Car Accelerates On Its Own problems of the 2012 Ford Fusion

Tl the contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. Moments after exiting the vehicle and switching the gear shifter to the park position, the engine began to rev very high and the vehicle suddenly accelerated. The vehicle drove forward and crashed into a tree. The vehicle was taken to rodeo Ford (13680 west test dr, goodyear, ar) to be diagnosed, but the failure could not be duplicated. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 76,500.

Tl the contact's mother owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that since 2015, the vehicle would serge forward independently while depressing the brake pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The owner had taken the vehicle to blackwell Ford inc. (41001 Plymouth rd, Plymouth, mi 48170) where the mechanic replaced the throttle body. Since the repair was performed, the contact and her mother had taken the vehicle back to the same dealer on several occasions for the same failure. Recently, while her mother was attempting to park the vehicle, the vehicle unintendedly accelerated over a parking barrier into oncoming traffic. Her mother was pumping the brake pedal however, the vehicle failed to immediately stop. The driver avoided crashing into a tree but clipped a stop sign before the vehicle came to a complete stop. No injuries were reported. A police report was not filed. The contact's mother restarted the vehicle and drove home with assistance from a family member. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 30,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph and depressing the brake pedal, the engine rpms increased as the vehicle suddenly accelerated independently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for diagnosis but the technician was unable to duplicate the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 1,000.

The contact owns a 2012 Ford Fusion. The contact was driving 5 mph when the vehicle suddenly accelerated without warning and crashed. The contact applied the brakes but the vehicle would not slow down or stop. The air bags did not deploy. There were no injuries. The contact called the manufacturer regarding the sudden acceleration and the manufacturer advised that they did not have any complaints regarding the sudden acceleration on file. The manufacturer then suggested that the all weather floor mats were the cause of the sudden acceleration failure. The contact stated the vehicle did not have all weather floor mats. The contact did not feel safe operating the vehicle. The failure mileage was 1,000.