NHTSA Complaint #10537352 — 2011 FORD FUSION

ON THURSDAY 8/22/13, I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 55 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY AND I EXPERIENCED WHAT SEEMED LIKE AN ENGINE STALL. MY 2011 FUSION WOULD NOT ACCELERATE SO I PULLED OFF THE SIDE AND MY CAR STARTED SHAKING SO I TURNED IT OFF. I WAITED A BIT AND STARTED IT BACK UP AND KEPT DRIVING. I COULD STILL FEEL A LAG WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS. I HAD A MECHANIC LOOK AT THE CAR BUT HE COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES. ON SATURDAY 8/24/13, THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED TO ME 3 TIMES WITHIN A 4 HOUR SPAN. I POURED IN SOME SEAFOAM TO RULE OUT ANY MOISTURE THAT MAY BE IN THE ENGINE. I DID SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND DISCOVERED OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR ISSUES THAT HAVE ALL BEEN LINKED TO A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY. ON SUNDAY 8/25/13, THE ISSUE HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE DAY. TODAY I FINALLY TOOK MY CAR TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM WHAT I WAS EXPERIENCING AND TOLD THEM THAT I THINK IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THE GUY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT KNOW UNTIL THE COMPUTER DISPLAYED THE ERROR CODE. SEVERAL HOURS LATER I RECEIVED A CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TELLING ME IT IS A FAULTY THROTTLE BODY AND THE REPAIR WOULD COST $650. IF THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, WHY HASN'T A RECALL BEEN ISSUED? *TR