NHTSA Complaint #10531535 — 2011 FORD FUSION

I WAS ENTERING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AT APPROXIMATELY 25-30 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STARTED STALLING. THE WRENCH-SHAPED WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AND I COULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN THOUGH I ATTEMPTED TO STEP ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE CAR STARTED JERKING, SHAKING, AND SLOWED DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY TO ABOUT 10/15 MPH. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AS WELL BECAUSE I COULDN'T CONTROL THE CAR'S SPEED ANY LONGER. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT-HAND SHOULDER. HOWEVER, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CAR TO BE DRIVING AND THERE REALLY SHOULDN'T BE ANY SEVERE PROBLEMS SUCH AS THIS BECAUSE WE JUST BOUGHT THIS CAR LESS THAN 3 YEARS AGO! I DON'T KNOW WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. LOOKING BACK ON IT, I ALSO DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS OCCURS WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. I HAVE ALSO OBSERVED EXTREMELY HIGH RPMS AT LOWER SPEEDS. I HOPE THE GOVERNMENT WILL ASK FORD FOR A RECALL BECAUSE I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO END UP IN THIS TYPE OF DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT COULD POTENTIALLY KILL SOMEONE. DEFINITELY A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. TOOK THIS TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD ME IT WAS A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND THEY ARE STILL WORKING TO FIX IT. GRANTED, I DON'T DRIVE LIKE A GRANDMA. HOWEVER, IF I PAY 25K FOR A CAR, I EXPECT ITS TRANSMISSION TO LAST ME LONGER THAN 3 YEARS. *TR