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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | June 21, 2013



Reported on June 21, 2013


CRUISE CONTROL ON 65MPH@2000RPM WITH NO INPUT FROM DRIVER, RPM SUDDENLY JUMPS TO 3500 NO SPEED CHANGE, LOSS OF POWER OR JERKING OF CAR. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS TO 2000 SMOOTHLY,ALL SEEMS FINE. TURN ON CRUISE CONTROL AGAIN, RPM JUMPS IMMEDIATELY TO 2700, AGAIN SMOOTHLY. TURN OFF CRUISE CONTROL, RPM DROPS AGAIN TO 2000. DRIVE HOME W/O CRUISE CONTROL NO PROBLEM. ON TRIP TO DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS THE WRENCH ICON APPEARS ON DASH WHEN THE ACCELERATOR BECOMES SUDDENLY COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE. MOTOR RUNS SMOOTHLY BUT DOESN'T REACT TO ACCELERATOR. PULL OVER, TURN OFF MOTOR, WAIT 1-2 MIN. WRENCH ICON IS GONE, ALL SEEMS OKAY, DROVE ON TO DEALER. *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: STOCKTON CA
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): 3FAHP0GA0AR
Mileage: 20500 miles.
Speed: 65 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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