P2111: owner reports and bulletins
Got P2111 on your scanner? Tell the mechanic your year, make, model and any symptoms and you'll get the likely cause and what to check first. Ask about this code.
What owners report to NHTSA
384 complaints filed with NHTSA mention P2111, 128 of them since 2015, across 28 different models. The component owners most often filed it under: engine.
Most-reported models
| Vehicle | Complaints | Model years reported |
|---|---|---|
| FORD FUSION | 117 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016 |
| FORD ESCAPE | 106 | 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2016 |
| FORD MUSTANG | 33 | 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 |
| FORD EDGE | 24 | 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015 |
| MERCURY MARINER | 19 | 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 |
| MERCURY MILAN | 18 | 2010, 2011 |
| FORD EXPLORER | 15 | 2004, 2006, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| FORD F-150 | 10 | 2005, 2008, 2013, 2015, 2016 |
| FORD FOCUS | 7 | 2009, 2010 |
| FORD TRANSIT | 4 | 2015, 2016 |
Manufacturer service bulletins that name P2111
20 technical service bulletins and manufacturer communications filed with NHTSA mention P2111, from 5 makes. A bulletin means the manufacturer has documented a known cause or a fix procedure for that model. Examples:
- FORD RANGER (2019, 2020, 2021), bulletin 10202632: Some 2019-2021 Ranger vehicles built on or before 09-Aug-2021 and 2021 Bronco vehicles may experience a loss of power when driving in freezing temperatures with an illuminated malfunction indication lamp (MIL) and/or pow…
- FORD BRONCO (2021, 2019, 2020), bulletin 10209216: Some 2019-2021 Ranger vehicles built on or before 09-Aug-2021 and 2021 Bronco vehicles equipped with a 2.3L engine may experience reduced engine power in freezing temperatures with an illuminated malfunction indication l…
- LEXUS HS 250 HYBRID (2010, 2011, 2012), bulletin 10205322: MIL "ON" CODE P2111 - THROTTLE ACTUATOR CONTROL SYSTEM - STUCK OPEN.
- FORD EDGE (2015, 2016), bulletin 10090505: SOME 2015-2016 F-150, C-MAX, EDGE, MKS, TAURUS, AND FLEX AND 2016 EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, ESCAPE, FUSION, MUSTANG, MKZ, MKX, NAVIGATOR, TRANSIT AND TRANSIT CONNECT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L, 2.5L, 3.5L OR 3.7L GASOLINE…
- LINCOLN NAVIGATOR (2016), bulletin 10090505: SOME 2015-2016 F-150, C-MAX, EDGE, MKS, TAURUS, AND FLEX AND 2016 EXPEDITION, EXPLORER, ESCAPE, FUSION, MUSTANG, MKZ, MKX, NAVIGATOR, TRANSIT AND TRANSIT CONNECT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH A 2.0L, 2.5L, 3.5L OR 3.7L GASOLINE…
- FORD TRANSIT CONNECT (2014, 2015, 2016), bulletin 10094582: SOME 2014-2016 TRANSIT CONNECT VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH THE 2.5L ENGINE MAY EXHIBIT A CONSTANT OR INTERMITTENT ILLUMINATED MIL WITH VARIOUS DRIVABILITY ISSUES AND ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING DTCS: P0010, P0103, P0104, P01…
Sources: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation complaint database and manufacturer communications file, snapshots September 2026. A complaint or bulletin that mentions a code is a report about that vehicle, not a statement that the code has one cause.