NHTSA Complaint #11073316 — 2016 FORD FUSION

WHILE DRIVING AT A STEADY 45 MPH ON A CITY STREET MY FORD FUSION LOST ENGINE POWER. THE TACHOMETER DROPPED TO LESS THAN 500RPM, THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT AND THE HAVE DEALER SERVICE VEHICLE LIGHT CAME ON. PUMPING THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT HAVE ANY EFFECT ON RPMS. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A SAFE AREA. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE ENGINE IT WAS STILL IDLING UNDER 500RPM AND THE GAS PEDAL HAD NO EFFECT ON ENGINE SPEED. AFTER THE 3RD RESTART, I COULD GET ENOUGH ENGINE SPEED TO RETURN TO MY HOTEL BUT IT RAN VERY ROUGH WITH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. I TOOK THE CAR TO A CARMAX DEALER IN HENDERSON, NV. I PURCHASED IT FROM A DIFFERENT DEALER IN ROSEVILLE, CA. THEY SENT IT TO A FORD DEALER IN HENDERSON. THE DEALER REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY - ATTACHING THE REPAIR INVOICE. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON COMPLAINT ONLINE AND THAT FORD SOMEHOW STOPPED NORTH CAROLINA FROM FORCING THEM TO ISSUE A RECALL FOR THIS. IF THIS HAD HAPPENED ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY TRAFFIC, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN ONE HECK OF AN ACCIDENT AS THE CAR RAPIDLY SLOWED DOWN WITHOUT WARNING.