NHTSA Complaint #10552708 — 2011 FORD FUSION

THE ERROR OCCURRED AS I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR 8-LANE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABOUT A QUARTER-MILE FROM MY EXIT (AFTER BEING ON THE HIGHWAY FOR 60 MILES) WHEN I FELT A "CLUNK" AND AN ORANGE-LIT WRENCH APPEARED ON MY DASH. AS I TURNED ONTO THE EXIT RAMP, I SLOWED TO A STOP AT A STOP-LIGHT, WAITING TO TURN LEFT. WHILE THE BRAKE WAS DEPRESSED, THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FORWARD VERY ABRUPTLY, AS PART OF IT'S "LIMP HOME" FEATURE. WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, BUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCED NO RESPONSE FROM THE CAR. AFTER LIMPING THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO PARK AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. AFTER WAITING 10-15 SECONDS, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE THROTTLE ISSUE AND DASH LIGHT WERE BOTH GONE. I HAVE SINCE DRIVEN ~100 MILES WITHOUT SEEING THE ISSUE RE-APPEAR. *TR