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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | May 13, 2013
Reported on May 13, 2013
| WHILE DRIVING ~70 MPH, MY CAR STALLED - THE GAS WAS NO LONGER RESPONSIVE AND THE RPM WENT TO 1K. I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO BE ABLE TO PULL OVER AND STOP MY CAR. BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 5 AND 0 ZERO MILES AN HOUR, THE ENGINE SHOOK VIOLENTLY (I HAVE WITNESSED THIS WITH THE HOOD UP - IT IS ABNORMAL) AND THE WRENCH SYMBOL TURNED ON AS WELL AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE WITHIN MINUTES AND DRIVE NORMALLY. HOWEVER, THIS EVENT REPEATED ITSELF EVERY 30 TO 60 MILES ON A 300 MILE TRIP. AFTER THIS TRIP, THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR ABOUT SIX WEEKS, 1000-1500 MILES - CITY OR HIGHWAY. HOWEVER, THE BATTERY DIED AT ONE POINT. ALSO, THERE WERE TIMES WHEN THE GAS WAS NOT RESPONSIVE - IT WOULD HICCUP. OCCASIONALLY THE HICCUP WOULD OCCUR DURING ACCELERATION. ON 6/20, THE EVENT OCCURRED ONCE MORE, BUT AT LOW SPEED AND DURING DECELERATION - 30-40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR TWICE AND DRIVE ANOTHER HALF A MILE TO A PARKING SPOT. FOUR HOURS LATER, I TRIED AGAIN. I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HALF A MILE WITHOUT INCIDENT, BUT NEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR 5 TO 7 TIMES TO REACH A PARKING SPOT. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE ERROR CODE P2112 WAS PRODUCED. FURTHER INVESTIGATION BY THE TECHNICIANS SUGGESTED PART DS70-9E926-D, ALL OR PART OF THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TSB 10-21-6 ADDRESSES A SIMILAR PAIR OF PARTS IN 7T4Z-9E926-FA AND 8S4Z-9E926-B LABELED ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY AS WELL. THE PART IS CURRENTLY UNDER BACK ORDER WITH NO ETA ON THE BACK ORDER. THIS APPEARS TO BE INDICATIVE OF A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM ON A BROAD SCALE WITHIN THE COMPANY'S VEHICLES. THE RED MCCOMBS DEALERSHIP IS CURRENTLY TAKING THE POSITION THAT MY CAR/CAR PART IS NOT COVERED UNDER A WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF FOMOCO AND SHOULD BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR TAKEN CARE OF BY RECALL. *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: | SAN ANTONIO TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0HA4AR |
| Mileage: | 32000 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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