NHTSA Complaint #10519352 — 2010 FORD FUSION

ON 5/22 DASHBOARD MESSAGE TO CHECK GAS INLET AFTER FUELING. AFTER DOING THAT THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY. 5/23 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, TOOK IT BY THE DEALER. 5/24 DEALER CLEARED CODES AND SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND A PROBLEM. 6/4 MY CAR STARTED SPUTTERING, LOST ACCELERATION WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. COASTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CAR SPUTTERED SOME MORE AND SHUT OFF. SAT A MINUTE, TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE HOME ABOUT 2 MILES. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. 6/5 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT RECHECKED. WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE REPLACED AND THE GAS INLET ASSEMBLY REPLACED. I OPTED TO HAVE THE EVAP CANISTER PURGE VALVE REPLACED BECAUSE NO WARRANTY AND COULDN'T AFFORD $700 REPAIR. 6/6, HUSBAND DROVE THE CAR HOME, ALL WAS FINE. 6/7 THE CAR LOST ACCELERATION, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AGAIN, IT SPUTTERED AND SHUT OFF. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON BUT THEN WENT OFF. PULLED OVER, RESTARTED IT, IT WAS FINE FOR ABOUT 3 MILES. WITH NO WARNING, THE CAR LOST ALL POWER PULLING OUT INTO THE ROAD WAY. I COASTED THE CAR, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT. THERE WAS NO LANE TO PULL OVER SO I WAS IN THE ROAD WAY. STARTED DRIVING AGAIN, CAR SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. DID THE SAME THING, PUT IT IN PARK AND RESTARTED. GOT GOING AGAIN SO I COULD PULL OVER SOMEWHERE SAFER, AND GOT INTO A TURN LANE, IT SHUT OFF AND I HAD TO COAST ACROSS THE INTERSECTION TO PARK IT. VERY SCARY!! GOT CAR TOWED BACK TO FORD. 6/7 AND 6/10 MECHANIC STILL COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. 6/11 I GET A "RECOMMENDED REPAIR" EMAIL, $1800 TO REPLACED VCT SOLENOID PHASER, BOLT,VALVE COVER GASKET,FRT CRANK SEAL, DIAMOND WASHER AND CRANK BOLT,TA-30 SEALER,OIL AND FILTER. CODE P052B, SAID IT'S A TIMING ISSUE. THE CAR IS ONLY 3 YEARS OLD. WARRANTY EXPIRED, NO RECALLS AND FORD SERVICE CAN'T BE SURE THIS WILL FIX THE PROBLEM!! *TR