NHTSA Complaint #10544306 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS ON I 81 SOUTH NEAR STAUNTON VA, PASSING A LINE OF TRUCKS WITH A LINE OF CARS BEHIND ME WHEN THE ENGINE LOST ALL POWER. I WAS DOWN TO 10 MPH BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE SHOULDER AND PULL OFF THE ROAD, ALL THE TIME BRACING FOR AN 80 MPH IMPACT. THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AT IDLE, BUT WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE AND THE WRENCH ICON DASH LIGHT WAS ON. I CUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE ENGINE, THE LIGHT WENT OUT AND IT RAN LIKE NOTHING HAD HAPPENED. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER I BOUGHT IT FROM THE NEXT DAY, THEY CONFIRMED IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY AND SAID IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY. THIS IS FRAUDULENT BECAUSE IT IS AN ENGINE PART, AND THE ENGINE IS PART OF THE POWER TRAIN. I ORDERED A REPLACEMENT OFF EBAY, AND CHANGED IT MYSELF. YOU ONLY HAVE REMOVE FOUR 8MM SCREWS AND THE ELECTRIC PLUG. I ENCOURAGE EVERYONE ELSE TO DO THE SAME. *JB