NHTSA Complaint #10471815 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING ~55MPH IN LEFT LANE OF A 3-LANE INTERSTATE AT MORNING RUSH HOUR, THE ENGINE LOST POWER, CONTINUED RUNNING AT ~1000RPM, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE AND WRENCH LIGHTS WERE ON. THE CAR WAS NEARLY HIT BY NUMEROUS VEHICLES AS I COASTED TO THE EMERGENCY LANE ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE EXPRESSWAY. THE ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF, THEN RESTARTED, AND IT WAS OK FOR SEVERAL MILES. THE SAME SCENARIO WAS REPEATED TWICE WHILE DRIVING TO A NEARBY DEALER. THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $650 SINCE IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. SERVICE PERSONNEL TOLD ME THAT THEY HAD SEEN SEVERAL OF THESE SAME PROBLEMS ON FUSIONS. THIS ONE DEALER IS MOST LIKELY REPRESENTATIVE OF OTHERS, SO THERE MUST BE A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRING IN NEARLY NEW VEHICLES. WHY HASN'T FORD, WHERE QUALITY USED TO BE JOB ONE, ISSUED A RECALL? THIS CAR HAS BEEN OTHERWISE FLAWLESS UP TO THIS POINT. *TR