NHTSA Complaint #10479854 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE SUV STARTED TO DECELERATE. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH. THE RPM DID NOT CHANGE WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE SUV COASTED TO 0MPH. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. WHEN I RESTARTED IT, IT DROVE WELL ENOUGH TO GET TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP. DIAGNOSTICS WERE RUN AND I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A "HICCUP" AND NOTHING REGISTERED IN THE COMPUTER AS AN ALERT. I WAS TOLD TO RETURN IF IT HAPPENED AGAIN BUT WAS TOLD AGAIN THAT IT WAS A "HICCUP." THE FOLLOWING WEEK, IT HAPPENED AGAIN AS I WAS LEAVING WORK. I DROVE TO THE FORD DEALERSHIP BUT THIS TIME I TOOK VIDEO. I WAS TOLD IT WAS THE THROTTLE THAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. POSSIBLY A SENSOR?? I'M NOT SURE. BECAUSE THE SUV WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND IT WAS A SATURDAY, FORD DIDN'T KNOW IF MY EXTENDED WARRANTY WOULD COVER THE PART. THEY CLEANED THE THROTTLE, I THINK, AND TOLD ME TO COME BACK ON MONDAY. I DROVE OUT INTO THE ROAD IN FRONT OF THE DEALERSHIP AND THE THROTTLE MESSED UP AGAIN. THE CAR DECELERATED. I TURNED IT OFF, WAITED, TURNED IT BACK ON AND DROVE BACK AND PAID FOR FORD TO INSTALL THE PART. THE CAR STILL SEEMS TO WANT TO DECELERATE AT TIMES BUT IT DOESN'T AND THERE ARE NO WARNING ALERTS/LIGHTS. AGAIN, I DO HAVE VIDEO OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED THE 2ND TIME THE SUV'S THROTTLE MESSED UP. *TR