NHTSA Complaint #10452751 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

THE TRAFFIC WAS LIGHT; I WAS DRIVING ON RT. 173 GOING EAST BETWEEN HUNT CLUB RD AND 41. AS I PASSED OVER THE BRIDGE COVERING I-94, I LET MY FOOT OFF THE GAS TO CRUISE WHICH ALLOWED TRAFFIC TO MERGE AND CLEAR. THE ROAD CHANGES FROM TWO LANES TO ONE LANE AT THIS POINT. I WAS DRIVING ABOUT 40-45 MPH AND I SLOWED DOWN TO ABOUT 30-35 MPH. I WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT IN THE LEFT LANE. AS I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AFTER TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME CLEARED, I STEPPED ON THE GAS AND THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. I REPEATED AND LOOKED DOWN AND SAW THAT ALL THE GAUGE LIGHTS WERE ON. THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT AND I APPLIED THE BRAKES SLIGHTLY AND REALIZED THAT THE ENGINE WAS OFF. THE ENGINE STALLED. THERE WERE NO NOISES. THE WINDOWS WERE OPEN. THE AC WAS OFF. I SHIFTED THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND STARTED THE ENGINE AS THE CAR COASTED IN A STRAIGHT LINE. THE ENGINE RE-STARTED AND I CONTINUED TO DRIVE TO RT. 41. THE ENGINE STALLED AGAIN 2/4/12 WITH MILEAGE AT 33,866. BOTH TIMES I INFORMED THE DEALER WHO SAID THERE WERE NO ISSUES FOUND. *TR