2011 Ford Fusion Fuel/Propulsion System Problems
- 162
- 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 162 stored complaint records:
- 4 indicate a crash
- 3 indicate injury
- 1 indicate fire
What owners report
- throttle body · 33 records
- engine light · 21 records
- fuel tank · 21 records
- wrench light · 18 records
- light came · 17 records
- check engine · 17 records
Mileage in stored records
| Band | Records |
|---|---|
| 30–60k mi | 70 |
| 60–100k mi | 32 |
| 1–30k mi | 27 |
| 100–150k mi | 13 |
| 150–400k mi | 2 |
Complaint records
Owner-submitted complaint content, presented as stored.
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving in the high-speed lane on rt. 3n in plymouth,ma when all of a sudden i had no power coming from the gas pedal. Luckily the traffic was not heavy at the time and there was enough momentum for me to be able to steer the car to the breakdown lane. As i was coasting to the roadside the wrench symbol light came on the dashboard. My passenger and i were able to come away from this dangerous incident shaken…
ODI 10521082
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Whenever we accelerate our vehicle hesitates and then jumps into gear. It has already cut off once and we are worried about our safety. *tr
ODI 10644451
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving down the road and all of the sudden i loose acceleration power and a wrench symbol appeared on the dashboard. I was able to pull off the road. I had to turn off and restart the car to get going again. This has also happened two other times since with the same scenario. Local dealer diagnosed as a defective throttle body. *tr
ODI 10521370
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Incident#1: traveling on freeway fast lane at around 65 mph, engine appeared to cut out for no apparent reason. Lost all power, but radio still on. Put on emergency flashers and was fortunate enough to be able to get all the way over to emergency lane. Turned off ignition, took out key, turned car back on, and everything started normally. Was able to get back home without any other problem. Incident#2: pulling away…
ODI 10525333
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving 65 when the wrench light came on and the gas pedal went dead. Got pulled over and car was idling very rough. Turned off for 2 minutes and after a hard start the car ran normal again. Then it happened again that evening as i was just pulling out my driveway. I was totally unaware of this problem until i read about all the complaints on this web site. I took it to my dealership and guess what, bad throttle…
ODI 10522400
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
On june 10, 2013 i was driving on a side street and stopped at an intersection. I went to accelerate to advance into the intersection and it was as if i had lost power. I was able to get the car to the side of the road. The wrench was illuminated on the dash. I turned off the car and started it and it seemed fine. A few weeks later,around july 18th, i was backing out of my driveway and the same thing happened. I…
ODI 10535246
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
2300 rpm, transmission lurches, no throttle response. I have to pull over and cut the ignition off to reset the sensor. Happened multiple times and finally the check engine light glowed. I went to the ford dealership they said the throttle sensor was bad. I pay them to replace the whole throttle body, which i read online is constantly recurring. Not covered in warranty and the number of times this has happened, ford…
ODI 10522342
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
Vehicle loses all power while driving. Wrench light appeared the first 7 times, but after turning the vehicle off and restarting, it goes away and car drives like normal. Today while driving it happened at around 60mph. Both the wrench light and check engine light came on and after a restart the check engine light stays on. Vehicle barely limped the rest of the 5 miles to my house. This has happened at high speeds…
ODI 10515360
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
I was driving 30mph down a busy street, with back-to-back traffic, when the car jolted forwarded at which time the wrench light became illuminated on the dashboard, the car immediately started bucking (going forward and backward) and i lost all control of the accelerator. The car immediately slowed to a crawl while continuing to "buck." this incident forced everyone behind me to slam on their breaks and i was nearly…
ODI 10515292
Fuel/Propulsion System
While driving the wrench light came on and the car slowly decelerated. After pulling over and putting the vehicle in park, the engine shut off. I remove the key from the ignition, waited a minute, and restarted the vehicle. There were no longer any warning lights and i was able to continue driving home. *tr
ODI 10514675
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train · Vehicle Speed Control
I was driving home from school (this has happened before, just not as bad) and my car stopped responding. The wrench light came on and the check engine light came on. I was on a really busy road, so i had to pray that i would not get hit. I turned off the car, and tried to restart it, but it did not want to restart. I sat for a few seconds and was finally able to get it restarted. This happened numerous (probably…
ODI 10514455
Fuel/Propulsion System
Had stopped at a stop sign , accelerated and would only go slow, got off onto roadside, turned the ignition off, restarted, did the same thing, three times until i could pull it completely off the road and out of the way, had to get towed home, same thing happened the next day and had to get towed to a ford dealership where it still sits after one week, waiting on the throttle body. *tr
ODI 10514602
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 · 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
Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
The car was traveling on the highway at the speed of 70 mph when it just stopped responding to the gas pedal being pressed. The car came almost to a complete stop and was lucky enough to make it to the side of the rode. The car was almost hit by a truck which swerved into the median to avoid hitting the car. With the car alongside the rode it would not start. The throttle body had failed. *tr
ODI 10510548
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
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Was driving 2011 ford fusion then shut down to idle, no power, almost got re ended, pulled over and put in park turned off and restarted problem was gone but recurred less than 2 tenths of mile. Repeated steps with caution floored gas peddle but still happen. Autozone checked it and cleared the computer. Happen right away after leaving. Called ford could not repair because no codes. Problem came back 5 days later.…
ODI 10510326
Fuel/Propulsion System
First incident 4/5/13: while traveling approximately 70 mph southbound on interstate [redacted] my 2011 ford fusion without warning lost power and would not respond to any change in throttle position via the accelerator pedal. However, i was able to coast to the far right-hand lane and continue uphill on the transition lane to the southbound 110 freeway as the engine continued to sputter near idle. A chp (california…
ODI 10519709
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
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System · Vehicle Speed Control
Car dies while driving, surges at times, had been happening on and off. Died part way through a large intersection on 7-13-13, luckily i just avoided a collision. It would start and go a few feet, then surge and die. Called crater lake ford in medford, or, they stated very busy that day and had not heard of the symptoms i described. Placed a call to dave's import service they said they would look at the car. Within…
ODI 10543608
Fuel/Propulsion System
Car began on multiple occasions acting like it was either not getting power or fuel. Taken to a ford dealer in 04/2103 and they disregarded the symptons i was describing and said nothing was wrong (still under warranty then). By august 2013 it was having incidents of shuddering, losing power and would have to be turned off. By 09/03/2013, it was undriveable. A complaint was filed with ford in mid august. Car was out…
ODI 10542502
Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving my car lost power. I was not able to accelerate. I stopped the car, turned it off and turned it back on again. I was able to continue driving. Took the car into the car dealer for investigation. They did not find a problem. On 5/8/2013 i was driving down the highway at a speed of 73 mph, all of a sudden my car lost power and started jerking again. I was not able to accelerate. I pulled over, turned the…
ODI 10514600
Electrical System · Fuel/Propulsion System
Car bucked then completely died (in the middle of the street)! Lights that came on: stop safely now, wrench, engine, triangle with exclamation point. Took a few times to start back up. Took it to the dealer and they said they did not have a code but did not find anything wrong. A few days later, it happened again. This time in the middle of the intersection! ( same codes) brought it to dealer again, this time…
ODI 10503989
Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System · Power Train
While driving at highway speed on an incline, the car lost all propulsion power. After several seconds, the check engine wrench light turned on and i pulled over to the side. Shutting down the vehicle, waiting 1 minute and restarting cleared the check engine light and restored power. The same thing happened 6 weeks later, while idling at a traffic light. After restarting, the system failed again 2 minutes later…
ODI 10501097
Electrical System · Engine · Fuel/Propulsion System
I have now twice experienced the same problem described in the news articles from this date regarding engine stall. The first occasion, the vehicle was driving on a surface street at approximately 40 mph when it suddenly stalled. The second occasion was while i was trying to enter a freeway at between 50-55 mph. After the engine was turned off for a minute, the vehicle started working again properly. *tr
ODI 10500148