NHTSA Complaint #10926438 — 2011 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY THE CAR SUDDENLY SHUDDERED. THE YELLOW WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK. FORCED TO COAST TO THE SHOULDER. SHUT CAR OFF WAITED 30 SECONDS AND TRIED TO RESTART. CAR STARTED AND WRENCH LIGHT WENT OUT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE. HAS HAPPENED REPEATEDLY. I CALLED FORD AND THERE IS A CUSTOMER SATISFACTION PROGRAM 13N03. TO ADDRESS THIS BUT SAID THEY COULD ONLY CORRECT IF THE COMPUTER SAVED A CODE. SINCE THIS PROBLEM HAS THUS FAR FAILED TO TRIP MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, IT IS NOT STORING A CODE. I ARGUED THAT IT WAS UNSAFE FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CARE LIKE THIS. THEY STATED THAT FORD DOES NOT RECOMMEND I DRIVE THE CAR AND STATED MY ONLY OPTIONS ARE TO TAKE TO DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE THE ONLY HOPE IS THAT THEY CAN DRIVE THE CAR AND MAYBE THE INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WILL LUCKILY HAPPEN. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. THEY KNOW THE ISSUE EXISTS AND IS UNSAFE. I HAVE READ MULTIPLE ACCOUNTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. HOW MANY MORE ARE REQUIRED TO TRIGGER A RECALL?