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      Now Ford Fusion Under Scrutiny for Pedal Acceleration Problems

      Payal Pathak

      Payal Pathak

      Ford Fusion, Ford Escape and Mercury Milan are under scrutiny of the US regulatory authorities for a possible pedal acceleration problem. The US Safety regulators have initiated a preliminary investigation in 2010 Ford Fusion models that may have gas pedals that can get trapped in floor mats during acceleration.

      So far the NHTSA in the US has received three complaints about Ford Fusion models of accelerator pedals being trapped by unsecured "all-weather" floormats in the current production model year of the Fusion. All three complaints have been verified which has led to investigation of 2,49,301 models of Ford Fusion in the country.

      A Ford spokesman said instructions imprinted on the automaker's all-weather floormats warn owners not to place them on top of existing floormats, as does the packaging. "We do not recommend stacking floormats in any vehicle," Deep said. "We will cooperate fully with NHTSA as we always do." NHTSA has not received any complaints of injury or road crashes due to faulty floor mats.

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