NHTSA Complaint #10521624 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY ROAD IN RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC GOING ABOUT 40-45 MILES PER HOUR MY CAR ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I LOOKED DOWN AT THE DASH AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ON. I MANAGED TO COAST OUT OF THE TRAFFIC AND GET TO A SAFE SPOT. I TRIED TO CALL DEALER BUT THEY WERE NOT OPEN YET. I SAT WITH CAR STILL RUNNING FOR A FEW MINUTES TO SEE IF IT WOULD SHIFT INTO GEAR BUT NOTHING HAPPENED. ENGINE STILL RUNNING BUT WHEN GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED NOTHING HAPPENED. I FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE CAR JUST SLOWS DOWN WITH NO WARNING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. NOT SURE WHAT I SHOULD DO AT THIS TIME SO, I SHUT THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED IT. IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING, SO I STARTED BACK ON THE ROAD ONLY TO HAVE IT HAPPEN AGAIN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN AND IT MANAGED TO GET ME TO WORK. I HAVE NOT GONE TO THE DEALER AS OF YET BUT IT APPEARS THAT THE FUSIONS ARE HAVING A THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. IF I GO TO THE DEALER AND THE CAR IS NOT ACTING UP, I WILL BE PAYING FOR THEM TO TELL ME THEY CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG. ACCORDING TO THE COMPLAINTS THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE. *TR