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Ford Fusion Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Mar 08, 2013
Reported on Mar 08, 2013
| CAR APPEARS TO STALL FOR NO REASON. APPARENTLY (ACCORDING TO FORD) THE CAR WAS NOT COMPLETELY STALLING BUT INSTEAD GOING INTO A LIMP HOME MODE WHEN CAR COMPUTER DETECTED AN ENGINE PROBLEM. CAR WAS BROUGHT TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE THROTTLE BODY WHICH CORRECTED THE PROBLEM (OVER $400). THIS STALLING EFFECT OCCURRED ON INTERSTATE 95 IN WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA, WHERE SPEED LIMIT IS 65MPH, WHICH PUT US AND OTHERS AT CONSIDERABLE RISK OF CRASH AND INJURY. I SUBSEQUENTLY READ THAT THIS COMPONENT DEFECT AND STALLING SYMPTOMS WAS A FORD FUSION EPIDEMIC . *TR | |
| 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: | SOUTHBURY CT |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | |
| Mileage: | 45000 miles. |
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| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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