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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Sept 13, 2013
Reported on Sept 13, 2013
| MY CAR SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND TURNED OFF 3 TIMES IN THE PAST WEEK. THE FIRST TIME AT ABOUT 9PM I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY SHUT OFF GOING AT ABOUT 65 MPH. IT WAS SCARY AS THE CAR SEEMED TO JERK AND SWERVE BEFORE SHUTTING OFF. I HAD TO CRUISE OFF TO THE RIGHT BUT WITH TRAFFIC BLOWING BY SO FAST AND MY CAR DROPPING SPEED SUPER FAST I ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. I WAS ABLE TO TURN THE CAR BACK ON ABOUT 10 MIN LATER AND GOT OFF THE FREEWAY. ABOUT 5 MILES LATER THE CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN AT A SLOWER SPEED APPX. 15MPH. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND MY CAR NO LONGER STARTED. I GOT TOWED HOME. TODAY 9/16/13 MY CAR STARTED AND I DROVE TO MY NEAREST FORD SERVICE CENTER (SUNRISE FORD NORTH HOLLYWOOD). WHILE ON MY WAY MY CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN. I WAITED 5 MIN. AND IT STARTED AGAIN. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED ($150.00) AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE ELECTRONIC THROTTLE BODY. TOTAL COST OF REPAIR IS GOING TO COST ME APPRX $480. THIS INCLUDES DIAGNOSTIC, PARTS AND LABOR. OH AND I WAS TOLD THAT THIS PART IS BACK ORDERED. POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DOES NOT COVER THIS ISSUE AND MY 3 YEAR 36000 MILES EXPIRED. I WAS HAVING JERKING PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR AT ABOUT 36,000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT MY WARRANTY EXPIRED AND THAT I HAD A BAD BATTERY. *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: | NORTH HOLLYWOOD CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHP0HA2AR |
| Mileage: | 45150 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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