2011 Ford Fusion Power Train Problems
- 245
- Owner complaint records in our dataset
Records are owner complaints, not a measured failure rate.
Owner complaint recordsComplaint records reflect reports in our dataset and do not measure how frequently the problem occurs across all vehicles.
Among these 245 stored complaint records:
- 3 indicate a crash
- 0 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 30 records
- light came · 29 records
- wrench light · 26 records
- power steering · 22 records
- lost power · 15 records
- check engine · 10 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 126 |
| 60–100k mi | 48 |
| 1–30k mi | 46 |
| 100–150k mi | 10 |
| 150–400k mi | 4 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Power Train
I was driving on the highway with my cruise control on, when suddenly the wrench light came on the dash and the car began to slow down, no power. I had to move from the fast lane over to the slow lane to get off the side of the road. There was a very rough idle. There were many cars around and so it was a dangerous situation. I called the ford store and they said to shut the engine off and restart the car. I did,…
ODI 10493289
Engine · Power Train
Vehicle began to shake, would not accelerate, wrench light came on. *tr
ODI 10492370
Engine · Power Train
Driving on the highway at a rate of 70 mph with traffic behind and ahead of me, i lost power and the car went into limp mode. The wrench light and check engine light went on. I could no longer speed up and began to lose speed (rather quickly i might add) the car immediately behind me came very close to colliding with me! I couldn't go faster than 30 mph and had to pull over on the shoulder of the highway. I turned…
ODI 10525674
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
As i was driving down a crowded highway the vehicle lost power and refused to accelerate. It was later determined that the throttle body had malfunctioned. *tr
ODI 10531730
Engine · Power Train
My car lost power and we had to pull over to the side of the road. Eventually i got it started again, limped to a ford dealership, and was charged $591 for a throttle body replacement. *tr
ODI 10500122
Power Train
While driving, engine completely loses power and wrench light illuminates on dashboard. Pull off of road and stop car and really rough idle. Turn engine off and restart and wrench light goes out. Engine runs fine after. This continues to occur on intermittent basis. Sometimes happens 3-4 times within about 10 miles. Other times it has gone hundreds of miles between incidents. *tr
ODI 10502178
Engine · Power Train
While driving my 2011 fusion on the road at 55 mph, the engine suddenly quit and the wrench light came on. The slowdown was fast, and i could have been hit from behind very easily, but i lucked out because the person behind me took notice of my drastic drop in speed. I coasted off to the side of the road, turned off the car, waited a few moments and then restarted the engine. Fortunately i got home ok, so i thought…
ODI 10488802
Engine · Power Train
While driving at highway speeds, the engine will go into a very violent idle and the throttle will become un-responsive and an orange wrench light will come on the dash. This has happened twice now in a week and is very dangerous when it happens. You have to try and navigate through traffic to get off the highway while coasting only since you can't give it any gas. Ford has to know about this issue since its…
ODI 10488663
Power Train
Driving a 2011 ford fusion sel awd 3.0l 6-cyl traveling approx. 65mph on interstate 88, vehicle shuddered, wrench light lit and no throttle control. No power. I nearly was rear ended due to significant speed reduction. Re-cycle of the engine causes the light to go out and you can continue on your drive. An identical event (set of symptoms) happened in traffic two weeks earlier at approx 20mph after leaving a stop…
ODI 10487344
Engine · Fuel System, Gasoline · Power Train
While driving on the freeway, the engine stalled. A wrench symbol came on the dashboard. The car started lurching forward and was nearly hit by two other vehicles from the rear. I was able to stop. I turned off the engine and after a few tries, the car started up again. This has occurred at least another 20 times since then. I've spoken with ford over the phone repeatedly and explained that there are numerous web…
ODI 10516272
Power Train
Was driving 50 mph when acceleration was lost and car stalled. Pulled over and turned car off. Turned car back on and preceded for 10 minutes when the same incident happened again, this time in a major intersection. Was able to pull off the road safely. Turned car off and on again and drove for a while longer. Incident happened again. Took car to ford dealership. Was told that it was a bad throttle body and it was…
ODI 10482712
Engine And Engine Cooling · Power Train
First incident when at a complete stop car physically jerking and jumping unless in park with engine light on..had ford roadside to tow to fairway ford kingsport where car was purchased where i was told it appeared to be the muffler and throttle body. When p/u car they had replaced cam solenoid switch and muffler. Car still had a loud vibration noise when on incline. *tr
ODI 10482469
Engine And Engine Cooling · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Made 10 mi trip to school. 1/2 - 1 hr later, made 1/2 mi trip to store. On return to school on highway lost throttle response until car was turned off and restarted. (wrench light on dash displayed.) 2 hrs later, lost throttle response when turning onto highway from school. Car responded as normal after restart. Ford dealership replaced etb, a71, gasket, and throttle body. Car has returned to normal function. *tr
ODI 10481098
Power Train
Background: i am a member of the us military stationed overseas, so it's a little harder to do maintenance on vehicles.... I purchased a ford fusion last year understanding it was a vehicle i wouldn't have to do much maintenance on for the next few years besides the basic oil, coolant, brake fluid, and filter checks. For the last year it had no problems until yesterday. I was driving home and came to a busy…
ODI 10476729
Power Train
The transmission shifts hard/jerks between 2nd and 3rd gear frequently. It also shifts hard/jerks when lowering speed in heavy traffic situations. *tr
ODI 10476638
Power Train
Car was hesitating and shifting roughly. Ford dealership performed tsb 11-9-9 to reset power control module. On 10/19/12 car died with no warning while driving my son to school. Part #ds7z 9e926 a throttle body was replaced. On 11/12/12 took car in because it was still shifting rough and hesitating. Ford couldn't verify my concern and had no codes so they did nothing. On 02/07/13 my car died again while driving down…
ODI 10497785
Engine · Power Train
While entering interstate 275 south on ramp in tampa, fl my car abruptly stopped responding to the gas pedal and the little wrench light came on. All i could do is coast to a stop on the side of the road. Once my speed slowed to around 5 to 10 miles per hour, the car began to jerk and shake. I put it in park, turned it off and restarted the engine, and it worked like normal for about another month or so until it…
ODI 10496793
Engine · Power Train
It has happened before to my wife on two other occasions. So i took the car out and drove it around and was coming back home and after turning onto our rode and got up to 45 mph the wrench light and the check engine light came on and loss all power. Step on the gas pedal and there was nothing. Rolled over to the shoulder and put in park and waited for a couple of minutes and restarted it. Went about another 300…
ODI 10475242
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving in the center lane on the southbound i-5 freeway my 2011 ford fusion began to feel like it was driving through mud and lost acceleration. When i attempted to compensate by accelerating the car, it resisted and continued to slow significantly. Thankfully traffic was not extremely heavy at the time and i was close to a freeway exit. I pulled to the right, avoiding oncoming traffic (barely) and coasted…
ODI 10544188
Power Train
I turned right and accelerated to 10 miles. The wrench light came on and the car stalled and i could no longer accelerate. I put the car in manual and was only able to go 2 mph i found a safe place to pull over and shut off the car. I turned it bck on and i was able to accelerate and ha no further issues. How the car has done it 3 times since. This is extremely dangerous if in high traffic areas. *tr
ODI 10473625
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving ~55mph in left lane of a 3-lane interstate at morning rush hour, the engine lost power, continued running at ~1000rpm, but would not accelerate. The check engine and wrench lights were on. The car was nearly hit by numerous vehicles as i coasted to the emergency lane on the right side of the expressway. The engine was shut off, then restarted, and it was ok for several miles. The same scenario was…
ODI 10471815
Power Train
Nothing actually happened yet. This morning on my way to work, my vehicle seemed like it was ready to accelerate without me pressing the gas. I was at a stoplight, then i noticed my vehicle was trying to take off on it's own. It was giving slight jerks to go forward. First time i experienced this. I will be contacting ford about this issue today, although they will tell me "we can't do anything until a light comes…
ODI 10471674
Power Train
1st time engine @ 60 mph just shut down, came to stop, restarted and thought all ok, thinking maybe bad gas. 2nd time wife driving, while making turn in front of traffic engine just quit again, came to stop and was able to restart. Next day decided to try to drive to dealer. Engine quit 3 more times while driving to local ford dealer. They said they could not even look at it for 6 days. Drove home, engine stopped…
ODI 10545347
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Traveling at freeway speed, engine suddenly lost all power and reverted to idle rpm. Engine was idling roughly, and pressing on accelerator would not increase rpms. The "wrench" (check engine) light was illuminated. Was able to coast downhill to exit freeway; very unsafe condition. Switched off engine, restarted engine ... And it ran normal; "wrench" light extinguished. Took car to walnut creek ford following…
ODI 10485876
Engine · Power Train
I read where the nhtsa was looking into issues with ford engines from 2009-2011 in fusions & escapes. Thought i would relay my incident. Traveling about 55-60 mph, the vehicle suddenly and without warning slowed to a crawl on a busy highway. We were able to nurse the car to the side of the road. Noticed a amber "wrench" warning light. Turned off the vehicle and re-started it. We were able to get the vehicle home…
ODI 10500519