NHTSA Complaint #10535745 — 2011 FORD ESCAPE

WHILE DRIVING AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS (65 MPH), THE VEHICLE JUST SEEMED TO STOP, BUT THE ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING. I HAD JUST GONE OVER A BRIDGE AND WAS ABLE TO COAST DOWN AND PULL OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. A YELLOW WRENCH WAS DISPLAYED IN THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND REMOVED THE KEY. AFTER WAITING FOR A MINUTE, I WAS ABLE TO START THE VEHICLE AND RETURN HOME. THIS HAS HAPPENED THREE TIMES NOW. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHO INFORMED ME THAT THIS WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY AND THEY HAVE HAD SEVERAL REPAIRS RELATED TO THIS. SO MUCH THAT THE TECHNICIAN KNEW THE PART NUMBER BY HEART AND WAS ABLE TO PROVIDE A QUOTE WITHOUT DOING ANY PAPERWORK OR EVEN LOOKING AT THE VEHICLE. I LIVE ON THE COAST WHERE THERE ARE SEVERAL BRIDGES AND TUNNELS. HAD I CHOSE TO DRIVE THROUGH THE TUNNEL INSTEAD OF TAKING THE BRIDGE, I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT THIS ISSUE WOULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL ON THIS AND FORD NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THE PROBLEM INSTEAD OF MAKING A KILLING OFF THE UNSUSPECTING CONSUMER AT THE SUM OF OVER $400 A POP. *TR