NHTSA Complaint #10525414 — 2011 FORD FUSION

1ST INCIDENT: I WAS WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR AT A RED LIGHT, WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED TO GREEN I PUSHED THE GAS PEDAL TO MOVE FORWARD THE CAR STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING THEN ALL THE POWER WAS LOST TO THE CAR. THE WRENCH LIGHT WAS ALSO ON. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES TURN THE KEY AGAIN AND CAR STARTED AND DROVE FINE FROM THERE. 2ND INCIDENT: MY HUSBAND STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH MYSELF AND MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR, PROCEEDED FORWARD AND THE CAR BEGAN TO LOOSE POWER AND JERKING AND SHAKING, WE ONLY MADE IT ACROSS THE INTERSECTION BECAUSE WE DRIFTED. THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. HE TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, TURNED THE KEY AND CAR STARTED AND DROVE OKAY FROM THERE. 3RD INCIDENT: MYSELF WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT. WHEN I PROCEEDED TO TURN AND GO FORWARD THE CAR BEGAN LOOSING POWER, THEN STARTED JERKING AND SHAKING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON. I TURNED THE KEY OFF, WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND WENT OK FROM THERE. TOOK THE CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM THAT NEEDED $771.00 IN REPAIR. IT IS PAST THE 36,000 MILE WARRANTY. WE BOUGHT THE CAR USED FROM THE DEALER, PAST THE EMISSIONS WARRANTY DATE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND CONCERN THAT SHOULD WARRANT A RECALL. *TR