STALLED THREE TIMES, WITHOUT WARNING, WHILE TRAVELING AT 50 MPH. ALMOST REAR ENDED EACH TIME. VEHICLE 38 MONTH OLD AND LESS THEN 34,000 MILES. REPLACE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE HAVE FORD CHECK INTO THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
CAR ACTED LIKE IT WAS ABOUT TO RUNNING OUT OF GAS. I HAD ABOUT 1/4 TANK OF GAS BUT WENT TO FILL THE TANK IMMEDIATELY. IT STILL ACTED AS IF IT WAS GOING TO STALL OUT, I DROVE VEHICLE HOME AND LEFT IT PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY. LATER THAT EVENING I WAS TELLING MY HUSBAND ABOUT THE CAR, HE WENT OUT TO TEST DRIVE IT. THE CAR ACTED COMPLETELY FINE. TODAY I WENT TO GO ON A 65 MILE TRIP AND THE CAR STARTED SHAKING ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY MORE THAN 1/2 WAY WITH A FULL TANK OF GAS. I WAITED TIL I WAS IN A SAFE AREA AND PULLED OVER THINKING THAT MAYBE I DIDN'T WARM THE CAR UP ENOUGH. I SAT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES AND PROCEEDED AHEAD TO MY DESTINATION BUT WAS PETRIFIED THAT I WAS GONNA STALL OUT CAUSE THAT'S HOW THE CAR WAS ACTING. AS SOON AS I ARRIVED I CALLED FORD AND TOLD THEM AND THEY WANTED ME TO WAIT A FEW DAYS FOR AN AVAILABLE APPT. WE TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE MADE US AWARE THAT THE PROBLEM WAS A TBS. THE PCM IS BAD AND COILS ARE MELTED. I WAS JUST WONDERING IF THERE WAS EVER A RECALL ISSUED FOR THIS PROBLEM SINCE I'VE READ SO MANY OF THE SAME COMPLAINTS. *TR