NHTSA Complaint #10593861 — 2010 FORD FUSION

I WAS TRAVELING ON A SECONDARY ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN WITH OUT WARNING THERE WAS A SUDDEN POWER FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO GET OFF THE ROAD. I CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE DESK AND WAS TOLD IT MIGHT BE A "COMPUTER GLITCH". I STARTED AND DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 3 MILES BACK HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. I TRIED ABOUT 5 TIMES IN OUR LONG DRIVE TO DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. BECAUSE I COULD NOT DUPLICATE, I DECIDED TO CONTINUE ON MY ERRANDS. THIS TIME I TRAVELED ABOUT 5 MILES AND THE SAME POWER FAILURE OCCURRED. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AT MY EXPENSE AND AFTER 36 HRS HAD MY CAR BACK. THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY UNDER A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM (13N03) AT NO EXPENSE TO ME. LUCKILY FOR ME MY EXPERIENCE HAPPENED ON A RURAL ROAD. HAD IT HAPPENED ON A MULTILANE, HIGH SPEED ROAD A VERY SERIOUS MULTICAR ACCIDENT MAY HAVE OCCURRED. I WAS ASSURED THAT THE NEW THROTTLE BODY WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR