NHTSA Complaint #10513163 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

THE VEHICLE LOSES POWER AND DECELERATES UNEXPECTEDLY. THE PROBLEM BEGAN ON SEPTEMBER 4, 2012 WHILST I WAS DRIVING. I PULLED OVER AND WHEN I CAME TO A STOP THE ENGINE IDLED VERY ROUGH WITH A HEAVY SURGE. I TURNED THE ENGINE OFF AND RESTARTED. THE VEHICLE CONTINUED WITHOUT PROBLEMS. ON SEPTEMBER 5, 2012 IT RE-OCCURRED ABOUT 7 TIMES IN A 12 MILE JOURNEY AND I TOOK IT TO A FORD DEALER FOR A CHECK. THE SCAN INDICATED AN ERROR CODE P2112 INDICATING A FAULTY THROTTLE SWITCH POSITION SENSOR. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT I SHOULD CHANGE THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. AFTER THE SCAN THE VEHICLE WORKED FINE AND THEN A FEW MONTHS LATER THE PROBLEM RE-OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY.. ON MAY 22, 2013 THE PROBLEM RESURFACED TO THE POINT WHERE THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN MORE THAN A MILE WITHOUT THE SUDDEN DECELERATION IS NOW AT THE POINT WHERE IT CANNOT BE SAFELY DRIVEN. *TR