NHTSA Complaint #10514015 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED END OF NOVEMBER, CAR STALLED WHILE TRAVELING ON RTE 7 IN CT. BROUGHT THE CAR TO FORD WHERE I WAS TOLD THE DIAGNOSTIC BOX REGISTERED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE FUEL SENSORS. THE FUEL SENSORS WERE REPLACED AND THE CAR HAD NO ISSUE UNTIL APRIL. IN APRIL, CAR STALLED AGAIN. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THE BOX DID NOT REGISTER ANYTHING. LAST WEEK (MAY 21ST), I LEFT MY OFFICE TO GO ON LUNCH BREAK AND THE CAR STALLED 4X. I DROVE (?) THE CAR STRAIGHT TO THE DEALER WHICH IS LESS THAN A MILE AWAY. THE CAR REGISTERED THAT IT WAS THE THROTTLE BODY ISSUE. SINCE THIS IS A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH THESE CARS, THE PART IS BACK ORDERED WITH AN UNKNOWN COMPLETION DATE. THE DEALER THEN CLEANED OUT MY CURRENT THROTTLE BODY AND TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS A TEMPORARY 3 MOS FIX. THIS MORNING 5/29, THE CAR DIED AGAIN 4X ON I-95. 2 OF THE 4X IT STALLED, I WAS IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. THIS IS A WIDELY DOCUMENTED ISSUE WITH FORD AND IT'S INCREDIBLE TO ME THAT THERE HASN'T BEEN A RECALL ON THESE CARS. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR