NHTSA Complaint #10761432 — 2011 FORD FUSION HYBRID

WHILE DRIVING FROM LOS ANGELES TO PHOENIX IN THE SUMMER, THE CAR SUDDENLY FLASHED A RED WARNING LIGHT, AND SHUT THE ENGINE OFF WITH THE CAR MOVING AT FREEWAY SPEED. AFTER PULLING TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND TURNING THE ENGINE OFF AND ON AGAIN, THE CAR GAVE NO INDICATION THAT SOMETHING HAD HAPPENED. IT SHUT OFF AGAIN TEN MILES LATER, AND AGAIN, AND AGAIN. I TURNED AROUND AND BROUGHT THE CAR HOME AND TOOK IT TO A DEALER. THEY REPLACED THE HYBRID COMPUTER, BUT IT DID THE SAME THING AGAIN DRIVING TO LAS VEGAS A FEW MONTHS LATER. THE DEALER CLEANED THE THROTTLE BODY, AND SAID EVERYTHING WAS GOOD. IT HAS SINCE DONE IT AGAIN AND AGAIN, SOMETIMES JUST MERGING ONTO THE FREEWAY NEAR MY HOME. REPEATEDLY, THE CAR HAS LOST POWER - USUALLY ON THE FREEWAY, AND OFTEN WITH MY FAMILY IN THE CAR. I TRY NOT TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE IT AT THIS POINT, BECAUSE I'M WORRIED THAT SHE'LL EITHER GET STRANDED WITH THE KIDS, OR GET HIT BY SOMEONE WHEN THE CAR SHUTS OFF ON THE FREEWAY. WE NO LONGER DRIVE IT SIGNIFICANT DISTANCES.