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Ford Fusion Electrical System Safety Report | June 19, 2013
Reported on June 19, 2013
| LIKE MANY OTHERS, I'M EXPERIENCING INCREASINGLY FREQUENT ACCELERATION FAILURES (NO ACCELERATION WITH VISUAL CUE AS WELL AS ACCELERATION SURGES) CONSISTENT WITH (AND IDENTIFIED BY DEALER AS) A MALFUNCTIONING ETB. ADDITIONALLY, IT SEEMS THAT THE THROTTLE BODY MAY BE AFFECTED BY BOTH PROXIMITY AND STRESS SENSORS, AS THE FAILURES (AND GENERALLY FAIRLY DRAMATIC DROPS IN SPEED) TEND TO OCCUR MOST FREQUENTLY AT HIGH SPEEDS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. PER FORD'S RESPONSE TO THE SAFETY INVESTIGATION (INRL-PE13003-57050P), THE MANUFACTURER SUBMITS THAT THE RESULTING FMEM MODE (ALWAYS THE MOST SEVERE OF GOOD LUCK WITH THAT IN MY VEHICLE'S CASE) ALLOWS FOR SAFE MANEUVERING. WHILE THIS MAY BE TRUE ON THE TEST COURSES IN DEARBORN, I'D GLADLY VOLUNTEER MY VEHICLE TO ALLOW MY NEIGHBORS TO RE-EVALUATE THIS CLAIM IN ACTUAL LANSING TRAFFIC. *TT | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2010 |
| Was a crash reported? | N |
| Was an injury reported? | 0 person(s) were injured. |
| Was a death reported? | 0 person(s) died. |
| Was a fire reported? | N |
| Location: | LANSING MI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 115000 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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