NHTSA Complaint #10521734 — 2010 FORD ESCAPE

TWICE IN LESS THAN 24 HOURS, THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP HOME" MODE COMPLETE WITH WRENCH INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE ENGINE DROPPED AND WOULD NOT COME ABOVE 1000 RPM, AND WOULD ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD AT NO MORE THAN 15-20 MILES PER HOUR. THE FIRST INCIDENT OCCURRED ON 6/24 AT AN INTERSECTION, UPON THE LIGHT TURNING GREEN. AS I ACCELERATED TO GO THROUGH THE INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE DROPPED INTO "LIMP" MODE AND FORCED A LEFT TURN TO PARK AND TURN OFF THE ENGINE. DOING SO AND ALLOWING IT TO SIT FOR A FEW MINUTES GOT IT TO RESET AND NOT HAPPEN AGAIN ON MY WAY HOME. THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS THE MORNING OF 6/25, IN THE MIDDLE OF I-95 ON MY WAY TO WORK; APPROXIMATE SPEED WAS 55-60 MILES PER HOUR. THANKFULLY, I WAS IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND ABLE TO DRIFT TO THE SHOULDER TO REPEAT LAST NIGHT'S PROCEDURE. CONSIDERING THE NEGATIVE PRESS THE "LIMP HOME" MODE AND THROTTLE BODY ASSEMBLY GET FROM VARIOUS FORUMS RECOUNTING VERY SIMILAR OCCASIONS TO MY OWN EXPERIENCE, THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEBODY GETS KILLED! A TSB OR "SUGGESTED SOLUTION" IS NOT ENOUGH! *TR