NHTSA Complaint #10762159 — 2010 FORD FUSION HYBRID

WHEN DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH, THE WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT ("LIMP HOME" MODE) SUDDENLY STARTED FLASHING, AND THE GAS PEDAL ABRUPTLY BECAME UNRESPONSIVETHE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE AND COULD ONLY COAST. THE ABRUPTLY DECELERATING VEHICLE WAS MANEUVERED ACROSS MULTIPLE LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER AND TURNED OFF. UPON RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AFTER A MINUTE, IT WAS ABLE TO RESUME NORMAL OPERATION FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES, WHEN THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED, AND THE SAME STEPS WERE TAKEN. IT OCCURRED AGAIN 90 MINUTES LATER. SYMPTOMS CORRESPOND TO OTHER ACCOUNTS OF ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY ISSUES, BUT FORD SAYS THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED UNDER ANY RECALLS, EXTENDED WARRANTIES, OR CUSTOMER SAFETY PROGRAMS.