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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Apr 02, 2013
Reported on Apr 02, 2013
| THIS HAPPENED 5 TIMES WITHIN 2 WEEKS BEFORE I WAS ABLE TO GET THE ISSUE DIAGNOSED AND FIXED. I HAVE ONLY OWNED THE CAR FOR 2 MONTHS. THIS HAPPENED AT THE WORSE POSSIBLE MOMENT EVERY TIME. I LIVE IN HAWAII WHICH IS KNOWN FOR ITS 4 LANES OF BUMPER TO BUMPER TRAFFIC (NO FARTHER THAN 20' APART OR SOME ONE WILL PULL IN BETWEEN YOU) GOING 70MPH. THIS INCIDENT HAPPENED 4 TIMES TO ME ON THE HIGHWAY DURING THIS RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC. INCIDENT: WAS CASUALLY DRIVING AT A CRUISING SPEED (70 MPH NOT ACCELERATING) WHEN THE CAR SHIFTED TO 1ST GEAR AND IDLED AT 1000-1200 RPMS. I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, AND I COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS MANUALLY (I HAVE THE MANUAL OVERRIDE FEATURE). NOTHING WORKED AND MY CAR QUICKLY SLOWED DOWN TO A CRAWLING SPEED OF ABOUT 10 MPH. I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. IN HAWAII, THAT MEANS YOU ARE STUCK NEXT TO A CONCRETE MEDIAN LESS THAN 2 FEET FROM THE ACTUAL LANE. THIS MEANT THAT I HAD TO GET FROM THE LEFT LANE ACROSS 3 LANES TRAFFIC TO THE RIGHT LANE WITH CARS NO FARTHER THAN 20' APART GOING 60-75 MPH WHILE I WAS GOING 10 MPH. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS NOT THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY DAY/MONTH/YEAR... THIS HAPPENED 4 MORE TIMES WITHIN THE NEXT 2 WEEKS. FORTUNATELY I LEARNED MY LESSON AND STUCK TO THE RIGHT LANE (OF COURSE ONE OF THESE TIMES THERE WAS NO RIGHT HAZARD LANE EITHER SO I HAD TO DRIVE 10MPH FOR ABOUT 5 MINUTES ON THE HIGHWAY BEFORE I COULD GET TO A TURNOFF). WHEN I TOOK IT IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOTHING CAME UP ON THE READING. FORTUNATELY MY TECHNICIAN DROVE IT AND IT FAILED ON HIM SO HE WAS ABLE TO FIGURE OUT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE CONTROL. $350 (BASED ON RESEARCH USUALLY COSTS ABOUT $500 BUT I KNOW THE TECH.) LATER I HAVE IT FIXED ENOUGH TO TRADE IT IN FOR A FOREIGN CAR. *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: | KAPOLEI HI |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JGXAR |
| Mileage: | 45000 miles. |
| Speed: | 65 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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