NHTSA Complaint #11623441 — 2017 FORD FUSION

The contact owns a 2017 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that after shifting the vehicle from reverse(R) to drive(D), the vehicle failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an orange blinking light flashing on the gear selector. The contact stated that the gear selector failed to move, and the vehicle became inoperable. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer and was diagnosed with a defective transmission shifter cable bushing. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 108,000.