NHTSA Complaint #10440882 — 2010 FORD FUSION

THIS HAS HAPPENED A NUMBER OF TIMES SINCE IT STARTED A FEW MONTHS AGO, BUT SOON AFTER STARTING AND DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, THE FUSION SUDDENLY LOSES POWER, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON THE DASH, AND THE IDLE IS VERY ROUGH. THERE IS NO ACCELERATION POSSIBLE. WE HAVE TO COAST TO A STOP, TURN OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RESTART THE CAR. THIS SEEMS TO RESET THE PROBLEM AND THINGS GET BACK TO NORMAL. WE'VE HAD THE DEALER LOOK AT IT TWICE NOW. THEY SUSPECT A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. FORTUNATELY FOR US, WE ARE STILL UNDER WARRANTY, BUT IT IS VERY DISCONCERTING AND A BIT DANGEROUS FOR THIS TO HAPPEN. ONE TIME I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AROUND 60 MPH AND IT HAPPENED. I HAD TO COAST TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE MULTIPLE CARS PASSED ME AND SWERVED AROUND ME. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED YESTERDAY THREE TIMES IN ONE 30 MINUTE PERIOD. THE DEALER SAID THAT FORD HAS GIVEN THEM NO HELP IN SOLVING THE PROBLEM. WE ALMOST BOUGHT A TOYOTA CAMRY INSTEAD OF THE FUSION. I GUESS WE SHOULD HAVE DONE THAT. *TR