MY WIFE WAS DRIVING WITH MY NIECE AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, WHEN THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STARTED TO SPIT AND SPUTTER, THEN THE "WRENCH" LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. LUCKILY SHE WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITH NO HARM OR DAMAGE, WHEN I CHECKED FOR A DTC IT POINTED TO THE THROTTLE BODY, $200 DOLLARS FOR THE PART, FORD SHOULD HAVE REPLACED THIS FOR ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE IS A TSB FOR THIS ISSUE. *TR
2011
ENGINE
WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER. RPMS DROPPED AND VEHICLE SLOWED TO ONLY A FEW MILE PER HOUR. VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP, AND I WAS INFORMED IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. I WAS INFORMED THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE, AND THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL. IF THIS HAD OCCURRED ON THE FREEWAY, IT COULD HAS BEEN DISASTROUS. *TR