I WAS PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND ACCELERATING, WHEN THE CAR JERKED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 1 MPH. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. IT WOULD GO IN REVERSE FINE. THE WRENCH LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH BOARD. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND STARTED IT BACK UP A FEW MINUTES LATER AND IT WAS RUNNING OK. THE LIGHT WENT OFF ON THE DASH. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY COULD NOT GET ANY CODES OR DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THEY SUGGESTED CHANGING THE THROTTLE BODY, BECAUSE THEY HAD SEEN THIS BEFORE ON OTHER FUSIONS.
2009
TIRES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 FORD FUSION EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CONTIPROCONTACT TIRES, SIZE P205/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES BLEW OUT. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE THEY WERE UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE RIMS AND BOTH TIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE TIRES WERE REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 19,000.