DRIVING ON FREEWAY, BETWEEN 4PM AND 5PM, 40MPH. WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND PRESSING GAS PEDAL RESULTED IN NO FORWARD MOMENTUM OR RESPONSE FROM THE RPM GAUGE. PULLED OVER COASTING, NO FURTHER RESPONSE FROM THE GAS PEDAL IN PARK OR NEUTRAL. RESTARTED CAR, PROCEEDED NORMALLY. HAPPENED AGAIN A MONTH LATER, SAME SPEED, SAME TIME OF DAY. TOOK CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY WERE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE (THROTTLE BODY) RIGHT AWAY FROM MY DESCRIPTION. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED, NO FURTHER ISSUES. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS VIA THE INTERNET REGARDING THE SAME ISSUE. ISSUE WAS REPLICATED IN A NON-RELATED VIDEO: HTTP://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=6HKMOS9POHU. *TR
2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
NOW THAT IT IS COLDER OUT, MY CAR HAS GONE FROM OVERHEATING TO MISFIRING FROM THE DEFECTIVE CAC/TORQUE CONVERTER IN THIS CAR. I'VE NOTICED THAT THE MISFIRING DOES NOT SHOW UP ON THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT OR WAS ABLE TO BE READ BY MY OBD READER. MISFIRING CAN RUIN THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND CAUSE EMISSION ISSUES. IT IS ILLEGAL IN CALIFORNIA (WHERE I'M A RESIDENT) TO NOT FOLLOW THE OBD II PROTOCOL FOR REPORTING EMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE WE HAVE THIS INSPECTED FOR REGISTRATION. WHEN MY CAR HAS OVERHEATED, ONLY FORD WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CODE & I ALSO DIDN'T GET A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. IT'S APPARENT NOW THAT FORD HAS RIGGED THE OBD IN THIS CAR SO THAT ONLY THEY CAN RETRIEVE CODES. MISFIRING IS EASY FOR YOU TO REPLICATE TO VERIFY MY STATEMENT. UNPLUG ONE CYLINDER, START THE CAR, SEE IF YOU GET A FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND A P030X CODE. *TR
