The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while attempting to accelerate from a traffic light, the vehicle failed to accelerate over 5 mph. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 5,000 and the current mileage was 5,300.

- Novi, MI, USA

In a nut shell the car would not accelerate properly it kept dying out every time I would mash on the accelerator.went to autozone and had a scanner put on the vehicle and a number of codes came back pointing to the throttle accelerator control when looking for the part it came back as the entire throttle body. Then come to find out the part had to be ordered, then it could nto be ordered from any retailer, went to the dealer one day to get the part and it was purchaseable, went back the next day to find it was a recall on that part went to another dealer to have the recall honored and they gave me this spill about the cost of a diagnostic test, saying it had to be done before they could know for sure if it was the throttle body. Then later that day they call back saying it was some kind of air hose that a rat had chewed through. Sounds like a bunch of hoorah to me. Tell me what do you think.

- Mpls, MN, USA

Similar story to other postings regarding automatic transmission: Increasingly prolonged shifting between low gears (running at increasingly higher rpms before shifting), car periodically jerks forward when accelerating from 0, and now transmission fluid is leaking from left half shaft seal. Will cost over $500 to replace seal, but will take a few days for the dealer to get the "kit, " because there are 2000 back-orders!!!! originally bought the car because of high ratings, and my disappointments with Honda and Toyota, and the rumor that Ford stopped building crappy cars - guess some things never change (except, of course, how much they charge for crap). Would love to find a decent, reasonably priced car, but suspect they no longer exist.

- Durham, NC, USA

My vehicle regularly "bucks" and has issues shifting. There is an apparent transmission problem and known leaking issue on this model of the Ford Fusion. There are over a 1000 complaints about this on the internet that I have found and Ford refuses to do anything about it. This is a fault of theirs and they should be responsible for this fix!

- Springfield, IL, USA

I was driving at approximately 45 mph, when suddenly the car started to violently shake and decelerated to 10 mph. The "check engine" and wrench icon lights came on. I referred to my owner's manual, which directed me to take my car to the dealership. I drove slowly for 4 miles to the nearest Ford dealership. They informed me that the issue was with the "throttle body" and said that is would need to be replaced at a cost of $550 (incl. Parts and labor). I had the part replaced at that time and the problem appears to be resolved.

- San Diego, CA, USA

Vehicle shifts very abruptly when cold and first starting out, almost stalling out when pulling out into oncoming traffic. Looks like there is transmission fluid leaking out from a seal.

- Le Roy, NY, USA

This is the second time this happened. First time about 8 weeks ago....same thing, the car slowed down/stopped/vibrated..a picture of something looking like a wrench showed up on the dash. When I looked into the car manual it depicted a picture of a throttle control/transmission.

- Independence, MO, USA

Transmission fluid leaks out of left side half shaft area. Ford has issue a tsb for the problem. My car is presently at a dealership waiting on parts. Parts are on national back order and Ford presently cannot give me a date when parts will be available.

- Rolesville, NC, USA

Car had a defective throttle body that caused the car to lose power and shake. Wrench light would come on.

- Rolesville, NC, USA

Wife was driving down 4 lane highway when car stalled and died due to bad throttle body. Cars behind her had to change lanes, one truck had to slam on brakes. The red wrench light came on. I've heard other complaints on the very same issue with nothing being done. I'm reporting now because I've got another issue with the driver side axle leak. Also another issue I've seen multiple reports on. I bought extended warranty but have been out $200 for deductible. These are issues that Ford needs to step up and make recalls. The bad thing is I've had to wait for the parts both times because its such a bad issue that everything is on backorder. Please get these things taken care of before someone gets seriously hurt. My wife was very close to getting hit by a big truck. I think people that have been out money for these things should also get refunded. There needs to be a recall on both issues. Thank you..

- Elizabethtown, KY, USA

Car has stalled out before a few times. This time, it chugged with the wrench light on, brown/grey exhaust. Shut it off, tried again. The same. I inched my way over to the side of the street. So glad I was not on the freeway going to work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! recall this car so we can get our money back, or give me big discount on new different car/truck. Poor workmanship on this year of vehicle. Car of the year? what a joke.

- Brownstown, MI, USA

I was driving my kids home from school and as we were turning I pressed on the gas and it stalled, I pressed it again and nothing. Then today same thing in the middle of the intersection thank god there wasn't a lot of traffic.

- San Antonio, TX, USA

We were stopped in heavy traffic in orlando 800 miles from home. The car would not accelerate so we limped into a gas station. A tow truck operator was at the gas station as well as a mechanic. They both said it is a very common Ford throttle control failure. Ford quoted us $1000 to fix the problem but a mechanic fixed it for $450. Initially, he cleaned the throttle control and changed the spark plugs. It drove fine in test drive but failed again on our way to hotel. We purchased the part from greenway Ford in winter park fl. They had 24 in stock because it is not uncommon to sell 12 a day since the problem is so common. The problem is now solved because we drove the car to Toyota and traded it in.

- Bowling Green, KY, USA

The car on multiple occasions would suddenly stop and would stall out or not allow any acceleration. Battery would die while driving car would violently shake. Throttle body was replaced in the summer of 2013 in December of 2013 we started having similar problems again with the shaking and stalling out. The throttle body needs replaced for the second time in less then 1 year. No accidents occurred but I could see this leading to accident injury or even death if this occurred on a highway. Luckily we have always been on side roads when the engine has given out. Ford is aware of this issue on this model of car this needs to be addressed and a recall needs to happen I have read hundreds of reviews since I began having issues and almost every single one has the same complaint about the throttle body this is not fair to the consumers who might purchase this car unknowingly and risk their safety everyone else's safety on the road and pay out of pocket hundreds of dollars for a known defect!

- Braddock, PA, USA

Car going into "limp" mode many times. My mother drives this car and has almost been hit because of it going into "limp" mode. Throttle body assembly replaced at dealer to fix (had to pay for repair).

- Franklin, TN, USA

While on the interstate going 70 mph I felt a loss of power in my Fusion followed by a wrench light coming on. I was no longer able to accelerate and fortunately was on a stretch of the highway with a shoulder. After shutting off the car and restarting I was able to drive home. I had purchased an extended warranty and took it to have it looked at but since no lights were on no codes registered and I was told it was fine. The next day my car once again stopped working while I was on the interstate in the fast lane. Very scary and dangerous. Upon my second trip to the dealership it was determined the throttle body was defective and needed replaced. It appears this is a widespread problem that would have been nice to know about.

- Martinsburg, WV, USA

I was stopped at a traffic light and when the light became green I proceeded to turn right through the intersection. After driving about 25 yards the car lost almost all power and the engine began to vibrate. The car moved forward in a jerking manner with little power (10%). all the dashboard indicator lights came on and then went off except for the wrench light which stayed on. I shut the engine off and waited about a minute before restarting. All indicator lights were off and the engine was vibrating and jerky while driving the first few feet and then all went back to normal. I am very concerned that I would be in a dangerous situation if this were to happen on the highway at a high speed.

- Houston, TX, USA

Was driving about 40 miles per hour when the car started to stall as if it was running out of gas and wrench light (check engine) came on. Pulled over to side of road and car began to violently shake. Turned the car off, waited a minute, turned it back on and was able to drive it. Two days later, driving about 25 miles per hour, exact same thing happened. Four days later, 55 mph, same thing. It is now at the Ford dealership and they are unable to find code. Code was previously found as P2112 throttle actuator stuck open. I explained what was going on, the previous code, and that I have seen hundreds of complaints online about the same experience. Apparently they cannot just replace the part if they don't experience it themselves, at least not to be covered by extended warranty. Would appreciate a recall. Dangerous to drive this car with my 11 month old in it.

- Pasadena, MD, USA

Merged on the highway heading to work. At approx 60 mph, or highway speed the car decelerated quickly and rpms dropped below 1,000. After a more pressure was applied to the accelerator, the car jerked then accelerated back to normal speed. Once pressure was released the car's RPM dropped below 1,000 and started to decelerate quickly. All of this occurred during rush hour traffic. A friend of mine had the same issue and the Ford dealership said the throttle body had to be replaced. There are many online forms that explain the same scenario I experienced with the same part malfunction.

- Overland Park, KS, USA

Backed out of a parking spot and proceeded forward. Suddenly the car began to sputter and idle really badly. The wrench light came on and so did the check engine light. Turned off the car and waited a few moment. After a minute or two, I turned the car back on and it was working fine for about 2 miles. Then started to sputter again. Wash, rinse, repeat the same above until I got home. After researching, found that the throttle body on these vehicles is a common malfunctioning part.

- Margate, FL, USA