting off. I have found out that it is the throttle body and it seems that many other are having the same issues, yet this has not been recalled. Ford is telling me the part is back ordered, and that I may have to wait a month for it to come in. I work and have two kids and now Ford would like for me to wait to get it fixed. Fyi.....a rental cal is about $700 for a month! unacceptable! and I owe too much on it to be worth my while to trade it in. Frustrated beyond belief!

- Henderson, NC, USA

I was driving at approximately 35 mph when without any warning the car stopped accelerating and began to shake and the wrench light on the dashboard lit up. There was no indication at all that anything was wrong prior to the decelerating and shaking. The rapid deceleration caused the car behind me to have to swerve into the other lane to avoid hitting me. I hit the emergency lights to warn drivers behind me and with some difficultly (due to the shaking) was able to pull to the side of the road. Once I was safely out of traffic I turned the car off. I waited a moment to calm myself as it was frightening to have no control of my vehicle on a busy street. When I turned the car back on the dash light was no longer on and the car performed normally. When I got back to my office I looked for similar incident on the web and was horrified to find hundreds and hundreds of complaints about the very same thing. This is an extremely dangerous issue. Having no control of the speed of a vehicle is life threatening. Had this happened on a busy highway it would very likely have caused an accident. I called Ford and was told to take the car in to the dealership so they could diagnose it and fix the problem. My concern is that if there is no recall on this part that causes this problem - what guarantee is there that the new part will not do the same thing. I find it difficult to believe that after all of the complaints about the same problem Ford does not think it important enough to recall or at the very least warn their Fusion owners!

- Abilene, TX, USA

My throttle body went out in my car it would all of a sudden stop in traffic.

- Grovetown, GA, USA

Driving at 45 mph in rush hour traffic vehicle stalled wrench light came on and would not accelerate vehicle crept at less than 5 mph when I finally got to a safe place to pull over I shut vehicle off wrench light gone and vehicle worked fine. I took it to dealership they said it was throttle body charged me $596 to replace they said it was common. However shouldn't this be a recall since it is so dangerous.

- Columbia, MD, USA

While traveling on interstate, vehicle lost power to the accelerator, but lights, radio etc. All remained on. A wrench symbol was illuminated on the dash. After coasting to the shoulder, I placed the vehicle in park and it shuttered and shook until I turned off the ignition. The vehicle was restarted after several minutes, and the wrench light was off and the car resumed normal functioning. The same thing happened again within a week of the first incident, and again the vehicle returned to normal operation after shutting off the engine. The car had no further incidents until may of 2013. For a week every time the vehicle was driven it died, particularly when trying to get up to speed. At this point the mileage is around 42K miles. After nearly being hit by an 18-wheeler when trying to join the interstate, I promptly drove the car to the dealership from which it was purchased. I was advised that the throttle body needs to be replaced. At this point the car has been left at the service department of the dealership because it is on backorder for at least two weeks. In the meantime I have filed a complaint with the Ford Motor Company customer complaint department. I am wondering if Ford is waiting for someone to be killed or seriously injured before they issue a recall on an obvious faulty part!

- Schertz , TX, USA

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle would not accelerate. The contact shut the engine off and was able to drive without failure after restarting the vehicle however, the failure soon recurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis. The technician stated that the throttle body would have to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 39,000.

- Louisville, OH, USA

I have a 2010 Ford Fusion and have been having this problem for a while now where my car while driving will jerk really hard than start vibrating and then come to a halt, I will put the car in park and turn the car off and restart and drive again then the same thing will happen this time the engine light comes on I took my car to the mechanic and the Ford dealership and both told me that its the throttle body and its on back order and has been on back order for sometime now I have driven my car and its keeps happening over and over again now I am no longer driving my car and had to rent a car which is causing a financial burden but I have no choice til the part come in for my car to be repaired. I was also told by the Ford dealership that this is a very big problem with the Ford Fusion I hope this problem is resolved soon and my car is either repaired or replaced I need my car to get back and forth to work ! I also feel that I should be reimbursed once my vehicle is repaired and for the rental of another vehicle to get back and forth to work as I can no longer drive my car due to this safety hazard.

- Goose Creek, SC, USA

I was driving at approx. 45 mph when vehicle experienced an almost total loss of power and the engine shuddered to a stop. Instrument panel indications were a "wrench" and steady engine light. I was able to restart and the car and drive a mile to my home there were no warning lights when starting the car the next day, however about 1.5 mi. From home the same exact indications and conditions returned when I accelerated from 45 to 50 mph. Again the "wrench" and engine light illuminated. A restart allowed me to drive home during which time the engine light was illuminated steady. The condition recurred an additional two times during the short drive home. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis and repair on Monday. I was not told of the extensive history of similar problems with my vehicle, but was only advised that the "throttle body" was carbonned up" and needed to be replaced or cleaned, the dealer reported that throttle bodies were on backorder and said they cleaning mine should correct the problem. I elected to have them clean the throttle body. After the maintenance was allegedly completed I was driving home after picking up the vehicle, when, within only 1/2 mi. Of the dealership, the vehicle again experienced the same near total loss of power. I was able to pull off the road and restart the engine. I pulled out into traffic on a very busy thoroughfare to return to the dealer when the car died again leaving me the middle of four lanes of opposing, fast-moving traffic. I felt very unsafe. After a brief internet search I discovered this to be a common occurrence with my vehicle and I suspect it is more widespread than what has been reported to date.

- Washington, NC, USA

Vehicle completely lost power while driving and virtually shut down while driving on a major highway. I brought the vehicle to lamarque Ford and was told that it was the throttle body. Last week, I was again getting on the interstate and the same thing happened. This time I have 40300 miles on the vehicle. I was told that it would not be covered because the vehicle was out of warranty and the parts warranty was only good for a year. In addition, I was told that the part is on back order and it will take 2 to 3 weeks for the dealership to get the part. This is very well known with this car and a major safety issue. I am afraid to drive this car since it just completely shuts down and hesitates to start back up. It has left me stranded many times.

- Dunedin, FL, USA

The car looses power suddenly and without warning. Pressing on the accelerator gives no result. The engine is running, but I can't give it any gas. I have to coast to the side of the road, turn off the ignition, then restart the car. At that point it starts pretty hard, but will usually be ok. A wrench light shows up when it happens, but is gone when I restart the engine. My Ford dealership has looked at it twice. The second time, we decided to replace the throttle body. Now I'm told that the manufacturer isn't releasing the part until mid-July. I have to drive an unsafe vehicle for another 5 weeks while we wait for the part. I'm very concerned about the safety of my family and myself since this has occurred 9 times. Two of these occurrences placed us in very dangerous situations. 1) busy 4 lane road with no shoulder and an incline caused me to shut it down and put on my flashers in the middle of the road. 2). on a 70mph hwy with a semi-truck approaching quickly behind me and road construction on the shoulder leaving a drop off.

- Harrisonville, MO, USA

While driving and making a transition from the 101 ca fw to the 110 santa monica, I proceeded to give the car more gas to get up to speed of the current traffic flow but my car lost all acceleration. A little wrench light started flashing but the car was quickly slowing down. The cars started idling heaving but still no acceleration. I quickly punched my hazard as I had my 3 children in the car with my and traffic was coming. I was able to make it to the first lane to try to exit the freeway. The car literally rolled to exit off 9th street and just glided down the off-ramp. A very terrifying experience as cars had to take evasion actions to avoid rearending me. I was able to pull the car over safe on the first available street. I put the car in park it started rattling harder. I then shut off the engine, turned everything off (air/radio) and unplugged my phone charger. I waited about 3 minutes and then started the car up again like nothing. I proceeded to take side street. It was about 2 weeks later very next day the car started up as normal but on my way to work while in the process of getting into the freeway and as began to give the car gas to merge in I lost all acceleration again. The little wrench light came and the hard rattling started but this time the engine light came on. Husband drove it back to the dealer at 5mph rattling and all an we were told it was the throttle. The dealer said it would take 10 business day to get the part and replace it so a rental was provided. The very next day dealer said to pick up car as the throttle had been drained and reset not replaced. Not sure I understand why they are not fixing the car by replacing the part if so many issues are being reported. Refusing to pick up car till part is replaced and they can guarantee me this issue wont recur.

- San Gabriel, CA, USA

Selling / servicing dealer began advising of carbon build up in throttle body ~15000 mi. ~20000 mi with cruise control engaged engine lost power, service engine soon light and throttle control / transmission light both illuminated, vehicle rough idled. Shut off engine and restarted after ~ 30 seconds. Engine ran normally. Read/cleared dtc P2111. Reported to dealer on 07 Sept 2011 but was unable to diagnose any problem. Problem has been intermittent since. Due to battery failure prior to 35000 mi service (19 Nov 12) engine codes were lost. Dealer performed induction service. After 40000 mi service (24 May 13) had multiple instances of the above failure with dtc P2111 with increasing frequency. On 8 June 13 had 3 occurrences at vehicle speeds of less than 45 mph with one at less than 25 mph while accelerating (entering traffic). Vehicle was diagnosed by a different deal with a failed throttle body requiring replacement.

- Newport News, VA, USA

Was driving on the freeway with cruise control on and all of a sudden the car shook and there was a beep and then my wrench light came on and started losing speed fast. Was able to get over to the shoulder. I turned the car off and then turned it back on. Was able to drive a few hundred yards when it happened against this time the engine light came on and stayed on. I took it to the dealer and with in 30 minutes told me was the throttle body intake with an error code of P2111. Could have gotten bad quickly.

- Encinitas, CA, USA

I was pulling out of my work parking lot, going less than 10mph, and I lost all acceleration in my car. I was able to pull to the curb, put it in park, shut it off, then restart. It started hard, and immediately had the "wrench" icon on. Again, I had no acceleration. I decided to try one more time to try to drive it to the dealership I bought the car from (less than 15 miles from my work). It started once more, a little easier, but still not "right." The engine light was on, but I was able to pull out and start driving. I made it about 6-7 miles, and once again, I lost all acceleration in the middle of a busy intersection. I was able to putter out of the intersection at an extremely low speed. I once again put it in park, turned off the engine, and tried one more time to start my car. Once again, it started very hard, but it allowed me to drive. I drove the remaining 6-7 miles to the dealership while the engine light was on. The part, I was told, is on national backorder, and am without my vehicle for 2 weeks. My car has less than 57,000 miles on it and have only had it a little over 2 years. [bought December 2010, incident occurred June 2013]. I even purchased the extended warranty but this particular repair is conveniently not covered by it.

- Oak Creek, WI, USA

My wife was driving home from work yesterday evening at highway speed (65mph) when the car stalled and wrench icon came on. Could not accelerate but thankfully able to coast across two lanes on a busy highway at rush hour to get to shoulder! car was jerking as it came to a stop. Turned the engine off, waited a few minutes, turned engine back on and car was ok again. Unfortunately this wasn't the first time; there have been at least 5 other instances. First time was approx 9 months ago (before warranty was up). Brought the car to dealer, they plugged it into their computer and got no error codes so "no problem" detected. Now warranty is up I wonder how much this is gonna cost!! furthermore, the car battery went dead couple of weeks ago; that's only 3 and 1/2 years old. Seems odd.

- Parsippany, NJ, USA

At 1605 while driving through an intersection, the car lost forward motion and stalled. The wrench light came on. When the car was turned off and back on, which was slow, the wrench light went off. Was able to drive home without further incident. The next morning at 0645, driving 45mph, the car again lost power/forward motion, stalled and wrench light appeared. Was able to restart the car and drove directly to the dealer service dept. Both times the car was restarted, the wrench light disappeared. The dealership cannot replicate the problem and cannot find an error code. This appears to be a known issue with the 10-11 models based on forums online from customers across the us. This is a major safety concern. I do not want to be driving 75mph on the interstate with my family and the car lose power and get hit by an 18-wheeler and die. The dealer claims they are 99.9% sure it is the throttle body, but will not replace it because they cannot locate an error code. If this many cars are having the same issue, they need to recall this part and quickly!

- Grimesland, NC, USA

My purchased my car with 25 miles on it in 2010 and the first time was in 2013 Jan, with about 35000 miles on it when I was in heavy baton rouge traffic pulling onto the street and my car lost power and would not accelerate. The wrench light appeared, I managed to pull back off the road and turned the car off. After looking in my manual I saw that it could possible be a throttle problem. I started the car back up and it drove normally. I had Ford dealership inspect the vehicle which they said it didn't appear to have any problem. However I am registering a complaint because I thought I was purchasing a reliable vehicle. Losing power is a very serious problem and could cause accidents. Ford please recall. Why should the customer be responsible for a defective part, why is Ford not standing behind it quality vehicles?

- Coushatta, LA, USA

Driving home from work going about 60 mph and the wrench light came on unexpectedly and my car stopped taking any gas. The throttle stopped working completely and I just barely made it to the shoulder before my car stopped completely on a busy highway. Was towed to the dealership where no one was there to look at it because it was about 6pm. Went back the next day and was told it's the throttle body and it would be ordered on Monday. I received a call Monday morning stating the piece would be in the next evening and to drop my car off Wednesday. I take my car back on Wednesday morning and have someone at my work pick me up. They failed to tell me this before leaving but the piece is on back order and they have no idea when it will come in to be fixed... after I was already at work! what poor customer service! now I have to drive a car that could fail and stop accelerating at any moment because Ford doesn't know how to take care of their customers properly. This part should be recalled if this many people are having issues that the part is on back order and you have people driving with vehicles that could just stop working at any time and any speed. It's completely unprofessional.

- Lexington, KY, USA

Going over 50 miles an hour car cut off on highway likely did not get killed by the car behind me. Turned off then it restarted. Now does it all the time. I took it to the dealer and they are saying it is a throttle body and I do have an extended warranty but they will not cover this. No one has this part shortage.

- Cibolo, TX, USA

Throttle body went out on 2010 Ford Fusion. Throttle body was unresponsive and car shook violently.

- Prattville, AL, USA