NHTSA Complaint #10966036 — 2010 FORD FUSION

THE ISSUE I HAVE BEEN HAVING WITH THIS VEHICLE INVOLVES THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE NOW SINCE I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR. WHILE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE, MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER, AT SEPARATE TIMES, LOST ACCELERATION WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE TIMING OF BEING ON THE ROAD WAS DIFFERENT AS WELL AS THE AMOUNT OF VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. WE BOTH WERE ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THANK GOODNESS WE WERE BOTH IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE WHEN THE ACCELERATION FAILED. FORD DID RECALL THE PRODUCT AT ONE TIME, HOWEVER, NOW THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ASSIST WITH THE 2ND FAIL. THIS APPEARS TO BE EITHER AN ENGINEERING DEFECT OR VENDOR DEFECT IN THE PART. THIS IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT AS COLLISIONS COULD OCCUR WHEN UNABLE TO ACCELERATE ON HIGH SPEED ROADS AS WELL AS DANGEROUS FOR OTHER DRIVERS WHO ARE UNABLE TO GAGE THE SPEED OF THE SLOW MOVING VEHICLE.