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Ford Fusion Fuel/propulsion System Safety Report | Aug 28, 2013
Reported on Aug 28, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE SLOWED AND STOPPED, REQUIRING ME TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE ENGINE REMAINED RUNNING, BUT AT A VERY LOW RPM - APPLYING GAS DID NOTHING TO REV THE ENGINE. AFTER TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, I WAS ABLE TO RESTART IT AND LIMP IT HOME. THE NEXT TIME I DROVE IT, APPROXIMATELY 3 DAYS LATER, IT ACTED SIMILARLY, THREATENING TO CUT OFF WHEN NOT APPLYING GAS. I TOOK IT TO THE FORD DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS IMMEDIATELY TOLD THIS WAS PROBABLY A THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THIS THE NEXT DAY AND PLACED AN ORDER FOR THE PART. THE PART IS ON BACK ORDER, I SUPPOSE DUE TO THE DEMAND FOR CORRECTION ON THIS PART. I LEFT THE VEHICLE WITH THE DEALER FOR THE 5-7 BUSINESS DAYS NEEDED TO GET THE PART AS I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WITHOUT THE REPAIR. THANKFULLY IT IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A $500+ PART. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2011 |
| 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: | FERNANDINA BEACH FL |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JG6BR |
| Mileage: | 28000 miles. |
| Speed: | 35 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 6 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | BIFUEL |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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