NHTSA Complaint #10659198 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING ONE SATURDAY EVENING OUT OF NO WHERE THE CAR IDLES DOWN TO ABOUT 5 MPH UNTIL IT STOPS , THE STEERING WHEEL AND GAS PEDAL LOCKS UP AND MY HUSBAND AND I ARE STUCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WITH TRAFFIC BEHIND US, THANKFULLY THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. I THEN PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SWITCHED TO KEY BACK TO TURN IT OFF AND BACK ON TO TRY AND MOVE IT FROM THE ROAD TO THE GAS STATION THAT WE WERE RIGHT IN FRONT OF (THANK GOD). WE EVENTUALLY GOT THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT AND NOTICED THE WRENCH LIGHT AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WERE BOTH ON. WE DID OUR RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT IT IS A PROBLEM CONCERNING THE THROTTLE BODY, IN WHICH I HEARD IS VERY COSTLY. THE PROBLEM STOPPED FOR ABOUT A WEEK THEN STARTED AGAIN AND HAPPENS RANDOMLY WHILE IN TRAFFIC, AGAIN THANK GOD NO ACCIDENT HAS OCCURRED. THIS CAR IS MY HUSBAND AND I ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION RIGHT NOW AND I AM 4&1/2 MONTHS PREGNANT SO WE NEED THIS CAR TO TRAVEL NOT ONLY TO AND FROM WORK BUT ALSO MY DOCTOR VISITS. I DON'T KNOW IF ANYONE ELSE HAS EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM BUT IT'S A HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM AND WE'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR ABOUT 9 MONTHS. *TR