# Jumpy in reverse

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** fusion, ford\
**Created:** [February 13, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842 "2017-02-13T19:21:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
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**Author:** ![us4dlhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/838e76/32.png) [@us4dlhh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/us4dlhh)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/1 "2017-02-13T19:21:29Z")

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My car is a 2011 ford fusion sel, it goes into reverse fine, but if I barely give it gas it is jumpy, for lack of a better way to describe it, on rare occasion it does the same in first gear, no noise, just kinda jumpy or bouncy.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:34pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/2 "2017-02-13T19:34:19Z")

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Is the Check Engine Light lit up?  
Is the car up-to-date with all of the mfr’s specified maintenance?

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**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/3 "2017-02-13T19:38:14Z")

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If this is an automatic has the fluid been checked ? Any chance that the parking brake is sticking?

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**Author:** ![us4dlhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/838e76/32.png) [@us4dlhh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/us4dlhh)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/4 "2017-02-13T19:45:03Z")

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No check engine light and the parking brake seems to be all the way down.

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**Author:** ![us4dlhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/838e76/32.png) [@us4dlhh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/us4dlhh)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/5 "2017-02-13T19:46:03Z")

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Sorry, yes, up to date with all maintenance. And I should add, this is something that comes and goes, not consistant.

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**Author:** ![BillRussell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/billrussell/32/3179_2.png) [@BillRussell](https://community.cartalk.com/u/BillRussell)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/6 "2017-02-13T19:46:13Z")

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Repeat, is this an automatic or manual transmission?

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**Author:** ![us4dlhh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/838e76/32.png) [@us4dlhh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/us4dlhh)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2017, 7:47pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/jumpy-in-reverse/99842/7 "2017-02-13T19:47:37Z")

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Automatic transmission