NHTSA Complaint #10876850 — 2012 FORD FUSION

UNAWARE THAT MY THROTTLE CONTROL TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. MY CAR SHUT OFF, WHILE I WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35/40 MPH, ON A BEND ENTERING A BRIDGE AND I WAS ALMOST HIT BY A BUS. WHEN I STARTED CAR UP AGAIN, IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE AND IT CREEPED UNTIL I GOT TO A SAFE AREA AND HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED. FORD REPAIRED IT FOR FREE AFTER I MADE NUMEROUS CALLS BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR A RENTAL WHICH COST ME $140.00. IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELING DOWN A MAJOR HIGHWAY, I COULDVE BEEN KILLED. I NEVER RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF THIS DEFECTIVE PART. ALSO, MY EVAPORATOR SENSOR WENT BAD IN MY FUSION. A KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART IN EARLIER YEARS UP TO MY YEAR CAR. THE CAR IS ONLY 4 YEARS OLD AND I HAVE NO AIR CONDITIONING. THE PART IS A $20 DEFECTIVE PART BUT THE REPAIRS COST OVER $600.00 BECAUSE THE ENTIRE DASH NEEDS TORN APART. I FEEL THAT SINCE FORD KNEW OF THIS DEFECT, THIS SHOULD ALSO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE. I HAVE A HANDICAPPED SON WHO NEEDS AIR CONDITIONING AND FINANCIALLY I CANNOT AFFORD TO PAY SUCH A LARGE SUM OF MONEY TO REPLACE THIS WELL KNOWN DEFECTIVE PART.