NHTSA Complaint #10510280 — 2010 FORD FUSION

THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED A FEW MONTHS AGO. AS I WAS ACCELERATING FROM A STOPPED POSITION AT A STOP LIGHT, THE CAR'S ENGINE SEEMED TO LOSE POWER AND WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I ROLLED TO A STOP AT THE CORNER OF THE INTERSECTION, AND PUT THE VEHICLE IN PARK. IN PARK, THE ENGINE BEGAN TO SHAKE SO, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. AFTER A MINUTE I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE CAR SEEMED TO RUN FINE AFTERWARDS WITH NO CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. YESTERDAY (4/30/13), THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME I WAS GOING 40 MPH AND HAD TO PULL PROMPTLY TO SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE UNSUSPECTING DRIVER BEHIND ME. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND RESTARTED THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO GO A FEW FEET BEFORE THE CAR STALLED AGAIN. THIS TIME THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I WAS UNABLE TO OPERATE THE VEHICLE ABOVE 900 RPMS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A FORD DEALERSHIP WHO SAID I NEEDED A NEW THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY. THE CAR HAD AROUND 38,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF INCIDENT. UPON RESEARCH, I DISCOVERED THIS IS A KNOW PROBLEM, AND FORD HAS YET TO ISSUE A RECALL TO PREVENT FUTURE CRASHES AND INJURY. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE!! *TR