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Ford Fusion Power Train Safety Report | June 22, 2013
Reported on June 22, 2013
| I WAS LEAVING A SHOPPING CENTER AND HAD TO A STOP TO YIELD TO TRAFFIC. WHEN I PLACED MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, I NOTICED THAT THE CAR SEEMED TO HAVE LOST POWER. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE10 MPH. I ALSO FELT THE CAR SHAKING VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE AND MECHANIC'S WRENCH WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD ILLUMINATED. I PULLED TO A STOP AT THE GAS STATION, SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND RE-STARTED THE VEHICLE. AFTERWARDS, THE WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD WERE NO LONGER ILLUMINATED, AND THE CAR SEEMED TO RETURN TO NORMAL. A FEW MILES DOWN THE ROAD (ON A HIGHWAY WHERE THE SPEED LIMIT IS 50 MPH), I CAME TO A STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ONCE THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE BUT FOUND THAT MY CAR HAD LOST POWER ONCE AGAIN AND COULD HARDLY MOVE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ALSO ILLUMINATED AGAIN. I WAS STUCK IN THE LEFT LANE OF THE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER TO PULL ONTO--A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. I PUT ON MY HAZARD LIGHTS, TURNED THE CAR OFF AND ON AGAIN. THEN, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR NORMALLY A FEW MILES TO MY HOME. HOWEVER, THE ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE I CONSIDERED IT UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE SHOP INFORMED ME THAT THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE PART WAS ON NATIONAL BACK-ORDER FOR OVER A WEEK. . CLEARLY, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM FOR FORD FUSIONS. CONSIDERING THE SAFETY RISKS, I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL. *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: | ABINGDON MD |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JA8BR |
| Mileage: | 55000 miles. |
| Speed: | 0 MPH |
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| Was a police report filed? | N |
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