2009 Ford Fusion fuel system problems

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

While driving down the high way car began to sputter and jolt felt much like someone slamming on brakes aggressively and then releasing and motor stopped completely. Was able to pull over and put hazards on. After running diagnostics test discovered that the TAC system was faulty. Codes: P0122 , P0223 , P0110 . Car will start and idle briefly and some times drive down the road but always ends up dying while driving abruptly and hazardously without warning. Car still will start but scared to drive it for fear of causing domino effect on damaging the car. Would like the limited warranty on this product to apply to fixing this problem.

NHTSA complaint #11467242 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

THIS IS MY HUSBAND'S CAR AND WE HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH ACCELERATION FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS. WHEN TURNING A CORNER THE CAR WILL STOP ACCELERATING. YESTERDAY I WAS ON ROUTE 295 AROUND PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, FORTUNATELY IN THE RIGHT LANE, WHEN THE CAR DECIDED TO STOP MOVING FORWARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND AVOID BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I SHUT THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AND WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AND GET BACK ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS IS A SCARY SAFETY ISSUE. I DID RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WAS NEVER A RECALL. I CALLED MY FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THE CAR, ALTHOUGH IT IS NOT TEN YEARS OLD AND HAS JUST OVER 120,000 ON IT, IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REPAIR. MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW SOMETIME DRIVES THIS CAR WITH MY 2 YEAR OLD GRANDSON TAKING HIM TO DAY CARE. OBVIOUSLY WE WILL NOT BE DRIVING THIS CAR UNTIL IT IS REPAIRED. WHY HASN'T THIS BEEN A RECALL? IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11101429 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

MY CAR STOPPED AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I HAD NO ACCELERATOR CONTROL IN A VERY DANGEROUS TRAFFIC INTERSECTION. AFTER WAITING ABOUT 10 MINUTES THE CAR STARTED AND I MOVED ON. FROM WHAT I'VE READ ON LINE IT APPEARS TO BE A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. CALLED FORD AND THEY SAID MY 2009 DID NOT FALL INTO A RECALL OR CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM AND THAT I SHOULD CONTACT NHTSA.

NHTSA complaint #11055442 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

MY FORD FUSION WAS PARKED AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. I WENT TO START THE CAR AND IT TOOK AT LONG TIME TO CRANK AND RAN VERY ROUGHLY WHEN IDLING. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. IT READ ERROR CODESP2112 THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK CLOSED AND P2104 TAC - FORCED IDLE. THE GAS PEDAL WAS NONRESPONSIVE AND THE CAR WAS IMMOBILIZED. IT RESTARTED LIKE THIS SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE STARTING NORMALLY AND OPERATING NORMALLY. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, BUT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS STILL ON. THE FORD DEALER CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR NEEDS A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE VIN # OF MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED IN FORD'S CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM REGARDING THROTTLE PROBLEMS IN VEHICLES FROM 2009-2013, ALTHOUGH MY 2009 FUSION HAS 123,850 MILES ON IT. FORD WILL DO THIS REPAIR FREE IN VEHICLES THAT MEET THE CRITERIA, ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO OFFICIAL RECALL ON THE CARS. THE DEALER SAID THE CAR IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE UNTIL REPAIRED. I AM THANKFUL AND LUCKY THIS DID NOT HAPPEN WHILE I WAS DRIVING.

NHTSA complaint #10906354 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

FUEL PUMP OVERHEATED AND PUMP, SENDING UNIT, AND WIRING HARNESS ALL MELTED AND DESTROYED. DISCOVERED UPON BEING UNABLE TO START CAR. NO SIGN OF ISSUES PRIOR TO THIS

NHTSA complaint #10838530 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 16 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

NHTSA complaint #10749450 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MPH IN TRAFFIC, THE CAR COMPLETELY SHUTDOWN. DASHBOARD LIGHTS APPEARED AND THE CAR LOST ALL POWER, INCLUDING POWER BRAKES AND STEERING. FORTUNATELY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE WHILE EXITING THE ROADWAY. DUE TO THE LACK OF STEERING AND BRAKING ABILITY, I DON'T FEEL A PERSON OF SMALLER STATURE, I.E. MY WIFE, WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL WITHOUT BEING IN AN ACCIDENT.

NHTSA complaint #10625708 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TO WORK IN THE MORNING MY CAR SUDDENLY DECELERATED FROM 60 TO 30 MPH. IT DID THIS A COUPLE TIMES AND I DROVE RIGHT TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. THEY FOUND THAT MY THROTTLE BODY WENT BAD AND I HAD TO HAVE IT REPLACED. THERE HAS BEEN A RECALL FOR ONE YEAR NEWER CARS, BUT NOT MINE. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THAT IS POSSIBLE.

NHTSA complaint #10578284 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED, CAR SEEMED TO CHUG OR LURCH OR ENGINE FELT LIKE IT WAS SLIPPING WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. THAT HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIME, WAS TOLD IT WAS BECAUSE OF THE SEVERE COLD WEATHER. THE WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THEN WHEN I SHUT THE CAR OFF IT WOULD NOT COME BACK ON FOR A FEW DAYS. THE MECHANIC SAID THERE WERE NO REPORTS THAT HE COULD PULL FROM THE COMPUTER.

NHTSA complaint #10567513 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

ACCORDING TO MY MECHANIC AND THE TECH'S FROM A LOCAL FORD DEALERSHIP THE PROBLEM STEMS FROM A FAULTY ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY WHICH IS CONTROLLED BY THE ONBOARD COMPUTER SYSTEM (ENGINE CONTROL MODULE). THE FAULT PROMPTS THE CAR TO GO INTO A "LIMP HOME" MODE OR REDUCED POWER MODE WHICH IN TURN CAUSES THE CAR TO ACT AS THOUGH IT'S RUNNING OUT OF GAS. FROM A DRIVING PERSPECTIVE, IT HAS PUT ME IN A FEW PRECARIOUS TRAFFIC SITUATIONS.

NHTSA complaint #10549699 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

I DECIDED TO BUY A NEW FORD FIESTA TITANIUM 1.4I DURATEC PETROL , ENGINE NUMBER:8Y00038 AND COLOR OF MY CAR IS GREY, ON 1TH DECEMBER IN 2008 IN TURKEY IN HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE COMPANY ( 2009 MODEL)..I PAID 29,800 TRKISH LIRA( 17678 AMERICAN DOLLAR) FOR MY CAR.I HAVE GOT A LOT OF ADVANTAGES WITH NEW FORD FIESTA, FOR EXAMPLE EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR STYLING, EASY FUEL CAPLESS REFUELING SYSTEM WITH MIS-FUEL INHIBIT ,RAIN-SENSING WIPERS, AUTO HEADLIGHT. TRIP COMPUTER, ELECTRONIC AUTOMATIC TEMPERATURE CONTROL,CRUISE CONTROL ETC. FINALLY, I HAVE GOT A LOT OF REASON TO BUY NEW FORD FIESTA BECAUSE NEW FORD FIESTA IS CAR OF THE YEAR 2009. WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR TWO MONTHS LATER, I BEGAN TO ENCOUNTER SOME PROBLEM ESPECIALLY PAINT PROBLEM.ON MY CAR UNDER THE RIGHT AND LEFT BACK DOOR HAS SOME PAINT PROBLEM BUT THESE AREN'T SCRAPE AND SCRATCH PROBLEM , SOME PAINT BEGAN TO SHEDDING OR SPLITTING, IF YOU SEE THE PICTURE OF MY CAR YOU WILL UNDERSTAND ME EASILY AND I WILL SEND YOU SOME PHOTO OF MY CAR. I KNOW PAINT WARRANTY; FORD PAINT SURFACE WARRANTY PROTECTS OUR VEHICLES PAINT FROM CORROSION AND DEFECTIVE WORK. THIS DOESN'T COVER SCRATCHES AND SCRAPES CAUSED BY THE DRIVER. ABSOLUTELY I AGREE WITH YOU. BUT MY PROBLEM IS DIFFERENT AND MIXED PROBLEM. IN JANUARY I RELEASED THIS PROBLEM. I WENT TO TURKEY/HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE COMPANY. WHEN THE REPRESENTATIVE OF PAINT DEPARTMENT LOOK AT MY CAR AND THEY SAID TO ME WE COULD MEND THIS PROBLEM AS PAINTING THIS SIDE. I PAINTED UNDER LEFT BACK DOOR SIDE AFTER ONE MONTH LATER SAME PROBLEM BEGAN TO APPEAR BOTH UNDER LEFT AND RIGHT BACK DOOR AGAIN. I WENT TO TURKEY/HATAY OVALI FORD VEHICLE C.

NHTSA complaint #10261067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.