NHTSA Complaint #10610004 — 2010 FORD FUSION

DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY AND CAR SPUTTERS AND ENGINE BRAKES. ALMOST REAR ENDED. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT WAS A BAD THROTTLE BODY. LOOKED UP ISSUE AND FOUND THE IS ALREADY A RECALL FORD WARRANTY PROGRAM NUMBER 13N03 BUT DEALERSHIP STATED MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. CALLED FORD THEY ALSO SAID MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. MY 2010 FORD FUSION SPORT HAS THEY SAME ISSUES AS CARS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY PROGRAM BUT IS NOT COVERED UNDER SAID PROGRAM. DEALERSHIP HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AT SIGNIFICANT EXPENSE TO MYSELF. MORE CARS ARE AFFECTED BY THIS PROGRAM AND RECALL SHOULD BE EXPANDED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER DRIVERS. *TR