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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | June 16, 2013
Reported on June 16, 2013
| WHILE GOING 75 MPH IN THE FAST LANE OF A 4-LANE HIGHWAY SUNDAY AFTERNOON, THE CAR SHIFTED HARD, THE WRENCH LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AS THE CAR SLOWED, IT BEGAN LURCHING BACK AND FORTH. WE WERE ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD INTO A PARKING LOT AND THE CAR CONTINUED TO LURCH AFTER IT WAS PUT IN PARK. I TURNED CAR OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THE STARTER TURNED OVER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THE CARE STARTED BACK UP, BUT CAR MADE IT THE FINAL 25 MILES HOME WITHOUT INCIDENT. SAME MANIFESTATION OF THE ISSUE TUESDAY EVENING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK GOING ABOUT 25 MPH IN TRAFFIC. SAME RECOVERY. ON MY WAY TO AN OFFSITE WORK MEETING ON THURSDAY I WAS GOING ~45 MPH WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. WHEN I RETURNED FROM THE MEETING 45 MINUTES LATER, THE CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUE AT ~50 MPH. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, BUT THAT THERE ARE NONE AVAILABLE IN THE USA RIGHT NOW AND THAT THERE IS A 3-4 WEEK BACK ORDER. THOUGH THEY SEEM TO BE REPLACING A LOT OF THROTTLE BODIES, FORD CONTENDS THAT THIS IS NOT A PROBLEM. *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: | FRIENDSWOOD TX |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0JG8BR |
| Mileage: | 39000 miles. |
| Speed: | 75 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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