NHTSA Complaint #10456281 — 2007 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 FORD FUSION. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, A LOUD NOISE EMITTED FROM THE ENGINE AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK VIOLENTLY. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE MALFUNCTION WAS CONTRIBUTED TO DEFECTIVE ENGINE CYLINDER COILS WHICH WERE IDENTIFIED AS NUMBERS FIVE AND SIX. THE CONTACT PLANNED TO NOTIFY THE MANUFACTURER OF THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,582. UPDATED 06/05/12*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THAT FURTHER INVESTIGATION SHOWED ENGINE FAILURE DUE TO COMPUTER SENDING TOO MUCH FUEL TO THE CYLINDERS. BOTH ENGINE AND COMPUTER WERE REPLACED. THE ORIGINAL DIAGNOSIS OF COIL FAILURE WAS INCORRECT. UPDATED 06/07/12 *JS