NHTSA Complaint #10531629 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

MY FORD ESCAPE HAS STALLED 11 TIMES IN THE PAST FIVE DAYS. IT HAS HAPPENED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, RANGING FROM 20 MPH TO 65 MPH. THE FIRST 8 TIMES THE VEHICLE STALLED (AS IF OUT OF GEAR), THE "WRENCH" LIGHT CAME ON THE DASH, AND I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AS I CAME TO A FINAL STOP EACH TIME, THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THEN I WAS FINALLY ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN PARK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND ATTEMPTED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE HAD TROUBLE STARTING BUT FINALLY CAME BACK ON. AGAIN, THE SAME DESCRIPTION ABOVE HAPPENED ALL 8 TIMES. THESE INCIDENTS CAUSED SOME VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS, ONE WHERE THE VEHICLE STALLED AS I WAS CROSSING THE STREET TO TURN LEFT AND IT STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND ANOTHER TIME WHEN IT STALLED GOING 65 MPH DOWN THE INTERSTATE WITH CARS FLYING UP BEHIND ME.I DID NOT IMMEDIATELY TAKE THE VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED BECAUSE I THOUGHT I JUST HAD A BAD BATCH OF GASOLINE. THE LAST 3 TIMES THE INCIDENT HAPPENED (CAR STALLED AND THE GAS PEDAL WOULD NOT WORK) BUT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP THIS MORNING AND WAS TOLD THAT I NEED A NEW THROTTLE BODY AND IT IS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE AGAIN AND BECOME ANXIOUS AT EVERY BUSY INTERSECTION WONDERING IF IT WILL STALL OUT AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE AND ASK THAT FORD DO A RECALL ON THIS PART BEFORE A FATALITY OCCURS. *TR