NHTSA Complaint #10472830 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN I NOTICED THAT I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I COASTED TO A STOP, THE CAR SHAKING AS IT CAME TO A STOP. I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, TURNED THE CAR OFF, AND RESTARTED. IT STARTED UP FINE, AND THEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN ABOUT 10 MINUTES LATER. AFTER A MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I THOUGHT IT WAS PERHAPS "BAD GAS" AND MOVED ON. TWO WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED TWICE, ONCE STOPPING ME IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY INTERSECTION (BECAUSE THIS TIME I WASN'T GOING 60MPH THIS TIME). THE DIAGNOSIS FROM FORD: A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY SENSOR. THE CAR IS BARELY THREE YEARS OLD, IT HAS A SIGNIFICANT DEFECT (NOT CAUSED BY WEAR-AND-TEAR OR USER-ERROR), BUT IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER THEIR WARRANTY. THE MECHANIC AT FORD SAYS THAT THEY SEE A LOT OF THESE SITUATIONS. THEY ARE GROSSLY NEGLIGENT IN NOT WARNING FAMILIES AND OFFERING TO FIX THEIR MISTAKES BY REPLACING THE BAD THROTTLE BODY COMPONENTS. *TR