NHTSA Complaint #10533344 — 2001 FORD ESCAPE

I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE MARCH 2013. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCE A PROBLEM WITH THE THROTTLE OR GAS PEDAL ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE OWNING IT, BUT ON MONDAY, 7/29/13, I HAD JUST DRIVEN ABOUT 18 MILES AT AN AVERAGE SPEED OF 50 MPH. I PULLED UP IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE AT 11:00 PM AND PUT VEHICLE IN PARK. ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE STARTED RACING TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE THE GAS PEDAL BEING FLOORED. I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL BUT NOTHING CHANGED. I TRIED PUNCHING THE PEDAL AGAIN WITH MY FOOT, AND STILL NO CHANGE. I EVEN REACHED DOWN TO SEE IF THE FLOOR MAT HAD INTERFERED WITH THE GAS PEDAL, BUT IT HAD NOT. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. THE NEXT MORNING, MY BOYFRIEND, AWARE OF THE ISSUE, TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE, BUT THE VEHICLE DIDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I CALLED MY MECHANIC ON TUESDAY, JULY 30, 2013 AND MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE DIAGNOSIS AND REPAIR. THE MECHANIC CANNOT GET ME IN UNTIL NEXT WEEK. THE APPOINTMENT IS SET FOR WED. 8/7/13. I WILL NOT DRIVE THIS VEHICLE IN IT'S UNPREDICTABLE CONDITION. *TR