NHTSA Complaint #10457089 — 2010 FORD FUSION

2010 FORD FUSION CAR STALLED AND ENGINE SHUT OFF IN HEAVY TRAFFIC 2 MTHS AGO. HAD TO PULL OVER. CRANKED IT WAS FINE. DAYS LATER, ENGINE BEGINS TO CRANK EVERY FEW DAYS, SLOW AT FIRST BUT WILL START. BEEN GOING ON SINCE. 3 WKS TODAY, CAR POWERS DOWN WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THIS MORNING ON MAIN INT. HWY.THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON DASHBOARD. CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDDLE. HAD TO "COAST" TO ER LANE. CAR WAS RUNNING, BUT COULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL. WHEN STOPPED, TURNED CAR OFF. RECRANKED ENGINE. WRENCH LIGHT WENT OFF, AND DROVE TO WORK FINE. TOOK TO DEALER TODAY. WHILE EXPLAINING THE ISSUE, AN EMPLOYEE OVERHEARD AND SAID "DO YOU DRIVE A FUSION?" I SAID YES, HE SAID ITS YOUR THROTTLE BODY. HE SAYS THIS WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE CAR! CONFIRMED IT WAS THROTTLE BODY PART AFTER INSPECTION. PART WAS NOT IN STOCK. TOLD I COULD DRIVE CAR HOME. THEY WOULD CALL WHEN PART COMES IN. DEALER CALLED THIS EVENING AND SAID MY MANF. WARRANTY WAS PAST TIME, AND ADDITIONAL WARRANTY TECH WOULD NOT COVER THROTTLE BODY PART. PART EXPENSE $261 PLUS TAXES AND 30 MINUTES LABOR TIME TO INSTALL. I'M DISTURBED TO KNOW FORD IS AWARE AND OTHERS ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AND I AM EXTREMELY SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR KNOWING IT STALLED AT 65 MILES AN HOUR!!! SOMEONE NEEDS TO PULL THESE CARS OFF THE ROAD AND MAKE THE REPAIRS TO THESE VEHICLES. I HAVE NEVER OWNED AN AMERICAN MADE CAR. THIS IS MY FIRST ONE. SOME FIRST IMPRESSION. I WILL BE TRADING THIS CAR AS SOON AS I CAN. I AM JUST SO DISAPPOINTED IN FORD CLAIMING THE "BUILT FORD TOUGH" MOTTO. THIS ISN'T TOUGH, ITS DANGEROUS! I'VE NEVER OWNED A CAR WHERE BEING LESS THAN 2YRS OLD, A PART ALREADY HAS TO BE REPLACED? SERIOUSLY?? FORD SHOULD PAY ATTENTION TO THEIR COMPLAINTS. HOW MANY COMPLAINTS DOES IT TAKE TO GET A RECALL??????????? MINE MAKES NUMBER 320........ A RECALL SHOULD BE AFTER 2 PEOPLE ARE CLAIMING THE SAME THING. *JS