NHTSA Complaint #10524255 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION DOWN THE ROAD, IT UNEXPECTEDLY LOST POWER. THE ENGINE REMAINED ON (LIGHTS, RADIO, ETC.), BUT PUSHING ON THE ACCELERATOR DID NOT CAUSE IT TO ACCELERATE. THE CAR WAS TURNED OFF & A FEW MINUTES LATER, AN ATTEMPT TO RESTART THE CAR WAS MADE. THE STARTER TURNED OVER MULTIPLE TIMES & FINALLY STARTED. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES IN A FIVE-DAY PERIOD. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THEY HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO REPLICATE THE OCCURRENCE, THOUGH THEY SUSPECT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY. ONE HAS BEEN ORDERED FOR REPLACEMENT. I FEEL THIS IS A VERY UNSAFE SITUATION AS THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY STOPPED ALL THREE TIMES -- HAD ANYONE BEEN DRIVING BEHIND ME (PARTICULARLY AT THE SPEEDS WE WERE TRAVELING), I FEEL THAT SERIOUS INJURY TO ME & MY PASSENGERS COULD HAVE OCCURRED. *TR