NHTSA Complaint #10515923 — 2010 FORD FUSION

SELLING / SERVICING DEALER BEGAN ADVISING OF CARBON BUILD UP IN THROTTLE BODY ~15000 MI. ~20000 MI WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED ENGINE LOST POWER, SERVICE ENGINE SOON LIGHT AND THROTTLE CONTROL / TRANSMISSION LIGHT BOTH ILLUMINATED, VEHICLE ROUGH IDLED. SHUT OFF ENGINE AND RESTARTED AFTER ~ 30 SECONDS. ENGINE RAN NORMALLY. READ/CLEARED DTC P2111. REPORTED TO DEALER ON 07 SEPT 2011 BUT WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE ANY PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAS BEEN INTERMITTENT SINCE. DUE TO BATTERY FAILURE PRIOR TO 35000 MI SERVICE (19 NOV 12) ENGINE CODES WERE LOST. DEALER PERFORMED INDUCTION SERVICE. AFTER 40000 MI SERVICE (24 MAY 13) HAD MULTIPLE INSTANCES OF THE ABOVE FAILURE WITH DTC P2111 WITH INCREASING FREQUENCY. ON 8 JUNE 13 HAD 3 OCCURRENCES AT VEHICLE SPEEDS OF LESS THAN 45 MPH WITH ONE AT LESS THAN 25 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING (ENTERING TRAFFIC). VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED BY A DIFFERENT DEAL WITH A FAILED THROTTLE BODY REQUIRING REPLACEMENT. *TR