NHTSA Complaint #10537631 — 2012 FORD FUSION

PULLED OUT OF DRIVEWAY GOT APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF MILE FROM HOME AND ALL OF THE SUDDEN NO GAS, NO POWER AND LOOKING AT THE DASHBOARD THE ONLY INDICATOR THAT WAS LIT WAS THE WRENCH. I DRIFTED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WAITED A FEW MINUTES TO TRY AND START THE CAR, LUCKILY IT DID AND DROVE IT BACK HOME. CALLED THE FORD DEALERSHIP TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED, AND THEY SAID MORE THAN LIKELY IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY. THEY SUGGESTED TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED BECAUSE IT COULD HAPPEN AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF THIS MORNING, IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT IT IS THE THROTTLE BODY AND IT WILL ONLY COST ME A $100.00 DEDUCTABLE BECAUSE (LUCKY ME) I AM PAYING FOR EXTENDED WARRANTLY... CAN'T IMAGINE HOW MUCH IF I DIDN'T!!! I ASKED IF THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND THE SERVICE PERSON SAID THAT THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME SHE HAS SEEN THIS HAPPEN. I AM DEEPLY CONCERNED BECAUSE THIS SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC. I DRIVE ALMOST 90 MILES A DAY, FIVE DAYS A WEEK ROUNDTRIP ON A MAJOR BELTWAY AND I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS BIGGER THAN FORD WANTS TO ADMIT. *TT