NHTSA Complaint #10535566 — 2011 FORD FUSION

DRIVE OUT OF TOWN ON A SINGLE LANE ROAD GOING 55 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR SHOWED A WRENCH SYMBOL AND LOST ALL THROTTLE RESPONSE AT THE FOOT PEDAL. HAD TO PULL OVER ON A HIGHWAY WITHOUT A SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. RESTARTING THE CAR CLEARED THE WRENCH SYMBOL AND I HAD THROTTLE RESPONSE. TRIED TO DRIVE THE 10 MILES THAT I HAD LEFT TO GET HOME AND THE ISSUE HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES. INTERNET SEARCH POINTED TO A BAD THROTTLE BODY AND IT LOOKS LIKE A MAJOR ISSUE ON MULTIPLE FORD CARS/SUVS. FORD DEALER SHIP HAS A NEW PART NUMBER FOR THIS THROTTLE BODY WITH A 2 MONTH BACKORDER WITH AROUND 6,534 UNITS ON BACKORDER! ORDERED A NEW PART NUMBER FROM EBAY AND SEEMS TO BE WORKING. I DID THE REPLACEMENT IN 10 MINUTES, BUT HAVE READ ONLINE THAT PEOPLE ARE PAYING AROUND 500 DOLLARS AT THE DEALERSHIP TO REPLACE THIS PART. THAT ALONE SHOULD BE A LAW SUIT! I WAS LUCKY THAT THIS DID NOT CAUSE A CRASH SINCE I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. [XXX] I HAVE THE REMOVED PART IF YOU NEED IT. *TR