NHTSA Complaint #10524664 — 2011 FORD FUSION

I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER AND HAD TO A STOP TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE10 MPH. I ALSO FELT THE CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND MECHANIC'S WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I PULLED TO A STOP AT THE GAS STATION, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50 MPH), I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN AND COULD HARDLY MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I WAS STUCK IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO--A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY A FEW MILES TO MY HOME. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER FOR OVER A WEEK. . CLEARLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY RISKS, I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *TR