NHTSA Complaint #10434010 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT TURNED GREEN AND STEPPED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE CAR IMMEDIATELY STARTED TO ROUGH IDLE, THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIT UP AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THERE WAS MINIMAL RESPONSE TO THROTTLE INPUT. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD OUT OF TRAFFIC TO A SAFE SPOT. I LEFT THE CAR RUNNING TO SEE WHAT WAS GOING ON. THE TACHOMETER WAS FLUCTUATING MAINLY DOWNWARD AS IT IDLED ROUGH. AFTER ABOUT TWO MINUTES I TURNED OFF THE MOTOR. I MADE A FEW PHONE CALLS AND WHILE CALLING ROADSIDE ASSIST DECIDED TO TRY AND START THE CAR. IT STARTED AND I WENT STRAIGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS FATE WOULD HAVE IT, THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE CONCERN AND WAS NOT ABLE TO PINPOINT THE CAUSE. THEY WERE KIND ENOUGH TO SUGGEST REPLACING THE THROTTLE BODY AND MOTOR ASSEMBLY. IT COST ME $512.38. NEEDLESSTO SAY I AM NOT AT ALL HAPPY WITH THIS ISSUE. THIS ISSUE COULD HAVE OCCURRED IN A MORE DYNAMIC SETTING, HEAVY TRAFFIC, LANE CHANGE OR MERGING, ETC, POTENTIALLY CAUSING THREAT TO MY LIFE AND THAT OF OTHERS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE MANUFACTURER IN MY OPINION. *TR