NHTSA Complaint #10437318 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS PULLING OUT FROM A RED LIGHT WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND STARTED TO IDLE HARD. I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE TURN LANE TO AVOID BEING HIT. WHEN ALL POWER WAS LOST AND THE CAR DIED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR DID NOT SEEM TO BE GETTING ANY GAS. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND SITTING A FEW MINUTES THE CAR STARTED BACK AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO A PARKING LOT. FORTUNATELY I WAS NOT ON THE INTERSTATE AS I HAD BEEN PREVIOUSLY BEFORE THIS. MY HUSBAND FOLLOWED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTING THE CAR I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE COST OF THE REPAIR WAS $465.00 WHICH I JUST CONSIDERED ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT HAPPENS UNTIL I DISCOVERED THERE HAVE BEEN MANY SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. FOUR DAYS LATER THE CAR DID THE SAME THING ON THE HIGHWAY. MY HUSBAND WAS ABLE TO GET OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE DEALERSHIP CHECKED IT THE NEXT DAY AND STATED ALL THE WIRING. I WILL SAY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOLD US THEY WERE ON THE PHONE WITH FORD THAT DAY AND FOUND NO ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS, BUT DID STATE THAT IF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN THE COMPUTER SYSTEM WOULD BE REPLACED. OF COURSE MY BIGGEST CONCERN IS IF AND WHEN MIGHT THIS HAPPEN AGAIN, HOPEFULLY NOT ON THE INTERSTATE. I HAVE ENJOYED MY FUSION BUT FORD SHOULD TAKE SOME RESPONSIBLILTY FOR THIS BEFORE A DEADLY SITUTAION HAPPENS. *TR