# 2010 FORD FUSION — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
> NHTSA complaint `971556` · 2013-04-01 · Ford Motor Company
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** FORD
- **Model:** FUSION
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Ford Motor Company
- **Component:** ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
- **Miles at failure:** 40,595
## Narrative
PULLED INTO PARKING SLOT OF TOWNHOUSE COMPLEX.  BEFORE I COULD SHIFT INTO "P" THE ENGINE RACED AND SURGED FORWARD INTO A BUILDING.  I WAS STUNNED.  $4600 DAMAGE TO MY CAR.  $7000 DAMAGE TO BUILDING.  I TOLD THE SERVICE MANAGER AT DEAN SELLERS-TROY WHERE I BOUGHT THE CAR THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG EVERY TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR AN OIL CHANGE.  HE SAID EVERYTHING WAS OK.  WHEN THIS ACCIDENT HAPPENED I HAD IT TOWED TO CREST FORD IN CENTERLINE, MI.  THEY INSISTED IT WAS NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE.   APPROX. 2 MONTHS LATER THE SERVICE MANAGER, [XXX], CALLED ME AND SAID THEY FOUND THE PROBLEM.  THE WIRING HARNESS TO THE AIRFLOW WAS MISFIRING.  (DEAN SELLERS REPLACED ONE JUST A FEW MONTHS EARLIER).  [XXX] TOLD ME TO BRING IT IN AND THEY WOULD REPLACE IT AT NO CHARGE.  IN THE MEANTIME MY INSURANCE COMPANY PAID OVER $11000.  MY INSURANCE RATES ARE SKY HIGH AND I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO CONFIDENCE IN THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR.  I'M NEARING 72 YEARS OLD AND IT TOOK ME 3 WEEKS TO WRITE THIS COMPLAINT BECAUSE I RELIVE THE WHOLE ORDEAL ALL OVER AGAIN.  I DREW MONEY OUT OF MY RETIREMENT ACCOUNT TO PAY CASH FOR THIS CAR THINKING I WOULD NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT CAR PROBLEMS AGAIN. NOW I'M STUCK WITH A CAR I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE.    INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).  *TR
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