This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
Powertrain warning light appeared and car would not accelerate above 25mph. Issue cleared and then light came on again a day later, this time car drove fine. Took to dealer and diagnosed sticking throttle body assembly. Dealer reported this happens frequently and $500 cost is not covered under warranty. Quick internet search showed this seems to be a pervasive safety issue that is not being addressed adequately by Ford.
Sudden loss of power while driving. Vehicle stalled as I was about to get on the on-ramp to the interstate highway. Was not able to accelerate or maintain speeds faster than 35 mph. Vehicle was taken to repair shop and the problem was diagnosed as a faulty throttle body.
While turning around in a parking lot and neither braking or accelerating but simply coasting with the wheels turned very sharply, the car suddenly accelerated. Quickly slamming on the brakes stopped the acceleration. This was not a floor mat problem since the floor mat is anchored and cannot slide under the accelerator.
I was on the left lane going 55mph on a freeway up a slight incline when I noticed I was losing speed. Pressed the gas pedal a little harder thinking I needed to compensate for the incline, but the car would not accelerate. I noticed a yellow wrench appear on the left side of the dash display. I had the gas pedal to the ground and car still would not accelerate but decelerated all the way down to 30mph where it stopped decelerating and maintained this speed. I had to maneuver at 30mph off the freeway to get into the right shoulder lane. Turned the car off, then back on. Yellow wrench no longer visible and car operated normally. This poses a very dangerous situation. Luckily it was not during rush hour traffic and the cars behind me yielded to my hazard lights and let me get to the right shoulder lane.
Driver was in small local shopping center, he turned into parking space, applied brake, when car accelerated over curb onto sidewalk and through front of building.
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- Ann Arbor, MI, USA