NHTSA Complaint #10536962 — 2011 FORD FUSION

I WAS DRIVING MY 2011 FORD FUSION SEL TO WORK THIS MORNING AND EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING.... WHILE ACCELERATING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR MY CAR WOULD SLIGHTLY JERK. SUDDENLY MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. THE CAR IS STILL RUNNING BUT I CANNOT ACCELERATE. IT WAS A GOOD THING I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER BECAUSE THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ONCE I PULLED OVER, I PLACED MY CAR IN PARK AND RESTARTED IT WITHIN 2 MINUTES. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN THE MORNING DURING MORNING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY, MY OFFICE WAS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY AND I MANAGED TO MAKE IT. DURING MY LUNCH BREAK, I HAD A CO-WORKER FOLLOW ME TO THE GOODYEAR ABOUT 4 MILES AWAY. THE SAME SITUATION HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DRIVE THERE. I OFFICIALLY RECEIVED THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM, A DEFECTIVE THROTTLE BODY WITH THE CODE BEING P2111. THE REPAIR WILL COST 510.00... I DID NOT REALIZE THAT THERE ARE SO MANY OTHERS THAT HAS HAD THIS ISSUE. LIVES COULD BE LOST OVER THIS. I THANK GOD THAT I WAS IN THE POSITION TO GET OVER. NHTSA PLEASE ADDRESS THIS WITH FORD. LIVES SHOULD NOT HAVE A PRICE. *TR