Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING - ENGINE | |||||
| ASI-22173 | 01/01/2012 | 10043648 | Ford: the variable camshaft timing vct) solenoid movement may be temporarily restricted due to debris in engine oil that is causing diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs). *pe | 04/17/2012 | |
| TSB-12-1-18 | 01/26/2012 | 10043325 | Ford/mercury/lincoln: some model year vehicles may exhibit a message with a red triangle on and stop safely now, and/or have a diagnostic trouble code, no start condition. *pe | 03/13/2012 | |
| TSB-11-3-22 | 03/15/2011 | 10040948 | Ready | 09/14/2011 | |
| TSB-11-3-22 | 03/15/2011 | 10040948 | Ford: there may be a leaking/stuck canister purge valve which can cause multiple driving systems. the malfunction light may be on with or without stored trouble codes. *rm | 09/14/2011 | |
| TSB-11-2-10 | 02/11/2011 | 10039064 | Ready | 07/07/2011 | |
| TSB-11-2-10 | 02/11/2011 | 10039064 | Ford: there may be a hard start or rough idle accompanied with two trouble codes. the problem may have to do with camshaft timing. 2010-2011 fusion/escape/milan/mariner. *rm | 07/07/2011 | |
Investigations
| NHTSA ID | Manufacturer | Date open | Date close | Subject | Recall campaign | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | ||||||
| PE13003 | Ford Motor Company | 02/21/2013 | Electronic Throttle Body Malfunction | |||
| In a letter dated august 30, 2012, the north carolina consumers council (nccc) petitioned the national highway traffic safety administration (nhtsa) to initiate a defect investigation of alleged electronic throttle body failures resulting in engine stall or surge while driving in model year (my) 2005 through 2012 ford escape vehicles.on october 2, 2012 the office of defects investigation (odi) opened a defect petition dp12-006 to evaluate whether to grant or deny the petition. the petition is hereby granted on certain model years.the nccc letter cites two complaints of stall while driving in my 2009 ford escape vehicles that were diagnosed as failed throttle bodies with diagnostic trouble codes (dtc) p2111, throttle body stuck open, and p2112, throttle body stuck closed. the petitioner indicates that the owners of both vehicles reported experiencing repeated incidents of stalling and engine surging.according to ford, escape non-hybrid vehicles are equipped with electronic throttle body (etb) assemblies beginning with my 2009.vehicles manufactured between june 22, 2009 and october 15, 2009 may contain contaminated printed circuit boards (pcb) with plating variations. plating variations could lead to a lack of continuity in the throttle position sensor circuit where p2111 and/or other dtcs would be generated and stored.ford and its electronic throttle body supplier, delphi, modified the pcb manufacturing process and issued a technical service bulletin (tsb) 09-23-5.vehicles produced after october 15, 2009 incorporated etbs manufactured with a pcb process that resolved this condition.odi's analysis identified a total of 123 unique reports indicating allegations of reduced motive power or vehicle stall.depending on the condition of throttle control system malfunction, a driver may experience varying levels of reduced engine performance associated with three limp home modes.in two limp modes, reduced engine performance may maintain vehicle speeds above 20mph while the third is a limited limp home mode with engine speeds limited to approximately 900 rpm. allegations of stall appear to be related to the limited limp home mode.vehicles are not likely to unexpectedly stall as a result of this condition, but drivers may characterize the reduced functionality as a stall, even though their vehicle may still has motive capability.allegations of vehicle surge appear to be related to limp home mode operation.complaints alleging surge are most likely related to engine rpm fluctuations at low vehicle speeds or idle as the control system engages to prevent engine stall.in limited limp mode, rough-idle conditions may exist while the control system attempts to modulate engine rpms once the vehicle reaches a reduced speed to maintain approximately 900 rpm.separately, odi received 59 complaints alleging incidents of engine stall while driving in model year (my) 2010-2011 ford fusion vehicles.approximately 60 percent (36) of the incidents occurred at speeds of 40 miles per hour or more.eighty percent of complaints (47) were received beginning march 2012 and 14 complaints reported that the throttle body was replaced or dtcs associated with limp home modes. additionally, ford issued tsb 10-21-6 addressing dtcs associated with idle speed drops and limited limp home mode.the complaints show an apparent increasing trend.a preliminary evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and potential safety consequences associated with the alleged defect.see additional information for the voqs associated with the opening of this investigation. | ||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| ENGINE | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle went into limp mode without any warnings. the contact mentioned that he had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order to temporarily remedy the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnose the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. | |||
| 09/05/2012 | 45000 | ||
| Tl - the contact owns a 2011 mercury milan. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle went into limp mode without any warnings. the contact mentioned that he had to turn off and restart the vehicle in order to temporarily remedy the failure. the vehicle was taken to the dealer. the technician was unable to diagnosed the failure. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the failure mileage was 45,000 and the current mileage was 51,000. pm | |||
| 10/09/2012 | 44000 | ||
| I was driving at about 70 mph on i-70, when the car lost all engine power, like it died, i was fortunately getting ready to exit, and was in the right lane,so coasted the car off to the side. a wrench light came on, had it towed to dealer, who so far cannot duplicate it or get a code for it to show. he wants to keep it awhile to figure it out. i am advance complaining since i have seen this problem on here for another milan, and have found the same complaint on this site 21 times for the sister car to this, the ford fusion. it has been the throttle body that was bad on the others. it is very dangerous, whatever it is. also this car has rolled the windows down by itself, when i have been in a store. it was raining and when i came out both my front windows were down, and interior was wet. they were up , since it was raining,when i locked it and left. | |||
| ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | |||
| 01/06/2013 | 41000 | 1 | |
| Was stopped at a traffic light. after the light turned green i applied the gas pedal and the car slowly preceded i was unsure i would make it through the intersection i pulled to the side. i was able to restart car and it accelerated normally. luckily no one rearended me. *tr | |||