NHTSA Complaint #10478933 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

AS I WAS DRIVING THE CAR THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY WOULD NOT LET ME 'GO' ANY FURTHER AND THE CAR SLOWED TO A STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. WHEN STOPPED, IT SHUDDERED IN PLACE UNTIL I TURNED THE CAR OFF. THIS HAPPENED ANOTHER TIME JUST AFTER A BUSY INTERSECTION, BUT FORD APPARENTLY DOES NOT DEEM THIS A SAFETY CONCERN, EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A FAMILY VEHICLE AND THE CONSEQUENCES FOR PROBLEMS LIKE THIS COULD BE TERRIBLE. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP 5 TIMES IN THE LAST YEAR FOR THE ABOVE PROBLEM TWICE, ANOTHER COUPLE OF TIMES FOR LEAKING TRANSMISSION FLUID (WHICH I AM ALSO LED TO BELIEVE COULD CAUSE THE CAR TO STOP IN TRAFFIC IF THE LEAK REMAINS UNDETECTED ONE OF THESE TIMES), AND ANOTHER FOR HARD SHIFTS BOTH ACCELERATING AND DECELERATING. ALL OF THESE PROBLEMS ARE ONES THAT FORD SEEMS UNABLE TO FIX AND DOESN'T SEEM TO CARE HAPPENED. I KEEP WAITING FOR A RECALL TO BE ISSUED FOR AT LEAST SOME OF THESE PROBLEMS, SINCE IN SEVERAL SITUATIONS I DO FEEL VERY STRONGLY THIS WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND DO NOT APPRECIATE MY CHILDREN HAVING TO RIDE IN AN UNRELIABLE CAR. I ALSO DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO THROW AT A 2010 CAR EVERY COUPLE OF MONTHS. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR LOOKING INTO THESE PROBLEMS. THANKS! *TR