NHTSA Complaint #10544924 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE TRAVELING ALONG A 2 LANE ROUTE, AT APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE POWER IN THE CAR JUST DIED. THE THROTTLE WOULD NOT PROPEL THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS NO ACCELARATION AVAILABLE AND LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM CONGESTED TRAFFIC. THE WRENCH LIGHTS WERE FLASHING, THE CAR SPUTTERED WHILE THIS STARTED OR OCCURRED BUT WHEN I PRESSED THE THROTTLE THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AT ALL AND THE CAR CAME TO A STOP. I ATTEMPTED TO PRESS THE GAS SEVERAL TIMES BUT AGAIN THE CAR DID NOT RESPOND AND WAS DEAD (THE CAR WAS STILL ON JUST IT WOULD NOT MOVE). I THEN TURNED THE CAR OFF, WAITED A FEW MOMENTS, THEN TRIED TO START IT AGAIN, IT SPUTTERED BUT STARTED ABOUT 20-30 SECONDS INTO MY ATTEMPT. ONCE I STARTED IT, I ENGAGED THE THROTTLE WHILE IN PARK AND IT RESPONDED, I THEN PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE AND IT DROVE NORMALLY FOR THE REMAINING 10 MINUTES OF MY DRIVE.