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2011 FORD FUSION — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

crash · 1029425 · 2013-12-30

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2011
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
Miles at failure
3,100
Speed
1 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE THE AND DEPRESSING THE BRAKE VEHICLE SUDDENLY JOLTED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A POST. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM. WE HAVE REPORTED TO FORD ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS THAT THE CAR SURGES WHEN COMING TO A STOP. WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THEY ARE UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT AN ERROR CODE. AFTER THE INSURANCE COMPANY REPAIRED THE CAR WE DROVE IT TO FORD. UNFORTUNATELY WE WERE TOLD THAT THE ERROR CODE WILL CLEAR AFTER DRIVING A "COMPLETE CYCLE" OR "RUNNING A VEHICLE HEALTH REPORT". BOTH WERE COMPLETED AND FORD REPAIR TECH'S SAY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE BUT WITHOUT A CODE THEY CAN NOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I OWN 2 FORD 2011 FUSIONS. THE OTHER CAR HAD AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULD FREQUENTLY STALL OR GO "LIMP" AS FORD CALLS IT. MUCH LIKE THE SURGES WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WITH THIS VEHICLE, I HAD NUMEROUS OCCASIONS THIS OCCURRED WITHOUT ANY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. FINALLY IT WENT "LIMP" GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I BROUGHT IT INTO FORD A FEW DAYS LATER. THE LIGHT WAS OFF BUT THEY WERE ABLE TO RECOVER THE CODE. I BELIEVE THERE IS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH THE COMPUTERIZE THROTTLE CONTROL IN THESE VEHICLES AND A RECALL IS IN ORDER. WE ARE LUCKY THAT THE DRIVER DID NOT GET INJURED. THE AIRBAG DID NO DEPLOY EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE FRONT END. THE DAMAGE WAS CAUSED BY A POST THAT CUT THROUGH THE BUMPER AND DAMAGED UP TO THE RADIATOR. AS PART OF THE RESEARCH DONE I BELIEVE A DET

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10557876
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