NHTSA Complaint #10544010 — 2011 FORD FUSION

THE ENGINE STALLED IN TRAFFIC ON A 4 LANE SECONDARY ROAD WHILE TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE WITH CONCRETE JERSEY BARRIERS TO MY LEFT, AND TRAFFIC BEHIND ME AND TO MY RIGHT, SO I SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND RESTARTED THE CAR, BUT THE ENGINE WENT INTO 900 RPM "LIMP MODE" WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND WRENCH ICONS LIT. I EVENTUALLY CRAWLED OVER TO THE RIGHT LANE AND THEN THE BREAKDOWN LANE TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND WENT THROUGH THIS PROCESS THREE MORE TIMES TO COVER THE LAST 10 MILES OF MY COMMUTE HOME. I USED AN OBD II SCANNER TO IDENTIFY A P2111 CODE BEFORE CONTACTING MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT. A LITTLE RESEARCH SHOWS THAT THIS THROTTLE BODY FAILURE IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION THAT THE NHTSA HAS BEEN INVESTIGATING FOR A WHILE, BUT FORD HAS STILL NOT OWNED UP TO THE RESPONSIBILITY OF ISSUING A RECALL. *TR