I WAS DRIVING INTO WORK ON A 5 LANE, HEAVY TRAFFIC ROAD GOING ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST ALL OF ITS ENGINE POWER. THE RADIO, LIGHTS WERE STILL WORKING, THE CAR SIMPLY WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND ACTUALLY SLOWED DOWN CONSIDERABLY TO A POINT WHERE I WAS BASICALLY STOPPED ON THE ROAD. I WAS ABLE TO COAST INTO A TURNING LANE SO I WAS AT LEAST OUT OF THE MAIN TRAFFIC LANE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, STARTED IT AGAIN AND AS I PREPARED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN TO GET INTO A PARKING LOT I LOST ALL ACCELERATION AGAIN AND BARELY MADE IT OUT OF THE INTERSECTION. I WAS ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND COAST IT INTO A PARKING LOT. MY CAR REQUIRED A TOW TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND THE ISSUE WAS AN ELECTRONIC THROTTLEBODY FAILURE. I'M EXTREMELY THANKFUL THAT I DIDN'T MAKE IT ONTO THE FREEWAY BECAUSE IF I STOPPED IN THAT TRAFFIC I'M NOT SURE I WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *TR
2005
POWER TRAIN
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT SHUT OFF FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I BARELY MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AS TO NOT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS OR SIGNS OF TROUBLE WITH MY AUTOMOBILE PRIOR TO THIS DAY. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY TOLD ME THAT THE PCM AND 5 OF 6 IGNITION COILS FAILED. BUT THE SPARK PLUGS WERE FINE. I REPLACE THE IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. THE CAR STILL WILL NOT START THEY ARE ADAMANT THAT I REPLACE THE PCM. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ON THE COMPUTER AND SPOKE TO A FEW DIFFERENT LOCAL MECHANICS. IT SEEMS THAT MY AUTOMOBILE IS NOT THE ONLY THAT HAS HAD THIS PROBLEM. ONE MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT FORD ACTUALLY USES A DIFFERENT IGNITION COIL PART NUMBER NOW. I LEADS ME TO BELIEVE THAT FORD SHOULD STEP UP AND HAVE A RECALL FOR FAULTY PARTS. THEY CONTINUALLY TELL ME THAT IT IS NORMAL FOR THE PCM TO FAIL AT TIMES. HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE. SO THAT THEY CAN CONTINUE TO MAKE MONEY. *TR