WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ON A HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING LOSS ALL PROPULSION AND STARTED TO SPUTTER VIOLENTLY. I NOTICED THE "WRENCH" LIGHT INDICATOR WAS ILLUMINATED AND LUCKILY COASTED WITH NO PROPULSION TO A SAFE AREA ON THE HIGHWAY SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF FOR A MINUTE AND RESTARTED VEHICLE AS NORMAL AND NO "INDICATOR LIGHT" HAD ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO BE OPERATING AS NORMAL AT THIS POINT. LATER I HAD THE CODES PULLED FOR THE INCIDENT ON MY VEHICLE AND WAS TOLD IT INDICATED A THROTTLE BODY FAILURE. THIS OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER THE LAST SEVERAL WEEKS. AFTER DOING A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND NUMEROUS INCIDENTS OF THE EXACT SAME DESCRIPTION I HAVE HERE. THERE MUST BE AN INHERENT DEFECT OF THE PART USED IN THESE VEHICLES.
2006
STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DRIVER'S SIDE INSIDE DOOR HANDLE BROKE. I WAS TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR AFTER PARKING IT BUT COULDN'T. I HAD TO ROLL DOWN THE WINDOW AND OPEN THE DOOR USING THE OUTSIDE DOOR HANDLE. THIS IS A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM AND SINCE THIS ISN'T AN ISOLATED EVENT, (NOTICE THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS AND THE NUMBER OF MULTIPLE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENTS) FORD SHOULD REPLACE THEM OR UPGRADE THEM TO SOMETHING MORE RELIABLE. AT SOME POINT SOMEONE WILL BE INJURED OR WORSE BECAUSE THEY WEREN'T ABLE TO EXIT THEIR CAR QUICKLY. *TR