NHTSA Complaint #10064353 — 2001 FORD ESCAPE

I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCEING ALOT OF STALLING WITH MY 2001 FORD ESCAPE. IT USUALLY HAPPENS WHEN ON A DOWNGRADE OR SLOWING TO STOP. THE IDLE DROPS VERY LOW AND THE CAR STALLS. IT OFTEN STALLS WHEN SITTING AT AN IDLE ALSO. I HAVE HAD IT STALL MANY TIMES WHEN SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A TURN. WHEN THE ESCAPE STALLS, YOU LOSE STEERING. I AM AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I FIRST STARTING STALLING IN MARCH OF 2003 AND HAVE HAD HUNDREDS OF STALLS. YESTERDAY(3/31/04) THE ESCAPE STALLED 5 TIMES IN A 2 MILE STRETCH. I AM VERY WORRIED THAT ONE DAY IT WILL STALL TURNING AT A BUSY INTERSECTION AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO RESTART FAST ENOUGH TO STOP FROM GETTING HIT OR HITTING SOMEONE OR SOMETHING ELSE. BECAUSE I AM OUT OF WARRENTY FORD WILL DO NOTHING. I KNOW THERE IS A TSB ON THIS PROBLEM, BUT I CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE IT DONE, AND I FEEL THIS IS SOMETHING FORD SHOULD DO WHETHER YOU'RE UNDER WARRENTY OR NOT.*AK