NHTSA Complaint #10554901 — 2012 FORD FUSION

AS MY WIFE ACCELERATED THE VEHICLE UP TO 35MPH THE ENGINE SEEMED TO CEASE FUNCTIONING OR SHUT ITSELF DOWN RESULTING IN AN INABILITY TO ACCELERATE. A WRENCH WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND SHE WAS FORCED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SHE SHUT DOWN THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT WITH NO FURTHER COMPLICATIONS AT THIS TIME. THIS HAPPENED UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE, THE THROTTLE BODY IS SAID TO BE THE CULPRIT. I WILL BE TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW IN AN ATTEMPT TO GET THIS KNOWN PROBLEM REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, WILL THEY BE REPLACING ONE DEFECTIVE PART FOR ANOTHER? HAS THERE BEEN AN APPLIED FIX? THIS COULD BE A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION FOR A DRIVER. *TR