2011 Ford Fusion Engine Problems
- 263
- 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 263 stored complaint records:
- 2 indicate a crash
- 1 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 34 records
- wrench light · 24 records
- lost power · 17 records
- light came · 17 records
- check engine · 14 records
- failure mileage · 13 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 154 |
| 60–100k mi | 44 |
| 1–30k mi | 42 |
| 150–400k mi | 5 |
| 100–150k mi | 3 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Note: the ford dealership could not find and engine code may 17, 2013 @ 2:00 pm: pulling out of the parking lot at work for lunch.the "throttle control/transmission" indicator lit up, the car became silent and all power left. -i put the care in ?p? Park -started the engine and it acted normal -took it in to ford,they said that they could not find a code related to that and instructed me that the next time it happens…
ODI 10519409
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was on the expressway with the cruise set at 72. The car itself shut off the cruise and began immediately de-accelerating. Pressing the gas pedal had no effect - the engine remained in idle. The wrench bar indicator lit up. I pulled off the side (huge potential safety issue had there been traffic around) and shut the car down in neutral. Restarted - same issue - would not accelerate - it was as if the throttle was…
ODI 10511634
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Stopped at an intersection and went to accelerate and had no throttle control the wrench light came on. Car idled through intersection and rolled into gas station. When i then turned it off and then restarted it and the wrench light was gone. Car seemed fine for approximately two weeks, and then the same thing happened again. This is a very big safety issue. *tr
ODI 10515859
Engine · Power Train
Driving [redacted] heading home, car stalled/no power, gauges died, was in right lane and able to pull off to right shoulder without getting rear ended. Once stopped, put car in park and turned off key. Wrench light also showed in dash before turned off. Sat for a few minutes with car off, then restarted car. No lights in dash when restarted, so put car in drive and took off down the road. As i accelerated, car…
ODI 10511648
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Experienced a sudden loss of power while traveling at highway speed (55 mph). Was able to pull over to shoulder, and shifted transmission to park. Stepped on gas pedal, but no response by car. Turned car off, waited 10-15 seconds, and then re-started car, with the re-start taking 3 to 5 seconds longer than normal on engine turn over. Drove home without further incident. Happened again the next day, and took the car…
ODI 10523750
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
On friday evening (5/10/2013), i had just exited the interstate when the wrench light came on and the car suddenly appeared to stall (engine was running, but had no acceleration). With traffic stacking up behind me, i managed to get the car off the road and turned it off. After sitting for a minute or two, i restarted the car and continued down the road. The car died again less than two miles later. Vehicle was…
ODI 10513589
Engine · Power Train
My wife in busy traffic at rush hour felt her car begin to shake badly, then lose power, she coasted to the side of the road nearly being hit by passing traffic. At the time the wrench light came on, we brought the vehicle to ford on may 10th, picked it up on june 10th, on june 11th the same problem... This car is again at ford dealership with what is being called a throttle body issue. We were scheduled to travel…
ODI 10520123
Engine · Power Train
I was stopped at a light and when the light changed the car got up to around 15mph when the car stalled. I then put the car in park and was able to restart it. It ran fine for a few days and then there was another incident. I was at another stoplight and made a right hand turn. The car stalled again and was able to be restarted after placing the gear in park. *tr
ODI 10511437
Engine · Vehicle Speed Control
Twice within the same week while driving, the engine throttle suddenly disengaged. The first time i was making a left hand turn with oncoming traffic. Second time was driving on surface street which forced me to pull off the side of the road. Extremely dangerous! *tr
ODI 10520815
Electrical System · Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. While driving at various speeds, the check engine light would illuminate and the vehicle stalled. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the cause of the failure was not diagnosed. The contact indicated that the pcm was re-programmed, but the vehicle continued to experience the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the…
ODI 10732616
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Accelerating from a stop at green traffic signal, my 6 cylinder fusion accelerated to approximately 25 mph and the engine stopped. I had no problem coasting into a nearby parking lot on my right. I turned the ignition off and after 10 seconds i restarted the engine. I drove home without incident afterwards. *tr
ODI 10510278
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 20 mph, the engine stalled with the illumination of the warning indicator. The engine was restarted and the vehicle resumed normally. The failure recurred nineteen times. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer, who informed the contact that the warning indicator would need to be illuminated in oder to perform a…
ODI 10537287
Engine · Power Train
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated the vehicle stalled without warning and the wrench light illuminated on the instrument panel when the failure occurred. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined there could be a problem with the throttle body. The throttle body was cleaned and the failure occurred within two weeks. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer, but the vehicle was not…
ODI 10520122
Engine · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
Driving on highway at 65 miles went car would lose power and couldn't accelerate and car started to shake when came to a stop, cut car off, waited a min, cut car on, took a couple extra cranks before turning over, and car worked fine this had happened 3 times and is very random and dangerous. *tr
ODI 10508206
Engine
I purchased a 2011 ford fusion on 2/28/13 with just 24,320 miles. Approximately 1 month later i was having trouble starting my vehicle due to continual stalling. Initially, the vehicle will start (cold engine) in the morning without any problem. The problem occurs primarily when the engine is warm and almost daily. If i leave work at lunchtime to run an errand (4 hours later) the vehicle will stall numerous times…
ODI 10520040
Engine
Had the vehicle for about 2 months but had only driven it about 1500 miles. (mar. 22, 2013 - 26,800 miles) i was driving along a lane road doing about 50 mph when the car suddenly lost power. Almost got rear ended. Was able to barely limp the vehicle to a stop on the right shoulder but it would not move even when the gas pedal was depressed. The mechanics light came on and the rpms began floating between 800 and…
ODI 10504229
Engine · Power Train
While driving on cruise control approximately 70 mph, the car lost all acceleration. The engine is 4 cyl. Engine light came on. Coasted to right of freeway and came to a stop. Turned ignition key to off and then restarted car. Placed in drive and drove and accelerated fine there after. *tr
ODI 10503156
Engine · Power Train
I was going through a school zone on my way to work. When i reached the end of school zone i attempted to accelerate but the engine would not. There was no throttle response and the engine was in a very rough idle. I pulled over, shut the car off, waited about 5 min and started it back up. On start-up, the engine cranked a few extra times before it finally turned over. I was able to drive again after that but…
ODI 10502442
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
Driving the car, it will have sudden loss of all power. The throttle control/transmission light indicator comes on. You have to turn the car off and restart. Owners manual states to take to the dealer if it stays on or continues to come on.this has happened numerous times over the last six months. Friday 3/8 it happened twice. Took to the dealer. State they are unable to repair due to no code in the computer. They…
ODI 10503218
Engine · Power Train
I was driving on the highway and i started to feel the car jerk forward slightly about once every ten seconds. About a minute or so later i could no longer accelerate and the amber wrench light was illuminated. I coasted to a stop and pulled over onto the shoulder. When i came to a stop the rpms were very erratic and bouncing between 500-1000. I shut the vehicle, waited a minute, then started it back up. On start up…
ODI 10502052
Engine · Power Train
I had just got off the highway and was in rush hour traffic. Traffic had come to a complete stop. When traffic started to move i attempted to accelerate and the engine rpms immediately dropped to around 500 and were very erratic. The engine was running very rough and the amber wrench light was illuminated. I was unable to accelerate and had to idle the car off the road to a nearby parking lot. I turned off the car…
ODI 10500588
Engine · Power Train
While driving to work one day my car shut off right after a turn going down a hill, the dash was illuminated and no lights were on other than the dash. I put the car into park and turned it off then started it right back up, it ran fine after that. There is another issue as well though, while driving it hesitated by shifting at higher rpm's than it should and took it to dealer on monday february 25, 2013 and they…
ODI 10500842
Engine
Tl* the contact owns a 2011 ford fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle was towed to the dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician stated that the throttle body box would have to be replaced. There was an investigation under nhtsa action number: pe13003 (engine) that could have been related to the failure. The manufacturer was made…
ODI 10500774
Engine · Power Train
I purchased a 2011 ford fusion se on february 22, 2013. I drove an hour and 15 minutes to the dealership to get this vehicle. On my drive home, i was sort of skeptical about the car because on the ride back, up and down the hills, i could feel a slight uneasiness of the car but thought that was just the how it was. The next three days it drove fine around town. On the fourth day, on my way pulling into work, i…
ODI 10500696
Engine · Power Train
Had the vehicle for about a month but had only driven it about 600 miles. (feb. 21, 2013 - 21,700 miles) my wife was driving along a [redacted] doing about 50 mph when she noticed the car suddenly losing power. She was in the left hand lane with no shoulder or room to move to the right lane because of traffic and was almost rear-ended by a dump truck who had no idea she was rapidly slowing down because she wasn't…
ODI 10502176