NHTSA Complaint #10716322 — 2015 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING ON HWY 27A AT 65 MPH [XXX] REACHED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, BUMPING THE IGNITION SWITCH. THIS BUMP CAUSED THE MOTOR TO CUT OFF. [XXX] WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN IN OUR DRIVEWAY. [XXX] HAD PULLED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND PLACED THE VEHICLE IN PARK AS [XXX] EXPLAINED WHERE THE STEERING WHEEL ADJUSTMENT WAS LOCATED. WHEN [XXX] REACHED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN HE BUMPED THE IGNITION SWITCH OR KEYS AND THE MOTOR CUT OFF. WE RETURNED THE VEHICLE TO THE OUR GARAGE AND CONTACTED FORD OF OCALA FOR A SERVICE APPT. ON 5/2 WE DELIVERED THE CAR TO FORD/OCALA. [XXX] SAID THEY COULDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM WE EXPLAINED. THEN [XXX] GOT INTO THE CAR WITH MS. LEATHERS KEYS AND REPEATED SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF BY BUMPING THE KEY/IGNITION SWITCH. [XXX] WAS ANOTHER EMPLOYEE IN THE SHOP WHO WITNESSED THIS HAPPENING. [XXX] SAID HE NEEDED TO CONTACT TROUBLESHOOTING AND THAT COULDN'T HAPPEN UNTIL MONDAY. 5/4 I CONTACTED FORD/OCALA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE WORK WAS DONE, UNDER WARRANTY, AND THAT THEY CHANGED THE KEYCHAIN AND THAT FIXED THE PROBLEM. ONLY THE KEY CHAIN WE WERE USING WHEN WE WITNESSED THE SHUTDOWN WAS NOT THE ONE FORD/OCALA HAD. I SPOKE TO [XXX] AT FORD CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND SHE SAID WE COULD TEST OUR KEY CHAIN AND THE MODIFIED KEY CHAIN IN THE FUSION. [XXX] WENT ON 5/8 TO TRY THE VEHICLE, WITH THE MODIFIED KEY CHAIN AND [XXX], THE SERVICE MGR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. AGAIN, [XXX] REACHED UNDER THE STEERING COLUMN, BUMPED THE IGNITION SWITCH/KEY CHAIN AND THE MOTOR CUT OFF. [XXX] RESPONDED THAT THE CAR WAS SUPPOSE TO WORK LIKE THAT. SHE THEN SAID WE HAD TO GET THE CAR OFF THEIR LOT. THE VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND NO ONE SHOULD DRIVE IT. THE CAR IS STILL AT FORD OF OCALA. THE IGNITION SWITCH IF BUMPED CAN CUT THE MOTOR OFF. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR