NHTSA Complaint #11156617 — 2010 FORD FUSION

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 FORD FUSION. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V384000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THE CONTACT NOT TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THE RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE, BUT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVEN FOR SIX MONTHS AND BECAME TOTALLY INOPERABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKES HAVE RUSTED OUT, THE ACCELERATOR AND BRAKE PEDALS GO DOWN TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED, AND THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL OIL ODOR COMING FROM INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ELDER FORD (9560 N FLORIDA AVE, TAMPA, FL 33612, (813) 498-0779), BUT NO ASSISTANCE WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,196.