NHTSA Complaint #10514684 — 2009 FORD ESCAPE

I WAS DRIVING LESS THAN 20 MILES AN HOUR ON A SIDE STREET AT 2:15 PM WHEN THE CAR DECELERATED OR LOST POWER AND THE YELLOW ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH - TURNED OFF ENGINE STARTED CAR AGAIN AND IT SEEMED TO BE FINE BUT ONLY WENT ABOUT 100 FEET. PULLED INTO MIDDLE TURN LANE AND PUT ON FLASHERS. AFTER 10 MINUTES STARTED CAR AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 3/4 MILES TO OUR HOUSE. WHAT IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH SPEED AND LOST ACCELERATION IMMEDIATELY? THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT. OF COURSE IT WAS A WEEKEND AND FORD IS NOT OPEN..... WILL BRING IT IN ON MONDAY. THIS IS THE 2ND ENGINE LIGHT ISSUE IN AS MANY MONTHS - THE FIRST WAS A MAJOR REPAIR TO REPLACE SOME KIND OF SENSOR. ENGINE REPAIRS LIKE THIS ARE UNACCEPTABLE ON A CAR WITH LOW MILEAGE. WE TAKE THE CAR INTO THE FORD DEALER FOR EACH CHECKUP. FORD TEAM SEEMS TO THINK IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO PAY FOR THESE ISSUE. THIS WAS 30K PLUS CAR AND I EXPECT IT TO BE SAFE AND WORK EVERYTIME I DRIVE IT. I'M NOW VERY CONCERNED FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHERS AS I SEE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ON THE INTERNET. WHY HAVEN'T THIS CAR BEEN RECALLED????? *TR