US probes Ford Fusion on reports of trapped pedals

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US probes Ford Fusion on reports of trapped pedals

* Preliminary investigation opened May 28

http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSN018884420100601


DETROIT, June 1 (Reuters) - U.S. safety regulators have opened a preliminary investigation into the possibility that accelerator pedals could be entrapped by floormats in Ford Motor Co (F.N) 2010 Fusion and Mercury Milan sedans.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said it had verified three complaints of accelerator pedals being trapped by unsecured "all-weather" floormats in the current production model year of the Fusion.

The NHTSA warned owners not to place unsecured floormats on top of the standard, carpeted floormat on the driver's side. It opened an investigation on Friday that covers an estimated 249,301 Fusion and Milan sedans.

Similar complaints were raised about Toyota Motor Corp (7203.T) vehicles that were later the subject of massive recalls starting last year.

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1. Toyota, GM, Ford...do all these nitwits have the same engineer/designers?

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2. Who knows. I am sure what follows will be a massive PR struggle, huge recalls, political cartoons

Congressional hearings, and eventually public executions of executives.

;-)

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3. Nothin'?

:shrug: