NHTSA Complaint #10509496 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

WITHOUT WARNING, VEHICLE LOST ENGINE POWER AND ENTERED "LIMP MODE" WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE AT BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. THE POWER TRAIN WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED (WRENCH INDICATOR LIGHT) AS I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE. IN THIS "LIMP MODE" THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO IDLE, BUT THERE WAS INSUFFICIENT POWER TO PROPEL THE VEHICLE. I SWITCHED THE VEHICLE OFF AND THEN ON AGAIN WITH APPARENTLY NORMAL OPERATION AFTER THE RESTART. THE PROBLEM OCCURRED A SECOND TIME WITHIN 500 MILES OF THE FIRST OCCURRENCE. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE AT A FORD DEALERSHIP AND THEY MENTIONED THE THROTTLE BODY AS THE LIKELY SOURCE. I HAD THEM REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY AND I'VE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM SINCE. I'VE DRIVEN OVER 10K MILES WITH THE REPLACEMENT THROTTLE BODY WITHOUT THIS ISSUE OCCURRING AGAIN. *TR