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2010 FORD FUSION — ENGINE

crash · 982244 · 2013-05-29

Vehicle

Make
FORD
Model
FUSION
Year
2010
Manufacturer
Ford Motor Company
Component
ENGINE
Miles at failure
53,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

MY 2010 FORD FUSION HAS BECOME A DEATH TRAP.. THE CAR WILL STALL OUT WITHOUT WARNING, WHETHER ON THE HIGHWAY OR A STREET.. THIS STARTED HAPPENING IN AUGUST 2012. I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR IN JUNE OF 2012, AND IT RAN FINE UNTIL JULY 2012.. THAT'S WHEN I WOULD BE RIDING DOWN THE STREET AND THE CAR WOULD STALL AND SPUTTER, WRENCH LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND THERE WOULD BE NO POWER TO THE CAR, NO WAY TO ACCELERATE AT ALL..AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO THE DEALER.. THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY WHICH WASN'T BAD AND CLEANED THE MASS AIRFLOW FOR $416.. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM..NOW THE WORST THING HAPPENED, MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A ACCIDENT THAT CAUSED OVER $6000 IN DAMAGE AND FORD REFUSES TO RECALL THESE CARS... THEY ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND THE THROTTLE BODY NEEDS REPLACING ACCORDING TO MY RESEARCH.. PARTS ARE ON BACK ORDER , SO THAT SHOULD BE A REASON FOR A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED!!! I HAVE CONTACTED FORD TO GET SOME JUSTICE ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10514008
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