NHTSA Complaint #10509084 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

NEED TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY ON MY 2010 FORD ESCAPE. I WAS DRIVING AND MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY FAILED AND STOPPED WORKING. I HAD A FEW SECONDS TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULD BEFORE THE CAR TURNED OFF. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE CAR AND GET TO MY DESTINATION, BUT AN ACCIDENT WOULD HAVE OCCURED HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN OR CROSSING LANES TRAFFIC. I TOOK MY CAR TO FORD AND WAS TOLD I HAD TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, WHICH WILL COST JUST UNDER $500. MY VEHICLE IS 800 MILES OUTSIDE OF WARRANTY. I CALLED FORD AND LODGED A COMPLAINT. I ALSO KNOW SEE ONLINE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND SHOULD BE PART OF A RECALL. *TR