NHTSA Complaint #10702059 — 2012 FORD FUSION

MY 17 YR OLD DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING THE CAR AT 30 MPH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO BUCK AND JERK AND SHE IMMEDIATELY BROUGHT IT TO A STOP. IT WOULD NOT TAKE ANY MORE POWER OR ACCELERATION. WHILE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SHE CALLED ME AND NOTED THE TEMP GAUGE SHOWED HOT WITH A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. WE HAD IT TOWED. TECHNICIAN WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM FOUND A FAULTY TEMP SENSOR THAT SHOWED THE ENGINE WAS OVERHEATING AND CAUSING THE ENGINE TO GO INTO FAIL-SAFE SHUT-DOWN MODE. APPARENTLY THIS HAS HAPPENED OFTEN ENOUGH THAT FORD HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN OUT ON THE PROBLEM, BUT NO RECALL. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A DISASTER IF SHE HAD STILL BEEN ON THE ROAD WHERE SHE PARKED IT. THERE SHOULD BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL TO HAVE THESE PARTS CHECKED OUT. THERE IS A KNOWN CORROSION ISSUE WITH THE SENSOR AND WIRING.