NHTSA Complaint #10460102 — 2010 FORD FUSION

MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN FROM A COMPLETE STOP ONTO A BUSY AVENUE WHEN THE "WRENCH LIGHT" ON THE DASH LIGHT UP, THE CAR STARTED TO SHUDDER & COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND HAD TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 1 MILE. DROVE TO THE HOME OF A FRIEND AND HAD HIM GO WITH ME TO TRY AND FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG. CAR SHOOK HARD AND NEARLY DIED WHEN COMING TO A STOP SIGN. AFTER DOING A GOOGLE SEARCH OF THE PROBLEM I FOUND IT TO BE A VERY WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND MANY TIMES AT 70 MPH IN HEAVY TRAFFIC EVEN ON NEW CARS WITH AS FEW AS 1300 MILES ON THEM. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEBODY DIES. IN MANY CASES RATHER THAN LOSING THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE, THE OPPOSITE WILL HAPPEN AND THE CAR GOES FULL THROTTLE FORWARD! THERE IS AN AVALANCHE OF DOCUMENTATION ON THIS PROBLEM AND FORD REFUSES TO DO A SAFETY RECALL. THE NHTSA'S SOLE REASON TO EXIST IN THE FIRST PLACE IS SAFETY AND THIS IS CLEARLY UNSAFE. REST ASSURED THAT IF THE NHTSA DOES NOT FORCE FORD TO DO A RECALL PEOPLE WILL DIE. AS FOR MYSELF AND SEVERAL OTHERS I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH, WE WILL BE FILING A LAWSUIT AGAINST FORD FOR THEIR NEGLIGENCE AND THE NHTSA FOR FAILING TO ACT DESPITE THE LARGE VOLUME OF READILY ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION REGARDING THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR