NHTSA Complaint #10515931 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON A STATE HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY, WITHOUT WARNING, THE "MONKEY WRENCH" LIGHT TURNED ON AND I NO LONGER HAD ANY THROTTLE. I STILL HAD STEERING CONTROL AND BRAKES. I HAD TO IMMEDIATELY PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CAR SPUTTERED AND I TURNED THE IGNITION OFF. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO PUT IT IN DRIVE. AS I BEGAN PICKING UP SPEED ON THE HIGHWAY, I AGAIN LOST ALL THROTTLE CONTROL AND HAD NO POWER WHEN I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL. I HAD A FEW MILES TO GET HOME, AND THIS OCCURRED TWO MORE TIMES. THE ONLY WAY I COULD DRIVE WAS TO BE IN THE RIGHT LANE AND BE READY TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I AM VERY FORTUNATE I WAS NOT DRIVING DURING PEAK TRAFFIC HOURS. THE IMMEDIATE LOSS OF THROTTLE POWER WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY CHALLENGING TO NAVIGATE AROUND OTHER CARS. *TR