Issue ID | 982714 |
Internal NHTSA # | 10513401 |
Manufacurer | Ford Motor Company |
Brand | FORD |
Model | FUSION |
Model Year | 2010 |
File date | 09/04/13 |
Component | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING |
Product type code | VEHICLE |
Description of the problem | I was driving my 2010 ford fusion home from work late at night and it started sputtering and slowing down. The car shut down in the middle of an around about, thank god a policemen was behind me, because if not i would have been hit from behind. I went the next day to have the code pulled for the check engine light and found out the throttle body is sticking or going bad. Upon my research on the internet i found out that is a common problem for the 2010 ford fusions and ford has refused to issue a recall on this part. I continue to drive the car because i didn't experience anymore problems until again i was on my way home from work, late at night and the car did it again this was 5/21/13, did i mention i am 6 months pregnant. I was almost rear ended because the car slowed now in the middle of a 2 lane road and then came to an complete stop. I turned my flashers and the car that was behind went around, i finally was able to pull over and wait about 10 minutes and the car started back up but it was still sputtering like it wanted to cut off, but i was able to make less than one mile to my home. This part going bad on these ford fusion is an serious issue and needs to be address by ford, an recall needs to be issued. This is very dangerous and now that i am ready to replace the throttle body it is on backorder here in ga and the dealerships have no idea when they will receive any shipments. Please issue a recall for this part and make ford responsible for the financial cost of these repairs. |
Vehicle Mileage at Failure | 87689 |
Number of Occurences | 1 |
Source of the issue | NHTSA WEB SITE |
City and State | DALLAS, GA |
VIN pattern | XXXXXX |
Was vehicle invloved in a crash? | N |
Was vehicle involved in a fire? | N |
Was incedent reported to police? | N |
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No. of injured persons | 0 |
No. of fatalities | 0 |
Date of purchase | 13/05/25 |
Was original owner? | N |
Anti-lock brakes | N |
Cruise control | N |
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Vehicle speed | 45 |
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