NHTSA Complaint #10534156 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS AT A STOP AT A RAILROAD CROSSING. UPON APPLYING THE GAS TO GO, I STARTED TO LOOSE ALL POWER WITH THE ENGINE STARTING TO SHAKE, AND THE CAR SEEMING TO STALL, BUT LIMPING ALONG. NOTHING HAPPENED AS I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE CAR OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD IN A PARKING LOT. THE DASHBOARD HAD A WRENCH LIGHT ON. THE CAR IN THE ENGINE AREA WAS STILL VIBRATING AND SHAKING, WITH NO POWER BUT TO LIMP ALONG. I TURNED THE CAR OFF. WAITING A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR STARTED UP, BUT SHAKING AN SPUTTERING. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR TO MY JOB WITHOUT ANY FURTHER PROBLEM. I CALLED THE FORD DEALER AND MAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE FOLLOWING MONDAY. WHEN GOING HOME, I DROVE AT 30 MILES PER HOUR. THE CAR LOST ALL POWER TWO MORE TIMES, STALLING AND LIMPING ALONG WITH THE WRENCH LITE ON. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND IT LIMPED TO MY HOME. AT THIS POINT, CAR WAS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE AND THE NEXT DAY, AAA TOWED CAR FROM MY DRIVEWAY TO FORD DEALER. I MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND DEALER TOLD ME IT WOULD HAVE TO HAPPEN WHEN THEY TEST DRIVE IN ORDER TO HAVE PART CHANGED. THEY DID GIVE ME A LOANER AND REPORTED TO ME THAT CAR STALLED OUT AND LOST POWER ON THEIR TEST DRIVE. THROTTLE BODY PART WAS CHANGED AND CAR HAS PERFORMED WELL SINCE THAT TIME. $550 BILL AT FORD. THIS CAR WAS A DEATH TRAP TO DRIVE WITH THE THROTTLE BODY DEFECT. *TR