NHTSA Complaint #10524295 — 2010 FORD FUSION

AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HWY, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND DIED, EXCEPT THE POWER WAS STILL ON. I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE AND HAD TO PUT MY FLASHERS ON AND PULL OVER, ALTHOUGH THIS HWY DOESN'T HAVE A SHOULDER, JUST A GRASS MEDIAN. THERE IS A CURB SO I WAS STILL FORCED TO JUST COME TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HWY BUT LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET IN THE LEFT LANE. AS THE CAR COMES TO A STOP, IT SHAKES. I HAVE TO TURN POWER OFF BY TURNING KEY, THEN TURN KEY TO START CAR AGAIN. IT TURNS OVER A COUPLE TIMES, THEN STARTS AND I'M ABLE TO DRIVE AGAIN. IT DID THIS AGAIN 2 MORE TIMES WHILE DRIVING THAT SAME EVENING. THE NEXT DAY, NOTHING, THEN THE THIRD DAY, SAME THING. NOW THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS ON AND REMAINS. OF COURSE WHEN THIS HAPPENED EACH TIME, I WAS ON THE HWY AND HAD MY KIDS IN THE BACK SEAT, AGES 7 AND 9. I MOSTLY FEARED NOT BEING ABLE TO START THE CAR AGAIN AS I WAS UNAWARE OF WHAT THE ISSUE WAS AT FIRST. AFTER RESEARCH AND USING A DIAGNOSTIC TOOL, I HAVE LEARNED IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. PLEASE PROVIDE RECALL INSTRUCTIONS SO THAT I MAY BE ABLE TO GET THIS REPAIRED AT NO COST TO ME ASAP. THANK YOU. *TR