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Ford Fusion Vehicle Speed Control Safety Report | Jan 03, 2014
Reported on Jan 03, 2014
| WHEN PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 45 MPH IN 2012 FORD FUSION SEL V6 (36,000 MILES) CAR SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST POWER BUT QUICKLY REGAINED IT. A FEW MINUTES LATER, WHILE TURNING CORNER, CAR SUDDENLY AND DANGEROUSLY LOST POWER AGAIN AND DIDN'T REGAIN IT. I MANAGED TO ROLL TO CURB; WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON INCLUDING WRENCH. I STEPPED ON GAS BUT CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. TURNED OFF ENGINE AND TEN MINUTES INTO WAITING FOR TOW TRUCK, I TRIED TO START VEHICLE. IT STARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TWO BLOCKS TO MY HOME. BASED ON THEIR EXPERIENCE WITH FUSIONS, MECHANICS AT FORD DEALERSHIP SUSPECTED THROTTLE BODY PROBLEM AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO BECAUSE CODE FOR THROTTLE BODY DIDN'T APPEAR DURING DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. I WAS TOLD THAT WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK TO SEE IF THEY COULD CATCH CODE AND GET AUTHORIZATION FOR REPAIR. THE SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER IN THIS CAR WHILE DRIVING IT IS VERY DANGEROUS AND THE SERIES SHOULD BE RECALLED AND THROTTLE BODY REPAIR DONE BY FORD BECAUSE OF THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. | |
| Make: | Ford |
| Model: | Fusion |
| Manufactured by: | Ford Motor Company |
| Year: | 2012 |
| 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: | WOODLAND CA |
| Vehicle Identification Number (VIN): | 3FAHPOJG8CR |
| Mileage: | 35944 miles. |
| Speed: | 45 MPH |
| Number of cylinders: | |
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| Vehicle fuel: | |
| Was a police report filed? | N |
| Tire size: | |
| Dealer name and location: | |
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