NHTSA Complaint #10521953 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE APPROACHING A RED LIGHT, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND LOSE POWER. THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON AND WHEN I WENT TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT DO SO. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED IF OFF. WHEN I RESTARTED, IT RAN FINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG AS NO CODES HAD BEEN TRIPPED. I DID NOT HAVE ANOTHER INCIDENT UNTIL JUNE OF 2013 AT WHICH TIME I WAS DRIVING AT 55 MILES PER HOUR AND AGAIN, THE VEHICLE JUST LOST ACCELERATION AND THE WRENCH LIGHT WENT ON. LUCKILY WAS NOT IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AND ABLE AGAIN TO GET TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN IT OFF AND RESTART. I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER AND AGAIN, NO CODE TRIPPED, NOTHING COULD BE FOUND. ON THE WAY HOME FROM THE DEALER AND DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 60 MPH, AGAIN THE SAME PROBLEM. I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY WHICH WAS JUNE 12, 2013 AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR TO DRIVE UNTIL THEY DETERMINED THE PROBLEM. . ON JUNE 18, THE DEALER CALLED ME AND SAID I HAD TO BRING THE LOANER BACK BECAUSE THE PART THEY NEEDED TO REPAIR MY VEHICLE (THE PART BEING A THROTTLE BODY) WAS ON BACK ORDER AND WOULD TAKE A FEW DAYS TO COME IN. IT IS NOW JUNE 26, 2013. THE PART IS STILL NOT IN, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALERSHIP, THIS PART IS IN HIGH DEMAND!! WHAT SHOULD THAT TELL ANYONE???? MY CAR TO DATE ON AVERAGE LOSES ACCELERATION AT LEAST 5 OR 6 TIMES A TRIP NO MATTER HOW FAR I DRIVE, IT'S EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! THUS, I NOW I HAVE TO RENT A VEHICLE AT PARTIALLY MY EXPENSE ( HAVE EXTENDED WARRANTY) IT SEEMS TO ME I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A RENTAL!! THIS IS A FORD MANUFACTURING ISSUE, AND IN MY OPINION SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED FOR RECALL!!! *TR