NHTSA Complaint #10512392 — 2011 FORD FUSION

ON MAY 9, AFTER EXITING THE INTERSTATE AND COMING OFF THE RAMP ONTO ANOTHER HIGHWAY, MY CAR HAD NO POWER WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE. I MANAGED TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN I PLACED THE CAR IN PARK, IT BEGAN TO JERK. I CUT IT OFF AND SAT THERE FOR A MINUTE. I STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND IT DIDN'T JERK ANYMORE, SO I DECIDED TO TRY AND DRIVE HOME. LUCKILY, I DID MAKE IT HOME (ONLY HAD @3 MILES TO GO). WHEN THE CAR WAS STARTED THE NEXT DAY AND WHILE IT WAS SITTING IN THE DRIVEWAY, THE RPMS WOULD GO UP AND THEN DOWN AND THE CAR CUT OFF. WHEN I WAS TAKING IT TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, IT WOULD SURGE WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT. HAD THE CAR REPAIRED. INVOICE SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY WAS REPLACED. THIS IS APPARENTLY AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL CAR AND FORD SHOULD BE MADE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. IT'S DEFINITELY A SAFETY ISSUE! *TR