Cruise Control Problems of Ford Fusion - part 2

While cruising between 65 - 70 mph, vehicle stuttered, then "throttle control/transmission' warning light illuminated, and vehicle lost power. Accelerator pedal completely unresponsive and engine becomes erratic, but power steering and other electrical components unaffected. Able to coast to side of road, where engine continues to sputter, but does not stall. Changing transmission position has no effect. Turning vehicle off and then back on appears to rectify the condition. Two identical occurrences, but first time (06/15/12) with cruise control on, second time (07/06/12) with cruise control off. Dealership unable to find source of problem.

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I was driving using cruise control today going 60 mph on a highway with my 2007 Ford Fusion. All of a sudden, I felt the car jolt. I pressed the gas, but nothing happened as if the car was in neutral. I had to coast to the side of the road. I noticed that the warning light in the shape of a wrench was on. I turned off the car. When I turned it back on, the light was off and the car worked just fine. I looked up the description of the light in the owner's manual and it said it was related to a fault in the powertrain or throttle. I saw where several people have reported this exact problem with 2010 models of the Fusion. I just had to report that it happened on my 2007 model as well. I will be taking it in to get looked at. This is very dangerous. I could have wrecked or caused an accident because I could not control the speed of my car at the time. Someone will be killed if this problem is not resolved and a recall issued. I was really scared. There needs to be a recall. I will not be using cruise control until I am confident that my car is completely fixed.

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Cruise control started malfunctioning. I have five controls for my cruise control. The resume cruise just stopped working. The +set button which is suppose to set cruise or speed it up now resumes cruise. The - set now sets the cruise and speeds the car up and not the on and off are only working sometimes. This is a real safety issue because myself of someone else could his the - set button trying to slow our vehicle down and instead of slowing down the car speeds up.

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Today when turning into a parking space with my right foot lightly on the brake, my car suddenly accelerated. I quickly turned the wheel and braked to avoid hitting a cement post. Two weeks ago when going up a hill without my cruise control on, the car would not accelerate when I was pushing on the gas pedal. I released the pedal and the car lurched forward so fast I had to brake.

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While going 70 mph on the highway I experienced the same issues. My car stalled out shut off the cruise control and started shaking uncontrollable. I shut off the car and waited about five minutes and started it back up drove maybe another ten miles and it started again. On the following day I took it to the dealership where I purchased it from and they made it seem as if I had no ideal of what I was talking about. Once they realized I knew that it was the throttle body assembly that was the problem I was told that this was not a part that was covered under warranty so I would have to pay for it out of pocket. I took the time to talk to several reps at Ford and I was told that if the mechanic did not think it was defective then there was nothing they could do. I talked to the mechanic at the dealership and they told me that it just stopped working. So I ended up paying $479. 05 for a new throttle body assembly and having to be without my car for a total of four day. Only to get it back with a cracked windshield, but that is a different issue.

The contact owns a 2010 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving 65 mph with the cruise control engaged down hill it would not adjust the speed; yet, the rpms increased to 4000 while the engine made a high pitch screaming noise. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to have the software repaired; however, it would not solve the problem. The manufacturer was contacted and stated that it must be a characteristic of the vehicle and they don't know how to repair the failure. The failure and current mileages were 13,000. Updated 10/21/10. The consumer stated instead of slowing the engine down to maintain speed when going down a steep grade, it revs really high. A service technician stated there was definitely something wrong, but there was no fix for it. Updated 10/26/10.

I previously thought it was just my operation, the floor mat interfering with the gas pedal, or my imagination as it had happened twice before over the last 18 months. However, the incident yesterday was quite evident without any other outside influence. I had been driving in our rural area using the cruise control of our Fusion. I tapped on the brake to disengage the control, and slowed to a stop sign. After traffic cleared I stepped on the accelerator pedal to cross the intersection. As I started to move, the pedal dropped noticeably from the sole of my shoe and the Fusion immediately accelerated at a rate greater than my desire and not under my control. I immediately disengaged the cruise control via the steering wheel on/off button and all operation resumed to normal.

I was driving my 2007 Fusion awd in cruise control when forward motion stopped ( I was in the 3rd of 5 lanes in traffic) a trouble light came on. I pulled to side of road. Car would not move. Restarted car and everything reset and able to drive . Proceeded home 200 miles . It did it again about 5 miles from home rest. Dealership recalibrated module.

The contact owns a 2008 Ford Fusion. While driving 69 mph with the cruise control engaged, the contact tapped the brake pedal and the vehicle accelerated. He depressed the brake pedal again with greater force, but the vehicle accelerated again. In addition, the engine revved and the rpms increased. As a result, the contact rear ended another vehicle. Neither of the vehicles sustained major damage and there were no injuries. Through research, he discovered that this was a common failure and believes that a recall should be issued. The vehicle has not been inspected by the dealer or a mechanic. The VIN was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 21,000.

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Accelerated from stop sign and accelerator stuck at half wide open. Had to use brake to stop the vehicle. This car would not decelerate and it was very difficult to stop. No cruise control was on either.

When activating the cruise control on a brand new 07 sel awd 3. 0 Fusion the gas pedal had a dead range of about half way and could not get acceleration. Took my foot off the pedal and the drivetrain " clunked " when I put my foot back on the pedal. The wrench symbol illuminated and I had to pull off the highway due to no acceleration. After I turned off the engine and checked the fuses, engine compartment for anything obvious I re-started the engine and the wrench light went off and everything was fine. Imagine being in traffic unable to move.