NHTSA Complaint #10526431 — 2010 MERCURY MARINER

WAS DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT ABOUT 70-75 MPH AND HESITATION OCCURRED AND SPEED UNCONTROLLABLY DECREASED. I WENT TO RIGHT LANE (HAD BEEN IN MIDDLE LANE) AND STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER OF THE NEAREST EXIT LANE. LUCKILY IT WAS VERY CLOSE. I WAS AFRAID THAT I WOULD LOSE CONTROL OF STEERING ALSO. THIS IS 3RD TIME THIS HAPPENED, SO TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY REPLACED THROTTLE BODY ASSM. FOR CLOSE TO $500. TECHNICIAN SAID I SHOULD BE HAPPY NOW, THE NEW PART HAD BEEN RE-DESIGNED. I'D BE ALOT HAPPIER IF FORD HAD TAKEN RESPONSIBILITY EARLIER WHEN THEY REALIZED IT NEEDED TO BE REDESIGNED. THE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE I WAS IN LEFT LANE AT VERY BUSY TIME ON XPRESSWAY AND HAD TO PULL ONTO THE LEFT HAND SHOULDER....VERY CLOSE TO BEING HIT. *TR