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Ford Fusion Fuel System, Gasoline Safety Report | Nov 11, 2013
Reported on Nov 11, 2013
| TRIP HOME FROM WORK, APPROX 45 MILES INTO MY TRIP, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL GOING 72 MPH AND STALLS, THE WRENCH LIGHT COMES ON. I CANNOT ACCELERATE USING THE GAS PEDAL. PULL TO SHOULDER, CAR IDLES ROUGH. TURN OFF AND BACK ON. CONTINUED TRIP WITHOUT PROBLEM. NOV. 14. 2013: CAR TAKEN TO LOCAL FORD DEALER AND THEY CANNOT RETRIEVE ANY ERROR CODES. MENTION THROTTLE BODY BUT THEY DIDN'T SEE ANY NEED TO CHECK THIS BUT REPLACED A SUPPOSED DEAD BATTERY. NOV. 15, 2013: ON DRIVE BACK HOME FROM WORK, ABOUT 20 MILES INTO MY DRIVE, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT SET AT 70 MPH STALLED AGAIN WITH WRENCH LIGHT. HAVE NO REACTION AT ALL WITH GAS ACCELERATOR. PULLED OVER TO STOP. CAR IDOLS ROUGH. TURNED AND BACK ON AGAIN. NOV. 15, 2013:STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN. AS I WENT TO PRESS THE GAS TO MAKE THE LEFT HAND TURN, I NOTICED THAT MY CAR HAD DIED. THIS WAS A SECOND INSTANCE WITH MY CAR ON NOVEMBER 15TH. NOV. 20, 2013: ON DRIVE HOME , APPROX. 20 MILES OUT, CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL AT ABOUT 75 MPH, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR,THE CAR STALLED. AGAIN NO REACTION USING THE GAS PEDAL. HAD TO HIT BREAK TO GET BEHIND VEHICLE DUE TO INCOMING TRAFFIC. VERY BAD SITUATION. NOV. 22, 2013: IN AM APPROX 20 MILES FROM HOME HEADING TO WORK, NOT USING CRUISE CONTROL GOING APPROX. 70 MPH, CAR STALLS. NOV. 27: CAVENDER DEALERSHIP (SELMA,TX) ALSO WAS NOT ABLE TO GET AN ERROR CODE ON THE CAR BUT FOUND RESEARCH INFORMATION ON THE THROTTLE BODY ON 2012 FOR FUSIONS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AS MY CAR. CAVENDAR DOES NOT WANT TO REPLACE THE PART AND IT NOT BEING THE ACTUAL PROBLEM. WE HAD NO INCIDENT TO OR FROM WITH THIS TRIP. NOV. 28: WE WERE EXACTLY 100 MILES INTO OUR TRIP, WHEN THE CAR STALLED. THE CAR WAS ON CRUISE CONTROL AT 70 MPH. STOPPED THE CAR, IDOLS HIGH. NOTE: I DRIVE 120 MILES DAILY TO/FROM WORK AND ISSUE IS NOT RESOLVED. *TR | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2012 |
| 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: | KARNES CITY TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0HA5CR |
| Mileage: | 65600 miles. |
| Speed: | 70 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | 4 |
| Vehicle type: | |
| Vehicle fuel: | GAS |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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